Tuesday, June 26, 2012

I love makeup

  I will admit that I am a bigger girl.  I know I am pretty (not to sound conceited just being truthful) but I don't feel like it a lot of times.  I never think clothes look right on me, so that is why my normal attire is shorts, an oversized t shirt and flip flops (or slippers as they are called her on the island).  However makeup that is something I can do.  I may not be able to wear the hottest fashion trends but my weight has no bearing on the make up trend I wanna rock.  So I am constantly searching and buying new things.
   Most recently I decided I wanted a kick butt mascara.  My fave mascara was Rimmel Curly Girl and they quit making it.  More recent releases from Rimmel promised me it was just as good.  They lied.  It isn't just as good.  Maybelline Falsies is close and good in a pinch.  But I decided to hit up sephora and see what they had to offer.
   The first I tried was Yes they Are real by Benefit.  It was nice.  Didn't do what it said it would but it was nice coverage and wasn't really natural looking but didn't look fake if that makes sense.  However it flakes, bad.  So my eyes were always irritated while wearing it.  So that was a no go.
  Then I tried Buxom.  Now I love Buxoms lip plumpers so I figured the mascara would be just as awesome.  Once again, no not really.  For mascara is not bad, but my lashes didn't look fuller.
  I finally begged a sephora worker to help me find a mascara that I would love.  As for right now I am using two together. I am using stilletto by Loreal I think its is.  That gives me the length I need.  Then I do a coat over it of Sephora Outrageous Volume Mascara.  this mascara is AWESOME.  I love it.  However I am always on the search for something else.
  I recently bought Flat to Fab by Hard Candy.  I am gonna use it next.  The brush is promising but the smell makes my eyes water so I am HOPING that it will not be harsh on my eyes.  I also wanna check out Fairy Drops mascara.



Wednesday, June 6, 2012

It's her party and I'll cry if I want too

  Monday my baby girl turned 6.  Her daddy is on the mainland at school so he missed this one.  It sucks too cause he is my rock when it comes to planning parties and doing cakes.  He usually handles the baking and the decorating and I handle everything else.  We are a team.  Well last year I decided to buy her cake since he was deployed and I wasn't gonna do it alone.  I am lacking in the cake decorating department.  So this year since I didn't know where to get a cake here on the island I decided to make hers and decorate it.  Let me go back and tell you how monday went and the rest of the week first.
  Roxy is our dog, she is 100% puppy into EVERYTHING.  Kiley told me for her birthday she wanted a pineapple upside down cake.  Cook no biggie I can swing that.  So that Sunday night I made her cake.  Pulled it out and while it was still screaming hot flipped it out onto the plate so the caramel sauce could run over the cake.  Set it on the back of the counter and went upstairs to put the kids to bed.  I heard a HORRIBLE squeal and what sounded like someone banging on the counter.  I went running down the stairs rounded the corner of the kitchen to see roxy with screaming hot caramel all over her face and she was eating the cake that was WAY to hot to consume at that moment.  Thankfully I had another box of cake mix and a can of pineapple so I was able to remake the cake.  I could have KILLED the dog though.
   So we fast forward to Saturday the day of her party.  I am running around like a chicken with my head cut off.  However I decided to get ahead of the curve and had made the cupcakes and cake for her party the night before after they went to bed so all I had to do was Ice the cupcakes cause I even decorated the hello kitty cake Friday night.  I set the cupcakes on the counter then went to go put a load of laundry in the washer.  I came back in and Roxy had eaten every freaking cupcake.  No I take that back I think there were like 5 or 6 left.  The cupcakes were chocolate, dogs and chocolate do not mix.  So I am freaking out.  Is the dog gonna die am I gonna have to cancel the party to go to the vet to get her tummy pumped, what was I gonna do?  So I spoke to a few people, gave her some peroxide to get her to vomit the cupcakes up.  The amount of chocolate in the cupcakes wasn't enough to kill her but it could have made her sick so I was needing her to puke.  I also needed to get to the commissary to get a new cake mix, bake the cupcakes and ice them before 2.  It was at that time 9.
  According to my research the peroxide should have made her puke with in like 5 minutes.  I wanted her to puke before I went to the commissary cause I just KNEW she was gonna puke in her kennel all over herself and Remi.  So I sent her outside and decided while waiting for her to puke I would do the last minute cleaning.  5 minutes turned to 45 and still no puke.  Kiley comes running in the house and says Mommy Roxy ate the hose!!!!!  I went outside and she had chewed through the dang water hose. >.<  Dog are you seriously trying to give me a meltdown?  So I brought them in, drove to the Commissary got the mix and got back and started her replacement cupcakes.  The rest of the night went pretty good but I was so not able to enjoy her birthdy for the amount of stress my darling puppy placed on me.
  Even though the dog will be the death of me I can say she has brought a sense of happiness to the house.  Calmness and serenity not so much but happiness is a nice trade off.