Beauty Things I Suck At Tag

I have watched several of the "Beauty Things I Suck At" videos on YouTube and they make me feel not so alone..... LOL So, I decided to do my own list of things I'm not so good at in the beauty world' Enjoy!!

1) Manicure/Pedicure: I am terrible at manicures and pedicures. Yes, I will paint my nails, but I'm not very good at it. Especially, when I'm painting my right hand. It looks like a boy did it. I also will paint my toe nails if I planning on wearing open toe shoes, but that's it. I have NEVER had a professional manicure or pedicure. And I don't plan on it. I don't think it's worth the money and I am extremely ticklish on my feet. I imagine myself kicking the manicurist in the face.

2) Winged top lid eyeliner: No matter what I do, I can never get both eyes to look alike. I have tried pencil liner, liquid and gel. I do find that gel is easier to work with, but my eyes still look like sisters instead of twins. I will get one eye to look PERFECT and then when I try to get the other wing to look the same, doesn't happen. I spend 20 minutes in the mirror with a q tip and liner trying to make it look somewhat the same. I have accepted the fact that I will always suck at this. As long as it looks good from far away, we are good.

3) Doing my hair: This is more a laziness factor, then a skill factor. I can straighten my hair, no problem. What I suck at is taking the 15 minutes to actually do it. I did straighten my hair twice last week (go me!!), but that was the first time in MONTHS. I always use the excuse that I am "giving my hair a break from heat styling" when I don't do it. Most days, I just brush it and put in ponytail.

4) Curling my hair: Now this is definitely a SKILL issue. I have never been able to curly my hair properly. The last time I remember curling my hair was like 7 years ago. I will post a picture below.

If I remember correctly, I used a TON of hairspray and the back DID NOT look good. Usually, when I curl my hair, either it looks weird because of the clamp or the curl will last for about an hour before it falls. I just now avoid any kind of "curly" hair styles and stick with my flat iron.

 

 

5) Washing my make-up brushes: I SUCK at this soooooo bad. I usually don't wash them till I look at them and they GROSS ME OUT. I did finally wash them last night, which I think is the first time for 2013. LOL I know it's bad and disgusting, but I just am lazy.

 

 

6) Doing my eyebrows: I am horrible at keeping up with grooming my eyebrows. Now, let's be mistaken, I do not have crazy hairy man eyebrows. I just take awhile to sit down and pluck them. I have naturally arched eyebrows, so they don't take much, but I am pretty bad at keeping up with them.

 

7) Waterline and tight line: I have never been able to line my waterline or my tight line. Trust me, I have tried. My eyes are way too sensitive (I have eye allergies), what when I do try to line, my eye burns, I blink or my eye starts watering excessively. This too, I have accepted is NEVER going to happen for me.

 

I hope you guys enjoyed this blog. Comment below with the things you suck at beauty wise. I will link below some of my YouTube Beauty Things I Suck At videos.

 

EleventhGorgeous

StrawberryElectric48

BeautyBaby44

JennaMarbles <--This one is a Things I Suck At in general, but she does mention make-up etc.

 

 

 

 

Hope all is well.

 

Love,

Kristina



Shopping Haul: Target, Aeropostale, Journeys, Amazon etc

A couple of weeks ago, I did a little shopping. This is a collective haul from the past few weeks.

The first item is a pink and white lace tank dress from Mossimo that I got at Target for $24.99. They also had this in yellow, orange and I believe black.

Second item is this sleep tank from AERO by Aeropostale. Originally, it was $22.50, but it was 50% off, so I only paid $11.25. :-)

The third I bought, also from Aeropostale, are these cute pink glitter canvas slip-ons. Originally, they were $34.50, but they were on sale for $10.00.

The 4th and last thing I got at Aeropostale is this adorable grey cut-off bejeweled sweater. Originally, it was $39.50, but it was also on sale for $10.00.

 

Total savings at Aeropostale: $65.25

I ordered these wedges from Journey's website. They are the Carlet Wedge by Shi. Originally, $39.99, but I got them on sale for $20.00.

 

Recently, my job changed their dress code back to business casual for a few weeks and I was in serious need of some flats. I got these silver bejeweled Faded Glory flats at Wal-Mart for around $15.

I bought these cute leopard sunglasses yesterday at the Irish Day Festival in my tiny town. I got them from a local vendor and they were only $12. They also had them in pink and blue.

 

Now that I am an iPhone 4s user, of course I had to buy cases for my phone. I ordered a cute Hello Kitty one the day I ordered my phone, but it hasn't come yet. :-( I got the leopard one at Wal-Mart for $10. It's one of the plastic snap-on ones and it's buy the Macbeth Collection. The ice-cream cone one, I ordered from the AT&T website for $20 and it's a rubber case. The case is by Case-Mate.

 

Lastly, I bought these 2 books from Amazon. I got Hide and Seek (the 4th book in the Lying Game series) in hardcover for $3.46 plus $3.99 in shipping. I got Stunning (the 11th book in the Pretty Little Liars Series) in hardcover for $7.45 plus $3.99 shipping.

 

That's it for my collective haul from the past few weeks. I hope you guys enjoyed this post. I will be posting a beauty post some time this week. Hope all is well.

 

Love,

Kristina

February Favorites!!!

It's that time again. Time for my monthly favorites....

First up, is the Pixi Flawless & Poreless Primer. I received this in my February Ipsy bag and I have been using it ever since. It's super moisturizing and makes my skin feel like silk. It does have strange scent, but not strange enough to keep me from using it. You can get Pixi products at Target. Next up is the Cover Girl Outlast Stay Fabulous 3-1 Foundation. I love this foundation. It makes your skin look super smooth and has amazing staying power. It claims to be a primer, concealer and foundation all in one. The coverage is amazing and I only had to use under eye concealer. My only downfall with this product is that I grabbed the WRONG color. I did make this one work, but I should be wearing the LIGHTEST shade, 805. Next is the NYC Sun 'N Bronze bronzing powder in Hamptons Radiance 706. I received this as a gift from Influenster (read my blog about it here). I have been using this as a blush and for contouring. It's super gorgeous and makes my skin look glowy.

 

Next, is the Suave Professionals Sleek conditioner. This smells like SUMMER! It has a coconut-y smell and I love it. This makes my hair silky smooth.

 

Lastly, is the Dove Go Fresh Deodorant in Restore Blue Fig and Orange Blossom. This smells like candy. I have always been a fan of Dove deodorant and this new scent is just amazing.

 

 

Hope you enjoyed my monthly favorites. Hope all is well.

 

Love,

Kristina

 

Drugstore Haul!!

I recently did a little shopping at Target and Wal-Mart. I picked up some of my favorite drugstore items as well as some new items. Enjoy!!

 

Listed Clockwise: 1) Rimmel Stay Matte Powder in Translucent, 2) Cover Girl Nature Luxe Foundation in Alabaster 305 and 3) ELF Studio Blush in Twinkle Pink.



4) Cover Girl Lash Blast Mascara in Very Black 800 and 5) ELF Studio Powder Brush.

6) Suave Professionals Dry Shampoo and Up & Up Dual Action Moisturizer.

And lastly, Suave Professionals Sleek Shampoo and Conditioner.

 

 

I am super excited to try the foundation and the blush. The blush is a very pretty pink and has LOTS of glitter. If you don't like glitter in your blush, then don't get this one. If you do, then go for it!!!

 

Hope all is well.

 

 

Love, Kristina