Valentine's Day Make-up Look with a Fuchsia Lip color

 Happy Valentine's Day loves! Since today is a day all about love, I'm share my Valentine's Day makeup look. When I think about Valentine's Day make-up I think of pinks or reds with flawless glow-y skin. Today I also did the makeup challenge on the Style and Beauty forum I visit, which is a Fuchsia lip. We don't have huge plans, but I always try to dress festively and incorporate the colors in my outfit and makeup. 

  Since I'm doing a brighter lip I went with a neutral eye, this is a great way to do this look for daytime. If your going out at night you could always smoke out your eyes a little more, but that's just a personal preference.

The details
 Face-
 Maybelline Dream Liquid Mousse Natural Beige 2.5
Maybelline Age Rewind Concealer
Maybelline DreamLumi in Radiant
Rimmel Natural Bronzer in Sun Light

Eyes-
Elf Brow Kit in Medium
Mac Paint Pot in Soft Ochre
All of the eyeshadows are from the Sonia Kashuk Perfectly Neutral eye palette
Rimmel Extra Super Lash Mascara

Lips-
Wet and Wild Matte Hot Pink
MAC Rebel on top

 I used the Sonia Kashuk Limited Edition Brushes. This set cost $14.99 and is worth every penny. I highly recommend giving these brushes a try. Not only are the handles adorable, the quality is great.

Saying Goodbye to 2012

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Hi friends! I hope your all had an amazing weekend. Since today's New Years Eve and I'm preparing to bring in the New Year with my man, I thought I'd reflect with you guys on this past year!

In 2012...

- I learned that life as a SAHM to a toddler is freakin' hard
- We celebrated our 9th year as a couple, and spent another holiday season together
- We lost our baby Diva. This is a sad subject for me, I love my dog, and hated having to put her down. We miss everyday.
- My relationship with my mom, as well as dad and brother, has grown into something so beautiful. They are my biggest supporters and I love them to death.
- We had an awesome superman 1st birthday party for B and now we're planning #2
- We spent sunny days playing at the park, splashing in the pool, or just taking a walk. We loved being outside, it was a daily routine.
- Baby B started talking and now at 23 months he says full sentences, can count to 10, says his ABC's, and knows his name (can you tell I'm proud)

In 2013...

- We plan on getting married, regardless if it's big or not
- I want to post regularly on my blog as well as social media sites
- Take Bobby to the beach for a family getaway
- I want to learn to be more organized and have a more methodical way of thinking. I watch OrganizedlikeJen on Youtube, and in her daily vlogs she is so methodical. She has a plan for everything and I love that about her. You should check out her videos and blog.
- Of course I have to put in the eat better or take better care of myself.


I love the start of a new year. It's a new chapter to the story of your life, and you can write it however you like. You first need to know what you want, then must think like it's yours. The power of positive thinking is extremely possible, you just have to think about what you want: or how you want your life. I plan using this to my families full advantage!


From my family to yours, we hope your New Years is beautiful and prosperous!

Confessional Friday!

Happy Friday Friends! I'm linking up the the fabulous Blonde Ambition Blog for Confessional Friday. If your stopping by from her blog, welcome. I love meeting new blog sphere friends, so please follow and leave a comment so I can check your blog out.

I confess that I’m totally ready for summer, but haven’t put one ounce of effort into getting in shape. I’m so unmotivated!

I confess that I’ve become even more judgey of mothers after becoming one.

I confess that I’m not ready to put Baby B in daycare. I hate the fact that I have to pay someone to do something I’ve dreamed about. Wish me luck because he starts Monday...eek

I confess that after this summer I might just be quitting my job, to raise our son.

I confess that I hate Lady Gaga. I have no clue how she became so famous, so quickly. I think she’s weird as hell and can’t sing.

I confess when I was in my teen I would say “If I’m with someone for 7 years and not married, I would leave”. This month Bobby and I celebrated our 9 year Anniversary Married or not married, we have the strongest bond. I can’t wait to marry him, but I would never leave just because we aren’t.

Smart and Sassy Keys!

Hi Friends! I hope your having an amazing weekend. I want to share a little project that's quick but cute. I'm always confused by all the different keys I have on my key ring, and of course I could buy one of those colored thing, but that's boring! I saw this on Pinterest, and had to do it. Adding glitter to your keys is a great way to tell the difference between keys, while looking girly and cute. Smart and Sassy!  I love glitter, like who doesn't?!?



Here's what I used;
Glitter Glue ($1.00 at Joanne's Fabric)
Glitter ($1.00 at Joanne's)
Clear nail polish
Your key



Take the glitter glue and outline the top of the key. The more glue you use, the clumpier it will look, so try not to use too much.


This is what it will look with the glitter glue. You could always stop here, but I wanted more glitter!


While the glue is wet, dip it into the glitter. You might have to do the entire top of the key. Make sure to shake off the excess.


Tada! You have a blinged out key. Your going to repeat the same steps for the opposite side. The last add clear nail polish to both sides. This will help keep the glitter in place.


Here's how silver and gold look. I really like the gold key!
::note to self:: Paint my nail tonight, my nails are a hot mess lol






If you want to see where I got my Pinspiration click here. I'm off to finish my cleaning because tomorrow we're taking B to the zoo for the first time. It's supposed to be in the 80's, so it should be a great day. Anyone doing anything this weekend? Regardless have a great day, and thanks for reading!

I'm giving away a $50.00 Amazon gift card on the 5minutesformom blog party so make sure you go enter and follow me on twitter @Sensation_Finds to hear the winner!

ULTIMATE BLOG PARTY!

Hi friends!  I want to share a blog party that I'm so excited to being joining. Over at 5MinutesforMom the annual blog party is going on all this week (((I'm sure a bunch of you are visiting from there so...HEY!))). They have different events, prizes to be won, and fun ways to get your blog out there. My blog is my hobby and even though I don't have a ton of followers, I write as if I'm talking to the world, I love sharing my favorite things with the world. I plan on finding some great blogs and maybe even winning a prize. 

Every good party has food and drinks! Let’s talk drinks my favorite party drinks are Wine, Malibu Bay Breeze, or Mango Margarita. So let’s grab our favorite drink (doesn't have to be alcoholic), and let the party begin! What is your favorite drink; please tell me because I'd love to know!

I can't forget to introduce my date! We party together all the time, and I must say he can get pretty rowdy! 

This is my 14 month old son Baby B, he's the most precious baby I could have ever dreamed of. He can out dance the best of them, he's a little joker, and he makes our life complete . I'm sure you all know exactly how I feel! He makes my heart melt!

**** I donated a prize to the Blog Party, 1 winner will win a $50.00 Amazon gift card. I love Amazon, so head over and enter for the chance to win. The winner will be announced on Twitter, so make sure your following me! Click here to go to the prize page**

IT'S PRIME TIME!

PRIME TIME by smallysmallz04 featuring a face makeup
Hey friends, today I want to talk about PRIMER. I'm not too sure how many of you do or do not use one. I'm very curious to know as well. I use one, every time I do make up (except for when I'm half asleep and forget). I started using one about 5 years ago and instantly saw a difference.  I have larger sized pores and uneven skin tone. My primer helps reduce the pore size and even out my skin before applying my foundation. Some primers can can be just as expensive as the foundation, but I highly recommend spending that extra money, so you get the best results from your foundation. I think it's just like an eye shadow base, you don't have to have one, but your eye make up will look so much better when you wear one. Even if your not wearing liquid foundation, a primer can be worn before mineral foundation, concealer, powder, or worn alone. Wearing a primer can help your makeup stay on longer, look less crusty around dry patches (cause I know we all have them), fill in fine lines, and help combat excess oil. I absolutely love how smooth and soft my skin feels after applying a primer. Nobody wants to add another step to their routine, but this step is only going to enhance your look.

 MAC Prep and Prime is the one that I tried first, and still love to this day. I highly recommend this one! The other one on my list that I've tried to fall in love with is the Smashbox Photo Finish. I just recently brought the color correcting and didn't notice a difference at all. My make-up went on the same and didn't last all day. I know tons of other girls who love it, so it might just be me!

I hope you go to your local Sephora and get a sample of any of these primers, I promise you won't be disappointed. Sephora is the best for samples you can try any product they sell. This takes away some of the pressure of buying something you aren't sure you'll like. If you have any primer recommendations, let me know so I can try them! Thanks for stopping by, talk to you soon!

Bare escentuals makeup
$22 - macys.com

Too Faced Cosmetics face makeup
$30 - sephora.com

Smashbox makeup primer
$38 - nordstrom.com

Benefit Cosmetics makeup primer
$29 - sephora.com

Beauty product
$33 - amazon.com

Trend Alert Tuesday: Floral Print

Hey friends! Welcome back to another Trend Alert Tuesday! The trend that I've seen and started to love is FLORAL! I can remember being a little girl and my beautiful mother always wore floral print. She wasn't into fashion, she just like flowers. Floral prints always take me back to seeing her in different floral ensembles. So like all trends it's made it's way back in style, and I don't mind at all! I think it's all about how you style it, and make it work for your style. I'm by no means a fashionista. I just know what I like, and what looks best on me. Maybe you aren't ready to try this trend, which I understand because it's a bold pattern. You could add a floral print into your home decor or accessories. Floral is feminine, girly, and a great way to add color. Here are a few different options I found that are cute and wearable, fashionista or not.

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The way the floral pants are paired with this sleek black shirt, looks sophisticated and classic. I love this outfit!
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Altuzarra's white leather floral panel dress
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Peter Som's floral chiffon dress
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Jason Wu's collaboration with graffiti artist KAWS
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Kate Spade
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Here's how I' added a small floral pattern to my work outfit. This picture was taken at work, but I wanted to show how I styled this trend.

I plan on buying floral jeans, as wells as floral print dresses. Even though the floral on floral looks is a little too much for myself, I love floral worn separately. What are you guys thinking of floral patterns? Too Grandma or Too Cute? 

Happy Easter Friends!

Happy Easter Friends! I hope your all having an amazing day. Today we gave B is Easter basket in the morning, then we went to an Easter egg hunt downtown. It was a nice time, but way too many kids. B was only able to get one egg, before they were all gone. That was a little annoying because we waited for about 1 1/2 hours, but it was a great day. We came home, relaxed, and had Mexican for dinner! It was a great day, and I'm glad we spent it how we did. 

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Baby B's face is priceless, he was exhausted!

Last week was a really busy week at work, since it was the end of the month, so I wasn't able to do too many blog post. Things should be back to normal this week, and if not then definitely by the following week.