Outfit Recap

Hello lovelies

I feel like so much is going on and I have so many things to tell so many different people, it's hard to keep everything straight

I just want to give you all a bit of an update, as with every blog post of mine

Again, things are getting more comfortable

I started a film class and also a lit class this week

I really like the film class, and I'm not sure about the lit class quite yet

These classes are taught by my study abroad program director, as opposed to taking them at the university, so it's a bit more lenient, and it's also with other students from my program, so I really like that

I only have a week and a half left of my classes that I don't particularly enjoy, so YAY!

My program went to Granada this past weekend and it was absolutely beautiful!

We did a ton of walking and saw a lot of the city

I'll have a post coming soon :)

Since I've been doing so much traveling, I haven't been blogging about makeup and fashion and I miss it

But to be honest, there is always so much going on, I kind of just stick with makeup looks that I'm comfortable with, and I haven't been too daring with my outfits

It's so hot here, I'm usually just trying to stay cool

It is nice though, because you never really see people in athletic clothes, and you can tell a lot of students put effort into their outfits for class

I love this, because in the states, I kind of feel like a freak if I put a real outfit together for class

Here are just some snapshots of some of my recent outfits :)

Sorry some are just shot on my iPhone

Details-- Top: Marshall's. Pants: PacSun. Flats: Old Navy. Necklace: Forever 21. Watch: Fossil. 

Details-- Top: Christopher and Banks. Pants: J.Crew. 

Details-- [Left] Dress: Forever 21. Wedges: Target.

[Right] Top: Francesca's. Pants: PacSun.

Details-- Top: Marshall's. Pants: Marshall's. Sandals: Steve Madden.

Details-- Top: Marshall's. Maxi: Marshall's. Sandals: Michael Kors.

Details-- Dress: Marshall's. Shirt: Old Navy. Flats: Old Navy.

We have learned a few things from this post

1. I love Marshall's [as if that's news]

2. I buy the same shirt in different colors

I hope you guys liked these outfits, and I'll do more posts like this if you'd like!

I'll have a Granada post coming soon:)

Talk to you soon loves

XO Kara

My New Home

Hello!

How have you all been?

Well, I'm working through my second week of classes.

I'm so happy it's almost the weekend!

Right now I have a Spanish conversation class from 11-12, and an intensive Spanish class from 12-3, Monday-Friday.

It's pretty intense, because it's basically fitting a semester's amount of work into one month.

This evening I find out what the rest of my classes will be for the rest of the semester.

Thanks goodness these two classes are done at the end of September.

I'm really hoping my other ones will be better.

Things are getting more comfortable here, little by little.

I still think about home a lot, but don't get me wrong, I'm really enjoying my time.

I haven't been taking too many photos, because I haven't been doing anything too exciting.

Basically going to school, doing homework, going to the beach and eating. A lot.

I don't know if it's rude to take photos of my food, and my host family is almost always around when I eat, but if I can get some photos I'll show you guys!

My program is heading to Granada this weekend, which is supposed to be a beautiful city.

I can't wait to take lots of photos and share them with you guys!

Here are some of my first snapshots from Alicante :)

 The Explanada: an area with a ton of restaurants and ice cream shops right by the beach. Where I spend a good amount of my time.

 The beach & the Mediterranean Sea

 New friends :) [minus Megan]

 Views from the castle

 Mojitos allllll the timeeeee

Working on becoming a bronzed goddess

Hope you guys liked the photos!

Talk to you soon

XO Kara

Summer Approved

Happy Friday!!

No big intro today. My friend Hanna is lucky enough to be living in Hawaii this summer and she requested that I do a makeup tutorial that won't melt off in the summer heat. I like to wear some makeup if I know I'm going to the beach but not swimming, so I think this look is perfect for that or really just any summer day. I hope you guys enjoy!

I'd love to hear any requests you guys have for future blog posts! This was really fun for me to actually create something for someone's needs rather than my useless babbling. 

Anyways, here we go!

 The key to sweat proof makeup is using tinted moisturizer [WITH SPF!!]. You get some coverage, but don't have to worry about it totally melting off like foundation. I use an Aveeno tinted moisturizer. You could simply use this, but if you're going to wear this some where you need more coverage, go ahead and apply concealer, a little bit of powder to set it and bronzer. I used Mac Studio Sculpt concealer, MSF Natural, and Nars Laguna Bronzer.

I think simply using a cream shadow works best for this look. If I had a more pigmented cream shadow, I'd use that, but all I have is my Painterly Paint Pot, so I went ahead and added a bit of Suspect from the Naked2 Pallet. 

 Next is the main part of this look, the colored liner. I really like either this minty green color or the metallic blue, both from NYX. I think you could use either of them, or a combination. I just applied that to my lower lash line, then did a very thin line with liquid liner on the top and applied waterproof mascara.

I think this really adds to the beachy feel and makes the look more interesting.

[I wish the color picked up better in the photo, it's more noticeable in person]

 If you feel like you're missing color in your cheeks I recommend a cream blush. I used Mac's color pot in Have A Lovely Day! Finally, I set it with Urban Decay's All Nighter spray to insure my makeup lasts.

 A variety of lip products could be used. I recommend a stain, like Benefit's Benetint, or a light, easy lipstick like Revlon's Lip Butter in Strawberry Shortcake or Mac's Modesty. [I'm wearing the lip butter in the photo]

 This can also easily be transformed into a night look with a change of the lip color. I still want a light look, nothing too harsh, so I used another Lip Butter in Candy Apple.

The finished look.

Basically the main things to keep makeup sweat-proof:

1. Tinted moisturizer instead of foundation

2. Cream eyeshadow

3. Waterproof liner and mascara [although the jumbo pencils aren't water proof, they're easy enough to re-apply]

4. Setting spray

5. Easy, light lip products

I hope this helps some of you keeping yourselves looking glamorous during the hot summer temperatures :)

Talk to you soon!

XO Kara