Exercise Room finally in order!

Some of you know I'm an exercise nut and health freak...some of you don't. We had a very busy weekend. We spent a lot of time finishing up some decorating and organizing the house. We have an extra bedroom with our new place and since moving in, it has been the junk room for things we just had no idea what to do with. We tackled it and turned it in to an exercise room.Yay! Will also be great for dance practice. :-)
I just realized the only things missing from the room are our stability balls. They're still hanging out in the garage.

So this is what the room looks like.

 Weight bench in far right corner, used for chest presses/flies, hamstring curls and quad extensions. It can also be used for other things but that's usually what I do with it. We got some padding to put under the rug for extra cushion when doing floor work.

 Mini stepper on the left, weight tower and other free weights on the right. I wanted the candle screen in here for my light exercise days of doing yoga and stretching. The LED candles add more calm and sereneness to yoga workouts for me. LOVE!

 Closet doors were taken off to make extra room and make it easier to access the floor mats, steps, barbells, plates and resistance bands.

 We put padding down to protect the wood floors from the equipment. I will be making and putting up curtains over the closet to make it look better. There's still some random stuff on the top shelf. I will also be using this room for sewing once I get a better sewing table. I also use this closet to hang dry some clothes which is why there's a bunch of hangers.

 Computer used to play my workout DVD's, music and Netflix. I'm looking for a real desk (probably small corner style) to replace the crappy table.

Shot of this side of the room so you can get a feel for how it is set up.

So now that everything is in order, I can get back to posting my workouts for you guys and girls who are interested. I have been working out regularly but it's mostly been the same routine since all my stuff was buried in the garage. It's quite amusing as most people assume the workout stuff is my husband's, but it's all MINE. :-) He does use it but it took me years of harassing to get him to join me. Now he's a Cathe addict like I am!

I know a lot of you appreciate my workout posts and a good lot of you don't. So I was wondering what you think about me creating a separate blog specifically for health/fitness? Lemme know as it would be easy to make a new blog and post there instead of here, if too many people don't want it here with my beauty posts.

~BLIX

Coral, Pink & Plum Makeup look with Morgana Cryptoria

This look is from yesterday. I wanted to do something bright and more girlie so I wore a few shades I hadn't tried yet. I used Mordred for my eyebrows to do something different. It's too shiny! I don't like it for my brows. But ya never know until you try.

 

Eyes (all applied in this order):

Chafing Relief Powder-Gel (applied to upper lid, blending in gently with ring finger) 

Detrivore Eye Primer (applied all around the eyes patting then rubbing in gently with ring finger)

Morgana - LE #5 (applied under brow with MAC 217 by patting, sweeping and blending downward) 

Morgana - Druscilla's Sister (applied to outer half of upper eye area with MAC 239 by patting/sweeping)

Morgana - Coraline (applied to inner half of upper eye area with MAC 239 by patting/sweeping)

Morgana - Mutiny (applied to outer V with MAC 217 by lightly patting)

Morgana - Zaria (applied to inner corner/V with MAC 228 by patting)

Morgana - Fortress (applied to lower lash line with MAC 228)

Kryolan Aqua Color liner - black (applied wet with water, using MAC 210 on upper lash line winging outward)
NYX Jumbo Pencil in White (applied to water line with MAC 210)
Cover Girl Volume exact mascara in Very Black (upper lashes)

Eyebrows: Morgana - Mordred (applied with MAC 266)

Lips: NYX lip liner pencil in Prune

Avon Ultra Color Rich Lipstick in Oxford Wine (blotted)

Face: Skin MD Shielding lotion
Physicians Formula Healthy Wear SPF 50 Powder in Translucent Light (applied using a flocked sponge by patting then blending) 

AL rocks! Sonic rouge - Firewoman (applied to cheeks with a small angled blush brush) 

 

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Gold, Copper, Orange & Plum + Glitter Makeup look with Morgana Cryptoria

 

 

 

 

 OMG...glitter!!!

 

 

Eyes (all applied in this order):

Chafing Relief Powder-Gel (applied to upper lid, blending in gently with ring finger) 

Detrivore Eye Primer (applied all around the eyes patting then rubbing in gently with ring finger)

Morgana - LE #5 (applied under brow with MAC 217 by patting, sweeping and blending downward) 

Morgana - Cryptic (applied to outer V with MAC 217 by patting then sweeping inward)

Morgana - Grog Blossom (applied to upper lid with MAC 239 by patting/sweeping outward)

Morgana - Golden Peach (applied to inner corner with MAC 228 by patting)

Morgana - Drafty Castle (applied to lower lash line with MAC 266)

Morgana Glitter - Embers (mixed with Graftobian Glitter Glue and applied to outer lower lash line and winging outward)

Kryolan Aqua Color liner - black (applied wet with water, using MAC 210 on upper lash line winging outward)
Ardell 113 lashes

Eyebrows: Ardell eyebrow powder in soft black (applied with MAC 266)

Lips: Avon Onyx Luster Tri-Lip Gloss - Peach Sparkle

Face: Skin MD Shielding lotion
Physicians Formula Healthy Wear SPF 50 Powder in Translucent Light (applied using a flocked sponge by patting then blending) 

 

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Soft Makeup look with Aromaleigh

These pics were taken at the end of the day after wearing for a few hours running errands and hanging out with Elizabeth. :-)

 

Eyes (all applied in this order):
Chafing Relief Powder-Gel (applied all around the eyes, blending in gently with ring finger)

Detrivore Eye Primer (applied all around the eyes, blending in gently with ring finger) 

AL - Snow (applied under brow with MAC 217 by patting, sweeping and blending downward)

AL - Rule Forty Two (applied to outer V and crease with MAC 239 by patting/sweeping and lower lash line with MAC 228)

AL - Pool Of Tears (applied to upper lid with MAC 239 by patting)

AL - Snow (applied to inner V with MAC 228 by patting)

Sugarpill - Bulletproof (applied lightly to outer V with MAC 239 by patting/sweeping)
Avon GLIMMERSTICKS Diamonds Eye Liner - Twilight Twinkle (applied to upper lash line)

Cover Girl Volume exact mascara in Very Black (lower lashes)

Ardell 118 lashes

Eyebrows: Ardell eyebrow powder in soft black (applied with MAC 266)

Lips: Chapstick

 

Face: Skin MD Shielding lotion
Physicians Formula Healthy Wear SPF 50 Powder in Translucent Light (applied using a flocked sponge by patting then blending)
AL You're a Doll! Gothic Lolita Rouge in Dolly (applied to cheeks with a small angled blush brush)

Simple Turquoise Glitter Liner Makeup look

Been very busy with work so I'm behind on blogging and reading your blogs.  I have three looks to post so I'm going to get them posted and make time to read!
As I said, this look is very simple. I'm basically just wearing foundation powder, filled in my brows (with brown instead of black), lipgloss and liner. This is the kind of look I might wear if I don't have much time, but still want to have a little something extra with colour and sparkle. :-) It's more fun than just plain ol' lipgloss and mascara. This is very toned down for me. 

Eyes:

elf  Essentials Shimmer Eyeliner Pencil - Twinkle Teal (applied to upper lash line making it thicker towards the outer corner then taper to a short wing)

elf  Essentials Shimmer Eyeliner Pencil - Grassy Green (applied lightly to lower lash line)

Collection 2000 Glam Crystals Dazzling Gel Liner - Pow! (applied on top of Twinkle Teal)

Eyebrows: BFTE - Chocolate (applied with MAC 266)

Lips: Avon Glazewear Lipgloss in Brown Sugar

Face: Skin MD Shielding lotion 

e.l.f. Studio SPF 45 Sunscreen UVA/UVB Protection (this stuff is a tad too dark for me so I think I'll only use it in the summer time for more colour)

Nude, Black & Purple Makeup look with Fyrrinae

This look I wore yesterday. WTH, that sounded like something Yoda would say..."How feel you, hmmmm?".

I don't think Equality is normally described as a nude colour, but it looks like a crazy sparkly nude to me...and on me. *shrugs* 

I wanted to do a tutorial for this but I just didn't have enough time. I really love this look. It's so much more sparkly in person too!

 

 

 

 

Eyes (all applied in this order):
Chafing Relief Powder-Gel (applied to upper lid, blending in gently with ring finger)

Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy (applied all around the eyes, rubbing in gently with ring finger)

TKB - Pearl White (applied under brow with MAC 217 by patting, sweeping and blending downward) 

Fyrinnae - Equality (applied to upper lid and crease with MAC 239 by patting and sweeping lightly upward)

Fyrinnae - Immortality (applied to outer V with MAC 228 by patting and sweeping into the crease)

Fyrinnae - Sequined Master (applied to lower lash line with MAC 266 and sweeping out to form a wing)

TKB - Purple Sparks (applied to inner corner/V with MAC 228 by patting)

Kryolan Aqua color Liner - black (applied wet with water, using MAC 210 on upper lash line and extending out)

NYX Jumbo Pencil in White (applied to water line with MAC 210)

Ardell Lashes #113

Eyebrows: Ardell eyebrow powder in soft black (applied with MAC 266)

Lips: Avon Glazewear Lipgloss in Rave

Face: Skin MD Shielding lotion
Physicians Formula Healthy Wear SPF 50 Powder in Translucent Light (applied using a flocked sponge by patting then blending) 

AL You're a Doll! Gothic Lolita Rouge in Dolly (applied to cheeks with a small angled blush brush) 

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Orange, Pink, Purple & Blue Makeup look/Tutorial with Morgana Cryptoria

Sooooo I curled my hair again. This time it turned out crazy curly and BIG. I looked like the 80's came and attacked me! So I took some leave-in hair creme and conditioner to smooth it out and tame it. For the shorter layers on the top half of my head, the left side looked more like 20's finger waves while the right side was just BIG. When I first took the curlers out and ran my fingers through my hair...I started laughing! I looked insane! My hair had so much volume it was sticking about 4 inches off of my head.  I have no idea why that happened but I'm diggin' the finger waves for sure! Still is much more curly this time but it's still fun...after I tamed it. :-)

Here's the super colourful look and tutorial for ya!

 

 

 

 

Click below for the Tutorial:

Gold, Orange, Blue & Copper Makeup look with 88 Tropical Shimmer Palette

This is a very rushed look. I only had about 20 minutes and thought I'd use the Tropical Shimmer Palette. I also picked out colours and combined them in a way I normally wouldn't. I don't think I like this look very much. It's not really "me". But I wanted to share it with you anyway. My husband didn't like it much either. While he prefers me without makeup, when I do wear it, he likes the more dark, vibrant looks with dark red lipstick. :-)

Oh, I also made my crease lower than it really is to try something diffferent (this is the 2nd time trying it). I have 2 distinct lines on my lids (or wrinkles I guess you could say), one for the actual crease and one that is about 3-4 mm below it, so I suppose I could use either wrinkle/line/crease for different looks. I'm always thinking of trying something new and doing this opens up a lot more area to play with crease ideas (yeah, like my eye area isn't huge enough as it is!). :-)   Have you ever tried making your crease higher or lower than it really is? I've done it higher a few times especially for the cut crease look, but recently thought of making it lower to open up the upper part of my eyes. What do you think?

 

 

 

 

 

88 Tropical Shimmer Palette Chart (I made this one too!)

#59 is awesome! It's a vibrant orange with a gold sheen. I love it!

Eyes:

Chafing Relief Powder-Gel (applied to upper lid, blending in gently with ring finger) 

Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy (applied all around the eyes patting then rubbing in gently with ring finger)

Tropical Palette - 1 (applied under brow with MAC 217 by patting, sweeping and blending downward) 

Tropical Palette - 67 (applied to lid with MAC 239 by patting/sweeping) 

Tropical Palette - 24 (applied to inner corner with MAC 228 by patting)

Tropical Palette - 59 (applied to lower lash line with MAC 228 and crease and outer V with MAC 239 by patting/sweeping)

Tropical Palette - 83 (applied to outer V with MAC 217 by patting)

NYX Candy Glitter Liner - Gold (applied to lower inner V by swiping it on)
Mehron Paradise Metallic Palette - Copper (applied wet with water to upper lash line and extending out, using MAC 210)
Cover Girl Volume exact mascara in Very Black (upper lashes)

Eyebrows: Ardell eyebrow powder in soft black (applied with MAC 266)

Lips: Crap...I don't remember which Milani 3D Glamour Gloss this was...sorry!

Face: Skin MD Shielding lotion
Physicians Formula Healthy Wear SPF 50 Powder in Translucent Light (applied using a flocked sponge by patting then blending) 

 Didn't have time for blush!

 

 You can get the palette from here: http://www.bhcosmetics.com/products/88-Color-Tropical-Shimmer-Eyeshadow-Palette/ 

Metallic Olive Green Liner + Dark Red Lips Makeup look with Morgana Cryptoria

I played with my hair a bit and went to sleep with rollers in damp hair. I never really do my hair. I'm seriously lazy about it. I dye my roots once in a while, I wash it and let it air dry. I don't use styling products, blow dryers or anything else. I really like having healthy, shiny hair so I don't like to do anything harmful to it except dying the roots here and there. However, I've been in the mood to do something different and got some rollers to create some heat free curls. I haven't curled my hair in...maybe 10 years or more. I love my straight hair. :-)  But big, wavy hair is also fun and sexy to me.

Anyway, I did a simple look but with extra blush and dark lipstick for a sort of glamorous look.

 

 

 

Eyes:

Chafing Relief Powder-Gel (applied to upper lid, blending in gently with ring finger) 

Simply Natural's - Flesh (applied all over lids with MAC 239 by patting and sweeping)

Morgana - Stonekeep (mixed with Graftobian eyeliner sealant and applied with MAC 210 to upper lash line and extending out)
Morgana - Mysterious Veil (lightly patted on inner corner with MAC 228)
Avon Ultra Luxury eye pencil - Very Black (applied to water line)
Cover Girl Volume exact mascara in Very Black

Eyebrows: Ardell eyebrow powder in soft black (applied with MAC 266)

Lips: Morgana Vegan Lipstick in Mistress

Face: Skin MD Shielding lotion
Physicians Formula Healthy Wear SPF 50 Powder in Translucent Light (applied using a flocked sponge by patting then blending) 

AL You're a Doll! Gothic Lolita Rouge in Corset (applied to cheeks with a small angled blush brush)  

 

Check out Morgana Cryptoria!

Gold, Pink, Peach and Purple Makeup Look with Aromaleigh

This look is from Saturday night. I wore it to a Birthday party. Normally I'd go all out with crazy dramatic makeup, but I just didn't feel like it. So I did a softer girly look.

 

 

 

 I can touch my nose with my tongue...can you?!

My outfit of the night. Those are ruffle shorts, not a skirt. :-) I don't know why I'm making a weird face...

Eyes (all applied in this order):
Chafing Relief Powder-Gel (applied all around the eyes, blending in gently with ring finger)

Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy (applied all around the eyes, blending in gently with ring finger) 

AL - Snow (applied under brow with MAC 217 by patting, sweeping and blending downward)

AL - Dionysus (applied to outer V with MAC 239 by patting/sweeping)

AL - Eos (applied to upper lid with MAC 239 by patting/sweeping)

AL - Hestia (applied to inner V with MAC 228 by patting)

AL - Eos (applied to lower lash line with MAC 228 by patting/sweeping)
Coastal Scents glitter - Flamingo (mixed with Sally Girl Glitter Glue and swiped onto inner V with a small taklon brush)

Tropical Shimmer Palette - #82 (applied to upper lash line with MAC 266)

Urban Decay 24/7 liner in Yeyo (applied to water line)

Cover Girl Volume exact mascara in Very Black (upper lashes)

Eyebrows: Ardell eyebrow powder in soft black (applied with MAC 266)

Lips: Maybelline Shine sensational lipgloss - Berry Dazzle

 

Face: Skin MD Shielding lotion
Physicians Formula Healthy Wear SPF 50 Powder in Translucent Light (applied using a flocked sponge by patting then blending)
AL You're a Doll! Gothic Lolita Rouge in Dolly (applied to cheeks with a small angled blush brush)