Monday, February 24, 2014

February Beauty Favorites!


Well February is coming to an end so I thought I would share with you some of my favorite makeup products I felt I couldn't survive without this month! As boring as it may sound, I basically stuck to one look all month, because I have been so busy. So here are the products I used religiously! 

First off, let's talk about foundation!

 I have been using the Sephora Liquid Foundation along with the Sephora Matte Primer for a few months now but I love it with my Tarte Mineral Foundation. The Sephora liquid foundation is very light and evens out your skin tone while giving your face a nice glow.  Then the Tarte Mineral Foundation is the perfect finish. A little goes a long way with this product and it looks very natural while covering blemishes and imperfections.

Next, show off those eyes!

The Urban Decay Naked 3 Palette as been my absolute best friend! But before I get to that, I start off my "go to" look by priming my eyes with the Urban Decay Eye Primer Potion

...Now back to the Naked 3 Palette! I have been using the shade Dust all over my lids, my favorite color Nooner on the crease and blend, and then just a dab of Blackheart in the outer corners and blend. For the finishing touch a add a bit of the Benefit Watt's Up highlighter under my brow bone, and last but not least I cover my lashes with the Benefit They're Real! mascara.

Now let's put some color on those cheeks!


Nars...Nars...Nars... oh how I love thee! (As I'm sure you can see by the photos). 
I love to use the Nars bronzer in the shade Laguna to contour, and then I dust some of the Nars blush in the shade Orgasm onto my cheeks. I am very fair skinned and tend to use the lightest shade of foundation, but I do not have any problems using these two products.

And pucker up those lips for my favorite lip product of the month!

The Kat Von D Liquid Lipstick in the shade Jeffree is a beautiful coral pink that goes on like a liquid lip gloss and then dries matte like a lipstick. I have received many compliments this month while wearing this product, and it will last you all day!

These have been my go to products for the month, I hope they will bring you the happiness they bring me. Also, if you have any favorite products please share them with me, or any products you would like me to try and review, just leave the info in a comment!

-Nicole xx

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Dreams and My Bucket List


“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
H. Jackson Brown Jr., P.S. I Love You


 The Future is this mysterious unknown that is so exciting and nerve wrecking at the same time. As I try to envision mine all my dreams and accomplishments I want to make, rush around my head crashing through my mind like ocean waves against a cliff. There are so many things I wish to do in my life that I sometimes wonder when I plan to sleep. Life is too wonderful to not want to experience everything it has to offer. 

With this thought I've decided to share a current version 

of my Bucket List with you. As of now these are what I hope to do and accomplish in my life. 

1. To live in a big city 
 
2.  Eat lunch in Paris next to the Eiffel Tower
 
3. Get a Mars bar in London
 
4.Go with Trevor to put a padlock on the Lover's Bridge in Paris 
 
5. Write for Seventeen Magazine
 
6. Publish a novel
 
7.  Finish writing the screenplay my friends and I are writing
 
8. Learn how to cook
 
9. Learn to speak fluent French
 
10. Meet Sarra Manning
 
11. Work backstage/on a set as a hairstylist and makeup artist
 
12. Have children
 
13. Teach English
 
14. Be an amazing wife and mother 

15. Inspire others  

  
 

 Do you have a Bucket List? 
Do we have any of the same dreams?

  


I would love to know what you hope to accomplish in your life!

-Nicole xx

 

Monday, February 17, 2014

Meet Nicole


Sunday, February 16, 2014

Live by: Honesty

I got to talking to a client Saturday who gave me some words of inspiration. I commented on an adorable bag she was carrying as she reached to pull out her wallet. It had a quote about being brave plastered to the bottom. She smiled at my compliment and began to tell me why it was so special to her.
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She explained to me that she chooses a word every year and focuses her decisions, actions, and choices on that specific word.  I instantly thought this was such a clever idea. So I got to thinking "What word would I choose?"

I took this Sunday to consider many words and I finally found myself content with the word "Honesty." It's not like I'm a person who lies all the time, but I find myself trying to conceal the truth in order to make situations seem like they are something that they are not. I want to take in all aspects of life-whether they are good or bad. My goal is to be honest with myself, as well as with others.



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