Love and Life

A Little Something To Make you Laugh

These Kermit memes crack me up!  I know all about the inner voice that tells me to buy more makeup! Haha!  What about you?!

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Love and Life

A Little Something To Make you Laugh

We all have that one friend…

I love Pinterest!  This little cartoon cracked me up, so I wanted to share it with you too!  Hope you have a very pinterestingly happy day!

A little seasonal laugh

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Tips and Tricks

Tip Tuesday #39

Here is another tip for Tip Tuesday!

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This tip isn’t about makeup, but it is equally as important because it is about homemade cookies.

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While I try to eat healthy most of the time, I have a major weakness for homemade cookies!

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If you want your cookies to stay super soft and delicious for as long as possible store them with a piece of bread.  You will be amazed how well this tip works.  The bread will get stale and the cookies will stay soft and delicious!

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Let me know if you try it and if you find that it works!  Enjoy some cookies 😉

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Love and Life

What Is Your Potential…

Po·ten·tial

adjective: Having or showing the capacity to become or develop into something in the future.

Sometimes we just need to give ourselves a little bit more time to reach our full potential.

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While this bud is beautiful in its own way, it has so much potential inside of it to be amazing!  If we were to only judge this flower on what is seen right now at this very moment the flower is cut short of what it actually is meant to be.  In just a few short days this bud will blossom and bloom into a large beautiful flower.  Right now at this moment it is full of potential.  All it needs is a little bit of sunshine, water, and time.

It is easy to judge ourselves and others on what we see before us, when in actuality we all have so much potential inside of us.  Sometimes all we need is a little sunshine, water, and time to reach our full bloom.

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Quote

Laugh and Sleep

Proverbs 17:22
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

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I love to laugh and I love to sleep!

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Make up · Review · Weekly Product Highlight

Loreal Infallible Eyeshadows

~Weekly Product Highlight~Loreal Infallible Eyeshadows~

 

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I absolutely LOVE this product it is by far one of the best eyeshadows I have ever had.  It never creases, fades, or flakes, and a little bit goes a long way and lasts all day.   These shadows are packed with pigment and shimmer.They are available in 24 beautiful shades and generally cost around $7 USD. Some of my favorites shades are Always Pearly Pink, Amber Rush, and Liquid Diamond.

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As you can tell from the above picture, these shadows swatch amazingly beautifully.  They go onto the eyes just as beautifully.  They have a velvety super smooth texture that has a cream to powder finish.  The color payoff is amazingly rich without any creasing or fallout.

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Amber rush is seriously gorgeous.  It reminds me a lot of Chopper from Urban Decay minus the fall out.  The color payoff from just a single swipe with the finger is amazing!  The below swatch is one swipe of Amber Rush and Chopper is applied wet.

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I have so many other high end eye shadows from MAC, Urban Decay, Lorac, and the Balm, the pigmentation of these Loreal Infallible Eyeshadows is so concentrated that I might almost say that it is better than all those other more expensive shadows.

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To be honest it is not all perfection…I am going to warn you, if you don’t close the cover completely it will dry out. On the top of the little plastic protector that comes with the shadow it says Do Not Discard, it means it, don’t throw it out or the shadow will be all dried out and unusable.  Also  don’t press the gray insert down onto the shadow too tightly.  I learned the hard way that it will squeeze out all the liquid and also cause the shadow to dry out quickly. Since they have that kind of a powder/cream consistency you cannot use a brush to apply them. (It is similar to Color Pop shadows.) They are best when applied with the fingers.  If you always prefer to use a brush to apply your shadows these are not the shadows for you.

What does the Loreal Website have to say about it?

Velvety formula. Fadeproof. Waterproof.

For the 1st time ever, L’Oréal Paris introduces an ultra intense eye shadow that lasts from day until dawn—a full 24 hours. This revolutionary formula fuses the ease of a powder with the velvety caress of a cream to create a unique hybrid that glides on effortlessly. And with its unique technology, your eyes are enhanced with pure, magnified pigment.

Make a lasting impression without batting an eye.

-Intense, maximized color
-Luxurious powder-cream texture
-24-hour long-lasting hold
-Waterproof, crease resistant, fade resistant 

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Make up

e.l.f. Rose Gold Eyeshadow Palette

Has anyone tried out this new e.l.f. Rose Gold Eyeshadow Palette?

I am wondering if it is a good one worth getting?  I LoVe my Mad for Matte Palette and am wondering if this one is the same level of quality. (I already have the Wet N Wild Au Natural Nude Awakenings Palette which is really good, but not all of the shadows are over the top great.)  For only $10 I really can’t go wrong, I just don’t know if I want to add another palette to my collection to take up more room.

Let me know in the comment section what you think and if I should get it!  I trust your opinions!

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e.l.f. Rose Gold Eyeshadow Palette

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BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS

See Me by Nicholas Sparks

One of my favorite past times is getting lost in a great book.I LOVE to read!   Over the last few years I have read about 15 or so of Nicholas Sparks many books.  Some have been better than others. While I absolutely loved The Notebook (then again, who didn’t) and its sequel The Wedding, The Longest Ride was another good one, yet I couldn’t even make it all the way through At First Sight.  I must also add that I don’t watch the movies that are associated with his books, so please don’t think that I judge his books by the movies. (Although, I have probably watched The Notebook 100 times.) On Friday I just finished reading See Me (published in October 2015).  After finishing this book I have come to a conclusion: For now I think I need to take a break from reading Nicholas Sparks books for a while…

Here is my summery of See Me (well actually the majority of all of his books.)

Disclaimer: If this were the first Nicholas Sparks book that I had ever read I would have loved it!  It was a good story and the characters were likable, but it isn’t the first one I have read, soooo…

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See Me and the majority of his books all follow the same basic pattern: insert name of absolutely beautiful leading lady and a gorgeous muscular love interest leading man.  They meet and realized that they are both the best looking people they have ever seen. While they instantly fall in love, there is some self doubt on one side or the other due to the struggles of their past. Something happens to cause a big fight between them, they break up! Don’t worry, the love story doesn’t end there.  Despite the fact that they can’t live without the other person, they will not call or even try to work something out, (probably due to the struggles of their past). Then all of a sudden tragedy strikes and something terrible happens to bring them back together. Due to the sorted past, the police cannot be asked for assistance with this tragedy and actually the police night might make the situation worse. Now that they are back together true love is stronger than ever. Now  they can face anything because they are together.  But wait, something even more horrific happens, the strength of their love is tested. (Probably the sorted past showing up again)… yadahya…True love conquers all! Happy ending! All this always set in a beautiful North Carolina town.  The end.

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Health/ Fitness

Should You Workout When You’re Sick?

I have been feeling a bit yuck the last few days, either I have a cold or my allergies are acting up. (Yup, I am totally looking for some sympathy here, lol)  When I am feeling stuffed up, despite wanting to lay around and feel sorry for myself, I generally feel better when I keep active.

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The general advice I’ve heard from doctors is if your symptoms are from the neck up (sore throat, coughing, runny nose, congested sinuses), it’s fine to participate in light exercising activities. You know your body, don’t push it too much but listen to the way you feel. Sometimes a workout is just what you may need to feel better!  Personally I get a lot of sinus headaches, and often after I exercise I feel a lot better!

If you are having symptoms that include muscle or joint pain, along with headache, fever, malaise (overall general feeling of yuck), diarrhea, or vomiting do not workout.  When in doubt, ask your doctor and listen to your body!

Please don’t go to the gym if you are sick. Not only could you pick up additional bugs while your immune system is already not at 100%,  but  you could also be spreading your germs to every one else. It is usually great to share, but not when it is germs!

Remember that after you are sick you might need to ease yourself back into a workout routine.  Don’t over do it since you might end up making yourself feel worse later on!  Listen to your body, get plenty of rest, and keep hydrated!

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Make up

Makeup Of The Day

Here is what I am wearing on my face today!

I really don’t think that this Loreal La Palette gets enough love and attention in the beauty community.  I really enjoy using this palette and always get compliments on my eye look whenever I use it.  The Maybelline Fit Me Foundation is another one that I absolutely love.  It always makes my skin look so flawless without looking heavy or cakey.  I use both this crown brush and the real techniques one every day.

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elf cosmetics Primer
Maybelline Fit me Matte and Poreless 120
Coty Airspun Powder
Bellapiere cosmetics mineral blush (this is part of my “how bout them samples.”  I’ll let you know what I think about it soon.)
Loreal La Palette Nude 1
dls eyeshadow
crown brush
realtechniques brush
thrive causmetics eyeliner
tarte mascara (this is also part of my how bout them samples.  I’ll let you know what I think about it soon.)
NYC cosmetics bronzer
Trestique Highlighting stick
pixi by petra highlighter (this is also part of my “how bout them samples”.  I’ll let you know what I think about it soon.)
Wet N Wild Setting Spray
Also, not pictured NYX Butter Gloss and Colgate Optic White toothpaste

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