Love the One You're With by Emily Giffin

I just finished reading the novel 'Love the One You're With" by Emily Giffin. This is actually the first book I've read of hers, besides seeing the movie 'Something Burrowed'. I liked it. It wasn't too mind-blowingly fantastic, but it was a good read. Although, it was really hard to put down because I was constantly wondering what the main character, Ellen was thinking and what she was going to do next.

Now I've heard that most of her books involve romance and this is definitely your typical Emily Giffin book. The summary from the back of the book reads:
"Ellen and Andy Graham have the perfect marriage. There is no question how deep their devotion and how naturally they bring out the best in each other. But one fateful afternoon, Ellen runs into Leo. The one who brought out the worst in her. The one who left her heartbroken nearly a decade ago. The one she could never quite forget. When his reappearance ignites long dormant emotions, Ellen begins to question whether the life she's living is the one she's meant to live."
So I got this at Barnes and Nobles for $15. I was quite torn about buying this book or another book I picked up there, but the subtitle line on this book just grabbed me. It said: "A novel for anyone who has ever wondered: How can I truly love the one I'm with, when I can't forget the one who got away?" Now I'm a sucker for romance books and life lessons revolving around love. So I just had to get this book.

This book definitely tugged at my heart strings. There wasn't anything too dramatic in it but I felt like I was actually Ellen, the plot and context was so real. There are quite a few flashbacks from Ellen's point of view to give you a bit of background detail of her life before her husband Andy and parts of her life before and after college. Also, I felt like I knew the characters and I could picture them in my head because of the descriptive summaries Emily writes about them. It's not just one of those cliché fairytale novels, this book depicts real problems and love complexes that ordinary people deal with; first loves and their complications that come with it. But I don't want to spoil anything for anyone so overall I definitely recommend this book to anyone that's looking for a light-hearted romance novel packed with life lessons.

Missha M Perfect Cover BB Cream has arrived!

So I ordered the Missha M Perfect Cover BB Cream in No. 27 Honey Beige from Amazon from a seller named 'GiftWorldPlus' last Sunday I believe. I think GiftWorldPlus sells other shades in this BB cream also.  I was a little skeptical about buying a bb cream on Amazon because I've heard that some of those sellers do sell some fake products.  But this BB cream seems legit based on the swatches and packaging.  I have yet to try this on my face but I probably will sometime soon and review it.  This was $20.  I decided to get this on Amazon because I usually order from PrettyandCute but sadly they retailed this bb cream for $28. Too expensive!

It has a handy little pump that will really give you more control of how much product you use. 

Regular hand on the left and bb cream blended on my right.  It's a tad bit tanner than my hand is but it'll probably oxidize.  But this bb cream will probably match my skin in the summer when I actually tan lol.  Right now I'm using the Skin79 Hot Pink which oxides and matches really well with my untanned skin in the winter~ c:

Review Coming Soon! Maybe I'll even do a review comparing the two? (:

Navy Exchange Haul

So there were extremely good deals at the Navy Exchange today. And since it's sort of almost spring, I decided to stock up on some spring/summer clothes and stray away from sweaters and what not. In the junior section it was 30% off of anything that had 97 or 95 cents behind it or something like that. I know that's not a lot but hey, it's better than nothing right? I got 4 items for around $40-$50. If I was at the mall 4 items would probably be like $80 so I got some pretty good deals I think.

-So the first thing is this plain Jane fitted Goldish black shirt. It went from $7 to $5.

-Cute flowy floral top. $19 to $13.

-Green Chiffon button up top. The top back part of the shirt is laced. $15 to $11.

-Pencil skirt type dress. It has a blue chiffon short sleeve top attached to it, skinny black belt at the waist, and the skirt is designed with black and white stripes. I was kind of skeptical about buying it but then I was like "What the heck. I can rock this." Haha. $23 to $16.

-Lastly, I got the Revlon Photoready Concealer Stick in Light Medium that I've been dying to buy. It was originally $8 but I had a $2 off coupon for any concealer, foundation, blush, etc. product. So it turned out to be around $6. Yay for sales and coupons! But, I will be reviewing this soon, so look out for that!

Anyways, until the next post, see ya!

Overnight Waves (NO HEAT)

I love using this technique to create those effortless looking waves. This hairstyle is also so simple, looks natural, and requires no heat.  You should do this with damp hair and the night before.

The technique is quite simple, all you're really doing is french braiding your hair (adding hair from the back and front of your head to the braid) from the top and regularly braiding it when you get to the bottom.  Watch this tutorial to see how! c:

Favorite Mascara!

So I finally went to Target yesterday and stocked up on my favorite mascara EVER: L'Oreal Voluminous Million Lashes Mascara in Black.  But this summer until now, I've been using the Maybelline Volum'Express Mega Plush Mascara in Blackest Black because I wanted to try to find a new favorite mascara.  And I must say that nothing beats L'Oreal's formula. Over the years, I've also used Cover Girl and Almay but I assure you that L'Oreal is by far THE BEST. It turned out to be around $8.  This mascara claims to be smudge-proof and clump-free which I can say that it is true to its description.  I remember last year when I was wearing this mascara on my bare lashes, one of my friends had even asked me if my lashes were fake!  It keeps my lashes looking volumized and it's pretty long-lasting.  I'm telling you guys that this is the best mascara you'll ever use. Once you try this out, you'll never go back to another mascara! Even my friend tried this and she said she loves it as well.

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December Favorites 2012

Hi everyone!  I know this is kind of late but here we go!



First up is the Neutrogena Pink Grapefruit Acne Cream Cleanser.

 It's a medicated cleanser and has salicyllic acid inside. I really love the feeling this gives me after I wash my face. It gives me like a cooling sensation on my face. And I also love the the smell!  I went to the dermatologist a few weeks ago for my horrible acne and she prescribed me an antibiotic, medicated lotion, and an acne gel. Now, I can't say that this cleanser alone has helped clear away my acne because I'm actually alternating between this cleanser and another non-medicated cleanser every day and night because medicated cleansers can irritate your face if you overuse them. But overall, I think this would be a great product for anyone that has already great skin or minor impurities and is just looking for a simple drugstore cleanser.

Next is the CeraVe Moisturizing Lotion.

This was also prescribed to me by dermatologist.  She gave me a little sample bottle and it lasted me for a while actually, I got it around November maybe and I still have a in the bottle.  I just use literally a dime size amount and that covers my entire face. As they say, "A little goes a
long way."  I just got the pump version from Walgreen's and it was about $14 with a $2 coupon she also gave me. On the bottle it says it moisturizes, restores & maintains protective skin barrier. But with that saying, I really love this lotion. This is the best lotion I have ever tried in my life! Haha.  It makes me skin feel like a marshmallow! It's a bit pricey, but it really is worth it!








Next is the Revlon Just Kissable Balm Stain in Honey.

I adore this product in general but my favorite color is Honey.  This color is really a natural cute pink color that you can probably wear as an everyday lip stain.  My mom even told me that she liked this color on me so because it looks so natural so. Haha.  I've done a review on these and went further in depth with it so you should go check that out.












Next is the Maybelline 015 Born With It Lipstick.

I got this at Ulta for about $7. And this is a nude pink color.  When I opened it I didn't know that there would be sparkles in the formula but when put on the sparkles aren't too noticeable on your lips.  But, I do like the color; it's a very flattering nude-pink.  The only problem I had with it was that after 4-5 hours, I don't know if it was my lips or the product because my lips are normally very dry but my lips did get dry around that amount of time and the lipstick seeped into the cracks of my lips making my lips look so ugly. But that's the only con I had with this.


Next is the Nyx Matte Lipstick in Bloody Mary.

And okay this is by far my favorite brand of lipstick like EVER.  I only have this shade but when I get the chance, I WILL BUY MORE.  I got this at Ulta for $6-$7 I can't remember.  And this color is like a cranberry color---in between a hot pink and red color.  This product didn't seep into the cracks of my lips and it actually covered the lines on my lips slightly which is probably because it is a matte lipstick. But I really recommend this brand and shade to you all!









Next is the Foundation/Concealer dual brush by Up&Up (target brand).

I don't remember how much it was but it was pretty cheap.  I was looking for a cheap dual brush that wasn't $20 or more and coincidentally found this one. This one is definitely better than my Elf Foundation brush because my Elf brush started leaving streaks on my face so I had to throw it out and it was getting old anyway.  This one doesn't leave streaks and the brush is soft. It's a pretty decent brush. I like it.









Lastly, is the Mac Brush Cleanser.

 This product really does the job on my brushes; eyeliner and
foundation brushes.  I just put a drop on a paper towel and then I wipe the brush back and forth on it and all
the eyeliner and BB cream from the brushes come right off. I've had this since last spring and the bottle is still
pretty full. But considering I only clean my brushes once in a while---once a week? Or once every two weeks?







So yeah these are my December Favorites. Thanks for reading and until next time...bye!


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Welcome!

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Welcome to my new beauty blog! This blog is for beauty/fashion purposes only obviously, and addition to my youtube account: Foreverbaybee16.  I may also post other miscellaneous posts about my everyday life. I’ve been very invested in my youtube beauty videos so I wanted to make a blog for my youtube like many other beauty gurus out there. So I hope you all follow and enjoy all my posts along with my videos!