April Favs

So April is FINALLY over!! Honestly I feel like April went by soooo fast and the fact that it's May now makes me super happy!! Whenever May rolls around it just makes summer feel so close, I mean schools over in a month! So I thought that it would be fun to do a favorites post because I've never done one! I have a lot of favorites so I'm not going to write too much about each one, but if you want me to follow up on any products just leave a comment :)

Makeup:

My first favorites for makeup would have to be the L'oreal magic Skin Beautier BB Cream. I have the shade in light and it's actually wayy too dark for me. But, I thought I'd share it because I'll be using it in the summer when I get my tan on! Anyways this stuff is really cool because it comes out whiteish grey and then when you start to rub it in it turns into the color, which is way cool.

Next favorite is the Revlon Photoready powder. I used to use the Nutrogeana face powder to set my makeup and make it look matte, but it was not working. This one on the other hand is awesome it mattifies my face well and it doesn't make my makeup look caked on even when I'm only wearing concealer on my blemishes. I got this powder in the translucent shade.

The Stila lip galze had made it in my favorites because it is the perfect lipgloss. Why? Because it's not overly glossy and it gives your lips great color. I have the three lip laze kit, which comes with a lighter shade than this and a darker shade. My personal favorite is the lighter one, but I keep that in my enormous pencil case stash of lip products, so this is a picture of the medium one, which is going to be awesome in the summer!!

For my eyeshadow I love the look of a simple eyeshadow look. These two e.l.f eyeshadows are perfect for just that. They dont have a ton and a ton of pigment so it doesn't look like I have like a whole treasure chest of gold on my eyeball. I like to use the elegant shadow first then apply celebrity to the outer corners. Perfect golden eye. 

Finally for makeup are my three go to mascaras. The first mascara from Great Lash by Maybelline I like to actually use on my eyebrows instead. I know that's weird, but it keeps them in place somewhat so I don't have nasty brows flyin all over the place! The second mascara is The Falsies winged out edition. I really like this mascara because it adds a lot of length and some volume to your lashes, but it still looks pretty natural. The same goes for my third mascara by Covergirl called ClumpCrushers. This mascara is great for the same reason, but it's also different, I just can't explain it. Haha

Skincare:

My first favorite for skincare is obviously my Clarisonic. I feel like I've mentioned this quite a lot so I'm just gonna leave it at that.

Next would have to be the Mary Kay Clear Proof™Acne Treatment Gel. Like I said before this has worked miracles for my acne, and now my skin is great! If you want to check this puppy out click here.

My next favorite for skin care would have to be my new cleanser by Olay. I just got this cleanser this week to replace my other Biore cleanser. I got this for two reasons; one my Biore cleanser was almost out, and two I felt that it wasn't cleaning my skin completely. I would still recommend the biore cleanser for those lucky peeps that don't have to deal with much acne, but if you do then I would go for something else. Olay has tons of different cleanser to choose from like exfoliators and such, but I just went with the foaming cleanser because I already have the Clarisonic to exfoliate my skin. 

Finally, my last favorite is called Egyptian Magic. It an all around moisturizer. I like to use it for my hands because it makes them suuuuuper soft, but I've read about people using it on their face, their legs, it's great.  If you're interested check it out here. It is a little expensive, but my mom purchased it at the Costco almighty. 

Fashion:

My favorite trends this month had to be almost anything at Coachella, I just think that that style is so simple, yet adorable! The boho vibe is fashionable, and very cute! I loved seeing all celebrities post pictures on insta and see all their outfits... Who's style did I like the best? Probably Vanessa Hudgen's. I just love her style.  

My favorite piece of clothing from my wardrobe would definitely be my oversized denim jacket. I love how this fits! I got this jacket on my trip to Paris from what I'm pretty sure was a thrift shop. It's super comfy and soft because it's been worn and I just love the way it looks. 

Miscellaneous:

My favorite food this month is bananas. I know bananas are kind of a weird favorite but before this month I hated bananas. I hated the scent, the smell and let's not forget the taste. This month however I had a banana and Nutella crepe, cause I don't know I felt like it for some reason, and something happened. I now have a banana every morning with my breakfast and it gives energy to start my morning right :) 

My favorite Fragrance for this month would have to be Eau So Fresh Daisy by Marc Jacobs. I just love the scent it's so floral but it's not overly girly floral. It's just right.

My favorite overall purchase of April would definitely be my Penny Board! I have been thinking about getting a Penny Board for such a long time, then I had to save up for one because they're not cheap. Finally I ordered mine and I'm obsessed! I'm not super great at riding a skateboard, but I'm learning and the more I learn the better and more fun it gets!!

Oh ya and one more thing. I made a big change to my appearance this month... About a week before spring break... That's right. I cut my hair. I personally didn't cut it, like I went in and got it cut, but ya. I love it. I got about 8" or so chopped of and I thought I would regret it, but here I am two weeks + later still lovin my hair.

Hope you enjoyed this post!!

<3 Megan <3

My Skin Care Routine :)

Just recently I had a really bad skin break out, so I had to buckle down on my skin routine, and it's worked miracles on my skin. I used to wash my face every night, unless I was lazy. Recently my school was on spring break, and as I mentioned in my last post I went to Paris. Which by the way was fantastic. The only problem? I got lazy. I barely washed my face which led to multiple breakouts all over my face.  So this week is kind of like my recovery week where I'm trying to clear my skin up. I wanted to share my skin care routine for those of you who are also blessed with bad skin. Obviously it's going to be different for everyone but, hopefully this will give some inspiration. Also, check out this awesome quiz about your skincare routine!

Photo Courtesy of nomoredirtylooks.com

First Step:

The first thing I do is take off all my makeup. Usually I just splash my face with water a few times to get off my mascara and then my Clarisonic can do the rest, but I'll occasionally use some makeup remover wipes.

Second Step:
Then I wash my face. I do this right after splashing my face with water a few times. I use the Biore facial cleanser along with my Clarisonic. I really like the Biore facial cleanser because it's very gentle on my skin, but it works really well! It leaves my face fealing so clean and all the dirt is gone. Also my Clarisonic Mia is fantastic, my skin is great! After using my Clarisonic I dry my face with a towel.

Third Step:
Then after I wash and dry my face I apply the Mary Kay Clearspot treatment. Let me tell you, this thing works wonders. Earlier this week I had massive redness all over my face along with giant pimples all over my forehead because I was lazyyyyy in Paris. Now it's friday and my face is practically clear! Sure, there's still some but it's nothing concealer can't fix :)

Finally Step:
Finally I moisturize. I use two different ones. For my night routine I use Aveano clear complexion Daily Moisturizer, for my day time routine I use Aveano Positively Radient Daily Moisturizer. The reason I have two different moisturizers is because my daytime moisturizer contains SPF 30 so I can have healthy skin. I didn't want to use this one at night because it would clog my pores and that would defeat the point.

I know it's not something special but hey, it works for me and hopefully it may work for some of you guys. I do though highly recommend anyone who gets massive breakouts to try the Mary Kay stuff because this stuff is great, and it doesn't even dry out my face!

<3 Megan <3