Spring Outfit

Today is the first day of Spring Break! To celebrate my family and I are going to go out to eat at a restaurant. It's a beautiful warm day today and I wanted to take advantage of this weather and wear a dress! This is one of my favorite Spring/Summer dresses and it is from Forever 21. I also wore my sister's wedges which are from Ross. For my accessories I decided to keep it simple and where a pink flower in my hair! 

My Favorite Workouts

One of my favorite ways of getting daily exercise is by running. I love to go on a two mile jog with my sister. It relieves all of my stress and makes me feel like I'm in an entire different world. I especially love listening to songs that have a fast rhythm while I'm running since they motivate me to run faster and make it through the entire jog. One of my favorite songs to listen to is Stronger by Kelly Clarkson. 

A few other workouts that I love doing are P90x and also some workouts that I found on YouTube! P90x is much more intense than any other workout I've tried but it definitely works! On days that I want to do something a bit easier I love doing my Victoria's Secret Workouts that I found on YouTube. I also love biking, jump roping, and fast-walking. So those are all of my workouts that I've been doing to get in shape for Summer! What do you guys love to do for exercise?

Victoria's Secret Workouts: 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWFq0CHLhY4&list=PLAB3BFF7D8DD5D062&feature=mh_lolz

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86NgIHutreg&feature=related

My Favorite Inexpensive Brushes!

I have a ton of inexpensive brushes that are from the drugstore and I thought that I would share some of my favorites with you guys! My favorite brand of drugstore brushes has got to be e.l.f. because they are super affordable and they are amazing quality! The brushes from their regular line cost only $1 and their studio line brushes are $3! You can purchase e.l.f. brushes from either Target or Walmart. I also really like the Lorna Brushes which I got from Ross for about $7 for an entire kit.

e.l.f. Professional Bronzing Brush

This brush is perfect for applying blush to the apples of your cheeks and for contouring your face. The bristles are very soft and perfect for applying a nice wash of color!

Lorna Crease Brush

This is the perfect crease brush because its bristles are very dense so its perfect for applying eye shadow into the crease. Also, the shape of this brush creates a precise application.

Lorna Eyeshadow Brush

This is the perfect brush for applying a highlight into your inner corner or an intense color into the outer V because of its pencil shape. This brush is also very dense so it picks up a lot of color and allows for a precise application.

e.l.f. Contour Brush

This is my favorite brush for applying a darker color into your outer corner because of its dome shape and its also very dense. I also like that it has a longer handle then most of my brushes, allowing me to choose how much control I have.

bh cosmetics Blending Brush

This is one of the best blending brushes because its incredibly soft and its very large, making it perfect for blending out your eye shadow.

e.l.f. Professional Eye Shadow Brush

This is my absolute favorite brush. Its perfect for applying eye shadow all over your lid and also under your brow bone. The bristles are also very soft and dense.

And a random picture of Loggy sleeping on my pajamas!

Collective Drugstore Haul & Swatches!

Throughout the month of March I've gotten a ton of new makeup and I'm really excited to try them out! There have been so many new drugstore products coming out and they are amazing quality. Another plus is that they are also super inexpensive! All of the products I've mentioned are either from Walmart or Ulta. Here are some swatches:

L.A. Colors Shimmering Loose Eyeshadow in Radiant

L.A. Colors All-n-One Lipstick, Blush, Eyeshadow

Softlips Lip Balms in Peach Mango & Vanilla

NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Yogurt & Maybelline Color Tattoo in Too Cool

Yogurt & Too Cool

Rimmel Lipsticks in Airy Fairy & Coral Shimmer

Coral Shimmer

Airy Fairy

NYC High Definition Liquid Eyeliner in Black

Revlon Photoready 3D Volume Mascara in Blackest Black

Review: Revlon Photoready 3D Volume Mascara

So I finally decided to buy the new Revlon Photoready 3D Volume mascara and I love it! It doesn't clump your eyelashes and it adds great length to them. It isn't incredibly volumizing, it mostly makes my eyelashes super long, but it does add some volume. It also dries very quickly and it doesn't smudge throughout the day. The wand has short, rubber bristles and they are tightly packed to help the formula not clump. The only con about this mascara is that the tip of the brush tends to get a lot of excess mascara on it so you have to scrape off the mascara if you want to use the tip to get your short eyelashes. This mascara is also very inexpensive. I got mine at Walmart and it cost $6.41. Depending on where you get it, it should be around $6-8. I think that this is one of the best mascaras that I've tried and I'll definitely be re-purchasing it!

My Normal Eyelashes 

My Curled Eyelashes

Revlon Photoready 3D Volume Mascara in Blackest Black

First Blog!

Hey Everyone :) I've decided to start a Blog because I love beauty and fashion so I am going to do a ton of reviews on beauty products and also some fashion posts! I'm also going to post pictures of my life and take you guys along with me. I am very excited about this and I hope you enjoy reading all of my posts! Thank you so much for visiting! Don't forget to check out my YouTube channel :) http://www.youtube.com/makeupbyal