March 2014 Favorites!

1.Leather and gold cuff from Forever 21: I bought this recently because I used to have three smaller leather bracelets from F21 with silver studs and I LOVED them so much and they lasted a while until I lost them one by one. So I got this replacement right before Christmas and I've fallen in love again! I wore these probably 25/31days!

2. Naturally Soothing Oatmeal & Shea Butter Body Lotion: Can I just say that this is THE BEST body lotion I've used in a LOOONNNG time?? I should also stipulate that I've exclusively been using the Jergens lotions for like the past 2 or 3 years...I'm not really sure why because this is cheaper AND more moisturizing!

3.  Moonlight Path from Bath and Body Works: This smells heavenly. That's the only way I can describe it: Heavenly. I have it on right now and to be more descriptive its smells like baby powder or lotion. It's a really soft smell that's perfect for my migraines, but the hand lotion is very strong. I mean like you won't smell anything else for a while!

4. My water bottle(which has seen better days!): I was feeling parched all the time so I've been trying to drink nothing but water lately and I think I did pretty good this month because this went everywhere with me! except the bathroom...that's pretty gross. :p

5. NYX Glide-On Pencil in Gun Metal: It's beautiful and stays on for a long long long time which I did not expect at all! I really like that it's not black, it changes your look up a bit.

6. The Neighbourhood: I heard Sweater Weather on the radio a couple times then watched a live performance on Youtube and heard Let it Go...then I proceeded to fall in love with Jesse Rutherford's voice hahaha!

7. These were my favorite lyrics this month, which you saw if you follow me on Instagram!

8. Divergent: I saw the movie, loved the movie, loved Theo James and his face..also his back! hahaha

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1840309/

That's it for standout favorites this month what about you?? Let me know in the comments!

MM

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Spot Treatments: Face Masks

Let's be honest, Benzoyl Peroxide is basically hit or miss....I think it works but it's more of a subtle and eventual overall effect rather than an over night effect.

What does have an overnight effect?? Face masks. Specifically clay based ones.

Freeman Feeling Beautiful Facial Clay Mask, Avocado & Oatmeal

Acne Solutions Oil-Control Cleansing Mask

With those particularly annoying breakouts that seem to pop up at the most inopportune moments, I just apply a dab of the mask right on top of the pimple and let it dry then I go to bed.

What it does: It dries out the pimple and noticeably shrinks it! Not to the point where it disappears ( hahaha it's not magic!) but I think it tends to work better than BP on an emergency basis.

But I also use this very rarely since it is so drying...I wouldn't want to use it repeatedly and then have negative effects.

What do you think about Benzoyl Peroxide?

That's it for today, Thanks for reading!!

MM

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Friday Delights: Zaytinya

This Friday my best friend Selin and I went to Zaytinya, a highly rated restaurant in Washington, DC for a little end of spring break fun :)

I didn't take too many pictures but Selin the instagram addict of course had to shoot all the food!

It was delicious and the food was amazing so definitely go if you live in the metro Dc area!

Also legit every time I try to spell Zaytinya I spell it Zayntinya...hahaha I may or may not think Zayn Malik is beautiful.

I also saw Divergent and LOVED it! I don't want to watch the next two because I cant handle it! But isn't Theo James PERFECT?? #addicted

And here's my face! :)

I hope you guys enjoyed this post!

 It's a bit different but I think it's fun!

MM

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Spring Shoes: Wishlist/ Obsessions

Put a spring in your step!

I’ve yet to blog about my shoe sickness—which is shocking if any of you have seen my shoe board on Pinterest—but as part of my excitement for Spring...even though winter is clinging on *rolling my eyes*...I've decided to share some of my favorite shoes with you guys!

I loooove Polyvore, and I have for a while now but if you check out my page you'll notice that I just recently published my first couple sets..and it was to share with you guys!

I had a great time making these, and they're all under $50 because let's be honest, normal college sophomores can't afford $100 shoes...as much as I would love to blow my paycheck, I'm trying out the whole responsibility thing and yeah so far...it sucks! :(

hahaha enjoy the sets guys!

Sandal Favorites for Spring by marilynmarinad featuring toe thongs

Cute Athletic-ish Shoes for Spring by marilynmarinad featuring flat oxfords

Pump Favorites for Spring by marilynmarinad featuring pink pumps

Flats for Spring! by marilynmarinad featuring ballet flat shoes

Spring Wedge Favorites! by marilynmarinad featuring cork wedge shoes

I hope you guys liked this! It's a bit of a different format than usual and it took me all morning! 

Comment with your favorites!

Have a great week!

MM

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FIRST IMPRESSION: The Body Shop's Tea Tree Skin Clearing Lotion

Happy Thursday guys!

Just a quickie post for you guys today! 

Yeaahhh definitely not to scale!

Last Sunday I ordered The Body Shop's Tea Tree Skin Clearing Lotion from Amazon and I got it on Tuesday. So far I've only used it twice but here is my first impression:

Product description from The Body Shop: "A light, non-oily moisturizing lotion for blemished skin. For use after your Tea Tree cleansing regime."


Smell: ★★★ It's little strong, especially when I first opened it. But when I put it on the smell vanishes, so it's all good after that.

Texture: ★★★★ Super smooth! It has the consistency of a 10% Benzoil Peroxide ointment (gaaah I hate that word!) It's also very cooling and feels very thin and light. 

Application: ★★★★★ Super easy to apply! It goes on smoothly and does not dry to quickly which is a plus in my book! Although I wouldn't exactly call it "moisturizing" it's not drying at all so it works great for my oily skin.

Price: ★★★ I bought this for $11 and its a 1 ounce bottle. Just a little ridiculous if you ask me, but I did see a couple reviews on their website that said it lasted a while. I guess we'll see how well it works! (It's actually on sale from $13 to $8 on The Body Shop's website but shipping is about $6)

Packaging: ★★★★★ The tube itself is great! Just a regular old tube. The labeling has a matte feel to it so that's new, and the cap it is easy to snap back on and it's not flimsy at all. 

Amazon's Packaging: 10 LOLs I know this has nothing to do with the product itself but look it what this tiiiny thing was delivered in? Made me laugh!

Hahaha

I hope you guys liked this, and see ya next time! J

MM

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The Procrastinating Beauty Blogger Tag!

Happy Wednesday!

I love writing, I really do but sometimes it just doesn't feel right. I've been working on the Dorm Tour post but it's turning out all weird and I don't really like it. Maybe I'll fix it for a later date, maybe not. But hey you win some you lose some right?

Anyway, I've had enough of wallowing so while I'm procrastinating on a reading for class tomorrow about Medieval Misogyny, I thought I'd do the Procrastination BB Tag! I found it on Beautyholics Anonymous, so heeeere we go!

1. Name a beauty regime that you rarely do?

Let seee, tweeze/shape my eyebrows! I know it sounds gross but I barely have any!! The hair is ridiculously fine so most people don't even notice the shape...so I've been told! They also have very odd shapes. My right eyebrow curves and the left has an arch...#awk

2. Is washing your make-up brushes something that you do regularly?
Haha no! It's actually pretty bad because I use the E.L.F Studio flat top for foundation, and I have two of them since they're so cheap (but great quality!) and my idea was that I'll use one until its dirty then use the other one while I give myself time to wash and dry the first....that has never happened. I use one until its dirty..then use the other one until its dirty...then I take the cleanest looking one and use wipes to get some of the makeup off...and yeah you know where this is going! Basically I do this until I'm breaking out like a crazy person and then I  realize that I should probably wash them. It's a really bad habit I need to get on top of this! 

I have been cringing the entire time while writing that!

3. How long will you last with chipped nail polish?

During the summer: a chip and it's off or fixed.

During the school year: I've gone weeks! It's the last thing on my mind so I generally ignore it. Lately though it's been bothering me, I don't like looking at it while I'm typing or writing. So for right now, maybe a week then I change it.

4. How long will you put off buying/replacing a beauty product, even if you need it?
If I need it, I'm usually pretty anxious to get my hands on it. The only time it will take me more than a week is if I'm insanely busy, broke, and/or not available on Amazon Prime.

5. What is your worst beauty habit?
Not cleaning my brushes! I also refuse to get my foundation matched at the counter because I once had  a lady apply my makeup at Macy's  for a fashion show of theirs and she made me look like luminous extra-dark chocolate. I'm black, but that was at least 3-4 shades darker than my skin tone. And she used Dermablend so my skin was unnaturally flawless and even. Then she applied bubble gum lipstick and hot pink blush. I looked frightening.* But I digress, I should suck it up and go get matched.

*this might also have something to do with me not being a huge fan of lip gloss or blush.

6. Name something non-beauty related that you put off doing all the time?
Homework! Not even really homework just reading. As a English Lit Major it comes with the territory but my goodness all writing before the 1900s is a pain to read! I mean a sentence about the color of someone's dress could go on for 17 pages! It's crazy.

7. When going out somewhere, do you leave getting ready to the last minute?
Always. I feel odd getting ready and then just sitting around, I like being right on time. I'll usually leave early if I'm ever ready beforehand.

8. Can you commit to spending bans?
Finally something I'm good at! I can be pretty cheap when I want to be. Sometimes I'll pick things in the store (or put them in my cart online) then just leave it and walk out. If I'm out with friends I'll leave my wallet in the car(under a seat or something). It works!

9. How organised is your make-up and nail polish collections?
Pretty organized! I don't exact have a nail polish collection but my makeup is super neat it's plastic drawers. I've also stopped storing my brushes in holders because they get dusty and gross(apparently I care a lot about dust..), so into a drawer they also go!

This week has been crazy and its not even over yet! I have two exams next week so I'll try and type up my next two posts before then! :)

Thanks for reading see ya next time!

MM

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