Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Confessions about "true" beauty...



“Beauty is how you feel inside, and it reflects in your eyes. It is not something physical.” SOPHIA LOREN


If beauty is in the eye of the beholder, what would that mean to a blind person? It is quite unfortunate that beauty is exploited to the point that it's become ugly.

Shakespeare wrote many lines saying that beauty will fade, but his verses will not. Well... yes, Shakespeare, you're absolutely right, but the idea of beauty never seems to disappear. We are constantly attracted to the beautiful.

If we can pause for a moment and think about what the definition of beauty actually is, we can see that beauty is relative. Therefore, can't it exist everywhere? Whatever the case, there's no need to search the whole world for true beauty. True beauty rests in realizing that beauty is everywhere and that it begins within one's self. Like with other concepts such as love or peace, finding beauty elsewhere can't happen if it doesn't begin by finding beauty within.

By way of this thinking, we should acknowledge that life is beauty itself. There should be no standard for beauty, because no universal standard can exist. After all, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, right? Find beauty in everyday life by realizing that it exists everywhere in the world. Make the distinction between inner and outer beauty, and that the inner beauty is the one that, like Shakespeare's verses, never really disappears.

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Color me 80's!!





I love...love...love the 80's. Although I was a kid in the 80's, I was drawn to the pop culture at that time. 80's makeup literally involved painting your face. Bold eyes and accentuated cheek bones were a "must have". Eyes during those days needed to be dark and dramatic, layers and layers of eyeliner (I can never get enough eyeliner..LOVE IT) and bold shades of eyeshadow in hues of green, blue and purple were applied.

So I thought I'd play around and tried to recreate an 80's look. I thought of some people that I remember vividly due to their extreme face painting: Cyndi Lauper, Boy George, Debbie Harry, and of course the one and only Madonna! I know there are many more people that took the 80's style to a whole other level, but these are a few of the people I think started it all. Here is a little something I put together. I will recreate other styles and will post them as soon as I can. I'll also post some reviews on some of the products I used to create this look. Some things I liked, some things I didn't. Untill next time! Besos!

Sunday, April 4, 2010

"We are all stars, and we deserve to twinkle." Marylin Monroe














My first blog post! YEY!!! So I deicided to share my love and passion for makeup through blogging. I will be posting reviews on products I use as well as sharing my makeup creations. I have been told many times that I should consider doing other people's makeup, so I have decided to listen to people's advice and just go with it and see where it takes me. Come along on this fun journey with me!

Maria