may favorites♥ & weekly update!

hope everyone's may was good! mine was a bit rocky, but i'm pulling through. i have a few favorites, or a little more than that lol. lets get started!

Adele 21- i played this c.d. pretty much all month! she is amazing & i love her songs, soooo great!

now, about 2 months ago i went from black to my natural color. :x horrible to my hair! so i'm not dying it, trying to not heat style it often, & i've been trying out different treatments. this is one i've been LOVING.

the pantene moisturizing treatment for curly hair. it smells amazing & my hair is so soft after i use it! i only do this once a week, and normally just let my hair go natural those days.

another favorite i've had this month is the Bath & Body Works Sweet Pea Lotion<3 i don't even have to use perfume after that lotion it's so great. i've been using it pretty much every day.

Now on to Makeup:

I've been going back & forth between MAC & Revlon for my foundation but with my skin tone changing i don't want to buy MAC & not use it all, so back to Revlon ColorStay i went. I've used this for about 2 years now & i always go back to it. i use the oily/combo formula in the shade 180 & i'm a NC25/30 for reference.

I have been reaching for this every day, whether it be the brown or the black. it's so little it's easy to control & it stays really well. & so far i haven't experienced drying..

the MILANI eye tech liquid liner.

MAC's Warm Soul. i use this almost every day right now. it's so gorgeous on pretty much any skin tone.

Short & sweet lol

now for my update. so this morning, after i woke up i weighed myself & i'm at 120.0 so i've lost about 3.7 lbs. i'm handing this to water weight but i'm not sure. Now here are my measurements this week:

thigh: 21.5
butt: 38
hips :35
waist: 31
chest: 33.5
arms: 10

so i've lost a few inches all over. yay :) if you're on a journey like i am stay focused & don't beat yourself up. being healthy & doing things the right way so that way it stays that way is way more rewarding than the fad starvation diets.

getting back in shape journey

for some reason i can't get on my other blog so i'm just going to add it on here. :) i want to look & feel better about myself. so to get back to where i was previously i've decided to make some healthy life changes. i've been working out daily, eating good foods, & drinking tons of water. i'm pretty excited because in the past half week alone i already feel better, which helps motivate me to keep going. as of the 24th, which is when i weighed last, i was 123.7. i was close to 130 a few weeks ago & that was like a slap in the face. i'm 5' and i've NEVER been over 110 till now & it's time to get back to my target weight. i'm going to be taking measurements & weight every tuesday, (i was late on the measurement part). i did take measurements today & this is what they are...

Current:

weight: 123.7

thigh: 22 in

butt: 38

hips: 36

waist: 33.5

chest: 35

arms: 10.5

so i'll check back every tuesday with updates. i'll also do some reviews on dvds & equipment & let you guys know what works for me.

Maybelline Mineral Power Concealer

I tried this before about a year & a half ago. I didn't really like it then. But i loveee watching youtube gurus & two of them really like this so i thought maybe I'll give it another shot & so far i really like it!

I'm a concealer under foundation person. It doesn't work for me to put it over the foundation. to each their own. I bought this in Ivory. I'm between MAC's NC 25-30. i dab it on. it actually doesn't need too much. I blend it out & set it with the white powder in Neutrogena's concealer, i can't recall the name. It reminds me of the Makeup Forever HD powder. Anyways, I don't have a problem with creasing or caking up. I do have combo/oily skin & it lasts for me. I alternate between this and the Hard Candy concealer. So far i like it a lot.

Face Wipes

so for about i guess 8 months i'd been using Neutrogena Make-up Remover Face Wipes. I would alternate between all of them because they all worked great. I never have an issue with breakouts & it claims to remove all of your make-up & it really did, at least for me. 

however about 2 weeks ago i decide why not try something new. i should know better than to do this because i have combo/oily skin & it's sensitive to break outs. but i was in a mood so i did. i saw the Garnier Nutritioniste Nutri-Pure Face wipes & saw that they were oil free & decided to try them out.

Keep in mind this is a pre step to my cleansing routine because i like to wear full coverage make-up so it makes sure i get it all off. This one just doesn't do it for me. i feel like i have to scrub to get the same results as the Neutrogena ones. I'm going to definitely go back to those. The garnier ones do not make me break out, there really isn't anything wrong with them & maybe for someone that doesn't wear heavy make up it may work out for them. i just personally prefer Neutrogena wipes. 

oldies but goodies haul!

well i went out today/yesterday because i'm getting too light for my studio fix & i don't wanna drive all the way to buy it & i rarely go with out make sooo off to cvs & heb i went. all i bought was the mineral power concealer in light i believe because sam from samanthaschuerman & lette from lette76 on youtube RAVE about it for under eyes so i'm going to try it out. i'll probably do a review on it. i also picked up a dark colored lash adhesive. then at heb i went to get foundation & i picked up my FAVORITE drugstore foundation, revlon colorstay combo/oily foundation. i got it in the shade 180 sand beige. i also picked up the photoready for lighter days in 004 nude. & then for powder i chose the maybelline dream matte powder in the second lightest shade, i just don't remember the color :x. i'm going to update with swatches of everything later because i plan on posting a look on here. till next time!

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