Mini Book Haul!

So one thing I love to do in my free time is read (it calms me when I'm stressed). So I decided to pick up a few books from Barnes and Noble!

The first book, City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare, is the second book in The Mortal Instruments series. Even though I am only on the second book (the first book is called City of Bones), this is one of my favorite series. It's full of crazy creatures and bloodbaths that you can't stop turning the pages! Once I finish this book I will do a review on it!

The second book, The Enemy by Charlie Higson is a book that I have never heard of but when I was browsing the isles and isles of books I just happen to come across this one. So once I'm done with this book I will be doing a review on it as well! 

Hope you enjoyed this mini book haul, there will be many more to come!

 

Makeup Vanity Tour!

 Hello my fellow readers! (Trying to sound a little professional eh?). So I decided to make today's blog a little more beauty related by giving y'all a tour of my makeup vanity! Details of products and where I got my furniture are all listed below, enjoy!

Here is a look at the full setup and where I sit to do my makeup. I prefer it in this spot because I get a lot of natural lighting from the doors, so it's a great space for light and taking pictures! The desk is actually pretty old, it's from this old furniture store called Bombay and they closed down a while ago so I'm getting all new furniture real soon (Hayworth Collection from Pier 1). The big white thing in the left corner of my room is called a storage tower (I'll do a tour on this soon) which is also from Bombay, but you can find a very similar one here.

These drawers are called muji drawers, which you can find online here! They hold my makeup great, and I'm going to purchase another set sometime soon.

 

On the top of the drawers I have 2 BH Cosmetics palettes. Here's the website if you want to explore the site.

In the first drawer I have all of my face products like primers, concealers, powders, and highlighters. If you want to know the specific name of the products you can comment down below! 

In the second drawer I have all of my eye shadows like palettes, pencils, and cream eye shadows.

In the third drawer I have some of my lippies! (Do you see the YSL Lipstick and Fresh Sugar Lip balm that was featured in my Sephora Haul?!) 

In the fourth drawer I have all of the mascaras I DIDN'T throw out! I had gotten rid of all the dry mascaras and the ones I don't use.

And finally in the last drawer I have all of the things I don't use on a regular basis (except for the Michael Kors Blush, I had no more room in my face drawer). 

On the left side of the drawers I keep my most used foundations!

On the right side of the drawers I keep my brushes and some other products that don't fit in the drawers. The tin can that holds the brushes is from Target and the beads inside are from Michaels!  

In the middle of the desk I just have a little "decoration" which includes two beauty books and a glass skull that I got from Walgreen's during Halloween season!

And last but not least on the right side of the vanity I have some plastic clear drawers that I got from Walmart, and I use these to store products that have not been opened yet! I also have some fake flowers that I got from Ikea that match the colors of my room, and I also have my camera (Nikon D3000) on my handy-dandy tripod!                     

 

Studying for Finals Week!

For some of us, finals week is coming up and none of us are looking forward to it (I mean unless you like finals). Mine are next month and I need to start studying ASAP. So here are a few tips on how to stay focused when studying:
1. Find a private area to work at, like a desk in your room, or even on the floor, wherever you feel most comfortable. Try to avoid being near a window, I always find myself getting distracted by something outside.
2. Gather all of the materials you're going to need to work, (pencils, pens, highlighters, paper, the work, etc.)
3. Prepare yourself a snack if you're going to be studying for a while. I tend to go for a more healthy snack like a granola bar or some yogurt, with a glass of juice or water.
4. Turn off all technology (excluding your phone, we might need that as a..... um.. Calculator). Having the TV on while you're trying to study is a huge NO NO, you'll never get you're work done.
5. Take breaks. You don't have to sit there for hours straight reading out of a textbook, every 30 minutes or so get up and stretch or maybe eat something.
6. Flashcards. No matter what I'm doing ,
I always find myself using these. They're a huge help when you're out and about and you want to study real quick.

I hope this helps you in acing your finals! Xoxo,
India

Mini Sephora Haul!

   As you probably know I love makeup and unfortunately I have found myself in Sephora making yet another purchase! I try not to buy too much when I go in there because it's very easy to spend way over $100, so I decided to make a list before I went in there and only buy the things that were on my list! 

 

Products pictured above: 1. Benefit they're real mascara, 2. Laura Mercier Secret Concealer (in shade 5), 3. Fresh Sugar Lip Treatment SPF 15, 4. YSL Lipstick (in shade 07 sweet fig), 5. Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion