Weekly Makeup Basket #1 WOC edition

I'm starting a project pan for 2015! I have a whole post on why I made the decision coming up tomorrow. But my first step is starting up doing weekly makeup baskets! The purpose of this is to challenge myself to focus on particular products and find awesome go-to looks that will come in handy when my panning challenge actually gets started.

I also noticed that every morning my tiny vanity table ends up a mess! It’s because I have too much crammed on to it. So in deciding what I will be using for a week or two I can pack my other products away and cut down on clutter.

So here are the shadows I'll be working with.

And the eye bases, the third one is MAC Indianwood

 Finally, my foundations.

NC45

Since this is my first time doing this I wanted to just focus on eyes and face  products. I didn't do a full face for a few reasons: 1. I don't own multiples of everything (ex. I own 1 face primer) 2. I still need to figure out what blushes and lippies look best with the eyeshadow  3. Since I'm new at this I didn't want to make it impossibly restricted. 

All the best, 

Jess

FOYesterday & First full day of teaching

Face

Black Radiance BB Cream in Cafe

MAC Prolongwear Concealer in NC45

MAC MSF Natural in Dark and Deep Dark 

Nars Blush in Seduction 

Urban Decay All-Nighter

Eyes (The light totally washed it out)

Milani Brow Kit in Dark 

Too Faced Shadow insurance

Be a Bombshell cream eyeshadow (the one that came in the ipsy bag)

Naked Palette Buck & Sidecar 

MAC swiss Chocolate 

ItsJudytime palette bronze shade 

MAC Blacktrack  gel liner 

L'oreal Miss Magna Mascara 

Lips

Bite Beauty Cashmere Lip Cream in Sancerre (as a long wearing base)

Revlon Matte Balm in Standout

I'm actually liking the Black Radiance BB cream. It barely gives any coverage at all, and its a little darker than my skin so I thought it would be a no-go. But once I put on the concealer (Kim K style) and powered it looked like a pretty medium coverage. I reapplied the red lips once during my planning period and they he'd up like champs. I did notice that some of the product built up where my lips meet and I had to scrape the gunk off so that wasn't pretty. I am thinking about trying to pan a red lipstick so the Matte balm was my first stab at seeing whether or not I could stand doing it. I'm really not sure yet, especially with teaching I can't have lipstick everywhere and I can't reapply or check it often like I feel the need to. 

On another note, I solo-taught all day long all by myself! Im so proud of that :). I was a little nervous knowing that my teaching coach wasn't there but I have to say I rocked it. It wasn't perfect, but I've already realized that it will never be perfect so I'm happy. 

Another accomplishment: I bought 0 things for black friday/cyber monday! I am participating in boycotting the sales in solidarity with Ferguson. All weekend I only bought some yoni eggs from Organic Blood, which is a black owned business and some kanekalon braiding hair. 

Hope you had a great start to your week as well. 

K love you bye,

Jess 

2012: Minimalism, Money Management, and Means to Achieving goals

Hey Y'all,

Honestly, I usually forget about or abandon my New Year’s resolutions by the time I get back to school and start the spring semester.  I think that I do a lot better with more general life goals, which I eventually want to complete—in one year or many.

I recently found that I’m not the only one who does this; I’ve recently found many blogs with a “Life List,” which is a space for long and short term goals. I also included my ideas about how to keep up with 

2012

Educational Goals

            Write ALL papers ahead of time

            Punch Out Procrastination 

Means to achieve: planner, scheduling, prioritizing time, working on time management and discipline. Waste less time online by designating time to catch up with blogs and youtube. 

Health Goals

            Run 1x a week

            Yoga or Cardio 1x a week 

Means to achieve: Exercising with friends, using mornings before class.

Financial Goals

            Pay off Discover Card debt ($870)

            Stick to a budget

            Limit & Record Purchases

            Save $1000 by the end of the year

Means to achieve: Using financial refunds wisely, using mint.com budgeting tools, discipline, planning purchases.

Beauty/Fashion

            Spring Cleaning of Wardrobe

            Organize and Prioritize Clothes

            Finish a Product before Buying more

            Limit Purchases

Means to achieve: Prioritize my wishlists/wants so they don't become overwhelmingly numerous.  Allow myself only a few select & coved items at a time. Mainly re-focusing my energy away from "things" that I don't really need. 

Other Goals

Travel out of state overnight (VA and MD don't count)

Life List

Buy a Car

Get Rook Pierced

Get Infinity/ Cherry Blossom Tattoo  

Find an Apartment

Travel to California

Travel to London

Earn Bachelors Degree

Earn Masters Degree
Go to Disney 
Get Married
Become a Mother
Buy a House