#the ordinary eyelashes serum

[arikasugar]

beauty on a budget for someone new to the lifestyle?

since you’re only starting out, you’ll probably want to focus on affordable products and diy and at home beauty treatments.

you can get affordable skin care products from brands like cerave, cetaphil, and the ordinary. you’ll find all your essential cleansers, serums, exfoliators and moisturizers. you can order facial sheet masks in bulk cheap from amazon. you can also use aztec secret healing clay as a clay masque. skip the guasha altogether and follow a youtube tutorial for face sculpting massages instead.

good quality affordable makeup brands I used when I was nearly broke included e.l.f., nyx, wet n’ wild, maybelline, and makeup revolution. look into some other drug store brands within your budget and check reviews before you buy anything so you don’t waste your money. get generic beauty blenders and powder puffs, you’ll be replacing them often anyway so it’s best to get them cheap. you can buy cheap big makeup brush sets on amazon that’ll last a long time if you clean them regularly and take care of them.

press on nails and home manicures / pedicures will save you a ton of money and time. find a good manicure kit and pumice stone. buy a dollar store basin and some epsom salts to soak your feet. for press on nails I usually get mine from temu or brands like kiss and impress. if you just want to paint your natural nails, get a gel polish like l.a. colors color craze gel or sally hansen miracle gel. if you want to go the extra mile, invest in the supplies and learn how to do your own acrylics or gel manicures.

learn how to wax, shape, and tint your own eyebrows. you can buy an affordable diy wax kit like this one and use youtube tutorials on how to find the most flattering brow shape. (as a bonus, the hard waxing kit can also be used to remove unwanted hair on the rest of your body.) you can also find cheap brow tinting kits that usually last up to five uses at sally’s beauty supply and various other stores online.

if you want your lashes done, you can either get really, really good at applying a strip lash – my go to affordable brands are ardell and kiss – or you can invest in some bulk lash clusters and the falscara diy eyelash extension kit. figure out what lash placement will best compliment your features, then watch lots and lots of youtube tutorials on how to use it and practice, practice, practice. they take some getting used to.

when it comes to hair care, the very first thing you want to do is figure out your hair type with a quiz like this one and find what it needs to look and feel healthy. I have 2A hair, so I would pretty much always spring for nexxus for something moisturizing and lightweight, but I’ve heard great things about ogx, shea moisture, not your mother’s, maui moisture, l’oreal elvive, and garnier whole blends which are great for other hair types, densities, and textures. all these brands carry a wide variety of products from shampoo, to leave in treatments, to hair masques, to curl cream — you get it. again, read reviews. you can also use a cotton t-shirt to dry and plop your hair instead of spending money on a microfiber towel, and a satin scarf wrapped around your head to protect your hair while sleeping instead of a silk bonnet and pillow case.

if you’re into styling your hair, two of my favorite methods are heatless styling and blowouts. for heatless styling, you may not even need to purchase any new styling tools. I started out using this heatless robe curl method and eventually started doing other heatless styling methods like the ones on this playlist once I started buying more tools, and did styles like these when I didn’t feel like setting my hair at all. for styles that require heat, a highly suggest investing in a dyson airwrap – which can do pretty much everything – so you don’t end up spending even more on an arsenal of hot styling tools.

good luck, sugar

xoxo

[sosuigeneris]

Sorry but full glam with concealer and primer is impossible in 5 minutes it’s not even enough for no makeup makeup

How are you going to tell me that I can’t do something that I’ve been doing for literally 5 years on an everyday basis lol

but here are some tips:

Instead of using concealer, I use the same foundation product but in a lighter shade. The base foundation and lighter foundation blend together much faster and better because the formula is the same, just different shades. I use Charlotte tilbury’s foundations for this

use the same shade for your nose contour and eyeshadow. I like to drag my nose counter from my eyebrows to across my eye lid.

less creams, more powders. IMO it’s easier to apply. Creams take a lot more time to blend in.

Eyes and brows first, always. I only have sparse brows at the tails so I don’t really have to slap on a whole new eyebrow.

Two “traditional” products I don’t use unless it’s a night out / social thing / something that’s not work or something casual: primer and mascara. Instead, I use the ordinary’s eyebrow and eyelash growth serum thing. It’s helped tremendously. Just curling my eyebrows for 10 seconds makes it look like I have at least one layer of mascara on.

Organisation. This is key. The reason why you guys probably take so much time is because your dressers are messy. My make up drawer is divided into compartments, and it’s placed in order of the products I use. I start with my eyes so all my eyebrow and eyeliner etc products are at the extreme left. Then comes the foundation, the lighter foundation, contour, blush etc etc. Organise your make up drawer in order of your products and keep things back exactly where they were.

[bugeater101]

I'm going in for the questions #8, 10 & the one about skin care.

Thank you for responding my love 🥰🥰🥰 teehee y'all make me feel so appreciated omg

8. if you could only listen to one soloist/group for the rest of your life, who would you choose? why?

Definitely skz like they have such an expansive discography and I never get tired of their songs (but, if this question applied to all genres of music, then I would have to go with my wife Megan Thee Stallion <3333).

10. if you got to work with any idol (producing, performing, choreographing, etc) one time, who would you pick?

Literally any idol would terrify me SOOOO much to work with like damn it's hard to choose. Maybe DADDYYY SHOWNUUUUUU just so I could try to seduce him 😩😩😩 Or I would love to get drumming lessons from Gunil from Xdinary Heroes since I wanna learn kit eventuallyyyyyy

14. what does your skincare routine look like?

uhhh soo I have an extensive routine because I have super fucking complicated skin😭 here's my nighttime routine !!

Cleanser #1 (Some by Mi Acne Cleanser) to breakdown makeup, which I then rinse off and remove any leftover makeup with a reusable makeup wipe

Cleanser #2 (Noxzema) to clean my face again. I let it sit on my skin for a bit while I brush my teeth because a friend told me to do this and it changed my skin forever

Toner (a witch-hazel one or the Ordinary toner, make sure to never use a toner with alcohol in it) and then I let it dry

Serum (snail mucin serum from COSRX and the ordinary salicylic acid) to help get rid of my acneee and make my face all nice

Moisturizer (Cerave salicylic acid or the celestial moisturizer from Lush)

Oil (the Ordinary Rose Hip Oil) - I put like two or three drops on my fingers then apply it to my eyes and under eyes since they're super dry then I put it on my lips

Lip balm (Vaseline <333) to like sEaL iN tHe mOiStuRe

I brush out my eyelashes and eyebrows with a spoolie because i like to think that it helps them grow and it also makes me feel extra cleannnn

Thanks for asking me questions babes !!!

[gfawkesphoenixchokingonashes]

Dear Eyelashes,

This pennant is from the 1951 game between the Dodgers and the Giants. The ones who ALMOST won it all. October baseball. The World Series. So close. Such heartbreak. 

I wanted you to have this, knowing you would understand the significance. You and I. So close. 

But there is always next time. Another chance?

And for once in his life, Bucky wasn't a fighter, a soldier, or a criminal. He was just an ordinary man, and he belonged to Steve.

Chapter 5 of Forget-me-not - Alaska / Korean War, Historical AU, Pre Serum Stucky, hurt/comfort, sad with a happy ending

[chachavroomvroom]

One thing about me is that I resent the F1 drivers for having the longest, lush-est most beautiful curled lashes like?? And for what? Hiding them behind a helmet???

DTS is both good and evil but mostly it allows us to see the drivers in 4k and their eyelash game is insane. Is it the MILK lash and brow serum?? The Ordinary??

[harryfeatgaga]

i got literally so much stuff omg I am extremely irresponsible with money but I got some face masks, niacinamide serum from the ordinary, earrings, a graphic t shirt, lip gloss, tinted sunscreen, mini hand sanitizers, claw clips, eyebrow gel, a deer squishmallow, a cute little car air freshener, an eyelash separator, a desk plaque that says slay every day, and these random English tea packets I found 🫡🫡🫡 it's giving paige's christmas list 2008 just so much random stuff I'm obsessed

IM CRYINGJNGUJN NOT THE CHRISTMAS LIST BUT YAAAAAS WE LOVE TO SEE ITTTTT

[odmt17]

1. Skincare Products

Cleansers: Used to remove makeup, dead skin cells, oil, and other types of pollutants from the skin. Examples include foaming cleansers, gel cleansers, and cream cleansers.

Toners: Help to cleanse the skin further, tighten pores, and restore the skin's pH balance.

Moisturizers: Provide hydration and essential nutrients to the skin. These can be lotions, creams, gels, or oils.

Serums: Concentrated solutions that target specific skin concerns such as wrinkles, dark spots, or dehydration.

Exfoliants: Products like scrubs or chemical exfoliants (AHAs, BHAs) that remove dead skin cells.

2. Makeup Products

Foundations: Provide an even skin tone and cover imperfections. Available in liquid, powder, or cream forms.

Concealers: Used to cover specific areas of imperfections, such as dark circles or blemishes.

Blushes: Add color to the cheeks and can come in powder, cream, or liquid forms.

Eyeshadows: Add color and dimension to the eyelids, available in various finishes such as matte, shimmer, and glitter.

Eyeliners: Define the eyes, available in pencil, liquid, and gel forms.

Mascaras: Enhance the eyelashes by adding volume, length, and color.

Lipsticks/Glosses: Add color and shine to the lips, available in a variety of finishes from matte to glossy.

3. Haircare Products

Shampoos: Cleanse the hair and scalp.

Conditioners: Moisturize and detangle the hair.

Hair Masks: Deep conditioning treatments that provide extra nourishment.

Styling Products: Include gels, mousses, sprays, and serums to help style and manage hair.

4. Body Care Products

Body Washes: Cleanse the body.

Body Lotions/Creams: Hydrate and soften the skin.

Body Scrubs: Exfoliate the skin to remove dead cells and promote smoothness.

5. Fragrances

Perfumes: Provide a lasting scent, available in various concentrations such as eau de parfum, eau de toilette, and cologne.

Body Sprays/Mists: Lighter alternatives to perfumes for a subtle fragrance.

Popular Brands:

Skincare: La Roche-Posay, Cetaphil, Neutrogena, The Ordinary.

Makeup: MAC, NARS, Fenty Beauty, Maybelline.

Haircare: L'Oréal, Pantene, OGX, Moroccanoil.

Body Care: Bath & Body Works, Dove, Nivea.

Fragrances: Chanel, Dior, Tom Ford, Jo Malone.

Tips for Choosing Beauty Products:

Skin Type: Identify whether your skin is dry, oily, combination, or sensitive to choose appropriate products.

Ingredients: Look for beneficial ingredients such as hyaluronic acid for hydration, retinol for anti-aging, and salicylic acid for acne.

Patch Test: Always patch test new products to avoid adverse reactions.

Reviews: Read reviews and get recommendations for products that work well for others with similar skin or hair types.

Expiration Dates: Be mindful of expiration dates to ensure products are effective and safe to use.

Conclusion

Choosing the right beauty products involves understanding your specific needs and preferences. With a vast array of options available, it's important to do a bit of research and perhaps even experiment to find what works best for you.

[twinsforfashion]

2024 Beauty Essentials

Estos son nuestros beauty essentials para este 2024:

· The Ordinary Marine Hyaluronics, un serum super ligero que hidrata las capas más superficiales de la piel dejando esa puffiness-glow, lo pueden usar todo tipo de pieles.

· Typology “Lab-1017” Peptides de pos 2% + Huile de Ricin, para cuidar las pestañas por las noches después de usar rimmel.

· Caudalie Vinopure Fluide Marifiant Hydratant, crema hidratante perfecta para debajo del maquillaje, ideal para pieles mixtas, grasas o con tendencia a imperfecciones.

· Erborian BB Crème au ginseng, uno de los mejor maquillases que existen, se siente como una crema hidratante a la vez que tiene una cobertura media. 

· NYX HD Studio Photogenic Finishing Powder, polvos minerales ultra-finos que van genial para sellar las zonas en las que el maquillaje a veces puede cuartearse, como en la ojera, y para sellar y dar fuerza a los volúmenes y contornos como el pómulo o la nariz.

· Givenchy Polvos Teint Couture Healthy Glow, polvo compacto super finos que dan muchísima luminosidad y un toque de color muy natural.

· Maybelline Lifter Gloss, hay muchos tonos disponibles y dan un toque de color a la vez que hidratan en profundidad. Un gran combo con solo el lip linner.

· Typology “teintê-4005” Huile à Lèvres Violet Prune, estos son más o menos como los de Maybelline pero en una textura más aceitosa y colores algo más intensos.

· Laneige Cica Sleeping Mask, la crema perfecta para cuando tu piel necesita un chute de hidratación, tengas el tipo de piel que tengas.

· Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask, tal vez cuando la veas pensarás “¡ui, un poco cara!” Nah. Vale la pena. Usándolo a diario dura unos 10 meses, te lo pones antes de dormir y por la mañana despertar con los labios perfectos. El mejor lip balm ever.

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These are our beauty essentials for 2024:

· The Ordinary Marine Hyaluronics, a super light serum that hydrates the most superficial layers of the skin, leaving that puffiness-glow, it can be used by all skin types.

· Typology “Lab-1017” Pos Peptides 2% + Huile de Ricin, to put on your eyelashes at night after using mascara.

· Caudalie Vinopure Fluide Marifiant Hydratant, perfect moisturizing cream for under makeup, ideal for combination, oily or blemish-prone skin.

· Erborian BB Crème au ginseng, one of the best makeup products out there, feels like a moisturizing cream while having medium coverage.

· NYX HD Studio Photogenic Finishing Powder, ultra-fine mineral powders that are great for sealing areas where makeup can sometimes crack, such as under eyes, and for sealing and giving strength to volumes and contours such as the cheekbone or nose.

· Givenchy Teint Couture Healthy Glow Powder, super fine compact powder that gives a lot of luminosity and a very natural touch of color.

· Maybelline Lifter Gloss, there are many shades available and they give a touch of color while deeply hydrating. A great combo with just the lip liner.

· Typology “Teintê-4005” Huile à Lèvres Violet Prune, these are more or less like Maybelline's but in a more oily texture and somewhat more intense colors.

· Laneige Cica Sleeping Mask, the perfect cream for when your skin needs a boost of hydration, regardless of your skin type.

· Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask, maybe when you see it you will think “aw, priceyy!” Nah. It's worth it. Using it daily lasts about 10 months, you put it on before going to sleep and wake up in the morning with perfect lips. The best lip balm ever made.

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[niapattenlooks]

The Ordinary Multi-Peptide Lash and Brow Serum Review and Before and After Pics

The Ordinary Multi-Peptide Lash and Brow Serum Review and Before and After Pics

The Ordinary Multi Peptide Lash and Brow Growth Serum with Before and After Pictures I was fortunate to receive The Ordinary Multi Peptide Lash and Brow Serum in advance of it’s release to give a few weeks trial to see if it really works and give it an accurate review. I started using the serum well over a month ago, according to The Ordinary’s site, you could see results as early as 4 weeks, so…

[witchybitchypeachy]

Glow Up tips 2.0

it's been a long time since last one...

morning skincare :vitamin C serum on dry skin, wait 10 minutes, apply moisturizer, wait another 10 mins and apply SPF!

2. evening skincare : double cleanse to remove makeup and SPF, exfoliant once a week, retinol once a week on dry skin, moisturize.

3. Biafine is the secret for amazing glowing skin, use up to 2 times a week over moisturizer.

4. don't buy expensive shampoos but invest in a good quality conditioner and hair mask.

5. olaplex n3 before every wash, olaplex n2 treatment once a month, olaplex n9 and n6 before heat will save fried bleached hair!

6.the crest whitening strips actually work really well ! but don't leave them on for longer than indicated as they will make your teeth super sensitive

7. HSN supplement for long strong nails and super thick eyelashes.

8. sleep in a protective hair style

9. the ordinary peeling mask may be a bit too harsh for some people's face but its really good at removing foot calluses ! leave on for 10 mins and rinse.

10. face rolling does not actually change your face shape. it does have benefits but do not expect miracles.

11. DRY BRUSH EVERYDAY

[justsomeoneunordinary]

An “Assassin”

Day 2 of @winteriron-week: Assassin & Recovery

T, 2.3k, Crack, Humor, Sam Wilson Is a Little Shit and We Love Him for It, Background Sam/Nat, Team as Family, Bucky Is an Idiot in Love | AO3

(Day 1 / Day 3 / Day 4)

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Muzzy is not a word Bucky thought he’d describe how he feels like with ever since he got injected with that bastardized version of the Super Soldier Serum. And yet it’s exactly how he’s doing after waking up and being blinded by the brightness all around him. A groan leaves his lips as he closes his eyes again.

Fucking hospitals and their stupid bright lights.

There’s a snort to his left, followed by a “Finally, you’re awake.”

Bucky slowly turns his head and blinks up at Sam who’s seated at the visitor’s chair, a grin plastered on his face, all shiny glinting teeth and tooth gap. The sole sight of the mischief in those black eyes is enough for his memories to come back.

And boy, do those hit harder than a truck on the highway.

“Oh man, that was hilarious.” Sam’s grin widens even more at that and Bucky can feel his cheeks heat up. “Can’t wait to tell the rest of the team what happened. I even got a video of it!”

Oh, hell no. Sam is already taking his phone out but before he can click on the video, Bucky shoots him an angry look and growls, “Don’t you even dare.”

He tries to get up in a sitting position, so he can throw a pillow for emphasis but with each movement the room spins even more and he loses orientation anew. Faintly, he feels a pain in each of his joints, but his head is too dizzy to register it properly. God, the last time he had been like this was in 1937 when he got high in the queer bar down the street of Steve’s and his apartment with that tiny guy from the neighborhood who knew to give one hell of a blowjob. 

“Sure. I already quiver in fear,” comes the deadpan reply.

What an ass. Not for the first time does he wish to kill Sam. Just a little bit. As a treat.

So, he pulls his winner card: “You tell anyone what happened and I tell Nat where you hid that strap-on of hers she’s been missing so much.”

Sam’s grin immediately falls at that, changing to an expression of pure outrage. “You son of a bitch.”

Hah, checkmate. Bucky still can’t feel any of his face muscles, so he doesn’t know if they’re doing the right thing, but he imagines he’s grinning smugly right now.

“Have you even seen that strap-on? That thing is deluxe! You wouldn’t want that up your ass either!”

No, Bucky had not seen it, and he’d like to leave it that way too, thank you very much. But knowing Natasha, he can only imagine what it must look like. She tells him much more about their sex life than he’d ever want to know. And he still doesn’t know why she tells him these things of all people, instead of Clint or Wanda or hell, even Tony (Tony would absolutely participate in any sex talk there is (Bucky wouldn’t say no to sex talk when Tony is involved in it)), but he suspects it’s her own way of hobby torture.

Sam wrinkles his nose while he gets up, flips him the bird and says, “Fine, you win.” Then he walks to the door and Bucky squints at him, because there’s no way it would be that easy, Sam would definitely want to have the last word—

“Good luck explaining to Tony what happened, because he’s waiting outside already,” Sam tells him while opening the door, winking at Bucky and leaving the room, his snickering still lingering in the halls outside.  

… Fuck.

Okay, he’s got like… ten seconds before Tony comes in, he can easily just climb out of the window and up to the roof. He just needs to get out of the bed which shouldn’t be a problem, broken bones or not, because he’s a high-profile assassin and—

“What the fuck are you doing?”

Busted.

“Trying to disappear before you can see me?”

Tony blinks at him and Bucky blinks right back, because seriously, what the fuck Barnes? He didn’t mean to say that, it just… slipped out.

“Well, that doesn’t sound like a good idea. You might have enhanced healing, but you broke nonetheless more bones than you have in your body, I don’t think getting out of that bed any soon could end well for you. And it would be such a shame too. After all, I brought you a get well soon balloon.”

And sure enough, there it is. A red balloon. With a ‘get well soon’ inscription in golden letters. Bucky feels quite touched by this gesture. Tony thought of him. He brought him a balloon. In Iron Man colors even. That has to mean something, right?

As Tony comes closer, Bucky seizes the opportunity to appreciate the way Tony’s suit hugs his figure perfectly in all the right places. If Tony were his, he’d unwrap him out of it as if he was a present. He’d trace the material with his fingers, take slowly each layer off and soak in every inch of newly revealed skin.

“Hey, I know I look irresistible, but there’s no need to drool, Buckaroo.”

Damnit. Bucky would like to order a shot in the head right about now, please and thank you. He tries to wipe the drool off, but neither hand does what he wants, so he settles for living in shame forever.  

“So,” Tony sits down at the same chair Sam had been just a minute ago, “can you tell me what put you, a Super Soldier, in such a state?”

This is exactly the question Bucky had been afraid of. See, Bucky has a tiny little bit of a… problem.

It started only three weeks after he had moved into the Avengers Tower on a completely ordinary and uneventful morning. Bucky had sat himself down at the kitchen bar, as always on the second last chair on the left side, which was the exact right angle for him to get a look at Tony’s perfect round bubble butt when he would come and bend over the counter to get himself coffee, so his pants would stretch over that wonderful butt and Bucky would have an eyeful of perfection without being creepy about it, because he was “just sitting there” and “looking normally straight ahead”.

On that particular morning however, had Tony loudly cursed after opening his coffee can, and whirled around to glare at each Avenger with a look that promised murder and bloodshed. “Which one of you used the last bit of my coffee and then didn’t even tell J.A.R.V.I.S. to order more of it?”

The answer to that was obvious. No one else would’ve done something risky like that but Clinton “I have a death wish” Barton. Which wasn’t something they would tell Tony, because no one on this team was a snitch.

Well, and then Tony’s eyes landed on Bucky and it took only three seconds of having Tony’s full attention, that he blurted without a second thought, “Clint was it,” and even pointed with the finger towards him. That earned him a gasp and spluttering and an utterly disappointed “How could you? I thought we were sniper buddies!”

After that there was a pattern. One Nat didn’t take long to notice and confront him about it.

“You can’t lie.”

“What? Of course I can lie.” Which was true. You can’t be a high-ranking assassin and go on undercover missions without being able to lie—you’d die on the spot.

“Fine, I correct myself: you can’t lie at Tony.”

Which Bucky denied vehemently and then didn’t talk to Nat for a month.  

Fact is though, which it always is when it comes to Natasha Romanoff, that she was right. For some even to him inexplicable reason, Bucky is simply unable to not tell Tony the truth when he just looks at him. And it’s absolutely ridiculous, because Bucky should be able to. He is the Winter Soldier. The Fist of HYDRA. Instructor of the Black Widows in the Red Room. A weapon—a ruthless killer responsible for numerous assassinations. Tony’s big brown eyes, shining golden in the hospital’s light, framed by those surreal long eyelashes, which makes him the most beautiful person in the entire world, should not be a reason for—

“Sam bet that I wouldn’t manage to roller skate and I had to prove him otherwise.”

… Damnit. Bucky doesn’t need a mirror to know that his face is redder than a tomato. The memory of it alone fills his entire being with embarrassment and Tony knowing what happened makes this situation definitely not a single bit better. He still can’t believe it happened in first place. Bucky is a well-trained Super Soldier! A pair of ugly shoes with some tiny wheels on it should not have been his downfall, for fucks sake!

Tony tilts his head at that, his brows furrowed in confusion. “Wait a moment. What exactly happened then? Did you just… fall?”

Bucky gulps and focuses on Tony’s tie pattern instead of answering. There are little Hulks on it. He likes it, it’s very Tony.

“In my defense; there was a staircase,” he murmurs at last, still not looking up. The Hulks on the tie wear purple pants. He’s pretty sure Bruce would like that tie too, he’s got a dorky humor like that, even though he’d never admit it.

A few seconds of complete quiet pass, and when Bucky finally does look up, he can see Tony’s corner of his mouth twitch, until he apparently gives in to his urge and throws his head back, laughing so hard that tears of laughter start forming and running down his cheeks.  

Bucky wishes for an instant divorce. Sure, this might be the most beautiful sound he has ever heard in his life, but he still wants a divorce.

Not that they’re married or something—or at least not in real life. Bucky did dream of it once, though. It was a spring wedding. Nat and Pepper were their “best men”, because neither wanted Steve and Rhodey to hold a speech. The decorations were in Arc Reactor blue. It was very beautiful, people even cried.

“You are something else, Bucky Barnes,” Tony shakes his head, the humor still audible in his voice, and a look in his eyes, that could almost be described as fond.

Bucky takes the divorce-wish back.

“Now see,” Tony begins as he gets up and slowly gets closer to Bucky’s bed, “you’re not as subtle as you think you are.” He sits down at the edge of the bed an sends him one of those brilliant smiles, that make Bucky’s head all dizzy and his heart sing with want. “Those looks you always give me are unmistakable.”

Tony takes that weird looking pudding from the nightstand and starts opening it up. “And all this time,” he continues, “I waited for you to finally make a move.” At that he rams the spoon with the pudding right into Bucky’s mouth without any prior warning.

Bucky almost chokes and it’s only thanks to his control over his reflexes that he ends up swallowing the pudding, instead of spitting it out. He coughs a few times and looks up at Tony in shock and disbelief. If this is how Tony takes care of injured people, Bucky doesn’t have any interest to ever do a nurse role play with him.

Tony gasps in indignation. “Are you telling me you would not want to see me in a nurse costume?”

This time Bucky does choke. On nothing but his own spit.

He imagines Tony in one of those tight short dresses, his legs all exposed, wearing heels as well as rich red lipstick and—and stops before his blood can rush anywhere south.

“Yeah, thought so,” Tony smirks and proceeds to slam another spoonful of pudding into Bucky’s mouth. At this point Bucky doesn’t know if his face is red from embarrassment, horniness or almost chocking, but red it sure is.

“Where was I again? Ah right, so I waited for you to make a move, but had to face reality, that you’re just too chicken to do anything about your crush on me. Which is kind of ironic, because aren’t you supposed to be a feared assassin or something?”

Bucky’s brain officially short-circuits at that, because Tony did… what?

“Yes, yes, I figured out your little secret, keep up with the class, I don’t like repeating myself. So anyway, this is me—” another spoon makes its way down his throat— “asking you for a date, because you apparently weren’t going to.” And Tony smiles at him so brightly, Bucky is sure he could lighten an entire country.

Bucky holds his breath and waits to wake up, because this can’t be real, this must be a dream. But when after a while nothing happens, but Tony’s smile slowly falling apart and making room for an unsure expression, he asks, “A date?”

“Yup.”

“With me?”

“Preferably, yes.”

“Okay,” he croaks, so he doesn’t do something dumb like start crying from happiness for example or jump at Tony who’d crush under his weight.

“Okay?”

Bucky clears his throat. “Yes, okay. I’d love to go on a date with you.”

“Okay.” And back is that smile finally Bucky would like to kiss one day.

“Now that that is settled,” Tony digs into the pudding again (fucking hell, is that still not empty?), “how about a deal while I take care of you, since we have to wait until you have healed anyway before we can go anywhere: you tell me where Wilson has hidden Nat’s deluxe strap-on and I tell the rest of the team that you got your injuries from a heroic fight protecting civilians against a criminal. Hm, what do you think?” The glinting mischief in Tony’s eyes when he winks at Bucky is unmistakable.

Bucky thinks that this is the best day of his life.

[sachigram]

((In standard me fashion, I picked a prompt from Shizaya Week, weeks late, and have no intention of doing the others, lmaoooooooooo)) 

Prompt: I can’t sleep so will you hold me?

Shizuo doesn't think he could ever get used to Izaya and his bat-shit flea antics entirely, but Izaya has proven to be easier to deal with than Shizuo ever would've thought before. There are often hidden truths in Izaya's actions, things ordinary people who don't deal with him often enough would think to look for. Shizuo doesn't consider himself an expert in anything, but he thinks he's become a decent flea-to-human to translator.

Izaya will cook, but not without making snide remarks about Shizuo's inability to cook. Izaya will do laundry, but will refuse to fold it. If Shizuo asks for Izaya to come home early, Izaya will do so, but he'll still arrive later than Shizuo requested. Sometimes it still annoys Shizuo what a brat Izaya is, but he can see Izaya is actually trying, and that's enough to keep Shizuo from flying off the handle.

Izaya's sleeping habits, however, remain a constant source of contention between them both. Shizuo has a regular sleep schedule and always has. Even when he's angry or upset, which is more often than not, he finds sleep easily. It's taken him a long time to wrap his head around Izaya's sleeping habits, which are all over the place. Truly, Shizuo still doesn't get it.

Izaya will be up all night and then wake early in the morning, even without setting an alarm. He'll pass out at his desk and be dead to the world, but wake up a mere hour later and go right back to work. Sometimes he'll be out after Shizuo goes to bed and already be gone in the morning before Shizuo wakes up. It drives Shizuo insane, especially when Izaya will have dark circles and bags under his eyes but still firmly refuse to lie down. Izaya always says he has too much work to do to sleep like a normal person, and then he'll make some scathing remark about Shizuo having a caveman sleep cycle, and they'll end up arguing. It's always the same song and dance, but Shizuo is getting fed up with following Izaya's lead.

Today, Izaya is at his desk, clacking away at his keyboard. He has a humongous coffee cup next to him, which he will occasionally reach for and sip from, and he has a blanket wrapped around his shoulders. He looks cute, and Shizuo hates him for it, because Shizuo wants to be mad at him.

“Why are you staring at me, Shizu-chan?” Izaya asks, and Shizuo glowers up at him.

“You didn't come to bed last night.”

“What's wrong? Are you worried I was out being unfaithful to you?” Izaya bats his eyelashes playfully, and he grins at the expression on Shizuo's face. “I told you, I have to work.”

“All night? And you're still at it. What are you even doing?” Shizuo grumbles.

“That's top secret! I don't ask you about your work, now do I?” Izaya keeps typing even as he speaks, barely glancing in Shizuo's direction. “I'll sleep when I'm done.”

“You're never done. As soon as you finish that one, you'll think of something else to do.”

“No rest for the wicked,” Izaya sings, still not looking at Shizuo. “It takes a lot to be as efficient as me, you know? I rest for one day and suddenly I'm out of the loop.”

“I'm not asking for an entire day! I'm asking you to sleep when you need it!” Shizuo snaps, and Izaya finally frowns up at him.

“Your nagging is unattractive.”

“You—!” Shizuo stands and stomps over to the desk, looming menacingly over Izaya. “Turn off. The computer,” he hisses through clenched teeth.

“I'm not tired, you idiot! Damn it, just—“ Izaya lifts his hand as if to wave Shizuo away, and Shizuo growls before grabbing Izaya's hand and tugging him. “Stop it! Shizu-chaaaaaaan!” Izaya wails as Shizuo drags Izaya, swivel-chair and all, towards the stairs. “Shizu-chan, you're hurting me!”

Shizuo freezes in his tracks and releases Izaya, who glares up at him, cradling his hand to himself. Shizuo feels guilty, feels like lead is in his stomach. He doesn't want to hurt anyone, but he especially never wants to hurt Izaya, even when the fucker deserves it.

“Sorry,” Shizuo mumbles.

“Oh, relax, I was kidding. You weren't hurting me; I just wanted you to let me go.” Izaya scoots himself back towards the desk, and he lifts his coffee cup, grinning at Shizuo over the rim. “What an expression you're making! I bet you wished you hurt me now, huh?”

Shizuo takes a deep breath, cracks his knuckles by one, and then moves towards Izaya again, who only looks up at him smugly. Shizuo leans onto the desk.

“You wanna work? Fine. But tonight, you're going to bed when I do, and you're not leaving the bed till I do,” Shizuo says.

“That's not happening,” Izaya says, taking another sip of coffee. Shizuo slaps the coffee out of his hands, and Izaya looks from the shattered cup to Shizuo, clearly irritated.

“Yes the fuck it is happening, 'cause if you refuse, I'm gonna throw your computer out the window, and then I'm gonna tie your scrawny ass to the bed for a week.” Shizuo smiles, but there's nothing pleasant about it. “What's it gonna be, I-za-ya?”

“You're going to tie me down? Kinky. I don't see how turning me on is going to get me to sleep.”

“Keep it up and I'll tie you upside-down.”

“Whoever would've guessed how high-maintenance you are?” Izaya sighs loudly and then shrugs. “Sure, what do I care? I'll just watch you sleep and do creepy stuff to you until morning. Will that placate you?”

“Yes,” Shizuo says, not threatened in the least. Izaya scowls, but doesn't argue, and that's a victory in Shizuo's book.

***

Hours later, after they've both eaten dinner, (Izaya at his desk, eating while working) Shizuo stands from the couch and yawns. He looks over at Izaya, who is pointedly ignoring him.

“Bedtime,” Shizuo announces.

“What? Now?” Izaya asks, looking from the monitor to Shizuo. “It's not even ten!”  

“I'm tired now,” Shizuo says. “Besides, you look like a zombie. You need it more than me.”

“I'm not tired!” Izaya whines, his legs kicking out a bit. Shizuo withholds a grin at Izaya's antics, finding them cute. Before they got together, he never would have guessed how childish Izaya can be. Izaya doesn't throw tantrums, but he does pout and whine when he's not getting his way, and his surly attitude will persist for a long time afterwards until the opportunity to be a vindictive little shit comes along. “Shizu-chan, I'm still not done!”

“A deal is a deal. Come with me, or I'm tying you down, and you'll miss even more work.” Shizuo crosses his arms and watches Izaya, who rolls his eyes, sinks into his chair, and glares at Shizuo with his bottom lip poking out.

“You're being unreasonable.”

“I'll count to three.”

“Shizu-chan, I just—“

“One.”

“This is really important. My life could be on the line if I—“

“Two.”

“I hate you. I detest you! You're horrible, absolutely the worst!”

“Three.”

Groaning loudly, Izaya pushes himself up, slumps his shoulders, and makes his way up the stairs, grumbling the entire way about Shizuo. Nodding to himself, Shizuo moves to Izaya's computer, shuts it down, and turns off all the lights before joining Izaya upstairs. Izaya is in the bathroom, cat ear headband pulling his bangs off his forehead, and he's brushing his teeth with his narrowed, catlike gaze settled on Shizuo.

“Keep sulking all you want. You not sleeping isn't impressing anyone. You're lucky you haven't passed out in the path of one of your enemies,” Shizuo says, pulling his shirt off. He unbuttons his pants and steps out of them, and when he looks up, Izaya is still glowering at him. Sighing, Shizuo walks into the bathroom, shoving past Izaya to get to his own toothbrush.

When Izaya is done, he moves on to his skincare, an extensive process. Shizuo finishes brushing his teeth and then leans against the counter, simply watching Izaya apply serum after serum to his face.

“You know, you could put less shit on your face if you'd just sleep sometimes,” Shizuo says, amusement clear in his tone.

“You sound like a broken record,” Izaya says.

“You sound like an asshole.”

Clearly fuming but not wanting to show it, Izaya slams the container in his hands onto the counter, not bothering to look at Shizuo. He moves on to the next step of the process, and Shizuo reaches out to tug on the hem of Izaya's shirt, pulling him closer.

“Let go of me. You're lucky I haven't kicked you out,” Izaya huffs, but Shizuo pulls him in anyway.

“I wouldn't have to nag you if you'd bother to take care of yourself,” Shizuo murmurs into Izaya's hair.

“I take care of myself just fine,” Izaya argues.

“You don't. Being clean and having good skin isn't taking care of yourself.”

“Neither is punching people. Neither is being a stupid, simpleminded beast of a man.”

“I think that's enough skincare. Clearly you're getting grumpy from lack of sleep,” Shizuo says, unaffected by Izaya's sharp tongue. Usually he'd be enraged, but the sight of Izaya in the cat ears is too endearing. He'll yell at Izaya later, he decides, and in a swift motion, he throws Izaya over his shoulder and carries him towards the bed. Izaya curses and squirms, his bony elbows digging into Shizuo's back, and Shizuo tosses him down onto the bed, grinning triumphantly down at him.

“At least let me get undressed,” Izaya grumbles. He pulls his shirt off, pulling the headband off along with it. He looks up at Shizuo expectantly.

“Oh, you want one of my shirts?”

“Clearly.”

Snorting, Shizuo tosses a T-shirt at Izaya, who pulls it on with a pleased expression. Izaya is just squirming out of his pants when Shizuo turns out the light, bathing the room in darkness. Izaya sighs again, flops back into the bed, and relents to being held, though he doesn't relent quietly.

Despite all of Izaya's bitching, he falls asleep within the hour. He's soft in Shizuo's arms, his leg wedged between Shizuo's, and he's breathing evenly, dead to the world. Shizuo smiles and runs his hand through Izaya's hair before he closes his eyes and lets sleep take him as well.

***

When Shizuo wakes, it's still dark.

It takes him a minute to figure out what exactly woke him, but then he realizes Izaya is moving around, muttering little things under his breath.

“Flea?” Shizuo asks softly. Izaya doesn't respond, and Shizuo realizes Izaya is dreaming, talking in his sleep.

“Need to...work...” Izaya says something else after it, unintelligible, and he swats at Shizuo, who is beyond amused. “Brute.” Izaya finishes.

“What's that? You dreaming of me?”

“Hate you.”

“Yeah, yeah,” Shizuo says. He lifts his hand to wipe some drool off his chin, and Izaya makes an affronted little noise, pawing at Shizuo's chest. “What?”

“Want...want Shizu-chan...”

“I'm right here.”

Izaya whines and burrows closer, still swatting at Shizuo.

“Flea, quit it, I'm right here!” Shizuo huffs, though he's finding it hard to be annoyed when Izaya is being so cute. Izaya makes another anguished sound and presses his face into Shizuo's neck.

“Hold me...” Izaya's words are muffled, barely audible, and Shizuo wonders if he imagined them. Izaya is never this clingy, this open with his desires.

Gently, Shizuo wraps his arm around Izaya, who makes another noise, this one sounding happy. Izaya stops squirming and the room grows quiet once more, save for the pounding of Shizuo's heart. Izaya is a pain in the ass, and he's hard to deal with, and he's stubborn as all hell, and he's the last person in the world who should feel safe with Shizuo, but he does. He's here, sound asleep in Shizuo's arms, asking to be held, and Shizuo feels a lump in his throat.

“Izaya...”

Izaya hums in reply, clearly contented, and Shizuo kisses Izaya's forehead, pulls him closer, and dares to hold him a little tighter.

[hazyhhoney]

Drop your skincare routine? 🤩

First, let me start by saying I have normal to dry skin. I often deal with redness due to irritation that follows dryness (I.e. cold/dry weather, too much sun). I have spent many years researching and curating a routine that is tailored toward my needs. Please be vilgilant to read the ingredients and do small patch tests before using a new product all over!

Morning routine:

1. Gentle cleanser, cold water only. Currently using the CeraVe hydrating cleanser.

2. I don’t dry my face completely, bc next is The Ordinary Hyluronic acid serum. This is how I retain moisture.

3. The Ordinary Amino acid + B5 serum

4. Clinique dramatically different moisturizer

5. Biossance Squalane eye cream

6. Amarava mineral sunscreen SPF 50. I wear this everyday. It doesn’t matter the weather or if you are inside all day, sunscreen is key to good skin.

Night routine:

1. Double cleanse. I just started using the Versed day dissolve cleansing balm. Followed by La Roche Posay toleriane hydrating cleanser.

2. The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc serum

3. 100% Organic cold-pressed rose hip seed oil, paired with jojoba oil.

4. Eye cream

5. The Ordinary Azelaic Acid Suspension 10%. I use this targeted on dark spots.

6. Moisturizer

7. eyelash serum

About once or every two weeks, I used the ordinary Mandelic Acid 10% + HA as a gentle exfoliate. I prefer this in my nightly routine, after cleansing I’ll let it set in for no less than 20 minutes before applying anything else.

[pompadourpink]

Salut maman! Can you share with us some of your beauty and makeup products?

Hello kid,

I believe that before talking about beauty products and makeup you need to talk about hygiene and basic maintenance!

Body:

A good shower requires you to scrub everywhere (I do so with an exfoliating glove to get rid of dead skin cells and prep for shaving), even your legs and feet. Washing your hair is complicated because of its density: brush it thoroughly before, shampoo the roots and scalp twice (using your fingertips as your nails will break your skin and hair), and condition the lengths generously; leave it on as long as you can (wash or shave while you wait). Exfoliate your scalp weekly to avoid dandruff.

If your hair is damaged, put a moisturizing hair mask on about an hour before you shower and add oil or hyaluronic acid on the ends after. Get a haircut when you realise your ends are erected when you hold them up. Sleep with loose braids or another protective hairstyle on to avoid shedding more than necessary. Prefer heatless methods if you want curly hair (ex: socks). If you're going to bleach and dye it at home, google Brad Mondo instead of improvising.

If you don't feel like breaking the bank, exfoliate your body with brown sugar (which is okay because it melts), use a cheap conditioner as shaving cream and use olive oil as a moisturizer (don't forget your elbows and knees).

If hair is a problem, laser is an excellent investment.

Give yourself a bimonthly manicure and pedicure: file your nails with a glass file, soak them for a few minutes to soften the cuticles, push them with any blunt tool you have and cut them (I use Sephora's cuticle nipper, scissors are scary), use a foot grater, then add a layer of (hardener if you want long nails and) topcoat for protection. No clippers or buffers to prevent damage! If your feet are very dry, drown them in coconut butter, add big socks and go to bed.

Face:

Wash your face meticulously once to twice a day (I only do it at night), use whatever serums or acids you might need, moisturize your face, neck, cleavage, nape, hands, forearms, add a lot of SPF as sun damage cannot be reversed; at night, after cleansing, exfoliate with a chemical exfoliant (grainy stuff will scratch your skin and leave scars which can only be removed surgically) about once a week, add serums and acids, moisturize generously. Read about serums and acids, some cannot be used together, others should only be used at night. As a rule of thumb, avoid products where alcohol is one of the first ingredients, especially if you're not supposed to rinse the product out. I also avoid fragrances. I personally use and trust Paula's choice, the Ordinary, and Caudalie.

No pulling, no scratching, no using nails. I'd tell you to also not pop pimples but no one will stop me (at least do it with clean hands). If you frown a lot and get a wrinkle between your eyes, massage it away by drawing Xs.

Nutrition and hygiene are important. More water, fresh produce, sleep, fresh air. Less tobacco, alcohol, sugar, dairy, stress. Change your pillowcases at least once a week and wash and dry your hands before touching your face. Unless you have cystic acne, treat pimples as a symptom or evidence that you messed up. As for blackheads, they're clogged hair follicles (with oil and dead skin cells) that oxidized and darkened; unless you have greasy skin, a skin condition or are on drugs, they are most likely due to absent to mediocre cleansing and exfoliating.

I shape my eyebrows myself: I pluck the middle, make the eyelid part straight with an eyebrow razor, use eyebrows scissors and an old mascara brush to give a mohawk to my brows and cut off the extra. If needed, Urban Decay's brow beater can help with little holes. I tried threading but failed.

In terms of makeup, I focus on my eyes: l'Oréal eyelash serum, sparkly Revolution palettes (with my fingers like a savage), Sephora brown eyeliner (only the wings), white pencil in my inner corner, Clinique, Tarte and YSL mascaras layered, Fenty highlighter, cheap powder on my forehead and nose, and I'm done.

Love,

Mum