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Love Your Life!I am not going to lie… Life has its way of kind of catching you by surprise and swallowing up your insides making it feel like all is lost and difficult.  I went through that on more occasions than I would like to remember… or count – but the last few years, well… they have really shown me a side of life that I am so happy to share with all of you.

A few years ago I had made friends with people who lived to make my life miserable… and because of it, I had forgotten how awesome my life truly was.  From an awesome and supportive (did I mention hawt?) husband and 3 beautiful sons, sometimes the things we love so much, we tend to disregard as the “constants” in our life and forget how important they truly are.  Don’t get me wrong… it’s not that we forget about them, but forget about how they often make us feel… happy, loved, supported and the butterflies that flutter around in our stomachs when we think of them – that’s all real feelings that we tend to cast aside from time to time.  Last year, I made every possible effort to move forward from those terrible people that worked so hard to make me miserable and just cast them aside… leaving me to concentrate on all the things that made me happy.  And, you know what I realized?  I absolutely LOVE MY LIFE!  How many people can say that?  How many people can say that their life is so wonderful (regardless of all the downs and challenges) that they love to live it – so much so that they are “In Love” with their life?  Well, I will admit that the road here was a challenge.  Not necessarily because I hated my life but because I didn’t focus on the things that were so awesome and there is so much greatness in my life right now and there always has been.

So – this post, while long winded has a purpose.  This year – now 2014, I am going to remind myself  how awesome life is, how great of a support system I have and how much I love everything beautiful and I know it will make for an awesome year.  (hmmm… I think I need a thesaurus… a little too much Awesome in this post. lol) Each time you think of a struggle that has you down, think about all the things that make you smile.  When times are tough and you feel like you have hit rock bottom, remember… there are people out there that love you unconditionally.  There is always a positive to any negative and smile to a frown.  Together – let’s make 2014 AWESOME.  So, like Jack Kerouac says… “Be in Love with Your Life, Every minute of it!” and make the best of 2014 and every single day of your existence.  While times are tough, God would never give us anything we cannot handle!

Wishing you all a wonderful 2014 filled with Happiness, Prosperity and Love.  It’s going to be an awesome year – no exceptions!

With Love!

Honey

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Clairol Root Touch Up – Is It Worth It? Does It Work?

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I apologize that this post is finally live after months of waiting for approval.  Since it was a review I had completed through Expo – I wanted to wait for it to be approved before I posted it here on my blog.  My hair has gone through a few color changes since my video review was made, but nonetheless, my thoughts haven’t changed and I still feel the same about the product.

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For those that do not know too much about my hair escapades… I have probably worn every color in the rainbow on my hair over the course of the last 10-15 years.  I am naturally a medium brown haired gal – but having surfed for years and because of my nationalities, with just a little sunlight – my hair can turn near blond because of my Hawaiian and German heritage.  Because of this, my hair has been accepting of color for a while and I’ve taken advantage of so for over a decade.  I also come from a long line of people who get gray at a young age and very quickly – so I have been dealing with gray hair for the last 5 years or so, at least.  I have used a few Clairol products for hair color in the past and was interested in testing this out so I was thankful for the opportunity.  While L’Oreal is my go-to choice for drug store hair color, I was willing to give it a go and test it out.

The price point of the kit is fairly decent – ranging from $5.50 – $8.00 depending on the location, I consider that reasonable for what the product offers.  The product works well as it says, but I did notice that if I had any more gray or needed a heavier touch up then what I had – I would have needed two bottles to complete the job.  There was not much product in the box – at least compared to other brands I have tried in the past.  It did cover my gray but it may not be a product I will run to grab should I need to do a touch up again.  Check out my video review for all the details.  While this video and post is not as in depth as my normal posts, you do have the just and idea of what I was getting at.

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In my photo above – that is a better look at what I posted in the video.  That is what my hair looked like prior to using the product.  As you can see in the video – it did cover up the gray which is good.

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Goodies in the Mail… POPSUGAR Select Beauty Boat Bag

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Last month or the month before I had the awesome opportunity to join my fellow POPSUGAR Select Beauties in a fun campaign.  As a thank you for completing the campaign we received a really cool and really large Signature Boat Bag / Tote with the POPSUGAR logo on it.  A fellow friend and blogger of mine, Krystal (BeautybyKrystal) had posted on her Instagram that it was a large bag and I still had no idea how big it was. lol  When I received it I was super excited.  The bag is sturdy and well made.  I have been using it to transport my review items to my photography location so that I don’t have to go back and forth transporting products.  It literally holds everything.  I’m excited to have it and love it.  I know this is a random post but I figured I would share. 😉  Have a wonderful weekend! ~ Honey

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BONNIE & CLYDE: Bonnie Parker (Holliday Grainger) Inspired Makeup Look / tutorial (Holiday Makeup look)

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Over the course of the last couple of months I have been watching the Bonnie & Clyde Previews for the 2 Day Event they had this December on three different television networks.  I was so excited and couldn’t wait to watch the show.  For months I had been talking with Friends and Family about how I wanted to do an inspired makeup look and I finally had the opportunity to do so.

This is my recreation.  In no way do I claim to “look like” Holliday Grainger (the actress who plays Bonnie Parker), but wanted to create this look not because I was so inspired by it but because this is also a very awesome look to use during the Winter Months and the Holidays because of the bold red lip.  I thought my recreation came out pretty cool and thanks to the help of my awesome husband I was able to get some pretty kick ass photos. 😉  The video makeup tutorial is embedded below as well as photos and a complete list of products used.

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Products used to create this look:

  • Eye Shadow Primer – elf cosmetics primer
  • Lorac Pro – Taupe (used in the crease and blended towards the brow bone as transition shade)
  • Jane Iredale – Champagne Eyeshadow (used on lid as well as on the brow bone as highlight)
  • Lorac Pro – Sable (used to deepen the crease) (Also used PopBeauty Bright Up Your Life Trio in Naturally Bare to deepen the crease – but I did so after I filmed the tutorial)
  • Jordana 12 Hour Eye liner Pencil – used as a guideline for the upper lash line liner
  • Jesse’s Girl Waterproof Eyeliner Pen – used to create winged liner on upper lash line
  • Jane Iredale Pure Lash Mascara – upper and lower lashes (I didn’t show it in the video – but after filming I applied Elizabeth Mott’s It’s So Big Mascara to my lashes so that it would define my lashes more and make them more visible.)
  • Milani True Red Lip Liner – used to line upper and lower lips
  • Lipstick Queen’s Black Tie Lipstick – lip color
  • Benefit’s Gimme Brow – used to lightly fill in the brows
  • NYC Sunny Bronzer – used to Contour and create definition on the face
  • Milani’s Romantic Rose Blush – applied to Cheeks
  • Laura Geller’s French Vanilla Highlight – applied to highlight cheek bones, down the bridge of nose and forehead

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Add your favorite accessories and this look will be absolute awesome to rock all Winter long and to those Holiday parties you’re attending.  What I loved about it so much and the reason I wanted to recreate it is because it is an effortless and timeless look.

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I hope you all enjoyed this look.  Remember… inspired looks are all about making it your own.  I had so much fun creating this and taking the photos with my hubby.  It is a rare occasion that he is able to take my photos due to his schedule.  Hope you enjoyed the look and Happy Holidays!

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Holiday Tinsel – featuring Sinful Colors and elf (Nails of the Week)

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I absolutely LOVE Tinsel… I don’t like to clean it up when it ends up on the floor – but I do love the way it looks and I especially love it on a Christmas tree.  During this time of year I am always on the hunt for cute nail polish that looks like Tinsel and I totally hit the jackpot while in Walgreens last month and found Gold Tinsel & Tinsel and Shine by Sinful Colors.  The price  point of course was awesome and I fell in love with how the tinsel looked in the bottle.  These polishes are fairly long lasting on the nails and reasonably easy to remove.  I absolutely love that Gold Tinsel looks like a mixture of Gold & Rose Gold which are favorites of mine.  I love gold/rose gold more than silver.  I wanted this look to be wearable, sparkly and just easy to create.  There is no difficulty in creating it.  After laying down the base coat (Julep) I added the tinsel polishes and then my favorite topper from elf (fairy) to add just a little bit more sparkle and shine.  Then topped it off with Sinful colors top coat.  Easy – fast and I’m out the door and ready to go.

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 Base Coat: Julep’s Nail Therapy

Accent Nail: Sinful Colors Tinsel & Shine

Nail color: Sinful Colors Gold Tinsel

Topper: elf’s Fairy

Top Coat: Sinful Colors Over The Top – top coat

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What nail look are you rocking this Holiday Season?  Any particular brands or shades are your favorites?  I would love to know so leave me a comment below.

Happy Holidays to you!

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