The First Day...Already?

Today was the first day of my junior year of college... I feel so old. It's been nice here in Oregon so I decided to wear an outfit that I probably won't be able to wear again for a few months. My style has evolved a lot since I graduated from high school. Now, I am a bigger risk taker, especially compared to many of my peers. In college, people like to dress comfortably but I believe if you look good you'll feel good. Since it's still early in the semester, I'm going to put on my best outfits until I'm too exhausted to try.

Skirt: Target Denim Jacket: Gap Shoes: Dolce Vita 

Circle skirts have been very popular and I finally found one that I feel comfortable in. I'm 5'8" so they usually are very short on me but this one is the perfect length and it makes my waist look slim. I never imagined a skirt could be so flattering but I'm in love.

I have a few outfits I want to wear before it gets too cold out but I'm also looking forward to layering in the fall. What are some trends you're excited for?

Is My Lip Gloss Poppin?

Let me start by apologizing for the extremely cheesy title of this post but its the best I could come up with.

Over the past year my love of Nars Cosmetics has grown into a bit of an obsession, I've slowly been building my collection.

My Collection, it's small but mighty.

I started with the Amor blush, which I am in love with(its the only blush I wear). Recently I have been loving their lip products. I now currently own two of the lip pencils, Dargon Girl and Damned, and two lipsticks, Scarlet Empress and Fast Ride. When my mom saw me wearing Fast Ride for the first time she fell in love with it so I went back two days later to pick one up for her birthday. I of course had to treat myself to something while I was there so I picked the Soft Touch Shadow Pencil in Corcovado and the Larger Than Life Lip Gloss in 413 BLKR.

I have never been a huge lip gloss wearer, I really like the matte look of the Nars lip pencils, but when I put 413 BLKR over Dragon Girl I feel in love. Even though I hate the applicator that the lip gloss has once its on my lips I am the happiest girl in the world.

So what do you think, is my lip gloss poppin?

Going Liquid?

My senior year of high school I got Mac's Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation. It was my first makeup product and I've used it ever since. I was very nervous to start using it but over the past two years I have become obsessed with make up. I want to add new products to my collection and I think my next step will be buying a liquid foundation, but should I do it?

I've been going back and forth all summer. Part of my hesitation is the reason that I want to use liquid foundation. I have acne and acne scaring and I want to do all that I can to cover it up but shouldn't I be working get rid of my acne all together instead of just trying to cover it up? I guess I could do both.

Another issue I'm having is choosing a foundation. Recently I've heard a lot about Revlon ColorStay Foundation and Benefit Hello Flawless Oxygen Wow Foundation. I've seen both of these productions mentioned on other blogs and on Youtube so I began doing some research. I've been leaning more towards Benefit because I can walk into a Benefit store(there's one three blocks from my job) or into a Sephora and ask any questions I might have. The same can't be said for Revlon. I have to trust my gut, pick a color and see what happens. Even though Revlon is more than $20 cheaper my happiness is priceless, right?

So what do I do? Stick with my powder foundation or go liquid? HELP!