Violent Eyes Review

I purchased a pack of "Violent Eyes" (by Violent Lips) a couple months ago when there was a sale. I ordered Jet Black Glitteratti, and they included a surprise sample of Rainbow Glitteratti, which was super nice of them. They are temporary eyeliner appliques, similar to temporary tattoos. Once I got around to trying them, I found they were not as good as I had hoped. Measuring them to my eye was incredibly difficult. Maybe it's just me, but it seemed very arbitrary. Also, the backing is too thick, in my view. The thick backing makes it take forever for the eyeliner part to adhere to the skin. I had to wet each eye for about fifteen minutes each. I lost my patience, which is probably partly to blame for the fact that they didn't match very well. I tried to remove them before they were ready, but come on, fifteen minutes.

They don't feel too annoying once they're on. That worried me, but they aren't super noticeable. However, I got them to help my eye makeup be more symmetrical, but both times they didn't help in that regard, and it was worse than traditional eye makeup because there was no way to fix it without removing it entirely. There also was a certain fakeness to them. Especially the rainbow one. It looked pretty plasticky. They did last a really long time, though. If they could just make the backing thinner, I think it would help a lot.

If you'd like to see them in action, check out my video below.

You can purchase Violent Eyes and Violent Lips (appliques for lips) at www.violentlips.com

Comfort and Spontaneity

I like the idea of being a spontaneous person. Not in every way, but in the way that I would be prepared to go do something at any moment. Like a friend could call and ask if I wanted to get lunch with her, and heck yes I would! Well, that still happens, but with the friend waiting while I actually put on clothes and make myself presentable.

See, I value comfort. I value it very much. Above a lot of things, like looking nice. If I can get away with it, I will wear my pajamas all day. I am usually without makeup, which is sometimes okay, and sometimes really not. But don't worry, I usually put it on before leaving the house so I don't scare people. Unfortunately, makeup takes time (especially when you're a perfectionist like me). Putting on "real" clothes doesn't usually take much time, unless I realize I have nothing to wear because I forgot to do laundry.

I also spend a lot of time bra-less. Bras are really uncomfortable. Is it too much to ask for a comfortable bra? But I'm not exactly well-endowed, so at least I can go without and not worry about sagging. I always wear a bra in public, though. You're welcome.

So as much as I would like to be a spontaneous person in at least one regard, it will never be. I won't sacrifice my comfort on the off-chance that someone will show up at my door and/or want to do something immediately. Does that make me lazy? Or are my priorities just different?