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Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Friday, June 17, 2011
I can have oodles of charm when I want to...
I have never mentioned it before but I am a makeup artist and a huge makeup junkie...
I hoard makeup and use about 35% of all the makeup I own.
So I have taken upon myself to actually use and review some products.
Today I felt since its just about summertime I should do bronzer and blush. Bronzer is a favorite of mine for all the many face changes benefits it has... oh and of coarse to mask my pasty white skin.. hehehe.
I really like the new bronzers, I feel they are more of a true brown instead of an orange. I enjoy this bronzer because it's not matte and does have a subtle shimmer to it. It's more pigmented than Sephora's previous bronzers, so you use less product. I would say this shade is most comparable to Nars Laguna Bronzer $33 for .28oz . For less than half the price of the Nars you get .30oz! What a steal! I love you Sephora Collection!
The brush I like to us to apply both my bronzer and blush is Sephora's Platinum Collection Bronzer Brush #48 $35. I love this brush and have had it for years! Invest in good quality brushes and they can last you a lifetime! I like this brush because it's super soft and dense, I feel it deposits the color evenly and grabs a lot of color so theres no need to keep applying more to the brush.
The way I like to apply is starting at the top of my forehead going under my cheekbones then to my jawline and back the other way, think E & a 3.. and of coarse just dusting down the whole face so I evenly distribute bronze everywhere.
I apply blush by just directly placing on the apples of the the cheeks and slightly brushing upwards. (apples of the cheeks are the chubbiest part of the cheeks when you smile)
I hoard makeup and use about 35% of all the makeup I own.
So I have taken upon myself to actually use and review some products.
Today I felt since its just about summertime I should do bronzer and blush. Bronzer is a favorite of mine for all the many face changes benefits it has... oh and of coarse to mask my pasty white skin.. hehehe.
So I chose to use Sephora's NEW bronzer Aruba $15
The brush I like to us to apply both my bronzer and blush is Sephora's Platinum Collection Bronzer Brush #48 $35. I love this brush and have had it for years! Invest in good quality brushes and they can last you a lifetime! I like this brush because it's super soft and dense, I feel it deposits the color evenly and grabs a lot of color so theres no need to keep applying more to the brush.
The way I like to apply is starting at the top of my forehead going under my cheekbones then to my jawline and back the other way, think E & a 3.. and of coarse just dusting down the whole face so I evenly distribute bronze everywhere.
The Blush I am reviewing is Tarte's new Amazonian Clay Blush in Dollface $25. Not only is this blush a beautiful color it has good for you benefits too. Amazonian clay is nutrient rich (it comes from the end of the amazon river), it acutally helps balance out your skin..so if you're too oily it helps control oils and if you're dry all those good for you minerals hydrate and restore moisture... If that already sounded too good to be true it claims to have a 12 hour wear! Woo Hoo! If you're like me and hate touching up this is the blush for you. It's HIGHLY pigmented and really does stay on all day! I like this color it looks as though it would be outrageously pink but its pretty subtle and natural, I think I could even go for the color Amused thats even pinker! <3 Love this blush!
I apply blush by just directly placing on the apples of the the cheeks and slightly brushing upwards. (apples of the cheeks are the chubbiest part of the cheeks when you smile)Voilà!
Foundation- Laura Mercier Silk Creme- Rose Ivory
Lipstick - Urban Decay Afterglow glide on cheek tints- Quickie
Lipgloss- Urban Decay Love Lip Honey - Failbait
Mascara - Makeup Forever Smokey Lash
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Just think of happy things, and your heart will fly on wings...
It's been a while (as usual) since I last updated. Well, we went to California... and got Married!!!!!
I'm a wifey now!!!!
<3 <3 <3
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
What I L♥VE Wednesday!
All things pretty!
Have a lovely Wednesday... and weekend.
I will be back Monday with a few changes...
andreah
Vintage Typewriter
Colorful Snails
My Humble Abode
Bike Love
Pretty Paper Crafts
Fancy Cupcakes
Cute Design
Birdcage Shelves
San Diego...
where I will be tomorrow!!!!
Have a lovely Wednesday... and weekend.
I will be back Monday with a few changes...
andreah
Friday, April 8, 2011
...everyone needs a little lust in their life....
Diana Camera with instant film up top
Canon60D bottom left
Fuji coco instax mini bottom right
LOVEEEEE... I need one or all of these someday...
Thursday, April 7, 2011
April showers bring me flowers...
Someone said that to me last night and I proceeded to correct him, stating it isn't bring "ME" flowers, it's bring "MAY" flowers... But I got to thinking and I really like his saying better. Let's be selfish and let all the flowers be for ourselves. It made me happy driving today seeing all the orchids and vibrant tree flowers along side the road in full bloom... all for ME!!!
It's something I needed lately, obviously I haven't blogged much. Sorry. I just haven't felt like myself. Yogas been over for sometime and I just don't have any motivation for anything. I wanna sleep all day and night. My mood has drastically changed from happy silly outgoing inspired to blah. yeah blah is the only word I could come up with. -sigh- It's so bizarre how one thing can change your life and mood and pretty much your entity. I hate the fact I rely on it so much to make me feel like "me", but it's a whole hell of a lot better than relying on some synthetic drug that completely makes me fake/zombie. I started taking antidepressants again(after years and years of denying them) back in November, I was going through anxiety and depression and wanted a quick fix. well it worked. It "fixed" feeling. I felt nothing. I lost my appetite (my fav part of the whole thing) I lost the need to sleep, I lost me. I just went about everyday, went to work came home and just wanted to be alone. What I gained (since I wasn't sleeping) was being more creative and artistic which was def a ++(that's how this blog came about), and I also gained a whole collection of vintage clothes (none for myself of coarse) I look back now and all the shit I bought while taking meds was just stuff to fill a void... I didn't need any of it. A lot of which is still sitting in a box with the sole intention of selling in my shop... my MIDNIGHT BIKE RIDE....
Anyway, January came and went still taking meds, my sis started doing sumits yoga, (a more intense bikrim.. hot yoga)... I was intrigued so I signed up for just regular bikrim 30 days for 30 bucks. I was hooked after the first class, as I have mentioned in previous posts, I went 21 days out of the 30. I was addicted to the feeling of accomplishment, of the daily breakthroughs that I did for myself. It was something I actually stuck with. (exercise and me are not exactly friends).I stopped taking meds after 3 classes... I lost 10lbs, started eating better, gaining control of my mood and self and everything came naturally I was more happy, I was outgoing, I was creative, I slept normally(not too much, not too little). For once in my life it was genuine happiness. I didn't look in the mirror and look at myself and see the bad, I saw the good and the improvements that I had done!
So it's been over for a couple months now and I just feel as though I took 3 steps forward in my life and now I've just gone back 2... its just this thing I need in my life to function properly. I've gone through so much self-loathing the past two weeks. I hate feeling this way, I hate vocalizing my flaws, I hate just not feeling happy. so why not just get back into yoga you ask... easy, after the 30 days its 120 a months..... eeeek! If i could afford it I would, but I question how people do it. I make money but it all goes to bills, I have some left over but usually its gas and groceries.... I'm definitely going to figure out my budget cus I need to get my life going.... this sad sleepy unmotivated girl needs to leave... for good.
sorry for such a depressing post. Sometimes I just need an outlet.
on a happy note here are some flowers.... all for ME...
okay okay I'll share... <3 <3 <3
Have a lovely Thursday!
xoxo
andreah
---all photos were taken by yours truly---
It's something I needed lately, obviously I haven't blogged much. Sorry. I just haven't felt like myself. Yogas been over for sometime and I just don't have any motivation for anything. I wanna sleep all day and night. My mood has drastically changed from happy silly outgoing inspired to blah. yeah blah is the only word I could come up with. -sigh- It's so bizarre how one thing can change your life and mood and pretty much your entity. I hate the fact I rely on it so much to make me feel like "me", but it's a whole hell of a lot better than relying on some synthetic drug that completely makes me fake/zombie. I started taking antidepressants again(after years and years of denying them) back in November, I was going through anxiety and depression and wanted a quick fix. well it worked. It "fixed" feeling. I felt nothing. I lost my appetite (my fav part of the whole thing) I lost the need to sleep, I lost me. I just went about everyday, went to work came home and just wanted to be alone. What I gained (since I wasn't sleeping) was being more creative and artistic which was def a ++(that's how this blog came about), and I also gained a whole collection of vintage clothes (none for myself of coarse) I look back now and all the shit I bought while taking meds was just stuff to fill a void... I didn't need any of it. A lot of which is still sitting in a box with the sole intention of selling in my shop... my MIDNIGHT BIKE RIDE....
Anyway, January came and went still taking meds, my sis started doing sumits yoga, (a more intense bikrim.. hot yoga)... I was intrigued so I signed up for just regular bikrim 30 days for 30 bucks. I was hooked after the first class, as I have mentioned in previous posts, I went 21 days out of the 30. I was addicted to the feeling of accomplishment, of the daily breakthroughs that I did for myself. It was something I actually stuck with. (exercise and me are not exactly friends).I stopped taking meds after 3 classes... I lost 10lbs, started eating better, gaining control of my mood and self and everything came naturally I was more happy, I was outgoing, I was creative, I slept normally(not too much, not too little). For once in my life it was genuine happiness. I didn't look in the mirror and look at myself and see the bad, I saw the good and the improvements that I had done!
So it's been over for a couple months now and I just feel as though I took 3 steps forward in my life and now I've just gone back 2... its just this thing I need in my life to function properly. I've gone through so much self-loathing the past two weeks. I hate feeling this way, I hate vocalizing my flaws, I hate just not feeling happy. so why not just get back into yoga you ask... easy, after the 30 days its 120 a months..... eeeek! If i could afford it I would, but I question how people do it. I make money but it all goes to bills, I have some left over but usually its gas and groceries.... I'm definitely going to figure out my budget cus I need to get my life going.... this sad sleepy unmotivated girl needs to leave... for good.
sorry for such a depressing post. Sometimes I just need an outlet.
on a happy note here are some flowers.... all for ME...
okay okay I'll share... <3 <3 <3
Have a lovely Thursday!
xoxo
andreah
---all photos were taken by yours truly---
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
What I Love Wednesdays!
I was just informed by my one follower that I need to blog more... so what better way than making sure I at least get one day a week in there.... so here goes What I love Wednesday!!! <3
Tree+Houses
Colorful+Cacti
Unique+Stitches
(so inspiring<3have made a few from SublimeStitching really wanna get into SubversiveCrossStitch)
Pretty+Bikes
Thats all for now! Happy Wednesday!
I was sent home from work, since the shipment never came in.... so I'm glad I got to do something productive today and finally update <3
---most pictures were found from weheartit.com
Tree+Houses
Fancy+Teacups
Unique+Stitches
(so inspiring<3have made a few from SublimeStitching really wanna get into SubversiveCrossStitch)
Pretty+Bikes
Thats all for now! Happy Wednesday!
I was sent home from work, since the shipment never came in.... so I'm glad I got to do something productive today and finally update <3
---most pictures were found from weheartit.com
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