February Favorites

This is coming out a little late but I figured better late then never! These are my favorite things for the month of February from beauty products to games and technology items!

Beauty

NYX Jumbo Eye Shadow Pencil (Yogurt, French Fry, Iced Mocha)

These are amazingly smooth and glide on your eye like silk. You don’t have to be good at applying eye shadow because they are meant to be blended with your finger so any mistakes you make you can easily blend away. Depending on what colors you get they aren’t super bright and in your face but subtle and they all have a pearl-esque hue to them. I love them and are part of my everyday beauty routine.

Body Shop BB Cream in Light

I have been reluctant on getting a BB for ages. Every time I pass a BB cream I always say I’m going to buy it then chicken out and never end up purchasing it. However recently I was walking past the Body Shop and saw the ad in the window for their BB Cream and it just looked so intriguing (didn’t look any different than any other BB cream) but I was more interested in this one than any other I have come across. I decided to go for it and I bought it and I love it! It’s so quick and light coverage but natural looking. The smell is amazing and I love everything about it, so glad I finally decided to go for it!

Aussie Awesome Volume Hair Spray Finish

I was at a friends house not too long ago getting ready to go out to a birthday party and I was doing her hair for her and I decided to add some curls to my hair. Unfortunately for me, my hair does not hold a curl for very long – or so I thought. I used this Aussie Hair Spray and my gosh it was the best thing I have found that could hold a curl in my hair for longer than 10 minutes without making it hard and sticky looking. If you have picky thin hard to curl hair then I suggest you try this out because it has been my favorite hair spray for a while now!

Revlon Colorstay Overtime Mascara

I bought this mascara during the boxing day sales in January and I got a 2 pack for $3.00! I didn’t think much about it because I thought since I paid so little it must not be that great, When my other mascara was finally finished I decided I may as well use this stuff up so I don’t waste it. And I’m glad I did, this mascara is not too liquidy and it sticks on your lashes. I have thin medium length lashes and this gives them a nice curl without clumping them and looking overloaded. It does smudge if you cry or your eyes water and it stays on beautifully for the day. The only downside is that it’s a little tricky to get off at night but for the good looking lashes it gives you for the day I think it’s worth it!

Books/Movies

Warm Bodies

I have motioned this book earlier in the month as a must read because of how it was a different take on a supernatural romance and a not so scary zombie novel. But now I not only suggest it as a book but I also suggest it as a movie to go see! Although there were differences (as there usually are) from the book to the movie, I still think they did a really good job making the book into a movie and I think if you enjoyed the book as much as I did then you will like the movies as well.

Silver Linings Playbook

This too is a movie that has been made from a book but unfortunately I have not read the book yet. I did however go see the movies 3 times in theaters! I absolutely loved this movie more than any other movie. I think the combination of the characters serious mental illnesses and the comedy that conspired from it was a perfect mix to make the movie worth watching and to want to keep watching. I am very excited to read the book now because if it’s anything like the movie I think it’ll be one of my favorites.

Activities

Yoga

As I have mentioned before I have tried yoga for the first time at the beginning of the month and I have fallen in love with it. I have chosen a more meditative style of yoga that helps you to relax and stretch and I have found that it really helps and feels so good.

Food

Chai Latte with almond milk – Café Artigiano

This has been my morning coffee drink for a while now. Unfortunately it does not come cheap but I have had a hard time not being able to resist the delicious taste of this drink especially during the cold winter months.

Vanilla Bean Cupcake – The Bay Restaurant

This is one of the most delicious cupcakes I’ve had in a long time. It had a cute white chocolate chunk on the top and a vanilla cream filling in the middle. And the buttercream icing on the top is so good and creamy! I try to go at least once a week to get one of these treats; I crave them all the time.

Games

I like playing games when I have some spare time and I have my 3DS with my favorites and a new PS3 games I like to play once in a while. However recently I have downloaded some new game apps and have been really into them. My ritual is every night before bed I play this game until I can’t go any further for that day. It’s the Hunger Games apps for iPad, I believe it’s a free app but it’s really fun! If you are somewhat aware of what goes on in the book or movie then you’ll understand the store of the game. It goes a little more in-depth as you constantly have more and more quests to do. But overall it’s really fun and will become addicting.

Technology

It was my birthday at the beginning of the month and my boyfriend bought me the iPad Mini! This is the one thing I have literally been obsessed with every single day. As I just mentioned about the games I play it every night and when ever I can. I am so excited about it and I am in love with it.

Hope you guys enjoyed this and can make use of some of my suggestions :)

Until next month!