Springtime Haul - Beauty and Accessories

Hello there!

So I went on a rather large shopping trip last weekend and decided to do a haul post because I am insanely excited about all of it. I did the clothes in a post here and now here are all of the beauty-related items and accessories and things :)

Pink

VS recently started selling small versions of their wonderful body mists, I've only ever gotten two. Their scents are just as good as Bath and Body Works, I love them both but I think B&BW has more sales so I tend to take advantage of those. Warm and Cozy was definitely my favorite scent. I couldn't tell you what it smells like but it does remind me of cuddling up in a mound of blankets with hot cocoa.. :)

Sephora

This has been on my wishlist for the absolute longest time, I've heard of so many people saying this is their staple base product and it'll probably be mine especially coming into warmer times (doubles as a sunscreen). I've loved it since I tried a Nordstrom sample, it gives the perfect amount of coverage in next to no time and I can't feel if I'm wearing it at all. 

Target

Mint Candy Apple has to be the most talked about Essie shade and for good reason. It looks so amazing on absolutely everybody and perfectly embodies the Spring pastel spirit. I'm really excited to finally have it and wear it all the time, EXCITEMENT

My old iPad case fell apart, literally ripped to shreds by use and time though it was rather cheap so I bought a new one. This is a far sturdier case and much easier to use than any I've ever had. Only $20 on clearance which for me is exciting

Charming Charlie

And now, what has to be my all time favorite piece of jewelry, literally ever, is this cat watch. ITS A WATCH WITH CAT EARS AND EYES AND NOSE AND MOUTH, HOW COULD ANYONE NOT FALL IN LOVE? I never wear watches but I swear I'm going to wear this so often I won't even notice it's there. It's a cat... watch! This is still blowing my mind.

Claire's

I got these 2 for $8, the charms are pretty small (my camera did not like trying to capture these) but I am a very small-jewelry person. I love necklaces like these because I love the way I can show so much of my personality while adding something to an outfit.

I saw these music earrings (well my mom did) and freaked out, just a little. Music is my favorite thing in the entire world and I have music necklaces, bracelets, and a ring but I could never find earrings and now this completes my collection, I love them so much. There was a sale (of course) so the love ones were free and they're very small but adorable. 

I love to wear earrings, I love the effect they have but I only wear smaller earrings (and smaller jewelry in general) so I wanted to get a whole set of smaller ones and searched for about 20 minutes for a big set, like this one, with "hearts and stars" and came across this one, exactly what I was looking for. Again, they're all pretty tiny but I love them so much. 

Anyways, thats some of the amazing stuff I happened to find over the weekend. I'm really excited to start wearing them a lot, they're all very me, exactly what I was looking for.

Comment below: What's your favorite thing to buy on a shopping trip?

Have an Absolutely Wonderful Day!

Mia B <3

Things I Don't Understand About Blogging

Hello there!

So I've been investing a lot more time recently into my blogging and it's been really fun but I've come to find that with more understanding of the wonderful thing comes even more confusion and questions so here are some of the things I have yet to understand about the world of blogging... enjoy!

Google+ and Google Friend Connect

I have this little widget on the right of my blog but it doesn't look quite like other's does and I have no idea how to find theirs though I've searched through the list about a million times. And I really can't find Google Friend Connect and when I tried to use it on someone else's blog I was hopelessly lost. I feel like a huge amateur for admitting all of this confusion but I pretty much am ;)

The Amazing Photography

So I am not rich, I'm blogging from a 6 year old breaking down laptop and use my iPhone for any and all pictures, which can take pretty good ones but not DSLR quality. Then I go onto other blogs and they have these absolutely beautiful pictures taken with a stunning camera. A new Canon is 3rd on my wishlist (a new MacBook and Guitar precede it) but I probably won't be able to afford a camera for quite awhile. It kind of baffles me how so many have such beautiful pictures...

The Creativity

Thinking of new blog posts, unique ones (something other than OOTD, review, or tags) is a daily struggle for me. And actually finding ways to execute all of these posts is even harder. But everyday I see such amazing, unique and creative posts and ideas from so many amazing bloggers. It always baffles me how they do it :)

Graphic Design

I always see these absolutely amazing headers and beautiful collages and organized lists that I don't think I could ever recreate. Though I'm going to attempt a header sometime soon as I've just been recommended a site to try out for a header... wish me luck!

The Planning

This week I was rather ahead but then I ran out of ideas and now I'm writing this right as I should be posting this and I have absolutely no idea what pictures to post with this. While other bloggers will have the photography and editing done days ahead of posting time and it baffles me, it really does

Blogger

Apparently my blogger thinks I live in the UK, I don't know if this is the same for other American or non-British bloggers but my days start at 4 PM instead of midnight, so I'm generally posting at 4 AM according to Blogger but it's really around 8 PM and I clearly wrote that I live in the US but Blogger doesn't seem to understand. 

Being such a new blogger there are about a million other things that I really don't understand but I feel like this is a sufficient list for one post. I hope this didn't sound offensive to anyone else, there are like a million (37140 overall and 2878 beauty) other blogs that are way better than mine and I'm just really baffled at their awesomeness :)

(and yes I realize I've said baffled a lot but it's just such a fun word!)

Comment below if you've had any of these confusions or anything you don't understand about this wonderful world of blogging!

Have A Wonderful Day!
Mia B <3

101 Things To Do

Hello there!

Just noticed how weird my intro is but I feel like it's necessary to start a post...

So I'm copying Your Almost Alice one of my newly found blog gems whose version of this you can read here, but I loved her idea of listing 101 things I should do/want to do in life but I don't know how long it'll be until I finish it, hopefully shorter 1001 days, I feel like that is quite a long time and I don't have the constraints of work... just school, hopefully this will inspire adventure and a better life. So here's my 101 things to do, enjoy!

 

when in doubt put a picture of yourself! With Starbucks of course

 

 

Started: November 7th, 2013

Finished: Not yet!

1. Have NO Acne

2. Wear dark lipstick on a normal day

3. Paint my nails 4 times in a month

4. Try 10 new makeup products

5. Organize my makeup storage

6. Try a smokey eye

7. Buy some Real Techniques brushes

8. Go full curl (Like Lorde) for a week

9. Straighten my hair for a week

10. Find a way to have nice defined curls

October Monthly Loves

Hello there!
 

So this hasn't been a terribly exciting month, and has been filled with many challenges however I have still managed to find some new amazing things in the world(of course) so here are my October favorites!
 

1. Liquid foundation

Before I started blogging I thought liquid foundation was solely for those with dry skin and never for those of us with the slightest inkling of oil on our skin. However I have come to realize that this is some hidden gem only for those willing to try it. This new secret has led me to so much, I adore the way it makes my skin looks and as long as you know to put a swipe of powder over it, it can be so wonderful. Even if you don't like too much coverage there is such a way to put on barely any and still love the way it looks. I've got Kat Vonn D's new one from Sephora and although it's a bit thicker than other liquids, I'm genuinely excited by finding out this new thing! (though it's probably not much to get excited about)

2. The Sephora Ultimate Travel Tool Kit

When I first started out with makeup I bought the absolute cheapest brush available(yes only one). It was a blush brush and I used to put on foundation, this gross powder that made me look pale and sickly. So you can imagine my wonder at these new beautiful soft magical brushes my mom nicely got me. There's a powder, foundation, concelor, shadow, liner, crease, smudger, and brow/lash brush and I absolutely adore them, they work nicely, are fairly durable and are unbelievably soft, perfect for the girl who's in love with traveling. Needless to say I'm in love. However they were $75 so definitely an investment for me. Next time I'll probably go for the real techniques brushes I've been hearing so much about. 

iPhone and Fall Week :)

Hello all! How are you?

I'm pretty good considering I just bought myself the new iPhone! I invested all of my money into it because I know it will help the blog with it's amazing camera and I'm way happier finally back among smartphone users.

 



It's pretty awesome but considering I was using a flip phone for the past 4+ months, this is a HUGE upgrade and I paid for it myself so now I'M BROKE... still completely and utterly worth it...

But anyways, I'm happy to announce that next week I'm doing a special theme of FALL WEEK. Posting every single day about all the wonderfulness that comes with the season and I'm determined to make it awesome! Just went out shopping for some of it and I'm way excited for it and hope everyone enjoys it!

But anyways, no huge post today. Just wanted to say hello quickly and announce that because I'm really hoping someone benefits from the hard work I'll be putting into this :)

Have a wonderful day!!!
Mia B <3

Wishlist Wednesday!

Saw this on 2 other blogs on Bloglovin and thought it would be a nice thing to try... just sharing my current wishlist with you guys. May not do this every Wednesday but I may, let me know if you guys like it! :)

1. Rimmel Stay Matte Powder



I saw this in Zoella's video this week on school and believe I saw it in MacBarbie07's too (both on Youtube) and it seems like an amazing idea. After being out in the heat for awhile or if you get naturally "shiny"(oily/sweaty) overtime just throw on a dab of this and it all goes back to matte. Especially helpful since I currently have to go through PE (gettin all sweaty) and live in one of the hottest states in the US, believe we were in the 90's this week, I know I would love a bit of this.

2. THE NEW IPHONE




Can we just all marvel at the beauty of these things right here? They make me so happy. After so long without them I want one now. Like RIGHT NOW. I sold my old broken phones and got $200 for them so I can actually buy them, I just need them to be physically released. NEXT FRIDAY. I really can't believe it. You will find me at the Verizon store that day, even if I have to sit there at midnight, even if I have to beg my mom to let me skip school for a few periods, I'm getting this phone. But as of now it will just stick on my wishlist.

Technology Wishlist

1. THE NEW IPHONE


I am INCREDIBLY excited for the new iPhone. I broke mine a couple months ago, it slipped out of my shorts and long story short the Apple guy told me I had water damage with a $200 fix, much to my dismay. My contract was up so I figured I'd just buy a new one. But I didn't have a handy $200 to get myself an iPhone 5 back then. I finally figured out to sell my old iPhones, a 4 and 4S to uSell and it took awhile but my checks equaling $200 exactly should come around next Wednesday and I am internally screaming.

There's a rumor going around that the new phone is getting announced on the 10th and starts selling on the 20th, so on the 20th you will find me in the line at Verizon waiting to buy my new phone.

The rumors for the new features are mostly general things like better battery and  but I am most excited about the fact that it supossedly has a better camera. Not as good as the Nokia Lumia 1020 that I've seen all over TV (which btw I absolutely love and would love to have on  the iPhone) but better than the iPhone 5's. This one is supposed to be 13 MP, and to get an idea of what that's like, the really nice camera in my #2 is 18 MP, like most pro cameras are.

I am an internet kid, if that wasn't clear by the fact that I write to people on the internet, I really like talking to people on the internet. In short, I NEED my social media. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, Pinterest, Vine, Bloglovin, and I consider this part of my Social Media too, they're all a large part of my life. So when I do have my phone I'm on it a lot(although I still know how to put down the phone and live), my phone is my child and I am bursting to have a new one in my hands.

2. Canon Rebel T5i