All I Want for Christmas is...

Hey everyone!

Christmas Eve is tomorrow! I'm so very excited!

I have no idea if I'm actually getting anything for Christmas Eve, since it's Christmas Day that I get to open everything under my tree. But getting to be around family tomorrow will be super fun by itself! (And eating all those sweets! Yum!)

But with Christmas so quickly approaching, I find myself finding more and more things that I want from Santa. Sadly, with Christmas being so close, I can't hope to get these new finds for Christmas. But at least I might get some Christmas money with which to buy all the things I didn't manage to get under my tree this year.

(All Photos belong to shop owners)

1. Desire Chain from Catherine Cole Studio.
2. ASOS Large Satchel Bag from ASOS.
3. Assassin's Creed IV Hidden Blade from Gamestop.
4. Linen Amber Vest from Timjan Design.
5. Lace Radiance from Catherine Cole Studio.
6. 3DS XL/PS Vita Hard case from Designs by Derilyn.
7. Pink/White corset from Ethereal Threads.

What are you hoping for this Christmas?

The Sunday Social {Link Up}

Hey everyone!

Popped back onto the blog to do a fun link up I've been wanting to do for a while! And since it's a Christmas one this week, I definitely just had to do it. Please do check it out, and if you do it, be sure to link me to it! I'd love to read your answers.


1. What is your favorite holiday season tradition? I have two favorites. All of the family gathering together on Christmas Eve to open presents together from each other. (Although I admit, it's a little depressing now since I'm so old, I don't get many presents on that day!) And my second favorite would have to be giving my puppies presents to unwrap. This is the first Christmas with the new puppies though, so I have no idea if they'll be smart enough to figure out how to unwrap their gifts!

My last dog, Chomper, tearing open another Christmas present.

2. Do you have a certain holiday movie you watch more than others? If so, what is it? How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966) was my absolute favorite holiday movie growing up. I would watch it all the time, even when it was no where near Christmas time! I just loved the Grinch. The movie made in 2000 was pretty fantastic too. 
3. Show us your favorite decoration or pinterest decoration you wish you could have? I have a ton of different decorations I wish I could have for Christmas. My favorite at my house is probably my nativity scene since I love that, but choosing a pinterest decoration, I'd have to either say those orbs of water/food coloring you put out in the snow, which I cannot find the photo for, or these tulle lights.

Photo from Pinterest

4. What is your favorite holiday song? I previously answered a question like this before, and said "Baby, It's Cold Outside". But then I remembered the song I've been obsessed with since I was quite little (I can't believe I forgot about it in the first place!) and so I can say with confidence that my favorite holiday song is "Silent Night". 
5. What is your favorite holiday dessert? Ack, this question is a lot harder. I'm sort of in love with Cinnamon Bread, which I make every year for Christmas. But I also love the monster cookies one of my aunts always brings to the family gathering each year. So good!
6. What is on your wish list this year? Way too many things to list. I'm putting up a little mini wishlist tomorrow though. You can check back for that, if you're really curious. Otherwise, off the top of my head, an Xbox One, a shrug from Steampunk Couture, and a homemade gift from the boyfriend!
If you do this link up, let me know! Or answer the questions in the comments so I can read them!

New Make-up!

Hey everyone!

So here's the make-up post that I was going to put up yesterday but got pushed back because of the lovely corset I received. (Still so happy about that!) So now, expect a lot of pictures of my face past this point.

I recently got quite a few new make-up items, so I decided to just go ahead and try all of them out together. I'm pretty happy with the results. Here's what I used:

1. Hard Candy's Glamoflauge Heavy Duty Concealer
2. Garnier Skin Renew Miracle Skin Perfecter BB Cream
3. Maybelline Fit Me! Blush
4. Maybelline Eyeshadow
5. e.l.f. Liquid Eyeliner
6. Covergirl Exact Eyelights Brightening Liner
7. Benefit Watt's Up Highligher
8. Benefit They're Real! Mascara
9. Maybelline Plum-Tastic Lipstick
10. Maybelline Plum-Tastic Lipstick

Out of these ten (wow, there's a lot of make up on my face) products, numbers 2, 5, 7, and 8 were new. 1 is still kind of new, but I've used it before, so we're not going to count it.

Alright! Blank canvas. Just awoken blank canvas, so I'm trying to look awake. I think that resulted in maybe a slightly creepy smile? Meh.

Covering up those pesky dark circles (mostly, anyway). Ugh, how I loathe thee, dark circles.

Now, time to use some of my new BB Cream. This was given to me by my very amazing aunt (Thanks so much! I know you're reading this!).

I've never actually used BB Cream before, but I've heard good things about it, so I was pumped to give this a try.

And boom, there it is on me. (Sorry for the extreme close up!)

I think it has sort of a yellowish undertone? But I think my skin already has a yellowish undertone anyway, so I'm fine with that. I also have very pale skin though. I like it quite a bit, but does it seem light enough for my skin tone? Opinions, I need them! I'm happy that it seems to give my face a bit of color though.

And now with the blush/eye make-up. I actually really like my little sample bottle of They're Real!. I think I might end up going and getting the full size bottle once this runs out.

I like They're Real! a lot more than my old Falsies mascara, I think. And the e.l.f. eyeliner is quite nice too. Only problem I had with it was that I had to keep dipping the brush in the eyeliner, because it doesn't hold much on it.

Also I need to learn how to stop flinching each time cold liquid eyeliner touches my eyelid. Ugh.

And here it all is together. Over all, I'm quite happy with it. (Not very happy with my hair, but that's another issue entirely).

While I don't see much of a need for the Watt's Up highlighter, everything else was pretty fantastic and I'm very happy with the result.

And now for a couple pictures in natural lighting, and not the cold, harsh lighting of my bathroom.

What are your favorite make-up items? Let me know in the comments!