Spring/Summer Beauty Haul

GUYS! I SPENT SOO MUCH MONEY! I mean Sephora was having a sale and I got like 12 dollars off at the drugstore soooo it was worth it. So here's a video, enjoy!

What I Bought: Boxing Day (Day after Christmas) Sale

What I Bought: Blue and White Sweater: Loft // Harry Potter Lightning Tee: Hot Topic // White Overlay Chiffon Top: Loft // Bow Loafers: Nine West // The Dark Mark Muscle Tee: Hot Topic // Kate Spade Wallet // Bow Keyfob: Kate Spade // Foundation Brush (#27): Sephora // Nars Sheer Glow Foundation: Sephora // Temporary Tattoos: Tattly // Quidditch Socks: Hot Topic //

I love shopping, but I love a good ol' sale even more. Here in the states we don't celebrate boxing day but I live so close to the Canadian border that our outlet mall (which already has massive sales) was doing a Boxing Day sale. I felt like a bit of a crazy person because I had a mental list of what I wanted to buy (new foundation, black loafers, Harry Potter socks and something Kate Spade) but it all worked out in the end because I ticked off every box and even came away with a few more items than expected! 

❄ What I Got For Christmas 2014 ❄

***Disclaimer: Christmas is a time where you should spend your time with family and friends.This post is not meant to come off as bragging. I am incredibly thankful for my family and for everything they've bought me, but Christmas means more to me than the exchange of gifts.***

I love opening my gifts on Christmas morning. It's always a fun experience to see each of the gifts that my friends and family put so much thought into. I thought it'd be fun to share what I got for Christmas this year Most of this is from my parents but a few random ones are thrown in too. I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!!

In My Stocking :
Barnes and Noble Gift Card- This was my Secret Santa gift from work. Honestly, I love it. Books are amazing.
Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince- So I'm currently in the process of rereading the Harry Potter series (!) and I only had up to book 5 because I believe I lost book 6 on a Canadian camping trip and 7, I have no clue where he is. I knew that I needed to buy book 6 again before it came time to read it so I bought it for my self and stuck it in my stocking!
The Body Shop Strawberry Puree- My mum bought all of the beauty products in my stocking (with a little help form me) so I knew all of them but that doesn't take away from the fact that this stuff smells so good I could almost eat it.
The Body Shop Shimmer Cube in bronze - I'm a green eyed girl who knows bronzes bring out the lighter shades of my eyes.
The Body Shop Honey Bronze Bronzing Powder- #Essiebuttoneffect
The Body Shop Makeup Brushes- #therewasasale
Bite Beauty Lipgloss- As far as lipglosses goes this one ranks pretty high. It's a bit sticky but it's not as bad as some could be, it's a wonderful shade and the smell is just delightful (so pretty and fruity).
Benefit Beauty Rockateur- I wanted to try a new blush (originally NARS Amour) so after walking around Sephora I decided on this baby, who has a delightful rose-gold color.

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Other Gifts:

Tommy Hilfiger Cable Knit Sweater- I love this color and how warm this is. It's a perfect oversized sweater (I sized up). Outfit with this fella coming soon!!
Tommy Hilfiger Socks- I have cold feet no matter what so these thick socks are a must.
American Eagle Jegging Sweater- Sweater Weather
Aerie Bra-
dELiA*s Long sleeve top- It was a going out of bussiness sale, it's so dang soft!
Francesca's Purse- Something new in a pretty color
Hogwarts Tee Shirt- #allIwantfoxmasismyhogwartsletter
Maleficent Movie- Angelina Jolie for the win
The Perks of Being a Wallflower Movie- I ♥ this but never bought it until now.
Taylor By Taylor Swift- My parents picked this out, I haven't truly tried it yet but from what I've smelled, I'm intrigued.
Marilyn Monroe Calender

It's a haul!

There's  a haul  video on my YouTube channel today!  Stay tuned for a black Friday haul this week!!

Beauty Haul: Sephora, Ulta, Target and Bath and Body Works (A Video)

So you guys, I've decided to put all my hauls on a Youtube channel because there are soooo many pictures with hauls. I didn't want to give them up so I figured that was the next best option. You can subscribe to me here and I'll make sure to link every video back to my blog!!

A Little Needed Retail Therapy

Late last week (Wednesday night) I came down with a wicked sinus cold and spent most of the weekend nursing myself back to health with some well needed rest...and a small bout of retail therapy early this week! Sometimes buying new, pretty, in season pieces (in person) makes me so happy-I'll go from having a bad day to a having an amazing one just by stepping into a store. Now while that may be bad for my wallet, my mood certainly does thank me when I'm done!

A girl can never be short on cute prints, good scents and pretty colors!!

What I Bought: Brocade Dress: Forever 21 // Drop Waist Dress: Forever 21 // Skirt: Francesca's (also love this one) // Jeans: Target // Shoes: Target (In Chambray) //Lemony Flutter Cuticle Butter: Lush // Dot by Marc Jacobs Roller Ball: Sephora 

Spring Crushing

Lately I've been crushing on spring hard.This winter has been brutal and I'm just itching to say "buh-bye" to all the freezing cold temperatures, icky snow (snow is only OK in December) and the boring outfits. Let me tell ya, you can only wear a sweater and pants so many ways. And don't even get me started on shoes!! But besides all the gross winter that's happening outside I'm stuck on spring. So stuck that I've bought quite a few things just for spring.

What I Bought:Mint Skirt: Modcloth, Black Patterned Skirt: Modcloth, Scarf: Modcloth, Necklace (Elephants): Forever 21, Necklace (Apple): Modcloth, Pin: Modcloth

Here are a few pieces that I've recently just bought from Modcloth (and a lone F21 piece) that are getting me excited for spring. What are you looking forward to wearing this spring?

A Few Of My Favorite Things

Now that it's the start of the new year I thought it'd be a great time to share a few of my favorite things from 2013. While I loved a whole lot of things in 2013 (i.e. meeting certain people, performing in three cities, visiting places I've never been) these are the tangible things that I loved, adored really, in 2013!

It's so FLUFFY! 

This blanket was bought on Black Friday because it was on sale and I knew that I was getting a new comforter set soon. But right after I opened it on Christmas day I fell in love with it's softness, it's size (it's a twin blanket not a throw) and it's warmth. I love it soooo much! And Missy approves.

Nars Blush! 

Guys, this stuff is the holy grail of blush! I own two shades (Orgasm and Deep Throat) and they are by far my favorite blushes. I reach for one of them every morning because I love how natural they look. And as a plus, they seem to last pretty well (I wore Orgasm for any performance I had this year and it stayed even in 90 degree weather with humidity)!

Pucker Up, my deary!

 This year was a year for lipstick. I decided to step out of my comfort zone and just go for it. I tried three lipstick this year and I really liked two of them, Nars Satin Lip Pencil in Yu and Candy Yum-Yum Matte Lipstick by MAC. These two are the perfect pop of color!!

Read and Weep!

This year I read some books but my favorites were these three John Green books. John Green writes books that make you cry (TFiOS), laugh (An Abundance of Katherines) and just love (Paper Towns).

These were a few of my favorite things in 2013. I can't wait to see my favorite things of 2014 in 364 days!