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increase as well as shine, morning glory. Time to get up (unless you’re sleeping in). I’ve got part two of that photography class today, so I’m gettin’ my breakfast on, doing a quick tons of laundry as well as playing with Tabs for a few minutes before I go.

The class is focussed on what they phone call macro photography — closeup stuff like product shots as well as bees on flowers. yesterday we practiced utilizing a big studio light called a soft box. You’ve most likely seen ’em before on shows like job Runway, however a great deal of blog writers are utilizing them too. They’re tall lamps with a big rectangular shade that provides off a significant amount of diffused light, nearly like having your own miniature sun in the room.

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That reminds me, most likely the two a lot of practical bits of photography recommendations I’ve ever come across are:

Shoot with tons of light from several sources (i.e. have several table lamps, space lights as well as windows open). having several sources of light or reflective surfaces to bounce light around the subject (like white walls, aluminum foil, mirrors, etc.) lessens the shadows that otherwise appear when a single light source is used.

Treppiedi. want to take crisp, sharp pictures? One word: tripod. No matter exactly how consistent I hold my camera, I can’t hold it as consistent as a tripod, as well as cam shake = blur. a lot of point-and-shoot cameras have 2- or 10-second timers. try utilizing your camera’s self-timer with a tripod (here’s a excellent bit one for little cameras), as well as actually bathe your subject in light.

Do you take pleasure in photography? It’s one of my preferred hobbies. digital cameras sure have altered things, haven’t they? just believe — 10 years back we were taking our film to Costco to have it developed!

Anywho, did you have any type of preferred products this week? I fell quite difficult for the Dolce & Gabbana Smooth Eyeshadow Quad in Nude…

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TARTE LOCK & ROLL
CREASELESS EYESHADOW DUOS

Most of my college memories have faded into a fuzzy, frosty haze, however the chaotic mornings I spent rushing to get prepared before early lectures stay fresh, fresh, fresh!

The drill was always the same: after rolling out of bed, I’d pull my hair into a ponytail, get hold of a pair of sunglasses, stuff my makeup bag into my backpack (hoping to get prepared in the girl’s shower room before class), as well as sprint to catch the bus.

If you foresee a likewise stressful routine this fall, believe about streamlining, as well as think about adding the Tarte Lock & Roll Creaseless Eyeshadow Duos ($17 each) to your appeal routine.

With a cream shadow base on one end as well as an eyeshadow rollerball on the other, the nine dual-tipped shimmery shadows work like magic wands in the hurried hands of somebody in a rush. checked out more…

STILA BACKSTAGE
EYE PALETTE

Like the brightest stars on a crystal remove night, the shadows in the new Stila Backstage Eye combination twinkle just a bit brighter than every other autumn product that crossed my path at Sephora yesterday.

Affordable ($28), as well as full of fun colors, Backstage looks charming in its quite purple packaging.

Girls who like brights may like exactly how intense these colors are as well as appreciate the believed that clearly went into choosing the mix of shades.

Backstage’s frosty shadows sure like to shimmer in the light, as well as while I believe frosts like these can be a great deal of fun to play with, these specific ones aren’t the simplest shades to wear. They can be a bit messy.

All six of these shadows feel noticeably loose as well as airy compared to other Stila shadows I’ve tried — like fluffy whipped cream rather than smooth cream cheese (yep, I’m hungry). checked out more…

DOLCE GABBANA
EYESHADOW QUAD IN NUDE

Dolce & Gabbana’s Sicilian lace collection for autumn 2010 doesn’t officially hit counters for a couple a lot more weeks, however if you can’t/don’t want to wait that long, don’t. Feed your requirement for immediate makeup gratification with the Smooth Eyeshadow Quad in nude ($59).

Available now, the quad’s one of two long-term collection products being repromoted in Dolce & Gabbana’s upcoming six-piece autumn release (the other being radiate Lipstick in Perfection).

Can I just state exactly how much I this quad? We’re virtually inseparable, all since of Nude’s four easy-to-wear eyeshadow shades. checked out more…

TARTE
BEAUTY IN A BOX

Wonder twin powers, activate!

Tarte as well as Sephora just recently did just that — activating their question twin makeup powers to type the new appeal in a Box Bronze Smokey Eye set ($45).

The six-piece restricted edition set includes products in bronze, nude as well as purple, with four full-size products (the Lock & Roll Creasless cream shadow as wellas loose Powder in Burnt Bronze, EmphasEYES water resistant Clay Shadow/Liner in Plum, increase & radiate Lip Gloss as well as discolor in Nude, as well as the clean Slate natural deal with Primer) as well as two deluxe minis (Park Ave Princess Mineral Powder Bronzer; as well as Lights, Camera, Splashes water resistant Mascara). checked out more…

BAGNATO E SELVAGGIO
MEGA LAST

These wet n Wild Mega Last Lip color lipsticks sure take me back…

The year: 1991. I’m a sophomore in high school. youngsters are using tacky acid-washed overalls, as well as color Me Badd reigns supreme.

My great good friend Jen as well as I shared a lab table in biology class, as well as we’d begin as well as end every class the exact same way, by applying our preferred wet n Wild lippies.

Those very first generation WNW lipsticks weren’t the biggest (my stomach churns just believing about that artificial increased scent as well as plastic flavor), however they were hella cheap, which was why we always had at least one tube stuffed into our Liz Claiborne bags.

That was a long time ago… A lot’s altered considering that then, however some things stay the same. Jen as well as I still wax philosophic about makeup as well as appeal (although now we do it by blog, e-mail or text), as well as wet n Wild is still a viable drugstore makeup choice for women seeking to save a few bucks. checked out more…

RIMMEL enduring surface PRO
SMALTO PER UNGHIE

Sometimes summertime makes it difficult to dedicate to autumn makeup created to conjure thoughts of autumn leaves, wool scarves as well as boots, in spite of the flourish of autumn collections whispering wonderful nothings in our ears (Chanel, metropolitan Decay, Dior!).

To all the appeal business out there, I’m not rather prepared to shift my makeup gears yet, so please bring on a lot more summer time brights!

Like these five new enduring surface nail shades from Rimmel…

The lively $4 colors hail from their 32-piece enduring surface pro nail Enamel line.

I believe they’re significant for the colors, of course, as well as the large applicator clean that covers a lot of of the nail as well as therefore speeds application. I likewise dig the thin, easy-to-apply texture. checked out more…

YSL TOUCHE ECLAT
RADIANT TOUCH

I’m chalking up my spur-of-the-moment decision to get $40 YSL Touche Eclat to momentary insanity.

I understand a great deal of women vow by the stuff — a flexible liquid deal with product (available in four shades) created to work as a concealer, highlighter, eyeshadow base as well as even a lip primer — however when I tried it for the very first time years ago, I wasn’t wowed.

“I’m older as well as wiser now,” I thought. “Maybe I must provide it one more try.”

Like Mulder from the X-Files, I truly wished to believe. The product’s so prominent that the business states they offer one every 20 seconds worldwide! checked out more…

NARS only YOU
AND lovely LIFE PALETTES

Do you mean Francois Nars was bumping vintage Ace of Base when he named his new autumn lip as well as cheek combination “Beautiful Life”?

I secretly hope so, since even though the song’s hella cheesy, I likewise believe it’s kinda awesome.

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The new NARS lovely Life Lip as well as Cheek ($55) as well as only You Eye as well as Cheek ($65) palettes for fall, offered now on the NARS website, are similarly spectacular (but in a absolutely non-cheesy way). checked out more…

Your friendly community appeal addict,

Karen.