Embryolisse Lait-Crème Concentrè (24-Hour Miracle Cream)

well hot damn look who's finally getting around to reviewing this product! I ordered the Embryolisse Lait-Crème Concentrè (24-Hour Miracle Cream) a few months ago, probably around the middle of winter, after having a sample of this in one of my birchboxs. during the winter my skin is very dry and is constantly asking for moisture so after hearing many people rave about this product and trying it for about a month i knew a needed a full size. i went without this product for about a month and my face went crazy without it.

its very moisturizing leaving the skin with a dewy look. let me tell you that a little goes a long way! for the first couple weeks i was definitely using more than i needed. my skin is also very sensitive so whenever i apply any moisturizer it tends to get red for a few minutes but then goes away, with this moisturizer it stayed redder longer than normally and faded away slowly so if you have this problem as well you have been warned. it wasn't a big deal to me because it was doing wonders for my skin. i used it sparingly around my nose, cheeks, forehead and chin area to give a smooth base for my make up. i loved to apply this moisturizer right after i used my clarrisonic, my skin felt as smooth as a babies bottom! now that it is spring/summer i have put this moisturizer away but do pick it up from time to time when i have dry patches around my nose. if you have dry skin i would definitely say this is a must product for you! if you have oily skin to begin with i dont think this product is worth the investment, it may be nice for the first couple weeks but i think your skin will eventually become even more oily. 

have any of you tried this product before? what did you think of it?

Collective Haul

Over the past couple of weeks i have been doing some random shopping before i move to the beach for the summer. along the way i have done some damage in the beauty department and havent done so well in the fashion department. the main reason i have been going shopping is i need a dress for the wmzq concert (a big country concert that comes to my town) and every year i have the perfect dress for it and this year i havent had any luck! but despite my miss in the fashion department i have gone a bit crazy in the beauty department. I have made a few trips to ulta, the drugstore, and sephora since i have been home and picked up a few things. so lets just go left to right: 

first i picked up the real techniques expert face brush because i have had my eye on it for awhile so i finally just decided to buy it. i own almost every real technique brush and i can easily say that i use them more than my sigma brushes. 

next i got 2 nail polishes a few weeks ago when i visited home and forgot to bring some nail polish to do my nails. they were lookin real rough so i figured i would go buy some to do that weekend. i got opi gargantuan green grape, which looks like a very pale mint green, similar to essie mint candy apple. also i picked up essie in the cab-ana from the new resort collection, i did a post on this recently. 

next i got the new cover girl outlast stay fabulous 3 in 1 foundation. i got it in the color 857 golden tan because i'm going to use this once i get tan during the summer. i picked up a pretty dark shade but i know i get really tan over the summer seeing that i live at the beach. i have never bought a drugstore foundation but i currently use the tarte amazonian clay foundation and i feel like this can be compared to this in some way so i'm excited to use it. 

i decided to get the new revlon lip butter in juicy papaya after seeing baileys blog post on it, i talk to her on the reg. and i always tell her i'm not a lippy type of girl i usually just stick to chapstick but she was completely in love with this color and after seeing her blog post on it i was too! i hate the color pink (i know how am i even a girl) so i stay away from everything that color so when i saw this color i knew it would be perfect! 

today when searching the mall for a wmzq dress i found myself in sephora wandering around looking for the beauty blender, i have wanted it for ages now so i figured it was about time to get it! when i started using make up i used a sponge and actually loved it, it wasnt until about a year ago when i first started using make up brushes to apply my foundation, so why not go back to a sponge. 

i always get questions about how i do my hair and this product is literally the only thing i use... herbal essence totally twisted curl boosting mousse. honestly all i do is get out of the shower and use about a handful of mousse and scrunch it in my hair. i would have to say i was blessed with curly hair so i dont have to do much to it. 

finally the only fashion purchase i did buy was the vans canvas authentic shoes in pool green/true white. i did a post on this a few weeks ago on debating between this color and another but decided to go with this color because it wont get dirty as fast, although i did notice my shoes had a stain on them so they will be going back asap to exchange with a new pair! 

totally forgot to mention that my new 50mm lens has arrived and i will be back to posting regularly (hopefully) now that i have a new lens and i'm feeling back in the groove of things. 

The Met Gala 2013: PUNK Chaos to Couture

The Met Gala took place last night at New Yorks Metropolitan Museum of Art. The theme of this years ball was "PUNK: Chaos to Couture" I get really excited to see pictures from the red carpet because I know this is the place to go crazy with fashion, especially with this years theme. I was expecting lots of black leather, studs, and mohawks. After looking through 125+ pictures from the red carpet I was completely overwhelmed by the fashion choices! there were a lot of best dressed and also a lot of worst dressed. I decided to just choose my top 10 favorites, even picking a top 10 was hard because there were a lot of amazing fashion. I would have to say blake lively is my top best dressed, even though i just said i wouldnt pick a number one best dressed. did you guys see pictures from the red carpet? who were your best dressed? who were your worst dressed?