#i also don’t like heavy makeup so i don’t wear foundation

[imasloid]

SHINY COLORS FASHION ANALYSIS - Mamimi Tanaka (田中摩美々)

"Mamimi doesn't like to do tedious things... Can I skip today's lesson?"

This is a project analyzing and taking a look at the fashion design and application in the multimedia series, The IDOLM@STER: Shiny Colors. This section is about the devilish & punkish prankster of the series, Mamimi Tanaka! If you want to jump to a specific section, go here!

(This is a reprint of my thread on Twitter. I put it on Tumblr for easier reading and for archiving purposes. Enjoy!)

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INTRODUCTION

“Mamimi is a third-year high school student with a downer-type personality who hates troublesome things. She’s a beautiful girl with a great face and style, but she’s indifferent to anything she isn’t interested in."

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Profile

Age: 18

Birthday: May 24th

Height: 161 cm

Weight: 49 kg

Blood Type: B

Hometown: Kanagawa

Hobbies: Wandering, Teasing people

Special Skills: Cutting her own hair

CV: Chisa Suganuma

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Before starting the analysis, I would suggest if you haven’t already, read her W.I.N.G. (introductory) commu (through the broswer game's English patch or on YouTube). If you don’t play the game, I would listen to her image song and read the lyrics to get a better sense of her character.

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STYLE BREAKDOWN

Mamimi’s fashion is very punkish and eccentric, having a very strong image that sets her apart from the other Shiny Colors idols. Her outfits feature a variety of punk substyles and some goth influence to make a style that is maximalist, unique, and full of personality.

Her major style influence is punkish/punk-kei (パンキッシュ・パンク系), a Japanese take on the punk styles of the 70s/80s. Less abrasive than its originator but still capturing that air of rebellion/individual freedom, it acts as a foundation for other punk substyles to add upon.

(sorry i had an actual graphic for the above paragraph but it got corrupted so. </3)

Before continuing with her style inspirations, let’s talk about some other essential elements to her punkish style, like her makeup. Mamimi wears heavier makeup in contrast to the typical natural makeup trends in Japan, liking to match her eyes and lip to her outfits and nails.

Two other elements that enhance her punkish look are her hairstyle & piercings. Following the D.I.Y. attitude of the punk movement, she cuts and dyes her own hair. Additionally, her multiple ear piercings give off classic punk vibes while also showing off her eclectic taste.

The first punk subculture I want to introduce is skate punk, an offshoot of the “hardcore punk” movement with more of a casual and laid-back edge. This style fits Mamimi really well as her style is overall more comfortable but still as edgy as ever.

Another punk substyle that has heavy influence in Mamimi’s personal style is street punk. Having traditional punk elements from the initial wave of the British punk movement with a more showy flair, it fits her well and shows her more contrarian side.

Goth punk, a mixture of the goth and punk styles, is one of Mamimi’s biggest influences in her personal style. Visually symbolizing her downer-type nature and somewhat cynical view of society, the dark yet romantic motifs mixed with punk sensibilities is a perfect fit for her.

One of Mamimi’s style inspirations that isn’t directly related to the punk movement is PEEPS, a sporty goth style popular with Japan youth in the early 2020s. Though it’s usually segmented and very clean, Mamimi’s breathes new life into the style with her maximalist approach.

Mamimi’s image color is a medium light purple. Lighter than her hair and the image color of L’Antica, purple represents her mischief, downer-type personality, as well as creativity and ingenuity.

Mamimi’s personal color palette contains three sub-palettes: a basics palette (the foundation of her outfits), an accent palette (recurring secondary colors), and a signature palette (one-off colors reserved for signature pieces).

The way she combines these three sub-palettes makes her style so unique and fun! Above are some examples of how she utilizes these palettes in her outfits.

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STYLE ANALYSIS

Mamimi Tanaka is a girl known for her punkish look and is incredibly self-serving and lazy at first glance, avoiding troublesome things at any cost. She is first met while wandering around during a late night and gets scouted by the Producer.

Though she initially rejects the offer, she rolls around the office the next day and accepts becoming an idol. Because she got “scolded so persistently” for loitering late at night, she was interested in becoming an idol and thought it would be fun.

A self-proclaimed “bad girl,” at the beginning of her idol career she consistently did things at the expense of others, like skipping practices and attending work late. However, she seems to be natural at being an idol and often executes jobs perfectly.

The same can be said for L’Antica as well, as they often scold and treat her well like a sister or a close friend. Mamimi learns how to become a part of a whole and what it’s like to be together with people who truly care about you, enough to have good and bad times together.

Not knowing what she wants to do with her life is another reason why Mamimi became an idol. But after seeing the seriousness and sparkle of L’Antica, it led her to lose her “bad girl” front and try hard to become an idol, though she still makes mischief often.

In later commu, we learn that Mamimi actually comes from a rich family and very well off. However, it’s found that Mamimi’s parents spoiled her so much as a child that she never got scolded and could get away with anything. Because of this, she started to lash out and rebel to get attention from other sources. (Above: her bedroom)

Her parents’ constant praising turning into indifference was the main reason Mamimi dresses in the punk fashion, to rebel against society and be the complete opposite of her upper-class parents’ expectations. She started dying her hair purple in middle school.

In her card “Purple Mirage,” Mamimi tells Producer that she made purple her trademark color due to it being “less hot than red and less cold than blue.” She is known for her fashion and often pays attention to blogs and magazines.

Mamimi is known to have a large closet and bought a lot of her wardrobe with her parents’ money, though she uses her own money now. She has a lot of rare or unique pieces and is able to coordinate them well, showing that her love for punkish fashion isn’t just for show.

Mamimi’s fashion doesn’t change as her character develops, keeping a punkish base as she explores & integrates other styles her own way. Her growth doesn’t have to do with changing her image, but using it as a front to shut people away and not being honest with your feelings.

Being able to be truthful to yourself and your image while able to grow as a person is not something that’s seen often. Mamimi “softening up” and positively changing doesn’t change her punkish style, her fashion showing that the two can coexist together.

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This is it for Mamimi Tanaka!

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Next section: Sakuya Shirase

[harmonaesthetic]

Violet’s makeup

This post is going to be in-depth, so bare with me for its length. 

Looking through set photos and within the show, Violet seems to wear a few cosmetic products. 

Below is a closeup of Violet in Rubber Man for easier reference I’ve made.  

The makeup artist for season 1 was Eryn Krueger Mekash. I did some digging and it turns out she has spoken about her techniques/products!

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter from February 10, 2011 in relation to lips:

“Lip stains are long-lasting and not drying or sticky — we can’t have hair sticking to lips during the dance numbers,” says Eryn Krueger Mekash, head of makeup on Glee, who uses Tarte Lip Stain in Envy on Dianna Agron and Lea Michele. 

With Makeup411 (a now defunct makeup magazine site), Eryn Krueger Mekash did a Beauty Breakdown on season 1 of Glee, here are the snippets worth noting:

[Lea Michele as Rachel Berry] Blush Stila Convertible Color in Petunia on apples of cheeks […] Mascara CoverGirl LashBlast Volume Blasting Mascara in black on top lashes only […] Lips Korres Lip Butter in Pomegranate or Smith’s Rosebud Salve

In another interview she brought up the foundation she used on Hollywood for the men to retain the “no makeup, it’s natural” look: 

I love using Tarte BB Treatment cream on men. It gives a touch of color and has a mattifying agent and SPF. […] Polished looks start with foundation that is buffed in and minimal powder. Those cameras can still see every brush stroke so that is still a big priority.

With Allure magazine, she said her personal all-time favorite products were:

"I have always loved Yves Saint Laurent Touche Éclat for lots of highlighting—undereyes, nasal labial folds. Also a great moisturizer and all around cure-all is Egyptian Magic. It's great for chapped lips, dry skin, rashes. I am ridiculous about my own makeup. I slap it on and blend it later—I have no time to do proper makeup on myself. My staples are Colorscience Sunforgettable Mineral Powder in Perfectly Clear, Benefit's Bad Gal Lash mascara, Senna Totally Transforming Concealer, Make Up For Ever HD Invisible Cover Foundation for special occasions, Laura Mercier Eyebrow Pencil in Blonde, and Make Up For Ever Aqua Eyes in Purple (6L), Taupe (24L), and Black. I don't like touching myself up and I want everything to last a really long time."

However in this interview with Style Caster:

EKM: We use Koh Gen Do Cleansing Spa Water Cloths, Moisture Foundation and Oriental Plants Skin Lotion Spray quite a bit. We also love Makeup Forever HDfoundation Matte Velvet Foundation and Acqua Cremes for staying power.

We use Colorscience Sunforgettable Powders which are waterproof […] 

Makeup Forever Mist and Fix, Stila Convertible colors (the cream blushes stay better), primers help to keep everything in place […]

Healthy looking skin is an important part of the youthful look – and not too much powder, not heavy foundation.

Now back to Violet’s makeup and what I believe she used and did.

I do not believe Eryn Krueger Mekash used much mascara on Taissa. If she did, it looks to be more on the top lashes (just like Michele’s on Glee). What’s visible to me though is the very subtle eyeliner around her eyes. There is no wing apparent. 

Violet’s lips do have a luster as you can see in the image above, but in the below image it’s more matte. I am torn between Tarte LipSurgence Natural Lip Tint and Stila Convertible Colors.

All-in-all Violet’s makeup is not heavy or flashy; it gives a natural, youthful impression. Clearly the makeup does vary with each episode but not a lot. Considering she is 15-years-old and juggling so much chaos, it makes sense for her character.

Below is another up close image, from Piggy Piggy before Violet takes the pills. 

[kaylapocalypse]

Hi Kayla! It's been a million years since we've spoken, so hello I hope yours years have been good since we last talked. I saw your post the other day about the beef fat and the lanolin you've been using for your skin and maybe this is a stupid question, but how exactly do you use it?

Hi! Im so happy to have found you again, thank you for reaching out. I’ve been trying to re-connect with everyone I was close to on here and I’m really glad we can start anew!

Okay lanolin and beef tallow:

TLDR: half a dime sized amount of both, mostly at night, mix in your hands and smear over the whole face.

Breakdown:

1. Both products are very emollient, but surprisingly not very heavy. Neither of them are comedogenic, and after 3 months of usage I’m willing to back that claim. I tried slugging before with a couple of different products but my skin was always like “hm. too much of this.” and started developing weird oily patches and acne around my mouth. With lanolin and tallow, not only has my skin not done that, but the texture has changed significantly for the better and I don’t wake up greasy anymore.  I also find that i have to exfoliate my skin LESS now, which was a crazy realization.

That said, you only need a little of each to cover your whole face and neck. Maybe about the size of an aspirin for the beef tallow and half that for the lanolin. Lanolin has the texture of bees wax and beef tallow is about as thick as Vaseline. 

2. While the products are “thick” they feel more like an expensive “dry oil” after you’ve rubbed it in. It doesn’t create a gross “layer” the way Vaseline does, but if you touch your face it will feel oily in a way that makes you want to rub it into your hands.  THAT SAID, this is not a combo that you can wear well under makeup.  The oils will break down the waxes in most lipsticks, concealers and foundations and they will all slide around your face after a while. Which is why I mostly use tallow and lanolin at night. 

During the daytime if i am not planning on leaving my house, I will mix a bit of tallow into my palm with a few drops of sunscreen and use that. But if I am, I just stick to sunscreen and makeup then tallow/lanolin at night.

3.Unlike a lot of skincare products, this isn’t a spot treatment sort of situation and the amount you use doesn’t matter so much as you use enough to cover the whole area of interest. 

I have also mixed other things into the tallow/lanolin mix in the palm of my hand, depending on what I want. 

I’ve done: vitamin C powder, Scar healing ointment and Niacimide. I find it works better when you’re using a serum to apply the serum first then seal with lanolin/tallow, but if its an oil or a powder, to just mix it together with the tallow and slather it on. 

I’ve found that most other products seem to work better with the moisture seal of tallow/lanolin than by themselves.  But I do have to say, I only use other products every once in a while because I have a specific hyperpigmentation scar issue I’m working on fading. I’m just giving this info because I want you to know that it doesn’t poorly interact with skincare products the way it breaks down makeup. 

If you’re interested:

There is a really cool homesteader that documents her refining of tallow that I like to follow:

If you have any more questions, let me know!

Also, just for convenience here is the link to where I bought stuff from: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TraditionalNutrients?ref=yr_purchases 

Specifically I ordered the skin cream first in a small size, then I decided to just go with their basic Tallow Spread, which is more bang for your buck and is also not whipped. The only difference I could tell between them is the skin cream is whipped like whipped butter and the other one is an unwhipped jar of tallow with Vaseline like texture. 

[seraphdreams]

omg tysmmm for the reply, i’ll definitely try it out😭💞

also, how do you put on eyeshadow? ive seen ppl so it’s many different ways but for beginners, do you put it on all of your eyelid or just the bottom part? and does it go outside of your eyelid? (like what do you do)

how much concealer & foundation do you put on and where on the face does it go?

sorry for all the questions btw😅

ofc, ofc! eyeshadow really depends on the person, but as a beginner, i’d say to watch a few beginner friendly videos — there’s no right or wrong way to do anything when it comes to makeup. it’s all preference , like i don’t wear eyeshadow so it’s hard to really explain it.

as for foundation and concealer, it’s also preference ! some people like a light layer and other people like more coverage . . it just depends on your skin concerns — for example, i like medium coverage because i do have a bit of darkness and dark spots but i don’t like the look of heavy layers on me ! and also there’s no right or wrong with concealer placement either, i might sound like a broken record but it’s truly all about what you like . . i typically use a concealer that is my skin tone or slightly lighter and put a little under my eyes, around my nose, on my chin, and problem areas like dark spots

[calliedion-dungeon]

𖤓Sore Kisses

Picture Kath on Pinterest

Chapter 7. Gender Fuck

Read on ao3 here <<<

Summary: Your friend's school has a special drag club event, you're one person short of completing the team for the competition, and Mary is available whether he likes it or not (little spoiler: he likes it).

//Finally the best chapter, even if I say so, I was so excited for this one and it's longer because of that, I had so much fun with this one and I hope you do too

Warnings: MDNI +18, Smoking, Heavy Drinking, Fluff and Angst Swearing, Crossdressing, Adult Content, Eventual Smut, Blonde Mary Goore!! Everyone is a Little Shit in here, later it gets all Soft and Smutty, Enemies to Friends to Lovers Trope.

Shortly before Frank returns to his classes at the university, there are a series of activities that you and him always participate in for the love of art, the favorite event of the two of you is Drag Night. Every year there is a different theme and the teams give their own style to said theme, the competition is organized by the student body and some already know you for putting on makeup and helping young people on those nights. Anyone can participate, and until that night you had never done it on yourself, this time you’re also going to be drag king.

Being that it was restricted to get professionals, one of the objectives of this is gender fuckery and have fun, so it is an unwritten rule that it should be a surprise of whoever finds their inner stripper and let loose, because it’s way more rewarding for the audience.

You needed one more guy to complete the squad of boys dressed as venereal punk prostitutes, that's the theme you chose for in Drag Night and Frank insists that Mary would be more than perfect, but you don't want to because you can't stand having him around, sort of, you don’t want to risk the somewhat peace that you’ve had lately.

You pretended you hadn't heard Frank suggest that you fix up Mary, you were in your room arranging your hair as masculine as you could, you weren't sure how to do it because you had never combed your hair like that and none of the boys around you knew how to fix someone else's hair, you put on your X-shaped pasties on your nipples and you put on a very transparent white blouse so that they could be seen very well through, you put on suspenders to complete the outfit and white thigh harnesses over your black pants, and of course, high heels.

With an hour to go before the show, Mary appeared at the door pulled by Frank, who was scolding him for not having arrived sooner, leaving you with little time to fix him, he grudgingly sat down across from you, a chair in front of you where you painted the other boys, even Nick. Without saying much, you just narrated a little about what you were going to put on his face, to fill the silence between the two of you when you’re left alone in your room.

You were tired so you wouldn't do much to make Mary look that good, you put on foundation and he wrinkled his face with each stroke of your brush, you lined his eyes with liquid eyeliner, it wasn’t that difficult like with the other guys, he knew how to handle the lash curler, which was a surprise, he looked so good and he didn't need much, he still needed to put on his fake eyelashes and paint his lips, despite not having his face changed dramatically, he already looked like the most feminine of all.

You warn him how it would be to put on lashes, his eyes water a little but he can stand it, surprisingly he already knew how to put on mascara. While he was doing that, you arranged his hair, a little disheveled, with streaks of red, at least he wouldn't have to wear a wig, the bastard already had nice long hair to begin with, you ended up putting a black bandana of yours on him and the bow on top looked cute.

Finally, he let you paint his lips, willingly enough, when you outlined his lips, you realized you forgot to put on glittery eye shadow, you asked him to stay still and you both looked directly at each other, and then something clicked, something in his countenance changed, his breath faltered, he wasn't just looking ahead, he was looking at you, you couldn't hold that gaze but you didn't want to look away either, looking at his beautiful lashes batting at you, gender fuck was very real, even so, he was, at least at that moment, the most beautiful person you've ever seen, and you felt that tingle in your core. Feeling his breath so close, you finished painting his lips and applied gloss in your favorite color and they looked… luscious.

"Don't look at me" you command him unable to bear it. He looked away without saying a word.

“Frank talked to me the other day...” he starts talking while you put away the things you won't need anymore.

“And?” you look for what other accessories you can put on him.

“I was just saying that I thought that you had been a couple when you lived together and I thought that if you were there…” it catches your attention that he sounds, you suppose, a bit nervous.

“Yes, he told me that, first, disgusting, second, I could have told you everything if you had asked me, and third, does that justify how you have behaved with everyone?” your words come out quickly so as not to waste time, taking advantage of the fact that he’s opening up.

“No...” his voice is cut off, at that moment you put some necklace chains on him, brush his neck and his hair gently and stare for a second, deciding if it looks good.

“And won't you tell me what your problem was?” you admit your moves are a little aggressive when you put the loose powder on his face, but he doesn't complain.

“Can't” hardly says for having tight lips.

“Did he tell you what was that about? Why we lived together?”

“You guys don't have to, it's none of my business” you don't believe him that he isn't even curious, it's also better to stop having assumptions between you.

“It's not a secret either, hey, look up. Frank and I are half-siblings, but before we knew that, we were friends since childhood, when we found out about this ourselves, we were upset and certain things happened, he was kicked out of his home and I followed him because my home wasn't very nice either, there you go” you tell him all this while putting a little mascara on his lower lashes and brows, it doesn't take much to look good.

“I'm sorry, I didn’t know” you notice his realization when you briefly tell him your story.

“Yes, you are an idiot. Come, let's put your clothes on, if you rip something, you will pay for it” you pull him by the shirt to lift him out of the chair, and take them to the closet where you improvise taking out what you plan to put on him from your own clothes “I can’t say what means the most, I guess we keep saying we’re just friends because that’s the first thing we were and sometimes siblings don’t get along, maybe that’s why first and foremost, he’s my best friend.”

“That’s true, sometimes siblings hate each other” you put his outfit in his arms so that he can dress himself, a pair of fishnet stockings, a skirt, a crop top and a flannel to tie around his waist.

“My theory is, that you were jealous, because Nick and Frank, at least to your imagination, were getting some fuck and you didn’t” you start cackling loudly and he follows you laughing and shaking his head. Frank came in shortly after with two shots of whiskey, so you two wouldn't fight, you guess, he looked visibly pleased to have found you both laughing.

“Are we good, then?” you ask raising your shot waiting for him to join his.

“Yeah” he clinks the small glass with yours and his cute face smiles at you. Frank watched you both and quickly left winking at you.

After taking the shots, he locked himself in the bathroom to change, you threatened him repeatedly that you would kill him if he didn't return your fishnet stockings, just not to lose the habit.

Once he got out of the bathroom you looked at him from afar like a work of art about to be exhibited, Mary completely changed and not at the same time, he was much relaxed, it usually happens when it’s the first time doing drag and the subject is looking for her persona, could’ve been the clothing, maybe it was the talk, either way, he was a girl, she wanted to feel sexy and admired, doing spins, feeling free, smiling, playing with the outfit you gave him, blowing kisses to his male friends when he stepped out of your room and everyone cheered. Cami had brought a bunch of pairs of shoes for all of them in big sizes, Mary knew how to walk in them and he was beautiful.

 With you it was not that different, once you finished your outfit, when you put on your mustache and lowered your eyebrows many also swore that you were just another boy, only very short, but your deep gaze made many of your friend’s girlfriends nervous, it was like fishing, and once they get all coy, you raised your eyebrow to make them come to you, for a photo you sat one of the girls on your legs and they posed with you marking your lips on her neck, holding her by the waist and lifting her leg with the other hand, you wore gloves so your feminine hands would not be so noticeable, after the photo session, you noticed that Mary was looking at your direction biting his lip and blushing, it must’ve been for that girl.

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The performance you gave at the club was so filthy, so nasty and twisted, John Waters would be so proud. And the best part, the confirmation that your work was disgustingly good, was that everyone was so confused that no one dared to clap. You almost fainted with laughter, the night was a success and the rest of it, is spent drinking and dancing, you didn't dance with anyone in particular, you just moved and from time to time a girl got handsy on you and also got broke tipping at the dancers in the pole, one of them almost shoving his ass on your face for you to place your tip on his G-string, you asked him to give a lap dance to Frank, that as one of the highlights of the night.

You didn't pay attention when they were announcing which teams were finalists, you only heard that the two of their captains were being dragged onto the stage, you were called up as being the only drag king in the team, they asked you and the other captain to grab the prettiest girl to settle the winner team with a kissing contest, you saw Mary and demanded him to be ushered to you curling your finger, he’s very confused at first, the other captain got a cis girl, while Mary just smiled because of how nervous he got, especially when you bend down to caress him from his ankles to his buttocks, you were determined to give a show and waited if Mary didn’t want it, but he never backed down as you hold him tight around the waist, Mary is the one who initiates the kiss, he opened your blouse exposing your breasts, at least you had pasties on, but he did it to lick you with flat tongue from the navel to the base of your neck, his hands digging into your back and waist to hold you in place while you arched your back, smearing his lipstick on that trail between your breasts, almost doing a motorboat, he looked at you directly in the eyes, you were sure that he would continue even if there were people watching, you did not feel uncomfortable, you laughed and it felt very good, you kissed him again this time more teeth and tongue, the judges had to separate you because things were getting very heated and they had already been told your team won, but you both hadn't listened.

After that, you went to the bathroom to rearrange and wipe everything that had been ruined, some people said things to you as you passed among the crowd of people "Nice tits bro" or "Fuck! That was so hot" or "Get a room, you whores". In the bathroom many gave you words of congratulations, but you could barely hear, you stayed there for a long time thinking about every second of what just happened, it was so fast and so intense, your mustache was gone, you also no longer had paint on your mouth, but you didn’t wanted to touch it up, your face bright red, your blouse was now your priority, some buttons had come off when Mary ripped it off you on stage and you weren't the least bit upset about it, your heart was still pounding in your ears, adrenaline rushing through your body from the show you put up in there, your chest wet in his spit and lip gloss both which you can also still taste in your mouth. You clear your throat to calm down “it’s just a show” you repeat in your mind.

With the help of one of your new friends, they lent you a blouse so you could get out of the bathroom again, you danced for another hour nonchalantly without drinking any alcohol, you wanted to avoid getting drunk, when Frank signaled to you from afar to get ready to go home, you made another sign that you agreed, that meant they were going to look for the others and meet at the door, near the stairs you saw Mary much more drunk in the arms of a guy you had never seen, you didn't know how but something in the way he looked at Mary and how he moved made you think that the guy didn't know that Mary was not a girl so you decided to save the two of them from a terrible night by stealing Mary from the man who was already pulling him take him away.

“There you are, sugar tits” You put on the most seductive voice you can think of, you slowly take Mary by the hip to pull him to your side, the other young man just looks at you, "This ass is mine" you told him almost growling and showing your teeth, he raises his hand in defeat.

“Am I not pretty?” Mary speaks in a whiny tone slurring his words, worse that the other day. You both walk a little wobbly towards the door.

“You’re the most beautiful girl in this wretched place” you assure him as you walk over to Frank's car, you admire how careful he is not to fall.

In the car Frank is the one driving, Nick is in the passenger seat with Cami asleep sitting on top and Mary and you stay in the back seat, you put him in carefully even though he falls lying on the seat, it was difficult to sit him down, he had his head resting on your shoulder looking at you adoringly and smiling.

“But I feel like shit, do I look like shit?” with clumsy hands he touches his face.

“Yeah… but so do I” you smile at him, suddenly, he grabs your face to kiss you, but you refuse gently taking his hand down “No…”

“You don’t want to kiss me? But you said I’m beautiful” he whines pathetically, you do your best not to laugh and risk hurting his delicate feelings.

“Yeah, but I won’t kiss you if you’re drunk, I’m a gentleman, remember?” it occurs to you to say immediately, to distract him a little.

“Very handsome gentleman, very cute, so sexy and tasty… and short, your eyes are so pretty… I liked kissing you” Frank snorts in his seat while driving, Nick is also having a lot of fun listening to the things that drunk Mary is saying to you, you feel yourself blush, you feel Mary breathing on the skin of your neck making you shiver.

“You did? Ok” you say concisely to end his conversation and stop him from making a fool of himself.

“That was right, I got a boner in like one second” you widen your eyes and your breath catches in your throat, Nick exclaimed impressed by the boldness of his comment and started laughing.

“Ooook that’s enough, Mary!” says Frank terrified of listening. Mary didn’t seem to even acknowledge that there are people around like he didn’t even hear them.

“Even if you’re a bitch sometimes… I’m also a bitch sometimes… your nose is pretty…” Mary began to say in a much softer voice, you realize you were hyperventilating.

“I know, but we’re friends now, no?” you look down smiling sweetly at him.

“Yesssss” he drags unnecessarily longer and closes his eyes the rest of the ride.

His hair tickling your chin, squeezing your hand around his shoulder a little and caress his blond locks between your fingers, his free hand rests on your thigh and didn’t move the whole time you were in the car, it was strange how from one moment to the next, you had him in your arms so vulnerable and taking care of him, as if you were bigger than him, seeing him rest and smile next to you felt just like he had said "right".

You surprise Frank looking at you in the rearview mirror and you gesture "Shut up" he smiles and continues with the journey.

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It was lucky that Cami was just tired and not drunk, because it would have been much more difficult to get her and Mary up, he was heavier than he looked, between Frank and Nick they got him up. Cami went to sleep in Nick's bed and you asked them to put Mary in the bathroom to remove his makeup, they accepted and went to their rooms, first you try to take off his shoes and pantyhose.

 “Hey, why you take my clothes off? You said you were a gentleman” apparently he wasn't as asleep as he seemed, good thing he’s conscious enough to protect his virtue, that means it’ll be easier to take him to bed.

“I’m just taking this off because it’ll be uncomfortable sleeping in these, believe me I know” first you took off the most uncomfortable things, because if not, it was going to get very difficult.

“Ok… just be a gentleman, ok?” he makes you laugh saying that.

“Always, now let me wipe your face off or you won’t be able to open your eyes tomorrow, this might feel weird” you say right before peeling the fake lashes. As you wipe all the makeup, he’s half asleep sitting on the bathroom floor, only boxers and a t-shirt on. You finish up taking off the bandana, you know he’s back when he smiles and takes your hand gently, locking eyes with you.

“I do have a heart…” you look at him confused “It’s just not at anyone’s reach” in a second you remember what you yelled at him at the dance, you feel ashamed.

“I know, I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have said that…” He smiles shyly at you, followed by him starting to vomit into the toilet that luckily is within his reach, you hold his hair.

With heavy movements he drags himself to the tub to fall asleep there, it seemed instinctive, so you let him sleep there, you washed his face a little, you went to his room for a pillow and you placed it under his head.

[weabooweedwitch]

Nah, man, sorry to say that but your mom is straight up blind. That dark lipstick goes super well with your dark hair and light complex. Don’t listen to your mother, and be proud of that fancy and great look you got there! 💅✨

THANK YOU because, ok, there are multiple reasons I'm kind of overly pissed lol. For one, personal opinions aside, it's like critiquing the main core of the idea? It's like, idk, going to a Glass Animals concert and saying "it would have been better without the stoner music" like girl thats the point? Am i phrasing this correctly 🤦‍♀️ its like someone asking how you like their job grooming a dog and you say "oh it would just be better if it wasnt a dog" and adding nothing else

Second, like, this is my first attempt doing a full look all on my own so im already nervous but also all the time and effort? I'm talking cleanser, toner, primer, eyeshadow primer, tinted moisturizer (found one that has like natural medium coverage in my exact shade and I feel like it might be good for my skin vs a foundation? Also just general testing what works for my oily skin), eyeshadow, mascara, a little eyebrow pencil wing for flavor lol, tried and failed at some contour and will have to try that again lol, and the main piece for me at least, the dark lipstick which is transfer proof by the way!! Which is a big win for me because lip products that come off your lips when you do anything are so temporary and just feel, weird? I had to scrub with micelluar water to get this off! (I think it's called Maybelline super stay matte ink lipstick. You have to wait for it to dry but goddamn I literally drank water and hit a bong after putting it on and it stayed soooo well, virtually nothing came off)

But yeah! It's. I think I've mentioned it before but a big part of this is like, I feel like I'm actually legitimately going through a combination quarter life crisis but also a maybe more positive significant shift in how I live my life idk? For the longest time i felt too ugly and heavy and gross and just subhuman to wear makeup and now that I've gotten older and more I guess life experienced and have lost weight I've started getting into it and it's been fun! It's like art you know, and it can be entertaining to find a makeup artists or influencer you like (I like Robert Walsh and his brother James, they're twins, a pro MUA and a dermatologist respectively). They also go from funny to educational so it's just idk, fun to scroll through the sheer mass of content. Also it's kind of just like art and painting when you think about it!

And like I did talk to her and she said I kind of misinterpreted what she said but it's still like, girl, please just lie and say it looks good next time. Like she thought I looked really good but she kept saying "the lipstick is just darker than I was expecting", which, yeah I could have gone more dark red, but I kinda just wanted to try something really dark but not black? I like the look and, ha, my male friend who's approval I've been a little gaga for said it looked good too so ❤️

I hope to make more looks in the future because it was fun, collect all sorts of nice pictures of different colors and styles. This whole deal today that I even put makeup on for was literally just to run errands, like get food and go to a smoke shop, because I don't get out much, but that's also part of the journey is that I hope to get out more and do more activities and wearing makeup during so will be a fun social thing you know? I'm being kind of wordy but you probably get it.

Also! I was inspired by like, this sort of color theory aesthetic video/clip I was seeing where they were showing "dark femininity vs light femininity" so it's like, pronounced brows, sharp/bold/dakr lipstick, bronzer contour, dark or smoky eyes, versus pink blush, lighter colors, glitters and shimmers, highlighted cheeks, you know? So my mom was kind of expecting light femininity when I was doing dark femininity. So her "main complaint" is actually for a look I want to do next 😅 but hey thanks for the support, this is actually so like, fascinating but complicated and nervewracking and also so much is subjective and I'm so unused to seeing myself like this that even though, realistically I looked good, I felt like a painted clown and like, a poser? A loser, idk. But the journey continues on :)

[nemo20-myparfumsmelllikegarlic]

The 2020-2025 fashion from someone that grew up in it

I’m a teen in my last year of high school and I want to make a more accurate guide to 2020s fashion and what was actually worse by everyday teens rather than what celebrity, fashion magazines or influencers want you to think. This will be a post with a slight Central Europe-eastern Europe -Balkan influence.

Just because this trends have appears and gone under many different names truly there have mostly been two groups. The first one is already well known from the late 2010 era.

1. The mainstream hypebeast

Even though more visible with the men the modern hypebeast is no longer a person passionate by black culture. The designer elements have become a staple of a certain high school group and are now more far in between. Usually the boys would have a srayground backpack or a designer or trapper T-shirt with off white shoes and bombardier pants, usually one at a time.

As with the mainstreams element of the 2020 hype beast most of the original items have been duped in low end stores and fast fashion stores as dupes that any teen could afford. So we see influence of this elements in the 2020-2025 period. The main one is overseized clothing. Grate examples are oversized T-shirts or pants like wide leg jeans seen on both genders equally. Boys would usually wear two oversized items of clothing as such hiding their body shape. Another element is cargo pants who later on will be combined with the wide leg pants by the alt kids.

For girls, one oversized item would be more commonly used like a large T-shirt and biker shorts. When we talk about this mix and match we can’t forget about the most important item of clothing in every 2020-2025 teen girls essentials, the crop top. Girls from this category will also wear elastin, tight dresses ruched in all the right areas to hide the fat.

Afterwords this group will form the gym bros. But actually even though the name would led you to think otherwise not the men were mostly affected by this change but the girls. Somewhere around 2022 the biggest trend for this category of girls will be those bell bottom yoga pants usually paired with the most important imens of 2020s fashion, the hoody and the crop top. Later on this will be exchange for the yoga pants puled all the way up so your botty shape is perfectly lined. The thing these two types of bottoms have in common is that they are always high waisted so you look as skinny as possible in them. The makeup is a more everyday version of the 2010 one. It has long lasting mat foundation with heavy contouring or blushing and nude lips. The eyes are more natural and the fake lashes and painted brows are gone.

The pre pandemic was quite pastel and muted in colors pastels were at the top. Right after in the pandemic we would see for around a year a slight usage rated neon colours and animal prints. This will quickly drop. The dominant shades of this five years will be black, gray and beige or warmer shades of brown and the occasional khaki but without the army print.

This crowd cares a lot about their shoes. It’s always wear Jordan’s or those off white wand with the fake tags.

2. Alt

There are two main alternative fashion looks. The coquette and gothic crowed who are two sides of the same coin. The only difference is their color palette. I will group both of this under the “ hello kitty girl” name as both are obsessed with Sanrio. The male version is an arty soft boy that wear denim jackets or colourful shirts or those smart dressed guys that always wear polo shirts. I don’t have much to say about the guys in this category they are very few all I can say is that they are always ww2 history enjoyers and edgy in all the ways.

The hello kitty girls hate each other which is very funny. The most popular haircut of this fashion duality is the wulfcut usually with bangs and accessorised with bows. All the help kitty girls listened to Lana del rey in middle school and are mentally unstable.Even though both groups wear corsets, girly dresses, bell bottom jeans, heavy jewels and bows as main accessories and chokers sometimes even in the colours of the other aesthetic. But their slight changes really separate them.

To be more precise coquette girls despise goths while the other group doesn’t really care about the other one’s existence. Hello kitty girls romantecize the past but in two diferent ways that hit each other in the head. Coquette girls are for me the same as cottage core. They like to wear shades of baige wear fake pearls and pink bows. Coquette girls wear bell bottom jeans flowy dresses and ruffles crop tops. They see books as props or accessories and will carry one with them everywhere. Their makeup is barely there because they want to look barely legal. They wear lip gloss in natural colours and mascara. Occasionally a winged eyeliner or beige eyeshadow because that is their favorit color ( because every normal person likes beige…). Only wears basic converse and the visco girl bag.

Goths differ from coquette girls mainly from attitude. They don’t really care what people believe about them and because of that they are the group most likely to thrift but also steal and be mean to your face. When it comes to accessories they wear way too many rings and at least two necklaces of which one has to be a rosary. The jewellery is usually silver or black compared to the coquettes gold. The main piece of clothing of the goth is the corset which is paired with a mini skirt or bell bottom jeans and on top a crop top with siren cups and the witch sleeve. The goths want to stand out so their makeup is very dark. The lipstick is in dark shades or the lips are contoured with black and then they make some kind of ombré with white in the middle. The eye liner (liquid) is overexagerated and up to the brow. They always wear boots or converse doesn’t matter the season.

From the goth and the new hype beast funny enough originated some kind of grunge kids around 2023. They wear Nike air force with wide leg cargo jeans in that dirty pant shade. That is paieted with an oversized band T-shirt a crop top or a sports bra and huge flanel shirts. The makeup is still raccoon with huge eyeliner.

Main items for the 2020-2025 look. The oversized T-shirt, large bottom pants and cargo pants, Minnie skirts and thight, ruched dresses, hoodies ( no zippers allowed), crop tops, yoga pants and sports bras, the hoodie with a boob window etc. Basketball shoes, be it Nike, converse or off white are the main footwear. For accessories is the hair theeth thing or the empty silver or gold chain. For girls extremely long hair or a wolf cut were the main haircuts usually with long nude acrylic nails. The makeup was nude with a lot of highlighter and brows without an arch.

[a-diary-for-the-ages]

I don’t oppose makeup in every situation, but I am critical of that whole industry.

Having been involved in dance, it’s definitely a requirement when you’re under most stage lights. Man or woman, if you don’t go heavy duty with that shit your face will wash out under those little suns.

And some makeup is actually a form of artistic expression— old school metal bands come to mind. Also, eyeliner and lipstick can be fun on rare occasions.

But by and large, it’s fucking disgusting. The ‘natural’ look. The homogenization of women’s faces. Turned down jobs for not wearing a full face. Concealer! It’s literally in the goddamn name! My natural face works perfectly well as it is. A bit of acne, sure, but I don’t need to go scorched earth on the body part that signals my individuality as a human. Not to mention, concealer and foundation makes acne worse.

And the sheer number of women who have bought into this shit? Fallen hook line and sinker? Do PR for multi million dollar male companies like it’s their job? It makes me want to bash my brains in. I’m so sick of the eyeliner sharp enough to kill a man oh you just wish you could do a full face like me you’re just jealous shit. Drives me up the damn wall.

[ryloriee678999]

Tony’s Shitty Bio-Oil (Wanda Maximoff x reader)

Summary: You’re self-conscious about a scar you got on a mission so Wanda steals one of Tony’s inventions. (1200 words)

Warnings: None, but let me know if I missed any. 

A/N: The next thing you know, Stark industries is going to come out with a skincare line. Also if people don't know, Bio-Oil is a scar healing ointment.

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It was rare for Wanda to interact with Tony, after all, she didn't really like him. But Somehow, one day she found herself in his lab. She stumbled in there by mistake since the compound was huge. Once she opened the door, she saw something that intrigued her.

Tony was there, stressing over some type of goo. When Wanda stepped closer, he explained that he was creating a new feature for his suit. The substance was supposed to heal any cuts or damage he encountered while fighting. Although it was still a prototype, Wanda’s first thought was you… and how she had to steal it.

After dinner, Tony locked up the lab leaving Wanda to sneak in. She easily grabbed the container and hurried out. For a second she thought it was a stupid idea since Wanda had no idea what was in it or the side effects, but she would do anything to help her girlfriend feel better.

Before heading into your room, she did a small patch test on her arm to make sure there wouldn't be a reaction. When everything was clear, she knocked on your door. You didn't answer so she let herself in knowing you weren't home. 

Wanda knew you were going to be out for a little while so she sat on the couch to watch some tv. She almost fell asleep but the sound of you unlocking the door woke her up right away.

When you took off your shoes and dropped your bag, you were confused to see Wanda on your couch. "Hi baby, what are you doing here? You know I went out right?” You ask.

Wanda stood up to welcome you home with a tight hug. You smiled but were still confused about what your girlfriend was doing in your room at 1 am. “Yeah I know, I just wanted to see you,” she said. 

You nod suspiciously, but you went with it anyway. The two of you head towards your bedroom since you figured she was staying the night. Quickly you change out of the uncomfortable outfit you are in and get into pajamas. 

You move to the bathroom, not bothering to close the door. You take some makeup wipes out of your drawer and set them on the sink. “So what's in the container,” you ask while looking at her through the mirror.

Wanda didn't know she was still holding it, quickly she put it in her pocket. “It’s nothing.” Wanda didn't know why, but she suddenly felt stupid about the whole plan. It was a random science experiment made by Tony, and she was about to use it on her girlfriend.

“We're both adults here, if it's alcohol you don't have to hide it,” you tease as you take off your makeup. Wanda tried hiding the fact she was watching you, but you still noticed. You weren't wearing much on your face but when you moved the wipes to your neck, a load of heavy foundation and concealer came off revealing a large scar across it. The red line was dark and slashed across your skin from a mission gone wrong. 

You sigh at the mark but tried ignoring it as you washed your face. When you're done, you walk out and try reaching into her pockets for the item. “What are you hiding?” 

Wanda squirms out of your touch while laughing at the way you're slightly tickling her. When you finally grab the container, your lips perk up into a smile and an overdramatic gasp comes out of your mouth.  “Did you steal this?” Your finger goes over the label that printed ‘Stark industries’ on top of it. 

You held it in front of her face and Wanda tried grabbing it. You dodge her and continue inspecting it. “Give it back,” Wanda demanded but you continued moving away from her. 

“What is this?” You ask, then pop off the lid. You try smelling it, but there's no scent. When you touch it, it feels just like oil.

Wanda sits down next to you, this time she doesn't even try grabbing it away. “It’s something Tony made,” she finally explains.

You never thought Wanda would steal something, and if she was going to steal something, why this? It also surprised you that she talked to Tony knowing how she didn't really like him. “So what is it? Some sort of oil?” You guessed.

Wanda shook her head, “it's supposed to heal cuts.” She grabs it back and you let her.

“Boringggg,” you sing. “You took Tony’s shitty bio oil? I would have taken his suit, but that's just me.”

Wanda doesn't seem to laugh at your joke, instead, she closes the lid and puts it back in her pocket. “I thought it could help with your scars, but I don't know, forget it.”

You think about it for a second before responding. “Okay, but it better not turn me into an animal.” 

“Wait really?” Wanda’s taken by surprise, you were pretty weary about your skin and what goes on it, especially after the mission incident.  “You don't have to, it might not work,” she said.

“Yeah why not, it's not like anything could get worse.” Wanda frowned but understood why you would say that. She brings back the container while you flip your hair out of the way and tie it up. 

"Don't bite me," you joked and lifted your chin up so Wanda had access to the scar.

Wanda sat there not knowing what was going on until she got what you were hinting at, "you want me to put it on?" She thought you would want to do it yourself since you don't let anyone touch you in that area. You didn't want people looking at it and you definitely didn't want people touching it, including Wanda. There were still nights you slept with the makeup caked on and days when you refused to go out without it being covered. 

You shrug, "Yeah, maybe your magic hands will make my scar heal faster or whatever.”

"That doesn't make sense," Wanda laughs but doesn't question you any more. Instead, she unscrews it and starts.

The bottle tilted slightly so that some of the liquid fell into her hand. She rubbed it between two fingers before hesitantly rubbing it over the scarred skin. You stiffen at the contact and Wanda stops, “sorry,” you mumble. “Do you want me to stop?” She asks but you shake your head. Instead of focusing on her touching you there, you keep your eyes on your girlfriend's face. 

Slowly and lightly, she goes over the line and rubs the ointment into your skin. A comfortable silence filled the room until Wanda was finished.

You move your chin down and give Wanda a small smile. Wanda felt overjoyed with you feeling comfortable enough to let her do this. She decides to pull you into a deep kiss, showing how much she appreciated it and you kissed back with the same appreciation. 

After parting from each other's mouths, Wanda smears the oil residue on her fingers on your bedsheets. 

“I have to return this before Tony realizes it's missing,” Wanda says but you take her hand before she can stand up. You kiss her one more time before mumbling a quiet ‘thank you.’ 

The next day, Wanda was the first to be confronted since Tony saw that some of it was missing. She thought she lied successfully to him, but then you walked in, beaming about how your scar was less visible.

[astrosweet]

🔱✨Makeup in astrology✨🔱

                                                         Part 1

.⋆｡⋆˚｡⋆｡˚｡⋆｡⋆˚｡⋆. Neptune through the houses  .⋆｡⋆˚｡⋆｡˚｡⋆｡⋆˚｡⋆

☆Neptune represents your flashy or showier side its the planet of illusions and rules over makeup, glamour, fashion, theatre, films, T.V. ( Neptune is like Venus minus relationships and romance). ☆Your Neptune placements/aspects can tell you about your makeup style and what will suit you best.

🔱 Neptune in the 1st house will not leave the house/be seen without makeup. they are amazing at makeup. they are also the type to enhance their features, really overline their lips, or do their eye makeup so they look like a Tim Burton character. heavy contour. you guys are like shapeshifters with makeup its amazing bc it doesn't even look bad when you guys go real heavy people won't even know ur lips are overlined or your nose is contoured. you taught urself ur makeup skills. people will always try to copy ur makeup and it's just something people are jealous so you might get told you wear too much makeup but that's just because they envy the way you can wear 10 pounds of makeup yet still looks like you aren't wearing any.

(OMG!! I just looked at Kylie Jenner's birth chart and she has Neptune 1h)

🔱 Neptune in the 2nd house can be a makeup artist or make money through makeup. you will only use expensive makeup bc it might be the only kind that looks good .you think cheap makeup just doesn't look good on ur face like when you use drugstore/inexpensive makeup it looks cakey, creasy, or doesn't blend. though you also stress about buying makeup. simple makeup would look really good on you. 2nd house is ruled by Venus/Taurus it's a feminine house so try to avoid harsh contouring especially sharp jawlines( a masculine feature). a more feminine/supple look would suit your face best so embrace full checks. you guys have money karma with makeup (especially if it's aspected to ur Saturn!)

🔱 Neptune in the 3rd house the first thing I thought of is doing ur makeup in the car and using ur camera app as a mirror LOL. if you wanted to you could be a beauty guru or that's like the only YouTubers u watch. your sister(s) might have taught about makeup and you first discovered makeup at a young age. you don't like spending a lot of time on ur makeup. you definitely get mascara all over your eyelids. the best look for you is a doe eye look that makes ur eyes look big( like get fake lashes now). or an old Hollywood look like Marlyn Monroe/ Priscilla Presley look. that Gemini/mercury teasing style looks amazing on you. smooth skin, soft yet defined features, the symmetry and innocent look. (I swear to god my intuition is at %5000 today the only thing I was picturing when i was writing this was marlin Monroe, Pamela Anderson, and Lana del Rey, and guess the fuck what? my queen Lana has Neptune 3h(whole signs))

🔱 Neptune in the 4th house your mom or mother figure taught you abt makeup(u definitely steal hers /use the same products) or she always wore makeup, like makeup is her thing you would watch her doing her makeup as a kid, its one of the main things that come to mind when u think of ur mother even if she isn't super into makeup. you like clean simple makeup and do the same look every day... for years. you like the stability. if you do ur makeup, not in the comfort of ur home u think it looks terrible. the 4th house is literally the house of foundation lol not like makeup foundation but still, you guys might always wear foundation or use like 2 primers and 50 squirts of setting spray you will do anything for it to last all day. like 2nd house natural feminine looks suit you best.

🔱 Neptune in the 5th house makeup makes someone extremely creative the house of creativity with the planet of art. it speaks for itself. you guys are naturally talented with makeup. makeup just like any other form of art for you. you might do something different every day with makeup bc it's an opportunity to practice your artistic skills. if you guys aren't into makeup I highly recommend getting into it. the 5th house is abt finding pleasure in the things you do. bronzy looks would look really good on you, also cut crease or cat-eye looks. you can also really pull off bright blue eyeshadow or crazy fun makeup. like all the euphoria makeup looks come to mind.

[frogtanii]

memories were a fickle thing. oikawa was never one to dwell on the past but recently, that’s all he’d been doing.

ever since most of the house suddenly... removed themselves from meiko, tooru had had more time on his hands than ever before.

he filmed his videos, maybe went to go pester iwaizumi a bit (when he didn’t have his hands full with management), and then waited for that one day a week where he got to let loose for a bit and drop his inhibitions.

kyōtani and yahaba were the best companions for the job — kyō was intimidating and mean looking which scared away any creeps and yahaba tended to be funny and sarcastic which alleviated any possible tension that could’ve crept up.

all in all, they were a great trio, perfect for distracting one another from whatever was going on in their lives.

of course, they had to deal with kyōtani’s inadvertent panty-dropping but with a couple of snide remarks from tooru and yahaba, they were golden.

oikawa enjoyed his time with them, because when he was out there, in the club surrounded by his friends and other drunk, sweaty people, he didn’t have to think. he didn’t have to remember.

he didn’t have to think about why meiko seemed to be so keen with his best friend and not him. he didn’t have to remember the countless times he cried himself to sleep because he just wasn’t good enough, why wasn’t he ever good enough??

but now, the object of his pain and inferiority was coming with him, invading his last safe haven where she didn’t exist. his escape door was closing and as dramatic as he felt, he knew that this would be the end of something, something he genuinely cared about.

tooru sighed, his eyes falling upon his face in the mirror. he looked great (obviously), but something akin to regret and fear swam in his brown orbs.

ugh. that’s so not what he was going for. more glitter?

of course, the answer is always more glitter. digging through his makeup drawer, oikawa pulled out one of his more extensive (and expensive) eyeshadow palettes along with his blending brush and opened it up, spreading a hefty amount of turquoise glitter across his eyelid.

a loud knock sounded at his door, jolting his hand and sending a streak of pigment smearing across his cheek. “fucking hell,” tooru muttered, placing the brush and eyeshadow down before opening his bedroom door.

out in the hall stood meiko, clad in a way too short, way too slutty, hot pink dress, uneven fishnets, and 6 inch stilettos that she could barely walk in.

internally, oikawa was cringing at the foundation crumbling by her bright red lipstick and the concealer flaking around her black eye but he kept it together, too tired to deal with her bitching about his response to her appearance.

instead he stepped aside to let her into his room, her eyes trailing all over his (clearly superior) outfit as she stumbled into the doorway.

“is that what you’re wearing?” oikawa suppressed his eye roll at the question as he nodded, moving back towards his mirror to wipe off the stray glitter from his cheeks.

meiko scoffed, plopping down on his bed like she owned it while running a hand through her tacky extensions. “okay but isn’t the glitter a bit... much? like, you aren’t gonna get girls that way,” she tittered, tapping her acrylics on tooru’s 800 thread count bedsheets. “like, i love the lgbt or whatever but you look like super gay.”

oikawa tensed in front of the mirror for a split second before reaching down and grabbing his lipgloss just to spite her. “oh do i? funny how i just happen to be a member of the lgbt or whatever and just so happen to also be attracted to men. funny how that turns out, huh?”

he could hardly keep the venom out of his voice, earning him another annoyed scoff and an eye roll. “i said no offense.”

no, you didn’t, tooru thought, but he didn’t bother voicing this, knowing that in the end it didn’t matter. he could never be just the guy she wanted (macho, tall, big arms *cough cough* iwaizumi) and to be frank, he was kind of tired of trying.

“are you ready to go?” he asked, pulling on a couple rings and throwing on his chains and necklaces. a quick glance over to miss newborn deer revealed her picking her thong out of her ass and he internally groaned.

this was going to be hell.

“this is hell!” oikawa yelled over the music to his two companions while meiko was conveniently lost to the bathroom — something about needing to “refresh her smell” before meeting kyōtani.

yahaba gave him a concerned look while kyō made an understanding hum, gazing out onto the dance floor with his drink in his heavily tattooed hands.

if kyōtani wasn’t one of his best friends and unfortunately entirely straight, oikawa would’ve definitely hit that and he completely understood why meiko wanted to but kyō was a hard nut to crack. he rarely took women from the club home with him because although he didn’t seem like it, he was a hopeless romantic, a sucker for domesticity and a ring on a finger.

tooru was once like that, long before meeting meiko. he wanted to be with someone he was comfortable with, who he didn’t have to worry about anything with so he could just focus on the little things but as time went on, he became more and more cynical.

everyone who wanted to be with oikawa, wanted to do so for his looks or his fame and once he finally found someone who he thought would actually be the one, she was pulled away to be with other people (he wasn’t enough to keep her).

“hey,” kyōtani’s gruff voice knocked tooru out of his thoughts, kyō’s hand coming to rest on his shoulder. “you think too much. stop.”

oikawa couldn’t stop the grin from spreading across his face, earning him a small smile from his fuzzy headed friend. kyō was a man of few words but he always knew exactly what to say to get tooru out of his head.

a gift, truly.

actually this whole place, these people were gifts and he wasn’t going to allow meiko, the wicked bitch of the west, take it away from him. not if he had anything to say about it.

besides, if anyone could crush meiko’s spirit, it would be none other than kyōtani kentarou.

℗ poker face

a gift, truly

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an - well! this ended up wayy more kyōtani heavy than i originally planned but i’m lichrally in love w him??? i couldn’t Not but anyways!! in case u didn’t gather it, oikawa is bi!!! v hot v sick && thus officially begins his arc!!! don’t forget to feed me <33333

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[watchmegetobsessed]

Never Have I Ever - Harry Styles (part 8)

a/n: oh my! we have finally reached the end of this story and I never thought it would turn out to be this long but im happy it did! thank you for reading and loving it, and now, enjoy the last part!

pairing: Harry x actress!reader

word count: 4k

warning: just pure fluff

SERIES MASTERPOST

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“Girl, even if you don’t win, you’ll surely take the title of the hottest woman on the red carpet tonight.”

Florence’s words make you chuckle, but you try not to move your lips too much as the makeup artist finishes up the last touches on them, using a nude shade.

“Stop, my head is big enough already,” you tell her, giving her a look through the mirror. She is standing a few feet behind you, already wearing her beautiful, golden Versace gown that hugs her perfectly. Her hair is up in a neat bun so her back can be on full display and the diamonds in her ears can also shine brightly. She looks amazing while she is the opposite of what you’ll look like tonight.

Rhonda, the makeup artist has an amazing notion about your look when you showed her the gown you’d be wearing tonight and since the dress is not the sparkly kind, like Florence’s, she went a little heavier with the glitter on your eyes, using mostly whitish-silver colors, creating rosy cheeks and topping it with nude, glossy lips. Your hair is in loose curls with a bunch of extension, creating the illusion that you might as well be Rapunzel herself tonight. But you are the most excited about the gown that’s already waiting for you to be finally put on.

“What time is it?” you ask Florence as you don’t have your phone on you, but she has hers in her hands already.

“We still have half an hour before we have to leave. Dude, I can’t believe you are an Oscar nominee and might turn into a winner tonight!” she sighs, eyes shining bright with excitement. She hasn’t come off of this high for days, so over the Moon that you get to walk the red carpet tonight as a nominee.

“Don’t jinx it, Flo,” you warn her.

There’s a knock on the door of the hotel suit you’ve occupied for the glamming and Florence is quick to rush to it answering, but you both know who it is. As she throws the door open Harry comes to your sight, looking  as handsome as ever, wearing his custom made Gucci suit with a pink dress shirt underneath that matches your gown perfectly.

“Florence, you look wonderful!” his british accent fills the room, making you smile. Rhonda sets your makeup with some spray and you’re finally done. Standing up you move your legs around a bit as they went a little numb from all the sitting.

“Thank you! Pink suits you well, Harry,” your friend compliments your man and you watch them smiling.

When Harry’s eyes set on you, the light up, his smile widening from ear to ear. He looks spotless, freshly shaved, his hair recently cut and combed into place for a change. Not that you don’t like it when it’s all tousled and messy, especially when it’s because of your fingers.

“Angel, wow!” he breathes out as he walks up to you, taking your hands in his. You know he wants to kiss you, but doesn’t want to risk messing your lips up, so he is left with admiring you with only his eyes.

“Just wait until you see her in the dress!” Florence chimes in making you chuckle. You kept your dress a secret, wanting to surprise him with the first look. You gave out only the most necessary details for Lambert so the two of you could match.

“You’d be great like this too,” he teases, taking a look at your fluffy robe.

“I’m not going to the Oscars in a robe,” you tell him with a narrow-eyed look.

“I know, I’m just saying that you’d still be stunning,” he mumbles with a boyish smirk.

“Y/N? Time to choose a necklace!” Your stylist, Rupert appears from the room where your gown is hanging. He has a few jewelry boxes in his hands and he sets them all to the coffee table, opening up you are met with four breathtakingly beautiful diamond necklaces, each of them different yet so magical looking, you can’t decide which one you like the most.

“Harry, which one do you like the most?” you ask, kneeling down next to the table, mesmerized by the jewelries in front of you. Harry leans down and inspects them one by one before poking on the last one in the row. It has three rows of diamonds, not too big, the stones in the last row are shaped like water droplets, it’s such an elegant looking piece, it surely caught your eyes as well and you think it would be perfect with the dress.

“This one,” he tells you and you nod, shutting the other boxes, satisfied with the choice.

“Alright, time to get you into the gown, girl,” Rupert winks, gesturing at you to follow him into the room.

“I’ll be right back,” you tell Harry, risking a quick peck on his lips before you disappear in your temporary dressing room.

You fell in love with the gown on the first fitting when Rupert pulled it out, still in the finishing phase. It still has pins in it, but it already took your breath away. It has a massive A-line skirt and a tight upper part that hugs your body perfectly, a row of buttons running down the middle of it. The sleeves are puffy, but then end in a tight run from a little above your wrists, the same set of buttons appearing like on your chest. It’s giving out some Victorian style vibes in a more sophisticated and simpler way, but it’s by far your favorite dress you’ve ever worn to any event.

It surely needs the extra pair of hands from Rupert to put it on, but once you are secured in it, you feel like a princess straight out of a fairytale and surely, your prince is standing on the other side of the double doors.

“Alright! Everyone get ready for the big reveal!” Rupert announces, sneaking out the room so he can open the door for you. He waits a few moments as you hear everyone shuffle around outside, probably lining up to see you walk out in your finished state. “Okay, three! Two! One! Welcome our Oscar nominee!” he cheers, a round of applause is heard before you even appear, but it’s quickly replaced with gasps when Rupert pulls the doors open and they get the first glimpse of you in your gown.

“Holy fuck!” Florence gasps, mouth hanging open as she keeps raking your form up and down. Your eyes find Harry’s gaze and you see him in a state you haven’t often found him in the past almost two years you’ve been dating. He is completely speechless, eyes glued to you in awe as if he just saw an angel in real life.

“Y/N, I—wow,” he breathes out, still at a loss of words.

“You like it?” you ask with a shy smile.

“I fucking love it, baby. You look… You really are an angel,” he tells you, making you chuckle at his words.

“Would you please help me put on the necklace?” you ask him and he nods eagerly, carefully taking the jewelry out of its box and walking behind you, he brings it around your neck, his fingers delicately working on the clasp. Once it’s all set, you step to the floor to ceiling mirror, taking in the final look.

“There won’t be a straight woman left on Earth once you step on the red carpet,” Florence bluntly comments, making everyone in the room laugh.

“Let’s take some photos, I need to immortalize this masterpiece,” Rupert gestures around, already grabbing his camera.

The next ten minutes you take hundreds of photos, alone, with Florence and then with Harry. He still seems a little stunned by your look, feeling shy when he circles his arm around your waist, but it’s cute that you can still have such an effect on him after being together for almost two years.

Florence snaps some with your phone as well, your favorite is when he held your waist and leant you back, making you arch backwards as your noses touched since he couldn’t kiss you. You already know it’ll end up as your lockscreen, replacing the selfie the two of you took on your latest trip to Hawaii.

When it’s time to leave you grab your little purse with your phone and other necessities and the three of you pile up in a minivan, since your dress needs all the space so it doesn’t get wrinkled before you step out to the red carpet.

As you sit in the car and watch the buildings pass by, your nerves start to rise in you. When the nominations came out a month ago it seemed so far, you couldn’t imagine yourself actually attending the Academy Awards, but now here you are, on your way to find out if you’ve been good enough to be the best.

Your role in Sinful Heaven has brought a lot to your life aside from the nomination. The three months of filming was one of the hardest times in your life you’ve ever worked through and at some points, you didn’t even think you’d get through it. Working so closely with Levi took a toll on you while you were trying to prove in such a heavy and serious role. It was a mess especially at the beginning when you and Harry were still in this weird phase, but that eventually turned right when he literally punched Levi in the face and ten minutes later asked you to be his girlfriend. It’s a badass way to start a relationship and you wouldn’t trade it for anything, especially because it put Levi into place or at least scared him enough to get off your back for the rest of the filming.

When Harry left following that visit, you couldn’t see each other until filming wrapped and you flew straight to him and travelled with him for the next two weeks, hopping from one city to the other, watching him perform every other night and spending all your time with him.

When the movie premiered eight months later, you didn’t appear with Harry by your side, Maya was your date for the evening, but by that time everyone knew you and Harry are an official couple. Neither of you felt like hiding it or caring about what others would think and you were able to focus on each other and rely on the strong foundation you’ve built for your relationship.

He was there with you when the nominations came out and probably screamed louder when your name appeared in the list. With tearing eyes and choked out sobs you jumped into his arms as he mumbled into your ear.

“I’m so proud of you, Angel. So, so proud!”

And now you are on your way to the show, only hours away from finding out if your dreams will come true tonight. Harry squeezes your hand and you turn to face him, his soft eyes meeting yours.

“Nervous?” he asks with a small smile.

“Very,” you admit with an airy chuckle.

“Whatever happens tonight, I’m very proud of you. Don’t forget that.”

“Thank you,” you whisper, giving his hand a squeeze back.

Since it’s the first time you and Harry appear on the red carpet as a couple, once you set your feet out of the car, everyone goes nuts. He helps you out and even fixes your dress so it falls just perfectly around your frame before he offers his arm. You link your through it, taking a deep breath as the two of you start walking down the carpet, posing for the photographers.

You feel powerful and strong, like it’s the peak of your career, but you also feel that it wouldn’t be the same without Harry by your side even though he is making sure to let you shine tonight. At one point he even steps back for a moment so photographers can snap you alone and you think it’s such a caring move from him.

You feel a little dizzy from all the flashlights by the time you walk into the theater, Harry holding your hand tightly as he leads you to your seats.

You’ve been to plenty award shows and it’s not even your first Academy Awards appearance either, but for obvious reasons, it’s the most important. Sitting in your plush chair, you can barely stop yourself from continuously fidgeting as one category follows the other and it’s still not yours.

Then following a jaw-dropping performance from Dua Lipa, Chris Evans walks out with a golden statue and an envelope in his hands and your heart skips a beat, but not because of the man himself, but because you know he is the presenter of the Best Actress category.

Your hold on Harry’s hand on your lap tightens and you glue your eyes to the big screens behind Chris as he smiles around.

“Good evening. It’s a pleasure to be here and to present the award for Best Actress. The theater tonight is filled with exceptional talents, but let’s see the nominees,” he speaks into the microphone and then he starts listing the names.

Emma Stone, Anne Hathaway, Margot Robbie and Rooney Mara are called and a camera fixates on each of them when Chris says their names, all smiling brightly and waving around before your name is called at the end. Taking a deep breath you plaster your most wonderful smile across your face, waving around like the other nominees did before the big screen splits, showing the five of you simultaneously.

“We’ve seen some spectacular performances from these ladies and now let’s see who proved herself to be the best this year.”

Chris flips the envelope open and pulls the little paper out that has the winner’s name written on it and for a moment you’re convinced you’ll pass out. You’ve never felt this anxious before and you’re gripping Harry’s hand so tightly you’re surprised he hasn’t pulled it back, but he is patiently putting up with your nerves, his eyes glued to the man on the stage as well.

“And the Academy Award for Best Actress goes to…” Chris starts with a charming smile, holding a short pause before he finally says the name. “Y/N Y/L/N for her role as Marie Davidson in Sinful Heaven!”

Your mouth hangs open, ears ringing as you process that your name was called. Everyone around you jumps up, including Harry, who is screaming just like when the nominations came out, while you are completely blank. It takes you a couple of moments to realize that you in fact just won your first Oscar and everyone is waiting for you to go and get your little statue.

“Baby! Baby you won!” Harry cheers as he helps you up from your seat and you throw yourself into his arms as reality sets in. “I fucking love you, Angel. Go and get your Oscar!” he laughs, pride all over his face as he urges you to walk up to the stage.

“Walk me up, please!” you stammer, not trusting yourself with walking in this fragile state. He offers his hand without a second thought, walking you to the stage where Chris is politely waiting for you to help you up on the stairs.

“Thank you,” you breathe out once you’re finally up on the stage, every set of eyes on you as Chris hands you the little statue.

“Congratulations,” he smiles as the two of you exchange two kisses on the cheeks before he steps aside and lets you give a speech.

You thought about writing a few words beforehand, but you figured if you end up being the winner you’d forget the whole thing, so there would be no use and that’s the case. Your mind is still blank as you look down at the award in your hands, the crowd still cheering on you, giving you a few extra moments to figure out what to say.

“I uhh—I don’t even know what to say, this feels like a dream,” you admit talking into the microphone, the clapping dying down so that everyone can hear your words. “I want to thank to everyone who worked on Sinful Heaven, because I wouldn’t be here without them. To my wonderful director and amazing costars, it’s been such a wonderful journey with you all. Thank you to my friends and family who were there with me from the very start, believing in me when I was losing faith in myself, thank you for never giving up on me. To my parents who I assume are now crying in front of the TV,” you add chuckling softly, imagining your mom and dad in tears as they listen to your words. “This is a wonderful sign to me that I am where I need to be and that I’m on the right path, so thank you for giving me even more motivation to keep me going on my way.”

Your eyes roam around all the guests until they fall on one proud man staring at you in his Gucci suit and pink dress shirt, his green eyes looking glossy as he listens to your words.

“And last but not least, thank you to one special person, because I’m convinced I wouldn’t be here tonight without him. I have one thing to tell you.” Forgetting about everyone in the theater you hold up the Oscar in your hand as you finish your speech: “Never have I ever loved someone like I love you.”

The crowd starts cheering again as you step away from the microphone and Chris is quick to jog up to you and help you down the stairs, Harry rushing back to take your hand once Chris lets go of it.

You catch him wipe a tear off his cheek as the two of you walk back to your seats hand in hand. Once you are settled, you take a deep breath and turn to Harry who is already looking at you, the same proud smile you saw from the stage still on his handsome face.

“I have never,” he tells you as his answer to the last line of your speech and you chuckle as your free hand finds the back of his neck, pulling him close. The lipstick on your lips long forgotten as you finally kiss him for the first time tonight.

“I have never either,” you whisper against his lips before kissing him again and again.

***

  Smiling around you wait for the audience to quiet down as you make yourself comfortable in the familiar armchair. It’s such a nostalgic feeling to sit here again.

“Y/N, it’s so nice to have you here again,” Ellen greets you once the clapping has stopped.

“Thank you for inviting me.”

“Of course. A lot has happened since the last time you were here, you won an Oscar just a few weeks ago, congratulations!”

The cheering starts again as a picture of you appears on the screen behind you, wearing your iconic pink gown, holding your Oscar in your hands.

“Thank you,” you shyly smile, still not entirely in peace with the fact that you are now an Oscar winning actress.

“Such a major thing, congrats.”

“Thank you, it is a huge thing, yes.”

“Do you already have a spot for the award? Does it have a designated place?”

“Well, for now it is in my study along with some more mementos, but I’m planning to have a little stand made in the living room,” you share your plans.

“Surely, I would want to show it off if I had an Oscar,” Ellen chuckles. “You have such a busy time behind you, have you been up to something new lately?”

“We finished filming the third season of The Umbrella Academy, so now I’m having a little break before I jump into anything new.”

“Sounds nice, you deserve all the relaxing. Anything planned while you’re on a break? A new book to read, or maybe a concert to go to?” she asks and you already know where this is heading.

“You know you can just ask if I’m planning to attend a Harry Styles concert,” you bluntly tell her, making the audience and Ellen laugh.

“Well, I was just asking around about your plans, but I’m happy you plan to visit Harry’s concert! It’s also good to know that the situation has changed since the last time you were here, you definitely have been to one of his concerts since then.”

“I have been, yes,” you admit smirking.

“And I assume the two of you are now very close, am I right?” she asks and suddenly a paparazzi photo of the two of you appears where you’re walking down the street hand in hand just a couple of weeks ago.

“You could say that,” you nod, biting into your bottom lip.

“Amazing, because he is going to join us now. Everyone, please welcome Harry Styles!” Ellen announces and turning around you spot Harry walking out from backstage, the audience screaming for him. He shyly waves around walking up to the center, greeting Ellen with a kiss on the cheek before he turns to you, pecking your lips shortly as he sits down next to you.

“Harry, so good to see you again,” Ellen smiles at him.

“Good t’ see you as well,” he nods.

“So, the last time you two were sitting here, you—it was the first time you ever met, right?”

“Right,” you nod with Harry.

“And now you are…” she gestures at the two of you, not finishing the sentence, but everyone knows what she meant by that.

“And now we are… not strangers anymore,” Harry says chuckling, making everyone in the studio laugh.

“Certainly,” Ellen nods. “Alright, I thought that we could play another game, just to bring back some nice memories,” she explains, reaching behind her armchair, grabbing the familiar board from her, flipping it in your hands with a nostalgic smile.

“Can we keep it PG rated though?” Harry asks, examining his board before looking up at Ellen.

“No,” she simply answers, reaching for her cards as the audience starts laughing. “Okay, you know how to play it, no need for explanation. Here is the first one: Never have I ever used my fame to get in somewhere.”

Ellen is quick to show the I HAVE side of her board and you slowly do the same while Harry thinks to himself.

“Oh come on, you surely have,” you elbow him playfully as he smirks in your way, holding up the same side as you and Ellen.

“We all have, it’s not a shame,” Ellen shrugs. “Next one. Never have I ever forgotten the name of someone right after they introduced themselves.”

Ellen holds up the I HAVE side and you do the same again while this time Harry flips it over to I HAVE NEVER confidently.

“Really?” Ellen asks him, surprised at his answer.

“I’m good with names,” he simply shrugs.

“That’s a good trait. Alright, let’s move on. Never have I ever punched someone in the face.”

It’s a sneaky and very shady statement. Just a few days after the incident with Levi, word got out that he was punched, a few blurry pictures floating around the internet of his bruise, then fans figured out it had to happen around the time Harry visited set and people were quick to put the picture together and assume that Harry was the one who hit Levi, but it was never confirmed.

Glancing at your boyfriend you are fighting your smile back, holding up the I HAVE NEVER side as he is looking back at you slyly, continuously flipping his board before it finally lands on I HAVE, the audience immediately rumbling at the partial confirmation and seemingly Ellen is also amazed by Harry’s honesty.

“Alright, interesting. Love that for you, Harry,” he comments making everyone laugh as you reach over and give Harry’s hand a squeeze. “Last one,” Ellen announces, reading the last statement from her cards. “Never have I ever fallen in love with someone I played never have I ever with.”

Ellen quickly shows her I HAVE NEVER side as you suck your lips into your mouth, glancing at Harry again. You share a look before you both slowly raise your boards, both reading the same sign on them: I HAVE.

[thevirgodoll]

do you have any advice on how to level up like your physical appearance and mentality? like i struggle with discipline and codependency issues and I hate it but when i try and change i fall back into my bullshit real quick

Becoming #ThatGirl

The above quote is from Saweetie. First and foremost, your energy will speak before your looks do.

1. Inner Work

Be sure to work on mindfulness from the inside. I always recommend that my followers look into how to be more mindful and spiritual.

-> Do a 15 or 30 minute yoga session. Look forward to learning poses everyday.

-> Journaling — a diary, gratitude journal, prayer journal, etc will help you think more about your goals, release balled up emotions, and set your intentions. Always refer to your journal first before a person. It will help you analyze your thought process.

- Digital: Day One, Google Docs

- Buy a physical notebook.

- Best pens: Pilot 0.38 and 0.7

- Best highlighters: Zebra Mildliners

-> Check in with your emotions daily.

- Mood trackers: Daylio, eMoods

-> Be grateful. List 5 things you are grateful for

-> Eat mindfully — cleaner foods and not just junk. Drink your body weight in water.

- Cleaner eating: no soda (if you must drink something drink ginger ale.), no dairy (cheese occasionally. I never drink real milk...), drink more teas and more smoothies. Eat oatmeal. Rice, fish, salad.

- Buy a reusable water bottle, or a mason jar with a lid from Amazon and refill it. This way you will drink your water.

- Take your multivitamins.

-> Have a list of affirmations you say daily: “I am beautiful, I am blessed, I am blossoming.”

-> Meditation to relieve your anxieties. It will clear your mind completely and leave you refreshed. Download Headspace app!!

-> Exercise and watch your mental health improve.

-> Watch less mindless TV. Read books or listen on Audible.

-> Have a steady routine. This is how you create discipline. Always have a morning routine and night routine. You must have good hygiene. Have a structured schedule so that you’re always in order.

-> Sleeping at least 8 hours, wake up early and start your day. If you have a decent bedtime routine that relaxes you you will be able to do this. Meditate, listen to chill or binaural beats, and avoid naps.

2. Outer Appearance

After you have envisioned and began to achieve what you want your inner self to look like, it is time to think about your outer self.

-> What does #she look like?

- For example: A high value girl will be put together — impeccable fashion sense, hygienic, and glowing radiantly.

- What is the style that you have always dreamed of having? What is your signature fashion sense? What is your It Girl Aesthetic? Is it traditional feminine, old Hollywood, 00s glam, tomboy girly? A mix of everything???

- Invest in high quality pajamas. I notice that when I have my silk robe on I transform into a baddie and I feel elegant at the same time.

- Wear clothes that fit to your body.

- Have signature jewelry, a signature bag, and a signature perfume scent. Make it fun.

-> What are the things #she does to upkeep her look?

- Teeth Whitening: Crest 3D whitestrips, toothpaste, and mouthwash. Flossing always!

- Nails: Always upkeep your toes and nails, at least have them filed/shaped and coated with oil. If you decide to paint them: Sally Hansen Gel Polish, preferably white on the toes because it is classic and goes with everything. white, Tiffany blue, baby pink, red are all flattering colors.

- Makeup: Light Foundation, blush, brows, lashes, lipgloss is actually enough, less can always be more. If you decide to wear heavy makeup be sure to set it with setting spray, Urban Decay or NYX.

- Skin: Have a skincare routine. Face wash -> toner -> serum -> moisturizer -> SPF* morning. Exfoliate twice a week. Aztec clay mask twice a week. Find products that work for your skin.

- Tree hut exfoliating scrub before shower. Lip scrub before lipstick. Burt’s Bees chapstick is the best and Aquaphor is super moisturizing for skin as well. Dr. Teals bath salts for a relaxing bath.

- Moisturize your body with cocoa or shea butter then oil after showers.

- Hair: Castor oil for eyelashes, eyebrows, hair. It’s a god send

3. Mindset & Overall Improvement

-> Grow your confidence. Know that you are a one of a kind individual and nobody can be like you. Affirm yourself... start saying things like, “I’m a living angel.” / “There’s only one me and I’m the baddest.” / “I’m a dream girl.”

It’s not overzealous, it’s confident. Trick your mind into thinking this and it will be internalized the same way you internalize negativity.

-> Maintain strict boundaries with yourself and others. Don’t tolerate less than what you deserve, and always do your best.

-> Develop your individuality. If you are putting someone on a pedestal, you will never glow up. Be independent and stop needing others approval for things, and learn how to rely on yourself first. Do more things on your own and fall in love with the new you. Buy yourself flowers, pamper yourself always.

-> Deep cleanse your life. Delete old contacts. Clean your space always and keep it appealing. Donate clothes you’re not going to wear. Delete old photos that do not make you happy. Focus more on yourself, and disconnect from social media. Always block schedule your apps. 20 mins per day on the ones that drain you the most.

-> To create more discipline, create goals worth fighting for. Create goals you look forward to at the end of the day. Look forward to the new life you’re going to have. Be gentle with yourself while also having the maturity to check yourself when you’re lacking. Don’t just look at the end result, look at where you are now. Appreciate the now, anticipate the future. Don’t just wait to be motivated, just start.

-> Always remind yourself that being human takes failures...ups and downs, but you will always come out on the winning side because you will be working towards flourishing and blossoming into a high value, high maintenance baddie.

You got this! ❤️

[seraphdreams]

It was just one of them days , sadly BUT…

Are you doing your make up? If so how did you learn how to do it?

yes yes! i don’t really know how i learned, it was really a trial and error thing. i didn’t start wearing makeup until 2019 and i used to do my eyebrows soooo thick which is funny cause now i like my brows thin. i guess imitating and seeing what works for me really helped me learn

[thelovedream]

Current Skin Favorites

FACE

CeraVe Foaming Facial Cleanser

I absolutely love this cleanser, it cleared up all my acne in a week, fades dark spots super quickly, helps with skin texture and leaves my face feeling clean but not stripped. (The magic ingredient in this cleanser is niacinamide so if you’re sensitive to that, I wouldn’t suggest using it!)

BODY

1. Vaseline Cocoa Radiant Body Butter

My absolute FAVORITE body butter. Super cheap and affordable. Has the best smell, pairs really well with vanilla fragrances. Lightweight enough to be used in the summer but thick enough to be used in rough winters and keeps skin hydrated (I went to college in a country where winter was often -16°C and below: this was a LIFE SAVER). The only reason I don’t use it anymore is because I can’t find it in my country.

2. Cantu Skin Therapy Hydrating Body Cream (Cocoa Butter)

Has a nice cinnamon smell and is the perfect body butter texture. Absorbs easily on damp and dry skin. Leaves my skin feeling extra soft, even if I forget to use it some days. Not as good as the Vaseline Body Butter IMO, but a pretty close second.

3. St Ives Energizing Coconut & Coffee Scrub 

This scrub was too harsh for my face but perfect for my body. Has an amazing smell and is also surprisingly good at keeping my feet soft despite not being as rough as other body scrubs.

4. Dove Soap

It makes me feel clean and doesn’t strip my skin. My favorites scents are the shea butter (with vanilla) and white.

5. Body Oils

I’ve been really into wearing body oils lately. I love layering them with perfume during the day, but it’s my final step before going to bed at night. It helps me feel more relaxed and I sleep much better. My scent of choice the past few weeks has been Pink Sugar.

6. Pedi In A Bag

Really good foot peel that works really well, even if you have very calloused feet (though you may have to use it more than once to get the results you want). The peeling process lasted me about a week, but the results were well worth it. 

7. Aveeno Moisturizing Foot Mask

A nice little pick me up for your feet, but not a necessity. I like to do this a week or two after a foot peel to help maintain the results.

MAKEUP

1. MAC Studio Fix Soft Matte Foundation Stick

This is definitely my new favorite foundation. It’s light enough to give a ‘my skin but better’ look but also heavy enough to cover up dark spots with ease. I only put it on my trouble areas. The coverage is buildable (less is more with this if your goal is a natural finish).

You do need to moisturize or prime the skin before use, especially if you have dry skin. You should also set it with your powder of choice.

2. Maybelline Fit Me Loose Finishing Powder

This keeps my makeup in place FOREVER. My skin as also very oily and this kept it matte much longer than any other setting powder I had ever used. A little does go quite a long way with this.

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May/June 2023 skincare favorites

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BABE DETAILS!!!!!! Which specific VS lotion? What makeup? 🥰🥰

why do i love these questions so much bahahaha idk i guess i’ve just been WAITING to talk about my makeup routine bahaha I’ll make the font small bc this is gonna be long

firstly i feel like the laser i get done on my face doubles as like a collagen treatment bc it makes my skin all tight and glowy already. on top of that i use just use normal cerave facewash and three times a week on alternative days, I use this exfoliating thing from Murad which I got from the laser clinic. I feel like my makeup applies best when I exfoliate before

then i don’t use any primer, i just use spf 50 which doubles as moisturiser too (also from the laser clinic) and I kind of… massage it onto my face really well, specially cheekbones m, jawline and neck to kind of shape my face and remove any puffiness? I learnt this from this model Doutzen’s YouTube channel (models are super informative about makeup and beauty, I can tell you more in another post bahaha).

THENNN, i use charlotte tilbury’s flawless filter which is kind of like a filter on your skin with a tint, super lightweight and you can wear it by itself or under foundation to make yourself look all glowy. and honestly this is the product that makes me look all dewy and glowy. then i use an excessive amount of blush (I use glossier shade storm which is like a berry colour) and then I use a random cream concealer which I dab in with my ring finger (another model tip) under my eyes, and I use a darker shade cream concealer to contour lightly (again dabbing in using fingers — brushes and spongers are overrated). i also use charlotte tilbury’s setting spray liberally after every step and set the concealer with powder too..

then i just put on lashes (always use mascara before, and super subtle eyeliner to guide where to glue the lashes). honestly the eyeliner doesn’t even show, it’s just so i can glue my lashes a bit more up on the sides to give a lifted look. tatti lashes worn as a half lash for a casual look and dose of lashes or unicorn lashes for a fuller glam look.. btw all of this looks like a guy’s version of no makeup… like it’s all super light and dewy I promise — I hate heavy makeup on myself (absolutely hate 2016 makeup and always have bahahaha) sometimes I’ll do lipgloss and liner but mostly I don’t… anyways i also fill in my brows but super lightly so it looks natural… they’re already quite full so I get them threaded kinda thing bc I like the thin brows look and I’m brown so they grow back pretty fast anyways..

so yeah!! This was unnecessarily long but I love answering makeup questions! The reason my makeup game has gotten so good recently (If I do say so myself) is bc of this tiktoker called Amelia Olivia!! All her makeup tips and tricks for glowy glass skin are so amazing and have really allowed me to level up!! Also I use the VS lotion that matches with the mists, so pure seduction lotion!!