Plastic Venus

Humidity Fighter

Posted by in Makeup

Humidity where I live can reek havoc on your makeup. When I first started wearing makeup I had the embarrassing problem of it melting. Nobody was able to help me, but in the end I got it worked out. Use a foundation primer that’s the same consistency of your foundation. This little trick saved me from looking like I was a snowman a few degrees south of freezing. To be more exact this is what I do. If your foundation is water-based, use a water-based primer. You could also use…read more

Oct.18
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Skateboarding Memories

Posted by in Lifestyle

Ellen O’Neal was one of a group of women that made up the skating scene in the early 70’s. I can remember the old Thrasher magazines and how young women were as much a part of the subculture as boys back in the 60s and 70s, before thugs and corporations took the fun out and made it into a cash cow sport.

Oct.15
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Beautiful Makeup Photos Made Easy (Gallery)

Posted by in Makeup

The biggest issue for me has been trying to figure out how to take decent pictures of my makeup, and almost every picture has turned out horribly. I have learned some tricks, mostly those that include the right lighting. For me this was a big one. Lighting is in most cases the key and it can even be more important that the makeup itself. With natural light, I usually use manual that way I can get more control over the overall way the lighting looks. The thing I need to…read more

Oct.07
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