How Others See You!

So you got your makeup on and your hair is done, your pretty satisfied with the way you look, but have you ever wondered how others will see you? I am not talking about judgment, but the way they see you.

Ever do your makeup and thought is was okay or blah even, yet that day you just get compliment after compliment? And you're like what are you all seeing that I am not?
Or when you have a breakout and your friends are like we didn't notice it.

I am going to be sharing a trick my aunt taught me on how to see, what others see when they look at you.
This probably isnt even a trick maybe you all know this and I am the crazy person who thinks its real haha!

It is very simple really, to see how you look from another persons perspective and I swear it works.

Okay, Okay I will tell you!

The trick is to see a third reflection of your self. Now, I don't know why or how it works but it does!

If you are standing facing the bathroom mirror, Grab  two extra mirrors. I used a handheld beauty mirror and a large compact.

Now get one mirror to reflect the main mirror, then get the third mirror to reflect the second mirror.

I guarantee you won't see all those imperfections you notice in the main mirror.

I put together this diagram so you can get a better idea of what I am talking about.

If you're forever confused, I am truly Sorry. If not Great!
If my aunt is a crazy lady let me know!

Thanks for reading and have a great day!

BBBB Blogging Advice Tips, Tricks, How to's and Other Valuable Information.

I am collaborating with my friend Shalunya from shalunyaboyet, she handles more of the technical side of blogging using Blogger as the main platform and she has some great information from Layouts to Gadgets.

Here you will find links to posts we have written on starting up a blog or a youtube channel. I feel you will find these posts very helpful in the growth of your blog and youtube channel.

We will both be adding to this list as we go so check back often. We both wish you and your blog great success! 

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Understanding Your Beauty Blogger

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Beautiful Envy Chapter 2

Beautiful Envy

Chapter 2

Upon opening her eyes and seeing the glow from the OPI's hovering over head, Sephora quickly came to herself, realizing she has fallen asleep under the stairway she was hiding under. Looking at her surroundings she noticed night had fallen and they would come looking for her.

Sephora knew she had to keep her hiding place secret incase she needed to hide again. She reached for her palette opened it and waiting for a response, nothing. She began making her way home, things looked different to her in the dark, she secretly hoped she wouldn't run into Henri Bendel.

A rumor was going around that Henri Bendel had returned to Tarte and was causing a quite a stir, with his thievery and tricky ways, Sephora thought him handsome, but never let anyone know especially Ulta who would tease her with it if she knew.

Sephora felt a rush of slime upon her leg as she stepped in a puddle of Wet N' Wild and did her best to keep moving, but she has to get the slime off as it began to itch and burn. She heard a loud thud in the distance and she knew it was time to move, picking up per pace, "just make it to the corner." she said to herself. Boom! she fell to the ground, Wet and full of slime.

Getting to her feet she noticed a body on the ground moving but unable to get itself up, talking but slurring it's words, she walked around the body not taking her eyes off it for a second. She heard the stories of what happens on this side of Tarte to young girls after dark.

As she was about to run off The body reached for her leg and dropped her a second time, this time it revealed itself from its cloaked shadow. She kicked and it rolled back over on its side. "Serves you right Estee Lauder." she said getting on her feet.
"you should have said something, anything, instead of your drunken mumbling". "Oh, its you Sephora." He said looking at her as he recognized the voice and tone coming from the small creature he knocked down.
"I thought you were Burt or one of his bees." He said looking around in his sneaky manner.

Sephora felt bad for Estee Lauder, he was once a great and proud man, who spent all his father's fortune at The Body Shop, thinking he could win Murad's Love. Murad was a Spiritual Seer and could see Estee Lauder's true heart and knew deep inside he could never truly love anyone until he loved his true self first. It was a sad story really.

Everybody in Tarte knows The Body Shop Replaces broken or worn out limbs but only through accident, illness or act of war, but not for vanity. Estee Lauder had bribed many Employees of The Body Shop in his search for the perfect body, but it would only last a day or so. The magic knows if its truly needed or not and it wasn't, so it failed over and over. And here is what is left of the great and proud Estee Lauder.

"You Come Home." Said a Loud and rocky voice from behind. Sephora closed her eyes and tilted her head back to the heavens asking "why?"

"I am coming home!" as she turned to face Smashbox the household rock giant turned body guard by Sephoras parents. She had a knack for getting into trouble.

"You Come Home." he said once again  pointing down the street towards the house.
"You grab him." Sephora said pointing at Estee Lauder. Sephora had a plan to use Estee Lauder as an excuse as to why she was out so late.

The giant picked up the drunken Estee Lauder and put him over his shoulder in one quick movement and reached for Sephora. "I can walk Smashbox." She said as she began to lead the way home.

The giant, the girl and the drunk walked down the road. Henri Bendel who watched and listened emerged from the shadows. "Orly." he said calling to his pet. "Things are going to get interesting."


Chapter 1

I hope you enjoy These stories, if you have any questions Please leave them below.
If you would like to see your favorite brand as a character let me know in the comments below.

Thanks for reading and have a great day!

Break outs and Cold sores!

Okay, so I got sick last week and I have a red nose to prove it! When you have a two year old that get a cold odds are mommy is always the first to become infected. Not only are you spraying everything down with lysol and and sectioning the house off between the sick and the well, you are also blowing your nose and working through the aches and pains yourself. This is no easy task ask any mom.

I never understood what makes a cold sore appear but they can be quite painful.
I got mine right on my left cupid bow and it hurt bad and still does, these can last a few weeks depends on care, I guess.

And to add to my joy, I broke out on my right side cheek, Oh boy!

I pretty much look like I lost a fight. Red nose, Break out and cold sore pretty sexy huh?

I want to show you guys what I do to cover up these ugly things and The products that help me to look like a person when I don't feel like one.

Now, This is not a Halloween costume, this is my sick face.

Notice the redness around the nose.

The small village growing on my face.

And the crater that landed on my lips.

In this picture you can see the redness around my nose is gone!


The Breakout is still there but not as pronounced.


And you really have to look to see my cold sore.








I did not apply foundation because, I just don't like putting makeup on top of a breakout, I feel it only enhances its appearance on my face.

I applied L'oreal BB cream to my face. It did the trick in hiding that sick hue from my face and hid all the redness around my nose. I truly love this product! I do use this on the regular as an everyday foundation and if I am looking for extra coverage, I do apply foundation over this for a flawless look.

I applied my go to concealer just to wake me up a bit and brighten my eyes. I love this concealer! It blends wonderfully and it quick and easy. I did set it with Coty Powder for a softer feel and look.

I used my There Real Mascara from benefit on my lashes just to define them a bit, but not go overboard. I love this mascara because it enhances my lashes and doesn't overload my lashes with product. Perfect for an everyday natural look.

To add some color to my colorless face I used a very light application of a blush from my BH cosmetics San Francisco palette on my cheeks. I love this color for everyday It adds just a touch of color for a natural I am not dead look :)

To heal my nose I applied neosporin daily to help with any scratching or chaffing from tissues, I also applied it to my cold sore to help with the healing, along with the neosporin on my lips I applied some vitamin E to speed up the healing as well.

I hope I didn't gross you out with this post.
What do you do when you're not feeling like person?

Thanks for reading and have a great day!

Beautiful Envy Chapter 1

Beautiful Envy

Chapter 1

There once was a young girl named Sephora. She had the fairest skin and her hair was of the blackest night.
Ulta her eldest sister wasn't to fond of her younger sibling, she found her to be quiet TooFaced.  One day as the two sisters were going through one of their regular quarrels, that was quickly getting out of hand. Ulta took a swing at her sister only missing her by inches of her outer V. Sephora saw the look in her sister's eyes, in shock she ran with her sister not far behind to Tom Ford who was standing nearby, she explained to him as much as she could, she knew Ulta wasn't far behind and asked him to call The Urban Decay Vice to protect her from any harm.

As Ulta went in search of her sister she stopped by a stream and noticed her reflection, she too was a great beauty in her own right, but alas the sisters were very different, but made the same. There has to be a way I can Benefit from my sisters beauty she thought to herself going over her Motives as to why she dislikes her sister so.

Nearby Lancome and Almay were walking holding on to a large basket that held a bottle of a Physicians Formula. Ulta knew all too well Lancome's ability to weave magic and make magical things happen. So she mustered up the courage and approached the two sisters. "Hey!, where are you two headed? she asked. "Towards Maybelline's" they replied. Ulta stopped in her tracks, as the memories of what the great and powerful Maybelline did to her hero, her mentor Covergirl.

Covergirl was a hero of ages. Maybelline was always envious of Covergirl and her two bodyguards Rimmel of London and L'oreal of Paris and how they had tortured her hero and sent her to the Clinique for days.
Snapping out of her dazed thoughts with a loud "HEY" from Lancome, Ulta Quickly returned to reality.

With a whelp she responded " Can you make me a SugarPill for me?'. Lancome staring Ulta in the eye wondering why she would ask her such a thing, everyone knows what a SugarPill can do.

"I don't have the ingredients to create such a deathly product". As she began to walk away.
"Well, what would you need?" Ulta responded.
Lancome Turned around slowly, secretly hoping Ulta would have let it end at "deathly product".
Rolling her eyes thinking Ulta wouldn't have the guts to attain the items needed.
"The BareMinerals of an ELF".

To be Continued...

Chapter 2

This is something that has been stirring in my head for a while now, I hope you like it.
Thanks for reading and have a great day!

would you rather tag!

The beautiful Lily from Beauty with Lily tagged me with the "Would You Rather Tag!".

But I feel this is more of the "Let me make you choose and break your heart just thinking about it tag!".

Hehe, Thanks Lily -_-. 

Lily has a passion for anything makeup! She loves finding great beauty products and saving money while doing it!

Lily has been a good friend and an inspiration to me since I started being TheMakeupSquid I love her strength, wisdom, beautiful smile and eyes that match! You can't go wrong with Lily. I fell in love with her at first view of her blog, She has nuggets! not the chicken kind, but they fill you up just the same. Check out my girl and show her some love, she is awesome! You can check out her blog here.

Now for this Tag!

1.) Would you rather lose all of your mascaras, eyeliners, lipsticks, and lip glosses or lose all of your palettes and eyeshadows?

Wow, This is a evil question! I guess, I would rather lose my palettes. But, I would cry everyday!


 2.) Would you rather chop off all your hair or never be able to cut it again?

I chop my hair all the time! :) When my hair gets to long I get bad headaches, so chop it off!


3.) Would you rather have a coral cheek or a pink cheek?

Coral! Pink doesn't go with my skin tone anyway.


4.) If you had $1000 to spend, would you rather buy clothes or makeup?

Hello!, Makeup -_-.

5.) Would you rather apply lipstick as eyeliner, or eyeliner as lipstick?

Eye liner as lipstick! I do use my lighter shades of eyeliner as a lipstick. Ombre anyone?


6.) Would you rather only shop at MAC or Sephora?

Sephora! I hate feeling tied down to one brand I like variety :)


7.) Would you rather only use one eyeshadow color or one lip color for the rest of your life?

One lip color! even though I have alot of lip products they are all pretty much in the same color family.


8.) Would you rather wear winter clothes in summer or summer clothes in winter?

Winter in the summer, I am always cold anyway.


9.) Would you rather have dark nails or bright nails all year round?

Dark nails, brights colors don't look good on me.


10.) Would you rather give up your favorite lip product or your favorite eye product?

Wow your cutting it to the bone ain'tcha who ever wrote these questions went for the jugular. I would give up the lip product. But only if I had to.


11.) Would you rather only be able to wear your hair in a ponytail or a messy bun?

Both are out of the question for me but, a messy bun :)


12.) Would you rather never be able to paint your nails again or never use lip gloss?

I don't paint my nails now, So painting my nails.


13.) Would you rather shave your eyebrows and have none at all or sharpie them in everyday?

I would do the sharpie and your my eyebrow space for advertisement, I have a big forehead, but whatever pays the bills.


14.) Would you rather live without makeup or nail polish?

Nail polish.

OMG! the interrogation is over! This tag asked questions that were heart wrenching and mean!
I love all my beauty products and I will never, ever give them up, they make me happy :)

The People I tag!

 Micaylah http://beautifuljewell.blogspot.com/
Maya http://bigbeautybag.blogspot.com/
Danielle http://fameliquorlove.blogspot.com/
Jackie http://fivetwocertified.blogspot.com/
Lizzzeeeh http://lizzzeeeh.blogspot.com/
Pilar http://plovesfashion.blogspot.com/ I got it right this time! :)

If you have already done this tag I am sorry.
If your are reading this and want to do this tag, Then TAG your it!

Thanks for reading and have a great day!

Why I wear Makeup Tag!

Okay, I have been tagged by 5 yes 5 Lovely ladies to do this tag! I love all my girls and I know if you visit their blogs you will love them too :)

This is a pretty short tag so to make it interesting by doing a Blogger spot light on those who tagged me, enjoy :).

Hope from Beauty and  Bliss! a 20 year old college student that is pursuing a career in Occupational Therapy with everything about beauty being my own type of "therapy." I love all the things the world of beauty has to offer, and I want to share that with you!




Sissi from Beauty4free2u a mommy, obviously a blogger, make-up lover, photographer, influenster, bzzagent and so much more! I am reviewing beauty items with my own quirky style, giving beauty tips from my perspective and also posting free beauty samples I find on the Internet!

Renny from Sincerely Renny A 19 year old beauty and fashion enthusiast who live in a small island country called Singapore.I started my blog on 1st May 2013 and has become an avid blogger ever since. I discuss everything about beauty, fashion and life.

Justina from Justina Who... 25 Years Old In Love With My Highschool Sweetheart Proud Mom To 2 Fur Babies Loves Fashion, Beauty Products, & DIY

Vero from VeroSays!  I'm undertaking this wonderful challenge of blogging my life. I hope you decide to stay a while and follow me in this journey.



These are some sweet, smart and good looking ladies so go check them out and tell them the Squid sent ya!
Now on to this TAG!

1. When did you begin loving makeup?
Oh, I was about 14 or 15.

2. How do you feel without makeup?
I feel like me but with better features hehe :)

3. What do you like about makeup?
I love that you can enhance what you want and hide what you don't what noticed as much.

4. Three holy grail items:
Primer
Bronzer
Mascara

Okay now on to who I tag!

Nereida at http://beautyguru83.blogspot.com/
Alex at http://www.catsandvodka.blogspot.co.uk/
Natalie at http://yourstrulyny.blogspot.com/
Kim at http://peachypowderpuff.blogspot.co.uk/
Sik at http://www.sikglam.blogspot.com/
Betti at http://betti2bootbeauty.blogspot.ca/
Denine at http://blondeneenelovesbeauty.blogspot.com/
Vanessa at http://lipstickandlattes87.blogspot.com/
Chelsea at http://tigerlovebeauty.blogspot.com/
Jessica at http://www.thewaytomyhart.com/
Pillar at http://plovesfashion.blogspot.com/

Wow LMAO!! This is going to be hard to tweet hehe :)

If you have already done this tag YAY! If you haven't done this tag Let me know down below and I will add you to this list so I can check out your tag!

Was fun! until next time.

Thanks for reading and have a great day!