Beauty | Best of 2014

Welcome to the world, 2015! How exciting...I can smell the change that this year will bring. However, I'm currently looking back on 2014 and the lovely (and, admittedly, not so lovely) things that occurred during the past twelve months, and there are a lot of really great beauty products that I've found! I figured the best time to review everything would be now, so let's see....

Beauty | Mini Clinique Haul

Sorry it's been so long! Doing the same stuff day after day can put a damper on interesting  posts. I've been home for about two and a half weeks now, and I'm loving every second of it! As you may have inferred, this semester was NOT easy for me. I really struggled with adjusting back WAY more than I thought I would, so I am beyond relieved to be home. I swear I could sleep for 48 hours easy. However, I am already back at work, which means not only regular money (finally!!) but a close proximity to a Clinique stand! Once pay day rolled around I couldn't resist.

As you can see in the picture, I picked up two Chubby Sticks for eyes: Lots o' Latte and Lavish Lilac. Love 'em both. They blend really well together on the eye and lemme tell you there is something soothing about feeling like you're drawing on your eyelids. That sounds weird, but trust me. I wish the Lots o' Latte was a bit darker, since I think it gets a bit lost in the purple, but it was still worth the purchase.

The other product that I purchased was the Clinique Cheek Pop in Ginger Pop. I absolutely LOVE this color! I didn't really have a orange blush before this one, so I was eager to try it out. It looks so natural with my skin tone and I look like I just spent some time in the sun. Love it love it love it. Don't be surprised if I eventually get the shade Berry Pop, too.

I also got a few samples of the 3-Step Skin Care system, and I'm loving it! What do you think? Worth the purchase?

xx

Beauty | British Beauty #1

...oops

So, I like makeup. I mean, I really like makeup. It started last summer, and since then, my love has only grown (blame Kat and Youtube videos). Considering I am in one of the makeup capitals of the world, I knew that I would eventually be breaking down and purchasing some of the most well-known British products out on the beauty market. I've tried to keep it reigned in, so I'm really grateful that the Boots down the road from me is only a small one because then I haven't been truly tempted by the plethora of makeup products that I'm sure are lurking around. However, as you can see, I have bought some essential things, and, ironically enough, I've kept to only a few brands, so I'll be reviewing each product within the brand.

If you don't care in the least about this stuff, then I will be writing about Brighton later tonight. :P Xx

Whoops!

Goodness, when I had planned to blog regularly this summer, I had actually planned to blog regularly! I definitely promise that once I'm settling in at Regent's I will carve out time at least once a week to indulge on my past week's adventures. I can't believe a month has gone by since I've blogged. In the month of July, I enjoyed the company of some of my best friends, including a beach trip, crabbing, a reunion with my closest friend from school, a sleepover with my Grandbig, and work, work, work! Even though my hours have been seriously draining, I'm absolutely in love with my job. It feels like every day I'm put in a different department, so I'm always learning something new. The store lately set up a Clinique stand, so I've been immersed in discovering everything there is to know about Clinique products.

I CAN'T believe I'm leaving in 17 days. This is so surreal. Andy and I booked our Buckingham Palace tour the other day, so now we feel so much more official!! Today mother and I are doing a test run of suitcase packing. The goal is to figure out what I don't need or what I'm still lacking. I'll be taking notes of what I'm planning to take with me when I go to pack for real in about two weeks (!!! TWO WEEKS), so I'll definitely post my ideas either today or tomorrow.


Until then, happy Saturday!! xo