My favorites for November...

Ello everyone! So it is the end of November, and I'm in a panic about Christmas gifts! Has anyone completed their shopping already? I haven't even started!

There were a couple products that I have been flocking to for the month of November, and I wanted to share those with you today <3 I will list a couple here, and for the full list, I have it up on YouTube :)

♥ Wet n Wild Lipstick - Stoplight red
This lipstick I used in a Halloween tutorial for a pinup girl. If you haven't seen it, I will leave the link here: Pinup Girl. It is a classic, bright red that gives such great color payoff. It is a Wet & Wild lipstick, so the formula is very drying (I hate that!) but with a gloss on top, the lips look amazing <3

♥ Maybelline Color Tattoo Pressed Pigment - Improper Copper
I have been a fan of the Color Tatto's since Maybelline put them on the market. They always have such vivid colors and they are great for a eyeshadow base. I saw they put pigments out, and I am always all about pigments. If you don't know what a pigment is, it's a loose powder product that can be used as eyeshadow, highlighter, or mixed in with lip gloss, nail polish, lotion, and many other things to create new shimmer/colored products. The color I picked up goes great with blue eyes, and it really makes them pop!

♥ Covergirl Outlast Nailpolish - Wine Stain
Covergirl nail polishes have really surprised me lately. The formulas are fantastic, and the color selection is so beautiful. I wanted a fall type color, so I picked up Wine Stain. It is a deep, dark purple/maroon with no shimmer. I have been wearing it on and off throughout November, and I can't get enough <3

♥ Yes to Blueberries Facial Firming Moisturizer
I have been trying bits and pieces from the Yes To line, and recently picked up the Yes to Blueberries Firming Moisturizer. For being a firming product, it doesn't feel like my skin is tightening. However, the smell is amazing, and after I put it on at night, I wake up in the morning and my skin looks great.

What are some products you have been loving??

How to have positive self-esteem...

Hi my lovelies! Today's post is a positivity post that deals with self esteem. EVERYONE has trouble with self-esteem, especially in today's society where most magazines and models seem to look perfect. Why can't we be perfect too? No flaws? Wrinkles? Perfect butt?

If you know you don't have good self esteem, there are some techniques you can try to raise your confidence in yourself and in who you are. So:

What is self-esteem? Self-esteem is how we value ourselves; it is how we perceive our value to the world
and how valuable we think we are to others. SELF ESTEEM IS A STATE OF MIND.
What causes low self-esteem? Negative Emotional Responses

• Criticism
• Teasing
• Punishment
• Poverty
• Failure
• Race
• Religion
• The media, culture and sex

How to I gain positive self-esteem?

1. Set realistic goals for yourself: Know your strengths and weaknesses; don't be a perfectionist!
2. Celebrate your achievements: Most of the time when we do something right, we don't give ourselves enough praise! Got a good grade? Celebrate with friends! Wearing a cute outfit? Rock it like you're on the runway! Get a compliment? Embrace it and self affirm! You are beautiful!
3. Trust in your own gut: Dont' let others influence how you feel. You are who you are, no excuses needed!
4. Take it slowly: Practice makes perfect. You aren't going to gain self esteem over night, but keep reaffirming yourself that you are great and you can do great things and eventually you will believe it :)

Blue Smokey Eyes...

Happy Thursday my fellow beauties <3 I wanted to bring a smokey makeup look for you that I was recently inspired by from a Wet & Wild palette, Silent Era Film. I know I just did a copper makeup look for you guys, but when I saw this palette at the drug store, I had to pick it up and try it out! The colors are so beautiful; very fall appropriate, and easily wearable for a day or night smokey eye <3

The trio contains a shimmery blue-charcoal for the lid, a matte orange-coral-red for the crease, and a shimmery purple-pink for a highlight. I fell in love with the combination of these, as most of the time I just use a brown neutral in my crease area.

The pigmentation of these are great, as most of the Wet & Wild palette's are. If you have never tried them, they are extremely affordable products with great color payoff. They do tend to have a little bit of fallout so just be aware of that. I hope you enjoy the look! <3

Copper Makeup Look...

Hello fellow beauties <333 I come to you today with a makeup look, yay!!!

I have been wanting to do a makeup look using copper for the longest time. I am in love with how the color looks on the skin, and how much it can bring out someone's eye color, especially blues and greens!

I have seen a couple other YouTuber's do these copper looks, and I just had to try it out myself. I unfortunately don't have any fancy copper pigments, so I had to use what I already own...the ELF Little Beauty Book: Python Edition!

Let me tell you, for being ELF, these eye-shadows show up beautifully <3 I used the copper color primarily over the lid, and kept some darker browns in the crease. I also brought the copper color under the eyes to really accentuate the eye color, as well as using a brown liner for my water line :) Lastly I finished it off with a black gel liner on the upper lash line. Let me know how you think it came out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvrUVmmq-8w

Loreal Butterfly Mascara Review...

Hello beautifuls <3 Thank you for stopping by and viewing my blog :)

Today's post will be a review for a new mascara I picked up....

Voluminous® Butterfly Mascara!

Here is some information regarding the product:

How to Use: Place brush at base of lashes and gently sweep up to tip—no need to pump the wand. Removes easily with soap and water.

Description: Stretch and extend your lashes like wings! Introducing Voluminous Butterfly Mascara, one of our most-exciting mascara innovations, yet. Its revolutionary Butterfly Brush™ with asymmetrical lash line shape extends and lifts outer corner lashes to give you a winged-out effect, instantly volumizing lashes at the roots and stretching lashes outward. The unique Cocoon Fibers™ instantly wrap lashes in a soft, delicate veil to create silky, spectacular lashes that flutter.

Ingredients: AQUA / WATER / EAU • PARAFFIN • POTASSIUM CETYL PHOSPHATE • CERA ALBA / BEESWAX / CIRE DABEILLE • COPERNICIA CERIFERA CERA / CARNAUBA WAX / CIRE DE CARNAUBA • ACACIA SENEGAL / ACACIA SENEGAL GUM • GLYCERIN • CETYL ALCOHOL • HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE • PHENOXYETHANOL • PEG/PPG-17/18 DIMETHICONE • STEARETH-20 • PHENYL ETHYL ALCOHOL • SODIUM POLYMETHACRYLATE • PROPYLENE GLYCOL • RAYON •HYDROGENATED JOJOBA OIL •HYDROGENATED PALM OIL • PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRAISOSTEARATE • SILICA • DISODIUM EDTA • POLYQUATERNIUM-10 • SOLUBLE COLLAGEN • PANTHENOL • SODIUM CHONDROITIN SULFATE • ATELOCOLLAGEN [+/- MAY CONTAIN / PEUT CONTENIR • CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499 / IRON OXIDES • CI 77007 / ULTRAMARINES • MICA • CI 75470 / CARMINE • CI 77891 / TITANIUM DIOXIDE • CI 77510 / FERRIC FERROCYANIDE]

After having a chance to use it, I have given it a rating of 4 1/2 stars. I love the formula because it is not a very dry formula. I also am in love with the wand. Here's why: the bristles, especially towards the end of the wand, get longer and longer. When you coat your lashes with the mascara, you really don't need to force it on at all, or even get the wand too close up against your eye! The long bristles reach even the tiniest lashes and coat them beautifully. The only reason I deducted a half of a star from the review is the formula tends to clump after two uses, which I am OK with, but I know some people are not.

Great job Loreal!