Weekend update: Wine Making and A LAZY Sunday

Happy Sunday everyone!

I hope everyone had a great weekend. I can't believe it's already Sunday night for me. Ahhhhhh... it feels like yesterday I was super pumped that it was Friday...lol

I haven't been up to much these days, but I will update you on what I did over the weekend. BF and I took it easy.. not a lot on the agenda, except for our wine bottling appointment. The thing is, BF and I drink so much wine, that one day we saw a Groupon deal... It was 30 bottles for $50. What a steal!!! Anyhow, a long story short, we bought two of them, and we felt like we had wine forever!!! It lasted a long time.. and we saved sooooo much money. Well.. the Groupon deal happened again.. so of course we hopped on the bandwagon and bought two more. BF got 30 bottles of white wine, and I got 30 bottles of red, again.. $50 each.

I picked the pink tops, and BF picked the green..lol

If you love wine, this would be a fantastic deal for you! The guy at the wine place was telling us that when you buy a bottle of wine from the store, 75% of it is tax. Really, your bottle of wine if only really worth $2. Not sure about the expensive stuff, but the normal stuff I guess. So anytime this deal happens, we are all for it. Plus.. we just re-use our 60 bottles that we have, so we don't have to pay for bottles each time.... Awesome deal.. Love it!!!

As for today.. what a great, freaking, lazy day!!! I sat around and did NOTHING! It was an amazing feeling. I got nothing accomplished. I sat in my pj's all day, watched youtube blog videos online, and ate junk food! lol.. I only left the house once, and that was to get a few groceries that I needed for work this week. It was so nice out, so puppy and I played around in the backyard too. He loved it!!!

Since I had to go out for groceries, I did my make up. Soooo.. I thought I would show you my Make up of my lazy Sunday.....haha



Sorry.. I always try to get good lighting, and my iphone pics are never clear





Products

 I apologize that my hair isn't up to anything good in this pic. I straightened my hair on Saturday and I swear... my hair just doesn't ever want to stay straight.. Grrrrr, makes me angry.. Anyhow, I just brushed whatever style I had going on and left it.. What the heck, it's Sunday!

So, the products that I used were oh-so-simple. Ooops, I did't include my face make up.. Well, I just dusted M.A.C studio fix powder all over my face. Then I used the Maybelline Age Rewind Instant Eraser under my eyes to brighten them up (this stuff is by far, the best under eye brightener EVER!!). I just blended that in with my finger lightly. Then, I skipped my bronzer because right now, I am extremely pale. I have not a drop of self tanner on me, so I didn't want to have a bronzed face, and a disgustingly pale body.

Then, I just put my M.A.C Pink Swoon blush on the apples of my cheeks and voila!!! face is done!

Afterwards, I opened my Naked Pallette, and dusted on the color Virgin. It's the lightest color of the pallette. I put it all over my eye lid, brow bone, and also in the inner corners of my eyes to brighten them just a little more (needed to look just a little more awake).

I then used my M.A.C gel liner in Dipdown (a gorgeous dark brown color.. my absolute favorite) to quickly line the top of my lash line (gives the look of fuller lashes). For the lower lash line, I used a shadow from the Naked Pallette in the color Darkhorse (a dark brown-y color). Tip: Using a shadow for the lower lash line gives a more natural and soft look.

Then it was time for mascara! Just an FYI.. I cannot leave the house without mascara. I don't mind leaving out the others, but mascara and I go hand-in-hand, and it's definitely my go-to make up product!

I put on my mascara. The brand I always use is, L'Oreal's Million Lashes in black. I use it on my upper and lower lashes, and I usually put on two coats.

Last but not least... I grabbed for my chapstick. I used Blistex Fruit Smoothie's Berry Explosion... YUM!!! Who needs shiny gloss for the grocery store?!?!

As for my grocery outfit.. I just threw on my Lululemon pants, along with a dark grey tank from Old Navy, and my white zip up hoodie from Abercrombie and Fitch. Oh.. and my pink Nike Shox runners.

Anyhow, that's pretty much it. What did you all do over this past weekend? Were you lazy like I was? Comment below and tell me!! :)

Enjoy your Sunday night everyone...

Love always,
xoxo
Mel

One Hundreth Post & Make-up of the Day

 Hey everyone!

Yesssss!! It's the weekend. I can't tell you how thrilled I am to sleep in tomorrow. Oh my goodness I have been awake everyday this week at 4am... Really sucks!

I just wanted to announce that this is my 100th post!!! YAY! Thank you to everyone who has supported me. I am loving the blog world and love all my wonderful readers. You all are amazing and I'm so thankful that you take time out of your day to read my blog. It's a work in the making and I'm trying to think of things to make it even more enjoyable to read!

I am hoping that by next year I will have a better camera to work with. I know how much better it makes a blog, but thank you to everyone for sticking with me and my blurry-ness! LOL.

I just wanted to do a quick make up of the day! This is my day to day make up that makes me feel pretty and confident. I like going with simple colors and simple application.

I know it might look like I have a ton of products.. but really, it takes me under ten minutes to do my make up everyday. I don't like spending all my time doing my make up. I like spending more time doing my hair..lol

The products above are:

- Laura Mercier Silk Foundation in Medium Ivory
- M.A.C Studio fix powder in C3
- Smashbox bronzer (I also alternate with NARS Laguna)
- Bobbi Brown Peony Blush (recommended by Veronika of Veronika's blushing)
- NARS Albatross highlighter
- Maybelline's Age Rewind Instant Dark Circle Eraser
- M.A.C gel liner in dipdown
- M.A.C loose eyeshadow in Vanilla
- NARS eyeshadow in Belissima (I actually use the darker shade on my eyebrows.. I know.. weird huh?)
- L'Oreal Million Lashes in Black
- Forever 21 lipgloss (just a very sheer, glossy, pink-y/sparkle-y color)

That's pretty much it ladies. Of course I switch up my make up here and there, but that is just a basic idea of products I use on a daily basis. When I go out though, I like to play up my eyes more, but during the week, I just like to keep it simple and fresh.

Hope you all have a fabulous weekend! I went shopping today so I will post all about my new purchases tomorrow.. stay tuned!!

xo
Mel

My new Kate Middleton dress & A few other Goodies!

Hey everyone!

Sorry I have been missing in action for the past week. I have been really busy with work. I knew these first few weeks would be the death of me, but working 10-12 hour days is necessary to get caught up, especially with only the doc training me. I literally have to try and figure stuff out on my own while he isn't there.

I almost felt lost without blogging...lol.. it has been a part of my life for a few months now and I'm always so excited when I can sit down and just blog!!!

Sooo.. since I have been pre-occupied with work, I haven't done much shopping (although I'm in desperate need of some new make-up).. NEED to get to a Sephora.. like NOW!!!

Awhile back, I was looking through pics of Kate Middleton (I follow all the K.M style blogs, websites etc.) I came across this blue pleated dress that I just thought was the prettiest outfit. Take a peek...

Isn't it so sweet??? It's a Zara dress, and I actually ordered it online!!! I got a small because I wasn't sure how small the XS would be on me. I'm always so hesitant to order clothes online when I'm not 100% sure. I sometimes find that even though I think I know my size in my fav stores... some things just fit differently!

The dress FINALLY came in yesterday!

It even came with the brown belt!! I tried on the dress and it's just a tad too big for me, but I would rather it be too big than too small, so hopefully I can just play around with it before I get it taken in. The belt definitely doesn't fit, it's too big. I might look into either wearing a black skinny belt that I already own, or I can puncture another hole in the brown one and go from there.. what do you think?

The dress in the pic is totally wrinkled (from shipping it), but I will iron those wrinkles all away..haha. I just LOVE the pleating. I think I'm really into blue this season, and definitely pleats. I think this dress can be worn in so many different ways (sleek and elegant, casual, business-y etc.) I was so excited about this purchase, so I had to share that with you!

The next thing I got was a new mascara. I am inlove with L'Oreal's Million Lashes mascara in black. It is my absolute favorite mascara!!

Even though I have been using Latisse, this mascara just extends my lashes even more. It took me a little bit to get used to the wand, but I honestly love this one. I have tried every brand of drugstore mascara there is, and after a few days of this, it was my ultimate CLW mascara! I tend to throw out mascara if I have had it over 3 months.. Old mascara is just gross and flaky.. so get rid of your old mascara if it's starting to dry up!!

BF and I was at his parents house last weekend. I went to wash my hands and BF's mom had this hand soap from Bath & Body Works that smelt amazing!

It's called Creamy Pumpkin. I'm not even kidding, I was smelling my hands until the scent was gone. Sooo YUM!! Puppy was even trying to lick my hands..lol. Anyhow, she had an extra bottle and gave one to me. It's also so perfect for the fall weather this time of year. I am already getting so much use out of this hand soap. I highly recommend this to everyone! It has a sweet, but warm smell. I love it.. A million thumbs up for this creation!!!

Well folks, that's it for now. I have a four day weekend (thank you new boss!), so I will be writing my little fingers off with blogs.. Need to catch up. I might make my way to the mall tomorrow. I still need to find some things for work, and also get caught up on my make-up situation!

Hope everyone is having a great evening!

Love you all,
xo
Mel