My Favorite Books!

A while back, I did a YouTube video called "Preparing for Summer - My Favorite Books" after macbarbie07 had done it. To this day, that is the video with the most views, over 6,000 and still counting. I thought I'd do another one of those, blog form, and ofcourse, not "Preparing for Sunmer, but just, in general, my favorite books. I picked three that I LOVE, and don't worry, I didn't repeat any from a certain series, but guess what? If one of thse on my list is part of a series, odds are good that I just reccomend the entire series. These are in order from my fifth favorite to my number one. I hope you decide to check out these books...some of them actually made me excited about reading!
3. That Summer by Sarah Dessen
This book is about fifteen year old Haven - she's nearly six feet tall, still growing, her father's getting remarried, and her sister Ashley is also getting married. Haven is having a toughtime getting used to all of these changes, but then one of Ashley's old boyfriends comes back and reminds Haven of all of those seemingly perfect summers.
2. Never Have I Ever by Sara Shepard
This is the second novel in the Lying Game series. Emma Paxton is still looking for her twin sister Sutton Mercer's killer, and she has a numbeer of suspects, such as the Twitter Twins, who she believes to be Sutton's murderer(s) - Sutton's killer keeps telling Emma about a "train prank" which is revealed to be when Sutton drove a car and got it "stuck" on top of a train track when a train is coming, and Gabriella, one of the Twitter twins, ends up in the hospital. By the end of the book, it is revealed that Gabby and her twin sister, Lili, are both completely innocent and they just wanted to be part of he Lying Game all along.
1. Twisted by Sara Shepard
No doubt about it, this is my all-time favorite book, number nine in the Pretty Little Liars series, which are, my nine favorite books eve. But I'm only letting myself blog about one per series. But seriously, this book is so dang good. It continues the storyline from the eighth book, Wanted, after Ali sets the house on fire trying to kill them. TYhe Liars were in Jamaica on vacation after the Ali incident, and they pushed a girl they believed to be her off a building, killing her. Aria's jealous of her boyfriend Noel's new exchange student, blonde, perfect Klaudia from Finland. Hanna's father is running for Senator, and Patrick, a, "photographer" has racy photos of her that he'll release, ruining Hanna's father's campaign, if Hanna doesn't give him $10,000. Spencer has a crush on her son-to-be stepbrother, and Emily is doing whatever it takes to get a swim scholarship, plus it is revealed that she had a baby girl and that's why she had quit swimming. A is back and threatening them with all of these secrets.

Neutral vs. Colorful Eye Makeup

Generally I wear the same makeup each day, my neutral eye with Clinique's Naked Lunch as a highlight and the brown color of Clinique's Strawberry Fudge duo all over my lid. See, because I have like no crease. I do. When I open my eyes, I have a crease. Then I close them and it seems to disappear. It's really weird lol...so generally I just stick with those two colors...both of them, like I said, neutrals - Naked Lunch a sand color, and the brown one a chocolate-y color...with brownn eyeliner and black mascara. My everyday eye look is super simple. And by everyday, I mean, every day. I don't tend to change my eye look throughout the week, sometimes I'll add a little bit of purple on the inner half of my lid and blend it....but generally I don't. I don't think that on me, colorful eyeshadows are very flattering. I like the bronze look,, a pretty bronze eye with girly pink lips. Colored eyeshadows, I just do not like them whatsoever, maybge it's because I haven't really tried a decent color eyeshadow, I've tried Ulta, which I absolutely hate the quality of. Maybe if I try a MAC I'd like it better? Color shadows don't appeal to me that much at all. But I LOVE neutral bronze eyes. Like I said, pretty pink lips! That's it.

MAC Underage Lipglass

I changed my mind. Again. Now on my wishlist is MAC Underage Lipglass - I've read some reviews and seen swatches, and this one is pretty close to being exactly what I want - nude, baby pink with a little bit of shimmer. This one is very pretty on its own, which is another plus for me, not having to buy a lipstick to go underneath in order to get the baby pink shimmer look I want. This lipglass is described by MAC as a soft pale pink with a subtle shimmer.Yes, Stila Lip Glaze in Grapefruit, as well as Nars Lipgloss in Turkish Delight are both still on my mind, but ultimately this is the most affordable option. Although this does contain parabens and this is a gloss I will most likely wear everyday if I end up purchasing it, I don't really think it's going to make that much of a difference, after all, this is only one of the very very few products I have that do contain parabens, which, if you did not already know, parabens are chemicals that have been linked to breast cancer. However, this color is so so pretty and I don't think I'll be able to find a dupe fr a better price very easily and I am definitely willing to give MAC Lipglass a shot. I have tried MAC makeup (Eyeshadow in naked Lunch) before and it is a very ver good quality. I really hope to try out this lipglass soon because it is so so pretty and I really want to try this out! If I find a more affordable drugstore option I may go with that, but for right now this is top on my lip product wishlist! Thanks for reading if you did, I know I've blogged about lip products very frequently lately, hope you don't mind that, hahaha! But, thanks for reading, and I'll talk to you guys later! xoxoxo http://www.maccosmetics.com/product/shaded/166/309/Tinted-Lipglass/index.tmpl

This picture doesn't look like the swatches I've seen...the swatches are more pink and shimmery!

Victoria's Secret Pink Pretty and Pure Fragrance Mist Review

A few weeks ago, I was able to go to Victoria's Secret and pick up a pair of underwear (lol) because... I had a coupon for a free mini mist along with any VS Pink purchase (one of the perks of being a part of Pink Nation) So, I bought the most inexpensive thing, underwear for $8.50, and got a free mini ist, valued at around $8. I got the scent Pretty & Pure, which is described by Victoria's Secret as "a delicate blend of pure jasmine and pink lemonade" - this one definitely does smell like it's description.This one smells yummy however unfortunately this mist does not last for more than a couple of hours and I have to reapply often. The scent is very pretty and sweet and girly, everyone always says that I smell good when I spray this. I just spray lightly on my wrists and rub together. I like to keep this in my locker for yumminess at school, as soon as I run out of this I will definitely go and buy the full sized bottle because this smells so good, even if I have to reapply. I guess that could be a good thing if you have like, a habit of accidentally spraying too much? Hahaha but I really like this body mist it smells quite nice, maybe if you tried the Eau de Toilette the scent might linger around for a bit longer. http://www.victoriassecret.com/ss/Satellite?ProductID=1265581686918&c=Page&cid=1312942972399&pagename=vsdWrapper

Foodie Review: Pretzel M&Ms

Today I got a chance to try, for the first time, Pretzel M&Ms. I got a box at my local dollar store for, obviously, $1, because I've been wanting to try these - I love M&Ms, and I love pretzels, so if I put the two together, then I'd ought to love them, right? Yes! Pretzel M&Ms are really yummy and I LOVE them! They are really big and for $1 I would say I got quite a few and I love them - they taste salty, sweet, and crunch all in one bite, just like the box promises. These are so yummy and chocolate pretzel-y! Not quite as yummy as a chocolate pdipped pretzel, but pretty close to it. They have the perfect combo of sweet and salty and you can definitely taste both parts - the M&Ms and the pretzel...yummy! It's like chocolatepretzel heaven! I will probably be buying these again because they are so so so amazing and I'm happy I got the chance to try these! Very very tasty and mouthwatering, yum! http://m-ms.com/us/about/products/pretzel/ 

Happy Birthdayyy - Battle of cakes!

Hi everyonee...So, don't you remember when  I used to blog not about set topics so much, and by that I mean like certain fashion trends and certain products, but more just random, what's going on in my life type things? Guess what? today I'm doing another post sort of like that, because I like doing those and thought it wuld be nice just to take a quick break from all of that and talk about a little of what's going on in my life, because my real life is not something I discuss in great detail on my blog or my YouTube..I post things that somehow relate to me on my Tumblr, so go check that out if you want... http://www.hersheykiss723.tumblr.com but generally, I don't discuss my life with you. Well, guess what? Today I will be. So I hae a friend who's birthday is today...I don't know if any of these people want me to say their names so I'm just going by L, D, and A. L's birthday is today, so happy birthday, ly, even though we haven't talked in a while. Then I have another friend, who's more of a guy friend, whose birthday is tomorrow. And then happy birthday to another friend whose birthday is Tuesday. Well basically I'm gonna talk about the dude whose birthday is tomorrow... like three of the peeps at my lunch table are also good friends with him and we're all gonna make him cakes and he'll decide what one he likes best by doing a blind taste test on Monday. I'm bringing just a piece of red velvet with cream cheese icing, my personal favorite. Another friend, S, is making chocolate with chocolate, another friend, also S, is making a surprise cake. So I don't know what it will be. And then E is making something I forget. Sigh. mine had better win. I'll update you guys on that...

Stila Lip Glaze Trio - Cool

As sson as I finished writing my previous post, I realized that I so have to try out this trio! The colors are so pretty and I think that for just $12, this is a very good value for three, even if they are not full sized. The colors, are all so pretty, I would probably use Grapefruit and Seashell more often than Raisin, but Raisin is still really really pretty. Hopefully I'll be going to Ulta soon to get this set..it is so pretty and a great value;)

Lipgloss. Again.

I'm thinking about lipgloss, again, wanting a nice lipgloss that I still have yet to get. I have tried Burt's Bee's which is nice but very sheer and not too shimmery and Bath & Body Work's Liplicious which I love the shimmer, but not the taste or color, and the one I have is Strawberry Lemonade. I have tried a few higher end lipglosses and I seem to like those a lot better. I tried Lancome's Juicy Tubes in the color Spring Fling - it was so so pretty and I absolutely loved it...but unfortunately I lost it when I had it in my boot at my science fair. I have also tried Clinique Superbalm Moisturizing Gloss in Raspberry. That was when my mother had taken me to the Clinique counter when I was about nine, back when my lips got super dry. The lady at the counter reccomended that and she let me pick the color I wanted. Of course I was nine so I opted for the brightest most obnoxious color, Raspberry, and I liked the gloss, but I think it was too dark for me, and I didn't like the scent. I've tried Christian Dior Rouge Dior Creme de Gloss in 255. And I've tried Clinique's Long Last Glosswear SPF 15 in Air Kiss, and I loved that color quite a bit. So, I haven't really tried as many lipglosses as other people, and as far as lipstick goes...well my mother would wear lipstick everyday, and the shade that she always wore was a darker color. I had the idea that all lipsticks were dark colors, and I personally am looking for a sparkly sweet bubblegum pink color. Actually, if my lips were the exact color of Nars Turkish Delight lipgloss in the tube, I'd be like the happiest girl in the world. But they're not. Recently I have been looking at lipsticks online though and I really would like to try MAC's Pretty Please. But anyway, right now, I'm just thinking about a lipgloss that would make my lips look sparkly and pink and kissable. And preferably one that smells amazing (I think that's half of why I liked Juicy Tubes so much) that doesn't plump (My lips are full enough on their own) and possibly something that is safe and chemical free and with natural ingredients. However, I know that finding a lipgloss that in my eyes is absolutely perfect would be very difficult and most likely impossible. I've thought of a few options here, and I want to know - if any of you have tried these lipglosses, do you like them, or do you not like them? Why/why not? I'm trying to eliminate possibilities here and find one that is right for me, without being overly expensive. I really really like the Nars Turkish Delight lipgloss, but at $24, I do not think that would be something I'm willing to spend so much money on. I have a few options here - Nars Turkish Delight - if it really is as good as everyone says it is, I might have to try it out for myself, no matter the price. Then I was thinking of trying MAC's Tinted Lipgloss in Oyster Girl or Illicit. I've looked up swatches online in hopes of finding a lip color I can look forward to buying. I'm also thinking about trying some of the lipglosses I've already tried, specifically Clinique's Long Last Glosswear in Air Kiss or Lancome Juicy Tubes in Spring Fling. But in order to get the exact color I want I definitely think I would also need a lipstick, such as, MAC's Pretty Please.Another option would be Stila Lip Glaze in Passion Fruit. I am also thinking of trying the Stila Lip Glaze Trio - Cool which is just $12 and comes in three pretty shades - Grapefruit, Seashell, and Raisin. I think that this would be something that could eventually end up on my "I-Have-to-Have-It" list...hahaha! I've heard great things about Stila lip products and ultimately think that this would be what I would go for!

Lady Antebellum's Own the Night: My Thoughts and Favorites

Of course, the very day the album came out, I had to buy it on iTunes. The album was $9.99 for 12 songs - We Owned the Night, Just a Kiss, Dancin' Away With My Heart, Friday Night, When You Were Mine, Cold As Stone, Singing Me Home, Wanted You More, As You Turn Away, Love I've Found In You, Somewhere Love Remains, and Heart of the World. At first I listened to all of the songs and thought the album was not as great as it would be, but then I listened again more carefully and realized that I absolutely LOVE everything about the entire album, specifically the songs We Owned the Night, Just a Kiss, Dancin' Away With My Heart, Wanted You More, and Heart of the World. As I'm blogging right now I'm actually listening to Wanted You More - it's such a great song, like all of the others and I really do like these. Lady Antebellum is a great band and these leaves me excited to see what there next album will be like. This is for sure their best so far...it seems like with each album, they just keep getting better and better...as if that were possible! I will probably be doing a song quotes post from Lady A songs from this album. I LOVE it and it is definitely worth the $10.

Side Bangssss

Hihiii. I wanted to share with you this cute idea for side bangs...I found these super cute clips at JoAnns for only a few dollars! aren't they cute? And don't you love my skills on paint to cover my face? Hahahaaaa I'm a pig now.