{things i love} thursday

happy thursday everyone!!
i wanted to try something a little different this week and share with you some of the {things i love} that i use every day. :) sounds fun right?!!

how 'bout facewash?? this product from Avon's Mark. is my absolute favorite.
you can feel the clean tingle, but not in an abrasive way. i love how my face feels after i use it, and it gets eye makeup off really easily!! and, its only $8! total plus!

speaking of makeup... i use sheer cover mineral foundation.
i was a member and got shipments every few months, but that is something i've since given up with the economy we find ourselves in. but i still have one more container of foundation i'm using. after its gone, i'm gonna try Avon's mineral foundation. its only $10! :D i liked using sheer cover because the finish was just what i like, not to thick, or cakey. mineral foundation is easy to apply and covers flaws so well.

for eyeshadow i use some left-over sheer cover samples for my base, but mostly i use e.l.f cosmetics in my favorite colors.
the best thing about e.l.f (eyes, lips, face) cosmetics is their price! killer! most things are only $1 and some of the best i've ever used!! my other favorite eyeshadow is also from Mark. their colors are so pigmented and last all day. my favorite colors from them are luvstruck, rebel, saucy, and corset. *swoon*

i'm realizing now doing this post how much i *heart* Mark. products. i'm about to show you two more that i seriously use every day!!

this is a root lifting spray that i use on my hair when its damp and then blow-dry. it smells kinda "manly" but not in a bad way! lol. and it really works. gives me lift all day.

love it!! find it HERE. and seriously... $5??!! so worth it!

my other new luv from Mark. is something to make me smell good....
this is my newest purchase (a small treat for me) and i love it!! i got a sample awhile back, and fell in love with how it smelled on my skin. so i've been waiting to get it. i only ever have one bottle of perfume at a time and just finished my last one. if you know an Avon rep get them to give you a sample... you might just love it too!

another must-have that i will not leave the house without is mascara. my go-to product is by covergirl. i love the application i get with the brush. i can get it at walmart for about $6.

the last couple things {i love} that i wanted to share are also from e.l.f. lipgloss and nail polish remover pads. their lipgloss was an experiment for me... i don't usually wear it cuz chris doesn't like how it feels when i kiss him. lol. but, for only $1 i thought i'd try this one. its not sticky at all, and i love the color.

now the nail-polish remover was introduced to me when i was a bridesmaid last may. my friend had it in her "emergency" kit for the wedding. and let me tell you, this stuff works like you wouldn't believe. i can do both hands and both feet with one little remover pad. its smells like citrus and works wonders on your cuticles. and is also only $1!! can't beat that!

so hopefully you've found a couple beauty products to maybe try out. don't hesitate to e-mail me if you'd like some more information about anything i've shared. this was a fun post for me!! hope you enjoyed it too.

and again... happy thursday!!
<3

prompt #25 is up over at THe CrEatiVe TyPe. this time its all about type inspired embellishments... for example: how i added words to my ribbon. take a peek over at the blog for some more inspiration, and play along with us!

JANUARY 2010: i took lots of photos, started blogging again, sang karaoke as much as possible, decided to start a 52weeks project and started a blog just for that, created some digital scrapbook pages, had a wonderful visit with my mum and took pictures together, stressed out about huge changes at work, started working hard on my class work at home, drank a lot of tea and green tea lemonade, became closer with my "in person" friends, got addicted to playing chuzzle on my phone, drove around with the windows down and didn't have to wear a coat, got in the biggest fight with chris we've ever had, started rehearsals for our upcoming play, Razia's Shadow, got excited for american idol, got frustrated at football games, found a new favorite (bad) snack: chocolate peanut butter bugles, enjoyed our CO visit with Wasyl and Roxane, had fun styling my short blonde hair, enjoyed interpreting ASL again, decided i really do look like drew barrymore ;) and was inspired by this wonderful online world. :)

drew barrymore??

its celebrity look-a-like week over on Facebook... also known as "doppleganger." (cool word eh?)

so what do you think?? do i look like drew barrymore??
just for fun!
enjoy your friday night!!
<3 shaina

{things i love} thursday
january 28, 2010

thursday is here already... how do the weeks fly by so fast??
here are my most recent flickr faves... i've taken to using these as the wallpaper for my desktop at work. its fun to change it up every week. :D
the two sunset ones were found during The Pioneer Woman's most recent photography contest. great photos... i could get lost looking through all of the entries.

1. Road Sunset, 2. Untitled, 3. praise, 4. Back To The Future With Polaroid, 5. One us... (W2/52), 6. .

for the last couple weeks we've had a little family come over on thursday nights to watch American Idol with us. we just DVR the episodes and save em to watch on thursdays. its been a lot of fun having a bunch of kids running around our place. the littlest one always makes a big mess somehow, but that's kids right?? we've been enjoying our thursday evenings with them.

then after that we go out to sing karaoke. it starts at 9pm here in our little town. we've got our karaoke contest finals on saturday night so i'm eager for some more practice time~!! i've decided to sing "sand in my shoes" by Dido. totally love this song...



another thing i'm {LOVING} right now: green tea lemonade from starbucks!! :D


how are you all this week?? what are you {loving}??

i was tagged yesterday on Flickr by the delightful and talented roseymama. (check out her photos...seriously!)

so here we go: 10 things about me

1. i have a large birthmark on my left inner arm. the doctors told my mum it would fade as i got older, but it never has. that's okay with me...i kinda like it. it changes colors with my body temperature. :P
2. i am the oldest of 7 kids (one full brother, 2 half-sisters, 2 step-sisters and 1 step-brother) growing up was a lot of fun!
3. my husband and i were born on seperate sides of the continent: me in northern british columbia, canada and chris was born in hollywood florida!
4. scarfs are my favorite accessory... i love them!!
5. i collect elephants and have them throughout my house...not in an overpowering way, but once you know they're there, you'll see them in almost every corner.
6. i am deaf in my left ear. i was born that way. i've learned to compensate for it...i can read lips and i have learned American Sign Language and help as an interpreter at the Kingdom Hall.
7. i am very dexterous with my toes...i can pick things up with them and use them for pinching! ;)
8. most people know this, but i LOVE to sing and go out to karaoke at leaste once a week.
9. i am in the middle of a medical transcription course and i'm so excited to get started in that field. i'm hoping that will enable me to be a better support financially and be at home more to take better care of our home.
10. my 3 year anniversary is on June 22nd. time goes by so fast and i fall more in love with my husband every day.

there, that was fun!! did you learn anything new about me??

link me up if you decide to do one of these yourself. i'd love to learn more about you too!

scrap neutral

that's the latest challenge over at THe CrEatiVe TyPe. i've been helping out in the background on the design team over there for the last few months (due to my class) but i really wanted to create something for this prompt. so instead of pulling out my paper and glue, i decided to go digital! thanks scrapblog for letting me create again!!

please come play along with us! the prize is full of COLOR!! ;)

a lovely time

with monday being a holiday and chris and i both having the day off from work we decided to do a trip to Omak to visit my mum and dad. its been sooo long since we were here. im glad we took the opportunity.

my mum and dad recently got the internet....like within the last week. let me tell you, i NEVER thought they would make that jump! lol. but dad needed it for his work, so that was their reason. but what that opened up for my mum is the wonderful editing world known as http://www.picnik.com/. :) so that's what my mum and i did for the last two days. she is a fabulous photographer who loves to take pictures of flowers especially. so we played for hours with her photos. here are a couple of my favorites.

this last edit was my idea...to put my ttv frame on it. i love how it turned out!!
we also took some pictures together during our visit. i'll upload some of those later, probably tomorrow.

and my mum is involved in my 52weeks shot for this week!!! that' coming tomorrow too. :D i'm excited for this one. :D

thanks mum for a lovely couple days and a special visit. and thanks chris for bringing me.
:D