Tag: Books! Books! Books!

I saw Danielle do this and thought "Yes! I am totally stealing this!"
 
The Rules:
1. Post these rules
2. Post a photo of your favorite book cover
3. Answer the questions below
4. Tag a few people to answer them too
5. Go to their blog/twitter and tell them you've tagged them
6. Make sure you tell the person who tagged you that you've taken part!
I tag everyone!! Let me know if you do it so I can see.

What are you reading right now?
I am currently reading: May Bird Among The Stars by Jodi Lynn Anderson -and- Liberty Defined By Ron Paul


Do you have any idea what you’ll read when you’re done with that?
Probably

What magazines do you have in your bathroom/lounge right now?
Uhh a photo magazine? We don't really have any subscriptions at the moment.

What’s the worst book you've ever read?


Oh the Choices. The last bad book I read was Sabbath's Theater by Philip Roth. I didn't even finish it.

What book seems really popular but you actually hated?
After a while the Harry Potter books. I don't really read series only trilogies or stand alone books. I am sure I would not like Twilight too much either.

What’s the one book you always recommend to just about everyone?
1984 by George Orwell. The October Country By Ray Bradbury. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. And though it is not a "real" book - Stuff of Legends by Mike Raicht. Many others as well....

What are your 3 favorite poems?
 Oh dear, I just don't know.

Where do you usually get your books?
I don't buy new books anymore. Either amazon or thrift stores.

Where do you usually read your books?
In bed mostly. Sometimes outside, in the livingroom, at the breakfast table, in the car on trips.

When you were little, did you have any particular reading habits?
I read always. I used to blast Daft Punk's Discovery while reading!

Have you ever “faked” reading a book?
For school yes.

Have you ever bought a book just because you liked the cover?
Yes. Usually art books though.

What was your favorite book when you were a child?
When I was a child. Anything Dr. Seuss or probably the Mr Men and Little Miss books.

What book changed your life?
Oh dear, this is a tough one. Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller.

What is your favorite passage from a book?
"Your blood is like a river it don‘t never stop till you dead."
-Solly Two Kings from Gem Of The Ocean by August Wilson

What are your top five favorite authors?
Ray Bradbury
John Steinbeck
Lewis Carroll
George Orwell
Edgar Allen Poe

What book has no one heard about but should read?
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie
I really cannot stop singing praise for May Bird. Seriously go read it!


What 3 books are you an “evangelist” for?
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
May Bird
The October Country

What are your favorite book by a first-time author?
May Bird


What is your favorite classic book?
1984

5 other notable mentions?
Beowulf
Animal Farm by George Orwell

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Travels With Charlie: In Search of America by John Steinbeck
Gingerbread by Rachael Cohn

Have you read any of these books? Love 'em? Hate 'em?

Want to see what I already have? What does my collection need?

TAG: 11 Questions

I was tagged by Vee to do the get to know me tag.

The Rules
1. Each person must post 11 things about themselves on their blog.
2. Answer the questions the tagger has set for you plus eleven questions for the people you have tagged to answer.
3. Choose eleven people and link them in your tag.
4. Go to their page and tell them.
5. No tag backs.
6. You legitimately have to tag.

All About Me!

1.I love tiger lilies.

2. Picnic, or just eating outside, is just the best.

3. I can't wait to get a house so I can have my own puppy dog. I used to have a pet shark named Lunch.

4. I played piano for 2-3 years, I was part of the percussion section in school for about 2-3 years, I switched to french horn, played mellophone in marching band and currently play bass guitar.

5.I really love watching b-movies and listening to the b-movie cast.

6. I used to have pink hair. I will probably dye my hair again after my wedding next year.

7.I collect cameras. and books. and the little papers from fortune cookies.

8. I love a bright lip and graphic liner.

9. Red is my favorite color.

10.Everyday is an adventures -so says my dad. He is right.

11. I love Thai, Chinese, Japanese and Koran food. Legit great stuff!


My answers to Vee's questions.

1. What's your favorite eye shadow?
Currently I am loving KVD Tijuana

2. Do you have siblings? What are their names?
Yes one brother. Tim.

3. What is your favorite song?
uhhhh I really like a lot of songs. I really don't think I could pick one.

4. What is your favorite animal?
Elephants!

5. What is one item you just can't get to work for you?
Is this like a clothing item? if so, sweater vests.

6. What is one trend you just couldn't stand?
Currently Disco Pants.

7. What is your favorite TV show?
Sons of Anarchy or Green Acres

8. If you could take a trip anywhere in the world, where would it be?
 Japan!

9. What is your favorite nail polish?
OPI Teenage Dream

10. Have you ever been to a concert? What was your favorite?
Tons! My number one favorite band to see live is hands down The Red Elvises

11. What day is your birthday!?
The last day in July.

I Tag:
anyone who hasn't done this yet? I think everyone I know has done this. =/

Your questions:
1. What is your favorite lipstick?
2. Are you the youngest in your family?
3. What is your favorite flower?
4.What is your favorite color?
5. Do you have a favorite band? Who?
6.What is one thing you want to do before you die?
7.Do you have a favorite quote?
8.What is the most overrated movie in your opinion?
9. Do you play an instrument?
10. Are you bilingual?
11.what is your favorite era?

Urban Decay 24/7 Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner Swatches

Finally. I have had this post done forever and just never published it. No reason. So lets just get this started! =]

I just want to start out by saying I love these. Seriously I can't tell you enough about how wonderful they are, but I will try anyway. I was never very good at applying eyeliner properly. I once tried a gel liner and thought I found my holy grail. Then I tried these and I think this is my new holy grail eyeliner! When I first tried them I was very much intimidated. Once these are set they are -SET- I was very much afraid that with my lack of skills and the seeming permanence of these just made it so they sat in a container with all my eyeshadow brushes longing to create a beautiful graphic winged liner on my face. One night I must have been insane because I thought I could actually use these successfully. (see here and here)To my surprise I did and an unhealthy love/obsession was born. I have six of the eleven colors:

Radium - bright blue with silver sparkle
Sabbath - deep matte navy
Smog - deep brown with golden shimmer and iridescent sparkle
Demolition - deep matte brown
Retrograde - dark purple with purple sparkle
Perversion - carbon black

Top to Bottom - Radium, Sabbath, Smog, Demolition, Retrograde, Perversion

applicator

 Swatches

swatched over bare skin - no primer

Top - Radium, Smog, Retrograde

Bottom - Sabbath, Demolition, Perversion

Top - Radium, Smog, Retrograde

Bottom - Sabbath, Demolition, Perversion

What do you think of these Urban Decay eyeliners? What is your favorite color?

Do you prefer a different eyeliner medium (pencil, gel, etc)? Have any tips or trick?

Black & White Challenge - Day Five

Sorry this post is so late. I wore the last manicure for probably two weeks -no lie! I wanted to at least make it until the Red Elvises show last Thursday. There weren't too many chips so I just wore it until I accidentally peeled the polish clean off my ring finger while watching some Deceasedcrab. I call this my Cheetos nails.

Color Base With Black

What I used:
OPI - Hot & Spicy
Icing - Jet Black
Bundle Monster - BM221


I am a little disappointed in my nails this time. I thought I would just love the whole nail with the animal print. Not so much. It's not that I don't like the pattern, I just think I needed to add a bit more color. I am also not sure if I am loving the actual color I chose to paint my nails. I remember reading that it is a coral, they lie. It is very much just a warm orange. When I first painted my nails, my fingers look oh so red. Looking at them today though, it is not as bad as I once thought it was. Must have grown on me.

What do you think of this color?

Do you think a few dots of a lighter orange or yellow would have helped this pop a bit more?

Have you ever been disappointed with a nail polish color-wise before?

Celebration Time - It's My 100th Post!

So I have been putting this off for a while. At first it snuck up on me. Then I was completely overwhelmed. I couldn't believe I had made 100 posts. I couldn't believe people wanted to read my 100 posts. I couldn't believe that some of my swatches were actually good! I also can't believe that some people have watched my videos and not died of boredom! It is all just so very surreal to me.

I have always loved fashion, but makeup was never my passion. After mostly feeling comfortable with who I am, being with someone who loves me for me at my worst, I felt I deserved to start experimenting again with something. That something was makeup.I never really wore makeup when I was younger. When I was young I was not really allowed to wear much makeup. In high school I experimented with color a bit, maybe a smidge of eyeliner. I was always looking for the perfect red lipstick, but never wore it. My mother never really wore makeup so I never had anyone to show me how to apply it properly. It was all trial and error. I am sure most of it was error maybe a few times it was success. 

Since I have started this blog I have made many good friends in the beauty community. I have learned so much. I have even started my own business. I may be very awkward socially lately, but I do feel that this blog, youtube, and the beauty community accept me as I am. It is truly a beautiful thing and I am so thankful for every single person that is subscribed or just happens to land on a page. Every subscriber, every comment, every view means so much to me.

To say thank you to everyone who has been on this adventure with me, I would like to have a giveaway. I was waiting for 50 followers, but 47 is close enough and there are 11 people following on bloglovin so I say that is enough! I will be posting photos of prizes as well as the rules in another post so stay tuned!


Thank you from the bottom of my heart,
Jess Bee

Every day is an adventure

Black & White Challenge - Day Four

Hello everyone! This one I am totally in love with! It seems lately things are not working quite how I want, but this manicure turned out pretty much perfect. I used pretty much the most perfect image plate for this. It is from the new Cheeky set.

White Base With Color

What I used
Fresh Paint - Eggshell
OPI - Road House Blues
OPI - Last Friday Night
Cheeky Plate - CH4


I love this. I tried using a jelly for a base and I think it turned out well. The VNL is not too bad, thanks to the stars all over. I also am totally loving my ring finger accent nail. I did two coats of Eggshell, stamped the UFO using Road House Blues, and did a coat of Last Friday Night topped with a top coat. So pretty! I am totally going to wear this as long as I can so it may be a while until the next post!

What do you think of this manicure. This is probably my most successful one of the challenge in my eyes.

Do you just love stamping like I do? Or do you just feel meh about it?

Black & White Challenge - Day Three

Sorry I haven't posted this yet, it has been done for about a week and I just never wrote up the post. I recently got a few new stamping plates and wanted to play with them so you will see images from the second Bundle Monster set and the Cheeky 2012 set.

Black Base With Color

What I used:
China Glaze - Black Diamond
China Glaze - Aquadelic
China Glaze - Happy Go Lucky
Konad - m56
Bundle Monster - BM221
Essie - Matte About You

What do you think of this design? I am so glad to have an image plate with a leopard print pattern on it. It seems no matter how hard I try, I cannot seem to do it myself. I need the help! I tried to, instead of using glitter, using a matte top coat as an accent. I feel it did not work out quite as I had planned. It wasn't bad, just not what I imagined it would be. Also if you can tell on the pinky I tried stamping the bow with red first didn't like it and changed to yellow. The red just did not stand out as much as the yellow did. This is also my first time using Black Diamond. I think I works well for this challenge.