Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Is it February already??

So I realize that I missed posting Friday, but I just wasn't able to find anything that I was ready to post or I was proud enough of to post. So, I just skipped Friday and now it's the fourth of February and we're back on a roll again. I am changing my schedule up a bit and will now be posting on TUESDAYS and FRIDAYS instead of Monday and Friday. I'm also rearranging the content a little more, if that makes sense. Instead of posting solely beauty and fashion things, I will be posting that type of thing on Tuesday and normal talk-y posts that will be miscellaneous things on Fridays. I'm so excited for this month!

 Specifically with all the Valentine's Day posts I've been so excited to start preparing and share with you guys! It's hard to believe the first month of 2014 has already come and gone. But I've also got tons of stuff planned for days leading up to Valentine's Day that I'm so excited for! Hopefully I can get one of those posts up in the next couple days, although my schedule is a bit up in the air at the moment because of school, work, and health stuff. I'm so excited for this month and the rest of the year. I can't believe the first month has already come and gone!

 Abby xxx
Have a Happy Valentines Day!



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Tuesday, January 21, 2014

13 Tips for Fashion, Hair, and Beauty

You may have noticed some slight changes in scenery, I've started redecorating the blog for Valentine's Day and I'm really loving it! I can't wait to start posting Valentine's Day themed stuff. Until then, however, enjoy this one!

 I watch a lot of YouTube and scroll through a lot of Pinterest, so I feel like I have a pretty good knowledge of fashion and beauty. I am, of course, in no way, shape, or form, an expert at all. In fact, I'd still consider myself kind of a rookie. I have picked up a few tips a long the way though, so I thought I'd share them with you today. I'll try to put them in order, starting with fashion, continuing then with hair and beauty.

 1. When wearing anything with any type of skirt, wear a slip.

 If you don't know what a slip is, it's like an undershirt, but for your bottom half. They have dress slips, which goes over your head and is like a dress (but would be quite inappropriate to wear as a dress by itself) and they have skirt slips. It's just a silky, thin, material. They sell them pretty much anywhere in the undergarments section and are really cheap and boy, do they make a difference. Slips prevent panty lines, seeing through shear skirts, and also help from keeping your skirt get tucked into your underwear when you sit down. Which is great because that is one of the most important things that can happen to you.

 2. Just because it zips, doesn't mean it fits.

 I can assure you all that I am not a size zero, as nice as that would be. But just because I want to be a couple sizes smaller, doesn't mean I should buy clothes a couple sizes smaller. Honestly, the best way to flatter your body and your shape is to buy clothes that fit properly. If the number on that tag bothers you that much, you can cut it off. But you'll be glad you got the right size when you get home from an event and don't have to cut your clothes just to get them off.

 3. You can always find clothes that look good on you, no matter what size you are.

 One of my best friend's six foot. Because of this, she has a lot of problems finding clothes that are long enough and modest. However, she is able to find them. It honestly doesn't matter how tall or short or if you're bigger or if you're super skinny, there are clothes out there for you. And if you can't find clothes that are quite the right size, a lot of clothes can be altered. 

 4. There's nothing wrong with getting clothes at consignment shops

 Honestly, I've found a lot of clothes I like and wear all the time from consignment shops. And they're cheap! Not all thrift stores and consignment shops have torn up, not very nice clothes. You can find good stuff in there. If you're on a budget or simply want more clothes for less money, look up where your local gently used clothing store is.

 5. You don't have to wash your hair everyday.

 Washing your hair everyday is actually really, really terrible for it. Depending on your hair type, every other day or every third day usually is enough to keep it clean without damaging it.

 6. Heat protector is a must.

 Even if you're not trying to grow out your hair to donate it or something like that, it's important to keep your hair healthy for many reasons. It's way easier to manage and style your hair when it's not damaged. Your hair looks less frizzy, feels softer, and is easier to brush.

 7. Never sleep with your hair up or brush your hair while it's wet.

 This causes breakage and is damaging to your hair. Once again, it's really important to keep your hair as healthy as possible.

 8. Pinning up freshly curled hair helps your hair stay curlier longer.

 I used to think that pinning up your curls was a waste of time. I mean, it couldn't make that much difference, could it? YES. It really does. When you use heat on your hair, your hair forms to the curling iron. When your remove the curling iron from your hair, your hair is still hot. Then, the hair is down and the weight of your hair pulls the curl out some. When you pin it up, let the curl collect in your palm. It should automatically create a kind of tube, you may have to help it out some. Pin it to your head and continue with the rest of your hair and do the same for the rest of the curls. This allows the curls to cool off and set, that way when you let the down, they're not still cooling off and relaxing.

 9. Foundation does wonders.

 Foundation will even out your skin tone, cover up small blemishes, and set your makeup over all. 

 10. Highlighter makes you look more alert and awake.

 Using highlighter (a light coloured eye shadow) in the corner of your eyes makes you look awake and alert. If you're looking like you had a particularly rough night with little sleep, this will help a lot.

 11. A little goes a long way

 Seriously, you don't need a lot of foundation or eye shadow, a little bit will go  a long way. Remember, you're enhancing your features, not becoming an oompa loompa.

 12. Using good lighting can make a huge difference

 When doing your makeup, you definitely need to make sure that you're in the best lighting possible. I've learned this from trial and error honestly. I do my makeup in one room thinking everything is blended well and it looks great and then I'll go into another room and look like I'm trying to be Snooki (which on a paper-white, Caucasian girl is not a good look, let me assure you). And once again, you're trying to enhance your features, not look like an oompa loompa so be sure the lighting is good.

 13. If you're skin is dry, don't use foundation, use a tinted moisturizer

 Lately, because it's been very cold and dry where I live, my skin has been really really gross and flakey and dry. I absolutely hate it, because no matter how much I moisturize, I've still got dry skin. It makes my foundation and concealer really cakey looking too. To avoid that, I use a tinted moisturizer instead of foundation. This gives you the coverage you need while moisturizing and keeping you from looking so cakey and flakey.

 Those are all the tips I have for you today, maybe I'll have some more another time. Be sure to let me know if you've found these tips helpful
Abby xxx
Have a Happy Valentines Day!



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Pamper Evening

Almost a year ago, Zoella90210 (a YouTuber) posted a video with her pamper evening essentials. I don't really have any "essentials" because I don't do it that often, but I thought I'd show you a way to improvise your own pamper evening without paying for all the expensive bath products.

 First, I pull my hair up. 

The night I took the bath was extremely cold, so I turned my electric blanket on before taking a bath so my bed would be nice and warm after I got out.


I always like to make a hot cup of tea before I take a bath. (Caffeine free of course, as it's usually close to bed time when I take baths)
Next I remove my makeup. I'm using Simple Oil Balancing cleansing wipes which I really love.

 Makeup free here wey hey!

 While I'm letting the bath fill up, I wash my face. The face wash I've been using lately is Neutrogena Oil-Free Acne Wash in the pink grapefruit foaming scrub.



I didn't have any bubble bath, so I improvised and used hotel shampoo. It was actually very bubbly and smelled like citrus, so it turned out to be a great thing to use.

Now my bath is all full and bubbly. I've got my tea and book next to me so I can relax and read for a little while (I'm currently reading Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass).


Oh look some toesies!

 Now I've finished my bath and put on my onesie as you can see by the delight on my face


Now I've got to wash my hair. Right now I'm using the Vidal Sasson Pro Series VS Repair Shampoo and Conditioner set. It's really great and I think it's done a great job of keep my hair protected and healthy.


And then to release the mane so it can be washed...


That's better! Now my hair is washed. When I wash my hair, I like to apply the shampoo mostly to the roots to remove oils, dirt, and dandruff, which is where most of it collects. I don't like to apply too much shampoo to the ends of my hair because it can be extremely damaging. Then, I use conditioner on the ends of my hair, avoiding the roots. Your scalp naturally produces oil, so you don't really need conditioner near the roots of your hair (unless you have a particularly dry scalp). If you put a lot of conditioner on and near your scalp, it can cause your hair to look greasy and need washing more often, which damages your hair. After rinsing out the first round of conditioner, I then turn off the water and apply a very very tiny amount of conditioner to the very tips of my hair. I find this creates a kind of coating over the ends of my hair and keeps them from becoming damaged as easily, plus my hair is a lot easier to brush.
 

  Normally, if I was leaving my hair curly, I would use Pantene Curl Defining Mousse. However, since it was colder out I decided I wanted to straighten my hair the next day, so I didn't use the mousse.

Instead, I went ahead and put my heat protector in. This is the Tresemme Thermal Creations Heat Tamer Leave-In Spray. I've come to like this one the best because it does really well with protecting my hair and it also smells really nice.

And, because it's winter and quite dry outside, I made sure to moisturize. I used Bath and Body Works Sweet Pea Body Lotion, which is part of their Signature Collection.


 All done! Now I've brushed out my hair and I'm ready to settle down and write this blog post, maybe watch some Netflix, and head to bed.

What do you like to do during a pamper evening? Let me know in the comments below! Sweet dreams lovelies! 

Abby xxx
Have a Happy Valentines Day!



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Clothes Exchange Haul!

Hello all! I hope all the American's had a wonderfully relaxing MLK day yesterday, I know I did, which is why this is being posted today instead of Monday like normal.

 Every six months or so, my friends and I have a clothes exchange so we can get rid of some old clothes and get some new ones. It's a great way to get some new clothes without spending any money! We had one recently, here's some of the items I got.



Close up of lace shirt
I also ordered some new boots as a Christmas present to myself, they're knee highs that I got off amazon for $30 and they're amazing!



Have you all bought any clothes lately? What kind of things have you bought? Let me know in the comments below!

Abby xxx
Hoping you have a wonderful new year!

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Thursday, January 16, 2014

Road Trip Essentials

This weekend I'm driving about an hour and a half north of where I live for a weekend winter camp. I'm so excited to get to see all my summer camp friends again! Unfortunately though, this means I have to pack and I absolutely hate packing. I always bring too much of one thing and not enough of another! So now I'm trying to narrow down the list and I'd thought I'd share with you guys.

 Plan ahead your outfits for each day. For the amount of days you're going to be there, bring one extra outfit than that number. For example, if you're going to be gone for 5 days, bring 6 outfits.

 This gives you an extra outfit in case you get rained on or some type of mishap occurs. If you're planning on going somewhere where you need to dress more formal, bring a nice blouse and skirt. Blouses can be worn with jeans as well, so you can always re-wear the shirt and have a second outfit!

 Bring your everyday makeup ONLY. Not every item in your makeup bag.

 Not only does this make traveling lighter, but it also saves some of your nicer makeup from being damaged from all the moving around and squishing. I'd also recommend bringing your drug store makeup when you're on road trips, because then if something breaks or if your eye shadow spills, at least you didn't just spend $40 on that for it to be dumped all over the rest of your luggage.

 One or two pairs of shoes will do.

 Oh man, do I have a problem with this. I have a weakness for shoes and I just want to bring all of them so I can have more options! But honestly, it's unnecessary. Just bring two pairs, one that you wear in the car, and one you can put in your bag.

 Don't be that person who brings everything in their shower but the actual bathtub. 

 Please just buy the little travel bottles and put your shampoo and conditioner and other things into those. It's much easier on you and everyone else if you don't bring the family sized shampoo bottles you and I both know you own.

 When you're going somewhere cold, layers are a must. The best part about layering is you can re-wear things that were underneath all the layers and no one will notice!

 Now you don't have to pack as many outfits! Simple huh?

 So here's the list of things I'm bringing to winter camp (some of it I will be wearing on the way up)

 1 Heavy coat
2 Sweatshirts
2 Pairs of Jeans
2 Pairs of underwear
2 Pairs of regular socks, fuzzy socks, & knee socks
2 Pairs of boots
2 Long sleeve shirts
1 Camisole 
1 Sports bra
1 Onesie
1 Sleeping bag and pair of sheets
1 Pillow
Tooth brush/tooth paste
Hair brush, hair ties & bobby pins
Flat iron
Face wash and moisturizer
2 Beanies
1 Scarf
1 Pair of gloves
Foundation, concealer, & powder 
Basic eye shadow pallet
Eye liner & mascara
Chapstick

 What are your road trip essentials?
Abby xxx
Hoping you have a wonderful new year!



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Friday, January 10, 2014

Drugstore Beauty Haul!

Hey everyone! I hope you're having a wonderful week and everything's going your way. Since we're on the topic of beauty today, I'd like to take the opportunity to let you all know that I'm hoping to turn this blog more into a fashion and beauty blog. Of course, I will still be posting other things, but I'd really love to gear it more towards fashion and beauty. And of course, I'm a broke teenager, so all this stuff is going to be extremely affordable. Because I need affordable.

On with the haul!

So lately I have been purchasing quite a bit of beauty products to try and go out of my comfort zone. In attempt to do that, I may have gone a tad bit over board (and may or may not have had to purchase a bigger makeup bag...)

Here's some of the things I got!

First is the NYC Foudation (in the lightest shade possible because I'm like Caspar the ghost), which was (I think) $4. This is just my normal foundation, although I think I'm going to look for something with a pump next time just for easier application.

NYC Smooth Skin Liquid Makeup in 676 Ivory, $4


This is the e.l.f. face powder, again in the lightest colour they had. It's a small pallet, so I will have to purchase more soon probably, however it was only $1, so I think it made up for it.

      


e.l.f. Pressed Facial Powder, #1305 Ivory, $1



 And here is the new concealer I bought, which is, once again, in the lightest shade possible. This was only $1.72, however, once again it is quite a short stick and I go through a lot of concealer, so I'm not sure whether or not I'll be purchasing this again, I may just pay more for a better kind next time.

         
NYC Coverstick With Vitamin E, 781 Light, $1.72

Next is the 2 in 1 NYC lipstick which I LOVE. I'm not very comfortable with lipsticks and this one (despite looking pretty bright) is not nearly as bold as some others. This is me going out of my comfort zone, and maybe one day I'll be able to rock bright red. This was $3.
NYC City Duel 2 in 1 Lip Color in Rock a fella, $3

I bought this before New Years because I wanted some new eyeshadow and I wanted something sparkly. I tend to drift more toward gold, bronze, and brown colours for eye shadows because I think it looks better on me. They were having a buy one get one half off sale, and I think I paid around $7.

Icing eyeshadow eye shimmer, $7





Next is mascara. I'm actually in love with this mascara, it separates my eyelashes so well. I think I paid $8 for this.

Maybelline New York the Colossal Volum' Express in K500 $8

Then there's this bronzer which absolutely gorgeous. It's quite shimmery in the pallet so I was a bit nervous it would make me look too shiny, but it doesn't at all. The bottom left colour is also really great for highlighting, I would definitely recommend this to anyone. Plus, the pallet is quite large so I'll be using it for a while. I believe I paid 3 or 4 dollars for this.

e.l.f. Golden Bronzer #3078, $4


Unfortunately (for you all anyways), this soap was handmade by a family friend, so I don't think you'll be able to purchase it. However, it smells AMAZING and if I could send everyone some I would because it's so great. I got it as a Christmas present, but I think it was 5 or 7 dollars.


            
Meadow Sweet Blossoms Patti's Peppermint All Natural Soap (good for shaving)


Ooh is that your bedroom Abby? Yes, yes it is. And that is liquid liner that I'm holding. This is the "half off" purchase I got from Icing. It was originally $4, but I only paid $2. I love this liner, it's great quality and doesn't slide around on my face and dries really quickly so I don't have to worry about blinking and messing it up after applying. It's also really easy to do a wing, even I'm able to do it (I suck at wings normally).

 Icing Forever Liquid Little Black Liner, liquid liner, $4 ($2 with half off sale)


Next is my nail polish collection! Which all but one has been acquired since Christmas. I normally don't paint my nails ever. But I'm loving the nail polishes I have got. The Forever 21 set was a Christmas present from my grandparents, so I couldn't tell you how much it cost. The NYC sparkly nail polish was $0.99 and the NYC teal color was $0.94, and the Sinful Colors red nail polish was $1.99

NYC Long Wearing Nail Enamel, 105 Starry Silver Glitter, $0.99



                                       

Love & Beauty 4-Piece Set by Forever 21



Sinful Colors Professional Ruby Ruby 369, $1.99
NYC Long Wearing Nail Enamel, 153 Tudor City Teal, $0.94



What I'm wearing now

What are some of your favourite beauty products? Let me know in the comments below!

Abby xxx
Hoping you have a wonderful new year!

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