I am officially having the Best Week Ever!!!! (love that show)

Now the above picture might not be exciting to most (or maybe anyone else other than me), but that makeup in the maroon case in the middle of the pic makes me so happy! I happened to be on Kevyn Aucoin's website today and found out a store in AZ finally carries his line. I can't tell you how excited that makes me (but not my bank account). No more only getting to get his makeup in Vegas or New York. I love his makeup and a few of his things I just can't live without. So anyone who likes makeup make sure to visit Glam Lounge in Old Scottsdale and try out his line. I'm already planning my field trip! Finding this made me decide to post some of my favorite makeup products - the things right now I just can't go without. Enjoy!

Mac Prep & Prime. I absolutely love this and can see a total difference in my makeup.

Mac's Paint Pot. I hadn't tried this until just a couple weeks ago when a makeup artist introduced me to it and I totally love it. It's much easier to use than their paint and it still keeps my eyes makeup from creasing and I love the color (groundwork) and can't wait to get more. It's great on it's own or with regular shadows over it. I can't wait to get more of these!
This might be my favorite beauty thing that no matter the cost I totally love and wear more than probably anything else. It's great with so many different colors. This is Kevyn Aucoin's Basic Plum eyeliner. The color is just fabulous!

Mac's 227 brush. It's a fairly new brush and I actually use it to put on my concealer. It's been so great! The Mac makeup artist at Scottsdale introduced me to it. I think it's actually listed as an eye brush, but it's amazing with putting concealer on!

Why do all my favorite lip products have to be discontinued??? First it was the Mint Chocolate from Lip Smackers and now Mac's Tendertones. These were limited time only (why do they always have to do that!) and I'm almost out of my first tub and I only have two more. I hope they bring these back, they are amazing! The Shush color is my favorite. I did see on Mac today that they do have this in one new color that they are selling, sadly not Shush!

I cannot go without an eyelash curler ever and don't know how everyone does not use them, even if you have short lashes. They make a huge difference. Don't be fooled by the drugstore ones that so often end up pinching your eye (at least the ones I tried) and make a 90 degree bend in your eyelashes. I am in desparate need of a new one of these, but it's great and fits my eye perfect and I've never pinched myself once!

What's in my purse???

I saw on Kim's blog that she put a list of what is in her purse. I thought this could be a little interesting, especially since I haven't changed purses for 5 days and this is a big purse. I just wish I had a scale where I could weigh it. It's got to be at least 30 pounds, if not more! (not a cute pic since it's on the floor of my office and taken with my camera phone!)

1. My makeup for today since I did it while I was driving to work – not very safe I know
2. Expired $10 coupon for Fashion Bug since I couldn’t ever find the purse I was wanting
3. 4 pens – all different colors though!
4. Pic for my hair as it wasn’t quite done when I left this morning either
5. Eclipse Winterfrost Mints
6. Orbit Spearmint, Cinnamint & Wintermint Gum - can you tell I love gum???
7. List of movie times from Tuesday – Meet the Browns was so funny! I love Tyler Perry!
8. Stapler & staples – I got to separate and tear 4 sets of Dback tickets for all 82 games last night! Fun, fun!
9. My quote I was supposed to read in Relief Society on Sunday, but we never got to
10. All my paperwork to do my taxes
11. Small notebook
12. Tags from my new shirt & necklace
13. 11 lip glosses – those sure to collect in my purse quick!
14. inexpensive Book of Mormon plus my quad set
15. Overstuffed wallet with like 10 pennies and no other money, but quite a few receipts!
16. Church Program from Sunday
17. Ipod & Ipod headphones
18. Fork – (forgot about this) I ate in the car on the way to the movie Tuesday and put the fork in my purse when I was done so I wouldn't leave it in the car
19. Ticket stub from the Phoenix Zoo from over a month ago
20. 3 paycheck stubs
21. Relief Society Newsletter
22. 2 year planner with nothing written in it – I had such good plans to be organized this year
23. Face wipes
24. Goal Setting booklet from my Stake Conference (also about a month ago)
25. 8 sticky notes all stuck together with notes I had written down
26. Isaiah for Airheads by John Bytheway - really helpful in my scripture study this morning!

At least Kim had her kids as some of her excuse (or blame) for all that was in her purse, what's mine????

I've been tagged!

Ten Years ago....

I was at MCC majoring most likely in business, but I can't totally remember as I changed several times! I had just bought my first car 6 months prior without ever seeing it. My parents called me when I was out of town with a friend and told me they'd pay half and had already picked out the car 'the bubble' which my sister affectionately (well maybe not) referred to it as.

5 things on my 'to do' list today

1. Get all of my work done so I don't have to come in tomorrow before I go out of town!
2. Returns at Target and Big Lots
3. Go to the gym
4. Laundry so I will be able to have clothes to take to Mexico
5. Start to pack or at least make a list or something so I'm not running around crazy tomorrow

Snacks I enjoy:

Anything chocolate
String Cheese
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip cookies (the best!)
A good orange


What would I do if I were suddenly a billionaire?

Wow, where to start. Anyone who knows me would have to know my first purchase would be a pair, who are we kidding, multiple pairs, of Christian Louboutin shoes! After I was enjoying those as well as a few new purses I'd pay off my car and buy and have fun decorating a house and get the closet of my dreams! I'd quite my job and travel all over - Europe particularly. I'd buy a condo in Manhattan and a beach house in California. I'd buy a Range Rover. I'd take all my family on a trip, probably to NYC since none of them have been and I they think my obsession is a little crazy. I'd buy the new Apple Air book laptop. I'd find a charity or cause I love and help support them. Save some money so one day when I finally get married I can have my wedding pictures taken in NYC - that's my dream! I'd buy my niece a pair of True Religions as they are so cute, but I can't justify spending that much on a pair of jeans for a 1 year old, but if I were a billionaire...

3 of my bad habits

1. I can't get to bed before midnight no matter how early I have to get up.
2. Shopping - makeup, shoes, purses
3. Picking at my finger nails, I don't bite them but I pick at them constantly. It's no wonder they won't grow!

5 Places I've lived:

1. This is a little sad, but only Mesa, AZ. I really need to get out more.

5 Jobs I've had:

1. Babysitter - my first real money - thank you Aunt Diana!
2. Mail Girl
3. Customer Service in Insurance (I'm so happy that is over!)
4. PL Placement & Bookkeeping (I am quite liking this right now!)
5. Personal Shopper - not really a job I've had, but I sure do help others spend their money when they aren't even there (right Elise???)

5 things people don't know about me

1. I have to have my toenails painted if I am wearing open toe shoes - no exceptions!
2. I have more than once gone around for a couple days with only one hand being painted. I end up running out of time or getting interrupted before I paint the other hand and will frequently not paint it until a couple days later. It's my new fashion trend I'm trying to start.
3. I own over 60 eye shadows and keep getting more (it's an addiction I know)
4. I feel a little homesick for NY when I see pictures or shows/movies set there
5. I'm addicted to buying dishes too. I have no idea how many different sets of dishes I have, but it's go to be at least 20. They are so much fun to buy. I have only started using any of them 3 months ago. Before that they all sat in storage, where most of them still are sitting!

I tag Heidi (so she should do this in about a month since it's that much time between posts) and Marie!

Stay in shape while sitting down?? What could be better??

This is the funniest clip! I definitely am going to get one of these for my office. I can only imagine how productive I'll be and I'll get an ab workout. How perfect!

A little late, but congrats to Christian!

Congrats to Christian for winning Project Runway! I loved his collection - it was just fierce! He's so talented and cracks me up! And he's only 21. I can't wait to see more of his stuff at the next Fashion Week!