Makeup MAYhem: Sunday Funday

If you are a college student, this title means an entirely different thing that it is actually about... Sorry for being misleading, y'all.

 

Yesterday, I slept about 14 hours and did the same thing today. My body has gone into full recovery mode and I approve. Cheers, to being done with this sickness! *raises cup of tea*

 

I did a bit of shopping yesterday. (Damn you Sephora.) I did NEED that new lipstick. I wanted a fancy matte red color so I did oodles and oodles of testing on the back of my hand, which out of context of a  Sephora looked a bit odd. I did find a color... well, several, that I really loved.

 

Lip selfie in Sephora Lip Cream stain in 003 Strawberry Kiss

 

Actual selfie in BITE Corvina

 

 

 I went with a Sephora owned lip product: Cream Lip Stain in the color 003 Strawberry Kiss. I never thought I'd buy a Sephora brand makeup with all the choices but I do love the matte red look of it. I also discovered a new lip product brand: BITE. They make all organic lip products; their matte gray packaging was BEGGING me to purchase. I was debating between my purchased lip pencil and the NARS lip pencil. I ended up choosing the BITE one because of the moisturizing effect and lasting color power it had on my hand. I was already getting a red, so I went with a coral pink called Corvina. I'm obsessed.

 

Now a girl has got to wear something cute to do a bit of shopping. I spend my nights pinning outfit ideas and a couple of days ago I stumbled across a pin that I couldn't help but recreate for myself. I recently purchased a pair of boyfriend crop jeans for $6 (They are a bit too big but a wash and dry has changed that!). These jeans paired with my striped Gap shirt, camel flats and Fossil bag was a great outfit to do a bit of shopping.

 

The nail polish... which I have since lost in the depths of my apartment..is Essie's Style Hunter. The lipstick I wore was L'Oreal Paris Collection Privee by JLo. It is an all nude collection with colors tailored to celebrity's choices for nudes. I went with JLo because if you wanna look like anyone, it is obviously JLo.

 

 

Happy Sunday, y'all. Have a great kick off to your week!

Yours xx

Fashion Friday: A Day full of Coffee

 

I'm very aware it is not Friday... I had a terrible, awful, no good, very bad bout with sickness on Friday so I didn't get a chance to post.

 

Thursday, I spent my day with my friend, Meagan, who is back in town after college. We had a great time exploring Downtown. We stopped at a Josiah's coffeehouse, Queen City Bakery and several other shops.

 

And yep, I brought my camera.

 

 

This is the face that happens when your latte is pure foam at the top.

 

Pants: Canyon River Blues ; Jacket and Top: Old Navy (similar) ; Shoes: Target; Bag: Phillip Lim for Target

 

Yours xx

Makeup MAYhem: PopSugar Unboxing

May's PopSugar Box arrived this morning. It is full of essentials to get in the mood for summer.

 

 

 



 Kerry Cassville Eye Mask
I have never ever used an eye mask before now. This is super soft, all "voile cotton", and a cute blue pattern. Maybe now I can get the best beauty sleep ever! :D

 



 Tone it Up
This could be a great workout for those days I just don't want to go to the gym... or it could end up on the DVD shelf with all my other workout DVDs. We shall see.

 



 Smell Bent St. Tropez Dispenser
Smells like a beach! Very tropical scent with coconut, and jasmine. I love the little glass bottle!

 



 Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Pool Boy Nail Lacquer
Totally applied this onto my nail immediately after this picture was taken. The brush is very thick and kind of bulky, but it applies smooth and the color is super blue. (PS Totally makes my hands look more tan than they are. #approved)

 



 Zing Anything Citrus Zinger
A fancy water bottle that at the bottom you can press lemons/limes/citrus directly into your drink. Pretty cool idea. I love the clear bottle. This could be really fun for a bit of change up from the "boring" water.

 



Hi I'm Skinny Sticks Multi-Grain Sweet Onion
An alternative snack to potato chips. They have tons of flavor and reminded me a lot of Veggie Straws, which I had a small obsession with in college.

All in all, I'd say a very good box again from PopSugar this month. Until next month..

Yours xx

Disclaimer: Everything mentioned above was purchased with my own money, pictures were taken with my camera (unless otherwise noted/credited) and all opinions are mine and in no way represent anyone or anything other than me, myself and I. This is NOT a sponsored blog post. You're beautiful.

Fashion Friday: Our Deepest Fear...

To all my friends graduating this weekend,

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.

Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you.

We were all meant to shine, as children do. It is not just in some of us, it is in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.

As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."

Welcome to adulthood.

Yours xx

Above is a quote from Marianne Williamson. The photo was taken a day after my college graduation last year from my backyard.