6 word memoirs

We did a lot of these in enlgish class last year, and I thought they were pretty cool. Yup, 6 word memoirs. If you've never heard of them or don't know what they are, it was basically started by SMITH Magazine, and it's kind of a platform for a story, summed up in 6 words. If that makes any sense? Here are some that kind of sum up my life, or start a story:

"Wow, that was a close one"
"My secrets are not secrets anymore"
"Totally innocent, till she met him"
"'What were you thinking?' I wasn't"
"Credit card bill never goes away"
"Shit, what do I do now?"
"They think I can't hear them"
"We got along from the beginning"

And just because I like having pictures in my posts:

image from we heart it

And the message on the image just happens to be six words :)

So, use this post as a tag kinda. Either comment or do your own blog post of your six word memoir or memoirs :) I love reading other people's.

Blog Award and Update

Thanks to Aubree at Inspirational Me, I just received my first ever blog award. Woohoo! Thanks Aubree :) Here is the award:


The rules are:
1. Describe where you think you'll be in 10 years
2. Pass the fun along to 10 other bloggers

Oh goodness I really don't know where I think I'll be in 10 years. (By the way, I realize this is not going to all happen, just me in my little fantasy world). Let's see I will be 26. Hopefully living in New York somewhere. I will be working somewhere in either the fashion or beauty industry. I will have a Westie and a Scottie dog, and a lovely boyfriend/husband (preferably a soccer player from Spain or France) haha. So yeah that's basically my little fantasy for 10 years, I could have gone all out and made it totally non-realistic though.

Ok, now that that's done, here are my 10 bloggers, in no order:
1. Gets from Wasted Seventeen
2. Sarah from Shades of Sarah
3. Allison from La Dolce Vita
4. Carrie from Couture Carrie
5. Lauren from La Petite Fashionista
6. Lindsay from La Belle Vie
7. Audrey from Audrey Allure
8. Amy from Penniless Style
9. Josie from With a Wink and a Smile
10. Lannie from Charming Frivolity

gah, I took forever to pick 10. It was so hard! I do really love all of you bloggers though!

I'm going to be back home tomorrow, where I will hopefully have some packages waiting for me, and I also went shopping today, so I'm thinking about just doing a haul video for it all just to show you all what to expect within the next few weeks, or I might just do a post. Never done a video before so I guess we'll see! Also, my dad said yes but my mom said no to the belly button ring :( I'm sure I'll be able to change her mind though.

I finally found a sushi rolling mat! My sister found one in Philadelphia and is sending it to me, so I will be sure to try out some sushi recipes and update you all :)

Oh, and in relation to my perfume post, I found the perfect quote that I should have put on it! "No elegance is possible without perfume. It is the unseen, unforgettable, ultimate accessory of fashion that heralds your arrival and prolongs your departure." -Coco Chanel. Lovely, right?

Guess that's about it, thanks again for the award, Aubree :) how has everybody's weekend been so far? Update me.

Perfumania!

I am currently on the search for new perfumes. I currently have two, the Couture Couture rollerball by Juicy Couture, and Sexy Little Things by Victoria's Secret.

images via polyvore

I love trying out new scents, because I easily get bored with mine. Although I do love the ones I have now, I want to expand my collection. I really like things that smell kinda fruity, floral, and kinda girly scents. Here are some I really want to try out, but most of them I haven't smelled yet, so let me know if you use them or not.

1. Viva La Juicy


2. Miss Dior Cherie


3. Can Can by Paris Hilton


4. DKNY Be Delicious


5. Wrapped With Love by Hilary Duff


6. Ralph Lauren Wild


What is your favorite perfume? Do you have any more to add to my list? Let me know your thoughts!

images from Perfume.com, Victoria's Secret, and Juicy Couture.

Shampoo review! Sheer Blonde highlight activating

I'm still on a quest to find my perfect shampoo and conditioner, so I'm always trying out new products. So far I've stuck with drug store shampoos, just because I know I can get them whenever and wherever I need them (and they are usually cheap, too).

Usually before I try out a new shampoo or conditioner, I read reviews on it to make sure it works for other people with my hair type. I decided to try out John Frieda's Sheer Blonde highlight activating shampoo and conditioner. I went online, read the reviews, and it seemed to get awesome reviews from pretty much everybody that reviewed it, so I decided to try it out myself.


images from folica.com.

On Folica.com, the description says
"Take highlights from dull to dazzling with the John Frieda Sheer Blonde Highlight Activating Enhancing Shampoo with Highlight Optimizers.

Activate a range of tones for a full spectrum of highlights with the John Frieda Sheer Blonde Highlight Activating Enhancing Shampoo with Highlight Optimizers"

So I was like, "Ok, cool. This will be good for summer, maybe it will make my blondeness stand out more or something. And it's John Frieda! I do love those products"...get to Target 10 minutes later... "Ooh it even smells good too! Seems like a winner so far!"

Wrong.

I used the shampoo and conditioner when I washed my hair that night, and I was still excited because it smelled really good! I got out, towel dried my hair, went to bed with it still kinda wet and woke up the next morning as usual. But when I woke up, my hair felt heavy, greasy, and nasty. I just thought maybe I didn't rinse out the conditioner very well, so I gave it another try the next night. Woke up, same thing. I used the shampoo but not the conditioner the night after that and it helped a little bit, but it still felt gross.

I don't even know if it succedded in the "highlight activating" part because I was too grossed out by the way my hair looked to even notice.

Maybe my hair is just weird though, because it really does seem to work for almost everybody else.

I havn't lost faith in John Frieda though, because I have used the Root Awakening shampoo and I did like that, plus the other styling products by John Frieda that I love.

Have you used this product? Did you have the same problem or did it work well for you? What is your favorite drugstore shampoo and conditioner?

Photo Editing

I've had a lot of time on my hands while I'm up at my dad's house, and I was bored so I decided to play around and edit random photos from the internet on Paint Shop Pro. It's nothing too extraordinary, just basically messing around with color and lighting. Sooo I thought I'd share the results of my boredom with you all :) Original picture on the left, edited version on the right (or original on top and edited on bottom for the Hilary Duff photo).







Random, right? All pictures were found on google images. I am so obsessed with the Emma Roberts posing like Audrey Hepburn in Funny Face. It's so cute!

Anyway I was going to do a recipe post of the cookies I made my dad for father's day, but I took pictures on my blackberry and left my blackberry cord at home, sooo I can't upload them just yet. But that post is coming!

Inspired by: Iced Passion Tea Lemonade

Yep, time for another inspired by post! This time I am being inspired by iced passion tea lemonade from Starbucks. Weird right? But it is such a cute color, especially for summer, and it's such a sweet, refreshing drink (and I'm craving one so bad now, but there is absolutely NO Starbucks in this town my dad lives in. Insanity!). I think this is the first time I've had outfits inspired by an object instead of a movie or something. Here goes nothing :)


Photo taken and (badly) edited by me haha :)

Outfit #1 Daytime

Product info: tank- Old navy, shorts- Almost Famous, sandals- Tory Burch, bag- Forever21, scarf- Debut, sunglasses- Ray Bans, nail polish- OPI.
The key to pulling off such a bold color is starting with a simple outfit, and then adding color with accessories. For this outfit I started with a simple white tank top and denim shorts, and added a dark pink (I'm not sure what color this is...I guess it's kind of a berry pink? If you know comment haha) and a similar color nail polish. Throw in a cute bag, sandals, and black Ray-bans to protect those eyes of yours and you're good to go :) Another idea would be to skip the scarf and layer a berry pink tank top underneath the white tank top (sorry, I don't have enough time to make another outfit, but you get the idea).

Outfit #2 Night time

Product info: dress- Opening Ceremony, heels- Cuteseygirl, clutch- Michael Kors, ring- Fashion addict, earrings- Tiffany's.
Again for night time, keep it simple with a little black dress, then accessorize. For the focal point of my outfit, I chose cute pumps and a big ring. Keep the rest of the outfit classy with simple earrings and a simple black clutch.

Well, that's about it for this post. Remember, keep it simple! Let me know what you think! Have you ever had passion tea lemonade?

Computer fixed, first official day of summer!

Sorry I haven't posted in a while guys! My computer had a virus and I couldn't use it for a few days. I think it's fixed now, so I'm going to catch up on posting and reading all of your fabulous blogs :) I am visiting my dad for a week, and there isn't much to do up here so I should be able to post regularly again. He said I could get my belly button pierced, but I'm kinda indecisive about it. First of all, I'm a chicken when it comes to stuff like that. And second, some people think it's trashy. Opinions?

In celebration of the first official day of summer, here are a few summery photos to get you in the summer mood! (Though I've been in my summer mood for a while now!)


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So, how have your weekends been? Excited for the first day of summer? Oh, and let me know your opinions on the belly button piercing :)