My Winter Essentials!

A nice thick warm scarf is definitely a must have for the cold winter months! I made this one myself (: I sell these on my etsy page, however for the time being it is shut down. If you'd like to purchase one please email me and we can make arrangements! 

Having a good lotion to keep your skin moisturized is important! The cold weather can cause your skin to dry out and crack which leads to painful sores and even scars. So make sure before you leave the house you apply some lotion to your cheeks and maybe even carry it around with you just in case!

I bought this at Wal-Mart for $5 

A warm drink like hot chocolate or my favorite, tea, will help keep you warm when you're hanging around the house doing homework or watching your favorite movie. Tea also has relaxing properties that relieve stress!

Cute mittens! Mittens are 10x warmer than gloves and come in a lot cuter styles! I got these kitten mittens from my boyfriends parents last month. They like to make fun of me and call me the cat lady because of Mojo haha!

What's In My Travel Makeup Bag?!

Every girl has the makeup bag they leave at home and the makeup bag they carry on a daily basis. I thought I'd share with you what I keep in my travel bag! Might be a good idea for you to pick up some of these products to keep in yours too (:

I always buy two of everything when it comes to makeup brushes, eyeliner, and mascara. I put one in my keep at home bag and one in my travel bag for touch ups or if I'm running late I'll just apply at school or work.

I keep these samples of perfume in there just in case I feel like I smell just a tad or if I'm in the mood for a little extra something while I'm out!

I keep drugstore makeup in my travel bag because I don't use it as often and what I keep at home. This is just in case I was running late and need to put it on while I'm out or in the car.

Lets keep it real ladies. We all need our feminine product and our birth control. I keep a whole load of these things just in case I'm out with a friend and she needs one!

I keep make up remover towelettes in case I have a bad day and cry off all my makeup or even if I just feel irritated with it on. I also keep oil absorbing wipes because I tend to have really oily skin midday. The tide to go is self explanatory haha. I'm a messy girl

This or That Beauty Tag!

I was tagged to do this post by a fellow blogger and I actually fell in love with her blog after checking it out when she tagged me. Stop by and check out her blog The Beauty Inside

 Blush or Bronzer - I actually don't wear either! I have naturally red skin so I feel blush would make it too harsh and I'm way to pale to even know how to properly apply bronzer haha
 Lip Gloss or Lip Stick - Can chapstick be an answer?
 Eyeliner or Mascara - Eyeliner! My eyes are way to puffy looking without some eyeliner 
 Foundation or Concealer - Foundation. 
 Natural or Colored Eye Shadow - I'm definitely more of a natural eyeshadow kind of person but once in a while I do spice it up with some color 
 Pressed or Loose Eye Shadow - Pressed eye shadows, I feel like they have more intensity to them
 Brush or Sponge - Brushes fo sho

Nails

 Opi or China Glaze - OPI! China glaze chips way to easily

 Long or Short - Short, I have eczema so long nails will just encourage me to scratch!
 Acrylic or Natural - Natural, I can't do anything with acrylic nails haha
 Bright or Dark - I short of mix the two with all the crazy designs I do 
 Flower or No Flower- No flowers, I really prefer abstract looking nail designs 

Body

 Perfume or Body Splash - Perfume, it lasts way longer throughout the day
 Lotion or Body Butter - I actually hate bother of them! My skin is so naturally oily that adding lotions and body butters make me feel so greasy
 Body Wash or Soap - Body wash. it makes me feel more like a girl (:
 Lush or other - Any actually. I love Lush but I do also like to stop by Bath and Body Works or even Wal-mart 

Fashion

 Jeans or Sweat Pants - Jeans all day every day
 Long sleeves or short sleeve? - If I could wear long sleeves all year round and now die from a heat stroke I so would
 Dress or Skirt? - Summer dresses (:
 Scarves or Hat- Scarves just look so much cuter!
 Studs or dangling earrings - Studs when I do actually wear earrings. I'm not much of an earring girl
 Necklace or bracelet- Necklace, I have two that I wear at all times every day. They mean a lot to me 
 Heels or flats - BOOTS! And gladiator sandals 
 Cowboy boots or riding boots - Cowboy boots are adorable!
 Jackets or hoodies - Hoodies
 Forever 21 or Charlotte Russe - Hmmm this is a tough one! Forever 21 

Hair

 Curly or Straight - I have naturally wavy hair so I like to just go with my natural look
 Bun or Ponytail - Bun with cute headbands 
 Bobby pin or butterfly clips - Bobby pin.
 Hairspray or gel - I LOATHE gel! And I only use hairspray when definitely needed 
 Long or short - Long! I'm still trying to grow mine longer!
 Dark or light - I've been a blonde before and it was terrible! I'll stick to my naturally dark hair haha
 Side swept bangs or fully bangs - I've had both and I think I learn more towards side bangs because I get annoyed with things in my face for too long
 Up or down - Down, most of the time. I have this thing where I hate to show my ears haha

Random

 Rain or shine - Rain is more calming to me
 Summer or winter - WINTER! 99.9% of my wardrobe is cute sweaters and winter layers 
 Fall or spring - Fall. Not to hot and not to cold 
 Chocolate or Vanilla - What girl doesnt like chocolate?!

Bad Day? Seven Things I Do To Unwind

I've been having a string of bad days one after the other and it kind of inspired me to share some of the things I do to get over a bad day and move on. I know with school starting again we're all bound to get stressed out to the max the next couple of months. Next time you're feeling a little down or stressed out try some of the things I do to get yourself out of that bummed out mood!

1. Take A Shower
Scrub all of that bad juju off in a nice warm shower! I swear it works. Sometimes I come home from work totally wigged out and a hop in the shower with the sweet scent of my shampoo and body wash totally calms me down. And I definitely feel soooo much better with all of the days worries swirling down the shower drain.

2. Take A Bath
If I've had a really terrible day I great myself to a bath with some of Lush's great homemade all natural bath bombs. Soaking in the warm bathwater in complete silence is a great way to release some of that stress wind down, especially before bed time.

3. Light Some Candles
Every once in a while I turn all the lights off in the room and just use candle light. The candle light calms me down and all the scents mixing together are perfect for calming down some of my nerves. To make it even better grab a good book to occupy your mind!

4. Play A Game
Sometimes just pulling out my tablet and playing uno or candy crush takes my mind off of negative things. When your mind I'd focused on something else like winning or trying to figure out a puzzle there's no time to dwell over anything else.

5. Talk It Out
Dan and my mom always get caught up in my day days haha. Just talking things out with them and venting about my work or school problems really helps. Especially when I get their insight in what I should do to make the situation better. Its always good to have an outside opinion on something you're stuck on.

6. Get A Pedicure
I find pedicures to be so relaxing. Having someone else worry about the hangnail on your toe is a great way to destress. Its great when you get to leave with cute looking toes too!

7. Watch A Movie
Just like playing a game when you occupy your mind with something else, like fictional characters and their lives, you're too busy to think about your own. Just don't go for a movie that has a similar plot story to what you're going through. That totally ruins the point!

Brightening Sheet Mask Review

I first saw the sheet mask on Shay Mitchell in an instragram post she put up a couple weeks ago. I absolutely love her skin so I went in search of whatever it was that she was using and with all my research I found that its along the lines of an Asian sheet mask or paper mask. They're pretty much pieces of thin paper soaked in serum to help brighten your skin tone, refine pores, and moisturize. I found a couple places where you can order them online, but I really didn't want to wait for shipping and all that other crap. I saw online that Target had something pretty similar to what I was looking for so I took a drive over and picked up a pack.

They come in a box of 3 for about $9 which I thought was pretty affordable to the ones I found online. I tried to get a pretty good picture of both sides of the package so you can see the ingredients and read a little about the product.

PROS

• Left my skin feeling extremely soft for hours afterwards
• Great relaxing tool
• Simple and easy to use
• Excess serum to use on other areas 
• Has eye flaps so you can close your eyes and let the serum help puffiness and redness in the eyes

CONS

• Little movements of the face cause the mask to slip off 
• Bigger than my actual face

There aren't too many cons to this product but I have only used it once. I'm gonna keep up with it once a week and see if it actually makes any difference in the look of my skin. Of course whats a good review post on a face mask without posting a picture of myself with the mask on?!