SHE SAID : Easy Perky Pony

I'm not a fan of the word "perky". but that's honestly what best describes this easy hairstyle. So grab a couple bobbi pins and prepare for perkiness galore!

SHE SAID : Fall Look #2

Here's a fun and festive way to use orange eyeshadow. I LOVE using orange eyeshadow to warm up any look, and I really enjoy making such an 'unwearable' color wearable by using it to add a pop of color. 

So go ahead, try some orange on your eyes!  You just might like it!

SHE SAID - (Unfortunately I'm) Down With the Sickness

So if you don't know the song "Down With the Sickness" that title probably made zero sense, but it's ok, I'll forgive you - as long as you forgive me of failing to do a makeup video this week. I had full intentions of filming my second "Fall Look" this weekend....then I got sick on Thursday...and now I sound like a man and am hacking up a lung every two seconds.  Basically, it's not pretty, and if you're like me, when you're sick, makeup is the last thing you feel like putting energy towards.  For the past two days all I've managed to put on my face (besides face wash/moisturizer) is a little bit of concealer...and that's just so I don't feel like I look unbearable - my face always decides to go breakout crazy when I'm sick!  Dear doctor friends - is this normal?  I could probably Google that, but that takes effort...and writing this up is all the effort I'm putting forth on the internet today.  So now I'm off to have Nurse Winston continue to take care of me till Derek gets home from work.  

SHE SAID - 50 Random Facts

Let's get weird.

SHE SAID - Fall Look #1 (Green to Gold)

You like Fall?  So do I.   Let's do some makeup.

SHE SAID - How To Know When To Buy (Part II)

First off, if you haven't read Part I of this topic, I definitely recommend you do!  Now, on to more ways that I talk myself out of (and in to) purchasing things!

I mentioned in Part I that I stalk the product.  It's true - I try to not do impulse buys.  Part of my stalking strategy includes watching YouTube reviews/tutorials of the product.  One tip when doing this is to watch reviews done by girls who match your hair color/skin tone if possible.  I realize this isn't always easy - but it'll help you get a better idea of what a particular color of any product will look like on you before purchasing.  This tactic definitely helps when purchasing drugstore makeup since they typically do not have tester items.  

For department store makeup, you have the luxury of testers at your fingertips!  You can swatch to your hearts desire to know instantly if you do/do not like a particular color of product.  At a makeup counter you can also have the workers test the products on you.  If you're not sold completely on a product while in the store, have them put it on you then wear it out of the store, away from the salesperson, out of the fluorescent lights, and in to your every day life to see if it really fits YOU.  You are the only person who can decide that, and sometimes you need to sit with it for awhile to know if you're sold on it.

Now let me tell you my biggest secret yet about buying...ok, so it's not a secret, but it may put a new perspective on your buying.  As I mentioned in Part I, Derek and I budget our spending money monthly.  I usually spend the largest chunk of this money on food, so with whats left over I really can't get much makeup.  SO.......I don't really buy makeup until I have an 'event' happening.  What does that mean?  Well, it means I hold out on buying makeup until it's my birthday, Christmas, or a vacation.  Yes, that's right, I just tell myself NO until I have an event.  Of course there are many items I wish I could by whenever - but I tell myself no now, so later I can tell myself yes (yep, that's a Dave Ramsey saying, hah).  Honestly, all of my 'high dollar' purchases have been during an event, or given as gifts, so the rest of the year I'm typically just buying small purchase items here and there (such as my two new gorgeous Maybelline lipsicks pictured in Part I).  

So now that you know my purchasing secrets, does it change how you'll shop for your makeup? 

SHE SAID - Sleek Purple Eyes

Need a super easy go-to eye that's interesting enough to look like it was difficult to create?.....did that make ANY sense....no?  Well just watch and see what I mean.

SHE SAID - What a Weird Color...

What a wierd color...that's what I thought the first time I saw MAC "Club" eyeshadow at the counter.  And instantly I was in love.  This is a really versatile and fun color to use - here's just one example of an eye look you can do with it!  Also I rig up a neutral lip.

SHE SAID - Where Did You Get That?

So you've heard me gab a few weeks now about products I enjoy...so where do I actually buy them?!  Watch this video to find out!