​Always more a tomboy than a girly girl, makeup and hair were not something I paid a lot of attention to. Until I met my previous roommate eleven years ago. She would tell you I was work. So much work. Even clothing. To get me to buy into jeans was a huge commitment on her part. I've come a long way since her intervention, and I'm still learning.
 
When I saw this Shu Uemura ad at a department store in Taiwan in 2015, I thought ​Can I do that? For EA Christmas party. 

The answer was yes. At $26 a pot, I bought three metallic liquid eyeliners: red, blue, and gold. Combined with the hair foam rollers, I had this for the Circus themed event.  

​​​The super talented Mindy Lee (someone needs to snatch her up for a runway show already!) helped me pick out a sequin dress. Here is at the party with my lovely friend Sylvia.

​​So then it began. Every party is a challenge to do something fun and different. My view of makeup changed from something you put on to cover freckles to something you use to make art. I replicated Shu Uemura's creation on my eyelids, which aren’t the easiest to work with. The lines at the base of my hooded monolids are barely visible if it’s not at least half-inch thick. This means I need extra ink. The eyeliner from the brand is the only one that lasts for me. 

​My cosmetics: foundation, powder, eyeshadow, blush, lipsticks, gloss, brow and eyeliners. The basics.​​

​​My high tech hair tools.

​No mascara, fake eyelashes, or elaborate makeup kits or hair extensions required. And I try to reuse what I have as much as possible, including my wardrobe. This section shares my adventures in the costume and style department.