July 2012 Favorites

Oh gosh. It is now 2:30 AM on Wednesday, August 1, and I literally just flew in from Barcelona. But I had to do this for you girls. Because I promised to post every other day. So let's just pretend it's still Tuesday ;)

Anyways, here are my favorites for July of 2012!

"Keeping Up With the Kardashians" This one is right on top of the list, and there's a reason for that. I've been watching and re-watching this show every single day and I've been loving it! And, of course, because I'm so mainstream, I am totally obsessed with Scott Disick, Kourtney, and Mason. I just love this show, it's so funny, and actually quite interesting :P

Muesli and Greek Yogurt I've been having this combo every single day for breakfast, no joke. I cannot live without this stuff! It's so incredibly good and not to mention very healthy! Sometimes I add fresh berries or fruit, just to mix it up, and top it off with a drizzle of honey... Mmmm... I'm so hungry now. Which is a bad thing, considering that it's the middle of the night.

Panic! At The Disco - "Nearly Witches (Ever Since We Met)" This song has been by far my favorite song of the month! I've been listening to it non-stop, and it is now one of my Top 25 Most Played on my iPhone. Love. Brendon. Absolutely, head over heels, fangirl love. *swoon*

Tone It Up! This is actually a website, hosted by two beautiful ladies, who I absolutely adore! I actually got them recommended to me by Meghan Rosette on YouTube (she responded to my comment and I'm still in fangirl mode!). Their workouts are quick, easy workouts that you can easily do at home without any equipment and that's what I love about them! They've gotten me so toned - I love it! Definitely go check them out (they also have a YouTube channel, a fitness calendar every month, and a nutrition program!) if you're on the market to kick some fitness arse!

Dove Nourishing Curls Whipped Cream Mousse My Grandma actually got this for me and when I tried it out at first I didn't like it. But then I figured out how to use it properly and I've been using it every time after I was my hair ever since! The consistency is very weird, not like a normal mousse, but actually (hence the name) like whipped cream! It feels kind of gross when you rub it through your palms at first, but I got used to it pretty quickly. My hair is naturally wavy, and this has just been helping to really reduce the amount of frizz and define my waves!

YSL Rouge Pur Couture Vernis À Lèvres Glossy Stain I actually bought one of these for my Mom a couple of months ago, and recently found it in her makeup bag...and borrowed it. Forever. The one that I "stole" from my Mom is number 5, but then I also went out and bought myself one in the shade number 12. These are basically lip stains, except they look like lip gloss, but they feel...like lip stain! It's pretty cool. They're pretty pricey, but I'm secretly planning on getting all 20 shades (I love them that much!).

VS Push-Up Bandeu Swim Wear Top I actually mentioned this in my Swimsuit of Summer 2012 post, so I won't rave that much about this. All I can say is this is basically the only swim suit top that I wore while tanning and I've been loving it so. so much.

Corset Dresses First of all, these are very "in" right now, so that's always a plus.  And, come on, you've got to admit it, we all hate wearing bras. I am that kind of girl that won't leave the house if she already took her bra off and has to put it back on. No way. So on those lazy summer days when you just feel like lounging around in your bath robe, but you 'gotta go somewhere - this is what I've been doing. The corset method. Almost every day in the month of July I've just been slipping these bad boys (or girls?) on and BAM! you're ready to go out the door! Most of mine are from H&M - they have a ton of cute ones!

So this is it! Happy August everyone!

xoxo,
Liz

pointless picture is, of course, from weheartit

Clothing, Shoes, and Accessories Shopping List: USA Summer/Fall 2012

Hey everyone! Today I wanted to talk about my wish list/shopping list for my trip to the U.S. that is coming up pretty soon. I already made a list like this, except about beauty and makeup products, and shared it with you, so I thought it would be fun to do the same thing except with clothes. I'm going to be in the States in August, which is still summer for me (until the end, at least), but right after that I go into the fall seasons, so I'm pretty much going to be shopping for fall clothing, rather than summer clothes.

One more thing, this is pretty much a list of some necessities that I absolutely need and don't have yet (I keep losing weight and it's so hard to keep up -- I'm constantly buying smaller clothes!). So it's pretty boring, but they're my basics.

1. Monogrammed iPhone Case I like to think of myself as a preppy girl.. I'm really not, though. But I like to think that I am. And I just got my first iPhone a couple of months ago and I can finally get all of the cute cases that are made for the iPhones! The one I have right now is just a plain black one, but I think that a cute monogrammed one that you can persanolize by picking your own colors and patterns would be so cool!


2. High Waisted/Neon Shorts These are a huge trend right now, and since we don't have Urban Outfitters in Moscow (which is the only store that sells vintage high-waisted Levi's) I haven't gotten to try any or on buy any. I found some really cool glow-in-the-dark ones that I can't wait to rock at some party!


3. Running Shoes I've been into running a ton lately and the only tennis shoes that fit me now are my Reebok Easy Tones and you can't run in them at all - it's extremely bad for your ankles! The Nike Free 3.0s have been a huge trend recently and I just think all of the neon fun colors are so cute! I don't know if I'll like the feel of the Nike's or not yet, so I guess any good running shoes that I can find are on my list.


4. Workout Leggings/Pants As you can see, I'm pretty much out of workout gear that properly fits me. It's pretty sad, I know. And, frankly, I can't wait to go out and buy some cute capris to run/workout in, because I've been working out in my school uniform pants and it's been...pretty ugly and uncomfortable.


5. Gym Shorts Along with the leggings to workout I'd also like to get some shorts that it would be comfortable to run in... The ones I have now are pretty huge and very baggy, wih makes it much more hard to run... Yeah.


6. Sports Bra This also falls into the "workout gear" list of things that I need. This is going to sound really stupid, but I don't have a sports bra... So I work out in a normal bra. And it's really uncomfortable... Awakward. :/


7. Denim Jacket I used to have on of these but I think I lost it... I've been going through my wardrobe just to find all these cute dresses but they just look bad without some kind of jacket on. And since a denim jacket is pretty much a must in every wardrobe, I need one ;)


8. Brown Riding/Slouchy Boots I've been eyeing boots like these since Christmas 2010. No joke. And I've never gotten around to buying them. So I am now determined to go and get me some fall boots. I' prtty sure I'll be wearing them every. single. day.


9. Polos Let's all take a moment and cry over the fact that I have to wear a school uniform to school. Which is very, very ugly. And uncomfortable. And unfasahionable. And ugly. Or did I already mention that one? Anyhow, we have to wear red or white polos, and I recently went through my closet, just to find that i have only one polo that actually fits me. My sister's.


10. Jeggings I've been having a really hard time with these. I went to A&F this Christmas just for a couple of minutes to get myself some jeggings... So I get to the store, find the "jeggings" section, grab two pairs and leave. Then I fly back to Mosow, just to find out that the "jeggings" that I bought were actually denim. So they weren't really jeggings, but rather skinny jeans. So I am now determined to find actual "jeggings" in the store (with the help of the hot shopping assisstans, of course!).

Yep, so that's it, hope you guys had fun looking through my pretty sad list of things I need :) Please leave any requests or ides for future posts that you would like to see from me!

xoxo,
Liz

screenshots are from here, here, here, here, and here. and the collage that i put together was using this website.
 <3

Things To Do At Sleepovers

I absolutely adore sleepovers. I mean, who doesn't?! You get to spend a whole day and night (or two. or three.) with your friend(s), just goof around and have fun! In this post I will simply be listing some fun things that you can do at a sleepover with your girls!

1. Go to the Mall For me, this is kind of a no-brainer. Going to the mall is a great way to kick off a sleepover, in my opinion. I mean, there's everything at the mall - movies, stores, food, everything!

2. Makeovers Admit it. We all love taking them "before" and "after" makeover pictures ;) A great makeup palette that is perfect for giving makeovers to each other are the Coastal Scents 88 Palettes - they have all the colors you will ever need in only one palette!

3. Spa Time! Of course, you can pay the extra buck for a mani-pedi/face peel or whatnot at the spa if you want to. But I think it's way more fun (and cheap!) to give yourself/your friend a mani-pedi and make your own at-home face masks! Bubbi on YouTube has a bunch of cool, simple DIY face masks that you can make with your friend (and maybe eat some of the leftovers later ;P)

4. Movie Night Everyone does this at sleepovers, so, being Liz, I just had to include it. I love pretty much every movie genre for a sleepover, but of course comedies and chick flicks are the most fun ;) Some of my favorites that I can think of off on top of my head are "White Chicks", "Sex and the City", "Breakfast at Tiffany's", and "The Pink Panther 2". Make some healthy fruit smoothies and laugh your heads off while chilling on the couch in your footsie-pajamas ;)

5. Cake Boss I absolutely love baking! I love cooking in general, but baking is just MY THING. I love it. Love love love it. So, if you don't really like cooking/baking this might not be for you... But, come on, who doesn't love baking some delicious rainbow-colored cupcakes and them eating them up while watching some movies ;) I get some of my favorite recipes from this website - one of my favorites!

*That's Just Liz (facepalm) Fact: I didn't know guys had sleepovers until a couple of months ago*

I know this was kind of a *DUH* post, but maybe (I hope?) it helped some of you ;)

xoxo,
Liz

picture of the lovely Khloé and Kourtney from here

Liz Loves: Bronzer

Just realized that I promised to blog every other day and didn't blog yesterday when I was supposed to... Oh well, that's just Liz, so I'm compensating for that by posting today (I'll still blog tomorrow!)... So let's just pretend that it's Friday not Saturday.

Anyways, today I'm going to be sharing with y'all my favorite bronzer. I'm sorry, because this probably won't be that helpful, since everyone talks about this bronzer and it is a cult favorite, but maybe you guys would like to know what I think about it? Maybe? Hope so.

Okay. Sorry, I'm kind of scatter-minded today ;) My favorite bronzer is...*drumroll* "Laguna" by Nars. I know, I know, everyone talks about this one, but it's because it is really the best bronzer ever. It will match any skin tone, it's easy to build up or sheer out, and you can contour with it even though it has a little bit of shimmer. The shimmer is so, so tiny it's hardly noticeable, but it gives you that natural, glowy look, instead of a fake cake-faced look that some matte bronzers may give you. Some days in the summer I really don't feel like wearing any foundation or tinted moisturizer, so I just lightly dust this all over my face and it hides all of the little blemishes or imperfections that I might have on my face! It's like magic! 

This bronzer is more on the more expensive side, but, I mean, it is a Nars product, and it literally lasts you forever!

Hope you enjoyed this!

xoxo,

Liz

screenshot is from here <3

My Favorite Animal + Mini Update

Hey! Did you miss me? No? Oh...

Oh well, too bad, because I'm back anyways! :P So I'm here with a little update. You may or may not have noticed that I didn't post yesterday... The thing is, I've been posting everyday for about a little more than a month now and it didn't really bother me at first. I used to blog every night before I go to bed, but now, I'm just, like, give me a break. But I still will be posting every other day, though! When school starts, though, (August 28 for me!) I will probably only be posting once a week. School gets kind of stressful for me, and I think if I post every Tuesday it'll be a nice balance :)

Okay, getting on to the "fun" part of this blog post. My favowite animawl ^.^

I love animals. Always have, always will. I love horses, dogs, cats, fish, parrots, hamsters, pandas -- all of them! So it's pretty hard for me to decide on my absolute number one favorite. And of course, I cheated a little.

My favorite "pet" would be a dog, probably. Even though I'm pretty lazy at times and kind of chill, I just like dogs a little more than I like cats. Actually. No. Arrrgh, I don't know, I can't decide! I love dogs because they're so hyper and loving, so affectionate and cute! But I also love how elegant and lady-like cats are!

My favorite "animal" animal (animal animal :p) would have to be a peacock. I love them. The little baby chicks are so cute and the male peacocks are just so...majestic. I love their colors and just everything about them!

Yeah, hope you guys enjoyed this! Let me know what your favorite animal (or animals) is in the comments below!

xoxo,
Liz

P.S. Oh, and by the way, HAPPY BIRTHDAY ONE DIRECTION!!! Tell me if you girls are celebrating or not! I am :P

picture from here ;)

Liz Loves: Mascara

Hey everyone! It's me again :) And today I come to you with a new type of a blog post. I decided to call them "Liz Loves". Basically, I'm just going to share my favorite products from each makeup category with you guys, so hopefully these kind of posts will help you girls more!

Today I'm going to be sharing with you one of my definite makeup must-have products. Actually, I think that if I could only use one makeup product (except lip balm) for the rest of my life would be this one. It is the Clarins Wonder Length mascara. I'm pretty sure this is reformulated now, but when I got my very first tube of this (in 2010, I think) it used to be in a much better-looking tube -- it was velvet-y looking and just...just nicer. But as far as the formulation being different from the original, I don't think it's changed much...

The texture of the mascara and the wand is what I love most. The texture feels very velvet-y and smooth, the wand is basically just long and swirly. The wand and the formula of the mascara combined create a very natural finish and that's why I love it! it lengthens your lashes like no other, but it looks so natural that you can't even tell that you're wearing mascara! I've never used this mascara in Black, I've only used the Brown color, which, I find makes it look even more natural.

So, if you usually wear natural or very little makeup I'd recommend this mascara to you! But if you're into more of that dramatic eye look, I wouldn't necessarily recommend this to you, but you definitely can build it up by applying more coats if you wish.

Hope you guys enjoyed this! I'd show you some "before" and "after" pictures with this mascara, but I am currently out of it :( But when I do repurchase it I definitely will insert some pictures into this post!

xoxo,
Liz

Get Yo Freak On Tag!

I know, I know, I didn't post yesterday... I just had a really bad day and I felt very stressed out and I just couldn't post anything, because...well, I just didn't feel like it.

But, here I am again today! Feeling much better and happier, and here with yet another tag :) This one, as you can see, is the "Get Yo Freak On" tag. I've seen a couple of people do it on YouTube and I thought it would be a fun thing to do here. Feel free to answer the questions in the comments below, because I TAG YOU :p

Okay, here we go.

1. What's a nickname only your family calls you? Um, I don't know if I have a nickname... No, I don't think I have one.

2. What's a weird habit of yours?  Well, I drink tons of milk, if that counts as a habit...If not, then...well, I like pretending that I have a Texan accent :p Which, I don't, but I like pretending that I do.

3. Do you have any weird phobias? I have anachrophobia (I think that's how it's spelled) -- I'm scared of spiders, but actually weird phobias... I don't think I do... 

4. What's a song you secretly love to blast and belt out when you're alone? "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" by Panic! At The Disco, or anything by Lady Gaga or Katy Perry for that matter.

5. What's one of your biggest pet peeves? When people are rude and just...yeah, just rude. Hate rude people.

6. What's one of your nervous habits? Well, I wear a ring on my pointer finger on my left hand, and whenever I'm nervous or just bored I always take the ring off and then put it back on.

7. What side of the bed do you sleep on? The side that's further away from the door. Because I feel that if the Boogie Monster comes through the door, I'll hear him, and if I'm further away from the door, then I'll have time to escape :p 

8. What was your first stuffed animal and it's name? Actually, I don't remember... It was probably a teddy bear, but I don't really know his name... 

9. What's the drink you always order at Starbucks? I used to always order an Iced Skim Latté in the summer seasons and in the winter seasons I order a Chai Tea Latté (can you tell that I love milk?), but about a week ago I decided to try the Iced White Mocha and I love it! So that's what I'm going to be getting now ;)

10. What's a beauty rule you preach, but never actually practice? Don't pull on your eyelid. I know, I know, it's bad, and I try not to do it, but sometimes I just can't help it! 

11. Which way do you face in the shower? I actually face the shower curtain when I'm showering... Don't know why, that's just Liz :p

12. Do you have any 'weird' body 'skills'? Not that I know of. I'm just that average :/
 
13. What's your favorite comfort food thats 'bad' but you love to eat it anyways? I don't sad 'bad' food at all... So yeah. But lasagna or seafood paella, if that counts as 'bad' food.

14. What's a phrase or exclamation you always say? "Dang it!" or "That's just Liz!" or "Pshhhhh" :p

15. Time to sleep, what are you actually wearing? A tank top and sleeping shorts usually...or a huge oversized t-shirt.

16. What did you used to wear that you thought was cool but now you realize it wasn't that hot? Well, I can't think of anything that I wore, but I did do something with my hair a couple of years ago... Anyways, I thought I was a 'scene kid' and I used to straighten my naturally wavy hair every day and tease it, etc. Yeah... I was pretty weird...


Anyways, I now realize this was pretty boring, but oh well :)


xoxo,
Liz


very very creepy pic that made me poop my pants is from this website