A hodge podge post

Hey y'all!

Sorry I've been MIA. Life gets hectic every now and then.

First of all, let me start off by welcoming my new followers! Thank you for joining my little corner of life here! xoxo

My little bloggy break meant that I actually had to go back and read my last post to see where I left off. My memory sucks. 

But, it reminded me that I never gave an update about my Sephora purchases! Yay!

I can sum up my reaction in one word: Thrilled! 

My makeup primer has gotten the job done without breaking me out, the blush was a welcome surprise, the lip gloss was what I expected (it's quite light, though. Might not get tons of wear), and the High Beam has lived up to its expectations! Here is a pic of me wearing the primer, blush, and High Beam:

I apologize for the crazy faces I have in these pics. I am the WORST at self portraits, and I always have some nutso look on my face when I take them. I always look deformed or cross eyed. Sorry.

I will say that I am having a bit of an application problem with the High Beam. I put dots along the top of my cheekbones, and I typically use my fingers to blend. It blends okayyy, but not great. Plus, it seems to lighten my blush/foundation where I apply it. Is that what y'all have experienced? It's not bad, and it hasn't stopped me from wearing it every day, but it's still a little bit of an issue. Keeps the product from being a home run for me. Maybe someone could offer me a suggestion. Or maybe reassure me that that's what it's supposed to do and it's perfectly fine. One day I blended it with the same foundation brush I used to blend my foundation, and I liked that better than my fingers, but I thought it made the High Beam less noticeable. Humph.

Like I said, though, I'm still wearing it every day. I'm obviously not THAT upset about it. 

Here's a quick little OOTD, in case any one is into that.

Forever 21 twofer sweater (no longer available)

New York & Co Jeggings (similar HERE)

Boots from Target (similar HERE)

Here's another OOTD. The girls and I went to a wedding on the uber-wedding day, 11/11/11. I somehow didn't get a picture of the girls, but I did snap a quick one of myself. I'm awesome.

New York & Co top HERE

New York & Co pencil skirt (similar HERE)

LC Lauren Conrad black pumps HERE

Giant calves (PRICELESS)

Did I ever blog about Halloween? I don't think I did. It was pretty unexciting, but hectic. We did a lot of running around so that everyone could see the girls all dressed up, and that didn't leave a lot of time for our trick or treating. Hubs wasn't happy about that by the time we got home, so I think we'll have to stay near home next year and let family come to us. Or send Halloween pictures out. I honestly can't say I disagree with him. We spend a short amount of time driving hither and yon rather than letting the girls have as much fun as possible. I hate the thought of everyone not seeing the girls in all their dress-up cuteness, but they're getting to the age where they are going to start getting upset that they aren't trick or treating all night long. I guess we'll see what happens when it rolls around next year.

Here's a quick pic of me and the girls:

Love my little princesses! 

I have a lot more to talk about, but it's family movie night here, so I'm going to hop off and make some popcorn and watch Tangled. I may try to get another post up tonight, though. Hubs and I are going out to dinner with a bunch of friends tomorrow night, so I won't get another chance for a few days if I don't get to it tonight.

Have a great weekend!