EmmyLittleTexan

Using an HD setting powder / a setting powder with flashback to an event/occasion using flash photography You have to be careful with setting powders when you are going to be taking pictures. If you watch beauty YouTubers, you may remember James Charles’ “Flashback Mary” situation as he likes to call it. There are a lot of setting powders that will cause flashback when taking photos with flash, or in other words, creating a white cast in the picture.  Now here are a few ways that you can try to prevent this from happening. Stay away from HD setting powders when you know that you are going to be getting photos taken. Always look at reviews before buying the powder, learn from other's experiences! Give it a test run beforehand - especially if it is for your wedding or something important as that. In the test run, do the makeup how you plan to the day of the event, then take photos with both flash and non flash in all different types of lighting so you can get the best idea on how not...

Q: What is one part of your hobby that you hate doing? A: My hobby would definitely be makeup for anyone who doesn't know. The part that I hate doing the most would probably have to be applying false lashes. That's why I don't do it very often! I love the way they look, but I've got just enough of a hand tremor that it's hard to get it right on the lash line! The second would be winged eyeliner - for the same reason - but I've got a few tricks that make it easier so I do winged eyeliner much more often.  Q: What smells aromatically good but tastes like ****?  A: Coffee. I know, I'm the weirdo that doesn't like coffee. To me it tastes absolutely nasty , and if I drink it then I have to put a lot of flavoring in it to get it down. I do like the smell of it though. Stepping into a coffee shop, or just the coffee isle in the grocery store, and taking a deep breath is the best. That's it though. Don't want coffee flavored things, or even scented candl...

Things are finally starting to open up again after COVID-19 more or less shut everything down. Here in Abilene most restaurants are open back up at 50% capacity, letting us finally be able to eat out again! I don’t know about you, but I was really missing getting out and going to eat at all of my favorite restaurants. We ordered in a few times, but only a few restaurants were doing that and it just isn’t the same as going out to eat. There was some human interaction that I was really missing.  Everything being closed down and everyone staying home due to the virus was not easy on all of the local businesses,  restaurants included - so I thought I would give a list of local restaurants that are open and ready to feed you! Please consider supporting them right now! I know that fast food can be easy and convenient, but supporting the local economy right now is important. 💗    These are just some of the locally owned restaurants that we have here in Abilene. If I didn’t...

There has been a trend that I have seen going around Facebook recently that I’ve enjoyed, but honestly would like to make a change to. It’s the X number of days of books that you like with no explanation challenge. I don’t like the part of the rules that you don’t get to say anything about the book. Hearing why people like that particular book and their reviews on the book are what make me personally want to read them. So I’m going to put my own spin on the challenge, I’m going to show some book series that I personally like, as well as talk about them! I'll elaborate on some more than others, but all the summaries are from me!  The Keatyn Chronicles by Jillian Dodd Keatyn is a teenage girl who’s mom is a famous actress and mom's boyfriend / her stepdad an A-list actor starring in a big time movie series. She feels that she has many separate sections of her life: surf friends, school friends, party friends... This made her feel like she was a completely different person dependi...