April 2011 favorites

I've decided that I want to start doing the "favorites" post. I am probably not going to do them every month, or even every other month, but just whenever I have some new or interesting products to show that much. I know that it is pretty late to do an APRIL favorites but whatevs...... I don't feel like waiting until the end of May.

If you don't know what an april favorites is, all you do is basically talk about the products you have been loving and using the most that month. They can be fragrance, makeup, hair, skincare, or anything like that. Also, you can add in a few random favorites, such as music or books, just for fun.

1. Santee nail laquer in white- I originally bought this because I wanted to do newspaper nails. But After applying just 2 coats I realized that it was soooo opaque for a white nail polish. White nail polishes are usually very sheer and it takes a lot of coats to get them accurate to the color you see in the bottle. But the best part, i bought this for $1!


2. china glaze neon purple panic- This is my favorite nail polish for my toes because it is so vivid an fun. It is literally the most shocking bright hot pink I have ever seen in my life. It is a bit of a fuschia though, so not a true pink. I have been wearing this on my toes for the entire month of April.

3. cvs pharmacy mint masque- Oh my gosh, for a freakin' CVS brand product, this is pretty amazing! I was in CVS and I just spontaneously decided to buy this skincare product because I really wanted to start taking care of my skin better. It is the typical "green monster" masque, which actually makes it kind of fun. The mint really refreshes and cleans your skin and after I have removed it, my pores feel so much tighter. It was inexpensive as well.


4. cvs facial cleanser- Another great CVS skincare product. This is just my everyday cleanser. It is sometimes to be compared to the purpose cleanser, but I like this one better. It is not very heavy duty, but it just leaves your skin feeling fresh and obviously cleansed. If I don't use this, my skin feels yucky.


5. Pink body splash in fresh and clean- Although this is not a really unique or exciting scent that I would rush out and buy, I have still been wearing it a lot. It is simple, with just notes of lily and fresh apple. It is not too much, just a nice soft scent for spring to wear everyday. At first, I didn't care too much for the scent because it wasn't interesting enough for me, but I am actually starting to really like this now.

6. softlips vanilla lip balm- Last month and this month, I have been just applying lip balm instead of lip gloss. It gives a slight shine, while looking natural and moisturizing your lips. It is the best vanilla scent and feels so good when you have chapped lips. I've really been wearing this a lot.

7. Juicy couture perfume- This is the original one I think. It smells really floral actually and great for spring, although that is not what I have heard from other reviews. Any way, once I bought this, I literally wore it for like a week straight. I have not done that for any other perfume! But now, I am barely wearing it because I want to save it up!


and just for fun I'll add some random music favorites for this month, too!

1. The Wolf by Fever Ray- Oh my gosh I am addicted to this song! This is the song that was featured in Red Riding Hood in the dance party scene. The lyrics are just thrilling and the song is sooo good.

2. Jar of Hearts by Christina Perri- I love this song so much! It has so much emotion and it is just great to listen to.

3. Keep the streets empty for me- I am starting to love this band. The lyrics are AMAZING! seriously, just listen to it.

Happy Mother's Day + Sonia Kashuk face palette- spring awakenings

Happy mother's day everyone! My mother, aunt, and I celebrate my mother by having lunch at a really yummy vegan restaurant. The food was soooo good! And best of all, cruelty free. For dessert, I had a really good vegan strawberry shortcake.

For mother's day, I got my mom a Sonia Kashuk face palette in "spring awakenings". She has been wanting to buy herself some new makeup for a really long time, so I thought it would be something nice to get her.

It was $20 at target. It came with a bright peach glitter blush, 5 nuetral eyeshadow colors, and 3 lipglosses. It was really conveniant for my mom because she could just close it up and throw it into her purse. No additional cosmetic bags needed.

So after that amazing vegan meal and gift opening, we just went home and relaxed. My mom and I both put on a facial mask, too.  I will hopefully have a full review on the mint masque in another post!


Happy Mother's Day!