Spring Break Essentials

My Spring Break sadly came to an end this week and I thought it would be appropriate to share some of my necessities. 

Spring marks the beginning of sunny days, and of course along with that comes sunburn and skin cancer, so a must have in my bag was sunscreen and lip balm.  I don’t have a specific sunscreen brand that I use, just the cheapest one I can find because I don’t think it’s a product that needs to be splurged on.  As far as lip balm goes, I use the Baby Lips by Maybelline in Quenched because it feels really nice on the lips and has SPF 20.

Another item needed because of the bright sunshine are of course my sunglasses.  I have aviators by the brand Relic and I wear them literally whenever I step foot outside because I live in Florida a.k.a. The Sunshine State.  

Spring Break in Florida means one thing, Beach.  Whilst sitting on the shore with my feet dug deep in the sand I take pleasure in flipping through the pages of a good magazine.  My favorites of course are beauty and fashion magazines like Seventeen and Teen Vogue.

In the springtime I love trying out new nail polishes.  I currently adore OPI’s “I Eat Mainely Lobster,” a beautiful corally pink shade with a hint of gold shimmer. (The picture doesn't do it justice.) I also love the scent of blooming flowers that comes with this beautiful season.  On that same note my favorite fragrance is the Bath and Body Works body mist in Sweet Pea.  Like most people I’m awful at describing scents but according to the people at B&BW it is “a fruity floral scent that evokes the intoxicating, floral-infused breezes of the Mediterranean.”

Hope you had/are having/will have a wonderful Spring Break!

xx Brigitta

The Naked Palette

Recently I have been coveting the Urban Decay Naked Palettes because of my love for natural beauty looks. Each palette is filled with 12 eye shadows all neutral shades from off white to practically every shade of brown to black.  Most of the colors have shimmer in them and all of the shadows are completely gorgeous and very pigmented.

Two days ago I finally made the decision to dish out the money to purchase one of the Naked palettes.  I had to make practically the biggest decision in my life, choosing between the Naked original and the Naked 2.  As a teenager without a regular job I was not in the budget to get both so I did extensive research on both palettes through reading blog posts and watching YouTube videos.  After fluctuating my preference between each of the palettes I eventually decided upon getting the Naked original palette and picked it up at my local Ulta store whilst running errands yesterday morning.

Today I created my first eye shadow look using the shadows starting out with the mini primer potion the palette comes with.  Then I took the color Sin (#2 from left) and put it all over my lid.  I darkened the outer corner with Naked (#3) and then a bit of Buck (#5).  I used Virgin (#1) to highlight my inner corner and my brow bone.  Lastly I used a small amount of Half Baked (#6) under the outer part of my lower lash line.  To complete the look I used a black eyeliner to line my upper lash line and then followed with mascara to define and volumize my lashes.  Today I was going for a softer look so I used the lighter shades but as time wears on I cant wait to experiment with all of the shadows and create more intense looks like a smokey eye. 

Overall I'm in love with the palette and I definitely made the right choice by getting it.  The colors are extremely pigmented and last the entire day.  Also the Good Karma Shadow Brush included in the palette is very soft and works well with applying the shadows.  The palette sells for a price of $50.00 but I believe it is definitely worth it and is something everyone should have in their collection.

xxBrigitta

Beauty Gurus

Besides magazines, celebrities, and my friends I get a lot of inspiration for beauty and fashion from the females on YouTube known as the "Beauty Gurus."  For those of you who don't know, these girls upload videos to YouTube ranging from tutorials to hauls to OOTDs(Outfit Of The Days).  They give their advice to their viewers on everything dealing with beauty and fashion.  I thoroughly enjoy watching their videos and I thought I would share with you some of my favorite Gurus.
Top Ten:

1.  Lindsey- beautybaby44 (She is the first guru I ever started watching and is still my favorite!)
2. Tanya Burr- pixi2woo (Best Tutorials)
3. Bethany Mota- Macbarbie07
4. Meredith Foster- Stilababe09 (Amazing fashion sense)
5. Kristee- strawberryelectric48
6. Meghan- meghanrosette
7. Sarah- sarahbelle93x (cute preppy style)
8. Cloe- CloeCouture
9. Ingrid Nilsen- missglamorazzi
10. Claudia- BeyondBeautyStar

Hope you check some of them out and learn some new tips an tricks!
xx Brigitta