What's Going On + Mini July Favorites

Lately I've felt completely lost. I have no idea what I want to do with my life. I don't like the direction my blog is going in. I can't even think of anything to blog about. All the creativity that was in my brain just sort of.. fell out. The question is, how do I find it again? I wish I knew. Everyone goes through something like this at least once in their life. At least that's what I tell myself (ha).

I'd like to apologize for putting out half-assed work. (Even though I'm probably the only one who feels it is). It's not how I want to present myself and it's not really going to take me where I want to be.. and I don't even know where that is. I hope that I can post more stuff like this where I'm in a way talking to you guys. Less "how to's". Less posts with barely any writing. After all, the reason I started a blog was so I could write more.

Anyways, the point I'm trying to make is that I'm going to try harder. I'm going to try to be a better me, but first I have to figure out how to that. I'm going on a much needed vacation next week with my friend and her family. We're going camping and we haven't been in like 5(?) years! So hopefully this break from the internet and all things social media will help me figure out where to go from here.

Now to my mini July favorites because I just HAVE to talk about these products.

First, we have the Mario Badescu spray. I talked about the rose water spray before in a previous post and I absolutely loved that one. So when this one came out and I was like, well duh!! I have to try it! After using this for a few months I actually was going to stop because I thought it was breaking me out, but I kept using it nonetheless! I haven't had any more breakouts so I think it's safe to say that this wasn't the culprit.

Next is this Maybelline foundation. It's the Fit Me matte + poreless one in the shade rich tan. I got this because I needed a summer foundation (I got really tan and was going to continue getting some color before the summer ended). This shade was too dark (and still is) but I mix it with a lighter foundation and it's perfect! I love, love, LOVE the way this sits on my skin. It doesn't cake up and it doesn't crease AT ALL. Definitely recommend.

You're probably wondering why I included my glasses in this. Well I haven't really been wearing them these past couple months and I just started again. I seriously forgot how amazing it was to see. I'm not blind by any means, but everything is so crisp and clear in these it's really incredible.

Lastly, we have these yellow slides from Forever 21. I actually had a dream I was wearing these shoes and when I walked into Forever 21 and they only had 1 pair in the whole store AND they were my size, I knew I had to get them! They were only $15 and they're yellow!!! My favorite color!! These are faux suede and since they are a light color the creases show really easily which is really the only downside to the shoe. The reviews stated that they were really uncomfortable and gave them blisters but I haven't had either of those problems and I even walked in them all day!

Makeup Eraser Review

Okay so my aunt gave this towel the other day, and she said this thing was magic. It's from Daiso Japan and I think it was like $2 or $3. This towel will apparently take all my makeup off and all I have to do is put water on it. Of course I was a bit skeptical because how the heck could this possibly remove my makeup? It's just a towel???

So yesterday I decided to give it a try. I'd like to note that this towel is pretty big and she advised me to cut it into smaller pieces (which I did). I cut it into 8 pieces and now it's the perfect size.

I'd also like to note that I have no idea if I'm supposed to wring the towel out after I get it wet, but I did. I will also try it without wringing it out and I'll let you know how that goes once I do.

Here's what the towel looks like! It comes in other colors too. 

This towel truly is magic. It took all of my foundation off with ease. I barely even had to wipe my face. Mascara on the other hand was a little tricky but I ended up getting all of it off. It didn't make my skin feel weird or leave a residue at all which was great! What's cool about this is that after you use it you just wash it and it's good as new! (so cutting it up into small pieces is a good idea if you plan on using it a lot. then you will always have a fresh one to use!!)

Here's me after I used the towel. Like I said before, it takes a bit of elbow grease to get the mascara off. (also please excuse my unruly eyebrows)

This is going to be perfect on days that I'm wearing makeup and I want to go to the gym because I am lazy and I actually hate washing my face just to go workout. I know I could technically work out with my makeup on (ew) but I just don't want to risk breaking out because I'm getting all sweaty with foundation on! I also don't really like using makeup wipes unless I'm immediately washing my face afterwards since the residue it leaves on my skin feels icky. So I'm really excited to use this instead.

Go pick one of these up and try it for yourself!!
P.s. this is not sponsored I just thought it was really cool!

Thanks for reading ♡

Colourpop Ultra Satin Lippies

I got some Colourpop lippies for Christmas and let me tell you, I was excited. I've been wanting to try their products for years (I've used some friends lipstick by them before). I could not wait to get my hands on these babies.

Bichette (top), Lost (middle), Calyspo (bottom)

 I got two ultra satins, Lost and Calypso, and a lip pencil to go with Lost. Lost (the red) is gor-geous. GORGEOUS I TELL YOU. Calypso is a pinky brown nude shade which is obviously totes pretty. It's a nude.. what else do I even need to say about that? These went on SO smooth. Unbelievably smooth. The colors were absolutely stunning and so pigmented. The color pay out is truly too good for this price.

I have never ever found a red that has looked good on me. Ever. I've bought countless shades of red, different brands, different undertones and nada. I wasn't sure if this one would just like all the other red hues I've donned but I thought it was worth it to try. This shade blew me away. It compliments my skin tone so well that I think this is going to be my holy grail red. I don't ever want to look for another red shade ever again. Lost left quite the stain on my lips. I'm not going to complain about this though because that is almost expected in a dark lippie. It also means that when the color fades I'll still have some color left! :-)

Nude lipsticks never sit well with me, honestly. They never look like the shade in the bottle or even the swatch on my hand, and this was no exception. Despite it looking different than I was expecting, I still love the color. It has more of a beige-y, purple look rather than a nude mid-tone pink. This shade was fairly easy to remove and it left little-to-no stain on my lips or my hand. 

I also got the lippie pencil in "Bichette". This is almost a perfect match for Lost, thought it has a bit more of a pinky undertone rather than a red. I know in the swatch photo it looks a lot more pink but when its actually on your lips it's darker. This was pretty pigmented as well and goes on smooth. My only complaint is that this came with the lid off and the pencil broken. I've also been having the hardest time trying to sharpen it. It just breaks when it gets half sharpened and I have to start over. (I currently have it half sharpened with a rigid tip)


Overall, I really really liked these and will definitely be purchasing more colors in the future. These shades and presumably other shades are definitely worth it as they're only $6 a pop. (lippie pencil is $5)