Herbal Essences Honey I’m Strong Shampoo: A strengthening shampoo is super important when you dye and use heat tools on your hair. This product lines has claims that your hair will be ten times stronger after use, so I’m sold.
Fresh Sugar Honey Tinted Lip Treatment SPF 15: Such a classic lip product. I love the combo of sugar and honey and I’m also really into the fact that it keeps my lips moisturized for HOURS.
Carol’s Daughter Mimosa Hair Honey: I’m not usually a pomade girl but this hair honey is perfect for smoothing down the baby hair around my forehead and the scent is fantastic.
Bite Beauty Honey Lip Lacquer: You know I love my lipgloss/lipstick hybrids and this red is perfection. Plus, the Manuka honey provides extended eight hour moisture.
I spent the last few days in New York with my family, hence the lack of posts. I found out on Tuesday night that my mom had a heart attack and, of course, immediately flew home. Thankfully, she’s going to be ok; she had three stents inserted into her artery (to keep it open) and the doctors say that as long as she takes her blood thinner meds and NEVER smokes again, she will be alright. I’ve never been a fan of cigarettes…you can ask my friends and they’ll tell you how I’ve shamed them for smoking and even helped a few quit! But when my 58-year-old mother (e.g. “waaaay too young for this shit,” as her doctor put it) had a brush with death, I couldn’t help but freak out.
Once I found out that my mom was going to be ok, I got a little nostalgic and took a drive over to my old college, Hofstra University. My four years at Hofstra were honestly some of the best years of my life and I had a really hard time letting go of it all in the year or two after I graduated. Walking around campus was a pretty surreal experience; seeing the class of 2016 (yes, seriously, 2016) move into their new dorms…they look SO YOUNG and so excited. I felt genuine excitement for them and, of course, a slight twinge of jealousy. It was then that I realized that as much as I’d like to go back, I’ve learned so much since that time and I wouldn’t change any of the experiences that I’ve had then AND since then, bad or good, for anything in the world. My memories from college are just that…AMAZING MEMORIES. Sitting in front of my freshman year dorm, Estabrook Hall (photo above), I thought about all of the fun (and not so fun) times I had and I had an instant smile on my face.
The above photo is the path back to Estabrook from the Student Center. As I walked towards the split, there was a group of girls who chose the middle path. I immediately thought: oh, they will learn that while the middle path is “prettier” the path to the right is the more direct route…and boy, will they appreciate that as soon as the temperature drops down to 40 degrees. It was a random thought but one that made me happy…and also symbolic of the choices that we make in life and how they affect everything in your future. Here’s to making good life decisions and choices, like not smoking or doing things that will harm you in your future. Let me mother’s mistake be a lesson to all of us. Life is precious, and way too short to be unhappy.
Bliss 2012 Election body lotions: Let’s first start off with the genius names (‘O’ bama orange and ‘mint’ romney). Regardless of your political affiliation, Bliss will be handing out these lotions at upcoming political conventions and, starting August 27th (yesterday!), the body lotions will also be FREE for Bliss.com shoppers that spend $50 or more. Personally, I’m excited.
Lady Gaga FAME perfume: I love Gaga so, of course, I’m pumped to smell her first fragrance. It’s the first of its kind in fluid technology, exuding a black mist (“like the soul of fame”) once airborne. Black perfume = genius.
NARS Andy Warhol Collection: Ok, so it’s not available until October 1st but you can see the full collection HERE. I can. not. wait.
NYX Cosmetics The Curve: It’s really just so smart. I hate putting on liquid eyeliner and the “grip zone” on this liner provides just the right hold to make it super easy to apply.
Grilled corn summer salad: I had corn on the cobb yesterday for the first time this summer this summer…which is shocking considering that it’s one of my most favorite foods ever. This summer salad is perfect in every way.
Anthropologie Chained Vase:I love this Anthro vase but I mean, come on, $200? I don’t think so. This is a fairly easy DIY project that I will be doing in the upcoming weeks.