No Need For A Tease.

Meet my new love! I've been lusting after the Urban Decay Naked palette for months now, as have many others. And I've finally gotten my hands on it! I was lucky enough to put my name on a waiting list on Sunday (yes, just this past Sunday) and when I came home today (Wednesday) I had a call saying that there was one on hold for me.

Of course, I had to pick it up as soon as possible and now it's finally in my possession. I'm a fan of every Urban Decay product I've had the chance to try, and I use my Urban Decay Ammo palette all the time. So, I know this will become a staple in my makeup collection. I already love it. I haven't played around with it yet because I've been savoring it's beauty but if you're looking for a review I am confident in saying that it's perfect. I've used Urban Decay shadows, liners, and of course there primer before (which is included but not pictured,) and I've loved all of them. The colors are perfect. The only way this palette really isn't for you is if you solely wear bright colors, or you hate shimmer. There are two matte shades, but the rest have plenty of shimmer. It's also a fabulous deal. You get twelve full sized shadows ($17 a piece) for $44 plus you're getting a mini primer potion and the double-ended liner. It's a great deal, full of great product. If you want to see swatches or read a more in depth review or value breakdown, I suggest Temptalia.

Made any exciting purchases lately?

The Last Of Many.

Today was my first day of senior year. The day went pretty well, I was spared from any terribly awkward moments, but because of how much "inspirational" stuff they fill the first day with, the schedule was off and I only really went to one of my classes. Even though the day was fairly easy and nothing like school will be once things get going, it's still tiring switching from a summer schedule to a school schedule.

So, it would be much easier to come home and collapse on my bed, but over time I've learned that in the long run it really is better for me to make sure that every night I tidy my room up just a little. Especially once I'm in school, I want my room to be a nice, serene place, not one filled with clutter and mess. I do consider myself an organized person, and I like everything to be nice and neat. However, there was a time where I was extremely messy and never had a clean room. I'm not exactly like that anymore, but I do have a great talent for making messes. Just getting ready in the morning can make my room a disaster.

But I find that not only is it easier to do a little tidying at the end of each day rather than a big cleaning occasionally, but that I really do feel happier in a room that's organized. But I'm a person who likes to feel prepared, and knowing everything is in it's place is comforting. I'm sure it's different for everyone, but let me know how you prefer to handle the task of cleaning and keeping things organized.

(I don't know how successful of a post this was, but I'm tired and had a little debate with myself about whether I should relax or take the few minutes to put everything in it's rightful place. When I ended up making everything nice and neat I realized how glad I was with my choice and thought I'd share my sort of organization and tidying philosophy. Something more fashion related tomorrow!)

And How Nice It Was.

Today is my final day before school starts again tomorrow, which means trying to power through a little summer reading and a lot of nerves.

Despite the nerves/dread, there is a little excitement thrown in there. It's hard to believe that I'll be a senior. On one hand I feel so ready to be done with high school and ready to start the future, but on the other hand, it's really just hard for me to believe I'm not just starting high school. It feels like brother just graduated high school (and we're 4 years apart.) I think part of it comes from all my beloved teen drama television shows and high school chick flicks. I saw Mean Girls in the movie theaters with my mom when I was in 6th grade. The characters in Mean Girls were juniors, and of course they seemed so very old at the time.

That doesn't mean I'm one of those people who never wants high school to end though. I definitely am not. I'm excited for the college process to start (although I could do without those essays and deadlines) and I can't wait to start making my college visits. (I'm planning a few for October and November.)

With all the pressure and excitement of this being senior year, I know people who went two different routes for choosing their classes. The first type chose their hardest classes yet and packed their schedules full of every AP class they could fit. (They're the friends who will be calling me every night to complain about work loads.) The other type chose the easiest classes they could find. Their schedules are most likely full of different gym classes. I didn't want to do either. I tried my best to choose classes that would actually help me in life at some point and were actually geared towards what I want to do with my life. My first semester is as follows:
Mod 1-3: Fashion Careers and Textiles
Mod 4A: AP Literature
Mod 4B: Fashion Independent Study

The majority of my day is taken up by being part of a separate fashion program. I took the first half of the program last year, and now I'm taking the second half. The independent study was not my first choice (Psychology was) but after a last minute schedule change it was really all the would fit in that part of my schedule. We haven't exactly chosen what I'll be doing in there, but I should know by Wednesday, and I'll be sure to detail it further.

In other news, I'm coping with my nerves by planning everything out. I think I have my first day of school dress picked out, now I'm just trying to decide on a cardigan color and jewelry choices. Maybe I'll have an outfit post for tomorrow!

PS, I have this strong urge to dye my hair. Maybe next weekend?

Do It All Again.

School starts again next Tuesday, the 31st of August. I have plenty of beginning of the school year nerves, and a little bit of excitement. But this is about something else. Once school starts I'll become increasingly busy and considering this is my senior year I can only assume it'll be even worse than usual. But I don't want my posting to slowly decrease once school starts.

Last year when I started the blog I blogged at least once a day for the first few months of blogging. However, once school started their was a noticeable drop in my posting. So, for the month of September I'm going to attempt to make a blog post every day. I don't know if I'll last longer than that or not, but for September at the very least, I'll try.

Every post might not be a work of genius but I'll be trying to put something up at the very least. I realize blogs are a little harder to keep up with when they're updating everyday and you can't just check back occasionally, so maybe it would be helpful to follow this blog. You can do it through blogger, bloglovin', or my new favorite, google reader. I'm also prone to announcing blog updates on my twitter.

And of course I have a few relevant questions for all of you...

1. Are you heading back to school soon, or have you already?
2. Do you have any classes you're excited to take?
3. Do you have any blogging goals set for yourself?
4. Or do you have any other goals for yourself since a new school year is a great fresh start?

Let me know your answers! You know my goal (I'd also like to be more outgoing), and the class I'm most excited for is the second part of my fashion and textiles program which I talked about last school year.

Let Your Colors Burst.

I've been home for a few days now (my plane got in Saturday night), but I guess I'm just not getting around to blogging. I imagined that after a week long vacation I'd have tons of new topics to talk about, but it appears that isn't the case!

I can sum most of the vacation up with just a few key notes.

• At the McDonald's in Maine they sell the McLobster Roll.
  
• There was an awesome McDonald's that was inside an old house. (I didn't eat there, or try the McLobster Roll, just admired.)
• I proved that I do not like lobster.
  
• I also proved I am not one for rustic living. I need my television and daily doses of pop culture.
  
• While in Massachusetts I saw a great Billy Baldwin look-a-like.
  

It should also be noted that my first experience flying in a plane went well. Our flight out was canceled though, but other than that there weren't any glitches. I even carried on all my luggage (quite the effort) so that my lost luggage nightmares wouldn't be realized. Because our flight was canceled we all received one way tickets to places of our choice. You don't have to choose until you're reading to redeem, but I'm urging the family to choose the Bahamas. I'm strongly suggesting going to the Atlantis resort...like in the Mary-Kate and Ashley movie. (Remember that?)

This isn't really my idea of a good blog post but I wanted to check-in before a ton of time had passed. School is starting again on the 31st and I'm going to try my absolute hardest not to become an absent blogger once I get busy. Tomorrow I'm going to the school to try and iron out some wrinkles in my schedule. Hopefully all will turn out well! I also have to devote the rest of my week to finishing my summer reading, I guess time has really gotten away from me.

I'll still try and fit in Emmy watching time. Is there anyone you really want to see win? I love The Big Bang Theory and think Jim Parsons is genius so I want him to win, and I'm also rooting for any Glee related nominations.

This post really was just a random bunch of information I wanted to put out there, but I have an actual post planned for tomorrow!

Not Quite.

I can't believe I haven't posted in over a week, time really has escaped me. And I'm posting now to say that I will be absent a little longer. I'm leaving for vacation tomorrow and I should be back to blogging by Monday the 23rd. I'm headed out to Maine for a few days, and then we're making a stop to visit family in Massachusetts on the way home. I most likely won't be in contact with a computer but I will be tweeting, so you can follow me on Twitter if you like!

It will be my first time flying so of course I entertained myself by buying lots of mini beauty items. I've also been loving two of my latest non-mini beauty purchases.

Those would be my new MAC MSF (mineralized skin finish) in By Candlelight and the Urban Decay 24/7 eyeliner in 1999.

By Candlelight is a great pink-beige color that makes a really nice highlighter. I used it on my cheeks today and it gives a really perfect glow.

1999 is a dark plum eyeliner with a little gold sparkle. I wasn't so sure how I'd like the Urban Decay liners but just as I've liked all my other UD purchases, I love it.

And in case you're wondering, I'm totally lusting after the Urban Decay Naked palette for back to school. This is the secret, it comes with 12 shadows for $44. Which would be a good price for any high end palette. But what you might not realize is that the shadows are all full-sized and an individual UD shadow would run you $17.

Are there any beauty products you're loving or dieing to add to your collection?

In The Soda Shop.

How much do I adore the 1960's inspired fall Guess campaign?