Face of the Day: Everyday Products

Today, I thought I’d share with you my “Face of the Day” of my everyday products. Shown above are the products that I use on a daily basis. These products are some of my favorite and reliable products. I’ll start from left to right:

L’Oreal Colour Richie in Silky Java: The lipstick is a great neutral lipstick that easy glides on and a smooth a rich finish.

Smashbox Camera Ready BB Cream Broad Spectrum SPF 35 in Light: This is a light weight BB cream that gives great coverage on a casual day out. It last all day!

Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz in Dark Brown: I’m still getting use to using pencil brow products rather than powders or wax, but I’m loving this product. The pencil can give a natural look to fill in your brows and you can brush it out with the other end of the product.   

Tarte Amazonia Clay Waterproof Concealer in Light: This concealer gives great natural coverage with all day lasting power.

Benefit Hoola Bronzing Powder: If you like to contour your face, this product gives a great natural shape to your face. It easily blends and doesn’t give any shimmer to give off a natural finish.

Maybelline Line Stiletto Eyeliner in Blackest Black: This product has been one of my favorites for a long time. This product gives a great opaque black color and last all day with greasy lids.

bareMinerals READY Blush in The One: I love this blush! A little bit goes a long way with this blush. The color is a nice natural rose color that looks great with all skin types.

Tarte’s Lights, Camera, Splashes Waterproof Mascara: This mascara does not clump. No matter how much you put on, it does not clump which is a great plus. This product last all day and easy to apply.

Benefit’s thePOREfessional: This product has easily become a holy grail product of mine. It keeps my skin oil and shine free and helps keep my make up on all day.

Kat Von D Lock-it Tattoo Powder Foundation in Medium 57: This powder foundation is a great full coverage foundation. Even without concealer or liquid foundation, it gives great coverage regardless. And also, a little goes a long way.

Photo Diary: A Day in Los Angeles

Today my boyfriend and I went to check out the Natural History Museum in LA and Downtown Los Angeles. The Natural History museum is so amazing. I’m so surprised that I have not been to there yet, but it was definitely an experience to check it out, I highly recommend it. In the museum, you get to explore different species from different places around the world and different time periods. It’s so amazing. Also, the museum exposes you to different cultures and different areas around the world. Also, they have a great exhibit that explores how Los Angeles was found and developed. After we explored the museum and the grounds around it, we headed towards downtown. We walked around near Broadway and ate at Umami Burger. It was so delicious! My boyfriend had the “Manly” burger with the truffle fries and I had the Umami “Original” burger with the Korean Fries. It was all really delicious! Today was so much fun. I love days like these. To the next adventure!  

Celebrity Style Focus: Katy Perry

I thought I’d make a new segment in my blog that focuses on Celebrity fashion and which celeb’s styles are really on point for me! It will either be on recreating looks or focusing on their fashion sense. Enjoy!

Today, I will be focusing on Katy Perry’s unique and distinctive style. I’ve always loved and enjoyed Katy Perry’s fun and funky style. I also appreciate that her style is always evolving and changing. Yes, she goes through her phases, but what I love about it is that commits to those styles and goes all the way. Also, one thing I’ve I noticed about her sense of style is that she really does wear her emotions through her clothes, which I think is great because expressing how you feel through how your dress is a great stress reliever.

I will be focusing on three distinct styles that I’ve noticed that Katy Perry dresses in: floral, gothic, and fun!

Floral: Katy Perry loves to wear floral printed dresses when she is seen out in a casual occasion. She likes to keep her outfits relaxed and flowy and with long dresses or skirts. I really love this outfit because the dress has a vintage vibe to it with the way it is cut and the mix of floral patterns. The bag and the pop of red of the shoes bring give the outfit a modern twist to it and brings the whole outfit together.

Gothic:  For a while after her divorce to Russell Brand, Katy Perry went through a sort of “Gothic” phase of how she dressed. I understand that going trough any sort of break up is hard and I loved that Katy Perry literally wore her heart on her sleeve while going through this process and expressing her self through how she dressed. Despite what she was going through, she looked amazing and I think her best. I absolutely loved her outfits through her Gothic phase. I personally love all black outfits and would personally wear all black all day, every day if I could. In the outfit shown below, the whole combination of the purple hair and the red dark lip were just amazing. I liked that it wasn’t your “typical” gothic look with creepers and spikes and what not, but a more sophisticated gothic look that concentrated on highlighting and complimenting her body. Also, I loved that she played with different fabrics with the color black to keep her outfits interesting.

Fun: No matter how Katy Perry dresses, she commits to her outfits and goes all the way. Katy Perry has fun dressing up which I think is amazing because fashion shouldn’t be taken so seriously, yet it should be an avenue where you could express yourself, truly and fully. I like that during award shows, she goes way over the top with her outfits but still being unique to her self and her sense of style. I’ve notice that at award shows she loves to wear bright colors and fun prints. Her dresses are always so amazingly sweet and so much fun to gawk at. Also, Katy Perry knows what styles and shapes work with her body and she’s not afraid to show off her curves and play them up. Even though sometimes she does wear some, what some would say, questionable outfits she always plays up her features and assets and looks great doing so.

Katy Perry’s sense of style is filled with bring colors, emotions, and fun prints. Her sense of style is a great example that you shouldn’t care of what others think of what you’re wearing and all that matters is that you know you look damn good in your outfit. Her outfits are the epitome of fun and dressing to your emotions and what you’re feeling, which I think is the most important.

I hope you enjoyed this post! see ya!

Photo Diary: The Huntington Library

Today, my boyfriend and I went to check out The Huntington Library out in San Marino. The property is filled with beautiful botanical gardens and pants from all different regions and climates. Also, the property also has beautiful galleries featuring rare paintings and sculptures. I highly recommend checking this place out if you want a relaxing day out. 

All outfit items are from Forever 21 🙂