Love is a Four Letter Word

I tried out my Urban Decay Naked 2 palette this morning for the first time and absolutely love it! The picture I took with my webcam doesn't do it justice since you can't actually see it, but I received my first compliment at the mall this morning on the color! The entire palette is filled with natural colors, so I can finally wear my eyeshadows on "lazy" days without feeling like I dolled up in the middle of the day.

Last week I finally purchase Bliss' facial cleasner + toner, No Zit Sherlock. I've read raves and rants over the product...mostly raves!...and decided I wanted to give it a try myself. I finally received the kit in the mail yesterday and began to use it last night. Bliss, in my opinion has the BEST face/body products on the market. The prices on some of their products can be a little steep, but totally worth it.

 This will be my first time with the No Zit Sherlock kit. It comes with the cleanser + toner, moisturizer, and correcting serum. An easy 1-2-3 system of such a cleverly named product! I have troublesome skin with the tendency to break out and I'm a hot mess without makeup on! I read this product is good for sporadic breakouts without leaving redness behind. I've only used it once last night and once this morning so far, but no complaints of dryness yet-like some other reviews have pointed out! So let's hope for the best and that it works well for me!

I walked into Off the 5th today and spent about 20 minutes at their Jonathan Adler kiosk debating whether or not I needed porcelain coaster. I love Jonathan Adler products!!! I received this Muse Blanc candle from my friend Katrina last year on my birthday. She's probably the only other person who loves Jonathan Adler as much as I do and gets the obsession over his home decor. I've only used this candle about twice because I love it so much and don't want to burn it out yet, although it smells of fresh cut flowers and would be perfect to light during the Spring months! I have this candle on my coffee table in my living room alongside Jonathan Adler's Happy Chic Accessorizing book and a Laduree' box and it's probably the cutest thing I've done since moving into my place!

My absolute FAVORITE musical artist, Jason Mraz has announced a world tour today! I'm so ecstatic that Houston is one of his stops on August 12th. I've been following him for over 10 years, when he was doing coffee shop shows and have traveled to various cities to see him perform over the years. His new album, Love is a Four Letter Word, comes out April 17th and I have been anticipating it for years! I took this picture the second to last time I was able to see Jason Mraz perform live in Austin, 2009! I'm so excited for the new album and the new tour!!

 Instagram finally came to Android! Now I can have pretty phone pictures like everyone else!

Ooh La, La Laduree

The most amazing thing about being in New York City is that you can go to Paris any night of the week.

Once I learned that Laduree was opening up in New York City, I made it a mission to be able to get some of the macarons! New York City is the only city in the U.S to get a Laduree, so I’ve heard reports of the line being wrapped around the block all day long. Luckily, we arrived right at opening on Sunday, so we were maybe 10 people back. The macarons are flown daily in from Paris and with each box you are given a little card that tells you when they are made and the last day you should eat them. I got a cute little box of macarons for a friend and one for myself. Unfortunately, no pistachios were flown over, so I got the next 6 that sounded enticing. By far my favorite was the salted caramel. Not so much salty, as delightfully caramel!

I managed to get a few pictures of inside the store before I was told that they don’t allow pictures inside of their store.