Get Your Freak On Tag (Beauty Community Tag)

Disclaimer: I can't find my camera and I like to utilize photos in my blogs...so I wanted to do this tag that some of my beauty community girls have tagged me in.

Questions:
#1. What's a nickname only your family calls you? My sister has many.  Mostly she calls me Seeeester or Pookie.  My mom calls me Sunshine, while my dad used to call me MoonBeam and a few others that I rather keep between us :)
#2. What's a weird habit of yours? Hmmmm I am not sure....I am far from perfect but I can't think of a "weird" habit.  I am a total night owl and I really enjoy the night time and being alone just vegging.  Oh, and I watch old tv sitcoms and horror movies.  That might be my weird habit.  I am obsessed with horror movies and I have been known to go to a convention or two :)
#3. Do you have any weird phobias? Weird? I don't know if it is weird or unusual, but I hate bugs...and I hate grass.  I rather live in a concrete jungle with no bugs. I also despise the African Toad.  BLECH
#4. What's a song you secretly love to blast and belt out when you're alone? Anything by Mariah, Britney, and Hair Band Metal :) Oh and Black Sabbath's Paranoid album rocks.  Anyone who went through my iPod or CDs would laugh at the eclectic mix I have and when I say eclectic I am saying all of the above plus country and Deva Premal.
#5. What's one of your biggest pet peeves? Loaded question....I have a an answer in Italian but it isn't appropriate.  I would say devious people and liars.
#6. What's one of your nervous habits? I clench my fists without realizing it when I am nervous or stressed and leave nail imprints on my palm and grind my teeth.
#7. What side of the bed do you sleep on? If you are looking at the bed, I sleep on the right.
#8. What was your first stuffed animal and it's name? It was a stuffed dog named Toy-Toy...Original eh?  I still have him.
#9. What's the drink you always order at Starbucks? Usually a regular coffee, at this time of the year Pumpkin Spice Lattes and for a splurge a Java Chip Lite Frappacino.  That is rare though.
#10. What's a beauty rule you preach, but never actually practice? Oh I got this!  My friends who complain about breakouts come to me and I tell them to stop touching their face and I constantly rest my face in my palm when I am tired.  Also picking nail polish.  That may be another nervous habit or just aggravation at the staying power.
#11. Which way do you face in the shower? Both ways, but mostly facing away from the shower because of the height of my shower head.
#12. Do you have any 'weird' body 'skills'? LOL....I used to be able to do that Bewitched Jaw Wiggle and my jaw started having problems.  My sister and I also have an unexplainable thing we can do with our lips that our Uncle taught us.  It isn't cute lol
#13. What's your favorite comfort food that's 'bad' but you love to eat it anyways? Kraft Mac and Cheese.  My sister thinks I am a gourmet chef when I make it and when we lived together if either of us had a bad day that is what I would make for us.
#14. What's a phrase or exclamation you always say? I say OMG, I know, right? (which used to be a pet peeve), Totally!, Dude, and I am not sure if this fits but if I like you...I usually always have a special nickname for you.  I rarely call people by their real names.  That isn't to say if you don't have a nickname yet that I don't like you...It just means I am waiting for one to come to me. :)
#15. Time to sleep, what are you actually wearing? This changes by season, but I like to be comfortable when I sleep.  When I lived in a warmer climate I wore a lot of cute satin shorts and matching tops.  By the beach it is colder and I tend to swear more warm clothes to bed.
#16. What did you once wear that you thought was cool but now you realize it wasn't that hot? Overalls and old school Flojos come to mind.  Also glitter butterfly clips in the 90's in my hair and those hair jewels sporadically placed throughout my long hair that would get tangled instantly.  As far as makeup....I think all makeup has a time, place, and era.  I don't regret any of my looks except for perhaps over plucked brows in the 90's.  However, even thin brows were the style in the 90's.  So...I don't know...this questions is really subjective but who thought it was cool to wear overalls?  In Junior High we used to wear short overalls with half tops, big belts and suede knee high boots.  Explain that look....ugh LOL

If I lost all my makeup the 10+ products I would immediately repurchase are...

Hello there beauties!  I have never done a tag on this blog; however, I have been asked a few times to do this tag. I will add a picture of my goodies later but most of you know what they look like.

So on to the tag....

**Warning...I won't be able to make 10...but I will try and stay close**

1) My Hourglass Veil Mineral Primer (this creates a great canvas for the rest of my makeup)
2) My Hourglass Veil Fluid Makeup in 1.5 nude (This color seems to work for me year around)
3) My Hourglass concealer in Pearl (I chose this over other concealers because it brightens too)
4) Tarte's Amazonian Clay 12 hour blush in Adored
5) Tarte's Amazonian Clay 12 hour blush in Dollface
6) Tarte's Amazonian Clay 12 hour blush in Blushing Bride
7) The Naked Pallet by Too Faced
8) Tarte's Eye Couture Pallet
9) Tarte's Eye Primer with Firmatrol
10) Tarte's Lights Camera Lashes
11) Too Faced Bronzer in Chocolate Soleil
12) Nars Bronzer in Laguna 
13) Lorac Spotlight powder
14) Mac's Whirl lip liner
15) Mac's Blankety lipstick
16)  Mac's Girl About Town lipstick
17) Mac's Magenta lip liner

Oh no...I tried hard but still got to 17!!!  I will bold the products I cannot live without for even one day! The products I bolded are the ones that would give me a good day time look that I could bring into night if I needed by creating a smokey eye and a nude lip.  The shimmer in the Laguna bronzer would give me the ability to lightly contour but also double as a brown shadow.  The concealer I chose can be very versatile.  It has a hint of shimmer so I could use it as a highlight if needed under the brow bone and on the cheek bone (again in a pinch).

Hope this gives you some ideas if you are just starting a makeup collection or just some insight into what I would wear on a daily basis if I had minimal options.

XOXO,
Dani

P.S. I forgot an eyeliner....but of course it would be a Black and a Navy.  Most likely Zero and Binge or Mally's navy liner called Sailor.  However, since I am already at 17, I will use the dark shadow and an angle brush for liner for the purposes of this tag. :D

I'm baaaaccckkk......Celebrate Beauty!

Hi Everyone!  It sure is nice to be back on my blog.  I apologize for being away for so long.  As you can see my last blog was a favorites post in early spring.  As many makeup collectors, I was getting some negative comments in regards to my passion for cosmetics.

I had many ideas for blogs, hauls I wanted to share, tips and tricks, my routines, etc. that I wanted to share with all of my loyal readers...yet I couldn't bring myself to get over the negativity associated with being a makeup collector as we sometimes call ourselves, makeup addicts. :)

Last week, my online buddy Seth known to many as Sethakins7 did a video about why we love makeup and as I was watching it, I found myself nodding my head, shaking it and then getting watery eyed.  Here is the video that inspired me to get back on my blog and just forget about any negativity towards the beauty community.  I hope you enjoy.

Seth's video can be found here.  Also...I want to give a special thanks to Seth for his help in choosing some lip combinations for my graduation this past summer.  I graduated with my MBA and Seth as well as all my girlfriends in the beauty community helped me come up with some really cool looks for the trip.  I love you all! xoxo!

I will be doing another blog that is actually a tag after this!  Talk to you all soon!

xoxo,
Dani/Danielle