Wednesday's Make Up for the Photoshoot

 On Wednesday I had my photoshoot, which you are going to get photos of at some point next week(!), so I dressed up and put on some make up. I still didn't have lipstick at this point, because the cold weather makes my lips into really scabbylooking things.
I also didn't put anything on my face, because of the cold, all foundations and things I put on at the photoshoot. So my make up here is just eyeshadow: Geek Chic Cosmetics' Madness, You Know Who and Inevitable Betrayal.

My (very tiny) Beauty Routine

I thought this kind of post was in order as I've gotten a few comments about my clear skin. I know most of you probably use some sort of products for your face from soaps to creams, and probably every day.

I have to now come clean and say I don't use anything.
At all.

I have soaps and cleansers and creams and I use none of them. I have cleansing towels for when I've worn make up, but other than that  I don't wash my face, I don't cleanse it, I don't put cream on it except for after shower and maybe right before bed if it's feeling dryish. I also don't take a shower more often than once a week.
I do take care of personal hygiene - clean under my armpits and so on, but as we have hand showers in the toilets in Finland, I don't need a whole body shower every day. I also don't go to places or get sweaty most days, so there's no real dirt gathering. During the summer I do shower more often, but without soap.

I am really bohemian when it comes to this sort of thing. I believe in the natural flora of my skin, my good bacteria, doing their work well, and thus I don't think cleaning them off is a good idea. If I wash my face and my body too often, I can't easily go back. I prefer using as few products as possible and as seldom as possible. For me, this has worked. I don't get bad skin, and it's most of the times not too dry or too fatty, just ordinary.

Any comments? What do you guys do for your skin? Do you think it's disgusting that I don't wash and treat it that often?

It's So Cold Out There

It's -20 degrees centigrade here and it's really cold indoors as well, which is why I haven't been online and haven't posted  anything in days. It's just way too cold to sit by my computer right now and I don't have internet or a mouse for my laptop which is in a warmer room.
So yeah, first time since I started this blog have I skipped a day, or two to be precise.

Here are some photos from outside, when I still dared venture there...

Evening DIY: Hello Kitty Pullover

I had this dark plum (in the photos more like maroon) college pullover that just screamed for some DIY, so I printed out a Hello Kitty stencil and painted a white Hello Kitty on the shirt.

Selfiemania: Curls and Eyeliner

I've been asleep for most of the day, still have a little bug that's keeping my temperature up a tad, but not enough to make me really sick. Just enough to make me tired and give me a headache. I hope it's away soon, before tomorrow, because tomorrow is my photoshoot day and I'm super duper excited! I can't wait to have real photography taken of me! I've usually been the one behind the camera and now I can really try and model!

I have to get some inspiration first though, practice poses and stuff like that. See how I look from different angles, I think I'll do that today with my camera. See what happens. You may also get to see my outfit, my wonderful at home slabby outfit. I know slabby isn't a word. At least I don't know what it's supposed to mean if it is a word but it seems like the kind of thing I'd call my at home outfit - slabby.

Tried to curl my hair today using my curling iron. Turned out rather well if I say so myself, though I did burn myself a couple of times. At least my hair got curly and won't stop being curly. So it's sticking and that's good! Usually the curls unfold rather quickly...

As make up I only used eyeliner today, and some lipstick but the lipstick didn't hold long enough to show on the photos. I don't mind, I like not having that much make up on in photos. Never use any foundation or powder either, and I think it's completely okay. I don't need to look perfect in photos, I just want to look like me, and that I think I usually do. A bit of a weirdo with no make up.

I redyed my hair green on Saturday, it was starting to fade and as my hair got longer I started showing my lovely natural colour on the roots, so I really needed a redye. Thankfully my hair is so used to getting dyed that it's actually still in good condition. Not mention the green dye sticks really well, so I didn't have to dye all of my hair again, just the top part.

Have had such a constructive day today, geez Louise, I've slept and watched Stargate Atlantis. I think I'll continue on this path, plus make make up ready for tomorrow! Need to have everything packed and ready before tomorrow at 3 pm. We're shooting at 5 pm so I need to be ready early.