July Favorites!
1. Very Large Round Brush: Like my technical term? Yeah? Me too. Anyway. Since I hacked in some short layers into my long locks, I’ve fallen back in love with the good old fashioned round brush blow out!
2. Revlon Colorstay Moisture Stain: I’m usually a pansy when it comes to bold lips, but these guys are super fun! The formula is amazing (it’s gel-like and sheers out nicely without losing too much pigment). And the colors are so pretty! I’ve been loving India Intrigue and Barcelona Nights. (Quick tip: these suckers are close to $10 at drugstores but are in the $5-6 range at Target).
3. Maybelline Falsies Flared: This is an old favorite. I picked up a new tube a little while ago, and I fell back in love with it all over again! It’s a good daytime stand alone mascara.
4. B&BW hand lotion: (not necessarily in the Carried Away scent, but I must admit I’m kind of loving that, too). I guess B&BW reformulated their lotions? I had no idea. My bestie sent me home with this when I was at her house for her baby shower, and it leaves my hands so soft! They’ve upped their game!
5. Burts Bees Lemon Butter Cuticle Cream: It’s come to my attention that there’s a possibility that I’ve never mentioned this beauty on le’blog. I’ve mentioned it (a few times!) on instagram, though. This is my number 1 favorite cuticle cream of all time. As you continue to use it, it seems to actually change your cuticles. All my life mine have been ragged and almost painful. Now they’re clean and soft! I owe it all to this baby! Also? The smell, you guys? I want to eat the stuff.
6. Neutrogena Skin Clearing Foundation (I wear color 60 Natural Beige): This is my go to every day foundation. I’m still in love with my beloved bare minerals, but for every day use (when, let’s face it, I probably won’t even see anyone), I’ve been reaching for this stuff. It doesn’t make my oily skin extra oily, and it wears nicely without feeling like a film over your skin. It also has salicylic acid in it to help with breakouts, but I’m not sure how much that actually helps with me (I have some serious acne prone skin).
7. Runtastic App: This baby tracks my runs. It tells me how long I ran, how far, and what my average pace is. I’ve stopped “timing” my runs (meaning, I just go out and run somewhere then turn around and come back. I no longer run for a specific amount of time waiting for a timer to ring telling me I can stop). It has a voice over feature that will come over your music and let you know each mile you’ve run, but I actually turned that off for now. I found that I was letting myself stop after 1 mile too easily with it turned on. It’s a great app, though. Oh. And it’s free!
8. Wet N Wild Wild Shine in Blazed: First of all, this baby is cheap. Really cheap. The formula was great, and the color is on point. But all that aside, this polish is the one that rekindled my love for a good jelly polish. I just love the soft color tone jellies offer!
I still can’t believe July is already over. Training camp is in full swing, and my best friend sends my heart into my throat every time she calls because she’s that close to going into labor! August! I have big plans for you!
What were your July favorites? Be sure to link up with Mia!
