TAG: My Beauty Firsts

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1. What is your earliest beauty memory? 

My earliest beauty memory is when I was middle school and wanted to wear makeup to my 8th grade semi-formal dance.

2. What was your first beauty purchase?

I can't remember my first purchase exactly, but I think it was a mascara from the drugstore

3. When did you first wear makeup?

I first started wearing makeup when I was in 8th grade. I didn't wear it a lot, only for special occasions.

4. When was your first beauty disaster?

My beauty disaster was when I tried applying eyeliner for the first time. It got all over my face and it looked terrible.

5. Who was your first beauty crush?

I can't remember having a beauty crush but I always wanted to look like Hillary Duff. She was probably one of my first beauty crushes because I grew up watching 'Lizzie McGuire' on Disney Channel.

6.What was your first brand crush?

My first brand crush was MAC. Once I got interested in makeup, all I wanted to buy was MAC. It was really expensive, so I never bought anything but I always was checking out the new collections.

7. What is your longest standing beauty love?

My longest standing beauty love is mascara. I feel comfortable leaving the house with just mascara on.

I tag you ALL to do this tag!

-Liz

My Owl Obsession!

We all know that owls have been quite trendy this fall season and I am just one of those people who love owl decor!
Here are these few things I own that are owl related:

1) My owl candle - this was given to me recently as a gift

2) My owl cookie jar - My sister gave this to me last year as a Christmas gift! I don't store cookies in it but I usually keep some snacks or candy in it =)

 3) My owl hand cream - My mom gave this to me as a gift (I forgot if it was for my birthday or Christmas) and it has a hand cream inside it. She said she bought it at a local store.

 4) My owl ring - My sister got this for me as a Christmas present last year, I think and it so cute! It has a stretchy band which is uncomfortable so I don't wear it a lot but I still love it! I believe it is from Aeropostale.

5) My blog background! I found this background on Google and fell in love with it! It is also the background for my twitter account :)

What do you have an obsession with?
-Liz

How much does my everyday face cost?

A little while ago my friend Louise did a blog post on this topic and I thought it was a really great idea so I thought I would try and figure out how much my everyday face [makeup] costs!
How much does my everyday face cost?

Note, this cost will not include my everyday makeup brushes, which are my Sigma makeup brushes!

1. Urban Decay Primer Potion - $20.00


2. Sheer Cover concealer - $27.00


3. Urban Decay 24/7 Glide on Eye Pencil in Midnight Cowboy - $19.00


4. MAC Mineralized Skinfinish natural - $27.00


5. Stila Smudge pot in Kitten - $17.00


6. wet n wild mega volume mascara - $2.99

Total cost = $112.99 dollars!!

I never thought about how much all this makeup costs!

How much does your everyday  face [makeup] routine cost?

-Liz

*Prices are approximate values gathered from Sephora, Amazon and Google.

My Birchbox Story!

I have been pretty much obsessed with my Birchbox subscription lately and though I would share with you how I exactly got stared with Birchbox.

For those of you who don't know, Birchbox is a monthly beauty subscription service where you get samples of beauty products every month in the mail, for only $10.00 dollars!

Back in January 2012, I had signed up for the MyGlam beauty bags and thought it was a really cool concept. I had participated in the service for a few months and thought it wasn't very good. The products weren't all that great, everybody got basically the same things and the customer service wasn't spectacular. I did like the bags but besides that there was nothing special about MyGlam.

After I cancelled by MyGlam subscription, I wanted to try a different service out. I decided on Birchbox for several reasons. First, I heard they had excellent customer service. Second, they had a great selection of products they gave out to subscribers. Third, the reward system/ store  was very intriguing to me.

I have been with Birchbox now since the spring and it has been such a rewarding experience! I have tried so many new products and have found some new favorites too! My favorite things to get in a Birchbox are perfume samples and the lifestyle extras :)

To learn more about Birchbox, go to their website www.birchbox.com

-Liz

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