Summer Must Haves

With the warm summer weather upon us, and my free birthday gift waiting at Sephora, i knew it was time to mosey on into the store to see what products i needed wanted needed for the summer. These 5 things i picked up are all must-haves in my book and they just scream summer to me.

Let's have a looksie.

1. Benefit Hoola Bronzer -- this has been on my list for a while, and i decided to treat myself. it is the perfect shade of brown for tan skin and creates a flawless and natural contour. I also love the shape of the brush that it comes with.

2. Eyeko Liquid Eyeliner Trio -- i may or may not have watched an hour of product demos on HSN the other day. So i was quite surprised to see this in my local Sephora. Because I had resisted temptation to be the 2,301st person to order it after seeing it online, i figured, this was a sign from God to pick it up and try it. And so far, it does not disappoint. It creates the perfect wing and the pen glides on nice and smoothly. My only hiccup is that i'm not sure i'm loving the brown in the trio. its sort of light for me...

3. Christian Dior Addict Lip Glow -- after reading former Bachelorette Emily Maynard's blog post on this stuff, i immediately added it to my "lust list". It's a Christian Dior product, so i knew it would be pricey, but i have to say, this might be the best $31 i've ever spent on a lip product. No lie. And why you might ask? Well, the description reads: Formulated with color reviver technology, this silky lipstick reacts with the chemistry of your lips to create a special shade that will last all day. And it just somehow changes the color to make the nicest most flattering, soft, natural color on your lips, even though it goes on clear like a balm. LOVE LOVE LOVE (well except for the price tag)...

4. Bumble & Bumble Surf Spray -- who doesn't love beachy waves and beachy hair during the summer... and with my ombre, waves go perfectly with my look. i was skeptical about how i would like this product but it worked great in my hair. i showered, towel dried and sprayed it on, scrunched the ends a bit and by the time it dried, i had soft beachy waves. Perfection!

5. Lavanila Rollerball Perfume in Vanilla Grapefruit -- one whiff of this scent sends you to tropical heaven. the citrus of the grapefruit combined with the sweet vanilla is THE perfect combo. Its light and summery and trust me, you'll be creepily smelling yourself all day long...

What products are on your summer must haves list? Let me know so i have another excuse to go back to sephora! (wink!)

Disclaimer: All products were bought with my own money and reviewed by me.

3 Things

A short and quick post today, since i know i've been a bad blogger, i'm trying to post at least FEW times a week... so with that in mind, i'm linking up for:

{one}

i'm LOVING that i get to paint my nails with THESE tonight!

Picked up these spring colors (and a baby lips as you can see) at CVS the other morning, but i had JUST painted my nails. so since its time for a polish change, i'm SO excited to try these colors out!

{two}

i'm LOVING this book!

buy it here

i have to admit, i was skeptical at first. sci fi isn't really my cup of tea, but after hearing review after review after review about how this is a must-read, i figured i'd try to at least read the first one before the movie hits theaters. and so far, i'm hooked! i love BOTH peeta AND katniss so i'm already torn about what's to come!

{three}

i'm LOVING my sweet & funny husband.

poor quality iphone photo - you know thats standard for me!

now that he's on 2nd shift, he cooks dinner during the day when he's home and leaves me a yummy meal that i just need to reheat. not having to cook = glorious.

well that's all i got for ya today!

one more hour til lunch and some fresh gorgeous spring air!

What are YOU loving today?

Love is in the air!

Happy Friday y'all!

Short post today (slammed at work as usual)

But i took a few minutes to check out my google reader and found this most adorable proposal and had to share...

Being a newlywed has me in mush mode still! :P

What I'm Loving...

Welcome to my first edition of...

Link up here!

I'm Loving... that i bought my BF this book to surprise him for our road trip! He's not a big reader, but since he's Jets obsessed, i know he'll be loving this!

via bn.com

I may or may not have also picked up this book for myself.... no shame. just marched right over to the "teen" section like my ish didn't stink.

via bn.com

I'm Loving... this awesome weather we're having! Though today there is a "heat advisory", i'll take that ANY DAY over the cold, snowy, icy weather we had this winter.


I'm Loving... these sunglasses that have been on non-stop! So glad i splurged and got them in Miami last year...

I'm Loving... free stuff during my birthday month! Thank you Sephora! even though i have probably spent at least half my salary in your store this year

I'm Loving... that scooter was so exhausted the other night, he actually crawled into my friend's PURSE and fell asleep!

I'm Loving... the faceinhole app.... it lets you put your friends faces into totally ridiculous bodies/scenarios... examples below... warning: this is a very time consuming app. LOL!

What are some of the things YOU are loving today?