3 Things

Just a random post I put together with some of my favorite goodies. A few of these I've been wanting to blog about (like the beauty items and the TV shows) and figured I'd throw all my favorites together in one post. Sometimes posts like these are the best to read because you get some great suggestions (trust me on the TV shows and the food combos). Feel free to leave some of your favorites and things you've been loving down below (especially if it's a Netflix series)!

3 Foods I Love
1. Pom Juice and Simply Lemonade combined
2. Pretzel Crisps in Garlic Parmesan and Brie
3. Pineapple Juice

3 Beauty Items I Love
1.Nyx Cosmetics Illuminator in Magnetic
2.Nyx Cosmetics Cream Blush in Boho Chic
3.China Glaze Flip Flop Fantasy

3 Clothing Items I love
1. Kiki La'Rue Lenore Infinity Scarf in Mint
2. Mossimo Supply Co. Juniors V Neck Tee
3. Forever 21 Essential Pleated Peplum Top

3 TV Shows I Love
1. Orange is the New Black
2. House of Cards
3. The Closer

A Quick 10 Qs and As

After seeing Katie of Katie Did What's fun post, I had to copy it. I love "getting to know you" posts, it's so fun to see extra tidbits about some of my favorite bloggers. Please join in with your own post or in a comment!

1. If you could do one thing differently in your life, what would it be? 
I would do college over again in a heartbeat. It was so much fun, but I feel like I was too focused on working (I paid for school myself and worked 2-3 jobs year-round) and dumb boyfriends, that I would go back and  be smarter about my money and go bigger in everything- school, love, and my sorority. Don't get me wrong, I have absolutely no regrets, but there are definitely things I wish I could re-do and mistakes I could just kind of erase...Plus just things I want to experience again because I'll never be young without responsibility again like I was during that time.

2. Where do you see yourself in 5 years? 
Owning a home, working on baby #3, and have taken an awesome vacation (note: that does not mean our usual Palm Springs jaunt or a weekend camping) with just the hubs and I.  Oh, and being deliriously happy off love, life, and family.

3. Do you honestly want kids? 
Have you not read my blog? Is this your first visit? Our little bunny will be here in less than a month! I'd love to have 3-4 children, but I'll take them one at a time and see where life takes us.

4. What has been the best moment of your life so far?
It has to be the day Matt and I got engaged and the day we found out we were expecting. Both of those days were the start of new chapters in our lives together which have led to the most amazing time of my life and our journey together. Eeeek!

5. What is your life theme song? 
The Beatles "Here Comes the Sun". That was our song for our first dance and kind of embodies my positive attitude and outlook on life. This question is so hard though!

6. What is one thing you have yet to accomplish that you want to do before you die? 
Own a home! We've been looking for over a year and have nothing to show for it. I'd like to find a home and own it outright before I die. 

7. If you could choose one thing to be known for, what would it be? 
Loving. That's what I think of about my grandmother who passed away and I want people to remember that about me. 

8. If you could do anything you wanted right in this very moment (no consequences, no fear, etc.) what would it be?
Move to the south/beach/mountains (I'll take any of the three), cut my hair short, and buy whatever my heart desired. 

9. What has been the most challenging moment in your life? 
I have no clue. There have been very challenging times in my life that all revolved around the same issue (just on repeat) so any of those days could be the one. It's hard to be the collateral damage to other people's choices. 

10. Summarize yourself in one word. 
Loving.

My Firsts

When Carolyn posted this last week on life, love & puppy prints, I had to copy it. I thought it was so cute and I love fun posts like this where you can learn some fun facts about someone. 

FIRST thing I do in the morning... see what I can cut out of my routine to lay in bed another 10 minutes, check my email, InstaGram, and Facebook. Then I use the restroom and turn on the water for my shower.

FIRST thing I do when I get home from work... get into my pjs!

My FIRST kiss... my first real kiss was to a middle school bf and my first actual kiss was playing a game of suck and blow in the basement at a party (both kisses happened in 8th grade). 

My FIRST home... was in South Jordan, Utah and I still Google map it every now and then to check it out.

My FIRST car... was a tank! I had a white Pontiac Bonneville that broke down all the time, the passenger window didn't work, my a/c and heater didn't work, and sometimes my rearview mirror fell off in the heat. I couldn't wait to get a nicer one.

My FIRST accident traffic violation... was on the freeway in a bit of rain on my way to a college class. I'm freaking out and of course none of my family answered their phones.

The FIRST thing I wanted to be when I grew up... was a chemist. I didn't have many friends as a child and was a total nerd. I also really wanted to be a mother and stay at home with my kids, a dream I've never ditched.

FIRST drink of choice... Sprite, then root beer (but not Barq's because of the caffeine), then lemonade.

FIRST dessert of choice... anything with apple or banana. So tarts, pie, ice cream, I'm in!

FIRST choice restaurant... Outback! It's my favorite place and where the hubs and I met. There's so many things on their menu I love and it's the first place we're eating after our little bunny arrives. I'm dying for a rare filet and their wedge salad with extra blue cheese.

FIRST song that comes to mind... Britney Spear's Scream and Shout, I can't get enough of this jam!

FIRST major purchase... my Honda CR-V! I felt like I needed to send a note to everyone saying "I have arrived". It was so exciting and I love my car.

FIRST job... working at Wet Seal at the mall. The job sucked, but I loved the discount. I used to lock my knees in the hopes that I would faint and could go home.

FIRST time I flew... As an infant, my mother worked for the airlines and we flew back to CA when we lived in UT all the time to visit her family.

FIRST "big girl" job... working for an insurance agent.

What are some of your firsts? 

Ask Me Anything Reveal

The questions are in and here are my answers from this previous post. This was so much fun! I loved all the questions that were asked!

Meg. O: What's your beauty routine when you're in a hurry?
I don’t mind not wearing make-up (as you may know from this post) as long as my hair is done, but at the bare minimum I will use my MAC Studio Fix powder, mascara, and blush. That gives me enough of a “face” to be happy with the results. The powder helps with shine and evening out my skin tone, mascara makes my eyes pop, and blush adds some color. If I have the time, I’ll use some bronzer too.

Love jenny xoxo: How do you feel about your baby bump? I feel like I'm always comparing and wondering if I'm normal... is that normal?! :)
Based on my body type, I knew I would start to show soon. The length of my waist between my last rib and the top of my hip is maybe 2 inches, so I have nowhere for the baby to go, but out! In the beginning, I was a bit self conscious of my bump, that maybe I was showing too soon. My stomach is really the only part of my body I’m self-conscious of because I’ve always had a bit of a belly (even at 108lbs in high school and I’m 5’8”). One thing that I did when my bump first appeared is check out the week-by-week section at The Bump and you can see where you are at with the pregnancy, where your baby’s growth is, etc. In that same section, you can see pictures of other women at the same week as you and check out their bumps. When I saw how varied each woman was carrying and showing, I never compared myself again to other pregnant women. Some women hardly show at all, some women looked like myself, and other women had larger bumps than me. Each woman and each pregnancy is different. Everything is pretty much normal in pregnancy, just not everyone experiences it. Nausea is normal, but I never had any nausea during my pregnancy. Now, I love my bump, although getting dressed and shopping is more of a task, I feel more feminine and part of a little club now that my bump is all on display.

Frances: What is your favorite thing about being pregnant? Are you afraid of giving birth?
My favorite thing about being pregnant is feeling our little girl move. It’s the most thrilling part! Even though I can feel her from inside, I like to put my hands on my bump to feel her from the outside too. I can’t wait to meet her, hold her, and give her kisses. This is the most joyful time of my life and I’m thrilled Matt and I are starting our family.

Do you have a birth plan yet?
My birth plan is really simple: Do not die.

I know that giving birth can’t be planned out, and I’ve heard from so many mothers that their birth plans didn’t go as planned or follow what they thought would be their delivery. I just want to go with the flow and communicate with my doctor about what are options are at the time a crisis may arise. One thing I know for sure is that I want an epidural. I think I may die without it.

That’s it really. I’ve started just recently to do more reading into having a birth plan, and I have things for the baby like for her to be fed breast milk only, no formula or pacifiers, and to have her vaccinations spread out. I’m researching more about other things baby-wise that Matt and I will decide together.

Are you afraid of giving birth?
I’m sure my above birth plan gave it away with my fear of death, so yes, I am afraid of giving birth. I know women do this every day and have done so since the dawn of time, but it still scares me. I pray every day that my delivery goes smoothly and our baby girl is healthy. Any mommies out there with tips?

Carolyn: What are you most looking forward to about parenthood?
There’s so much I’m looking forward to! Loving her, supporting her, spending time with her, and teaching her to be a strong, independent, and loving woman. Seeing the world through her eyes and experiencing things for the first time with her, watching movies, waiting for Santa, the kindness that's embedded in children before the world shows them it's ugly side. I want to give my children the childhood I didn’t have. I want them to feel loved and have a home that’s safe, stable, and a place that they want to be.

What scares you the most about parenthood?
Parenting is scary in general. There’s no perfect child or perfect parent. It’s a job that’s filled with guilt because what works for one doesn’t work for the next. I believe each person takes the good from their own childhood and add whatever they needed themselves as a child and tries to leave out the bad. I’m just scared of not being the parent she needs me to be and not realizing it in time. I guess it’s really trial and error and good communication. Also, it scares me about what she’ll experience in the world that I can’t control, like bullying, heartache, things of that nature.

What is your FAVORITE beauty item? Only one! :)
Mascara! It’s a Godsend. It’s something that looks great on everyone regardless of eye shape and makes the biggest difference to my overall look.

What's been the biggest adjustment for you since becoming pregnant? 
All the food you can’t eat! The soft cheeses, rare meats, salami, eating seafood more than once a week, etc have been the hardest. It’s so crazy how much food you can’t eat nowadays. In one way it’s good, there’s so much more processed food than in years before and we know so much more about how the food we eat affect our pregnancies and babies. Still, that list of do not eat is ridiculously long!

Do you have names picked out? Are you telling them?
We do have our name and middle name picked out and had it before we even started trying! We are telling people what her name will be, but not on any social media. We want there to be some surprise. So I'm sorry, but you'll have to wait!

Mindi: What are your fave hair and skin products lately? 
My favorite hair product I've used recently is Redken Guts 10 Volume Spray Foam. This gets amazing body without weighing your head down or being too heavy and forcing you to wash your hair the next day after using it.  For skin care, I'm in love the Ormedic organic line I reviewed here. It's the most amazing products I've used and have made a huge difference in my skin.

What is your go to style lately with being pregnant? Where are the OOTD pregnant pics? lol 
I've really just been wearing the same outfits as before, but now I'm wearing only my maternity jeans or my Kiki La'Rue jeggings. Luckily, most of my shirts were loose and long so they're going easy into maternity wardrobe.  My shift has been kind of wonky at work recently because I was training a new incoming class, but I'm back to my regular shift and will start to get off even earlier in two weeks so the hubs will be able to snap some pics now! I promise I'll have some more OOTD pics soon!

ooh and I am still waiting to see you wearing your glasses! lol 
I know! I need to get a pic of them! I just rarely wear my glasses, but I do love the new ones I picked up last fall. 

Thank you again for everyone that had a question! I love doing these posts and seeing them on other blogs. I think it gives you more insight to the blogger and a chance to ask a question you don't know the answer to yet from their posts. If anyone thinks of another question(s) ask me below and I'll update this post!
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I got a late question, from Pamela: I wanted to ask if you read any books pre-conception. There are a million of them out there and I want to delve into them but it's all so overwhelming! 

I actually didn't read anything while trying to get pregnant, I had thought about picking up some books before we started trying, but I felt like I was jinxing myself. I figured I would start reading something after our first month of trying, I also didn't want to put too much pressure on myself either. I was very blessed in getting pregnant right away, so I never had the chance to read anything before hand. Veronika from Veronika's Blushing has read several books that she has posted about on her blog, some of them are on my list of to-read too now!

Pick One And Tell Me Why

Which is more important to you: hair or makeup? 

I think about this a lot and to every girl, one is more important than the other. If you had to choose to only have one thing done before you left the house for the day, which would you choose and why?

Now, think about this. The question is meant like this; if you choose makeup, you'd be fully done with with blush, gloss, lashes, etc., but your hair would be like the VS models above- barely brushed and pulled back. Now if you choose hair, you get full on hair with curls and volume, but absolutely no makeup. Again, like the girls above on the au natural side.

For me, it's hair 100%. I have clear skin (well, when I'm not pregnant anyways), rosy cheeks/lips, so I'm ok with going out without makeup. Do I look gorgeous? No. Not by any means, but I look decent. However, my hair is one limp cookie. I need to have my hair done to feel pretty. Plus, I figure if my hair looks fabulous people will forgive me for going au natural.  AND I'll probably look pretty from afar.

So, which is more important to you to have done and why?

Also, I'm doing another Q and A so be sure to check out this post and comment with any questions you have for me! The post will be up next week!

Keep Calm and....

Hola everyone! I've noticed I've been asked a ton of questions recently about pregnancy, parenting, blogging, beauty, hair, etc. and I just wanted to do an open forum inviting you to ask me whatever you like and I'll do one post with all your Qs and As. I did this before in this post and had a lot of fun with it.

Nothing is off limits, but I assume you'll be polite and nice. It's ok to ask personal questions, albeit not rude ones. Do I need to establish a line? If I think it's too personal to post, I'll just email you back directly! How's that? 

So please, ask me anything!

My 1000th Post!

Wow. I can't believe today is my 1000th post!! Isn't that nuts??

I thought I'd have some super witty and creative post for you guys, but I'm plum out of ideas today. So instead I'll just give you a random life updates. How's that?

- Usually, I don't really get into holidays until it's closer to the actual celebrated holiday, but I've been ready for Thanksgiving and Christmas for at least a month. We always celebrate those holidays at my aunt's house and I've been asking her for weeks what I should bring. She must think I'm nuts by now.

- All of you on the east coast I hope you're doing ok with these crazy storms!! I've been reading your blog, IG, and FB posts and hope the best for you guys! CA weather is just nuts being cold one day and blazing the next. Today is supposed to be 87! On freaking Oct 30!

- My favorite person in the world to text is my Grandpa. He's so endearing and hilarious. I've thought about doing a weekly post about our texts because he cracks me up. Here's an example:

"Kristen I love these Egyptian cottons sheets we bought at WalMart. They wash and go back on the bed and fit perfect. They are neat. I love you."

Don't you just love the guy? There's a story behind these new sheets, but I don't think it's as funny written as it is told. Long story short, he had full size sheets for his queen size bed (+ pillow top and foam padding) that he insisted used to fit the bed, but shrunk in the wash.

- Am I really missing out on all this pumpkin flavored craze? I don't drink coffee so I haven't had the chance to try the PSL from Starbucks, but drinking pumpkin flavored liquid just doesn't sound appeasing to me.

- The hubs and I are STILL looking for a home. It's so frustrating. We've been looking for a house since February and I'm at that point where a) I'm not going to settle on anything less than blah, blah, blah and b) I'll move in anywhere we can call our own at this point. Maybe we should just move out of state?

- I finally played Bunco for the first time and had so much fun! I even won for most baby buncos. It probably also helped that I was one of two people not drinking so I could actually keep track of my plays, but whatevs, I'll take it! I can't wait to play again, it was such a great time.

- My Iphone and it's fun, personalized cover that took me forever to pick out should be here today or tomorrow. I can't wait!

- Today is the LAST day to enter my giveaway so don't forget my BDB Brow Buddy giveaway!

What's new with you ladies? Something you want to share??

Dreamlover Come Rescue Me...

What was your first tape? Or CD? Or for you young guns ITunes download?

I remember mine like it was yesterday. It was Christmas morning, 1993 and Santa brought me a boombox with both Mariah Carey's and Whitney Houston's above albums. Although, it wasn't really Whitney's album, it was a soundtrack. Whatever, details. Yes, I had been a very good girl that year.

Wait. What? You don't know what a boombox is? Oh, well before Ipods and IPhones, this is what us grandmas used:

I kid you not.

Anyways, I wore those tapes out! Hits like Dreamlover and Hero paired with I Will Always Love You and Run to You, they're songs girls everywhere sang into their hair brushes while wearing plaid shirts and cutoff shorts. These songs were on repeat all the time. By repeat I mean I would literally have to push Play > Rewind > Play > Rewind and hope I didn't go too far back (times were tough). I bet I have them somewhere tucked away in the garage.  

I'm such a huge fans of these women to this day. Mariah may be a bit goofy, but boy that chick can sing! I own all of her albums and Dreamlover is still one of my favorite songs. I can't wait to see her on American Idol-  Paula Abdul 2.0?

Want to know something crazy? To this day, I remember every single word to these albums (I've updated to ITunes for these classics). Isn't it nuts how you will hear a song you haven't heard in years and still remember every beat?

So, tell me, what was your first album? Which was your favorite song?

Currently... Link-Up

Wow two link-ups in one week! Woo-hoo! I love Jenn and her blog. Her and her hubs are the cutest and she must be the best thrifter ever. Oh, and she has long lush locks. Need more? Check out her blog.

current book(s) 

50 Shades Darker 

I really liked the first one, but this second one is so-so. I love that there's more of a story line, but the writing is really beginning to bug me. I'll still read the third one and have enjoyed the series overall.

current playlist 

I've been listening to a lot of country lately. I've always enjoyed country music, but never really bought any albums or been a huge fan, but I'm becoming one!

current color 

Hot pink, I can feel summer slipping through my fingers and I'm trying to wear all my brights as much as possible.

current food 

Zucchini, artichokes, and nectarines. All perfect summer snacks and sides.

current favorite show(s) 

Olympics. Is there anything else on?

 
current needs 

White polish, initial necklace, booties, and getting my hair did.

current triumphs 

I got an MVP award at work :D

current banes of my existence 

My 430am wake-up, chipped polish, and getting gas.

current celebrity crush 

Ryan Lochte 

current #1 blessing 

 Having nights off to spend with the H, we finally are on similar work shifts.

current indulgence 

Skittle Riddles and 50/50 ice cream bars

current outfit 

My neon pink shorts. They're so easy to wear!

current excitement 

On Friday the H and I with some of our friends and family are going to see a Beatles tribute band at the outdoor mall.

current mood 

Tired! 430am is unholy.

 
current favorite quote or verse 

Wild at Heart. It's so easy to get caught up in the day to day, but I'm trying to remember to be free and live it up.

current wish list item(s) 

Among, the above "needs" items, some lightweight sweaters, flats, maxi dresses, jewelry, and sunnies.

current favorite product(s)
Revlon Lipsticks! They're so creamy and pigmented, they my fave beauty buy.

Let's Get to Know Each Other

Good morning everyone, hope you all are having a fantastic week so far! Last week, my schedule changed at work and now I get up at the crack of dawn (4:30am!!) so I’m struggling to adjust, but I love getting off early and having most of the afternoon at my disposal. I have some new readers to le blog (welcome!) and I want to get to know you all better. Not just the newbies, but everyone. 

Blogging is such a blast and is a full-time hobby of mine. It’s so exciting knowing that people have an interest in what you’re posting about and share the same interests I have. Everyone’s comment mean so much to me and I love interacting with everyone. Please copy and paste the questions below with your answers in a comment, I’d love to learn a bit more about each of you and visit your sites!

 

What is your name (or your internet alias)?

Do you have a blog yourself? What’s your site?

What magazines do you subscribe to?
What movie(s) do you always watch when they're on tv?
What's your favorite feature on LLP?

What’s one thing you have plenty of, but can’t stop buying?

What is your name (or your internet alias)? Kristen, but I used to always sign my posts as Miss K.

Do you have a blog yourself? What’s your site? Um, well, you’re on it! But, if you want more, here’s my Facebook, Twitter, and InstaGram (Kristen_Lawler).

What magazines do you subscribe to? InStyle and Glamour right now, but I’d like to subscribe to People StyleWatch again. I just get busy and fall behind on my magazine reading.
What movie(s) do you always watch when they're on tv? The Princess Bride, Pretty Woman, any of the Harry Potters or Indiana Jones movies, Bride Wars
What's your favorite feature on LLP? Well, my favorite ones to write are the ones a bit more personal, product reviews, OOTD, and recent purchases. I love seeing what other people are wearing/using so I like to do posts that share the same qualities. I can’t tell you how many products I’ve bought or avoided thanks to some lovely blogging beauties.  

What’s one thing you have plenty of, but can’t stop buying? My guilty pleasures are lip products, nail polish, and stationary. I have enough to last a lifetime, but always leave with one of these bitties with every Target run.

So tell me more about yourself! Can't wait to see everyone's responses! 


PS Where the heck did July go!?


Don't forget to enter my Sweet Fashion Deals giveaway!

What was your first?

After Monday's post and the Oscar's a few weeks ago, I got to thinking about what the first movie I saw at the theaters. I was 5  years old and I went with my mom, sister, and some family friends to see Disney's The Little Mermaid. To this day, it's still one of my favorites. 

Ariel, Ursula, and Sebastian were so exciting. My sister and I sang the songs non-stop, pretended we were Ariel anytime we were in water, and it also started my life-long obsession with long mermaid hair.

What was your first movie? What do you remember about it?

Tag, You're It!

The gorgeous newlywed Kristin from Busy Bee tagged me in a super fun getting to know you post. Awesome right? I love getting to know other bloggers, it's so much fun and such a great way to connect and find even more things we have in common.

So, here are the rules: 

-You must post the rules

-Post 11 Fun Facts about yourself 

-Answer the 11 questions that the tagger posted for you in their post & then create 11 questions to ask the people you've tagged

-Tag 11 people and link them in your post

-Let them know you have tagged them

11 Random Facts 
1. My Husband and I are BOTH left-handed
2. My Husband and I both have O- blood
(what are the odds of both of those?)
3. I still have my wisdom teeth
4. I can count to 10 in Mandarin Chinese thanks to my 6th grade teacher
5. I almost always have my nails polished
6. I can't whistle, but practice all the time. I can only make one sound, at one pitch so I don't count that as actually whistling.
7. I don't carry my makeup with me for touch-ups, but I do carry about 15+ lipglosses in my purse
8. I'm obsessed with Pinterest, and actually try to apply the things I pin in real life.
9. I tease my hair every single day
10. I'm super near-sighted AND have terrible Astigmatism, I'm waiting to qualify to have lasik surgey.
11. I've never ordered wine at a restaurant or bar.

  11 Questions from Kristin

1. What's your middle name? Any special meaning behind it?

Lynn, my Mother wanted me to have the same initials as my Father since I’m their first born and they liked the name so they gave it to me. It’s MUCH better than what my Dad wanted.

2. If you could have one special talent {that you don't currently have} what would it be?

Singing, duh. I can’t sing to save my life (or hum for that matter). I’ve ALWAYS wished I could at least carry a tune, if not belt out songs like Mariah Carey.

3. Where is your dream vacation? {Don't cheat...somewhere you've never been!}

I’m not really sure where it would be because I want to travel everywhere for different reasons, but a dream vacation would include a beach, great food and drinks, unlimited spending money, good music, and several cities/sites.

4. If you had to get rid of ALL of your makeup except for one item...what would you keep?

Mascara! My eyes are my best feature and I love making them stand out. See what I’m currently using for my lashes here.

5. Guilty Pleasure? {Movie, Food, TV Show, Song?}

My guilty pleasure would have to be teenage TV shows such as Gossip Girl, Pretty Little Liars, The Vampire Diaries, and other CW shows. The plots can be so lame, but I can’t stop watching them! I love the fashion and the plot twists!!

6. If you could banish one celebrity to an island where they would never be heard from again, who would it be?

The ENTIRE Kardashian Klan. I’m so sick of them.

7. Who is your favorite 'Friends' character?

Ross. No,Chandler. Ross. Ok- Chandler, he’s just so hilarious to me.

8. Do you have a lucky number? What is it?

I like the odd numbers such as 5, 7, and 9, but not one sticks out to me.

9. If you could meet one blogger in real life, who would it be?

Ummm, all of my blog besties! I don’t think I could meet just one, it would HAVE to be a group party! Can we have a blog meet up ladies??

10. Backstreet Boys or NSYNC?

I loved them both and saw both of them in concert with my sister and Dad, but I’m an NSYNC girl at heart! JT all the way baby.

11. What's your greatest fear or phobia?

Something going wrong with my family, such as an early death, injury or illness.

11 People I Tag

Lyndsy of Yellow Brick Blog

Danielle of Sweet Nothings

Schnelle

Jenn of Perfectly Imperfect

Chelsea of Life is a Sunset

Frances of It's Sew My Style

Mandy of In the Fashion Lane

C Mae of Happiness Is...

Erin from Everything According to Erin

Megan of A Suitcase and Stilettos

Cheryl Denise of A Peek of Chic 

11Questions for the People I Tag
1. What magazines do you subscribe to?
2. What is your best quality?
3. What movie(s) do you always watch when they're on tv?
4. What tv show do you watch, but don't know why you do?
5. What drink do you order when you're out? (Alcohol & Non-alcohol)
6. What celebrity do you think you'd be friends with if they were your neighbor?
7. Would you rather attend the Oscars or the Grammys?
8. Do you prefer regular or flaming Cheetos? Puffy or crunchy?
9. Do you use regular or aerosol hairspray?
10. Who is your favorite Harry Potter character?
11. If price was no bother, what one indulgence would you have? Massages, mani/pedi, spray tans, etc?

Whew. That was long. Thanks for reading and I can't wait to see your posts!!

These Are My Confessions

Hi my name is Kristen and I'm a makeup-aholic. I'll be attending every Wednesday meeting from here on out. LOL. Remember that post about my MAC and Maybelline reviews where I promised to post about all the make-up I own? Well I took the pictures and realized that I have a problem. I just can't help it though! I see something pretty and shimmery and I believe that it calls my name. When I do try and pass up buying it, I just dream about owning it. Literally dream about it. As in, during my R.E.M. cycle, I dream up all the looks I can create with whatever new product I've found and how it will instantly somehow better my life.


So here are my confessions:

My everyday make-up bag, these are the products I use most often. Sometimes my shadows will be swapped or if I'm trying something new, the product goes in my bag.

Here's make-up that I keep in a large bag that I carry with me often when I travel. It's all of my second most used products or my refills for products I use that I may run out of or products waiting to be used for a review.

Extras that are hanging out in my bathroom drawer because they're used more often than my travel bag of make-up, but less than my current everyday make-up bag. Some of them are just randoms that are found floating around in there because they don't have a home.

Here's the make-up I keep in a small bag in my car for emergencies since I don't carry make-up (other than lipglosses) in my purse. Here I'll stash my almost empty compacts, lip glosses that are pretty similar to my normal everyday shades, etc.

Here are my lipglosses that have their own make-up bag because they were overflowing everything else

Here the lipglosses I carry in my purse

The make-up in a make-up case. These are mostly pallettes or items I bought for a specific occasion/outfit/season.

Last, but not least, a drawer of randoms.

Oh ya, I figured I'd throw in a picture of my nail polish collection as well.

Seriously, I'm almost embarrassed. Almost being the key word. I guess my collection does show that I'm open and willing to try everything whether it's name brand, department or drugstore buy. I'll just justify my stashes with the fact that I have a beauty oriented blog I must write for. I just HAVE to have all the latest colors and products. Right? ....RIGHT???

I'm consistently on the hunt for great products that are true to their color, last all day, easy to apply and wear, and also make me feel good wearing them. Even with buttload of products, there's still more out there that I want to buy and try like Nars Orgasm blush or Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer.

So what's your beauty confessions? Do you love to splurge on mascara? Or you a moisturizer whore? What?? Spill!

TJ Maxx & Save the Children

 

 

Last week I had the opportunity to attend the Teen Choice Awards gifting lounge at Magic Castle in Hollywood, CA hosted by T.J. Maxx to support Save the Children’s U.S. Programs. The event marked the 26 year partnership between them and together they have raised over $14 million dollars since 1984 and sponsors 939 children!! Isn't that the coolest thing? Celebrities attended to sign/decorate the bags to later be auctioned off on EBay during the weeks of August 9 and August 16. Also, for every bag signed, TJ Maxx donated $100 to Save the Children. Check out their Facebook page here or here.


For anyone not familiar with the Save the Children, it's a program to help children living in poverty helping to provide school supplies and clothing, and also helping with access to early childhood education, literacy and health programs in the United States.

 

As of August 2, T.J.Maxx stores nationwide are offering specially designed reusable tote bags featuring original children’s artwork. Each bag is $0.99, and all profits from the sale of these bags will go to Save the Children's U.S. Programs. The bags are so cute too! Much better than my plain basic black canvas one I've been toting around for odds/ends and groceries. Plus, they're pretty big and durable so they're a total steal for $0.99!!


Here are some of the celebrities that I personally saw at the event:

(Katie Cleary sat next to me while we had manicures, she's so beautiful and nice in person!)

(all pictures found here)

There were a TON of celebrities both days, so make sure to check out EBay and see if you can snatch one of the signed bags for yourself! Some of the celebrities I missed were Jackson Rathbone, Brittany Snow, Matt Lanter, Quinton Aaron, etc. If you want to see more pictures, click on the above link to check them out.


I had such a great time at the event! It was so much fun to meet so many people and see celebrities from some of my favorite shows. There were also a bunch of cool vendors and I did walk away with some swag. I'll definitely do a future post on it with some reviews!

Save the Children is an awesome program and helps so many kids nationwide, I'm thankful that I was able to attend the event and check it all out first hand.