Home is where I belong

Starry city where dreams are alive

Summer night in Downtown LA

February Favorites

The following are products I fell in love with during the month of February.

I'm going to start with Laura Mercier oil-free tinted moisturizer in Nude (pictured on the left side of the above picture). This tinted moisturizer has been the best splurge ever. I bought it for $42 in Sephora but I think it is worth it. It really smooths out the skin and provides the right amount of coverage without looking like I have too much make-up on. I like the fact that it is oil-free because it doesn't make my skin look shiny, however, it does emphasize some of the dry spots on my skin just a little. I don't have excessive dry skin, which is good because if I did, this product would make my skin look really flaky. If you tend to have dry skin, I suggest not buying the oil-free.

Now on to Paris Hilton perfume and lotion. The smell of these two products is unbelievable. It is very feminine and not very sweet. I would say the lotion is my favorite out of the two though.

The main reason I bought Organix Cocunut Milk Shampoo was because of the smell. I usually don't buy products I've never heard about, but this was an exception. It smells like pure coconut and leaves my hair very smooth and shiny-plus it doesn't have carcinogens (or so it claims). I don't know if it's just me but I did see a big improvement after using this.

Clinique Eye Shadow Duo in Sunburst

I really like the highlight color of this duo (The other eyeshadow is a shimmery orange). I usually use this when I do a brown eye look or I'll just wear this by itself with smudged eyeliner and mascara. Very pretty.

Clinique Long Lasting Lipstick in Blushing Nude

I wouldn't consider this a true nude color. It's almost a brown/drk pink color. It can be quite dark if applied excessively and therefore just a little will do. It does give the lips a natural flushed color and it looks even better when mixed with some sort of gloss. I'm wearing this color in my first make up of the day blogpost.

Hope you enjoyed seeing my favorite products for this month. Thnx

What to Read? What to Read?

I've always enjoyed reading but I stopped doing it once I started university and now - work. I want to get into it more again but I have no idea of books that will be appropriate for my age. The last book I read was Twilight. It was recommended to me by a friend that is obsessed with the saga and I guess wanted me to be too. It's an o.k. book I guess. But I felt like it was for younger audiences. I enjoy the movies though.
Anyway, I decided to check out Jane Austen's books and because Pride and Prejudice is her famous one, I have decided to read that one first. I saw the movie a couple years ago but I really don't remember much of the story.
I'm going to go check out the book from the library and hopefully start reading it today. I really hope the book is better than the movie...unlike others ; )

Makeup of the Day

This is the makeup look I wore today to Universal Studios Hollywood. I tried to keep it subtle. I hope you guys like.

On Face:

-Laura Mercier oil free tinted moisturizer in Nude (I'm not a foundation type of girl)

-Clinique True Bronze Powder Bronzer in Sunkissed and Powder Blusher in Pink Blush

On Eyes (in order of application):

-Too Faced Shadow Insurance

-MAC Naked Lunch on eyelid and browbone

-MAC Satin Taupe on crease

-Brown eyeliner on upper and lower lashline

-Estee Lauder Projectionist mascara in black

-Estee Lauder Double Wear mascara in black

On Lips:

-Clinique Long Last Lipstick in Blushing Nude

-Estee Lauder Pure Color Crystal Gloss in Star Pink

Introducing Myself

Hello Everyone,
Welcome to my blog. I am a 22 year old girl by the name of Melissa. I decided to start this blog in hopes of having something to look back to and also to share my thoughts and interests with others. Many of my blogs will consist of my life in general but also about fashion and makeup. I hope you enjoy reading what I have to say and hope we can communicate if you can relate...or not :P
My blog is a little blah at the moment but if you find me, please introduce yourself. I'm nice - I promise :)

ok ttyl