Top 5 Lipsticks for Winter + Dupes

With winter approaching I thought this would be the perfect time to take out the shades that have been getting lots of love lately and share them with you guys! This was a video that was requested over on my Spanish channel and being the lipstick lover that I am, I just couldn't say no. Some of my picks are high-end, but don't you worry because I got you covered! I dug through my whole lipstick collection and managed to find some dupes or some extremely similar shades. There's a bit for any type of girl, so I hope you enjoy today's video.

Nails for Spring

A few weeks ago I went to my friend, Tatum's, office to discuss a future collaboration. You've seen me wear Love Tatum rings plenty of times on both my YouTube channel and on my blog, so a collaboration just seemed very natural. As we began bouncing ideas off of one another, I had an big "aha" moment. Instead of coming up with a simple "outfit of the day" type post, I wanted to create a fun video presenting a few nail ideas for spring. BRILLIANT! In today's video I will be presenting five nail ideas for spring, including a marble inspired nail art which was incredibly messy to create but looked incredibly chic.

Outfit of the Day | Abstract

Back to back prints on my blog? What is going on?!? I'm really making an effort to add even the slightest bit of color into my wardrobe this year. I purchased this top back during Zara's big sale in January, which is my favorite time to go shop at Zara. The top reminded me a lot of an abstract painting, like one of the many that I had to memorize when I took art history in college. I consider this my ode to art history class, one of my favorite classes I took in college despite feeling like my interpretations were just a bunch of gibberish.

Outfit of the Day | Spotty Dotty

I know that my wardrobe has been a bit on the non-colorful side lately. I just prefer to dress in dark colors so I can wear a bright lip or eyeshadow effortlessly. When I saw this top on the COS website I had to give in and just get something that's a bit of out my comfort zone. Prints are not something that I'm a huge fan of, then add a bunch of unsymmetrical colorful dots and you get something that sounds straight out of a horror movie to me. Oddly enough this top has become one of my favorite pieces in my wardrobe. It goes to show that sometimes it's worth stepping out of your style comfort zone.

Face of the Day | Lykke Li Concert

Last night I went to see Lykke Li right here in San Diego and I decided to dedicate a little post to what I was wearing. Since Lykke Li is a fan of dark eye makeup I decided to ditch my soft makeup and embrace a smoky eye. I've been such a huge fan of Lykke Li since 2008 when her debut album Youth Novels was released. That was one of those life changing albums that I will always hold close to my heart. You might not know this but I used to run a Lykke Li tumblr fan page a few years ago so I'm not kidding when I say that I'm a huge fan. I'm hoping to recreate a Lykke Li makeup look very soon as a tutorial, but for now here's what I wore for the concert!

Color Scheme | Peach

You might be wondering why I'm posting about peach colored makeup as we head into the fall but when it comes to makeup I'm not one that follows the "rules." Peach makeup is flattering year round so I decided to dedicate a blog post entirely to my favorite peachy colored items in my makeup collection. There's some great blush options options that will pair very nicely with a cat eye. Peachy nudes lip products are the perfect companion to a dark smokey eye. And if you're looking to try out any dark lipsticks this fall, then a soft peachy eyeshadow will let your lips be the main attraction. Peaches might not be in season at the moment but the following products are definitely very fresh.

August 2014 Favorites

I am back with another monthly favorites and the third video of this week! What can I say? I had a lot of catching up to do and I still do with over 100 videos in my YouTube "watch later" playlist and over a thousand blog posts in my Bloglovin' feed. I'll eventually get through everything but today I'm just going to be focusing on a few products that I kept using over and over this past month. I have some amazing Tarte products that I'm going to be raving about in this video and also a very inexpensive concealer that might be "holy grail" status.

Music Festival Makeup Bag

It's time for me to pack up some of my beauty arsenal and take them along with me to San Francisco. And yes, this is me packing light. When it comes to makeup I will usually take a lot on a trip because I like having options, but this time I'm just taking things that are practical. I would like to state that Outside Lands is not Coachella, the weather is much cooler and it's not held in the desert so I feel like I can get away with more makeup there. The products that I'm taking along with me are easy to use, multitasking, and compact. I'm going to stop talking now and present you my music festival makeup bag.

July 2014 Favorites

I can't believe that July is now over! This past month just flew by to the point that it almost felt like June and July were one long month. July was an extremely busy month for me, when I wasn't at work I was working on my blog at home so essentially I had little to no free time. In July a lot of my favorite beauty products were easy to use and very low maintenance which was great for all those busy days. Also in this video I'll be sharing my first "un-favorite" ever! Let's just say that I really really don't want you to spend your money on a certain beauty tool.

Review | Lip Monthly

By now I should just introduce myself as Laura "I buy too many lip products" Neuzeth. I was so happy when I heard that someone thought of doing a subscription box for lip product junkies like myself but this particular service has been receiving a lot of mixed reviews. I went to their website to find out more about them and was instantly greeted by red flags, then went to YouTube to look for reviews and found a lot of mixed thoughts about Lip Monthly. Despite the reviews I decided to pick up a box for me to review and let you know if this monthly subscription service is worth checking out or not.

Natural Summer Beauty

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Less is definitely more when it comes to summer beauty, and especially if you're going to be heading out to the pool or beach. There's absolutely no need for a full face of makeup when you're going to be out having fun under the sun. I've teamed up with Walgreens and #CollectiveBias to bring you this summer beauty edition of #WalgreensBeauty. The key to a summer beauty look is simplicity and I'll only be using the following coral colored beauty products for today's natural beauty look.

Tropical Gradient Nail Art

I'm closing drugstore week with a very simple nail art that reminds me of everything that is tropical. You don't need to be drawing on little palm trees to make them tropical, all you need is some green nail polishes and a yellow one. This manicure is very easy and relatively inexpensive since we're using nail polishes from the drugstore and one cosmetic sponge to create the gradient effect.

Drugstore Haul

Welcome to the second day of drugstore makeup week! Today I have a brand new haul with tons of new releases and some products that I've never tried before. There's everything from nail polishes, to eyeshadows, and evcn tweezers. Hopefully this will guide you on your next trip to your drugstore. PS. Don't forget to check the Sunday newspapers for the ads and coupons!

Spring Nail Colors from Walgreens

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I'm kicking off drugstore makeup week with a blog post about nail polish! Nail polishes are one of my many weaknesses and nothing excites me more than bright nail colors! I wear nail polish year round but I really step up my nail game in spring and summer, and thankfully I can always keep up with the spring nail trends at Walgreens. Walgreens has a large selection nail polishes ranging from drugstore brands to more expensive brands. Today thanks to #CollectiveBias and #WalgreensBeauty, I'm going to be showing you five Revlon nail polishes which are perfect for any spring and summer manis and pedis.

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.

Outfit of the Day | Battle Born

Last month I bought these really cool velvet combat boots on Hautelook and didn't even think of a way to wear them. Sometimes I tend to just get things without even thinking about how I'm going to wear them. While I was getting dressed this Killers shirt caught my eye (because I've been on a huge Killers kick lately) and then I realized that it would be the perfect companion to the boots. Boy was I right! Now if only The Killers would have a show in the States, I wish I could wear this to one of their shows...

Top 5 Lipsticks for Spring

You can only imagine how excited I was to film this video when my friend Sandra of SBeauty101 asked me if I wanted to collaborate with her. In my newest video I'll be sharing with you my favorite lipsticks for spring, as well as showing you how they look on me. When I think of spring I think of a transition from dark lipsticks to rosey and candy colored hues. I really tried to include something for everyone in my list so I'm hoping that you will enjoy it and perhaps find a new lipstick to try out.

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.

Channel Orange

Hello everyone, my name is Laura and I am addicted to orange colored lip colors. Once upon a time I found orange to be too obnoxious, but flash forward a couple of years and now I'm constantly fighting the urge to purchase more orange lip colors. My collection of orange lip products is rapidly growing with no signs of stopping any time soon. Inspired by the Frank Ocean album Channel Orange, I'm going to be showing you a variety of orange shades and lip products in this post.

Face of the Day | Glam Holiday Look

So I already showed you an easy holiday look but today I have a more dramatic look for those who are planning to get dressed up this Christmas. While a lot of people try to incorporate a red lip to their holiday look I decided to go for green. A deep green smokey eye always looks amazing on anyone in my opinion. I'm going to be showing you how I got my glam look using primarily drugstore products.