MEET MY SON HAYDEN

Haven't blogged in almost a year, because my family & I have been busy preparing for the arrival of this little one. Meet my son Hayden, born on March 4. There's nothing better than spending every moment him and experiencing everything as a first time mom. It's amazing how much love in my heart this little guy fills. With this new beginning, I think I might continue to be MIA for a bit until I get everything settled down and have more time on my hands. Here is my son at his newborn photo shoot at exactly 1 week old.

NYX Matte Lipstick Swatches (Tea Rose, Whipped Caviar, Natural, Sierra)

I am back with a few swatches for you ladies. I've recently been loving matte lipsticks & one of the girls that I follow on Instagram had this gorgeous matte lip color. I asked her what it was & she told me she mixed NYX Matte Lipstick in "Sierra" with NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream in "San Paulo". Ulta had the BOGO  50% deals on both Matte Lipstick & Lip Cream, so I decided to get them in other colors. Haven't really played with them yet, but here's the swatches for you guys. Enjoy!

NYX Matte Lipstick

 L-R: Tea Rose, Whipped Caviar, Natural, Sierra

L-R: NYX Round Lipstick "Tea Rose & NYX Matte Lipstick "Tea Rose"

"Tea Rose" was one of my favorite from their Round Lipstick collection, so I wanted to see the difference between the two. Of course, the Round Lipstick has more gloss and the colors are a lot different. The Matte lipstick has more of a deeper pink color, I was hoping they'd be the same.

I wish it could be Christmas all year long!

LOL, I wish! Christmas is definitely my favorite holiday and I really wouldn't mind it being Christmas every day. I love the warm feeling of Christmas, the decorations and the smell, I love love love the smell of the Christmas tree and all the Christmasy scent like cinnamon and peppermint. But most of all, I love how it brings all of my family together. I hope all of you had a wonderful Christmas and have a new year full of love, peace, and happiness.

Every year, we put our coins in a vase and then around late November or early December, we take it to the Coin Star machine and whatever money we make from it, we use it towards our Christmas tree. I'm not sure how much trees cost in the mainland, but here in Hawaii, it ranges from $70-$90 for a 7 ft. tree. This year we made $107.47 from our coins and our tree was about $85, so it felt like we didn't need to dig deep in our pockets for a tree. And we still had leftovers to buy more ornaments for the tree.

It seems like every year we have a different theme for our tree. I've already decided since last year that our tree was going to be country/rustic inspired. I usually buy the decorations the day after Christmas from the previous year since everything is 50-60% off, but a lot of my ornaments this year I bought at regular price. But I did score all the poinsettias from last years after Christmas sale at Ben Franklin and I got the burlap ribbons for 40% off at their Black Friday sale. I think I've collected enough ornaments, so no more shopping for those. I love how our tree looked this year, so it looks like we'll be using the same one next year.

Unfortunately we don't have a chimney to hang our stockings, but our TV stand did the job :)

My bf had me write out my Christmas Wish list since he needed a little help this year and I had him do the same. I got almost all of the things I had on my list except the MK tote since they sold out of it. It's ok though, because he still managed to surprise me with some SpaFinder gift cards and the perfume I really wanted. Undies for days, Lash Stash from Sephora, Third Season of the Vampire Diaries, Flawless perfume, SpaFinder gift cards, and a Naked2 palette...I am definitely one happy girl :) I didn't expect him to get all these things for me since making the list was just to give him an idea of what I wanted, but I am truly grateful for everything he has given me.

And since everyone else knows how much I love my makeup, my sister and her bf got me the Lorac Eye Candy Full Face Collection that I cannot wait to try out. Bestie James got me a Hello Kitty Brush Set and my cousin Cherry got me Stila In The Know Eyeshadow Palette. I can't wait to play with all of these! Next year, I might have everyone buy me a single MAC brush each as a gift so I can get a full collection :P jk, although it wouldn't be a bad idea.

 

GIVEAWAY WINNERS

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