Rainy Day

May Empties

Here are the products that I loved so much I used it all.

 Neutrogena Moisturizer. Review Here.

Cameras

The Cameras of Fashion and Beauty Blogger.

Nikon D70: This is my go to camera for 90% of the photos on this blog are taken with it. Even though its a little outdated it still works fantastic. I am however hoping to upgrade to the D800E but, that may not be for awhile.

Here are some of the other Lenses I use with it.

 A small wide angle to telephoto lens

L.A. Looks Gel

A review of L.A. Looks Mega Mega Hold 


This product (for me at least) is only a once in awhile product. Now this doesn't mean it isn't fantastic, because it is, but its not going to work for every day use. It holds ridiculously well and would probably do so for days on end as long as you don't wash your hair. It smells fantastic and can be using for both men and women (as well as boys and girls).

Got2b Kinky

A review of Got2b Kinky Curling Mousse

There are somethings to love about this product, but also some things to not to love. It doesn't smell nearly as good as a lot of its competition, but it does work as well them. And its a little easier to use and doesn't require any figuring out of how much product to use.

Catwalk by TIGI Curl Amplifier

A Review of TIGI Catwalk Curls Rock Curl Amplifier


I love everything but the price of this product. It smells amazing. It defines curls, it keeps frizz away and its to use. There are a ton of good drugstore brands out there with mouses, gels, and hairsprays that offer you curly hair and they do work, but TIGI Catwalk beats them all. Hands down.

Clean & Clear Facial Scrub

A review of Clean and Clear's Morning Burst Facial Scrub.

I've been using this facial scrub almost religiously since I bought it. I'm the first to admit that I do get acne from time to time and blackheads are an issue of mine. With clean and clear I've actually seen a difference the blackheads that like to congregate around my nose are almost all gone. Morning burst also feels really good to use and doesn't smell too bad.   I do however tend to use this product at night, even though it has morning in the name. I'm sure you aren't going to tell anyone though.

Herbal Essence Hair Gel

A review of Herbal Essences Set Me Up Gel.

There are somethings I love about this product, its smell for one is fantastic (I know, I've said this about a lot of Herbal Essences products).  Its affordable and easy to find. It lasts all day. But it does have a few things that I'm not so fond of, mainly that its not practical. Seriously there are a ton of better products out there that are easier to apply and don't have the risk of feeling clumpy.

Herbal Essences Mousse

 A review of Herbal Essences Set Me Up Mousse


I love this product. For starters it smells amazing "lily bliss fragrance" is the official title of the smell. It also works extremely well (which I guess is the most important part) and lasts. Another great thing, its easy to find and cheap.


Okay. I know some people may not care as much about the smell of a product as I do but, I think everyone can agree that fragrance can be a deciding factor. The smell of this mousse lasts all day and when I wash it out at the end of the day for a few minutes I can smell it again. People even comment on how great it smells

Herbal Essences Hair Spray

Herbal Essences Set Me Up Spray Gel Review

I've used some time of Herbal essences product for the past four years now (hair spray for over two!) I uses the set me up spray gel for when I scrunch my hair. It makes my hair pliable without causing it to get crunchy.  I also have another Herbal essences hair spray, Tousle Me Softly Spray that I did a review on HERE which works great to tease my hair with.

Soft Lips Cherry

A review of Soft Lips's Cherry Lip protectant

Soft Lips is an easy to find lip product available in drug stores and grocery stores nation wide. Its made to help prevent sunburn as well as help prevent and temporarily protect chapped or windburned lips. 


You always hear about the need to apply sunscreen before going outside so you don't get sunburn or worse cancer. People do seem to forget about their lips though, (which can have just as severe of a sunburn as your skin) so I was pretty exited to see that Soft Lips had a sun protection factor (SPF) of 20. This is one of the first lip products I've seen with built in SPF, most of the time you have to find a product that's specially made to have a high sun protection factor. 

Neutrogena Oil-Free Moisture

A Review of Neutrogena's Moisturizer for Combination Skin.

Neutrogena is one of the most widely known skin care lines. Sometimes names are just a bunch of hype, but in the case of Neutrogena's Moisturizer this couldn't be further from the truth. Not only does it leave my skin feeling smoother and moisturized it does so without leaving a nasty residue behind or using harsh irritants. Not to mention it doesn't leave it shiny, which can be more than a little gross.

Avon Speed Dry Nail Polish

A Review of Avon's Speed Dry Nail Polish

Strawberry 

All nail polishes should be speed dry nail polishes. Seriously. I can't count the number of times I've gotten distracted after painting my nails and touching something before they were finished drying. Not only do I ruin whatever it was I touched I also have to reapply the nail polish to that nail. I think its some sort of ploy to get people to use more polish... So I was super happy to see Avon's Speed Dry Polish especially in such a pretty color. And it was only $6

Mega Travel

I absolutely love to travel. Packing my bags the night before and figuring out what I'm going to wear and when. Then getting up the next morning (normally very early) and going to the airport. Going and finding the correct gate and then waiting. Its all a little stressful, but as soon as I'm on the plane my vacation has started. I would love to travel more, but it can be extremely expensive with the plane ticket, lodging, rental car and food ect., luckily  there is someone to help with this though,

Mega UK - Cheap Holidays

Here's how it works, you want a cheap vacation or maybe just to save a little money on your next hotel visit (I don't know, maybe you get tired of sitting at home so you want to stay in the hotel in your town for a few days) Mega.co.uk is the place to do it. Its one of the United Kingdom's leading websites for travel and holiday deals, so they'll bring you all the latest offer codes and deals from top travel agents and then you can decide what you want to do, from an all inclusive package to one with self catering. Mega.co.uk will bring the deals all you have to do is choose one that'll work for you. 

To find the deal that works for you is simple. Use the search bar on their site to find the travel company that you would like to use to save money. If there are deals available for that merchant they'll pop up. Or if you aren't specific to a certain merchant (like me) you can browse all the merchants from the links on the homepage.

Thousands of people uses Mega.co.uk  every day to save on all their travel expenses, and so can you. With savings of up to 50% what are you waiting for?

Another Garden

Tour

Room Tour!

Originally I was going to wait until I had the new floors installed (I'm getting a light bamboo) to do a room tour, but I figured it would be good to see the changes because I'm also going to rearrange the furniture and possibly get a new desk in the next few weeks so.. here's my room. 

App of the Week

A review of Cut the Rope Experiments

I've played a version of Cut the Rope before, so I was super exited to see that it was the the free app of the week on iTunes. Since it's in HD its perfect for the iPad especially the new one with retina display (if you've ever tried to play an iPhone game on on an iPad 3 you know how important this is). 

Since this game was a free app I figured it would just be a sample with a few different levels to play and then a link to buy the full version, but I was pleasantly proved wrong (although there is an option to buy other games in the series so I am technically half right).

Tiny Monsters

A review of Tiny Monsters iTunes App

Tiny Monsters is a free application for the iPhone and iPad that lets you create a little "zoo" for all your little monster creatures to be. They are in there own habitats though so they don't get to run free around eatting the people that visit them. 

The game itself is pretty simple. You have a barren piece of land and you have to fill it with monsters (which just so happen to look more like Pokemon). The game gives you step by step instructions on how to start for the first few levels too. Its pretty easy to gain the first few levels and get things for doing quests. But as the game progresses it slows down by a lot. It made me a little bored of playing it because you have to wait ten hours for the next thing to happen. Or you can use the diamonds and speed it up. But other than the first few they aren't free.

A look at my Monsters 

Cosmetic Company Haul

I went to the Cosmetic Company Store today and bought a ton of stuff... Its so cheap! They sell brand names like Estee Lauder, Bobby Brown, and MAC at super cheap prices (like 20%-70% off). You can't buy any of it online though so if there isn't a store near you... :(

They sell perfume, makeup, brushes, nail polish, and lotions. Everything I bought is Estee Lauder.

 Lipstick. Normally I'm not a big fan of lipstick, but these colors didn't seem like too much.

 Blush. I've been using a lot of blush since I decided to try a dolly look.

Things to Review

Here are a few products that I plan on reviewing in June. Originally I was going to review these this month (with about the fifteen I already did) but I really haven't wanted to. By setting a time I HAVE to do it by I figure I'm a little more likely to get it done.  

I''ve even edited the photos already!

 Possibly my favorite product

 Everyone I know uses this brand.

First Day of Summer Break

So school let out yesterday. I already checked my grades and they are fairly good (I know, I'm a genius). I really don't have too much planned for this summer though, only one vacation, and I'm not taking any classes over the summer. I do however want to make this summer (my last one in high school :( ) valuable so I'll have to come up with something.

My List

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Red Smile Hand

Evil Star Hand

Orange Snow Covered Mountain

The Green Monster

Envy

Chocolate Cupcake With Sprinkles

Sprinkles

Pink House

Rural Road

Green Snowman

Polyvore Red Bags

Polyvore Red Bags by hannamarielei featuring a leather satchel

Leather satchel, $3,400
Chloé shoulder handbag, $795
Red handbag, $593
Dooney bourke handbag, $378
Pink bag, €147
H M leather messenger bag, £15

How I Wanna Live

So I guess this is a post about how I'd like some of the rooms in my "dream house" will look. This is another post to go along with the one about the Tiffany and Co jewelry I would like to own,  when I'm super rich. 

  Those two things at the very bottom are supposed to be stairs. I'm terrible at depth proportion so yeah... And, on the far left that's a piano. Since I'd love to live in a condo I imagine There being a huge window that looks down on the city.

I plan on having a ton of makeup/beauty products, which is kind of funny because I don't wear any makeup on a day to day basis (I'm not super gorgeous, just super lazy). It all looks so pretty though.. The boxes on the sides are supposed to be like floor to ceiling shelves and in front of the desk will be a collage with all the magazine covers I plan on being in.

This would be my bedroom. I love simple designs so I think it'd just be white and shades of grey (not at all like the book). On the far right would be another floor to ceiling window with a fantastic view.


*All of these were drawn using Colorbox HD

Orange Whale

Worst Summer Shorts

Worst Summer Shorts by hannamarielei featuring bermuda shorts

Paige Denim short shorts, £90
J.Crew bermuda shorts, $70
Cargo shorts, $18
Body treatment, $9

Pink Accessory Overload

Pink Accessory Overload by hannamarielei featuring a waist belt

Felix Rey vinyl umbrella, $65
J Crew silk scarve, $65
NEON EARPHONES - ACCESSORIES - WOMAN - Portugal, €13
Miso waist belt, £5

When I'm Rich, My Jewelry

Tiffany and Co is an American luxury jewelry brand that I happen to be in love with. Seriously even their moderately priced items (the only ones I can afford) are so pretty. I love going to their site and looking at all the Statement Jewelry, some of which costs millions of U.S. dollars, and thinking of what I'll buy when I'm uber rich and famous.

 Dunno why but it kind of reminds me of a Pokemon 

 Fish!

 This one reminds me of a Pokemon too!

Uniqso Review

Circle Lenses Review: I.Fairy Tofi Blue

Uniqso is an online shop based in Malaysia that sells colored contact lenses and circle lenses as well as false eyelashes and makeup.  They kindly gave me a pair of circle lenses from their huge selection to review. Even though they are super far away( I live in the U.S.) it only took about a week to receive them.

It came in this envelope... look at the exotic stamps....

Inside the envelope was this adorable bear box. Each side has a different bear picture.

Flower Field

A field of flowers.

White Tulip

A drawing of a white tulip.