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2013-04-14

Dreaming and Wishing

It always seems that I find the best things while broke. The other day I went up to my local mall to pick up an application for a job and walked through only two stores and was in physical pain with how much I wanted to buy. All of the shops are putting out amazing spring and summer clothes and accessories that have me literally salivating with just how much I want it all. Of course, this happens just as I'm so utterly broke that I can't even pick up a single thing. Woe is me!


Beautysets - Wishlist1
To make myself feel a bit better, I decided to throw together a small list of what I've been lusting over.

I chose two of my favorite maxi dresses I've been eyeing which you can find here and here, both from Nordstrom BP. I have to admit, I actually don't own a single maxi dress. I know, I'm just as shocked and have therefore made it my ultimate goal to find at least a half dozen lovely maxi dresses this summer. I can just picture myself wearing them this summer with some cute wedges and feeling totally relaxed and comfortable! Also from Nordstrom BP is the ombre shirt, which you can find here. I'm loving that the ombre trend is growing this year into shirts and dresses (to match my hair) and this shirt's ombre colors simply scream spring and summer. The light pink and light green are so beautiful, but not in a weird-watermelon-type way. It's so subtle and lovely, I think this should would look so pretty with a pair of shorts, like pictured.

Now, the next two items on this wishlist are all from the single online shop, Tobi. I recently just came upon this website and I'm shocked that I've never investigated into it more, as I'm completely obsessed with it. I know that my next paycheck will be dedicated to buying a number of items from Tobi, hopefully including this dress and skirt. Lately, I've loved the skater skirt look and have seen so many cute skirts appear all over, online and in stores. I really love the look of this one from Tobi (found here). The lilac color and cute cutouts at the bottom only add to the skirt, and I think that it's just an overall fun look. I also had to include a short summer dress as it is all that I live in once summer comes. I've been eyeing up this tank dress (found here) which comes in so many colors, that I feel like I'd have to buy three minimum. I can picture myself living in these during the summer with cute belts and sandals.

The last item on my current wishlist, and probably the item I want the most is this adorable sweater from Brian Lichtenberg. You've probably seen this sweater somewhere on many fashion bloggers, as many of his shirts are making their way around the blog scene at the moment (or knockoffs from Ebay). The whole idea of his shirts are basically to poke fun at designer labels, and make them into something quirky, or in my opinion, absolutely amazing. I do have to say, though, that my favorite is this "Feline, Meow" sweater, which you can find here. I recommend poking around his other shirts, as they're all really clever and I'd take any. However, with the high pricetag, this isn't the most reasonable piece to buy, but I still love it.

Now that I'm feeling slightly better finally getting all of that off my chest, I think I'm going to go browse and start compiling my next wishlist (it won't take too long). What are your must-haves at the moment? Any online stores to recommend?


2013-02-16

50 Random Facts


Hi everyone! As I've seen this tag popping up around everywhere, I thought I'd try my hand at it as well. It's pretty self-explanatory, so here's 50 random facts about me!


1. I'm going into my first year of university next year - no idea where I'll be yet!
2. I love Diet Coke. It's really quite bad... a slight obsession.
3. I'm a cat and dog person. I've grown up with both.
4. I've been able to go to Disney World countless times and it has never lost it's magic. The fact that I have little sisters only means I have the excuse to still go at age 17!
5. I've always wanted to go to California - I even applied to a university out there!
6. I've only been out of the country one time - Canada.
7. My favorite fruits are red apples and purple grapes.
8. I started watching YouTube videos in 2006 (I was only 11!) . The first videos I watched were "Shoes" and Shane Dawson.. I used to hide the videos from my parents because I thought they were bad with all of the swears!
9. I'm addicted to my iPhone, I'm literally never without it.
10. Favorite books include: A Thousand Splendid Suns, The Kite Runner, The Perks of Being A Wallflower, Vanity Fair, and so many more!
11. I love any and all music. Hip hop, rap, indie, country, pop, electronic, oldies, classical, rock, etc.
12. I adore the French language and culture. I've been learning the language in school for 4 years now!
13. Favorite shows include: Breaking Bad, Downton Abbey, Say Yes to the Dress, Four Weddings, Modern Family, The Middle, New Girl, Game of Thrones, The Newsroom, VEEP, Dance Moms, and more.
14. If I had to choose one continent I'd love to travel, it would be Africa, hands down. I want to travel all over, from south to north and east to west!
15. I'm going to London in July!! I'm beyond excited, I can't even put it into words!
16. I have two little sisters, who are 8 and 10 years old!
17. My kitten's name is Brady, after the New England Patriot's Football quarterback (Tom Brady).
18. When I have spare time, I love to sketch.
19. During the summer, I love going into Boston with friends.
20. When I was younger, I was petrified of going on trains after a stranger had tried to talk to me and I freaked out.
21. I hate potato chips. Never liked them!
22. I dream of working in New York City, London, or Los Angeles.
23. I'm very excited to own my own house or appartment one day so I can decorate it exactly as I'd like.
24. My lucky number is 11.
25. I've dealt with anxiety since I even knew what it was when I was a little girl, so it's been nice to read and learn from so many other bloggers and YouTubers who I admire talk about it and share tips on dealing with it!
26. I have more than a slight obsession with nail polish. I'd hate to count just how many I have as it's far too many for one person to need.
27. I always try really hard to save my money, but it never lasts too long.
28. I'm taking the most advanced level classes in my entire school - you could definitely classify me as an over-achiever.
29. I don't think I've ever loved a pair of shoes as much as I love my Hunter boots and my prom heels from last year.
30. I usually don't eat breakfast, but lately I've been making myself eat an apple so I start my day with something.
31. I get sick a lot - I have a very weak immune system!
32. My favorite colors are pink and green.
33. My favorite drugstore is my local CVS and Target. No other CVS compares to mine!
34. I hate getting my hair cut, I avoid it like the plague!
35. I used to read a lot when I was younger, and I'm trying to get myself back to that habit now.
36. When I was younger, I was obsessed with the Lizzie McGuire show and Hilary Duff - I even met her in person in New York City!
37. My main goal in life is to make a difference in the world. A bit bold, a bit of a reach, but I want to make a difference. I love volunteering and helping others, so this definitely stems from my community service.
38. One of my all-time idols is Audrey Hepburn.
39. Even though I don't always eat breakfast, I love a good breakfast for dinner. Eggs, pancakes, waffles... best food!
40. My laptop is pink!
41. I don't like cold water - I always keep water bottles in my room so they'll be room temperature.
42. On Sundays, I do not like to get out of my pajamas. Of course, sometimes I'll be really productive and run errands, but for the most part I like to stay put.
43. I actually run a little charity shop! I sell nail polishes over on Etsy, which you can check out here.
44. I am a cookie monster. If I had to choose one thing to eat for the rest of my life, it would be a chocolate chip cookie.
45. I have been a vegetarian for 3 years this week!
46. I truly don't think that nothing can beat a bowl of Kraft Mac and Cheese.
47. In the autumn, I love watching football, college and professional.
48. I absolutely love television and movies - however, I'm always really bad at remembering to watch television shows. Netflix is a lifesaver!
49. I first started wearing makeup in 6th grade. Eyeliner was definitely what I loved and I completely over plucked my eyebrows. I cringe when I see old pictures! 
50. In the summer, I live in flip flops. I'm partially convinced that I have a weird spacing in between my toes because of how much I've worn flip flops in my life. 

And that's it! I hope you learned a few interesting facts about me that maybe you didn't know before. I'll see you all in a few days with a new post!

2012-12-30

Happy New Year [And Resolutions]


Who else is having a hard time believing that it is almost 2013?! Just the thought of having to write '13 on my papers seems so crazy! The year truly did fly by.

Today is actually a two part post! First, I wanted to give you all an idea that I am going to do in the new year and I hope you do as well! Then, I'm going to talk about my resolutions!

If you frequent tumblr or pinterest you will have definitely already seen this idea as it is huge over there! If not, maybe this will be the first time you're seeing it and I hope that it inspired you to go out and do it with me as well!

The big idea that I'll be doing starting this new year is that I bought an empty glass jar and will fill it up with good things that happen throughout the year. It's that simple! I think it's really a cute idea and it was so cheap, I purchased my glass jar at The Container Store for only a few dollars and will use just regular white computer paper and a black thin sharpie I already have. The idea is to start off with the empty jar and have it filled by the end of the year, at which point you can empty it to look through all of the good that happened!

I'm all ready to start!


Fill the jar with good events that happen throughout the year!
I hope that I've inspired a few of you to actually go out and buy your own jar as I really think that it'll be fun. It's one of those things I'd usually see and think was cute but never actually go out and do it, so I'm happy that I did!

And now onto....

MY NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS!

Ah, New Years Resolutions. Half the time they're a laugh because you know you will never stay true to them and then the other half they're so cliche because everyone picks the same ones! However, I'm determined to beat that and stick to my resolutions this year! Instead of making a whole bunch that I know I'll never keep I'm making a few modest resolutions that I'm going my hardest to keep.

1. The ever-cliche exercise and eat better! I had a really great exercise routine this year, but as school started and life became crazy in September/October it's just gone all down hill, so I want to pick it back up! I'm not going to say exercise 6 days a week/an hour a day because that will definitely lead to failure! I think I'll be happy with just a few days a week and eating a bit more healthy to balance it out.

2. Be happy and positive! Instead of looking at negatives, I want to try my hardest to simply look at the bright side of things. I'm not saying I'm a complete pessimist in life, but I definitely fluctuate from being happy-go-lucky to doomsday downer. I want to try to remain positive and uplifting this year!

3. Do what I enjoy! Instead of wasting my time doing things that I'm not passionate about, I want to fill my time with what I love. Blogging, being with friends, going to lunch with my sisters, and volunteering are all examples of things that I love to do and I want to continue to do them in this year, even when times are crazy and stressful with college right on the horizon. 

Right now, I think that's what I'm going to stick with! I could say I want to try to properly start a YouTube, stop spending so much money on makeup, etc., but I want to stick to just the basics this year. Everything else that is meant to happen will happen!

I won't have another post until the New Year, so I hope that everyone has a great New Years Eve and starts the year off right! Do you have any resolutions? I'd love to hear them! 

Be sure to enter my Naked Basics giveaway here which ends today!

2012-12-13

NAKED Basics Palette

Urban Decay Naked Basics Palette
Hi everyone and a big hello to all of my new followers! I hope you all are enjoying my blog and excited about my giveaway! As promised, I wanted to share my opinion on this palette as I am giving it away to one of you! These swatches are from my own palette as I obviously did not want to touch the one I will be giving away!

The Naked Basics palette is advertised as the matte baby of the other Naked palettes. This one lives up to its name and is very basic: no fancy packaging, very simple, and tiny as a button! There are a mere 6 shadows in this palette, but it is still 6 full eye shadows and it's a perfect essentials palette for anyone and everyone, from someone just starting to wear makeup to a makeup-crazed beauty blogger.

W.O.S - Foxy - Venus

Crave - Faint - Naked 2
The first three colors of the palette are all white-beige, perfect for the base. The very first color, Venus, definitely has some shimmer in it so it's perfect for a highlight under the brow bone and in the corner of the eye. The next two colors, Foxy and W.O.S. are perfect for on the lids and mattifying (is that even a word?) your whole eye. The next three are where the fun comes in and you are able to blend in the crease and dramatize the look.

One important thing to note in this palette is that 4 of the 6 shades are BRAND NEW! Ah, it definitely made me happy to know that I wasn't wasting my money here. The 2 old shades are Foxy and W.O.S. (Walk of Shame), which are such great shades I really don't mind to see them in this palette. Anyone who does not own the Build-Your-Own Palette is definitely in for a treat as W.O.S. was previously the exclusive shade for that palette.

Overall, I'm extremely happy for Urban Decay to have finally released this palette and I personally have been reaching for it everyday since I bought it. For only $27, you are getting 6 full-sized eye shadows that are perfect for the neutral eye lovers like me.

Be sure that you enter my GIVEAWAY to win your own Naked Basics palette! It's something you do not want to miss out on. 

2012-12-02

Holiday Beauty Gift Guide





Happy Sunday, everyone! I honestly cannot believe that it is already December. This year has truly flown by and I've been ready for the holidays since... the beginning of November, actually! Now, though, it's socially acceptable to be excited, so my Christmas excitement is now just bursting beyond belief! As I'm sure everyone is now shopping for presents, I wanted to create a little bit of a gift guide for everyone to share! These are some personal beauty favorites of mine that are on my Christmas list and maybe they could be on yours as well!

Taylor Swift Wonderstruck Enchanted Perfume: The follow up to Taylor Swift's incredible Wonderstruck perfume, Wonderstruck Enchanted was just recently released and smells absolutely amazing. The bottle comes in the same great shape with charms draped around the top and is red, perhaps in honor of her new album. 

NAKED Basics Palette: As a follow up to the infamous NAKED and NAKED2 palettes, Urban Decay has just released the new Naked Basics palette! This palette features 6 completely matte eyeshadows, whether you want a light day eye or nighttime smokey look. This palette is also very small! In pictures, I've seen it compared to the size of an iPhone, yet it has 6 full eyeshadows! I'm dying to get my hands on this for the winter!

Ciate Sequin Manicure Set: Ciate has truly been the "it" brand for nail polish trends this year, in my opinion. Beginning with the caviar manicure back in the spring, they have come out with some great manicure kits. (I actually did a post on the caviar nails here) The latest in their trends is the sequined manicure kit, which looks amazing. Your nails literally sparkle and shine!

Chanel Lipstick in La Caline: This lipstick is part of the Chanel Winter collection and I went out to swatch it today. Ah, it was amazing! I don't like a lot of color on my lips, so I tend to always go for more nudes and pinks, but I've been obsessed with the oxblood trend this year. Chanel came out with a very dark, deep oxblood lipstick, but I'd never be able to brave that and this color is just as gorgeous and following the berry trend, just a lot more muted. 

NARS Kiss Mini Larger Than Life Lip Gloss Coffret: Available at Sephora as a part of the NARS/Andy Warhol collection, this mini lip gloss kit comes with 5 different glosses. Not only do the lip glosses look amazing, but the tin it comes in is absolutely amazing and definitely reusable. 

What is on your wishlist this year?! I'd love to know!

2012-08-19

Kiss Your Elbow Nail Polish

Well, hello there! I definitely feel a bit bad for how I've neglected my blog as of late! It started out when my computer was having issues and with tech guys for a week while they went about being Fairy Godmothers and fixing all of my laptop's problems up. Then, I've been so caught up in a new project, that all of my extra time has been devoted to it! I figured since I've gotten everything set up with it now, I can go back into blogging and also introduce you all to my exciting work:

Kiss Your Elbow Nail Polish

"Broncos, Baby"

"A Drop in the Ocean"
Ahh, that's right! I've started my own little shop of nail polishes that I've been creating and working on for the past month. I'm super proud of all of the work I've put into this project and am really happy with how it's going. If you'd like, you can visit my shop (here) and also visit the Facebook page (here).

Otherwise, I'll be back with my regular posts starting tomorrow!! See you all then!

2012-07-28

Celebrity CopyCat: Olivia Munn

Photo Sourced Huffington Post

Photo Sourced Huffington Post

Happy Saturday, everyone! I just want to say sorry once again for the lag of posts this week, but I have just been so busy, it's crazy! I should be settled into a routine at this point, though!

One of my favorite posts to write are definitely the "Celebrity CopyCat" ones. I love searching the web and finding recent events that my favorite celebrities have attended and studying their style. Then, trying to find an alternative is just as great! Some are easy to find, while others take quite a bit of time before I'm happy with my result. 

My new favorite show that I've become obsessed with is The Newsroom, which is on HBO Sunday nights. When I say I'm obsessed with the show... I mean that in the most literal way. I love it! The show is truly addicting, along with all of the great characters and plot twists. Aaron Sorkin is a genius writer and they could not have cast any better than they did. Olivia Munn plays one of the main characters in the show, who is a sharp and smart economist. Recently, she has been doing her rounds on talk shows to promote Newsroom, showcasing different styles. My favorite has to be her look she wore at Jimmy Kimmel: a neon pink pencil skirt and sheer, lace top from French Connection.

I decided to recreate this look, but definitely struggled to find a similar top. However, I'm still pleased with the similar look I came up with!


olivia munn


What do you think of this look? Are you an Olivia Munn fan? Or, more importantly, are you a Newsroom fan?!?