Mascara, 'Scara and MORE Scara

Hey wonderful, beautiful amazing readers.

1st off wow thank you to everyone that views my blog. I have people from ALL over the world. For some reason a LOT of people in Russia, which hey I love all of you too!!

Ok on to the mascara and the makeup.

For those of you that don't really know me, I am in LOVE with Mascara!! I love my eye lashes (yes I was blessed enough to have really long lashes (thanx to Mom & Dad)). Which is a good thing, because really I am not very good at putting false lashes on. :\

So I have always loved L'Oreal Mascara, and don't get me wrong I still totally do and still will use them. But where I am in my life (area wise) the only L'Oreal they have is on the expensive side, like its top of the line (which really it is in my book haha). But when I say expensive I'm talking Lancome expensive, ya dig?

So I decided to try Golden Rose, which if you haven't heard of you should click their name and go to their website, find our where you can buy it. I know they sell it in Turkey and where I live, but not sure where else. So I got like 4 different kinds of mascara cause they were cheap. Then they gave me a free one (different kind) for buying so many products. And let me tell you, BAYBY this was the best thing I ever bought!! These mascaras have L'Oreal beat. My lashes are touching my eye brows LOL!

Another thing about me, I can put alllll my makeup on in mmm lets say 10 min (for a regular day of makeup), but when ever it came to my lashes it takes me for ever because I'm SOOOO picky and I love full lashes. But while in Makeup school I learned probably the BEST trick you can know in the industry.

Sure contouring and highlighting, yes these are very important, but this here secret is by far the most useful and smart technique.

Haha, what is the secret? To hire me to do your makeup for your special occasions of course :). Hire me and I will not only DO this secrect on you but I will TELL you how to do it.

Ok, Ok I will tell you. This was taught to me by Robert Jones, Thank you Mr. Jones you made my life and make up application faster and well more beautiful!

Step one - After you put your mid tone curl your lashes, (which I thought I was the only one that did it this way but Mr. Jones does it this way also). No one wants a 'CRIMPED' eye lash right? I want a nice flowing curl. So start at the root of the lash, careful not to pinch your skin, LIGHTLY press a couple times, pull the lash curler out just a bit and repeat the process all the way to the tips of your lashes (so about 3-4 times). You should find a nice curl instead a 'crimp'.

*Note: Ok if you forget step one, which sometimes when I'm in a hurry I do, DO NOT DO THIS AFTER YOU HAVE PUT MASCARA ON. When you do, it not only takes some of your 'scara off but it breaks your lashes.

Step two - Put one thin layer of mascara (waterproof will hold the curl better) on your upper lashes, I like to use the new plastic applicators that are really popular right now. I like to put a SUPPER thin coat on the  bottom lashes cause, well my bottom lashes are not very full or long.

Step three - Finish your shadow, then add another layer of mascara to your top lashes, using a DIFFERENT type of 'scara  different, brand, different applicator which ever, just use a different one. Ok again I like to put a SUPPER thin coat on my lashes.

Step four - Add your blush and maybe some cheek contouring, then add a third and final layer of 'scara. Again using a different type of applicator.

And there you have it your perfect lashes.

The key here is to have your 'scara dry between each layer, so weather you are putting on blush or lipstick, finishing your shadow or doing your hair just make sure you give your 'scara time to dry. This will give you a more full and B-E-A-Utiful lash.

I hope you love your lashes as much as I do! post me before and after pics of how your lashes turned out, I will do a gift for the best lashes, so post by 7 Sep 2012 (my BDAY!). You can click on the brand names above and it will take you to websites.

From Golden Rose I used so far and love:
Cat Walk - its in an orange tube and has a plastic tip, with like 4 circles instead of it being "straight"
Mascara Volume - Thickening Mascara with Provitamin - reg thin black tube
Wonderful Lash - 12x Colume and Lash Life - this is very WET so I used it for my Second layer

From L'Oreal I love:
*Extra Volume Collagene - which I think they only have this in the UK areas
*Architecte 4 D, which again I think only in the UK BUT I am pretty sure its the same as Voluminous False Fiber Lashes
*Voluminous (original) My cousin Cari got me HOOKED on this probably in 2002 or 2003, been usin it ever since!

I hope that you all have a long beautiful life just like your long beautiful lashes. 

Remember post me before and after pics by Sep 7 and I will mail a prize :)

Love Always your fav Lady,

Jooa'anna Gypsy

XOXO

Dinner with Sandy

Today ( well actually I started this blog & forgot to finish it so it was a week ago today) Sandy and I made homemade enchiladas and spanish rice with strawberry shortcake for dessert. MMMM MMM MM thats all I can say! it was reallllly Yummmmmy!

Many thanx goes out to all of the Mexican families I grew up around. Learning all your recipes and tricks (glad to grow up in Cali).

There are tons of recipes out there. I do mine by taste and memory. If you want the recipe comment below and I will post it.

While dinner was cooking I straightened Sandy's hair and we watched "Love and Basketball", one of my all time faaavvorite movies! 

Hope you have a fantastic Day, and if your not having one go have some Fantastic food!!

Love your Favorite Lady,

Jooa'anna Gypsy

XOXO

No Taxes No Fees but for what price?

America, America!!!! how I miss thee. 

You charge me taxes on everything;

My food, my land, and even my blood;

Even when there is fire, wind or flood;

But I thank you, and this is true;

For these taxes are not in vain;

You make my life simple;

Easier to maintain.

Here,  there;

Days, Weeks, Months;

If your lucky;

For one simple form;

Not one, Not two but a billion different man;

The time it takes I just dont understand.

Things so simple, things so clear;

I might go crazy;

This I fear;

For the simplicity of America, they do not have hear.

Listen to me when I say;

For I am thankful everyday.

An American I am;

I stand true and strong;

For an American I am, all my life long.

New Make up on the way

Hey everyone, I have a lot of new make-up on the way. (InshAllah) I really cant wait. I want to start to review more makeup for you all. Right now I only have a few different brands of makeup that im sure most of you have already tried.


I would love to branch out and use other brands like:


Aromaleigh
luminessair - Airbrush system you can find a starter kit by clicking on this link ~~> Luminess Airbrush Makeup Starter Kit
Bourjois
Inglot
Lord and Berry
Illamasqua
Magnolia
Sleek makeup
Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics


Just to name some of the brands out there that I would love to try. Some Im not sure where to even find them. If you know please comment and let me know.


I would love to go to some Makeup Forever or MAC week classes.


If you know of any other brands out there, or have any that you really love and want to recommend to me, comment below and I will try my best to do a blog on them.

Until next time, Stay beautiful, stay healthy and most of all stay happy.

Your Favorite Lady,

Jooa-anna Gypsy

XOXO

Friends + Bowling + ice cream = GOOD TIMES ;)

On Thursday  night I went bowling with Omer, Sandy and Danny (Sandy's little brother aka my BFF HAHA) It was fun. We only bowled one round because Omer wasn't too excited about it. It was a small place but fun none the less. I wore 1/2 size to small shoe size because my size shoes were NASTY! my poor cramped feet. They survived tho.

Sandy Smiling Pretty

Danny doin the . . . hmm well something haha

GOO OMER. .. hmm he missed . . lol

Hi Omer, Better luck next time

NIIICEE form Nancy ;) 

I will take the orange ball

Look, its the same size as my head

Me and Sandy

Me and Omer

Me and my BFF Danny ;) 

Looks good right? WRONG I'm PREEEETY sure I missed everything on this. I had them all convinced i was REALLY good at bowling! LOL. . Little did they realize I SUCK!! LOL

Danny pullin up his pants prior to the "drop" (HAHA)

After the Bowling match we went to Abu Afif for ice cream. I was laughing SOOOO hard, it was one of those from-the-belly-can-barley-breath-so-i-snorted kind of laughs. Both Danny and me we dying because we thought we heard Sandy say something else then what was really said.  .LOL was HILARIOUS.

I hope you like my pictures and fun times . .

Till next time, go for a round of Bowling, reach out to your friends and family. Stop being serious for a moment and relax. have some ice cream and kick your feet up.

Love your fav Lady -

Jooa'anna Gypsy

XOXO

Tigers Voyage

For those of you that have never heard of the "Tigers Curse" books, you need to look them up. They are very good and addicting. If you know me at all you know that I don't like reading very much. Well thanx to the Big Sis, Sumer-->  I love reading now and use her Nook account and read her books she recommends to me. I have read 3 books in about 3 months which is amazingly great for me. I am almost done with the 3rd book, I will finish tonight!  I have the Nook app on my iPad and on my Samsung Note. So I read where ever I am waiting. Which here in Iraq its EVERYWHERE!! :)

Right now I am reading "Tigers Voyage" which is the 3rd book of the series. Its about a girl befriends a White tiger (WT), turns out the tiger is really a Indian prince that was cursed over 300 years ago. The girl commits to helping break the curse. Turns out there is a brother a black tiger (BT). Girl falls in love with WT helps fight bad guys. WT gets captured BT comforts girl. Girl kinda starts to like BT, then WT is found but has no memory of her. Decides to date BT then right when all is finally going really good, WT gets his memory of girl back. Now its complicated with her love life. All the while they are fighting bad guys, and spirits with Hindi Goddesses and myths, legends and curses, dragons, mythical creatures deep sea adventures so on and on . . thats the just of what happens missing a few minor details (HAHA) needless to say its reallllly good .. check it out. Take your mind on a trip through your imagination. 

Thats why I love reading now cause I can make these characters look how I want them to look. When I read the twilight series I pictured all my characters way more beautiful then on the movie. I did NOT like the movies at all. of course there was so much left out and of course the people didn't look anything like what i wanted them to :) 



Anyways hope you take my advice and give your mind a vacation from the real world. 

'Till next time ~ Much love, respect and imagination,

XOXO

Mmmmmm late night drink

@ Second Cup, Erbil with who other then sir Omer :)

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