Night

Night by keacret featuring platform shoes

Club L , $37 / Body con skirt / Giuseppe Zanotti platform shoes / Urban Decay / MAC Cosmetics , $20

Risquè

Risquè by keacret featuring silver bags

Club L tall shirt, $37 / Witchery short shorts, $74 / High heels / Jimmy Choo silver bag / Topshop rhinestone bangle / By Terry lip makeup / Blue eye makeup, $11 / Nails Inc. , $18

Casuall

Casuall by keacret featuring denim skinny jeans

7 For All Mankind denim skinny jeans / Witchery summer shoes, $105 / Black bracelet

Long time...

I haven't blogged in forever it feels..but that doesn't surprise me, time is just flying away..It's almost November which crazy enough just means we're getting closer to a new year, a much needed new year..not that I am complaining a lot of good has come out of this year, mixed with quite a bit of bad but anyways...heres an update..

I am alive, and well..My aunt is still here, her house hasn't even began getting repaired yet. A coworker left about two weeks ago, I don't even know if thats accurate I have lost track of time, I swear, but it was sad to see her leave, after three months you get used to the same faces and consider it your 'work family' haha or something like that, not that I saw her A LOT but still..she started when I did and I don't know it was sad, but I hope for the best for her. I have been really busy between school, and work..I miss blogging, and I always think about blogging but just never get around to it..I feel so stressed out lately, I have a lab practical tomorrow for Biology...I have been studying all day like crazy, and I don't know if its selfish to ask the lord to be on my side tomorrow..In better news my mom and I are supposed to go to the mountains we're leaving Sunday, and coming back Tuesday, short lived but hopefully well worth it, and some time to just get away from it all, well not away from it all because I will bringing my laptop, and my practice test for my math test for Wednesday, I don't know when, or if it will stop...but we can hope right? I feel like as I type this, it is completely mono-tone, it's ridiculous, I just want some time to be able to relax and not think about a test, or exam, just a moment to breathe and not cram in studying :(...other than that nothing new really has happened, not amazing, or drastic...my brother put my name in for a drawing at work for a car, which honestly I wish he hadn't, but you never know...anyways so the drawing is tomorrow and I decided since I haven't looked at my horoscope in a really long time I would, and I didn't find much, just the usual kind of horoscopey (not a word lol) things, but there was a thing that said "maybe its time for some good karma since you have been so generous" or something along those lines...and all I could think is really? when you give and are generous you aren't to expect anything in return, despite the times that I slip up and say "well I did this for you.." or "I bought you this" I completely despise when I do that...I feel so guilty after..but I don't know we'll see what happens, I don't except to be a car richer tomorrow lol, although I won't lie it would be kind of nice? haha. Also, I was talking about time flying with my aunt and she said, you've just been so busy so everything seems to go by much faster, but at work I talked to a lady who said "the older you get the faster time flies" but I am convinced its just this year...Anyways I should be getting some sleep for this practical tomorrow rather then blogging, see this is what it comes to when I blog...Rest > Blogging...thats why I end up going a while without a blog..

Praying anyone that reads this is having a less stressful time, and that their time is going a little bit slower than mine...good night :).

It's Been TOO Long...

As the title states..haha but I have been busy, I have been trying to balance everything, and these next two days are hectic...Early morning mall trip, full blown studying the rest of the after noon til' 5, then off to take an exam at school..Then Thursday is my hair appointment, I am still not even sure what I really want, I am just going to go with it, and pray it comes out good, which I'm sure it probably will be fine, or I am hoping. I haven't had my hair done in years, literally, so it will be a nice luxury, I am trying to think of the last time I did my hair I think it was 2 months ago, like a week or so after I started working...so I am excited to get my roots covered up, finally have a nice hair color, and highlights...ohh geez, and not to mention getting these dead ends off finally..but more importantly I am hoping my mini shopping trip tomorrow ( I know I was talking about money in my last blog but I got everything under control ) :] I assume that will bring my sanity to my stresses about this test, or I hope so at least...

Less stress when your shopping right??

Realizing The Real Depth...

Have you ever had one of those days where something seems to appear more than once? And no I'm not talking about deja-vu...I am talking about something, an item that you think is cute, and then you see it again later somewhere completely random..or maybe that isn't a good enough example, maybe you hear a song on the radio that means absolutely nothing to you..and then later that day you hear it again somewhere else, and suddenly you hear the words, and it means the complete opposite of nothing...well anyways I guess for me it was neither of those particular scenarios..actually it played out sort of in  a vague manner, I over heard my mom specifically saying to her friend 'everything always works out...' which I know, all of my life I have lived by that saying..I know the depth, and meaning or at least I thought I did...and then later today as I finally got to sit down and just relax, my me time, without anyone around, I logged onto Pinterest...and I saw it immediately...so I thought well gee thats funny..and then it kind of hit me..I know I love, advise, and live by this quote but do I ever take a minute out of my day and think about it fully and thoroughly..well I did today..and it felt really good, no matter how bad a situation may be, it always works out for the better..even if it takes time to realize it, or even just a few relaxing minutes to yourself..but the reality of that particular quote just seems so reassuring.. and for more inspiring things to say...I have been doing a lot of money evaluating, for myself..and all I can think is I will get better with money, I won't blow through it, I will get my priorities out of the way etc etc...and I have been saying this for a year, and even though everything always works out, its like..sometimes may be I need to take a step out of my comforter zone and really put fourth the effort I want to put fourth and do something accomplishing with my money, rather than buying materialistic things..thats the logical thing to do right? But as I have been telling everyone I am going to take care of my priorities, building credit etc..here I am buying Christmas presents early, and buying little things here and there for myself, you know and iPhone 5 -sighs-..its like I completely void everything I ever said..forget..don't care whatever it is..and today my brother gave me a fourtune cookie..I always found it next to creepy how sometimes they can really relate to your life, but anyways.. mine said 'be both a speaker of words, and a doer of deeds' and as much as I want to say fate had me read that...I can't help but think in the back of my mind why can't I actually be this way? So I am seriously assessing and prioritizing my life right now..I need a true goal and accomplishment completed..I want to vow/promise myself to not buy anything that I don't actually SERIOUSLY need...and hopefully i will be BOTH a speaker of words and a doer of deeds..:)

Attempting to change my money-spending problem..attempting to fully comprehend and relate to all these little signs and quotes that seem to fall in my way, occasionally or daily..I want to take everything in from a more open minded perspective in the sense of not only changing my ways, but paving a new beginning, oh I sound so corny right now...but really...even though I am open-minded I think everyone could use an even more open-mind..which doesn't really make sense to most I am sure but the ones it does makes sense to is what matters most...:)

It's Been Awhile...

First I want to say I didn't realize that outfit idea thing from Polyvore posted...hahah so that was a surprise, I've been kind of organizing what I want to buy for fall fashion, and I am definitely loving the burgundy jeggings, with leopard/cheetah print, or a basic tank with a cardigan or blazer...but anyways I figured I would kind of update where I have been, why I haven't posted, whats going on etc etc...but I don't even know where to start hahaha...
I guess I'll start with updating on my tragus piercing..its doing good, I think its healing really well, it doesn't hurt, it can feel a little tender if I were to touch it to hard or what ever...but I'm still cleaning it the same, so thats good :)..but anyways I haven't been posting blogs lately..which is weird that this is my first real blog in September..it always feels like I just said its another month, like not that long ago haha, and I guess since my aunt, and little cousin get up earlier than I normally do, it wakes me and then my days feel super long considering I don't go to bed till later, but yeah my days have been feeling LLLOOONNNGGG..but however I worked last Saturday, and Sunday...and that was fine except on Saturday I had a really bad sore throat, it went away Sunday, but by Sunday night I had gotten a full blown cold..so basically all last week I stayed in bed, did homework, and when I was on the internet I was looking for fall clothes and things that I am planning on getting, which when I do (sometime next week) I will be doing a blog..so since nothing exciting was going on I didn't feel like blogging, and I was sick, and words couldn't express how bad I felt...anyways so all that happened and that was the main source of why I hadn't been blogging, and I must advise anyone who does get sick to never go to school..seriously its terrible, I wanted to just run out on Wednesday, honestly. But moving right along Friday morning I had class, I got out early, I don't know if I mentioned my mom and I are taking that together, but if I haven't now I have lol..but we got out early and my aunt had continuously sent my mom texts..to make a long long long story short, and save tons of details..my aunt had a company come out for an upgrade..and they accidentally cut or hit or whatever they did the main water pipe, and basically her house flooded and ceilings fell, and just a terrible event, so I offered my room to her and my little cousin so they didn't have to go through the trouble of dealing with a different home, that may have been a hassle for his school, and everything..so that put me on the couch, and I have been wanting to blog but blogging on the couch just doesn't feel right which is funny to me...but whatever I am dealing with it and doing it anyways..so pretty much there are six of us in this house, her animals, our animals, and evidently this could last anywhere from a month till Thanksgiving, or thats what she heard..so my point being its been such a hectic week, and on top of that suddenly I had a terrible tooth ache, where a filling is, and this would be the second filling to I don't know erupt? hahah ugh but it has been horrible, luckily I still had some amoxocillin to kind of calm it until I can go to the dentist, and actually it took away a lot of the pain..I mean I could easily go to the dentist but, since I just got my tragus done, the actual ortho place where they deal with this makes you take out any earrings..and even though the pain was unbearable this morning, I am not going to take out a piercing I paid out of pocket for to fix it...I know that sounds stupid but honestly..I think I'll take my chances unless I feel the amoxocillin isn't working until it is healed...but yeah so basically I am praying everything will just get a little better..not that much is bad, but between being sick, a tooth ache, and adjusting to the couch I feel I deserve a little miracle or something...oh thats selfish :(....

Getting back in the habit of blogging again, oh I have missed this...haha ;)

FALL 1

FALL 1 by keacret featuring skinny fit jeans

River Island brown top, $32 / Skinny fit jeans / Black flat shoes / Jane Norman clutch handbag, $24 / White jewelry / Essie glitter nail polish

♡ My Tragus Piercing Experience ♡

Before I begin this blog I want to first clarify a few things..starting with my personal pain tolerance...I'm not really good with pain by any means i'd say my pain tolerance on a scale of 1-10 would probably be a 3-4 haha..My first tattoo was horrid pain..although my second didn't hurt at all, I don't know if its because I went through a horrid pain the first time or just the location..But I am not good with needles either..I get sweaty,anxious, hot, thirsty, and light headed..so keep that in mind when reading this, and one other thing is typically the tragus piercing is done with a 16 gauge..mine was done with a 13 gauge needle, which is a bit bigger, I'll talk more about that down below..

The Gauge Size-
So just to kind of explain why I ended up with a 13 gauge needle as opposed to a 16 gauge, initially she asked me if I wanted a flat back stud, or a hoop, I already knew I wanted a flat back stud, and unfortunately she only had a 14 gauge stud left..I was just like sure why not..haha considering I already had my mind set on a stud, and not a hoop...but anyways so she told me she was going to use a 13 gauge needle since the 14 gauge fits the best in that without any problems, although I would have preferred a smaller ball, I can deal with this until it heals :)..so that kind of sums up the reasoning behind that, and here is a picture that isn't mine of gauge needle sizes just so you can see the difference..

The Pain- 
Personally for me it wasn't all that bad, the bad part was that my anxiety with needles made me uncomfortably nervous, and anxious, I was hot...like really hot sweating hot hahaha..but anyways she went over the full procedure of what she was going to do, how it may feel, etc..then she clamped my tragus, which she said some people think is the worst, it didn't bother me at all..like it didn't feel bad..anyways she told me to take a deep breath, she put the needle through, and then told me to exhale and it was over...it didn't hurt maybe a little pinch, and a slight sting, on a scale of 1-5 i'd say maybe 2.5-3 just because of the stinging, and pinch haha..although I have no other needle piercing to compare it to, I have had my lobes, (two holes) done with a gun which is nothing, and I have had my upper/middle of ear pierced with a gun which didn't hurt either, you can probably see the location of that in the picture i post...but the tragus  didn't hurt, it didn't hurt bad enough to bring tears, or anything..and it didn't take long, the only thing that took any amount of time was when she had to screw on the ball she couldn't get it, but thats besides the point...haha

Cleaning Procedure-

I'm assuming every piercer has there own little perk, and procedure, hers personally was simple..she said buy a non-fragrence, anti bacterial soap..preferably Dial, wash your hands, use a Q-tip/cotton swab whatever you like to call it..put hot water on it, get any "crusties" off, put a good amount of the soap on a Q-tip, or your fingers and clean it that way, and move the jewelry back and fourth so it gets in the pericing , then either get another Q-tip, and put more hot water to get the soap off, or just take a shower after..which ever, so yeah pretty simple, also dry it with a cotton swab, I don't think she mentioned that but I did it anyways... It did sting a little when I did it, she said it probably will for the first 3 days or so, but it didn't hurt super bad or anything, it felt a little weird when I was moving the jewelry, I was actually scared to like for whatever reason I thought it might fall out or something weird, but it didn't, and it didn't hurt too bad, or after..

Sleeping With A New Tragus Piercing-

She told me to change my pillow cases and what not, because you don't realize how much bacteria and germs are on your pillow cases, she said don't sleep on it..so although I haven't slept yet with it I am going to do as she said, I am also going to wear my hair up to sleep, at least for a few days just so my hair doesn't get all in/on the piercing, she didn't specify that but I think that makes sense haha.

How It Felt Through Out The Day & Now-

Right after getting it, honestly it just felt like pressure, it wasn't too bad, not painful or anything..then it kind of faded and then occasionally id feel a little bit of pressure again..so like I said not bad at all..and now it feels like nothing really..no pressure, and this is after cleaning it. 

Insert Crappy iPhone FaceTime picture HERE:

Class #2, Target Splurge, Tragus Piercing

Alright alright, so I had to get up early this morning for Bio class, it was good, the professors really nice, once again she said its a hard class the average percentage that passes is 48% so thats always great news (sarcasm haha), but it was really good, and I am really glad I only have two classes this semester, once a week..BUT more importantly after class I had a Target splurge, those are always great haha, they had some really good clothing buys...I bought a nice robin egg blue kind of color shirt, new jeggings :), a new black cardigan long sleeved for the fall/winter time, I bought a new black shirt for work, and some rose goldish color sandals which are adorable..surprising just that cost $102 :( sheesh TarJay..hahah..but anyways I did get my tragus pierced, after I clean it tonight I will be posting a 'my tragus piercing experience' for anyone that is considering getting it, or just curious..so that will be up sometime tonight..and as for tomorrow it's going to be another early morning/long day, I work the evening shift tomorrow, and Sunday, which is fine..and then Monday and Tuesday I am spending all day doing homework and such..but yeah look forward to my tragus post shortly, or if you're reading this other than today it is located above ;)...

Where Do We Begin?

Lets first start off with the fact that the nail polish review/swatches etc won't be up tomorrow :( I know, I know, but I am out of nail polish remover, and I have been super busy..I am going to try my best to get it completed, but this time I won't mention a day, it will just be a surprise, haha..On a different note, yesterday was my first day of class, Fall term..and it was ok, the professor is really nice, but the class is math, and it is long..so I kind of felt like I was watching the clock, I think next time I'll drink coffee before I go, or something with caffeine to maybe 'pump' me up for class haha..but yeah I have to get myself together with studying and stuff, so I pass..Aside from that though, I have my other class tomorrow morning, bright and early, I am hoping its a bit more fun, but that will be for another blog..but tomorrow I am still going to try to get my tragus pierced after class, and then do a little shopping :):):):), note to self...get nail polish remover!! ahahah. Now on with today... I spent the whole day relaxing..like I said I would, I slept in as late as I could, haha I didn't get up till around 1:30ish, I then cleaned my room, every things nice and clean, I did two loads of laundry, I have one more left my lovely whites for work!, the most exciting thing that happened today though WAS...dundundun, I moved my furniture, I moved my bed to the center of my room..it used to be against the wall facing my closest, now its dead center facing a blank wall..which hopefully will be changed soon ahha, I moved my dresser to the left of my bed, and put my tv on a temporary night stand thing until I get an alternative it is next to the dresser but its in the corner so I faced it diagonally so it faces the bed, if that makes any sense lol, I kind of like it this way, it feels a little cluttered ( my room is on the smaller side ) but I have to get used to it, if I decide to keep it this way I will be buying a matching tv stand..I think the thing I like the most about it is the fact that it looks like its more full, its hard to explain..but anyways I'll keep you updated on that, and I may just post some pictures once my room is completed!! :)

I'd Be Lying If I Said I Wasn't A Little Bit Stressed Out...

A lot is going on...from work, to school, to life...I know just saying it doesn't sound like a lot but the reality of it is a lot...now lets begin with the fact that this week officially starts Fall term..My first class is Wednesday night, its a three and a half hour class...imagine that, and my other class is Friday morning, a two hour and forty-five minute class or something like that, however the benefit is they are both only once a week.. Now as for work, its been really good..BUT the past two nights that I have closed there have been dilemmas, for starters last night I completely forgot to 'end the day' on the register I know my fault but the guilt I had was outrageous, although I must admit I felt rushed when I saw my mom waiting, and it obviously completely slipped my mind...and tonight it wouldn't even allow me to cash out :( technical difficulties on aisle..gift shop, no pun intended..but honestly I want a smooth night again..where everything just goes perfectly, but perfect shouldn't even be a word to be honest...on another note, life just seems not normal right now, and I don't know if its everything thats going on, like these past two nights at work, and the fact that school is starting, but its like I feel completely drained of everything...and when I say that I mean everything I feel like I just need a minute to breathe, relax, clean my room, and enjoy me time...and I know that isn't going to be possible for a while, I work tomorrow night, I have school Wednesday night as I already mentioned, so Thursday should be my day to get myself together, the one day I have nothing planned, aside from cleaning, Friday I have class in the morning, I get paid!!!!, I am planning on going to get my tragus pierced, its official I am not contemplating the triple helix anymore, and then I get to do some relaxing, or more than likely some homework, I wish someone could feel the agony as I type that, Saturday I have an early morning staff meeting, and I work PM, and I work Sunday night too, so hopefully by  then I will be back to my glorious mood, I am also wondering if that time of the month is coming up, and thats why I am feeling so moody/stressed/tired/anxious/etc. OH but I got my nail polish in today, so hopefully in-between all of that mess, I will be able to get the nail polish swatches and what not done, so I can upload it by Friday, or whenever I can :)...I am going to now go enjoy the rest of this LifeTime Movie I started, and then get some much, or more than needed sleep! Good night all, or morning, whatever it may be for you!

Just sayin'

Ok, so I know I haven't blogged in a few days...Nothing exciting has happened, and sadly I'm not going to have the nail polish review up when I wanted, but *crosses fingers* I'll have it up by Friday, I am still waiting for one of the nail polishes to come in...but I did buy some La Croix, and San Pellegrino limonata..which I love both beverages...La Croix in Berry which is my favorite..no calories..no sodium..no artificial flavors, its like drinking a water, with a bubbly nice flavor..my biggest problem with flavored sparkling water was always trying to reach for that sweetness, but this is the only sparkling water I feel I can bare, its just wonderful, and being that we should drink more water its certainly something that may help some, although I don't have a problem with drinking bottled water, aside from the outrageous prices, thats why I ended up with La Croix, I saw the price of Aquafina $6 for a 24 pack, and $5 for a 12 pack at my grocery store, and I was like...hello Walmart, I think its around $4 and some change if I do recall correctly, but I didn't have time to go to Walmart so hey 12 pack of La Croix for now :), which was about $3 and some change on sale..and as for the San Pellegrino, thats just a treat...definitely not something to be drinking everyday, it is higher in the calorie margin, sugars, sodium, and PRICE lol...but it definitely is something worth trying at least once, I just wanted something I could bring to work, that would feel like a treat occasionally, it comes with 6 in a pack and its about $4 for the 6...as I said pricer..it is a little 'tart' so if you aren't into a little bit of sweet/sour essk...then I do not recommend..and also *crosses fingers* I am going to be getting tragus pierced Friday, hopefully..and I will blog about that. I start my Fall term classes this week, I am only taking two, one is Wednesday night, and the other is Friday morning, so I'll probably blog about that..Oh and I am considering buying a Canon rebel, evidently the reviews are really good, and I am in need, or I am in desire of a new camera...hahaha...that would also be another long review if I end up buying it...still debating, just saying. :)

Davines NouNou Conditioner Nourishing Illuminating Cream Review

My Hair Type:

My hair is color treated, I use heat styling tools on my hair regularly, I have split ends, and my hair does break easily, I have long hair but it always has a natural shine (tip:I always wash, and condition my hair with cold water) it's actually really hard to describe hair, but my point is my hair is far from virgin hair, and perfect hair.

What It's Supposed To Do:

It is for chemically treated and color treated hair, it is made with natural ingredients as opposed to harsh chemicals, it's supposed to nourish, and condition chemically processed/colored hair, and I am assuming it is supposed to add that extra shine.

What It Does For Me:

Honestly I love this stuff, I swear by it now..I have used another one which is called 'NouNou Nourishing Repairing Mask', and I like this one almost 100 times more..this product I am reviewing makes my hair like virgin hair, in my opinion, extremely soft, smooth, and beautiful. You are supposed to leave it on after shampooing your hair for 5-10 minutes, I am so glad I had the opportunity to try this, thanks to my hairdresser, and when anyone asks what I use in my hair I proudly say Davines, because I don't think many people know much about this brand, I could be wrong, but they deserve to be known, and I'm surprised they aren't talked about a lot, cause this stuff is next to wonderful, maybe even a hair miracle in a plastic cup. 

Price:

The price is high, it's $10 at my salon for a 2.5 oz cup, I just recently bough a 8.45 oz cup from Amazon for $24 with shipping and tax. I'm sure if you really wanted to you could find it cheaper on ebay, and searching the web..but otherwise it is pricey but worth it for me at least.

Scent:

The scent is very hard to describe, and I guess thats why I really like it. It's not a fruity smell, or not really floral, in a way I want to say it seems like an older person scent, but at the same time it doesn't, I personally like the smell, I don't like fruity smells in my hair, so its a plus, I kind of feel like it has a 'fresh out of the salon' smell, if that even makes sense, I know thats weird but I get that out of it, which we all know thats a wonderful smell haha, but the smell lasts all day, so thats also a plus. 

Is It Worth It/Rating:

I believe it is worth it, I would probably ask your hairdresser to see what they think first, just because it is quite an expense for a not so significant amount, but I would personally recommend it to anyone who has chemically/colored hair, really dry, dull, hair...or at least give the 2.5oz cup a chance, and see if you love it as much as I do. I give it a 5 out of 5 stars! * * * * *

Getting Packages In The Mail

Is like...an early Christmas (haha) I don't know why but I always get super excited when I get a package...I got my Davines conditioner, and my OPI nail polish, so I am just waiting for my Orly one to come in before I do the review on those..I am probably going to post a Davines review incase anyone is curious..so that will be above, if you look at my blog after I post it (obviously haha) so..yeah I guess I just wanted to share how exciting it is for me to get packages via mail, and mention that I am going to do a Davines review..:)

L'Oreal True Match Lumi Review

I know I said I'd give it a few days..but I think today was enough to get my full opinion..today it was boiling hot out, then it rained, and it got cooler, so I have been in three different weather levels with this foundation haha..so here we go..

My Skin Type-
Normal/Combination, I don't have really oily skin, or overly dry skin, my skin isn't acne prone really, I mean I do get 'that time of month' pimples, and the occasional stress pimple.

Product info-
SPF 18, luminous healthy glow, 8 hour lasting power, lightweight bulidable coverage, for all skin types. Pretty self explanatory, it all sounds good.

Price-
$13 and some change, which is honestly a little bit pricey for a drugstore foundation in my opinion, but I am assuming because it is a newer product, and eventually it will probably go down, but if you plan on buying this I think you should find a coupon, or a good sale on it.

Packaging-
I was/am impressed with the packaging, not a lot of drugstore foundations come with a pump, so that was definitely a plus, I like the overall packaging, the LUMI is a nice pink shiny color totally girly and fun, I feel like the packaging could easily lure people in to buy it.

The Color Range/Shades-
Now I am not going to lie, I have never personally boughten a L'Oreal foundation, I have however used my friends True Match foundation a few times in the past, and honestly I wasn't completely sold on it, I just didn't feel like it was my type of foundation but that was when I was younger and non experimental/experienced, my point of mentioning this is when I went to buy this foundation I wasn't sure what my shade was..So as we all know we can't really test out, or have someone help us with drugstore foundation shade matching, so what I did was grabbed my shade from Color Stay and tried to find the closest shade, I ended up with W5, which I think is called Sand Beige? But it was a little darker than the color stay shade I buy, which I'd rather be a little darker and blend than be lighter like a ghost haha, but to my surprise when I put it on it was even lighter than my Color Stay foundation, so I don't know if thats just how L'Oreal foundations are, or what the deal was but it was kind of weird.

How I Applied It-
I wanted to make sure I did everything I could to avoid using anything with shimmer affects in it today, so I grabbed for a basic ponds moisturizer applied that all over my face, I then added 1 pump of the Lumi foundation, it gave a decent coverage but I decided to add another pump and a half to see if it was really buildable, and it was..so then I set it with a powder lightly, I added my bronzer with no shimmer, and I added a matte blush, I usually would add a highlight but I didn't today so I could really see how Lumi this could get haha, so after I was done it looked really nice.

Coverage-
Like I said above, its a buildable coverage, I would say its more than light, probably a good medium coverage with two pumps..one pump though covered the one pimple I have, and my redness, I imagine you could probably build it up to a full coverage, but I don't know if that would look cakey or not..the foundation doesn't look cakey with one-two pumps though.

Consistency-
The consistency is more liquified, than any other foundation I have used..It is very light on the skin too which is really nice, it doesn't feel like you are wearing a mask that is for sure, but especially going from using a gel like foundation (Clinique Stay-Matte) it was like water..but that could just be me.

Lasting Power-
The claims are 8 hours, and I actually have gotten 10 hours that it has lasted, I mean it doesn't look as flawless as it did at 6 hours, but it doesn't look blotchy, or too faded so this definitely gets a thumbs up, but I do have to say I had to add a little powder in my t-zone at 4 hours, because it actually made it a little oily feeling, which is kind of disappointing but I will talk about that more down below.

The Lumi Affect-
It certainly does look like I added a highlight in all the right places, which is impressive..its like one step less in my daily makeup routine so I like that, and it doesn't look like a chunky glitter affect, its like the perfect natural look in my opinion, I was worried it may look like I slathered my face in baby oily but it doesn't haha.

My Thoughts-
I will without a doubt be wearing this frequently, I do like it a lot, I like that it is light but gives a good coverage, I like that it has the luminous affect or 'highlight' affect, I like the fact that the SPF is pretty high, I love the packaging..but I don't like the fact that I have to add powder throughout the day, I never have to with any other foundation so that is a minus, I don't like the fact that the shades aren't as they seem in the bottle but I could be wrong about this given I have never previously bought a L'Oreal foundation, and the price is a little too high for a drugstore foundation..but other than that I do like this foundation a lot.

Rating/Recommendations-
I would give this foundation a 4 out of 5 stars, easily. I would recommend this for anyone who is looking for a nice natural, light, medium coverage foundation, with a highlight affect...but I honestly wouldn't recommend this to someone who has naturally oily skin, only because I don't ever get oily from foundation,and I did get a little oily, unless you want to take a chance I wouldn't recommend it, I know usually people with oilier skin tend to want a matte foundation to avoid the glossy look, I  am actually surprised it claims to be for all skin types...I would probably wait for the price to be lowered, or the product goes on sale, or you have a good coupon to go out and buy this, unless you are like me and just anxious to get your hands on any new product haha..but I hope this helped someone !

Days Like These..

Today was really good..I went and got the True Match Lumi foundation, I haven't tried it out yet, but I am excited..I also picked up 7...yes I said 7 Spoiled nail polishes..actually its a funny story (not really) so..I went to CVS and I picked up the three I had wanted, and I saw one I really liked but I was like 'I'll just get it some other time' but low and behold I got a $5 coupon from the Beauty Rewards..so I went to another CVS and picked up four more, which like I said I'll do reviews and stuff sometime later this week..and I'll do a review on the True Match Lumi foundation in a few days so I can get a feel for it, and see how I like it and things like that...OH I also called work and did find out the energy drink was my co-workers, she forgot to take it out..so that was a BIG relief hah.. and so I went to my aunts house and gave her dogs baths, which was pretty entertaining for a bit..and then me and my mom went through the nail polishes I bought, and we were trying to figure out how to do water marbling, which we failed but we are figuring you HAVE to have filtered water, which we didn't hah.. but other than that its been a really nice, relaxing, entertaining, chill day, which means days like these deserve a big ol' thumbs up, or something of that nature haha..anyways, I am off to take a shower, and watch some YouTube videos..(:

Is There Ever A Perfect Day When You Work With Customers?

I mean really..today someone decided to put a Monster energy drink in our flower refrigerator...who does that? I don't want to jump ship and assume..but I am guessing it was from the shift before mine considering nobody went in the flower refrigerator while I was working or not that I noticed..how clever though? But it stresses me out considering I don't want my boss to think I did it...for starters I don't even drink energy drinks..and I don't steal, ever...I have no reason to I have money I buy my water from work if I forget to bring a drink, I buy my snacks..I have no reason to steal from this place let alone anywhere, but especially something I don't even drink, and I work here to top it all off.. I could be wrong and my coworker could have accidentally left it in there but whatever, but it seemed like it was deliberate..my point is...is there ever a day where when working with customers everything goes according to plan? No thief's, no complainers, no debbie downers AKA moody people...I mean come on. But on a different note, I think I am going to go get that newer L'oreal true match lumi (i think thats the name) foundation tomorrow, so you can most likely expect a review in a few days :)...ALSO I decided when I get my next pay check I am going to get either my tragus pierced, or the triple helix, I am leaning more towards the tragus, but when it happens that will just be another blog..haha. I also have a new song obsession, which means I won't like it as much in a week..but it is Lightning by Alex Goot...ahh yes, haha, but I am gonna go ahead and catch some ZzZzZz's, I will be making a phone call in the morning to check and make sure my coworker didn't accidentally leave it there, and I guess that will give me something to blog about tomorrow lol!!

The Happiest Of Ladies..short blog

I don't know if I am happier about the fact that I ordered more Davines illuminating conditioner..or if its that fact that Im considering getting something pierced, or the fact that tomorrow is my last day of work for the week? Today was pretty good, no complaints, but I paid for someones stamps out of pocket, and I had a few complainers but thats typical now..Im tired though, but I felt like typing up a quick blog, since I have been on quite the 'roll' lol...but I'm excited about sleep...honestly sometimes I think there has to be something wrong with me...like I can sleep for 6 hours and be content, and then sleep for 9-10 hours and still feel tired, or beyond tired by the middle of the day? Or maybe everyone is like that..but anyways I'm hoping tomorrow at work, our radio isn't complete static like it pretty much has been, well not complete static but close enough, thats the one thing I rely on for entertainment if there isn't much to do, and it gets annoying when the static is intense lol..but anyways one more shift for the week, and then its 'mini' vacay, I think I'm just going to start considering anytime I have off a mini vacay, but anyways goodnight all.:)

UPDATE; on nail polish reviews

So I bought six OPI nail polishes today, 3 more than I was planning haha go figure, and one Orly nail polish, two I ordered online...and the rest I bought at work, I think I said this wont be good if we continue to get more in..you know, because all of my pay check will be devoted to it..so hopefully I can change that haha..but anyways I am going to hopefully do reviews/swatches by next Monday, not the Monday coming up, but the following one..the two I ordered should be here..three of them are from the Germany collection, the other ones are I guess just regulars, or something like that lol.. I wanted to say I may possibly buy some more Spoiled (wet n wild) nail polishes..but I really don't want this nail polish ordeal to become habitual..so I probably won't (but probably will)...today was OK it wasn't bad, sales were really good..but for some reason I had a customer who just didn't seem very friendly by any means..so that was kind of crappy...you know how one little thing/person can get to you and ruin your whole day? yeah...well whatever..haha I need to learn that people aren't always going to be friendly/nice, or meet my expectations..I mean I understand we all have 'those' days..but all I am doing is ringing you up...and being unfriendly, makes me insecure, I know I shouldn't feel that way but, its like did I do something? do you not like me? are you having a bad day? are you always like this? Ok ok..I also am aware that I shouldn't have any personal relationships with my customers either haha..but I don't know I am learning, and trying not to let anything get to me, but other than that it was a good day! Two more closing shifts for the week, and then a few days off too hopefully get the nail polish swatches done, and maybe begin it, maybe they will be up before next next Monday..hmm perhaps? That of course is if I don't get a bunch of Spoiled ones...haha

People are people, people will be people, everyone is different and we need to realize that, everyone goes through things, everyone has good and bad days, everyone has different lives outside of what meets the eye...so unless we are walking in their shoes we must cope and excuse how people may come off at times, maybe they don't mean to be stand offish, or maybe they do..there probably is a probable explanation if that is the case..but my point is we must learn to not worry, stress, or let a person ruin your day, it isn't worth it..