November Favorites

Favorite TV Show

American Horror Story: Freak Show: Warning! This show is for mature audiences only! This doesn't even seem like a TV show to me. I feel like I am watching a movie. I watch this On Demand. I like watching shows On Demand because I can watch it whenever I want to. I don't have to wait for a day or time. The story is tragic. There is a lot of sadness here. It isn't very scary to me. If you are scared of clowns, this could be very scary to you. The show is very well written, and I love the actors. I watched the last season, and the same actors are in this. Everyone has a new role. Last season Jessica Lange played the head witch. This season she has a German accent and plays the head of a circus. Angela Bassett played a voodoo witch last season. This season she is a 3 breasted woman with what looks like a penis, but it is an enlarged clitoris. Kathy Bates last season was a racist plantation owner that tortured her slaves. This season she plays a bearded lady, with an accent (I'm not sure what kind of accent it is). There are all kinds of freaks on the show, and it shows how they have been mistreated (and still are). The characters are all well developed.

Favorite Movies

1. The Maze Runner: This is based upon a popular series. It might be a trilogy. I'm not sure. I remember hearing about this book on Youtube. It is a dystopian story. It starts off with a boy in some kind of elevator and it opens out into some place with all of these boys staring at him. He doesn't remember anything about his past or why he is there. Every month a new boy is sent, and you find out that they are in the middle of a maze. There are monsters behind the walls, so they are protected unless they venture out of the middle where they live. It's a pretty mysterious story that unfolds as you watch. I don't want to say too much because that would ruin the story. The way it ends, I feel like there will be a sequel. It reminds me of The Hunger Games or Divergent, except the lead character is a teenage boy. 

2. Dumb and Dumber To: This is the sequel to Dumb and Dumber. If you liked the first one, I think you would like the second one. I thought it was really funny. 

Favorite Beauty Products

1. Too Faced Primed & Poreless Powder: When I ordered from the Too Faced website, they sent me this for free. It is a lot of powder! There isn't a color. I think it is translucent. It reminds me of the Bare Minerals loose powder. It is messy. You tap this into the lid, and the powder goes everywhere. This isn't travel friendly, but I like this type of powder.

2. OPI Nail Lacquer in Barefoot in Barcelona: This is a pretty rosy nude. I heard Chanelette talking about it on her Youtube channel, and it looked really pretty to me. I ordered it online. I forget where I got it from, maybe Amazon. I don't know if this is available in stores or if it was limited edition. OPI makes great quality nail polish.

3. Philosophy Shampoo, Shower Gel & Bubble Bath in Gingerbread Girl: I was getting tired of the pomegranate smell of my usual body wash. I wanted something spicier. I think I got this at Christmas time one year. It came with a lotion and maybe a lip gloss. I can't remember. This smells so good! It smells like gingerbread. Philosophy has great products. I wonder if they have this collection again this year. It would make a great present. I can't remember if I have already bought this for someone or whom I bought it for. I really recommend this!

4. Oscar Blandi Hair Lift: This is a deluxe sample size. I think I got this a while ago from Birchbox. I wanted something to give my hair more volume. My hair is fine, and I don't have a lot of it. It is a mousse texture. You put a little of it into your hands, rub your hands together, and put it where you want volume. It works really well!

5. Benefit Hoola Bronzer: I got this deluxe sample from The Benefit Advent Calendar from last Christmas. This is a matte bronzer, that is good for my light complexion. 

6. Maybelline The Nudes Palette: This is like the drugstore Naked Palette. This was much talked about on Youtube. It seems like there are a lot of people sponsored by Maybelline. Some of the shadows are pigmented and some aren't. It isn't the best palette in the world. Some shadows are matte and some are shimmery. I like to have it because it seems like a lot of the tutorials I want to recreate are using this palette.

7. Revlon Lip Butter in Berry Smoothie: This is a shiny my lips but better color. When I didn't know what to wear on my lips, I chose this because it goes with everything, it looks pretty, and it feels good on my lips.

8. Covergirl Cheekers Blush in True Plum: This is a pretty blush for this season. It doesn't look too purple to the point of looking like an unnatural color. It is soft. The swatch on my hand is layered. It isn't that pigmented. I like the way it is.

9. Macadamia Deep Repair Masque: Melissa Autry on Youtube was talking about this in one of her videos a while back and she had a discount code, so I got this huge tub on sale. I have heard a lot of people talk about this. It is worth all the hype. It is an excellent deep conditioner. I use this about once a week to really condition my hair. I shampoo and then I get out of the shower and put this from my ears to the ends of my hair and a little bit on top. I comb out my hair with a wide tooth comb and let it set for 7 minutes. Then I rinse. You can tell it is working as soon as you rinse it out. It makes your hair smooth and shiny. This is one of the best conditioners I have ever used.

So those are my favorites for this month! What were your favorites? Please leave a comment below. I am hoping that the comment section is working. I'm not sure how to fix it if it isn't working. I have asked for help, and I think I've looked in the wrong e-mail account to find an answer. Hopefully, I can solve the problem. I really wish I would get comments to my blog.

I am going to do Blogmas this year. I didn't know it was thing that people did. I called it Advent something last year, and it was really fun to do. I'm not sure what I will be doing yet, but I plan on blogging every day up until Christmas.

January Birchbox

I thought I was unsubscribed to Birchbox, so I wasn't expecting it to come. I better go to the website and make sure I'm unsubscribed. I like the Birchbox, I just didn't want to pay for it again. This had some nice things in it.

1. This is what the card says: "Best Year Ever. Hi there, We don't think a new year means a whole new you. After all, you're pretty awesome. But a fresh calendar is as good a time as any to refocus on the things that keep falling to the bottom of the to-do list: you know, signing up for that big race or cleaning your makeup brushes. That's why we're heading into 2013 with the personal goal of making it the best year ever. (Until 2014, that is.) We have plenty of ideas for maximizing your individual happiness - you'll find 25 of them on the fold-out poster included in your box. We'd also love to hear your ideas - share them with us on your favorite social media channel with #mybestyear. Here's to making 2013 extra special." I thought the poster was an advertisement, so I didn't take a picture of it. Well, on looking at the poster it is like an ad for Birchbox products, but it's done in a nice way. They have 25 ways to make 2013 awesome, for example: "1. Don't swear off carbs. Go out for a luxurious brunch. Wear big sunglasses and your most glam lipstick (tres Audrey). Our pick: BY TERRY Rouge Terrybly in Frenetic Vermillion." So cute little ideas and products to buy.

2. Oscar Blandi Hair Lift Thickening Mousse: "Made with hair-plumping polymers, this celeb stylist's next-generation mousse delivers intense body while tamping down frizz." This makes me excited. My hair could use a little thickening and de-frizzing. Also, I know Oscar Blandi is pretty cool.

3. Eyeko Skinny Liquid Eyeliner: "This UK import features a user-friendly pen applicator and super smooth formula." This looks really good to me! I have been using a L'Oreal liquid liner, but the tip was flimsy. This one looks like it would be easier and more precise to use. I also have heard of Eyeko before as being a good brand.

4. Oscar Blandi Olio di Jasmine Hair Serum: "This best-selling serum tames frizz and gives hair a glossy finish. Plus, the jasmine scent lingers for hours." This sounds nice. I'll have to try it out.

5. Harvey Prince Ageless: "Most scents just smell pretty, but this blend of pink grapefruit and mango is designed to make you feel more youthful." It smells delightful! I don't know why, but I love getting perfume samples.

6. My Multi-Purpose Mattifying Moisturizer: "Rich with pili and mooring oils, this healthy moisturizer gives skin a velvety matte finish that lasts all day." I wonder if I could use this as a primer. It says prime on the tube. I don't want to replace my regular moisturizer because it has SPF in it, and this doesn't. I like that it makes skin matte though.