Make Up Review

Wow ok guys it’s been a while since I posted an entry, sorry about that. Ok so what the hell am I going to talk about this time? Well I was thinking the same exact thing! I have decided to talk about make up; more like a personal make up review. I have been were heavy amounts of make up since I was 14. But first let me give you some history on my skin.

I have had horrible acne since I was 10 years old. I was cursed with an oily pizza face really young. Over the years it got worse then now it’s finally getting better after 10 years. But I still have fairly moderate acne. Now this leads me into my first review!

Moisturizer! Ok, ok, I know what you might be thinking. “Why do you need moisturizer if your face is that oily?” Well you need moisturizer to help regulate the PH in your skin after you wash all that oil off. Now what is PH? PH stands for Potential Hydrogen. Why is this important? It is important because it measures acidity. If the acidity is too high or to low it can cause problems with your skin, such as being to dry or to oily.

For my skin I use Alba. All of the Alba products I’ve seen for your face and body are hypo-allergenic. (Hypoallergenic, meaning "below normal" or "slightly" allergenic, was a term first used in a cosmetics campaign in 1953.[1] It is used to describe items (especially cosmetics and textiles) that cause or are claimed to cause fewer allergic reactions.)- taken from Wikipedia.
I personally love the Alba aloe & green tea oil- free moisturizer. Rating=8/10
What I like about the product.
1. It’s hypo-allergenic. I truly believe that because I’ve switched to hypo-allergenic products, it has helped my acne subside.
2. It actually isn’t oily. Now when I first tried the product it had an oily feel when I first applied it. After the product dried, my face felt as if I never put anything on.
3. Its 100% vegetarian ingredients. Also there is no animal testing with Alba products.

Ok next on the list is Benefit products.
I like only two Benefit products.
1. Shellac my rating= 5/10- it is a great make up stay product. Back when I used to shave and draw on my eyebrows every day this is what I used. The major down side to the product is that is has a shine to it. So its kind obvious that you have painted something on your eyebrow to make them stay.
2. Stay Don’t Stray my rating= 9/10- this is my new favorite product! I love it, it actually dose what is says. This is for your eye shadows. I have been using this product for a couple days now. My eye make up now lasts all day. From the time I put it on in the morning to when I get home at night it still looks the same as it did that morning.

Well that’s it for now I have a few more products to review but these are my 3 Constants. I hope you like and enjoyed this post. And go out and try these products they are well worth it!

Starting an Alternative Family?

Hello there its time for another exciting edition of Alternative Life! * insert cheesy news anchor smile* So this blog is for all you alternative life style living parents and soon to be parents. What got me inspired to write this blog is the fact that I have SO many friends pregnant and some who have had kids recently. Now not every friend I have lives an alt life style. But it got me thinking about if I were to have a mini me running around. How would I want to dress them? I hate trying to buy things in typical stores myself, because there is nothing out there I would want to buy. How would that work out if I had a kid? I would want them to dress like me, and where would you find “Goth” clothes for a new born to kids? Well I am about to make everything a lot easier for you my friends! In the rest of this blog there will be links to a few places that you can find alt clothing for your little ones.



http://www.luckylittledevil.com/
all around really cute punk/ goth clothes ranging from infants to young children.

http://www.punkbabyclothes.net
Direct link to more goth styled clothing http://www.punkbabyclothes.net/shop/index.php?cPath=21_60_34&sort=4a&page=1
Adorable clothes, right up that goth baby ally

http://gothicmaternitytshirts.com/
a bunch of alt styled maternity t-shirts for all you lovely ladies.

http://shop.cafepress.com/funny-maternity
some really funny and some goth/punk maternity shirts and jackets for moms and dads.

http://shop.cafepress.com/funny-baby
funny baby clothes- not gothic

http://www.babygoth.com/
limited range of baby clothes

well I hope this helps you alt parents out there!

Till next time my lovely readers! Over and out!

Gothic décor

Ok well I won’t give any advice in how one should decorate their personal space into a “Gothic paradise”. But what I will do is do my best to give photos, links, and descriptions of my own personal style. Keep what you like discard what you don’t. But here we go: My finds for the day in gothic furniture and historical home décor


http://www.gothic-furniture.co.uk/index.htm : beautiful goth minimalist beds and other furniture. this site is based in the UK.



http://www.jmjoinery.com/ : traditional wood working in with historical gothic architecture. Their work includes windows, doors, stair cases, shelving and storage, historical work, and porches. Company is based in the UK.


http://www.bygones.net/ : mix of many unique items ranging from antique to modern. Not necessarily gothic. could not get photos off site.

http://www.archatrive.com/architectural_beds.htm : amazing, beautiful, and unique beds and other furniture. I believe it is based out of New York.

Introducing ME!

I guess I should start this blog thing off right by introducing myself. My name is Amber Schatz. My last name is a little weird and everyone who hasn’t had any experience with the German language seems to have a hard time pronouncing it. So to help you, it’s pronounced like “shots” like getting a shot from the doctor. I am 20 almost 21 years old and I am an aspiring illustration artist. I am also currently in college to get my teaching degree. I love teaching people new things in and about art. So what better way to combine my some of my life passions than to be art teacher? Woot! Go Me! But I have many passions in life and I’m sure you do as well, my dear reader. So “why did you create this blog?” you may ask or maybe you’re wondering about my curious blog title. Well I shall elaborate for you. I live an alternative life style which is a fancy way of saying different. Mainly what that life style consists of is “gothic”, and I use the term “gothic” very lightly. But “Goth” isn’t just some little high school kids going through a phase in life. Some of those kids (like me) end up truly living an alternative life style. The decision to live this life comes with many stereotypes and discriminations. But for me it was a very easy decision to make. I was different from the moment I came into this life. When I was a kid I remember all the TV shows I would watch would be shows like Goosebumps, Tails from the Crept, Halloween specials with Elvira, Adams family, and the Munsters. And the only books that could get me to practice reading when I was a kid is a picture book based off the Munsters. There was even a time when I asked my father to buy me a spiked dog collar when I was 6 because I wanted to wear it as a necklace. I always wondered why the kids I grew up with didn’t like me and why it was so hard to make friends. Now days I contribute it to just being different and seeing things differently than most people do. I didn’t find acceptance with my self and other people till I became “gothic.” So I guess you can say the reasons for my creating this blog are to one: show what my alternative life and others who live this type of life style consist of. Two: to display what I consider being hard to find “gothic” items; ranging from home décor to fashion and anything else that could fall into that category. And third: to talk about the discrimination in “normal” world, things like job discrimination. Well I do hope this gives you a little bit of an insight to me, y world, and things to come.

Stay tuned for more blogging!
--->Me