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How-to: Blending

Jan 16, 2007 20:18

Here is a little article I wrote about blending...

Blending

What is it?Blending is the art of mixing different colors (whether still similar in hue or on completely opposite sides of the color wheel) to create a gradient of color, not a muddying mess that obliterates the vibrancy and trueness of the individual colors used to create a particular ( Read more... )

blending, tutorials: techniques

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letbulletsrain January 17 2007, 05:35:28 UTC

"I won't use matte eyeshadows or anything non-mac, I won't line my upper lid 'cause I hate it, and I won't do anything avant garde but all other suggestions are welcome!!!"
I've been watching this community for a while and it seems that you do the same shimmery style quite a lot. I don't know all that much about makeup, but I know what looks good. I haven't noticed any of your pictures referring to a blending style. What's with that?
I've also noticed that you try to do tutorials and instruct everyone else on their eyeshadow looks. Not everybody likes what you do. How many butterflies were murdered in the process of looking so hideous? Simple. Clean. Makeup. Looks best. I don't see why you girls insist on looking like drag queens.

lizwhiz January 17 2007, 17:52:40 UTC

i never mind seeing posts with one distinctive color, but because her article was about blending she felt it was a good idea to justify the idea of blending and why it is useful. i don't see it as something to like... complain and grumble about? why, even in privacy, is there any reason to complain about what she does? i don't think she's doing it to anyone's face but her own, and her opinions and advice are from her point of view but she's hardly pushy about them.

temptalia January 17 2007, 17:29:38 UTC

Actually, I would like to know what's being said. I'm quite curious!

lizwhiz January 17 2007, 17:45:38 UTC

you're the talk of the town babe! :-P

i guess that happens when you're gorgeous.

molyprebe January 17 2007, 18:10:18 UTC

Ignorance is bliss. I've got archives of all AIM and YIM conversations and could easily search through to find days where you were casually mentioned in the topics. But a good point was brought up that that's only feeding into the unnecessary e-drama here, and quite frankly a lot of girls (and like, two guys) are afraid you'll post more often in spite of them.

molyprebe January 17 2007, 18:12:27 UTC

Best recommendation; keep the drama off Eyeshadow Sluts. If you're really curious as to what they're saying, make a post on your private journal for others to comment on (hopefully anonymously, 'cause I know quite a few people who are nice in their comments to you and will say other things on messengers), or even put an open forum on your website.

Otherwise, just keep on doin' what you're doin'; Smile. Blend. Post.

lizwhiz January 17 2007, 17:45:02 UTC

i just don;t get it. what complaints are there to have? maybe she's not into your style but there is more wrong with the comment made than its brassness. if you dont like someone's technique or style, i really don't understand how there is any positive or good way to complain about it. because its needless and pointless. why not just keep posting the looks you like, give her feedback if you have anything constructive to say, and go on your way? i know i haven't been here very long but i really can't think of how any of the complaints or griping are at all justifiable.

what is there to applaud? frankly it doesn't take any positive character trait that i can think of to randomly tell someone you hate what they do to their own face for no reason and with no constructive cause or purpose.

molyprebe January 17 2007, 18:04:32 UTC

You don't get what complaints there are because you're not on their side of things. I could argue this to death but there's never going to be any justification to the remarks to you.

I've known letbulletsrain for a long time and she really is one of the sweetest girls I do know, but she's also opinionated and not afraid to express her opinion.

And I still applaud her for being able to tell temptalia exactly what she thinks of the make-up. Again, I still think it could've been done better, but she's not afraid to speak her mind. There may be no reason or cause to you, but there is to me, herself, and anyone else who understands her opinion ( ... )

cyanidewine January 17 2007, 18:43:53 UTC

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my old high school friends found this community through me, but they won't join the community (because none of them have digital cameras) and I'm not trying to start a list or try to draw up proof that people don't like you, Temptalia, but molyprebe is right ( ... )

molyprebe January 17 2007, 19:00:23 UTC

Dude. Sliced bread is secks. Saves me a good minute of trying to cut my own without sqaushing the loaf when I want toast. But what can I possibly expect from a Coke-whore? ;]

cyanidewine January 17 2007, 19:05:21 UTC

savagely ripping chunks of bread is the way to go!

lizwhiz January 17 2007, 20:53:02 UTC

"True, she didn't have to blatantly state her opinion, but isn't that good sometime?
I don't know about anyone else, and I know this is just me personally, but sometimes I think its better to be honest than lie through your teeth.
I don't know, I guess, I like criticism, constructive, or harsh..because I know its their opinion, and I can take it however I want, maybe learn something from it, maybe not."There is a difference between lying and keeping your mouth shut ( ... )

lizwhiz January 17 2007, 20:44:20 UTC

it's not about not understanding someone's opinion. that part is simple. you people have different tastes, who cares? what i don't understand is how her style being different than yours can be so weirdly offensive that it actually bothers you.

i don't care what they think of her makeup. what i find pretty immature and odd is having these feelings about someone on a makeup community actually drive you to the point of reacting with offense or disdain.

Honestly, there are plenty of people here whose eye shadow I don't love, at all, but I don't get pissed off or annoyed when they post. And it doesn't bother me when other people rave about them or ask them about it.

I can see disliking someone's style... I just don't see why in this case that had to, for no discernible reason, evolve into a complete distaste for that person in general.

cyanidewine January 18 2007, 03:45:01 UTC

I'm really not trying to be offensive in saying this, but I noticed you're the only person defending her, someone else might've said something farther up, and I'm not trying to say anything like "HAHA no one's defending her ( ... )

lizwhiz January 18 2007, 04:32:05 UTC

Honestly I would have let it go except I find it so odd that people would jump out to defend a comment like that. She basically called half the people on here drag queen wannabes and bitched Christine out for no reason, and people come up like she's a great person for telling Christine what she really feels. Why is it admirable that she gets pissed off to the point of throwing insults based on someone else's makeup? Christine posts a lot but there are plenty of other people who post just about every day ( ... )

cyanidewine January 18 2007, 06:26:25 UTC

haha, I'm honestly exhausted from all of this ( ... )

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