1 year anniversary of a healthier lifestyle.

I know I've been gone forever but I had to make a little bit of a comeback today to share with all of you my weight loss journey. Today marks the 1 year anniversary of me deciding that I had had enough of being so out of shape and overweight (my BMI indicated borderline obese) so I decided to finally dedicate myself to a healthier lifestyle.

I did it the healthy way. I started counting calories using this website and exercising 6 days a week. I didn't restrict myself or cut everything out, I stopped having "bad" foods as often as I did before and when I did have some I just reduced my portions. I wanted this to be a lifestyle change, and it has.

These were my results by December 2010:


After a year I have so far lost 33 lbs but weight isn't everything I also lost 7 inches off from around my tummy and to see how much that 7inches really was I took pictures:


I am so proud of how far I have come! I still have a way to go but at least I am finally a healthy weight.

Hiatus

Sorry guys I won't be posting for a little while, personal problems.

New boots :3

I'd been looking for a nice pair of army inspired boots for a while now. Whenever I looked in stores they were always too girlified, or the bottom was flat with no grip, or they didn't have a toe cap and so on.

I decided to try my chance online and found this shop: Street Moda and these boots, the Nana Pole Climber boots:


The picture they used on their website is a stock picture that every other store that sells these boots also uses, but it is very accurate, my boots look just like the picture. This is what they look like on me:


Shipping was incredibly quick and cheap, they sent out my package next day with Fedex 2 day international. I bought them the 15th they shipped the 16th and I got them on the 18th. I was pleasantly surprised because the website says they use DHL and that it takes 15-45 days to ship to Canada but Fedex was used.

They are a little big on me but Nana does not make half sizes and I am a 7.5 so I ordered an 8, the 7 would have been too small so I wear big socks and they are fine. They are veggie leather so they are a bit stiff, also the sole is a little hard but I slapped in some Dr. Scholls inserts and they are fine now.

I have already ordered 3 more pairs of shoes from this store :P I am super worried about the fit which is always something to worry about when purchasing online, but at these prices I can easily sell them off if they don't fit, I paid 99$ including shipping for all 3 pairs.

Irresistibly Ivy Swatches & EOTD

After loving the Maybelline Eyestudio quad in Sapphire Siren so much, I went to Wal-Mart and picked up 2 more palettes. Today I'm showing you Irresistibly Ivy, and next time I'll be showing you Taupe Temptress. I may pick up Copper Chic or Give me Gold eventually.

Swatches are taken in natural light, no flash. They are applied by brush over a thin layer of Pixie Epoxy.

You can barely see the one on the far left but that makes me happy! It is the perfect brow highlighter for me when I just want a bit of shimmer but no colour, it matches my skin colour almost perfectly!

(Sorry about the pimples!)








What I used:

Eyes:
UDPP lid to eyebrow
Pixie Epoxy on lid
Maybelline Eyestudio quad in Irresistibly Ivy

• Cream colour on brow to highlight.
• Turquoise colour on lid.
• Copper colour in and above crease.
• Rust/brown colour used to darken crease and on lower lashline.
  

Sephora cream liner in Bronze Statue
UD 24/7 liner in zero on waterline
Maybelline one by one mascara

Face:
L'Oreal Studio Perfect primer
Meow Pampered Puss in Sleek Korat
Hard Candy blush in Living Doll

Lips:
Hi-Fi lip glaze in New Dreams

V-Day look!

Here is the look I did for Valentines day :) It was much brighter in real life and I have no idea why some of them came out so blurry :( But I'm pretty proud about how my blending skills are coming along.











Here is what I used:

Eyes:

• UDPP lid to eyebrow.
• Pixie Epoxy on lid.
• Evil Shades Raven's Song patted on lid to keep sparkles then blended and buffed out upwards in crease with only black base.
• Bright matte pink from some unnamed palette I got off Ebay a few years back.
• Fyrinnae Moon Child as brow highlight.
• Sephora Cream liner on upper lashline and waterline.
  
• UD 24/7 zero liner on lower lashline.
• Maybelline one by one mascara.

Face:

• L'Oreal Studio Perfect primer
• Meow Pampered Puss in Sleek Korat
• Hard Candy blush in Living Doll (for some reason it never shows up in my pics grrr.)
  

Lips:

• Evil Shades Stiletto
  
• Milani 3D Glitzy Glamour gloss in Fashion diva.
  

Sapphire Siren Swatches & EOTD

After seeing Silhouette Screams doing a few looks with this palette I just had to try it out, so I picked one up. It is the Maybelline Eyestudio Quad in Sapphire Siren and it is LOVELY! They had some testers in store so I swatched it in store before buying it and I loved how smooth these are.

I will definitely be picking up some more of these palettes. I picked these up at Rexall Pharmacy here in Canada and they were $9.99. Rexall often has sales so I will wait for a sale to pick up more of these, I'll also be checking out if they are cheaper at Wal-Mart, I know at Zellers they were 2-3$ more which is stupid.

All swatches done in natural lighting (no flash) and on top of a thin layer of Pixie Epoxy.



This is the EOTD I did the day after buying the quad. It is a recreation of this blog entry again over at Silhouette Screams.

Sorry for the really crappy lighting the sun was setting and I still haven't figured out how to take nice, accurate, pictures without the use of actual sunlight.

This one is blurry to show you that these are very shimmery.

What I used:
UDPP lid to eyebrow.
Pixie Epoxy on lid and crease.
Maybelline Eyestudio quad in Sapphire Siren

• White shade on lid and lower lashline.
  
• Aqua shade in crease and above and on the lower lashline.
  
• Navy shade to darken crease, outer vee and on lower lashline.

Maybelline One by one mascara.
Sephore black cream liner on upper lashline.
Sephora black kohl liner on waterline.

Morgana Cryptoria new lipstick releases!

New lippies are finally released at Morgana Cryptoria, and since Melissa brought back samples I get to try out a whole bunch of these! I ordered 24 samples!

Here's what I ordered:

New Collection:

- Gilded Lime
- Enchanted Emerald
- Violet Banana
- Fire in the Sky
- Enchanted Sapphire
- Tangerine Twist
- Very Strawberry
- Amethyst
- Shifting Violet
- Gilded Cerise
- Dianthus
- Roses & Violets
- Plumeria

Old Collection:
- Shrieking Violet
- Pumpkin Eater
- Azalea Blue
- Licorice
- 24 Karat Pumpkin
- Twinkling Rubies
- Otherworldly
- Lush
- Love Lies Bleeding
- Sangria
- Goldrush


Samples are 1$ each and shipping is also 1$ on orders containing only samples.

I'm so excited about these!
What about you my kittens are you ordering any of the new shades? If so which ones are you most interested in?