With this baby:
It's the Blush Gelée from Givenchy. And I want it. So badly.
It's a limited edition so tomorrow (a.k.a. the 27th of the month a.k.a. salary day a.k.a. yuppi-doo!!) I'm running to Paris XL (hoping that they won't be totally not up-to-date as always) and I'll try to get one of these jewels before they run out of stock. In case they won't have it, I'll run home to desperately search it online.
Anyway, don't worry for my mental health, it's completely normal that I'm going crazy like this just for a blush.
Blushes are my little, compulsive fixation.
Someone washes their hand 100 times a day, someone has to keep all their shoes aligned by color and oriented in the same direction in the wardrobe, someone compulsively collect feathers from all over the world (I read it a couple of days ago in Glamour UK... Of course I'm talking about that super glamorous crazy horse of Anna Dello Russo).
I have kind of a sick thing (call it love, passion, fixation) for blushes.
I have them in all the textures, all the possible shades that could fit my skin tone, every format and every brand.
I have a soft spot for intelligent blushes that have an innovative texture and make your cheek look super rosy and healthy like you just had a run in the cold (in fact, one of my all time favorites and make-up essentials is the Benetint stain from Benefit).
How can I possibly not own a gel blush of that colour??
I repeat. GEL. BLUSH. FUCHSIA.
This means that your cheeks will look like a fresh rose in May (no worries for the fuchsia, it will never look like the girl that I painted, it's a gel!)
Oh yes, gotta love this one.
I'll let you know how it is as soon as it will be mine (and I'll become an happy girl again)
Ah, since we're talking about very pink and feminine things, I was listening to "Florence and the Machine" while drawing. It's among the most feminine and sexy music I've ever heard, together with Tori Amos maybe (maybe the fact that they're both red-haired has something to do with it??)
Here it is, I strongly suggest you to listen to it while you're doing your make-up for a date ahahah!
(How cool is this video???)
Florence and The Machine -Drumming Song
I kiss you all, very impatient for tomorrow... eh eh eh....
Al
dopo la borsa tattica invidiata dai Giapponesi vintage e il megatrolley apprezzato nelle stazioni metro.. suggeriamo l'appostamento con sacco a pelo. Readyy steadyy bluuush!!!
ReplyDeleteWell, here's a little confession from me...I've never, ever used blusher, yeah I know, it's not right, but there you go. I might have to try it out now after reading this though :) Love the tune, I forget how good this band is, thanks for the reminder :)
ReplyDeleteI LOVE this post Al!! That blush looks SO delicious!! I don't find your little obsession bizarre at all. We all have our own little quirks. I use this one blush which is like a goopy stick made by too-faced. It is so utterly fabulous I've had the same stick for over a year now and it won't run out. I sort of hate that on the other hand because I love nothing more than buying new makeup. Also, your drawing is fabulous, so fresh and spring like.
ReplyDeleteMeag xx
hahaha, al, you really made me laugh. your mental health... :) heard of that gel thing for the first time. you really made me feel that i need one now, too - argh!
ReplyDelete(and by the way - it's weird (and unbelievable but true) but you know to what i've been listening here at work in a constant loop? the dog days are over and sorta fairytale.)
(read on twitter about your eye problem. hope it's getting better soon!)
xo
That is so coooool!! And seems so easy to put on!! I love different textures in blushes, too, such as the famous "mousse" *_*
ReplyDelete(Can I ask what you use for drawing? I'm completely outside the art world and can't seem to get if they are pencils, or ink...just curious! :)
Antonella
@Mari: ahahaha scema!!! Il nostro preferito pero' è stato il controllore metro innamorato dei cuoricini sul valigione. Il giappo Freitag-maniaco mi ricordava un po' le fissazioni à la Paul Smith di chi sai te :D
ReplyDelete@Veronika: NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! You can't say a thing like this to me and hope to escape without any consequences!!ahaha
I really really suggest you to go to a MAC store and buy one of their matte powder blushes. Three good reasons: they have an amazing quality/price ratio and they last a lifetime; they exist in all colours possible, you always find the perfect one; the shop assistants are ALL make up artists: they help you find the right colour and they make you try it on to be sure. I's the perfect place to start to love blushes (and make-up in general, I would say :p)
Blush is the only thing that shifts my face from "asleep" to "awake" mode in the morning, that makes my face look fresh and that enlightens the complexion. I hope you'll become a fan too soon ahah :D
@Meagan: I love buying make-up too!! It's my primary fixation, even more than fashion!! In fact, even if I have my favorite products that last a lifetime like your blush, I always try and buy new ones, I can't stop!! (that's why I have all the possible blushes at home :D even though my favourites are a MAC blush and the Benetint)
And I love Too Faced, I have the eye primer from them and it makes wonders :D
@Kazuko: my dear, I told you we're astral twins, looks we also have the same taste in music ;D
My eyes feels a little better today, thanks for asking, but it still hurts and I have to wear glasses instead of lenses and I don't see a damn :-(
Anto sorry I posted before answering to you!!
ReplyDeleteIf I manage to buy it then I'll tell you how it feels on the skin :-)
For drawing, I usually first draw the figure with pencil (very lightly and without details so that if I want to cover it I can do it)then sometimes I draw it all again with a black Japanese calligraphy marker or an Indian ink marker (they are amazing!) like I did, for example, in the Zac Posen-inspired drawing.
Then colours are usually watercolour pencils, watercolours, gouache, water-based markers and I recently discovered ink (used as a wash of colour) and I am in love with it!
Why? Do you want to start drawing??
kiss
Ahahaha no, that's very unlikely D: I still draw human-beings with flower-like hands, I have no talent at all for that. I just couldn't make up what I was looking at, your drawings seem so professional *_*
ReplyDeleteDo you know I'm experimenting with red lipstick this morning? (when I should be studying instead >_<)Too bad I can't take any decent pictures of myself...
Antonella
Best song ever, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteI love Florence and the Machine!
*Kelsey
your new header is so beautiful! i really wish i was as talented as you. (and isn't the givenchy collection the most wonderful collection on earth??)
ReplyDeleteYes, the new Givenchy couture collection is pure genius and beauty and I can't get it out of my mind... I think I'll draw more of that, I HAVE TO ahaha!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you like the header!!! I did it yesterday night for the first time and I was not very sure it was OK (I'm not sure of the grey-ish background...)
I didn´t read this post before hehehe heel grappig! hebt je je blush gekocht? Ok, mijn nederlands is very limited so I return to engels hehe.
ReplyDeleteThe illustration is very stunning!! loved the lips! and the colours are beautiful.
The song and video are just awesome... and about the red hair ladies mmm it´s a good theory. And Tori Amos.. well... now I know who I´ll draw next!! you´ll see! :D
liefs uit Madrid!
Oh I love your sketches! You are so talented! I really like art and admire talented people!
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katerina
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@Eileen: oh wow you know dutch?? How come?? But don't worry, my knowledge of Dutch is even more limited than yours!
ReplyDeleteThank you very very much for your compliment, it means a lot coming from a great drawer like you!
I can't wait to see your Tori Amos illustration, I love her!
Kiss
@katerina: thank you!!! You're so nice :-)
Hurray for Florence and the Machine!!!
ReplyDeleteFlorence and Tori are two of my favourite singers! I love them..
ReplyDeleteYour blog is really cool!Do you want to follow each other?kisses
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