Can I start with making a confession? I love fitness. Obviously I got certified last year but I've lost my momentum in getting going with what I really thought I wanted to with fitness. I keep going back to writing. I would just love to get paid to write. Whether it be this book I want to write that I keep starting and restarting, or a successful blogger, or a magazine....writing just makes me happy. That is the only confession you are getting out of me today. Onto the superficial stuff. Beauty. My January favorites is limited because I've been focusing on products I already have and want to use! In doing so, I have rediscovered a few things I forgot I had.
First, I have labeled Sunday mornings as "Sunday Scrub Day." Meaning Sunday mornings I get up, wash my face and apply a facial mask. I discovered my Bite Beauty lip mask tucked into the back of my toothpaste drawer and pulled it out. I LOOOOOOVE this stuff. It is a very gentle exfoliator for your lips and the best part....smells AMAZING. It's like the best cherry scented bubble gum. Not overpowering or artificial. Just very natural and delicious. Bite Beauty is know for their products being safe to ingest. Now, I wouldn't recommend going ahead and planning on this for breakfast or anything. But if you happen to lick a few pieces just know it is made from food grade ingredients and you won't be ingesting anything harmful. I place a light layer on my lips, rub it in and rinse off. I'm not even sure if you are supposed to rinse but I don't want those tiny little beads on my lips. It leaves your lips super soft. It isn't harsh. And the smell alone makes me so happy. I will use this every other day if not daily now that that I rediscovered it. I'm telling you, I am becoming more picky about what products I feel are worth the extra dollars and this lip scrub....totally worth it. Just go into Sephora and ask for a sample. They will be willing give you one and you will be hooked. If you aren't....well I'm going to be worried there is just something wrong with you. It is just that good.
My next product I've been using all month is this Make Up For Ever 15 Artist Pan Palette. I've pulled this out every day to use.
The colors are all great but I've been using the color in the top left corner as a crease shade.
This picture totally doesn't do it justice. I guess if I really want to take blogging seriously maybe I need to invest in a better camera. It is a beautiful, shimmering taupe shade. I love anything shimmery.
Another January favorite....easy....the weather. I mean, come on. It has been amazing. This combined with my new favorite daily activity....walking the little one, has quickly become a habit and one of the best parts of my day. We both always look forward to our 2.3 mile walk. I have measured it. She has gotten a lot better at walking and not pulling and it's always funny to see how she reacts to other dogs reacting to her. Sometimes it is a "Pshhh I'm out here and you are stuck behind that fence suckas" and sometimes it's "Holy crap I'm out here and all that seperates us is that little fence and you may come out here and eat me and now I must run for my life and practically give mom whiplash." It's always an adventure. But seeing her so happy makes me happy. I miss the big guy but we are doing alright.
The picture doesn't do it justice but the sunset last night was stunning. Working on life's simple pleasures....another favorite.
Last night I spotted Jazzie laying on Mag's old pillow. She has never done this before. It kind of melted my heart. So glad I kept his pillow and she has something to feel close to him.
I've been slowly doing some new updates to the house as you've seen in recent posts. I just purchased this new shower curtain for my bathroom. I wasn't sure how I would feel about it but I'm loving it! Really gives a different feel to the bathroom.
I thought I'd give a sneak peek into the products I'm trying to use up this year. This is my official list I wrote down. I've used up a few things not on it already. It's a hefty goal but I think I can make most of if happen!
Going through some items on the list....pictures above. Notice a lot of the items I have already hit pan on and it shouldn't be too hard to finish these up. It's not like I'm starting from brand new with these. Pictured above are: Color Pop shadows in I Heart This, Eye Candy, and Swan. Color Pop blushes in Pre-Nup and Birthday Suit. Nars Blush in Deep Throat, Smashbox Primer Water, Maybelline Fit Me concealer, Benefit Porefessional sample size, Too Faced Shadow Insurance, Stila Stay All Day Line, Make up Forever Artist Liner, 2 Revlon Color Stay Foundations, Aveda Smoothing Serum (only a couple uses left in this), Pantene Detangler Spray (love how this smells), Bare Minerals Mineral Veil, Rimmell Stay Matte Powder, Nars Audacious Mascara Sample, Make Up Forever Smoky Lash Mascare Sample. Many of these items are well on their way to finished.
This next section is possibly a hefty goal mostly because the amount of mascara. The Buxom Lash Domination is awesome. I forgot how awesome and I pulled this back out again. Other mascaras include the Benefit Roller Lash, Mally mascara, Too Faced Better than Sex, Smashbox Full Exposure, Guerlain mascara, Bobbie Brown mascara sample, Loreal Hypnose Drama mascara sample. Buxom Show Some Skin Foundation and Hourglass Foundation, Smashbox concealer, and Tarte Finishing powerder sample.
Some body care items include Bobbi Brown eye cream, Murad Dark Spot Brightener, Josie Maran Argan Oil, Peter Thomas Roth Lip Wrinkle Treatment, Neutrogena Toner, Neutrogena In Shower Body Lotion, and Ralph Lauren #2 Perfume (have a back up of this).
Also want to use up my Beauty Blender Cleanser, my Tea Tree Face Wash (have another back up), my Mango Temptation Body Mist, and possibly use the two foundations the kid gave me....Urban Decay Naked Skin and Bare Minerals but not sure how I like these yet.
Lip Products....these can be challenging. It may be a hefty goal. I know I will use the Nivea Lip Butter and the Vaseline Lip Gloss. Other items I included are the Nyx Nude Lipstick, Kat Von D Lipstick, Ardency Inn Lip Pencil in Delancy (there is A LOT of product in this), random First Aid Ultra Repair Cream thrown in here, Sephora Lip Gloss, Loreal Balm, and Bare Minerals Peach Passion. If I focus on using these consistently I may be able to do at least the majority of them!
If I can use up these items I will make a good dent in using up some products. I will still have PLENTY more to use up though. Next up I may post a products I regret buying. Oh and I have one big FAIL for January. Centurylink. FAIL. FAIL. FAIL. That is a post all in its own. More to come on that once I find out just how much more they will try to pull over on me.
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