HELLO BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE!!! Aren't favorites posts fun? I love them. The last few months I haven't managed to get one up, though, so I'm making this lovely gigantic one with January AND February favorites.

Creating this post may have partially involved repeatedly asking my mom and my sisters, "What have I been obsessed with lately????" Because I have a terrible memory and literally can't even remember my own life. Go me.

Beauty:

I needed to try a new foundation, and ended up liking the Maybelline Fit Me in Porcelain. I had to switch because the Ivory TruBlend was too dark...I'm so pale, guys. It's terrible. Sometimes I feel like Porcelain doesn't even match. I really need to get a tan this summer. It's bad. 

I got this eyeshadow trio in a Target beauty box, and I really like it! I'd never tried anything by Pacifica, but I love the quality. It has nice pigmentation, and it doesn't crease, either. Plus, THE PACKAGING IS SO PRETTYYYYY. Gah. Love.

I'd been wanting to try EOS in stick form for forever. I got the vanilla one for Christmas, and the mint for Valentine's Day, and I love them both. The consistency is great, and it's so much easier than the big sphere that's the typical EOS shape.

This Bed Head curling wand was a Christmas present, and since then I haven't used my old curling wand once. It gives your hair these absolutely GORGEOUS, natural curls, and they really hold, too. Plus, the glove that comes with it works wonderfully. Can't recommend this wand enough.

Books:

These are basically books & journals all wrapped up into one and I'm obsessed. I'm also quite proud because I've kept up with them quite well. And if you know me, I'm terrible at keeping up with ANYTHING.

I read The Old Man and the Sea for school, and I really enjoyed it. Well, I enjoyed reading it the first time, anyways. Then I had to write this essay on the symbolism within the book and started to lose my mind. But the book itself was good!

Randomness:

The obsession is hardcore, guys. I'm almost finished with season 1- it's so great!

One of my friends managed to get almost the entire high school at our co-op obsessed with Color Switch. Myself included. It's sooo addicting. I've kind of gotten sick of it now, but it was a definite obsession for a while. 

I've absolutely loved watching this continuation to Full House. It's so cute, and since I grew up on Full House, seeing everyone grow up has been super fun. 

It's taking over my life, guys. I'm involved with helping with a production of the show coming up soon, and I could not be more excited. It seems like lately all I ever am thinking about is Aladdin! 

Music:

SURPRISE! The musical that has taken over my life. I literally cannot say enough good things about this show and its brilliance. It is honestly a piece of art.

Songs I've Been Loving:

Seasons of Love- Rent
Happy/Sad- The Addams Family
Kiss Me- Ed Sheeran
21 Guns- American Idiot (Original Broadway Cast)
When We Were Young- Adele
Safer- First Date
The Hanging Tree- Mockingjay
Homeless- Ed Sheeran

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What have you been loving lately?

Easter Basket Goodies- Better Late Than Never, Right?

Hey everyone! :) So, I know that this is super late, but I got a few beauty-related items for Easter that I wanted to share with you!

My mom gave me this really pretty anchor ring. :) I picked it out a while back, and she surprised me with it for Easter. :) Love it!

I also got these two Baby Lips, which I am absolutely in love with. The pink one is my first in the Baby Lips Crystal line, and I really like it! It's in the shade Beam of Blush, and it's perfect for my coloring, so for all the blondes out there, I highly recommend this Baby Lips! I also really love the second one, Quenched. It doesn't have any color to it, but it's a great moisturizing lip balm. I probably use it waaaaaaay too much, it's going to be gone fast!

 

Last but certainly not least, I got this limited edition EOS lip balm pack. First up, can we just take a moment to appreciate the packaging of this set? IT'S ADORABLE!!!!!!! I am in love with it. The flowers are just so springy! Now onto the actual lip balms. I'd already tried Passion Fruit before, and I really like it. It's not my FAVORITE, but I like it a lot. For some reason my EOS usage changes almost constantly, I'm always in the mood for a different one. For those of you who purchased this set, did the passion fruit seem to be a deeper purple than it used to be, or is that just me? I thought it looked like a deeper purple. And oh my goodness, I adore the Fresh Watermelon. I think that it's going to be my favorite summer EOS (after Sweet Mint, of course!). The flavor is just so fresh and watermelon-y. :)

So anyways, sorry that this post was so late coming out. Have you tried any of these lip products? Leave a comment below!

Tutorial Tuesday- How to Reuse Old EOS Containers!

Hey everybody! I haven't done a Tutorial Tuesday in forever, just because they take a bit more time to put together than I usually have haha. ;) But I actually have one to share with you all today- how to reuse your old EOS containers! I don't know about you, but I'm obsessed with EOS. Thus, I end up with a lot of empty containers. And, being the hoarder that I am, I naturally want to reuse the containers! So, here's how I do it! :)

So, first off, supplies. You're going to need an EOS that you've finished, a plastic spoon, and paper towels.

You're also going to need wire cutters, preferable pink ones. ;) These somehow didn't make it into the supplies picture above :P

So, you have your lovely, old, flat EOS. It's sad. You can't use it anymore. Why does it even exist at this point? Shouldn't it magically regenerate? I think so.

 But, since it won't be a good little lip balm and regenerate, you have to reuse it. So you take your plastic spoon and scrape the top off.

Now, it should look something like this. You should be able to see the nice little pinwheel. Hello, pinwheel!

This next step isn't really required, but I feel like it kind of makes things easier. Using the end of the spoon, poke each little triangle inwards. It will get it off of the pinwheel somewhat, which will help you.

Next, you take the wire cutters and snip each little plastic piece as close to the end as possible. (Let me just say, this picture was not easy to take. At. All.)

Aaaaand, the pinwheel is out! I'm sorry, but I just think that it's adorable. XD I still want to figure out some way to reuse the pinwheel, but I can't come up with anything. Any ideas, readers??

So now, this is what it should look like on the inside.

Okay random little tangent here, you get little EOS chunks in the shape of a tiny piece of cake or a pizza slice! Yay! I just think it's super cute. XD Moving back on track...

Next, clean out the eos REALLY WELL. You don't want it to be all slimy and greasy when you use it.

Now that it's clean, you get to decorate it!!! I just took a grey sharpie and did polka dots, but you can really do whatever you want with it. Have fun!!!

And, you're done! :D You can really use this tiny container for whatever you want. I like to use it to hold my earrings when I travel- I can keep like, twenty pairs of studs inside! I was really shocked with how spacious they are. You can use them for other things too though, they're perfect to keep some quarters inside, or to keep stocked with Advil or aspirin in your purse.

I hope that you've enjoyed this Tutorial Tuesday post! Hopefully I'll get to do more of these soon. :) If you have anything to say, leave a comment below!

It's Finally Spring!

It's Finally Spring!!!!

  

It's here. It's finally here.

Spring. 

I'm really not a big winter girl. I don't like being cold, it seems like everyone's always coming down with colds or the flu, you have to wear tons of layers whenever you leave the house, everything outside is dreary and dead. Not exactly my favorite time of year. 

But I really love spring. Trees and flowers are budding everywhere. The weather is finally warming up. Everyone is itching for school to end and summer to begin. Everyone in my classes seems to be brimming with spring fever. No one can concentrate, everyone's laughing. It's really fun. And the clothes. The clothes.

I seriously love spring fashion. The florals, the pastels, sandals, white skinny jeans, capris, flowy tops....I adore it. I'm already mentally planning the things that I want to buy this season. I really want to find some skirts, so if anyone knows where to find some cute spring skirts, let me know!! I'm also trying to find some cute sandals, so again, if you know where to find them, COMMENT!!!

And did I mention the nail polish? I love spring nail polish, the pastels are so pretty! I have a ton of pastel polishes, but these are some of my favorites. If you haven't noticed, I'm a big Sally Hansen fan ;) I'm planning to do my nails again in the next few days, so which color do you think I should do? Or should I do a totally different color? Comment below!

I also love fruity flavors in the spring. Really throughout the summer, but I feel like fruity flavors really start to become more popular once spring hits. Eos are some of my favorites, because they're so light. 

Oh, look. More pastels. Shocker. These hair ties are so fun, the bright colors are great!! And aren't these earrings the cutest things??? I love them. The only problem is that they're kind of heavy, so I can't wear them very often/for long periods of time. So that's annoying. But I got them for like, two dollars, so that's not too bad. 

Are you excited for spring? What's your favorite spring clothing piece/accessory?

Cute Valentine's Day Gifts!

Hello everyone! Wow, Valentine's Day is in FOUR days! I can't believe it! With that in mind, I've compiled a list of some cute V-Day gift ideas. :) These are some of my favorite gifts, that I think anyone would love to receive!

These rings are perfect for Valentine's Day! They look so cute all stacked together. You can find these at Forever 21 for around three dollars.

I love color-themed gifts, and I think that it would be adorable to put a bunch of items like these ^^ in a bag with a tag "Think Pink!" I just included a Baby Lips, a lip gloss from H&M, some hand sanitizer from Bath and Body Works, and a cute little pink bear. :)

In my opinion, EOS are always a go-to for a gift! I love the EOS cucumber hand lotion, and I think it's super cute to add a V-Day themed hair tie around it for some holiday flair. And of course, we always need lip balm! I am obsessed with the Rachel Roy limited edition EOS, I kind of stocked up so that I would have them for a nice long time!

Now, what girl doesn't love jewelry on Valentine's Day? I think that this heart necklace is super pretty, and it would make a great gift!

Speaking of jewelry, a locket is a classic Valentine's Day gift. My grandma actually gave me this one, and I love it. :) (Oh, and if you're wondering, the jewelry tree pictured is from Target).

Well, I hope that this has given you some more ideas for Valentine's Day! What do you like to give for gifts? Comment below!

Easy Valentine's Day DIY Gift!

This is just a quick post, but I have a really cute DIY V-Day gift that I wanted to show you all! :)

This is so easy, it's basically self-explanatory. Literally all that you have to do is take a piece of paper, write L_VE on it, and attach an EOS lip balm! It's a great gift to give to your friends, because I mean really-who doesn't love EOS?

Winter Lip Routine!

Hi everyone! So, just a quick tidbit, if you're like me, in the winter, our lips get really chapped and dry. Then, they look really gross when you try and put gloss or lipstick on. SO, I've found the perfect lipcare routine to keep your lips soft, moisturized, and gorgeous!

Step One: Exfoliate, Exfoliate, Exfoliate!!!!

Your lips can't stay healthy if you have dead skin on them! I like to take my toothbrush and gently run it across my lips to exfoliate them. If your lips are extra sensitive, you can do the same thing with a warm washcloth.

Step Two: EOS!

I'm currently still in love with my Rachel Roy EOS, so I like to use a layer of that on my lips first as a base. It's my absolute favorite EOS!

Step Three: Baby Lips- Dr. Rescue!

I got this Baby Lips: Dr. Rescue in Charleston at Target, and after I apply the EOS, I like to apply a coat of this. It really keeps your lips healthy and moisturized.

And, that's it! :) Super fast, and it works great! What do you like to use on your lips? Let me know in the comments!

Christmas!! :)

Hi everyone! So, I know that this post is a little late, but I've been experiencing some tech difficulties. Nevertheless, here I am, ready to show you all some of the things that I received for Christmas!! :)

So, I got this oversized nightshirt/nightgown from Forever 21, and I'm in love. Believe it or not, this is actually the smallest size! But that's basically my life motto, so it was perfect :)

This was one of my stocking stuffers, E.O.S shaving cream. I haven't tried it, but it's in the scent vanilla bean, and oh my gosh, it smells SO good. I wish I could get a lip balm in that flavor!! I would seriously wear that scent in anything. Hand sanitizer, lotion, lip balm, perfume, anything!!! You could actually use this cream as a lotion, it's really moisturizing. I'm not sure where you can buy it, but I think I've seen one in the raspberry pomegranate scent at Target.

This sweatshirt is from Delia's, and I'm absolutely in love. OH! Have I mentioned that Delia's is closing? Yep, I'm heartbroken. The company is completely closing. :'( I can't believe it. It was such a great store. I'm totally devastated. At least I have a bunch of clothes from there to enjoy! This sweatshirt is this great heathery color, and it has this super pretty, elegant lace backing.

Here's the back of it up close. Isn't the lace pretty?

That's right guys, Simba is officially in my life! Do you remember him from a few months ago? I ended up getting him for Christmas, and I absolutely love him. :) You can find the initial post about him here .

So, you guys know me, I love jewelry! I got a bunch of it for Christmas, including this ring, which I thought was really pretty. :)

I think that this little owl ring is just so cute!!!

This ring is probably my favorite. I've been wanting one like this, so when I got one I was so happy!! :):):)

These earrings were a gift from my grandma, and I think that they're really pretty!

Aren't these bows adorable?? Agh!! #bowsbeforebros

 Sorry that this picture is sideways, but I couldn't get it to rotate for some reason. :P Anyways, this is a necklace that I got from Hot Topic, and OMG, isn't it adorable???? I love it so much. But wait, there's more-

Agh!!! Fangirl attack!! I just adore this necklace. It's so sweet!

Speaking of Disney, isn't this Little Mermaid necklace cute? I love that there's a dinglehopper!

This is one of those figurines from Hallmark, and I absolutely love it. It's so cute! It's sitting on my vanity table now. :)

Here's another Hallmark figurine. Me + Lion King = Happiness!!

This shirt is so amazing. It's from Aeropostale, and it totally describes me!! :) Plus, it's from the Bethany Mota line, which makes it even better ;)

So, that's some of the stuff that I got for Christmas!! If you enjoyed this post, I can share some more of my Christmas presents throughout the month. :) Let me know what you think, and what you got for Christmas down below in the comments!! :)