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arapaima gigas

arapaima, river giant. 2023 / 24” x 24” / acrylic and glitter on canvas

arapaimas are some of the largest freshwater fish in the world. this is based off a photo I took in the Tennessee aquarium. this is a painting in inverse, meaning the white is shadow and the dark areas are light.

And with some horrible procreate skills, here’s what it “should look like” with the shadows being dark and the highlights being light:

i did my best don’t bully me I’m bad at digital editing

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nautilus (he's transparent also)

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the Sunday 04/28/2024 edition of crosseyedcricket.art beauty news 📰 new products and shades coming to Sephora at the beginning of May.

glossier in the original balmdot com formula! flavor: strawberry

new dior shade: 063 pink lilac

Natasha Denona powder foundation

sigma eyeshadow palette

refy serum concealer

YSL finishing powder

armani beauty serum blush

#Makeup #beauty #gorgeous #sephora #cosmetics #beauty products #liquid blush #Concealer #setting powder #Eyeshadow #lip gloss #lip balm #coquette #dark coquette #dark cottagecore #coquette dollette #dollete #dollete aesthetic

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new skincare — thoughts & rambles | april 2024 — week 17

DAMDAM Matcha Boost Hydrating & Restorative Eye Serum

This product looks interesting. I haven’t looked super far into it since I’m not at a point with any skin conditions where I want to use a retinol or retinol-like product like this contains. However, I have had an eye on DAMDAM since they entered Sephora so I’ll keep looking into this brand. I really like the aesthetics of this brand.

Glossier Invisible Shield Priming SPF 50

Yayyyyyy it’s another sunscreennnnnnnnnnnnn ugh. I’m so sunscreened out. Maybe it’s because I can’t use many sunscreens but I am tired of sunscreen. Anyway, this product looks fine. It uses chemical sunscreen so it *should* appear clear on the skin and not give the type of finish a mineral sunscreen would. I personally can’t use chemical sunscreens, I’ve had a reaction to most chemical sunscreen ingredients, so I’m just talking about this one but I couldn’t use it. Nor want to. I’m a bit tired of Glossier.

There will probably be a lull in new releases now that the Sephora sale is done, so I’ll keep an eye on products I think are interesting and talk about those.

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Mothman Teddy Bear Plushie!

A cute little harbinger of doom cryptid, lol. Perfect size to watch over you from your desk or shelf.

Use code JUSTBECAUSE for 20% off!

Check out the shop: https://teashopcrafts.bigcartel.com/

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old habits die screaming

original art by me / text by me

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another variation on a theme ☕️🫖🫧✨

[Image Description: The image depicts a still life painting of a tea set, rendered in a modern, impressionistic style with visible brush strokes. In the center of the composition lies a glass teapot with a yellow and red design and a translucent appearance, casting a shadow to the left. To the lower left of the pitcher sits a glass tea cup, echoing the yellow and red color scheme, with a shadow cast to the lower left. A metal teaspoon with an ornate handle rests to the right of the pitcher, with reflections suggesting a shiny surface, and its shadow extends to the lower left. All objects are placed on a pale blue surface, seemingly in natural light, with a small yellow tea bag string tag positioned in the upper right corner of the image.]

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My summer makeup – what I use and why.

My summer makeup routine is quite simple, mainly because I live in the humidity equivalent of a rice cooker. I deal with high humidity and high temperatures all summer long and most of the time, the makeup is just there to make me feel a little more pulled together. So here’s what I use.

Matte concealer – NYX Can’t Stop Won’t Stop Concealer

Depending on the day, I will or won’t let this concealer with a powder. Some days I don’t and the concealer sets on it’s own beautifully, and some days I do since it’s so moist outside that if I don’t it will just come off my face. A matte concealer works to counteract the sweating and humidity that I deal with. If you are looking to emulate this, I would definitely suggest a thin, matte concealer, that way when you do sweat and if the makeup gets broken up, it’s not in thick layers on your skin. The name of the game is thin layers that don’t weigh down your skin.

Highlight – Tower 28 Beauty SuperDew No Shimmer Highlight

I am not a massive fan of powder highlight unless I’m going to be photographed, so I like having a ���wet” highlight. This one doesn’t clog my pores or irritate my skin, so that’s why I pick this one. If I get sweaty, the highlight pulls together the (un)intentional dewy look. You’ve just gotta work with the sweat if you live where I do. This highlight looks the most natural on me while still being noticeable. The name of the game with wet highlights is not being able to feel them once they’re applied.

Mascara – elf cosmetics lash ‘n’ roll mascara

Mascara pulls my looks together for me; if I only want to wear one bit of makeup, it’ll usually be mascara. This one is affordable for me, doesn’t irritate my eyes, and wears well. I haven’t had issues with humidity effecting the mascara beyond drooping the eyelashes. I personally go for a more natural lash look without clumping and with tapered length effects on the lashes.

Shimmer eyeshadow – colourpop shadow palettes

I just like shimmer eyeshadow. I go for chunky almost glittery eyeshadows, which make an illusion of moisturized skin from a distance. This is a way to get a ‘wet’ look without actually having sticky eyelids. I like colourpop (eye)shadow a lot, it’s never irritated my eyes or skin, and it’s affordable for me. I reach for Deja Brew in the summer a lot and Petals en Pointe in the winter. I really like one color all over the lid and blended out and these are good for me to do that. You can use literally any eyeshadow though. I would stress having one that you know doesn’t irritate your eyes so that if any sweat gets into your eyes, you can naturally cry/rinse it out with limited irritation.

Matte Lipstick – merit signature lipstick

Soft matte lips are low maintenance and flattering. I personally don’t wear nude lips or natural-coloured lipsticks since I find my lips to be pigmented enough as they are. I’ll normally wear coloured lips if it’s something like a red. The right soft matte lip will feel like nothing on the lips and wear down better than a balmy formula. It also eliminates any stickiness on your lips that may cling to hair or add more weight to your face when your sweating. The soft matte lip isn’t the 2016 caked on matte lipstick, instead it’s a thin layer of matte lipstick or a thin layer of blotted off satin lipstick. This leaves a barely-there feeling while having pigment on your lips.

Lip Oil / Balm – Merit Shade Slick lip oil / Merit flush balm

If you do want that extra slip on your lips, I would still suggest wearing something lighter than a lip gloss. You totally can if that’s what you’re used to, but I find that lip oils and balms tend to be lighter and less sticky. Shade Slick has no fragrance and very flattering shades while the Flush Balm also has no fragrance and has a comfortable balm slip to it. It’s just whichever you prefer. It totally does not have to be these lips that I mentioned; Burts Bees has a really nice tinted lip balm, the drug store has some great lip oils now, and you can even just get a matte lipstick and layer on a little balm on top for the same look.

Overall, this look is just meant to be a little bit more than nothing. It’s for the days where you do want to wear something, but you don’t want to have to lock it down like drag makeup to keep it in place. An aspect of this routine is that it will wear off, just evenly wearing off. Feel free to take this routine and make it your own with what you prefer/what works best for you, and let me know if there are any summer products you swear by.

Happy travels – Annie, the crosseyed cricket.

#beauty #makeup #beauty editor #summer #summer makeup #makeup products #makeup review #makeup looks #routine #self care routine #girly tumblr #just girly things #just girly posts #girly stuff #girly aesthetic #coquette #dollette #coquette dollette

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Jean Shrimpton photographed by Bert Stern, 1967

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fresh off the presses — new makeup at sephora

the fenty beauty by rihanna soft’lit naturally luminous hydrating longwear foundation ✨ available in 50 shades with a medium-coverage natural-finish liquid formula meant to be hydrating, waterproof, and long-wear.

#makeup #rihanna #girlblogger #girlblogging #this is what makes us girls #dollette #coquette #coquette dollete #coquette dollette #coquette girl #dark coquette #just girly things #im just a girl #girlrotting #this is a girlblog #🤍 lifestyle tag #📁 filed under makeup

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I have been so depressed lately I haven’t been able to post any sturgeons but I saw this on the Great Lakes aquarium Instagram his name is CRACKERS he is a BELUGA STURGEON they are TARGET TRAINING HIM so that he can eventually enter a sling comfortably to get his checkups!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HE IS A HOOP GENIUS!!!! GENUIS AT GOING THROUGH A HOOP!!!!!!!!

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new makeup ✨

Fenty Beauty Soft’Lit Naturally Luminous Hydrating Longwear Foundation

available on the Sephora app now!

#Makeup #beauty #woman #beautiful #makeup products #makeup looks #makeup review #new makeup #Sephora #beauty products #this is what makes us girls #tumblr girls #just girly things #🤍 lifestyle tag #filed under makeup

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Daniele Galliano (Italian, 1961), Let's Go 1, 2019. Oil on canvas, 70 × 100 cm.

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"Absolutely no one comes to save us but us."

Ismatu Gwendolyn, "you've been traumatized into hating reading (and it makes you easier to oppress)", from Threadings, on Substack [ID'd]

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#filed under travel

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#Cozy #filed under travel