Sephora Favorities

Happy hump day friends! We are halfway to the weekend and what I hope will be some warmer weather up here in the North. If you visited me yesterday you saw that I've paired up with 4 other amazing bloggers to host a $75 gift card giveaway to Sephora! Today I'm sharing with you all seven of my favorite products from Sephora in hopes that you can find a new favorite product. Don't forget to enter the giveaway below!

one// Naked 3 by Urban Decay ($52): If you've been following my blog for a while, you've probably seen the numerous post I've done on wishing this Naked 3 eyeshadow palette could be mine. While at first it might seem a little pricey, the money I spent on my Naked 2 palette was the best money I've ever spent. I bought mine last spring and I have not even used half of it and it is a makeup product I use everyday. The Naked 3 is on my list because it has more of a pink palette that could brighten any face! two// Tsubaki Deep Hydration Sleeping Mask ($34): Anyone else out there suffer from super dry skin during the winter? No matter how much moisturizer I lather on my face, the dry skin always seems to pop back up halfway through the day. I was introduced to this product a few months ago and my life has been changed. You leave this mask on over night and wash it off in the morning. Not only is the dry skin gone, but your cheeks are left feeling smooth as a babies bottom! three// Be Legendary Lipstick ($20): Every young women needs a nice shade of red to wear out once in a while and this shade by Smashbox is my all time favorite. four// butter Nail Lacquer ($15): One of my favorite colors to paint my nails in the spring is a mature light (baby) pink. Besides Essie, butter is my go to polish and I love the way this beautiful polish adds color to any spring day! five// Pure Beauty Blender ($20): The shade of my face changes with the seasons but I'm not a huge fan of always having to buy new foundation. This blender works magic and allows me to keep my favorite two foundation shades throughout the year while making the transition from my face to my neck look natural.  six// Pout-o-matic Spa Powered Lip Treatment ($48): Okay, this one might be 110% completely random but I love it. I do not like dry, cracked lips...eww! I used to use a scrub almost on a daily basis but this treatment will last for a week! It doesn't hurt one bit and literally makes your lips so smooth and kissable! seven// Stay Flawless 15-hour Primer ($32): Primer became my best friend about a year ago and I'm not sure how my makeup stayed on before I started using it. I love this 15-hour primer because it literally last as long as it's name states. 

Life Could Be a Dream // The Modern Tulip // Southern Abundance // 

Denim & Daydreams // Ready or Not

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February Sephora Giveaway!

I'm so excited to bring you all another giveaway this month! Every girl loves makeup, am I right? So I've teamed up with 4 other bloggers to bring you a chance to win $75 to splurge on your favorite makeup goodies at Sephora! Just in time for Valentine's Day! I mean who can resist this? So treat yo'self and enter below. :) Stay tuned tomorrow to see my personal favorites from Sephora and get an idea on just what you could spend your $75 on!

Life Could Be a Dream // The Modern Tulip // Southern Abundance // 

Denim & Daydreams // Ready or Not

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The giveaway will run from 12:00 am EST on February 4th - 11:59 pm EST on February 9th. Entries will be verified, so please be honest. Good luck! :)

February Goals

Happy Monday beauties! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! I'm currently watching the snow fall here in New Jersey and let me just say, I thought North Carolina snows were beautiful until I witnessed this amazing show God's putting on here today in the North. 
Well, since it's the first Monday in February I thought I would discuss with you all my goals for the month. If you read my post on January goals you saw that each month I was going to share with you all my blogging and personal life goals. For blogging goals I accomplished 4/5 (which I think is pretty great!): I purchased by first layout from the beautiful Jana Tolman Design, I created a Facebook fan page (just have not launched it yet), I hosted my first giveaway, and I signed up for the Blog Baton (even though I have not heard a response back yet). The only goal I did not achieve was blogging 20 times (I hit 18) but I was still very proud of those 18 post. I hit 4/5 on my personal goals as well: I did better at staying in tough with friends by sending snail mail, texting random day brighteners, and picking up the phone more often to call and see how everyone was doing. I completed and submitted my NC teaching application, I only bought two "wants" this month (both under $25) so I drastically lowered the amount of money I spent on the road, and I've done much better at living in the moment and not focusing on where I'll be next. The only goal I did not achieve was the reading of two books; I read one and I'm halfway through the other so that's a start!
Now on to my February goals:

What are your February goals?

Thursday Inspirations

Sometimes in our lives we get so bogged down with our day to day lives that we often forget to take a moment to breathe and be thankful for all that is around us. The past three weeks of adjusting to life back on the road have been go, go, go, and I know that spring semester of travel is just beginning. Sometimes I find myself so consumed in to-do list that I forget this wonderful job I have is also the journey of a lifetime. I have a secret board on Pinterest where I pin things that bring me inspiration and remind me every day to take a moment and relax. Relax, unwind, and say "thank you" to all those who have impacted my life that day. So today my friends, I hope you can find some sort of inspiration in the following post:

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Valentine's Wish List

Oh my goodness gracious, can y'all believe it's already the last week in January? I feel like every month for the past year has flown by and I'm always left wondering where time has gone. This past week has been crazy with job travel and delay after delay in airports with the southern snow but I have finally made it to New Jersey!
With January on the way out, I've turned my focus to the holiday of love. Aka Valentine's Day! Now don't get me wrong, I love any excuse to get dressed up and have a fancy meal out with my hunk of a boyfriend, but I also feel that the way we treat someone on February 14th should be how we treat them all year. Anyone else agree with me? This is even a more true feeling with me this year as I'm on the road and won't be anywhere near Josh to celebrate, so I guess we will be having a good ole' Skype date! 
Even though I don't like to go super overboard for this holiday, I still have my eyes on a few favorite things that I wouldn't mind having shipped my way. I mean a girl can dream right? So here are my 2014 Valentine favorites:

1: Kate Spade Be Mine Pave Stud Earrings: $48 2: NYX Matte Lipstick Pale Pink: $14 3: Naked3: $52 4: Kate Spade Polka Dot Phone Case: $40