MAC Studio Fix Fluid + eyeshadow in PLOOF!

I decided to try out the Studio Fix Fluid from Mac and I love it! I know it's a good chunkachange but it does not feel heavy on my skin like Revlon does, and it doesn't have a nasty perfumy smell to it!

face: monistat gel for primer

EDM albott's perk me up concealer

theBalm's bahama mama bronzer for contour

theBalm's hot mama blush

Mac Studio Fix in NC42

NYC loose powder

eyes: maybelline lash stylist mascara

highlight: ploof! eyeshadow from mac

eyeshadow from theBalm's all over lid

I paid $4 for the pump seperately. I really didn't know it cost that much but I would rather have a pump then pouring out too much of the product.

The texture is way much easier to spread than Revlon's colorstay. I really bought this foundation for the "golden" color in it because colorstay was making me look really pale. The artist matched me up perfectly! I'm so glad she did too because I don't have to pack on bronzer to make me look like it's my skin. This itself makes me look more natural. It blends in well and gives a medium coverage depending on how you apply it.

I really love this more than my "shore leave" eyeshadow from Mac also. The texture is so smooth, it is a frost..i love it! I take a large eyeshadow brush and lightly dip it in there and feather it under my bottom liner to give my eyes a pop.

Better Than Sex Cake -0h yeah

I honestly love baking, it takes patience to do so. These are the ingredients you will be needing (excluding the 1 egg, 2 tablespoon of olive oil, and 3/4 cup of water). The can on the left corner is sweetened condensed milk, and that is caramel syrup. The recipe calls for caramel ice cream topping which is probably thicker, but I wanted to do the squeezy thing at the end.

1. mix your cake and bake it the way it is directed. i used half a package so all of the ingredients are cut in half.

2. poke holes to make sure the cake is thoroughly baked (of course).

3. take a knife and cut slits but not all the way to the bottom of the cake.

4. pour a quarter of the condensed milk into a small pot on low heat. add the caramel to it, (however much you desire, you can keep tasting it) and stir. the syrup does not have to be hot, just get the ingredients to warm up.

5. after the cake has cooled down just a bit, pour the syrup into the slits. i actually made too much..but kept scooping it into the slits.

6. pour the heath chunks all over the cake.

7. let the cake cool completely, then top it off with thawed cool whip all over. take more heath chunks and sprinkle all over, then add caramel swirls!

8. FREEZE IT! it says to refrigerate it, but i found that it tasted so much better when i froze it because the cool whip thickened back up and the cake wasn't so soft...giving it some texture sorta like ice cream cake since the syrup kept it moist.

cake says: "mmmm..yes come taste me." :P

yummy oohey crunchy sweet whipped cake mmMm.
take your time and don't rush it (lol).

Beauty Refill + Queen Helene's Avocada & Grapefruit Masque

Pictured: China Glaze nail polish in "rich and famous", Ion developer & permanent creme color, Queen Helene's New Avocado & Grapefruit masque, Park Avenue's color protecting shampoo, L'oreal's Feria conditioner, and Beyond Belief's witch hazel toner.

I shop at Sally's often because I get free membership for being a military spouse. A while back I PROMISED to take care of my hair. I was getting very crabby this week because I got tired of looking at my hair since the jet black color was fading and my ends were getting dry. For some reason I thought that drugstore hair products would do the trick but man o man was I WRONG! We were broke for a bit so today I got a chance to get my beauty refill :)

Park Avenue's Shampoo: I LOVE THIS SHIZZZZ! HAHAHA.. no i'm so serious. It is the only shampoo that I have ever used that has made my hair feel soft after shampooing. I could feel the softness and I didn't even put on my conditioner yet. It didn't take too much of the product to lather up either. It comes in a 10oz bottle for $4.99 at sally's. They say it's comparable to Redken's line of products which I have never tried. I have also read reviewers say that this shampoo alone in itself has made their colors last an extra 4 weeks longer (which is why i bought it).

L'oreal Feria color protecting conditioner: This is my HG of conditioners. I will tell you that much. I use a small amount and leave it on my hair for a minute then rinse out and my hair is silky soft. It's a little pricey for the size but still a better deal than other salon brands.

Beyond Belief's Witch Hazel toner: Either my pregnancy or this stuff has prevented my acne. But this stuff picks up the last traces of makeup on my face and it does not sting or irritate my face. I love it because it's got just a small amount of alcohol in it. This is my second bottle, it's a huge bottle too!

I took a picture of the ingredients since I didn't want to list it (haha..lazy). They don't have the ingredients on the sally site..yet or IDK?

It claims to be a "gel-clay" formula and it sorta looks like the color of smashed avocados. The scent? It's not bothersome, I can smell a bit of grapefruit in there, but no sign of avocado (like i care though..).

Beware of the forehead.

The texture was easy to spread. It is thick, i'd say just a bit thinner than the Mint Julep masque.. This masque stung my face! BUT I notice that most masque's do right after I hop out of the shower, possibly because my pores are opened. I don't care about the stinging, I care about how the product works.

End results? My pores looked clean and the masque itself did not leave redness like what the Mint Julep one does. I really didn't feel any moisture after the masque, BUT I noticed that when I was spreading my Merlot's grapeseed NIGHT cream (which is pretty thick), it glided right onto my skin. Usually i'm standing there just rubbing and rubbing it in, but I really think the masque made my skin smooth.

enjoy! i'm probably going to visit the MAC counter tomorrow!

Girly EOTN

I like to put my finger on the side of my eyes to prevent over shadowing (i tend to do that a lot!). I wear my liner a bit thicker because my lids flap over each other so it doesn't show unless I wear it thicker.

I used a crease brush that I got from this kit to blend the mayhem eyeshadow onto my crease.

Products used for eyes: Urban Decay Book of Shadows palette;
last call-mayhem-scandal
Primer Potion
Revlon Colorstay liner in black
Lash Stylist
Wet n Wild mega liner
not picture: mac's shore leave for highlight under brow

I used the lightest shade from my Ardell brow colors to blend out the shadow.

Finished product :)

Blush: NYX pinky
Lipgloss: revlon nude lustre
Bronzer (on forehead): theBalm's bahama mama

Excuse the boobs..i'm a pregnant woman who's body is rapidly changing!

gimme cake now!

here's my yummy yellow cake (from the package) with cream filling. i poked a few holes inside the cake and filled it with the frosting using a butter knife and plastic spatula thing.

Don't forget the strawberries. I chose the darker ones because they're sweeter obviously!

After some intense cool whip, I got a little design-ish :P I'm an artist after all aren't i?

all mine. the cake itself is very moist and sweet. the batter smelled so yummy when i was mixing it. i bought the reduced sugar package by pilsbury i think. whatever, MMmmm.

I am going to color my hair back to jet black again this weekend. I also need a refill on my beauty supplies.

Late Night SWEETS!

We bought a box of corn chex yesterday from Wal-mart and here is what it is now :)
I didn't put too much powdered sugar because I didn't want it to be extra sugary!

Recipe: (you can alter it to however you'd like)

3 cups of corn chex

3/4 cup of peanut butter

1 teaspoon butter

1/2 cup of semi-sweet chocolates
2 cups of powdered sugar

Pour the corn chex into a big mixing bowl. Melt the pb, butter, and semi-sweets together in microwave. I put mine in for 30 seconds. Afterwards quickly take it out and stir, make sure to scrape the bottom to get everybit of chocolate mixed in. Pour the mix onto the chex cereal and keep mixing all of it together til all the pieces are covered up. After everything is mixed well, keep sprinkling the powdered sugar on the covered cereal until it's evenly distributed.

Afterwards, you can let it sit, or just pop em' in ur mouth! :)

My husband first made this for me, then I got hooked. I am a steak and sweet craving pregnant woman!

theBalm's Holiday in BALM BEACH

Look what I found at TJ Maxx for $7.99. I believe it's half off and I got a brand new one, I opened it to check it out.

It comes with their #1 seller products such as: bahama mama bronzer, hot mama blush/eyeshadow, eyeshadow in michievous marissa, and tinted lip gloss in girl next door. The packaging is so cute, it's like a book and it's small so it's great for travel. I get a very natural look when using all of the products in this.


marissa eyeshadow-hot mama blush-bahama mama blush

I'm really enjoy the blush hot mama. Yes I can use it as eyeshadow, but what can't you use as an eyeshadow in powder form? It gives me a glow and just a slight hint of peachy pink. I use the bronzer as a contour.

TJMaxx has some great deals if you go in at the right time. I was surprised to find this new and not opened. They finally cleaned up the place puahaha. Last time I went in and found a bunch of Stila products but most of them had been open already.

Maybelline Pure Makeup + Target visit

Spending time on youtube causes me to go out and buy new things.

Anyways, I got the mini pink drawer for $5, all of my brushes are going to go in there. :) The I purchased Maybelline Pure Makeup, Sonia Kashuk's beauty blender, and NYC loose powder.

I was watching one of the videos and a girl was showing how to use Sonia Kashuk's blender. I usually apply my liquid foundation with my fingers but I really am getting tired of it. Her face looked flawless and her foundation evenly blended after applying it with the sponge. The original beauty blender costs $20 but I spent $9.99 for mine :) I will update on how it goes.

The NYC loose powder is mainly for setting my foundation. I usually use Physician's formula talc-free pressed powder but it costs $12 a pop! The NYC powder is supposed to be oil-controlling, non-pore clogging, and it only cost me $2.97.

I took a picture of it just cause I wanted to show how it the texture was and how it blends out. I blended this out with my finger. The texture is definitely light, I personally think you can feel the water in it, which I have no problem because it's oil free. It dries to a matte finish and I guess if you want, you can set it with powder.

I mainly bought this for in-home stay or when i'm on a quick run. I just need something light to even out my skintone and most tinted moisturizers break me out. I have a lot of redness in my skin and this covers it well. I find that if you use a foundation brush, you can get more coverage.

Nivea Lip Care and jibberish ~ !

Went grocery shopping with the hubs and remembered that I wanted a chapstick to put near the computer, since that's where I spend the majority of the time if i'm not in the kitchen.

I was debating between this or the new blistex anti-aging chapstick. I was like hrm, well this one has spf4 in it so i'll give it a shot.

I'm glad I did because this has no scent or flavor. I really like the idea of scents and flavors, but I am one to get tired of things quickly. We have a carmex sitting in our little bin and I don't bother to put it on because I think about how it might ruin the flavor of whatever I'm going to put into my mouth. (ehh)

I will be honest with this product. The moisture does not last all day long, but I don't mind reapplying it because one swipe on both top and bottom lip gives me moisture.


I just bought this off of eBay since we don't have a shop down here. Heck, there's nothing too special down here except for the beautiful paradise beaches!

Anyways, when I do get this I will definitely do a review. I'm excited to try it out, my skin is the most complicated ever. I have uneven, acne-prone, oily/combination, big pores SKIN! The green is supposed to calm down the redness in my skin..so we'll see what happens.

-------jibberish.

I can really care less if people think I wear a lot of makeup, it's what gives me confidence because I was not born with perfect skin. On top of that my hair is thick and not the easiest to tame. Bleh, but I do love myself a lot. I'm glad my husband loves me with or without makeup. I will not leave the house unless I have something to cover up my face, even if it's just tinted moisturizer.

I really didn't grow up "cute" or "pretty". I grew up sorta tomboy-ish since my older sister got married when I was 10. I didn't have anyone to teach me how to do this or do that, and my parents were always strict on who I was friends with. I wasn't allowed to go anywhere or have any sleepovers either!

BUT I eventually started blooming when I made new friends in high school and started to care about how I looked. I'm glad that I didn't grow up with the looks, because if so I would probably be a SNOB. So now not only does the hubby have a hot wife, but a SWEET hot wife. =)

Self Love

Growing up I never cared much about my looks until I reached high school. You can say I didn't really take care of myself until I started liking boys. I actually didn't eat lunch my freshmen and sophemore year of high school and lost a good amount of weight. I made new friends my junior year and started "blooming" I guess you can say. Til this day I still don't know why some guys hate me even though I never did anything to them. They claim that I used to be cool until I started hanging out with my new friends. *what losers really*

Overall I am still me. My personality has not changed and I personally do not think I am a snot. I love calling myself one though because I am very loved by my husband. ..that in itself is a very different story.

Some girls that grow up pretty get used to always getting what they want, but it's a different story for me. I wasn't always pretty and I believe you can say i'm rather quite humble.

Anyways, the real deal!

After meeting the love of my life and geting married, I packed on a good oh I don't know, 30lbs or more. I got too comfortable to where I didn't realize that blaming the washer and dryer for shrinking my jeans was not true. After my husband came back from Iraq I decided to make changes for my life. To be more active and healthy so that I don't have to

Boho/Tribal Look

I've had this stuff for a while now but I finally decided to put everything together. I love Nicole Richie and Mary Kate/Ashley's style. I also used to watch The Hills often but I lost track of them for a while now. Most of my stuff is from Forever 21/Wet Seal/Charlotte Russe. I am almost 24 weeks pregnant! I cannot wait to see my little baby Keenan.

Face: revlon colorstsay liquid foundation for oily/combo skin

physicians formula tacl free powder in light bronzer (to set the foundation)

mac's blush in harmony to contour

clinique's blush in precious posy

everyday minerals concealer in albott's perk me up

Eyes: mac's paint pot in perky (used as primer)

urban decay's eyeshadow in Mayhem on lower lid

urban decay in Roach on outer crease

urban decay in Scandal on inside part of upper lid

mac's shore leave eyeshadow on inner corners

revlon colorstay pencil in black on lower line

wet n' wild liquid liner on top lid

eBay falsies!

maybelline last stylist for mascara

Contact lens: freshlook colors in violet

Lips: nivea moisturier with SPF 4

revlon MATTE in pink pout

I ordered a pack of 10 of these eyelashes off of eBay for $5. They arrived in about 10 days which i not bad since I got free shipping! :) I love them because I don't have to apply mascara to make the lashes look darker and the lashes themselves don't look overly dramatic.

Olay In-Shower Body Lotion Review

What they say: Infuse your skin with nourishing moisture at the ideal moment for moisturizing skin.

Replace your ordinary lotion with a revolutionary rinse-off body lotion! Olay Ultra Moisture In-Shower Body Lotion works with the warmth and humidity of your shower to reveal soft, smooth skin after just one use. Daily use will improve hydration of dry skin in five days!

After cleansing with your usual body wash or bar soap, and while still in the shower, smooth onto wet skin, then rinse. Step out of the shower and experience softer, smoother skin.

Price Paid: $5.79 from Wal-Mart

My Experience: At first I was scared because of reading the reviews on makeupalley but I decided to try it anyways. This literally only took me one minute so squeeze outta the bottle and rub it all over my body, then rinse off. I was a little generous with my squeezing but it's a big bottle. Anyways, I didn't feel any moisturization until after I toweled myself off. After my skin completely dried I felt my skin...nice and smooth as if I put lotion on my body already! yay..(i can't stop touching my legs)

Good for: people who are on the go and don't have too much time

people who don't like putting lotion on

winter skin! this stuff soaks right in :)

PROS: no more need for body lotion

no more waiting for body lotion to dry...haha

very moisturizing

good price for the amount of product given

CONS: the smell can be too perfumy for some

They have this in the Quench version and anti-aging. I couldn't find the anti-aging one but I think target or walgreens might carry it. Give it a try! :)

zebra toenails!

i was bored and decided to put some use to my nail polishes. i don't have an array of colors but hot pink, pink, and pink are mostly my main colors lol.

enjoy!

Baby baby baby!

I am 20 weeks pregnant! I am so proud of myself for taking good care of myself and baby. The first trimester was really painful for me because all of my energy was literally sucked outta me. BUT, baby has given me back my energy and i'm working out again and starting to eat more healthy. My cravings aren't as bad as they were before. I no longer crave for cheese all the time and junk food. I pretty much lived off of french fries and burgers.

Anyways i'm just posting this blog to remind myself of the things I need to get baby. We're not gonna go all out until baby actually arrives, but I seriously can't wait to decorate baby's part of the room. He/she will be sleeping with us until it turns 1 years old/drinks whole milk.

My husband and I are avid wal-mart shoppers. We do read the reviews on the websites just to make sure we're getting good quality things.

carseat PLUS stroller. i have carried a 2 year old around a whole entire mall with me when i forgot the stroller and it was one of the greatest workouts ever. GEEZ! lol


Baby Crib. I want a white one because white is very versatile...and our room's decor is black and white.

The Swinger. After babysitting my neice & nephew, I know what gears are a must have and which ones are unnecessary. I told my husband that this is a must because I need time to clean up and do things, and the swinger definitely gives me that time. When I got a chance to babysit my very energetic nephew Erik, who was 1 at the time, I really took note that I need a swinger! LOL! I can't stress it out because I would pat his butt and let him snooze, then put him in his bouncer and he'd wake up 2 hours later. He had a bouncer that vibrated but he really wanted the rocking/swinging motion.

This is most of it for now. I can't wait to find out what we're having. I'm going to love it either way SO MUCH! I feel so blessed even though this one was unplanned, I prayed one night for God to give me answers and he gave me 3. He gave me my husbands arrival date, money, and baby! WOOWEE.

skincare skincare skincare!

I am just blogging because I am tired of searching for the right this and right that. Everyone has a different skin type! I've been on MUA all day just searching and searching for the right moisturizer. Who really knows what will work? It's different for everyone. Just frustrated right now. UGH!

A product that deserves a bad rating is one that has false advertisement. I personally know that I have hormonal breakouts. Most of the time it is not because of a product unless I get an obvious amount of pimples the next day. But most of the time it's from the inside of my body that's causing the breakouts.

Products that simply do not work for me are:

clean and clear-they are either too strong or the ingredients are too cheap. i get overnight pimples using their stuff.

neutrogena-they also cause me to have overnight breakouts. though it feels good on my skin, something in their products irritate my skin.

Products that do work for me are:

Biore pore minimizing lightweight moisturizer-i used it for a while and it caused no irritation or breakouts. no complaints there.

Olay Complete moisturizer for oily/combo skin-don't know why but it just works. i can't really stand the fragrance but it moisturizes!

Merlot grapeseed moisturizer-no irritations, overnight breakouts, and is lightweight.

BUT as you can see, these are products for my skin that work/do not work for me.

I'm BACK!

I love presents! but I ordered this for myself. lol.. love me!

Yay! I got Philosphy's Purity cleanser and Buxom Lips in Amber by BE.

PHILOSOPHY PURITY OH HOW I LOVE YOU!

I confessed to my husband today that I will never be able to live without this cleanser ever again. I was not joking either. This is the only cleanser that removes all of my makeup in ONE wash. I don't have traces of foundation on my cleanser wipes after testing it and the best part about this is that it has made my oily skin go back to normal. I am not as oily as I usually am. *

But I will say this because for this product, it is either a hit or miss. It either works for you or it doesn't. I've heard some girls say that they get rashes and stuff from this, but eh it works for me!

I LOVE this gloss!

Would I repurchase this again? If I ever run out, I might just have to.

What's my favorite thing about this? The minty feeling that stays on my lips until the gloss wears off.

What do you not like about it? The price. I'd say it's worth $10 most. You don't get a lot of lip in the tube, it's only magnified by the design of the bottle but I know it'll last me a while.


Here's the swatch of it. It goes on sheer though, but it still gives a bit of color and I don't mind it.


I am 13 weeks pregnant and it's getting better by the day. My nausea was really bad but i'm getting to my second trimester soon! We found out I was pregnant after the hubby left to Africa but now he's back and excited with me! We got to see baby move around in my uterus yesterday!

dun dun dun!

I took this picture from pursebuzzes website. I went into the Mac store today and asked why their holiday collection was up and the lady said that they're doing it so that people can preorder them when they come out. I was like wow really! So I went on ahead and asked the hubby if it's okay and he said okay and got the classic eyes. The casing is really pretty and i'm so excited! it's $38 but she said it's really worth it because i'm saving like $40 +. why does mac have to be so addicting?!

Sunset driving back from Destin. It's always my favorite time of the day when the sun sets...

We ate at Sushi Siam and their sushi was actually really good when we ate in. I usually order to go and I always thought it was okay, but this time it was mouth watering! I usually order the crunchy roll. Nothing beats sushi tango though! (mind the arm, i have sunspots from tanning :( )

Going for a natural look or easy on the eyes look. I bought "warm soul" today from Mac and I like it. It really does brighten up the face and it's what i'm wearing above. I'm trying to get used to wearing falsies too!

Here goes my blush, this is not all of it but just the new ones I've gotten so far.

EDM Summer Stroll is really pretty and great to go over a pink or even worn by itself. On my medium/light skin it warms my face up. Jane's Honey is a honey color really...it's got shimmer in it and works really well as a wonderful bronzer! Jane's soft mink is sorta a baby pink with shimmer and great as a highlighter too. Rimmel's blushes are awesome! The peach one is great and so is the spicy nude!!! really, i love both of them. Mac's harmony is great for contouring, it's a matte brown but not too too dark. I mainly use it to contour the cheekbones.

and here's the pretty girl sitting next to that man in the car. lol

Health

Over the past year I have turned into a health nut! For those of you who do not know,

I am 5'6" so I can gain 5lbs and not looks like it well at this weight for now. In 2006 I weighed

145lbs which was my "comfort" zone. I was about to get married and did not care how I looked.

I get married in December 2006 and in May 2007, the hubby takes off to Iraq and I fly back home to Minnesota with my family. Boy was I in for it. I had gained 20lbs without noticing. Seriously, I mean my jeans were tight and I blamed the washer for it. hahahhaahahaha I laugh so hard every time I think about it. I was in love and did not care about how I looked. It hit me hard when everyone was like "whoa! you blew up!" lol...i was like :( But I accepted it and took it seriously.

So after returning home to the hubby I had already started losing getting into losing weight, but not as much. I needed a jump start, so I purchased the gazelle which is still and will always be my favorite. I got hired at Jcpenny's and worked as a sales associate, pretty much the person who puts all of the clothes back from the fitting rooms. It sure was a workout and I started shedding off the pounds! I changed our food and put no oil in whatever we ate. I cut my portions in half and started exercising more. By January I had slimmed down to 135lbs.

At this point I am already happy and amazed at how much my life had changed. I am more confident with myself and not to sound mean but the hubby liked it too. As of right now I go back and fourth between 127lbs and 130lbs. But I do have a goal of losing at least 10 more pounds. These are the hardest really.

BUT ANYWAYS! The 100 calorie snacks helped me because they are portioned out. It's probably better if you buy them from sam's because you get a whole lot more. Most of the stuff in the fridge is either low-fat/fat free/low calorie. We eat a lot of chicken and there is no soda in our fridge. Not that many sweets either. Life is good when you feel good!

J.R. Watkins Apothecary Hand & Body lotion in Lemon Cream

I bought this today and let me tell you...........
it is the best lotion i've ever bought for $5! It made my legs look super sexy and smooth, not only that but my legs really did feel soft and silky.

It smells like a lemon cake, seriously. I smells good, lemon cake with frosting I must add. I was just really surprised at how well it moisturized my skin. try it, it won't hurt.

It has been almost or officially one year since i've had my gazelle and I believe my body is getting used to it. It's pretty much a free breeze for me getting on there. So now I need something to amp up and tone my body. I don't really care about losing weight, I want to see muscles and lean meat! So the hubsters let me order the Stamina Body Glider and it's supposed to target all places on my body especially my abs! Can't wait to get it.