Makeup Storage

Hello all!

I hope you survived Monday.

I am going to visit one of my great friends at her college this weekend and we're going to see their production of Spring Awakening. I'm beyond excited. I'll make sure to get some pictures of our outfits :)

My desk at school is kind of my multi-purpose area.

I do homework there, blog, do my makeup, eat, you name it.

It's also where I store most of my makeup.

Now, when I go home for the summer I'm planning on changing my room around a bit and then I will update you on my makeup storage, but this is what I have for now!

Overview

I keep my makeup mirror (which is way too small) on one of my Fossil tins so it's taller. Then I keep my moisturizers and foundations next to my drawers with my makeup.

This is where I keep the bulk of my makeup. I clearly don't have a large collection, but it's good for now. In the bottom drawer I keep face products-- extra foundation, bronzer, blush, msf, and concealer. The middle drawer is where I keep my brushes and extra lip products. The top is for all of my eye products. On top I have my current perfumes, Chanel Chance, Burberry Brit, and Tommy Girl.

On this side I keep my lipstick organizer, D&G watch box where I keep my watches, Tiffany box where I keep my most worn jewelry, gum, container with Lush soap, Lush tin with a massage bar, and then lotion, lip balms, and deodorant.

Here is a close up of my lipstick organizer [you can buy it here].

I really wanted the 24 section option, but it was on backorder, so I got the 12 section.

Going from left to right--

Back Row: Chanel Gabrielle, Clinique Pink Spice, Raspberry Glacé, and Baby Baby, Revlon Fuchsia Fusion, Clinique Chubby Stick in Super Strawberry. 

Front Row: Chanel Charme, Clinique Tender-Heart, A Different Grape, and Chianti, Benetint in Rose, and Buxom Lipgloss.

I loveee organization containers and stuff because I'm weird. I cannot wait to redo my makeup area at home. If you guys have any tips or tricks you like to use, I'd love to hear!

Talk to you soon, and thanks for reading.

XO Kara

OOTD X 2

Happy Friday loves!

I'm so happy it's the weekend, but the weather is extra gloomy today :(

To try and brighten the mood a bit, here are a few pictures from two outfits I wore this past week.

They're simple & colorful.

Details: Outfit One-- Top: Francesca's. Jeans: Hollister. Belt: Forever 21. 

Shoes: Classic TOMS. Watch: Fossil.

Outfit Two-- Top: Forever 21. Colored Denim: Marshall's. Shoes: TOMS Floral Cordones. Watch: Fossil.

Thanks for reading!

Any exciting plans for the weekend?

XO Kara

Seven Deadly Sins of Beauty Tag

Hi everyone!

I hope your week has been going well.

I'm so happy it's almost Friday. This week went particularly slow.

I think because I was soo busy last week, this week just seemed to drag on.

One of my favorite beauty YouTubers is Ingrid, or missglamorazzi.

She just did the Seven Deadly Sins of Beauty tag the other day and she tagged all of her viewers. Since I don't make videos, I figured I'd do a blogpost about it.

So here we go!

Questions:

1. GREED: What is your most inexpensive beauty item? What is your most expensive?

2. WRATH: What beauty products do you have a love/hate relationship with?

3. GLUTTONY: What are you most delicious beauty products?

4. SLOTH: What beauty product do you neglect, due to laziness?

5. PRIDE: What beauty product gives you the most self-confidence?

6. LUST: What attributes do you find most attractive in the opposite sex?

7. ENVY: what items would you most like to receive as a gift?

1. Drugstore black eyeliner [I think it was like $1.29?] and Chanel Vitalumière Aqua Foundation

2. Concealer—I love that it fixes my breakouts, but I hate that I’m almost 20 and I still have the skin of a pubescent teen; very prone to irregular breakouts.

3. Best Smelling—Lush's 'It’s Raining Men' shower gel.  Best Tasting—Forever 21 chapstick

4. Brow gel/pencil. I rarely fill in my brows, and I usually just wet my fingers a bit to smooth and hold them in place.

5. A good foundation—my skin is so irregular and rarely do I have a completely clear complexion, so when I have a foundation that gives me good coverage but still looks natural, I feel the best. But I'd have to say that Mac Mineralize Skinfinish Natural always leaves such a nice finish on my skin, whether I'm wearing foundation or not, so that is probably the product that makes me feel the best.

6. Appearance—great teeth, nice hair, and well fitting pants. Personality—outgoing, genuine, funny and easy going.

7. As cliché as it is, anything that comes from the heart and has meaning to it. It could be pretzels and nutella because that is one of my favorite treats [I did receive this as a give from one of my best friends Hanna] or anything from Lush because Lush always makes me happy :)

I tag all of you to do this! Feel free to leave your answers in the comments

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Talk to you soon!

XO Kara

Betsey Johnson Nail Polish

Hi there loves!

I hope your day is going well.

I am so anxious for the next 4 weeks of class to be done that time seems to be in slow motion.

I'm trying to stay motivated and positive though, summer will be here before we know it!

I was just browsing around on some blogs today and I came across this video

While some of Betsey Johnson's designs are a bit out there for my taste, I absolutely love her. She proves you can be young at heart. My cat eye sunglasses I have from her are some of my favorites.

Here is a preview of the line

I really love all of the colors. I think I'll have to pick some up when it comes out!

What do you guys think?

Have a great rest of your day!

XO Kara

Mini Haul

Hello everyone!

I don't know about you, but I'm glad Monday is over.

When I was home for Easter I picked up a couple things at the mall... naturally.

Chanel Vitalumière Aqua foundation. Lush's Each Peach massage bar and a tin for it. Lush's Sexy Peel soap.

Purple top: Francesca's. Mint tank: Forever 21. Sheer top: Forever 21.

American Apparel leather clutch. Michael Kor's sandals I scored from Marshall's.

Thanks for reading!

XO Kara

HAPPY EASTER

HAPPY EASTER!

I hope you all have a great holiday.

OOTD-

Details-- Jacket: IZOD. Top: Forever 21. Skirt: Forever 21 (old). 

Sandals: Michael Kors. Watch: Fossil.

A couple of these items are new, you'll see closer up shots in a mini haul post soon :)

Have a great day!

XO Kara

Simple & Sultry

Hello my lovely readers!

I'm so sorry my posts have been so inconsistent.

I'm hoping to get back into a routine, I've just been so busy with school.

Today I have one of my favorite eye looks that I've been wearing lately.

I don't like not wearing any eyeliner, but that is what takes me the longest in my makeup routine, and that's the last thing I want to do when I'm heading to early morning classes.

I'm a big fan of liner on the upper lash line, but lately I've been going back to my middle school days and opting for my lower water line.

This is so much easier because it defines your eyes but you don't have to worry about making the lines uneven or really screwing it up.

So here's the look! Hope you enjoy.

 Sorry this photo is so blurry! But I wanted to give you a close up view as well.

The best part about this look is it's soo simple and there's not a ton of products. First I used my Mac Paint Pot in Painterly as a base, just place it all over the lid and up onto the brow bone. Next, I actually place my highlight before the lid shadow. I just used a Maybelline shadow in Vanilla. Place this on the inner corners and brow bones. You can use any color shadow for this look but I really like the way it looks with gold, so I used the gold shadow in my no name pallet from Ulta. Next, use a very black eyeliner and run it alone your lower water line. I also added a tiny bit to the very outer edge of my upper lash line and winged it out. Then finish with several coats of mascara!

It's so simple but has a kind of dramatic effect.

I hope this was helpful and thanks so much for reading!

XO Kara