UK/US Swap with Mountain Beauty

The one thing I've enjoyed the most about blogging is the online beauty community. It's so fun connecting with so many other girls obsessed with makeup like I am. Another cool thing about that is that a lot of these new friends are from all over the world.

 

I had the privilege to do a beauty swap with Katrina from Mountain Beauty, you can also follow her in twitter HERE and you can also read her post about out swap HERE.

 

It was really fun pick out new products that might not be available in the UK. And it was fun receiving so many cool products that I can't get here in the US.

 

Here are a few pictures of some of my favorite things.

 

 These weren't all the things I received, just some of my favorite. Be sure to stay tuned for review/swatch posts on these and some of the other products I received.

Thanks again to Katrina for doing this swap with me, I really enjoyed picking out products to send you.

Don't forget to go check out her post here.

2014 Blogger Challenge: Books

Here is my next post for the 2014 Blogger Challenge, all about books.

The first book I recommend is the Beauty book from Lauren Conrad. This book is really good for all makeup lovers. Full of tips and tricks and lots of really good information. Learn about skincare, makeup application, and even hair tutorial. 

Another set of books I would recommend to any Chanel lover like me is this set of 3 books. I found mine on Amazon by simply searching "Chanel 3 book set" Each book is about a different aspect of Chanel culture. One book is about the N5 perfume about how the scent became so iconic and even the evolution of the bottle. The second book is about the jewelry, about how Coco Chanel drew inspiration from her life to create these jewels. The last book is about her and the brand itself. Each book is fulled with pictures and past advertisements seen all over the world. The pictures are beautiful.

February 2014 Ipsy Bag

Long time no blog... I know. I'm back with what I recieved in my Ipsy bag for February. It was a nice bag as usually, but nothing I was super excited for. 

I was surprised with this product. I didn't think much of it at first, but after I swatched it, I loved it. This cream shadow is from the same company that does the Nailtini polishes we've recieved from Ipsy in past months. 

 The color is Spiced Rum.

I'm excited to wear the color during the spring/summer. 

For the price of $10 I think this was a good bag. The only thing I won't get much use out of is the lashes. Everything else I know I'll enjoy using. 

January 2014 Ipsy Bag

Long time no blog, I know. Work and school have been a little crazy, and I lost my camera for a few days. Enough excuses lets get the the post. I received my Ipsy bag a few days ago and I they've done it again, a nice bag with fun products to try out. For the first time in a long time, I didn't receive any full sized products. They don't promise a full size item in the bag, but there is usually one included.

 

This first product I'm actually excited to try. I usually hate foil samples, BUT I don't mind them when they give you a couple. That way you actually get to try the product more than once.

This product might not be enough for all my hair, but I'll make it work.

At first I was most excited about this product, the color was pretty, it had a nice velvet texture. Then after trying it on and taking a picture of the product on my lips; when I took it off I noticed a few bumps of the edge of mu top lip, near my cupids bow. I freaked out, I might be allergic to the product. I'm not willing to try it again to find out. Luckily the bumps were gone by morning.

My lips looked fine when I put it on.

 

 

This product is actually really pretty and is in my purse now.  Beautiful tear duct/ inner corner color.

 

 

I tried to take a picture of the liner, but my camera wasn't cooperating with me.

 

Sorry its been so long since my last post. I will do better on bringing you all more posts. :) 

Tiny CVS Haul - LE Color Tattoos and Instant Age Rewind Concealer

Yesterday, during lunch a drove down to the CVS next to my job. The plan was to only run in to get Advil ... well along with that Advil I picked out just a few things.

Maybelline was having a sale, spend $15 get $5 CVS bucks. I picked up a concealer and 2 of the limited edition Color Tattoos.

 

I picked up the Brightening shade, its a pinky color. 

With no concealer ^

 

With concealer only on left eye in picture. Overall I was impressed with the way it actually did brighten my under eyes.

Chanel tray and brush holder by TraysChic

 

 

  

I don't know about you all, but I have an instagram addiction. One of my favorite tags to look at is the Chanel tag. I came across a beautiful Chanel tray by the user @oohlalafinds. She makes beautiful decor. She makes trays, trinket boxes, brush holders.

She also has a website Trayschic.com

 

After months of drooling over all her beautiful pictures, I finally placed an order. My original order was for the small trinket tray and a small canvas, both with the Chanel logo in black and white. Then after seeing a new product she added ( a brush holder) I emailed her and added that to my order as well.

I was super exited when I saw her post a picture of my order on her instagram.

 

 

My order arrived on Christmas eve, I consider it a gift to myself. My items were beautiful and I'm very happy with the quality of everything I ordered.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

She even added a cute little gift to my order. A baby gold canvas.

 

 

Seriously love these pieces and I'm so glad I finally ordered them. They add a cute touch to my dresser and vanity.

 

Also if you'd like to see a "what i got for Christmas" post let me know.

 

 

New Years Inspiration -Topic 1 #2014BloggerChallenge

Welcome to 2014! This is my first post of the year and my first post for the 2014 Blogger Challenge. 

The Challenge for this post is to share a photo or quote that inspires you for 2014. A few weeks back I posted this quote to my instagram. I feel like this perfectly sums up the mentality I want to have in 2014. There were too many days in 2013 that I let laziness and procrastination get the best of me. I want to be more organized and focused this year.

So this year I want to make an effort to be productive and get ish done. With school, this blog, and with my job, its time to get productive. 

Another thing this quote inspires me to do is to put more time into myself. When I wake up I usually put getting 10 more minutes of sleep over having that 10 minutes to get some makeup on my face or to make breakfast. Although I love makeup, I don't wear it on an everyday basis. I want to make more effort into dressing up and getting a little more put together for my everyday life. 

So hopefully some of you guys can get inspired by this quote to make moves in 2014, and not let a bad mood or laziness keep you from getting stuff done.