Makeup Schmakeup

Working on foundations like a fiend while my mom is here. They aren't coming out. They aren't matching the previous batches and when I freehand them, they are taking FOREVER to match.
I got out the OLD colors, from a few years ago and we are way off, yellower and lighter. I can't decide whether to go back to those or not. They tended to be too yellow or orangey. So much product evolution has taken place and mostly for the good of the makeup, but this is a problem that small makeup companies fight with constantly.
I guess I'm moving up on to batching! I'm sure this is a good thing, but it means alot more product storage, more product made at a time and much more documentation and I am not good at that!

Brown Shimmer Blush Redo PICS

I'm learning photo editing and I worked on these pics so you can see the color difference. I think this is a better representation!
 
 
 

My boys

 


Just going thru some pics off my camera from the past few months and found this one from Grayden's Kindergarten graduation, back in May!
School starts this week and we just got the back to school haircuts today. Can't believe the summer is over!

Finished???

Multiple coats of frosting-like paint on it........lots of sanding after! Not having ever done enamel on furniture before, I had no idea!!!
Finally thinned the paint out and it went on BEAUTIFULLY. Used a brush, sponge roller left texture. I'd spray it next time. Thinking about getting a paint sprayer!

Front slight distressed detail on drawers

Top of table

After I get some decor on it, I'll repost....got some beautiful candlesticks coming!

New and Improved!

Nope, not my furniture as seen in yesterday's post! It's makeup. My mom is here helping me get the Lisha Lynn supply restocked and everytime I have to fill my supply, I can't help but play around with the colors. I haven't had any complaints in 6 years of business, so I guess everyone agrees with me, an improvement is an improvement!
I started with Dark Plum eyeshadow and it is basically the same, just brighter and sparklier. More plummy!
Then I did Brown Shimmer Blush, I actually have pics of this one! The old one I was never excited about

(pic of it on the bowl) and today I threw a little of this and a little of that into it, and voila, it was BETTER. So I added some bronze, brown micas with lots of interference (gold, bronze, copper undertones) and then on a whim threw in a baby pink interference color which was amazing! So, the color on the left is the old, the one on the right is the new! The old is yellowish undertone and the new is more cool undertones and has blues and pinks which brighten anyone's complexion!

I'm still working on getting better pics. I can only do so much people!!! Typing this up while Rylan is feeding. Poor baby, his head bobs on my arm as I type. LOL
The wonders of multitasking!

Before and During - my first furniture ReDo!

So, I'm pretty sure I'm in over my head!! Knowing that things never go as planned (or at least with my husband's projects), I told him to give me about a week to get the table sanded, primed and painted. He thought it would take a couple of days. But, we didn't take humidity, stupidity (my total ignorance on this subject) into consideration. So, it's been over a week and I've sanded and painted almost everyday ;) and the table is no closer to being done that it was a day after I started. uh huh I'm a pro.

I don't have a current pic, but the table is a smudged up mess of white enamel. Evidently painting in the garage wasn't a great idea. It's inside now and at the risk of being a real hoosier, I'm thinking of just using as is, rough up the edges, give it the distressed look and call it a learning experience. But, I know me. That won't happen. I won't be able to stand to look at the uneven dried paint and would be sanding the table in the middle of the living room one day because it got on my nerves. Now I have to decide whether to grind it down and start over or sand and spray the thing instead of brushing it! It just feels like cheating if I don't paint it by hand. Oh well!

New Blog!!

I'm changing the name of my blog to Lish's Dish. I've changed alot in the last couple of years and it's high time I get back in the swing of things with a shiny new blog! My husband says it's too bright. Well, he actually said I could try something "more subtle." But, I'm a very subtle person in real life and if I can't have bold color on a blog, than where else can I have it??? It's not like I painted the walls bright blue..............