Pursuit of Happiness: 06/08/12

Head board

Since I've never really had a head board I made mine out of pictures! Good dorm room idea! No paint, just tape :)
The lion is my favorite <3

Make-Up Tutorial! :) (My very own, featuring me!)

Okay, I usually wear this look everywhere I go, but that's just because I don't really wear a lot of make up and this is more than enough for me :). For some people this can just be a laid-back relaxed look chilling at home or going to the beach. Over the years this has set in to be "my look" and I absolutely love it! Enjoy ;)

Okay, so this is me, no make up. Usually how I look the majority of the time. Really bad allergies, don't judge. :p

I'm actually already wearing what lip gloss I usually wear because it's my chap stick too SCORE, so that's why they look like they do already and throughout the whole tutorial :)

I start off with my Mary Kay medium coverage foundation and my acne treatment gel, I don't use a lot of foundation, really only on dark spots and blemishes. The way I keep my skin from getting acne-covered and oily and just flat out gross is not worrying about the small imperfections and defiantly not a lot of face make up. I wear powder all over, which I'll show a picture of later, and that's usually all I need to even out my skin tone. Try that some time ;).

I only had one itty bitty zit, that I covered, and here is where I put the foundation on. It's hard to see in this picture but all I covered up was an old chicken pox scar (lame), two dots near the under of my eyes, three dots along my cheek bones (I'm sun burnt...) and one dot over the zit that I'm trying to get rid of :/ P.S. Wait till the acne treatment gel is dried because it does sometimes leave behind like white crust where you smear it in and you'll have to flake it away.

Now For My Eyes!

I'm using Victoria Secret make up, I just recently got it and I <3 it! I think it's the Hello Bombshell edition thing? Anyways, this whole column with the browns is what I'm using.

This is the first step :)

The second square from the top is what I use to highlight my eyes. I go from my eyebrows down to that bone on my eye.

Second Step :)

The first color on the column is what I use for my eyelids and blending up towards the highlight color I just used. I know it looks really white and bleached out, but I promise it will get better. This is just one step closer to looking FABULOUS!

Third Step :)

Using the third square down which is just a light brown I start working a little bit closer to the crease in my eyes, drawing lines where the crease would be if it was closer up. Continue to blend from crease going up and along the eye liner line. Keep in mind, I don't use eye liner (sensitive wrinkly eyes :/) and if you're going to use it to probably do it before the third step. I'd recommend a brown or dark brown liner.

Fourth Step :)

So, this one actually works with the crease and an extended crease :). The color I used in the actual crease was the fourth square down, the darkest brown. I used the same technique as in the third step except the actual crease and the extended crease. Well, you see?

(It's only on the left eye, your left not mine ;).)

BTW! The top brush is used for steps 1 & 2. The bottom brush is used for steps 3 & 4 :).

Be sure to clean out your brushes between each use! Just simply wiping them off on a tissue will make a HUGE difference! You'll see on your eyes :).

Now For Those Lovely Lashes :).

curl gently! Squeeze about three or four times. Heat your curlers up with your hands before use to make your lashes stay curled longer!

BEFORE...

AFTER :)!

My recommendation for mascara would be the lovely FALSIES!

Not too much! Perfect, huh?

My powders and blushes :)

In this tutorial I'm using the center powder (I put it on when I do my blush :).) and the third blush from the left.

Hopefully I'll get to use that darker powder this summer once I get tan! <3

My Magical Brush :).

See how I made the brush come up? MAGIC :)!

Don't forget to smile!

So, I might use a little bit too much blush, but smearing with your hand works great! After I apply my blush I put some extra blush that's left on my jaw bones, earlobes, nose, and extended from my cheek bones. Contorts just a bit and give a bit of glow :)

P.S. Put powder on first :).

Then you're done!

Stay Beautiful ☼

5 Best Kept Hair Secrets [From Real Beauty]

Hair Secrets We NEED To Know!

http://www.realbeauty.com/hair/care/hair-secrets?click=smart&kw=ist&src=smart&mag=COS&link=http://www.realbeauty.com/hair/care/hair-secrets-SMT-COS#slide-10

When Curling Your Hair...

Leave the bottom ends out for a more messy, beachy feel. Skip the styling products and separate waves with your fingers.

Just because it isn't warm out doesn't mean you can't wear beach waves.

For a faux bob...
Make a low, loose ponytail. Tuck the tail under and secure with hairpins. Let your face-framing pieces hang loose and curl with a smaller-sized curling iron. Voilà! Short hair, no cutting required.

To get DIY sexy waves...
Apply a lightweight styling cream to damp hair. Next, wrap sections of hair around medium and large rollers. This will give you more natural results. Once your hair is dry, remove the rollers and gently run a brush through the waves. Use a large curling iron, 1 1/2 to 2 inches, on random pieces for added definition. Mist on hairspray for hold.

For a finishing touch...
When you're about to leave the house, flip your head over and shake out your hair to boost volume and create that tousled effect. Hit it with hairspray once more and you're good to go!

For extra frizz protection...
Don't wash your conditioner completely out. If you leave a small hint behind, the product will weigh hair down and guard it from humidity and frizz.

I own nothing. <3

Turning On Guys By The Smell of Popcorn?

Scents that turn guys on? Outrageous!

Read this >>> http://www.cosmopolitan.com/hairstyles-beauty/skin-care-makeup/scents-that-turn-him-on#last-slide

Tweet me and tell me, have you tried any of these? Does this stuff actually work? Tweet me and tell me!

@thebloggeremm

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Summer Songs ☼

What's on my iPod right now?

Don't you want some new songs to get ready to this Summer? :)

Avicii - Fade Into Darkness
The Band Perry - All Your Life
Big Time Rush - Music Sounds Better With You
Tree63 - Blessed Be Your Name
BoB feat. Lil Wayne - Strange Clouds
Flo Rida & Pitbull - Boom Shake Drop
Calvin Harris - Feel So Close
Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
Chris Rene - Young Homie
Christina Perri - A Thousand Years ( My boyfriend and mine, our song <3)
Christina Perri - Arms
DEV feat. The Cataracs - Base Down Low (Explicit)
Drake - Show Me A Good Time
Drake feat. Rihanna - Take Care
Enrique Iglesias - I Like It
Eric Church - Springsteen
Five For Fighting - 100 Years
Flo Rida feat. Sia - Wild Ones
Gotye feat. Kimbra - Somebody That I Used To Know
Tyga - Rack City
Chris Brown - Glow In The Dark
Gym Class Heros feat Neon Hitch - Ass Back Home
Hunter Hayes - Wanted
Jason Mraz - I Won't Give Up
Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat - Lucky
Jesse McCartney & T-Pain - Body Language
John Mayer - Waiting On The World To Change
Justin Bieber - Boyfriend
Karmin- Brokenhearted
Karmin - I Told You So
Lady Antebellum - Dancing Away With My Heart
Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love
Lily Allen - LND
Lily Allen - Smile
LMFAO- Party Rock Anthem (Arion Dubstep Remix)
LMFAO - Sexy and I Know It
Luke Bryan - Drunk On You
M83 - Midnight City
Maroon 5 feat. Wiz Khalifa - Payphone
Matt Nathanson - Run
Miranda Lambert - Over You
Neon Trees - Animal
Neon Trees - Everybody Talks
Never Shout Never - I Love You 5
Nicki Minaj - Did It On Em
Nicki Minaj - Marilyn Monroe
Nicki Minaj - Moment 4 Life
Nicki Minaj - Starships
Nicki Minaj - Stupid Hoe
Nicki Minaj - Your Love
Nicki Minaj feat. Eminem - Roman's Revenge
One Direction - One Thing
One Direction - Up All Night
One Republic - Good Life
Pitbull feat. T-Pain - Shake Senora
Pitbull - Pause
Project X Soundtrack: Kid Cudi - Pursuit of Happiness (Steve Aoki Remix)
Rihanna Birthday Cake
BoB - So Good
Maroon 5 - Sunday Morning
Taylor Swift - Eyes Open
Taylor Swift feat. The Civil Wars - Safe & Sound
Tyga feat. Lil Wayne - Faded
Weatherstar - Give it up (The first song my boyfriend sung to me, then I was in LOVE <3)
Nicki Minaj feat. Will.I.Am - Check It Out
Yellowcard - Ocean Avenue

THAT'S IT FOLKS!

check em' out <3

Nails? :)

Nails.

Okay, so I can't be the ONLY person that is obsessed with doing nails. They're cute, easy, and fun. Am I right? Plus, Pinterest is NOT helping me at all with my addiction. I couldn't help but to post all these cute ones I found. Share the love, cool?

I did these (see my adorable hand?) I thought every time you did your nails you had to hold the nail polish bottle. That's why it looks so professional ;). Anyways, I saw something like this on Pinterest so I don't have like a link or anything. If you have questions about how I did it though, feel free to email or tweet me? :)

From here on out I'm just going to post the picture and the link, soooooo much easier. Most have tutorials some just talk about it. Kudos to the other bloggers I got these from :).

http://blog.birchbox.com/post/20482493918/the-nail-art-secret-weapon-you-already-own-guest?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=statusupdate&utm_campaign=April_040512_scotchtape