This past month I have finally caved in and bought some Glossier products to try out. I really haven't been buying new makeup, but I have been hearing a lot of great things about these products across the internet. I have been drawn to how minimal and sleek all of the packagings are. Glossier is one of those minimalist brands and I really appreciate it. For someone who doesn't wear a lot of makeup anymore, these products are more than enough.
The first product I bought was the Coconut Bomb Dot Com Universal Skin Salve. Now, I was never really a fan of salves or Vaseline type products, but this salve isn't as oily or sticky as some that I've tried in the past. I mostly use it on my lips, but this is really moisturizing on knuckles and elbows, too.
I especially love the coconut scent. I'm curious to try out the rose and the mint scented one. I have added this to my nighttime ritual and can't go to bed without putting a bit on! I think the size of this is perfect because a little goes a long way.
The last product I got was the Cloud Paint in Beam. I am really drawn to orange or coral shades for my cheeks, so this was a great purchase. I was always hesitant with cream blushes and pigments, but this one really blends in well and again, a small amount goes a far way. I kind of wished I bought the Puff shade, which is like a cotton candy pink. However, this one really brings warmth to the face and looks amazing with bronzer.
I sort of missed writing update posts and giving just a reflection of my week and what I've been doing. I love reading other people's weekly todo's and it's a nice reminder that we all have more things to do during the week and my life on the blog goes beyond the subjects I normally talk about. This week is actually very busy for me, so I've decided to limit myself to one post for the week to just focus on some priority work and school stuff. Here's my week recap:
I got to go home for a day and visit my pup! Normally, when I can make it home during the week on a Thursday because I've been blessed with no Friday classes, I get to take care of Cooper and hang out with him while my family is at work or school still. Which is fine by me!
Before I went back to school, I wanted to spend more time with my best friend and her little sister, Alyssa and Emily. My sister Emily and I are on the left. We went out to a "Sunday dinner," we call it. My favorite moments are when I can get together with all of my dearest friends and just catch up or chat about our lives. It might sound a bit sappy, but they're probably the best moments I have with them. We went to a place called HB Jones which is a hamburger/grill joint. I had a really yummy pulled-pork sandwich with tater tots! Nom.
One of my Christmas gifts this year was concert tickets to go see The Killers at the United Center downtown. I was super psyched when Brandon Flowers announced the Wonderful Wonderful tour, so this was a really memorable experience for me and my sister, who also tagged along.
I've listened to the Killers since middle school and remember using my little iPod Nano and skipping all of my songs just so I could listen to the Battle Born album whenever I was on the bus or in the hallway.
If the Killers ever decide to go on tour again or if they are coming to your area, I would highly recommend it because they put on an unbelievable show. Not only does Brandon clean up really well in an all gold tux, there was so much color and his voice live and high energy was so much fun to dance to.
The last day was a spa night in with one of my really good friends at school, Haley. We decided to go out to a really nice Sushi and Ramen place. This ramen was not your below-average college ramen. She got a spicy ramen and I got miso ramen, which was both a great meal to start the week off with. I usually treat myself to at least one good meal while I'm at school because our cafe food gets a little boring.
We went back to the dorms, ate chocolate, painted our nails, masked, and started watching my new binge-watched show, Teen Wolf. This show is so cheesy and the graphics are only semi convincing, but Tyler Posey and Dylan O'Brien eat my soul. Also, speaking of Dylan, is anyone going to see the new Maze Runner movie? I never read the books, but am really interested in seeing how it all ends. I thought the first one was good and the second one really surprised me with how intense it was. I guess I'll have to find out! How was your week?
I've switched up my room about a million times since I have lived in this house and my style keeps evolving every year. Aside from the fact that my old duvet cover had paw prints and scratches on it from Cooper, I wanted to change up some interior pieces in my room this year that I am so obsessed with. It's refreshing to switch things up a bit and I am always looking for new home pieces and accents to add to my room.
I was in sort of a desperate need for a new duvet cover. What I love about duvet covers is that, well, they're just a cover and are easily replaceable. I had my blue and white one before, but I really wanted one that had more color to it and that would bring in some of the pinks, greens, and greys around my room. I found this one at West Elm and it was actually on sale, which was a score. I love the geometric print and think it pulls everything together.
I was searching around for a really nice and minimal side table lamp. I wanted something that had an arm and wasn't just a lampshade. A lot of the desk-lamp style lamps I found were pretty pricey. However, Ikea had some really nice ones. This was one of their "work lamps", but I think it adds a really nice look to the side table. The gold accents tie in the other gold accents I have around my room.
On my opposite side table, I added a wooden tray from the Target Dollar Spot section and my gold clock and some small vases I also found at Target. I just love having trays around because they add depth and texture. This tray has a mirror on the base of it and gold handles, which are really elegant touches.
I also wanted a smaller rug in my room because the baroque, black and white area rug wasn't doing my room justice. It was far too big for my space and I opted for this one I found at TJ Maxx for less than twenty bucks.
I also felt like my bookshelf needed to be rearranged and I just wasn't feeling the basket I had on it. So when I was at TJ Maxx, I also picked up a gold jewelry box and I think it was the perfect addition to the shelf. I love how you can see the jewelry and I've actually never really owned my own jewelry box before.
Finally, I added a new "fake" plant that I also bought from TJ Maxx. I love it because of the concrete vase that's dipped in copper paint and I decided to put some cute copper fairy lights around it, too. I just think even if you add fake botanicals around you're room, it makes it much more homier and balances everything out.
I also added some fake eucalyptus branches around my room. I love their soft green color and leaves. They're definitely trending in many interiors. What's a change you made to your space recently?
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