Hello Lovelies!

The other day I went to my local Ulta Beauty with my mom because she wanted a new eyeliner and obviously I can't go into an Ulta and not pick up something (DUH!). I was browsing around when I saw the display for Tarte's Grav3yard Girl collab! In case you have been living under a rock and have no idea who I'm talking about Grav3yard Girl, a Beauty Vlogger, partnered with Tarte Cosmetics to create her Swamp Queen line which consists of a palette and 2 lip paints.

The palette kind of intimidates me because there is a lot of sparkle happening and I lean more towards matte. She also has another lip paint which is a bright red color that to my knowledge is sold out like everywhere. That leaves Texas Toast which is a beautiful dusty mauve color that swatched beautifully in store. As I was checking out I was talking with the cashier about the product and she was saying that it isn't considered a lipstick because it just sits on top of the lips which made me nervous that I was buying an expensive lipstick that was going to be a hot mess.


When I got home I was anxious to give the lip paint a real try. I was actually quite impressed with this product. I love the formula, it feels very light and creamy on the lips and is very comfortable to wear while also giving a true matte finish. I also really like the consistency, it gives a very even coverage and can be built up. The cashier was right in the sense that it just lays on top of the lips because I found this product not to be very long lasting.


The color of this lip paint is super interesting. Its one of those shades that looks completely different on the lips than on the hand. Its like a cool tones purple that totally gives your lips like a dead look (but n a good way, if there is a good way?) and I'm not gonna lie I kinda love it! This is a lipstick that maybe 2 or 3 years ago would have horrified me and I would never wear because it isn't a conventional lip color but I see myself breaking this bad boy out a lot this Summer and Fall (I have a feeling I'll love this in the Fall during Halloween :)).

Overall, I really really like this lipstick and totally recommend it but, if you are looking for a lipstick that will last all day and not have to reapply this is definitely not the one for you!

It actually looks a lot more brown and less purple in the pictures compared to in real life and I don't know why!

Have you tried any products from her range? let me know what you think!

See you soon!

x Emily

Hello Lovelies!

The other day I went to my local Ulta Beauty with my mom because she wanted a new eyeliner and obviously I can't go into an Ulta and not pick up something (DUH!). I was browsing around when I saw the display for Tarte's Grav3yard Girl collab! In case you have been living under a rock and have no idea who I'm talking about Grav3yard Girl, a Beauty Vlogger, partnered with Tarte Cosmetics to create her Swamp Queen line which consists of a palette and 2 lip paints.

The palette kind of intimidates me because there is a lot of sparkle happening and I lean more towards matte. She also has another lip paint which is a bright red color that to my knowledge is sold out like everywhere. That leaves Texas Toast which is a beautiful dusty mauve color that swatched beautifully in store. As I was checking out I was talking with the cashier about the product and she was saying that it isn't considered a lipstick because it just sits on top of the lips which made me nervous that I was buying an expensive lipstick that was going to be a hot mess.


When I got home I was anxious to give the lip paint a real try. I was actually quite impressed with this product. I love the formula, it feels very light and creamy on the lips and is very comfortable to wear while also giving a true matte finish. I also really like the consistency, it gives a very even coverage and can be built up. The cashier was right in the sense that it just lays on top of the lips because I found this product not to be very long lasting.


The color of this lip paint is super interesting. Its one of those shades that looks completely different on the lips than on the hand. Its like a cool tones purple that totally gives your lips like a dead look (but n a good way, if there is a good way?) and I'm not gonna lie I kinda love it! This is a lipstick that maybe 2 or 3 years ago would have horrified me and I would never wear because it isn't a conventional lip color but I see myself breaking this bad boy out a lot this Summer and Fall (I have a feeling I'll love this in the Fall during Halloween :)).

Overall, I really really like this lipstick and totally recommend it but, if you are looking for a lipstick that will last all day and not have to reapply this is definitely not the one for you!

It actually looks a lot more brown and less purple in the pictures compared to in real life and I don't know why!

Have you tried any products from her range? let me know what you think!

See you soon!

x Emily

Hello Lovelies!

Today I wanted to share my brow routine with you all! I don't have a really in-depth eyebrow routine like some other beauty bloggers do but I feel like I have a very realistic routine that consists of both high end and drug store products.

The first part of my routine is to pluck my eyebrows about every other week depending on how bad they get. I have never waxed my eyebrows before because I'm terrified that they are going to wax off my whole eyebrow and I will look stupid, hello control issues (jk jk). I tend to use the general rule to always pluck under the brow bone and not touch the natural arch.




Now onto the day to day, I am not a girl that uses a pencil then a powder then a gel, I use 1 product. I used to use ABH pomade on the daily but I recently dyed my hair pretty dark and my pomade no longer matches my hair color so I moved onto the ABH Brow Wiz which I had in a darker color from the last time i dyed my hair dark and I have to say the brow wiz stole my heart. I love that it has a spoolie attached to it which makes taming the brows a lot easier. The brow wiz also gives a subtler look than the pomade which is more heavy. I still love my pomade and think it is great for night time or brow prominent makeup looks but the brow wiz is better for day to day looks.

I recently ran out of my ABH brow wiz, which was very upsetting, and as a recent grad with no job I decided to give a drugstore brand a whirl. I went with the Maybelline Brow define and fill duo in Dark Brown and I only use the pencil side, the powder side just doesn't look good on me. The drugstore brand isn't too shabby, but it doesn't really compare to ABH brow whiz :/, I think it would be a great product for people starting to experiment with their brows.

I usually start by outlining my arch and the ends of my brows because that is where my natural brows are really light and not very noticeable. I then go and fill in a few bare patches in my brows and go in lightly in the inside of my brows because I feel like when you go heavy on the inside of your brows thats when they look obviously drawn on. I then take the spoolie end on my empty brow wiz and use that to brush out my brows ( I lost my spoolie brush a few months ago and I'm too cheap to buy a new one 😂). And that is it for my Brow Routine!

What brow products do you use? let me know in the comments!

See you soon!
x Emily

Hello Lovies!

I love reading or watching what I ate in a day posts and videos and I have also done a few other What I Ate posts (1, 2).

Breakfast:

I woke up late today so I just had a banana and some iced coffee with coconut milk since it was only a couple hours until Lunchtime.

Lunch:

For Lunch I made a chickpea salad,which was to die for, with some roasted potatoes and green beans and of course had a glass of lemon water.

Snack:

After my gym sesh I had two kiwis, which i haven't had in forev and were delicious, to hold me over until dinner.

Dinner:

I had a really simple dinner of grilled chicken and salad that I topped with some Italian dressing.

I hope you liked this What I Ate in a Day post!

See you soon!
x Emily

Hello Lovies!

Today I want to talk to you lovely bunch about the new Urban Decay Vice Lipsticks. Urban Decay recently reformulated all of their lipsticks and released them on June 5th. Each lipstick costs $17 which is a very reasonable price compared to their usual $22.

I got the shade Rock Steady from my friend for my birthday last week and fell in love with it and went out and bought Hitch Hike Yesterday.


Rock Steady is a cream finish deep wine color which is great for a nighttime lip and I feel like I'll be rocking this color a lot in the Fall months.  I really like the formula of this lipstick, it sit comfortably on the lips and has amazing lasting power. I wore this lipstick for a girls night out in Boston and I didn't need to reapply it once even after drinking or eating. The one thing about this lipstick I'm not a fan of is how easily the product moves around and is hard to remove. I noticed after wearing it for a little while the product moved around the outside of my lips and only came off with makeup remover which shows how great the lasting power is but isn't so great when your mouth looks like you just chugged a red juice haha.

Excuse the bad hair day!

Hitch Hike is a comfort matte finish light brick color which is a great day to night color. I am obsessed with this color! you'll prob see me rocking this color a lot in my Instagram selfies this summer! This is a matte color so obviously it is a little drying. This isn't the most matte lipstick of all time which you can infer from the name comfort matte, they also have a mega matte which is obviously more matte. I like that this product gives a nice matte look without giving those harsh deep drying lines on your lips you get with a true matte lipstick. Overall i have no complaints about the comfort matte formula and I will definitely be investing in a few more of these in the future!

literally in love with this shade

All my fellow lipstick junkies should definitely head to their local Sephora or Ulta and pick a few of these bad boys up!

See you soon!
x Emily

|| T-Shirt: H&M || Jeans: American Eagle || Shoes: Vans / flip flops later || || Bag: Free People (similar) || Sunglasses: H&M ||

As you guys know (because I mention constantly and have no shame) I recently graduated college and returned to my home state. Yesterday I took the opportunity to take a stroll through my home city on a gorgeous day!

See you soon!
x Emily

Hello All!

If you didn't read my first post about my Water Challenge you can read it here. So I am officially halfway through my 30 day challenge! WAHOO!

I thought I would update you on how the challenge has been going so far. I'm not going to lie to you and say I was perfect and drinking enough water everyday is a breeze cause its not lol. Out of the last 15 days I probably missed my daily goal about 4 times which isn't great but everyone makes mistakes and everyone has those days (oh childhood.). But honestly this challenge is all about being aware of how much or how little water I'm drinking and not necessarily meeting the goal every single day (positivity people!).

Okay time to move away from my failures and on to how the challenge has made me feel. This part my get a little TMI so sorry in advance! The days I did drink the full 2 liters of water I didn't find it hard to drink it all because I was very aware of how much I had drank. BUT when I was up and about and doing things I didn't really pay attention to time or how much I was drinking (which ended up being very little) and that's when I failed. All this drinking more water thing has done horrible things to my body (its actually really good for your body but ya know... dramatics) and I had to pee literally every 15 minutes and I already felt like I had to pee a lot when I drank barely any water so it is bad. And it has gotten to the point where I am waking up at 4 in the morning to pee which has not been very good for my sleep schedule either!

The challenge hasn't been all negatives though! Drinking more water has helped a lot with bloating, I feel like I've gotten rid of a little water weight, and has been good for stopping overeating! apparently hunger and thirst have the same signals so you tend to eat when your body is really thirsty and I have noticed that I will eat smaller portions than I used to because I feel fuller faster.

Okay this post has probably been longer than necessary so I hope you enjoyed my rambling about my body!

Do you drink enough water everyday or do you need to start your own challenge?

See you soon!
x Emily

HELLO ALL!
Today I want to share my favorite Instagram accounts with you, there is a mix of travel, food and fashion/beauty accounts. Some of these accounts you probably have heard of or even follow and others might be new to you!

#1: THELOVECATSINC

I love Helen's Instagram! she has a really cool checkerboard theme going on right now that I envy so much and all her Instagram photos are really clean and bright. She also does some amazing flatlays so if you ever want flatly inspo you should check out her Instagram.

#2 LAURENSWELLS

Lauren posts a lot of travel pictures and right now she's in France and I literally can't get enough! all of her pictures are very high quality and so well composed, she gives be even more travel envy than i already have. And she also posts so frequently you always have new content in your feed!

#3 THEWANDERINGLENS

This account as you can probably guess is another travel account. I love travel instas because I can pretend I'm there exploring instead of in my bed all day staring a my phone haha. I love all the water shots she takes and it shows a little more adventure than just travel.

#4 RESTORING_RADIANCE


I love Lex's account! All of her food looks so so good, it is true #foodporn. I also love that her account is very realistic and she uploads photos of chocolate or some junk food because even if you eat mostly healthy you still treat yo' self every once in awhile.

#5 PRIMARK


You are all probably like really? I love Primark's styling and it gives me a good idea what are in stores now or coming into stores soon.

What are your favorite Instagram accounts? let me know!

See you soon!
x Emily

HELLO ALL!

HITS:

This past week I took a short trip to Columbus, Ohio to visit my friend, Heather, I met abroad last year! It was great to see her again and catch up. She first took me around Ohio State, which is huge! I went to a very small private university and the experiences are super different. After she showed me around a little bit we made dinner and got ready to go out to a few bars, and let me tell you it was probably the cheapest night out ever! I paid for 3 drinks what I would pay for 1 in Boston so that was a total win :). The next day we went shopping in the Short North which is filled with cute shops and got coffee at One Line which was absolutely amazing! I got the Honey almond milk latte and it was perfect, just sweet enough without being too sweet. Then that night we went to The 1975 concert at Express Live which is a great outside venue and the band had a great stage presence. Heather and I decided to go on a hike at High Bank Metro Park the next morning and it was nice to get out in nature and do some exercise before going back to her apartment and get ready for the day and going to the German Village where we went to this super cool book store. On my final day we went to the City of Roses and read our books that we bought at the book store. Unfortunately not all the rose bushes were bloomed so there were a lot of flower-less bushes but it was still very pretty and kind of reminded me of Regent's Park in London.

The trip was a great post-grad, pre-the rest of my life trip and I loved catching up with Heather and I hope we reunite again soon! maybe next time with the whole gang :).

I made a small Travel Diary video you can check out below!




See you soon!
x Emily

1. I live in Boston, MA.
2. I recently graduated college and on the job hunt (fun times).
3. I Figure Skated for 14-15 years. I wasn't a competitive skater but I still loved going a few times a week.
4. For the last 4 of those years I did competitive Synchronized Skating with a team.
5. I'm super competitive but I'm usually not good at competitive activities.
6. I'm pretty much a homebody, which a lot of people might find weird since I'm 22 which is the prime age for going out.
7. I am seriously addicted to coffee, Like its probably not healthy.
8. I studied abroad in London last year and I have been dying to move back since. I'll make it back some day.
9. Even though I want to go back to London the next destination on my list is probably New Zealand.
10. I have 2 cute little pups, Tipper and Mulder.
11. My favorite season is Fall.
12. And to go along with the last fact; I HATE Summer. Its too hot and humid and I have very fair skin so I burn so easily its not even fair (see what I did there ;)) 
13. I put hot sauce on just about anything! I love spicy.
14. I have never broken a bone. ever. Knock on wood!
15. I love mugs. I will drink all my drinks out of mugs, it doesn't have to be coffee or tea.
16. I love people watching, but most of the time I probably come off super creepy just staring at people lol.
17. I am probably the worst texter of the millennial generation. I will just stop responding in the middle of a conversation because I just forget to respond. Somehow my friends don't completely hate me for it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.
18. I love stupid Netflix movies. I don't care if it has one star I will still watch it and probably enjoy it :).
19. My dream job would be to be a creative director at a cosmetics brand but getting a job in the beauty industry seems basically impossible at this point (writing this as tears fall down my face, jk but not really).
20. Fresh cut grass is one of my favorite scents.
21. I get super obsessed with things. Whether its a song, show, game or food it will be a constant in my life until I get bored with it and toss it aside.
22. I was on the swim team in High School.
23. And I really really sucked at swimming fast.
24. I can be really shy when I first meet people but once I warm up I get super weird and probably annoyingly loud.
25. I always have at least one bruise. I bruise super easily and most of the time I have no idea how I got my bruises.

Hello all!

I decided to start a new series on my blog where I do 30 day challenges, which will be about anything from fun activities to health and fitness. I don't know if I'm going to do one every month or every other month but we'll see how this first challenge goes before coming up with a schedule.

The first challenge I want to do is a water challenge. I made drinking more water apart of my New Year Resolutions this year and it went about as well as New Year resolutions go every other year, I was really good and January and it all went down hill from there. I have been noticing recently that I will drink 2 or even 3 cups of coffee and then realize I haven't had a cup of water yet. Which is really, really bad.

SO that is why for the month of June I am going to drink 2 liters of water every day, the recommended amount, no excuses. I'm going to be keeping a daily diary of how I feel through out the day and update you half way and at the end!

Let me know if you like this new series!

See you soon!
x Emily