Hockey Sticks and Lipstick

I am about to lay some truth about motherhood on you. Your life forever changes- for the good, the bad and the ugly. The changes range from having your heart filled with a kind of love you never thought you could experience to having a kangaroo pouch from carrying a tiny human being for 10 months. Before I got pregnant, I loved to play around with my style and I loved shopping! Fast forward 6 years, and it's not nearly as much fun. When you have a little boy and husband in toe, both complaining about how bored they are or how much they would rather go to the Lego Store, its hard to put together outfits while shopping. Its hard to ENJOY shopping like that. Now being a mom, with a job in an office with a stricter dress code, I had to change my style up a bit too. I suddenly felt like I lost my sense of what pieces I should put together, I needed some inspiration, and I needed it bad! A friend of mine posted about a website called www.mystylit.com and she raved about how absolutely a...

I. Love. Benefit. I love their packaging, I love their products, I love everything about the brand. Today I'm reviewing a product I was super excited to try... Benefit's Gimme Brow! Product Description: From Benefit's website, "Bring on the brows! This innovative brush-on fiber gel adheres to skin & hair…creating brows where before there were none. It builds easily for thick, lush arches, thanks to a tapered brush for blending & precision tip for shaping. Available in two shades." The two available shades are light/medium and medium/deep. I'll review the product more below but one little negative about the product is how limited Benefit is in the shades available. There really isn't an option for people with red hair, really dark brown/black, or extremely blonde. Size:   3.0g Net wt. 0.1oz. Review: Like most Benefit products, this was a major hit with me! I have naturally thinner eyebrows and it really helps thicken them up. I also have a li...

I love reviewing beauty products but my true passion is nail polishes. I could probably describe my polish stash as hoarding but I prefer the term collector. I have probably over 100 polishes from tons of brands and I'm always on the lookout for new ones to add to my collection. I've recently started buying from a lot of indy brands on etsy, but there is a special place in my heart for Essie products. Here is my list of six must-have polishes for summer 2015! 1. Blossom Dandy Blossom Dandy is the perfect mint color. This reminds me of sherbet on a sunny day. It would look extra great with a chevron accent nail. 2. Garden Variety Bolder than Blossom Dandy, this teal polish looks like the crystal waters of the Amalfi coast. Makes me want to sip a margarita beachside!  3. Pret-A-Surfer I usually like to wear shades of blue and dark reds in the winter but I just couldn't resist adding this blue to my summer list! Its a deep cornflower blue that would...

To change things up a bit and to let you know more about me, I am going to get a little personal. (In my head, I sang that as "Get a little   Personal, Personal” to the tune of “Physical” by the lovely Olivia Newton John—are you sure you want to get personal?!) What  is a better way to get more personal than to throw it back to my Xanga/Myspace days with a “Get to Know Me” questionnaire! I have no shame admitting I used to love doing these! 1: Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed? Closed. There might be a monster in the closet. 2:Do you take the shampoos and conditioner bottles from hotel? No! 5 years in the Hospitality Industry, it was pounded into my head how much those little babies cost - Not individually, but when you have to order a month’s supply…it’s a bit ridiculous. 3:Do you sleep with your sheets tucked in or out? I hate the feeling of sheets, so I don’t sleep with the top sheet at all. Just the fitted one. I was always told I was ...

Summer is almost here and over the weekend I went in search of a light, tinted moisturizer at Nordstrom. I had a few products in mind but decided to get advice from the sales associate since I have some issues with dry skin and was really looking for something that would be very hydrating. I ended up buying the Jouer Luminizing Moisture Tint. Product Description: From Jouer's website, "This lightweight moisturizing tint evens out imperfections and fades the appearance of fine lines with its light-diffusing multi-mineral formula. SPF 20 protects from UVA and UVB rays while Ginseng and Gingko Biloba Leaf Extract deliver antioxidants to skin, promoting a healthy complexion. Light to Medium coverage." Size: A full-size version of this product is 50 ml or 1.7 fl oz. This is plenty for a few months of everyday use. Review: Overall I would give this product three stars. The sales person told me it would make me look "glowing from the inside" which, if you as...

Today I'm reviewing OCC lip tars! I purchased my first lip tar a few weeks ago and it finally arrived today. I've never tried the lip tars before but I've heard great reviews so I am extremely excited to try this product. Product Description:  From OCC's website, "Our original matte liquid lipstick formula with unrivaled pigment intensity and wear-time. Only the smallest amount is needed for opaque coverage." The website suggests applying it Size:   0.33 oz. This doesn't seem like a lot but this product is so insanely pigmented that a little will go a very long way! Review:   I'm not going to lie. The first time I applied this I messed up. Bad. I didn't realize just how little product needs to be applied and I over did it leaving my lips into a messy goop. After some intense googling I found out that you need an extremely small amount, less than a quarter of the size of a pea. This is wayyyy less than the package suggests. I would rate it 4...

I openly admit I have a problem with online shopping. It's not so much a problem as it is happy addiction. Because I love testing out new products and buying every SC nail polish I can get my hands on, i'm always looking out for discounts that'll help me save some money. When I shop online I have a few staple stores I like to check out to get all my favorite brands at lower prices. In no particular order my favorite places to go are: 1. Sephora Sephora doesn't always have the best sales, but it does have a wide variety of brands that you can't get everywhere. For example Kat Von D Products are only carried by Sephora, so I like to just head directly there if I'm looking to buy any of those products.  2. ULTA ULTA is great because it carries a variety of drugstore and high-end products. Their rewards program is great and let you earn points which you can use as cash to lower your next shopping trip's cost. They also have great sales all the ti...