What Should I Post Now?

Posted: January 31, 2012 in Miscellaneous
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Believe it or not, Tiger Lily Makeup is nothing but a bunch of ramblings from a baby in high school! Yes, I have been completely missing in action because like many other high school seniors, I have been applying to college. I’m glad to announce that that process is nearly over.

Not to be dismissed is the fact that although I haven’t been posting frequently, I have acquired my own domain  name, tigerlilymakeup.com. I have also completely cleaned up the site for easier navigation! Everything is re-labeled and re-categorized. I hope you’ve all been subconsciously enjoying this, hur hur hur.

Next order of business. Now if you’ve read my Intro recently, you’ll know that I’ve made it a goal to simply be more informative and show my opinions. I have also noticed that my top post for the longest running time ever has been “Single VS. Double Asian Eyelids.” You have no idea how happy this makes me. Since I feel that my personal experience is the only unique thing I’ll ever really have to offer anybody, it’s very rewarding to know that it is catalyzing a dialogue.

That said, I need your help. If there are any topics you’re interested in talking about, please hit me up in the comments or on Facebook or Twitter.  (and you know… if not, pshaa I can come up with stuff like who needs you guys really..)

With Valentine’s Day coming up, Tiger Lily Makeup is reaching it’s two year anniversary! Can you believe that?! I thank everybody for their enduring support from the beginning and throughout this dry spell. Your responses to my giveaway awhile back completely blew me away. I’m always grateful that no one has ever picked on me for my age, or for that matter bullied me in any way. You have all been so excellent to me and I love you and sincerely hope that the new year is treating you well.

Review: Concrete Minerals

Posted: January 7, 2012 in Reviews and Swatches
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The awesome promo card that comes with the order! (front and back)

Available: Concrete Minerals Website
Price: $6.99 for a full sized eyeshadow

What I loved about this company:

  • Excellent product photography.  We can all clearly see the color we’re signing up for.  ALMOST EVERY COLOR HAS A BEAUTIFUL EYE SWATCH TOO.  Guys, seriously!? An EYE SWATCH.  The holiest of all swatches.  The type of swatch everybody is too lazy to do.  Well now you don’t have to go wasting all your time looking up various colors on blogs like mine for swatches when you choose your colors.  Well, I mean, I would appreciate it but with CM you definitely don’t have to depend on any other sources for accuracy in color.  I’ve checked all the eye shadows I have and how they correspond on the website and they’re all pretty spot on.  Plus, there’s a built in review mechanism for each product.  Very cool.
  • Excellent website design.  Easily navigated and really reflects a well thought out product design and brand image.  From what I understand, the idea behind CM is to make healthy mineral makeup more accessible at a high quality level.  What I mean by that is yes, there are many places (with varying levels of sketchiness)  to acquire mineral makeup, but CM makes you excited about purchasing cleaner makeup!  Why exactly?
  • Because they can offer the delight of a really smoothly functioning presentation.  Nowadays, I REALLY don’t underestimate the power presentation has over my enjoyment of a product.  As I’ve grown older, the less inclined I am to drop on cheaper brands, even if the actual product would get the job done just as well.  If I really want something, I want something that will last – something that I can treasure.
  • COLOR SELECTION: Well chosen unique colors.  There are not so many that you don’t even know where to start.  They offer fifty eye shadow shades and  I find that to be a great number.  Not limited, but not overwhelmingly UNLIMITED.  I tend to trust brands that have fewer colors simply because I think that they put more consideration into each and aren’t mindlessly adding crap colors just to enlarge their selection.  CM colors have great names too.. ahaaha ;)
  • Really caring and sweet customer service, easily reached through email or multiple social networking sites.  The owner Emily is so down to earth and really believes in her products’ niche within the makeup world.  See if you don’t fall in love with her after reading her interview on Phyrra.  I really trust her.  Nobody is trying to scam anyone around here.
Read on for more pictures and color swatches!!

Tutorial: Galaxy Inspired

Posted: November 18, 2011 in Dramatic, Tutorials
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I know that space inspired textures have been pretty popular these days, so I found a little time to do some galaxy inspired makeup.  Hopefully this post can serve as some good inspiration for those of you who have to do space themed dress ups for dances, etc.  or those of you who have way too much time on your hands and just want to have a little fun.  I wanted this look to be dramatic and yet still relatively loose – I think a lot of times “dramatic” looks end up looking a lot like masks, and I wanted to show that it doesn’t have to be like that.  Although the eyelid makeup should be symmetrical, feel free to allow both of the sides to develop more organically!  Doing this will only add to the look.

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Look: Hello Nurse! (Zombie Nurse Halloween Costume)

Posted: November 2, 2011 in Dramatic
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I hope everyone had a great Halloween.  Planning my costume took up way more of my time than it really should have, but this only comes once a year!  The little kids pretended they weren’t scared but I know that they were shriveling up on the inside…

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