April Favorites

I constantly find myself watching YouTube videos that beauty gurus make. I love watching the monthly favorites they make where they rave about their favorite products of the past month. I follow their recommendations a lot of the time and that's how I find new beauty products to try. I currently do a weekly favorites (Friday Favorites!) but those are more generalized. I thought I'd try monthly favorites out on my blog but include an array of different categories from favorite beauty products to favorite food to favorite book. Since it's still the first week of May I decided to share with you my April Favorites, which includes everything I've been loving this past month. Hope you like!

1. O.P.I. Nail Laquer in Cajun Shrimp: This was by far my favorite nail polish color of April. My friend Priscilla wore it to school and I fell in love. I literally went out and bought it the next week. I'm a huge fan of coral and red shades. This one takes the cake though. 

2. Karmin- Brokenhearted: Obsessed with this song. I put this on my iPod as soon as I get in the car. It's just so catchy and fun! Perfect for when I'm jamming out alone in my car, singing at the top of my lungs and acting like a total fool. 

3. Voluspa Japonica Candle Tin in Santiago Huckleberry: Whenever I go into Anthropologie I find myself taking the cover off of every candle and searching for the perfect smell. This candle is a mix of spicy and sweet. It smells so amazing. 

4. Jergens Natural Glow Daily Moisturizer for Fair to Medium Skin Tones: After reading tons and tons of articles about how terrible tanning is for you, I stopped going to the tanning salon. However, I still think a healthy glow makes all the difference in the world. I'm a major fan of St. Tropez Self Tanners but I recently tried this Jergens one (much cheaper) and loved it. It works after just one use and doesn't leave you streaky or orange. 

5. The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks: I love sappy love stories that take place in small towns in North Carolina. Thank you Nicholas Sparks. For the most part I've loved every book I've read of his. This is now one of my favorites. I read it in the beginning of April right after my Spring Break and could not put it down! It sucks you right in. I absolutely recommend this. 

6. Ben & Jerry's Milk & Cookies: On the rare occasions that I eat ice cream I always buy my favorite ice cream, Ben & Jerry's Half Baked. When I went to the Hamptons a few weeks ago, my mom bought this Milk & Cookies flavor and I loved it. Literally ate the entire pint! It was so delicious. I might even like it better than Half Baked. This was definitely my favorite food of April and could quite possibly be my new favorite ice cream flavor. 

7. J Crew Classic Ballet Flats in Tawny Sand: I have an unhealthy shopping addiction but for some reason I never purchase shoes. When the warm weather hit New York in April, I had no shoes to wear. It was too hot for winter boots and not hot enough for summer sandals so I purchased these flats. They are a wardrobe staple for sure. They're so comfortable and go with everything!

8. Korres Lip Butter Glaze in Pomegranate: I posted a product review of this lip butter glaze the first week of April. It quickly became my go to lip gloss. It adds a subtle pop of color to your lips without leaving sticky residue. I've been non stop using this. This is definitely my favorite lip product of April. 

The Hunger Games

Tonight is the night! Well tomorrow really... I have been anticipating this day for months! The Hunger Games comes out at midnight. If you haven't read The Hunger Games trilogy then you must live under a rock. The Hunger Games is about a sixteen year old girl, Katniss, who lives in a post-apocalyptic world in which every year, the Capitol chooses two kids from each of the twelve districts surrounding it to fight in an arena where only one can survive. Sounds a little weird but I promise you, you will not be disappointed if you read this book. I have been trying so hard not to watch any trailers except for the main one that they air on television. I want to be surprised even though I obviously already know what's going to happen. Sadly I will not be seeing the movie at midnight like I had planned but I will be seeing it over the weekend. I can't wait! I hope you all go see it and let me know how you like it! 

P.S. How awesome is this typographic poster I found of a quote from the movie. "May the odds be ever in your favor." I just thought it was so clever. 

Wishful Wednesday

Wishing I could find these bookends (preferably in white)! I've been on the search for cute bookends for years! I currently still have my books held up by candles because I haven't been able to find any that I like. These are perfect! And just in time for Valentines Day!

Update: I found them! But they only come in hot pink. They're from Pottery Barn Teen and they're $39. I don't know if I'm willing to spend that much money on bookends. Plus I'd have to spray paint them white.  Decisions, decisions. 

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Happily Ever After

People always say girls spend their whole lives dreaming up what kind of wedding they want to have some day. I never had any ideas or notions about what kind of wedding I'd want. Until now. I just finished reading a novel about four women who own a wedding planning business (my dream), and what goes into it as they plan their own weddings and I can't help but think about it now. What kind of dress I'd want to wear. What color palette I'd want. What kind of flowers. There's so many details that go into planning a wedding. It's a good thing I have a long way to go before that happens so I'll start thinking about it now. I have some time to make up for. 

Summer Reading List

Usually when summer rolls around I'm reading book after book but so far I have yet to pick up one! It's a sin. So I've compiled a list of a few books I'd like to get at Barnes & Noble for my summer reads.