I love how easy it is to turn an outfit from a day to night look. I think that this look would be easy and simple enough to recreate or add different pieces to.
Are you more likely to wear a bold lip in the day or night ? What are some key piece that you love to dress up or dress down ?
For the past 2 weeks, this band has been preparing their fans for new music and now it's finally here.
I've been listening to this EP since it came out and I really love it.
The sound is very similar to their last album, Symphony Solider, but it's still very different. It has more of a R&B vibe to it.
When I first listened to it 2 songs that stood out to me were "Moon" and "These Are the Lies". These are probably my 2 favorites but the whole EP is worth listening to. You can check out the sampler below and if you like it you can get it here !
What songs or albums have you been listening to recently ?
Well not really, considering as I'm writing this it's 43 degrees. Even though it was 74, 2 days before.
But either way spring is on it's way, which means it's time to ditch the dark nail colors and trade them in for some brighter colors.
Now, I've never been a fan of bright nail colors but recently I've been loving the pastel colors.
The first one is by Sinful Colors in the color, Hazard.
This color is a orangey-peach color, and without a top coat it's more of a matte color.
Next is China Glaze in the color, Light As Air.
This is a very light lilac color with a hint of grey. This color is very sheer and you need about 2 coats to make it opaque.
Then the color Coral Bikini from Avon, it's a very bright hot pinkish color.
These next 2 are my favorites. The first of the 2 is also from Avon, in the Luxe Lavender and the color is just that a lavender, lilac color. It's more purpley than Light As Air.
The second one is I Need a Refresh - Mint by Wet N Wild (the new version) and this is a Tiffany blue color.
Are or were you enjoying the nicer weather ? What's your favorite thing about Spring ?
What are some of your favorite nail colors for Spring ?
If anybody knows me or follows me on twitter, this post is to be expected. After an album, 6 singles, lots of tours and almost 3 years later Ed Sheeran has released a new single (can I get an amen) !
Honestly when I heard he was coming up with a new single I was nervous (as I am when ever an artist I like releases anything). But I'm so glad that he's the type of person that does a little bit of everything. Now I'm excited to hear the rest of his album (not that I wasn't before) knowing that it'll be a little different and a little of what we're use to from him.
But check the song out yourself.
Are you a fan of Ed Sheeran ? What do you think about "Sing" ? Do you wanna hear more of his new sound or want him to go back to what you're use to hear ?
Let me know your thoughts below.
It's been awhile since I've been able to do one of these. Since I started going to a new school I'm trying my hardest to be social and stay on top of my work. It's only been about 3 weeks but I think I've found a good balance. That and their have been a couple snow days where I can just relax and work on posts. Thank you Mother Nature.
So this week I have an album that's "new" to the US but a little old for me. I originally got the album when it just came out in the UK. I'm not gonna lie at first I was really nervous for their new album for a few of reasons.
1. To me their debut album wasn't as great as I thought it was going to be. I could maybe pick out 3 songs that I actually really enjoyed.
2. I felt that this album came out too quick. That it was a little "rushed".
After I heard 'Move', I was thinking okay this sounds really good hopefully the rest is like this or better.
I really happy that I didn't forget them after their first album because this one is on another level and in my head I'm going to look at this as their debut album.
So the album starts out with the title of their album, 'Salute', and there is no way you can listen to this song and not look at it as the different opening track. For some reason this song just has a strong Beyonce 'Who Runs The World' feel to it. It's a huge girl empowerment song and I kinda really want them to make this a single cause I want to see what they do with it, visual-wise.
Next is 'Move', which was their first single from this album. This song is more of a dancey pop song where as 'Salute' had a strong R&B presence to it.
The second single - 'Little Me' is another girl empowerment song that I feel is perfect for their younger fans. There's also a unplugged version of the song, that I personally prefer more (to me everything sounds better stripped), on the deluxe version of the album.
Then is 'Nothing Feels Like You', which isn't one of my favorites on the album but I still really like it. It has a very different sound to it.
My favorite on the album, 'Towers', this is one of those stand out songs. I don't know what it is about this song, maybe that I can feel the emotion all throughout it, that I'm a sucker for songs that I can belt out alone, or that fact that they all sound amazing on this track. It's just one of those songs that everyone in the group shines on, instead of just one person.
'Competition' is very similar to 'Nothing Feels Like You' for the simple fact that I don't dislike it but it's not one of my favorites.
'These Four Walls' was a song that I didn't really pay attention to, I don't know why but I didn't, and now that I revisited it I will definitely be listening to it more often. This is one of the couple ballads that on the album and it kind of reminds me of Rihanna's 'Stay'.
Next is 'About The Boy', this song reminds me of 90's Pop/R&B and to me is another one of those stand out songs.This definitely a song that showcases Perrie's voice. That note that she does towards the end, amazing, I'd love to hear it live.
Another stand out song to me, ' Boy', another song with a 90's Pop/R&B vibe. This song also reminds me of Aaliyah's 'Are You That Somebody?', only thing it's missing is the baby throughout the whole song.
'Good Enough' - Another favorite and stand out song to me. I'm not gonna lie when I first heard this song, I teared up a little bit, but to me it's another one of those strength songs. Vocals spot on and amazing.
Throwback..... No seriously this song, 'Mr. Loverboy' has a huge throwback 90's feel to it, again another favorite and stand out of mine.
Last song on the album, 'A Different Beat', I would say that this song is one of my least favorites but I really like the message of the song. But the song fits as the song that ends the album but 'See Me Now' would have too but it's on the deluxe version.
Overall I really enjoyed this album, it's still a go to album for me to listen to now. It really shows who they are now and where they are as artists. This album is more them and the kind of music they want to make. It's like a little mix between EnVogue, TLC, 3LW and Destiny's Child. Now I really wish I had friends that were a fan of Demi Lovato so I could see them all on the Neon Lights Tour.
What's your favorite song on the album ? Did you enjoy this album or the first one better ?
Just started classes today and there was a snow storm that caused the school to close at 1 yesterday and I have no classes today, so I thought I'd take the opportunity to write this post that I've actually been planning for awhile. And luckily enough I was able to get a couple of pictures of the palette before one of the shadows broke while I was moving in.
About a month ago I decide to order a Sleek palette after looking into it for awhile. I can honestly say I'm so glad I did. It's worth the money and then some. (It was only $10.) The palette I got comes with 12 different matte colors and each color has an amazing color pay off. Each shade is super pigmented.
I don't know if you can tell from the photo or not, but the colors I've "attacked" the most are Maple, which I love to use in my crease, Paper Bag, for when I'm going for a more "natural" look and Dune, I use as a highlight.
I really enjoy matte colors, so I'm enjoying this palette.
With the New Year comes new goals or as we have all come to know New Years Resolutions.
I, just like many other people, have tried the whole making goals for the new year and have failed miserably.
Buying that bottle of Pespi instead of reaching for the water, not telling that one person how you really feel about a situation, or sitting home on a Saturday when you promised yourself you'd try to get out more.
I think that there is a lot of pressure to complete these goals for the whole year because some where in the middle we slip up and loose it all. Which I why I stopped doing the whole 'Making a New Years Resolution' thing. Instead of waiting for January 1st when there are 364 (0r 365 in a leap year) other days for you to make a change.
Instead of trying to make you goal for the whole year right of the bat, start small at 1 week then when you complete it add more time, 2 weeks, 1 month, 2 months etc. that way it's
a) fresher in your mind so your more likely to stick with it
and
b) with a smaller time frame you won't beat up yourself too much just in case you don't complete it
And if you are someone who actually can stick with New Year Resolutions or you just want to try to do things that you think will help make you happier in the New Year and beyond, check out this article that I found on EliteDaily.com,
