Skincare Sunday: Ponds Dry Skin Cream Review

Happy Sunday, ladies and gents! How goes it?

And no, I'm actually not a body laying at the bottom of the Dead Sea... because that's actually not physically possible, I would just float because of the high salt content.. right?

I'm incredibly sorry for being MIA, I've just been.. dilly-dallying as a normal teenager does. I've got a lot of posts written up, though, so let's get to it! Getting to the first Skincare Sunday in history, today I will be reviewing the Ponds Dry Skin Cream, as mentioned in the title. 

I was first drawn to this moisturizer last winter, when the air was dry and so was my skin. I have combination skin (oily in the T-zone, dry in the cheeks), and I had bad, dry patches on my cheeks. I needed a deep moisturizer to fix those, and since I had heard a lot about the Ponds Cold Cream, I thought I could give this a try.

Tip of the Day: 5/15/13

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Hi, friends!

If you're new to the blog, welcome! If you're returning, welcome back! I hope y'all are having a great day today, I have a beauty tip of the day today for you! It really helps for all those lazy, non-morning people (me.) out there.

Ramble alert: Recently, I've been sleeping in 10-15 minutes later than usual. I usually wake up at around 6AM, though I used to wake up at 5:45. I have less time to get my purdy together. I think it might be the lack of sleep I've been getting lately, especially since I've had testing and such. There are only 5 weeks left of school to this day! asdfjlqwertyuiop

Psst... read on after the jump for the tip!

Looks for Less: Jessica Alba's Travel Outfit

Hi all of you beautiful people. As some of you know, I lost my camera, and it had a lot of pictures of reviews and other assortment of things, including an OOTD (Outfit of the Day) that was taken at a beautiful sunset. I'm pretty bummed, it was a nice point-and-shoot. But, I'm going to save up for a new camera as soon as I can. So, from now on, I'm either going to give you crap photos taken with my phone, or I'll find somebody who can take pictures of me.

... Wouldn't that be so creepy? Just getting a close-up of my eye for mascara reviews or whatever.. Weird.

Anyway, back to today's topic, above you see the beautiful Jessica Alba, coming back from her spring break (as am I!). Her travel getup from the airport is a perfectly put together ensemble that reminds me a lot of summer, what with the red, white, and blue. She's wearing red Chanel Striped Platform Sandals, a beautiful navy rimmed Tory Burch Classic Grosgrain Fedora, a red Michael Stars sweater over a white tank top, khakis, and carrying a Kate Spade floral bag that's simply gorgeous.

You like the outfit but don't like the price? That's where I come in and attempt to help! Read: attempt.

A Warm Weekend

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Hello bubbling daisies!

It's predicted to be in the 70s and maybe low 80s this weekend, I'm super excited! I'm going to be going to a bake sale tomorrow that's going toward the American Cancer Society, supporting another team that's participating in our local Relay for Life! It's going to be a blast. (: I might put up pictures afterwards, in another "My Life" post.

Here are some links to check out while you're deciding what to do on your nice weekend ahead!

Which Youtuber should be your beauty guru? Find out with this quiz from Teen.com (and comment down below your response!)

Offensive or over-reaction over Jim Gaffigan's tweet? Refinery29 has the deets.

Need some prom hairstyle inspiration? Beautylish has 4 hair tutorials to help you get inspired!

Nautical bracelets perfect for the upcoming summer!

Marc Jacobs Daisy Eau So Fresh Perfume Review

Hi ladies! I hope your hump day has been fantastic, mine was spent laying around in bed... Whoopie.

Anywho.

I've actually been wearing this quite a lot recently, I like the light, clean scent it gives off. It's a very generic, pretty fragrance, not super unique in any way. It's very... mainstream, I have to say. Eau So Fresh is exactly as the name says, it's very fresh and girly, a good floral fruity scent you get after you pop out of the shower... A shower of apple blossoms and sugar.

After the drydown, the apple blossom scent is very dominant, along with the slight musk that accentuates the fruity notes.

FOTD: Sick Days

Hello, ladies and gents. I've got to say, waking up at 9:30am is really rewarding on a weekday, but not when you feel like you can barely breath between coughs and feel woozy everytime you stand up. If you couldn't tell by the title, I'm ill. And dreadfully so. Everything kind of aches and just doesn't feel right. Oh, and I'm expecting my other lung to be hacked up soon enough.

Enough of my moaning and groaning, it's not becoming. Update on my blog: I could give you a list of reasons excuses for my absense, but honestly, it's the same things. School, life, lost camera, etc. I've got a whole lot of post ideas up and ready, but it's testing season coming up very soon. As soon as Friday night hits, my life will be dedicated to just dishing out photos (maybe ^_^;) and posts. Though I can't assure you as much quality as you would get while I'm not as busy, I assure you there will be more of me around. c;

Revlon Colorburst Lip Butter in Wild Watermelon: Review and Swatches

Hello readers!

Here's the deal. I bought this lip butter (and a few other colors) a week or two ago, but I've been testing them day to day. I was hesitant to jump on the we-all-love-lip-butters train, but after I tested them for a day or two, I was in the front, tooting the horn.

I naturally had to reach for this color because of well, the name, and because I love anything watermelon. Anything! Actually, I really only prefer really firm and juicy watermelon, not the really watery, flavorless kind. And I always prefer artificial watermelon flavor over any other flavor. Is that bad? Nahh, it's artificial watermelon, what could go wrong?