let's play catch up

Okay my littles... I know I said I was going to start blogging more... & I really mean it... but of course, have another excuse of being busy..
So here are some catch up outfit's throughout the week or so that I happened to capture on my iPhone... 
:)
First of all- I want to blog about this web-site I found-- actually my friend (kinda sister) found it...
http://www.heavenlynaturalbeauty.com/
that is the web site to purchase... she got her minerals, I think they were like $4.95 each and she loved the colors- I found this eye shadow picture on there and love it.

Gorgeous, right? 

So check this site out if your looking for some cheaper minerals... I will let you all know if I end up ordering from this site..

Okay so first outfit-

This skirt I got from a boutique in Durango and LOVED it... I had to have it :) I think it was $60-

Shirt- WHO THE HECK KNOWS... I've had this forever, I want to say it is like 3-4 years old, from Urban Outfitters....

Boot- Shoe dazzle

Leggings- TJ Maxx

Scarf- Gift about 4- 5 years ago as well...

(some things I love & just hold on to)

**if your wondering why I have cut my face off, it is because I hadn't done my make-up yet **

This next one, I just wanted to show off a pretty scarf I have... I got this from my hubby.

Just noticed you can see the tag.... uhhh tacckkkyyy. Oh well :)






and this..... haha.. makes me laugh. I got these pants in Durango, about 3-4 years ago again... They are true religion, and i went through a phase where i thought true religion was like THE PANT to have... so i got some, & were only able to wear them for about a year- & of course... have held onto them because I paid somewhat of a good amount of money for them..... Every year I get them out, hang them up... & hope I can fit into them..... when they didn't even go over my thighs..
until this last weekend..


they FIT

I paired them with my boots from shoe dazzle (my go to boots lately) and just a tank from express underneath a black loose shirt :)

I just want to wear these jeans everyday now, just cause I can fit into them ;)


the pockets are almost my favorite.










Another awesome find.
I saw these online the other day- they are toms

I would like them all, PLEASE :D




** Update on the dukan diet- I am down 16 lbs now :) & I have 10 more to go!!! I may go even a bit more, just because I am not completely satisified with my results yet, but we will see when I get there... ** I have cheated one time, I had 4 fries one day... and I also had...2 cookies one night... OOPS** I just need to keep telling myself once I loose all my weight, then I can go into the next PHASE.... BOOOOYAAHHH!!!

Soon enough.

Enjoy.

focus: goodwill shirt :)

Well Hello there, my little lovies out there :) I haven't done a post in awhile--However, I will get back into the swing of posting, & hopefully we can all share some great ideas... Sounds good to me, ehh?
   This post is to focus on one thing, well maybe a few other things.. BUT....
#1 the shirt I found last weekend... at.... Good Will... So stoked... 2.99 folks! :)
I paired it with a black belt.

..... & I am also super stoked because I got these jeans on my honeymoon & normally I AM NOT splurger on clothes... hence the goodwill shirt :) hehe but I HAD TO have these sevens.... they were also like $15 off too!! SCORE!!




and since I gained so much weight on my honeymoon, & after.. I haven't been able to wear them.... this morning when I put them on... they just slid on like butter...
haha

(& no, that green..... idk what to even call it, the green lush above my head is not MY hair, or something fun I decided to put in my hair.. haha it is a plant in the shop)... ALSO, first person in the salon this morning, means I take take pictures of myself in the mirror..
- So my shoes (not pictured here) are from Shodazzle-- Necklace & Earrings from a bridal boutique here in town called SILK- pants from MACY'S in san jose & shirt from Good Will in Farmington :)

Not sure why I am doing weirdo pose, I was trying to get a good picture of the pockets on my pants.. 

Up close & personal with the necklace that I LOVE :)

and my MAC lipstick that matches my necklace








 Enjoy!
Happy Friday.

whirl wind

It has been a whirlwind around here lately.. I was in Houston, TX all last week for work, and now I am here... back in New Mex : ) If you would like to read my lovely plane ride(s) stories.. please see my other blog
http://www.bristynicole.blogspot.com/
Hoping to have it posted by tomorrow! :)

AS much as I would love to say I took pictures of my outifts there, I didn't :( BOO!! I did get some nice shopping in though, I brought home a little something for Joshy & The Girlies.. <3 They all enjoyed their stuff...

So let's get to business.. here we are.. with an OOTD for WEDNESDAY!!

** here i am wearing these green cargo color pants that I got from TJ Maxx, that are to my calves ( maybe a tad longer) and they are tight, and very comfy... I believe i got them for like $14.99... I am wearing this black/white tunic top that I also got from TJ Maxx $12.99, and this belt from express for $12.99**

and this necklace i got for mothers day from josh and the girls

straight love it

I will have another one up for today's :) So be on the look out..


and of course a hair shot.

can ya say roots
?


yep!

Wild Wednesdayyy

So normally at night, before I go to bed, or when I get out of the shower.. I pick out, and lay out my outfit that I will be wearing the next day... This is a MUST for a mother of 2 little rascals in the mornings, because you never know what they might pull.. or how much time you have to pick out your outfit of the day :) Well last night, my lovely husband gave me a massage- a full body massage... and put me FAST asleep... I WAS OUT!!!...and atlas forgot to pick out my outfit for today.......BLAHHH...
                           my massage was amazing, if you wanted to know.. complete with de-stress lotion from bath & body... mmmmmmm good!!


So here we are, today, with my literally thrown together outfit...

I realize my necklace, and buttons on my sweater do not match... and frankly don't kinda belong together... but whateva... I'll make it work :)

another thing that was thrown together this morning, was my hair...
i just showered last night, and my dry shampoo finally got here last night, so of course i jumped at the first chance i got to use it..
so... i brushed my hair, sprayed my dry shampoo in, brushed it again, did a fast braid on the side and i was good to go..
5 minutes, tops!

Well there you have it for today..
I am been slightly depressed lately when getting dressed in the mornings, I have gained 8 pounds since getting back from my wedding, and bought some cute stuff there, and what do ya know? I can't fit into it now... so back to the gym I go...
   I went last night, and it was amazing, can't wait to get my sweat on tonight!!


xoxox

back to work tuesday

Oh how I wish the 3 day weekend was longer... boo hoo.... Back to reality... although, I am so happy to show you what I am wearing today... one of my good will finds that I blogged about over the weekend :)

** I paired my lovely good will shirt with a pair of my slacks that I got from TJ Maxx, with my cute jacket from forever 21 and a belt**
Costs*
Good Will Shirt- $2.25
TJ Maxx Slacks- $22.99
Forever 21 Jacket- $25.00
Tj Maxx Belt- $ 8.99
Silk Sparrow Shoes- $10.00
Total $69.23

trying to get a full view w/shoes

hard to get a full view with shoes... going to have to try different angels at home tonight to see which works best.. maybe get some video up of the outifts, who knows.



:) Enjoy!

Good Will

So... today we had some free time after church, and lunch of course... Berlyn was sleepy so we decided to break out her umbrella stroller, and just stroll around the store... sure enough she was asleep within 5 minutes :) darn, just realized I didn't get a picture.... So we browsed the store... and I actually found some good finds, and I am excited to share....and to also tell you, you don't have to buy name brand clothes, or spend a fortune to dress cute, and stylish.... 


Item #1- animal print shirt, with cute sleeves :) $2.25

and here are some look a-likes I found online

forever 21.com $18.00

Then this lovely... loose sheer shirt, I couldn't get a good picture of it laying on the ground, so I put it on.. of course I would NOT wear it with this outfit, I have yoga pants on, haha but just so you can see :) $4.24

then some like it on forever21

$16.00

$17.00

Then this little sailor cutie... $4.25

These pictures def do not do this justice, but I already know this is going to look super cute with white shorts :)

and last this dress

this is just a simple blue dress, that i will dress up with a chunky belt and wedges $7.25

my other picture wont upload :( dang!

forever 21 dress $19.00

So here are my finds, of course they are all washed, and ready for wear! :) I will for sure post pictures of when I wear them, and what I choose to pair them with.. 


Enjoy!

Finally Friday!!

Woooo hooooo!!!!
Super stoked that it's friday.... && I am super stoked at all my finds yesterday in Durango, Co... I didn't take pictures of all of them... butttttt I did however, take pictures of the lovely shoes I got!!

First off..... Let me start by saying using my new paint pot MAC eyeliner this morning, was much more of a breeze than yesterday... practice does make perfect! however, IT IS UP ON MY EYELIDS ALREADY!!... HELP!!!!!


OOFT :)

It is FRIDAY... which means a more casual day!! and today is the start of a 3 day weekend!! What is on everyones agenda this weekend? What are you wearing? :) Please do share!!

Today I have on a cropped top that says "Love is everything" which i heart, this is from Tj Maxx... $12.99, with just a solid blank tank underneath, from Target $9.99, and some ripped pants :) Tj Maxx $19.99... along with some shoes, and bangels, and hoop earrings that are not pictures.. Shoes TJ Maxx $9.99, bangels all together $12.99

Total $65.95 :)

My shoe finds :)

I went to durango yesterday for a dr appointment and went shopping with my mom after... :) thank you mom, by the way!! <3 I love all my goodies!! We went to one of my FAVORITE stores there...... Silk Sparrow!!! It is the cutest boutique ever, and is usually always having a sell!! I got 2 cute dresses, which I will do a post about later..

These shoes were $10!!!.... Yep, only $10.... SO CUTE and they are acutally REALLYYYYYYYY comfy, NO JOKE!!!.. They are like a nude color and will totally go with everything!!

and these rockers right here were $15... and they are so comfy as well..... also will go with alot!!

I am super stoked for both of these comfy shoes, I know I will get a ton of wear out of them, & I can't wait to show you what I pair them with.. I normally don't buy shoes in stores, since I am a member of shoedazzle.com I just order online, but when they are on sale, and THAT cute... it's a MUST!!

and then there are these, which were a tad more expensive.. $99..

I have literally been on the search for an awesome rain boot for SO long... & I found them... they may not be for you, nor your taste, but I am going to rock the socks out of these...yep I will be wearing these with a dress and leggings... maybe some shorts and long tunic tee.... i am so stoked to try these with an awesome outfit, and put them to work... Rain Rain, please come!! :)

That's all I have time for today.

Adios! Hello Weekend!!

tricky thursday.

I named this title "tricky thursday" because my make-up was TRICKY today... I am still not happy with the outcome, buttt I had no time to re-wash my fax, and fix it... so today was kinda my practice day with my new stuff..
**My eye liner that I normally use is just the black liquid eye liner  by MAC and it gets all over my eye lids literally within hours... even ONE hour.. it is everywhere... I have tried different primers, etc... pencil eye liner and it still gets everywhere.. after asking around, I decided to try the MAC PaintPot eye liner... it arrived yesterday!!!  I was so excited and ripped the box open only to find this stuff is HARD TO PUT ON!!! my goodnesssss I need to practice more with this, and make order a smaller brush!!!! I ordered the 219 MAC brush for the eyeliner.** Another new thing that I got was the way awesome eye shadow that is WET... from MAC, of course.. called "impeccably rich" I actually won this from the make-up monster!! check her out on FB... & i am clueless how to use it..
I took some pictures of what I used on my face this morning...

I forgot I got this new blush brush as well!! the 129S... the S stands for short, which I think is totally rad to fit in my purse!! SCORE!!!

This Strobe Cream is the bomb... it makes my skin look more fresh, and I feel it works as a primer as well, it gives your skin a BOOST, and enhances your skin in all type of lights... I always apply this before my make-up.. If I am in a hurry and don't have time to put powder or foundation on, I make sure I put this on, then a little blush!! MAGIC.... it lasts a long time too, as you can tell my lil baby has been through alot... hence the teeth marks on the top left corner..

This is the new liner I talked about above, along with the new brush I got to apply it.. This was very difficult for me, I for sure will pracitce more, and maybe watch some videos on "how to"... I feel like I couldn't apply it thin enough, and it was messy for me.... I will do another update after I have gotten to play with it some more..& the true test will be to see if it gets up on my lid :)

This is the new MAC prep & prime..in the "light boost" i mainly wanted something to go under my eyes, to cover up dark circles/coloring, PLUS to give me a LIGHT BOOST... just like the name!! I really like this, I am not sure if I LOVE it yet... or if I need to try different primers with it as well.. but it does work..However, I feel like I need MORE of something to cover up the darkness under my eyes.
This isnt technically for the darkness under eyes, it does what it says it is supposed to do, to highlight the skin, give it a radiance boost, shear (whatever word you would rather use ) I will keep this :)

THIS... this right here, I LOVE!!! I got this just recently when we went back to CA In March for the WEDDING.... I got my make-up done at the MAC Counter for my bachelorette party and the chick used this, it is amazing... It is so shear and lightweight, and seriously gives it a touch that looks FAKE... haha I used this on my friend when we went out for another friends birthday, and she fell in love with the way it looked... This is sooo handy for summer, it doesnt look  caked on and gives off the PERFECT glow!!!

I apply the above powder with this... this brush is also a must.. the MAC182.. I love how big this is, it makes putting the powder on so much easier/faster and gets the job done!

This is the wet shadow I won from the make up monster... that I had alot of troubles with.. I applied my primer before, which is the MAC "hush" maybe I need to invest in a new one? Any suggestions out there? Also I feel like this DID look like it was caked on, and looked as if it was shadow glue, does that make sense? It didn't go on even or smooth?..hmmmm what to do, what to do?


 So here is a before picture;
I am a little scared to post this, make -up free.. NO editing..
but I want you all to see the before, and after.

sorry if you just fell down, from me being so scary. .

ewww I forgot to put lip stick on.. hahaha ohh well :)
here is an up close pic of the shadow and liner.. after looking in the mirror, i noticed my liner already looks worn off?


Enough about that.. Let's talk about the OFTD : )
Today I am going to work, then I am headed to durango for a dr appointment, then some lunch & shopping with my mamma!! FUN!!! So I dressed comfy!!

not sure why the picture of my shoes turned out so weird? same lighting and same room? oh well..


Here it is!!
Dress- Target; actually a size small in the maternity section.. it was on sale :) for $13.99
Belt- SILK here in farmington!!! SO CHIC... $25.00
Shoes- TJ Maxx- $12.99
Total $51.98
My earrings are just gold hoops from target... I think $4.99
and of course bangels... all mix... total for all I would say $10.00

I love this dress, it is soo comfy, and flowy and you can add a cardigan with it, belt, jacket, etc.. to get different looks, and the belt is my new love, and the shoes are so cute and chic! :)

Well that's all for today :) Have a WONDERFUL Thursday!!!!

xoxoxo