Revolutional Love: January 2014

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

My New Favorite Drugstore Lip Combo

Hi Everyone!

So as you may or may not know, I absolutely love my dark berries and reds on the lips. But we've now gotten to the point of winter that I'm about ready to run all the way to somewhere warm, and I don't run. I've gotten so excited for spring, that I've decided to already start incorporating spring-ish trends into my makeup. Of course starting with the lips.

I don't know why, but pinks usually really don't look good on me, especially if they're light pinks, but I happen to love this creamy, milky pink shade created by these two products

Revlon Matte Balm in Elusive + NYX Butter Gloss in

Elusive is a medium toned pink and Tiramisu is a pink toned nude. Alone, they're pretty, but together, they're gorgeous. Just in case you're wondering, I purchased both at Target, the Balm being $7 and the Gloss $5

Aaaaaaand yeah,

Hope Everyone is having a lovely day and I'll see you all very soon

xoxo Kenndall

Monday, January 27, 2014

Manicure Monday: Black and Rose Gold

Hi Everybody!

First off, I'm sorry for uploading this so late today, I was quite busy, but I now have a bit of a break, so I'm going to go post writing crazy.

This week, I went back to black, but I decided to keep it pretty classy. I have a dance on Friday and I wanted something that would look nice with my dress.

This week I've used Sinful Colors Black on Black with a gradient coat of Sally Hansen Dream Sequins. These polishes both went on very very smoothly with a few coats and look very nice and shiny.

Hope you all enjoyed and I will be back on Wednesday!

xoxo Kendall

Sunday, January 26, 2014

Short and Sweet Sunday: What's to come?

Hey Guys!

I hope you all had a great week, I know I did with only three days of school and possibly only three next week as well. Thank you random cold spell.

For this week's Short and Sweet Sunday I wanted to talk about all the plans I have for the next few weeks. I got busy with planning last night and I have some things coming up. As always, I'd love to hear what you'd like to see as well. I can always use some ideas.

First off, I have a couple drugstore reviews on the way. I don't want to give them away, but keep an eye out for those.

I also plan to have more OOTD and FOTD posts throughout the next few weeks, mainly to keep me from constantly coming back to the same outfit and makeup look. Let's face it, I need to switch thing up.

Going along with switching things up, I just cleaned out my closet and my dresser and I plan to make a post about the Great Wardrobe Detox

Now to what I'm most excited about...

First off, I just filmed my first ever YouTube video *cough cough* January Favorites *cough cough* so that'll be up very soon and ill put a post here about it too.

AAAAAAAND......drumroll please......

I'm going to Chicago! I'll be leaving next Thursday, (the 6th of February) and ill be back by Monday. But fear not, there will be posts during that time.

soooooo yeah! I'll see y'all tomorrow for Manicure Monday!

xoxo Kendall

Friday, January 24, 2014

3 Blogs You MUST Check Out: January

Hey Everyone

So today I thought I'd do something different that I'd like to bring out monthly, (and yes I will be doing a monthly favorites too). I follow an insane amount of incredible blogs, and these are the ones I happen to find myself going back to the most. So without any further blabbing, let's start shall we?

1. Lily Pebbles - http://www.lilypebbles.co.uk/

Lily has such an incredible blog. The photos are incredible in quality and the posts are really well thought out. I'm never disappointed in the content of her blog which mainly revolves around beauty and skincare. And on top of all of that, she posts every single day.

2. LLYMLRS - llymlrs.com

Hey Look, another British Lily! This Lily once again has a great blog jam packed with beauty and fashion reviews and photos. She uploads very very frequently and does a great job of keeping her posts short and sweet.

3. Late Night Nonsense - latenightnonsense.com

Adrienne has such a sleek and sophisticated looking blog. Just before writing this post I was reading her "no makeup makeup look" post and got really inspired. She's got such a laid back style that never comes across as lazy and always leaves me wanting more

Hope this was somewhat helpful.

As always, let me know what you want to see!

xoxo Kendall

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

FOTD: Black Wing and Nude Lips

Hi Everyone,

Today I went for a super simple makeup look with a classy black wing, bold brows, and a nude lip. Almost entirely drugstore!

Face: Covergirl Whipped Creme Foundation in Classic Ivory // Sonia Kashuk Hidden Agenda Concealer // Bare Minerals Warmth // L.A. Colors Blush in Berry Plum

Eyes: NYC IndividualEYES Pallette in Union Square // Rimmel ScandalEYES Liner in Black // E.l.f. Gel Eyeliner in black // NYX Pin Up Tease Mascara // Ulta Deep Brown Eyeliner pencil for Brows

Lips: L'oreal lipstick in Fairest Nude

Monday, January 20, 2014

Manicure Monday: Fire Red

Happy Monday Everyone!

I hope you all are having a great day. So for this week's manicure I painted my nails with the Covergirl Outlast Glosstini in Rouge Red

Honestly, I'm not loving this color on myself. It's a pinkish red color with a TON of gold and orange glitter. Although I think the color is stunning in the bottle, (a beautiful orange with gold glitter), it doesn't seem to mesh with my skin tone.

The first coat is incredibly sheer and looked extremely pink, but by the second coat, there was too much shimmer for me to add a third coat to bring it to the opacity I'd like.

Of course, some of you may really like this color, and I'm glad that you do, I just won't be reaching for it much myself.

xoxo Kendall

Sunday, January 19, 2014

Short and Sweet Sunday: New theme, More Fashion, and Tumblr

Hey Everyone!

As you've probably noticed if you've visited my blog before, I TOTALLY changed up my theme. I wasn't entirely happy with how it was before, but now I think it has a much more fun and interesting look, while still looking clean. Do you like it? Let me know!

Also, I'd really like to center this blog more around fashion rather than makeup and beauty, but don't worry, beauty posts will carry on as well! For some of my favorite fashion inspiration, check out my tumblr, which I'll link at the end of the post. I'm on there nearly every day, but it won't be nearly as detailed as this, (Which some people may like). I'm really happy with what my tumblr is, as far as the layout/look and the actual content goes. So yeah! Check that out if you have a few extra minutes.

I was also wondering if anyone would be interested in how I created this makeup look? I did film myself getting ready, and I was thinking about posting that, but it is incredibly simple, and wearable (that is without the rhinestones.

Of course, let me know what you think!

xoxo Kendall

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

My Current Favorite Lip Products!

Hey Everyone!

So I think most girls can agree that a good lipstick really completes a look. No matter if you're going for a deep red or a nude, I think I can help!

Disclaimer: I took a picture of the wrong lipstick! /).(\ The one in the lower right hand corner should be the Revlon Lip Butter in Berry Smoothie. The swatch is correct.

All of these lipsticks are under ten dollars and can be picked up in places such as Ulta and the Dollar store.

IN ORDER FROM LEFT TO RIGHT:

Rimmel Kate Moss Lipstick in 111 Kiss of Life - A true red, a bit on the orangey side

LA Colors Lipstick in Berry Ice - A deep red-berry

ELF Matte Lip Color in Natural - A matte, nude-pink

L'oreal Lipstick in Fairest Nude - a glossy nude pink

Ulta Lipstick in Purple Passion - a deep berry-plum

(On the bottom)

Ulta Super Shiny Lipgloss in Starlet - A sheer watermelon pink with some unnoticeable shimmer

Revlon Lip Butter in Berry Smoothie - A sheer light berry toned pink

Well, that's it! I hope you all enjoyed!

xoxo Kendall

Tumblr-ish Lounge Space?

Hey Everyone!

As promised, I'm sticking to the schedule I brought out to you yesterday (even though it's Sunday when I'm writing this) which is going to be a bit of a struggle since sadly my winter break is now over

*Insert tears here*

But anyways, now that the holidays are now over, and the New Year is upon us, I always find it a fun idea to spruce up my room. Now, we actually completely redid my room over spring break last year, so this was kind of a minor thing to do, but here we go.

TADA! My room has an alcove space to it where my bed is that I spend the most time in. I've gathered my inspiration from several sources including Tumblr, Pinterest, and YouTube.

My bed is actually not on a frame, just a box frame. This allows for a lower bed that we intended to act as a couch when needed. My bedding is from Target I believe. (I can't be sure, my mom picked it up with me.) We also hung fishing line with little mirrors from my window using a curtain rod. It gives an awesome reflective-light-thing-look to the walls. (I can't describe it)

My entire room has a Old timey Parisan / Vintage Hollywood theme, but that's beside the point.

The frames on the wall have actual vintage fashion articles in them. These are from 1926 and are from a garage sale. Pretty cool huh?

I also just hung white Christmas lights over them to give some visual interest.

(Plus they look really good at night time)

I also keep an owl stuffed animal, my laptop, and a magazine, this one being the Catching Fire edition of Us. (Best Movie and Book)

When I make my bed, I set the pillows up on an angle rather than flush against the wall which gives my twin sized bed a much larger and loungier feel. Just a preference, I don't know, maybe I'm just crazy.

On the opposite side, I just have an Eiffel Tower wall decal from Michael's craft store and a cork-board where I hang little memories and artwork. (The lanyard was my ticket to the opening night double feature Hunger Games/Catching Fire movie thing. Oh my god it was so fun)

aaaaaaaaand yeah. I think thats it! I hope y'all enjoy

xoxo Kendall

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

My New Years Resolutions

Hello Everyone!

So, I know this is a bit late as far as the New Year goes, but I wanted to take a second to talk about my goals, or resolutions as some call them, and put them into the massive abyss that is the internet. Keep in mind that I'm only thirteen, so my resolutions may be quite different than others, but hopefully you can draw some sort of inspiration from this.

So without any further babble, here we go.

1. Get my splits- I don't believe I have mentioned this before, but I'm a dancer. I've been a dancer for six or seven years, and I have VEEEEERY tight knees. This makes any sort of split work incredibly painful and then I don't want to do it then. So I'm going to get them this year.

2. Save up for a laptop- I'm currently on a crappy school issued computer where almost everything is blocked. I think that explains enough

3. Stop Procrastinating- Need I say more?

4. Start up a YouTube channel- I've always thought it would be really fun, so this year will be the year

5. Clear up my skin- I have struggled with acne quite a bit over the last couple years, and I'm going to work really hard to really clear up my skin, keeping it moisturized and as clean as I can

These are my main resolutions this year! Let me know what your resolutions are!

xoxo Kendall

Friday, January 3, 2014

Easy "No Makeup" Makeup (Almost all drugstore)

Hey Guys!

I wanted to take a second to show y'all my current favorite makeup look. It looks like your skin has little to no makeup on it, but gives you a more radiant, awake look. I hope you all enjoy!

Face:

1. First, I primed my skin with a shine reducing primer. Of course, whatever primer you like to use, go for it!

I used Shine Killer by Nyx

2. Next, I applied a light to medium coverage foundation, or your favorite concealer ONLY TO WHERE YOU NEED IT. Sorry, I just had to get the point across. This is the key to make your skin look naturally flawless. I chose not to cover up everything, but feel free to. I used Covergirl Clean Whipped Cream Foundation

3. Next was contouring. This is totally optional, but I love the way it worked. I used Warmth by Bare Minerals to lightly contour my cheekbones and temples. I then highlighted with a matte cream color, I used Bone by Ulta, placing it under the eyes and on the bridge of my nose

4.Add a blush in your natural flush. I went for Berry Plum by LA Color which gave a light flush