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Shew! It's been a while since I've shown my mug here! I've been pretty busy with life in general, on top of doing the blog thing. It's a lot of work, and mine's not even that complicated, haha. Anyways, the other day, we had 8" of snow fall. I thought it was the perfect opportunity to do an...

Hey ladies and gents, I have a little question! Does anyone know any dupes for the drool-worthy Rockocco l/s? I bought it from a lovely seller a while back and hardly use it because it's my little gem. It's a shade lighter than Russian Red, but it has a more bright appearance as well. The...

Hey guys.. you may have seen me on the FOTD boards, but I have a dilemna! My eyebrows are naturally a few levels darker than my dark ash-blonde hair. A few months back, I colored my hair back to blonde and now, it's lighter and when I don't have mascara or much make-up on.. it looks pretty...

So, I know, I know. Blackheads, several people have them out there. But! I'm a firm believer that I have some of the worst and most stubborn blackheads known to man! It's a hereditary thing to have them all over the nose area and it's starting to drive me nuts! I haven't tried Biore...

Okay, so finally! Here's my actual Halloween night look.. I wanted to be a ventriloquist doll last year, but it didn't end up working out! This year, I managed to throw an outfit together and do the make-up. Luckily, it didn't take 5-6 hours like the sugar skull mask! Face: Revlon...

On Saturday evening, my friends and I went out and saw a showing of Rocky Horror Picture Show in an old theater (which was a TOTAL BLAST!). Since they're college students, we all got decked out and dressed up that night! I was really wanting to do an intricate, real-life take on a Sylvia Ji...

Woo-hoo, Tartan Tale day! Thought it'd only make sense to post this look today! Some of you might of already seen it on the Accidental Beauty site recently as well. I did a guest look for Resha's blog and based it off of the Tartan Tale promotion picture. Now, it doesn't look as identical...

I'm slowly getting used to the fact that my favoritist Pink Opal pigment has been discontinued this year! Does anyone have any ideas for some good dupes? TIA!

I haven't seen anything about this here on Specktra, so I thought I'd pass the word for nail polish junkies everywhere! I was reading up on Lushious Beauty's blog today and came across her recent post on OPI's Texas collection for Spring! photo credits to just nice things Here...

OMG, look at the new formatted Specktra!! This is completely wild to me, haha. Anyways.. here's my very late Leopard Luxe look from the Fabulous Felines collection. I actually did this look a couple weeks ago, but I wanted to get my VV look out first since it's still in the now. I looked...

Hello again! I recently realized I've been a member here on Specktra for just over 5 years now! So.. what else to do but post a dramatic look to say thanks for all the help over the years. I did the look based on a post on Accidental Beauty's blog a week ago, which she used her "My Dark...

Hey guys!! So, again.. thanks for all the love I got on my last 'Cherry Blossoms look'! It's much appreciated. Following that one, I did an extreme interpretation of Camille Rose Garcia's piece, "White Elephant Poison". Now, I realize with how bright my new hair color was at this time.. it...

I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this! But hopefully someone can help me out here.. So, prepare for a short rant. I added a girl on Facebook a while back. I don't know how she came across me, but I befriended her anyways. She invited me to 'like' a group called "Veritas...

Hi again So! I absolutely adore Japanese Cherry Blossoms. I decided to do a look based around a gorgeous photo of them that was more towards an editorial style. Hope you guys enjoy!! Face: Revlon Colorstay in 150 Buff MAC Face & Body in C2 MAC Harmony MAC Refined MSF MAC Invisible Set...

Hey guys! I was wondering if anyone knows what collection this was from or if it was part of the permanent collection at one time! I bought it at a counter in 2007 or earlier. Tried to find it in the gallery of Collections here, but no luck! TIA <3

Hey again! A couple weeks ago I had a photoshoot with my cosmo school to finish up my grades. I had to do some kind of look with the hair, and knowing me, had to go out on the make-up. I get to go choose my photo for my portfolio tomorrow, woot! I'm a little sad my camera's pictures didn't...

Hey guys! Thought I'd start posting some more of my recent looks again! I didn't want to go overboard for the family or anything so I stuck with classic liner, bold brows, and pretty pink lips cheeks: Harmony & Refined MSF eyes: UDPP, Vanilla, Orb, French Grey, Omega, Jane gel liner...

Hey guys! I just graduated from cosmetology school, and I'm doing my first wedding on Saturday. Make-up has ALWAYS been my passion and I'm so excited about it! My question is, what kind of papers do I need to keep/collect as proof for discounts through cosmetic companies? I know about tear...

Hey everyone! I'm just curious who in the forum has a license for the industry and what kind of jobs you've done, or plan to do! Also.. what field/path did you go down? (hair, make-up, nails, esthetics, etc) Thanks ladies and gents! <3

Walgreen's is having a nice 50% off on all Rimmel cosmetics this week so I was wondering if their new Moisture-renewel (correct name?) have that funky smell going on like their normal line of lipsticks? I would love to try a couple of them, but that smell/taste is pretty unappealing IMO! TIA<3