Two tone lipstick

Anyeong! It's been a while. I guess that's my style. *guilty*

I moved. I've "settled in" but I'm not ready to take pictures of my place. I haven't decorated, nor have I gotten rid of this one piece of useless furniture. So maybe when I get a couch I'll show you my place.

On my way home today I could stare directly at the sun. This is thanks to the "yellow dust" from China.

Until I get a couch and finish house stuff, you can see the view from my window.

The sunset out of my living room window. 

Looking left from my window. Trucks, cars and an apartment complex in the distance.

I get to see this lovely view if I lay on my bed and have the window open. Oh but those are mountains in the distance.... They're not super clear because of smog (aka yellow dust). 

But this is not the reason for my post! I'm such a tangential writer! A while back I bought 2 orange lipsticks and a lip concealer. My friend wanted to see them, so I thought I'd write a small piece about this fashion in South Korea. The fashion is called ombre lips, or two toned lips. 

I applied the makeup to myself since I lack a model. I will say that I like it better on Korean girls. They really know what they're doing when it comes to makeup. Whereas I just kind of attempt things. 

These are my supplies: 

From left to right - Etude House lip concealer, Color Pop (Dear My   Lips Talk), Sweet Recipe (Dear My   Jelly lipstick)

The idea of lip concealer is to apply it to even out and tone down the redness of your lips so that paler colors will show up or be more vibrant. 

The color pop lipstick is a basic matte orange. 

Sweet Recipe jelly lipstick is a glossy more sheer color, also orange. 

This is the color pop orange, applied with no concealer. I applied it thickly so you could get the gist of just how orange it could be (the red of your lips makes it quite showy).
I would not wear this like this outside the house!!!

This is the jelly lipstick. Notice its sheen is quite different. The color is light. 

If I were in a hurry, I'd put this one on as is. 

Okay. On to the concealer. 

Apply concealer either from the outside edge - blending inward with your fingertip. 

Or apply the other way - inner edge blending outwards. 

For 2 tone lips, I've read applying concealer to the inner edge is key. 

I just kind of fudge it up. I just blend it out as you see in the second picture. 

Now apply your color to the inner edge, like so. 

I've seen girls go around with lipstick just like this. I've seen a few variations too. Usually I see "two tone candy lips". It looks like a gloss is applied, and the colored area is even less. 

I have yet to master this look. 

Feeling rather hesitant, I usually add another color to my two tone. I use the jelly lips over the whole thing, lightly on the outer edges and more toward the orange center. 

This is pretty much what I'd walk out of the house wearing. It's more conservative. I try to look as normal as possible here since my skin makes me stand out enough. 

So there you have it. Orange lipstick!

I moved

Sorry no pictures. This is a quick update from school. (shh!)

I moved 2 weeks ago. It was tiring, and the new place was left quite dirty. I am still adjusting and rearranging things. I am still cleaning. If anyone has tips for removing long, stuck on grease from tile wall or stove areas, please leave a comment. I don't know where to buy things like goo gone, and I've tried hot water with dish soap. Scotch brite scrub pads are my best friends ever.
The metal burner parts to my gas stove are still brown. They were black, but I soaked and scrubbed them with a brass brush. (that was exciting)

Last week was my 'first week' at school. This week is my first week teaching, though, because English classes just started today.

My schedule is very full. 3 days have 5 back to back classes, and 2 days are 4 classes. I'm one over the 22 class limit. They're supposed to pay overtime for classes above 22, but they didn't want to and asked if I would do 23. The former teacher here didn't know how to say no, and agreed; they had him call me and ask this as a favor. Ugh. I kind of had to agree. I will see how busy this week is, and let them know how I feel, and see what can be done if necessary. I know they want me to do afterschool classes as well, which they will pay extra for --- but for me it's not about the money. It's about having the time to plan good lessons, and not feeling too tired.

My office is cold because I missed 2 times in a row the 'heat time'. You have to go to the thermostat and turn on the heat, but it only comes on at certain times. I missed 1pm and it did not come on at 2:30. I'm hoping for the 4pm time.

Just a few weeks til it is warmer, I tell myself.
Don't worry about me. It's only like 45 outside.... probably 45 inside too. Lol! But I bought this big down coat just for days like today. :D