EOS Balm | REVIEW

For a long while I’ve been wanting to try out the EOS lip balms and recently-ish I got myself the Strawberry Sorbet version. Really I’ve had this since early August and I’ve just been conflicted about how I really feel about it. As you can see by the pictures – or maybe you can’t – the balm is halfway gone after 3 months. That’s a very long time for a balm to last, but then again I don’t use it every day.

My first impression after application numero uno was that the balm feels really nice going onto my lips. The indentation in the packaging makes removing the cap and applying the balm really easy. The packaging overall is smooth and I’m a fan of the spherical concept – really unique and stands out in the crowd.

After applying a few more times over a couple of days I noticed that my lips started to peel. My first thought was that my lips were just getting used to a more organic approach of moisturising and I kept using it to see if that was indeed the problem. After a while I began to wonder if the peeling was a result of my extremely cold air conditioned surroundings as during late summer I’d been on an internship. Eventually it did stop - when my internship had ended weeks later. I’d discussed this with a friend of mine who religiously EOS and she too had experienced the whole “EOS + A/C = Peeling Lips” scenario. So in the end my first few weeks of using the balm were invalid.

I continued using the balm after and my lips eventually went back to normal. But even in normal conditions I find that I have to constantly reapply as it doesn’t last long on my lips. The smell is amazing to have waft up your nose every time and I love that. But to have to apply again and again in such a short span of time is just not cutting out for me. I really wanted to like this product but I have to say that I don’t. This didn’t work as well as I expected and I know people who have had the same experience.

That’s it for today’s post and as always thank you guys so much for reading.

I’ll talk to you in my next post!

Gem Eyelash Curler | REVIEW

Gem. Gemmy. Gemma. Gem.
My eyelashes have a natural curl to them, The curl is defined to the point where the tips of my lashes actually go back to touch my eyelid. Although the curl is convenient, time saving, the extremity of it is just annoying. I cannot apply mascara without having it smudge onto my eyelids, so sitting here and talking to you guys about an eyelash curler was the last thing I'd ever expect to be doing. Believe it or not, this curler has actually helped me with my problem. I find that if I use the curler upside down it gets my lashes straightened out enough to the point where there's still some curl to it, but it's not dragging along my upper lids. I don't know how many of you have the problem where your eyelashes are just to much. A while back I' actually looked up how to straighten eyelashes and came up answerless. Before the state of my eyelashes caused me lots of problems, one of which was preventing me from wearing false lashes. Although this eyelash curler from GEM was very helpful, I'm not saying that it's the only curler that can do the trick. Any curler should be able to do the job as far as I'm concerned, but the GEM curler is just the one that I use. Now getting passed my dilemma, the eyelash curler itself is really good.
The silver finish gives it a feel of professionalism, it's light weight and travel friendly.
The one thing I don't like about it is that it's one of those curlers that doesn't come with a replacement pad and I'm left to wonder how long this one will last me. I've had this since the beginning of August so it's been a while, but I guess I'll just have to resort to buying a whole new curler when the time comes.
Bye and thank you all so much for taking the time out to read this. I'll talk to you in my next post!

Being a Better Blogger

Having been away from all things blogging for a while and now coming back and catching up on some of my favourite blogs, I feel really refreshed and more dedicated to my blog. From the content that I've read from other bloggers, I've come to realise that most if not all of them plan out how their going to manage their blog.

Personally, I've never been one to plan for my blog and that has resulted in me just posting whenever about whatever and I'm coming to dislike that flow of things. I want to be more organised and take things more seriously. I don't want to be like 'oh, I could've done this today but now the lighting is gone.' I'm more invested in this now and I want  things to pull through.

So, tomorrow I plan on buying my first planner, but with the year almost finished I'll end up using less than half of it, and some other pretty stationery - love the stuff - so that I can start being more organised and productive. I want to start doing OOTDs and I realise that that's not going to happen without planning and I really need to get myself a better camera - but everything in its time.

Of course I could just do the planning on my computer, but there's something about just taking the time to write it all out and actually being able to hold it that just appeals to me. Anyone else feel that way sometimes?

I should be able to sort myself out in terms of planned posting by sometime next week. This post is really just let you guys in on what I'm planning, what's going on. Sometime soon I'll be getting template of Van Rose professionally done, right now I'm checking out different people and templates to see which I like best and all that. Decisions, decisions . . . . It's so sad that I'm a person who could never make up her mind.

But thank you guys for reading through this post and have a great rest of your day.

I'll talk to you in my next post!

Summer Internship | Final Update + My Exam Results

As some of you know, I'd been doing a series of posts about my experience of interning this summer, but as I've been on hiatus from blogging for some time now it's about time that I filled you guys in from where I left off. So the updates stopped right around the time that I found out that I was accepted for the job. So sit back, relax, and enjoy eight weeks summarized.
The first day reporting for work was nerve racking, I didn't know where to go, who to see, but I just walked in stated my business to the first person I saw and then everything was taken care of after that. I was placed to work in the accounting department - yeah! 
At first, it was hard getting used to the flow of things and the people. I kept making mistakes at first and I hated having to ask for help. Such was the torture of week one. That continued on until the middle of week two and by Friday of that week I was n cloud nine. Heck, slip ups would still happen here and there but I felt confident in the work and I was getting used to the people around me. At this point, the only thing I didn't like was having to wake up early in the morning during summer to get ready for the day - oh well.
In week three everything was flowing along smoothly; I was doing invoices, writing cheques and all that other accounting stuff. On Friday of that week the company hosted a barbecue for the staff, it was awkward for me being around those people in a social setting, sure I was just starting to warm up to them but I have this issue of taking forever to really be comfortable around new people so . . .
The barbecue though, was nice and through the minor panic attack I was able to have some fun. Week four consisted of a few holidays that resulted in me not having to go to work until Wednesday . . . or was it Thursday? Let's go with Wednesday, and with that I was able to enjoy some of summer. 
By this point I had already realised that that place, like some other businesses, had quite a bit of drama going around. I really don't understand why it always has to be the girls.
Week five was suppose to be my last week working there, but by that time I'd gotten really attached to the place and the people and I was encouraged to ask for an extension. So, I did and it was approved. Since I'd been planning to attend Sixth Form at the starting of the school year, I only extended my time by three weeks - which would end my stay right before school started.
Those last three weeks were a learning experience just as the others had been. Working there made me think about and realise a lot of things about myself and what I wanted to do. It really cleared my head when there I was thinking that I had everything figured out. Previously I'd been terrified of the idea of the day I'd have to say goodbye to school, I mean I've spent the last 11 years of my life there and then all of a sudden I have to go out into the real world. But, this helped me to see that it wasn't as bad as I'd been expecting, it may be an awkward transition but it's not so bad that it would kill you.
So if you, like I had been, are worried about that, don't be. You'll be fine. 
I made some friends during the experience, I see them around sometimes and I'm planning to go back there during the Christmas vacation.
Oh and also, I promised you guys that I share the results of my exams. For those of you who are not familiar with the way that the CXC or GCSE exams work a 1 is equivalent to an A, a 2 is equivalent to a B, a 3 is equivalent to a C and so on and so forth. So, quick reminder:
1=A 2=B 3=C
So my results are as follows:
Office Administration   =   1 Spanish   =   2 English A   =   1 English B (Literature)   =   1 Mathematics   =   2 Food and Nutrition   =   2 Information Technology   =   1 Clothing & Textiles   =   1 Human & Social Biology   =   1 Caribbean History   =   1
So in all that, seven 1s and three 2s.
I started sixth form four weeks ago and I'm studying Sociology, Art & Design, Management of Business (MOB) and Communication Studies. Hopefully after my two years I can fly off to Milan and study Fashion Design.
That's all for now everyone.
I'll see you in my next post.

Mini Makeup Haul

Hello everyone, I have been absent from all thing blogging for two months now. Yes, I do feel bad for having left you guys hanging without a word but just know and try to understand that I needed some time away and now I'm back. It feels so weird to be back blogging after all this time and I hope to get pass this awkwardness and get back into the flow of blogging.

Just yesterday I was out with some friends when I came across some eyeshadow palettes downtown. If you've been reading my blog for very long then you'd know that I haven't been in the makeup scene for too long and am still growing my makeup collection. It'd been a really long time since I'd purchased anything makeup related and I just couldn't help myself. I got one of every L'oreal and Maybelline palette they had - and a mascara.

Here's an overview of what I got.

This is the first time that I've ever been able to get my hands on any Maybelline/L'oreal product just because stores here in Nevis don't usually sell them and the cost of having them shipped here is crazy. So when I saw these, I just had to make them mine.

(504 Subtle Berries, 506 Rose Fields, 804 Autumn Leaves, 824 Landscape.)

Neutrals are my go-to and I like the variety of neutral shades I get from these sets. Prom is coming up and I see myself probably using one of these palettes that night.

(220 Blues, 306 Forest Light, 336 Forest Smokes, 508 Summer Dusk)

Here I have some coloured palettes, nothing too bright.

(20 Blue Blowout, L'oreal Double Extend Eye Illuminator)

Lastly, this Maybelline Eye Studio Colour Explosion palette and L'oreal mascara. I've only opened about four - maybe three - of the palettes so far and I've just been messing around with them. In terms of colour payoff I'm really disappointed in the L'oreal palettes as the colours barely show up at first, it takes constant reapplying, I'll see how it is with a primer and get back to you guys. As for the Maybelline palette, I'm shocked at how vibrant the colours are on their own, it doesn't take a lot of reapplications to have a firm show of colour.

With the mascara, I don't really see any signs of lengthening to my lashes, but I do like the glitter end for highlighting my eyelashes.

That's my report for now and thank you so much for just reading this post.

I'll see you in my next post.

Apologies . . . and Blogger's Block

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Hey guys, I know that it's been, what, 19 days now since my last post and I'm so sorry for leaving you all hanging like that. I've been having some serious "blogger's" block lately and I just wanted to update you guys on what's been going on so far and why I've been missing. Though I wont be posting today, I promise that I'll be back by the weekend with some new posts. I just need a bit more time to refresh. 
I'm so sorry again for the long wait and I'll be back soon!