friday favorites...

Disney style :)

favorite princess:

favorite disney soundtrack:

favorite disney villain:

favorite disney character:

favorite disney ride:

favorite animated disney movie:

happy friday all :)

friday favorites...

i am posting this early, i was working on it for tomorrow and since i need to post about Dylan's 8 month stats, i will do that tomorrow and do this today since it's finished :)

i decided to do today's friday favorites on my favorite makeups, since i love reading about what other people use and why they love it.

favorite primer:

smashbox photo finish. this stuff is amazing. i bought the tiniest bottle they had at Sephora.com over a year ago and i still have over half the bottle left. granted, i only use it probably like 3 times a week, but it lasts forever since you only have to use a tiny squeeze for your entire face. it makes your makeup stay on ALL day. seriously. doesn't budge.

favorite foundation:

maybelline dream matte mousse. i adore this stuff. it goes on like butter and isn't runny. i only use it under my eyes, around my nose and if i have blemishes. i don't put it on my entire face because i use a powder too and for me, both are too much in both time and feeling heavy so i only use it in the places that need a little extra coverage. it instantly wakes my eyes up and makes the redness around my nose fade.

favorite loose powder foundation:

laura mercier loose powder. this stuff is like gold for your face. not kidding. it is a tad on the expensive side, but i promise it's worth every penny. it's only at stores like sephora or ulta. i decided to try it after i had been using covergirl for years and never liked how my face looked with it on, it looked like i had chalk dust on my face and always felt cakey. this stuff makes my face look sleek and airbrushed and isn't heavy at all. it stays all day and doesn't feel like i am even wearing makeup. i can't say enough good things about this stuff. it's my favorite.

favorite eyeliner:

almay 18hr eyeliner in black brown. i have been using it since high school and i don't think i have ever fully gotten it off my eyes when i wash my face. it stays SO well. i never have to worry whether my eyeliner has disappeared throughout the day. i swear it's like putting your own tattoo eyeliner on. and it's cheap too which is amazing. 

favorite mascara:

clinique high definition mascara and maybelline falsies mascara. i love these mascara's both seperate, but i LOVE them together! i used to have eyelash extensions, and i loved how they made my eyes look, but they were super expensive and WAY too much maintenance. so i stopped filling them and decided to shop around for good mascara's when i came across clinique high definition mascara. i love this stuff by itself. it makes my eyes look awesome. i always put two coats on. but when i really want a defined look, i put a coat of maybelline falsies on top of a couple of coats of the clinique, and it looks amazing! everytime i do this someone asks me if i have fake eyelashes. both are amazing, especially together.

favorite eyeshadow:

physician's formula eye brightener. okay so it's not an eyeshadow, it's a brightener, but it's still my favorite. i just wear it alone, and put it all over my entire eyelid and on my brow bone and in the corner of my eye. never fails to make my eyes look brighter and naturally pretty. it's very simple, just a glow around my eyes, but i like it that way. i am not really into putting tons of color on my eyelids, and when i do its almost always neutrals. this stuff is fab.

favorite bronzer:

physician's formula bronze booster. i used to be a huge bronzer fan. i still am, but i have toned way down on using it. i only use it around my hairline (thank you Carmandy from What Not to Wear for that nice tip) it makes you look like you have a tan but without making you look like you are wearing a fake tan just on your face, if that makes sense at all? but anywho, this stuff is fabulous. it's organic and i love the color.

favorite blush:

NYC cheek glow. it's like 3 bucks, and i love it. it stays on all day, the color is perfect for my face, and again, it's cheap. i have tried lots of different brands of blushes, and this stuff works just as well as the others and costs half as much and you get twice as much. no brainer? i think yes!

favorite lipgloss:

victoria's secret beauty rush. i love all the pinks, but especially the light pinks, they are my favorite. and, they taste great too! i love these glosses because they stay on my lips for hours. it just feels more quality if that makes sense, there are some glosses i have purchased that feel like i am putting pure water on my lips and goes away. this stuff feels like dew on my lips, and i like that feeling. i guess it depends on your preference.

favorite nail polish: 

opi you don't know jaques. i ALWAYS get asked where i got my nail polish when i wear this stuff. seriously. it's the best color that goes with literally anything you wear. i adore it. and it looks super cute on toes too :)

p.s. quick tip, you can get a lot of the expensive stuff like the nail polish and the physican's formula makeup on amazon or ebay for like half the price. that's where i usually buy my makeup. not always, but they usually have some sweet deals.

happy weekend :)

friday favorites...

favorite color:  right now, red
favorite article of clothing:  cardigans
favorite type of jewelry:  necklaces
favorite time of day:  mornings. i have always been a morning person.
favorite food:  sushi or french fries
favorite day:  friday
favorite chick flick:  the proposal or dear john or ps i love you
favorite disney movie:  toy story 2 or cinderella
favorite thing to do with dylan:  make him laugh or cuddle him
favorite thing to do with brett:  what married folks do, and cuddle ;)
favorite song:  defying gravity from wicked
favorite place i've been too:  Jamaica
favorite store:  ebay or forever 21
favorite drink:  diet dr. pepper
favorite color combo:  yellow and navy or yellow and gray
favorite dessert:  apple crisp
favorite restaurant:  zupas
favorite book:  something borrowed by emily giffin
favorite month:  july
favorite tv show:  keeping up with the kardashians
favorite guilty pleasure:  red velvet cake balls
favorite celebrity:  katherine heigl
favorite holiday:  my birthday
favorite hobby:  photography or crafting
favorite temple:  honolulu, hawaii
favorite thing that makes me smile:  dylan's smile
favorite state:  california
favorite candy:  kit kat
favorite animal:  puppies
favorite game:  bohnanza

friday favorites...

favorite laugh (excuse the title):

favorite manicure:

favorite tip:

favorite decor idea (vintage vases):

favorite quote:

favorite outfit:

favorite color trend:

happy friday everyone :)

let's try this again...

okay so last week, Wednesday to be exact, i was supposed to blog about my "things i love Thursdays" because i was going out of town Thursday in the a.m. well, it just so happened that my mom's internet (i am currently living in her basement) was out the ENTIRE day on Wednesday. not just for a few hours...the entire 24 hour period.

but, that isn't even my excuse. i was packing the entire day for our vacation, and, if you have ever taken a baby on a vacation before, you know what i mean when i say that packing for them is a nightmare! i felt like his entire stash of clothing, diapers, food and toys were tucked in my massive bag. and i had never anticipated how long it would take to pack all of Dylan's stuff and my stuff. wow. i am going to remember that the next time so i start packing like a week before we leave, not the day before. but, it was SO worth it. the trip was fabulous. warm, sunny, palm trees, junk food, being with my favorite girls, constant breakdowns of laughter, games every night...it was amazing. i will blog about it once i get the pics from my sis-in-law and madre since i didn't have my camera.

oh, and another thing. for those of you who even read this, i have thought about it, and "Friday Favorites" sounds a lot more catchy then "things i love Thursday." so, i am switching to that. every Friday i will post my favorite things throughout the week, or just some of my favorite things period. same concept, different name. got it? mmkay :)

one last random note in this post. i am super excited to get this on my doorstep tomorrow:

yes, this baby is the newest addition to our family. we couldn't be happier! okay, i couldn't be happier! i don't think Brett or Dylan really care...but they will, once i cook them up delicious treats and goodies in it! i have wanted one for so long but didn't want to spend the money because they are flipping expensive, but Amazon.com is having an AMAZING deal on them today!! this puppy is normally $269, well, i got it for $159, with free shipping. yep, it's a pretty sweet deal. 

See you Friday :)

things i love thursday...

as part of my new resolutions (see post below this one), i wanted to start blogging at least once a week. and i figured out a good way to guarantee that i do. every Thursday i am going to blog about things i love :) and it's going to be called...wait for it..."things i love Thursday." kinda catchy eh? there are no boundaries here, so if you don't like to hear about mushy things or about makeup and hair products or about babies or about anything awesome and amazing, you should probably avoid my blog from now on when Thursdays come around. some "things i love Thursdays" are going to have quite a few things i have loved throughout the week, others will only have one or two. every week will be different according to my mood and how much time i have. i am kinda excited about this!! am i a little too excited? maybe. but, i can't wait to share what i love when i post every Thursday. it's gonna be awesome!
they are going to start next week, and they are actually going to be posted on Wednesday next week because i will be going out of town on Thursday morning. yep, the babe and i, along with my madre, my sissy and my sis-in-law are all flying to Vegas for a night then going to Lake Havasu for a few days. i know, hard life right? :) so yes, look for that next Wednesday then starting the week after they will be every Thursday. kinda fun and different i think...at least for my blog. i'm lookin' forward to it :)

oh, random thought. i chopped my bangs last night. i couldn't help myself. i have seen A LOT of cute bangs lately. we were watching Bride Wars (if you haven't seen it, go rent it or borrow it from me. it's one of my favorite chick flicks) and Kate Hudson's hair and bangs are adorable in that movie! i will prove it:

her hair makes me want to go back blonde. but i won't do it. too drastic. but, since my bangs were almost to my chin i figured it was time for a change. and since dying my hair would be too much, and since i have been obsessing over Kate's bangs for some time, chopping the bangs it was! here is a little pic to show you the end result...

i hate when people take pictures like this but i took a bunch doing the whole 'hold my phone out in front of me, snap the pic, turn it around to see what it looks like'...and none of the 100 i took looked any good at all. so i gave into the whole take-a-pic-in-your-mirror thing (and if you were wondering why my sweater is 7x too big its because i'm in my pj's). you will most likely never see me take another pic like this again from me, and yes, you're welcome :) we will see if i still love doing them and having them in my face in a week or two from now. probably will. hopefully i will, it's kinda hard to go back once they've been chopped. but, i think they are keepers, especially since the Mr. is loving them :)