Lazylittleliz

When it comes to the brand E.L.F. (EyesLipsFace) I pick brushes and tools over makeup. I have never truly found an item that blew me away. Well I finally found a product that changes that for me.. sort of.. The contouring blush and bronze powder in Turks and Caicos has really caught my attention! I love the Nars style packaging! It seems pretty sturdy and an upcoming road trip will test it out. The product itself is a 50/50. The blush is a beautiful color, but it is glittery, I am a matte girl. The bronzer on the other hand is amazing! Most drugstore bronzers and contour powders that I've seen match my skin tone. This bronzer is dark enough to play around with contour and I am really excited to try out this trend. There is some shimmer in the bronzer, but it's not visible when on the skin. E.l.f being an affordable brand I wasn't going to loose sleep over if this flopped, I am really impressed.There a lighter powder version and even a cream duo!

With summer in full swing we are all storing our winter clothes and school supplies and hitting the outdoors. Hanging out by the pool, hiking, camping, beach trips, and going to theme parks are just a few things that summer allows us to do. With all these outdoor activities sunscreen is a factor that can't be compromised, with all the harsh sun rays and general health issues too much sun can bring. To avoid all this we slap on sunscreen and hope for the best.
Unfortunately, sometimes we miss a spot and *dramatic music plays* we get sun burned! So what do we do? We pull out the staples of sun burn help!

1. After Sun- After your adventure slap on a cooling after sun lotion or gel to jump start the soothing process. It hydrates, moisturizes, and some I found to be very cooling. Aloe Vera is a major plus because it does wonders for the skin. Now reapplication is key here if you feel the sting coming up load more on. My favorite is the Max Block found in dollar tree!! One dollar for hours of relief, insane!

2. Tea bags- What a 2-for-1 deal! Make yourself a nice cup of tea to unwind and then take the used tea bag (make sure it's warm to the touch) and put it on a patch of sunburn. A black tea is what everyone recommends, I think chamomile works just as well.

3.Cleansing water- Weird one I know but trust me on this applying this on generously on a sunburned face helps up the hydration, skin flakes off less, and it feels AMAZING! Super cheap btw Simple has an amazing cleansing water for 5 dollars and change.

4. Plain old lotions and moisturizers- After washing off the sand and surf (or chlorine) you have to put moisture back into your skin. That where lotion comes in.

5. Hydration- you've basically cooked yourself in the sun. your skin is bound to be rough and dry so with all the tips above working on the outside, you have to hit the dehydrated insides as well. Drink lots of water to help your body's recovery!

Another week another snapshot... well snapshots. This week I went downtown and got a shot of this cool alleyway, my converse were too cool to not be featured, I am FINALLY getting around to reading Eleanor and Park, and most importantly there was a frog on my window the other night after it rained! I got really excited about that because I've never seen a frog in a non school/zoo setting (weird considering I've lived in Florida for so long)

What should have been a walk in the park (literally) turned into hours of back and forth between the library and seeing how far I could get before having to retreat back. It wasn't a complete waste I got to be familiar with a different part of town and got beautiful pictures of the outside!

I had a really nice week I got to spend time with friends and go to the beach, I even got a sneaky picture of my god in his favorite spot! It was a much needed change to my mundane routine and I feel like I have the energy and motivation to start going *out on my own* and finding new things to write about so there may be a few more posts this week! Also I leave for a fun trip in 20 days and I am over the moon!!