I Heart Summer Tag

I love summer. Well not really. 

What I really love is the fact that once summer is over, it means we are closer to college football. That makes me very very happy!

I saw this tag on Kellylovebeauty1's youtube page. I thought this would be a perfect post considering it's the beginning of August.

So let's see what I love about summer. 

Shall we...

Favorite bronzer for summer? My favorite bronzer for summer is also my holy grail bronzer...Rimmel Natural Bronzer in Sunlight.

You're relaxing in a hammock, on a tropical island. What are you sipping on? Alcohol wise probably a frozen drink of some kind or any white wine. Non Alcoholic would be Diet coke.  
Favorite summer lip product? Any Maybelline Baby Lips. Right now I am obsessing over Pink Punch. 

Pool or Beach? Pool. The beach is great for clearing my head but the pool is the most refreshing thing in the world. I don't mix well with sand and salt water. I always feel so gross when I leave the beach. 

Summer = crazy hair! What's your must-have styling product? John Frieda Frizz- Ease Curl Reviver Mousse. I buy this in the travel section at Target. I love putting it in my hair in the morning and throwing my hair up in the messiest bun possible. When I need to go out, I take my hair down and my hair looks AMAZE-FEST-USA. I was out to eat with a girlfriend of mine, after we ordered the waitress asked me how I got my hair like that. Best compliment a girl can get is one from a stranger! 

Favorite summer nail polish? Any white nail polish. Love 

Any summer traditions? No real summer traditions. Just hang out. Swim in the pool when we don't get typical afternoon thunderstorms. FUN! 

Favorite summer scent? I love the smell of coconut anything. Too bad I can't stand the taste of it. (Bleh)

Favorite BBQ food? Steak on the grill. 

What's your favorite summer-proof product? Not Your Mother's Beach Babe Texturizing Sea Salt Spray. I avoid styling my hair with heat during the summer like the plague. It's simply just too hot to put heat on my hair. Then the second I walk out my door, Florida's humidity gets a hold of it and it all goes down hill from there. Not cool. I use this all the time. I spray in my hair, use my hands to scrunch it in my hair, put in messy bun for 2-3 minutes and take it out. (Hair can be wet or dry).  

(Honorable Mention: Suave Clarifying Shampoo)

Any summer vacation plans this year? No plans? Tell us about your dream summer trip! My dream trip would be a 7 night (or longer) cruise anywhere. We went on a cruise my Junior year of High School. It was the best vacation our family has ever been on. So much fun.

I hope everyone is enjoying summer! 

Have you done this tag? I would love to read/see them. Post a link in the comments. 

Happy Summer loves!

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Beauty Product Hoarder Diary: June favorites

It's that time again! 

Time to think over the past month as to what has been your most used products.

• Wet n Wild Fergie Eyeshadow Primer, For My Primas- This is the ONLY drugstore eyeshadow primer that WORKS. I swear, I have the hardest time removing my eyeshadow at the end of the day when I use this stuff. (Which is an awesome thing.) I only need a little dot to cover one eyelid. I never have to really touch up my eyeshadow during the day. Tip: Allow it a couple seconds to dry on your lid to set in place and then you can apply eyeshadow as you wish. 
• ELF Studio Blush, Pink Passion-  This has been my go to blush for a long time but because of this heat I have really been using it a lot more. I love the color and how brightly pigmented it is. 
• ELF Shimmering Facial Whip, Lilac Petal-  I first bought this a while ago when ELF products first appeared in Target (aka mecca). I thought this line has to be crap for this price. But boy, was I wrong. You cannot beat $1 for a facial highlighter. The perfect amount of shimmer and color plus it has a great fruity scent. Tip: use the small stipple brush to apply. 

• ELF Zit Zapper- I keep it by my nightstand next to my bed. When I ready to go to sleep, I run the roller ball all over my problem areas then all over my face. By the next morning, by skin looks 2x's better than it did when I went to bed. 
• Rimmel Scandal Eyes Lycra Flex Mascara-  Just all around awesome! 
• Revlon Colorstay Basecoat- I was introduced to this base coat by LaFemme5278 on YouTube. I don't use base coats on my nails. Number 1, I hated all the ones out there. Number 2, it was an annoying step. (I was already giving up who knows how much time to do them and let the dry why do I need to hassle with a step I always found unnecessary). I tried this with hesitation and was surprised. My nails do look better with a base coat. DARN IT!
• John Frieda Curl-Boosting Mousse- I have been using this for years especially during the summer when I only heat style my hair one day a week. My hair is straight and has a little curl when I get out of the shower. I let my hair air dry and then get some mousse to scrunch in. 
• Dial NutriSkin Replenishing Lotion, Extra Dry Skin-  I am picky about my lotions. They can't leave my skin feeling greasy bottom line. I have a list of lotions I like and ones I don't. This is the number 1 favorite of lotions I like. I never have the urge to wash my hands after applying the lotion. 
• Simple Eye Makeup Remover Pads- I use a regular makeup removing wipe to get rid of the majority of my makeup. I use these small makeup remover pads out of pure laziness. The thought of having to get out a cotton pad and put the remover on it. No. I like it already done for me. (College graduate right here.)

There you have it. My favorite things for the month of June. What were yours?

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Summer Must Haves: Beauty

I HATE summer. 

I live in Florida for crying out loud. I should love it but between the heat and my sweat genes, I can't stand summer. 

The only way I can tolerate FL summer is with the use of a swimming pool.

So I am here to give you a list of my favorite things for summer.

Today it's all things beautiful...



The key for summer beauty products are things that will be long wearing or serve double purpose. I can't tell you how many times I have sound myself with makeup dripping off my face (literally) and have no one to blame but myself. I have learned from my makeup sins and have finally found my holy grail of summer makeup products.

1. BB Cream or Long wear foundation: BB creams serve double purpose with their added in sunscreen and let's face the long wearing foundation and I are married and in a monogamous relationship. 
2. Powder: If I don't have powder on my face, I am a hot mess. 
3. Matte Bronzer: I don't tan. I burn. Bronzer helps me look like I tan (to a degree). When I actually get a tan, I use a bronzer to prevent me from having to find a new foundation to wear for a total of 2 months. With a big brush, (ELF complexion brush) I swirl the bronzer on my check bones, forehead, jawline and down my neck. It gives me the look I want and I didn't have to buy a new foundation. Score!
4. Cream Blush/ Stick eyeshadow: Yes, a powder products will work just fine, but a creams are much better during the hot summer months. The cream based product will almost become one with your skin. 
5. Waterproof Mascara: Going to the beach + getting in and out of the pool = waterproof mascara. Duh! 
6. Bright Lips: I don't care what kind of product you use. When I think of summer, I think bright lips. Try Baby Lips, Maybelline Vivids lipstick, or Revlon Lip butters. They are have great bright colors to choose from. 
7. Makeup setting spray: I don't leave my house without it. 
8. Neon Nails: I have white nail polish on my nails right now and I have developed a habit of constantly looking at my nails. 
   
9. Sea Salt Spray: I avoid my flat iron like the plauge during summer. It's simply not worth doing my hair with all that heat when it's going to look like crap the second I step outside. I try to only do heat styling on my hair one day a week, if at all possible. So I use a sea salt spray or a scrunch spray to make it look styled (somewhat).

Those are my summer beauty essentials. 

What are yours?

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Review: Rimmel London BB Cream

Time to jump on the beauty product bandwagon.

Introducing drugstore BB creams.

I am a foundation girl and always have been. To be quite honest, the idea of a cream on my face that has the possibilities of replacing my foundation freaked me out. I like my foundation. I like the "junk" on my face to be covered so no one has to see it, including me.

So  when BB creams came out on the market and took over, I was fine with it but I couldn't find one that I liked in the drugstore. I am not about to pay $30-$40 for one product at the makeup counter. Never have and never will. I like my products readily available at any Target or Walmart. Word!

But then Rimmel introduced their new contribution to the world of drugstore BB creams and I became a very happy girl.

Rimmel London

BB Cream SPF 25

Primes, Moisturizes, Minimizes Pores, Conceals, Covers, Smoothes, Mattifies, Brightens, and helps Protect.

Pros

• I love using this product when I am at home and running errands. 
• Light/Medium coverage compared to drugstore foundations.  
• SPF 25
• When you apply a powder over the BB cream it doesn't get shiny throughout the day
• Matches my skin tone very well
• Doesn't get heavy 
• Don't need a lot of product to cover your entire face. Little goes a long way

Cons

• Looks streaky when applied with fingers. (I have to apply with a foundation sponge)
• Need to use a concealer with it to make sure my "junk" is covered. 

Side note: 

Junk-(n) /jəNGk/ acne, acne scaring, facial volcanoes, explosions on face 

Overall, I love this product. I rarely reach for my foundations anymore. 

Grade A-

Have you seen the make-up look using Rimmel BB Cream

http://butwhatwilliwear.blogspot.com/2013/04/bb-cream-look.html

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BB Cream Look

Want to know how to make your new BB Cream a part of your everyday make-up routine?

Here's how....

1. Apply the BB Cream onto skin using fingers or a foundation sponge. (If you really want to sheer out the coverage use a damp sponge.)
2. Take a cream eyeshadow, I like the Smokey shadow stick from Revlon in Torch to use for your eyes. Apply the lighter shade all over eye for a base. Then take the darker color and apply on crease of eyelids. Blend the product in with a brush until you like the way it looks. 
3. Line your upper lash line with eyeliner 
4. Smudge the darker color from the eyeshadow stick onto lower lash line for a smokey look
5. Mascara on both top and bottom lashes.
6. Place Dream Bouncy blush on the apples of cheeks. 
7. Tinted lip balm. 

Check out my review of Rimmel BB cream

http://butwhatwilliwear.blogspot.com/2013/04/review-rimmel-london-bb-cream.html

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March Favorites

Goodbye March...Hello April!

I am on a mission to post as much as I can for the month of April, then hopefully it will become a habit. (You're welcome America.)

Considering my pure love and obsession with beauty vloggers on YouTube, I thought I would try doing the same thing just in written form. Cause let's get real here people, I am already having a hard time posting on a consistent basis. You really think I would try the video thing here too. (not a chance...well at least right now...I am not making any promises.)

Anyways onto the good stuff:

What are your favorite beauty products this month?

Happy Spring

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