Things I Can't Live Without This Week.

Today was the last day of school, which means although it isn't technically an anniversary for this blog, it is still a very special day! It was the last day of school last year that I decided it was time for a fresh start and made my first post on this blog.

In honor of that, I thought I'd have today's post be an homage to how it all started.

Maybelline Shine Sensational Lip Gloss
I bought one of these lip glosses a few weeks ago and lately I've been really loving it. They aren't too sticky, and have just enough shine and shimmer. The one I bought is Freshly Sliced (not the one that is pictured). It's a pretty coral-pink that smells like grapefruit. I'm a total sucker for citrus scents, so of course I'm in love.

School being out!
Is this much of a shock? It was on my list last year too. By the end of the year, I'm just so incredibly ready for it to end. I can finally feel at ease now that I've turned in and presented all my projects and taken all my finals.

Claire's Matte Topcoat
One of things I asked for at Christmas time was Essie's Matte About You topcoat. When Santa didn't bring it I wasn't too disappointed. Since then I've thought about the topcoat some, but I never wanted to spend the money for it. So, as you can imagine I was very excited to find a cheap alternative. I was wandering around the mall and happened into Claire's, where they just so happened to have the perfect matte topcoat. It was only $4 and it turns out, it works great too. I like wearing my nail polish normally for a few days and then adding the topcoat to it once I start to get bored of the color. It changes up the polish and saves me a bit of time.

Organization
I consider myself a pretty organized person, so I'm organized most of the time. But I do go on major organization kicks from time to time where I want everything to be perfect. It just so happens that one of those is occurring at the moment. As I mentioned a few posts back, I'm planning to rearrange my room. In preparation I've been trying to start organizing things a little better and trying to de-clutter. Yesterday I devoted some time to organizing jewelry. Tomorrow I'm going to organize all of my sewing stuff because it has become quite the mess!

Room Tours
I love seeing other people's rooms. It's a great way to get ideas, and it can also be the perfect inspiration to stay organized. I like looking at peoples homes and closets in magazines (Ashley Tisdale's was in this months issue of InStyle and Jessica Stam's was in Elle.) But, most of all I love watching people give tours of their rooms on youtube.

What do you love this week?

And It Never Ever Fails.

I'm extremely excited for the next MAC collection. It's a collaboration with Alice + Olivia. The packaging is great, I'll definitely need to get something. I'll probably end up buying a lip gloss.

The collection comes out July 8th! Is there anything from the collection that you would want to buy?

We've Almost Made It.

I've decided that once I'm out of school for the summer my project will be to rearrange and reorganize my room. Today I did a little organizing, but I'll do more once I've gotten the furniture moved around in a few weeks. And of course, pictures will follow.

I don't want to redecorate exactly, but I'm ready for a change. I'm going to move the furniture and some of my pictures and posters around, and I'm going to try and de-clutter. I want everything to feel nice and simple and streamlined.

So far, I've gotten most of the furniture placement figured out. I've also decided that I'm going to relocate my many magazines into storage. (Storage, aka a big bin in the basement.) I still have to think about more ways to create less clutter. I guess I just have too much stuff/not a big enough room. I think I might buy a small bookshelf to organize things on. I might try to bring my sewing machine into my room too, I'd prefer if I didn't have to keep it downstairs. It's a lot to consider! I might also start campaigning for a new TV that could be mounted on the wall. It's hard to believe I've had my little TV since the end of fifth grade. (I'm about to finish my junior year of high school.)

Anyway, blah blah blah. I don't know that all that meant much to any of you. But, I figured we'd all enjoy pictures of pretty rooms, so I wanted to share.




I did post pictures of what my room looks like a few months ago (imagine a few more things on the walls and a bunch more pillows on the bed, and a different comforter). So, you can check it out and let me know if you have any input on the rearranging. Here is the post!

PS: This is my 219th post on this blog. I had 219 posts on my old blog when I abandoned it for this one!

Has It Come To That?

I'm currently in love with this Elle Croatia editorial.

Share an editorial you're loving, if you please.

Oh, and my blog roll is starting to get a little lonely. Let me know if you'd like to exchange links!

PS: 5 days left of school! I have one final to take, one independent reading project to present, one historical (1930's) dress to finish, and one quilt to finish.

Rainbow Antithesis.

At first glance my nails might all look the same, but look a little closer. They're all actually slightly different colors, some a little more similar than others.

If you read a lot of my blog posts, you'll know I love nail polish. And I shameless buy a lot of it. So, I always find it interesting to see when I start to have a few colors that are really similar.

I thought it would be a fun post to share one of my favorite nail polish shades for summer, and give a few different options.

First of all, I'll tell you which nail has which polish. The one on my pinky nail is Petites Passion Orange (available at drug stores, I got mine at Walmart, it's really cheap). The one on my ring finger is from Sephora and it's called Passion. You don't get very much product in the bottle, but it costs $5 which isn't too bad. The one on my ring finger is OPI's My Chihuahua Bites, and the one on my pointer finger is Essie's Fearless.

I applied two coats of all the polishes. They all look pretty opaque, but I'd say that the Petites polish is the least opaque. They all went on easily and I didn't have a problem with any of them being streaky. I like the brush from the OPI polish the best, but I don't have a problem painting my nails with any of the other brushes.

As far as differences in the colors go, Passion and My Chihuahua Bites are more red, while Passion Orange is much more orange (obviously). Fearless is kind of inbetween the two and seems brighter.

Passion and My Chihuahua Bites are a pretty dead-on dupe, but all the colors are perfect for summer. In conclusion, get yourself a great bright coral/red/orange polish for summer! Any of these would be great options. My favorite is probably My Chihuahua Bites, but you should consider these few things. How often will you use it? (Not often, get a cheap one, you'll just use it once or twice in the summer anyway. If you'll use it all the time, invest in an OPI or Essie.) How many coats do you want to do? (You can get away with 2 coats on at of these polishes, but if you want it perfectly opaque you'd need an extra coat of Petites Passion Orange.) And finally, what tone do you like better, red or orange?

I hope this was helpful! Let me know if you'd want to see similar posts in the future, or if there are any other nail polish related posts you would like to see.

To Save The World.

This is probably my busiest and most stressful week of the year, but I wanted to share a few things with you. As I mentioned in a previous post I'm working on a quilt as a school project. So far I've got the squares sewn together, and there will definitely be a photo when I've finished, but I thought I'd share a photo of two of the fabrics I'm using as a bit of a sneak peek.


I also wanted to share a few recent purchases. I got this set of four mini Essie polishes on sale at Marshalls. From left to right the polishes are: Billionails, Turning Heads Reds, Fearless, and Funky Limelight. Funky Limelight is a really intense highlighter yellow that I can't wait to try out. Fearless is also really pretty, I have it on my toes right now.


I also recently bought these sandals. They were on sale for $14.99 and I was in need of a pair of white sandals. I think I'll end up getting a lot of use out of these.


I got a new tank top too, because you can never have too many. I love that this one has a pocket towards the bottom.


I also got a new pair of shorts. It turns out it is quite a struggle finding jean shorts that aren't incredibly short, but thankfully i was able to find at least one pair. I hope to live mostly in dresses this summer, but jean shorts will be a welcome addition as well.


Lastly, I got this floral bracelet. I'm definitely feeling florals at the moment. I just can't resist, they're so feminine and yet at the same time they're so awesomely 90s. Oh, and the bracelet was on super sale at Boscovs for $2.99.

(PS, I know it has been a few days longer for this post to be put up than it should've been. I typed all the information on Tuesday but kept having technical difficulties with the photos!)

Blink And You'll Miss It.

I had a "real" post planned for today but my photos weren't uploading to my computer correctly. Hopefully I'll get them to work tomorrow, but I didn't want to go too long without posting. So, I thought I'd provide you with an amazing photo as a distraction.

I hope everyone's weeks are off to a good start! This is another busy one for me, but summer is definitely creeping up on us.

In case the picture wasn't quite enough to tide you over, here is song I wanted to share. (Another Tyler Hilton one, I couldn't resist, I'm just obsessed.)