Whats on my mind...

what’s your favourite eye shadow color to wear?
Urban Decay's Underground, Shag, Honey, and Zero.

what’s the one product you wouldn’t leave your house without?
My "All Vegan Chapstick" in Strawberry Cream!

what’s your favourite makeup look – high drama OR natural?
Natural for day, drama for night...

which feature do you play up the most?
My eyes or cheeks.

which feature do you try to downplay/cover up?
Forehead and Chin (acne prone)

your favourite makeup brand, if you could pick only ONE to exist?
oooh, thats tough! It's really a tie between MAC, NARS, and UD!

which product have you re-purchased OVER and OVER again?
NARS blush in "Orgasm" for sure!

which product would you NEVER repurchase again and why?
e.l.f. fan brush, it does NOTHING.

one beauty treatment you would always PAY to have done?
Laser hair removal or Laser eye surgery...

one beauty treatment you would NEVER pay to have done?
My eyebrows: I can pluck, wax, and thread them myself thankyouverymuch.

one beauty trick you can share with everyone?
Use a fluffy brush or kabuki for pressed powder, not those bacteria-harboring foam pads! It makes your makeup look more natural.

best advice you've ever been given regarding beauty and makeup?
Apply gold liner/shadow to the inner corners of the eyes for a "come hither look"
- Benefit

So, recently I stumbled upon one of my favorite childhood movies, Disney's "The Hunchback of Notre Dame". I decided to watch it again, for old times sake, and was surprised at how much I actually enjoyed it! Esmeralda was always my favorite Disney girl, so it was a pleasure to see her again. In fact, I convinced myself to give in an get the Barbie version of her I never got, but always wanted, as a kid :]

Yet, there were some things in the film that I did not pick up on when I was five or six years old. For example, Judge Claude Frollo's obvious lustful obsession with Esmeralda. Anyways, these new revelations (and the fact that I actually understood all the jokes in the film) made the Hunchback of Notre Dame very interesting, especially for something coming from Disney.

I am aware that Disney did tone down the original story, where **spoiler alert** Phoebus is actually a complete jerk who manipulates a 16 year old Esme, the "gypsy girl" (correct term is Roma or Romani) is eventually hung...essentially for making Frollo want her but under the pretense of witchcraft, and Quasimodo (meaning half-formed) dies of starvation next to Esme's tomb. Not really childrens movie material, and I have to say even I like Disney's version better (mostly because my girl Esme ends up happy...and alive).

My point is, if I were you (no matter what you're age) I would seriously consider giving this Disney movie another peek. The characters are great, as well as the casting, and the animation is in my opinion much better than the 3D stuff now-a-days.

Well, I'm not one to follow trends...I've always worn whatever I wanted, even if other people thought I was weird (which happened more often than not). But I was shopping and saw some awsome purple skinny jeans. I never thought I would buy skinny jeans, even if I liked them alot...too many people were wearing them. But I couldn't resist purple ones, I mean, I love purple right now. Plus they have the coolest little skull buttons and they actually look good on me. I also love how skinny jeans look with heels. So if you see some chick walking around wearing purple skinny jeans, it's probably me...I plan to get as much out of them as possible :]

*After I posted this, I went to PB and bought a purple Bettie Page shirt. Double whammy since I love Bettie Page ...and of course purple.

**Spoiler Alert for The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray**
I am absolutely confused as to why I'm so affected by Kartik's death. I mean that tells us readers something about the book and it's author, right? Libba Bray is absolutely one of the very best authors I have ever encountered. I really do think that her books in the Gemma Doyle series deserve some huge recognition. Even more so than J.K. Rowling (whose books are also good don't get me wrong)...lemme just say that I didn't cry half as hard when Dumbledore died as when Kartik became part of the Tree of All Souls. I definetley became a million times more attached to Bray's characters than any author's. I've never had a book affect me this deeply before and I have to say that it doesen't feel too good. I understand the reason for Kartik's death, but it's still hard to imagine he and Gemma not being physically together ever again. I think i was just really hoping for some little Kartik babies :] Oh well, today I'm just going to have to rent Pride and Prejudice and work out my sorrow. All I have to say is, Wow Libba Bray...keep rockin' it!