E.L.F. Lipstick Runway Pink

E.L.F. Mineral Lipstick in Runway Pink

Let me just say I was really skeptical of this lipstick. But once I tried it I found myself running to this rather than my Mac Creme Cup Lipstick.

Pros:

-Only $5.00

-Perfect soft pinky-nude. Just what I'm looking for!

-Perfect pigmentation.

I can't think anymore cons other than I just am in love with this lipstick. I'm sad though because I let my mom borrow it one night and she lost it! So I have to order it online again!

Cons:

-You can only purchase it online. I really wish E.L.F. Mineral line would be sold in stores. The shipping for the site is 6.95 and to get it for free I would have to spend $75.00. It's just too much to go through for a lipstick that's marketed as cheap.

-They look like Nars Lipsticks. Though the Black packaging is very chic, it mimics a high-end brand and I don't like copycats.

-It promises to be very moisturizing however I do find I need to have lip balm when wearing this lip stick.

Outfit of the Day December 29, 2009

Just a simple outfit of the day. Since I'm going to be doing more blog posts I'll do more details next time. Starting next video I promise. A couple days ago I switched from my MacBook Pro to my digital camera. I feel a little ashamed of myself. When prom came around in May I begged my mom to buy me a new camera since my old camera was broken and it was like senior year and I had a lot of memories I wanted to capture. Well basically after the summer I "lost" it and never used it. Well I recently "found" it again and I'm going to take advantage of it. It's a Samsung Camera that's 12.2 megapixels. It has great features like smile detection and takes awesome video. And that's what I'm using for my videos now.

The next day I'll start taking pictures of every part of my outfit.

Take a look at this video in the meantime:

My Return

I haven't written here in a really long time! I've just been super busy trying to make outfits of the days and enjoying my time off from school! I'm going to try to update this more often. If you haven't subscribed to me on YouTube and you'd like to please do at:

http://www.youtube.com/user/stephaniejaniceb

I make lots of Outfit of The day Videos and tons of other videos that go up almost daily :)

I hope everyone had a Happy Holidays! I can't believe it's 2010 already! I had so many good memories this year from 2009.

Here are some:

1. I turned 18. I know I know typical teenager. But 18 was really special to me. I had a Debut which is sort of like a Quince or Sweet 16 but for Filipino girls when they turn 18. It was beautiful and so many of my family and friends were able to attend it was definitely an unforgettable night. :)
2. My cheer team went to Nationals. In December '08 we went to Nationals as well and went and got first place but USA Nationals is BIG. People from across the country competed and I honestly love the competitive atmosphere. I had so many fun moments with the cheerleaders this year and even though we didn't always win everything we went through to get to where we did was amazing.
3. I graduated from high school. I honestly didn't enjoy high school as much as the average person. I seriously thought I could go from middle school straight to college. Personally, I didn't think my high school graduation was anything special. It doesn't take much to get a high school degree so it's not something I'm gonna brag about. Trust me, the bragging will come when I get that BSN and MSN degrees though :)
4. I got into every university I applied to. To me this is a HUGE accomplishment. As most of you know the California College system has taken a lot of cuts in funds because of the budget crises which translates into accepting less students. So being accepted into a competitive college as a competitive major is a huge achievement. Although I didn't get to go to my first choice (SDSU) I'm more than happy with the school I'm attending now. I'm so happy I didn't choose to go to UCLA with the ridiculous fee increase and my lack of financial aid. Also, I just I hate some of the snobby people who go there.
5. I started driving. Driving is really emancipating. Not having to worry about how you're going to get somewhere, who is going to take you and pick you up, and having to work with someone else's schedule is an amazing freedom many people take for granted. My long drives to school everyday are one of the best times for me to conteplate things and plan for the future.
6. Getting a job. It's not that I've never had a job before, but I've never had a job with a strict and set schedule and not be working for family or close teachers. I met so many great people from that job. Including one of my best friends Christine. Its taught me a lot about responsibility and time management. Hopefully working in the food service industry won't be in my future for long but it's a good start.
7. Participating in my first beauty pageant. I know it sounds kinda shallow, but there's so much more than the big hair and perfect makeup. The pageant I participated on was concentrated on being eco-friendly and I learned a lot about the environment. Yes, there were a lot of girls who took the pageant too seriously. Some girls had personal makeup artists, hair dressers, and costume artists with them. That's just way too much. While everyone had a full staff of people waiting on them. I did my own hair and makeup and had my best friend Skye help me time to time backstage. I even designed my own bathing suit! Through the pageant I was able to participate in so many events because of the pageant and look forward to more in the future.
8. I gained and I lost friends. I know losing friends doesn't seem like a top memory but this is why I consider it one. The friends I did lose this year was because we grew out of touch or just drama. Leaving high school and not seeing the same people day after day because you have class with them really shows you who your real friends are. You're real friends are the ones who ask to hang out day after day. Do random stuff with you. Include you in their constant plans. It's much harder to maintain a "friendship" when you don't have the advantage of seeing them everyday. And drama you get. I completely rid myself of any "friends" who caused drama because seriously, that shit was so high school. And I gained friends. The girls I met at my pageant and my co-workers. I've become closer with people I've known before and become even closer with people I've met for the first time.

My Scheduling Dilema + Queen of Procrastination

Looks like I can finally relax about my schedule, well sorta. I picked all my classes for next semester. And they're all good. I finally resolved my huge chemistry problem which has been stressing me out for literally the past month. I couldn't go to sleep without thinking chemistry.

Why do you ask am I stressed about my schedule so much? What's the rush you ask? Well the rush is that I want to finish as soon as possible. This want is so strong it has developed into a need. I'm a pre-nursing major. I'm not in the nursing program yet, so I need to take the pre-requisites then when I've fulfilled them all I may apply. The nursing program itself is 3 years. It takes the average student 2.5-3 years to complete the pre-requisites. I do not want to go to school forever! I have so many goals and I already know what I wanna do so let's cut the bullsh*t and let me do what I want!

Okay I'm going crazy now. I really need to start and finish this essay that's due tomorrow. I'm running on about 4 hours of sleep and I'm incredibly tired, cranky, and hungry. But it's okay because I work well under pressure. But I don't know how the pressure and sleepiness will mix.

I'm going to start heading home now. I've got about an hour commute. If traffic is good. How annoying is that? These kids who dorm and leave near campus don't know how good life is.

Anyways, I'm ranting now. I should be doing more productive things. More makeup/beauty related posts coming soon. :)

Having a Twin?!

Bored at the library I played with photobooth on my Macbook. I came across the mirror effect. Which got me thinking how things would be if I had a twin. And I concluded it would be one big party. Someone I can share clothes with. Experiment makeup looks on, afterall the results will be the same since we're identical! HA!

But we would probably fight like crazy. I'm a very dominant person and having two dominant me's would not be good for myself or the people around me. (I'm assuming here that if I did have a twin she'd be identical emotionally as well as physically, yeah I know it doesn't happen but this is for imaginary purposes okay!)

So this is what it would look like:

I mean it does have its pro's and con's.

Advantages

• Someone to share clothes, makeup, etc. with.
• A constant companion; never feeling lonely
• Can cover for each other when needed
• People mistaking you then feeling stupid after
• Remember those old Mary-Kate and Ashley movies where they would switch and stuff? Well I figured I would do it for like school. And one twin would be dominant in like math and science. And the others in like history & english and we would switch off for tests and stuff. Like talk about saving time when studying! HA!

Disadvantages

• Sharing of your possessions constantly
• Parents buy you less things because there are two of you guys
• Your gifts are cheaper because since there are two they gotta split the money (only I would think of these things)
• Always having to fight for your own identity. But in a perfect world I'd be the dominant twin and I can tell my other twin what to do so it wouldn't be a problem :D. Yeah I'm crazy and stupid, shutttup.
• Constantly getting confused for your twin in situations where its important.
• Sharing of inheritance
• When its time to buy a car, laptop, or any other pricey investments/stuff you have to get cheaper ones because you always gotta buy two.
• College tuition!
• Having to part with your twin at one point or another.

So while having a twin would seem like fun. The excitement would surely fade away after some time (I'm sure). So it's okay that I don't have a twin. And I was alone in my momma's belly. Because I needed all the food I can get (I was a fat baby). So since God knew I probably couldn't handle a twin or neither could my family or friends they gave me SKYE!

Skye is my sister. She just didn't come from my momma. LOL. We've known each other since we were 3 years old. Which is so incredibly long we forget things about each other when we were young. We met at Hama's Dance Studio where we were taking ballet/tap lessons. And we've been friends everyday ever since. Since high school we've seriously become sisters and share everything. Her money is my money vice versa. We share everything and there is nothing I have that isn't hers and nothing that is hers that isn't mine. I love her to death and would do anything for this chick. Yeah, words can't even describe us when were together and if I tried I would totally not be giving you the full and complete picture. We're gonna be famous one day. And maybe then you'll get to know us. HAHA.

Okay time to go to class. Love you! <3

Sick, sick, sick.

So this October/November, I have come to the conclusion that my body hates me. I'd hate me too if I pulled 16 hour days of work, studying, and everything else in between. But seriously that is the life I live and I cannot really change that.

Another contributor to the increase in illnesses is the constant change of weather. At the beginning of October it cooled down to a couple days so I was wearing my UGGs and sweaters again. Then out of nowhere it was heat wave weather and I was in a dress or shorts. And now it's getting chilly again so I must once again pull out those UGGs.

Since the October, I've gotten sick three times. And I think this time around is the king of all sicknesses. Yesterday, after school and mandatory freshman advising I drove back to Glendale to tutor the kids I tutor a couple times a week. While tutoring I started feeling really ill, you know coughing [more than I usually do] and it was more phlegm-ier and feeling like my blood was freezing down to my bones. I went home, ate dinner, took medicine and tried to go to sleep. I ended up spending the whole night tossing and turning and I tried to go to my mom's room to sleep with her but the door was locked. So finally around 5 AM I couldn't take it anymore and started knocking on the door. She finally let me in and I felt a little better. You know that feeling? Like everything is alright because your mommy's going to take care of you? Yeah, that. So she made me eat breakfast and gave me all these medications to take and I was like yeah, okay not even paying attention to them you know because she's a nurse she knows what she's doing. I felt all loopy and stuff, but I finally did get to sleep which was good.

It's about 5 PM now, and I spent most of the day sleeping and a part of the day sending delerious text messages to my friends. I'm slowly recovering and hoping and praying that this is the last of my round of sickness. Because really its thrown off my schedule a lot. I've had to give away shifts to people at work when I really needed them. Make up midterm, tests, and essays. I still have one more to make up. It's just been so difficult. Hopefully, I'll be back 100% by next week.

If there's anything I learned from this whole ordeal its that don't stress your body too much. You can't always do everything you wanna do so you gotta make sacrifices in order to stay healthy. Listen to your body, if you're aching and getting drowsy, take a nap. Don't think you need to take on everything at once.

So that's the end of my little rant about sickness. I shall go get some rest of this stupid cough stops long enough to let me fall asleep. Hope everyone is well and not sick as a dog like me.

Xoxo StephanieJaniceB

Everyday Fall Makeup Tutorial

So I went to the library to study after I got out of class. But I really didn't end up studying. I had this dying urge inside of me to film a tutorial so I just went for it. It was pretty fun because the floor wasn't exactly busy, but there were a few people here. So I had to film sneakily that's why there's no sound :(

Here are some step-by-step pics and the video will be available at the bottom.

First I applied concealer. I do not usually wear foundation during the day because I feel like it is too heavy and I like to have that light feeling on my face. And I only have a few problem areas of discoloration so I don't think full coverage is needed. I use Almay Smart Shade Concealer in Light/Pale. I put some on the back of my hand to warm it up then use my ring finger to apply to problem areas such as under my eyes, chin, and nose. I prefer my finger because it's gentle, makes the application smoother, and FREE!

I set the concealer and the rest of my face with Almay TLC (Truly Lasting Color) powder in Light/Medium. I used a large powder brush from Sonia Kashuk which you can get from Target. I got some on the brush and buffed it on to my skin in circular motions.

Next, I applied an eyeshadow base/primer. This ensures that your color will last throughout the day and makes the colors brighter. I used MAC Paint Pot in Soft Ochre. I used my double-sided Essence of Beauty Foundation/Concealer brush from CVS. It's a very cheap but extremely high quality brush. Using the concealer side of the brush I picked up some base and applied over my entire lid and brow bone blending softly. Make sure not to apply too much because then it will make the eyeshadow look cakey and crease.

Using any eyeshadow brush you have let's apply the eyeshadow. This brush is from ULTA it was part of a large set of brushes. I'm using a ULTA eyeshadow quad. I picked up the lightest color (Bone) and applied it to my brow bone under my eyebrows. Then I just flipped that same brush over and applied the color next to it (Truffle) to my lid. I then took another brush, my Essence of Beauty eyeshadow brush and applied the next darkest color (Toast) to above my crease blending it with Bone. This helps create more dimension to your eyes.

Then I took my Studio Tools crease brush from Target and my NYX eyeshadow in Deep Brown. I dipped my brush in the shadow lightly and applied it to my crease concentrating on the out third of my eye.

I then applied MAC Eye Kohl in Smoulder to my waterline and tightline. This accentuates your eyes providing a subtle, sexy, sultry look.

I applied two coats of Maybelline Colossal Volume Express mascara to my upper and lower lashes. I know the rule is that you curl your lashes before you apply mascara, but my eyelashes are super, super straight and when I do that they just uncurl after just a couple minutes. So I apply my mascara and when it is fully dry I curl my lashes for a couple seconds. I think an eyelash curler is the best tool anyone can have in their makeup kit. It really opens up your eyes making you look more awake and making your eyes appear larger. I use Shisheido Eyelash curler.

I then applied MAC Shimmer Blush in Springsheen. I used another Essence of Beauty brush. This is the blushing/contouring one. Using the white side I picked up some blush and applied them to the apples of my cheeks. I then blended upwards towards my hairline for a more natural look.

I then used my ULTA Lipliner Pencil in Rose. I like this pencil, it's double sided with a rosy, pinkier side then a nude side. Very versatile! I lined my lips and filled in the rest with some color. This keeps your lipstick in place and creates a truer color to your lipstick.

Meet my new favorite lipstick of all time, MAC Cremesheen Lipstick in Creme Cup. I searched far and wide for a pinky/nude color I liked and after trying more than 50 different lipsticks at drugstores, ULTA, Sephora, and MAC I finally found it! So I put some of this on my lips! Oh, and it is soooooo moisturizing! Which is a bigger plus!!

The last step is to put on lipgloss. When I did my pageant I got my makeup done at MAC a lot. (That was before I learned how to do better makeup). So I was always purchasing products for MAC. One time I picked up this Dazzleglass in Baby Sparks. And I fell in love! It goes great with ANY pink lipstick or even by itself! The two things I don't like about this product is that it is really sticky (can't wear this on a windy day!) and there isn't much product in it. For $18.00 I expected it to last a little longer.

Hope you guys enjoy this and find it useful!

xoxo StephanieJaniceB

Fashion Find Eyes Lips Face November 5, 2009

So I placed an order on EyesLipsFace.com commonly known as E.L.F. cosmetics. If you guys don't know about this site you should really check it out! They've got some really awesome stuff and the prices are fantastic! SoI got a few things I'll list them below for you to check out. And when I get it I'll do some reviews on the products and tell you what I think!

Birthday Suit Lip Stain- $3.00

Blushed/Bronzed Contouring Blush and Bronzing Powder- $3.00

Brown/Basic Eyeliner/Shadow Stick- $3.00

Coffee Waterproom Eyeliner Pen- $1.00

Corrective Concealer- $3.00

Eyeshadow Brush- $1.00

Light Concealer Pencil & Brush- $3.00

Powder Brush- $3.00

Powder Puffs Set of 4- $1.00

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Runway Pink Lipstick- $5.00

Smudge Eye Brush- $1.00

Strawberry Pink Therapeutic Conditioning Balm- $1.00

Tickled Pink Blush- $3.00

All in all I think it was a great steal! I probably might add more to the order because these deals are just TOO good!

Hope everyone is well! And I can't wait to share what I think about everything!!

Xoxo StephanieJaniceB

Fashion Find MAC Cosmetics November 5, 2009

Hey guys! So this is my first post and I'm really excited! I've been thinking about doing this for a long time and I finally just sat down and did it!

You probably guessed my name is Stephanie and I love all things beauty related!

I have a YouTube channel find me at: www.youtube.com/StephanieJaniceB

So here's what I got from MAC!

MAC Creme Cup Lipstick:

MAC Gingerroot Lipliner: