Top 5 of Summer of 2010

I haven't been here in forever, but my blog is always on my mind.

This has been a much busier summer than I expected.  After the major program that I participated in (which I will be doing again next summer.), I went to Edinburgh, Scotland to sing in the International Festival.  I've been home for about a week now and I still feel overwhelmingly jetlagged...but I am starting to think it is PMS.  LOL

Any way, I was scouring over one of my favorite blogs...Afrobella...and I decided to do my 5 Favorite Beauty Items of Summer of 2010.

Normally when the temperature hits over 80 degrees, I'm beach bound and makeup free.  Seriously.  LOL  This year it wasn't the case and I had to pray that my skin would tolerate the heat and makeup.  It did.  Hallelu!!

No. 1.  T.N. Dickinsons Witch Hazel.
Total Savior!!!  Since I have had to be "on" all the time, I am totally grateful for this natural toner to keep my skin from acting like a donkey.  LOL

No. 2.  Urban Decan All Nighter
New York City is humidity ville.  Seriously.  Manhattan is an island...and folks will not acknowledge that...for some UNGODLY reason.  You can only get in and out of this city by bridge or tunnel...so it really is an island.  LOL  Anyway...I read early in the summer about the All Nighter spray.  Woosah...I'm grateful.  Nothing like a humid night and you are not afraid that your face will be melting on your clothes.

No. 3.  Revlon Photo Ready Foundation
As a brown girl, in my lifetime it has been extremely difficult finding a perfect foundation that just...WORKS.  Last year in the winter one of my friend's suggested that I try Revlon's Color Stay.  A dream that I didn't need to pay something exorbitant on a makeup that didn't come off on my clothes.  As it got warmer, Color Stay started making me look grey (to quote my mother).  LOL  I tried the Photo Ready on a whim and she said I had my natural color back.  LOL  I find it to be just as perfect as Color Stay. Wootie!!

No. 4. Carol's Daughter's Ocean
As an opera singer, the worst thing you can do in a rehearsal is wear perfume. *rolling eyes*  You would be AMAZED how many singers can't stand the smell of perfumes, oils...blah, blah, blah.  The dramatic outbursts are just OVERWHELMING.  LOL  Ocean is a light summer fragrance.  I remember the first day I wore it...praying that someone wouldn't say a word.  Not one utterance about it.  So, I continued to wear it.  LOL  I'm a tad sad because I went into the flagship store when I got back from Scotland and Ocean is all on sale...because THEY'RE DISCONTINUING IT.  *wail*  Hopefully, Mrs. Lisa Price will give me something else that will work.

No. 5. Dr. Bronner's Citrus Soap
Do I need to toot the horn of this wonderful soap???  I doubt it.  I actually have all of the scents in my house. Seriously.  There was a sale on the large bottles earlier this summer...for $5.99 and I acted extremely ignorant and bought at least 3 of each.  LOL  Hey...I said I have a habit.  LOL

And an honorable mention....I can remember when I first saw the name Sigma Brushes on Tiffany D's blog.  I read the reviews, ooooed and ahhhed...and I said, well one day I will purchase them.  I mean, I have enough makeup brushes...why do I need a KIT??  LOL

Ahh, the PEER PRESSURE....  LOL  I bought a Pink Complete Kit with Roll the middle of July and just looked at it.  (I'm weird like that sometimes.)  I took it with me to Scotland and may I just say, these brushes are wonderful.  They get the job done and I can even say they are on the same level of my MAC brushes.

I'm out to enjoy the last bit of summer!!  Hope you are too!!!

It's Been A Looooong Time

 It was not my plan to be gone this long...Whew!!  I was working a gig where my days were straight GONE.  I have never been so exhausted and over worked in my LIIIIIIIIIIIIIFE!!  LOL


During it, I couldn't wear any nail polish.  They were on me during the first week of rehearsals because as usual, I change my nail polish DAILY.  During run through rehearsals, my color extravaganza's had to stop.  


Since the last performance was Sunday, yesterday was the first day that I felt like even ENTERTAINING some polish. (Even though, I am surrounded by polish and never stopped shopping for nail polish. LOL)


My color of choice was China Glaze Cowgirl Up.  I can't remember which blog I read where they had a pic of this.  Maybe it was Laquerized.  I don't know....


Wherever it was...I went digging immediately and found it at head2toe.  Woot!!


By the way...I'm so glad to be back!!!!

So...Here we GOOO!!!

Okay...so as of today I am on a no polish purchase diet. I am OUT OF CONTROL. I can't even tell you how many polishes I have bought in the last 2 months. It is just STRAIGHT ABSURD!

Also, today I made my first evah trip to Ulta. Never again my friends, NEVAH again. (yeah, yeah, whatevah!!) I don't even know how many I got in today's haul. I don't want to know. I'm serious!! LOL

I guess the cashier has never seen anyone do that before because he snarked and said..."Are you opening a nail salon?" And since I can be very defensive and snarky about my habit...I looked at him without blinking an eye very dead pan. He didn't say another word and continued to ring me up. *sigh*

I did pick up OPI's Mad As a Hatter that I have been lusting for. LOL Then...there are the other bottles of junk I got. LOL

So...off to what I have been wearing randomly. PLEASE excuse the non cleaning in some of the pics. I am working on cleanup practices, but the paint brush and I haven't become good friends yet.

Today's look...China Glaze's Good Witch. Yes...I'm just busting this out. LOL I love the pink glitter in the pale frosty pink. It went on easily and it is very subtle and feminine.

Sally Hansen's InstaDry Lightening. Hmmm...I didn't really care for it. I would prefer not to give it the finger, because I LOVE the color so much. I found it streaky and that dangblasted brush...I HATE IT. The brush really wore me out. Even with my gripes, my students said my nails looked hot. I love those crazy kids!

China Glaze's Shower Today... Wow. I am sorry that the picture without flash. This color is AMAZING. I went to a friend's inauguration for city council this past Saturday and people stopped me to find out the color and where did I buy it. It is a kinda tealish blue. OMG...it is sexy. LOL

Color Club's Wild at Heart...I love purple and this was my first holographic color. I love it!!! There is really nothing more to say!

And finally...this is Victoria Secret's Velvetini. You can see nail wear and this was just overnight. I swear...me and my ability NOT to keep nail polish on.

Well, I know there are probably a couple of more pictures, but I can't find them. LOL I will get it together for sure.

Smooches!!!

*hanging my head in shame*

I have been in singing overload (thank you GAWD!!) which has caused me to slack majorly on my blog. I should be back in the groove starting tomorrow. Even though I have been doing things that don't really allow me to wear the OUTRAGEOUS colors I love, I have been hauling like crazy. *hanging my head in shame again.* The latest being a haul from Zoya using a free shipping code. I bought 7. *sigh*

I'm out...gym at 7.

Til tomorrow!!!