lips, eyes, and cheeks...OH MY!

So I’m a pretty girly girl. I love shoes, bags, clothes, jewelry and especially makeup. I think I’ve tried every single brand and I THINK I have found my favorites. I’m sure I will be in a department store someday and someone will drag me into a chair and I will change my routine once again, but for now I am happy.

Not to brag, but I have really great skin. Everyone tells me this and I am very grateful for it. I rarely breakout, thank God. The bad thing is I don’t even wash my face at night before I go to sleep. I know it’s TOTALLY bad and I should start washing my face. I guess I’m just too lazy and I don’t see the point since my skin isn’t terrible. I always start washing my face and then I just forget. I’m going to start trying to wash my face before bed, we’ll see how long this lasts.

I moisturize with this great Sisley Ecological Compound moisturizer. It seriously feels so great and has SPF in it. It’s pretty expensive but the bottle is big and lasts forever.


I then follow up with this foundation by Sisley also. It goes on SO lightly. It covers really well and feels like I’m not even wearing anything. It’s also pretty expensive and doesn’t last a super long time, but I love it and think it’s totally worth it. During the summer (usually just when I am at the lake or beach and feel like being low maintenance) I will use this tinted moisturizer by Merle Norman. It is weightless, covering, and has SPF. Also, I always use a brush to put on my foundation. I squirt it into my hand then dap the brush and onto my face. Sponges are awful and germ filled. Ick.


I used to use Sisley pressed powder also, but like everything Sisley it is ridiculously expensive. My last purchase was this Chanel pressed powder and I think I really like it better because it doesn’t have a color. So I can put it on top of any foundation and it won’t change my shade. Love that. I used to swear against blush. I would never wear it. I now use Sisley bronzer over each cheekbone and then a swipe of Armani pink over it. I love the color it creates. It’s kind of peachy.


Like I said, I have tried SO many different makeup brands. I will ONLY use Chanel eye shadows. I love the sets with the four colors that go together so well. I LOVE when they have the seasonal ones that come out every so often, but the originals are great too. I typically put a light pink over my entire lid and follow with a light brown in the crease. That is my routine every single day. I vary on the shades of pinks and browns, but they are my def go to. I just recently started putting a white shadow beneath my eyes and to the edges of my cheek bones. It highlights and I love it. It’s also Chanel.


I have pretty long eyelashes, or so I’m told, but I often wish they were longer. Just like us girls have bad hair days, I sometimes have bad eyelash days and they really make me angry. I layer my mascaras. First I use a mascara brush with nothing on it, just dry, to separate my lashes. Then, my first layer is Armani Maestro mascara. It’s to die for. My second coat is Too Faced Lash Injection in the very black. I lightly put that over just to get a bit blacker and vividness.


Finally I clean up. I use a sponge to rid my eyes of any stray markings of mascara that may have hit my lids and run my lid brush over them again just to be sure.

Depending on the occasion, I will follow up with lips. Going to class I typically just swipe on some Soft Lips chapstick and out the door. Church, functions, parties, or anytime when I’m going out or just in the mood, I will put on gloss or lipstick. My favorite lipsticks are by Merle Norman. They are called Automatic Lipsticks (I think). They have the lip liner and lip stick in the same thing and they twist up, no sharpening. I love them. The colors are fab and they are so easy. I usually coat them with Chanel gloss or MAC, but I always have my chapstick as a first layer!


I love makeup and I love playing with it. PLEASE let me know some of the things you guys like. I love trying new things, so please leave feedback! And sorry for the length of this! haha

here comes peter cottontail....

hopping down the bunny trail! okay enough of that song otherwise it will be stuck in my head forever. I LOVE Easter. I love finding the perfect outfit and going to church and the whole shebang. This year I found a girl who lives near me that makes CUSTOM dresses for any occasion. So I got her to make me one. My color scheme is OF COURSE pink and green and white. I'm actually getting two dresses made for now, but my Easter dress is pink and green. (I will post a picture of it tomorrow after I wear it if the photos turn out well.) So after we picked up the dress today I went and got things to go with my outfit and a few extra's. =)

This dress is the same STYLE as mine. Where this dress is purple at the top mine is white. I, too, have a green sash with my monogram in white. And where the print is at the bottom mine is a pink and white print. It's SOOOO cute! I love it.


I will be wearing my new green patent leather Jack Rogers. They look just like these but patent where this one is snakeskin or whatever. It matches my sash PERFECTLY!


I also got some new pearl earrings...


and also an adorable pair of Kate Spade nude heels. This picture does NOT do them justice. They are so much more adorable in person.


We also bought my dad and brother matching Lilly tie's and bowtie's to wear tomorrow. They are pink and green. My mom is wearing a Lilly dress that is pink and green. We are all going to look so cute! Hopefully we get a good picture and can post it!

I hope everyone has a FABULOUS Easter!

shoo fly, don't bother me.

So I have come to terms with the fact that I will never find someone that I can marry because I am the pickiest person on the planet. I get it from my mom though. We both equally hate all the same things, weird, but true. Let me forewarn you that this blog post is nothing happy. In fact, it’s a post of all the things I hate and/or that get on my nerves. I just must share these with the world. I sit around nit picking everything people do that bother me all the time and I have to get it off my chest.

-people who insist on talking at crazy high volumes in the hallways of dorms at late hours. STOP IT.

-people who have bad table manners. Honestly if you didn’t go to cotillion, didn’t your parents teach you?

-smacking, slurping, crunching, etc.

-in class when someone’s cell phone vibrates against the table so loud. The point of vibrate is not to disturb, but it does.

-when girls (rarely guys) are talking crap about you and it’s so obvious. Seriously? Are we in high school?

-when people are eating chips or popcorn at the movies and they rattle the bag or the sound it makes when your fingers dig for the popcorn. YIKES.

-talking during movies.

-people who eat in class. As a future teacher, I find it extremely rude. Not to mention, it stinks up the room and I just hate the sound of people eating.

-people who walk slow in front of you, especially at the mall. I hate walking slow.

-mismatched clothes. Enough said.

-knock off hand bags. I could rant off on this for days. I am very fortunate in being able to afford handbags that are real (thank God for great parents) and I realize that not everyone can. However, I think that if I couldn’t afford them, I would NOT carry fake ones. It’s wrong on so many levels. It’s wrong to the designers. It’s wrong to buy them because it’s illegal. Even if you promote them to people and tell them it’s fake, it also lessens the value of those who have them. I hate seeing people with a fake version of my real bag. I see TONS of cute purses at places for only 20 dollars. (Although this is being a total hypocrite, I probably would carry a knock off Hermes Birkin because you can HONESTLY afford those? haha I guess some people can, but they are ridiculously expensive!) Anyways, I digress…

-Professors who are jerks. Enough said.

-Eating chips at the Mexican restaurant and making a loud crunch. Break the chip into bite size pieces, then dunk, then bite. SIMPLE.

-walking all the way to my class after getting up early and getting ready to find out that it has been canceled. Have some courtesy and send a freaking email. Ugh.

-waking up early in general.

- know it all’s. it’s like arguing with a sign post.

-bad drivers. I have the worst road rage. I feel as though no one can drive as well as I can. I honestly believe my life calling is a race car driver. And if I were, my car WOULD be pink =)

-t-shirts, purses, and stickers that say TWILIGHT or have the characters on them. I like the movies and the books; however, we are no longer in the fifth grade and there is no need to display such things to the world on your clothing or car.

-when people invite you to a thousand groups and/or pages on facebook. If I wanted to be a fan of yours, help your Farmville, or come see you sing in a open mic night I would do so WITHOUT a facebook invite. Thanks.

-last but not least or most important, when a girl burps. I understand that sometimes this may not be prevented for whatever reason, but it is VERY unladylike to burp at anytime and even more so at a TABLE. Ugh. I have honestly witnessed a female burping VERY loudly at a dinner table and then proceed to talk about it and how she likes to burp, etc. EW EW EW and more EW. I about died.

You all probably thing I am the weirdest person and that I hate everything, but that isn’t true. I just hate random noises and things that people do. I’m afraid that some people I am friends with might read this and feel as though they must walk on egg shells around me now. I’m not saying because you’re my friend you can do these things or that I don’t notice them. I DO notice and I DO internally cringe, but I won’t be a jerk about it. I might call you out jokingly sometimes. Anyways, enough with the things that bother me. I shall do a post about all the things that make me REALLY happy someday! I swear!

Kindle!

First, I want to apologize for my lack of posts recently. I was on Spring Break and I didn't have time prior and I'm barely making time right now. I should be writing a paper that is due tomorrow and studying for a final, but I NEED to blog right? =)

Anyways, I wanted to share with you guys my second favorite item I got for my birthday (only second to my newest Louis Vuitton bag), the Amazon KINDLE! I am an avid reader. I swear I've read every good book there is, I joke. I love to read, for fun. I hate reading for school. However, I am obsessed with my kindle for so many reasons.



It's size is so perfect. It's so thin and about the size of your average book. You can hold it with one hand and flip the pages with either button on both sides (perfect for lefty's and righty's). I just can't get over how much I love it. I worried that I wouldn't since I love to have things in hardback and keep them, but it's actually stored right on the Kindle. I often throw away my books after sometime and this way, you never have to.



I can't wait until summertime and I can layout on the boat with my Kindle and read while the wind blows through my hair and the sun tans my skin! It will be great I can promise. It thrills me just thinking about it on this chilly day. I love the pictures that pop up while it's turned off, so cute! I'm just saying, YOU HAVE TO BUY ONE! =)

GIVEAWAY and a little update....

Last night=best day of my life. I got to meet the fabulous Miranda Lambert before the concert and she was so sweet. And during the concert, she touched my hand (we were right by the stage, great seats!). It was so fun! In honor of my blog getting going and having such a fabulous night I thought that when I reach 20...TWENTY...followers I would do a giveaway. So tell your friends and when we get to 20, I'll giveaway something cool. Leave some comments and give some suggestions of some things you would like to win!

Had to include this photo!

help others help themselves.

so one of my FAVORITE blogs to read is the College Prepster blog. She writes fabulously and really blogs about things that are more important than just fashion and her favorite things. She is in a group called Grassroots and they are trying to raise the awareness about HIV/AIDS in the DC Area. I'll post a link to her blog at the bottom and hopefully you can help! I really feel like it's important to help others in their time of need. HIV/AIDS is VERY serious! It's affected so many Americans and I think if people knew more about it, there could be more done to prevent it. Please, Please, Please visit this website and see what you can do to help!

http://www.thecollegeprepster.com/2010/03/team-up-help-support.html

just copy and paste that into your address bar and ready her post about it. And read all of her blog posts, trust me they are GREAT!

If I was a.....

I found this on another blog that I read and she found it on ANOTHER blog haha, so I'm going to keep it circulating. It looks fun and you should do it too. If you don't have a blog, just fill it on in the comment section! =)


If I was a month, I would be October or April. I love fall and spring.
If I was a day of the week, I would be Friday. (no class)
If I was a time of day, I would 7 o'clock.
If I was a planet, I would be Saturn. (I like it's rings!)
If I was a sea animal, I would be a dolphin.
If I was a direction, I would be East.
If I was a piece of furniture, I would be a mirrored chest.
If I was a liquid, I would be a strawberry daiquiri.
If I was a gemstone, I would be a pearl.
If I was a tree, I would be a Palmetto Tree!!!
If I was a tool, I would be a hammer.
If I was a flower, I would be a Sunflower or a Tulip.
If I was a kind of weather, I would be warm, but an amazing breeze.
If I was a musical instrument, I would be a pink acoustic guitar.
If I was a color, I would be PINK!
If I was an emotion, I would be happiness.
If I was a fruit, I would be a strawberry.
If I was a sound, I would be good music.
If I was an element, I would be Oxygen. haha. ikd?
If I was a car, I would be changing all the time, but now a white Tahoe.
If I was a food, I would be hashbrowns.
If I was a place, I would be home.
If I was a material, I would be toile.
If I was a taste, I would be cupcake.
If I was a scent, I would be Juicy Couture Viva La Juicy.
If I was an object, I would be a ring.
If I was a body part, I would be a heart.
If I was a facial expression, I would be laughter.
If I was a song, I would be something by Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton, or TSwizzle.
If I was a pair of shoes, I would be Tory Reva flats, Jack Rogers, or Stephen Bonanno's.