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best-cosmetics123 · 4 months

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Dr Rashel Hyaluronic Acid Instant Hydration Primer Serum in Pakistan

The Dr Rashel Hyaluronic Acid Instant Hydration Primer Serum is a skincare product designed to hydrate and prime the skin. The serum is formulated with hyaluronic acid, which is a natural substance found in the skin that helps to retain moisture. When applied to the skin, the serum helps to hydrate and plump the skin, leaving it looking youthful and radiant.

Benefits of using the Dr Rashel Hyaluronic Acid Serum

There are several benefits to using the Dr Rashel Hyaluronic Acid Instant Hydration Serum.

Hydration: One of the main benefits of using this serum is that it helps to hydrate the skin. Hydration is essential for healthy, glowing skin, and this serum does an excellent job of keeping the skin moisturized.

Plumps the skin: The hyaluronic acid in the serum helps to plump the skin, reducing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.

Primer: The serum also acts as a primer, helping to create a smooth base for makeup application.

Non-greasy: Unlike other hydrating serums, the Hyaluronic Acid Instant Hydration Primer Serum is non-greasy and quickly absorbed into the skin.

Ingredients in the Dr Rashel Instant Hydration Primer Serum

The Dr Rashel Instant Hydration Primer Serum is formulated with several key ingredients, including:

Hyaluronic Acid: As mentioned earlier, hyaluronic acid is the primary ingredient in the serum. It helps to hydrate the skin and retain moisture, leaving the skin plump and youthful-looking.

Glycerin: Glycerin is a natural ingredient that helps to moisturize the skin.

Vitamin E: Vitamin E is a powerful antioxidant that helps to protect the skin from environmental damage.

How to use the Dr Rashel Hyaluronic Acid Primer Serum?

To use the Dr Rashel Hyaluronic Acid Primer Serum, follow these simple steps:

Cleanse your face thoroughly with a gentle cleanser.

Pat your face dry with a clean towel.

Apply a few drops of the serum to your fingertips.

Gently massage the serum into your face in circular motions.

Wait a few minutes for the serum to absorb into the skin before applying makeup.

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dokyeomini · 2 years

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whoa i did some serious shopping

#got some fun stuff got some boring but necessary stuff #jsyk the cleaning stuff is fun stuff #the boring stuff is the tiny eggplant algjsl #the zucchini didn't look great so i thought maybe i'll grill that then #but i got an acidic cleaner for 89 cents and a clay powder scrubbing cleaner that u think will be very useful #that one was like 7 euros tho #but! the fun is important to me alhko #i also got acrylic paint and primer #oh and blue period vol 5 lmao #they had 6 too but i had to hold back #im not gonna read it until next week anyways i think #im glad i didn't get any useless trinkets . i was tempted #but this was a nice shop and the things were overpriced even on sale so #they had some hella nice bedsheets tho #40% off from 40eur would be good if i had more money #i have enough bedding rn #even tho they're worn down at this point #one of my sheets is almost see through #but i also got it from that same shop so hm...#maybe not the best quality lmao #the duvet cover i had since i was a kid only started to break a few years ago #why are new things so shitty...

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chrisgabby221 · 2 years

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one of our main differentiators is that our primer is an antioxidant powerhouse, carefully formulated with vitamins c + b3/b5 + e & hyaluronic acid. this is going to give you a beautiful, color & pigment corrected canvas (face) for your spf

#primer #vitaminc #pigment #hyaluronic acid

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thebibliosphere · 28 days

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Hello, I apologize if this is something you've already talked about or you've answered this question before or don't want to speak more on it but I saw that ask you responded to the other day that your 'mast cells burnt down your gi track' and I wanted to ask what the name of that condition is called? Several years ago I randomly lost 45 pounds and couldn't explain it. And while I already had gi issues before, after it happened I started developing new ones that got worse with time to the point that now I am physically unable to work. There are a lot of other factors with my situation that could be to blame but I've gotten an absurd amount of various tests with no answers to show for it. And now I'm wondering if maybe whatever happened to you has happened to me.

Oh, bestie, you're all good; all I do is bitch on this app about having mast cell dysfunction.

There are a handful of different mast cell disorders, but my condition is known as Mast Cell Activation Syndrome, or MCAS for short. If you want to know what a mast cell is and how it operates in the immune system, I'd recommend checking out The Mast Cell Disease Society:

They're currently redoing their content, but there's still a wealth of information on there.

You can also search my blog for #MCAS and find a handful of posts where I break it down in detail, along with the current flaws in testing for mast cell patients.

The reason I lost a lot of weight was because my mast cells made my GI tract so inflamed that I couldn't digest anything I was eating. It was going in through my mouth, causing excruciating pain and giving me no nutritional value whatsoever.

Histamine type 2 blockers, such as famotidine/pepcid used to treat acid reflux, can help with GI inflammation from mast cell dysfunction (the GI tract is lined with histamine receptors), but I needed extra support, which I finally got late last year when my GI doctor realized after a biopsy that I was being undermedicated and needed more help managing my MCAS.

If you want to ask more specific questions, I'm happy to try to answer them, but I'd suggest reading through the above link first to see if any of it resonates with you.

#chronic health tag #MCAS

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ryeallytired · 4 months

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Finally had a chance to finish detailing the frames for these two @sanctus-ingenium prints I got a while ago!! (breakdown of the process under cut)

The original frames were just a flat, plain black and white. So the first step was spray painting them neutral gray primer, then with a black, faux "hammered" paint. Once that was dry, it was doing the subtle, gray fillegree/detailing on the front and sides with acrylic paint (freehanding it initially for the Pantera-themed frame, then getting smart about it and making stencils for Leun's (it went much faster)). Next was cutting out the cardstock, coloring them with alcohol markers, and detailing with microns and white ink. Trying to mimic the headpieces of each Holy Beast for the tops of the frames with some reference to their element in the side bits. Flowing acid for Leun and a smoke for Pantera's flames (which I think could have been pushed a litle more and I may redo one day). Each part is typically a double layer of cardstock for a smidge of depth, but Leun's headpiece ended up being three. Then it was just using double sided tape to attach big pieces, and gluing all the smaller, fiddly-bits. Overall, I like how they turned out. Still might redo Pantera's to up the color's contrast to better match Leun's.

#I originally finished Pantera's a couple months ago but kept getting distracted when trying to start Leun's #The only thing that's keeping me from redoing Pantera's (besides time)#is that it almost feels fitting for the shinier newer Holy Beast to have the better designed more complex frame lol #anyway go check out Sanctus-Ingenium's stuff it's all very good!!!#obviously I am partial to the Mez setting (esp as a Zoids lover) (which has three chapters available for it if you're interested...)

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princessprettyprivilege · 9 months

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Becoming A Head Turner Personal Notes & Checklist

Being brutally honest with myself and intentions.

Read vintage beautician guides for home spa time. Liquid IV next time it goes on sale. Look up water hydrators.

Create a pdf folder of my makeup palettes, along with saved Pinterest photos of looks from each palette. Print & place in my Pretty Privilege binder!

Accentuate legs - legs measured to 4ft

Buy in sets when possible

Brainstorm what I learned from my bitch aunt.

Commit to my beliefs

Never be desperate for anyone

The more money they have, the more I can’t stand their attitude

Ice queens get respected more + beauty?? You stand out

Detail car, messy car a turn off 🤣 also have emergency travel sized neutral palette, primer, eyeliner, and neosporin in car, nothing I care about getting stolen or broken.

My Desired Visuals

Angelic cuteness, but as sweet as acid

Flowing locks

Fake bronzed legs and skin

Angel goddess: VS Angel, but soft feature with striking cheekbones and rounded body proportions

Intentions

Make myself say WOW and turn heads next!

Bread, head and leave!!

“No” is a foreign word to me

Watch dance videos on YouTube

Read through r/men and related subreddits.

r/howtobehot research

r/drag

r/splendida

Food

Mediterranean Diet

Aesthetics to Research

“coconut girl” aesthetic

Latte makeup 🙄 rebranded neutral makeup

That girl

Whatever Colourpop comes up with

Glamour

Phone

Make ringtones of RuPaul’s Step It Up, various Britney Spears songs

Look at Confused Morning’s walks on xhs

Body

Stop by intl store for kojic acid soap - even toned everywhere!! 👍🏾 Ordered on eBay

Go to Target for melanin glow lotion

Try pedi soak I saw on Pinterest with original listerine

Hair

Yaki wig: press, watch body wave videos

Buy lace tint spray from hair store

Talk to hairdresser neighbor, possibly go to her salon

Cranial cap

Gloss my hair and units with Adore dye

Keratin treatment??

Cute hair accessories from AliExpress 👎🏾

Makeup

I can use AE makeup, but I need to prime, protect and base very well since I’m unsure of its origin. 👎🏾

Look for deal on lip liners

Hair store

AliExpress 👎🏾

Essence brand

Phoera

Lipliner and gloss, all the time!

Mom’s foundation shade is my concealer shade 🤣 add red color corrector for warmth

Nail lady also does lashes, lasts 2 weeks

Try cheek look from this picture 👎🏾 too gaunt for my face

Lip crayons

Find dehydrated lip tone in my color

Need shades of concealer that match different shades of face

#high maintenance #pretty privilege #pretty privilege notes personal

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avatar-anna · 2 years

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Vogue Beauty Secrets

summary: harry shares his beauty secrets with vogue but he needs a little help

"Hi, I'm Harry, and today I'm going to be sharing my beauty secrets with all of you lovely, lovely people."

He was a bit nervous to be filming a video like this. Normally there were more people around, but now it was just him, his camera, and a bathroom mirror, and the long line of products you set up for him before you left the house. Harry didn't use to have much in terms of a routine, not enough to film this kind of video, anyway. But after a few months of just knowing you, he had enough products to fill up all the shelves in his bathroom.

"Um, so I start with this. I have dry skin from traveling all the time, and my girlfriend says it's good for dry skin, so," he said with a shrug, holding up his cleanser for the camera, pumping a little into his hand, and rubbing it into his skin.

Harry tried to talk while washing his face, but he got some of the cleansing foam in his mouth and immediately had to stop the recording so he could spit it out and rinse his mouth. Terribly embarrassed, he took a couple seconds to collect himself before turning the recording back on.

"Next I use a toner, also picked out for me by my girlfriend. It has, erm, salicylic acid and is an exfoliator. Whoa, try saying that five times fast."

He put it on, looking down at the small list of prompts he'd been given to talk as he filmed the video. Minus the cleanser mishap, things went pretty smooth. Harry went over all the things he used, and when he got to his Pleasing products, he talked in-depth about the brand—why he decided to create the brand in the first place, what the two different serums and the Pleasing Pen did, and why he came out with those first.

"All of this is supposed to give me a 'glow from within,' as promised by my missus, but I'll let you decide," Harry said, moving his face from side to side so the bathroom lights would catch on his cheekbones.

When he finished his skincare, it was time to move onto makeup, which made him pause. It technically wasn't a lot, and he could definitely do it himself, but he'd become so accustomed to you doing it, he didn't like it any other way.

"Excuse me one moment," he said, then pulled out his phone and dialed your number, putting it on speaker.

"Hi, baby. Finished already?" you asked, picking up after the first couple rings.

"Uh...No. I need your help," Harry admitted, turning slightly away from the camera when he felt his cheeks heat up.

"H, I told you I didn't—"

"I'll make it up to you, I promise. Pleaseee."

Harry kept saying please until you eventually relented. "Fine, I'll be back in ten minutes."

"Thank you. I love you so very much."

"Love you too. See you in a bit."

Stopping the recording, he waited for you to come back home. You'd stepped out to run some errands—re-stocking your personal and professional kit, getting groceries for dinner later tonight.

Instead of doing those things, you drove home. Walking up the stairs, you walked into yours and Harry's shared bedroom, knocking on the door of the bathroom before opening it. You found Harry leaning over and starting the recording up again.

"Just in time!" he said, grinning at you as he sat back down again.

He tugged on your hand to pull you over to where he was sitting, but you stayed just out of the camera frame. Still, he brought your hand up and kissed the top of it, grinning wide when he saw the corners of your lips turn up.

"Okay, where did you leave off?" you asked, going over to the sink to wash your hands.

"I just need moisturizer and sunscreen and I'm good to go."

You looked at him from behind the camera, but he just continued to smile at you. Harry was more than capable of applying that stuff himself, but he preferred when you did it for him. Making your way back over to him, you picked up his moisturizer and got started.

"So, I know most people like to use primer before makeup, but since H doesn't wear very much, I typically just use a good moisturizer. This one is the Embryolisse face cream, and I get a good amount on my fingertips and really work it in. I should mention that this is definitely a one person job, but he's a diva, so here we are."

Harry had been smiling faintly with his eyes closed as you massaged his face up until that point. "Hey."

Pretending like you heard nothing, you continued. "After that, I put on sunscreen, and I typically don't use anything under SPF 30. And once that's all rubbed in, he's ready for a little makeup."

You smoothed his hair back a little as you finished blending everything in, massaging around his temples the way you knew he liked a little extra attention, and almost as if on cue, he mumbled, "Feels nice."

You gave him a couple more seconds to enjoy the pads of your fingers against his temples, but you eventually had to move on, worried that this video could go on forever.

"Okay, so H has some small dark circles that he likes covered up when he's on stage, but they're usually not severe enough to warrant color corrector, so I just go in with a little bit of the Nars pot concealer right here," you said, tapping it under his eyes. "And if he's got a couple breakouts, I'll cover those up to, but I must say, you're looking quite flawless today."

The corner of his mouth tipped up into a crooked little grin. "It's all thanks to you."

Harry was a very charming person by nature, but there had to be something in the air, because he was being extra sweet with you today. It was too cute to make note of, though, so you just smiled at him and told him to blend in his concealer while you cleaned up a little.

When he was all done, you picked up the next item. "Sometimes if he's looking a little pale, I'll put on just the tiniest bit of cream bronzer. Nothing too intense, but just enough to bring some color to the face, and I put it on his cheeks here, his temples, and a little by his hairline. Anywhere the sun would normally hit the face, and I blend that in with a sponge."

You worked and explained, trying to ignore the dreamy look in Harry's eyes as he watched you so you could focus. "Like it so far?"

"Mmhm. Positively sunkissed."

Blending a little more with your sponge, you said, "He's pretty easy as far as clients go, very low maintenance. But he loves being taken care of. Face rollers and masks after a show are a must to help him wind down."

He said it so quietly, but the camera's microphone was just able to pick it up. "Best part of my night is getting ready for bed with you."

You held in the urge to kiss him, but it wasn't easy. Obviously, people knew Harry Styles had a girlfriend, but you kept a low profile and weren't often photographed with him in order to maintain a small modicum of anonymity. It had worked so far, though you wondered if after this video one of his fans would be able to track you down with just your voice and hands.

Shaking those thoughts away, you focused on the video again. "And then to wrap it up, he wears a lip balm, and since he's a bougie bitch, he goes for the Tatcha lip jelly, but I won't hold that against him because it's really great lip product."

"I feel as though I should point out that she's not usually this feisty. She's putting on a show for the camera," Harry said, a mocking frown on his face.

He let you put his lip balm on for him, puckering his lips so he could give you a tiny kiss on the tip of your finger, which made you very thankful that you couldn't be seen on camera because you were now a blushy mess. Once he was all set, you continued.

"I normally don't set H's face with any powders or anything because he doesn't really need it. The most I'll do is remind him to put this on throughout the day. It's a mineral powder with SPF in it, which should keep his skin from burning throughout the day. And...that's pretty much it. Pretty simple, but very effective."

"I look ready for date night," he said, looking at himself in the mirror.

"Yeah? I'd say you look quite handsome too. I'd definitely take you out on a date."

With the pads of your fingers, you gingerly tilted his chin from side to side so that the camera could see the finished result. Harry kept going after you let go, though, holding his chin in his hands and posing while you put some of his things away.

"It is quite minimal," he said, agreeing with your previous statement. "Should've asked her to do this instead. My girl's an artist."

You smiled to yourself, half listening to Harry as you cleaned up. "You know, I didn't know much about makeup until I met her. And then suddenly I knew everything. Like, there was this one time where she was watching this movie, and she freaked out because a guy took off a girl's fake eye lashes. Now I know never to touch a woman's false lashes lest I want my hand cut off."

You'd been letting your boyfriend ramble to the camera about this and that, clearly not as nervous about the whole thing as he had been when you left him earlier today. And while you'd been trying not to laugh too loud, you couldn't hold it in after his last anecdote. It wasn't so much the story itself, but the way he described his feelings about it at the end.

The story was true, of course. Harry had been downstairs on the phone while you watched a movie in his bed. You'd already written it off as a terrible film after the first ten minutes, but you decided to see it through, only to gasp in horror when you saw the leading man remove the leading lady's false lashes.

You came back over to him, still laughing but trying to get ahold of yourself. "That's true, you're definitely right about that, but...you know I don't use those right? I have eyelash extensions."

Harry, who had been laughing right along with you, sobered up pretty quickly. "You have what?"

Smiling at his utter confusion, you said, "Baby, how long have we been together? I've never taken them off. Their extensions. Like hair extensions...but for eyelashes."

You were not blessed in the long, voluminous lash department and had started getting lash extensions years ago, long before you met Harry. Granted, they were very natural looking, but he'd watched you put your makeup on hundreds of times, and not once had you stuck on a pair of fake lashes.

"This...This is madness. Come here." Harry stood up from his seat and held your face in his hands so he could get a better look. You were practically nose to nose, but he just kept looking at you very intensely. What he was trying to see, you weren't sure. You had a very excellent lash tech.

"Witchcraft," he mumbled. Moving so he was in front of the camera again, he said, "My girlfriend's a witch."

You shoved his shoulder playfully. "Shut up, you dork!"

You left him shortly after that, but not before he pulled you back over to him so he could kiss your cheek. "Love you!" he called.

"Love you too," you replied over your shoulder. And with that, you left him to finish the video.

Harry did the outro, eager to go now that he knew you were waiting for him. With a final wave he signed off. "Thank you for watching me share my beauty secrets, though it was really just me being pampered by my girlfriend. But what can I say, I'd be lost without her."

#harry styles #harry styles blurb #harry styles x reader #harry styles fanfic #harry styles fanfiction #harry styles imagine #harry styles oneshot #harry styles fluff #harry styles x you #harry styles writing #harry styles one shot #harry styles x makeup artist! yn

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excineribusbooks · 1 year

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Resource Post: Supplies, Equipment, and Software

So I've had some people ask about the supplies and equipment I use to make my books! This is not a comprehensive list, nor is it an official tutorial on how to make a book (for that, I recommend starting with Renegade Publishing's resource documents, DAS Bookbinding, or SeaLemon's YouTube tutorials -- all free, no patreon required!), but if you're floundering because you don't know what you need to get, hopefully this will help a little bit ❤️ If I discover more good resources or change up my style, I'll add to this post.

Of note: I'm based in the US, so this list is unfortunately pretty US-centric. Apologies!

SUPPLIES

Disclaimer #1: I have a background in book conservation, so I'm picky to a fault about the supplies I use. To make a long-lasting book, you want to look for "acid-free" or "archival" materials -- BUT, a lot of consumer craft stores have realized those are good buzzwords to slap on products even if they aren't really archival. Your best bet is to buy from stores that supply materials to libraries and archives; those tend to be higher quality and stick to actual archival standards. Talas, Hollander's, University Products, and Colophon Book Arts Supply are good places to start.

That said! If price matters more than longevity, hitting up Michaels or Joann Fabrics is totally fine. This is a hobby. The bookbinding police are not gonna come smash down your door because you didn't use archival-quality craft paper. My big recommendation, though: at least get your glue and paste from Talas. High-quality adhesive makes a huge difference in how well, and how long, a book holds together. Bad adhesives can turn brittle with time, stain your paper/cloth, and make all your hard work fall apart.

So, all that said, here's what I use:

BOARD - Davey Binder's Board, 0.098" GLUE - Jade 403 PVA PASTE - Zen Shofu wheat paste (you shouldn't have to buy more than half a pound -- a little goes a long way) CLOTH - Either Arrestox or Dover bookcloth, which comes in a wide variety of colors and holds up extremely well to whatever you want to do to it THREAD - 25/3 linen thread, which I run over a small block of beeswax to make it easier to handle and give it better "locking" properties as I sew. For bigger books of ten signatures or more, I sew onto 3/8" linen tapes for extra support. DECORATIVE PAPER - Hollander's is a treasure trove of decorative papers for endsheets and covers; Talas has some really nice ones, too, but they tend to be pricier (since unfortunately everything at Talas has gotten a lot pricier lately) PRINTING PAPER - Hammermill Colors paper, 20lb, in cream; 24lb is also a good weight that feels a little more substantial than regular printer paper. (I'll probably switch to 24lb once my 20lb paper runs out.) To get the right grain direction, I buy a ream of 11x17 paper and cut it in half to make standard letter-sized sheets (8.5x11). Here's a quick primer on grain direction and why it's important when making a book! ENDBANDS - I've never had the patience to sew my own endbands (though I hope to gain that patience someday!), so I just use premade ones like these.

EQUIPMENT

Disclaimer #2: a lot of the stuff on this list is professional-grade (or close to it) with prices to match. You definitely don't have to buy everything right off the bat. It took me fifteen years to accumulate it all, and you can DIY a lot of bookbinding equipment -- a good googling will lead you to all sorts of innovative ways hobby bookbinders set up their shops. The Renegade Publishing resource documents also have a lot of A+ recommendations.

PRINTER - For text, I use a Brother B&W laser printer with auto-duplex (auto-duplex is key when printing a book); for images, both B&W and color, I use a Canon color inkjet printer set to at least 300 DPI. I fully admit having two printers is an absurd setup, but what laser printers can do well, inkjets absolutely suck at, and vice-versa -- and like I said, I'm hella picky. You can get by fine with a single laser printer! Just make sure it's got auto-duplex to save yourself a lot of pain. GUILLOTINE - I have this model, which goes in and out of stock with some regularity. The trick with this guy is to (a) sandwich your text block between some scrap board so the clamp doesn't leave a dent, and (b) REALLY CRANK DOWN on the clamp as tight as you possibly can to keep the paper from shifting as you cut. This fixes 99% of the skewing problems mentioned in the reviews. PRESS - I have a little cast-iron press I bought off a coworker for fifty bucks; similarly, you might have luck searching eBay, looking at Affordable Bookbinding Equipment (Jim does incredible work!), searching craft stores for a flower press, or even just using two pieces of wood and a few C-clamps. SeaLemon on YouTube also has a good video on how to DIY a book press. PRESS BOARDS - For setting the hinges in the press, I use a pair of brass-edged boards like these. It's a good investment if you want to get really nice, crisp hinges, but it's also 100% possible to DIY brass-edged boards if you want. At my very first job, we even set our hinges by taping sewing needles to the book before putting it in the press! FINISHING PRESS - I have this one, which I use to back my books in combination with these backing irons BACKING HAMMER - To my chagrin, I've discovered that having an actual backing hammer makes backing a book way, way easier. Some folks have had good luck with a cobbler's hammer or just a regular old hammer from a hardware store, but I splurged on a student hammer from Hollander's, and it works fantastically. (I wouldn't recommend buying the "professional" hammers, though, because seriously, $90 for a hammer?! No.) BONE FOLDER - I'm actually not a fan of bone folders made from real bone; I like Teflon folders a lot better for scoring and flattening. (Real bone folders tend to burnish the material, an effect I'm rarely going for.) CUTTING MACHINE - A Silhouette Curio. This is 100% optional, but it's how I do the bulk of my cover designs, including cut-outs, embossing, foiling (with a foil quill attachment), and spine titling. The software and overall quality are way better than Cricut, and its 5mm clearance means you can fit more than just vinyl in there. Sadly, Silhouette has discontinued the Curio, but it's still possible to buy from third-party sellers -- and if you don't care about the 5mm clearance, I've heard good things about the Silhouette Cameo line.

A side note on vinyl, from the obnoxiously picky book conservator: if you're aiming for longevity with your books, using HTV in your book designs may not be the best idea. Not only can the adhesives be questionable, but the plasticizers in vinyl break down in really weird, gross ways once several decades have passed. That's why I tend to stick with cut-outs and foiling instead of HTV. But, again: if you just want to make something pretty, don't worry about it!

SOFTWARE

TYPESETTING - I use Affinity Publisher -- it's similar to Adobe InDesign, but with a flat cost instead of a bullshit subscription model. I am by no means an expert in this, since I've only been designing books for a couple years; pretty much everything I learned, I learned from Aliya Regatti's tutorial, plus or minus a lot of googling and noodling around. I've discovered that it does get cranky if your book is over 250 pages or so, meaning you may have to split longer fics into multiple files. That said, I've been really happy with it, and it goes on sale every now and then if the $70 price tag is too much.

As always, Renegade Publishing has a whole lot of tutorials for other software options, including Microsoft Word, InDesign, LaTeX, and Scribus if you already have access to one of those instead.

IMPOSITION - "Imposition" is when you lay out a book so all the pages are in order once you fold + gather the signatures. Since Affinity Publisher doesn't do this automatically on export, I use Bookbinder 3.0, which is an old but nice little Java program that breaks a single PDF into a series of properly imposed signatures. I usually set it to 6 sheets per signature.

MISCELLANEOUS

IMAGES

The Noun Project is a gigantic repository of basic SVGs and PNGs that are not only great for cutting machines, but for adding flourishes to your title page, chapter headings, and scene dividers. Every single book I've made has used at least one image from here; I pay for the yearly Noun Pro subscription, but it's not necessary to use the site.

Unsplash is perfect for photo elements

Pixabay not only has a great archive of photos, but illustrations and vector images as well

Surprisingly, Wikipedia also has a lot of good Creative Commons photos attached to their articles!

FONTS

1001Fonts is a good starting point for finding free fonts, as is FontSpace and DaFont

If you're willing to pay for fonts (and sometimes it's worth it for a well-designed font that's perfect for your project), Creative Fabrica and Pixel Surplus have some good stuff, including discounted bundles of multiple fonts

#book arts #bookbinding #fanbinding #resources

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gardengirl222 · 26 days

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figured its time for sum more chatting!

the springtime angel bombshell!!

makeup & tips to look like a glowing sweetheart angel! its spring! 🤍

here is my spring makeup routine that will leave you looking like a cherub, vs angel, glowing goddess! ᥫ᭡ᥫ᭡

wanna look like this, this spring? 🌸🐇🧁

remember to moisturize, spf and tone before hand! here's what i use as prep 🌸

-charlotte tilbury magic cream or laneige water bank blue hyaluronic cream moisturizer

-beauty of joseon sunscreen relief sun

-lancome hydrating toner or the caudalie natural salicylic acid pore minimzing toner

now for primer here are my go to's (water based)

-charlottle tilbury invisible UV flawless primer SPF 50 ($$$ but heaven!)

-laura mercier pure canvas primer illuminating

-benefit cosmetics porrfessional lite primer water-based (classic, does the job!)

for foundation i usually use a minimal coverage or a skin tint...💁🏼‍♀️ (again, water based 💗)

-charlotte tilbury hollywood flawless filter (can you tell i love charlottle tilbury? lol)

-dior backstage face & body foundation (my forever re-stock)

-dior forever skin glow foundation SPF 15 (love this so so much)

-saie slip tint

-nars light reflecting advanced skincare foundation

concealer!! 💘

-charlottle tilbury beautiful skin medium to full coverage radiant concealer

-huda beauty glowish bright light hydrating sheer concealer

-MILK makeup hydrating concealer

-hourglass vanish™ airbrush concealer (omigodddd!!)

-dior backstage concealer (forever fave)

powders and blush! 🙋🏼‍♀️

-nars powder blush (classic, make sure you get a shade that will give you a rosy almost 'cold' look that matches your skin tone! you wanna look flushed!

-nars afterglow liquid blush

-westman atelier baby cheeks cream blush stick (very 80's)

-GXVE dewyplump collagen boosting cheek tint

-dior forever glow maximizer longwear liquid highlighter (make sure you get it in pink! ik its highlight but it works just the same, glowy and flushed!) 🌸

-drunk elephant rosi glow drops with vitamin f

-too faced cloud crush blurring blush (soft pink!)

-M.A.C mineralize blush (any of the pinks, omigodd woww)

-M.A.C extra dimension blush

-charlottle tilbury mini hollywood blush & glow palette (mix them with ur brush!!)

-givenchy powder

-charlottle tilbury airbrush flawless finish setting powder

-huda beauty bake powder

-hourglass powder

bronzers! wanna look sunkissed!!

-drunk elephant bronzing drops

-hourglass bronzer

-charlotte tilbury filmstar bronzer

-patrick ta bronzer (literally so 80s)

-l'oréal paris true match lumi glotion

setting spray to lock it in!

ive found that this one work best on me and i'm addicted to the smell! but honestly anyone that works best for you should do it! 💕

-charlotte tilbury airbrush flawless setting spray

eye-shadow! you wanna stick to whites, creams, light pinks, light browns

-maybelline expert wear eyeshadow in seashell

-clinique shadow in angel eyes + sugar cane!

-M.A.C eyeshadow in yougurt + blanc type

-too faced natural eyes eye shadow palette (i love this soo much, this is the perfect vibe)

-too faced born this way natural nudes mini eye shadow palette

mascara and lashes! thank goodness i was blessed with amazing lashes lol! i find that if you start by separating the lashes with a semi-dry fluffy mascara, then with a thin brushed mascara, then again with a non-dryed fluffy brush, it works wonders!

-lancome monsieur big volumizing mascara (i loooove thick fluffy brushes)

-too faced better than sex mascara

-lancome lash idôle lengthening & volumizing mascara

-glossier lash slick lift

-hourglass lengthening mascara

i do like to buy the individual natural cluster lashes to place on the outer corner of my eyes to give it that "eyeliner" look, like my lashes are so much longer there and i think it looks so ethereal!

lips! 💋 you want to stick with nudes and pinks, like you just ate red fruit and now your lips are stained, or like a glossed bombshell!

-charlotte tilbury lip cheat liner (ofccc! in pinks and nudes)

-this set ofc!

-too faced lip liner in post-op pink

-any of the pinky/nude nyx creamy long-lasting lip liner

-dior addict lip maximizer plumping gloss in 065 icy blue

-charlotte tilbury collagen lip bath in refresh rose

-fenty beauty gloss bomb universal lip luminizer in FU$$Y

-charlotte tilbury lip lustre in shades blondie, ibiza nights, portobello girl, pillow talk and hall of fame (my signatures)

other tips!! ᥫ᭡‎₊˚⊹ 𐦍༘₊ ⊹

🌸 try and wear mainly white! and def try to mix in some pastels! white makes you look more kind and if you happen to meet the loyl white also gives the wife effect, look it up! its real! 💍

🌸 style your hair! make and effort its fun! you could also add some hair glitter/shine and hair perfume! (i'll make a rec list for these soon!)

🌸 this stuff is like, wow, did you just come back from a tea party at a magical fairy garden where it was raining cotton candy?! ☁️ ☁️

🌸 i find this to be like my little lucky charm and i think it actually works, but, bring around a tiny picture of your fave forest animal and its like all animals love you and i seem to always get the compliment that i would be a woodland flower princess that talks to animals! lol and animal lover always radiates the most angelic glow ugh!!! 💞🐇

🌸 make sure you are keepin up with your hygiene routine and the best no.1 tip is to be kind!! the kindest people are the most beautiful. (ofc when people take advantage of this kindness, pull back bc they obvi do not deserve your presence!)

love ya!

-lene pilar

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best-cosmetics123 · 4 months

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patchwork-crow-writes · 6 months

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Additional Thoughts on Kris x Ralsei

This is a continuation of a collection of posts entitled "Thoughts on Kris x Ralsei", which are... exactly that. This series has already covered topics such as:

How Kris and Ralsei's roles in the story and game mechanics of Deltarune contribute to promoting their romantic arc;

How the game takes advantage of a player's knowledge of RPGs to create cute moments between them; and

How the relationship is being pursued irrespective of Kris's - or the player's - wishes on the matter.

If you would like to read any of the other posts in this series, below is a handy TOC that will point to all the posts that currently exist:

Part 1: And They Lived Happily Ever After Part 1.5: I Believe Your Choices DO Matter Part 2: A Pair of Star-Cross'd Lovers Part 2.5: In Another World, We Could Have Been (Just) Friends <- (You Are Here!) (Future parts to be added as they are written))

Part 2.5: In Another World, We Could Have Been (Just) Friends

Okay, so I've already talked - at some considerable length - about the Acid Tunnel of Love scene. But there is a really fascinating aspect of this part of the game that I didn't touch on in Part 2, because it wouldn't really have fitted there, but which I feel sheds some considerable light on the intention of this sequence.

But first, we need to talk about Parallel Universes.

...okay, FINE. It's actually the cut content from the Tunnel scene (link to Youtube displaying the options, courtesy of OrdinaryDeltarunePlayer2001.)

If you're not familiar with what this is, here's a quick primer: essentially, an earlier version of the scene would have had Ralsei ask Kris who they were thinking of, with the selectable answers changing depending on who you gave the present to earlier in Chapter 2. When selected, Ralsei would talk a bit about that person, in terms that would suggest that he is fully supportive of Kris pursuing a romantic connection with the person in question. An option existed for Susie, Noelle, and even Berdly... but NOT, crucially, for Ralsei himself, despite the fact that he can be the receipient of the gift as well.

Instead, there was another option that would always be present, which read "Thinking of you". Selecting this option would have Ralsei react... as you'd expect him to. But the interesting thing is how quickly he sweeps it under the rug and moves on to the next point in the conversation. Almost as if he doesn't take it seriously, or doesn't believe that he's a valid option in this instance.

(incidently, if you DID give Ralsei the gift, and try to select the alternative option, it will not work properly and completely skip to the next scene without any reaction from Ralsei at all... which means they either didn't get round to programming his reaction before they decided on the present scene, or they realised that it would be redundant (not to mention on-the-nose) to have two versions of the same dialogue option here)

So... what does this say about the present incarnation of the Acid Tunnel segment, or about Kralsei in general? Well, one thing it DOES say is about how we as players would have been given more freedom to pair Kris with any one of their friends, and perhaps would additionally allow us as players to more closely align ourselves with their own wishes and desires (which given all the positive attention she gets from them, would likely as not be towards Susie), while also potentially taking Ralsei out of the dating pool and into a more "agony aunt/confidante/cheerleader" role to Kris.

In addition, there is the "?" option at the top of the dialogue box, which effectively amounts to a "mind your own business, nosy goat". This would have worked effectively as a "don't care" option for people who... well, didn't care about any sort of romance centered around Kris, as well as giving them a way to assert their right (and perhaps desire) for privacy. Though it is interesting that Ralsei does default to mentioning Susie after this, I believe that's to make the link to the next topic of the scene.

However, there would have been a few problems. For one, it would have allowed players to throw a wrench into Suselle, right at the crucial point that that nascent relationship starts to take off. If, after all, we would have chosen either of Susie or Noelle at this point in the game, we would have an expectation that that pairing we chose would come to fruition, rendering the ferris-wheel scene right afterward devoid of a significant part of its purpose and weight.

(Not to mention that allowing either Kris or the player any real choice in this matter would run entirely counter to the whole "your choices don't matter" thing Deltarune has going)

Whether for these reasons or otherwise, we instead ended up with the Kralsei (and Suselle) show. Which means - at some point, a choice was made to initially present the player with options, which was then wrested away and replaced with what is essentially an on-rails dating simulation, which, if we're lucky, only one of its participants doesn't actually want to do. Within that context, it's difficult to see how people can refute the notion that the game is forcing Kralsei to happen.

But again, the question looms: WHY is Deltarune doing this? What is the game trying to say? What does our reaction to all this say about us, both as players of video games and as people who consume narratives and fictions for entertainment or escapism?

Uhh find out in part 3! Coming... whenever :P

#essay #rambling #thoughts #theory #Deltarune #Kralsei #Krisei #Kris x Ralsei #Acid Tunnel of Love #Cut Content #Your Choices Don't Matter #Shipping #Part 2.5

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twcfaces · 9 months

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bc @oculusxcaro asked, here's a small primer on why face the face is trash

ok so the plot is that harvey dent is okay now and batman decides to leave gotham in his protection for a year because he's gotta go to space or something idk

then he comes back after that year and there's been some murders of certain villains so batman's like :

and so he comes back after a year, sees dead people, and accuses his friend (whom he trusted to do HIS JOB) of multiple murders immediately without even asking what's going on first.

batman seems confused as to why he takes this very poorly despite the fact that he is the one accusing his bestie of murder.

oh yeah, and the "you WANTED it" is going to come back later because :

HE DIDN'T!! he didn't want it. he said 'look i appreciate your trust but i'm not sure that's a good idea'

he even lists other people who he thinks would be a better choice, and batman tells him to shut up.

so no, he didn't want it & batman doesn't understand why he's pissed for some reason.

harvey then proceeds to have a meltdown after being accused of murder by someone who should have believed in him, and re-scars his face with a scalpel and nitric acid. cured they said.

it doesn't help that the entire time, harvey is portrayed as an irrational, crazy-because-crazy, vain little jerk who doesn't want batman to have his job back i guess.

also he threatens to shoot a tiger

who looks so goddamn confused rn

but um @about-faces has a great breakdown of the whole thing and i respect their dedication to tearing it apart because there's so much going on and so many things---

my gripe is that batman wouldn't fucking do this, and if he DID, he'd be the first to vouch for harvey's innocence. which, surprise! he is! innocent of THOSE murders, but not the eight or nine murders he commits after becoming two-face. again.

the actual culprit is a villain we don't even see until the last pages.

tl;dr : the panel with the tiger really should sum it up

#face the face #two-face #harvey dent #like why would any of this be a thing #why would batman act like this #idek #i'm not a comic book writer for batman though so

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subbie-dreamz · 8 months

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Updated skincare routine:

FilterBaby Advanced Water Filter with PRODermis

Skinfix Barrier+ Foaming Oil Hydrating Cleanser

InnBeauty Project Keep It Clean Hydrating Gel Cleanser with Ceramides & 10 Amino Acids

Clean Skin Club Bamboo Clean Towels XL

Ao2 Clear Oxygen Nanobubble Skin Therapy

Tower 28 SOS Daily Rescue Facial Spray

First Aid Beauty Hydrating Toner with Squalene + Oats

Dermatica Hydrating Hyaluronic Acid + Vitamin B5 Serum

Glow Recipe Pomegranate Peptide Firming Serum

Beekman 1802 Bloom Cream Daily Moisturizer

Beekman 1802 Milk Primer SPF 35 (day only)

Dermatica Clarifying Azelaic Acid 20% Cream (night only)

Beekman 1802 Pure Goat Milk Lip Balm

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mychaotic-academia · 9 months

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Beauty Routine for Dark Academics

So listen: This is really for anyone, but I know that DA can romanticize a lack of self care, and WE WILL NOT HAVE THAT

I used to have such bad depression (etc) that I wouldn’t even shower or brush my teeth for days on end. So I’m not gonna pretend like this is easy, self care is HARD. And I’m not even saying I’m good at doing this daily. But when I’m having my best days, this is my routine.

Take what you need and leave the rest

(Note: I have dry skin, dry curly hair, and I’m nearly 28 with no kids. This is what works for that. Adapt as needed for yourself!)

Evening Routine:

1. Headband hair away from face and wash hands/nails

2. Makeup cleanse

3. Secondary cleanse

4. Toner

5. Snail essence

6. Hyaluronic acid serum

7. Retinoid serum

8. Face oil

9. Gua sha

10. Eye cream

11. Overnight moisturizer

12. Top off (vaseline or overnight mask)

13. Lash and brow serum

14. Brush teeth

15. Floss

16. Mouthwash

17. Rinse

18. Lip mask

19. Oil hair

20. Body lotion

21. Foot lotion and socks

22. Hand lotion

23. Get a great night’s sleep!

Morning Routine:

1. Brush teeth

2. Tongue scrape

3. Mouthwash

4. Rinse

5. Wash hands and nails

6. Use micellar water to clean face

7. Comb hair

8. Shower:

1. Rinse

2. Conditioner (not daily)

3. Soap body

9. Toner

10. Snail essence

11. Hyaluronic acid serum

12. Eye cream

13. Day moisturizer

14. Leave in air dry cream(if you washed your hair) // Hair Oil (if you didn’t wash hair, then wash your hands)

15. Deodorant

16. Primer

17. Make up

18. Dress

19. Perfume

Some Bonus Content:

Complex Shower Routine (at night!)

(Take what you need and leave the rest, do 2x weekly at night)

Pre-shower:

1. Dry brush body

2. Comb hair

Shower:

1. Rinse

2. Conditioner in hair

3. Soap body

4. Face wash

5. Exfoliate body (unless you dry brushed!)

6. Wash out conditioner

7. Towel squeeze hair and tap dry skin

Post-Shower:

1. Toner

2. Body oil

3. Leave in air dry cream (hair)

4. Eye mask

5. Face mask

6. Remaining skin care

Nail Care (for amazing natural nails!)

1. Wash hands

2. Scrub nails with nail brush

3. Clip

4. File

5. Cuticle cream

1. Let it sit

2. Tissue off excess

6. Clip cuticles

7. Buff and shine

8. Hand lotion

9. A touch of cuticle cream on and around nails to leave

So that’s it!

I’m aware that its a lot. When I do my full evening routine alone it takes like, probably half an hour.

But I’ll tell you something - You are going to look good and feel even better when you take care of yourself.

Obviously eat, drink fluids (especially water, and ESPECIALLY if you have coffee or other caffeinated beverages), and move in a way that feels good if its possible. This isn’t an exhaustive list.

Take care of yourselves, in whatever way works for you, and you’ll do better in school/be able to think clearer and more critically in your private studies.

You matter

You are loved

You deserve to take time for yourself

#dark academia #chaotic academia #academia #academia aesthetic #aesthetic #booklr #books #chaotic academic aesthetic #dark academic aesthetic #reading #self care #self love #beauty #beauty routine #self care routine #makeup #skincare #skin care

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