Products I'd Take Into The Jungle Tag

Hello again!

I know I've been gone for a month and a half pretty much. I was sick most of the month of November, so I only have one up for then but honestly I've just been flat out slacking. Enough excuses though, hope I can get back into my regular routine quickly!

Today I'm going to do a tag post. This tag was created by Beth from MissBeautyObsession, and she tagged her readers to do it as well. She thought of this tag based on the show I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, but you can read more about that on her post HERE .  I decided to give this a go because I thought it was a little fun tag to do and snoop on what others would bring as well if they were put in the jungle for a couple of weeks. It's a funny thing to think about but makeup would be the last on my mind if I was stuck in a jungle. But enough of that, let's get into the tag.

The first product I would take with me would be Maybelline's Instant Age Rewind concealer. That thing works wonders for my under eyes and I'm sure it would be needed if I ended up on a show like that. Honestly, it's probably the only face product I would bring with me. It goes on well to cover under eyes problems and redness or blemishes, so you can use it for the whole nine yards if you'd like.

Next, would be my Too Faced Shadow Insurance Primer for my lids. I can be submerged in water and that thing will still last. Absolutely love it. With that I always use some type of liner (If really in the jungle, I'm sure non of this would be useful but for the sake of this post eyeliner is a must.) At the moment, I've been using a Maybelline gel eyeliner called Eyestudio in the color Blackest Black. To top that off, a waterproof mascara would do. The They're Real by Benefit was a really good one that combed my lashes as well as coating them evenly. That mascara was pretty hard to get off so I'm sure it'll do well out there in the wild.

The next products I'd bring with me would be some kind of shampoo and conditioner. A couple weeks in the jungle with greasey hair is a no no. I'm not fussed with the type of shampoo and conditioner I use, so I might just bring some Dove ones with me.

Lastly, would probably be some kind of deodorant. I'd be in the jungle with the animals but it doesn't mean I'd have to smell like one.

Those are the products I'd take with me if I was to spend weeks in the jungle. After thinking pretty hard about it all, I noticed that I wouldn't take much make up with me. This tag opened my eyes to essentials of mine. I thought they'd all be makeup items, but that wasn't the case with this one.

 

I hope you enjoyed this post. It was a fun one to really think about and see what i'd take. Thanks to Beth for coming up with this tag. Her post on this is linked above if you'd like to take a look at it. I tag whoever reads this  to try it out too!

 

Thanks for reading!

 

Jay

Top 5 Pinterest Pins: Fashion

Hello!

After a little mini break from blogging, I'm back with what I want to be a new 3 week series on my top 5 favorite Pinterest pins. I'm planning on dividing my favorite pins into separate categories and sharing them with you. Today, the category is Top 5 Pinterest Pins for Fashion. These were very hard to choose from because I have over 200 pins on this board and narrowing it down to just 5 was quite the task. Let's get right into it.

#1. My first is one of my most recent pins. I think I have a little bit of a jacket / coat /  cardigans / anything you put over an outfit obsession. I know I have enough but this one is absolutely gorgeous. The flirty, almost peplum feel to it just makes the whole thing. All I need to do now is figure out where to find one!

(Source: Pinterest Coat )


#2. The next one are these floral lace shorts that I've seen everywhere and have been absolutely huge over the summer. Super girly, yet simple. I'm definitely going to be buying myself a pair for the next summer.

(Source: Pinterest Shorts )

 

#3.  Now this outfit I pinned way before I realized who this actually was. This is a fellow blogger, Jessie Chanes, who writes a massive fashion blog called Seams For a Desire. The dress she is wearing here is probably one of my favorites. It's a simply beautiful and classy dress with gorgeous detailing in the front.

 

(Source: Seams For a Desire ; Pinterest Dress )

 

#4. Next are these nude wedges that are gorgeous. If you know me well, you know nude colors are usually my favorites. Also, wedges are some of the easiest heels to wear. Love it! I will be on the look out for some similar to these.

 

 

(Source: Pinterest Wedges )

 

#5. Lastly, I decided to pick a whole outfit. I chose this one because I figured it'd be what I'd wear most when it comes to causal yet still a bit dressy. The entire outfit is what I feel like my style is a bit. From the peter pan necklace, peplum shirt, skinnies and heels. Can't go wrong with it.

 

(Source: Pinterest Outfit )

 

And there you have it, my first top 5 Pinterest pins. I hope you enjoyed this and will hopefully be looking forward to more in the next 2 weeks. Let me know what your top fashion pins are or leave a link to your Pinterest below and I'll have a look!

 

Thanks for reading!

 

Jay

 

Fawn Wishlist

Hello!

Today, I thought I'd make a wish list post seeing as I've yet to make one. What better first wish list post to be done than for Fawn. To give you a little insight to what Fawn is, it's an online shopping boutique that sells clothing items down to purses. Iram is the founder of Fawn and I would like to think of her as a friend also. Fawn is UK based so they do have some good UK offers such as free shipping over 35 pound and free return. Lucky duckys!

#1. Getting right into my wish list, here is my first one. This is the Elissa Khaki Top with Drop Neck and Chain Detail. As much as I scrolled to check what else was on the site, I always came back to this top. The color is lovely and the back just completes the design. Effortlessly dresses up a look.

(Source: Elissa Khaki Top )


#2. Next, is this Jess Crochet Pencil Skirt. As simple as it may look, I feel like it can look quite elegant. The floral lace gives it a classy feel.

(Source: Jess Crochet Pencil Skirt )


#3. Next on the list is this Ariana Diamante Bow Satchel. Just look at it. What more can I say?

(Source: Ariana Diamante Bow Satchel )


#4. Lastly, is this Giselle Neoprene Skater Skirt. I don't know what it is with skirts like these but I'm sure I own about 3 that look the same. You just can't go wrong with skater skirts. Pair it with a blouse, leather jacket, heels and you're out the door!

(Source: Giselle Neoprene Skater Skirt )

 

 

And there you have it! My Fawn wish list. I know none of these things seem fall and winter appropriate but you can definitely layer them up to fit any season. Let me know what your wish lists are.

 

 

Thanks for reading!

 

Jay

Red Riding Hood Inspired Makeup

Hello!

Since we are in October, I thought it'd be fitting to do a post on a Red Riding Hood inspired makeup look. I unfortunately don't have a red cape like hood, so this will have to do!

Lets get right into the look!

On my eyes I started with a eye shadow primer. The primer I used was Too Faced Shadow Insurance. I have a previous post on this if you want to check out what I think about it. I used a lot of different colors to achieve this look. I started by using one of the Lorac Pro Palette colors in Garnet and blended that into my crease with my Sigma blending brush. I then started using some warm brown shades (they don't have names; sorry!) from the BH Day & Night Palette. I dusted a lighter warm brown on my lids then moved on to applying a darker brown using my flat shader brush from Real Techniques.

I then continued to blend Garnet into my crease to intensify the color. After that I used Espresso from the Lorac palette and put that all over my lid, blending it out after every application of color. To make the look a little more intense I applied the muted red color from the BH palette and mixed it with Garnet on my crease.

I used my liquid eyeliner to apply my winged look and then dabbed Black from the Lorac palette to darken up my liner. I used Espresso and Garnet and smoked it out underneith my lash line and voila your completed Red Riding Hood inspired look! Just add a mascara of your choice and you're done! I personally decided to wear the Ardell Demi Whispies just to add that something but its up to you if you'd like to or not. Also, you can pair this look with a nude lip product and make it more night time appropriate or you can pair it with a darker color to really go all out. Both looks are great.

I've always liked Red Riding Hood so I thought I would make a post on it. What better month to do that than October? Also, huge credit to Mia who took these awesome pictures (which she does a lot for me because she's great, or I'll poke her until she does. Which ever works. Haha) So thank you Mia!
 Let me know what your creepy October look will be.

Thanks for reading!

Jay

Comfort Zone

Hello again!

This post will be probably one of the most exciting posts to write because I'm beyond impressed with this product I bought. So, as you may or probably may not know I spend quite some time at Mia's place (she has come up with the brilliant idea that I should keep a little bit of my own makeup stash at her's for when I'm around). We went out looking for pretty basic items for me and we came across Wet n Wild. I've never really had any products of theirs but I know they always get great reviews for what they put out. I decided to grab one of their eye shadow palettes and I have to tell you all about it!

The palette I picked up was the 738 Comfort Zone palette and let me just add that the colors in this palette are stunning. It has 2 sets of colors that you can mix and match with; 2 brow bone colors, 2 eyelid colors, ect. Want to know the best part? (apart from the price, of course) The colors are beyond pigmented! I kind of found it a little insane just how pigmented these shadows could be! As I am pretty bad at explaining colors, I'll swatch how they look and this is with just one swipe.

These colors are beautiful, rich and pigmented, and the variety of colors makes it easy to mix and match to achieve different looks using just this one palette. They have different palettes with all shades of different colors to choose from. The price that I paid for this palette was only $4.68. That's an absolute bargain for the quality of this.

Overall this is one of the best shadow palettes I own, and I definitely recommend it. And you may be seeing it again in the future of my blog (hint hint.) Haha. Let me know what your favorite eye shadow palette is.

Thanks for reading!

Jay

Autumn's Vampy Lips

Hello!

Today I just want to make a quick first impression of a couple of lip products that I have recently purchased. I'm sure I've mentioned before that I love nude colored lip products. I also felt that because I am quite pale that colored lip products would make me look even paler. Even though I've stuck to my nude colors I have ventured out and bought a beautiful red color that I have a review on, on one of my previous posts. As lovely as that was, I still felt that it just didn't suit me.

As it is now autumn season and darker lips are creeping up again. I decided to go and find a darker purple shade of lip liner and color. I've come upon NYX's lip liner pencil in 812 Plum and NYX's soft matte lip cream in Copenhagen. Let's just say I was a little nervous about purchasing these items because they are quite daring. Once I tried them I absolutely fell in love; The liner gives off a lovely base color to line the lips and the lip crème is just my favorite part! It has such a smooth and rich consistency that I immediately fell in love with. Also, the bottle of the lip crème feels so nice! I'm guessing because it's a soft matte lip crème, they tried to match with packaging? Maybe that's why the lid feels so soft. My logic? I just really like that part.

 

This lip combo is just amazing and I'm pretty impressed with it so far. Overall I would definitely tell you to give it a go. Even if you're a bit shy, I think its worth a shot. These are awesome products and I paid less than 10 bucks for both items.

What's your favorite autumn lip color?

Thanks for reading!

Jay

Leibster Award Nomination

Hello again!

So today I have a bit of a different post. I've been seeing lately a whole bunch of bloggers write posts on the Leibster award nominations. I did a little bit of research to understand what exactly it was and I thought it was a pretty cool idea. The lovely Lauren from LongingForACity nominated me, which was really sweet of her! You can go check out her post on this award here .

Let's get right into the rules (Which I did grab from Laurens post)!

• Get nominated
• Link back the person who nominated you
• Answer the 11 questions provided by the person who nominated you
• Create 11 new questions for the people you choose to nominate (Optional - you can keep the questions the same if you wish)
• Nominate 5 - 20 people for the award

The Questions

1. What are your favourite public figures? (Bloggers, YouTube, Celebrities)
My favorite public figures would be those who are genuine and kind hearted. There's something about those types of people that's absolutely lovely. One of my favorite public figures I would say would be Nicole Guerriero (YouTube Beauty Vlogger), even though I've never met her she seems like a honest and caring type of person.

2. How long have you been blogging for?
I had a "blog" years ago that wasn't very blog like. Haha. It didn't have much content at all and wasn't well thought out. I wouldn't count that one at all. As for my blog now, it hasn't been long at all. I put my first post up in May, so a few months really. I've really been loving it!

3. Where do you want to go with your blog? (professional or just a diary)
Well I have this blog now just as a hobby. Something I'm really enjoying. If later down the line it becomes professional I would think that would be just as amazing. For now, I'm loving it being my outlet and getting to know the blogging community.

4. What tags or awards have you ever been nominated for?
As far as the blogging world, just this one! Haha.
If you're asking in general, then I did get an award for Best Construction for my prom dress in my last year of high school. (I was in fashion and we made our own prom dresses.)

5.  One piece of advice for your 12 year old self.
Just to have a bit more self confidence. Don't take the negative things to heart and find things about yourself you love.

6. Favourite event ever attended?
I don't think I've ever attended a huge event. I have been to youth rallys with my church which I absolutely loved! Also, my cousins wedding was really nice. Do those count? haha

7. Favourite time of the year?
I have two answers for this. My first would be spring because by that time I'm tired of the cold weather and I just want to wear shorts. Also, my birthday is in the spring time. My second would be autumn because the weather is feeling really nice, I love when the leaves change color, and the fashion for this time of year is one of my favorites.

8. Link the blog post you're most proud of.
I don't have many posts up but my favorite so far would have to be my most recent. I love me some outfit posts and this was by far my favorite with the help of my friend Mia who took the photos.
The blog post I'm most proud of thus far.

9. Three facts about yourself.

1. My favorite animal is a Sparrow Bird.
2. I get mistaken for a 16 year old.. I'm 21 haha
3. I love thunderstorms, especially when it's night and I'm getting ready to go to bed.

10. Something you're looking forward to.
Is it cheesey to say I'm looking forward to revamping my room to make it all cozy so I can relax and blog during those cold months? I am looking forward to it!

11. Do you collect anything?
I do! I actually like to save up my movie tickets for when I go to the cinema. I just like to look back and see what movie I saw and when. It's just a little fun thing to do.


Well those were the questions! Thanks again to Lauren for the nomination and the questions!
I do believe this is passed around to bloggers with fewer followers? (I'm not quite sure) I just picked a few of my favorite blogs (numbers not in mind)  in hopes maybe they would enjoy it too!

My Nominations:

1. Mia's Beauty Addiction
2. LouJay
3. Beauty, Bit's 'n' Blog's
4. Lovestruck for Louboutins
5. The British Girl

Questions to answer (I did grab a few questions from different sources)

1. Do you have a signature scent? (Fragrances you always go back too?)
2. If you were to visit anywhere in the world, all expenses paid, where would it be?
3. Story behind your blog name?
4. Three must have beauty products?
5. If you were to eat only one type of food for a year, which would it be?
6. If you could open up your own shop, what would the name be?
7. Favorite thing to do on your down time?
8. One high end brand you would splurge on?
9. One book you wouldn't get tired of reading?
10. Goals for your blog?
11. Name a talent of yours.

Thanks for reading!

Jay