Ipsy Glam Bag: December

The December glam bag was good but only in hindsight. Initially I was not impressed by the products that I had received. Mostly I was annoyed that the one product I really wanted was not included in my bag. That product was the Tarte cosmetics, liquid lipstick in WCW. Let's review the bag.

Mascara: at first I was unimpressed but as I keep using it I love it. My lashes look beautiful and full. In comparison to the Marc Jacob's mascara it's super similar. I love that it doesn't flake at all.

Eyeliner: the Hikari eyeliner in Iris was the only thing I actually looked forward to. It is a purple eyeliner but honestly I was kind of sad about it. The color is a bit lackluster and it comes off after like 3 hours which is both annoying and stupid.

Moisturizer: the snow cream moisturizer is really nice and light slightly airy. In my opinion it doesn't last long enough but I do like how my skin feels after each use.

Eyeshadow: the tini eyeshadow in Firestarter was actually a beautiful color. My #1 problem with it was that it has practically no pigment. The color takes forever to put on and comes off in like an hour. I was low key annoyed.

Oil: im a very oily person. My hair needs to be washed everyday and I have the natural oil highlight so for the ipsy people to send me marajuca oil... God I was pissed. I'm sure that the oil has a reason for being in my bag .. like some more experienced makeup blogger might be like "you stupid ho! This oil is miraculous"  but im still high key annoyed, upset, bothered. Baii!

Ipsy Glam Bag: November

Recently I subscribed to Ipsy. For those unfamiliar, ipsy is a company that helps promote and introduce new makeup brands/products into the mainstream. We all know the big brands. What ipsy does is combine sample sizes of both big name brands with smaller equal quality makeup brands for consumers to discover. As someone who has recently decided to dip her toe in the waters of this makeup world I thought Ipsy would be my best bet. I tried to start October 2016 but ended up not making the cutoff so I got the November  Glam Bag. 
The Glam Bag : every month Ipsy sends five sample size products in a cute clutch. 

My November glam bag included : a matte lipstick, a eyeliner, a highlighter, a serum, and a primer

I was not happy with the lipstick. Like at all. It was so hard to apply, and no i did not use a brush. It definitely needs a brush but I was trying to see how on the go it was. It isn't. I like makeup but I refuse to take more than an hour on it and that lipstick would include 10 minutes of applying. And I'd have to get concealer. That red gets everywhere!! 
The eyeliner (basic matte black) was my favorite thing in the bag. At first I was like whatever about it since my daily is the Kat Von D Tattoo liner in Trooper. However I did end up liking it the more I used it since the application is just as smooth. It reminds me of the Ink liner she also carries. If it's cheaper it would be a good alternative. 
The serum, it feels nice and I'm not sure what it's supposed to do besides moisturize. Actually, what serums are supposed to do for your face in general is a mystery to me. However it feels nice and it smells good. I used it to prime my face before putting on my bb cream and it looked nice. I wouldn't buy it on my own. 
The primer. POREFESSIONAL by benefit is the primer I got. I used to use the smash box one in green. And that was amazing to neutralize my redness.. this one was ok. I don't think it was supposed to do the same but it felt like the smash box. Idk if I'd buy it on my own since I hardly ever use concealer.  Or foundation. Or anything besides eyeliner, mascara and lipstick. So I guess I'm a poor judge but it's a must I hear.  
The highlight: I really loved the highlighter! The color. The packaging and the application is easy too. I was in love!! Would I buy it on my own. Maybe depends, when it comes to highlighters I want to explore. So this is a good option but not done here. 
Lastly the Glam Bag design. It was a constellation gold/blue bag!! I was in love!!

Day 21:10 Things about you people don't expect

1. I'm Salvadorean; usually phrase "OMG you're Hispanic and Central American???"

2. I speak spanish: my fave phrase "OMG you speak Spanish! I love your spanish!"

3. I'm older than I look: this one makes me vain "OMG I thought you were 22 maximum"

4. I want to be a librarian: #annoyed "OMG why, is it because you like to read?" 

5. I like to drink : "OMG you drink, you look so innocent" 

6. I like throw an awesome party: " YOU? Party? Really? ... Yes me bitch

7. I don't have my drivers license: ..no comment... I really should have it 

8. My eyes are green. " Omg I thought they were brown" no bitch, fucking no.

9. I like heavy metal. " What? Really, Shut the fuck up"

10: Yes I'm a natural blonde. please never say this."Like do the curtains match the drapes" ,..soo eww

Day 20: The last argument you had

I argued with my dad on Sunday that it was his fault we were late to church...

it was a baby argument and we didn't agree but that's because we finally made it to church. 

Day 19: Something you can't get over

Something I can't quite get over, as selfish as it sounds is letting myself down. I wanted to have a certain number of goals accomplished by the time I was 25, I was 18 when I set these goals for myself. I have so far only achieved one of those goals, ok almost two, almost three. But it was the idea that out of ten goals  I really only made one complete goal happen. I can't get over disappointing myself.  There is no one I can blame except for myself, and that is probably what gets me more upset, there is no one who got me here by myself.

Day 18: Disrespecting parents

I don't know if it's because I'm Hispanic but I was taught to respect and slightly fear my parents. The idea of talking back was not an idea it wasn't even a dream. You just didn't do it! It was interesting for me as a child of Salvadorean parents, people who left their country but not their culture, to watch how American culture portrayed their children in television. I could not perceive why they would say "I hate you" that was so not ok. Hate is a strong word, and it hurt MY feelings to even tell my mom "I don't like you right now". The way Hispanic culture is portrayed in Vines by Oscar Miranda and Jay Mendoza and all this Hispanic-american generation has made it seem is pretty accurate. They present the problems growing up Hispanic with an american influence that we can't seem to understand. I do have to be honest I do sometimes yell at my parents and argue with them, but this I have only started to do since I became an adult and somehow the relationship with my parents shifted in a level way. But lets be honest, we all want to smack the little shit who is always being an ass to his parents.

BTW: if you want to see what I was talking about  this is Oscars vine link 

.. he's hilarious and pretty on point https://vine.co/u/961596034138759168

Day 17: Things that make you scared

I'm really only scared of three things:

1. Losing people. Most importantly my parents and my siblings. I fear losing my friends. By losing people I mean death. I'm terrified of the idea of dying and/or my loved ones dying. It scares me so much that sometimes I can't go to sleep and sometimes I'm asleep and I wake up scared because it happened in my dreams. 

2. Not realizing my dreams. I want to be a librarian, I want to travel and I want a partner in life. I don't want to wake up at 35 and realize that I haven't done at least one of these things. I fear being a failure because I feel like my parents, myself and my loved ones have worked to hard for me not to be someone. 

3. Spiders. Those eight legged freaks are the bane of my existence ,.. fuck spiders.