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thesis student missing in action…

Friday, February 26th, 2010 1:48 am

Dear Lovely Readers,

I am currently in the thick of IT. It being thesis, and it also being a bitch! Thesis is pretty much consuming my life, my mind, my thoughts, my dreams my everything. It has become all consuming as I’m sure many of you out there can totally relate to.

I am busting tail to make this thesis even better than I imagine, but it’s gonna continue to kick my butt pretty solidly until end of April when the show opens. I’ll be sure to post a few tid bits here and there about it to make sure you are up to date and in the loop. I mean to post some back dated fave fives, but not sure when I’ll get around to them.

I do want to let you in on an exciting promotion I’ll be running soon. You can purchase my thesis book, Devin Magazine, for $12 when it goes on presale! That saves you $3 a book! I’m not up and ready for the presale yet, but by mid March, I’ll be letting you know how to get in on that action.

I’m very excited about the work so far, and despite the recent onset of sleepless/restless nights, panic attacks and emotional breakdowns, I still maintain a sense of happiness over what I’m setting out to do and what I’ve accomplished thus far along the way!

More info to come on what my thesis is actually about but for now I must try to capture a moment of sleep before I try to end my work week and dive into a craaaaaazy weekend of thesis thesis thesis!!!

Cheers my dearies,
Devin

PS- I leave you with a doctored photo from tonight’s shoot. Photo shot by Kevin Valentine, edited by yours truly. Hope you enjoy!


Style tip of the day!

Thursday, January 7th, 2010 2:48 pm

Some of you may know a bit about the work I’m doing for my thesis. It is partially dealing with body image issues and concerns and how those issues play into our lives. Kinda…

Anyway, part of my research has been to do something I already LOVE and have been doing years (woot) which is finding great beauty tips and secrets! If we’re friends, I’ve probably shared such tips with you as I saw fit, becuase I want everyone to benefit from the fun facts I learn!

One of my favorite looks of all time is the smokey eye/nude lip combo. I’m a HUGE fan. HUGE! It’s not a look that one can easily pull off for the day to day routine, but it’s a great evening out look or perfect for dramatic pictures (where I seem to be employing the look most these days).

Today I stumbled upon a tutorial for a really quick and easy smokey eye. While it’s pretty basic, it definitely does the trick! For those of you out there that are more advanced with your make-up application, you will quicly find ways to up the anti on this look so have a look! For those of you out there a little less make-up inclined this is still a GREAT tutorial! Wanted to pass it on for all to enjoy!

Cheers,
Devin
Below video from: http://www.dabbler.ca