Marisa Diehl

Makeup Artist and Halloween Enthusiast

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Smile!

Happy New Year! (the lateness thing, I can't keep addressing it. Accept me for who I am) 

I never finish what I start. Follow through is a resolution I make and abandon every year. So rather than making the same broken promise this year, I decided to think about the reasons why I can never seem to keep that promise. And oh man did I come up with a lot of excuses. I was recently told by a very wise person, “sometimes we make a good situation better, and sometimes we can make a bad situation worse.”

I can’t tell you how often I get wrapped up in the bad of a situation, forgetting to see any good. When you’ve had a rough go at life, it can be almost comforting to nuzzle into the horror of a situation and create a little cocoon of dread that feeds into a cycle of depression and pessimism.

One thing that’s incredibly tricky is telling someone suffering from chronic depression or even just someone having a bad day, to “cheer up”. Yes, there’s something to be said about trying to focus on good thoughts but it’s very much easier said than done. One sure fire way to come close to me punching you in the neck is to tell me to “just be happy.” Oh YES, why didn’t I think of THAT? You are dumb. Stop talking.

It’s hard to explain living a life of dread. It’s also hard to move on from certain tragedies. If a mirror breaks, even the best super glue sold by a loud bearded man on late night commercials can't hide the seams. There will always be a few small pieces that bounce into a crack in the floor when the glass shatters. The glue will hold, and the mirror will stand again, but the reflection will never quite be the same.

So my resolution this year is to smile more. Simple. Find joy in something that I wouldn’t necessarily see. Take a step back and rather than focus on the bad in a situation, find a solution and figure out how to make it better.  There won’t be a sense of failure if I don’t follow through. It’s something that doesn’t have to be done every day and I’m allowed to abandon every once in a while.

So I invite you to smile a little more with me. And if you can’t do it on your own, you can always go the AHS route and give yourself a smile that will last forever…

(you didn’t expect a picture of me actually smiling, did you?)  

[themakeupdiehl]

Let's do this. #2016 #beautyblogger #ivehad4cupsofcoffee

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[kxte]

i’ve waited a whole year to finally reblog this

[themakeupdiehl]

Yes I've worn this shirt all weekend. #mua #starwars #motd #makupforever #anastasiabeverlyhills #katvondbeauty #thrash #beccacosmetics #sephora #blackberrysorbet #undiscovered_muas

[themakeupdiehl]

Countdown to the best day of the year...December 18th #starwars #theforceawakens #chrismukkah

[themakeupdiehl]

I may not be perfect, but my eyebrows are. #anastasiabeverlyhills #katvondbeauty #mividalocaremix #beccacosmetics

[themakeupdiehl]

Been MIA but getting back on track soon! #mua #motd #katvondbeauty #mividalocapalette #anastasiabeverlyhills #toofaced #makeupforever #beccacosmetics

[themakeupdiehl]

Ideas? #monday

[themakeupdiehl]

Feeling a little grungy today 🍂🍁🍃 #Mua #motd #katvond #bowandarrow #champagnepop #metalcrush #pixiecut #beccacosmetics #toofaced #sephoragirls

[themakeupdiehl]

Yes, this. Let's do this. #Halloween #mua #sfx

[themakeupdiehl]

Hipster Monster's bride is not amused by how many people have asked if she's a baseball. #stichesbeforetheywerecool #mua #halloween #sephoragirls

[themakeupdiehl]

Happy Halloween from a last minute Monsters bride! 🎉💀👻🎉 #Halloween #mua #motd #katvond #occmakeup #sephora #sephoragirls

[themakeupdiehl]

Got a little Pollock-y #halloweek #mua #sephoragirls #katvod #tattooliner #motd #katvondbeauty

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Golden Sugar Skull

Happy Halloweek Everyone! (lateness - we’ve discussed this)

I’m not quite sure what exactly sparked the Day of the Dead craze the past few years but I freaking love it. It makes shopping for home decor so much easier (about 90% of my year-round decorations are from Spirit Halloween.)

However once October 1st comes around, I go even more bananas. As in, multiple stops per week day to Christmas Tree Shop and Home Goods in search of wondrous Autumnal decorations. 

This year I decided to get a little crafty and turn some dollar store plastic skulls and fake flowers into some classy golden sugar skulls.

You will need:

Plastic Skull

Fake flowers of any color

Gold Spray Paint 

Clear Acrylic Coating (optional but helps the gold paint last)

Hot Glue Gun

Black Acrylic Paint

Step 1: spray the skull gold. Step 2: paint on some sugar skull decorations. Step 3: spray with clear acrylic coating. Step 4: glue on flowers to make a crown. Step 5: place on a fancy stand and feel like Martha Stewart.

Viola! 

Fun Fact: gold spray paint is the fastest way to turn random items into glorious treasures and make your friends wonder how much free time you have on your hands if they’ve been transported to Versailles. i.e: Ugly Plastic Frame + Gold Spray Paint = Instant Class.  

And if you’d like to go that extra step, you can take some Mehron Metallic Powder and the rest of those fake flowers and turn yourself into a majestic real life sugar skull. 

[themakeupdiehl]

So happy it's Monday!! #harrypotter #mua #sfx #specialfx #bennye #lies #halloween

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