Major Update

So the first few weeks of school have definitely been suuuuper hectic! Math has been running my life, it's just so time consuming...it makes it hard for me to find time to do other things like talk to people or actually update my blog! So basically, I've been in my room or somewhere on campus trapped by endless math homework and quizzes due. My other classes aren't that bad and thankfully I don't have any other classes that are this time consuming. BUT, everything is going pretty well. I'm finally getting a handle on my time management skills. I have no time for procrastination, which is a good thing, anyways.

In between all that, I have had time to try out a new beauty product! Well, it's not exactly a beauty product...but it helps alot! I'll give a little back story first. I don't know if I've ever mentioned it, maybe I have, but I have super oily skin. No matter what products I have tried, it just won't go away. So, I basically learned to just accept it and live with my oily skin. I stopped worrying about it and just let my light shine through! One day last week, I was on YouTube looking up some skin care regimens and reccommended products for oily skin when I came across the unbelievable. The product is Philip's Milk of Magnesia. Now most people know what that is and what it's inteded for. If you don't know, Philip's MoM is a laxative. And my first response was, "I'm supposed to put that on my face?? Yea right!" But everybody who did a video on it and used it said it works wonders. Alright, why not? Either it will work or my face will still be oily. Nothing to lose. So I tried it.

AMAZING! I'm telling you, I can go a whole day now without touching up my make-up or blotting my face because it's oily. I am shine-free! I shake it up really good, use less than a dize size worth of it, and just rub it in on my face. I make sure I get my forehead, cheeks, and nose...and I am good to go for the day no matter how hot and/or humid it is outside. In a week, Philip's MoM has become a key part in my make-up routine. It's great. For any ladies out there who are battling with an oily face...please, try this product!

I have come to the concusion that I will not go natural...for now. I'm just at a point where I think my hair works for me and there's no need in changing it until I'm ready. I questioned it alot about if I really wanted to do it or not and I'm just not ready. When I'm ready, I won't have any hesistations about it and it'll be something that I'll just be able to go for and I'll love it! Just not yet.

I was missing home so bad last night. I don't know what it is, but I'm just ready to be home for a while. I hadn't planned to go home until Thanksgiving, but there's no place like home and no feeling like being around family. Lately, I've been thinking about what I want to do once I'm finished with undergrad, and it's really just stirring up some nostalgic feelings. It makes me realize how much I've grown up and how much more growing up I've got to do. It just makes it feel like my childhood is that much more in the past. It's not that I want to hold on to being a child, but I don't want to forget these memories that I've got. I doubt I will, but it's just the thought.

Well, that's it for now. Stay blessed!

~LaDai

Fresh Faced!

So I've become a fan of make up and I want to step my game up some! I mean I think I'm already on point, but there's already room for improvement. So I'd like to put some make up karma out there in hopes of gaining some for myself. Hopefully, this helps someone out there.

For one, I didn't start wearing make up until the end of my senior year in high school. Then secondly, I didn't know a thing! I was so scared to try any colors out of fear that it wouldn't go well with my skin color/tone. I started off just wearing eye liner and lip glosses. Then I got into mascara and eye shadows. As far as foundation, I still don't wear it on the regular, just on special occassions. Everything I know about make up, I found through the internet and friends.


The main thing that I do is my eye shadows! LOVE them. I think my eyes are my best features so I like to make that my focus. For eyeshadows, I use mostly Covergirl. Their Queen Collection (QC) line is pretty good. I have trio and quad palettes like Golden Sunset, Dazzling Metallics, Coffee Shop, and Desert Bronze (which is from the QC). I have singles like Emerald and Copper Penny (which are both from the QC). I have a quad of purples that my friend gave me from a line called Ulta. As far as everyday wear, I stick to golds, bronzes, and earth tones. I like to play with colors like purple and green, depends on the shade of the color. I haven't really tried any other colors though. I like metallics for when I go out. And the classic smokey eye for special occassions. As far as eyeliner, I'll use anything. I just buy the cheap liner from the beauty supply stores. I have tried a few things as far as mascara. I have used Mabelline XXL Extensions--great if you like long and thick lashes. I have also used Colossal Volum' by Maybelline--hated it! Maybe I had a defective tube, but it was super messy and clumpy! I have Wet n' Wild Mega Volume for the days when I want super thick lashes--love this one. I also have Maybelline's Lash Stiletto--absolutely adore this mascara! Best I've used yet! It's great if you like your lashes long. I usually use 2-3 coats and get the thickness that I like, too.

Love the luscious lips! I use alot of different things on my lips, from glosses to chap sticks to colors. I'll just share my fav products for this section. I like Rimmel's Lasting Finish Lipstick. I have it in Birthday Suit and Fudge Brownie. BS is more of a nude color, I wear it under my tinted glosses for a pop of color. FB is a soft brown color that I wear alone. Sometime's I'll even mix the two. They are great, though! I have Avon Glazewear in Chocolate Fling. It's great, nice and creamy, shimmery finish. Umm...Covergirl Wetslicks Wine Shine. This one doesn't last that long, but the color and shine is great! I LOVE Bath and Body Works lip glosses! I have their Liplicious in Brown Sugar. It tastes great, has a super smooth and shiny finish, sheer tone, it's just great! I also have their Soda Fountain in Hot Fudge Sundae (which they discontinued *sad face*). As far as lip colors, I stick to sheer browns, bronzes, and wine colors. I have never tried the red lip. I don't know what shade would look good on my skin tone.

The foundations that I do own....a color from the Covergirl QC called True Ebony and a color from Mary Kay Bronze 2. I am very careful what I put on my skin as far as foundations go. I have SUPER Oily skin, it's unbelieveable. I don't break out as much as I used to, but I do suffer the occasional pimple because of oiliness. Neither one of my foundations help with oiliness. If I could find a product that did, I would definitely try it out. I am not that willing to put my time and money into figuring out which products work for my skin type, because I don't want to be disappointed and broke! So I skip on the foundation! Any suggestions are definitely welcome, though.

Hmmm...I think that's it. I hope this isn't too long.

Oh, and I don't use blush. I always thought it wasn't necessary because black girls don't blush so I just never incorporated it into my routine.


Any tips, tricks, colors, and/or suggestions...are very welcome!

~LaDai

PS: I was super bored when I wrote this lol...and it took me forever...gave me something to do for a while though lol...