Interesting Sights

Today Sephora opened up near me and I was ecstatic. I went with friends, who are always good for talking you out of buying yet another lip gloss, and bought some lovely products. Nothing like buying makeup to make you happy! On the way back I saw a lovely coat. It was a simple black coat except for one detail. A gold sequin panel on the side. It was a lovely detail but i wonder how she could wear it everyday in the winter. Is it easy to wear a distinct coat or a simple one. A simple one won't interfere with your outfit but an interesting one could brighten your day up considerably.
Things like these make Friday even better!

Dolls I did it!

I found a way to eliminate my frizz. I didn't sell my soul, and it's easy to do at home. Of course, You have to find time in your busy day, at least forty minutes.
First you wash your hair, but don't wash out the conditioner. What I did was put on a shower cap, get out of the shower and blow dry(rest, blow dry), but you could just stay in the shower with the cap on and let steam do all the work. After I washed out conditioner, I made two ponytails, one on top and one on bottom. I did this because the area that gets frizziest on me is the first layer of hair. Then I put shime serum on the bottom poyntail, and John Frieda frizz ease on the top and braided both separately. I let them dry for abou ten twenty minutes and then unbraided them, and slathered then in hairspray. If you want your hair to be very light , or to have looser curls, don't use hairspray, I did because without it my hair gets huge and makes my cheeks look big. Et voila! Minimal frizz (as it dried, the top layer of my hair became frizzy, but this could be because it's semi-straight).
On a totally unrelated not, I got three magazines and am having tons of fun! Goodbye!

I want...

...Everything! And since I cant have it, I'm going to tell you lovely readers a few of the things, maybe some of you can buy and enjoy it for me.

• The entire Maybelline Shinesensational lip gloss collection. (Already have two)

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• This Sophia Kokosalaki coat

• The Honey perfume from Demeter

• A Band/military jacket. This perhaps?
• Cork Wedges, so much I will die if I don't have them by June.( okay, that was a slight exaggeration)
• A dress form, Such an easy way to set out my outfits without them getting wrinkled, or covered in dog hair.
• Straight A's
  
• An ipod touch
• SPRING

There's more but I've decided to be generous and not make you read through the entire list
Bye now!

Dear Maybelline,

I've had a bumpy relationship with you. Your products always looked so good, but I was putt off by the prices. Then I tried you mascara, and it was love. I was faithful and always turned to you when I wanted to make an impact, but I heard bad reviews of you. Why should I buy you when Covergirl has better reviews, I thought. I thought wrong, sure Covergirl is nice, but why settle? You won me back with your Shinesensational glosses. They're slightly shimmery, have great color, and smell incredible. I have you in Cherry Kiss and Berry Bella, and I want more. Through skepticism and doubt, you kept me coming back, so Thank You and good job!
Sincerely Une belle fille

After a weekend of snow i am ready for spring. I want to wear thin cotton dresses with sandals and eat Mr. Softies and have to put on sunscreen. I can just imagine lying in the sun but it's still February. Waiting sucks :(
As many of you should know by now, pastels are the new "Thing". I love pastels and they are very easy to wear but as it is February, wearing a light pink dress with light blue flats isn't very appropriate. So let's keep it on our faces. Pastels aren't mean to overwhelm your face so a sheer-ish color with a hint of shimmer works best. you can then layer that or leave it simple. Most people look good in light green but light purple and blue also work nicely. Light eyeshadow is very versatile so you can pair it with any lip color. I prefer to keep the rest of my face simple with some gloss but you can be very daring. Red lips would complement shimmery pastel eyes if your very confident, or you could create a cat eye with the color with rosy cheeks.
This makeup for ever shadow has a little shimmer and is great for layering. It can look very intense and matte if you want or like a light pastel. the purple color has a little red in it so it would look good on many people.
I like to use Clinique and makeup forever for light eyes, but to each their own.
So try this trend out, it is easily made your own. Image from Sephora

Been popping cheerios like a toddler

First of all, Rest in peace artistic genius Alexander Mcqueen.

Now, I hope everyone heard We Are The World. I heard it two days ago and then remembered it today because it started playing while I got a long needed manicure (Essie-Jam n Jelly:The best color ever! Bright-but-not-neon pink with a purple shimmer.) One nail has chipped a little though :(
I've spent the majority of the last two hours going to the computer and running back to my room. Damn salmon! I usually love salmon but that smell was TERRIBLE!
I received Elle last night and I was sooo happy! Keira Knightly looks beautiful and the articles are great but what grabbed me was the accessories and makeup. The animal print wedges were to DIE for. Maybe I'm just loving animal print right now. I
want everything animal print now but i have to restrain myself; no prints at school :(
Goodbye, I have to return to reading blogs while popping cheerios like a toddler ;)

Sorry about the random posting but i feel that it's going to be like this for a while more. I'm still trying to figure out how much work I need to do to get the grades I got last year. But I have so much to say!
First off, makeup. I know many people who are concerned with the chemicals in the products they wear. This is totally reasonable (who wants to buy something bad for you?) but good products that aren't filled with chemicals are hard to find. I have a certain standard for my products chemically but with mascara and lip gloss these go out the window. I want my lip gloss to be slightly tinted, and normally VERY shiny. This doesn't happen in the natural products I've found. Also with mascara, I want big, dark, glossy, separated and full lashes. Same problem as lip gloss but I'm almost there with my eyelashes. I have a natural lash builder that I layer under my mascara so I don't have to put tons on. This isn't perfect but I'm interested in you, Are you more interested in results, or the label in the back?
Secondly, since it's awards season, I want to talk about dresses. Though there hasn't been too many this year I'd like to speak about the strapless fishtail dress. I feel there is so much bias against this and I don't like it. Yes, a l0t of the time it's boring and bland but the people showing us these dresses have a bias before seeing the dress. I mean, everyone remembers the line of boring dresses last year but how many remember Anne Hathaway's Armani sequin dress? A lot I hope. So don't bash the strapless fishtail dress!
Lastly, and shortly, I made crepes last night and they're sooo fun! Everyone should make them because after the third time it's easy and fun and with a little powder sugar delicious!

Golden Globes

I have so much to say that I'll to do it in note form:
Drew Barrymore-Loved the color of her dress but I wasn't feeling her sparkly hip thing
Sandra Bullock-The bold purple stood out against all the neutrals, plus the sheer bits were lovely
Penelope Cruz-No opinion on her dress but her hair was great
Jennifer Garner-So lovely!
Halle Berry-Loved her dress the first time but pictures don't thrill me
Marion Cotillard-Her dress was incredible and one of the only green dresses in the red carpet
Fergie-Incredible dress of course, though a bit too tan for my taste
Lea Michele-Perfect in Oscar de la Renta
Maggie Gyllenhaal-The origami detailing and peachy-blush color were great
Anna Kendrick-I like her dress but I think it would've been a thousand time better without the ruffle
Amy Adams-I liked this but I feel like I've seen this before
Diane Kruger-Her makeup was great and on first look I liked her dress. Second glance I thought it was to bright, but now I like it again
Olivia Wilde-On TV I liked her makeup tons and thought her dress was okay. In pictures I think it's too much makeup and a great dress
Carey Mulligan-I didn't like her dress but I loved the headband
Emily Blunt-Perfection
Christina Aguilera-Looked great in her dress and rocked her short cut
January Jones-Lovely hair and makeup
Chloe Sevigny-I've gotten to the point where I love everything she wears.
I have many more thoughts but they'll have to wait until tomorrow until then mes amis!

Merry Christmas!

I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas Eve! I received most of my presents yesterday because the part of my family that celebrates Hanukkah celebrates it when it is convenient (late January). I wont list my gifts for you but I will recommend two things to buy yourself for Christmas. One, Covergirl outlast Lip stain. It's felt marker tip makes it fun to put on and despite it's never-fade quality it doesn't dry out my lips at all: The perfect stain. I paired it with some gloss this morning and I have a perfect Pink/Red pout. Second, L'oreal Elnett Satin hairspray. It is recommended by all hairstylists and makes your hair stay put without any crunchiness. I guess that's it so
Bye Loves

Go December!

Only 24 days till Christmas and 31 till 2010! I am crazy excited and can't wait for the holidays but if today was a preview of the weather for the next few months I'm definitely in need of warmer clothes.
Since it's December, my favorite issues of magazines are now out! Who can say they don't enjoy flipping through pages of party makeup and clothes and finding treasures in gift lists with cool names? I am dying over the makeup! I love party makeup but I have to tone down my makeup for school. Take some examples from People stylewatch; I'd love to try this seasons glossy pink lips with metallic gray shadow. Or the trend of plum lids, Eyeliner already bought. All I have to do is perfect my cat eye, straighten my hair and watch some of the looks youtube beauty stars are using and I'll be set for at least a month and a half of partying. If I had to guess which products will be used up by January I'd have to say:

• My Sephora lip gloss in Bronzed Goddess
• Wet n' wild mega chrome eyeliner pencil in 153 Amethyst
• Burt's Bees lip shimmer in champagne. Perfect layered over a matte red for a high watt shine.
• Sephora glitter eyeliner in Opal
• Le Metier Beaute true color eyeshadow in Platinum
• Maybelline The colossal volum'express mascara
• Styli-style glitter lid liner in black
• N.Y.C. Liquid liner in jet black

As you can see I'm more about the eyes. I don't know why this is other then cooler colors and I have a hard time finding good colors for my coloring. I don't know if I'll be buying much makeup this season though, I can only think of three things off the top of my head I might need. Those are copper eyeshadow, more mascara and faux lashes. Well Goodbye mon amours!
P.s. All beauty trends and makeup are good for the holidays and on trend.

Hair

Envy
I have total (almost) all consuming envy of this girls hair. I love the color purple and she looks so good with her hair that color. She's often featured on DropSnap (which I love for all the funky Japanese street fashion pics).My mom's not totally into that so I'll have to wait till summer for camp. The only prob;em is that my Curly dark brown hair takes a lot of bleach for colors to show. I had blue without bleach and it was almost unnoticeable.

My favorite color is blue but I doubted it's wearability as a hair color until I saw Mademoiselle Yulia:
She rocks it beyond belief and inspires tons of envy.
Hope everyone had a lovely Thanksgiving and happy weekend!

Today...sorta

This is from yesterday. I wrote most of this yesterday but i figured out how much homework I had, anyway.
I was sore! And by sore I mean sore on my quads, inside of my elbows and my lower legs. Ugh..basketball tryouts.
I went to the Teen nick offices and Sephora. During the first we (my brother and I) became the teen advisory council. They wanted someone real to talk to and who's more real then me! At Sephora I got my moms birthday lip gloss and and a crazy clear-ish, sparkly eyeliner I love! I love Sephora with all my heart.
On Luinae's blog More Magic Always she mentioned the Myers Briggs personality test. It sounded very interesting so I went and took it. My outcome was ESFP. I didn't find what it stood for but I did find my description which was pretty accurate and very flattering;) In the sites words:

Performers have the special ability, even among the Artisans, to delight those around them with their warmth, their good humor, and with their often extraordinary skills in music, comedy, and drama. Whether on the job, with friends, or with their families, Performers are exciting and full of fun, and their great social interest lies in stimulating those around them to take a break from work and worry, to lighten up and enjoy life.

Performers are plentiful, something over ten percent of the population, and this is fortunate, because they bring pleasure to so many of us. Performers are the people for whom it can truly be said "all the world's a stage." Born entertainers, they love the excitement of playing to an audience, and will quickly become the center of attention wherever they are. Performers aren't comfortable being alone, and seek the company of others whenever possible-which they usually find, for they make . wonderful playmates. Performers are smooth, talkative, and witty; they always seem to know the latest jokes and stories, and are quick with wisecracks and wordplay-nothing is so serious or sacred that it can't be made fun of. Performers also like to live in the fast lane, and seem up on the latest fashions of dress, food, drink, and music. Lively and uninhibited, Performers are the life of the party, always trying to create in those around them a mood of eat, drink, and be merry.

I am certainly comfortable alone but othewise it is pretty accurate. you can choose yourself if you think it is accurate but you should definitely take the test. Goodbye, Mwah!

Lots of different stuff

I was reading Sal's blog Already Pretty and I saw Operation Beautiful. Check out the mission. The posts are lovely and I might start soon!!!!!!
I'm wearing a Striped shirt I've admired of my moms at the moment and I'm super happy! I was just given it! I love getting things I've admired forever. I love stripes and wish I could wear them every day!
Did you see the weather today! It was rainy and Slightly windy and over all Fall-y! Sooo refreshing! I love Fall and Am dying to dress up for Halloween. I'm going as a barbie this year, Christie! Note All the pink! I love that color but blues my favorite color.
Did my nails a few hours ago and only made a few mistakes. Go purple! I like all my colors (38!) but I'm itching to buy a new color. I was about to buy it A week ago but saw Elle. That color is grey. I have a nice shiny silver but I want a slate, matte grey!
Did everyone see Snl last night! I'm a huge fan of the show and was super psyched! Megan fox was okay but I think the other people shined a bit more. I love her in Transformers though.
I'm so excited for all the shows I'm watching! Let me tell you my fave five shows.
Glee-I love musicals and this show is so well cast with amazing plot twists!
Eastwick-So funny and thrilling
Community-I love Joel Mchale and the dialogue is hilarious.
House-His method is awesome and all the other people (Olivia Wilde, Jenifer Morrison) are now faves!
Lie to Me-Learning about body language(and more!) was masked by the bickering of Lightman
(Glee is Wednesday, Community and Eastwick are Thursday, House and Lie To me are Mondays)
Happy Yom Kippur! Bye!

Today

I went to Duane Reade and bought 3 absolutely essential beauty tools. I was amazed at how easily I was able to discern what I actually needed. I bought a Maxfactor eye shadow set with pinky neutrals, a set of brushes to replace a few of my old ones, and clear gloss. After all that thought I put into makeup last night I found myself more knowledgeable when putting on makeup and it was easier to see the choices I had.
I've had Wicked stuck in my head for a bit and today I listened to the whole CD for the first time in a while. It's a great show and the music is fantastic. The costumes are also incredible but nothing compares to the catchy-ness of their songs.
Goodbye my pretties have a fun Tuesday.

I Baked!

I finally baked with gluten free flour! I might have forgotten to say but I'm going gluten free for two months starting the 23 of last month. It was hard at first but it's getting easier.
Most people start school tomorrow or the day after but I will be blissfully enjoying home. I have orientation Thursday and start school a week from today. An advantage of my school is how early we end and how late we start. I still have to get school supplies but after that I can ignore it. Some people view school as torture and some love it, I've never has strong feelings either way but it gets repetitive after a bit. My brother on the hand loathes school.
I've been watching a lot of YouTube makeup tutorials and after watching Blair aka Juicystar07's room tour I finally understood Rachel Zoe's term. While watching I repeatedly thought to myself, "I die". Seriously, I didn't get the term till then. After watching these makeup tutorials I find myself needing more makeup so I will be making a list of makeup to buy before school. Last year I had an hour to get ready and never had time to put any thought into my makeup so this year I will plan my outfit the night before so I will have time to plan. I'm proud of myself for making a school resolution I can keep because I usually make good ones that are relatively unachievable for me (another one is to add a piece of jewelery to each outfit). But that's still a week away.
Goodbye, more Beauty tutorials to watch.

I'm feeling properly pampered after my pedicure.

But I know some people feel differently. After I forced my mom to get her first manicure a few years back she's gotten only one other manicure. She feels slightly repulsed. She doesn't want people she doesn't know touching and massaging her hands. I on the other hand love it. Being pampered suits me. A lot of people like being pampered but I didn't realize how many people don't. I've been trying to perfect my manicure skills for a while but I much prefer having someone else do my nails. Right now my nails are evergreen and my toes are dark red. I love my nail polish and have a million shades. I'm looking to buy some Zoya nail polish because the colors are beautiful.
What do you guys think about nail polish? Do you like manicures or do you like doing your own nails?
Mwah!

Been...

...Catchin up on my Jon Stewart. Super funny!
At the moment I'm marveling at the fact that my dog comes when I call her name. Sweet accomplishment.
I finished my cookie's with a little trouble but they turned out great. All of them morphed into one but when I cut them some were crunchy and some were chewy but overall tasty. We can't finish them till tomorrow so I'll probably have to hide them (some people in this house have no self control). I love baking!
I got a mani-pedi today and it was wonderful! I'm friends with them and for my patience I got a free back rub and topcoat! It's a really friendly place and totally worth the walk in this weather. Check it out! It's on 101st and Broadway and it's called In and Out nails, Manhattan baby. The best Borough!
Au revior, my lovelies!

Mmmmm, Lovely

Woke up and got dressed at 9 today. Hallelujah! I immediately went to the hairdresser to get my hair done. Nobody else was there(duh, it's a rainy Friday morning) so it was nice and quiet. The rollers weren't as bad as usual. It looks beautiful and is so long. Unfortunately the humidity when I walked home frizzed the ends of my hair. I guess I'll just hot iron the ends soon.
Later this afternoon I'm going to make chocolate cheesecake. I am so excited but I'm tempted to chicken out cuz I'm not totally confident with making cheesecake. Can wait to make it!
Bye! This is my second or third to last post.

Lots of different stuff

I had the worst night of sleep last night! My brother was being annoying so I slept on the couch with my dog. Whatev, at least the pins in my hair held(my hair still looks nice).
After a refreshing shower and my hair was soft and it's curls loose and distinctive, I was posed with the decision to put on pj's or not. I decided to put on one of my new dresses that I wore last night while watching tv late at night. It has a very light fabric and a green and purple liberty print. Right now I am sooo in love with it. So in love that I will not take off the tags till I wear it to camp Sunday.
I've decided to straighten my hair Friday so all my camp peeps can bask in the glory of my long shiny straight hair. Thank goodness I've forgotten the torture of last time or else I wouldn't be able to go. The heat really is excruciating so my friends had better appreciate it.;) The salon really is the only way to go with curly and frizzy hair like mine.
I had an appliance put in my mouth called a Nance last year. I don't know what it was doing but it was on the roof of my mouth and I grew accustomed to it. Well yesterday I went to the orthodentist and they took it out. It's a bit raw and sorta weird but I'm happy because I'm now a few steps closer to perfect teeth.
I redid my nails because with my new shoes my nails looked horrifying and decided to try out the rhinestones my friend gave me. Two of them fell off on a hand so I fixed the other hand and they're nice. They lasted through the night which is cool.
Friday, along with my hair I've decided to finally make the chocolate cheesecake I've been wanting to make. It takes a few hours of waiting but it sounds sooo good!
Goodbye! Mwah Mwah Mwah!

hair

I must explain one of my biggest pet peeves because on a lot of blogs I follow curls have been coming up (how to recreate them , how much people want them etc). I was born with thick, frizzy and nearly uncontrollable curly hair. My hair will only take serums, no gel or hairspray works well. What happens is my hair loses its shape while remaining crunchy from the product. I can only use scrunchies (though after a while even those break). Plus, I've got enough volume for 20 people. I must admit that sometimes its nice, when I let my hair loose(which can only be done after washing it) it looks perfect. Than of course I have to put it back because its annoying me. Also, if I touch it when its wet, it goes crazy and frizzes. If I blow dry it after washing it, I look like a poodle. On my moms side of the family they have straight, flat hair (easy to style in my opinion). They hate that it wont hold volume and wish they had curls. *sigh* Guess you always want what you don't have. I also hate when magazines have how to give your hair more texture. As if I don't have enough! I've had my hair straightened many times and braided and given wavy texture (Mostly at a wonderful salon). I plan to show my camp friends what my hair looks like straight( long, flat and shiny) so after my beach party I'll straighten it again. After many trials I have an almost perfect hair routine. I trust my hair to Garnier Fructis and Herbal Essences, truly wonderful! Sorry to people who want curly hair, people like me probably annoy you. Promise next post will have tons of pics and happier comments!
(p.s. my hairs not that bad, just annoying when getting ready)

Bye!