Favorite Skin Care Products Review

I decided to make a video to showcase a few of my favorite skin care products. You'll notice I have a lot of peel-off masks (cause I'm a creep and love to peel things!)

 

Some backround on my skin is it's combination to oily. A lot of the products I list are really good at combating the extra oil I tend to have to deal with, so a lot of these products may not be the best if you have dry skin. Either way, I hope you all enjoy this video!

 

Also, if you have any suggestions on other oil-fighting products or good peel off masks, please leave a comment!

 

Enjoy!

 

XOXOXO

 

Best Friends Tag!!!

Meet my best friend Marie!

Florence + The Machine Spectrum Inspired Makeup Tutorial

2 Tutorials in a week!? Told you I wasn't being lazy during my hiatus :D

First disclaimer: Yes, my hair is nuts in this video. I really wanted to have long hair for this look and had some red clip in extensions that I haven't used in a while that I knew would work. The only problem?  I recently colored my hair more of a copper/auburn red and I had dyed the extensions the deep red I used to have.

 

The outcome? Serious multi-tone, goooofy looking hair, but for the purposes of this video, I think it worked well enough :) Also, I wasn't in the mood to cut my bangs (Trying to grow them out!) So pardon the hair in the face!

 

ANYWAY, back to the video! I'm a huge fan of all Florence + The Machine music videos but I've been wanting to do this one for a while. The music video is glamorous, over the top and has.glitter.everywhere! That's usually an instant win for me. I'll stop my blabbering here... Enjoy the video!

 

XOXOXO

 

 

Rose Gold Inspired Makeup Tutorial

This look was inspired by rose gold jewelry. I've been in LOVE with it lately (like the rest of the world) and did this look getting ready for work one day. When I was done, it really made me think of some rose gold jewelry I've been drooling over and wanting to buy, so I wanted to do a tutorial for it :) It's simple, elegant and classy, perfect for day or night.

 

Enjoy!

 

XOXOXO

 

August Favorites!

Eep! Once again I've been MIA. I swear it hasn't been intenitonal though! It's turned out to be a very very very busy summer for me and I really haven't had time to do much updating here or on my Youtube channel but that doesn't mean I've been a bum!

 

I have a few looks planned out to do tutorials on for my Youtube Channel and I recently filmed a video for the Best Friends tag that I just have to finish editing! Once that's posted the world will see what nerds my best friend Marie and I are :)

 

To get back in to the swing of things here, I decided to post giving quick reviews of some of my favorite products that I've been using religiously this last month or so.

 

 

 

NYX Bohemian Chic Nude Matte Collection

 

This is without a doubt one of my favorite new neutral eye palettes. I dare say I even love it more than the Urban Decay Naked Palettes. Sure it's 100% matte, but I swear I'm in love with every one of these colors! PLUS it comes with 2 blushes and the lighter shade is super flattering for paler skin. It gives a perfect flushed look without looking like you're wearing blush.

 

I've been using this palette nearly every day for the last month on my eyes. The browns are perfect for adding depth to the crease and the lighter shades brighten up the lid without looking fake. Can't say enough how much I LOVE this palette!

 

Physicians Formula Eye Booster™ 2-in-1 Lash Boosting Eyeliner + Serum - Deep Brown

 

I'd held off buying these eyeliners from Physicians Formula because I used to be very wary of using felt tip eyeliners after trying a few awful ones but after loving the L'Oreal one, I decided to trust the tons of rave reviews I read and buy the pen in deep brown. (note, I've recently become obsessed with brown liner... no idea why!)

And the verdict? *dies* This pen is HEAVEN! It's so smooth and defined but very pigmented and I rarely ever have to go over the line a 2nd time. I went out and bought one in Very Black and I have 0 complaints about either. A new fave for sure!

 

EyeStudio Color Plush Silk Eyeshadow - Smokey Night

 

This is actually the very first Maybelline Color Plush quad I've bought. I've heard nothing but good things about them but just never got around to buying one. The Smokey Night quad immediately caught my eye when I noticed how much glitter was in it *drools* My first impression was that it would simmer down my impulse to buy the NARS shadows every time I go in to Sephora.

 

I was in love with how glittery and pigmented the NARS shadows were and I'd never really seen any other brand with THAT mutch glitter while still looking beautiful and mature, and that was the first thing I saw when I found this quad. Still a little too gaudy to use heavilly during the day, I have been using the first far left color as a liner defuser and it's gorgeous! It leaves some glitter but the color is subdued enough to not look over the top. Very impressed! (AND I can avoid spending $24+ a pop on the NARS shadows!)

 

Happy Booster™ Glow & Mood Boosting Blush - Warm

 

Another Physicians Formula product I've wanted for ages but just never bought. I finally caved and got it when it was in a buy 1 get 1 50% promo. VERY glad I did it! It gives a beautiful subtle flush to the cheeks but it's buildable and not too shimmery so you won't look like Tinkerbell while wearing it.

 

Maybelline Color Show Nail Lacquer - Downtown Brown

 

 

Last but not least! My OMGIHAVETOHAVEIT buy. I saw this nail polish and immediately thought Urban Decay's Lounge, my all time favorite UD shadow.

My lighting makes it a little hard to tell, but the nail color has that same green/brown/red duotone effect. It's comes off more green with 2 coats on the nails, but with 1 coat it looks very similar to Lounge. That's literally the only reason I bought it......... Fun fact, it looks awesome with a matte clear coat over it and GORGEOUS when 1 layer is applied over red polish.

 

So that's all for now! I have to cut down on my chatty time for each product, I go on and on! Sorry for any rambling! Looking forward to posting more regularly in the near future!

 

XOXOXO

Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight Tonight Inspiration

My music video for this week is probably my favorite music video of all time. I've been in love with it since I was a little kid, watching it while my sisters were in love with MTV (Back when it was good!)

This video pretty much fits everything I love into 4 1/2 minutes of music bliss. It's got early 1900's style, glitter, stars, a beautiful song and is inspired itself by one of my favorite silent films.

I fell in love with A Trip to the Moon when they had us watch it in Film History during my community college days. I learned to love silent films in general because of that class, but A Trip to the Moon was always special. It was so creative and inventive for its time and for only being a little over 10 minutes long, it made an obvious influence on the films to come after it.

Tonight Tonight makes me smile every time I watch it, and it wouldn't exist without A Trip to the Moon.

Until next time!

xoxoxo

Mall of America Haul!

Today I took a vacation day off from work to spend with Steve on his last Tuesday off from work! (He's lucky and moving to Mon-Fridays! Jealous!)

Originally we were going to go to Valley Fair, but the weather was just hot, muggy and had a chance of thunderstorms all day long, so we opted to take a trip to Mall of America instead :)

Normally, I really have to watch myself when I go to MOA, but I feel I showed quite a bit of restraint this trip! I have a mini haul to share, mostly from Forever 21 but a few other random purchases I made on our trip. Enjoy!

First off is this super cute necklace. I couldn't get the color to show up for the life of me when taking the picture, but it's made up of 2 pink mini chains and 1 gold mini chain. On the gold chain it has a little pink heart and the pink chains have 2 gold hearts. I love it! It's simple but really sweet. And it was only $4.80! (That makes it a LOT cuter ;)

I bought another necklace. This one is made up of several different types of gold and silver chains all wrapped around eachother. I've really been leaning towards gold lately, and I love braided chains all the sudden, so this was a must have! This one rang up at $8.80.

I bought this bracelet just because it was simple but beautiful. I tried it on and it looks gorgeous! It's really light weight but can really go good with any outfit. And it only cost $4.80!

Next up I purchased this eyeshadow palette also from Forever 21. All their makeup is ridiculously inexpensive, but don't mistake that for cheap! I can't vouch for most of their makeup, but I purchased another eyeshadow duo a few months ago for only $2.30 and fell in love with it!

This palette was only $3.80 and just by swatching the colors, I'm yet again impressed. The 2 lighter colors are really gorgeous shimmers and the 2 darker colors are more matte. They're very opaque and don't seem flaky at all. Can't wait to try them out!

Aaand here's my super random purchase... Steve took me in a novelty shop and the second I saw this I had to have it. (Thankfully it was only $5!!!) PANDA SLEEP MASK!!!

My last MOA purchase was at MAC. I finally bought the matte lipstick in Ruby Woo! I've been drooling over this lipstick from picttures online for weeks but have been trying to cut down on makeup shopping. Finally got to buy it and I LOVE it. Definitely going to be one of my favorite red lipsticks.

And lastly, I thought I'd show off my desert! I had my very first crepe! Nutella, whipped cream and powdered sugar. Tasted amazing!

So that's it for my Mall of America haul. I had an amazing day and it was waaay better than being at work :D

Until next time!

xoxoxo