Saturday, March 29, 2014

Graduation Makeup and Outfit Breakdown (OOTD & EOTD)

I graduated last Friday... again!

So... I might've spent 6 years at university, the first 4 years studying Psychology - mainly because I was  fresh out of high school, experiencing social/identity perplexities and was on the hunt for meaning, purpose, reason....  you know, the usual developmental stages of a teenager.  This bachelor's degree worked better than counseling or going to see a Psychologist. With 20k of HECS debt... I really did expect results. Eventually, I realised it wasn't something I can develop into.

Off I went, back into the wood works for 2 years of Masters. I learned more about empathy than I did in Psychology. I earned countless acquaintances and not enough friends to count. The first semester consisted of 4 days of work per week and skipping a lot of classes. By the time I began to attend uni studiously, cliques were formed and groups were established. Sprinkle some anti-social behaviour and Voila! I graduated with Distinction average - not that it matters in a Masters degree...

I told my mum that I'll go back to do my PhD one day, she threatened to throw all my make up away and told me "NO MORE UNI!!!!!"





I ordered two standard sized photos for $66 (by standard, I mean the ones you usually get developed for 10c at a photo shop) highway robbery? I'm still waiting for the photos to be delivered... so here's one I ripped off the online preview.


Now to the makeup breakdown....

Here's a picture of everything I used



Face
Shiseido Perfect Refining Foundation - I20
Revlon Concealer - Light
Bobbi Brown Sheer Powder - Soft Sand
Bobbi Brown Bronzer - Natural 01


Eyes
 Shiseido Shimmering Cream Eye Colour - BL711
Shiseido Eyelash Curler
Dollywink Mascara

Lips
Shiseido Perfect Rouge - RS612
The Natural Source Camouflage Colour Crayon - 037 (Used as a lip pencil)





Another gorgeous dress from Review Australia (http://review-australia.com/)

Shoes from  Rivers Australia (http://www.rivers.com.au/) - I swear they have really comfortable shoes!



40 comments:

  1. You looked lovely! My uni graduation is in 2 weeks- super excited!

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    1. Thank you Monique!! Enjoy your graduation! ^_^

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  2. Congratulations Lily!! I admire you so much with what you have achieved, I just know you are going to have a brilliant future. Big Hugs Jac x0x

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    1. Thank you Jac, you have always been so supportive ^_^ hughug

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  3. Congrats Lily! You look sophisticated, hun. That dress is just gorgeous :)

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    1. Thank you Ana!!! ^_^ I think darker lipstick really helps with the sophisticated thing!

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  4. congrats, cute look! :)

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  5. Congratz Lily! You looked great! :)

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  6. Yay congratulations :) Love the dress x

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  7. Congratulations on your Masters Lily! I also did something similar. Fresh out of high school and wasn't sure exactly what to do, so I took something that sounded really interesting. I loved what I was studying but I found out belatedly, that it wasn't an area I wanted to work in. So I'm back doing my Masters and I can definitely relate to the anti-social behaviour come exam time. LOL - Masters, for me at least, is proving to be wayyyy tougher than undergrad.

    Congratulations once again!

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    1. Thanks Valentine! ^_^ Oh, when I started my Masters, I had absolutely no idea what the hell was going on. The pracs really helped me to get a grasp of what I'm studying. I think fieldwork should be integrated into more courses... I had no exposure to anything other than research in Psych, I had no idea what I was getting myself into. Best of luck for your degree!!

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  8. Congratulations Lily! Best of Luck! xox

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  9. Congrats Lily!! The photos are awesome, love the makeup.

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  10. Congratulatins Lily chan! You look so beautiful! **

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  11. Congratulations on graduating again :) 6 years at uni sure is a long time! You look stunning, LOVE the dress!

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  12. Congratulations! What a lovely outfit and look - very grown up! :) What's the plan from here?

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    1. Thanks Leah ^_^ I was lucky to get a full time job in the field before I graduated... I now share the love for Fridays!

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  13. Very nice Post!!! Congratulations

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  14. Lily congratulations!! this is really exciting hope you had the best day on your graduation day! all the best xx

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  15. Congrats on graduating with your Masters. You look great in your pictures.

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  16. Congrats and you look like really nice :-)!
    Glamour and beauty

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  17. Congratulations dear~ I love it your dress. Beautiful and natural makeup~
    xx

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  18. Congratulations dear !! you look lovely :) xx
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  19. ahhh congrats!!! and no more uni! the dress you're wearing here looks great, totally chic for a grad day!

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  20. congratulations! you make the cap and gown look very glam :D
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  21. congrats on graduation! and congrats for going with a look that's interesting but still natural. i really do need to use my blue products more often.
    Jenn
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  22. Congratulations!!! What a great achievement! Also your dress is totally gorgeous, and you looked lovely! xx

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  23. Congratulations! 6 years is a pretty long time but glad that you're out and ready to take the world! Hehe, honestly, im thinking of taking Psychology in 2017 after i graduated in my course im taking now :)

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  24. Hey beauty you have a really pictures . Have a nice day =)
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  25. Congratulations!! Your photos are great!
    I'll graduate from my university degree next June (^ω^)

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  26. Congratulations! I spent 5 years at university and hated every second if it. I can definitely appreciate how much work you must have done and what an achievement this is. A masters sure is impressive. I always wanted to do psychology I thought it would be incredibly interesting. Love your dress. I wore a review dress for my graduation too. It's definitely the way to go!!

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  27. Congrats! Graduation day is so satisfying! You looked great and I can see how happy you are!

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  28. have a nice week dear ! xx
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