May Favorites

Hi! Here are the beauty and non beauty products that I used the most in may. The weather in Puerto Rico is beggining to feel hot and these products helped me stay fresh. Hope you like it!

1. L'Oreal Ever Curl Hydracharge Shampoo and Conditioner: Since I have super curly hair when I found out about this product I thought: "I need to have this" so i bought it. These product cares for your curls and treat them well. The curls are left smooth, and defined, really defined. The products also gives your curls hydration so it doesn't cause frizz in your hair and lives your curls soft. Also I like the smell of it. (Walgreens, 6.99)

2. CoverGirl Lashblast Clump Crasher Mascara: This mascara is my everyday mascara. This mascara is really good when your want to have a simple makeup and don't have a lot of mascara in the eyelashes. I usually put two coats of this mascara but with one coat is enough. This doesn't clump your eyelashes and reallygives them volume. I really love it! (Walgreens, 8.99)

3. Maybelline Dream Fresh BB: This BB cream is good and that's why I use it almost every day. It has SPF so prevents sunburns, gives you some coverage of the imperfections on your face and the best of all is that adjust to your skin color. Of course, they have different sheer tint or colors so choose the one that most complement your skin tone. (Walgreens, 8.99)

4.Claire's Kabuki Brush: I recently bought this brush because I wanted to try it and I really like it to put my powder instead of putting it with the pad it comes in the pressed powder. I Also like it because is small and I can used it like on the go. 

5. Beauty Sponge: Some beauty bloggers or youtubers use a beauty sponge to apply foundation, cream blush and even eyeshadow. I went to Marshalls and I found it, and in a really good price. It cost me 5.99. I like the sponge because it doesn't swallow mcuh of the beauty product as the makeup brushes do. 

6. CoverGirl Stick Concealer: I'm new using this concealer but it really wow me of how much it hides blemishes, and pimples, dark circles. I also use a cream concealer but I have been using this one more. It is soft and don't cause dryness.

7. Neutrogena Deep Clean Oil Absorbing Sheets: This sheets are awesome and i don't regret buying it. my face is really oily and this sheets help me calm my oily face. I use this sheets everyday and the best of all is that it doesn't remove your makeup. You calm find this at any drugstore.

8. Biggest Loser The Workout: Cardio Max: I know that this is a non beauty product but I really used it this month, you know getting ready for prom. This exercise DVD is really good. You can choose what kind of cardio you want to do. There are 3 types of cardio exercises and the 3 of them with different trainer from the show Biggest Loser. In total is around 55 minutes to 60 minutes. If you can't do a whole 55 minutes or an hour, you can choose and do 35 minutes, etc. This includes a warm up and cooldown section. I really like this DVD because is all cardio and you sweat a lot. 

9. Nature Valley: Oats and Honey snack:  Another non beauty product is this snack. It taste really good and it has like 190 calories. If you're doing some kind of diet or want to stay fit this could be a really good snack. I use it for my diet routine.

10. Music: I couldn't leave my music for this month.

22 by Taylor Swift; of course, my favorite singer

Just Give Me A Reason by Pink ft. Nate Ruess

What are your May favorites? Do you have any of this products? 

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Summer Essentials 2013

Summer is just around the corner. This means no more school for 2 or 3 months. Summer is the time we go to the beach, hang out with friends, have free time from books and  HOT WEATHER. We need to protect ourselves from the sun but without looking bad. So here are some essentials for summer that you can buy or if you have it already, use it.

* Sunscreen: there are cream or spray sunscreens that you can used to protect yourself form ultraviolet rays. I recommend you to use a sunscreen with the SPF in it like SPF 60 or even more. If you are not going to the beach or getting to much sun in your arms or body and only want to protect your face you can can face moisturizer with SPF. I used one that is from Neutrogena and I really like it.

 * Bathing suits and Cover-ups : these are really important is you are going to the beach. They come in different designs, styles and colors. You can get it in stores like Forever 21, Target, JcPenny, Victorias Secret, Sears, etc. Some bathing suits are more high in their costs than others but make sure the bathing suit fits you well. You need to cover your bathing suits to get out of your house and go to the beach. Well, for this you use a cover up. Cover ups are like dresses but more beachy look. They come in different designs, color as the bathing suits.

* Sandals: Do you want to burn your feet? I think not. For this you can use some sandals, the ones that you like. I like using the ones from Old Navy that cost me like $1 or $ 2. If you want to walk around the beach, put some shoes on because you don't know what's in the ground.

* Beach Tote: In the bag you can put what you are going to use in the beach. You can take some snack, beverages, some magazines if you get bored. Some products for your hair like leave in conditioner and a comb are essentials you need. Ah, don't forget your towel.

* Sunglasses or beach hat: You need to protect your eyes and your face. Apart from using sunscreen you can use sunglasses. There are different styles of sunglasses and some cheap ones too. If you want to use a beach hat, you can use it too.

* Waterproof mascara: This beauty product is perfect because no water is going to ruin your eyes and take the mascara off. I use waterproof mascara all summer because where I live is really hot and the sweat mess up my mascara.

* Lip balm: If you don't want some dry lips, I recommend you to use lip balms, lip gloss or some other lip product to keep your lips moisturize. You can use lip product with some color in it so you won't look pale or with no color if you like it that way better.

* Extra clothing: Don't forget to bring in your beach tote some extra clothing like shorts and a cute blouse or t-shirt. Also some deodorant and a splash!! You don't want to have some bad odor.


What are your summer essentials? What are your plans for summer time?

Essentials for a quick morning makeup routine

Hi! I'm back. For me, doing my makeup in the morning on the daily basis can only take a couple of minutes because I don't have a lot of time for it. I know that summer is around the corner and school is finished( at least for me) but still the time for makeup is short. We girls want to have a good makeup on  when we get out to do some shopping, go to school, etc, but maybe not too much makeup because then when you get out at night with your girlfriends, or to a party you won't look any different because you have a lot of makeup on every day. You can have a flawless makeup face with only using a few beauty products in only 5 minutes or less. Here they are....(the product that are about to be mentioned are the ones that I use)


CONCEALER

Any girl wants to have hide the  dark circles under her eyes or break outs on her face, right? The concealer can hide those dark circles or break outs. Use a small amount of concealer and pat it not rub it into your skin. You can use your fingers, a sponge, or a brush to apply it. In my case I used my ring finger or a small sponge. I suggest that you use a  shade of concealer that match your skin color for more coverage. I personally like the Covergirl Invisible Concealer because is creamy and gives a great coverage. I also like the shade of the concealer to be a little whiter than my skin color because it makes my eyes look awake.

BB CREAM

This product is now one of the most popular beauty product. Why so? Because the bb cream not only can work as a moisturizer but also can cover pimples, hide any fine lines, and some of them have SPF. The bb cream is like a foundation but not that heavy. With the bb cream you can skip using foundation and even concealer because of the tinted moisturizer that they had in. If you are in a hurry just put some bb cream and you are all done. You can apply it with your fingers or using a sponge also. My favorite one is the one in the picture, Maybelline Dream Fresh BB.

PRESSED POWDER

 

This beauty product you can use it or not. After you apply your bb cream or only your concealer you can use the powder to set the bb cream or concealer so it stay more time and also so hide the shine on your face. I used the pressed powder with a powder brush or a kabuki brush but you ca use the pat that come with it.  I have oily skin so I used the Oil Control Pressed Powder and let me say it really works.

EYELINER AND  MASCARA

You can leave the eye makeup because you have no enough time. To solve this problem you can use eyeliner in the upper lid but not a hard line just a fine line. The fine line will define your eyes, make them pop and not empty. Don't forget the mascara to finish up. Just one coat of mascara will do complete your eye makeup. This can't take you more than 2 minutes to do it. 

BRONZER OR BLUSH

To give a little color to your makeup face you can use a blush that is not a hard color. I recommend you using a light pink in the apples of your cheeks. If you don't want to use blush, just go with the bronzer. The bronzer will contour your face. Do a fish face and apply the bronzer and you will see some difference in your face. For these use blush or bronzer brushes. I liked the matte blushes and bronzers. 

LIP BALM

For the finish touch, a lip balm would work. The lip balm not only will moisturize your lips but also give them a little bit of color so your lips won't look pale. I like the Maybelline Baby Lips because it really works and it have different smells ( good smells). 

This is all the essentials for a quick makeup in the morning. Hope you like it. 

Tell me: what is your essentials for your morning makeup? What are your favorite products?

( the pictures were not take by me, used google for it)

Billboard Music Award Red Carpet

Hi! So yesterday May 19th, 2013 were the Billboard Music Awards. The awards were awesome and  a lot of performances by Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, Jennifer Lopez, The Band Perry, Will I am ft Justin Bieber, and other artists. Before the awards is the red carpet and of course there are some beautiful dresses and ugly ones. I looked in Eonline.com to see what dresses were the ugly and beautiful ones. Some of the most beautiful dresses were beautiful but other ones for my taste were not. So Im going to tell you guys which were the dresses that I liked very much in no particular order.

 * Taylor Swift in a Zuhair Murad mini

 

I have to begin with Tay because she is one of my favorite singers. She always dresses awesome for awards shows. This dress made the list of Eonline for the Best Dressed and also my personal list. First I loved the color of the dress, its like a royal sparkly blue. The design of the dress was beautiful, it made the dress look different. The choice to have a long sleeve dress was a good choice. The dress suited Taylor Swift in her style. 

* Emmy Rossum in Zuhair Murad

  

We have another Zuhair Murad creation. This dress even though the color is black is sexy. The semi sheer  on the sleeves and the legs made the dress look formal but at the same time sexy. Also the dress suits her figure and made her look flawless. I liked very much this dress and for kind of taste is unexpected. 

*  Jennifer Lopez in Zuhair Murad 

 

Another  Zuhair Murad. This dress is really sexy but is typical on JLo beacuse she likes wearing those kind of dresses. I liked this dress because of the color, the design of the fabric. I personally dont like the neckline to low but in JLo looks fantastic. Of course the curvy figure of her with those hips from the Caribbean made her look more  fantastic in that dress. 

This three dresses were my top 3. In the website there are more but for my taste I did not liked them. Hope you like the same dresses. Tell me what dresses were your favorites in the comment box. Thank You :D  

First post :)

Hi guys! Well, this is my first post here and I just want to say that I'm new at this and don't know a lot about posting but I'm gonna do my best.

My name is Gina Alexandra and I'm 19 years old. I live in the Caribbean on an island called  Puerto Rico. I love to dance, sing, do crafts. I can say that my hobbies are dancing and doing beauty and hair stuff. I was not into beauty stuff and hair stuff until one day that I was looking on YouTube some makeup tutorials and I subscribed to a beauty youtube blogger and I liked it. From that time on I like doing stuff like that but I have not get the courage to do videos to post in YouTube but I will love to do it. But first I want to begin doing blog posts and expressing myself through this before I do any videos. My blogs will be about beauty, hair and other stuff.

Hope you like my blog , see you soon  :)