OOTD & MAKEUP - folly times coming!

 

*I feel Happy 'cause I'm in Love*

I felt very sad when I was about to put on some pretty eyelashes to go with this sweet look, when I realized I was out of lash glue... my heart sunk.

I almost never use false lashes on account of mine being of a decent length, but sometimes you really want your eyes to pop and the lashes are a great accessory for that.
the lips don't show much in this photo, but I went with a pastel, old pink as an homage to a 90's TV series called "Popular". I've been watching it with my love and it's a trip down memory lane, but also a huge source of inspiration.

 *Skeleton hands clips - Claire's / Transparent top with polka-dots - Stradivarius / Leather Jacket - gift from grampa / Skinny Jeans - (H&M) gift from Boyfriend / Faux Uggs - dollar store*

 forgive the weird angle, my boyfriend is still learning!

Love you dearest!

 I definitely went a bit on a danger area with the faux Uggs, seeing that no one with a full figure and/or short height should be using any of these type of shoes, but it worked in the end.

I just had to pair it with some good skinny jeans.

it shortens my height and gives me more weight, no doubt about it, but I believe I can dodge looking like a salami... 

the coat was not the best choice for this outfit... I was in the impression that it would give me structure, but alas, my shorter leather coat would've let the silhouette show.

this one is too boxy if you're going to use Uggs, once again I shortened myself.

a word of advise:

if you fall under the category expressed above, please, do not wear Uggs boots with two color striped pants or leggings.

I've tried it and it looks horrid, but if you had a positive experience, share!

much love my pretties!

P.S.

thank you to all the new subscribers on my youtube channel

you guys are swetties.

Zakahia Photoshoot - first steps

I met one of the most interesting photographers in Portugal; known by the name of Zakahia in her work but Zak for her friends.

I am truly excited with the flowers of our business relationship blooming.

we already have a next project to work on.

and as nervous as I am to do my part as a model the best I could, she really saw something in me she loved and thankfully I'll be having more work with this brilliant mind of artistic photography.

<3

  *My Tongue in Its Second Nature*

a little note on the subject:

this post will not contain the finished photos.

 (on the exception of the photo above, taken for a side project of Zak's, more on that later)

 but it will contain instead a little view behind the stage of doing a photoshoot, through the eyes of a model.

 nothing makes me more humble of my makeup knowledge when there's a professional closing in on me with one hand full of assorted brushes and sponges, and the other with so many different shades of the same color that you actually start thinking you're seeing double...

see what I mean...?

now, I confess I'm not very good in mixing colors, so it was actually very interesting to see the amount of colors she used on me and how little it appears on my camera.

*Do I look Sexy yet...?*

forgive my stare but we were really concentrated on our work.

Zak was concentrating on doing the makeup and I was calming myself for the big show and remembering my homework for this shoot.

oh yes my dears, in a shoot with a good photographer he will explain the concept to you and expect you to perform based on that.

Zak's shoot not only had a concept but it had even a story with depth as well.

 *Diamonds for Eyebrows, a true UCG*

as a novice in the modelling world, it was kind of a challenge to embody this other superior being and convey the sentiments she wanted for her creation.

I never thought I'd say this but...

I finally understand what Tyra Banks talks about in her show "America's next Top Model".

not that I'm comparing myself, of course.

but it is true when a photo is just pretty and when it is full of feeling and the model's eyes lock your attention.

*My gorgeous Talons, I didn't want to take them off!*

I always like to take a "cast" photo, but Zak does not appear in photos.

she firmly believes in her work to be known for itself, and not for her networking or promoting her face.

I still think she would make a beautiful model...

*one of the Thousand attempts for the Tongue photo*

you know what I have to say about all of this?

the important thing is that you love yourself and feel content with the place you're in.

it took me a very long while to feel the confidence to do something like modelling...

and let me tell you,

I have never regretted it.

I will never let fear stand in the way of my life again.

I know I can do certain things I put myself up to. it's true that somethings may take more effort and stamina, but gosh darn it, I will never stop doing it until I feel content with I have achieved.

and knowing me as I do, I will always continue.

up and away!

*Insert Goofy's laughter*

expect a "making of" video of this 7 hour production, with photos and footage. 

meanwhile you can check out my ModelMayhem account where I have a sample of my work.

just look to your right column.

much more to come,

see ya soon my darlings!

<3

No mirror Makeup Challenge -- oh my...

*Peek-a-Boo I see You*

Now...

this was an odyssey for sure.

I talk about a number of silly things (true to my form, of course) all amusingly wrapped up with pretty makeup poorly done. let us hope my "holy hell" face at the end will be able to do the trick.

I hope you enjoy watching this movie as much as I enjoyed making it.

have fun <3

Remember the year Past...

It is now a quarter past 6 a.m. and my sleepy eyes are having trouble keeping closed.

so what did I decide? 

to take a trip down memory lane with this past year...

 and try and find some resolutions for this brand new year. we all know new year's resolutions are usually made before the end of the year, but what's important is that it comes at a right time for you.

in no particular order:

let us take a peek at 2012...!

*Skav, Pookie and Me at our University campus*

2012 was my second semester of my first year of university. I felt I was finally doing something very productive and it really opened doors for other wonderful aspects of life like having new experiences and making friends, as you can see!

these two made me laugh throughout the year, still missing some very important people here...

*Me, Suspy and Anna at Piccadilly Circus *

crossed a wish on my bucket list: visit England!

while I was there I did much "bed hopping" on my girlfriends' houses. first at my suspy uncle's house in Kingston, then in London with Suspy's friend Anna, after that in Peterborough at my friend Maria's boyfriend shared house, then back to Kingston.

uff.

I had the enhanced opportunity to visit England with people that were or lived there, therefore I'm quite secure of myself that I saw a few things for someone that was just there for 11 days...

   *Mother's idea of Gothic Cakes, still Adorable*

Turned 24... feels more like 104.

still, it was a nice age. which I am almost about to lose. 

I thought I had 6 months to go. what happened is that this count was from 3 months ago...

 *They're going to rip my face off, I know it*

Went to the Lisbon Zoo for the second time in my life since my childhood, it was a joyous day, I assure you. my dear suspy accompanied me, as she could no longer listen to my incessant rants on wanting to see a real life Okapi. my most adored animal in the African wild.

sadly because it was very early in the year the okapis had to be kept inside, which sort of defeated the whole purpose of going but I had a tremendous time!
by the way, this was a real conversation between the guy doing the bird show and me:
 bird guy: "do you guys know how to tell the difference between a girl bird and a boy bird?"
me: "THE COCK??"
bird guy: "errr... no. the bicks."
there were children present. yet another proud moment for Corpsie...

      *hmmm... wine from a Box never tasted So good*

Had my very first experience eating in a clandestine Chinese restaurant. this place seemed all the rage by the way people were talking about it, but it proved to be quite mediocre to be honest.

the "creme de la creme" was the dish we ordered: chicken chop-suey with vegetables and almonds.

they gave us peanuts and peppers.

we stared at each other with an incomprehensible look on our eyes, holding these plastic cups, surrounded by hipsters with a "bad attitude" because they are so "edgy"  breaking the law with forks.

it was worth it just for the laugh of it.

*oh mee gosh... I looked so chubby. must do a before and after post!*

Visited the birthplace of Portugal; Guimarães.

I went with my dearest love, Skav and two friends we made in the Vagos Open Air metal festival. we actually went there not also to see the sights and breathtaking views (as you can see) but also to see other friends we made at that same festival. with was and amazing time and I feel so blessed to have met incredible people like these.

*First day of Vagos Open Air*

went to my second Vagos festival, it was even better than the first, and I'm not just talking about the amazing company I had, it was everything.

this festival will live on in my heart as long as I live.

no matter what, every year this will be a constant in my life, to see old friends and make news, to listen to the amazing bands and headbang the living lights out of my brain.

I love everyone there.

*Sashimi is Good for You*

was finally able to put a stop to my self indulgence and started exercising and started setting some income aside for nutrition appointments. when I arrived there I weighed close to 59kgs.

now I have 54kgs.

the best advise I can give to anyone wanting to lose weight is:

you MUST really want it. 

*started Dating my best friend of 9 months, Skav*

he was and still is my best boy friend.

I love him dearly, and although we sometimes head-bump often, we soon remember one another that the love is always there.

I love to love you Odin Love.

he likes it when I repeat one word incessantly.

*Davey Jones & Sweetpea's 1st litter* 

my beautiful guinea pigs had their first babies, and they came out perfect. all of them found loving houses through a very kind lady that owns a pet store (animal friendly, against puppy mills and that sort of nonsense). she gave me a huge bag of high end food as a token of her appreciation.

*Prom King & Queen and they're assassinated actress*

had an awful good time at a Halloween costume party, my beloved and I went as prom king and queen. I spent hours it seemed on the makeup.

turns out I was only very drunk.

and of course, hanging around with my dear friends...

these were the highlights I think.

I'll have to make a post on funny pictures just because I've been looking for them, so many memories one can easily forget when you're as brain damage as me.

*Sigh*

La Bête

*Vanilla & Caramel tea with Skim milk and Whole bread with Turkey ham*

I feel I should be doing plenty of things for my channel...

but I always end up dealing with more pressing matters, which is no excuse, but still...

today as I took my breakfast by mere coincidence, one of my favorite movies started on the television.

"Le Pacte des Loups"

granted, I have never been an avid fan of french movies but this one could convince even the most headstrong as I know I am.

Now, please... before you run off to download a word of advice:

download the french audio with English subtitles.

I've come to understand by a friend of mine with a major in French that the subtitles are very acceptable (actually I didn't stop bothering her to see it until she finally did it)

and you will have the pleasure to listen to the movie in the real audio.

don't get fooled, because it exist a very fine audio for this movie in English, although it is positively amazing (I've seen the movie in this manner as well) nothing compares to the real thing.

I've taken the liberty to find a French Trailer so you can have the feel of it.

I highly recommend this one.

Bark at the Moon

"I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived. I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear; nor did I wish to practice resignation, unless it was quite necessary. I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life, to live so sturdily and Spartan-like as to put to rout all that was not life, to cut a broad swath and shave close, to drive life into a corner, and reduce it to its lowest terms, and, if it proved to be mean, why then to get the whole and genuine meanness of it, and publish its meanness to the world; or if it were sublime, to know it by experience, and be able to give a true account of it in my next excursion."

~Henry David Thoreau's "Life in the Woods"~

Last Friday night me and some of my friends climbed through rocks and trees.

we were missing the sound of wind between hundreds of leafs, the small creatures of the night, walking about all around us... and the pure and perfect darkness.

We were so deep in the mountains that not even the moonlight could peek through the dense, ominous trees.

Once again I fell in love with the night.

the entire night was an exercise of love amongst the scary dark clothed.

we bonded deeply and strengthened our friendship and made new ones. 

 we had a small fire going and roasted some Portuguese delicacies: "Chouriço". 

I can honestly say I know many people worth knowing.

and to be able to say that shows me just what a lucky lady I am.

*My Dearest, Suspy & Me*

but... we wouldn't be metalheads if we did not act a bit, well, crazy.

after all, we descend from vikings.

So I leave you with some random mischievousness. 

much love <3

Far over the Misty Mountains Cold...

this happened a bit before Yule, but here it is:

me and my Skav went to the early screening of  "The Hobbit" with some of our friends.

this movie was so touching, I could barely hold the tears.

it was just filled with small little details that would go unnoticed unless you actually read the book, or even the official comic book. so maybe in that sense, not everyone will understand why somethings are said.

rest assure that it won't stop you from understanding the plot.

it just means you won't be in on the private jokes and meanings.

I'm a bit of a book snob, so I kind of liked that the people involved in the making of this movie did it this particular way.

it makes you appreciate reading the book.

To dungeons deep and caverns old

we must away ere break of day

to seek the pale enchanted gold

The dwarves of yore made mighty spells

while hammers fell like ringing bells

in places deep, where dark things sleep

in hollow halls beneath the fells

For ancient king and elvish lord

there many a gleaming golden hoard

they shaped and wrought, and light they caught

to hide in gems on hilt of sword

On silver necklaces they strung

the flowering stars, on crowns they hung

the dragon-fire, in twisted wire

they meshed the light of moon and sun

Far over the misty mountains cold

to dungeons deep and caverns old

we must away, ere break of day 

to claim our long forgotten gold

(...)

see you soon <3