I zig it!

I'm a shoe fanatic! Nothing makes an outfit pop like a shoe with a bit of a funky flair. Check these babies out, I want, I want, I want!! I totes dig the zig zag wedge heel and criss cross ankle ties. I love how they are edgy but still very girly girl at the same time. These are most def on my Summer wardrobe wish list!

Cop yourself a pair of these online at modcloth.com!  

Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder

It's so easy feed off of the negative self talk we hear in our heads, "You're not pretty enough..." "You're not skinny enough..." Blah Blah Blah! Every girl has these kind of moments and it's at those times it's important to remember no matter how much make up we put on, how much weight we lose, ect, ect! There is always going to be a critic, and sometimes the worse critic of them all is ourselves. Beauty is interpreted differently for everyone and is perceived differently even in different cultures.

In Thailand women wear brass rings around their necks in order to elongate their necks. A long neck is considered beautiful and elegant for women who belong to the Kayan Tribe. 

Mauritanian women eat up to 15,000 calories a day to gain weight making them more desirable as a wife and mother. A large women is perceived as a status symbol in their culture.

Women of Ethiopia insert large clay plates in their lower lips stretching them out, this ritual in their culture symbolizes beauty and maturity.

Here in the US women have the pressure of having to be a nearly impossible size 2 in order to meet our cultures standard of beauty. 

Everyone everywhere has their own standard of beauty, stop with the self loathing trying to meet society's standards, meet your own standards and rock your best self!

BB Cream Buzz

There's been so much BB cream buzz lately I had to try 1 out for myself to see exactly what all the buzz is about. L'Oreal is my fav drug store cosmetic brand, so I copped me a tube of this so called magical cream and gave it a whirl. L'Oreal Magic Skin Beautifier BB Cream will most def become a regular in my make up application routine. When applying this cream a dab will do ya, for each section of your face (cheeks, chin, forehead, upper lip, and nose.) The cream gives a soothing sensation when applied as it consists of "beautifying beads" which hydrates,corrects, evens, and perfects. It gives much of the same look as Benefit's Porefessional Cream as described here. It gives the perfect prime to my skin prior to me pounding on the foundation and leaves an airbrushed finished. A couple benefits of this cream over Benefit's Porefessional is it's less spendy AND it corrects skin imperfections over time. If your not a fan of foundation BB cream is a great alternative as it evens out the skin tone on your face it gives minimal coverage. L'Oreal Magic Skin Beautifier BB Cream comes if 4 shades and is reasonably priced at about $10 per pop!  

Jule's Judgement: 5 out of 5 Lipsticks