what's in my travel makeup bag?

i think i did okay with not bring too much makeup during this 3-4 day weekend trip. i probably could've just taken one NAKED palette, but i wanted to bring both. it was also nice to bring my Clinique foundation as i'm finally done with the pressed foundation and i needed to start using up my liquid foundation.

it's nice to have options when you go out of town because you never know what you are going to use and if bought any new clothes, you never know what will go with those new things. neutrals are always a way to go and that's why i only brought my NAKED palettes. that's what i tend to like anyway... xoxo Kathleen

FOTD show & tell January 23rd

today i made another show & tell video... this time using the original NAKED palette from Urban Decay. i almost used my BUXOM gel eyeliner, which i love, but at the last minute, i used "creep" from the NAKED palette because i wanted to use as many colors as i could from the palette.

as you can tell, i'm no makeup artist. i learned how to apply makeup by watching YouTube videos. i must confess that after i watched this video while editing, i saw that i didn't apply enough or somehow i blended away my transition color on my left eye. whoops! LOL well, i fixed it while i was editing the video.


i primarily made the video for my friend who received her NAKED palette from me for her birthday. i think she will be happy that i made this video for her because she absolutely loves this palette! thanks for watching! xoxo Kathleen

FOTD show & tell January 12th

since i'm not a makeup artist, it feels awkward to me to call videos where i show you how to apply makeup as a "tutorial." so i'm calling them "show & tell" where i show you how i put on my makeup and tell you what products i used. so i hope you like this type of video!

after i watched this video back, i realized that i was mainly in the bottom half of the screen. i'm going to fix this in an upcoming video and also move the camera closer to my face. i'm currently using a webcam (which records in HD - it's so awesome!) and it doesn't zoom in. my Sony HD camcorder does zoom in, but it's just so much easier to use my webcam because it's already plugged into my iMac. plus, i love the HD quality! i'm so impressed! i'm going to keep working on this so i can make the best videos i can. i'm also going to work on the lighting because i'm noticing that i'm way too orange. so i might use the stand up lights that you've probably seen in the back of my videos. it's a work in progress. :) xoxo Kathleen