Review: Milani Lipsticks & A Little Ramble

Hello there darlings!!!

I just wanted to do a quick ramble before I do a little review (who am I kidding it's never little). So, I meant to get a post up last Friday, but things got a little crazy. Literally I got off from work, eat, loaded up the car, changed and went straight to church for my husband's little cousin's confirmation mass (I'm not sure if I made any sense...). After that we left for the coast at like 11 and didn't arrive to our final destination until a little after 1 AM...to say the least I was pretty tired the next day. After all I didn't go to bed till like 3 AM and I had been up since 5:45 AM (Friday)... :/ ***I seriously wished google had emoji icons because these makeshift faces do me no justice...***Anyways...we stayed down at the coast until Sunday night then drove back into town at 11 AM and arrived home a little after 1PM. So, my vacation was shortly lived...but that's okay because I will be soon on a plan on my way too.....SAN DIEGO!!!! AHHHHHH!!! Seriously I am so excited...I have never been to California and I have NEVER flown...so this is going to be interesting (I might blog about my experience..we shall see).

Okay enough of my ramble let's get right to it!!!

***REVIEW***

To be honest there are so many products I want to review (from high-end to drugstore) and sometimes I spend my whole day trying to decide. So, today I thought I would review Milani's lipsticks. I promise I will not make this very long...I'll try at least.
Milani Cosmetics can be found at your local grocery/ drug store. I bought my products at HEB which is our local grocery store here. The 2 lippies I picked up were in the colors (01) Sweet Nectar & (26) Nude Creme. I am obsessed with nudes/ nude pinks like nobody's business, but from time to time I like to venture ou
t and try other colors. Let me give you a break down:

Texture--creamy
Color pay off-- (look below) it's pigmented

Top: Sweet Nectar
Bottom: Nude Creme

Longevity--2-3 hours tops (unless you are going to dinner then I would say an hour tops).
Smell--Literally it smells like watermelon!!!
Taste--Fruity

Now for the fun part...what do I think???
Let me give you my honest opinion..I love these lipsticks personally!! They smell amazeballs!! The color payoff is great...but what gets me is the longevity. I can live with applying my lipstick after I eat..now if you can't then these are not the lipsticks for you (that would be a matte lipstick). Plus these lipsticks cost no more than $4 dollars!!! Uh..yes please!!! I plan to do a little shopping in the Milani Cosmetics section and trying out a few more products. Right now I am trying out their blushes and lip liners.

If you have any suggestions please please please leave them below. I love to try out new products!!!

Until next time...

Good night,

AHumbleLiving

REVIEW: Naked 3

Why hello again!

Today is "review day"!!! Im so excited to talk about the Naked 3 pallet by Urban Decay! I will make this as brief as possible. Like I've said before I will not reveal my opinion until the end so if you want to know please keep reading.

NAKED 3 

Urban Decay has been around for about 15 years. They started out in January of 1996 with 10 lipsticks and 12 nail polishes as their debuting line. They were tired of seeing the normal red, pink or beige/ nude tone nail polishes (which those are my absolute favorite). They wanted to create a line that carried a variety of colors (you know for those days you want to step outside of the box) so, they did and let me tell you the rest is history! They do have products for everyone in their line. If you are looking for a natural look they have that. If you want a wild/ bold look...girl, they have something for that or if you wanted something more sultry and sexy they absolutely have something for that too.

Which brings me to the NAKED 3 pallet...I did not purchase this pallet my wonderful husband purchased it for me as a "just because" gift (isn't he so sweet? Brownie points for him!). This pallet retails for $54. I have actually had my eye on this pallet ever since it came out. I own the NAKED pallet which I truly love, but I wanted something different. So, this pallet came with 12 rose-hued neutral shades. You have your matte, shimmery and metallic shades. You have shimmery pinks to rose gold  and your grayish/pinkish browns to your matte black shade that has a hint of red micro glitter. Also, my pallet came with 4 samples of their eye primers and duo ended brush. Packaging is super cute--it seriously reminds me a pencil case like no joke!

VERDICT:
Of course, I love this product! I am a die hard neutrals girl, so I was more than happy to have this pallet in my little collection. Now this pallet is different form my other neutrals just because it has that rosy pink tone in it's shades and I am obsessed with that. Like I said before I use this pallet everyday and I do mean EVERYDAY! I have created a couple of looks using just this pallet alone. I'm obsessed with the colors "Limit" and "Nooner". They are usually my go-to shades. If you've never purchased an Urban Decay pallet I highly recommend that you purchase this pallet. It is a perfect pallet for every skin tone and eye color. I am tan with dark brown eyes and let me tell you this pallet works for me.

Well there you have it, so get online or go to your near Sephora or Ulta and pick up this pallet. Let me know if you would like to see an eye look using some of these colors. I would be more than happy to do one. :) That is all for now, until my next post (which will hopefully be Friday)!!!

Your's truly,

AHumbleLiving

Make-up Tips

Hello there darlings and welcome back!!!

I am going to apologize in advance...I am having another one of those exhausting days (I should get that checked out..) so please do not hate me if my grammar is off or if I am not making any sense.

Today I am going to give you some make-up tips that I use pretty much on a daily bases. These are some things that work for me and that I hope will work for you! So, if you want to know more please keep reading...

Tip #1--Lashes
For those who know me, you know how much time I put into applying my mascara. I use to spend 10 minutes just applying mascara and trying to get them to stay up. Not only that, but the fact that I would get mascara on my fingers (from trying to get them to stay up) and all over the tube...it was ridiculous. Well, I learned that a fan would soon become my best friend (hey)! Here is what I do...I sit in front of my fan and I apply my mascara. It drys the coats that I apply that much quicker and lets not forget that it helps with getting my lashes to stay up (well for a short time because after all I live in Texas).  I apply anywhere from 2-6 coats of mascara ( I know that sounds like a lot, but I need that much if I want these babies to stand out).

Tip# 2--Lipstick 
So something that I heard about and adapted into my routine is wearing lip liner. I know most women wear lip liner, but I like to shade in my lips with my liner before applying lipstick. This helps with my wonderful lipstick's longevity.

Tip # 3--Brushes/ Sponges 
Girl, you need to keep those babies clean! Here is why, when you are applying make-up with your brushes/ sponges on a daily or every other day bases, you are just collecting more residue. So, every time you pick up your brush/ sponge and put it to your face you are adding unwanted bacteria. Try to clean your brushes at least once a week (twice if you can). I know it's a hassle, but let's face it would you rather have a flawless face or have to constantly treat unwanted guests on your pretty little face? Your choice!

Tip # 4---H20
Not much to say other than DRINK your WATER, okay?!?! I know everybody talks about this, but it's seriously no joke. Water does so much good for the body and it also helps with complexion. So, make sure you get your 6-8 cups a day because I know I do!!!

Last, but not least Tip # 5--Blend
When I am doing my make-up I am constantly blending everything out. I do not want to see any lines that define where the products I applied to my face begin and end. Which leads me to blending out foundation. Always and I do mean always blend your foundation to your neck. I sometimes will take it as for as my chest, but that's usually in the winter time. However for blending out your bronzer or blush a good tool to have is a stippling brush. I use the one from Real Techniques where I purchased it from Ulta for I think $9. It might have been less than that.


Well, that is all the tips I have for now. If you have any tips that you would like to share please leave them below and I would be more than happy to try them out. Be on the look out for a new post tomorrow because it is....REVIEW DAY!!! Also, if you have any suggestions on products to try leave that below and I will see what I can do. :)

Until next time darlings,

AHumbleLiving

Take A Moment...

Hello darlings!

I just wanted to do a quick post...however I am not sure on how quick this will be but we shall see. I wanted to take a moment to talk about motivation and inspiration. Have you ever experienced a time when you doubted yourself, stressed, lost confidence, felt insecure, not worthy, settled or experienced whatever made you feel horrible inside..maybe as you are reading this you are saying to yourself "girl I'm going through that right now!"....

Well....STOP!!! I want you to take a moment right now and look at yourself in the mirror and tell yourself that you beautiful and that you are worth everything in the world because you are!!! Whoever told you, you can't...prove them wrong and let them know you can. Whoever brought down your confidence and made you feel insecure...show them you are beautiful inside and out! You are a strong, intelligent, beautiful (I will use this until you get it), kind hearted, amazing and wonderful women! No one can make you feel any less...I know it happens, they can get to you, but when they bring you down...you get right back up!

STOP stressing....this is one that I am truly working on! I will be completely honest..I am usually the first one to stress. Today I was told by someone much older than me that "what is the worst that can happen?" I honestly did not know how to answer the question. I tried, but everything seemed like an excuse...so stop giving excuses on why you are stressing and LIVE LIFE!!! If you are one who stresses please join me in breaking this habit...because stress only inhibits you from enjoying the finer things in life.

One last little thing, NEVER and I mean NEVER settle for less than what you think you deserve! Like I said previously, you deserve the finer things in life...everyone deserves the life they want not the life they think they should have. There is someone out there that will love you for who you are, how you are, what you do and what you carry. Don't ever think someone will not love you for all the baggage you carry because everyone comes with baggage no matter if it is a small carry-on or luggage size. There is someone out there for you so for now just learn from the mistakes and enjoy life!!!

 Sweet dreams & Good Night!

With love,

AHumbleLiving

 * P.s.--I truly apologize if things do not make sense...I am sleep deprived :/. Also, I am working on a tips post. Which I will hopefully get up tomorrow. :)

REVIEW: Anastasia Contour Kit & Too Faced "Better Than Sex" Mascara

Hello yet again darlings and welcome back to my blog!

So let's just jump right into it...I am first going to review the Anastasia Contour Kit. Once again I will tell you at the end if I think "yay" or "nay"!

"Anastasia Contour Kit"

A little background: 
Anastasia Soare is the found of Anastasia Beverly Hills. This company/salon was founded in 1997. Anastasia is originally from Constanta, Romania where she did an apprenticeship in her family's tailor shop as well as attended college. She then trained to become a professional esthetician, shortly after she moved her and her family to Los Angels. She then opened her salon and began creating her beauty products using the "Beauty Blueprint" that she developed. In order for us the "consumers" to achieve the beautiful flawless eyebrows, Anastasia used the proportions and features of women to develop the blue prints that we can follow at home. All products were tested on clients at her salon and not on the back of their hands (which is good to know).

Now as for the contouring kit (which is currently SOLD OUT everywhere until later this year--Im sorry for that :(...)...I purchased this a little over a month ago and I have been kind of using it on a regular bases more so on the weekend (this is when I am usually wearing a full face of makeup). The kit comes with 6 different powders that are used to either contour or highlight. The TOP 3 shades are used for highlighting and the BOTTOM 3 are used for defining your features. They are removable powders that are there to emphasize any part of your face! These pans can be refillable, which means you can purchase them individually in the case you run out (unfortunately this will not become available until later this year--I know sad, right?!)...OH and they are hypoallergenic (score)!!!

VERDICT:
Alright, this is what you have been waiting to hear...don't worry I gotcha girl :)!! I absolutely love this pallet. It is definitely worth the wait!! I am a die hard fan of the middle banana powder shade. It is perfect to set my under eye concealer (because not matter what product I use it always creases) and my T-zone area. I do mix the other 2 highlighting shades and use them on my cheekbones. As for the contour shades I usually use the middle shade just to define my cheekbones and forehead. Since it is getting to be the summer time I don't like a harsh contour...not only that, but this girl gets dark in the summer time and I am already tan as it is..so yea! 


"Too Faced--Better Than Sex Mascara"

Okay for the sake of time...I am not going to go talk about the background of Too Faced just because this company has been around for quite sometime (but if you want me to do a full review on Too Faced I would be more that HAPPY--just let me know in the comments below). 
I was in Ulta a few weeks ago and picked up this product that I have heard so many beauty gurus talk about on Youtube and decided to just give it a try. So on the packaging it is said to make your lashes longer and have a more dramatic volume appeal. The brush itself has an hourglass shape that is designed to separate, coat and curl your lashes. It is film-forming polymer--which makes it smudge proof and you can basically wear it all day. It also has "Acacia senegal tree extract" which nourishes, thicken and curls your lashes. Last, but not least it is ophthalmologist tested and is safe to use for anyone who wears contacts. 

VERDICT: 
I have long eyelashes, but by no means do they have volume. So, whenever I hear about a product such as this I am all for it...but in this case not quite. I'm not going to say I hate it, but I'm also not going to say I love it. I just simply like this mascara. It's not my all time favorite, just because my lashes do not stay curled (but that's a given when you live in TEXAS) and I don't see a big difference in volume. I do have to say that I NOW use this product with another mascara and that seems to give a little bit more of what I like and if you know me then you know how much time and effort I put into my lashes!!! NO JOKE...most of my time is spent putting on mascara. If I can find a one stop PERFECT mascara that can truly cut my time in half...I will be all about that!!! 

**If I am not making any sense or my grammar/spelling is off please forgive me..it is late (9:44--that's late for me) and my eyes are extremely tired from starring at a computer screen at work for 8 hours, but I do this because I love my hobby and more importantly I LOVE talking about it!!! :)

Good night dolls & until next time,

AHumbleLiving

A Quick Ramble

Hello Darlings and welcome back!

I just wanted to do a quick post to make up for yesterday and then I'll do another post right after this with not just 1....wait fort it, but 2 reviews!!!

Okay, so I decided my plan is to either make Tuesdays or Thursdays a "tip" post day, Wednesday's (for sure) an overall "review" post day and if I can get to it we will have (don't laugh) "Friday Fitness".  Basically my HOPE is to post 3 times a week...again I will try, but you know life it can be CRAZY...okay?!

So...my tip for today (it's a really quick one) is to SMILE :)!!! Girl, I know how hard and I mean HARD it is to smile when it feels like your world is falling apart or someone cuts you off while driving or things don't go as planned or whatever the excuse is...just smile. I am telling you it will make a difference in your mood and it will benefit your health. Dont sweat the small stuff because in the end all that matters is all the good that has happened...so SMILE!!! :))

Until later,

AHumbleLiving

Review: BITE BEAUTY Agave Lip Mask

Hello darlings!!!

Welcome back to my blog!! Today's post is...Yup you guessed it a REVIEW! I purchased the BITE BEAUTY Agave Lip Mask at the beginning of April so, I have been testing this beauty out for about a month now. I heard so much about this product on YouTube that I finally decided to purchase it and try it out for myself, but before I tell you my verdict let me talk about the product.

So, BITE BEAUTY is a company that is based out of Toronto. They are a natural lip care company. All of their products are made up of natural ingredients and believe it or not they are meant to be digested (that's weird..I know). On average women consume anywhere from 3.7-7 pounds of lipstick within their lifetime. BITE BEAUTY created their products to be safely digested thus the "natural" ingredients. Their mission statement is "to create lipstick that is high performing and healthy enough to eat for women everywhere".

The Agave Lip Mask is one of the 2 products I own from BITE BEAUTY. The mask "instantly soothes & softens lips with this delicious leave-on lip mask made with organic agave & vanilla CO2--(suppose to be on top of o) extracts" ( I got this off their packaging that the tube came in). Basically, it is a leave on mask that has a thick texture to it...almost like vaseline. It has a sweet scent and taste hence the agave & vanilla. If you don't know Agave is like honey, but better! It soothes and heals wounds.

****VERDICT*****

Being someone who suffers from chapped lips year round (so not pretty), I have to truly say that I LOVE this product. I have seen a huge difference with my lips. I hardly have a rough time applying my lipstick especially matte lipsticks...and we all know how matte lipsticks can dry your lips out. I usually apply this mask at night before bed. When I wake I sometimes still have a little bit of product left...I usually wash it off with my cleanser. Now, if you DON'T like thick, sweet, vanilla scented things then this is NOT the product for you, but I do encourage you to give it a try. You never know you might like it! This product retails for $26 on Sephora's website. The tube is hard to squeeze, but if you squeeze from the bottom (like a toothpaste tube) you will easily get the right amount of product needed.
I think I pretty much touched all bases...If I think of something else I will let you know in my next post. I might do Wednesday's as my official "Review days" we shall see!!! Until next time darlings....

Good night and Sweet dreams!

Love,

AHumbleLiving

Why hello darlings and welcome to my blog!

First of all I want to thank you for stopping by and taking the time to read my blog!  Let me just start out by saying that I do use a lot of exclamation points and I do mean A LOT!!!! I also tend to repeat my self, I promise I will get better with that. Oh, and I have extremely random thoughts...so I might go off on different tangents, but I promise I will always come back to my main point. Now that I have that out in the open, if you want to know more about me and my wonderful blog then please keep reading!!! :)

I am a 24 year old newlywed...and I have been with my husband for 8 years (7 years when we got married). So, we are high school sweethearts! We reside in wonderful TEXAS where the weather is bipolar and we only have Summer/Fall as our seasons. Oh and our occasional "winter" for a month and a half! I am a certified Elementary Teacher and I am in the process of searching for a position (so, please keep your fingers crossed). We have no children at the moment, but we do plan on having children in the future.

I am a down to earth, caring, loving, sometimes stubborn, goal oriented, hard-headed, hard worker, dedicated, organized, OCD, passionate, germaphobe, make-up addict, chocolate lover, book worm, dog lover, shy, anxiety written and open-minded young women...(phew, that was a mouth full)!

Enough about ME (for now)...I have decided to join the blogging world and write about pretty much anything. My lovely blog will be geared towards:

Make-up reviews

Teacher Tips & Tricks 

Make-up/Fashion/Beauty Tips & Tricks

Beauty/Fashion/Teacher Hauls

Life Tips about Relationships, Careers, Family, Confidence, Acceptance..etc.

Health/Fitness

Occasional Make-up Tutorials

DIY's

Pretty much anything that floats my boat...or anything my lovely darlings would want to read about!

*I am basically writing about the 2 things I am truly passionate about which is beauty and education...So, I thought why not put both topics together in one HUGE blog! :)

**I will hopefully be doing a special series coming up in August (but I will divulge more info on a later date).** 

I hope this blog fits your blog reading needs and please stay tuned for more posts coming soon!!!! I am currently working on another post at the moment. I will be completely realistic...I may not post daily, but I will have at least 2 maybe 3 posts a week. 

Thank you and have a wonderful night darlings!

Love,

AHumbleLiving