Life of Chey: fashion

Monday, July 11, 2016

Brunch Look

I'm back with another video!

Today you will be seeing a tutorial

on my go to brunch look!

Enjoy :D

Choo Review: Are they worth it?

I just recently bought my first

pair of Jimmy Choos.

Before you ask/yell at me for spending

half my paycheck on shoes, I will let you know

that I bought them on a holiday weekend

clearance for a fraction of the price they originally

were.

Yes, they were still pretty expensive, but

my birthday is coming up, so that's my excuse.

Judge all you want!

Anyways, I bought them mainly because

they were decently priced and they were

beautiful.

My other reason for buying them

was curiosity.

Are designer shoes more

comfortable/better made than shoes I/95% of the

population buy?

I had to know!

The day they came in

the mail, I jumped for joy,

picked up my package, and

snapchated a pic of the

Jimmy Choo box.

I know... I am quite annoying,

but I was just so excited!

I have dreamed of a pair

of Jimmy Choos ever

since I saw that Hilary Duff

movie that she made with her sister.

Pinterest hasn't made my

designer shoe addiction/obsession any

easier either...

The next night, I was granted

with the PERFECT opportunity

to try out my new shoes.

I was invited to a birthday on Park Avenue.

*Little did I know that I would be, not only testing out

the comfort factor of the shoes, but I would also be testing

the shoes durability in drastic situations.*

One word.

Cobblestone

Who would have thought that the most

beautiful roadwork would be death to

all heels?

I ended up walking about a mile (not all on cobblestone, but also

on brick, and plenty of cracked pavement), all while

dreading what that confounded road was doing

to my brand new beloved pair of shoes.

*I might add, that while walking this mile, I had ZERO discomfort*

Apparently these shoes were made for walking.

It took me a good while, but I made it to the restaurant, only to

really quickly say happy birthday before checking out the most

valued item on me!

NOT A DAMN SCRATCH!

What?

How could that be? I know that I felt my poor

heel go into quite a few cracks, something

that has ripped other shoes of mine to shreds.

I'll tell you how, the heel of the shoe

is made of a very hard plasticish material, which

took those cracks like a champ!

I have never been so thankful in my life.

So, I have determined that, maybe, designer shoes

are more comfortable and well made.

Well, at least these are :)

Please let me know your reviews of designer

shoes! I would really like to know everyone's thoughts

before I go out and buy another pair one day.

BECCA Backlight Priming Filter Primer Review

I finally bought it - the

BECCA Backlight Priming Filter

Primer.

Do I love it?

At first I did!

And I still do really like it.

I love that it makes my face look

extremely luminous.

As you can see here - So luminous!

I love the smell.

I love that it feels moisturizing.

I love that there is a lottttt of it, and one pump goes

a long way.

The thing I don't love about it is that it doesn't seem

to keep my blush and bronzer on while at work for 8 hours like

the Smashbox primer did.

Or did it?

Now that I think about it, I can't remember if my

bronzer and blush stayed on throughout the full work

day a week ago (before I bought the BECCA primer).

Am I being overly picky?

I MUST PUT IT TO THE TEST.

Channeling my inner science class 5th grader:

I devise up a question, hypothesis, a list of products used, a detailed summary

of the experiement, and the results.

Question:

Does the Smashbox Primer help hold the makeup on my face longer than

the BECCA Primer?

Hypothesis:

After putting Primer 1 on the right side of my face, and Primer 2 on the left side

of my face, I will work a full day. I believe the bronzer and blush will stay

better on the side of my face that Primer 2 was used on.

Products used:

BECCA Primer: Primer 1
Smashbox Primer: Primer 2

Bronzer

Blush

Experiment

Yes... The video quality is shitty but
to upload it to blogger without uploading it
to Youtube first - it had to be a much smaller
file. Quality was the sacrifice I had to make.

BUT - primer goes on somewhat clear,
so you aren't missing much.

Conclusion

After 8 hours of wear, I found
that the Makeup on the left side of my face
(Primer 2: SMASHBOX) seemed to stay on better.
They both seemed to be about the same with
oil control.

End of the day pics with Daisy!

She often tries to steal the show.
JUST LIKE MAMMA TAUGHT HER!

You can tell more in this pic that the makeup on the left side is slightly more
intact.

Mother's Day Hair and Makeup Tutorial

I am vlogging once again!

I had fun the first time and so I thought

I would try it again.

Check out my Mother's Day

hair and makeup tutorial!

Still getting used to recording my voice without
reading a script - soooo forgive my ums and my
stuttering.

Let me know what you think about my second youtube video!
if you want to subscribe to my youtube channel - subscribe hizzle:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqUYbXxogmo

Leigh's Birthday Bonanza

A few weeks ago

this girl:

turned 26!!!

Soo of course we had to celebrate with

a ladies weekend!!!

I drove down to Tampa early Saturday morning.

Let me tell you, driving to Tampa at 6AM is the

way to do it.

There is, like, no one on the road!

I got to Leigh's in an hour and 15, when it

normally takes me a little over 2 hours.

When I arrived, I was welcomed with a

workout lol.

Those of you who don't know Leigh,

you should know she takes her workouts

VERY seriously. She's basically

a personal trainer...

Soooo, she kicked my ass early Saturday

morning with a Welcome Workout :D

After the workout and a shower

we went birthday shopping all day long.

That evening we had reservations at Ulele.

The service, drinks, and atmosphere were phenomenal!

Leigh and I had salads, which were just meh, but

that was probably our fault.

You don't go to a seafood restaurant to get salads.

Here we are having too much fun

with Boomerang.

After dinner we headed home for a quiet evening - for we had

day drinking in the morning.

But it is never a quiet evening when you get us together...

The next morning we awoke feeling refreshed and

ready to party!

But first...

BIRTHDAY PHOTO SHOOT

Birthday Cake that Deb made!

After the photo shoot we headed to brunch at

Timpanos.

This place was amazing.

All the girls got the

Unlimited mimosa bar...

Let the pictures begin...

After brunch, we headed to South Howard for

some more day drinking and more friends!!

It was a great Sunday Funday Birthday!

Cheers to another year Lee Lee!

XOXO

My First Makeup Video

Vlogging...

Not something I normally do,

but one of my final projects

this semester for school

was to create an instructional video.

This was something I had always wanted to

try doing, but was wayyyy too lazy to actually

do.

I had to pretend I was an instructor and

create a 2-3 minute long instructional

video on anything I wanted.

So, of course, I chose makeup :D

I decided to teach how to

do a very simple every day

make up look (I mean it had to be

2-3 minutes long).

So I didn't even put eyeliner on!

I recorded and edited this video with

Imovie on my macbook pro.

It's not amazing, but I am pretty impressed

with how it turned out.

*SPOILER ALERT*

I received full credit for this post

and the instructor loved it :D

Let me know what you think!

Should I be doing more of this

"vlogging"?

Or should I just stick to blogging?

(I know, that is just a wonderful pic...)

Primed for Primer

Where have I been?

A little late to the primer game apparently.

I could not figure out why my

makeup and eye makeup

were not staying all day long

while I was in the comfort

of my air conditioned cube!

Girllll you need some primer!

LACK OF PRIMER!

Who would have thought that one product could

make such a difference?

Well, really two products for me...

I have fallen for, and use every day:

- Eye primer

- Face primer

Face primer? Is that what its called?

Anyways...

These are my RIDE OR DIE.

I have gulped down the kool-aide and

I will NOT be looking back.

What is a primer you ask?

I asked google.

If you want your eye makeup to stay all day

Buy this:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance

Money Shot

I bought it hoping it would make my

eye shadow last more then a mere

two hours in the Florida heat,

and it did me one better...

My eye makeup and eyeliner

last through work, through workout,

and even sometimes through my shower.

I have to actually use makeup remover to get

it off.
(Note* I do not have to scrub to get it off,

it comes off quite easily once I use some makeup remover)

#lovenit

The other primer I use is a base
for my foundation.

At the moment I am using
Smashbox Photo Finish
Foundation Primer Light.

This is the travel size.

It really has helped my foundation
stay on longer, but I think I want
to play the field a little.

I've heard great things about Make Up For Ever
Step 1 Skin Equalizer Primer
Color Mattifying Primer - For Oily Skin

I've also been DYING to try the
BECCA Backlight Priming Filter.

This is supposed to give a more dewy finish - and my
face is already pretty dewy, but I love
everything BECCA and have
heard great things about this primer too.

Those will be the next ones I try, so I'll be sure
to give updates :D

In case you didn't know...

Makeup For Ever Ultra HD Invisible Cover Stick Foundation

I recently bought the Makeup For Ever Ultra HD Invisible Cover

Stick Foundation in the color 125 = Y315 - Sand.

Spoiler Alert!

I LOVE IT.

I heard about this product on Snapchat and was in desperate

need of some new foundation and thought "What the hell? Sure

I'll pay $43 for a stick of foundation!". I honestly would have NEVER

even given this product a second thought - because of its price - if I

had not watched the Snapchat of Buynow/Bloglater going on and on about it.

Here are some positives and negatives with this product.

This product is amazing! It is super long lasting, has great coverage, and is relatively

easy to apply. It is well worth the $43 I spent on it, and I think

it will end up lasting a long time because I am using less of it

than I do normal foundation.

Foundation still looks good almost
all the way through the work day.
This is normally never the case!

The only negative that I could find was my Ultra HD Stick has a really weird smell.

I don’t know if they all smell like this but mine definitely has a bad smell when I open it. But thankfully it does not continue to smell after I have applied it to my face!

My friend just ordered her own Ultra HD stick, so I will have to go smell

hers and see if it was just mine.

Makeup For Ever Ultra HD Invisible Cover

Stick Foundation I rate you 5 Stars!!