My skepticism didn't keep me from feeling all giddy when I saw the Beauty Blender sitting in its little container. I wondered what this sponge would hold in all its pink glory.

The actual sponge is shaped like a tear drop, with a fat end and a more tapered end. I used the fat end to dab on my foundation in a back and forth patting motion. I used the tapered end to blend out my undereye concealer. To use the Beauty Blender, I turned on my water spout and placed the BB in the water for a few until the sponge was completely saturated. I squeezed the Beauty Blender after I turned off the water and then I wrapped the little guy up in a paper towel. Once inside the paper towel, I gave it another squeeze for good measure.

I applied my Mac Pro Longwear foundation in dots on my face and then patted the BB all over the area to pat in my foundation. I continued this process until my foundation looked even. The results were astonishing to me. My skin really did look airbrushed!!

I am definitely impressed by this little pink sponge and would highly recommend the Beauty Blender to anyone!

Here's a product list for the look in the photo!

xoxo,

Shelly

Let's talk hair extensions today. I'm recovering from a lot of bleaching damage that I incurred from dyeing my hair lavendar last summer. I had to bleach my hair quite a lot to get it to hold onto the light purple dye. Retouching my hair dye up about once a month or so was really doing a number on my hair. As a result, I was forced to cut off most of the length I had acquired from growing out my pixie cut from a few years back. This really sucked and made me sad. I've been trying to grow my hair out for the last 6 months, but the process is slow moving and frustrating.

Their website had a lot of colors, thickness, and lengths to choose from. It was a little overwhelming, but Bellami made it a little easier by offering their free color matching service. You simply send them a photo in natural light of your hair and they will tell you what hair color is closest to your natural color. I promptly sent in a photo of my hair. I received a reply in 24 hours with the suggestion of the color #8 Ash Brown. 

The hair extensions retailed for $159.99 on Bellami's Website. This is the exact set that I purchased. The Bambina extensions are 20 inches long and are 160 grams. I went with this set because I figured it would look the most natural and be the most comfortable. I have fairly thick hair, but this set is a good thickness for my hair. 

The Bambina Set includes 10 pieces:

- 1 : 8” weft
- 1 : 7” weft
- 2 : 6”wefts
- 2 : 4” wefts
- 4 : 1.5” wefts

I was immediately impressed by how soft and smooth the extensions felt. They are definitely real Remy hair! 

Here's how they looked when I clipped in all 10 wefts with the hair straight. As you can tell, the color is pretty close! I didn't do the best job blending them into my short hair, but I'm sure I will get better at it. They looked so nice and made me feel like a thousand bucks. 

I've never had hair this long before, so it was truly an interesting experience. One thing I did notice is that the extensions tend to tangle. I just am sure to keep a comb with me to brush them out gently. I also noticed that my head would get a little tender after wearing these for the whole day. I'm sure I'll get used to that though.

On day 2 of extensions, I decided to try out a braid. I originally did a pony tail, but my short layers weren't blending in really well because I didn't put in enough extensions. I only had a couple wefts in, so they weren't blending that well. When I braided my hair, my shorter layers blended in just fine, so I just went with the braid. The Bellami Bambina extensions were really easy for me to braid, so that was a plus.

On the third day, I decided to try out my dry sponge curling rods that I purchased at Ulta. I'm still a little scared to use heat on the extensions, so I thought I would see how well they would curl with dry methods. I'm really impressed at how well the hair curls. The curls stayed in fairly well throughout the day. I used a very light hand with the hairspray.

Overall thoughts, I love how silky these feel. They are fairly comfortable to wear and I'm really loving having long hair!

xoxo,

Shelly

As I was strolling through Sephora this week, I spotted something that I was really curious about. Something luxurious and interesting.......something called Givenchy LE Rouge. Now, I'd heard of fellow makeup addicts talk about Givenchy products before. "The packaging is awesome," they said. "The formula is so wonderful," they also said. I was a non-believer. 

What could really be the difference between a Givenchy Le Rouge and one of my Mac lipsticks? I wondered this while browsing the display.

It wasn't the packaging that drew me in. It wasn't the name brand. It wasn't the leather tube or the shiny "Givenchy" name printed on it. What was it you ask? The color.

I wore this lipstick in yesterday's FOTD. I really like how the color compliments my pale skin. It really brightens up my face, which is always a good thing.

I'm impressed by the staying power. I was able to eat and drink and still have some color left on my lips. Rose dressing did not bleed out of my lip line. The color also faded from the inside out, leaving a natural ombre almost. It didn't look awful, just wasn't completely opaque after I destroyed my Mcdonalds Iced Coffee. I'm really impressed by how creamy the formula is for how long it lasts. It's difficult to find something comfortable that is long wearing. 

Let me know what you think down below!

xoxo,

Shelly