My New Favorite Eye Look

I am in love with a new eye shadow look. Usually I HATE wearing the same eyeshadow look more than once every 4-5 months but I find myself wanting to pull this eye look everyday. In fact I've worn about 4 times in the past two weeks (so very strange for me). What is it? It's Urban Decay's YDK eyeshadow (a bronzed mocha with silver glitter)with MAC's Handwritten (rich chocolate brown) in the crease. Add some black liquid eyeliner, a very small wing, and MAC's teddy eye kohl. Beautiful! It's soft, a little smoky, perfectly wearable for day, sensual enough for night. I'm in luuurve.

MAC EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW

Tomorrow two friends and I are going to an exclusive MAC party to preview the new spring collection! I can't wait to see all the gorgeousness.

as for life, swim team is over :( senior year swim has been amazing! I've had so much fun with my swim girls. I went to a lot of practices, enjoyed all the meets, and had a blast at the team sleepover and parties! plus we had such delicious eye candy coaches to encourage me and fix my stroke. sigh, I will miss it so so so much! I hated last year but this year was so much fun, it totally makes up for my shitty season last year. I love 2010. I still have one more season of swim team this summer, and then my whole career of swim team is finished. I might swim club in college but nothing legit. I'm not that good. I've gotten accepted to 2 colleges so far, and I'm waiting reply from 2. I'll admit, I'm a little nervous to go off to school because where I am now school is simple, my bills are paid, I have my own car, room, and bathroom, every night I have a yummy home cooked meal, there is a mall 10 minutes away from me where I have a job, and everything is going well. I need to learn to man up though. Part of me is excited for this new life. A life that isn't dictated by my parents and my siblings. I don't know. I still have a few months to get used to the idea.

My To Go Make Up

Now that I'm a senior, I'd rather sleep in than get up early and actually try hard with my make up. Thats why I now I have a to go make up look for the days when I have 5 minutes to get out the door (which is most days). I think most everyone does, and here is mine: cargo bronzer, MAC skinfinish natural, one coat of rimmel sexy curves mascara, one coat of bad gal lash mascara, Revlon colorstay eyeliner in black used right up against the lashline, MAc fx+ spray, and korres lip balm in pomegranate. The effect isn't perfect but it's quick and natural. Glowing fresh skin, definition in the eyes, and a soft pink lip. It's perfect for my sleeping in days and days that I just don't care but I want to look like I do.

Hydrated skin

Hydrated skin is SUCH a challenge for me. I swim 5 days a week and that leaves my skin looking like a frosted mini wheat. I hate putting lotion on after the shower because I'm usually in a hurry and don't have enough time, but if you do, then you should definitly slather on the lotion when your skin is damp. To keep my face and body from looking like I might have had an accident with a cheese grater, I use the following products:
Face- Cetaphil gentle moisturizer with spf 15. I use aquaphor on especially dry spots like the bridge of my nose.
Eyes- It may sound gross but I use A+D on my eyeslids. It's safe and really thick so I retain a lot of moisture (I only use this at night.) Another favorite is Keihls creamy eye cream with avacado. I only use it under my eyes and it feels perfect on my dry skin. I see results almost immediatly.
body- My favorite lotions are Victoria's Secret lotions. They smell amazing! When I want really deep moisture, though, I use olay Quench body lotion. It's not greasy and it's really hydrating.
Feet- I love Burts Bees coconut foot lotion! I love anything coconut and this smells delish. I put this on my feet and then slip on furry socks. For REALLY rough heals, put some vaseline on it and then fuzzy socks. They will definitly be smooth the next day.
Lips: AQUAPHOR! My holy grail for lips! I'll put aquaphor on my lips at night and wake up with perfectly smooth lips. Its the only thing that gaurentees that I can wear lipstick the next day. Another thing that I find wards of chapped lips is a combo of a waxy, chalky lip blam like carmex and top it will a really creamy and slick balm like nivea lip balm.
Hands- Neutrogena hand cream is amazing. I've blogged about it before. It has won Allure's best handcream, too. It's non-greasy, has no smell, and works instantly. I wouldn't go anywhere cold without this.

Run to your nearest Victoria's Secret!

Yesterday, I took a little trip to my Victoria's Secret to try to get a job. They were going to let me work in the beauty section and everything but when they found out that I couldn't work Thanksgiving weekend they told me goodbye. I was really really bummed. Why, you may ask? You might think, "Whats so great about Victoria's Secret? There are other jobs out there." Or some of you may totally understand my pain. Anyways, I was bummed because Victoria's Secret has a GREAT beauty department! Seriously. I have more than my fair share of their eyeshadows and lip glosses. They are such a deal! All their make up is drugstore prices but better quality. (The new Heidi Klum collection is the exception. It's more expensive.) They have great pigmentation. So, after looking at all the items they have out for gifts and such, I had all of my friends and girl cousins covered! There is everything girly girls love for under 20 bucks. Bath sets, shimmery lotion, regular lotion, eyeshadow sets (I want one!), lip gloss sets, lipstick, shimmery liner, professional liner, I could go on forever. I want every single thing in their beauty department and I probably could of got it all for discounted prices if I had gotten that job. Maybe, I'll go back and say I can work Thanksgiving weekend? Haha. I'm smitten. I can't wait to go to VS and buy cute things for all my girls and still have money in my pocket so I can spoil myself with eyeshadows galore and shimmery lotion. Go check out everything at http://www.victoriassecret.com.

Glitz and glam

Recently I went to Sephora and spent way too much money on some appealing products. I got myself 2 eyeshadow brushes, Diorshow Mascara in plum (10$!!!), the Josie Moran argon oil stick, and gold sparkly nail polish! The nail polish is so festive and it reminds me that Thanksgiving and Christmas are right around the corner! I'm thinking that when it gets closer to Christmas I'll coat the gold polish over some red polish and have instantly festive nails. haha. Cheesy, maybe, but fun. The Sephora by O.P.I nailpolishes are great! I have three and I love them all. The new glitter collection comes in silver glitter, green glitter, and gold glitter. I definitly recommend the collection! I'm sure that someone you know (maybe even yourself) would adore it as a gift. I know it might sound crazy but I've already started my gift shopping. I'm trying to be ahead of the game this year. Go me!

THE BEST WAY TO REMOVE MAC LIQUIDLAST OR STUBBORN EYELINER

Today I tried on my sister's liquidlast eyeliner from MAC. As you may know, I adore liquid liners because they stay put and this one definitly stays put. It's perfect for summer because it stays and stays and stays. You can swim, workout, be sweating in the himidity and it won't move. Thats great, but how do you get that sucker off when it's time for bed? Well, I have a great trick. Smear A+D or Vaseline on your eyelid, rub it in, wait a few seconds, and then wipe off the liner. It might take 2 times, but your liner will be off without using an oil based make up remover. (I don't own any so this trick was a lifesaver because I really didn't want to run to the store to get some or wear bright teal liner to school tomorrow.) Vaseline and A+D can also be used for other beauty emergencies. I know it says on the bottle that its for diaper rash or cuts but it is perfect for moisturizing lips, hands, or anything you need it to. It doesn't taste good, but if you use it overnight you will wake up with smooth and soft lips. It's cheap,too! Mental reminder to take some with me to college when I go...