Itsy Bitsy Haul for July

Hello all!
I was supposed to post this haul last week but life happened. Better late than never, right?!

 

 

 

 

July Haul 

 I picked up a few Jordana nail polishes, and yes the black, red and yellow I bought specifically for the World Cup Final (Deutschland!!) and the blue and bright coral-pink were mainly impulse buys. Starting from the left, the nail polishes from Jordana are;

1.  Black 
2. Holiday Red
3. Mellow Yellow
4. Strawberry Marmalade
5. Sapphire

The coral-pink is Strawberry Marmalade and it is beautiful on the nails. It's very "summery' and if you have a tan, you'll love it! I'm quite impressed by the Jordana polishes, they're very smooth and opaque with just one coat, but I usually do two coats anyway.

I also picked up the L'Oreal Youth Code Serum. This is a staple in my skin care arsenal. It really helped fade my hyper-pigmentation/ post breakout dark spots, which let's face it everyone hates.

Now, I have stretch marks and I'm not ashamed to say it. I've been working out more and losing fat (I hate the phrase losing weight!), so I have more stretch marks and I've heard that Bio-Oil was pretty good at fading them, so I picked up the small size just to test it out for myself.  

L.A Girl Glossy Lips lipglosses. I bought 3, kept 1 for myself and gave 2 to my friend as part of a gift. They are sheer lipglosses, with a brush tip applicator. At first it feels quite sticky, but not uncomfortable. Usually sticky glosses last longer on the lips but I haven't worn this lip gloss for a substantial amount of time, so in terms of wear time I can't give an accurate estimation. The shade I kept for myself is a deep red called Caramel Apple, it has no shimmer or sparkle.

July Haul - Avon

Finally, my small order of Avon lipglosses came. I bought 2 for myself and 2 for my mom because we bought love Avon lippies, in fact Avon makeup is one of my definite favourites in general. I purchased the shades, starting from the left;

1. Rich Raspberry
2. Palm Beach Pink
3. Darling Pink
4. Fuchsia Frenzy

I kept Rich Raspberry and Palm Beach Pink for myself and Palm Beach Pink has not left my bag since I bought it. It's perfect to just throw on with you're in a hurry, it adds a subtle hint of colour to the lips and it isn't super sticky. I'm not a lipgloss girl, I prefer lipsticks but I have been enjoying these Avon lipglosses and I'm sure I'll purchase more in the future.

We've come to the end of my mini-haul. I've been under the weather all week, so I don't know what my next post is going to be or when it will done, but it will happen!
However, until my next post, I hope you all have a great weekend. Stay happy, healthy and positive and I'll see you lovely people again soon.
Bye :)

What's Up #3 : Lil Update

What's up everyone?

It's been over a week since my last post...the World Cup withdrawal is real :'(.
However, it doesn't mean the football drama is over. Both Philipp Lahm and Steven Gerrard announced their retirement from international football </3. Transfer season has been hot with new signings every other day and the rumour mill running overtime. This upcoming season is going to be worth the wait.

Now for some updatey, type things:

1.  I did my last exam as an Undergrad student on the 14th, yay me! Feels odd saying that I completed my degree, 3 years over and done with in the blink of an eye. Now I get to start job hunting :/ , although I've been thinking of doing some makeup/cosmetology courses even some baking/pastry courses since I'm taking a year off before doing my Masters. I still have some decisions to make pertaining to doing my Masters, so I didn't apply immediately for the new semester.
2. I dyed my hair. I've been rocking a deep burgundy colour for a while now and decided that I wanted a change, so I dyed it purple. Yep, purple. It's dark so without sunlight you can barely tell that it's even there which I really enjoy. It's been very gloomy these days in Trinidad (what do I expect it's the bloody rainy season here) so it's been hard to get a good pic of my hair colour but once I do, I'm sure I'll put it up on my Instagram. *Link to my Instagram and other social media things are to the right if you want to follow me ;)
3. Caught a bit of a cold, so I've been under the weather for the past couple of days. I was supposed to post up a small haul this past Sunday but since I haven't been well, I've just been taking it easy, training and breeding my Pokémon (Yes, I play Pokémon!)

I will post my mini haul later on in the week, hopefully by Friday I should post it up. I have a butt ton of blog post ideas that I need to get working on. 

Anywhosie, that's all for this lil update post, I hope you all are happy, healthy and safe. Remember to stay positive and I'll talk to you all soon.
Bye :)

Germany!!!!!! The New Champions of the World!!!!!

Deutschland!!!!!!!!!!

Oh man that match was nerve wrecking but Mario Götze's perfectly executed goal in the 113th minute brought it home.  I screamed when the goal was scored, and I also wept.
Germany is now the first European team to win a World Cup on South American soil. Congratulations guys, you deserve it!

Argentina they played hard, and they pushed throughout. They could have have taken it home early in the 25th minute, but the luck wasn't on their side I guess. The Argentine defense was a brick wall, almost every run made by a German player got cut off by a defender. Although they didn't win, Argentina deserves a hefty round of applause. Much respect to the Argentinian team.

So in short;

Congratulations to this amazing, talented and truly awe inspiring young German team!

Congratulations to Miroslav Klose, who may have very well played his last World Cup but became the top scoring player at the World Cup Finals with a total of 16 goals.

Congratulations to a coach unlike any other Joachim Löw. He took this young team and he helped them flourish. He's brought them a long way and despite uncertainty after the last World Cup about his future with the team, he stuck with them and today, July 13th 2014, Germany were crowned the Champions of the World.

Now I'm off to go study for my 9am exam tomorrow, wish me luck!
Bye guys :)))))

What's up #2: WC Finals Here We Come!!!!! Deutschland!!!!!

Germany is in the finals!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

Can you tell that I'm excited?!!!!
Germany has gotten so close in the last three World Cups to hoisting the trophy but always fail to hit the mark in either the semis or the final themselves but after the display from the German side today, I have no doubt in my mind that 2014 can be the year this young and enthusiastic German team win the coveted World Cup trophy. 

Germany handed down the worst defeat in Brazil's football history, with their 7-1 trashing of the host nation. Yup I said 7-1. Now I'm going to be completely honest, never would I have thought that Germany would trump Brazil so badly. I was expected a 2-1, maybe even 3-2, I was expecting a fight between two of the greatest football nations in this land and what I got was a clean German sweep and I ain't mad.

I must congratulate Germany's number 11, Miroslav Klose on becoming the most prolific scorer in the World Cup. Today on top of handing Brazil their worst defeat ever, Klose became the top goal scorer in the World Cup. The previous holder of the title of Most Goals Scored in the World Cup was none other than Brazil's Ronaldo who had scored 15 goals total in all his World Cup appearances. Klose now holds the record having scored his 16th goal against Brazil, and I'm positive that he's already planning on having his 17th in the big final in Rio.

Thomas Muller netted his 5th goal of the World Cup thus far (still gunning for the Golden Boot), but it was Toni Kroos who opened the floodgate when he scored his first goal. That goal exposed the weakness in the Brazilian defense and the Germans made them pay.

Now I can give all the love I want to the goalscorers, however, the German defense deserves some massive love as well. This is the most solid and synchronised I've seen the German backline for this entire World Cup. They were strong, they were forceful but they were never crude or reckless in thier tackling or defending. Good job boys!!
However, I can't speak about the German backline without mentioning the big guy in the goal, the man in green, Manuel Neuer. Simply put, he's a beast. Quite possibly the best goalkeeper I've seen since Oliver Kahn. Neuer is always well poised and ready to pounce, and he also takes one hell of a penalty (Bayern Munich vs Chelsea, it's worth a watch). He's downright outstanding and I enjoy seeing him on the pitch.

My celebratory blog would not be complete however, if I don't mention Germany's amazing coach Joachim Low. After the last World Cup, I was petrified that Low would resign from coaching the German team but am I ever so grateful that he stayed put. I firmly believe that Low can lead the Germans to hoisting the trophy this time around. He's heavily involved in their training and from the pictures they post of the Germany National Team's Facebook page, he may even be running circles around them during training.

I believe in Low and his technical team, I believe in this bright-hearted and spirited German team. Off to Rio they go, this Sunday July 13th, will they be the ones lifting the World Cup trophy? I hope so, with all of my heart, I believe that 2014 is the year of Germany.

Makeup Battle Royale: Revlon Lash Potion vs. Revlon Grow Luscious Mascara

Now just for clarification, I am not a makeup artist or makeup expert, I'm just a girl with a makeup addiction. I also happen to be a girl with some very picky lashes. On my right eye, my eyelashes are thicker and longer than those on the left (I will never understand why).

I fell in love with the Revlon Grow Luscious Mascara by Fabulash back in September 2013 It was on sale so I decided to pick it up and try it out since I was in a bit of a mascara runt. Prior to purchasing this I used religiously the Maybelline Falseies Black Drama Mascara, which is an absolutely amazing mascara. It gives me amazing volume and extreme black and full lashes but it's approximately TT$63 and that's ridiculously expensive. Then again makeup here in Trinidad is ridiculously expensive no matter where you shop (sighs).

The Grow Luscious gives me great volume and some lift. It's not as dramatic as the Falsies so I do use it everyday. I gotten so attached to the Grow Luscious that I haven't repurchased a single tube of the Falsies since I first picked this guy up. I'm on my third tube of it and I still love it oh so much. 

Now this post was initially just going to be strictly focusing on the Lash Potion Mascara but I figured sine I had the two I'll spill my thoughts on them both. Now the Lash Potion, it just doesn't do it for me. I really want to love this mascara but I just don't. The brush to me makes no sense whatsoever. It does give some good separation to my lashes, but I prefer the traditional brush of the Grow Luscious. 

Sorry about the crappy quality

The formula of the Lash Potion was extremely dry for me and it would flake as I was applying it. Now I'm not sure if it was just my tube or if it truly is the mascara itself, but nothing is more uncomfortable than holding this weirdo wand to your eye, applying your mascara and having black chunks of product fall into your eyes, making you tear up. At least Lash Potion is extremely waterproof and smudge-proof for me. I have worn this mascara on long, hot, humid days on campus, even through workouts and I don't end up with raccoon eyes so yay.  I usually only have to do two coats of the Grow Luscious to get my desired lash volume but with the Lash Potion I have to do 3-4 coats, no just no!
Would I repurchase the Lash Potion Mascara? - No! Nopey, no no! I only use it because I hate to waste money, so until it's finished or expired I will force myself to keep using it.

Well, that's all for me for today, I hope you all have a great week and weekend :D
I will talk to you soon, stay positive, stay happy and stay healthy.
Bye guys. :)