Riveria Maya Mexico

 

 

Vlogs are often my favorite type of videos to watch, I love getting to see everyday life or amazing trips around the world. If I start watching one I will generally find myself sucked into a binge watch of vlog after vlog. My love of watching vlogs has led me to try my hand at vlogging a bit more and recently my BF and I went to Mexico for a wedding. I made a short vlog of our time their and hope you all enjoy it!

 

 

We stayed at Generations Riviera Maya, It was a nice resort with pool balconies right outside our hotel room. The rooms were spacious with a mini living area and large bath with shower and Jacuzzi tub. Our stay was relatively short only a few days so we did not venture much outside of the resort but took walks along the beach and relaxed pool or ocean side.

The food was decent although not the best I have had. With an array of restaurants and rooms service to choose from we gravitated to the Chef Market which had a beautiful atmosphere with huge glass windows for walls that let you look out over the ocean.

 

A few details on what I wore, per usual I over packed but ended up wearing the 2 dresses I initial bought for the trip. For the rehearsal dinner I wore a French Connection dress that was perfect for a beach wedding. It had a tropical leaf print with birds and had pockets (always a plus in my opinion).
 

 

For the wedding I went with a baby blue lace overlay midi dress from the brand Alexia Admor. I bought both on Ruelala which is my go to online store to find affordable dresses for any occasion. Both of these dress were around the $60 mark.   

We had a great time in Mexico and I hope you enjoy the vlog! P.S. have you been to an all inclusive in Mexico? If so tell me all about it in the comments!

 

Riveria Maya Mexico

Tuesday, May 9, 2017

Purple Monochromatic Spring Tutorial

 

 

Lilac purple is one of my favorite shades for spring and I had a look in mind for quite a while that involved shades of this nature and my biggest inspiration came from a single product. The Milk holographic highlighter in Supernova is a creamy highlighter with the most beautiful purple to pale blue and pink holographic shift that leaves you mesmerized by your cheekbones.

 

 

With the Holographic Stick as my main inspirational product I decided to go with a monochramtic purple look and broke out my new Tarte Make Believe In Yourself palette to use on my eyes.For my lips I decided to finally use a product I have been loving offline and use it in a video... the Lancome Le Metallique Metallic Lip Lacquer in Lavender Patina is the perfect lipgloss that gives a beautiful metalic shine.

 

Overall I found this to be an extremely easy and wearable look. 

 

Check out the full video below to see how I achieved this!





Purple Monochromatic Spring Tutorial

Friday, May 5, 2017

Sephora VIB Haul

 

 

I always try to practice self restraint when it comes to making purchased during the Sephora VIB sale and sometimes I am more successful than others (ahmm fall VIB you get me every time with those holiday kits). This year during the Spring VIB Sale (15%) I picked up a few items that had been on my list for ages and also tried out some new brands for products I had previously ran out of.. you know the necessities like face wash.

 

 

 

 

The one Item I was dying to get my hands on were the Stila Magnificent Metals glitter eyeshadow! I have been trying to get my hands on these since they were first released and every time, EVERY SINGLE TIME, the shades I was most interested in were sold out. I was so happy when I was able to finally pick a few of these amazing shades. I ended up choosing Rose Gold Retro, Sea Siren and Violet Vixen.

 

A few other highlights from this haul were the Briogeo Don't Despair, Repair Deep conditioning mask along with a recent favorite of mine. Their Rosarco Blow Dry Perfection Heat Protectant Creme. The Briogeo brand is quickly becoming a favorite line of hair products!

Did you pick anything up during the Spring VIB sale? Let me know down in the comments and be sure to check out my entire VIB haul down below!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sephora VIB Haul

Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Friends and Family Haul | Tarte & Bobbi Brown

When it comes to sales in the beauty world we typically only hear about the Sephora's twice a year VIB sale but we often times forget most companies will have their own friends and family sale. These sales are the perfect time to stock up on old favorites or try new released products. I typically see the discounts being greater than during the VIB sale so I always keep an eye on my favorite brands websites for these F & F sales to hit. I even ran across YSL Beauty having their F & F sale it took some serious restraint on my end to not place an order immediately
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I happened to be browsing on Ebates the other day and stumbled across the fact that both Bobbi Brown and Tarte Cosmetics were having their F & F sale. The discount at each was 20% off (plus cash back of course) and I managed to stock pile on new foundations, skincare, and I picked up a lot of the new releases from Tarte.

Do you all keeps tabs on these types of sales for your favorite Beauty Brands?! If so let me know which ones!

Click on through below to watch the Haul!

Friends and Family Haul | Tarte & Bobbi Brown

Friday, April 28, 2017

April Subscription Box

 

It's time again to open up my monthly subscription boxes. This month I received my usual BoxyCharm and also decided to receive my Julep Maven Box. There were a few stand outs from both of these boxes this month so be sure and watch my video below for all the details!

BoxyCharm Contents:
1. Meaurable Difference Concealer Palette - $20
2. PUR Blend Squad- $36
3. OFRA Cosmetics Highlighter in Rodeo Drive - $35
4 Cargo Cosmetics Lip Gloss - $16
5. Project Beauty Hairgurt Strawberry Banana Smoothing Yogurt Shampoo - $10

Julep Maven Contents:
1. Feels Like Velvet Full Coverage Eyeshadow Duo in Cinnamon & Spice - $20
2. When Pencil Met Gel Eyeliner in Smoky Taupe Shimmer - $16
3. Stardust Finish Polish in Sherri - $14
4 . Polish in Jenny $14

 

 

April Subscription Box

Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Spring Confetti Bar Cookies

With tomorrow being Easter I thought there was no better time than now to share these spring confetti cookies with you all. I found the recipe while browsing pinterest and was immediately drawn to them for their fun pop of color and the ease of the recipe it's self. The recipe comes from Chelsea over at Chelsea's Messy Apron, if you haven't checked out her blog I recommend giving it a go as she has a never ending supply of amazing recipes. 

I actually made these for Easter last year and never got around to sharing the recipe and these shots. Usually I would be trying something out new this year but being sick with both the flu and strep throat I figure I am better off taking a rest this year. 

What you will need:

1/2 cup butter at room temperature

1/2 cup white sugar

1 large egg at room temperature

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 and 1/2 cups white flour

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon cornstarch

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 and 1/4 cups white chocolate chips separated 

3 cups miniature marshmallows

3/4 cup spring M&Ms

3 tablespoons sprinkles

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. 

1. combine butter and both white and brown sugar in medium bowl. Mix together until creamy and fluffy. 

2. Mix in egg and vanilla until incorporated. 

3. In a separate bowl, combine dry ingredients. Add the four, baking soda, baking powder, cornstarch, and salt. Stir together and slowly add the dry ingredients with the wet ingredients until combined.

4. Stir in one cup of the white chocolate chips. Press the cookie dough into a 9 x 13 pan that has been sprayed with non-stick spray. 

5. Bake the cookie dough for 10-13 minutes or until the edges are lightly browned. 

6. Remove from oven and immediately top with the miniature marshmallows and M&M's. Return to oven for 1-2 minutes until marshmallows become puffy.

7. Remove and sprinkle the remaining 1/4 cup of white chocolate chips and sprinkles over the bars.

8.  Let cool completely and then cut with a wet knife. 

You can check out a quick video tutorial on the recipe over on Chelsea's blog.

Spring Confetti Bar Cookies

Saturday, April 15, 2017

3 Looks | Too Faced Sweet Peach Palette

Too Faced well known for their fun, creative, and scented eyeshadow palettes with their "chocolate bar" series being one of their most popular. Recently they came out with the Sweet Peach line which included this lovely palette perfect for spring. The line also includes several coral and peach shades of lip gloss blush and highlighters.

I was mostly drawn to this palette for its peachy and bronze warm tones. I also hadn't bought a new palette in quite sometime and thought this would be the perfect purchase. This palette contains 18 shades of matte and shimmers. It's full of peachy pinks, corals, bronze, warm transitions shades, and even a pop of green and purple.

When I opened up the palette I browsed through the how-to guide that gives 3 looks that can be achieved solely using the shadows in this palette. I thought it would be fun to test out the guide and get a good impression of the shadows at the same time! With that I promptly set up my camera and went to filming!

I hope you enjoy!

3 Looks | Too Faced Sweet Peach Palette

Wednesday, April 5, 2017