TwentyFuckingThirteen.

I know, I know, it has been a hot minute since I last updated. I have just been going through somethings. Nothing too bad, but all that I will say is that anxiety is a bitch. I can also say that I am on a mission, a mission to do things for myself that I never knew needed to be done, or shall I say learn. Therapy has helped me see this. The right questions, can sometimes have you stuck and having a "Wow, I never realized that about myself, and I want to change, for the better." I realized that I have a hard time expressing how I feel, and an even harder time telling others how what they do to me make me feel. Whether its hurting me, or taking my kindness for weakness, are just a couple of examples. I cant wait to begin that year long journey of my life.

In other news, happy new year! I don't know what the new year holds for this blog because, my interests are changing. I still sort of like makeup, and am proud to say that my last purchase was a small one, and it was a couple of months ago. I only get things that I need, or run out of. No more going crazy with nail polish purchases. I can proudly say that I can walk into a nail polish store or aisle, and walk away without a single bottle if I don't see a color that I must have. Before it was more of a, "Oh this looks nice, so does this." To not even open those bottles afterwards. 

I have a lot of plans, and goals. I am already working towards them. What is a goal for you? I no longer do resolutions, I just go with the flow, and give myself random goals as the year goes by. Oh! Did I mention that from May to December I lost 25 pounds? I am satisfied with that. I am at my goal weight, after so so so many years of trying to get there. Walking, that is what helped. I walk a lot at work, and they just came off. 

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I apologize for the lack of pictures in this entry. You'll live lol. Kisses!!!

*xo, c i n d y.

Ready?

Here are a few of my favorite things...







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I've been okay. This third shot has been hell. The hot flashes are annoying, and frustrating to say the least. And a little bit of depression has been hitting me. Today I had a little break down at work. Another symptom is insomnia. I have been taking sleeping pills to be able to knock out in time during the week. I am actually looking forward to my surgery. I need the break from everything, and to just take care of me. I don't even mind that it'll be during the Holidays to be honest with you. Anyway, I hope you are all well. I'll leave you with these adorable pictures of my Abby (guinea pig) taken today after we clipped her nails. I've missed you!

* con mucho amor, c i n d y.

Mini MAC Haul

On Friday after work, I stopped by the outlets and went into my danger zone lol, the cosmetic store. I went in for lipsticks but walked out with more than that, shocking right? Not really haha. Well, here are the things that I got:





Reminder, the outlet store sells things that have been discontinued or were just temporary collections, for lower prices. Like the "To the Beach" one, which this piece belongs to. This is a cream bronzer. When you dip your finger into it it's creamy, but as soon as you apply it to your skin, it turns into a shimmery powder. I can't wait to use this on my cheeks!




Click here for a swatch of this eye shadow.

The lipsticks are a nude color (on my complexion, if you're lighter than me, it'll show more) in Creme Cerise and a purple color called Goes and Goes. Click on the names in order to see them on me. Macbook quality pics "/ I took them right now, which is why I look a hot mess.



And I got 2 nail polish bottles. First time trying MAC brand, and I like how they apply on my nails. When they dry they don't smell as strongly of polish which is a plus. And they dried pretty quickly. I have the army green/Olive green color (Dry Martini) on right now. Its hard to capture it's true color with a camera. This picture makes it look brown.

Anyway, thanks for reading! I hope you're enjoying your Sunday. It has been pretty rainy/cloudy out here. And judging by twitter, a lot of other states has the same kind of weather.

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30 Days Song Challenge/Day 05: A Song that Reminds You of Someone



Lmfao! This song reminds me of my best friend. I was never really into it, until she would play it after school in her house while we were online. So, thanks to Xenia for being the reason why I know this entire song word for word.

* con mucho amor, c i n d y.

Makeup and Books

A few weeks ago I stopped in at the makeup store at the VF outlets by my job. I wasn't really sure what I was looking for but I am glad that I went! I found the Flirt palette that I had wanted a few months ago but, were sold out at Kohls. I also got a MAC correcting pencil or whatever.











Something else that I have been buying a lot of are books! The Borders in my town is closing down, they're even selling the furniture lol. These are some of the books I bought today. I am still reading the one that I posted about in my last entry.



We went out for dinner today. It wasn't even planned. Ruby Tuesdays. We love that place and they have revamped their entire menu! Check it out, I really enjoyed the food. And I love the sea food options. I swear I can live off of sea food alone. Which I have been lately and have been dropping pounds. Nothing wrong with that! I got some of their new red velvet (my fave) cuppies dessert to go.





Tomorrow I am supposed to go get my hair done, we'll see. I hate the hair dryer lol, and my stylist is on vaycay "/ so I'd have to trust the other lady. I am going to take my mama (gma) to the super market, since my parents are off to Dom Rep. They left on Friday. Enjoy your week lovelies! Kisses!

* con mucho amor, c i n d y.

Whereabouts

Hello, Hello! I blame my lack of blogging on my iPhone. I do everything on there, that I barely have a reason to turn on my laptop, Mackie. She's probably jealous lol. Yes, I name my electronics. My Nikon is Nikky lol, don't judge me.

The past few weeks have been productive. Applying for a second job, reading, going to the Border's book store in town which is closing. Oh! I am excited because the movie 'Limitless', is based on a book that I was reading a while back. I even blogged about it. So, I will start back up on it, because I love comparing the movie with the books. Which usually never compares anyway. Robert Deniro is in it and hot Ryan! All the hollywood Ryan's are hotties. I have also been shopping. I laid off the cosmetics. Only buying lipsticks from now on. I have enough shadows, blushes ehh, but yeah. I stopped myself before it became a problem haha. I have been shopping for shoes and clothes though ;) Which I needed.

Anyway, here are some photo booth pictures I took riiiight now.





I believe I shared in my second to last entry how I cut my hair : )


This was from Sunday : )

Love is all we need.

Guess what they're talking about when they said, Highly addicting contents inside?

Shoes! I looove these bad boys! And they're very comfortable.

Buy one get one 1/2 off at Rite-Aid

I finally got the chair that I have been wanting. And look who enjoys it?

Have a blessed weekend! Mine continues with another visit to the dentist tomorrow. I have been having a lot of work done to my teeth, and I am happy about it. Plus, I get to leave early from work tomorrow.

* con mucho amor, c i n d y.

Be My Valentine Winner!

Hey lovelies! Happy Valentines Day! I am elated to share with everyone who my blogger Valentine is this year (also the winner of my small first ever giveaway!)



Miss Espee! Aka Stephany : ) Congratulations girl! I'll mail the stuff out asap!

* con mucho amor, c i n d y.

Be My Valentine Giveaway!

Hello everybody! I have been lucky enough to enter and win some amazing giveaways from some of the sweetest bloggers, and I couldn't help but come up with a giveaway of my very own! This first one is a beauty one, but, don't worry, my next one won't be!

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It's February, and a lot of people look forward to this month because it's the month of many great things, one of them being Valentine's Day. Your relationship status shouldn't stop you from enjoying it. A Valentine can be your mom, dad, friend, pet, child, your imaginary friend Bob, anyone! And in this case, I want one of you to be my blogspot Valentine! The good thing is that you don't have to get me anything! I will be doing all of the spoiling! So sit back, relax and read up on the rules:

Rules:

1. You must be a follower of my blog.

2. You will receive 1 entry for simply leaving a comment. A 2nd entry if you post about the giveaway on your blog. You must let me know that you did in a second comment and share the link with me :) This gives each of you up to 2 entries!

3. The winner will be chosen by Random.com

4. Contest starts today February 7th and ends February 13th at 11 pm.

5. I will announce the winner on February 14th on this blog. The winner will then have 2 days to contact me, if the time passes, another winner will be selected.

Fair enough right? And now that we've gotten the boring stuff out of the way, let's talk about what you'll be getting:



These are some of my personal favorites! I hope you enjoy them too! Click on the picture in order to see the names of the palettes, as for the nail polish (notice how I made sure the polish matched the palettes? Lol) the names are, Bite the Bullet, and the neutral one is, Quick Sand, which is beautiful! It has some shimmer to it. I own all of these : )

Good luck!

* con mucho amor, c i n d y.

Haul: Elf part 2

I received a code in my email from ELF that saved me about $9 on their brush kit. It is originally priced at $30 and I was already planning on getting them. I could not resist! I got some things that I wanted to get the first time around.

Elf is perfect for a gal like me. I enjoy make up, but I don't go out of my way to spend a ton of money on it "/ if I could, I probably would? Who knows. Anyway, unto my haul and reviews on some of the products.

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Again, the shipment got here earlier than I expected it to. It said I'd receive it on Jan 7th but I got it on the 6th. I was so happy :) Like the other shipment, not everything was bubble wrapped. But, this time around, I wish everything would've been, because a palette was damaged. Not to the point that it's trash, but.. see for yourself:


Name: Natural



I didn't even have to do a swatch, you can see how pigmented it is here. I was cleaning it and got some of it on my hands.



Same palette, different colors. Name: Party



Some swatches. I am really loving the black! It's so shiny :)



ItsJudyTime made a tutorial one day, I think right before NYE and I actually did that look for NYE, a mermaid look (link) I believe it was. But I used the 120 palette, and I loved the ELF one she used. Which is the one above. It's the 32 piece eye shadow collection.



These swatches aren't that good, but you get the point right? Don't mind my hairy arm and fingers "/ Im latina!





This is the brush kit. It's the 11 Piece Glittery one. I think they say that they are "Limited Edition" on the website. I like that they come with their own brush guards which help to keep the brush hairs in their natural shape, I guess that's the best way to put it. The brushes were surprisingly soft. I have eco tools brushes as well as coastal scents. Although these are softer than both of those brands, the other brands feel less, plastic? They feel more.. Real? I am happy with the quality though, they pick make up pretty well, and notice the little booklet it comes with, it tells you what each brush is for, which makes this kit perfect for any beginner, which is what I am : ) Oh! And a huge con to the brushes, is that when I opened the box the smell was VERY strong! I don't know what smelled though, because the brushes themselves didn't but the waterproof case reeked of chemicals. Air that sucker out! Mine smells fine now. Either way, I recommend to wash any brush you buy before you use them. Whatever the brand.

I hope this helped, since the last time I didn't really-- Okay, okay I didn't review the products at all! I have another review coming up for a drugstore purchase that I made. Have a great week!

* con mucho amor, c i n d y.

Obsession Tuesday

I apologize, I have been slacking! But, I have a good enough excuse. I have been super duper lazy lately lol. And I have mostly been updating on my livejournal account. I get more personal in that journal/blog because after all, it is more private. No offense to any one of you lovelies!

My Christmas was a good one. It was relaxing, and spent at home with my family. It was just us and my grandmother. I gave my parents money for Christmas, since you can never have too much of that lol. I received one of the vanity tables that I shared with you guys a while back ago under a previous "Obsession Tuesday", post.

I had also ordered some things from the ELF site and it got delivered 3 days earlier than I expected it to! I was very excited, it was Christmas eve, and wow, FEDEX you rock! It really made my morning. Here are some photos. I ordered again today, I think I am addicted to make up haha, or for the sake of today's post, I am obsessed. But, screw it, you can never own too much of it, but there is a thing as wearing too much of it. And that's no bueno in my book.

Oh! I finally saw The Black Swan, and if I understood it, I would rate it lol. I have to IMDB the spoilers and see what others got from it. I was left scratching my head, like what? Huh? I have my own theories on it, but it would give it away to those that have yet to see it. Go!

Enjoy the pics!

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1 eye shadow is out of stock, so, I have to wait -_- Those lip glosses are great! I think I will order dupes just in case they discontinue them or something at one point lol I hope not! And that brush is very soft! I was surprised that for $1 the quality was that good.



This was a free gift







Colors: Mod Mauve, Smoky Brown, and Royal Purple.



This is the brown one.

That's all for now! I'll probably update on Friday, I have been slacking on my BB Fridays, smh! But, I've been snapping a lot of pictures : ) Have a great week!

* con mucho amor, c i n d y.

Wink!

I have to buy a new one of these. It's my favorite mascara. If you haven't tried it, do so, you won't regret it! I took these when I first got it (obviously) I think the wand looks so pretty lol. I was like nooo when I had to dip it in the bottle lol.

* con mucho amor, c i n d y.