January Beauty Finds

With the new year coming in, most of us like to tweak our beauty regimens, whether it's for hair or makeup. Me, I'm all about both. So, to start off I think I'm going to begin doing a monthly beauty finds here on the blog. I recently went into Ulta on a hunt for two NYX lip liners and couldn't find them. So.. I began to browse and came across a few a products I've been wanting to try. The first is the Anastasia Brow Definer. I'm all about clean and groomed brows and I have been looking for a substitute for my MAC Spiked brow pencil. I found it with this product. It retailed in Ulta for $23 and was worth every penny. Next up, I was looking to try a new foundation and I prefer creme foundations over liquid. I heard raves about this Urban Decay Naked Skin Ultra Definition Powder Foundation and have to say I love this too. I'm a fan of UD products anyway because they're organic (if you didn't know) and I love the Naked 3 palette; it's my everyday go to.  I also picked up the Eyeshadow Primer because I was tired of the creasing I'd get throughout the day when I use concealer to prime my lids. This product was great and I didn't see ANY creasing! Then finally, the Yes to Grapefruit dark correcting serum. If you have pigmentation from pesky pimples then you know how they can leave dark spots and I HATE that.. so I'm hoping this does the trick. Too early to tell right now if it works, but I"ll come back next month with an update. If you don't shop at Ulta, stop by, they have tons of brands of makeup and they do offer sales. Also, if you get their Rewards card, you get points that add to bonus coupons too. If you check some of these products out, let me know what you think!

I added better pics for you to see the product, sorry for the Iphone pics! :-(

Urban Decay Naked Skin Ultra Definition
Foundation Powder 

Anastasia Brow Definer  (Dark Brown)

Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion (Original)

     

 

Autumn in January

Because that's exactly what this weather feels like. About 56 degrees with a slight wind. Pretty unusual for this area, but then it was just 70 degrees a few weeks ago for Christmas! So, I get to dress for both seasons! YAY! The fur vest was warm enough for me to wear alone. Lovin my hats for sure especially on bad hair days! :-) 

Hat - H&M

Fur Vest - TJ Maxx

Jeans - Zara

Boots - JustFab

Lip color - NYX Bruised Rouge

#BOSSMOM

I stumbled across this t shirt on Instagram a few weeks ago. It was created by two wonderful women that are moms who are putting their dreams to work. Their website empowers all moms who are doin IT! They feature a line of different t shirts on their website so be sure to check them out www.bossmomnation.com. I can attest to the fact that I wear this shirt proudly because as a mom of four it is NO JOKE trying to balance it all but I do..even when it's extremely hard! Shout out to my 4 kids because they do keep me motivated to continue to press on! XOXO!!!

Coat- H&M

Hat - Charlotte Russe

Jeans - Zara

Tshirt - Bossmom.com

Boots - BCBG

Glasses - Hush Boutique

Lip color - MAC Heroine

MIA Where have I been??

First post of the new year and first post on this blog in 6 months. When I say life happens, it happens! It's taken everything in me to get back to posting, because although I was on a roll last year, this was something I truly enjoyed. It was a pastime for my creativity in clothing and also an outlet. So I'll sum it up as fast as I can. I went to Mexico in July on a WONDERFUL girls trip and had every intention of posting pics of that, but shortly after I got back things in my life took a turn for the worst. My father was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer and I became his caretaker. I'm the only child and this weighed HEAVILY on me, not just because I did everything by myself, but because I loved and still love my father dearly and he was my everything. Seeing him decline was so difficult for me that some days it was hard to breathe. I wont linger too much but only to say that his death has left me with an emptiness that only those who have gone through this can understand. Moving forward in life without him has been very trying and some days I still don't believe he's gone,but one thing I know for sure is that he would want me to press on and do all the things I'm supposed to do; live life to the fullest (because he did), experience new things (because he did), be kind and try to be a good person to all, even those that wrong you (because he did). So many things I could say about him and what he meant to not just me, but to his family and friends and all the lives he touched, so I'll stop here. I also turned 40 in November, and life really got put into perspective even more. I guess I could say I've lived half of my life and I've learned to be very mindful of all the blessings I have, in spite of my loss. I knew that when I turned 40, I wanted this to be a turning point for me. I had a list of a few things I planned to accomplish. I pretty much am on the path with most of it. I started locing my hair in August which actually was something I'd thought about doing for awhile. A post will be coming on that shortly. My youngest daughter started hers in June and I told her that I would go on the journey with her ( yes a journey, because it is). She was a little nervous about it and I wanted to let her know I supported her and it just was a no brainer to begin my own. I'm currently on a 14 day vegan challenge but I told myself that this was the year that I would become a vegetarian anyway. It's been 6 days without any meat and I'm being so honest when I say I don't miss it and feel so good!! I've found that although I didn't hate cooking, I'm enjoying the new recipes and cooking my own meals. I started back exercising because you can eat healthy all day long, but you gotta stay active. School picks back up for me in another week and I can now count down because by the end of the year, I'll have my degree! Lots to look forward to so let's get this year started on the good foot! I have SOOO many outfit postings that I may end up doing two a day to catch up! Thanks for sticking around if you've been rockin with me for awhile, and if you're new, thanks for stopping by to read and check my blog out! #LETSGO!