Beauty Thesis

The experimentation and exploration of a makeup addict.

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Posted by Nepenthe Posted on May - 14 - 2010

Haul: Bath & Body Works, Body Shop, M.A.C. & Sephora

Yep, some more hauling. No, it wasn’t all in one day. LOL If you have any questions about a particular product, or would like a review just let me know in the comments. Enjoy!

Categories: video
Posted by Nepenthe Posted on May - 11 - 2010

Review: Annabelle Volume Lip Plumping Gloss

Another video review, this time featuring the new Volume Lip Plumping lip gloss from Annabelle. Enjoy, and let me know if you have any questions that I didn’t address in the video.

Categories: video
Posted by Nepenthe Posted on May - 09 - 2010

Lip Demo: Colour Experiment

From my combined experience online and working at the counter, I’ve noticed that there are many women who are uncomfortable with colour. This seems to be more prominent with women of colour, where neutral, brown and bronze seem to dominate. With that said, I love all of the aforementioned colours, but there is much to  [ Read More ]

Categories: looks, suggestion, video
Posted by Nepenthe Posted on May - 02 - 2010

Haul: Just A Few Things [M.A.C.]

Since achieving my no-buy, I’ve slowly been accumulating a few items. Figured it was about time to share. Enjoy. :]

Categories: haul, video
Posted by Nepenthe Posted on Apr - 16 - 2010

Tutorial: Dramatic Celebration

As I mentioned in the related FotD, I filmed a tutorial for this particular look. At first I was concerned with the length of the video, but I managed to wrangle about 40 minutes worth of footage down to about 20 minutes. So while I’m annoyed that there are two videos, it’s definitely better than  [ Read More ]

Categories: FotD, looks, video
Posted by Nepenthe Posted on Mar - 28 - 2010

Pressing Pigments: Tutorial

I first started talking about pressing pigments back in February. I’ve gone through a number of my pigments and pressed them, and it’s fantastic. It’s actually quite easy once you get the hang of it. I wish I’d started pressing sooner, I’m getting a lot more use out of my pigments now that I can  [ Read More ]

Categories: do it yourself, video
Posted by Nepenthe Posted on Mar - 26 - 2010

Review: Revlon PhotoReady Foundation

Yesterday I filmed my first video review, and I actually like the format. Let me know what you think, if you have a preference for written reviews vs. video reviews. Thanks, and enjoy!

Categories: foundation, review, video
Posted by Nepenthe Posted on Nov - 23 - 2009

IMATS Toronto 2009 ~ Haul

Haul videos are something that get a mixed review, but I thought that people might want a little bit more information about the products, since the In The Bag post was more pictorial. There is always that pesky time limit, so for the first time I had to do some editing. Once I got the  [ Read More ]

Categories: haul, video
Posted by Nepenthe Posted on Nov - 14 - 2009

Beauty Thesis on YouTube

I’ve actually had a YouTube account for a long time, and it’s been a major resource for me when it comes to makeup. Last night I recorded my first video, and after a bit of trial by fire with editing, I just uploaded it to YouTube.  It’s my hope that the video will be a  [ Read More ]

Categories: site, video