Showing posts with label 2014 recap. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2014 recap. Show all posts

Sunday, January 4, 2015

Top 14 of 2014! Makeup Favorites

Hello beautiful people!
 I didn't do a monthly favorites post for December because I wanted to do a post that included my favorites for the entire year. I picked some of the things that I purchased in 2014 that were my favorites and that I used the most. This post is going up a little bit later than I wanted it to, and thats mainly because I used my new camera I got for Christmas to take the photos, and I'm super lazy when it comes to actually blogging from my computer (I'm so lazy that I take the photos and blog from my phone >.<). Also, I know that pretty much every blogger and youtuber has done posts and videos on this already, so sorry if you are tired of seeing the 'best of beauty' posts lol!

Top 14 of 2014
My two favorite foundations that I purchased this year are the Estee Lauder Double Wear foundation, and the Covergirl Ready set Gorgeous Foundation. I love both of these a lot, and I really recommend checking out both of them if you are in need of a new foundation! The Covergirl one is definitely my most used one out of all the foundations that I own. 

Two of my other favorites this year came from Hourglass. The Ambient Lighting Palette and the Ambient Lighting Blush in Mood Exposure are two of my most used makeup items. I use the palette everyday and the blush is one of my favorites that I own. Silly me forgot to take a picture of them other than the packaging. Lol fail. 

The next two come from Nars. You all know I'm a huge fan of their cheek products! The first one is the Nars Laguna Bronzer. This is my all time favorite bronzer. I just purchased the full size a month or so ago because I used up the one I had that came with the blush duo. The next item is the Nars Almeria blush. I'm so obsessed with this blush its not even funny. It's such a unique color and I can't get enough of it.

These are my four favorite palettes I purchased this year. The first one is the UD Naked2 Basics palette. It's a great neutral palette for everyday wear. I used this one almost everyday and it's great if you are a fan of the Naked eyeshadow line like I am. 
Next is the Makeup Forever Artist shadows. These are the ones that you choose which colors go into your empty palette. These are super nice and really great quality!
The Too Faced Cat Eyes palette was another favorite of mine this year. The colors in it are gorgeous and I'm seriously in love with the Cheetah print packaging. 
Last for eyeshadows is the Maybelline The Nudes Palette. This is by far the best drugstore eyeshadow that I own. I love this palette so much and its another one I used on an everyday basis!

My two favorite and most used lipsticks are Mac Faux (left) and Mac Viva Glam 2 (right). They look similar here but Faux is more pink toned, and Viva Glam 2 is more brown/nude.

My favorite scent was Gucci Guilty. This stuff smells like heaven! If you haven't smelled this before, please go do so! It's amazing!

The last for my favorites this year is my set of Sigma Brushes. I believe I bought these last March. It was a set of 7 brushes on promotion for Jaclyn Hill on YouTube. I'm very sorry these are gross and dirty, but I use these everyday and they are amazing. I did have my F80 fall apart on me and Sigma was kind enough to send me a new one! 

This concluded my favorite post for 2014!! Thank you all for reading!
What are some of your favorites for 2014? Let me know in the comments!









Thursday, January 1, 2015

Goodbye 2014!

Hello!! I cannot believe 2014 is over. It seems like just a while ago I was doing a year end post for 2013. Where has the time gone??


I hope you all had an amazing year! I know every year has its ups and downs, but today on going to focus on all the ups and share some of my life in 2014 with you all! 
I'm also going to do a post later this week about some things I'm looking for forward to in 2015. Some personal goals for myself, and a reflection on my goals that I set for this year! 

I don't think anything too exciting happens in January other than having tons of snow where I live! 
In February my cute little nephew was born!
I can't believe how big he is now!

I also said goodbye to my blond hair in February! I colored is super dark and now it has faded to an ombre ish look. 


In May we celebrated our first wedding anniversary. It was on Mother's Day weekend, so for Memorial Day weekend we took a trip to Holland, Mi. 
It was an amazing city and I loved it there. We also got to visit Lake Michigan. 

We spent 4th of July with friends and had a great time. 
My and my BFF 
Me and hubz :)


For Labor Day we went to an art fair, it was super hot and way too crowded, but we got good pics!


In September my husband and I took a trip to Myrtle beach, SC
We had super crappy weather, but I was still glad to see the ocean!
We got to visit Charleston, SC while we were there too! What a beautiful city.

This is random, but I read a ton of good books this year. These are just some of my favorites that I read.

Overall this was an amazing year and there were a lot of memories made with friends and family! 

Making Christmas cookies with my mom and niece :-)
Got to see Wicked in Detriot! I've always wanted to see this play and I really loved it.
My work buddies ;)

Happy news years from me and my cat!

And here is some pictures from New Year's Eve! 

I hope you all had an amazing year and thank you for reading!