Add “Barcelona” to my Cities To Visit list!

When I first saw the image above, I thought, “Oooh, which movie set is THAT from?” Silly me, it’s not from a movie set at all and in fact is very real! So who is the man who dared build this beautiful monstrosity???

Casa Batllo was built in 1877 by architect Antoni Gaudi. It graces the streets of — you guessed it — Barcelona, Spain — along with several other of Gaudi’s outlandish creations. Gaudi’s work made such a strong impression on me, I just had to share!

Does this look Candyfuture on steroids or what?!

It must be so surreal walking past this every day…

Gaudi’s work challenged what I thought was possible, and changed the way I view my own creativity. Who knew a building could do all this?

Ariel Grimm

Once upon a time, I discovered Lime Crime and fell in love. Finally, here was a brand with all the fun of my forest style! I wished for Lime Crime makeup products and eventually my wish came true. I had enough money to purchase the two products I felt best expressed my enchanted forest world: Airborne Unicorn lipstick & Enchant Magic Dust! Now, I wear Airborne Unicorn when I set up my tent to peddle fortunes because I feel it attracts attention and trips the client out… The lipstick is instant enchantment! I love the deep forest green of Enchant and was inspired to create a makeup tutorial called “Wood Nymph,” using leaves! I love to wear Lime Crime because it makes me feel surreal, fantastic, confident, and wonderful! If I had a fairy godmother to grant me everything I needed to get ready for the ball, I’d ask for the entire Candyfuture Collection!

Flip K.

Lime Crime has helped me in a very special way. I have a few heroes who have impacted me like this, but Lime Crime impacted my life in a whole new way. I had previously been inspired to be my own person by my personal heroes Miyavi and Hige, both Japanese musicians whose music brings me daily GLEE, but Lime Crime helped me to be beautiful and helped save my life. I’ve always been insecure about my looks. When I was younger I became anorexic because of this lack of faith in my own looks and body. One day I stumbled across Doe’s blogazine. I read everything, from the first post to the most recent, and my eyes were opened. Through Lime Crime and Doe’s blogging about everything and anything, I found a way to express myself, dress in a way I felt amazing, and I finally felt beautiful. Lime Crime is one of the reasons I am now at a healthy weight. It’s one of the reasons I didn’t whither away. Thank you Doe… and thank you Lime Crime… from the very bottom of my glittering pink heart!

Butterfly Queen

I am a huge fashionista! I absolutely love dressing up in the brightest, blingy-est, most adorable outfits that I can get my hands on. However, I have always felt alone in my love for color, resulting in hiding behind barely pigmented make-up, so at least behind the hot pink shirt I was somewhat normal. After discovering Lime Crime I have embraced my favourite colors into my make-up as well. I don’t own any Lime Crime make-up, save for one tube of No She Didn’t lipstick. I can’t afford to buy Lime Crime at the moment. But that doesn’t stop me from pretending! Lime Crime has helped me find myself, and I love it! Thank you!

Toxikandy

I’ve always loved Doe Deere, way back when she was still called Xenia, posting tutorials on MySpace. I’ve always loved makeup but never really got out of my safe zone (bright pink eye shadow, thick eye liner) but when I saw Lime Crime come out, I had to buy some and the second I received it, it opened a whole new world to me… one I never knew existed! So now I’m currently a freelance makeup artist, going to beauty school, and making tutorials on YouTube.com – helping the world crawl out of its safe zone. Thank you Lime Crime!

Kathryn D. & her team

Hello! I’m Kathryn and I use Lime Crime as show make-up for my junior color guard. I had originally picked the brand for the bright, intense colors you’ll be able to see from the bleachers (we perform on mats in gyms). But I fell in love with the staying power. We have been at competitions in make-up for 12+ hours before and the make-up will be as intensely bright as when it was originally put on! Plus, my girls love the colors and will wear it long after we perform. I’ve also received compliments on the colors and get asked where I get the make-up from many other techs and instructors. The picture is of me with my junior guard girls around me wearing our show make-up! (I am pictured in the middle.)

Andrea F.

My name is Andrea and I work in a high school library in Melbourne, Australia. Since discovering Lime Crime, approximately one year ago, I have been wearing it on an almost daily basis. Before I became a librarian I considered being an ‘artist,’ but decided it wasn’t the path for me. I have found that applying Magic Dusts is like being back in Year 12 painting class: I just LOVE playing with them, and seeing what I can come up with. Lime Crime make-up is so beautiful I often even find myself staring at the swatches on the webpage, daydreaming in admiration (true story!). Thanks to Lime Crime, my face has become my canvas and I am an artist once again! (That’s me in Pompadour!)

Thank you, futurettes, for all of your hard work and support! We enjoyed all of your unique stories and hope we can continue to impact your lives in some way, whether it be big or small. Interested in becoming a futurette? Apply here.

My Halloween costume this year was an embodiment of Candyfuture: a Pearl-Horn TWOnicorn! I wore it to the Dances of Vice party; I don’t think most people got my costume and I had to keep telling them I was “a girl from the future”. :)

• Top: Betsey Johnson
• Skirt: reconstructed out of a vintage dress
• Tights: We Love Colors
• Shoes: customized by me, as seen here
• Crochet neck piece: by Princess Sara
• Makeup: Lime Crime

We managed to squeeze in a photoshoot right before the party, so more photos + makeup/hair tutorial coming soon!

Mark was Alice Cooper. He was even more convincing in real life, it was kind of freaky actually. Every time I’d see him out of the corner of my eye, I’d think, Alice?? I’m a huge fan – but then again with my penchant for all things over-the-top and theatrical it’s no surprise. :)

My pink coat ruined what could’ve been a perfect shot

Sarah made her own wig & her friend made the dress!!!

The bad news is that our camera’s battery died before the party even began (how lame!). The good news is that we weren’t the only ones with cameras! In typical DOV fashion, the costumes were truly out of this world – I’ll link to more pics one they become available. If you were there and would like to share some pictures, feel free to post a link to your album!

Deerlings: what did you do for Halloween?

There was a Polyvore contest going on and I completely forgot to announce it on the blog. :\ I feel like such a bonehead! Well – thanks for participating, whoever did find it! The challenge was to capture the essence of Candyfuture in a collage and among the 90+ entries, we’ve had everything from sweet, to kooky, to downright bizarre. :D All submissions without exception were absolutely magical and it was nearly impossible to pick a favorite. In the end, I went with this:

Sweet Dreams by SenoritaLauritaXoXo on Polyvore.com

A sea of cupcakes, balloons, lipstick and a rainbow spilling over the edge? Yes please! This is exactly how I picture Candyfuture! Everyone did a fantastic job and if I could award everyone with a free lipstick, I would… Until then, there will be contests – about which I promise to report diligently from now on!

I was eager to show off my Candyfuture fashions to the world, so I made my own outfit for the New York Couture appearance. This is how I explained it to press: *points up* “Candy!” *points down* “Future!” Think they got it? :)

Countessa Fluorescent lipstick

The candy hat was constructed out of a plastic ball sliced in half, wrapped in iridescent film and secured on with a string. I lined the bottom with felt so it stayed on pretty well. I got many complements on it, made feel all gleeful throughout the night. :)))

Posing next to my makeup – what a cheeseball!

• Dress & hat: handmade
• Tights: Ellen Tracy
• Handbag: thrifted
• Lipstick: Lime Crime in Countessa Fluorescent
• Shoes: Charlotte Russe (shown here)