August 20, 2011

• Yuck! I had the worst sleep ever last night. I tossed and turned and couldn't turn my brain off. There was so much noise going on outside, but I was too hot to close the window. And Nate never did come to bed, but instead stayed up late and ended up falling asleep on the couch. I'm not mad at him for that, but I don't sleep well when he's not in bed with me nonetheless. On any given night that he falls asleep on the couch by accident my body knows he's not there and wakes me up in the middle of the night. I'll have to get out of bed and wake him up and get him to come to bed. Sometimes it's like trying get a stubborn cow to cross the road; he just won't budge. So I was up at 2:30 because I couldn't sleep and my alarm was going to go off in fifteen minutes because I had to work at 4am this morning. I was pissed off when I got out of bed. It's so bloody annoying when I can't sleep the night I have to get up at an ungodly hour for work. I actually did all right at work though. I made it through an 8 hour shift, came home and took a nap. I'm not sure how long I napped for, but I woke up groggy and contacts all foggy. Ick. I still feel tired too, which is okay. I should be tired enough to sleep well tonight and be prepared for my 6am start tomorrow morning. 

  On completely different topic...

  I discovered this spokeswoman for Lancome who does makeup tutorials on YouTube. Her name is Michelle Phan. I'm not entirely sure if she went to school for makeup artistry because in one video she said it was a hobby of hers, but man is she ever good with application technique. She makes it look so damn easy. I've been taking some advice on her more simple makeup looks as I don't like to over do it on my own face. I really wish I could follow her tutorial right down to the exact same products she uses, but as a Lancome spokeswoman she, obviously, uses Lancome which is way too expensive for me. I am absolutely convinced, though, that technique aside, professional eyeshadow is wear it's at. It blends and looks way better than budget eyeshadow. I've already switched to liquid concealer and noticed a difference, especially since she also has a tutorial on how to apply different kinds of concealer properly. She also has me convinced that I should start using an anti-wrinkle cream and a night cream, so I've bought an anti-wrinkle night cream, something a bit heavier and more moisturizing than my regular daily stuff. I have oily acne prone skin so I have a special moisturizer for that. I've also decided to grow my hair out. I miss having longer locks to frame my face. I probably won't go too long, around shoulder length. I just want to long enough to put it up. I like the look of those cute short ponies and some bangs to frame my face. The first several months are going to suck, but with the help of my hairdresser friend who's been cutting my hair I can do what I can to make look decent through the process. I digress...this girl is so awesome and I could watch her videos just to watch her do magic on her own face rather than actually follow the tutorial itself. Her YouTube channel is *here*.

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