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So, I recently made another impulse amazon purchase, really late at night might I add, for some eyeliners. I seem to have some weird obsession with buying makeup in bulk, even though I know it will take forever to use, and I just keep buying more. Either way, I’m happy with this purchase. I got this set of 12 Italia pencil eyeliners for $6! That is super cheap and the reviews were good so I couldn’t resist. All the colors are really cool and the eyeliner glides on very smoothly; it was an amazing deal. I’ll show you the colors, but please ignore my unkempt eyebrows and ugly skin (nobody is perfect lol). Top: Green (1008) Bottom: Avocado (1016) Top: Electric Blue (1020) Bottom: Neon Blue (1006) Top: Lavender (1010) Bottom: Neon Purple (1022) Top: Silver (1005) Bottom: Gold (1011) Top: Light Brown (1003) Bottom: Mocha (1014) Top: Black (1001) Bottom: Rosa (1013) Hope you all liked this haul/review thing. I’ll probably be doing more make up re...

Hey everyone! I've noticed that if I don’t do my nails on Sunday I get too lazy or too busy to do designs throughout the week lol. So I’m here with another review. This week I decided to use Sinful Colors “Mint Tropics” (#1443), which I've only used one other time. I think I've mentioned before that I’m not that fond of the brand Sinful Colors (I got this as a gift I didn't buy it for myself). It’s not that Sinful Colors is a bad brand or anything; I just don’t prefer it. Every time I use this brand of polish I notice a couple things. The polish goes on nicely, but it quickly starts to get bubbles in it after the polish gets a few months old. Also, you may think it’s dry, but if you hit it even slightly the polish will push off your nail completely. It doesn't just get a dent in it; It actually comes off. The formula is quite sticky at this stage too. Some good things about this brand is obviously the colors. “Mint Tropics” is a beautiful color and I ...

 So, recently my mom purchased me a 30 day starter kit from Bare Minerals in light for warm/neutral skin tones. It comes with a cute travel sized primer, foundation, concealer, finishing powder, and two brushes. The primer is a clear gel that you put a light coat of all over your face and it’s supposed to remove excess oils or dry flakes. I wasn’t expecting it to be clear, I thought it would look like lotion or something (I don’t usually use primer lol). I actually like the primer; it glides on smoothly and I feel like it works quite well. Then again, I don’t really have oily/dry skin so I’m not sure what it would be like if you did. However, I have noticed it does make the makeup stay on longer, which is good. Next, is the powder foundation. I am used to using liquid foundation, but I was pleasantly surprised with this. I didn’t expect it to have the amount of coverage that it did and, just like the infomercial, the more you buff the more coverage you ge...

Hey everyone! I didn't do anything special with my nails this week (because I'm lazy), so I thought I would use a color I haven't used in  while. The polish is Candie's "Concrete Jungle" (#2191) and I have done a review before on my old blog , but the picture I had was taken on my iPod touch and it sucked. Either way, my feelings for this polish are still the same. I love the color, it spreads evenly, it dries quickly, and it doesn't chip. Out of all the neutral colored polishes I own, this one is definitely my favorite. I also just really really REALLY love the bottle lol. There is nothing about this polish that I don't like. I would for sure recommend that you try it. That's all for now, but I'll be back on Sunday (hopefully) with a make up review. BYYEEE

Hey everyone! I’m sure I’ll be doing a lot of accent nails now that school has started. Accent nails are easy, fast, and doing only one nail makes your designs pop. This design was inspired by a photo I saw on Pinterest (typical). The colors I used were Sally Hansen’s Xtreme Wear “White On” (#300), Insta-Dri “Instant Iris” (#480), “Vigorous Violet” (#365), and “Pronto Purple” (#360). This design is really easy. I started with a base coat and then a coat of white. Then I used painter’s tape and cut the pieces into thin strips, placing them on my nail to make a checker-like pattern (whatever it’s called). Next I applied my other 3 colors to a makeup sponge and patted it on my nail. I did this several times to make it opaque. Then I removed the tape and added a top coat. It’s really that easy! The remaining nails were painted with the solid color “Vigorous Violet”. That’s all for today! Video is up here . BYYEEE

Hey everyone! So I went back to school on Wednesday and I decided I needed a nail look that would be somewhat school spirited. I always see nails that look like paper or pencils and I’ve always wanted to try it… so I did lol. The colors I used for this were Sally Hansen’s Xtreme Wear in the shades ”White On” (#300), “Blue Me Away!” (#04), and “Fuchsia Power” (#23).   I started with Sally Hansen’s base and top coat and then one coat of the white. Next, I took a small brush and painted three, horizontal blue lines on all my nails. Finally, for the reddish-pink line on the side of the paper, I used the fuchsia color to make a vertical line on the left side. Finish it off with a top coat and you’re done! It’s super easy and cute. That’s all for this week (sorry but I don’t think I’ll get a Wednesday post in). My video tutorial for this look is up here . Hope you all like it and make sure you tell me what you want to see next! BYYEEE

Hey everyone! Lately I have drinking a lot of green smoothies and I thought I’d share my recipe with you. This recipe serves two, but I usually drink it all myself lol. You can tweak this recipe to your liking; maybe add some flax or chia seed for even more nutrients. What you will need: ·          ½ - ¾ C Almond milk (unsweetened) ·          2 kiwi ·          1 pear ·          1 apple ·          1 banana (small-medium) ·          1 C baby kale ·          1 C baby spinach ·          Ice (4 cubes) Hope you all like this recipe! I made a video as well so check that out here . If you’d like to see more smoothie recipes let me know, and leave a ...

 Hey guys! Sorry there was no Wednesday blog post, but I was quite busy. School is starting back in less than a week and since I have 3 AP classes this year and graduation/college applying to deal with, I don’t know how many Wednesday blog posts I’ll be able to do. I’ll still upload every Sunday and try to do posts on Wednesdays as much as I can. Anyway, this week I did mermaid inspired nails. I started with two coats of Sally Hansen’s Miracle Gel polish in “Combustealble” (#540), which I love just as much (maybe even more) than the “Electra-cute” shade. Next, I used Xtreme Wear “Black Out” (#28) and a skinny nail brush to paint mermaid-like scales. I chose to do only two nails on each hand to make it stand out more. Finally I came in with Triple Shine “Pearly Whites” (#300) to add glitter to the scales as well as glitter tips (using a sponge) for the other nails on my hand.  I hope you all like this look! If you want to see a video tutorial, there is one up now on ...