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Thursday, August 14, 2014

50 facts about me

Since I have officially reached over a thousand views on my blog (I know that's a little number, but I am still excited) I wanted to do a fun little post for everyone! I know there are a ton of YouTuber's out there that have done the fifty facts about me, so I decided to do it for my blog.

1.  I am going into my junior year of college
2. With living in Michigan, I spend a lot of my weekends on the water
3. I am a special education major
4. During my senior year of High School, I won "most uniquely dressed" for mock elections.
5. During the same year, I also went a little crazy and randomly cut all of my hair off and died it red.
6. My best friend lives in Oklahoma and we meet online about three years ago.
7. My "big brother" was a starter on the Michigan Football team, was recruited to play on the Detroit Lions, Indianapolis Colts, and now plays for the Spokane Shock.  Pretty bad ass, I know.
8. He was in my moms 8th grade class, and they became really close and we pretty much raised him, since he came from an unstable home. My childhood was kind of like the Blind Side.
9. I am Ukrainian, Polish, and Lithuanian.
10.I even speak a LITTLE bit of Ukrainian/Polish.
11. I also have been learning sign language.
12. I have four tattoos, one of them is a Harry Potter quote.
13. I grew up watching/reading both the Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings.
14. My dad and I have a tradition of going to see every Lord of the Rings movies on Opening day.
15. My boyfriend is Jewish and I am Catholic.
16. We dated for a few months when we were 16 and then I broke up with him and made him cry.
17. I used to hold a lot of pride in the fact that I made the homecoming king cry.
18. We have now been together for over a year.
19. I lost 35 pounds in high school.
20. I have also been a vegetarian for the last four months.
21. Cooking/baking is one of my favorite hobbies.
22. I also believe in making everything homemade, instead of buying the processed version.
23. I was once asked by another foreign exchange student if I was a foreign exchange from the Ukraine.
24. The first time I saw One Direction was the second show they ever played in America, it was when they opened for Big Time Rush.
25. Growing up my dad always played hard rock, so now I enjoy it.
26. My Favorite TV shows are Sons of Anarchy, American Horror Story, and The Walking Dead.
27. I also have a huge celebrity crush on Charlie Hunnam. Go Google search him and experience the sexiness for yourself.
28. I have issues with anxiety and panic attacks.
29. Growing up I used to watch Dawson's Creek and Gilmore Girls everyday, and still find myself watching old re-runs.
30. I always find myself listening to 90's grunge/alternative music.
31. During the winter time, I am told I dress like Kurt Cobain's twin sister.
32. My favorite poet is John Keats.
33. I am in the process of getting a line from one of his love letters tattooed on me, in his handwriting.
34. I  used to have a side cut when I was growing my hair out.
35. My favorite musician is Jack White.
36. I am actually a little obsessed with him...
37. I wake up everyday at 7-7:30 and work out by 8:30.
38. I only like to eat at local restaurants, coffee shops included.
39. I was a competitive dancer for ten years.
40. I also played volleyball year round for five years.
41. I may be crazy, but I want to have five children...one day.
42. My favorite designers are Marc Jacobs, Christopher Bailey, and Alexander Wang.
43. My favorite clothing store is Zara or WildFox.
44. I buy all of my name brand items on sale.
45. I make my own shorts, since I lift a lot of weights, it's hard to find shorts that fit me properly.
46. I am addicted to Sephora and anything with makeup.
47. I would love to live out East one day, preferably in an old farm house.
48. I believe children shouldn't watch TV until they are five.
49. My dream vacation would be to go to Ireland and the Ukraine ( if they stop fighting). Oh, and England.
50. I am also a huge romantic/caring person. I love the little things in life.



Friday, August 1, 2014

July Favorites

Happy first day of August! I felt like kicking off the new month by doing a list of my favorites from July.  While most of them are beauty/makeup products, I do have two favorites that I have fallen in love with over the last month!





First up is this amazing candle! I am a big candle lover, especially a unique one. I gave in once I heard a bunch of beauty YouTubers raving about it, so I decided to give it a shot. The smell is more of a Chai Tea scent, but a little darker! It will be perfect for this fall as well.

I decided to toss some candy in here, because this candy is a new favorite of mine. It is a Polish brand of candy and it consists of a dried plum, filled with chocolate cream and covered in dark chocolate! Intense, I know! With being Ukrainian/Polish I love sticking to my roots and my family always gets me candy from there, as well as our family friends that are from Poland!


Oh, Lush...how I love you so! For $6 I got a bottle of dry shampoo that will last me forever! It is a powder base and smells of lemon, just rub some in you hair and BOOM you are all set! You don't have to worry about spending $20 a month a dry shampoo since its a powder and not in a can.

I always gravitate towards this lip butter by Korres, it comes in a range of colors and scents and works better than any lip balm I have ever bought. I have yet to try the Guava and I realized I have been missing out, the smell is amazing and I love how the color is extremely sheer. I describe it as lotion for my lips, they don't feel dry and cracked a few hours later!

With it being summer time I always have to have an illuminator on me, this one by NARS is incredible. I got the color Copacabana and the color is a pink/pearl shade. I love putting some under my eyes and above my lip for a great pick me up, not to mention a little of this goes a long ways!

Lastly, I want to talk about the newest addition to my makeup family. I only gave into this bronzer by Marc Jacobs, because of its size. It is bigger than a phone (no jokes)! It is ten times better than Laguna by Nars, I don't have to dig at the pan since it is so pigmented. It works great and is super easy to blend out. It may be $50, but it is going to last forever!!!