Sunday, July 31, 2011

Saturday, July 30, 2011

Get the Smoothest Lips You'll Ever Have!

I purchased mine $1 for 2 at the 99 cent store, but you can purchase it at Walgreens or Walgreens online by clicking the link above

I know it may sound like I'm over exaggerating, but this lip balm changed the way my lips feel in ONE night. My favorite lip balm before was Nivea Kiss of Moisture (which is also amazing), but this is BETTER AND CHEAPER! I love that it's flat and fits your lips a lot better for a more precise application. I literally brushed my lips for a mild exfoliation and put on this lip balm and when I woke up the next morning AND the morning after that- My lips were silky smooth! Not only that, it gives a really cooling/minty sensation that I've only experienced with Bath and Body Works minty lipglosses and Burts Bees Lip Balm (which I hate -_-), so yeah! I really recomment this lip balm!

Friday, July 29, 2011

Fashion Friday! : Vintage Aztec/Tribal Print Maxi Dress

I know I'm picking a lot of vintage pieces for Fashion Friday, but I just love having pieces in my wardrobe that are really fashionable, on trend, and well - nobody else will have them! I got this skirt at Goodwill and love it so much! It's so flowy and has a good shape to it. It is really big on me, so I have to safety pin it, but I still love it! Also, navy is really in for the nautical trend so it fits in with that too! I just love aztec/tribal print because the pattern is so unique but it still can go with other prints - I LOVE "clashing" prints - without looking to gaudy. You should all go to thrift shops and look for Maxi skirts because the vintage ones are so beautiful and unique!

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Thrifted Haul: Goodwill





Navy Nautical Cardigan with Gold Chain Detailing - $2.50
Floral Patterened Striped Maxi Dress - $4.00
Blue Tribal Top with Copper detailing - $2.50
LA Candy - $3.00
Dates, Mates, and Cosmic Kisses - $.80
Uglies - $2.00
TOTAL - 14.80

Monday, July 25, 2011

Boys like girls who wear Abercrombie and Fitch

Yes, I got the title from LFO's song "Summer Girls" except it goes "I like girls who wear Abercrombie and Fitch..." haha, btw the perfume is Out of Stock Right now :/ But it's the cheapest one I found with high ratings!

I know most people aren't fans of Abercrombie and Fitch's prominent smell of perfume when you walk in, but I LOVE IT! If you love it, then you should try this perfume. It lingers for ages and ages and it really reminds me of Abercrombie's scent! (I don't know if they use Abercrombie Original or Fierce, it just depends on where you go) But I really recommend this perfume. It is strong at first, though, so you have to wait a while before you can really get that Abercrombie scent.

Sunday, July 24, 2011

DON'T THROW OUT YOUR LIQUID FOUNDATIONS!

This works for all liquid foundations, all moisturizers, and all skin types! I'm just putting it in my experience so I can't speak for things I haven't tried.

We all sometimes buy foundations that aren't exactly to our liking. That's $20-$40 dollars spent! (Drugstore foundations too, I don't discriminate! Haha) But just because you can't use it as a foundation, it doesn't mean it's totally worthless.

What you do is take one pump of your moisturizer and half a pump of your foundation and BAM! It's wearable.

This trick works really AMAZINGLY with pore-clogging and/or heavy foundations that you just can't wear anymore. It thins the foundation AND makes a more coverage tinted moisturizer. It's great with really full coverage foundations as well because you only need a little bit of the foundation and it gives you great coverage even when you thin it out! It's perfect for the summer and saves you a lot of money.

I just take a bit of foundation and cover my whole face to even out my complexion. Then, with the rest, I dab on the tinted moisturizer lightly to my problem areas and stiple it with a dense stippling brush (I use the RealTechniques by Samantha Chapman Stippling Brush) so it blends in, but still gives coverage.  Of course, the moisturizer will never really be full coverage but it's still amazing!


I learned this from Goss (gossmakeupartist on YouTube) who does not believe in tinted moisturizer and sees it as just a waste of money when you can just take a bit of foundation and a bit of moisturizer and there it is!