Hey Everyone,

So, in addition to my ins and outs post every month, I thought I would start a section where I feature one product every month that I use quite regularly. It may be something that I use in my everyday face or something that I have recently purchased that I absolutely adore. Hope you like this. Here goes:


The first product I have decided to feature are the Style Black eyeshadows. I have talked about these shadows over and over again, but I can't stress enough how absolutely gorgeous they are. Ever since I purchased these, I have grabbed them when I am going out for a night out on the town. Sadly, I don't have any photos of the looks I did, but I will take some the next time I go out. They are so soft and pigmented that they are absolutely gorgeous when applied on the eyes. The glitter fallout is pretty minimal when the shadows are applied wet, so this is how I use them. I will make sure and post photos of a look very soon, but until then...

Peace, Love, and Happiness!!

I need you're help. As I'm getting more and more views, I want to make posts that you like to read. I feel like all I ever do is write about hauls, and that just gets pretty boring. So, here's what I need. You can leave it as a comment to this post or shoot me an email. Let me know what types of posts that are interesting to you. Whether it be more fotd or fotn looks, favorites, reviews, weight loss accomplishments and setbacks, collection posts, whatever. This would really help me know that I'm reaching someone out there.

Thanks a bunch...

Up next should be Favorites of the month!

Fact, I've been overweight almost all my life.
Fact, I've been one every kind of fad diet one can think of.
Fact, I have lost and gained back pounds so many times I have lost count......

Yes, I am fat. I've been fat as long as I can remember. Do I like being fat, no. Does anyone like being fat, don't really think so. Anyone who has ever tried to lose weight knows that this is not an easy process. It takes hard work and determination. Unfortunately there isn't a quick fix, because if there were I would have done it already. I finally got fed up and decided I had to do something about it. I've been on this journey for about three months, and this is my story:

I have lost about 23 pounds, and it hasn't been easy. I, like a lot of people I know started off gung ho about my adventure. I was going to the gym almost everyday. I was eating the foods that help the weight come off. And the scale was showing the results I wanted. Then life got in the way. With starting grad school, family problems, colds, and other issues, my weight loss has suffered. I have completely stopped going to the gym. I have slowly added back foods that I had stopped eating. In other words, I failed....

Well, in my mind I failed. Then, I think of what I have gained. With each pound lost, I feel better both physically and emotionally. This is what keeps me going from day to day. I have learned that yes, I am going to mess up. There is no overnight fix. Every time I get off the horse, I get back on again and keep trying. It all came full circle today, when I went to my monthly weigh in. The scales said I have lost 5 pounds this month. This is what keeps me going.

I keep going because I don't want to fail again. I won't gain every single pound back like I have done in the past. I keep doing this because I want to wear trendy clothes. I keep going because I am tired of being the "You have such a pretty face" girl. Anyone who has had this said to them knows how bad it feels. Yes I may have a pretty face, but I want the rest of me to be pretty too. In other words, I just keep going.....

Until next time....

Peace, Love, and Happiness!!

So the time has come around yet again. It's time for Sephora's once a year online sale where everything is 20% off online. Many makeup enthusiasts like Moi wait all year for this sale. You need a code to get the discount which is FF2009. I have heard rumblings from various websites that Sephora is sending a mass email for V.IB.'s that has a printable coupon to take into stores. Until this is confirmed or not, to use the discount in store, one must know a Sephora "Cast Member" to partake. The sale starts today and runs through November 2nd.

I have started making a preliminary list of things that I might purchase. I'm not buying everything on this list, because as you see it is rather long. If you have any of these items, please let me know if you like them or not.

Urban Decay Liquid Liner Perversion
Philosophy "Best Of Sephora" Set: Includes Hope in a Jar moisturizer, Purity cleanser, and Grace shampoo and body wash
Illamasqua Cream Blusher Rude
Illamasqua Eyeshadow Fatal
Illamasqua Eyeshadow Moonflower
Illamasqua Eyeshadow Poem
Illamasqua Satin Primer
Illamasqua Liquid Metal Solstice
Illamasqua Pigment Furore
Illamasqua Pigment Involve
Illamasqua Sheer Lipgloss Divine
MUFE Eyeshadow #26, 116, 142
Stila Liner in Topaz
YSL Lipstick Lingerie Pink

Yes, I know its a long list. Just trying to jot down things I have been wanting. I also have been wanting to try Illamasqua products, so I made sure to wait until FF to do so. Again, if you have any of these products let me know what you think.

Ta-Ta for now....

Hi Ladies,

I finally got my MAC box in the mail yesterday, so I can post my Style Black haul. I picked up a couple of things from the MAC store in my area, and a few things I ordered off the MAC website. I also got a couple of things from the DSquared collection, Makeup Art Cosmetics collection, and the regular line. This is probably going to be a long post. Here is a picture of everything that I purchased:


From Style Black:
Young Punk e/s
Cinderfella e/s
Guilt By Association e/s
Volcanic Ash Exfoliator
Bat Black CCB
Greasepaint stick Black

From DSquared:
Greasepaint stick V
165 Brush

From Makeup Art Cosmetics Collection:
Violet Trance e/s

From the Regular Line:
Creme Cup Lipstick
Soft Brown e/s

Now onto the Review:

Mineralize Shadows:

Hey Everyone!!

How have you all been? I know we're already out of September and into October but here is my new installment of Ins and Outs.

Ins:

• Natural Makeup: It seems that lately, all I have been rocking makeup wise is foundation, blush, and mascara. With working in a school, dramatic makeup really doesn't work. Plus I like to sleep in, so this is usually my routine during the week. On those days when I do put on eyeshadow, I use a minimal amount. I think an upcoming post will be my everyday makeup look. Also, I'm thinking about doing day to night looks possibly.
• All of the Style Black Shadows: The Style Black collection was on my ins and outs list last time, and this was before the collection actually released. With seeing it in person, and getting my items this collection did not disappoint. In fact, my next post will be a haul and review of Style Black.
• Hello Kitty Quad in Lucky Tom: On those days when I do use eyeshadow, this quad is what I reach for most. I use the lightest color Creme Royale on the lid and Paradisco in the crease. Add black eyeliner and mascara and that's it.
• Being sick: Working with the little one's isn't the best for you're immune system. This month I have spent over half of it with a cold. The kids are awesome, but when you teach preschoolers and kindergarteners, they don't know what covering your mouth means just yet. Anyways, their a joy to be around but sickness just comes with the job title. This takes me to my first out of the month.

Outs:

• Exercise: Starting a diet regimen most always mean exercise. When I first started trying to change my eating habits, I was doing well. I would hit the gym 3-4 times a week, and now that I have started working and grad school I seem to never have time for it anymore. Add the fact that I've been sick, and you get not going to the gym for over a month. Somehow I have managed to keep off what I have lost, but I know that I'm not going to without getting back into the exercising bit. Ok, enough blabbering I will save that for another post.

I can't think of anymore outs at the moment, so I am going to end here. I've been thinking long and hard about the fact that when I started this blog I was going to make it about my weight loss journey too. To date, I only have one post about that and its the starting post. I really need to get in gear, but lately I have been so uninspired. When I actually have time to sit and blog, I can't get the words out. I'm seriously gonna start my weight loss blogs this month.  Come with me on my journey of getting healthy while looking fabulous. I want and NEED to do this....

Until next time.....