ballz to the face

on any given day at my work, i look pretty worn out and bleh. some might say i have a hobo-esque quality to my outfits cuz i'm not much of a "dress up for work" kinda gal. i prefer using the few extra minutes in the morning with my dogs or to slam down that snooze button on my alarm clock JUST-ONE-LAST-TIME. looking runway ready is the LAST thing on my mind. besides, my line of work and the way i work requires comfy clothes, a pony tail, and a lot of coffee...make up and all that jazz just don't work for me when i work. besides, i wouldn't know what to do with my face anyways.

but recently, i found myself in a "make up for beginners" class taught by my engagement/wedding make up artist. i really wanted to support her cuz she's so good. besides, WHY NOT?!?! at my ripe old age of eighteen :0 , i really wanted to learn how to apply more stuff on my face than just eyeliner and lipstick. anyways, the class was super informative and highly inspirational. soon afterwards, i began jocking beauty products like an obsessed freak. OBSESSED.

the first product i started obsessing about was guerlain's meteorites. there are three shades and i bought the medium one, the teint beige. i felt an unexplainable attraction to their ballz.

[informational blurb] guerlain is a french perfume house that was founded in 1828 and was recently acquired by LVMH (aka louis vuitton moet hennessy, a luxury goods monster company that controls a lot of name brands out there like louis vuitton, marc jacobs, fendi, SEPHORA, etc...). it is a rather respected perfume and make up brand because of its long history and reputation.

beautiful, beautiful packaging. the thin embossed tin container is so freaking cute! i swear i thought about it for weeks and weeks before i ended up getting it since it was rather expensive and not quite justifiable for a makeup newb. but i loved that container and those dang ballz so much.....

anyways, people use these meteorites in different ways. some use it as a highlighter, some as an all over face powder which is how i prefer to use it. i just get a super fluffy powder brush and swish it around these ballz and then brush the powder over my face after my foundation. there's a slight glowy effect and if i stare into my 10x magnifying mirror, i can see a bit of shimmer. do i look magically gorgeous? no. but it sure is fun to swish that powder brush!

[informational blurb] each ball serves a purpose to cancel out discoloration in skin tone, reflect light, or add warmth. personally, i just love the floral scent, kinda like hugging an old white grandma.

so was the price justifiable? hmmm, probably not. but i like it and there are no retail regrets with this one.

happy berfday charlie brown!!

totally dressed to party with his homemade party hat, minus the fallen bow tie.

my little beagle turned 3 yesterday. in dog years, he can legally drink and find himself a whore, but in my household, he just gets a little doggy berfday cake...a carrot/apple sauce birthday cake with cream cheese/apple sauce frosting to be exact. sounds yum enough right?

it was an easy batter and didn't take much effort, especially with my handy dandy kitchenaid mixer. 1/2 hour later, it was out of the oven and onto a rack to be cooled off while charlie and my other two dogs circled around me like vultures in the kitchen.

once frosted, i decorated the cake with a simple number 3 in carrot slivers for charlie's new age. i would have been more creative with my cake decorations if time permitted, but i had humans to feed as well. since the dogs get homemade cake, the humans got prime rib, cheesy smashed potatoes, garlic spinach, and tomato pine nuts salad with a balsamic vinaigrette for dinner. crazy yummy if i must say so myself. it IS a party after all.

after the humans ate and our bellies bulged unattractively with the grub, it was time to slice into the cake! the anticipation must have slayed my furry buddies...one by one. *wimper* charlie was so excited, he started shmeeing (this noise he makes through his nose. rather annoying actually...thank god he's cute!).

"drop it momma...please?"

he was smacking his beagle lips as i took my pics. give me a sec charlie! sheesh!

but his excitement built into an unbearable surge of energy (and defiance) because he sprung up to snatch the piece of cake out of my hands and gobbled it as quickly as he could, smacking his lips furiously as i watched in surprise. then i remembered it was his berfday after all so all was forgiven...dang dog.

of course lucy and bronx got to share in the cake eating as well and they LOVED it. ok, so i know dogs will eat anything, but i really think they were particularly excited about this cake based on their frenzied behavior after their first bites...it must be good right?! right.

it was good times and i look forward to baking many, many more berfday cakes for my sweet pups. happy birthday charlie brown!