a mix for you // January

Hello everyone! I decided to make a short little playlist for you all of the songs that I have been listening to lately. I love sharing music with other people and having them share music with me so if you have some recommendations please leave them below! This playlist has a little bit of everything, just the way I like it. 

I usually make playlists on 8tracks which you can view here, but this time I decided to go for Spotify since on 8tracks you have limited skipping and I see a lot of people have Spotify. Can I just say, I love Spotify it's great! But anyways, I hope you all have a great day/night! Comment any songs you've been listening to lately! 

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Review: Etude House - Dear Darling Tint

Hello everyone! How's it going? I hope everyones having fun these days! I just started my last semester of my Sophomore year in college, wish me luck!

Today I bring you a review of one of the Etude House products called Dear Darling Tint. I've always wanted to try something from Etude House and recently on Amazon I found this lip tint and it was pretty cheap so I went ahead and bought it. I got the lip tint in the shade Vampire Red. You can buy this tint on their website or an Amazon like I did. They have three other shades on their website.

I paid $4.90 on Amazon with free shipping. It also came with three free samples. Shipping was much faster than I expected which was great!

The consistency is like water and like the picture shows, it does stain.

So when I applied it it was nice, water like, smelled like grapes, and to my surprise it actually looks good in the photo! but in person i don't like it quite that much. BUT, I won't complain for that price!

I decided to see how it would look like on my sister since she has much lighter lips than I do and this is how it came out

I have to say, it looks much better on her! It stains rather quickly so at first I messed up on myself and I was like "ahhh!" because it wasn't coming off, so I wiped it with cocoa butter and tada! 

Pros:
☆ Nice color (especially if you have light lips)
☆ Stayed on around 2-3 hours 
☆ Doesn't smell bad, smells like grapes!
☆ It doesn't feel cakey/heavy

Cons:
☆ Doesn't stay on my top lip much 
☆ Lips looked a little too dry (but that could be fixed by exfoliating) 


After I tried this lip tint I decided to try the samples they gave me, I tried two of the three they gave me and I love them! I tried the TonyMoly Tomatox Massing Mask and after I washed it off my skin felt and looked great. I then tried the TonyMoly Brightening Peeling Gel and that one definitely brightened up my skin like it said! I'm planning on buying both of those!

Now, after trying this out I asked myself was this worth it and will I buy it again? The answer is yes this was worth it! Because $4.90 isn't bad! But, will I buy it again? No, I probably won't be buying this product again but for now i'll definitely keep using it until it's gone. 

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home inspiration

Hello everyone! I was just browsing around the home section of Polyvore and saw some beautiful items that inspired me to make this post. Recently my parents moved into a new home and I needed some ideas on how to re-decorate my new room. So I wanted to show you some of the pieces that I really like, lets begin!

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Lately i've just been on a home decor craze! Some of the prices of these items are insane but stores like Marshalls have really great home items for good prices so I usually go there to look at some items for my room. Did you like any of these items? Comment below! 

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What i read for 2015

Hello everyone! My reading goal for the year of 2015 was only ten books and the reason for that was because I knew I would be too busy with my school work to be able to read anymore than that. This year I set my reading goal for fifteen books! I've read some comments about reading goals being dumb etc because reading shouldn't be a competition but to me it's not a competition. When I set my reading goal it helps motivate me to read more which is how I managed to read those ten books last year and although it may not seem like a lot, it was good accomplishment to me because regardless of my busy schedule I managed to pull out time and dedicate it to reading.

So today I want to share with you the ten books I read for 2015. Lets begin!

Vampire Academy -  4/5 stars // Allegiant - 5/5 stars // Dead To You - 3/5 stars 

Vampire Academy // This book is for those looking for something supernatural vampire filled with romance and action. It's the first of a series.

Allegiant // If you've read Divergent and Insurgent then this ones next!

Dead To You // Okay so although this one wasn't my favorite, it could be yours. If you're looking for something mysterious and about abduction, this ones for you!

Love & Misadventure - 3/5 stars // The Boss - 3/5 stars // A Midsummer Night's Dream 4/5 stars 

Love & Misadventure // This book is for the lovers of romantic poetry. This one wasn't my favorite, in fact I was a bit disappointed but i've heard great reviews on it so maybe you'll like it! 

The Boss // This book is for the lovers of erotica, so if you're underage this book isn't for you. I saw this book for free on amazon and downloaded and it was actually pretty good. Now that I think about it I'd give this a 4 out of 5 but I won't change it because a 3 out of 5 is how I felt at the moment. 

A Midsummer Night's Dream // This book is for the lovers of classics and for those who like Shakespeare. This is the first Shakespeare play i've read that I actually liked. 

Choker - 4/5 stars // Fatal Frame: Shadow Priestess - 5/5 stars // My Secret: A Postsecret Book - 4/5 stars 

Choker // Okay this book was crazy! This book is for those that want a thriller that keeps you on your toes 

Fatal Frame: Shadow Priestess // This one is for those that like mangas! I love reading mangas and this one was really great! (you can find it online for free *cough cough*)

My Secret: A Postsecret Book // This one is for those that like secrets and confessions 

This last book was my absolute favorite for 2015. I could not put the book down!

I gave this book a 5 out of 5 stars because it was fantastic. It was so heart warming and at the same time heart wrenching and I even cried. 

Eleanor & Park made me want to read every other book Rainbow Rowell has put out and I will! 

I recommend this to everyone especially for those looking for sweet romance. 

I hope you all enjoyed this post! Have you read any of the books I listed? Do you have a reading goal for this year? Leave you comments below i'd love to read them. I hope you all have a great day!

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