Monday, March 25, 2013

New Beauty Buys

Hello lovelies,
It's Britt here. This past weekend I went out and got some new fun stuff.New makeup, a new hair toy, and some new clothes. I'm gonna show them to you! I will have three different parts to this becuase I got so many new things.
I decided to try Maybellines new Whisper Color lipstick. I have to say I was throughly disappointed with this product. It stains your lips and I got the red color and when you put it on your lips it's bright pink not red! I very disappointed with it. I was expecting so much because Maybelline makes general good products.





I recently discovered a new brand of makeup. It's called Flower. Drew Barrymore designed this brand and helped create every product. The line currently has 180 or so products. This brand has everything you could possiblily need. I got the stick foundation and the twist mascara. I have been really impressed by these products. The stick foundation is nice because it provides great coverage and all you have to do is roll it on, blend and go. The Mascara leaves you eye lashes ten times fuller and voluminous than any other brand I've seen. This is probably because you can twist the brush and make it any setting you want. I am looking forward to buying more products of theirs. This brand is sold exclusively at Walmart for right now.








During my excursion to Walmart I picked up an eos lip balm. All my friends had raved about this lip balm and loved the scents. I hadn't tried it since it came out and decided it was time. I was throughly impressed with this lip balm. As soon as you put it on your lips feel ten times better. This lip balm also stays on longer and your lips don't get chapped at easily. I would definitely reccommend this product to anyone, even guys!









This next product isn't really a recent buy, it's over 5 years old. But it's one of those things that you find in the back of your make up drawer and decide to give a retrial. I absoluted hated this product when I first got it. Back then I was in 5th grade and wasn't in to beauty or lip moisturizing. My second eldest sister Elizabeth sold Avon and my mom would buy from her. I was always complaining about my lips being chapped and I never wanted to do anything about it. I just wanted to complain to complain ya know? So anyway my mom got me this: Avon Moisture Therapy Intensive Lip Moisturizer SPF 15. Long name I know. I recently started trying this again. It was love at first... try? I loved how it made my lips feel refreshed and moisturized. This product really works. It's odorless and colorless so it's unisex. I would suggest this to anyone. That is if you can still purchase it.



Lastly, I was in Target the other weekend and no one that I know including me can walk into a Target and not buy anything. Target is one if those places that has something for you no matter who you are. In that trip I found elf cosmetics. My friend,Anna, who was with me at the time raved about their products. So I picked up their foundation brush and conceler. I am in love with this brand so far. Their professional foundation brush made me swoon at first use and their conceler really does cover up the spots I need covering. I am looking forward to purchasing more from this brand. I am expecting great things from elf.










Thanks for reading. If there are any products above you would like me to do a fully review just comment as I will be reading through those.

Disclaimer: This post is not sponsored or indorsed in anyway. I bought these products with my own money and reviewed them for your and my benefit.

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Conventional Wisdom

Hello Lovelies,
I would like to talk to you today about Conventional Wisdom. Conventional Wisdom is defined as "something that is generally believed." (referenced from Dictionary.com) Examples of this are: Blondes have more fun, Name brands are the best, All British persons like tea, etc.
In my class called Issues we are talking about conventional wisdom about gangs and drug dealers. Scandalous I know! You're probably sitting there reading this and wondering how our school system can teach a class about Drug dealers and Gangs, well the class isn't just about that. It's about what people think on certain subjects and how Sumo Wrestlers and a School Teacher are the same? We are reading the book called Freakonomics. It's a great book that's challenges the norms of society.
We have all been victim to conventional wisdom, even if you are sitting there saying oh no I haven't. Well you're wrong! Do you wash your hair everyday because someone told you it was the best thing? Do you get LED lights because they are supposedly the best? That's conventional wisdom.
Conventional Wisdom occurs in everyday life. I want to leave you with this thought. What conventional wisdom do you take part in? How can conventional wisdom hinder or help your daily life?
Comment below what these things are and I'll reply and read all of them.

~ Britt