Monday, September 30, 2013

Naked Basics Tutorial (Makeup Monday)

Hi Everyone!

Today is Makeup Monday and I am going to be showing you a neutral everyday makeup look using Urban Decay's Naked Basics Palette. Naked Basics is by far one of my most used and favorite palettes that I own. The eye shadows are all matte which is something that I love. I haven't done a tutorial on my blog so this is a test run of it and let me know what you think in the comments down below.

Let's Get Started!
 
 
Step 1:
Prime Eyes
Prime your eyes with any eyelid primer, I use Sephora's eye primer pot.


 
 
Step 2:
Take Foxy and apply it above your eyelid and up to your brow bone.
 
 
 
 
Step 3:
Take W.O.S and apply it with a fluffy eye shadow to your eyelid.
 
 
 
 
Step 4:
Take Naked 2 and apply it to the outer corners of your eyelid and blend in.
 
 
 
 
 
Step 5:
Take Faint and apply it to your crease and outer corner of your eye, I don't blend just yet.
 
 
 
 
 Step 6:
Take crave and using a blending brush apply lightly to the outer corner and crease of the eye while blending.
 
 
 
 
Step 7:
Take Venus and apply it to the inner corners of your eye and along the inner lower lash line
 
 
 
 
Step 8:
Take crave and a angled eyeliner brush and apply it like eyeliner on the lid of the eye and just on the outer part of the lower lash line.
 
 
 
Step 9:
Take your favorite mascara(s) and apply them.
 
 
 
 
 
 
You now have a very neutral and light everyday eye look using Urban Decay's Naked Basics Palette.
 
 
Thank You all for reading and taking a look!
New posts every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday.
Wednesdays Post will be My Favorite Makeup Brands.
I would love it if you would leave your comments or questions down below because I love to see them!
 
~Rachel

Sunday, September 29, 2013

Top 10 Books (Bonus Post Sunday)

Hi Everyone!
 
Happy Sunday! I don't know about you but I am not ready for the weekend to be over. I hope that you all had a fabulous weekend! Today is Bonus Post Sunday and I am going to share one of my Top 10 Lists. This Sunday I am going to tell you my top 10 books/series. These are some of my favorite books to date. Let me know what some of your favorite books are down in the comments because I am always looking for something good to read.
 
Let's Get Started!
 
1.
 
The Harry Potter Series
 
 
2.
 
Invisible Summer
 
 
 
3.
 
The Hunger Games Series
 
 
4.
 
Forever...
 
 
 
5.
 
Beach Blondes
 
 
 
6.
 
The It Girl Series
 
 
 
7.
 
Endless Summer
 
 
 
8.
 
The Clique Series
 
 
 
9.
 
A Walk To Remember
 
 
 
10.
 
The Pretty Little Liars Series
 
 
 
Thank you so much for taking a look!
New Posts every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday.
For Makeup Monday it will be a Naked Basics Palette Tutorial!
Please leave and comments down below because I would love to see them and I hope you have an amazing week!
 
~Rachel










Friday, September 27, 2013

A Professional Look (Fashion Friday)

Hi Everyone!
 
Today is Fashion Friday! I can not believe the last post I made was on Sunday. I have missed Makeup Monday and My Life Wednesday. I did break my computer so I have to use my old semi-broken one, which has been a struggle. I thought today I would put together a couple outfits that one might wear to an interview or when they had to dress up.
 
Let's Get Started!
 
All of the outfits are from Gap. I find that they have a great selection of business attire. I would have gone to Banana Republic but do not have one in my area. If you are looking for business wear and a classy look I would go to these places to look: Gap, Banana Republic, New York & Company, White House Black Market, and Ann Taylor.
 
The first outfit(s) that I have put together are with this shift dress.
 
 

 I added a belt to it just because the dress by itself is shapeless. On top of that I added a navy button up that matched the navy of the dress. This helped to make it more trendy with layers. There was also a different pattern that was black and red instead of navy and pink.
 
 
The next look is with a pair of black dress pants and a coral/orange blouse.


 I loved this coral top. It was pretty low cut but nothing that a camisole could not fix. I did belt it in the second picture. This helps to add shape to the shirt and changes the whole silhouette of the outfit. This is also a great shirt to add with a pair of black skinny pants. With wearing the skinnies you are able to pair it with boots to make it a little bit more fashionable.
 
 
The next outfit is my favorite even though it is simple. It is black pants and a white oxford shirt.
 


 Black and white is very trendy for the fall so this makes a great fall outfit. These pieces are perfect because they can be mixed and matched with tons of different outfits. I added a scarf so that it was not so plain but added a bit of fun to the outfit because of the pattern. A colored scarf would look good with this as well.
 
Those are a couple of professional looking outfits that I put together from Gap. I tied to focus on getting pieces that could easily be paired with other things in ones wardrobe. When building up a wardrobe having versatile pieces is important.
 
Thank you so much for reading and I hope you have a fantastic weekend!
New Posts every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday!
This Sunday will be my Top 10 Books.
Please leave comments or questions down below because I would love to see them!
 
~Rachel
 



Sunday, September 22, 2013

My Top 10 TV Shows (Bonus Post Sunday)

 
Hi Everyone!
 
Today is Bonus Post Sunday which means it is time for one of my top ten lists. This week I am going to share with you my top 10 TV shows. These are going in no order they are just overall my favorite TV shows that I have watched.
 
Let's Get Started!
 
 
 
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THH CHALLENGE (Especially the first Rivals)










 
 
Thank you so much for taking a look!
Let me know down in the comments what are some of your favorite shows! I need to find a new series to watch on Netflix.
New Posts every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday!
 
~Rachel