The one thing I will never run out of, ever.

There is one thing we, as women, shamelessly hoard without regret : Lip Product. No Matter how many glosses and balms and stains and paints and sticks and tubes we have, we always need more.

Maybe its the quintessential 1950's woman that comes to mind as we attain more and more tubes of our lip goo. The Perfectly painted lip has been something that represents womanhood since the dawn of time . It is our right as women to hoard all the lip goo without looking back! 

.. this is how i convince myself that just one more balm and just one more lipstick isn't hurting anyone. I've reached a point of no return. No matter how much i decide to reapply throughout the days, I will never run out of  lip products. As bad as it sounds from a `Hoarding is bad` standpoint, I can`t help but get excited when I buy a new gloss or balm or stick.

My Collection has grown exponentially in such a short amount of time that I`m really hoping this whole lipstick phase I`m going through  doesn`t  fizzle out any time soon.

Personally, I love seeing other people`s makeup collections, it tends to feed the tiny little voyeuristic side of me that wants to know how other people live. Its the same reason I watch `get ready with me`videos on YouTube and `follow me around`Vlogs. Its incredibly entertaining to watch someone go through a routine or pick through their belongings. I never knew how posting your own collection would be equally as entertaining until now. Its nice to go through what you have and really appreciate what you`ve hoarded- if you`re as makeup obsessed as me that is.

Assorted Lip Balms

(L-R) EOS Lip Balm in Sweet Mint, C.O Bigelow`s My Favorite LipBalm (White tube) in No 303,C.O Bigelow`s My Favorite Night Balm in No 306 (Blue tube),C.O Bigelow`s Rose Salve No 12, Femme Couture Lip Boosting Plumping Serum

Essence Stay with me longlasting lipgloss in 02 My Favorite Milkshake

The Color Workshop Glosses 

Joe Fresh Fresh Glass lipglosses in Popsicle(Pink) and Naked (clear)

Jelly Pong Pong lip blush

Revlon`s Just Bitten Lipstains in Gothic (red) and Passion (pink)

Covergirl Outlast All Day Lipcolor in 572 Red Affair

Covergirl Lip Perfection lipstick in 285 Temptation

Lòreal Color Riche lipstick in 748 Milla`s Plum

LÒreal`s Color Riche lipstick in 201 Blushing Bouquet

Milani`s Lipstick in 14 Rose Hip

Revlon`s Super Lustrous Lipstick in 613 Just Enough Buff

Revlon`s Super Lustrous Lipstick in 013 Smoked Peach

Revlon`s Colorburst Lip Butter in 095 Creme Brulee

Rimmel Lasting Finish by Kate Lipstick in 110

Lip Pencils ( Top to Bottom)
Essence Lipliner in 04 Honey Bun
Annabelle Lipliner in 250 Flame
Annabelle Lipliner in 405 Demure

Maybelline Superstay 14 hour lipstick in 060 Continuous Cranberry 

Sleek Pout Paint in 157 Pin Up

 To be quite honest, I still want more- I can`t get enough glosses and balms. I crave more shades of lipstick and my wishlist on many websites exceeds my paychecks. But that`s all a wonderful part of immersing myself into the world of makeup, its always  growing, and I don`t think my collection will stop doing the same any time soon :)

But that`s alright, `cause you can never have too much makeup ;)

-B

The Impulsive Hair Cut- We`ve all been there

 If you have ever suffered  through the painful   growing out  phase of a "breakup"  hair cut, then you know where I'm coming from when I tell you how difficult it is to part with even an inch of the security blanket  that`has been growing back

Security blanket in all its glory 

The impulsive need to change my hair stems from a dark, versatility-free place that once convinced me I needed to go Beiber short to be happy.This dark place tends to sneak up on me from time to time, its the same place that convinced most mothers that a bowl would be the perfect way to ensure a flawless and easy trim on their daughters precious heads.

Beiber haircut grown out 

Let me start off by explaining how I got my most recent impulse driven haircut:
While working one evening, my best friend ( who I will from now on refer to as " Boo Boo" ) messaged me asking if  I would be up for free hair products and a free cut. Never one to turn down free anything, I excitedly agreed, reasoning that I needed a change after going months with the same frazzled ends.
Slightly hesitant, my only request was that I didn't go bald or back to my Beiber days. My stylist  kindly reassured me that he wouldn't go too short and I let him have control of my coarser, waved hair. After quite a long time in the chair and quite a lot of blow-drying I was pleased with the result and even more pleased that I walked out of the salon with some length left. 

Shorter, cuter but less versatile

While the cut is very fresh and easy for the summer, it lacks the versatility that i  had gotten used to with my security blanket mop, I wear it one way that I feel comfortable with: straight and down. I used to be the kind of girl that could cut a good 6 or so inches off of her head and still know exactly how to style it but I found myself at a loss this time. I had grown too attached to the versatility of hair that hung below the shoulders, I'd become too accustomed to the easy curls and lazy ponytails.  I loved my hair cut, but missed my hair ( as misguided as that sounds). 

!!! :)

My dilemma was that that I wasn't sure how to feel about what was happening with my hair.  Did I like it if  I was missing the length? How would I get used to the different routine that I would need to adopt to  maintain a healthy growth pattern? Like all things though, it wasn't just a matter of guess and check, of trying new things and trying to remember how I maintained a shorter style before.

At this point, I'm in love with the hair and I would be in love with it if I walked out with a Mohawk or  a buzz cut. Its a transition period that I had never gone through with any other hair cut before and there lies the danger in putting too much faith into a security blanket. Its a matter of rolling with the punches and living in  the present.

After all, its just hair :)

- B