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.

Why am I wearing dark nail polish in spring?

Ok, so first off, sorry, sooo sorry about not posting for like a week! I did post something yesterday, but that wasn't really anything beauty or fashion related, so it doesn't count! I have been busy with school, figure skating, singing, and just plain lazy-ness...

...Although I am completely in the mood for some fun spring nail polishes, this dark nail polish  is still pretty awesome. I am the type of gal who loves the darker polishes, so I will make a few exceptions throughout this spring season.

This nail polish is Orly's Naughty nail polish. It is a gorgeous creme burgundy/deep chocolate brown color. I actually wouldn't say it's much of a burgundy, because it is definitely more brown than red. Yup, just a hint of dark red in there but it's mostly just a very deep creme brown. In some lights, it looks almost black.

This nail polish lasted pretty well, and the chipping was nothing major. The consistency was very, very streaky on the first coat but once I started putting on the second coat, it started to even out and deepen. I actually find that sometimes the darker nail polishes are the ones that you need the most coats on because it takes such a long time to get the deep, dark shade to become even and balanced out. You can get it at Sally Beauty Supply for $6. I would say it's worth the money!

Great inspirational videos to watch....

I haven't done a blog post in forever, but I've been sooo busy with school. And, I've got really caught up in figure skating, which I'll hopefully do a post about in the future. But basically, I am writing this new blog post in my study hall elective-Sshhh, I'm supposed to be doing homework!

Anywho, I wanted to talk about the youtube beauty community today. I am subscribed to so many different girls (and guys too!) who talk about their favorite products, review, fashion style, and absolutely everything makeup, beauty, and fashion related. At first, it sounds cheesy and superficial, I know, but I promise you, It's a really cool idea and the girls are so sweet.

And although these girls are there to talk about which drugstore mascara won't clump your eyelashes and whatnot, it makes me smile when they post videos about issues in the world every once in a while. Most of these girls are just such good, good people and it really shows when they make videos like that.

Here is one of my favorites. Her name is Marlena (MakeupGeek) and she made a video about a rare disease called Batten Disease)



The next one is actually not a beauty guru, but the message of the video is so beautiful that I wanted to share it anyway. The youtuber's name is SupaDupaFlyGirl and she makes random and funny videos.



So ya, there are the inspirational, beautiful, wonderful, meaningful, thoughtful, special videos of the day. The second video especially touched me, and I hope it touched you too :)