I love Sundays. And organising.

I have been working less Sundays recently... not quite sure how that happened but I'm enjoying it all the same. Now that all the craziness at my house is over and done with (for now) I'm actually able to appreciate these Sundays off. Which has perfectly coincided with the beautiful Toronto weather.

This morning started off sweet and slow with a spot of brunch with the Mister. Followed by a big ol' waffle cone filled with a giant scoop of chocolate peanut butter ice cream. Nothing is better than chocolate peanut butter ice cream. Nothing. K?

My favourite gal, Heather, and I had plans to check out cross stitch supplies for a blossoming new hobby but once we set foot in the local Michaels, my mind wandered elsewhere.

Here's the thing... I love love love organising. That is not to say I am always organised, but please know, my intentions are good. Whenever I get to a Michaels (which is seldom) I head to the little bins that hold little things and think of ways to fill them with the little things I have. Which is often makeup or hair related. The scrapbook section always has the nicest looking little thing holders!

Today I picked up a little acrylic box with little acrylic jars in it that is meant to hold beads. As soon as I saw it, I knew I had found my loose colours a new home.

Here's the other thing... loose pigments, though I love them, never join me on jobs because they make such a terrible mess. Without fail, one lid will be loose and the next time I open my kit, everything is green. Or gold. Or some other form of way too shiny. I only take them on specific creatives and I generally keep them in a closed bag, in a plastic bag, in my purse. Far far away from the trappings of my kit.

But now... they have a home.

See?

Yes. I have four different shades of white. And no. For some reason, I have zero purples. There are five more spaces that will be full or purples/ blacks. Realistically, the jars are the same (just smaller) as the OCC jars. But it's the box that they are contained it which holds the magic. Because now when I absent mindedly screw a lid on without ensuring it is tight, the rectangular box lid won't close. And if it does, it will hold the exploded colour within it. No green kit. 

Oh yeah. Then Heather and I got pretzels.

<3

My Kit!

And here I am, Friday night. My entertaining self, chillin' at home with a puppy.

The evening began with me cleaning my kit before seeing a client tomorrow, but honestly, there is nothing I love more than playing with makeup and organising. Break out the label maker - it's going to be a wild night. 

All finished!

After IMATS I picked up some new palettes.

Some wicked new brushes.

Makeup Forever Aqua Colours.

And my fav - Yaby Liquid Foundation.

Top left: 

skin palettes.

From left to right, top to bottom.

Yaby cream foundation, yellows; Yaby powder foundations, light

Yaby concealor; Yaby PF, medium; Yaby highlight

Assorted cream colours (cinema secrets, mufe flash); Yaby PF, dark; Assorted blushes

Bottom left:

A few liners

Face Atelier liquid foundation

Assorted glues

Inside the box:

MUFE HD powder, MUFE Aqua colours, MUFE Elixir

Benefit Shellac, MAC and Smashbox liners

Loreal Voluminous

Bottom right:

Colour palettes

Disposables

Left to right; top to bottom:

Assorted lipsticks, light;

Assorted lipsticks, medium; Yaby Dramatically Neutral shadows; Assorted pink-based shadows

Assorted lipsticks, dark; Yaby Pearl Paint shadows; Assorted brow and shadows

Top right:

moisturiser, nail polish remover, brush cleaner etc.

Yaby liquid foundations.

OCC Lip Tars

I'm really excited to work with the Makeup Forever Aqua Colours. I detest not being able to palette them but they are a pretty cool product. I picked up a red, pink and dark silver/grey (as well as the matching liner). I swipped them all over my hand at IMATS and kept showing Jessica exclaiming 'they really don't budge.' Which is what she had been telling me for ages.

A few people have asked me about the Yaby palettes, which I am obviously, a big fan of. To keep them clean I use makeup remover. Shocking, right? But seriously, that comes up a lot. 

I had other eyeshadow palettes but after picking up the dramatically neutral and pearl paints the others became redundant. And seriously, Yaby trumps everything in quality.

If you're looking to start a Yaby collection, my only regret is that I didn't stick to just freestyle palettes. Buddy-o Jessica did that and got 35 lippies to one palette instead of 20. The white space is pretty, but the thought of condensing my kit even more makes my heart skip a beat. 

I'm still trying out this new silver thingy. I love being able to work out of it and not needing to open things up to get to things but I hate carrying it around. I feel like a tool (haha - because it's a tool box!). Also, it doesn't fit on my bike. Chances are I'll switch it up come spring time.

By no means is this it, but this is generally what I carry around with me. When I need extras there is a space on the lid or I just throw a to-gosie in my purse.

So there it is. My kit.

This Weekend!!!!!

Friends!!!!

I'm sooo excited. I love love love this time of year.

And I'm going to be honest, my shopping list this year might be pretty big. 

mascara spoolies

sponges

foundation brushes (I'm always searching for best one)

occ compressor!!!!!!!

MUFE waterproof pencils

And lets not forget how much Yaby I'm going to pick up. Oh lord. 

aaaaahhhhhhhhh. 

I'll be at the Yaby booth if you want to say hi and give me a high five and share a pepsi (one can, two straws!).

xoxo,

a.