June Favorites

This month went by so fast! It's only the start of summer but I feel like time is flying by. Today I'm sharing my makeup and lifestyle favorites for June. Last month in May I combined beauty and lifestyle favorites together, rather than doing weekly lifestyle favorites like I was in the past. This works out for me because my makeup favorites seem to be at a minimum these days!

Makeup & Beauty Products

You are going to see a peach toned theme here- but I've been reaching for my Too Faced Semi Sweet palette a lot, along with the Kat Von D Everlasting blush in Wish, and Mac Velvet Teddy lipstick. These have all been staples for me recently, and my go to foundation has been The Estee Lauder Double Wear. This has been my holy grail for a few years now. The Semi Sweet Palette is such a great warm toned natural palette and I used the heck out of it when I first got it a few years ago. I'm pretty sure these KVD blushes are discontinued, which makes me sad because they have a great formula. Wish is a peachy neutral shade that's great for everyday. Lastly, Mac Velvet Teddy has been a favorite of mine for years. Again, great peachy nude shade!

I've been trying out a new self tanner, and have been really loving this one. I bought the NKD SKN self tanner at Ulta a month or so ago. I love that it's organic and that it looks really natural on the skin. Plus it's super affordable, only $20! Does anyone want a review on this? Let me know and I will do one!

Food

I found a new favorite protein bar! These are the GFB (the gluten free bar) protein bars.  These are vegan, soy and dairy free, gmo free , and gluten free. They have some good ingredients and aren't loaded with a bunch of crap that other standard brands are (Quaker, special k, etc). I love the peanut butter flavor the best!

I've been making these tofu wontons so much! My hubby and I are obsessed and can't stop eating them. I crumble up come tofu and fry it in a pan with with veggies and teriyaki sauce, stuff the wontons and fry them, and then eat them with coconut aninos or soy sauce. You can put whatever you want inside these wonton wraps, they are so good!

Netflix

I binge watched the crap out of Riverdale and I'm completely obsessed with this show. It's soooo good! If you haven't watched it yet, I definitely recommend it. I've also been watching Weeds, and I think there are a few shows coming to Netflix in July that I'm super excited about. 

What are some of your favorites this month? Share them with me in the comments!

April Favorites | Beauty + Lifestyle

Hey! Happy Hump Day!

Remember last week when I said I was going to post every Wednesday and Friday? And then I didn't post on Friday? Opps. Hubby's birthday was Thursday so I was super busy all day and didn't have time to sit down and write a blog post. I was going to do a Friday Favorites post, but since today I'm sharing my favorites from April, I'm just going to include some lifestyle favorites in this post that I was going to share on Friday. 

MAKEUP

I've been into my Lorac Pro Palette lately. I forgot how much I love this palette, and it's super great for everyday looks as well as something a little more dramatic!

I've been using the Stila Stay All Day Bronzer almost every day for the past month or so. I will admit that I gave this a not so good review when I first bought it. I've since changed my mind about it, and think its great for bronzing up my face. I don't like it for contouring, which is why I originally didn't care for it. I also love how big the pan is!

For foundation I've been using the Sonya Kashuk Soft Focus Matte Foundation a ton. This is the newest edition to my foundation collection, and I bought this as an attempted to replace my favorite drugstore foundation with a Cruelty Free one. I do like this, but I'm not going to go into much details because I have a review for it coming soon!

The lipsticks I've been using the most are the Nyx Liquid Suede in Soft Spoken and Maybelline Nude Lust with Nyx Lipliner is Natural. Both are great everyday shades, with the Maybelline one being more on the neutral side.

HAIR AND SKIN CARE

I've been loving this Pura D'or Organic Argan Oil* to help with super dry ends on my hair. This was sent to me awhile ago from Pure D'or along with some shampoo and conditioner that I didn't care for, and never gave this oil much of a try until recently. It's a light oil so it doesn't feel too heavy on my hair.

I recently started using the Burt's Bees Natural Acne Solution Toner again and I forgot how amazing this stuff is. It clears up my skin so fast if I have any problems!

LIFESTYLE 

I've been enjoying these Satwa Sandalwood Incense lately, and they smell super amazing. 

I bought this little piece of Rainbow Fluorite at a crystal shop a few weekends ago and I'm absolutely obsessed with it. 

On Netflix I recently watched 13 Reasons Why and overall really loved how the show turned out. I read the book years ago, and I hope they make a season 2. 

Right now I'm currently watching The Magicians on Netflix and its super good. I'm almost done with the series, and I'm also hoping for a season 2 of this show as well! This one was also made off of a book too, and I'm thinking about picking them up to read. 

I definitely recommend watching both of these shows if you haven't already!

So this concludes my favorites for April! What have you been loving and into lately? Share your favorites with me in the comments!

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March Favorites | Beauty + Haircare

Hello! Happy Friday!

The end of March has arrived, so that means it's time to do another monthly beauty favorites post! Like usual, I have a few makeup products that I've been using quite a bit, and one hair care product.

 I mentioned last month that I was going to do monthly 'shop my makeup stash posts' but I figured that I would just share those items that I've been using and enjoying in favorites posts instead. It seems silly to share them twice, because most of the product would likely end up here anyways.

Starting off with makeup, the two eyeshadow palettes I've been using the most are the Tartelette in Bloom and the Urban Decay Ultimate Naked Basics palette. I swear, if I had to get rid of all my palettes except two of them, these are the two that I would keep. I love them that much. The In Bloom palette has to my all time favorite and go to palette. And the UD one is just such great quality, and has such good matte shadows in it. It's simple and pretty for everyday. I know this palette might not seem necessary if you have the other UD naked palettes, but I can't get enough of it.

I've also been using my Hourglass Ambient Lighting Palette a lot recently. I used the heck out of this thing when I first bought it a few years ago, and it's been nice to revisit it.

My favorite foundation this month has been the Urban Decay Naked Skin. Mine is almost gone so I hope to pick up another one soon. This will be the 3rd bottle that I've used up!

And the last makeup product is Mac Viva Glam 2 lipstick. It's a great nude lipstick that matches perfect with both of the eye looks I do with the two palettes I mentioned above.

Last but certainly not least, I've been trying out a new shampoo, which is the Yes to Coconuts ultra moisture coconut and argan oil shampoo. This stuff smells amazing and makes my hair feel amazing too. It's made with mostly natural ingredients and it's cruelty free!

What are some of your favorites for March? Share them with me in the comments!

January Favorites

OK guys. I've officially given up on posting my 2016 beauty favorites. I thought I got my movie editor working and all figure out but things went wrong when it was processing. So I'm just going to move on and try again with the next video I film. Let's talk about my favorites for January instead!

Makeup Favorites

Urban Decay Ultimate Naked Basics. I started using this last month in December and it's been the palette that I've reached for this most when wearing eyeshadow. I don't want to talk too much about it, but I reviewed it HERE if you want to see why I love it!

Maybelline Fit Me Concealer. I picked this up for the first time a few months ago, and it's been my go to concealer for everyday wear. I like its super creamy formula.

Mac Pro Longer blush in Make you Mine. I share this in my last haul post (check it out here!). It's a pretty nude/salmon shade and I love the formula of it. I'll do a review with swatches soon! 

Kat Von D Shade + Light blush duo in Mickey and Mallory. This has been a favorite of mine since early last year. I've talked about it a ton on my blog, but its my perfect everyday blush shade.

Nar Lipgloss in Chelsea Girls. This little mini Nars lipgloss is the first Cars gloss that I've tried, and I love the formula and color of it. It's a pretty nude/pink thats great for quick natural makeup days.

Skin Care

Schmidt's Natrual Deodorant Bergamot and Lime. I've mentioned this brand of deodorant before when I have the lavender scented one. I love both scents a lot, and I'm enjoying this lime one. It smells very citrusy and fresh, and this is an amazing brand of natural deodorant.

Lush Sleepy Hand and Body Lotion. This has been my everyday hand and body moisturizer all of January. Lush makes amazing lotions and this is definitely one of my favorites. It has a lavender scent and smells really great.

Lush Bubbly Shower Gel. I got this mini size for Christmas and I've already used it up. I really enjoy this and will definitely be purchasing a full size sometime in the future!

Lush Honey Trap.  This is another product that I've mentioned millions of times. It's my all time favorite lip balm that I recently repurchased. I swear every time I buy this stuff again I love it even more.

What are some of your favorites for January? Let me know in the Comments!

May Favorites + Flops

Hello! I hope you all had a great weekend!

I'm starting off this week here on the blog with my favorites and flops for May! I have a ton of other posts planned for this week and I'm super excited. I feel so organized and it's a great feeling! 

You can click HERE to see my May favorites and flops on my YouTube channel! I hope you enjoy the video!

*Also on a huge side note, I'm thinking abut staring a seperat Instagram account for my blog and YouTube channel where I'll just be posting beauty and makeup related things. What do you guys think? Has it helped you grow your blog and channel if you have done that? I'm a little hesitant because I do post some makeup and beauty things on Instagram already, and I have a good handful of followers so I'm not sure that I want to "start over". Please don't think I'm stating that about the followers because that's all I care about, because that's definitely not how I mean it! I just mean I've had my Instagram for years already and since it's my favorite social media, I'm really attached to it. I also have a lot of non beauty lovers from friends and such who follow me, and I don't want to bombard them with makeup photos, etc. Let me know your guys thoughts!!*

March Favorites + Book Haul

You guys. I've been in the worst makeup rut. I've been using the same exact things every single day with the exception of switching up my foundations. I kind of put off this favorites video because I just didn't feel like I had much new stuff to talk about other than the Tartelette in bloom palette. So I'm very sorry if this video is kind of boring because I did share some repeat products that I talked about last month! I really need to switch up my makeup routine and I've literally been using the same blush and bronzer since February or end of January, also the same lipstick, and have not even touched another shadow palette since I got the Tartelette in bloom palette early in March. LOL! 

Anyways, here is my favorites video for March! I hope this month in April I have more to talk about for my favorites and more reviews to share. If you saw my post earlier this week on the QVC box I won in a giveaway, then expect some reviews from all those goodies and I hope some of them will make my favorites list too! 

What are some of your favorites from March? 

*Also I've decided to start doing some book related videos on YouTube. I mentioned in a video I did called 'what I read in 2015' that I wanted to do more book videos this year. When I do book videos, I will probably post them on my YouTube channel on tuesdays or thursdays. I won't be posting them on my blog though, so if you want to see them be sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel! I posted my first one yesterday, and I will put the video here on this post if you want to watch it, just to give you guys a heads up since its the first one I filmed, but after this just watch out for them on my channel!*

January Favorites

Hello!! Today I'm sharing my favorites from January. Most of the things I'm showing is makeup, but there is a book and a hair care products in there too!!

Here's a quick photo of some of the things. If you want to see the rest, checkout my video!!

July Favorites + Video

Hello! Today I'm sharing my July favorites video that I filmed a few days ago. This mostly includes makeup and some candles! I hope you all enjoy! <3

February Beauty Favorites

I'm a little late to the game on this months favorites since it's already March. I apologize again for the lack of posts lately, and I know I said last month that I was kind of meh about doing monthly favorites posts. I didn't have anything else planned or any pictures pre taken, so I picked out a few things this morning that I've been using a lot to share. 

First up is my Too Faced semi sweet Chocolate bar palette that I got last month. I've been using nothing else for eyeshadow since I got this. I'm completely obsessed and it's just my favorite makeup item in the world right now. 

For blush I've been using this one I got in my ipsy bag last month from ModelCo. It's easy and gives a natural flush of pink. I've also been loving the a Maybelline Fit Me matte and Poreless foundation, which I also got last month and did a review on not to long ago. 

For my mascara I've been layering the Urban Decay Perversion with the Maybelline Falsies Big Eyes. I didn't care for the UD one at first but I like it layered with the Maybelline one!

Lastly I wanted to show this super beautiful compact mirror that my friend from work got me while he was in Thailand! I was in such awe when he brought it to me from when he was visiting home in Vietnam last month. It's so pretty and I love how one side has the flowers and the other has the elephant! Random fact about me- I love elephants haha! Anyways I think this is so pretty and I'm starting to collect compacts so I decided to include it in this post!! I also love things from different countries so this is super special to me. 

Thank you all for reading! I promise I'll have more exciting posts up soon! 

October Favorites

Happy November!

Today I'm going to share my makeup favorites from last month. I actually don't think I did a september favorites post, but I have a few things this month that I have been using almost everyday to share! 

I use my Naked 2 basics palette a lot for everyday neutral looks but I have also been obsessed with the new MUFE artist eyeshadows that I picked up a few weeks ago! I'm going to do a review on these very soon!

I'm in love with the Balm's Bahama Mama bronzer, which I reviewed in my last post. I've been using the Hourglass Ambiant Lighting blush in Mood Exposure a lot this month also. 

I rediscovered my love for the MUFE mat velvet+ foundation. This my was first high end foundation I ever owned. I haven't used it in so long and then I broke it out of my makeup collection and finished what I had and then purchased a new one haha!  Next is the Nars Lipstick in Shrinager. This is my favorite lip color for fall. 

Last is this pair of eyelashes. This is kind of random because I don't ever wear false lashes but I bought these for Halloween and I fell in love with them! They looked so pretty and natural and blended in so well with my real ones! 

What are your favorites this month? Let me know in the comments! 

June 2014 Favorites!

Happy July everyone! I usually try to do my favorites post at the end of the month before the next one starts, but  I didn't even realize it was July 1st already until this morning! 

-This month I have been reaching for my Naked Palette more than my other palettes. This is so easy and effortless to use it's great! Every month I'm going to try to use a different palette so I can get more use out of the ones I don't use as often. 

-I have also been loving the L'Oreal Miss Manga mascara. I just did a review on it for my last post so check that out!

-The Estée Lauder Double Wear Foundation has been one I've been reaching for a lot this month too. Review coming soon!

These are my two go to lipsticks lately. The one of the left is Mac Faux, and the right is Mac Viva Glam 2. The Viva Glam two is one I just purchased but I have been wearing it almost everyday. They look like the same shade in this picture so I will include a swatch picture. 

Faux is more pink, and Viva Glam 2 is more peachy/brown tone. 

-I'm obsessed with the Lush Enchanted eye cream! I need to do a review on this also, but it feels so nice and refreshing on my under eye area.

-I'm also obsessed with the Lorac self TANalizer.  This is amazing because it's an instant bronzer and a gradual tanner. So you can put this on and right away you will have a nice bronze to your skin, and the next day as well! 

-Lastly I have an Essie nail polish called Urban Jungle. It's such a pretty nude color with a light pink tone to it! 

What are some of your favorites this month? Let me know in the comments! 

May 2014 Favorites!

Hello! It's time to do my monthly favorites post! 

I'm going to mention this first because I totally forgot to include this in the picture! I am so obsessed with this new Ready Set Gorgeous foundation by Covergirl! I have hardly been using anything else all month long. 

I am also loving these eyeshadows by Makeup Geek. These are so pigmented and beautiful! I highly recommend everyone to try them out if you haven't yet! From left to right- Moondust, Mermaid, Latte. 

The Benefit Porefessional had been my go to primer lately. I have also been reaching for the Benefit Rockateur Blush a lot. And this Lorac baked eye trio has been well loved this month too!

Lastly I have to mention these Nyx Butter Glosses! I picked up my first one a few weeks ago and now I just can't stop buying them! These are seriously amazing. 

What are some of your favorites this month? Let me know in the comments! 

April 2014 Favorites!

It's time to do my monthly favorites post! This month I had some new makeup favorites and rediscovered some old ones! 

I have been using the Covergirl Outlast stay Fabulous foundation almost every day lately. I also picked up the Benefit Porefessional primer during the Sephora VIB sale and have been loving it. 

This First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Cream has been my favorite hand lotion. It seriously is amazing. 

This Hourglass blush in Mood Exposure is one that I have been using a ton since I bought it a few weeks ago!

This Nars Laguna Bronzer has been my favorite bronzer for contouring. I have had this for a while but didn't really care for it much, but now I have been using a different brush to apply it with and I love it! I kind of wish I had the full size because I don't use the deep throat blush much. 

I've had this Dior palette for a while too but rarely use it. I pulled it out and have been using it a lot for an easy neutral eye look. I use the top right shade in my crease and the top left on my lid. They blend super easy and it's quick to do! 

This competes my April favorites post! I tend to use a lot of the same products on a day to day basis, so I usually only pick a few things to share so I don't give you guys repeats every month!

What are your favorites this month? Let me know in the comments! 

March 2014 Favorites!

Happy April everyone! I'm going to share my favorite beauty products for March! Also I don't know if you have noticed but I stopped doing my 'weekend posts'. I just felt like they were boring and I was kind of bored of doing them honestly. I think I will start doing monlthy life posts instead so I have more to talk about and don't have to worry about documenting everything each week. What do you all think? 

Anyways- on to my favorites! 

Sometimes I find it hard to do these posts because I use a lot of the same items on a day to day basis, so you might see a lot of repeats in these posts! 

So my first favorites are these sigma bushes (excuse the dirtiness lol). I did a review on these in my last post if you are interested! But I am absolutely obsessed with these three face brushes. (From left to right is the F86, F80, and F35.) 

This has been my favorite cheek combo lately. This is Mac soft and gentle highlighter and Nars orgasm blush. 

I've been really obsessed with my Mac palette. I also did a post on this recently on how I depotted my shadows and such. (Review on soft brown coming soon!)

And finally my favorite lipstick had been Mac cream cup, which is a newer purchase but I can't get enough of it! And I love the Mac Pro Longwear concealer. It's become my favorite concealer and I just love it! 

What makeup products are you loving this month?