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This is my baby girl Sofia...

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A little break from my busy life...

Ok so a whole month and a half has passed since I've posted a blog on here...life has been super super busy for me!! School has kept me on my toes along with my 2 (almost 3) year old. Its stressful and tiring but AWE-SOME!! I love how motivated I have been and how dedicated I have been with my school work. I have been so stressed lately & I have my poor face to show for it. It has been completely broken out with pimples and it is so embarassing. I hate those little things. The products I always use haven't been able to take them away so I've been trying out so many different products that I need to post on here for review. They are almost gone but not completely. So much has been going on besides school. In September we had company, my dad's brother from the valley came to visit us along with his family, and it was a nice 2 day visit. I was able to see my grandmother as well. The rest of September was just hanging out at the park, going to Ft. Boggy on the last few hot days and going to a bar with my friends to just get away from the books for a bit. Nothing too interesting in September. Every weekend in October we have been doing something. Besides exams, we've been doing so much shopping for fall like looking for costumes, buying little decorations for the house, buying winter clothes for Sofia & whatever else we've been able to find. This past weekend we went to a birthday party at the 7 acre wood in Conroe and it was so fun. I had always heard of that place but never been and my baby had a great time. Its perfect for Fall Fun. I took my baby to a small carnival that came to our town and she had a blast. I love being able to take her to all the fun activities right now because she is older and knows a little bit more about whats going on around her. She is so excited about Halloween and she knows that its the time where she gets to dress up and go around asking for candy. I bought her costume while I was in Conroe the other day, she is going to be a witch & is going to look so cute!! Hopefully I can get on here more often and keep updating my life as it goes. I will post some pics of new products i've been trying & just little things I have that I would like to share. Peace!! = )

Last day at work...

Well today was my last day at work. After 2 years and 6 months I quit my job. It was sad leaving my co-workers who I was so close to already but I know they'll keep in touch with me. I enjoyed my job, I liked being nosy and reading mail lol..no but really I like being able to investigate and find out whats going on in important situations that include children, drugs, money and people who can get hurt if something isn't done. Thats the reason I quit..so I can go to school for Criminal Justice and someday be able to have a real job that requires that and not only do it for fun in a clerical position. I'm going to miss it though and I'm going to miss seeing the people I was around everyday...yes even the ones that didnt like me or the ones who hate to see me trying to better myself. O well they could do it to if they really wanted to, age should never be an excuse. Anyway..today was my first day of school too. I've had my nose in my books since 2 pm and its 7:30 so I spent at least 4 hours on school today..not bad for the first day lol. Actually I spent 1 hour sending introductions and answering to others and 1 hour eating and spending time with my family and the other 3 reading for 1 class and taking notes...and I didnt mention that througout these 5 hours I have my 2 year old jumping all over me and running in and out of the room. I hope I do good lol!! ♥

Eyeshadows....

Ok I love all eyeshadows no matter what color..theres always something fun to do with them. I have so many but of course these are some of my favorites....

Ok so these are my browns all by MAC...the first is a paint pot in Painterly that I use before any eyeshadow to help it stay on longer without creasing and to help accentuate the colors. The second is an eyeshadow called Brule its a creamy matte color..great for highlighting. Next one is called Shroom..creamy color and kind of shimmery. Then theres Retro-Speck..its gold and glittery. Next is Satin Taupe..a brownish-grayish color its frosty looking. Last is Mulch a darker brown in a shimmery finish.

a closer look...

closer look...

ok here are my purples...first is Parfait Amour..its frosty and very bright. Second is Nocturnelle..this is a darker purple but very nice and with a frosty finish.

My greens and blues...the first is my Humid shadow its a dark green with a frosty finish. Second is Steamy also a frost..its a mixture of blue or aqua and green if mixed with the right color it'll look green or blue. Last is Deep Truth..its a very dark blue with frost..a very bold color..so nice!!

Ok before the browns took over these were my only favorite colors...the first is Electra, a very light gray with frost. Second is a darker gray almost black and its a satin almost matte color..its called Print. Last is Black Tied..its a black black as you can see lol..with sprinkles of glitter..a very strong color!!

This is my Urban Decay-Sustainable Palette..it came with a small bottle of there Eyeshadow Primer Potion and a small brush that I use for smudging lol. The primer potion is just as great as my MAC painterly paint pot..its for the same thing..to keep eyeshadows bright and in place. This palette has a mix of colors. Top row starting at left is a bronzy brown called YDK, next is an aqua color called Flipside, next one is a glittery pink called Grifter, then theres VZI a glittery white, then theres twice baked a dark brown, bottom row is Midnight Cowboy Rides Again..its a glittery gold, next is a purple called Flash, next is glittery black called Oil Slick like my eyeliner lol, then theres Kiddie Pool a glittery blue and last is Half Baked..a shimmery gold color one of the best ones in the palette.

My daily makeup routine...

Ok so now I'm gonna share my daily makeup routine..its usually what I do every day and if I do happen to change it up once in a while its not by much.

So first and foremost is a primer to keep my foundation straight lol..I love this smashbox photo finish because its oil-free and great on my skin. Then I squirt out a little bit of my MAC studio sculpt foundation (NC37) with spf 15 onto my hand and when i say a squirt I mean something very small because this goes a long way. I've had the same foundation for 6 months and I just ran out the other day. Its a medium coverage because i dont like the look of too much makeup on my face. After my foundation I usually add my concealer which is MAC select cover-up (NC30) and I use it over whatever blemishes I can still spot and of course go under my eyes and my eyelids. The last product I use is my setting powder by MAC also..its the mineralize skinfinish natural (medium dark). Its another oil controlling product and it makes your face look finished...duh! lol...oh and btw my powder is broken into so many pieces because I dropped it on one of so many bad mornings..hey it still works!! LOL...

Next is either one of these blushes..i have more but these 2 are my favorite! The first one is my MAC sunbasque..its a sheertone shimmer blush and kind of peachy and bronzey looking with shimmer of course..perfect for the summer days (that r almost over with). The other is my Too Faced bronzing powder in Pink Leopard..too cute..its a mixture of pink blush, bronzing powder & shimmer. I have some matte blushes too but they seem boring to me so these are my fave's!

Ok I dont have the pic but my eyebrow pencil is by Sonia Kashuk and I use it in Taupe..love it. I like this Voluminous mascara by L'oreal because it really does work and I really dont care to use a better one right now since this one has done a good job..I like it in Black. My eyeliner is the most important thing for me because I hate seeing my eyes without it lol..whether its daytime or night I like to have on my eyeliner and this one stays on ALL DAY without having to re apply a million times...its by Urban Decay, in the color Oil-Slick..its a black. But its creamy, glides on and stays put all day..unless of course you smear it with something and I havent cried when I have this on so I'm not sure if it runs with ur tears haha.

Brushes...dont have many yet since these do the work. The first brush is the MAC #188 brush..I use it to apply my foundation..i like what it does but I feel I could use a bigger brush for my face but got this one because I wasn't very sure at the time but I would definitely do better with a bigger one. It helps give my face a flawless finish and it does help my foundation cover up every spot on my face even in the hardest areas. The second is a max coverage concealer brush by Bare Escentuals..I use my MAC concealer with this. Third is my angled blush brush by Sephora #892..its good for contouring. Fourth is my MAC #217 brush that I use for all my eyeshadows..with the help of my brush cleaner by MAC of course..i use one side for applying to my lids the top for applying to the crease and the other side to apply a highlighting color to my brow bone and if the colors are too strong I clean them off with the cleaner which only takes about a minute or two to dry up.

Ok these are some of my favorite lip glosses right now..there a mix of maybelline, Avon, MAC & NYX. The colors are pinks, peachy and nudes..those are my favorite colors right now and I wear them depending on what color of eye shadow I'm wearing that day. = )

Some of my favorite face products...

Ok so these are some of MY favorite face products..and everything I'm about to say about them is from MY personal experience so if u love them or hate them then i'm sure you have a good reason....

ok so the first one is my makeup remover by Clinique its called wash-away gel cleanser and its for oily skins like mine...its really great with taking off all my makeup (including mascara & eyeliner) and its refreshing makes my face feel really clean.

the second one is my liquid facial soap also by Clinique..also for oily skins..its a good cleanser for me.

ok I dont have the pic on here but I also have the clarifying lotion by Clinique and I have #2 but should be using the one for oily skin...not my fault lol. I also have the dramatically different moisturizer but dont use it bc like my #2 its for combination skin and makes my face even more oily.

the third product is my Murad clarifying cleanser for Acne...this product is one of the best if you have really bad skin but i would recommend using there whole line to get even better results. I use it for my occasional break outs it helps get rid of them quick but its really good..just a little bit drying but nothing a good moisturizer cant fix.

my fourth is my BareMinerals skin rev-er upper..its a good moisturizer with salycilic acid (for breakouts) that i use before my actual moisturizer with SPF..its very light together so it doesnt make my face oily throughout the day and its treating my face while priming my foundation.

the fifth...its my Aveeno Positively Radiant daily moisturizer with an SPF 15..its very important to keep ur skin protected at all times from the suns harmful rays lol..I use this with either my rev-er upper or my smashbox..but not both together, it all depends how my skin is doing that day.

the sixth product is my Smashbox photo finish foundation primer...its an oil free lotion that absorbs the oils in ur skin to make ur foundation look good all day. Its very light and I use it over my moisturizer when my skin is break-out free. It works wonders!! My skin never gets oily throughout the day unless of course I'm sweating..but for that I use my Sonia Kashuk blotting sheets. I got the travel size at Sephora just to try it but i'm definitely going to invest in a bigger bottle.

Ok so last but not least is my vitamins...believe it or not they make a big difference. They have helped so much in my nail growth and hair growth and i have always had skin problems..well my face..but some of that is my fault for not following directions lol..but ummm vitamins are important! = )

So now that I've shared my favorite face products let me tell you how I use them...at night before bed if I have makeup on I of course wash my makeup off and i like to go over it twice with the makeup remover so I can get all the makeup out...then I go over my face once with the soap..pat dry my face after rinsing then I'll apply some clarifying lotion with a cotton then I apply moisturizer all over my face. In the morning..I'll wash my face with the soap, go over my face with clarifying lotion and moisturize before applying makeup. Simple. I know some of you are thinking..duh!! but ummm alot of girls/women dont do that..they'd rather leave there makeup on and wake up to a nasty sticky bacteria infested face in the morning..and then wonder why they have a big pimple lol..sooooo wash ur faces every night whether u have makeup on or not!!

The many uses of this blog...

Ok so this blog...even if hardly anyone is following it..I plan to use for everything, like a journal, like a shoulder to cry on lol (im serious!), like a reminder of  anything I'm doing, feeling, thinking...umm I'll use it to share my beauty products that i'm liking or disliking at the moment, I'll be posting pics of things I'm buying for myself, I'll prob b posting lots of pics of myself and different looks lol...anyway u get the picture and I'm in no way doing this to brag about anything to put anyone down, to bore u with my life or things of that nature..i'm simply doing this because I'm prob not gonna have anyone to talk to for a while so this website will be my bestfriend and I just want to go back and look at what i was doing at a certain time and just motivate myself or just to give whoever looks at this blog my point of view on certain things...

Starting school...

Well after 3 years of being M.I.A from the school world...I'm finally going back!! I cant believe how much time I wasted...on nothing really the only good thing that happened to me in those 3 years was my baby girl. I've always been aware of the importance of school but theres always been something holding me back from doing what I want to do and I've stopped it..I told myself that I wasnt gonna let anyone or anything keep me away from school this time. So..I kinda have a plan of what i'm gonna do and how i'm gonna do it.
   1. I'm quitting my job--tomorrow the 30th is my last day--I realize how hard its going to be not having a job because I have a really big responsibility which is my daughter but I have some of the best parents in the whole world, they offered to help out in every way they can and until now they have. My baby girl is set anyway, she has everything she needs...even some brand new winter clothes lol but whatever she'll be needing while we go she'll be taken care of. I dont have any big bills to worry about each month so I'm good with that. I hate leaving my job because I've had it for 2.5 years and I've grown so close to my coworkers but can you imagine if we stayed at every job because of our coworkers..we'd never get anywhere. I'll just have to keep in touch with them. = )
    2. Put school first--yes I love going out, I love partying and having a good time...but it has to stop...for now! I know there are going to be times where I desperately need to get out of the books but I am going to be strong and just have to say no because the more I put this off the longer its going to take for me to finish and I really dont want to waste another 3 years because I couldnt say no to parties. Because I know the first time I say "ok I'll go out just this time", its going to ruin it for me because I'm going to want to say that all the time. So I need to keep my head straight...
    3. Study hard--I get distracted very easilly..especially when I have a very hyper 2 year old running around everywhere screaming and laughing..but besides her I have so many other things around me that I can easily just shut my books and start on those other things...like my laptop and being able to get on facebook or youtube lol...I'm just going to have to turn it off and put it away. I dont need any distractions..not while I'm studying anyway. I'll make time for the world..just not while I'm studying. I plan to give each of my classes at least 3 hrs a day and as I go i'll determine whether more or less is needed.
    4. Give it my all--Now when I really want something I go for it without giving up. I want a better future,  not only for myself but for my daughter. I want her to be able to have, I want her to follow her dreams one day too and me be able to fulfill half those dreams for her. She is my motivation for going back to school and for wanting something good for us. I want this, I want the satisfaction of knowing that I was able to finish something I worked so hard for...thats where my dedication comes in.

Well tomorrow the 30th of August is the big day...wish me luck!!

Vanessa's Quinceanera 8-14-10

Been M.I.A for a few months...but i'm back!

Wow!! I havent been on my blogspot in months!!! I knew something was missing from my everyday life lol. O where to start..so much has happened since October 2009. I really dont have time to fill in 9 or 10 months worth of things so i'll just fill in as I go. Well my niece Vanessa's 15 is only 12 days away and I am just about ready to party. Its gonna be soo fun!! My sister is doing such a great job planning and decorating. Its hard to believe that little girl that I used to carry around is already 15 years old...time flies!! Well...my baby Sofia is good & healthy. She's 2.5 yrs old...turning 3 in December. She is talking so much more and she has been potty trained for a few months now...she learned SOOO fast! = ) Ummm...i just had a birthday a few days ago. Yes...again!! I'm 24 now lol. I'm so thankful God let me see another year with my beautiful family. Well its late, i just wanted to check in and hopefully i'll b back 2mro to fill in on some more. My life is going really good right now. = )