Iope Air cushion Foundation!!

Hey loves its Nina again, back to tell you about the best thing since makeup was created!! Okay so over Christmas I went to California with my husband and his family (who are Taiwanese) and my mother in law was telling me about my foundation and said she wanted to give me something little did I know that it was going to be the best present ever!! 

So we get into the car all of us and go to this market in town and we head over to this Korean beauty store, it was so cool and interesting to look at all the products. My mother in law took me up to the sales lady and she told her what she wanted and then we went through some questions about my skin such as if I had oily skin or dry skin or combination if I wore makeup every day or some times and what other products had I used before. She was very helpful then she took me to the counter to try on the foundation that my mother in law has suggested, and then made a little joke about how pale I am, and that of course I would be the lightest shade, which is c21 vanilla. So then she proceeded to put the foundation all over my face and when I looked in the mirror I was so amazed there wasn't any kind of imperfection on my skin I looked like a doll!! Well like a ghost until she put some blush on me! After we decided on what type to finally get my mother in law went to the counter and paid for it which it is well worth the cost which at the time was $48 after tax. However you do get a free refill with it and an extra cushion. This is the same product that she wears and all of her friends and she is one of the most beautiful women I have ever seen!! 

So anyway when I got back to the hotel I had to get ready to go meet some of his family for dinner, that was the first time that I actually got to apply it my self and it was the best experience with a foundation ever it was so easy to apply and to blend out to the most flawless finish and it didn't crease or cake or anything that you usually see when applying foundation. It is also light enough and comfortable enough to wear long term, it also lasts for twelve hours! You can touch your face and it won't wear off, you can even sweat and work out in it and it still won't budge! Also you do NOT have to wear a primer with this it covers up everything and doesn't clog your pores. I was so impressed with this foundation I went to Chicago and went to Chinatown there and walked into a cosmetics store and bought one more and a blusher and lipstick! Altogether it was about $100 but I also bought some other things because it was a package deal.
The thing that separates this foundation from the others is the packaging of it and the way that the foundation is contained in a sponge inside the compact that lets it breath and go on smoothly like if you were to use an airbrush foundation. The blush is also the same way it is light and you can easily build it up. When I bought it the sales lady told me that it would probably only last me 30 days, 15 on the first side and then you are supposed to flip the sponge over and then another 15 days on that side, however I am still on the first side and it's been since December and I wear it almost every day!! So this product will last you along time. I encourage you all to go and find this on Amazon or eBay where ever you can find it, it is well worth every penny spent. I am normally not a spender on high quality foundations normally I go for drug store brand but never again.

This is me with out any makeup on, as you can see my skin is not perfect!!

This is me with half of my face done.

This is my full foundation.

The final result! 

Thanks for reading!             

How to Organize your makeup desk/vanity!

Hey loves Nina here! So I have been doing a little early spring cleaning when it comes to my makeup and my whole bedroom actually. I thought I would share with you some things that I did that actually made a difference in my life by making it just a little more organized and also made it easier to find exactly what I am looking for. 

First it does depend on the size of your makeup collection/ beauty products.(I have a lot of hair care products and extra shampoos and things like that) The first thing that I did when I started this whole process, which took me almost a day to do, was go through all of the products that I had and anything that I had not worn in over a year I would put in one pile, anything that was new but I knew I would never use I put into another pile, and anything that I wanted to keep/ used on a daily basis I put into my final pile. 

The next thing I did was determine what was expired in the products that I had. Which how I determine if it has expired or not is by smell, the look (if it has separated, lost pigment, clumpy, ect.),and then by seeing if there is a date on the product that I am looking at. This normally is the best way that I cut down on all of the makeup that I never use or have used to much. The next pile that is stuff that is new that I would never use I give to my sisters, I recently gave away all the foundation that I had purchased before I found the one I love which I will be making a post on that so I am not going to go into too much detail, I also gave her some of the perfume that I had and some eyeshadow that I knew would look beautiful on her hazel eyes!! 

The final pile I put aside to be organized later. I then began to move things off of my desk and out of these plastic dressers that I had originally put some of my clothes in, however I also went through those and didn't need as big of a dresser so I put them in a smaller one. I then stacked them next to my desk and started to sort my products into categories. 

The first was perfume and lotion and deodorant. Then next was hair spray, then it was hair products such as oils or leave in conditioner, the next was just a drawer full of my nail polish and razors and then some lip scrubs that I had gotten from Victoria's Secret, the next drawer was full of shampoos and shower stuff. And then the last two were for random stuff.

The next thing that I did was organize the top of my vanity and decide what I would put on top to make it look nice. You can do this with anything that you have be it pictures or a fancy mirror or something that means something special to you that makes you feel happy. I have my grandmothers music box on mine along with my wedding bouquet and pictures of my family and the first flowers my husband ever bought for me. 

Then start to organize the rest of your makeup I like to keep my everyday go to makeup in a little container on the top so that I don't have to rush around to look for something if I am in a hurry and need to do a look fast. Then you just need to organize the rest in the order that meets your needs and then that's all you have a beautiful desk that you can be excited to work at! 

Nina's power packed breakfast!

Hey lovelies!! 

 So today I wanted to share with you one of my favorite recipies that I make often at my house because it fills everyone up and it's a great way to start your day! Not only is it easy to make but it follows clean and healthy eating and you can store it in the freezer or fridge or make for dinner or have it for lunch all based on what you want to put into it! 

I call thing my breakfast pie! 

I am going to give you all the steps and ingredients that you are going to need to have to make this okay! So let's get started! 

First preheat your oven to 350. 

Cookware that you will need is a skillet, a glass pie plate or casserole dish, cutting board, and glass bowl, a wisk and a sharp knife and also a couple of spoons! 

Ingredients that I used for this was

8 eggs( I only put four of the yolk in and then used the other four eggs as egg whites) 

Celery (just a couple tablespoons full chopped thin)

One medium red onion chopped reserve half for garnish 

20 baby Bella mushrooms half chopped the other sliced for garnish 

Spinach I am not sure how much because it always shrinks down! 

Grape tomatoes sliced in half and I used almost a whole package of them. Reserve half for garnish 

And Kirkland brand nonstick spray

And Greek seasoning, Kroger all purpose spice and Kroger zesty garlic spice use to taste. 

Okay so first you are going to chop up your celery, onions and mushrooms reserve half of the onions for your garnish 

And the mix in your glass bowl and season with your spices, mix thoroughly. 

Next spray your skillet and heat on medium heat once your skillet is hot pour your veggies into the skillet and sauté until tender. While this is sautéing crack your eggs in the bowl that had your veggies in it you can use all the yolks or for a lighter option use half or none. Then wisk together and set aside. 

Once this is done go ahead and make sure to spray your casserole or pie dish with your nonstick spray and be very generous with it!!! 

Once your veggies have finished sautéing  add your spinach to the skillet this is what mine looked like

So much green goodness!! 

Okay so while that is cooking down start slicing your grape tomatoes and remember to save half of them for the top of it! Then once you have the halved scoot all your veggies in the skillet over to one side and place them in for about 30 second until they are slightly cooked. And then add all your veggies into your eggs and wisk them together! Then pour into your greased pan which you can stop there if you want too but i always like my super veggie so I make a top layer of veggies! 

Then if you want to go ahead and make the top layer of veggies sauté the rest or your onions,mushrooms, and tomatoes together and throw them on top of the pie but DONT mix them in! 

So this above photo is what it should look like before cooking! 

So then just pop it into the oven and it takes about an hour to cook. Then once it's done you have a ready meal and its nutritious and yummy! You can store this in the freezer by wrapping it in tinfoil or plastic wrap and putting individual slices in freezer bags. And then just microwave them for a minute and twenty second if it is frozen! Thanks guys I hope you enjoy this let me know what you did like about it and if you want to see more of my food let me know! 

Love you, 

Nina 

tarte Amazonian clay liner, lash primer, and lip review

 So before I dive right into the review let me start by updating you all to what I've been up to recently. Aside a big announcement which I will post about next, I've also started looking into enrolling at the Paul Mitchell hair school. I have spent 3 or so years working towards a social work degree and have found it less than challenging. I want to help the world and I want to make a difference. But social work is a four year degree and being 25, I'm just ready to start my career and not dance around a 4 year degree taking 3 classes a semester. Therefore I'm hoping if everything goes right, I can start the Paul Mitchell cosmetology school.


After I left open house tonight, I stopped by ulta because for the first time EVER they sent me a random 10 dollars off anything coupon. I'm assuming it's because u never redeem my points at the store and maybe they wanted to be nice. WHO CARES FREE MAKEUP!!! So after 30 minutes of deliberation I picked to try the Amazonian clay liner that I've seen tons of pictures of through instagram. Because I bought tarte, the lady also gave me a free sample of the lip stick and the lash primer. Here are some pictures incase you haven't seen them yet 

The three pictures of me are the final products of all 3. 

I have to say that I absolutely love LOVE LOVE the boldness of the Amazonian clay. It is definitely more thick and matte than regular liners. It also lasts a very long time and is waterproof as well. It goes great for a bold cat eye which I am usually always wearing. 

The lash primer is something that I think is really helpful in creating volume in lashes. It does more volume than length for your lashes but it still creates taller lashes for you. 

The thing I love about the lipstick from tarte is that they all come in beautful shiny rubes and the product always smells like mint. Even though I'm not a mint fan, I think it gives it a little extra to the lipstick. Some lipsticks just smell weird and producty..yes I made that word up. I think tarte lips are always above expectation. 

Let me know which one of these are your favorite to use!! 

Love you always, 

Tash 

Nina's super healthy eats!

Hi there loves so today I want to talk about eating healthy! I know that a lot of us struggle with this I know I do like everyday but I have found it helpful to make lists and meal plans which is the easy part the hard part is to actually stick with it. 

Now eating healthy is not be confused with eating clean. These are two separate things. How you ask, well let me give you some information. Clean eating is cutting out everything in your diet that is processed and that has refined unnatural sugars inside. Eating healthy means that you stick to a caloric diet and cut down on the amount of refined sugars in your diet and also add new and healthy foods to your meals. So another way of thinking is that clean eating is organic and healthy eating is McDonald's just once a week lol. I have tried both and I do prefer clean eating but you must first learn how to eat healthy. It will make the transition much easier for you and your body than just cutting out all of the sugars all at once. 

One place I love to shop at is Costco! It is a dream when you want to start eating more healthy. (Oh before I forget one tip is to stop using all canned foods as much as possible no more canned pasta or veggies however tuna is okay still but you should look into leaner and less sodium options such as the pouches) some of my favorite products to get at Costco since we eat so much of them are eggs! They have a few different varieties of them too.(we usually get the 3 dozen eggs packs) another product is veggies I use a lot of them in our meals so I like to buy the basics there and go to Kroger for the others when I need them. 

My most common buys are mushrooms,spinach, and tomatoes. I use these so much that all that I buy is gone in like two weeks! Sometimes I might get their premade salad mix if I am feeling super veggie that week. Now Costco has some of the best meat variety I have seen at a bulk store but sometimes when you go to a bulk store it's almost never the quality that Costco has. They always have pretty and fresh meat you can actually watch them package it. One of the best meats that I get there is the 90/10 ground bison it's a little under three pounds for around $18 which I know some of you are like whattttttt ground beef for $18 are you crazy well let me explain lol it's bison which is leaner and also more healthy for you than regular ground beef it's also organic. 

Another meat product that I get there are Kirkland brand turkey burgers they have 200 calories in one party and they are low in fat and sodium I like to thaw them out and then put them in eggs or pasta. 

 So I kinda want to recap on what it means once more to eat healthy and to eat clean, so healthy is limiting the amount of processed foods and unnatural sugars okay so just cutting back on your daily diet you can still go out to eat and eat some potatoe chips or whatever you want just in smaller amounts or less frequently. Now clean eating is cutting out all fast foods and processed foods and sugars and eat more organic fresh foods. So let me know about your food goals maybe we can help each other out! I will be posting food recipes and ingredients to go with it so keep an eye out for them!! 

Love you all 

Nina 

Sample products review

Hey beautiful dearies! 

Last night I went to ultra and I wanted to try some new products that I personally haven't tried before and those were Tree Hut Sugar Scrub, Husk Monoi Oil and Husk Argan Oil, StriVectin eye wrinkle serum, and I have already tried this but I loved it so much a bought a full sized the Pedi-scrub foot buffer in lavender and tea tree oil! 

Okay so first thing first the sugar scrub. This product was $4.99 for a small tub of it but when you open it up it's quite a lot of product in this small package. When I first opened it I liked the smell it was pretty fruity but I do prefer more of a floral scent. I decided that I was going to use this before I showered and at first it was pretty messy but they it felt really nice. My suggestion is to either do it in the tub or on a towel because it will get on your floor! So after rubbing the product in for a few minutes on my arms, neck, shoulders,stomach and legs I hopped in the shower that I had let run so that I can get some steam to kinda open up my pores. I continued to rub in the product until all of it had melted and washed away and then I just washed like normal when I got out of the shower my skin felt so good it was softer and more moisturized it also had a glow to it! All and all I think I will be buying a sugar scrub from now on maybe not this one because of the fragrance, but maybe I will test out different ones so that we can all have a little more info! 

Okay the next two products that I picked up are the hair oils, both of them smell pleasant they are faint though which I like because I like the smell of my shampoo. I used these both on my wet hair right after my shower and only on my ends because that's my trouble spot. However you can use these on your scalp for a treatment. You can also heat your hair up with a blow dryer to use it as a hot oil treatment. These can be used on dry hair as well which I like for days when I have a little more frizz than usual. All and all a good product. I must warn you though you do not need a lot of this product it is oil and will make your hair greasy if you over do it I used barely a pea sized about on my hair. These are around $1.99-$2.99 

The next product is the eye wrinkle serum this I actually got for free from the lady at the check out so thank you for noticing my dark circles lol. I am not sure how much this costs full sized but I do like this product because i did wake up with out any puffiness and with out dark circles it just brightened my eyes so how could you go wrong with this lol. 

My last and most favorite product is the foot buffer these retail from $3.99 to $8.99 mine was about $5. This product smells so good and makes my feet feel so great and it actually decreases the amount of calluses on your feet which is important to me because I almost never have time to get a pedicure done but his is almost like have one done it's so good!  It does a wonderful job of moisturizing as well! My feet smell great and feel silly smooth! If you haven't tried it you are missing out! They also have other products that I think I am going to give a try and let you know about. 

 

Well that's all loves it f you have something that you would like me to look at and review please let me know I would love to try it!

Fall Must Have!!

Hello dearies!
So I stumbled upon the most amazing thing yesterday night while my husband was shopping at Dicks Sporting Goods! YAKTRAX CABIN SOCKS!! I know what you're thinking right now how can socks be the best thing in the history of ever??

Well let me tell you how! These socks are so thick and comfy they feel like five inches thick lol! That is just the outside the inside is filled with a fuzzy, super, super soft material and the best part is its ALOE INFUSED! This keeps your feet from drying out during the winter time coldness.

So I wanted to try them out so the first thing I did when I got home was go and hit the shower.
To insure the best experience I first exfoliated with a sugar scrub and then I used a pedi-scrub foot buffer to cleanse the skin and again exfoliate them and try to get some more of the dead skin off. Then after I got out of the shower I used my Victoria's Secret Sheer Love Ultra Moisturizing hand and body cream to moisturize my feet, I let that dry and then I put on my new Cabin Socks and it literally felt like I WAS IN HEAVEN! What a way to cure tired sore feet than a wonderful pair of socks! 

They were so comfortable that I was instantly tired so I laid down and had the greatest nights sleep ever! When I woke up in the morning I couldn't believe it I still felt like it was heaven and like I had two little clouds on my feet when i took them off I noticed my feet hadn't even sweat I couldn't believe it they kept them warm and dry at the same time! No smelly furry socks that you are going to have to throw away no they are perfectly dry inside and due to me putting on lotion before hand smelled like my lotion, I also then touched my feet,they were soft and supple and just felt great! Before hand they were sore and cracked and now they just feel rejuvenated.

My advice is to go and get you some right now they are buy one get one free at Dicks and that makes them around $12.99 for two pairs! They are worth it believe me!!