Face of the Day | Easy Breezy

Not going to lie, I've been lacking in the creativity department recently. I just have a lot of my mind and not enough energy to be creative on the blog. Yesterday when I woke up for work I felt like I desperately needed some color in my life. I used an eyeshadow that I've only worn one and even wore my fun necklace. Hopefully things will pick up creatively once Outside Lands is over but for the meantime here's my latest face of the day post.

Face of the Day | The Muted Red Lip

Last week I went to MAC to drop off some empties and get two products through the Back to MAC program. I went to MAC with a list of lipsticks that I wanted to swatch but I ended up gravitating to a color that I haven't heard many talk about. It isn't a bright shade for spring and summer but it's definitely a color that I'll be wearing a lot. This red lipstick proves that not all red lipstick are created equal. Say hello to the muted red lip! 

Face of the Day | Pink and Lilac

You all know by now that I'm a neutral type of girl but lately I've been really loving really feminine colors like lilac and dare I say... pink. While I'm still not a fan of pink clothing, I have definitely been loving pink blushes and lip products. I know, pinks and lilacs for spring? Groundbreaking. For me this is a departure from my taupe comfort zone and I can't wait to start playing more with color, even if I opt for sheer formulas.

4 or More Tag

I've been seeing the 4 or More Tag floating around YouTube and I decided to tag myself. I found the tag very interesting because you really get an idea of what someone really likes. If you buy a product four or more times then it's definitely a product that you stand by. **WARNING** There's a lot of lip products, but I'm sure that won't be a surprise to anyone.

February 2014 Favorites

February has come and gone! Honestly, where did month go? I feel like I just recorded my January favorites like last week! In this month I have a couple of the products that were in the big haul I showed you last month, so there's a lot of new products that I've never talked about. Last month may have been all about tangerine lips, but in February I toned it back a bit and started embracing more neutral colors. What can I say? I like to shake things up even if it's by toning down my look.

Eyeliner in 4 Ways

Eyeliner can be a tough skill to acquire because if you have a shaky hand you'll end up with a very squiggly line. I remember how bad my eyeliner would look when I first started getting into makeup. I would try to make one smooth line and would end up having to go wider and wider to cover up my mistakes, until I was left with an Amy Winehouse eyeliner. What if I told you applying eyeliner is not that hard? In my latest video I'm going to show you four different ways that you can line your eye. 

Empty Products #4

Uploading this one blog post took forever! I started off the day like any other day- checking Twitter, listening to music, and getting prepared to upload photo files to my laptop when disaster struck. Once I inserted my DSLR's USB cord both my MacBook Pro and power cord just died on me. Since I'm so freaking attached to my laptop, I started panicking and drove to the Apple Store with no appointment. Thankfully the lovely people at my Apple Store were able to fix it and I've ordered a card reader in case the USB cord is damaged. Now that we have that out of the way, we can begin talking about the beauty products that I've recently finished. Some were great, others were not. If you want a quick-ish (emphasis on the -ish) run through then watch my latest video.

Face of the Day | The Beauty of Simplicity

There was once a time that colored eyeshadow and smokey eyes used to be my go-to looks, even for school. When I first started getting into makeup I figured I could apply almost any color on my face, so I did. Looking back at those pictures aren't necessarily embarrassing, but I do wish I could have taken it easy with Electric Eel (an eyeshadow that I bought just because of MGTM's song Electric Feel). Nowadays I have learned to embrace more neutral looks that enhance some of my features. Hopefully this will be a stage in my life that I look back upon and think "I looked nice," instead of "WHOA, BLUE EYESHADOW!"

Outfit of the Day | Wine Tasting in Temecula

On Sunday the limo company Aall In Limo hosted a couple of San Diego fashion, food, and travel bloggers on one of their wine tours in Temecula. The last time I went to a wine tour I was only a teen so all I got to taste in Napa were sparkling juices. This time around I'm in my 20's and accompanied by some of my great bloggers friends. This is the first post of a little two-part series showing you what we did during the amazing wine tour.

January Favorites

First monthly favorites video of 2014! Making new discoveries is always great but sometimes we tend to forget about the products we already own. January was a month of rediscovering products in my makeup collection. From highlight products to a foundation that used to be hard to work with, I'm going to be showing you a variety of products I've been loving in my latest video.

MY BIGGEST HAUL EVER!

It is finally time for me to show you all of the things I hauled during December and January. I did quite a bit of damage but good thing both my birthday and Christmas are in December so I usually end up with quite a bit of shopping money by the time the sales begin. In this haul I have a little bit of everything from drugstore items, to beauty tools, and even some high end products. I'm a bit proud and ashamed at the same time at how many products I have in this beauty... can I use the whole "being a beauty blogger" excuse for this haul?

Striped Tops from Day to Night

Since Thanksgiving break I've been talking to the sister duo on YouTube, thepigsandmonkeys, about a collaboration. The collaboration was pushed back over a month due to the holidays, but I'm so happy to finally bring you the collaboration we've been talking about for months now. Elodie, Nathalie, and I are going to show you how you can take a normal striped top from day to night.

Perfect Lip Colors for the Holidays

It's the season of bright red lips, delicious cranberry shades, and the dark vampy lips. I've chosen eight lipsticks that will suit a number of different skin tones and will look fabulous for any holiday party that you'll be attending. I've made sure to include various finishes, types of lip colors, and price tags so there sure to be something for you.

Face of the Day | Cool for Fall

According to the makeup rules set by who knows who, you wear dark makeup in the fall and colorful makeup in the spring and summer. Well I'm not one that likes following the rules when it comes to expressing yourself, so if I want to wear coral lips in the fall then I can do just that. I also felt like look played up the purple and coral hues in my top by Roots Canada which features some beautiful Canadian scenery during sunset.  The look also incorporates some of the new drugstore products that I've picked up the past week.

Get Ready with My Mom!

On Saturday my mom had to go to a wedding so it was up to me to do her makeup. I asked her if I could film for my channel and she said "sure," but knowing how she's still a bit shy in front of the camera I decided to turn this into a "get ready with me" type of video instead of having her talk. I hope in the future you get to hear her because she's quite a funny person, but I'll have to do some subtitling since she speaks nothing but good ol' Spanish. She asked me to do a smokey eye which is her default look to be honest (I guess she never quite outgrew the bold 80's and 90's eye makeup). I decided to put a modern spin on a smokey eye by using a beautiful MAC Mineralized eyeshadow that has very fine blue glitter.

Get Ready With Me | FWSD Edition

FWSD week over at Laura Neuzeth is now coming to an end with a little "get ready with me" video. When in doubt one can never go wrong with a "get ready with me," plus it was a look that got a lot of compliments at FWSD. Whenever I wear a head wrap and red lips I can't help but feel Chiquita Banana, I know that sounds strange but I wish I could rock a bowl of fruit in my head like her. Silliness aside I hope all of you enjoy my latest "get ready with me" video as much as I did recording and editing it.

September Favorites

September has come and gone! This month went by incredibly fast and although we are officially in fall season, it really doesn't feel like fall here in San Diego. Can a girl get the chance to wear a jacket and scarf already? In this month's playlist I'll be sharing my favorite skincare, makeup, nail polish, song, and my favorite YouTuber of the month. Also stay tuned till the end of the video to see the bloopers!

Nails of the Day | In the Nude

It's been a while since my last "nails of the day" post since I honestly haven't done anything special with them in past month and a half. I've pretty much been wearing the same nail polishes that you've seen on my blog posts or videos so I didn't feel the need to show them to you again. Recently I've been falling in love with Avon's Nailwear Pro+ nail polishes. They are some of the most opaque nail polishes I've ever tried. The polish goes one super smooth, it barely chips, and it has a very glossy finish. I've never been a fan of nude nail polishes until I tried this one, I guess all I needed was a nice opaque nude polish to change my mind.

Your Lips Are Red

Inspired by the St. Vincent song title, I've decided to dedicate a whole blog post to one of my absolute favorite lipstick shades. What's not to love about red lipstick? It's loud, powerful, and classic. Every woman looks absolutely beautiful with the right shade of red but I know that not everyone feels comfortable with such a loud shade on their lips, that's why I'll be sharing a variety finishes of red lipstick. I hope you enjoy this look into my ever growing red lipstick collection.

Empty Products #1

I've been a good girl when it comes to using up products so I've finally collected enough products to film my first empty products video. Check out whether I recommend or tell you to avoid a certain product.