HELLO LOVIES!

Earlier this week, Tuesday to be exact, ColourPop not only restocked their Metallic lips but also added 4 new ones! And I was all over that, if you've been around for a little bit you know this isn't my first ColourPop haul (see other here)! I was sitting on my computer waiting for the time to change, which was probably obsessive because they haven't sold out, except for JIC so I'm glad I grabbed that. I ended up picking up JIC, Salt, Man-eater, London Fog, and Prim


CUSTOMER SERVICE
Honestly I am so impressed with Colourpop because I ordered on Tuesday and I had my products in my hand on Friday, not to mention shipping is free if you live in the U.S.! I also love that they add cute handwritten notes in the packages, it is a great personal touch.

PACKAGING
I bet all of you know what the packaging looks like by now! its basic but does the job just great! I also love the new fluffy applicator, I think it does a great job of apply a good amount of product evenly.

PIGMENT

Now getting into the good stuff! lets start out with the metallics!

Metallic Lips


     JIC: I absolutely adore this lipstick! I think this color complements my skin color and lips quite well. It was very easy to apply and offers a great color pay off, the one thing I will say is this color is more glittery than a true metallic.

     Salt: Salt is definitely more metallic than JIC and a great true gold color. I think this color would look great with a warm toned eye look on a night out!


     Man-eater: Man-eater is very similar to Salt just slighting darker. They look very different swatched on the arm but on the lips I feel like they look very similar. I also wish I had a lip liner in a similar color to help clean it up.

Satin Lips

Hello over drawn bottom lip lol

     London Fog: This is honestly my new all time favorite red. It is so bright and amazing and I will definitely be rocking this a lot around Christmas time (yes I am aware its July but its never too early to get excited for Xmas!) The color payoff is everything! I apply one coat and I'm good to go!


     Prim: Holy wow is this dark! once again its one coat and I'm good to go so the pigment is amazing! The one thing with the pigment thats kinda annoying is you definitely need a lip liner for the lipstick to actually look good and not a mess (as you can see in the pic mines a hotmess)


FEEL ON LIPS

Metallic Lips:
The consistency of these are really interesting. It feels mousse-y and cushion-y. It is super comfortable and doesn't feel drying like you would think glittery lips would.

Satin Lips:
I like that these are less drying on the lips than the UML but when I rub my lips together I feel quite I bit of movement that probably ends up all over my face.

LASTABILITY

Metallic Lips:
I'm super impressed with the lastibility of these! There is barely any transfer or anything. But getting taking these off is frankly a bitch! Especially JIC I ended up with glitter somehow all over my face. literally everywhere.

Satin Lips:
I wore London Fog for like 5 hours where I drank and ate and after all that it still didn't look like I needed to reapply which I was pretty happy about. But every though it didn't look like I needed to reapply I did have smudges around my mouth that needed cleaning up and if anyone saw me it prob looked like I downed some fruit punch and left it to stain my face lol.


Overall I am obsessed with all of these products and will definitely get a lot of use out of these in the next few months! Have you got your hands of any metallic lips or other Colourpop product? what do you think of them?

See you soon!
x Emily

Hello Beauty Babes!

This week I ran out of contacts and my eye appointment isn't until next week... which brings us to today's post, my glasses makeup look! Wearing makeup with glasses can sometimes feel pointless to be honest, it doesn't always look good. I started wearing glasses in 7th grade and didn't get contacts until I think 9th grade. Those were also the years I started to kinda wear makeup, so overall those were some rough years haha. But at the age of 22 with 10+ years of glasses wearing I feel like I have enough knowledge to drop some wisdom on you.

ALL ABOUT THE EYES
This is obvious, its a glasses look so of course the emphasis is on the eyes its the place everyone will focus on! When wearing glasses I usually only use 1 eyeshadow color which is a bright shimmery highlight color all over the lid today I used Pop from the UDxGwen palette. I added a little more to the look by taking the Urban Decay eye pencil in Whiskey, which is a dark brown that complements my green/blue eyes perfectly, and putting it all along my waterline. Then I apply mascara to my top lashes and leave my bottom ones blank because we don't want our eyes looking too dark especially near the frames of the glasses. And I obviously also used concealer to hide my under-eye circles and to brighten up my eyes.

DON'T FORGET THOSE BROWS
I think a lot of people forget about the brows because they can't be seen over the frames but the brows frame the face and when you wear glasses they frame the frames. The brows make or break the look to be honest, they need to be the most on point part of your look. And you guys probably know what I'm going to say now but I use the ABH pomade for this look because you want them BOLD.

POP THE LIPS
With such a simple eye you can really get creative with the lip. This is where I have fun. Think reds, berries, bright pinks, oranges?! Today I went for Rimmel by Kate in #11.

I hate wearing glasses because you can tell one of my eyebrows is higher than the other!

Do you wear glasses? Doyon have any makeup tips for me? I'm always looking for more!

See you soon!
x Emily

I don't know about the rest of the world but here in New England is an excruciating heat wave right now that makes me want to stay in the AC and not go out into the sun. But if theres one thing that gets me excited to go outside, its a good ol' poolside BBQ! My family are definitely entertainers and we love prepping a good spread made to impress. This weekend we had a few friends over to cool off and went full stop with our spread!

Our go-to options are a fancy charcuterie consisting of Mortadella, Sorposetta, Prosciutto, Pepper Jack cheese, Jarlsburg cheese, Prosciutto and Cheddar stuffed peppers 😍, and some nuts.


Along with the charcuterie we have some home made salsa and guacamole with store bought chips lol, you can't make everything! I'm going to be honest here and say I did not make either the salsa or the guac, my mother did and she slays at making guac I wish you could taste it through the computer screen!

So obviously we are a very healthy bunch sitting by the pool...NOT. What are your poolside snacks?

See you soon!
x Emily

HELLO LOVELIES!

Today I wanted to share my morning routine with you. Currently I have a pretty free schedule so this isn't a typical getting ready for work kind of morning routine.

8-9 AM: Wake Up
Lately I have been waking up around 8:30-9 AM which is early compared to getting up at 10:30-11 a few weeks ago. My dogs usually wander into my room from my parents room around 7:30 so when I wake up I like to have a nice snuggle with them while scrolling through social media on my phone.

9:30 AM: Get Up
I finally roll out of bed around 9:30 and start getting ready for the day. I don't have a big morning skin care routine, my skin isn't really fussy and doesn't really take a lot of upkeep so I don't feel the need to do a lot to it because I'm scared it will make me oily. I usually simply slash some water on my face and brush my teeth before stating in on my makeup.



9:45 AM: Getting Ready
Before getting started on my makeup I usually drag my pup Tip out of bed so I can put her and Mulder outside while I do my makeup. I don't do my makeup everyday, obviously because I don't think I know a single woman that does her makeup everyday, but lately when I do my makeup I've really been going for it which is different because I never used to wear a lot of makeup in the Summer. I just posted a makeup look that is basically what I've been wearing for the past month, which you can read here.


10-10:15 AM: Out the Door
I wrap up my morning by going to my favorite independent coffee shop most to get me out of the house. I usually get an iced ginger latte (which is amazing btw) and sometimes get a small breakfast (their chia pudding is da bomb). While I'm at the cafe I either work on writing blog posts or applying to jobs or both depending on how long I stay there.

I hope you liked my morning routine I like to keep it realistic. What's your morning routine like?

See you soon!
x Emily

This past weekend my family and I took a little Summer break in good ole' NH. We have family friends that have a vacation house in Littleton, NH which is a small town in the White Mountains that has the cutest downtown ever and so much charm! The weekend was jam packed with so much fun from hiking to antiquing and eating some amazing food! I loved spending time in basically the middle of nowhere without my computer! And I want to share some of my photos with you!

The past few months have kind of been weird for me. I am kinda at an in-between place in my life where school ended and I don't have a job to keep my time. I have a lot of free time on my hand and have been filling it will a lot of Netflix. I have been feeling like I have lost some inspiration and I haven't really had a creative outlet, besides blogging, since finishing college where I took graphic design classes. I decided to spend some of my free time not on Netflix (But still on a computer since that is where I live) and making some inspiration boards to try and get me out of my rut.

I've been all about getting out and going somewhere so I loved making a wanderlust board

I'm usually all about dark colors but I gravitated towards pastel colors for this board

Because lets be honest my Instagram feed is 70% hot girls I wish I looked like

Do you like making vision boards in your spare time? let me know or better yet let me see them!

See you soon!
x Emily

Hello Lovelies!

I have seen chickpea salad in quite a few What I ate in a day posts and I decided I wanted to give it a try. I love hummus and chickpeas so I thought this would be a great food for me. I looked up a few recipes for it but none of them were perfect for me so I took aspects of a lot of recipes and kind of made my own.



Serves: 2-4 ( I usually use this as a main meal but if its used as a side it will serve more)
Ingredients:
1 15oz. can of chickpeas
a squeeze of a lemon
1/4 of an onion (I used vidalia) chopped
1 TBS of Hummus (optional)
1/4 Cup red bell pepper chopped
Handful of spinach diced
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:
1. Drain and rinse the the chickpeas and put into a bowl.
2. Mash the chickpeas until they are a chunky consistency.
3. Add all the other ingredients in and stir together. (Hint: a little lemon goes a long way! the first time I made this I used way to much lemon and it was all I could taste.) I also added in some hummus to make it more smooth and creamy but if you want a more chunked salad than you don't have to add in the hummus, I also used a garlic hummus so it added another flavor into the miss that was very good.




This salad is great on its own as a side dish or as a sandwich filler. I personally like to eat it on an open faced sandwich with some tomato, avocado and a little more greens.

Let me know if you try this out! do you like these food posts?

See you soon!
x Emily

Hello All and Happy 4th of July!

Honestly this post was supposed to go up yesterday but I got so caught up in the festivities and going to see fireworks that I didn't post it in time BUT its being posted now so ENJOY!

|| Shirt: TJ Maxx ( Como Vintage brand) || Skirt: Primark || || Hat: Red Sox (DUH!) || Shoes: Converse || Bag: River Island (last year) ||

How is you long weekend treating you? I always love 4th of July, especially when it lands around a weekend, I feel like it is the first real indicator of Summer, at least for me I feel like you can't get more Summer than 4th of July! And there's nothing more patriotic (at least to a Bostonian) than going to a Red Sox game the day before! I wanted my game day outfit to be both patriotic and support my team, which isn't too hard when the team's colors are red and white lol.

We managed to get dugout tickets which was 😍 (thanks for the hookup mom!) and it was like nothing I've ever experience! I've obviously been to Red Sox games my whole life but they've always been seats a lot farther up (and a few times behind a pole lol) so this was a real treat, I mean we had a waitress. A WAITRESS. At a baseball game. It was just a really great day that finished with fireworks at Gillette. I'm basically the MVP Bostonian today, started at one stadium ended at another!

I hope you liked this outfit/ general ramble post! What are your plans for today? I'm getting ready to have people come over and lounge by the pool!

I hope everyone in the US has a great 4th and everyone outside of the US has a good Monday!

See you soon!
x Emily