Another Award Post (:

A few days ago, I was awarded the Versatile Blogger award and the One Lovely Blog award by Miss6 and also by Czarina at Her Merriment. Thank you both so much!!! Go check out their blogs if you haven't already!! (:

For the award, you post 7 random facts about yourself, and then nominate 15 more people.

(I don't know if I have 15 people who I follow regularly just yet, so I might have to just do 10?)

Random fact #1 - I don't consume dairy products of any kind.  Firstly, it makes me so sick, and second of all I think milk is gross.  haha. 

Random fact #2 - In addition to random fact number one, I just recently made the decision to start eating vegan.  I'm not planning on being super strict about it (I like cooking with meat sometimes, just as long as it's from a good source, etc.) , but I really like all the health benefits of it!  

Random fact # 3 - If I could have unlimited money/easy access to the brands I would dress in a LOT of gyaru-kei clothing.  I freaking adore everything about that style. 

Random fact # 4 - I used to draw all the time when I was younger... I should probably start doing that again because I sort of miss it. 

Random fact # 5 - I hate when it's super hot outside!  I get so frustrated when I get all sweaty - especially my face.  I really, really don't like that feeling!!

Random fact # 6 - I have a cat named Gizmo (this might not be such a random fact if you follow me on facebook or instagram... He finds himself making appearances there a lot!)

Random fact # 7 - I would die without my iPhone.  I do everything on it - from email, to blogging, to my to-do list... everything - I love it so much!

My nominations!

1. A Beautiful Life
2. Something Beautiful
3. Beauty By Emma
4. A Prince and Prozac
5. Miss Bitch
6. Lolita in the Mix
 7. Beauty She Wrote
8. Scribble N Dash
9. Clara-nee
10. It's a Girl Thing

I did end up only tagging 10 people, but because I was running out of time!!  lol!

The Laine Blogger Award

Hey everyone! 

 I was nominated for the Laine Blogger Award by the lovely Johanna Perez over at A Beautiful Life - she is so sweet!  You all should go check out her blog!! (:

So here are the rules -

- Tag the blogger who awarded you.

- Award five more bloggers.

- And then Jasmine added a few questions to spice it up!

1. What is your current beauty obsession?
2. What is one beauty item you wished you owned?
3. What kind of posts are your favorite posts to write, and read?
4. What inspired you to become a blogger?
5. What color nail polish are you wearing right now?

1. What is your current beauty obsession?

I'd have to say that my current beauty obsession is winged eyeliner.  I've been wearing only winged eyeliner and mascara lately and I love it.

2. What is one beauty item you wished you owned?
I guess this counts as a 'beauty item', but I really wish I owned some henna... That's probably a weird answer but I've been wanting to try using henna as a natural hair dye, and it's the first thing that came to mind when I read this question! (;

3. What kind of posts are your favorite posts to write, and read?
I love to write review and tag posts!  I find them both really fun to plan out and then actually write.  My favorite kind of posts to read are reviews and fashion posts.

 
4. What inspired you to become a blogger?
I've had this blog since I got my first Sony Ericsson phone - it had a Blogger app and I thought that was the coolest thing ever - haha!  What inspired me to actually use my blog would have to be the beauty community on YouTube.  I've always wanted to make videos, but I don't have the proper tools/courage to do so! lol

5. What color nail polish are you wearing right now?

Right now I have on "No Room For the Blues" from OPI, but I'm getting ready to try out my new 'Hot Ticket' polish from The Balm (it's in "Petunia")

The five people I nominate are:

Something Beautiful

See it, Love it, Swatch it

The Light In the Attic

Her Merriment

Beauty By Emma

Have you read my recent review on some products from The Balm?  

Click here to check it out!

My Makeup Story (tag)

Hey everyone!  I got tagged by Jenessa at Something Beautiful to do this tag - go check out her awesome blog!!  

 My Makeup Story Tag

1. How old were you when you started wearing makeup?
I started wearing foundation/concealer when I started middle school because I had really bad acne and I wanted to cover it up.  ):  I didn't start wearing eyeliner and other things until I started high school.

 2. How did you get into makeup?
Once I started wearing eye makeup is when I really got into makeup.  I just loved playing in the colors and lining my eyes dramatically!

 

 3. What are some of your favorite brands?
I love Stila, Urban Decay, The Balm and MAC for higher-end brands.  

NYX and Wet n' Wild (color icon!!) for drugstore brands.

4. What does makeup mean to you?
I see makeup as an outlet for creativity.  There are so many different products, colors, etc.  The possibilities are endless!

5. If you could only wear 4 products on your face what would they be?
Unless I'm feeling fancy, I usually only wear 4 products a day!

My foundation (mixed with Fix+ Rose), eyeliner, and mascara.

 
6. What is your favorite thing about makeup?
My favorite thing about makeup would be again, the creativity.  I just love playing around with new looks! 

 

 7. What do you think about drugstore makeup vs high end makeup?
There's definitely good and bad to both.  Just because something is from a drugstore brand doesn't mean it's going to suck, and vice versa - just because something is higher end doesn't mean it's going to be amazing.

8. What is one tip of advice you can give a beginner? 

Definitely start out with a little bit and work your way up to wearing more.  Practice makes perfect! (;

 
9. What is one makeup trend you never understood?
I'm not sure if this counts as a 'makeup' trend, but I really, really do not understand those 'caviar manicures'.  I've only seen one or two that I'd ever even consider wearing...

10. What do you think about the beauty community on youtube?
I love it.  Watching makeup gurus on YouTube is more-or-less what inspired me to make my blog.  Maybe one day I'll have the courage to make videos too!!
 

 

I love tags!  They're so much fun to do!  (:

Leave a note in the comments if you'd like to be tagged in any upcoming tags I do.  I tag everyone who's reading this to do it. Leave a link in the comments if you do it - I'd love to read your answers!!!

xoxo

Get Your Freak On (tag)

I had seen this tag going around on YouTube a while ago but then I had forgotten about it.  After reading Johanna Perez's recent blog post on the tag, I got inspired to do it myself.  (:

(if you don't already follow her blog, you should!  It's definitely worth checking out!!)

I tag anyone reading this! (:

Now, on to the tag!!

1. What's a nickname only your family calls you?

My mom used to call me "sunshine" all the time when I was little, but that's started to catch on at my work now - so I really don't have a nickname that only my family calls me.

2. What's a weird habit of yours?

I don't think I have any 'weird' habits... but maybe that's because I've been doing them for so long that they seem normal to me?  Haha.

3. Do you have any weird phobias?

I am terrified of the little suction cup things on octopi and starfish.  I don't know what it is, but the way they move around all in unison completely freaks me out!!!

4. What's a song you secretly LOVE to blast and belt out when you're alone?

Oh gosh.  There isn't any song that I secretly love to blast - I have no shame when it comes to music and if I'm loving a song, I will blast it in my car/at home/wherever.  (;

5. What's one of your biggest pet peeves?

I have a few really big pet peeves, but I think the one that bothers me the most is when people are so fickle-hearted. It drives me insane when people are telling someone they love them after they've only known them for a month-- you can't possibly even know them after a month!!

6. What's one of your nervous habits?

When I'm nervous, I become even more fidgety than usual.  I usually have a hard time sitting completely still, but if I'm nervous, it gets waaaay worse.  Hehe.

7. What side of the bed do you sleep on?

I sleep on the side closest to the wall.  I remember telling my boyfriend that it was 'the most comfortable place in the world'.  (I know, I'm odd.)

8. What was your first stuffed animal and its name?

I can't remember my first stuffed animal or it's name, but I do remember my first/favorite/only Barbie doll that ever mattered to me. She went to the pool with me and everything, haha. I named her Amigo because I had just learned in school that 'amigo' meant 'friend' in Spanish.  (Too bad I didn't learn the feminine vs. masculine part, haha.)

Amigo looked really similar to this:

 (image found here)

9. What's the drink you ALWAYS order at Starbucks?

Nothing, lol! I very rarely go to Starbucks. I had worked in a Seattle's Best cafe at one point so anything to do with fancy coffee drinks annoys me to some point. Haha.

10. What's the beauty rule you preach… but never ACTUALLY practice?

I really dislike it when people have the attitude of "do as I say, not as I do," so I try really hard to not 'preach' things I don't actually practice. (;

11. Which way do you face in the shower?

I face both ways, but the majority of my time in the shower is spent facing away from the water.

12. Do you have any 'weird' body 'skills'?

I can pop my right shoulder blade out of socket. It looks really weird - but it doesn't hurt and it goes right back in place.

13. What's your favorite 'comfort food'/food that’s 'bad' but you

love to eat it anyways?

Oh goodness... I've been munching on "pizza munchies" from the Health is Wealth brand lately. They're not too terribly bad for you, but they're definitely not good to eat all the time.

14. What's a phrase or exclamation you always say?

"Oh crap," or "what the eff?"

I've been trying not to curse as much, so I say "eff" instead of the actual word. It's still not the best, but it's better than the other option!

15. Time to sleep—what are you ACTUALLY wearing?

It honestly depends on the weather - if it's hot outside, I'll be wearing a tank top and shorts. But if it's cold outside, I'll be wearing pj pants and (at the very least a tshirt). But never socks, no matter what the weather! (;