SHIT it’s been forever since i’ve been on this blog. i’m gonna do some revamping and stuff but it’s a work in progress, since i’m so good at procrastinating:)

in the meantime, i’ll still be doing some posts, and i’ve got a few really good ones picked out.

today i’ll keep it short and sweet because i’m on a bit of a time crunch, butthought i’d do one on my most favorite products. i’ve done “top 5’s” which are my favorite products of the moment, but that always changes since i always find way better stuff to replace it. however, these products are products that haven’t ever been replaced and will always remain a “must have” item in my book:)

1. Redkin Thickening Lotion

THE BEST THING I’VE EVER USED. since i’ve had my hair cut, my hair always feels so thin. it was weird at first since i’ve always had really thick hair, so when i started messing with the new cut, i realized it was really too thin to do the things i wanted to do with it. until i found this. it makes my hair super thick with very little product. and i mean very little. (too much tends to make it look greasy.) I apply it right after i towel dry my hair, then blow-dry and i’m good to go. i’ve never found another product that can make my hair seem so much thicker with so little product. and it looks natural, not like there is a ton of product in it:)

2. MAC “Sushi Flower”

This was a hard color to work with, and i’ve heard a lot of people say that it’s not worth having. However, i really disagree. It’s a Satin finish, but to me it looks more matte than anything. it is kinda hard to blend and because of that it’s been in the back of my make up drawer for about a year. until about 6 months ago, i never knew what to pair it with. i don’t know what i was thinking becuase there are soooo many ways that i use this. it does take awhile to get used to but once i found the right colors to go with it i was using it in no time. i tend to like it better with more neutral colors, like “naked lunch,” and i did “blanc type” the other day. it’s easy to make dramatic (by addng “carbon”) or suttle (by ading “espresso”) i really think people need one great pink, and this is definitely my choice!

3. MUF Aqua Eyes in “Turquoise” (7L)

i used to hate blue, until i broke down and bought this because the color is phenominal. since it’s a lighter hue of blue, it really makes my eyes “pop” and adds the perfect amount of color. now, aside from the color, i like the actual product as well. it’s great in any color, really. it doesn’t crease and it stays put all day. i reall don’t like using legit pencil form eyeliners and prefer a more creamy consistancy, and this is perfect. i’m really picky with my cream liners being too “liquid” but this is the perfect balance from solid to liquid. it’s consistancy is comparable to Urban Decay’s 24/7 liner, but the MUF one stays on all day. sold.

4. Clinique “Oily Skin Formula” Mild Face Wash

my skin is like an oil slick, literally. i’ve tried those little skindinavia sprays and i think it made it worse. i’d been using a clinique lotion and that alone was helpin, but when i went in to buy another all they had was the oily one, so i thought, why not? (Sephora’s rerturn policy makes me say “why not” a little too often) i love it. it really does what it says it does: stops oil. i don’t know if it legit stops the oil production, but when my make up can stay on all day without getting shiny, i really don’t care how they do it. it’s a mix between a foaming wash and one that doesn’t foam, because it doesn’t get FOAMY, but it gets bubbly. as with all clinique products, there is no smell and it’s hypoallergenic, another plus for my severly sensitive skin. however, it does leave a bit of a tingle that some people don’t like. it’s not a bad tingle, it’s a clean feeling tingle. and it if takes a tingle for me to know that it’s working, i’ll take it!

5. MAC “Bare Study” Paint Pot

recently, ive had some weird obsession with paint pots. i think it’s because when i don’t feel like doing my make up, i can slide this over my lids and still look complete. depending on the color, they look like an eyeshadow and don’t need anything else added to it. i tend to go for the ones with a little bit of subtle shimmer, just so i don’t HAVE to add something else, but i’ve tried both and they are so worth it. it can also intensify an eyeshadow, though i haven’t really found any mac shadows that need to be intensified for my skin tone, but with cheaper shadows it really increases longitivity and pigmentation. they’re a bit pricey at $16.50, but they last forever. i’ve had 4 of mine f over 2 years, and they’re just as creamy as day one.

6. Buxom by Bare Essentials “Stay-There” Eyeshadows in “Cocker Spaniel”

these ar extremely hard to describe. they aren’t soild but they aren’t cream, and they kinda feel like a….marshmallow? when i go to dip my finger in it it literally feels like nothing is on my finger. i guess that’s what bare essencials is known for; creating things that are natural. and that’s why i was so drawn to this collection. they’re super light weight and made from all natural ingredients meaning no nasty little chemicals are going onto my precious eyes. without a primer, these crease so make sure if you’re going to use them that a primer (like Urban Decay’s Primer Potion, or a Paint Pot!) is applied. Cocker Spaniel looks like a light beige-y color in the pot, but when i swatched it it was a light color with pink duochrome. and it’s gorgeous. a little goes a long way and it’s incredibly buildable. i wish i would have known that before i applied so much! the only complaint i have with it, is that it’s starting to pull away from the pot and dry up, but since i’ve been tightening it better i haven’t had any furthur dryness.

7. MAC 217 Brush

Last but definitely not least, we have MAC’s 217 brush. I honestly don’t know what i used before this brush. it’s a blending brush by name, but does SO much more. it’s really good for smoking out eyeshadows and blending them to create the perfect ‘smokey eye’ look. i have a few of them so i always have one clean because i found when i didn’t have one clean, i didn’t know what to do. NYX’s professional crease brush is a similar comparission, the only difference is it’s shorter, and i guess my heart is set on MAC and that is where it’ll always be. If i had to have one brush, i would choose this over and over again:)

so i’m all for summer. i absolutely love it. it’s hot outside and you can grill and go swimming and all the days run together because you have nothing to do all day. perfect. but then there’s this part of me that absolutely hates summer. call me a bitch, but the skankiness comes out in summer. just because hot weather is coming, doesn’t mean that people need to dress like skanks.

like the bra straps and tank tops? lets get real here, i know they either have tank tops where the bra is already in them, or they have strapless bras. i know this because i own both. i think they also have clear bra straps? either way i know there is a way to get around it. i feel like this scenario seems “white trash” to me, and i know a lot of people will disagree, but i’m standing my ground on that one. whenever i see someone like that, i invision like 7 kids and a trailer park. can’t help it.

i own 15 pairs of hollister booty shorts, but i know a lot of people who own 15 pairs of hollister shorts and shouldn’t wear them. again, call me a bitch. i have no problem with people “owning” their bodies and being happy with it, but there is a fine line between wearing something that makes you feel beautiful and wearing something that scars my eyes. i also know they know the difference.

same thing goes with swimsuits, i barely feel comfortable with my body in a swimsuit and i’m a size 2.

i’m also in a ranting mood and i know this will probably offend like 092374902357209730909189012830957 people but i really don’t give a shit. dress like you care about yourself, then maybe i will too.

so clearly i forget that i have a tumblr and i need to stop abusing my other blog and start posting on this one. except my freaking camera (somehow) doesn’t feel like being compatible with tumblr’s videos so half of the shit i normally do i cant. uhmm. so i guess i’ll have to find some random shit to post and hope people read, ohkayyy.

so i went on this huge “i need to stock up on every eyeliner ever” binge at sephora, which wouldnt be so bad if it didn’t happen like, uhh, every other week. literally i have no control when i walk in there. for real i can’t go in with a set item i will either buy it in bulk (case in point) or i will buy everything but what i need. ANYWAY. so now that i have all these different eyeliners i obviously had to try them out. in the store i try them out on my hand and then like, wait a few min and then try to see if it’ll rub off. i have this weird thing my eye does where it waters randomly, it’s totally awesome and definitely leaves me with smeary make up at 9 in the morning. AWESOME. so i have to make sure it doesn’t run because ladies trust me, just because it says it’s water proof, doesn’t mean it is. so anyway now that i have stocked up on 200 dollars worth or useless jewled toned liners, i think i have an HG:)

and believe or not it’s the sephora brand. which i definitely wasn’t expecting. i have this weird obsession with Urban Decay where i basically sweat them, so i was really hoping that liner would work but i think that was at the bottom of my list. (i also have this weird obesession where i have to write how my make up works on me so in the morning when i’m either hungover or just super tired i remember not to wear my non-pigmented eyeshadow that fades. so everything i own has a rating. on paper.) i happened to be doing a smokey eye that day, my personal fave, so i clearly had to line my water line. that liner lasted like 5 min i wasn’t even out of the house and it was already off. since i do a smokey eye so often, i was def appauled and since i love UD so much, i’ve also chalked it up to me getting a bad eyeliner. i also refuse to return it.

so anyway back the HG (which means holy grail, or thing you go to first when you get ready, i don’t know whatever) eyeliner. the $12 sephora eyeliner! or maybe it was $30? i can’t remember. it’s called “Sephora Collection Doe Eyed Liner” which confuses me because i have no idea what that means, but it’s the only eyeliner i have ever used with a legit felt tip. i bought it in green because i’m tired of always using black as my go to color, and since it was a mossy green if it sucked i could always just use shadow to cover it. i really really liked it. it was really pigmented but not too overbearing, which is generally what happens with colored eyeliners, and it wasn’t messy but i could smudge it too. it’s hard to explain without being able to put that stupid video on how i use it.

so in the store this weird lady was standing next me and told me not to buy it because it sucked, and i may have given her one of my dirty looks that i can’t control, and stared at her while picking it up and walking away.

if there is one thing you don’t do in a cosmetics store, you don’t tell me not to buy something. because i will buy it.

but that was my best purchase. i also have this other weird thing, where once i buy something i can’t return it. i shop at sephora for the option to return stuff but i haven’t ever once returned it, its weird. probably because i feel like i have adopted whatever it is i’m buying and i feel bad saying bye to it, i’m so strange.

so yesterday i signed up for a new tanning salon, since i’m like super pasty white and look sickly, and they offered me a free spray tan. obviously i was sold at the word “free” so i took it. (i also made the decision to use the dark color, and never again.) i did my thing or whatever and as i was walking out i saw the orangest girl i ‘ve ever seen, legit oompa loompa. i kinda felt bad for her, because she clearly didn’t know how to self tan.

i’ve done a million self tanning booths, and i have learned the tricks of the trade. i’ve done a post similar to this on my other blog and got rave reviews, and most of the things i put there i learned first hand, LIKE,

those little cap things they give you? sift around the room and find two more for your feet. the balm they give you for you feet doesn’t fend off the extreme orange color your feet will turn. i steal two and put them on my feet and they are the natural color they should be.

that balm will also not prevent your hands from becoming orange, so i wash my hand immediately. i never noticed this before, but your wrists and hands should not be the same color as your arms, so not washing makes everything look one color and un-natural, which is counteracting your tanning in general.

i am a huge fan of showering the night of and moisterizing. nothing will stick to your skin if it isn’t moisterized, so i shower and get all the nasty smell off and then i use a tan extending lotion (Swedish Beauty Satin Dream, $32) because it keeps my skin healthy and fresh looking, not to mention gives the fake tanner a place to lay.

through trial and error, i’ve also learned that washing your face with a washcloth after spray tanning is A BAD IDEA. i can’t stress that enough. i wash my face in the shower, and i normally use a foam since it rinses off without having to be scrubbed. i promise you i WILL look like you have patchy skin and it WILL look bad. make-up will not help, trust me.

also, the basic rule i kind of skipped is not going too dark, i just did that and i definitely regret it. i love being tan because it makes me look healthier, but i know where to stop and i went too far. in general, you should only go 2-3 shades darker than your natural skin tone. anything longer will look dramatically ORANGE and unnatural. it’s not halloween, ladies.

another basic step, EXFOLIATE. wearing make up to the booth will make the tanner stick to the make up and it’ll legit look orange. maybe chick in the salon should have learned that?:)

i have decided today that i may be one of the most easily pissed off people ever. i hate people that make me stand in line longer than i should have to, i especially hate the people that don’t go the speed limit and i really really really really hate people who go out in public wearing things they shouldn’t.

i’m all about people expressing themselves and wearing things that they like, but there are definitely two extremes. there’s the people who wear things that are too baggy and just make them look frumpy and unattractive and then there are people who wear things that are ungodly tight and scar my eyes. mean? maybe, but i was pulling the “tight clothes make me look hot” phase in highschool, and i know i won’t be doing it when i’m thirty.

i don’t know when my mood started to become affected by people and their clothing, but it can make my day go from bad to worse. probably because all i do is sit in a room listining to my boring color theory teacher talk about the exact same thing. i guess she’s rubbing off on me?

i’m constantly analyzing whether people are wearing the right thing. or wearing the right colors, which is what i think my eyes are drawn to the most. i feel like no one should be wearing tangerine in winter. i live in indiana, not california.

i guess at least i went into the right area of profession?

however the thing i hate most if light baby blue eyeshadow. i wore that in 6th grade and it doesn’t look any better now than it did now.

since i’ve been getting all this free stuff from school, i’ve been experimenting with all of this cool product. of course i have nothing better than to do than go to school and nothing good ever happens at school, so this week i just have a bunch of natural productssss that i LOVE since i’m not gonna waste my really good ones to a class i’m gonna fall asleep in. obviously.

1. Urban Decay “De Slick”

   so i guess “de slick” means something in french along the lines of no shine or something like that, but i actually use it as my primer. i have super oily skin and this helps set the make up so that i don’t get all nasty-greasy throughout the day. i was kind of skepical about this before i bought it because it is in a bottle, and even though it is from ud, i figured it was just water or something that really wasn’t going to help my shine at all. but i was wrong i guess. although i do use a matte foundation which probably helps. i used 3-4 sprays before i apply my foundation and then i also spray 1 more just to make sure it holds. i come home from class or a night out and it looks exactly the same, and not shiny at all. it’s kind of pricey at $29 for the bottle and i don’t know how long it will last yet, but for my skin it is definitely worth it.

2. Benefit “Bad Gal” Mascara

  i have unusually diffuicult lashes, but what’s so frustrating is that they are long and perfectly curled, until i put something on them. i swear they shrink. this is my go to for my natural days, because it gives me big black lashes that are strong enough to make a look feel pulled together without even using eyeliner. those of you who know me know i HATE eyeliner but i’ll wear it when i have to, and i’m so glad i found this.

3. MAC eyeshadow in Satin Toupe

  so i really think that toupe is the name and the finish is satin, but that’s what i wrote when i depotted it so who really knows. i’ve been really into this for my natural look on my lids, it’s light and isn’t too overdone but can also be paired with different colors to make it look more dramatic. it’s got brown undertones so it’s mainly for people with brown and green eyes but i just love how versatile it is.

4. Urban Decay “Primer Potion”

  i had been using twofaced shadow insurance for forever, and i’m so glad i switched. i love ud because it is matte, so it allows the matte shadows to be matte and the frosts to be frosts ect ect. with my other primer potions i have, some have like a champaign color to it and it makes the shadow tinge the same as the primer, so my matte shadows aren’t matte anymore. not with this one, it’s made to be matte and i have never seen a color turn out so vibrant on my lid. the best part? ud promises no creases, and will give you a full refund if they ever happen to appear:)

5. MAC Creme de’lude Lipstick

  i’ve never really been a fan of lipstick, mostly because i feel like it makes me look like i’m going out on a hot dinner date at 10am which is where i’d rather be, but this is so natural i wear it everywhere. i have found it makes me look more put together and sophisticated, at least, that’s what Mr. Keller told me. he’s gay, so i definitely believe him. i just love how it makes me look like i tried hard on my make up when i only used a few things. that’s a good product right there.

of course i have my foundation i use too, and i have a video of that up on my other blog. i used mostly mac products since those cover the best for me and i used a few bare minerals, but lately my key to looking good has been just that, bare. it’s fine to get dressed up and go out, but that natural look is where you inner beauty shows:)

:):)

DAY 9; a picture of a person who has gotten you through the most

my mom has been there with me through everything, she listens and gives her honest opinions. she never judges me and i know i can always have a good time with her<3

DAY 7; a picture that makes you laugh

i don’t know when this was taken. but i laugh everytime,

1. Clean and Clear SOSOFT in Shower Skin Mask (discontinued, and now called “Clean&Clear Morning Burst)

   love love love. the steam from the shower is supposed to open your pores and remove excess dirt and oil, and i don’t know if it actually does it or not, but, my face always comes out feeling so soft. i only use it 2-3 times a week since i do know using it too much will dry out my already over sensitive skin, but for $7.99 it’s definitely one of the better bargians i’ve come across. I found that it works best with a toner after, so i also use my Clinique Acne Solutions toner/lotion after, but i skip the cleanser.

2. MAC’s Eyeshadow in “Sumptious Olive.”

   i’m big on trying smokey eyes with color, but the other night i went out and needed something more sultry. since i haven’t been tanning, using the dark smokey eye i normally do looks a little harsh against my skin making me look washed out, so i tend to go for dark dark browns with gold undertones. apparently i was feeling bold and decided to try something different when i went with Mac’s Sumptious Olive because it’s a really dark almost like a deep forest green, but it has the gold undertones i needed. i liked the look so much that i’ve been wearing it everyday since. i’ve done with a smokey eye and basically using it as a liner, and both look really put together.

3. Hask Placenta Hair Treatment

   i actually just learned that this product, indeed, is made by the protiens from a sheep placenta. i stlye my hair everyday using curling irons, flat irons, rollers, and numerous other items and i kill my hair. since dry hair is seen to have damage at the shaft of the hair, this product seals the cuticle and refreshes hair to be shiny and soft. i used it this morning and i’m very pleased with the results. it’s a little expensive but you get 4 tubes and although it tells you to use the whole tube in one use, i only use about 1/16 of the tube, if that.

4. Chanel nail Polish in “Jade”

  i’m a huge fan of painted nails, and since i have to wear black all day i like to have a pop of color. lately, i’ve been wearing bright pink and purples, but last week i saw sort of a pastel mint green color, and i knew i had to have it. the color is really unique and i’ve gotten a lot of compliments on my pop of color:)

5. Big Sexy Hair by Sexy Products Hairspray

  i hate flat hair, and i use this hairspray allllllll the time. it’s my go to product for teasing, which is something i do daily sometimes multiple times a day. it’s expensive, but honestly it’s a pretty good value for what you get. it holds my hair all day, and i don’t need to carry one of those annoying tiny one’s in my already full purse. perfect.

;;beautiful. it’s just a word;;