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February Faves

Friday, February 28, 2014



Today, I thought I would do the usual end of the month favorites post. Mostly because I can't think of anything better, but I'll just roll with it.

As I'm writing this right now, I'm painting my nails with Essie's Mint Candy Apple. It's one of their more famous nail polishes and it's just the perfect winter into spring color! I can only paint my nails on the weekends which I've been taking advantage of lately. So since that had to relevance to the post whatsoever, without further ado I present to you: my February Favorites.

TV Shows: New Girl, Bates Motel, Teen Wolf

Beauty: Naked 3 Palette (as always), Tarte Maracuja Oil

Music: Ellie Goulding (I'm seeing her live in 2 weeks from today eeep!!), Bombadil, The 1975, The Neighbourhood

Books: The Book Thief, Divergent

Apps: The Hunt, 8tracks









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Weekly Wants #1

Saturday, February 22, 2014

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First Impressions - Bath & Body Works Aromatherapy

Sunday, February 16, 2014




Overall, today was a pretty good day. I slept in until noon then raced to get ready to go to the mall. I made plans with my best friend previously for us to spend a few hours shopping before we would have to go back to school on Tuesday. I did a little damage, you could say...Only three stores though, so it's alright. We'll start off with Bath and Body Works. A while back I heard of their aromatherapy collection and was instantly intrigued. It's just so fascinating that a simple scent could completely transform your mood. And Bath and Body Works makes that luxury affordable. I've been wanting to try these products for a while, but wasn't able to purchase them until today. I ended up with two items - the Eucalyptus Tea Stress Relief Body Lotion and the Lavender Vanilla Sleep Pillow Mist. (Looking up those links, I've discovered that they're having $1 shipping on any order over $25 with the promo code PREZDAY In case you wanted to know (: ) 

The Eucalyptus Tea Stress Relief Body Lotion smells..just so relaxing. It's very soft and light and fluffy and not overwhelming whatsoever. I don't think it's great if you want to moisturize though. Just specifically for stress relief, I would say. I'll be sticking to my trusty Lush products for moisturization, if that's a word. It feels as if a knot in my stomach is being detangled when I smell this stuff.

The Lavender Vanilla Sleep Pillow Mist has got to be my favorite right now. The smell of this is incredible!!! It relaxes you and you honestly don't even have to spray it right before bed. It's supposed to relax you before you hit the hay, but I sprayed it all over my sheets the minute I got home. (I was a little excited, okay?) The smell is almost..sweet. I was a little hesitant to buy this because I hate the smell of lavender, but it is actually quite subtle and the whisps of vanilla make it so much more bearable. 

Have any of you guys tried aromatherapy products? What do you do to de-stress, if something else?

Ciao!



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Word(s) of the Day #2

Saturday, February 15, 2014




Icarus

noun. 1. (Greek mythology) son of Daedalus; while escaping from Crete with his father (using the wings Daedalus had made) he flew too close to the sun and the wax melted and he fell into the Aegean and drowned

Defeatist

noun. 1. a person who expects or is excessively ready to accept failure.

 adjective 1. demonstrating expectation or acceptance of failure

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Lana Del Rey

Friday, February 14, 2014

I'm pretty sure everyone's heard of Lana Del Rey. And if you haven't...what rock have your been living under?! 


She's an absolutely fantastic singer and songwriter and I've just been craving her music lately. I've been listening to her music for well over a year now, but recently I have rekindled my love for her.

Listening to her music puts me in this..cool reminiscing mood. I'm reminiscing, but I feel uber cool at the same time. I know those are two things that don't go together at all, but that's just what I feel.

Her new album is coming out May 1st and I am ECSTATIC! I cannot wait!

I love Serial Killer and Radio right now, but my favorites are always changing.

I'm also seriously debating on investing in a record player. I'd love to hear her music on a record...sighs. Maybe if her new album comes out in vinyl, I can buy that. I'd buy a billion other records too, so it would be a serious investment. Any recommendations? And also, who are your guys' favorite singers at the moment?




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Happy Valentine's Day!

I hope you have the most lovely day ever! I will make a post later tonight, as well.

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Word of the Day #1

Thursday, February 13, 2014

Infiltrate.

1. (verb.) enter or gain access to (an organization, place, etc.)

              (verb.) permeate or become part of something by infiltration

              (verb.) spread into or invade
2. (noun.) an infiltrating substance or a number of infiltrating cells



- Credit to dictionary.com


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Room For Revision

Tuesday, February 11, 2014



As you all probably very well know, I strive to post on Mondays and Fridays. I find that it's quite hard to do so nowadays. I'm so much busier and I want to make time to create quality posts which, for me, unfortunately is not realistic. I have decided that it would be a better idea to post whenever I want basically.

Some will be short posts, others longer. I'll probably end up posting more actually. Usually, I wait till the last minute to post when I cannot remember any of the good ideas I had earlier that week for posts. With this method, I'll be able to post right away!

Just wanted to explain and I hope you will all understand.

Thanks!

Ciao,


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Winter Into Spring Makeup

Monday, February 3, 2014

The other day I was floating around YouTube watching a handful of winter makeup tutorials that are easy and wearable for almost everyone. I came across one that I really liked and decided to use. Of course, I switched it up a bit, but you still get the same effect. Actually, I think it would be a great neutral to wear all year around, but it's especially nice this time of year.


Tess Christine has gorgeously tanned skin (yes, all year around. Hard to believe considering she lives in Minnesota, but it is what it is.), if you didn't already notice. I'm that ghostly pale girl who always goes for the lightest shade makeup, so I wasn't sure it would be compatible. Turns out I actually love this look more on me than her, even if that does sound conceited which I know it does. Personally, I love the more neutral toned looks that, at the same time, make it evident that you're wearing a bit of makeup. This would be one of them for all you fellow fair skinned girls!



For the eyeshadows, I use my Urban Decay Naked 3 Palette. I swipe the white color Strange all over my eyelid and then blend in Nooner into my crease and at the outer corner of my eyelid, I swipe the brush in small circular motions. I also use Strange under my brows and in the inner corners of my eyelids and then smudge a little bit of Nooner onto half of my lower lash line.

 I line my water and lash line with a light black eye pencil and top everything off with a Maybelline mascara. Any one of your choice will do, I use the blue one with the long name that I'm too lazy to look up. And occasionally the yellow one.

Do you guys have a go-to makeup look this time of year?

Ciao!

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