makeup babbling

Ok so I got sick thanks to Mom being contagious, and I had to work anyway, so I've been out of it the past 4 or 5 days but yesterday and today I've been in that horrid spot of where my body is all "don't get up, don't be vertical, don't do anything or else" and my brain is all "omg I am so bored" so today I have been sitting in bed with a pile of cheapass makeup on one side (cuz my good stuff was in its proper corner and being upright was dangerous) and a pack of makeup remover wipes on the other.
And I've just been watching makeup vids on my phone and practicing various looks. Here's the one I'm watching most recently: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ps7CCjpP1Pw I like it because it shows a little bit of everything. Contour and highlights, and she mentions products that I actually recognize. I even have some of them. I have a Tarte lipsurgence crayon and I do love it. It goes on smooth and soft and has a slight minty cooling feel and a slight minty scent. And it's so moisturizing! . But I recognize every product she showed in that vid.
I also watched videos that use liquid foundations to do their contouring. Whoa! But as scary as those vids look, that's also what I've had the best luck with. Somehow I don't have a good contour powder. All my bronzers are either too shimmery or too orange or both. Or they just look muddy no matter what. Probably too yellow. But I have a lot of foundations from the old marykay starter kit that absolutely don't match my skin tone. But somehow when used as stripes under my usual foundation...magic happens. I'm getting the hang of this! And I also found out that the ugly Presumptions R Us mineral sunscreen that turns me Casper-white can be blended to make the beige foundations light enough for me. This is great to help me use up my stash.
the last look I tried before the sun went down (I always do foundation in natural light) was that cheapass sunscreen (hiya Casper) then streaks of a dark bronze foundation (darker than what Beyonce would wear) on the sides of my nose and hollows of my cheeks. And then I painted on a beige foundation. About 2 shades darker than my natural skin tone. And something about this combination is just great. The sunscreen lightened everything up, the bronze turned into gentle shadowing, and the beige suddenly matched my neck. I must have done this blend like 8 times before I got it. But I got it! I have successfully recreated this blend twice. But ugh my face! Makeup wipes are great in a pinch, but nothing compares to a good scrubbing. I think I'm getting a pimple on my chin. Anyway now I'm practicing eye stuff, specifically the shape she does in that video. I've seen that eyeshadow shape in other videos and I just can't get it.I'm not lining it up right or something. Ugh. Physically I'm tired. Mentally I'm wide awake. I work again on Friday. Why do I only get sick on my days off?!?