Things to give for birthday's best friend, mom, dad, etc.

Things to give for Birthdays
Stuck on what to give that special someone or a family member? Here are a few suggestions :)

Best Friend:

10 - 12 yrs:
- Nail Polish
- BFF 2 piece necklace
- Cute Scarves
- Jewellery
- Hair accessories
- iPod, iPad, or iPhone cases

13 - 18 yrs:
- Makeup Palette or kits
- Lip gloss sets
- Perfume or Body Splashes
- Cosmetic Bags
- Gift cards to iTunes, Forever 21, Target, Starbucks, etc.
- Phone Cases
- Nail polish
- Cute Mugs

Mom:
- Chocolates, cakes, cookies, etc.
- Slippers or a bath robe
- Perfume or bath salts
- Giftcard to Sephora, Favourite Spa?, MAC, etc.
- A picture frame with the two of you
- A journal
- A favourite book or movie

Dad:
- Tickets to a sports game
- A baseball cap
- Chocolates
- Starbucks giftcard
- A favourite book or movie

Boyfriend:
- A picture frame with the two of you
- Chocolates (a way to man's heart is through his stomach right?) :)
- Tickets to a sports game
- Headphones (ex. Beats, Sony, etc.)



Hope this helped :)

4th Of July Makeup

1. Create a blue smokey eye with the L'Oreal quad in skinny jeans

1. use the shimmery white to highlight your inner corners and brow bone
2. sweep the lightest blue all across your entire lid
3. work the 2nd darkest blue into your crease
4. smudge the darkest colour on your lower lash line

tip - use the sponge tip applicator provided or use eye makeup brushes













2. Use a medium coverage BB cream to hide any imperfections

ex. Smashbox Photoready BB Cream

tip - apply this with your hands, sponge, or a large stipple brush for best results

warning - make sure the bb cream or foundation you're using doesn't look to cakey












3. Grab a highlighting concealer to highlight your face and seal any discolouration, scars, or acne

ex. Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Concealer

I love the sponge ball at the top!

4. Set your face makeup with a powder

ex. Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder

 tip - apply with a powder puff, kabuki brush, or large powder brush









5. Apply a sheer peachy blush

ex. Mac blush in Trace Gold







tip - apply with a small stipple brush or blush brush











6. Apply your favourite mascara

ex. Benefit They're Real Mascara

7. Choose a bright red lip colour for a bright pop of colour

ex. Maybelline Vivid Lipstick in On Fire Red

Note: You can use any products you like in the theme of the colours I provided! Drugstore or high-end. Whatever suits your style and what you can afford!


:)

My June Favourites

1. Maybelline Baby Lips in Pink Punch

2. Bath and Body Works scent in Malibu Heat

3. The Body Shop, Body Butter in Strawberry

4. Bath and Bodyworks hand sanitizer in Pink Lemonade

5. L'Oreal Voluminous Million Lashes Mascara

 


















6. Sally Hansen Instadry in Peachy Breeze

7. Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear in Pacific Blue

8. The Warehouse Bracelets















9. Conair 1 1/4 inch Curling Iron

10. Favourite Songs

1. Radioactive - Imagine Dragons
2. The Way - Ariana Grande feat. Mac Miller
3. Red Hands - Walk Off The Earth
4. DNA - Little Mix
5. Suit and Tie - Justin Timberlake feat. Jay Z

Room decor ideas and DIY's

1. Reuse coffee cups

Save Starbucks cups or regular cardboard coffee cups to keep and store your pencils in

2. Reuse old tea cups for a vintage feel to your room

3. Buy cheap decor from Target, Michaels, or TJ Maxx

ex. Like this cute bird cage candle holder I got from Michaels for $9.00

4. DIY Frames

Materials

- Picture Frames

- Scissors or and X-acto Knife

- A glue stick

- Cute scrapbooking paper or paper with nice prints or designs

- Printed out logos of famous companies (ex. Chanel, Jimmy Choo, Gucci, etc.)


1. Cut out the printed out logos  with an X-acto knife or scissors

2. Measure the paper to the size of the inside of the frame and cut it out

3. Glue the logo onto the paper then place the paper inside the frame and you're done!



















5. Buy Locker Shelves for a cheap alternative to real shelves

ex. I got mine from Staples for $3.00











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My Beach Bag Essentials

1. Water Bottle

2. Sunscreen

3. BugSpray

4. Chapstick or Lip balm

5. Swimsuit

6. Swimsuit cover-up

7. Towel

8. Flip flops

9. Sunglasses

10. Floppy hat

3 Cool and Easy Hairstyles for Summer + DIY Sea Salt Spray

The Top Knot

- Bobby pins

- 1 elastic or ponytail

- (Optional - Hairspray, Gel, or Accessories)

1. Start brushing your hair into a very high ponytail

2. Don't put your elastic in yet! Just start twisting your hair In a counterclockwise motion

3. Now start to wrap your hair around the base of your ponytail

4. When your happy with the result, put the elastic over top of the bun to keep it in place

5. You can take bobby pins to fix any fly aways

6. (Optional) Take a cute hair accessory like a bow or fake flower and put it on the front or side of the bun

7. (Optional) Use hairspray, gel, or styling mousse on the front of your hair to slick any loose pieces or fly aways for a sleeker, cleaner look

8. For a messy bun you don't use hairspray or gel and you don't have to use bobby pins because it creates a messy, laid-back bun.


The Side Ponytail


- 1 elastic or ponytail

- Bobby pins

- Optional (Curling Iron or Wand)













1. Brush your hair into a low side ponytail and elastic it into place

2. Take one piece of hair and wrap it around the elastic

3. Then bobby pin the piece of hair into place

4. (Optional) For a girly look you can curl your hair before you do this


DIY Textured, Sea Salt Spray Curls

- Sea Salt Spray or DIY Sea Salt Spray

- Curly Hair












1. Start with curly hair or slightly wavy hair

2. Add some sea salt spray and spritz it evenly throughout your hair

3. Scrunch the spray in

There you go, natural, beachy waves for summer


Follow this link to show how to make your own DIY Sea Salt Spray!

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-1u03rTpdE




    

Top 10 under $10 - Lip Products

1. NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream

2. Maybelline Baby Lips

3. Rimmel Vinyl Gloss

4. Revlon Colourburst Lipbutters

5. NYC Kiss Gloss

6. Burts Bees tinted Lip balm

7. EOS lip balm in Summer Fruit

8. Maybelline Color Vivid Lipstick in Shocking Coral





















9. L'oreal Le Gloss in Violet Attitude

10. Covergirl Jumbo Gloss Balm