Friday Favorites!

I'm back just in time to partake in the last Friday Favorite's of 2017!

I also gave the ol' blog a makeover - which I am really liking. As always, I let this little space of my just sit while I tackle nursing school. I am thrilled to say that this coming semester is my last one and I will be working sooner than I know it and eventually back to graduate school I go! 

P.s. I complain about it, but am happy to report that nursing school is going really well. 

Now let's get to it! My last favorite's of 2017.

Oh, and stay tuned for lots of upcoming and skincare reviews. I may be a little slow with school again, but I am really going to try to keep it going. 

//I Ate My Way Through Christmas 

Look at all this goodness. It's not healthy but if you are ever in the Charlotte, NC area then go to Ninety's Ice Cream. I enjoyed every single minute of eating this Unicorn Macaron Ice Cream Sandwich

//All Time Favorite Liquid Lip

I have found the holy grail of liquid lipsticks in the form of Jouer lip crème. I have a few pink and nude colors that I will do a whole post on soon, but I will say that these lip crème's are long wearing, comfortable - oh and the best part?? They do not dry my lips out!

//Song(s) On Repeat

An oldie but a goodie

What I listened to during the stress of final's

//Favorite Recipes/Food

Everything I have made from Mel'sKitchenCafe has been so good. Here are some of my current favorites -- Lentil chili and foil packet sweet potato tacos.

I made this chili mac the other day and it was so good!

This is where I get a lot of my healthy lunch ideas from.

I've been loving these and these for a good source of protein and a convenient snack during school and clinical.

//Favorite Christmas Gifts 

Okay, so I haven't gotten the opportunity to play with all of my new goodies but here are a few that I am loving. My Apple watch. I have wanted one for a while and am so pleased with it. I use it to track all of my workouts and my heart rate. These workout shoes. I have to test them out some more because I wasn't sure if I loved them while doing my cardio warmup, but holy cow are they wonderful for squatting and my HIIT/CrossFit workouts. My ProCompression socks. I haven't even had the opportunity to wear them yet, but I have been dying to get a few pairs for a while and it finally happened!


That's all I have for now. I hope you all have enjoyed the Holiday's and I wish you all a happy New Year!

Linking up with Amanda 

Review and Thoughts: Urban Decay Naked Heat Palette

My parents surprised me with the Naked Heat palette and I couldn't have been more thrilled considering I wanted to get my hands on it. I toyed with how often I would use the palette because the colors are not the typical colors that I reach for. I am a neutral girl, love the Naked 3 palette, and occasionally love a nice gold/copper eye with a pop of blue eyeliner - so the Naked Heat is outside of my usual shadow comfort zone.

After swatching the palette I must admit that I fell in love with some of the shadows and became more and more intrigued on how I was going to pull this off.

 Colors L to R: Ounce, Chaser, Sauced, Low Blow, Lumbre, He Devil, Dirty Talk, Scorched, Cayenne, En Fuego, Ashes, Ember

Up close of Ounce because it is a beautiful highlight shade. 

The mattes are slightly chalky, but I have found that they do blend out fairly well and they are build able. I love En Fuego and Ashes because I do not have any matte's similar to those shades. The showstoppers for me are Lumbre, Scorched, and Ember. They are buttery soft and the pigmentation is wonderful. 

The best part about this palette? I have reached for it again and again! I am truly surprised by how nice these colors look on the lid. 

Five On Friday

Linking up with Amanda and Christina to bring you my top five on this Friday!

1// The Pink Drink

Why did I not jump on this bandwagon earlier? Not only is the sucker incredibly pretty to stare at, but it tastes so good and is so refreshing! All it is is a strawberry acai refresher with coconut milk. Hear me out, even if you are not a fan of coconut milk (like me) give it a go! To me it tastes like a strawberry creamsicle. 

Apparently you can make a healthier version at home that tastes just as amazing! I plan on making my own soon, but in the meantime here is the recipe if you want to give it a go!

2// Pump Up Song

Warning: There is one part that might not be for everyone.

Love this song! I listen to it all the time in the gym because it gives me motivation to get going and keep going!

Watsky - Moral of the Story

3// Meal Prepping

Help a girl out. What are your favorite meal prep recipes? Do you meal prep for the whole week? 5 days? 3 days? 

I've recently made this chicken harvest salad. I've made these honey roasted sweet potatoes. And this week I am enjoying this chicken parmesan with broccoli. Post your favorite meal prep recipes below!

4// The Best Pancakes

I love pancakes, okay, but I rarely eat them because they are not the healthiest. 

Until now...

Behold Kodiak Cakes! 

These babies are super easy to make (just add water) and they cook up light and fluffy! Best part? The serving size (3 pancakes) is 190 calories. 

I tend to top mine with peanut butter and bananas. I also will use a sugar free syrup. 

 Go get yourself some!

5// Wants 

I have been well behaved and haven't spent any money on makeup in months. Can you believe it? I can't. So I am thinking of treating myself (aka not thinking about upcoming school bills) and I am crushing on these!

Jouer Skinny Dip Highlighter

Urban Decay Naked Heat Palette

On the Hunt: Best Workout Pants

I always feel good in my workout pants while in the gym.

Only one thing can crush my spirit while working out and that is pants that are not squat proof.

I have multiple pairs of lengths, brands, and styles yet I am still struggling to find my holy grail workout pant that I can squat all day in and not worry about them being see through. 

I have watched.read/and searched for the best squat proof workout pants, but now I need your help. Please let me know what your favorites are! 

Lulu Lemon Wunder Under Pant

Pros: I hear these are fabulous. High waisted and opaque. 

Con: Price

Onsie High Rise Legging

Pros: I hear that they are super comfortable

Con: I haven't seen much about these

Gymshark High Waisted Seamless Leggings

Pros: Overall they seem like solid pants and the price point is good!

Cons: I can't try them on before ordering them. 

Do You Even Side Mesh Leggings

Pros: They have some of the cutest prints and lots of mesh options!

Cons: I can't try them on before ordering them.

I've also heard good thing about Fabletics and was wondering is the VIP option worth it? Are the clothes worth it?

Let me know!

Friday Favorites {AKA I'm Still Alive Edition}

Hello Everyone and welcome back to my little blog, which has constantly been neglected thanks to Nursing School.

Well, it is officially summer break and I am back from nursing school the dead!

Today I will be linking up with Amanda as I try to catch you up on some of my favorites.

1) Favorite Song

How can I start this post without letting you know about my current on replay song?

Cold Little Heart - Michael Kiwanuka
Skip to about 4:25 if you do not want to listen the the intro.

...Why yes, I did watch Big Little Lies. 

2) Favorite Workout 

Okay, so it's more like...my new favorite piece of equipment that I like to incorporate into my workout.

Ladies and gentlemen, I have become a Rowing addict. Yep. Can't even believe it. I stayed away from the rowing machine for the longest time, but finally decided to give it ago and now I'm hooked! I like to incorporate it into my HIIT workouts.

This is a great workout. Even if you don't want to do the weight section, I really like the way the rowing workout is broken down. 

3) (Current) Favorite Makeup Product

Let me take a moment to say that  I do not know what I was doing with my life before this makeup product. 

Let me introduce you to CoverFX Custom Enhancer Drops

Picture via Temptalia. She has a great review so I highly suggest checking it out.

I have the color Celestial and I cannot go without it anymore. I apply it under my foundation and it gives me this gorgeous glow. I also tap a little bit of product along my cheek bones because I am a highlighter addict and these babies make you glow!

4) Favorite New Trend: The Unicorn Everything Trend

Yep, I love it. I mean I am a horse lover so slap a horn on it and make it a unicorn can only make my obsession so much greater. 

As you can see, I gave the Unicorn Starbuck's Frappuccino a try and did not hate it, but then again I like mango. Would I order it on a regular basis (if I could)? No, but it was worth a try!

I also found my new Unicorn treat that I am going to make now that school is out.

Vegan Unicorn Nice Cream! 

Look at that beauty! More wonderful pictures and the recipe can be found over at FastingOnFruit!

And it will give me a perfect excuse to look into a Vitamix. Anyone have one? Thoughts? I have a Ninja and a NutriBullet that I use daily for smoothies and love. 

I couldn't leave my dearest Remi out of this unicorn trend because he is the closest thing I have to one. So, the cutest animal snack company Snaks5thAvenchew jumped on the unicorn frappuccino bandwagon as well as unicorn treat! Sadly, the unicorn frappuccino was a limited release and of course I ordered one. I also ordered this adorable unicorn crunch cups for him as well. 

So stinkin' adorable. 

I cannot find a picture of the crunch cups, but I will make sure to snap some as soon as they arrive. 

5) Favorite Time of The Year

Alright, I'll admit it is starting to get too hot so the weather isn't my favorite, but it's summer break for me. I completed my first year of my nursing program and only have one left! It's crazy how fast this past year went by considering how I thought I wouldn't survive first semester (semester from H-E-double hockey sticks) and then I thought I wouldn't survive the end of second semester. 

Spoiler alert: I did survive, but not without feeling like I was running out of time and a few frantic conversations with my mom and boyfriend. 

Most of my OB clinical group.

I get to relax, spend time with my horse, horse show more often, head to the beach, and just not think about studying for a solid week and half until summer classes start. 

This is my last summer so I fully intend to enjoy it. What are your summer plans?

6) Funnies

How I likely react should not react when I walk into some rooms during clinical.

True Life: How I probably look while rowing

How my classmates and I try to encourage each other during tests:

What we say:

What we truly mean: 

Every nursing school test question:

Walking out of my last final:

Hope you all have a good weekend!

First Friday Of The Year!

Hello all! I hope the beginning of your year has started to your liking. I am enjoying the little time that is left of my break before classes take over my life as well as preparing for the incoming weather.

Since I will likely be stuck in the house all weekend, I will be binge watching all the TV I can while I still have the time.

Do any of you have fun plans for the weekend? Are you going to be impacted by the weather as well?

Linking up with Amanda for today's post!

Song Obsession

This is my power song!

Food Obsession

Well I actually have two. One is this delicious avocado toast. Such an easy and healthy treat! Second is a treat I devoured while in New York and all I want is more! A really suggest that you go to Waffles and Dinges if you are ever in New York! 

Yummy lunch with some delicious avocado toast!

Waffles and Dinges! So incredibly good.

Trip Obsession

I'll make a full blown post about it later, but I went to NYC for New Years! Had an absolute blast and can't wait to go back. 

One view from the Empire State Building! 

Low quality picture from the NYE Party

Current Obsession

Liquid lipsticks! I have bought way too many recently and have no regrets! I snagged the Moment of Weakness set from Colourpop, I snagged Lime Crime's Teddy Bear, and I managed to pick up two metallic liquid lipsticks from Milani! I suggest that you pick up the Milani metallic liquid lipsticks if you want a budget friendly metallic. They are awesome!!

Colourpop

Milani

Lime Crime

Funnies

This gave me a good laugh earlier today...