they did it!! they did the bare minimum of what people have been yelling at them for in the Instagram comments!! I’m still kinda mad at them though so.
Apparently, glossier brought back their original balm dot com formula?? I ordered one and I’m going to compare it to the old original formula.
arapaima, river giant.
2023 / 24” x 24” / acrylic and glitter on canvas
arapaimas are some of the largest freshwater fish in the world. this is based off a photo I took in the Tennessee aquarium. this is a painting in inverse, meaning the white is shadow and the dark areas are light.
And with some horrible procreate skills, here’s what it “should look like” with the shadows being dark and the highlights being light:
i did my best don’t bully me I’m bad at digital editing
This product looks interesting. I haven’t looked super far into it since I’m not at a point with any skin conditions where I want to use a retinol or retinol-like product like this contains. However, I have had an eye on DAMDAM since they entered Sephora so I’ll keep looking into this brand. I really like the aesthetics of this brand.
Glossier Invisible Shield Priming SPF 50
Yayyyyyy it’s another sunscreennnnnnnnnnnnn ugh. I’m so sunscreened out. Maybe it’s because I can’t use many sunscreens but I am tired of sunscreen. Anyway, this product looks fine. It uses chemical sunscreen so it *should* appear clear on the skin and not give the type of finish a mineral sunscreen would. I personally can’t use chemical sunscreens, I’ve had a reaction to most chemical sunscreen ingredients, so I’m just talking about this one but I couldn’t use it. Nor want to. I’m a bit tired of Glossier.
There will probably be a lull in new releases now that the Sephora sale is done, so I’ll keep an eye on products I think are interesting and talk about those.
[Image Description: The image depicts a still life painting of a tea set, rendered in a modern, impressionistic style with visible brush strokes. In the center of the composition lies a glass teapot with a yellow and red design and a translucent appearance, casting a shadow to the left. To the lower left of the pitcher sits a glass tea cup, echoing the yellow and red color scheme, with a shadow cast to the lower left. A metal teaspoon with an ornate handle rests to the right of the pitcher, with reflections suggesting a shiny surface, and its shadow extends to the lower left. All objects are placed on a pale blue surface, seemingly in natural light, with a small yellow tea bag string tag positioned in the upper right corner of the image.]
My summer makeup routine is quite simple, mainly because I live in the humidity equivalent of a rice cooker. I deal with high humidity and high temperatures all summer long and most of the time, the makeup is just there to make me feel a little more pulled together. So here’s what I use.
Depending on the day, I will or won’t let this concealer with a powder. Some days I don’t and the concealer sets on it’s own beautifully, and some days I do since it’s so moist outside that if I don’t it will just come off my face. A matte concealer works to counteract the sweating and humidity that I deal with. If you are looking to emulate this, I would definitely suggest a thin, matte concealer, that way when you do sweat and if the makeup gets broken up, it’s not in thick layers on your skin. The name of the game is thin layers that don’t weigh down your skin.
Highlight – Tower 28 Beauty SuperDew No Shimmer Highlight
I am not a massive fan of powder highlight unless I’m going to be photographed, so I like having a “wet” highlight. This one doesn’t clog my pores or irritate my skin, so that’s why I pick this one. If I get sweaty, the highlight pulls together the (un)intentional dewy look. You’ve just gotta work with the sweat if you live where I do. This highlight looks the most natural on me while still being noticeable. The name of the game with wet highlights is not being able to feel them once they’re applied.
Mascara – elf cosmetics lash ‘n’ roll mascara
Mascara pulls my looks together for me; if I only want to wear one bit of makeup, it’ll usually be mascara. This one is affordable for me, doesn’t irritate my eyes, and wears well. I haven’t had issues with humidity effecting the mascara beyond drooping the eyelashes. I personally go for a more natural lash look without clumping and with tapered length effects on the lashes.
Shimmer eyeshadow – colourpop shadow palettes
I just like shimmer eyeshadow. I go for chunky almost glittery eyeshadows, which make an illusion of moisturized skin from a distance. This is a way to get a ‘wet’ look without actually having sticky eyelids. I like colourpop (eye)shadow a lot, it’s never irritated my eyes or skin, and it’s affordable for me. I reach for Deja Brew in the summer a lot and Petals en Pointe in the winter. I really like one color all over the lid and blended out and these are good for me to do that. You can use literally any eyeshadow though. I would stress having one that you know doesn’t irritate your eyes so that if any sweat gets into your eyes, you can naturally cry/rinse it out with limited irritation.
Matte Lipstick – merit signature lipstick
Soft matte lips are low maintenance and flattering. I personally don’t wear nude lips or natural-coloured lipsticks since I find my lips to be pigmented enough as they are. I’ll normally wear coloured lips if it’s something like a red. The right soft matte lip will feel like nothing on the lips and wear down better than a balmy formula. It also eliminates any stickiness on your lips that may cling to hair or add more weight to your face when your sweating. The soft matte lip isn’t the 2016 caked on matte lipstick, instead it’s a thin layer of matte lipstick or a thin layer of blotted off satin lipstick. This leaves a barely-there feeling while having pigment on your lips.
If you do want that extra slip on your lips, I would still suggest wearing something lighter than a lip gloss. You totally can if that’s what you’re used to, but I find that lip oils and balms tend to be lighter and less sticky. Shade Slick has no fragrance and very flattering shades while the Flush Balm also has no fragrance and has a comfortable balm slip to it. It’s just whichever you prefer. It totally does not have to be these lips that I mentioned; Burts Bees has a really nice tinted lip balm, the drug store has some great lip oils now, and you can even just get a matte lipstick and layer on a little balm on top for the same look.
Overall, this look is just meant to be a little bit more than nothing. It’s for the days where you do want to wear something, but you don’t want to have to lock it down like drag makeup to keep it in place. An aspect of this routine is that it will wear off, just evenly wearing off. Feel free to take this routine and make it your own with what you prefer/what works best for you, and let me know if there are any summer products you swear by.
the fenty beauty by rihanna soft’lit naturally luminous hydrating longwear foundation ✨ available in 50 shades with a medium-coverage natural-finish liquid formula meant to be hydrating, waterproof, and long-wear.
I have been so depressed lately I haven’t been able to post any sturgeons but I saw this on the Great Lakes aquarium Instagram his name is CRACKERS he is a BELUGA STURGEON they are TARGET TRAINING HIM so that he can eventually enter a sling comfortably to get his checkups!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HE IS A HOOP GENIUS!!!! GENUIS AT GOING THROUGH A HOOP!!!!!!!!