Monday, April 30, 2018

Lilacs

Lilacs are some of my favorite flowers. They smell so nice and just look so pretty! Purple is also one of my favorite colors, so I love all the beautiful shades of purple they come in!

Right now we live in a rental house and really don't have any flowers. I would love to someday have a house with lots of pretty flowers around, but right now that just isn't the case. We do though, have one good sized bush in our backyard that happens to be a lilac bush. I so look forward to it blooming and I just had to go out and get some pictures of it! 
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Friday, April 27, 2018

Five for Friday

Hello and welcome to my Five for Friday! I am linking up with Cup of Tea Bright on a BudgetDella Devoted, and BYBMG!

1. This has been an interesting week. We got back from being in Washington DC last week and I am still dragging a bit. For some reason it has been really hard getting back to 'normal' life after being gone for a few days. 

So this week has been spent getting caught up on sleep, grocery shopping, and other random things.

2. I wouldn't necessarily say I collect the Starbucks You Are Here mugs, but I do enjoy checking them out when I travel. Some of them are pretty ugly (Like the Seattle one) or uninteresting, but I really liked the Washington DC one so I had to purchase it! I liked that it even featured the cherry blossoms.
3. Another thing I bought while in DC was this vintage postcard pack. I don't typically buy souvenirs since they are usually pretty expensive (I do like practical or useful things though) but I always like to find fun postcards. I really like anything that isn't just a photograph (since I can take my own pictures of things). Vintage postcards are my favorite, so I was happy to find this! I'm planning on displaying them in a frame with some other postcards that I have.
4. While in DC we had to stop by Shake Shack!  We ate at a Shake Shack for the first time when we were in London and really enjoyed it, so we were excited to stop by again while in DC! (We ate at the Pentagon City location) The fries are just perfection. Perfectly crispy and not greasy. And the burgers were pretty good too!  
5. Since getting back the weather pretty much skipped spring and went straight to summer. It's been in the 70°'s this week, with yesterday getting up to 83° and today is supposed to be 87°

But tomorrow the temperatures go back down into the 60°'s, which is a lot more comfortable!

Hope you have a great weekend!
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Monday, April 16, 2018

Favorite Lip Products


Rimmel The Only One Matte Lipstick in Trendsetter - This is definitely one of my favorites and the color I reach for when I just want a subtle lip color.

BITE BEAUTY Amuse Bouche Lipstick in Rhubarb - This is just a great kind of dark rose pink. Bite lipsticks also tend to not be drying, so that is always a plus!

SEPHORA COLLECTION Rouge Cream Lipstick in Hot Tango - This is super creamy and looks really pretty. I have a cooler skin tone and have a hard time finding the right red as most of them tend to run warm. This shade looks great on all skin tones!

SEPHORA COLLECTION Cream Lip Stain Liquid Lipstick - I don't typically care for lip stains as they can sometimes be extremely drying, but this one is actually pretty nice. It's fairly long lasting and while slightly drying, isn't too bad.

e.l.f. Cosmetics Lip Exfoliator in Pink Grapefruit - While obviously not a lip color, this is great for exfoliating 

What are some of your favorite lip colors?
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Friday, April 13, 2018

Five for Friday

Hello and welcome to my Five for Friday! I am linking up with Cup of Tea Bright on a BudgetDella Devoted, and BYBMG!

1. Here is another edition of What I Bought at Target...
I found this cute cosmetic/makeup bag. It was in the dollar spot (but was $5) and they also had it in a white with floral print and a pink and white striped one.

It's pretty good sized and I like it because I can arrange a bunch of my Ipsy bags in there sort of accordion style and keep my makeup and stuff really organized when traveling.

As with pretty much everything in the Dollar Spot, this wasn't something I was looking for but was definitely a nice find!
2. These cookies from Ikea are just so good! We always make sure to pick up a box whenever we go to Ikea. Definitely worth buying if you happen to be at one!
3. I stopped by H&M earlier this week and, still having a gift card from Christmas plus a coupon, was able to buy this polka dot dress! (I don't know why the image is so tiny.) Anyways, it's a really  cute dress!

4. Thought I would share a creepy/disturbing house listing I came across...
(Couldn't decide on one gif, but are there every too many Parks & Rec gifs?)

5. In case you missed it, on Monday I shared a review of my March Ipsy glam bag!
Hope you have a great weekend!
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