My favourite (Youtubers) Halloween-Tips

Hello Muggles,

so Halloween is coming nearer and nearer and although I'm a huuuuge scaredy-cat I quite enjoy it... mainly because of "The Nightmare Before Christmas"! :D

I have to admit that I'm not good at giving advices when it comes to Halloween dresses, makeup etc., so I thought I'd show you some of my favourite Youtubers and their Halloween-related clips. :)

1) MAKE UP

Urrrgh, horrible thumbnail, Tanya (pixi2woo)! But this is what a good Zombie makeup should look like. :)

If you want to look even more unattractive, try out Nicola Haste's (pixiwoo) very impressive but complex Frankenstein-look. :D

One of my absolute favourites is "Miss Argentina" from "Beetlejuice" by Samantha Chapman (pixiwoo) - this is my personal taste of a reeeeeally cool Halloween costume / makeup! :)

If you're looking for a last minute thing, you should definitely check out Sam's (beautycrush) interpretation of Batman's Poison Ivy.

And here we go with another pixiwoo video. I said this in my "Why I wear make up"-TAG but one reason why I "love" makeup is the fact that you can be an artist and turn it into something beautiful and exciting - just like Nic did it with the Emily-look of Tim Burton's "Corpse Bride" (which is one of my favourite films by the way)! :)

If you don't like dressing up but still want to look a little bit more "special" on Halloween, have a look at the "Glamourous Party Make Up"... by pixiwoomadness (too much pixiwoo over here^^). 

2) COSTUME

No comment. xD

3) DECORATION ETC.

Although this is in German, I would like to show you because you can understand the very cute and creepy ideas of spooky food / snacks without knowing the language. There is some VERY cool stuff in it, so make sure you watch it! :)

Here you have hilarious Jim Chapman (yes, another Chapman^^) making the greatest pumpkin ever! Long live Jack Skellington, the pumpkin king! :D

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That's it from my Halloween-Tips... which weren't actually mine. :D

I will now go and make my own Jack Skellington pumpkin - see how it turned out here:
https://twitter.com/HermioneG7/status/263013891469090816

I hope you found that helpful and entertaining and I wish you a spectacular Halloween-feast!

Please let me know how you are celebrating Halloween and as what / whom you will dress up in the comment section! :)

Have a lovely day and see you next time,

Hermione

Why do you wear makeup - TAG

Hello Muggles,

a few days ago the beautiful Megan from Wonderful You  did the "Why do you wear makeup"-TAG and I thought it was interesting, so here we go...

 
1. When did you begin to love makeup? 

This is actually not that easy to answer. When I was about 12 I really loved clear lipgloss - and I wore like the whole content of one lipgloss tupe on my lips every day. xD

With about 14/15 I went through quite a bad "emo" phase (but fortunately it was new to everyone, so I was the only person to look like this... people didn't make fun of me then because they we're probably scared, which would have been a whole different thing if I started 1 / 2 year(s) later xD) and I used to wear red lipstick and a lot of black liner around my eyes... yes, you read right: lipstick around the eyes. This and black liner were actually the only two make-up items I owned. This is embarassing? Why do I even tell you? :'D

Since December 2011 I'm discovering the make up world again and from a very different point. I started to watch Youtube videos and think more about what make up is really about. I'm not super into it but I'm interested and yeah... so long story short: I'm not immensly in love with make up but interested.

2. How do you feel without makeup?

I'm glad to say that I'm fine without makeup! :)

3. What do you like about makeup? 

I like the fact that makeup can underline your natural beauty. Most women probably don't wear makeup to do this but to make themselves look totally different - however in my opinion this is not the point.

I also really enjoy makeup as being a form of art. Take the girls from "pixiwoo" for example; they do the greatest things with makeup and this could definitely be considered as art.

4. Three 'Holy Grail' Items: 

1) Mascara - the classic.

I think the nice thing about mascara is that it really just underlines or highlights what you've already got. Everyone has lashes but some people (like me -.-) don't like their own lashes to be short, straight and light but a little bit more "out there". What I personally love about mascara is that it always makes you look a little bit more feminine, which I go for because I'm almost a little tomboy otherwise. :D

The one I use at the moment is the ASTOR Volume Artist Modelling Mousse in Waterproof - 800 Black. 

If you know any black, waterproof drugstore mascara, which gives you lots of volume: let me know, please! :)

2) Lipstick  / Lipbalms

I love red-, berry- and plum-toned lipsticks and tinted lipbalms.

The Burt's Bees Tinted Lip Balm in Hibiscus is a perfect "your lips but better" product for me. It just highlights my natural lip colour, which I love, plus it is super nurturing!

3) Brow Pencil

My brows are not very full and defined, so I help along with a eyebrow pencil.

Currently I'm using the Catrice Eye Brow Stylist in 020 Date With Ashton, which is a very affordable pencil in the perfect shade for my eyebrows.

I did a whole eyebrow related post some time ago, which you can check out here .

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That was it for the "Why do you wear Makeup" TAG.

If you want to do this TAG on your blog as well, feel free to do so and leave me a comment, so I can read it. :)

However, I would also like to tag some people:

        Lauren from "A Lauren to Herself"

Anna from "And This Little Piggy"

Amie from "Belle-amie"

Amy from "Brighter Shade of Pale"

Megan from "British Beauty Geek"

Hannah Justyne

Becky from "Rose Petals"

Sophie from "Sophie Rose Hearts"

Hayley from "Water Painted Dreams"

Have a lovely day and see you next time,

Hermione

This or That? - Beauty TAG

Hello Muggles,

today I saw that Emily from emzoo.blogspot.com did the "This or That Beauty TAG" and because she tagged everyone, who didn't do this TAG before I'm going to do it now. :)

Hope you have fun - and I will tag everyone, as well. Leave me a comment if you did the TAG on your Blog! :)

Makeup

Blush or Bronzer? - Blush.

Lip Gloss or Lipstick - Lipstick - I actually don't own any Lip Gloss at all. :')

Eyeliner or Mascara? - Mascara

Foundation or Concealer? - Concealer

Neutral or Colour Eye Shadow? - Neutral Eye Shadow

Pressed or Loose Eye Shadows? - Pressed Eye Shadows

Brushes or Sponges? - Brushes 

Nails

OPI or China Glaze? - OPI

Long or Short? - Short! I hate my nails getting to long - they look strange and it feels disgusting... I might be a little strange with that. :D 

Acrylic or Natural? - Natural

Brights or Darks? - Probably darks.

Flower or No Flower? - I thought I would always say flower... but not on my nails, no. 

Body

Perfume or Body Splash?- Perfume

Lotion or Body Butter?- Lotion

Body Wash or Soap?- Body wash

Lush or other bath company?- Lush! I love Lush! :)

Fashion

Jeans or Sweat Pants? - Jeans

Long Sleeve or Short?- Hm, difficult. I often wear a long-sleeved shirt with a normal shirt above.

Dresses or Skirts?- Dresses

Stripes or Plaid?- Plaid, I would say.

Flip Flops or Sandals? - Neither this nor that! :/

Scarves or Hats? - Scarves

Studs or Dangly Earrings? - Studs

Necklaces or Bracelets ?- Hm... I don't like jewelry that much but I would go for bracelets.

Heels or Flats?- Flats 

Cowboy Boots or Riding Boots? - Riding Boots

Jacket or Hoodie? - Hoodie 

Forever 21 or Charlotte Russe? - To be honest I had to google Charlotte Russe... so I will go to Forever 21 although I wouldn't shop there as well.

Abercrombie or Hollister? - I just notice that I have no clue about fashion brands. o.o

Saks 5th or Nordstrom? - see above...

Hair

Curly or Straight?- My hair isn't straight but it also isn't curly - which sucks. If I could decide I would probably choose long curls.

Bun or Ponytail?- Depends. I love buns but my hair is "not enough" for a good looking one, so in the end I often choose the ponytail. :)

Bobby pins or Butterfly Clips? - Bobby Pins

Hair Spray or Gel? - Hair Spray

Light or Dark? - Difficult... I love dark hair with pale skin but otherwise I would go for light.

Long or Short? - I use to wear my hair medium length but I would love to have a haircut like Meg (lipssofacto.com)!

Side Sweep Bangs or Full Bangs? - Side Sweep Bangs because my hair just doesn't want me to have full bangs. :( 

Up or Down? - Mostly Down

Random 

Rain or Shine? - Shine

Summer or Winter? - Summer

Fall or Spring? - Spring

Chocolate or Vanilla? - Chocolate... most of the time.

East Coast or West Coast? - Are we talking about America? Because if so I don't give a s*** honestly. Uhhh, that was mean! :D

Okay, dokay - so that was it. Often my answers were similar to Emilys, which is quite interesting. And I noticed that I don't know any fashion brands, which makes me think! :')

I hope you enjoyed it a little and do the TAG yourself.

Check out Emilys Blog and my previous posts, as well because there are plenty already! :)

See you next time,

Hermione