It's FINALLY Summer!

Yesterday was my first real day of summer. I finally put on the swimsuit, went to the beach, and actually saw the sun. =) SO! To celebrate this, I wanted to do a blog about it... and I decided that I'd talk about what was in my beach bag. Whoo! I watch a lot of videos on YouTube dealing with beauty and stuff... so bear with me. haha

Let's do it.

This is my "beach bag"! Mostly it's just a random bag that I have. I can put beachy things in it, and I don't care if it gets wet. Perfect! Moving right along. =)

Now you need your beach towel. I like pretty, bright colored towels. Don't we all? Roll it up and it's easy to shove in the bag. Boom!

The single most important item in the whole bag! SUNSCREEN. Please use it. Even if you only use SPF 15, it's better than nothing.  I don't usually use such a high SPF like I used the other day... but I think I'm going to start. I'm very pale, so I burn really easily. Btw, when you apply sunscreen... you're supposed to apply 30 minutes before sun exposure, and then reapply every two hours after that. Just an FYI deal. =)

Now for practicality. My cell phone and wallet with money and ID. Common sense people! =)

Sunglasses! Not as important to me as they are to other people... but if I ever lay out at all I need them.

Of course, at the beach, I pretty much just let my hair do its own thing. But if I want it out of my way I'll either use a hair tie (not pictured. baha) or a clip. I sometimes use this spray gel too to give it a little extra oomph. =)

Okay, honestly, who wears makeup to the beach? The girl with bad skin who just so happens to also be obsessed with makeup. =) Hear me out! The foundation has SPF 17, I believe, which I just use to mattify the face region after applying sunscreen. =) The mascara is waterproof, so it stays on while I'm swimming. And the lip gloss is cooling and also has SPF 20, so it protects me and cools me down all while making my lips look juicy. Boom baby!

And that's it! WHOO! Thanks for stopping by guys. 

What do you keep in YOUR beach bag?

Byyyyye. <3

random, full of crap kinda blog

To blog, or not to blog... That is the question.
Poor Shakespeare. He probably didn't know then that what he wrote would be quoted and torn apart today. Whatever.


I haven't blogged in a while. Not real sure that I have much to say. This is gonna be a random, full of crap kinda blog. Hmm. That's catchy. That's the title now. Perfect.


I saw Something Borrowed today. I wouldn't suggest it. It all got very confused and complicated. Do you want me, do you want her, do you want me, do you want her. blah blah blah. I've heard it all before. More than once in that movie. The best part about it was the best friend character who had all the funny lines. He's actually the guy from the Office... he dates Pam? I think his name is Jim? whateverrrr.


I'm sitting her all alone on this wonderful Wednesday night because I decided I didn't want to go to the Hangover 2 this evening (who even cares if it's good right? hahah)... and I have successfully developed such strange sleeping patterns that I always miss any and all family members when they are present and awake. haha


And dangit, I'm SICK of bonfires! bahaha Our senior class has been trying to get something like a party with one huge gathering where every single person in the senior class attends. Let's just say it, guys. It's not gonna happen. So I'm sick of all these half-ass fires. Can't we all just hole up in someone's house and watch a movie instead? Play some serious Taboo or Catchphrase? It would be more fun, in my opinion, and I wouldn't smell like the great outdoors everytime I go home. Grrrrrrr.


Okay. I was kinda sorta (not really) joking about the Catchphrase thing.


I think I'm irritable tonight. Hmmm. I have no reason to be. I was talking to dear Meghan about this earlier. She was having a day where she didn't really have any reason to be upset or angry, but she was in a bad(ish) mood anyway. I'm having one of those days now. Grrrr. haha Have you ever had one of those?  It's so dumb, to be irritable without anything worth getting grumpy about... 


I honestly have no idea where I wanted to go with this.


And so I leave you on a stupid note.
Good night. Love. Byyyyyyyyyye. <3

I'm a Disney junkie.

So I was gonna do a blog about something almost personal. A lot of you who actually know me understand that I'm graduating this weekend... WHOO! So I could talk about change, and appreciating blah blah blah. I could, and I probably will eventually. But not today. Today is saved for DISNEY!!!


I looked up a list of Disney movies... cuz I'm cool... and Wikipedia came through for me. Not only that, they are organized by date of release. And SO, what I plan on doing is making a complete list of Disney movies I think you NEED to see in order to deserve to live. Gotta earn your keep. =P So I'm just going to list all (and I'm not kidding you, all) the movies I think are worth seeing... and I might defend myself or give you a little information about the movie. Let's GO!


1930s:
[ ] Snow White and the Seven Dwarves - released in 1937!! CRAZY OLD!
1940s:
[ ] Dumbo
[ ] Bambi
1950s:
[ ] Cinderella
[ ] Lady and the Tramp
[ ] Sleeping Beauty
1960s:
[ ] One Hundred and One Dalmations
[ ] The Sword in the Stone
1970s:
[ ] The Aristocats - a seriously underappreciated Disney movie in my opinion. =)
[ ] Robin Hood
[ ] The Rescuers - this one has the mice, right?
1980s:
[ ] The Fox and the Hound
[ ] The Great Mouse Detective - you haven't lived until you've heard a tiny girl mouse have a Scottish accent! =D
[ ] The Brave Little Toaster - I remember liking this, I think...
[ ] Oliver and Company - I used to watch this over and over and over and over and over and over and....
[ ] The Little Mermaid
1990s: This decade was a particularly good time for Disney movies, in my opinion!
[ ] The Rescuers Down Under
[ ] Beauty and the Beast
[ ] Aladdin <3
[ ] THE LION KING!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[ ] The Hunchback of Notre Dame - if you watched this when you were a little kid and hated it, I understand. But try watching it again... it's not a kids movie. The music is amazing, and it deals with some serious issues. Trust me. =)
[ ] Mulan
[ ] Toy Story
2000s:
[ ] The Emperor's New Groove - !
[ ] Monster's Inc
[ ] Lilo and Stitch
[ ] Treasure Planet
[ ] Finding Nemo
[ ] Cars - MIDWEST REPRESENT
[ ] Ratatouille
[ ] WALL-E
[ ] Bolt - I originally didn't want to see this... but I ended up thinking it was really cute, and really clever. It's about a dog who thinks he has superpowers because he played a super dog on a TV show. SO cute!
[ ] Up - it's tragic and beautiful. I love it.
[ ] The Princess and the Frog
2010s:
[ ] Toy Story 3 - really hits home for people my age going off to college.
[ ] Tangled - I haven't actually seen this, but I've heard very good things... so....


PHEW. I love Disney. =) Now, I want yoooou all to tell me what movies are your favorites. I also want you to yell at me for the movies I didn't include... =) Oh, you thought the list was complete? No. Of course not. I wouldn't add the movies I don't like, would I!? Anyway. I provided the little [ ]s so that you could check off the list if you wanted. I love lists. Maybe you don't. Moving right along.


**side note! I only included animated movies. There's plenty of other killer movies - Pirates of the Caribbean, Chronicles of Narnia, blah blah blah... but I didn't want to go there right meow.


If you're someone who reads my blog but can't comment here on blogger, then leave me a message on Facebook if you've gotta get it out. =) I'd LOVE that.


haha weird blog, fellas. Thanks for reading. =) Byyyyyyyyyyye!

Popular vs. Well-Liked.... Hmmmm.

Hi guys! =D So I haven't blogged in a while... again... and I've noticed that my last blog (or so? idk) was about makeup and whatnot. Not too deep. That's unusual. HA! So I decided I'd go back to my social issues/advice kind of things... 


I am not really saying that I'm right. Of course, I believe all my opinions to be perfect, but I know this isn't the case. Just hang in here with me, let me know what you think. =)


I guess this blog is gonna be rather personal without being specific, if that makes sense. H'okay, jumping right in. I had a hard time when I was younger.  I got picked on a lot because I was kinda gross... and then I started skipping a lot of school because I got picked on. Vicious cycle. You could say I wasn't very popular at all... and it bugged me. I had a good couple close friends. Well, good as they can be in middle school. Everyone sucks in middle school, me included! haha but I'm sure that's a whole new topic for a new blog... SO! This bothered me, having a couple close friends but not being seen as cool. 


Anyone who knows me will realize that this changed all too quickly. =)


I've always been fairly level-headed and kind of in my own world... so I sort of got over this. But then I had this new philosophy, and this in particular is what I would like to share with EVERYONE. It has made me so much happier, and anyone who is having issues perhaps similar to the issues I had should give it a shot.


Try to be well-liked instead of popular.


Huh? What? Well-liked and popular mean the same thing, right?
Wrong.
Not to me!


Before I go off on my little rant, let me just say that you can be BOTH popular and well-liked at the same time. I'm not. hahaha


Popular people are the ones who are 'cool'. People talk about them and want to be like them. Have you heard what happened to so-and-so? I heard she got caught blah blah blah... Oh my gosh, I thought he was blah blah blah.  I'm sure you have at least a couple people in mind when I say this.  (Again, they're not necessarily bad people. A lot of the popular people I know are REALLY nice. Just sayin!)


But I personally strive to be well-liked instead of popular.  I want people to look at me and not think 'Oh, she's so cool' but instead think 'She's such a nice girl'. Instead of people wanting to be like me or talk about me to other people... I'd rather you talk to me and ask my advice. =) I would much rather be out in the open talking to all kinds of people than up on a pedestal.  Is this all making sense?  I guess I associate popularity with a sort of caste system, with the populars at the top and the not-so-populars at the bottom.  I really try my hardest to give people a chance when I meet them instead of basing my perceptions off what other people say.  Well, I try. It's really hard. 


What I want is for people to like me for ME. Not for my friends or who I hang out with on the weekend. Not for how normal I am. (or am not. Let's be honest!) Not for how popular I may or may not be.


I think it is really important that people separate popularity from being well-liked.  Of course, as always, this is just my two cents. Take it or leave it, but at least consider it.


You know, I think my little philosophy has actually helped me quite a bit... I always tried (key word, tried) to be nice to people no matter who they were... That's the well-liked part of the deal... and maybe in doing so, if I have become more popular.... (hypothetical here, people!) then I'm not just in with the people at the top. I am friends (ahem, acquaintances) with all kinds of people.


Freshman or senior. Fat or skinny. Girl or guy. Pretty or not.


Give me reason to like you, and I'll reciprocate. =)  (Whoo usage of vocabulary words from school in every day life!)


Alright, I've said enough. Tell me what you think, and be honest! Tell me if you're confused. Ask me for advice - I LOVE giving my opinion, obviously. =) Also, tell me if there's anything in particular you think I should blog about... I'm up for suggestions. Boom baby.
Thanks for checking in. Byyyyye! <3

Another Makeup Blog! YAY!

So I was checking out some of my stats on Blogger here, and first I would like to say thank you SO much for all the people who read my blog! My blog had like four views today, and I haven't posted anything new in like a week. Wonderful followers. =) Aaaand second, I noticed that (in looking at my stats) that my makeup blog had the most views of any of them. That might be a fluke, but I was like yo! I totally forgot about makeup blogs, and they make me super happy. Not to mention they are time consuming, and therefore distract me from what little homework I should actually be doing. Moving right along. =)


As many people who know me will say, I'm addicted to YouTube. Particularly the beauty community. I'm not saying this is good for me or improving me as a person AT ALL, but it's really fun. And I see all these tag videos where people talk about their favorite products, or their most reached for products... and I love them. They're so helpful. So, I think that's what I'm going to do today. I don't need a video just to help a brotha out. =)


So... without further ado(?), here are some of my faaavorite makeup products that I own or have owned in the past. Boom! (Btw, I'm trying to post a picture of the makeup, how it looks, the applicator, blah blah blah AS WELL AS the packaging in case you actually want to take my advice. Yay.)
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So, nearly everyday I put on concealer, and this bad boy is my favorite that I've found so far. It is Maybelline Mineral Power Concealer. I have pretty bad skin, so I need a decent one to cover up blemishes and whatnot. (fml) I have it in the lightest color I could find, but I don't think the color name/number is on the actual tube? Whatever. Okay, this is not a good review for concealer. Next! haha

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Alright, now this next stuff is the tops. Revlon ColorStay Liquid Liner in black. Now I know liquid liner can be a bit scary, but when it's done well I loooove the look. This stuff is jet black, and when you put it on, it doesn't move. It stays just as vibrant all day, hardly fading at all. I don't know exactly what the tip is like? It's kinda stiff? I don't know what you call it, but I think it makes for very easy application as far as liquid liner goes. Word to the wise, keep a good makeup remover on hand, just in case. ;)

Btw, I have yet to find a good pencil liner that I like. I like them to be soft, black, and immobile. baha I don't like smudging... and I've heard that Urban Decay's liner in Zero is awesome, but I don't have the money to be throwing around on expensive stuff. I have Rimmel's soft kohl pencil, but it smudges too much. Any ideas? Oh, I'll throw a picture of that Urban Decay liner... I guess it's called 24/7, cuz it has good staying power. I've only heard good things about it. Sigh.

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Alright, honestly... this next guy is only my favorite in it's field (or whatever) because I've been too lazy to look for a better one. White eyeliner, from Wet n Wild's Coloricon line? Yes. I tried Rimmel's white kohl eyeliner because I kinda liked their black liner... and it was great! Until I had to sharpen it. It was too soft, so it just crumbled when you sharpened it. Sheesh. I tossed it. And then I found this one. Who am I to scoff at a 99 cent liner? baha =) It work fairly well, it's just not as soft as I would like.

By the way, I know some of you think I'm crazy... Darcy, what you usin a white liner fo? Yes, I am crazy. But I have a rather good tip. If you use the white liner on you water line instead of black, it opens up your eyes making them look bigger.  It actually gives you the impression that the whites of your eyes are bigger, if that makes sense, so it makes your eyes look more...dolly. =) I also like to use it as a highlighter, just basically coloring on my brow bone underneath my eyebrow and in my inner corner and then just blending with my finger. Very natural and pretty and such. =D

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And finally, we're getting to my faaaavorite part. The lips!

I own this particular lipstick... It's Revlon's ColorBurst in Raspberry. This is MY red. =) I think every girl needs (at least) one red lipstick, and this is mine. It's almost a true red, with just a hint of warm tones in it. The lipstick isn't too drying and it feels good, even just by itself, although I usually apply chapstick beforehand. One of my very favorites.

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EEK! Okay, this guy is probably one of my favorite lipsticks ever... but I lost him. =( It is the same brand and  line - Revlon ColorBurst.  The shade is Lilac. I didn't expect o like this so much, but it's a color that I wore everyday when I still had it. It gave me a reeeally pretty pinky lip with cool undertones to match my skin. Love love LOVE.

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Next up! Maybelline ColorSensational lipstick in Bit of Berry! I really needed (okay, wanted) a berry lip color and this is the guy I found. I love the way these lipsticks feel, even more than the Revlon ones. They go on very smooth, and I feel like they have a nice sheen to them. The color is especially vivid in this line. Buuuut they have a bit of a a vanilla-y perfume smell? It's kind of weird, but it doesn't bother me. I love this color and I wear it often, applying it lightly so it's more like a stain. Love it!

By the way, I'm pretty sure that these two lines, Revlon ColorBurst and Maybelline ColorSensational, are competing lines. They are pretty comparable, I'd say. Revlon's does not have the funny smell, and I've heard that it has a better shelf life.  Maybelline's has a greater selection of colors, with almost too many to choose from, and is very smooth and moisturizing. Do what you want with the advice I give you. baha =)

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Last but not least, my favorite mascara that I have found so far... Maybelline the Colossal Volum Express. Terrible name. Good mascara! haha it gave me a lot of length and a lot of volume quickly without being super duper clumpy. I mean, it's not the perfect mascara for eliminating clumps, but I'm sick of stringy lashes. =P I need to buy this guy again. I miss it. One bad thing though, it has kind of a smell. I don't know why. What's up with that Maybelline, hmm? Stop making smelly stuff! lol but it goes away, so it doesn't bug me as long as the mascara does a good job.

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And so for now, those are my favorite products. Yikes. I'm open to suggestions. Give me things to try. If you've ever used any of these products before, let me know! Mini review in the comment section? I'd LOVE that.

Thank you so much for reading. <3