Happy New Years..17 days later!! :)

Wow..so Halloween has passed, Thanksgiving has passed, Christmas has passed & New Year's is gone as well..sorry but I was busy with school, my daughter and just life itself has me wrapped up. But here I am again..at the start of a new semester. My first day of Spring 2011 classes begins tomorrow and I am hoping for a successful semester like my last one. My life has been great so far and I am loving every single second of it..I couldn't ask for anything better. A quick update, Halloween was spent at my sisters, she hosted a party and my baby dressed up as a witch..pics later. Thanksgiving was at my sister's again lol..my parents, brothers and sisters got together and we had a great time. Christmas at my sister's again with the family and had a nice time dancing and spending time with eachother. New Year's was just my parents, my brother, my daughter and I since my other 3 siblings had plans with their families, but it was nice anyway we went to a bar and brought in the New Year. I had a full month of winter vacation and it consisted of lots of shopping and spending time with my daughter. I promised to put up pics of my purchases and do a quick review on them but haven't had a chance to do any of that lately, although i do have the pics just haven't posted them yet. Hopefully I get a chance during the week to catch up on lots of blogging..because I do have lots to catch up on. Peace!! :)

New pics..

This is my baby girl Sofia...

This is me..

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!!