First Impression: Bite Beauty Opal Crème Lipstick

For Christmas my dad always comes through with some of the coolest makeup. This past Christmas I was so excited to see a Bite Beauty Lipstick in my stash and eagerly ripped the cap off to check out the color. To my surprise it looked white with some shimmer...what am I to do with it?!

This product has literally sat around for months and I finally decided that I had to give it a shot the other week so I tried it out and now I must have it in my life at all times.

I have always wanted a Bite Beauty Lipstick because I have heard wonderful things about them - and I missed the 3 pack specials they had on Sephora for the price of one and it kills me! - and even this Opal color did not disappoint. 

Opal is described as a "lipstick that is designed to be applied on its own for an iridescent finish, or apply top of any lip color to add ultraviolet dimension."

It find that the iridescent finish is very blue/purple toned and I love wearing it on top of pink lipstick or I love applying it on top of Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Lip Pencil in Naked and Rush.

Bite Beauty Opal Crème Lipstick is not the longest wearing but the beautiful iridescent sheen looks beautiful on the lips and it is so unique. I am pleasantly surprised to say that this is going to become a staple in my beauty arsenal. 

Monday Thougths

Every Monday I am convinced that my weekends go by quicker and quicker. I really needed the weekend to slow down but instead we are beginning another week! 

So this weekend I thankfully didn't have to work so I spent the morning putting up pictures/organizing my office, thanks to the help of Nick.

That afternoon I went to my friend Amanda's to help her shave her fur baby, Koda! This is the second time we've shaved Koda and this time it definitely was more successful.

Naked Koda!

After finishing up our handy work, we made breakfast for dinner! It was so so good and we tried a protein pancake recipe that turned out incredibly good! 

Mmm, so good! 

Sunday started off with boring things like grocery shopping and cleaning and then I headed out to the barn to ride Oliver and spend time with Remi.

Oliver was so thrilled that I came to ride him again and Remi was bummed that we only spent 30 minutes walking around/grazing outside. Luckily for Remi, he only has another week until he should be cleared to ride!

Oliver preparing to go for a ride

Remi enjoying our time outside.

The rest of Sunday was fairly laid back, which was nice because I have been running around doing errands, letting a dog out, and I finally found a place to engrave my stethoscope! I also stumbled across the Simplified Planner by Emily Ley today and I must say I am in love because it breaks your day down by hours and the OCD in me is totally drawn to that.

I hope you all had a nice weekend!

Linking up with Biana.

Happy Friday!!

Another Friday has come and I am so happy because I have absolutely no plans this weekend and I cannot wait to relax! As always, I am linking up with the lovelies: Amanda, Christina, and Karlie.

Funniest Moment Of The Week

Earlier this week I managed to get my hair done in town instead of in Raleigh. The most annoying thing about getting my hair done close to home is that there is no where to park downtown. It is all 2 hour parking besides the main parking lot. Since I managed to escape a ticket while in 2 hour parking last time, I played it safe and parked in the lot and just walked to my appointment. Well about an hour and a half into my hair being done I get a text from my mom and then my dad saying that my car will be towed if I don't move it within the next 30 minutes. Say what?! I knew there was an event going on downtown but there were no signs in the section of the lot I parked in that said 'Event Parking Only.' Needless to say I was not happy and I had to go get my car with foils still in my hair. Yep. Good news is: my car did not get towed and my hair looks great!

This Is My Jam

Kungs vs Cookin' on 3 Burners - This Girl

Good Eats

Healthy Avocado Chicken Salad

This looks so good and I have wanted to try it for weeks. I just haven't gotten around to making it but I plan to this coming week!

Makeup Crush

ColourPop has some lip glosses that I am dying to get my hands on. ColourPop has metallic lip glosses and I am kinda in love with Tight Fit, My Jam, and Wolfie. 

Photos from ColourPop's website.

Funnies 

All the feels

When I've had a rough week

When I fix something at work and the owner asks how I did it...

When the realization of nursing school starting shortly begins to seep in...

When I want Nick to take me to get ice cream

Have a fantastic weekend!

First Impression: Smashbox Always Sharp Waterproof Kohl Liner

It's been a little bit since I've done a first impression, but today I am back to talk to you about a new (well new for me) and exciting product! 

Today I am going to give you my thoughts on Smashbox's Always Sharp Waterproof Kohl Liner. I am a lover of eyeliner and when I saw that these little beauties sharpened themselves I had to get my hands on them. Well lo and behold, my dad surprised me with the limited edition set of liners that they did with Yago Hortal. 

The unfortunate news is that the set is hard to come by (though I did find it on amazon), but you can buy most of the colors individually. 

L to R: Royal, Sumatra, 3D Cleopatra, Raven, and 3D Blueprint

What I love about these is that they are soft and easy to apply, they are well pigmented, they are always sharp, and they ware well.

First of, I want to say that I am so thrilled that I finally have an eyeliner that is always sharp! Every time you twist the cap back on the liner is sharpened. Second, I can't attest to their full ware time but I did wear them to work last week for 6 1/2 hours and they still looked just as good when I got off as they did when I first applied them.

To test out the waterproof claim, I kept the swatches on my arm when I showered. Before showering I tried scrubbing them with my finger and they did not budge or transfer. In the shower I scrubbed them under the water and with soap and they were still there. The only way I got them off was when I scrubbed the swatches with a loofa. 

So overall I am thoroughly impressed. The only downfall I see to these is the $20 price tag per eyeliner. If you use a lot of liner everyday these may not last long, but if you are just using it on the waterline then I think they will last you for some time. 

Have any of you tried this liner? Tell me what you think! 

Weekending - The Last Of July

I can't believe we have officially hit August! That means I start school in 3 weeks time and the panic is starting to become real. Scary stuff. Anyway, I am once again linking up with Biana to talk about my weekend.

Friday night was no fun because I worked until 8pm and aerial yoga didn't happen which ruffles my feathers a bit because I paid for the entire month so now I am working on getting some money back.

Saturday morning I got up early to walk the dogs and head to work. While working I had a lovely surprise visitor with coffee in hand! Yes, Nick came to visit me at work and brought me Starbucks! He is the best.

Wonderful delicious coffee.

That night Nick took me to dinner where I enjoyed beer, food, and cheesecake.

Mmm all the goodness.

On Sunday I was suppose to go get my hair done but that ended up not working out so I stayed home and went grocery shopping (no fun) and cleaned the house (also not fun).

That afternoon I watched the Blowing Rock Charity horse show live stream and was sad that I once again had to miss it this year. Then I lounged around the house, painted my nails, and Boone and I 'helped' assemble my desk chair. 

This is how we helped, lol. 

The rest of the evening was quiet and uneventful, until...I was awoken at 4:30 AM because the dogs had to go outside. I guess that's one way to be awoken on a Monday morning! 

How was your weekend?