Style Spotlight: Ariana Grande

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I have decided to start doing a new type of post where I will share something in Fashion that I am loving! Whether that be a certain person, trend, color, or piece I will feature something once a week that has caught my eye! For my first week I have chosen celebrity Ariana Grande.

After I heard The Way on the radio I have a new found respect for this girls voice! Not that I disliked her before but I only knew her as a girl on some show my little sister watches. But holy this girl can sing! And she has the cutest style ever! She always looks completely girly and put together.

          Her style reminds me of Cher from Clueless (And is probably why I love it SO much!)

               I am also obsessed with her signature half-up-half-down hairstyle.

Ariana is always feminine and classic.  Compared to other stars her age who always seem to be trying too hard to wow or shock us; Ariana is doing the complete opposite. Which is so refreshing for a change! I just can not get enough of style and look forward to her outfits in the future!

                  What celebrity style are you loving right now?

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                                          KatXoXo

Revlon Auquamarine

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Hope you are all having a lovely week. Today I wanted to share a Revlon Chroma Chameleon nail polish in Aquamarine. I have a couple different nail products that they sent me that I will be sharing in the next little while :)

Although I am not much of a blue nail polish girl this was pretty. These nail polishes are all Duo-Chrome. These particular color is a nice Aqua Blue. In the sunlight you can see some shades of purple in it. The formula on this is great, not streaky, and easy to apply. You can get it opaque with 2-3 coats and then build it up to how dark you want it (neat!) The only problem with this nail polish is the price point. These nail polishes are priced at $8 a bottle and for only 8.6ml that is pretty darn expensive! 

                                                                               7/10
                                                                 Would I Re-Purchase: No
                                                                 Price: $8 at most drugstores

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                                             KatXoXo

Bare Minerals The Happy Place Quad

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I can not believe it is March already. I would probably believe it more if it wasn't snowing! I am so ready for some nice weather. I am itching to start a garden but it will not make it if spring does not come! Hurry up!! Enough of my rant though, I want to share this lovely palette I picked up from Sephora in the summer....
                                                    Bare Minerals The Happy Place Quad

I tend to gravitate towards pinks and purples on my eyes so it is no surprise that out of all the beautiful palettes by Bare Minerals I chose this one. I really love how there is two matte shades and two shimmer shadows in this palette.

                                               Top Left to Right: Peace and Imagine
                                           Bottom Left to Right: Exhale and Euphoria

These swatches are overtop of Elf eyeshadow primer.Peace would barely show in pictures no matter what I did but trust me it is there! Exhale and Euphoria are definitely more pigmented then Peace and Imagine but none of them have terrible pigmentation. I was a little bit disappointed by Imagine. It swatches beautifully but when it is on my eyes for a couple hours the pink fades and you are left with a golden sheen. Has anyone else had this problem or is it just me? Euphoria is absolutely gorgeous and SO pigmented! A little goes a long way so be gentle with your brush!

                                                                                    7.5/10
                                                           Would I re-purchase: Undecided.
                      Price: $38.00 Canadian on Sephora.com (Also available on Bare Minerals website)

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                                                                           KatXoXo

Revlon Parfumerie African Tea Rose

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How are you all doing? Good I hope. I can't believe we had more snow this weekend...I am over it! I need summer now please! Since I have been dreaming of summer I have been choosing summer nail polish colors to get me in the mood!

A few months Revlon sent me a Revlon Parfumerie nail polish through the Revlon Selects program. The color they sent me is African Tea Rose. At first glance this looks like a regular bright Barbie pink. When you take a closer look this has a gorgeous purple glow through it.

When I painted my nails I was happy to see that this subtle purple sheen transferred to your nails. It just adds this lovely glow to your nails!

 The Parfumerie collection is all scented nail polishes that are supposed to smell like their names. I like the normal Revlon scented nail polish line so it is no surprise that I love this line as well. The formula on this is AMAZING! It dries very fast and even with absolutely no streaking. I wish all nail polishes had formulas like this. This smells very strong of roses just like the name says. The scent lasts about two days, it starts of very strong and slowly fades off. Definitely a must have!


                                                                              9/10
                                                              Would I purchase? Yes!
                                                      Price: $6-8 @ Wal-Mart or any drugstore
                        

Disclaimer: This product was sent to me for review. All opinions are my own.



                Have you tried any of the Revlon Parfumerie?
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                                                     KatXoXo

Myster VoxBox L'oreal Canada

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So a few weeks ago Influenster started their Mystery Box campaign where they sent out mystery products in their Vox Boxes. When you received your box you were supposed to use it and then try to guess what product line its from. I was lucky enough to receive one of these boxes and this is what I received....

In my box I received three hair products labelled: Shampoo, Conditioner, and Split End Serum.  I have used all of these products for about three weeks now. I use the shampoo and conditioner every other day and the hair serum everyday. The shampoo and conditioner alone made my hair feel silkier and softer. From the roots to about 3/4 down feel and look very nice. As for the split ends they still looked dry and straw like. I really enjoyed how much the shampoo lathered in hair. The serum does make them look a little less straw like but they still look quiet dry. I was not expecting a miracle that erased my split ends so I was not too disappointed by this. None of these products felt heavy on my hair. They did not have a distinct scent to them, maybe a very faint scent of pear possibly? Overall I quiet enjoyed trying these products out. If I were to purchase one of these products again I think I would choose either the serum or the shampoo. My favorite thing about these products was how much the shampoo lathered in my hair I usually don't use a lathering shampoo so that was a nice treat!

Did any of you receive the Mystery VoxBox? What were your thoughts?

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                                          KatXoXo

My Little Pony Party

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Hope you all had a great weekend! Today I wanted to share something a little different. Last month was Ava's third birthday and she wanted to have a My Little Pony party. I love looking at Pinterest for fun DIY party ideas and this year was no exception. So I thought I would share what I did and what worked for me :)

The first thing I did was make these unicorn horns and ears. I used this tutorial on this lovely moms blog! These were very simple to make; a bit time consuming but I made about one a night while watching tv before bed. I just used felt and elastic.

I think they turned out quiet nice :)

I made this Happy birthday sign out of construction paper and glue. Simple!

My mom and sister made this gorgeous cake! She used fondant for icing and gumballs instead of pearls. We just bought ponys from Wal Mart to place on top.

 I also made a ball game out of an old box. I found this idea on pinterest. This is the link of the picture but it does not link up to a website. You don't really need any directions though it is pretty self explanatory. This was a big hit with the kids (bigger then I expected actually!) I used pictures from a coloring book and just tapped them onto the painted box. 

I got pony stickers and printed out my little pony coloring pictures to decorate these bags. The little kids liked this!

We just got juice boxes to drink out of but to put the cutlery and felts in I decorated these pink cups with my little pony stickers. I could not find any my little pony decorations anywhere so this was a simple solution!

That was basically everything I did this year for Ava's birthday. I love doing DIYs for her parties and am pretty excited that I can do Austyn's  parties now too! Do you guys do DIY for parties or do you prefer to buy supplies?

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                                                                             KatXoXo

Essence Stay With Me Lipgloss in Candy Bar

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Hope you all are doing lovely. This week has been a tad crazy as Austyn made her arrival last Tuesday :) I will be doing a post on her later this week! Today I wanted to share a lipgloss from a brand that I have yet to be disappointed by; Essence! I have loved every product I have got from them so far and this is no exception.

                                                  Essence Stay With me Lipgloss
                                                09 Candy Bar

Candy Bar is a bright red with a tinge of pink. It is a red that is very easy to pull off without looking too done up. The consistency of these is not too sticky and not too opaque. It is the perfect inbetween of both! I love how long these lasts and they how they do not dry out your lips!
 
                                                                                 8/10
                                                                  Would I repurchase? Yes!
                                                        Price: 2.99 Found at Shoppers in Canada or Ulta in the US
                         What is your favorite Essence product?

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                                             KatXoXo