The Saturday Face

Saturdays are my favorite days of the week. You can get up early with a cup of coffee and watch the sun rise on the deck, read a good book, venture outdoors... or, of course, you can do what I did today: you could sleep in and not even put on real pants.

Rosiest, Prettiest Lips with Clinique

I usually don't share single-product posts on this blog because I think they are rather boring, but I wanted to share my most recent find with you all: behold, the Clinique Chubby Stick Intense in Roomiest Rose.

Lip Lovings Lately

As I mentioned in my last post, I've never been a huge fan of lip products. I don't like to touch up my makeup during the day, so I like my makeup to be long-lasting. Therefore, a high maintenance lip color was out of the question.  Recently, however, I've been drawn more and more to purchasing and wearing lip products. Upon reorganizing my makeup, I found that half of my working collection was made of lip products! I've accumulated a list of five of my most recent go-tos below, so let's dive right in:

Handpicked for Spring: March Beauty Favorites

Nicer weather is finally upon us! Longer days, more sunlight, and a fresh feel to the air seem to give life new meaning after the long months of winter. Bring on the sandals, bike rides, and flowers! Oh, and of course, the following recently curated beauty items.

Red Hot: Revlon Super-Lustrous Lipstick in Cherry Blossom

Finding the perfect red lip is a journey that rarely results in success. It could take years to find the perfect red that suits your undertones, doesn't make your teeth look horribly yellow, and doesn't break the bank. Okay, maybe years is an exaggeration. Regardless, shopping for your perfect red is definitely a significant undertaking.

These are a few of my favorite things | February Favorites

I'm a little late to the party in getting this post up, but it's not just laziness this time. In the past few weeks I performed in RENT, had agonizingly long rehearsals for another play, and narrowly escaped midterms with my sanity in tact. I didn't have a lot of time to love a lot of things this month, but the few things I did love are big favorites.

Snowy Day Essentials ❆

Sometimes, it's really nice to wake up to an email saying that one or two (or all) of your classes have been cancelled! That's what happened to me just an hour ago. Well, maybe just one class of mine has been cancelled so far, but what better way is there to celebrate it than to stay all snuggled up indoors with a few of your warmest favorites? (None. There is no better way.) So, in case you were wondering what to do on a snow day, or if you just wish you had one right now, read on.

Soft, Glowy Valentine's Day Makeup

Hello, friends! With Valentine's Day just around the corner, I figured that now is as good a time as any to show off some sweet makeup moves to you guys. However, almost every Valentine's Day makeup tutorial I've seen so far this season showcases a sultry, smoky eye, so I decided to go with something different. Besides, this look is way easier.

January Favorites! 2014

Hello, friends! January is over as heck, so what better time to rave about what I've been loving this month? Let's get right into it:

I've Made a Huge Mistake - Products I Regret Buying

Hello, friends!

I talk a lot about products I love on here and of all the different ways that I like to use them, but let's be real: makeup isn't always made of rainbows and butterflies. Sometimes, you just don't like things you thought you would love. It happens to the best of us. So, I decided that today I would put together a list of products that I regret buying. Maybe you and I are on the same page about some of them?

Five Minute Makeup!

Some days, you just don't want to fuss with a lot of makeup. All you want is a basic, fool-proof look that you can do in five minutes before sprinting off to your 11 AM literature class because you don't want to look like you just rolled out of bed, although you probably just did. (Oh, wait. Just me?) In any case, this is the five-minute, foolproof makeup I employ on a daily basis... probably because I'm always running late. Whoops!

Drugstore Makeup Haul!

Hello, friends! As I've gathered up my belongings to go back to school (my final semester of college! I can't believe it), I realized that I've accumulated a good number of new makeup items over the break. I've been meaning to try new things recently, and these have all been great additions to my collection. Here's what I picked up:

December Beauty Favorites {2013}

Hello, friends! Well, here we are... a week and a half into 2014 already. Time really gets away from you when you're not looking! Which totally explains why I'm late to the party with posting last month's favorites. If you're curious as to what my beauty essentials were in December, keep on reading!

A Tale of Lost Love: TheBalm's Mary Lou-Manizer

Once upon a time, a long, long time ago... I went to Marshall's. (And by a "long, long time," I mean maybe a year and a half ago, tops.) 

As I perused the beauty section, not expecting to find anything even remotely interesting among the smashed-up boxes and grubby messes that people tend to make, I saw a makeup kit with some really, really cute art on it. And that's when I first fell in love with TheBalm. 

Fall Favorites! | Mascara Warrior

Hello, friends!

Autumn is one of my favorite times of the year. From cozy sweaters, boots, seasonal beverages, and pumpkin or apple flavored everything, you really can't go wrong!

Since I've been busy with classes, my job, and some family things, I wanted to catch up with some of my favorite things to put on my face this season.

August 2013 Birchbox Unboxing + First impressions/Review!

Hello, everyone! I got my August Birchbox in the mail a little earlier today. I always love seeing other blog posts and videos about monthly Birchboxes, so I figured I'd share mine too!

This month's theme was Finishing School. (This is hitting a little too close to home, since I've got my last year of undergrad starting this month... )

Here's what came in my box this month!

Under the Sea: Ariel Storylook Palette by Sephora

A couple of weeks ago, I got a package in the mail from Sephora. It wasn't one that I was expecting, but I was expecting a birthday package from my boyfriend. FROM SEPHORA? He knows me way too well. But what could he have gotten me? I don't remember telling him anything about wanting something specific from there. And the box was way too big for a gift card.

Anyway, I was astonished to find the Ariel Storylook Palette when I opened it! As it turns out, he actually read my blog and saw the Wishlist Wednesday post I made about it. I - just - wow. Major boyfriend points there. I mean, there was definitely some arm-flapping and odd noises made when I saw what it was. It was embarrassing. Good thing my whole family was there to see it.

Sephora Haul! | Urban Decay, Too Faced

Like any other beauty-obsessed human, I am completely enamored with Sephora. Whenever I'm around one, I have to go into it. It's like I'm a magnet being pulled in!

I popped by Sephora right before my knee surgery happened in order to pick up a few little things. A week or so after that, I made an order online while recovering. A little retail therapy does wonders, my friend. 

SWATCH-OFF: Urban Decay Primer Potion in Sin VS Too Faced Shadow Insurance in Champagne

I recently found myself running out of eyeshadow primer, so I picked up some Too Faced Shadow Insurance, my favorite formula out there, in Candlelight. I was interested in trying this out because I have used Urban Decay Primer Potion in Sin, and I thought that they might be dupes for each other. Unfortunately, they weren't: Candlelight is more of a light yellow-gold, while Sin is more pink. However, I realized that there was a Too Faced eyeshadow primer that was closer in color to Sin: Too Faced Shadow Insurance in Champagne! Here they are, swatched side by side:

Above, TFSI in Champagne; Below, UDPP in Sin

Target Haul! | makeup, shoes, and more!

I'm not sure that you could call this much of a "haul" in any sense of the word, but my mom and I made the trek to Target the other day and picked up a couple of things. It was the first time that I left the house for something besides doctors appointments and physical therapy sessions since my surgery, so I really enjoyed getting out for a while! It really wiped me out, though, so I was glad to get home afterward.

We only picked up a few important things (and a pair of shoes... because those are important too), but I still wanted to share what we got!