Beauty Guru tag

Hello my lovelies! So I know I might have disappointed some of you with my previous promises of posts.. I promise I'm still working on it, just had a bit of a bump in the road yet again. When I last posted, I came down with a horrible case of pneumonia and ended up extending my trip to Ohio due to being so ill. I also forgot my camera at home in Florida and my friend's camera, well didn't have a charger. lol I finally returned two weeks ago and have now injured my hand which has made it hard to type. Between all of that and constant appointments for my still broken foot and lisfranc injury, it's been a tough couple weeks with not enough energy to spare.

I am also getting ready to spend the holidays with my parents starting next week so as you can see, very busy and have had midterms this week as well. Lots going on but a promise is a promise of at least something to post so I decided to do a beauty guru tag post.

This seemed like a fun way to talk about some of my favorites that will be in my favorites post coming up soon. I will have 2 weeks off for Christmas from school so I will focus on getting lots of pictures done then to get me through till the end of January when I get my degree! Yay! =) So stick with me! I promise I haven't lost my passion for this blog, just have lacked the time lately to catch up.

Anyways, let's get to the fun stuff! =)

1. What is the one product you’d grab if your house was on fire?

One product? Hmmm... Probably my Benefit Stay Don't Stray eye primer in Light/Medium. I absolutely LOVE this product and it's hard for me to stray away from it.
2. Which beauty vlogger would you want to do your makeover?

Oh goodness, there are so many. Beauty vloggers on YouTube are who opened my eyes to this whole world of beauty and color. They taught me to take risks and to show my creativity on my best canvas,.. Myself. So I think I would love the first three I started watching to do a makeover. Bubzbeauty, MichellePhan, and XSparkage. All amazing talent.
3. What celeb do people think you look like?

Oh jeeze. To be honest, I can't remember who people have said I look like. lol
4. What beauty product do you save for date night?
I love a strong red lip and a good mascara. You can amp your look so quickly with this combination so I would say NYX round lipstick in Eros and Benefit They're Real mascara! 

5. Which of your guy friends takes longer than you to get ready?
haha I can't think of a single guy friend who takes longer than me. lol

6. If you could create your own miracle beauty product, what would it be?

Something for acne. I have battled with acne for 10+ years and while I'm getting it under control now with constantly changing my skincare routine, I think I'd create something to help every skin type who have acne. It used to cause a lack of self-esteem when I was younger but as I've gotten older, I've grown to appreciate myself for who I am. While that is true, I'd love to zap my acne for good! haha
7. What’s your best beauty tip?

Don't worry about rules or guidelines of where certain color should go. Be adventurous. Be bold and most importantly, be true to yourself. If you are more of a natural makeup fan, embrace it no matter how bold others might be around you. If I've learned anything, it's that makeup should enhance the essence of who you are. Don't follow a crowd and if just starting out, find one or two features you'd like to play up. Ask questions. Watch YouTube videos for inspiration or read blogs. What one person does with their makeup is not right or wrong. Everyone is unique just as makeup should be too! <3
8. What beauty products do you love to splurge on?

Benefit products. I'm a huge fan of this line so if I splurge, this is my go to company. I guess I have splurged on my skincare as well.
9. Which beauty vloggers would you bring on a shopping spree?

Probably XSparkage. lol That girl can shop and always find amazing items to show in her hauls. I am usually jealous when I see her hauls because there are so many things I'd like to try.
10. What is your signature scent?

I have two I'm known to wear. My go perfume/lotion is Pink Chiffon from Bath and Body Works. I have loved it since it came out. =) And during the holidays, surprisingly from the same place, would be Winter Candy Apple and the new scent Winter Snow. Absolutely love both. Winter Candy Apple is pretty much the only scent I wore in high school and I always told my parents to just stock up on it for me for Christmas. lol My friends still message me today if they smell the scent randomly somewhere and tell me they thought of me. lol
11. I am on an endless quest for the perfect _________.

Skincare routine. As many people do, like I said, I have troublesome skin so I'm constantly trying new regimens and always searching for the perfect way to clear up my acne. I only get a couple breakouts now but in high school, it was constant and my skin was always red. Surprisingly I never really wore makeup in high school even though I knew it could help cover my skin. I didn't know what I was doing so I just didn't try it till after high school.
12. How many beauty products does it take to get you ready?
If needing to be ready quickly,.. My concealer, a lipbalm, usually two eyeshadows at least, and blush. I can do a quick look pretty easily now so it doesn't take that much time anymore. If I have time, I go all out and that can be a list of like 15 beauty products since I love mixing eyeshadows and playing up eyeliners.

13. What lipstick/lip gloss is in your purse right now?
  *Pulling out makeup bag* lol I have 5 colors in my purse. I have NYX round lipstick in Eros which I usually pair it with NYX butter gloss in Cherry Pie. I keep a neutral pink color with me as well which currently is NYX butter gloss in Merengue. I ALWAYS have chapstick with me so the two I have in my bag are Lip Smackers chapstick in Dr. Pepper. I love this not just because it's Dr. Pepper but because it gives some color with it which gives a red pigment if applied enough. Another red tinted chapstick I just came across the other day is Blistex LipVibrance. I do not see a color name on the tube but it's a red ish tube and has a built in mirror on the end. How cool is that? lol I will be adding this item to talk about in my future posts. =)
14. Who is your celebrity beauty icon?
I honestly don't really have one. I wish I did though to answer this question. haha

15. Name the beauty brand you’d most love to be a spokesperson for?
I think even though I love Benefit, I would probably say NYX cosmetics. I've been blown away by the quality of this brand. I even picked up some new NYX products just yesterday when scrambling to try to get medicine and attempt to do Christmas shopping.
16. What’s your current nail polish?
I'm currently wearing Sinful Colors, Mercury Rising which is a deep wine color with small shimmer in a similar shade. And to top it off, I'm wearing a color I used my JulepPoints on, Gianna. I have been getting a Julep box for awhile now and I love the options and points you earn for just ordering your box each month. I was able to get two free polishes this time and I LOVE THEM! Gianna is a multi-dimensional gold glitter top coat. The gold flakes are different shaped and was just a fun way to dress up my nail polish quickly!
17. Fave mascara right now?
Hands down would be Benefit They're Real mascara. I've been amazed at how defined my lashes are and how buildable this mascara is. A little goes a long way to get bolder lashes.
18. The last thing you bought at Sephora?
Oh boy.. Uhmm, I haven't been to Sephora in a good while. I have been doing my shopping with Ulta mainly just because of the fact the Ulta store is much larger than the Sephora here. I think the last time I purchased anything from Sephora was those predesigned nail polish strips that you just file off the excess after applied.
19. I try never to be seen without wearing _______.
This would probably be my concealer or powder foundation. Since they changed up the applicator on the Benefit Stay Don't Stray eye primer, I can't use it as easily for a full coverage face product so I have been using it as a concealer on just problem areas and for under my eyes, and of course use it as a eye primer but I find with really sparkly eyeshadows, it doesn't hold very well. Anyways, I use BareMinerals matte powder foundation in Golden Fair to even out my skin tone and I just like the matte finish of this foundation.

20. What’s one beauty product you’d always recommend?
One product? That's tough. As much as I love the Benefit eye primer, I would have to say my biggest recommendation would be a tie between the Benefit They're Real mascara or Nyx round lipsticks. I have found the mascara to be the best I've ever tried and I just love the definition of my lashes now. And the lipsticks, they are so pigmented and are not drying which is a win win in my book for lipstick!

Well my wonderful friends, that's it for this beauty tag. I might do more of these in the future. =) I will definitely try to figure out the best way to present tags like this though through changing answer colors and such. I hope you've enjoyed learning a little about me and I can't wait to get some new posts up for you all! =)

Thank you for being patient and understanding. I still have some healing to do but regardless, I'll be taking pictures and editing like a crazy person over my school break. lol I want to make sure I show you everything promised including probably showing some of my haul I got from Ulta. LOVE CHRISTMAS TIME SALES! lol =)

As always, remember to stay smiling and I'll talk with you all soon! Next time, less talking.. More pictures! =)

Your busy guru,
LB

My apologies to my Blog Community!

Hello lovelies! So I officially feel like I need to apologize to you all who have followed my blog and waited patiently for a new post. I posted a year ago that I would be relaunching my blog but unfortunately a lot of things happened at once to where I was unable to continue the blog for the last year. As some of you might know, I've been working on my business degree which I will finally have my degree at the end of January!! (Yay!) Unfortunately when I was working on relaunching my blog, I started core classes for my degree that took a lot of my time as well as have been travelling every few months, and have had other priorities that kept me from having the time to dedicate to photo editing.

I have prided myself on the fact that I have made sure I post pictures that are as true to color as possible and have put a lot more time into editing than the actual creating of the looks and picture taking. Unfortunately I'm not the quickest at editing so it took a long time with being a perfectionist as well to get my blog posts up. When I started my blog, it was something to use my creative side as well as something to fill up free time I had. I wish I still had that kind of free time again but my core classes, family priorities, and such had to come first.

I should have posted sooner and I apologize to you all if you'd been waiting for me to come back to the blogging world! After I get through my time consuming classes, I will be returning! I know I said this before but this really is my passion and I will make it more of a priority once I do not have so many papers and such to do for college! I appreciate my followers still being here when I logged back in! <3

I'm humbled to see new views and followers even after a year of being away! =) While I have some free time this week in the hotel I'm staying at for my brother's wedding, I'll work on some new picture tutorials and such! =)

I promise I will be trying to focus on getting some new posts up! I will probably do a favorites post soon since all my favorites are with me on my trip!! =) Thank you again for supporting me and sticking with me through my year of absence. I appreciate you all being with me during this journey! =) I do take being a beauty blogger seriously even if it might not seem like it with being away for a year!

I promise I'm still here!

 

Figured I'd add a new pic from my birthday last week! =) Talk with you all soon! Feel free to contact me through comments if you'd like to see anything specific! I love doing requests! I am hoping next Halloween time, I'll be doing Halloween themed makeup! =) Yay! So many ideas, so little time! haha

Until next time, stay smiling lovelies! I've missed you!

<3,
LB