Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Foundation Routine













Hi darlings! I thought that since I FINALLY found my near perfect foundation, that I would share my daily routine.  I came across the Nars Sheer Glow Foundation in Sephora after hearing Sammy from BeautyCrush rave about it and it is a godsend.  The color I picked was Fiji & this foundation blends into skin like no other.  It took me around a whole month to get this shade though because every Sephora within a twenty-five mile radius of where I live was completely sold out!  The other products included are e.l.f. Translucent High Definition Powder (note: it's pretty messy to apply so I recommend only using this at home which isn't a problem, it stays on all day), Maybelline Fit Me Concealer in Sand Sable, and Green Smashbox Primer.  This Green Smashbox Primer is excellent. My cheeks are naturally deep pink or red because it is the way I blush.  On some people it looks pretty, but my cheeks look so unnatural half the time.  Green concealer counteracts the redness before I apply my foundation.  Some don't believe primer is a necessity, but it makes my skin much smoother and workable than if I didn't have any at all. Lastly I posted three of the brushes I use to apply these products.  They are quite old, two being from EcoTools, and one being from the Sonia Kashuk collection at Target.  I am thinking about investing in new ones, but these are still doing fine, so we will see how long they last.  
Hope you are all doing well and having a wonderful day!

Sunday, June 8, 2014

Lazy Sunday






I feel as if the weekend for me always consists of work, my studies, and laying around the house wallowing about life.

Clarissa Sandals










A few weeks ago I finally got my hands on the Dr. Martens Clarissa Sandals.  I purchased them in regular black leather finish & have fallen completely in love with them!  I think I've actually worn them every single day since I got them.  With my Dr. Martens boots - it took about two weeks to fully break them in, but these sandals only took about a week.  Apologies for them being a bit dirty...my Docs usually go through everything.  These are perfect sandals by far because they can be styled with anything & by that I mean EVERYTHING!  I wish they would make them in white!  I love everything white at the moment, but I have this humongous fear of dirtying or staining it all.  My final exams for school are in about a week so I am making an attempt to put up a post every week this summer, which unfortunately for me is only two months.  On a positive note, I will style these and probably get enough guts to put up a look book for you guys.  Comment below if you would like to see one!