Cirque du Soleil!

I know these are a little late but it was Labor day weekend and I didn't want to spend all my time on the computer. Saturday's challenge was Cirque du Soleil and I really wanted to do something theatrical but we were having a bbq at our house and it wasn't very practical so I went for something more wearable. The image I drew inspiration from was:



I loved the greens, yellows and blues, so here is what I came up with:



List of products used:
Glamour Doll Eyes "Control Freak" Eye Primer
NYX Jumbo Eye Shadow Pencil in "Electric Blue"
MAC Spiritualize Pigment
Inglot Pearl 418
Glamour Doll Eyes Immature
Glamour Doll Eyes Electric Lemonade
Inglot AMC 64
MAC Crystal Avalanche
MAC Blue Peep Fluid Line
Glamour Doll Eyes Blueberry Lush
MAC Feline Eye Kohl
Loreal Voluminous Mascara
Maybelline One By One Mascara
OCC Clear Lip Tar

And some more images:

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Totally 80s.

I am sure we all have colors that we just don't feel like works great with our complexion, eye color, hair color, etc and this is the case for me and this challenge. When I think of 80s make up, I think of blue. I don't know why (well, it's pretty obvious, blue make up was a no no in the 80s) and all I wanted to do was a blue make up look. Well, that didn't work out too well. And yes, I did try and failed miserably. I wanted to still incorporate blue into my look so I did something a little more simple. I know this is probably the most simple and boring "80s" look you have ever seen, but the themes are all open to interpretation.

Here is what I came up with:

List of products used:
Glamour Doll Eyes "Control Freak" Eye Primer
MAC Blanc Type
MAC Mulch
MAC Show Stopper
MAC Cross-Cultural
Inglot Matte 390
Inglot AMC 57
MAC Woodwinked
MAC Crystal Avalanche
MAC Blue Peep Fluidline
Glamour Doll Eyes Melancholy
MAC Feline Eye Kohl
Covergirl Lash Blast
MUFE Smokey Lash
Inglot Lip Gloss in AMC 541

And some more images:


Tomorrow is Cirque Du Soleil and I REALLY have no idea what to do, so I need to start searching for inspiration!! Thanks for looking :)

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Tequila Sunrise!

I have decided to start participating in Nymphette's daily challenges for the month of September. I feel like I have recently lacked in creativity and inspiration and I thought this would be a fun way to get back into the swing of things. I am far from a make up artist, I just do my own make up so I am not saying I am on any level of any of the other amazingly talented girls that post their entries. I just wanted to join in on the fun.

September 1st theme is "Tequila Sunrise". I have to be completely honest, I had no idea what a Tequila Sunrise was.. It's obviously an alcoholic beverage, but that's all I knew. I googled it, and found this picture:


I loved the brown in it and really wanted to incorporate that into my look as well. Here is what I came up with (I am hoping my camera quality is ok, I am taking pictures with my phone):


List of products used:
Glamour Doll Eyes "Control Freak" Eye Primer
MAC Blanc Type
NYX Jumbo Eye Shadow Pencil in Milk
Glamour Doll Eyes Electric Lemonade
Glamour Doll Eyes Jailhouse Jumpsuit
Glamour Doll Eyes Her Revenge
Glamour Doll Eyes Infectious
MAC Show Stopper
MAC Crystal Avalanche
Stila Smudge Pot in Black
Mac Feline Eye Kohl
MUFE Smokey Lash
Covergirl Lash Blast
Tarte Lip Gloss (No idea the color)

And some more images:


Well, that's it for today, tomorrow's theme is "Totally 80s" and I have a fun idea for that! Hope you enjoyed :)

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HUGE blog sale!!!

My husband and I are taking the first steps to move to another state so I decided it is time to go through the things I don't use and give them a better home. A lot of these items have been used, but very lightly.

All prices are with the items. Shipping will be calculated on weight and where you live. All items will be shipped in a bubble mailer unless it needs more protection then it will ship in a box. I WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE ITEMS ONCE IT LEAVES MY HANDS. Insurance will be $1.75 for the US and $2.50 for International.

If you're interested in an item, please leave a comment here with your name, email address, what you want, if you want insurance and your zip code. I will then send you an invoice. The invoice will come from a "Jason", that is my husbands paypal account!

Usage for most of these are shown but let me know if you want specifics. My camera isn't that great at picking up color so please google swatches if you want to see a clearer picture of the shade.

Now, onto the goodies:

Palettes

Urban Decay NYC Palette BNIB - $54 (retail price)


Stila Red Carpet Look Trio BNIB - $10.00


LE MAC Tempting Quad - $24.00



Kat Von D Rock & Roll Palette - $6.00


LE Wet N Wild Palette - $4.00

Face Stuff

LE MAC Happy Together Blush BN - $18.00


LE MAC Darkly My Dear Blush - $18.00 (PENDING)


Benefit That Gal Face Primer BN - $22.00


NYX HD Foundation in SOLD & Soft Beige BN - $8.00 each


NYX Auto Eye Pencil BN (black, white, dark brown) - $4.25 each or $10 for all



Random Liners BN (ELF black, Wet N Wild Denim, Avon blackest black(SOLD)) - $1.00 each



SOLD, Full Of Fuschia Technakohl Liner (2x-3x) $8.00


MAC LE Grease Paint sticks (SOLD, Slick Black(PENDING)) $12.00 each Red Velvet Shadstick (SOLD)


MAC LE Shadows (Ego, SOLD) - $14.00 each



MAC Shadows BNIB (Unbasic White, SOLD, SOLD, SOLD) $10 each. SOLD


MAC Juxt Pro Pan BN - $8.00


MUFE 3 Eye Shadow (Matte White, MAYBE swatched once) - $12.00


Mehron Eye Cream in Creamy Beige - $2.50


Tarina Tarantino Magic Hour Cream Shadow in Purple Velvet and SOLD - $5.00 each


Kat Von D King Cobra Rock N Roll Eye Shadow Duo BN - $10.00


Tweezerman Betsey Johnson Skull Tweezers BNIB - $20.00


Stila One Step Primecolor in Kitten (2x) - $8.00


Stila Little Black Dress Smudge Pot - $8.00. Minis SOLD


Sephora Porcelain Eye Shadow - $8.00

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Contest Winner!!!

I first off want to thank everyone who entered the design contest. I had some amazing entries and I am so grateful that everyone took a few moments (or more than a few) to enter my contest!!

During the process of this contest, I had made the decision to go a different route with the website. GDE is coming up on 3 years of being in business and I feel like we need a more permanent look. I have chosen a winner for this contest but I am going to have that winner design something completely different for me.

Because I decided to change the pace of the design, I think its only fair that everyone who entered gets something in return. I don't want you to feel like you wasted your time because you didn't. I loved every design and I wish I could feature them all, but I just can't. So everyone who entered (minus the winner, who will get her prize) will get a $10 gift certificate to GDE. I know that is not a lot but I had over 40 different people enter so I just wanted to make sure you guys know your work got attention.

So each person that entered (not how many times you entered) will get a $10 gift certificate. Please remember, the contest was only supposed to have one "winner".

I will be sending the gift certificates out after I post this, if you have any questions, please let me know!!

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Extending the design contest!!

I know that I said the contest will end on May 31st (today) but I have decided to extend the contest for another month. A lot of people who said they were going to enter never ended up entering so I wanted to give them another chance. The end of May ended up being REALLY busy for me so I don't have too much time to sit down and pick a winner since I have a lot of fabulous designs already so I figured I would extend it.

I am sorry if this makes anyone upset but it will give you more time to work on more designs (if you want) and people who haven't entered yet a time to enter.

So the new deadline is June 30th and the winner will be announced sometime the first week of July.

Thanks!!

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WEBSITE DESIGN CONTEST!!!

Since the GDE label design contest was such a huge success, I figured why not host a website design contest? I like to change the website design up every few months, mainly seasons to match the feeling around you, so this time around, we're going to be doing summer!

The winning design will get a $100 gift certificate to glamourdolleyes.com AND a $100 gift certificate to either ulta, sephora, mac OR $100 paypal if you prefer cash. Not only will the winning banner be displayed on glamourdolleyes.com but you will also be designing the rest of the website as well as the business cards!!

So here is what you have to do: Create a banner for our website using some of the images provided. Your banner must be 800px in width and no larger than 350px in height. It must include some of the pictures in the zip files that I have provided. I want something bright and colorful for summer, the rest is up to you!

Be sure to keep your banner as a PSD (or whatever format you use for layers) so that you can create the rest of the website as well.

The design itself is up to you. Something simple, professional (please remember, this is for an eye shadow company) and classy, nothing tacky or overboard. Colors, fonts and design will be left up to you! I do prefer that the main banner is only one girl, however.

When you're finished with your design, email it to labels@glamourdolleyes.com. You can enter as many times as you would like. When emailing me, please only send the JPG so that were not sending in a ton of huge PSD files but be sure to keep the PSD just in case you win!

Contest will go on for one month, winner will be announced on June 1st!

Good luck!

Please remember, any images, fonts, shapes, etc you might use must not be copyrighted!

Zip 1, Zip 2, Zip 3, Zip 4!

GOOD LUCK!!

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Scentsy!

I recently became a Scentsy Consultant and I really wanted to share this with you guys. Scentsy is known for its "flameless candles" and they carry over 80 scents and let me tell you, they're DIVINE!

One of the coolest things about Scentsy is that the warmers they carry don't get over body temperature so they're safe to have around little ones. I know that a lot of you have children and even pets and to have something around with a flame or something that gets really hot is very scary for you. Scentsy makes sure that your little ones are safe.

Right now we are having a giveaway through our Facebook Fan Page where any orders for the month of February will be added into a drawing to win a $60 gift certificate to glamourdolleyes.com. All you have to do is place an order through my Scentsy Page and you will be entered and there is no purchase limit.

If you're not sure what scents you would like, I am more than happy to send you a few samples to try out. I know that buying something "smelly" over the internet isn't the best thing so I want to make sure you get the best bang for your buck!

Also, if you spend $30 or more, I will offer you 50% off an item, just send me an email! And last but not least, if you're interested in becoming a consultant, send me a message, I would love to have you on my team!

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Bloggers/Vloggers Needed!!

I am looking for 5 bloggers and/or vloggers with at least 1,000 subscribers or followers to do a review on the new 80s child collection that I will be launching at the end of October/beginning of November. Each blogger/vlogger will receive 2 of the colors in this collection. If you don't follow me on twitter, here is a pic of what this collection:


This collection will introduce 10 affordable shades inspired by your favorite 80s cartoons/shows. Each shadow will come in a 10 gram jar (normal GDE shadows come in a 5 gram jar) and will ONLY be available in full jar. Did I mention they have a pink lid!?

Just a little idea of what is included in this collection, we have Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Barbie, Care Bears, My Little Pony and several more.

If you're interested in doing a review, please send me an email at promos@glamourdolleyes.com. Any comments here or on twitter saying that you're interested will not be considered, so please send me an email. Don't forget to send me a link to your blog/youtube.

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VOTE!!

Thank you to everyone who entered the label contest. I had some GREAT entries and you guys all did a fabulous job! I tried to pick a hand full of ones that I think would fit GDE the best, so if yours wasn't picked, I am incredibly sorry!

Please cast your vote for your favorite one here.

Thank you again!

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Label Contest Update!

I am going to end the label contest a little early because I want to go ahead and order some labels before I plan on doing the transition to give me plenty of time to get things going. I have already received an overwhelming amount of entries that I feel confident enough that GDE's future label will be in the batch I have already received, or one that will be coming in the next few days!

I have changed the deadline until Wednesday October 6th. I know that is a lot shorter than originally planned so I am sorry and I hope everyone had fun with the contest and good luck!

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LABEL DESIGN CONTEST!!!

Glamour Doll is going to be going through a label change in the beginning of 2011. The goal is to make processing time faster for customers so we need a new label design! The winning design will get a $100 gift certificate to glamourdolleyes.com AND a $100 gift certificate to either ulta, sephora or mac (your choice). $200 worth of make up, woohoo!!!

So here is what you have to do. Create a 1 inch label to be put on top of ALL shadow jars. I will need 2 labels, one without a place to put a shadow name and one with a place to put a shadow name, for example:


This is the label we have right now. I have a PSD template that doesn't have a name in it, so that I can just type in the name for any new colors that I create. This label obviously says Glamour Doll Eyes Shadows with a place for the name.

The first label I will need is one that just says Glamour Doll Eye Shadows or Glamour Doll Eyes, I will leave that up to you. Then I need another label that is similar, that has a spot to put the shadow name (like above). Both labels must be cohesive so that they will go together!

I am providing you with a template to use. All designs must reach the black outside line (this is called bleed) but all WORDS or things that will actually be displayed on the inside of the sticker must be inside of the blue line (please remember to remove the blue line before sending me your image).

The design itself is up to you. Something simple, professional (please remember, this is for an eye shadow company) and classy, nothing tacky or overboard. Colors, fonts and design will be left up to you! You can download the template here:

http://glamourdolleyes.com/labeltemplate.psd

When you're finished with your label, email it to labels@glamourdolleyes.com. You can enter as many times as you would like. When emailing me, please only send the JPG so that were not sending in a ton of huge PSD files but be sure to keep the PSD just in case you win!

Contest will go on for one month, winner will be announced on October 24th!

Good luck!

Please remember, any images, fonts, shapes, etc you might use must not be copyrighted!

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