Review: ColourPop Sweet Nothings Palette

Hello Lovelies,

I hope all of you are having a great day. Today I have another eye shadow palette review, and this palette is something that I am loving recently. Sweet Nothings palette by ColourPop came out late last year and it was only exclusive to Ulta, but a month or so later ColourPop introduced it to their website. This palette contains 12 pressed powder eye shadows that include matte and shimmer shades. 

I love the packaging of this palette, the purple and gold together looks beautiful and super fancy. As you can see this palette includes purples, pinks and mauves. The pigmentation of this palette is beyond amazing, the shadows go on super smoothly and blend out easily. My favorite shades are Come and get it and 20 something. These two shades look so pretty on the lid blended out with a matte crease. 

Looking at this palette I can create many looks that are for day and night time. I have used this palette mostly for day time looks and I love how easy it is to apply. Over all I am really impressed with this palette. If you love shades like this, you really want to pick up this palette before its gone. Let me know in the comments below your thoughts on this palette. Thank you for reading and have a wonderful day.  

xoxo, 

Annie

Habits To Implement in 2019

Hello lovelies,

So its the New Year and everyone tries to change them selves or something in their life in the new year. I am one of those people who think that the New Year is a new slate where you can better your life. This year I have decided to create habits that make my life easy, healthier and more productive. These are some of my personal habits that I would like to work on in the new year.

Wake Up Early: This is something that I have been working on in the past month. I just feel like waking up early make me so much more productive and I am a happier person. The days are super long I feel like I can get so much done and spend more time on doing things I love rather than just rushing all the time.

Be Healthy: This is something that I have been working on for a long time. Since becoming a mom I feel like I have just given up on myself. But recently I have been going to the gym and eating healthy. I feel like if I eat healthy, everyone around me eats healthy as well. So its good for me and my family. Being healthy not only is for your body but for your mental health too. I have also been drinking a lot of green smoothies and drinking tons of water.

Keep A Daily Planner: This has made such a difference in my life, this is one of my great habits. I have kept a daily planner for years and it helps me in so many ways. It is so helpful to keep me organized and much more sane. I am always forgetting something, but keeping a daily planner has helped me be more productive and motivated.

Surrounding yourself with nature: One of my major habits to work on this year is to surround myself with nature. Which means less screen time and being more aware of the surroundings near me. So many times (as a blogger) I get caught up in the world of technology. Being on the phone a lot, getting sucked into the social media world. But this year I want to put my phone away and enjoy many other things. Take walks outside (when it gets warmer) or enjoy sitting in my backyard and breathe in the fresh air. I also love keeping fresh flowers in my house, I just love how they make me happy and keeps the house smelling great. Its great for the eyes and the brain.

There are many other habits that I would love to incorporate in my life but these are some that I am working on this year. I hope you enjoyed this post. Let me know in the comments below some habits that you would love to work on. Thank you for reading and have a great day.

xoxo,
Annie

No-Buy Makeup 2019: Week 1 Update

Hello Lovelies, 

I hope all of you are doing well and enjoying the new year so far. This year I have decided to do a no-buy makeup. Last year (2018) I have managed to buy a ton of new makeup that I barely use. I have decided to use the makeup I already own and stop for this year. It has been 1 week and let me tell you, it has been going great. I have not bought any makeup so far and I am staying away from all the new releases.

Here are some tips that help me with my no-buy makeup: . 

1. Stop looking at social media
2. Dont click on emails that have the word "Sale"
3. Use what I have
4. Use one eyeshadow palette a week
5. Dont put things in your cart "just because"

These things have helped me a lot, I use to randomly make a wish list and put items in my cart and eventually buy them. But I have stopped doing that and it has helped me not buying makeup. All makeup comes with expiration and I have a ton of makeup that I barely use from years ago. Those are the makeup items which I would like to use for this year. Over all my week 1 has been great, every time I am tempted to buy a new makeup item I look at my makeup and think about how I really dont need it. Let me know in the comments below if you are doing the same or thinking of doing it. Thank you for reading and have a great day. 

xoxo, 

Annie 

Review: ColourPop Chasing Rainbows Eyeshadow Palette

 Hello lovelies,

I hope all of you are doing well. I am back with another post and review of the new(est) ColourPop eyeshadow palette. This palette was released for the 2018 Holiday collection. It contains 15 powder eyeshadows with different finishes. The shades in this palette are so pretty and I love the pop of colors. Feeling It is an great shadow to use on your crease and blend out with Woke all over your lid. The shadows are super soft and very pigmented. There was very little fall out, but with some shadows there was no fall out yet. One thing that I noticed with the matte shades in this palette is that they are super blendable. You do not need to spend so much time blending them out if you have a great fluffy brush you are good to go. I have used this palette with and without eyeshadow primer and it works great either way. Of course with eyeshadow primer the shades are more vibrant and last long. This palette will be great for a everyday palette or a day to night look. Let me know in the comments below your thoughts on this palette. Thank you for reading and I hope all of you have a great day.

xoxo,

                                                                                    Annie

Review: Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb Fenty Glow & Fussy

Hello Lovelies,

I hope all of you are having a great day. For the couple of lasts months I have been really enjoying lip glosses. There are times when I only wear lipstick and there are times where I just wear gloss. These days its gloss and I am loving it. I feel like in the winter time I really enjoy glosses instead of lipsticks or liquid lipsticks. Last month I had the opportunity to pick up some Fenty glosses and I am in love with them. They have 3 shades available in this line but I picked up two shades only.

Fenty Glow: It is a shimmery rose shade. I absolutely love this shade because it is a very wearable shade. This gloss is very moisturizing because it contains Shea butter. I love the wand of these glosses, they are great for a quick all over swipe on the lips. The formula of this gloss is non-sticky and very high shine. I also love wearing this shade on top of a matte lipstick or liquid lipstick to give it a shine. Although I have noticed that this gloss is non-sticky, I feel like the wear time is not that much. It does come off during eating or in just a couple of hours.

Fussy: This is a new shade that Fenty Beauty released in 2018. This is the shade that got me into Fenty gloss bombs. Fussy is a very shimmery light pink shade but on the lips the pink doesn't show up that much just the shimmer. This gloss also contains Shea butter so it really moisturizers your lips. This gloss is very high shine, so wearing it alone on the lips looks so pretty.

Over all I am really impressed with these gloss bombs, they are great for everyday wear. I throw them in my purse and wear them all the time. These can be found in Sephoras and also online. Let me know in the comments below your thoughts on these glosses. Thank you for reading and have a great day.

xoxo, 

Annie 

New Years Resolutions 2019

Hello Lovelies,

Happy New Year! I hope all of you have had a great start to the new year. I seriously can not believe that it is 2019 already. Wow last year flew by very quick, although I had a great year in 2018 I am looking forward to this year. So I have some resolutions that I want to share with you all that I want to achieve this year. These are some personal and blog related resolutions. So lets take a look.

1. Write more: This is something that I have been lacking at a lot recently. I have so many thoughts and ideas but I always forget to write them. This year I want to take my time and write out my thoughts. for that I have acquired my journal and planner. Which I will be keeping with me all the time.

2. Focus on health: Since I have become a mom, my health is something that I have not been focusing on a lot. I have a gym membership I go for like 2 months and than stop going for 4 months. I have noticed that my eating habits are not that either. So this year my health is something that I really want to focus on. More posts to come on this top I am sure.

3. Being in touch: being in touch for me a problem. I am one of those people who forget to answer calls or texts. So this year I want to be in touch with a lot of people that I have lost touch with in the past year.

4. Expand my blog: I am so glad to be back on my blog and I absolutely love it. This year I really want to focus on good content and really put my work into this blog. I want to post more and connect with my readers.

5. Take better pictures: This is something that I have never been that great at. My Instagram has good pictures but they are never like the ones I would want on my page. So for this blog I will be taking out my professional camera and try to take good pictures.

There are more resolutions that I want to focus on this year but these are my top 5 that I would like to work on every day this year. Let me know in the comments below your resolutions for this year. I hope all of you have an amazing day and enjoy the rest of this year.

xoxo,

              Annie