A few weekends ago I went to visit my sister in New York City and while I was there we stopped into the Birchbox Store in Manhattan. And OMG is that store perfection! It was so pretty and bright in there with so many AMAZING products lining the walls. I could have done a lot of damage in that store but I practiced self-control and ended up getting one thing I've had my eyes on, the BB don't blow it (h)air styler. I have a few BB products and I think they are such a great brand and worth the cost so I was excited to try this out. 

This is the February Birchbox and my last Birchbox. I got a 3 month subscription to Birchbox for Christmas and I don't think this subscription box wowed me enough to want to start paying for it, maybe one day I'll come back to it but not today.

The first product I saw in my Birchbox was This Not Soap Radio shower gel. OMG does this smell amazing! I can't wait to try this! I am going to Florida in a few weeks and I think this will be a great body wash to pack so I'm gonna save it for that.


The next product I saw was a Coola mineral sunscreen. Its like Birchbox knew I was going somewhere sunny! I'm really bad at putting sunscreen on my face because I feel so oily and gross after, which is really bad since I'm so pale. I like that this product is a matte finish so it won't make me feel so gross after. But I'll see how it goes.


Moving on, I got a Living Proof Restore mask treatment. I've never used a hair mask before so I'm really interested to try this out. I'll let you guys know what I think about it on Twitter or something.


The last product I got was a Pop Beauty lipstick in the shade Cozy Crimson. And OMG this is the most amazing red lipstick ever! It is on the darker side so its not so bright without being too dark. It is literally perfect! I am going to get much use out of this lipstick.

I really liked this month's box so I will probably come back to Birchbox at some point but I'm gonna try out Ipsy Glam bag for a few months to see which subscription box I like the best.

What did you think about this month's Birchbox?

See you soon!
x Emily

This past weekend I went to visit my sister in New York City! And of course it was the coldest weekend of the year, I'm talking single digits and feels like its in the negatives cold! Literally a few days earlier it was in the 50s and now its back to being in the high 40s. The world just hates me I guess.

This OOTD is more just showing what people in the Northeast wear in real winter weather. It is not the most fashionable post I've ever done. There are a lot of layers. A lot.




I hoped you liked this little post! Were you in the Northeast for this freezing weekend?

See you soon!
x Emily

I recently saw this Aroma liquid lipstick in a blog post (I'm a horrible blogger and can't find who's blog is was on) and I thought it looked like a good matte lipstick. What really drew me into buying this is that it's a vegan brand and I would love to try out more vegan makeup products. I'm also a huge fan of lipstick so I love trying out different brands, shades, and finishes.

Lets jump right into the review now and discuss what I did and didn't like.

Packaging

The packaging is basically the same packaging as any other liquid lipstick, a sleek clear tube, out there with the same applicator so I was pretty happy with that, not much to say about it.

Application

I really like how this product applies. It goes on kinda like a thin gloss so its easy to make everything even and very build-able.

Color

I really like the color I picked although it isn't necessarily the color I thought it would be. Online it looks like a pink nude and is even described in the description as "a nude shade with pink-peach undertones" but in reality I would say is is more like a pinky lavender color that looks very different from the picture. There is definitely some purple in there but I actually really like how it looks.

Finish

It has a typical matte finish so it is pretty drying on the lips but I will say that it isn't as bad as some other matte lipsticks. The Aromi lipstick doesn't show every dry chapped spot and make my lips look disgusting like ColourPop UML can sometimes make my lips look but it is a matte lipstick so its kind of expected to make your lips a little dry.

Last ability

At the beginning of the year I set some goals for myself (which you can read here) and I thought I would talk about how I've done so far.

Lets start things off with my blog. I mentioned in my goals post that I wasn't very happy with my old blog and in January I moved hosts (its not self hosted yet but it was a change in the right direction for me) and completely redesigned my site which I have been very happy with. I've also been trying to step up my photography game which I know still needs some work but I've been pretty happy with it this past month.
Along with my blog goals I had some personal goals that basically consisted of getting in shape and being a healthier me. I know, I know just about everyone makes this New Years resolution and never stick with it ( I've made it just about every year since High School and it never really lasted more than a week) but this year i've made a big effort to keep up with it. I've been going to the gym or doing some form of exercise 3-4 times a week and have been eating fairly healthy without completely depriving myself when I;m craving something unhealthy, its all about balance! I've also significantly boosted the amount of water I drink (and boy do I have to pee constantly!) and it has been really good for me.

I have been so healthy this past month, regularly working out has really boosted my mood and has given me more energy in all aspects of my life. I'm really happy that I've stuck with my resolutions and I'm going to continue to stick with them throughout the year and I know its gonna be a good one!

How are your New Years Resolutions going?

See you soon!
x Emily

This past month I have really stepped up my Instagram game. I have tried to make an Instagram theme of unsaturated colors, which is quite a switch up since i used to over saturate my photos too much, but I'm also not afraid to break the theme occasionally.

I wanted to share some of my favorite pictures from the past month with you incase you missed any or aren't following me on Instagram.


You can follow me on Instagram here.

What's your Instagram handle?

See you soon!
x Emily

I haven't done a favorites post in a very long time, since July to be exact. I haven't felt like I have been loving enough products to make a favorites post. But since Christmas just happened and I have accumulated a few things I have an extensive January favorites list.

Beauty

Fashion

Miscellaneous