Sometimes it's the little things...

                    How can a simple bottle of nail polish make us so happy? There's so many gorgeous colors out there, I just want them all! I mean, there's a color for every mood you could ever possibly be in. It may sound crazy, but randomly thru out the day I'll look down at my nails and just smile, lol. Colors make me happy :-) I hope these colors make you smile, too :-)

We have some catching up to do :-)

Hi my loves! I hope you had a great start to your week :-) I'm trying to get in the swing of blogging again so I decided to set it up on my iPhone 4 :-) This is the 1st post that I'm writing from my phone so let's hope this works out. If you are subscribed to my YouTube channel, then you'll know that I recently put up a smokey eye tutorial. The response from that look has been really great and it's been motivating me. Not to mention, a lot of you were really taken away by my hair which is ironic cause it was pretty easy to do. So, of course I'm going to have to do a tutorial on it soon so be on the look out! I'm excited to film it and I hope you all give it a try. Volumized hair just seems to make everything better, lol. I hope you have a beautiful week and I'll be in touch :-)

I'll leave you with a special picture. This is the lovely lady that came up to me at IMATS and happily said she was subbed to my YouTube channel! <3

:-(

Today's a sad day for me. One year ago today, I lost someone very close to me. He was only 25. I can't believe an entire year has passed. He'd been in my life since I was 13 years old. Our last words weren't the kindest and we didnt quite get to smooth things over and now I have to live with that. I feel so sad in a helpless way cause there's nothing I can do about it. I just really wish he would come to me in my dreams.

Vincent Jr.-6 months old since June 10th :-)

 Here's one of the Loves of my life :-)

Enjoy!

                       

Are you ready for Christmas?

This year has been going beautifully. We finally got our son, Tiana started school, Mya's learning a whole lot, my Husband's doing well at his job. Things have really been great. This is the time when I really find myself reflecting on my life. Take a moment to reflect and enjoy the stroll down memory lane. And, as far as the rough spots from your past go, consider them lessons learned and try to appreciate it all.
Happy Holidays, Loves!!!

Mascara Review! Imju Fiberwig's "Lash Knockout"

Well, hello there gorgeous! How has the week been treating you? Beautifully I hope :-) If you guys don't know by now, I'm kiiiiiinnnndddaaaaa obsessed with mascara. I've tried so so so many. I know everyone says that, but I can seriously come up with 20 names in like 2 seconds, lol. Everything from drugstore mascaras to $30 mascaras. With that said, I have come across my HG mascara. My Imju Fiberwig never fails me. It keeps my lashes curled just how I curled it ALL DAY. It never smudges. It's easy to take off (you just need warm water!) It makes my lashes look longer and pitch black. I do have to work with it a bit to get the volume I want, tho. That's what lead me to try their new release "Lash Knockout." It is supposed to deliver amazing volume and still carry the other characteristics from their best selling formula. I tried it. I fell in love....again. Then it broke my heart. But, we still talk.

Why did it break my heart? We had to call it quits cause it smudged on me :-( I completely thought it was impossible for any Imju Fiberwig mascara to smudge. It seems like any mascara that I try that's advertised to give volume ends up smudging on me! I just don't get it. How ironic is that when all I really need is volume since I'm happy with the length of my lashes? Years ago I could wear ANY mascara I wanted and I never had issues with smudging. Now, I can't even wear waterproof formulas cause even they smudge on me. That's why my heart belongs to Fiberwig. It's the ONLY mascara that doesn't smudge on me no matter what. So, I'll be staying true to their main formula. I'll just throw some extra coats and I'll get my desired volume, no biggie. The results of "Lash Knockout" are truly gorgeous, tho.
Oh, and excuse my tiredness in the pix, didn't get much sleep and it was late at night when I took these.

 I'll probably do a post on the other formula that is completely smudge free so you can compare. Now, I leave you with a lil' something to make you smile :-)

 I LOVE his eyes! He is just so perfect in every way :-) He looks at me with so much love and with this expression like he knows how much I love him :-) We have such a beautiful connection! I could go on and on, lol.

 Till next time my loves! Muaahh!!!

Tutorial Fail :-/

Hi Loves! How's your Monday treating you? Great, I hope! So, about a week ago I was up late (like always) and I felt inspired to make a youtube vid. I had a makeup tutorial in mind so I went downstairs to my vanity and started putting colors on. I thought it was going well, but I really didn't like the outcome. I was so disappointed that I didn't even post the vid :-( I did, however, take some pix of the outcome and........yeah. Try to be nice, lol.

 

*sigh* I had such high hopes for this look. But the stars weren't aligned, my hands weren't blending to their best ability, and my spirit was brought down by the bad lighting. And, I can't for the life of me figure out how to get black eyeliner from bleeding into my under eye creases. I set the liner with powder, I tried putting the liner before concealer and after, I tried my Blacktrack fluidline (which held up the best but still not satisfying). Ladies, what am I missing??? Uugh. Are my eyes just destined to be the home of all smudges of the world?

Enough about the negative and on to the positive :-)

Our lovely son, Vincent Jr. is growing beautifully. He is such an easy baby, it's unreal. Each child I have seems to be easier newborns to handle than the last, lol. Here's some pix I took of him today :-)

Aaaahhhhh.....I could squeeeze my laptop right now, lol! He's the most perfect baby boy ever :-)

Well, ladies, I'm gonna go finish filiming this mascara review now. It's about the new Josie Maran mascara with argan oil in it. Check out the outcome by clicking here.

Have a beautiful night/day & I'll holla at cha soon!

MUUUAAHHH!

Face of the Day

Hey Loves!!!

Hope all is well with all of you :-) Here's the look I came up with for today. Quick, simple, & flattering. What more could I ask for? ;-)

Eyes:

M.A.C e/s-Subtle

M.A.C e/s-Bisque

Blacktrack Fluidline

Double Extend Beauty Tubes Mascara

Face:

Neutrogena Healthy Skin Blends Sheer Highlighting Blush-Healthy

Estee Lauder Double Wear Concealer SPF 10

Lips:

Rasberry Lemonade Blistex

See you later, Loves!

Makin' Up 4 Lost Time

Hey Loves!!!! It's been far too long since we last hung out! I'm sorry I've been neglecting you guys, but I'm back and bearing gifts :-) I filmed a few youtube vids today just for your viewing pleasure and of course I'm not gonna leave you guys without posting some pics! In case you don't already know, I gave birth to my son on June 10th!!! Life has been even MORE beautiful since he came into our life :-) He makes me so happy, I could just stare at him forever, lol. *insert squeezing motions here*

He is so perfect :-)

I'm also glad to report that the baby weight has just been falling off on it's own so far. Here's a pic of me exactly 2 weeks after giving birth. I'm still counting down the days till I can work out, tho!

And, more good news! I recently made partner on YouTube!!! I seriously CAN NOT believe it!!! I'm so excited and so blessed to have such great ppl on their and here. You guys never abandon me even when I've been MIA for weeks. You guys are so understanding :-) I appreciate every single one of you. I'll try not to let so much time go by without an update. Stay tuned! *wink*

Shocking Pink!

I can't stare at this color enough! I LOVE this nail polish! It's called "Shocking Pink" by China Glaze and it's a Neon color that is just gorgeous. It almost glows it's SO neon *Love* Oh and I can't believe it but I finally won something! I entered a twitter giveaway that China Glaze was having and I actually won! And, the prize was amazing :-D I won the entire "Up & Away" collection. Yes, all 12 gorgeous polishes!!!! I LOVE CHINA GLAZE!!!!