Face of The Day: Subtle Springtime

Hey everyone!

 I hope y'all are having a wonderful Sunday afternoon, I just wanted share with you a quick "face of the day" post since I hadn't done one in a while. Since Spring is most definitely upon us, I wanted to do a look with "springy" colors but still have it be wearable enough for church this morning. Here are the products I used!

face.....

• Rimmel Fix and Perfect Pro face primer 
• Rimmel BB cream skin perfecting 9-in-1 super makeup in Medium 
• Maybelline Dream Wonder pressed powder in #50 Creamy Natural 
• Benefit Cha Cha tint cheek stain 
• TheBalm powder blush in Frat Boy (I applied this overtop of the Cha Cha tint to make it more of a pinky coral rather than an orangey coral) 

Eyes....

• ELF $1 eye primer (not pictured) 
• NYX infinite shadow stick in Flushed 
• NYX Love in Paris palette in Let Them Eat Cake (more details on the shades I used below) 
• Wet n Wild eyeshadow single in Brulee (used as my highlight shade) 
• Tarte Lights, Camera, Lashes mascara (forgot to snap a pic of it!)

Eyeshadow how-to.....

• I applied the coral shade (the middle shade) all over my lid
• I applied the shimmery plum shade (the shade directly above that coral shade) to my crease and then blended it out with a fluffy brush
• I then applied the wet n wild single in Brulee to my brow as my highlight

Lips.....

This lipstick I recently rediscovered in my collection and I had forgotten how great this shade is! This the Maybelline color whisper lipstick in Lust for Blush. Thanks so much for taking the time to read this, I really appreciate it! 

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Daily Nuggets...

• Will be studying for my Sociology exam next week! :) 
• I'll be uploading some new videos starting this coming Tuesday, yay! ;) 
• Getting back into being on the worship team at my church, practice starts this Wednesday!! :D 

Skincare Routine: UPDATED!

Good Morning everyone! I hope y'all are having a great Wednesday morning. I asked on Twitter yesterday if any of you would be interested in seeing/reading a blog post about my updated skincare routine, and my friend Staci said she would be interested, so thank you Staci for your interest :) She specifically asked me about the neutrogena pink grapefruit face wash/scrub and I've never used that one. I have sensitive, acne-prone, and oily skin, so I need a face wash that is oil free and that doesn't have any harsh ingredients in it.


I use three different products from Dermalogica, I use a face wash, exfoliant and a clay mask as well as two antibiotic creams from my dermatologist to help with my acne. Now mind you, I don't use all those products on the same day! I wash my face morning and night with the Dermalogica Clear Start Breakout clearing foaming wash, then I use one of my antibiotic creams in the morning and then I use both of them at night. At about every 2-3 days I will use the Dermalogica Gentle Cream Exfoliant and I just started using the Dermalogica Sebum Clearing Masque on the days I don't use the exfoliant.


Now that I've given you a run-down of what I use on a daily basis, lets go more in depth into the products.

First of all, the Clear Start wash smells awesome! It has a very citrusy scent, reminds me of oranges :) the bottle has 6.0 fluid ounces of product and it lasts me about a month. The cost of this is $19 at Ulta or you can also get this from a skincare specialist. As far as helping my skin clear up, it's doing its job! I really love the "refreshed" feeling it gives my skin after I use it, so all in all I thoroughly enjoy this product and I would highly recommend it for someone that has acne-prone skin like I do :) The ingredients that is in this is Salicylic Acid, 8 botanicals (Tea Tree, Lavender, and Camellia Sinensis are 3 that are mentioned) and Orange Peel Extract.

Next are the masques that I use, one is a clay mask and the other is an exfoliant. Lets start with the one I've used the most, which is the exfoliant. The Dermalogica Gentle Cream Exfoliant is awesome! Once you rub it on your face and neck, it starts to harden and gives you this kind of "cool" feeling on your face. You leave it on for 15 minutes, then wash it off with warm water. I absolutely LOVE this stuff!! The main reason I love it is because I have some dry patches around my nose and other areas of my face, but when I use this consecutively every 2-3 days my dry patches are gone and my makeup application is so smooth! What I love about this product is it goes deeper than just the surface of your skin, it actually goes deep into your pores and removes all the dead skin as well as removing any places on your face that are "dull". The ingredients that are in this is Alpha and beta hydroxy acids and natural fruit enzymes. What is pictured below that I have in my hand is a sample size which has .75 fluid ounces of product inside, the full size of this product has 2.5 fluid ounces of product inside. The cost of this is $40 at Ulta or as I said before you can also get this from your skin specialist. 

And last, but not least is the Dermalogica Sebum clearing Masque. I've used this once in the last week or so, and I've really enjoyed it. As I stated before, it gives your skin a "cool" feeling when you apply it and the it hardens just like the other one. This one you leave on for 10 minutes and then wash it off with warm water. The ingredients that are in this is Kaolin, Bentonite and the active ingredient is Triclosan (0.2%). Once again, what's pictured below in my hand is a sample size which has .75 fluid ounces of product inside and the full size has 2.5 fluid ounces of product. The cost of this is $45 at Ulta or you can also get it from your skin specialist. This masque helps prevent future breakouts and it also absorbs surface oil, which I need for my skin. 

 So that about wraps it up! That is what I use on a daily and weekly basis for skincare, I hope you enjoyed this! As always I am not a skin specialist, so if you're interested in any of these products I would recommend you contact either your dermatologist or esthetician. These products I use are specifically for my skin type so be mindful of that. Anyways, thanks again to Staci for basically requesting this and I hope y'all have a wonderful day! 

Daily Nuggets....

• Spring Break is next week!!! SO excited! So in lieu of that, I'm going to be filming some fun videos for my beauty channel! :) 
• Possibly going to the Ocean next Tuesday with a friend from college, yay!! Girls roadtrip :) 
• Finishing up my last 3 days of school before break starts, yay! 
• I think I'm finally going to get my vlog channel up and running now that I came up with a name: Mariah'sVlogMoments, what do you think? So stay tuned for some videos coming on that soon! 
• Its supposed to be 84 degrees today where I live! I think we skipped spring and headed right into summer, if you know what I mean :) 

Urban Decay Naked3 palette!

Hey everyone!! I hope y'all are doing well on this cold and rainy Wednesday evening! Thank goodness my town finally got some rain, we've been in a drought for about 56 days, so I was pretty excited when it started raining today :)


Anyways, this post is long overdue but I wanted to get it up for you still. I purchased the Urban Decay Naked 3 palette the week of Christmas and it arrived at the beginning of January, so as far as the shipping aspect is concerned it was pretty darn fast!


Since receiving it, I've played with it a couple times. I actually did a look this past weekend that I really liked and I'll probably do a tutorial on it in the near future! I don't have the other two Naked palettes because I wasn't really excited about them because the shades were so dark. I mainly wear neutral colors on a daily basis and sometimes darken it up on the days where I'm going out with friends or nights when I have a gig with my band. But once this palette was released, I got really excited about it because it has neutral shades in it as well as a couple darker shades towards the end of the palette.


Here's some pictures of the palette itself and the shades in it as well as the dual ended brush that comes with it, which I love!

It has the same outer metal packaging that the naked 2 came in, which I actually like. Because if you drop it, the shadows have a lesser chance of breaking. I think the outer packaging is absolutely gorgeous because its got that rosegold color to it :)


Here's a look at the shades:

You've got a variety of shades in here but it leans towards a more rosy tone than the other two palettes. I've looked at the other two, and this palette is completely different from the first two. You know how the second palette overlapped some shades from the first? Well, this palette has 12 brand new never before seen shades, which I think is awesome!

I've give you a rundown of the shades from left to right: oh before I do that, also wanted to mention that there are 3 matte shades and the rest are all shimmer. From what I can tell blackheart is the only shade that has some good bits of glitter in it, otherwise the "shimmery" shades are just a slight shimmer or kind of metallic looking as well as some "pearly" shades.

Alright, here's the shade names from left to right:

• Strange (matte white) 
• Dust (shimmery light pink) 
• Burnout (Metallic light brownish) 
• Limit (matte dusty pink) 
• Buzz (shimmery rosy pink) 
• Trick (shimmery pinky bronze) 
• Nooner (matte dusty rose) 
• Liar (shimmery pink)
• Factory (shimmery plum brown) 
• Mugshot (shimmery taupe) 
• Darkside (shimmery deep purple) 
• Blackheart (black with pink shimmer)

So overall, I'm really happy with this palette and I can't wait to use it more! I'll be doing a tutorial with it soon using the shades *Liar, *Mugshot, *Nooner and *Strange for my browbone highlight, which is the look I wore this past Saturday night out with one of my band members and then I wore it again on Sunday for the church that we were privileged to lead worship at. Anyways, so that video will be coming soon as well as a "what's new at the drugstore" video just as soon as I can get a few more products :) 

Have a wonderful night y'all and I'll be blogging again soon! 

Daily Nuggets....

• Had the privilege of being able to lead worship with my band on Sunday morning at a local church and they enjoyed it so much that they asked us back, so I'm very excited about that! ;) 
• On Saturday night, my drummer's band played a gig so I went and spent the evening at his gig and spent some time hanging out with him beforehand as well. 
• Went roller skating with my college girls Bible study group on Sunday evening, it was fun but probably not something I'll do again :( I've got so many bruises! 
• Just trying to recover from the crazy, busy weekend!! 
• Got the first choir rehearsal tonight with my church choir since we took a Christmas/New Years break as well as worship team rehearsal for this weekend :) 
• Continuing to study for my Analyzing and Interpreting Literature exam that I have to take on Monday, praying I pass which I'm pretty confident that I will, second time taking it so really need to pass this time!!! :) 

 

LORAC Unzipped Palette Swatches and pictures!

Hey y'all! I hope you are having a great Tuesday morning! Merry Christmas Eve :) I just wanted to give you some swatches and pictures of the shades in the Lorac Unzipped palette since I didn't swatch all of them in my review video. (To watch my review video click HERE)

Anyways, lets get started!


Something I didn't address in the video (actually I forgot!) is that you're getting 10 eyeshadows. Four of the shadows are matte and six of them are shimmer. I really love this palette because it has some deep, dark shadows but it also has a good mix of neutral colors as well.

Here's a closer look at the shades in the palette. This palette is natural but also leans towards the golden neutral tones, which I love!

Here are the swatches of each of the shades:

Top row: (Right to Left) 

Undercover (matte white) 

Unbelieveable (shimmery gold/pink)

Unattainable (shimmery golden brown)

Unconditional (matte light purple) 

Unbridled (matte burgundy) 

Bottom row (right to left) 

Undiscovered (shimmery peach/gold) 

Unreal (shimmery light pink) 

Uncensored (medium brown with golden shimmer) 

Unspoken (matte teddy bear brown) 

Untamed (Deep brown with golden shimmer) 

The other thing I love about this palette is when you get to the shimmery shades, its not stark glitter. Its just a nice shimmer, not over the top. Overall, I thoroughly enjoy this palette and for $40?! Absolutely! :) And plus, its a perfect last minute gift! 

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Daily Nuggets....

• Off of school for the week, its been so nice!! 
• I ordered the Naked3 palette!! It should be here by the 3rd! Once I have a chance to play around with it, I'll do a review. 
• I have one more final to do on the 6th, I wanted to do it sooner but my testing center didn't have anything open until the 6th :( oh well! 
• I'm hungry, going to go have some lunch! ;) 

Have a very Merry Christmas y'all and I'll see you in 2014! So crazy, can't believe it! :) 

Dermalogica Cream Exfoliant review...

Hey everyone! I hope y'all are doing well on this chilly (at least where I live) Thursday morning! I just wanted to share with you my review on a new (to me) exfoliating face product. I got a little sample of it from the lady that waxes my eyebrows because I had really bad dryness around my nose, so she told me to try this exfoliating product.

I tried it out after I showered and cleansed my face like I do every morning, I applied it to my face and left it on for 15 minutes. After I washed it off I was pleasantly surprised to find that the dryness was gone! I have tried a couple other face exfoliating products and neither of them did anything for the dryness, but the difference with the Dermalogica exfoliant is that it goes deeper than just the surface of your skin. It really gets in there and pulls all the dead skin cells and such out while leaving your skin feeling refreshed afterwards.


The directions do say to not get it near your eye area or on your lips, so if you try this out be careful :) they also say that it may give you a stinging sensation which should go away pretty quick after you've applied it. Personally, I didn't feel it stinging I just felt a "cooling" effect on my skin which felt very nice. What I thought was nice is the sample that I got, you only use half of the product so you can actually get two uses out of one packet, which is great!

You only want to use this product twice a week, as with any exfoliating face product but even more so with this one because it goes a little deeper than the surface of your skin. As I use it more, I'll give you a more in depth review but so far I'm really enjoying it!

Here's the website if you want to check it out and get more information on it: http://www.dermalogica.com/


I actually went on the website this morning to check and see how much this product is full size. For me, its a little expensive. Its $39 for a tube of this product, which if it works and you really like it, I guess its worth it. But holy cow I was surprised at how expensive it is! Anyways, thats my initial review on the Dermalogica Cream Exfoliant. I go to a skin specialist called an esthetician for my eyebrow waxes and she gave me the sample. Having said that, I am in no way, shape or form a "skin specialist" so I would check with your doctor and/or dermatologist to see if this would be ok to use on your skin.

Anyways, thats it for this review! I hope you enjoyed this and I'll be be blogging again soon! Have a great day everyone!



Daily Nuggets.....

• Getting ready to go to college classes for the rest of the day! 
• So excited for the gig with my band tomorrow night at the local Music and Art Festival!!! :D 
• Going to be getting back into doing videos for my youtube channel very soon, so be watching out for that! Can't wait to be back since college has taken up so much of my time lately! 

The Procrastinating Beauty Blogger Tag

Good morning everyone! I hope y'all are having a wonderful Tuesday morning so far :) I was reading Emily's latest post on her blog yesterday, (here's a link to the post: http://www.beautybroadcast.net/2013/09/the-procrastinating-beauty-blogger-tag.html) and I loved the tag she did, so I thought it would be entertaining for my readers if I did it too! So lets get started!

1. Name a beauty regimen that you rarely do? 

      

Let me just start off by saying, if you watch my beauty videos on youtube, you know I have short hair. And I am the kind of person that likes to get up, shower, and go without worrying about spending an hour on blow-drying my hair ;) I'll blow-dry my hair sometimes for special occasions or an event, but other than that I just wash it and let it air-dry. :) 

2. Is washing your brushes something that you do regularly? 

Yes, this is actually something I do probably more often than needed :) but when I clean them I use my Sigma brush cleaning glove, baby shampoo, and then I dry my brushes with the bristles pointing down in plastic cups. I also put brush guards on them as well because it helps them keep their shape. If you'd like to see my Sigma brush cleaning glove demo, click HERE. 

3. How long will you last with chipped nail polish? 

Hopefully as you can see here, I let my nails chip a little bit. But I play acoustic guitar, piano, and keyboard on a regular basis so especially with guitar my nails have to be cut short all the time. Thus the reason why I hardly ever wear nail polish :) 

4. How long will you put off buying/replacing a beauty product, even if you need it? 

Man, this one is a tough question! I will replace a product if I absolutely 100% NEED it, but otherwise I am buying different makeup products all the time because I want to try it out and review it. So that being said, I don't think I'll run out of eyeshadows any time soon because lets be honest here......backups of my backups have backups :) 

5. What is your worst beauty habit? 

I have to say I have a slight obsession with GREAT smelling candles! I just bought this one pictured above and when I get on a kick of buying good smelling candles, it gets kind of crazy :) I have so many I need to burn, its not even funny. I have two shelves up on my wall that have candles! But it's kind of like my makeup obsession, you have to try the latest and greatest thing! :) 

6. Name something non-beauty related that you put off doing all the time? 

With my forever long healthy passion of music, I've put off buying an electric guitar for the longest time! I love the sound of it, I just have never dove deep into searching the best one out yet. Lets just say this item just might make its debut on my Christmas wishlist this year ;) 

7. When going out somewhere, do you leave getting ready until the last minute? 

If at all possible, I leave PLENTY of time to get ready. I don't like being rushed to get ready and I don't like being late. I like to take my time in the morning so if I have to, I'll get up an hour early, just so I'll have an immense amount of time to get ready :) 

8. Can you commit to spending bans? 

Does what's pictured above look like I can stop myself? :) I try to put myself on a "no-buy" but it never works! Thats mainly because I want to be able to try the latest and greatest things to review for my channel/blog. But I will sometimes do a "low-buy" where I'll set a limit to how much I spend on new beauty products and I can stick to that actually. I also find enjoyment in "shopping my stash" and rediscovering old favorites. 

 9. How organized is your make-up and nail polish collections? 

I pretty much just have a pile going on my vanity and just reach into it from time to time. Just kidding! I'd say my collection is very organized. If you're going to have a large collection, you need to have it organized so you know what you have. I make do with the space I have, while I keep most of my makeup in my vanity, I do have a separate rolling 5 drawer sterilite container next to my vanity that holds an organized amount of makeup products. I actually have that container organized to where each drawer has all the products separated. For example, the drawer that holds my eye products, I have my eye primers in a container, eyeshadows in another separate container next to it, and so on. That helps a lot, because if I'm in some sort of time crunch I don't want to be rummaging through a disorganized drawer of  products trying to find what I want. Thankfully, everything fits into a section of my bedroom so it doesn't take up so much space, but it still helps me find things easily.

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Wondering what to blog about? Do this tag! It's a lot of fun! :) 

Daily Nuggets....

• Need to study for my psychology exam and the final sometime today! 
• I'm hungry, need to eat lunch so I can get ready for my music class this afternoon! :)
• The Yankee Candle in Spice Cake that I got from Kohls smells AMAZING. 
• Since I'm a music major in college, I had to include a music joke! Here it goes..... How many Folk singers does it take to change a light bulb? Answer: One to change it and 5 to sing about how good the old one was!! LOL! 

CVS Haul!

Hey everyone! I hope y'all are having a great Friday afternoon :) I just wanted to share with you a small haul from CVS, so lets get started!



I went to CVS yesterday with my mom to pick up some more of the CVS brand makeup wipes, and we were just browsing the section where they had all their fall decor displayed. I stumbled upon some candles, and I have a lot of candles already from Bath & Body works but they are all Spring/Winter scents. I realized I didn't have any fall scents, so I went ahead and picked one up! The scent is "Pumpkin Patch" and it smells like pumpkin spice! I looked to see what the price was: $5.99?! I thought that was a killer deal, so it was a complete impulse buy but I couldn't resist between the price and the scent :)

I put the candle on my vanity this morning and OMGosh! It fills my house with this yummy pumpkin spice scent, I love it!! And for $5.99? Absolutely! :)


Well, I hope you enjoyed this short post! I hope y'all have a great night and I'll be blogging again soon! I'm working on getting some new videos up on my channel very soon, so watch for those! :)


Daily Nuggets...

• Treated myself and went to the salon to dye my hair! What do you think? 

(Yes, I dyed my bangs red! And I also colored the rest of my hair almost black! I love it!) 

• Cleaned the house to get ready for family to come visit! Had to just "spruce" the house up real quick, because they called yesterday and told me that they were coming in today! So excited to see them! They live in Oregon so I don't get to see them much. 

• Will be working on some homework over the weekend for my college music class thats due on Tuesday :)