Forever 21 Natural Palette First Impressions+Review

Hello Everyone!

Today I bought this palette at Forever 21 and was very surprised at the quality. As I explain in my video, This is a cheap palette ($7.80) and has a nice, buttery finish to it. It is not chalky but the lighter shades are slightly more sheen. The Price is completely worth the buy in my book! I stated in my video that you can buy this product online which I later found out you can't but they do have the Smokey version of this palette available. Hopefully you can pick it up at your local Forever 21, I found mine at the little gift are near check out.

As You can see here, these are all the shades with two swatches on top of each other. This picture was taken in the sunlight of my window so you can see the buttery texture and the shimmer from the glittery
colors.

Here Is my Breakdown of each color:

1.) Matte Brown/Purple: Very matte in color, perfect to apply to the crease as a definition shade but light enough to use on its own as a smokey shade. vibrant but still slightly sheen.

2.) Dark Purple/Pink Shimmer: A very shimmery shade with specks of gold shimmer. Very vibrant and buttery to the touch.

3.) Dark Green/Brown Shimmer: A dark olive green color with specks of gold shimmer and brown undertones. Best use for crease shade. Extremely vibrant.

4.) Orange/Pink Shimmer: A Medium tone pink with orange undertones. Specks of gold shimmer. Another Buttery shade and very vibrant.

5.) Gold Shimmer: A beautiful gold shimmer with golden undertones. Perfect for a lid shade, on its own or smoked out. Buttery texture, very vibrant.

6.) Light Matte Brown: Matte brown perfect for a beginning crease color. Slightly sheen but will still show up with two layers.

7.) Rose Gold/Pink Shimmer: A beautiful Rose gold color with gold shimmer specks. perfect for a simple lid or pink smokey eye. Very buttery and vibrant.

8.) Lightest Matte Brown: An even lighter matte brown that would be perfect for blending all of the colors out. Very sheen.

9.) Light Pink Shimmer: Light pink color with white shimmery specks. Perfect to brighten the inner corner of your eye. Very light but vibrant in the inner corner.

10.) White Gold Shimmer: A sheen white shade with slight gold specks. Perfect for a eye shadow base, highlighter, or inner corner brightener.

Again, I would recommend this product to you guys, it is a pretty nice palette for a great steal!

DIY Hair Mask

Hello Everyone, long time no see!
I just want you guys to know, I have been making more videos on my YouTube Channel, Halesannexo for you all and I have been posting them here on my blog as well. I hope you guys check it out! Love you all and see you soon!

Incoming Freshman Advice

 

No-Sew Blanket Tutorial

Everyday Makeup, Hair, and Outfit

My New Hair + Products I Use!

So hey guys!
Yes I am back for good, this whole gluten thing will not bring me down!
Recently I have changed my hair as seen in these photos here:

So my cut now is a cascading curl where it used to be a V cut. This style makes my hair look incredibly long with a tone of curls because I have naturally curly hair. 

Lately I have been using the Mane and Tail Shampoo and Conditioner in the shower and guys, this stuff is amazing. In less than two months my hair grew an inch! I really recommend the shampoo and conditioner if you want long and voluminous hair. I found mine at Target but you can also find it at Walgreens or CVS, I found mine on the bottom shelf, ask for help if you can't find it. Sometimes its hiding or even in the pet department because it is also used on horses manes and tails. 

Also, I have been using Garniers leave in conditioner after i get out of the shower. To apply, I lather it on my hair than massage it into my hair all over including my scalp. Than I take a wide toothed comb to get the tangles out of my hair.

After I apply the leave in conditioner, I put a towel wrap in my hair for a couple minutes and then let my hair dry. Honestly, to keep your hair from split ends and dying, I really recommend air drying your hair or even sitting in front of a fan while you do your makeup, its way better than blow drying your hair on a hot heat.

At night, I put my hair in a huge bun so in the morning I wake up with big curls. 

I use a light hairspray from Herbal Essences to tame the curls and get the frizzes out in the morning

And that's it! Literally so fast and easy. Every now and then I use heat products but I really don't like to use them because I feel like my hair is damaged and my hair smells a bit off when I do. 

I hope you guys got some good information about some of these products. What type of products do you use and What is your go to hairstyle?

Thanks for reading and I will be back soon with a new post!

Love you guys!

-Halesannexo

Sunday Update!

Hello Everyone!
Sorry I didn't get to post last night, I didn't get in until about 11 and I was so tired!

How is everyone on this lovely Sunday?
To be honest, I don't usually like Sundays but I think they are great days for DIYs or even cooking.
I am going to be working on a DIY for you guys this week, here is a hint;

Its and accessory that you can wear during the summer.

Did I make you excited?

Yesterday I was super busy shopping at New Seasons. I am gluten free due to Celiac Disease so finding gluten free foods makes it so easy there. New seasons is a great place to buy Organic and Allergy free foods so I shop here quite often. They have a cute little cafe/deli area where you can order soups, sandwiches, hot wok foods, salads and a whole isle of drinks. You can even sit down and pay for it when you check out. I went with my mom and I got a Garbanzo bean and lamb soup. I personally loved it.

Later on, after shopping way too much and spending too much, I went out with my lovely boyfriend, Adam.

We went out to Red Robin where I ordered a gluten free bacon cheese burger (YUM) and we sat and talked.

It was really nice to see him concerning we don't hang out every day because he is in college and I'm still in high school. If you guys want, maybe sometime we will do a Boyfriend Tag on YouTube. (Check me out http://www.youtube.com/user/halesannexo) Later we watched the show, King of the Nerds on TBS, if you haven't seen it, you defiantly should.

All in all yesterday was a great day and i apologize for not updating on you guys.

I will end here with an ootd.

On me was:
Sweater: Forever 21
Leggings: Target
Boots: Fred Myers

Thank you all for reading and I will see you tomorrow!
Love you,
-Halesannexo

Favorites: February 2014

Hello Everyone!
This month I have been experimenting with drugstore products, seeing what products work and do not work. For the most part, I have found some insanely great products for insanely great deals.

This month has been really difficult on my skin, ether its oily and greasy (yuck) with blemishes or just normal as can be but super itchy, I have found some insanely great products that have balanced out my skin. First at target this month, I bought St. Ives Blemish Control Apricot Scrub
and let me tell you...
This stuff is the bomb.
As soon as I put it on my face, it smelt like grandmas apricot pie! It says it prevents black heads and minimizes pores which intrigued me because of my large pores. I like to use this in conjunction with my Clarasonic Mia.
Next, I use  Ponds Rejuveness cream to moisturize my face after I applied the scrub. It is supposed to firm your skin and visibly reduce the appearance of fine lines in 2 weeks. I completely agree with the statement because i have used it every night and I have felt my skin become more firm and smooth.

After I clean my face I tend to use a Yes to Cucumbers Facial Towelette to cleanse my skin. It is made of 98% of natural products and is made with both cucumbers and aloe vera. This has to be my new go to cleansing towelette.


For makeup this month i have been using only drugstore products

On my face, I have been using Maybelline's Baby Skin Instant Pore Eraser as my makeup base. I have noticed a HUGE difference using this product along with my foundation favorite for this month of Rimmel's Stay Matte Foundation in the color, Light Porcelain. I have heard good and bad about this foundation and I wasn't planning on buying it until I heard my local Walgreens had it half off so I went and picked it up.
I instantly loved this product.
It keeps my face matte for most of the day. This is saying a lot concerning I am going to a culinary school where things splash in my face, i'm around steam and heat and i sweat. At the end of class, I can barely tell i look like a hot mess. I would not recommend this product to anyone with dry skin, it tends to flake up near those areas.

For the past 4 months I have been using Neutrogena's Skin Clearing Mineral Powder in the shade Classic ivory. I have been loving how this powder doesn't oxidize on my skin like most colored powders do. I highly recommend this shade to anyone with light or pale skin for this reason.

Lastly For makeup I have been loving my Jordana's Fabuliner in black. I bought this at Walgreens for about $2.72, which is an amazing price for such a high quality product. I tend to have oily lids that crease my eye make up or create a smudged liner.
This liner sticks.
The minute I tried it on the back of my hand and tried to smudge it and it wouldn't budge. During the day, I only had to touch up on one eye again because I had touched it with my sunglasses, but other than that it didn't budge. If I were you, I would pick it up just to try it out, its a great deal.

For nails this month i have been really loving a nail polish I picked up at Forever 21 during the fall. The color is taupe and is truly beautiful with my light skin complexion. The color didn't chip for a week outside of the kitchen and stayed in tact through daily activities

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My Fashion favorite this month is a dress I picked up for Valentines day at forever 21. It was about $20 and I got the bow belt on clearance for $2.72. The shoes i already had (They are actually my mothers) and the tights i also got on clearance for a great price. Honestly I only wore this outfit once this month but next time I go out, I want to wear it because it looks flattering with my shape.

I Listen to the music only at the gym these days, I just don't have the time in the day to just sit down and listen because I am so busy or I get distracted. My favorite song this month has been "All Night" by Icona Pop. Its a great song to get energized to before my work out and to jam out to in the car on the way to school. its a great up lifter.

My Favorite person of this month has to be hands down BubzBeauty! I just want to say CONGRATS to you and Tim for being able to bring a little bundle of joy into this world. I'm going to be honest, I have been waiting for this announcement ever since I started watching her videos back in the beginning!

Thank you all for reading my February Favorites for 2014! I will be back soon!
Love you all,
-Halesannexo