✿ Best of 2014 ~ Beauty! ✿

hiya~

Sorry for my long hiatus, but I hope you are all well-rested from this holiday season!

Today's the first day of the new year, so I'm excited to give you all my favorites from 2014!

2014 was a great year, and I know 2015 will be even better!

I got a camera for Christmas, and so all these pictures will be good quality! Expect more blog posts (:

Here we go!

✿ Makeup ✿

FACE

1) Covergirl Ready, Set, Gorgeous Foundation in Shade 115 

 I am honestly not a foundation person, but I felt like I was obligated to include one here. I haven't tried many foundations, but since I'm quite young, I don't really use products that are obvious. This foundation is great because it doesn't look cakey to me, and it gives a great amount of coverage but still doesn't look like i'm wearing anything! This is the only foundation I've used in awhile. 

HONORABLE MENTION: I literally just thought of this product because I actually really like this, but I can't find my color at the moment so I stopped using it. I really enjoyed the Maybelline Fit Me Stick Foundation this summer, so that is something I thoroughly recommend! (maybe even more than the Covergirl one hehe)

2) Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer

I'm not sure what shade I use, but I'm pretty sure it's one of the lightest shades. I love this concealer a lot because it smells yummy and is super lightweight and easy to blend. It's a great all over concealer. It's somewhat runny, but that's something I quite like.

HONORABLE MENTION: Nars Creamy Concealer, aka the product everyone talks about. However, it's quite expensive. It gives really great coverage, lasts forever, and is super duper creamy! I need to purchase this again in a lighter shade because I'm too pale for Custard now which makes me so sad because I had just gotten a new one! :(((

3) Clinique Stay-Matte Sheer Pressed Powder in Invisible Matte

I really love powder, and I only realized it once I got this powder. I know it's probably the most boring makeup product possible, but this powder is really amazing. I really like the finish of this! It makes my face look airbrushed. The packaging is really cute too (jade). 

HONORABLE MENTION: Rimmel Stay Matte Powder in Translucent. Really cheap, and I love it. I need to repurchase it because I kept shattering it on accident hehe.

Dior Rose Diamond (discontinued)

I didn't want to include any blushes or bronzers because nothing really stood out to me this year. For those, I've been switching around between all the ones I have.

However, I have been loving me a good highlighter! This Dior one is absolutely flawless, and it's the only powder highlighter I own. I absolutely adore this and use it on a daily basis. It could probably double as a shimmery blush too. This gives a fantastic natural glow. Sadly, it's discontinued, but if you can get your hands on this, DEFINITELY pick it up! 

EYES

1) Maybelline Color Tattoo in Creamy Beige

This is my all time favorite eyeshadow because it's super great and easy. I'm soo lazy, and you could use this as a base, but I just use it alone on an every day basis. Cream shadows are my favorite because I'm too lazy to work with powder shadows, but definitely check out these! Probably my favorite makeup product of 2014. I enjoy this shade the most, but I also like Bad to the Bronze and Barely Branded.

HONORABLE MENTION: Naked Palette: I just recently purchased this, so I didn't want to include it, but I have been using this a lot recently and quite like it! (for a powder eyeshadow palette hehe)

1) Maybelline Falsies Volume Express Mascara in Waterproof Black

This is my all time favorite mascara. I will never stop using this tbh. I think this was in my 2013 favorites back when I first started blogging, and I swear by this still. I've never used a makeup product this religiously before. I know Acacia Brinley also swears by this, and so do many other beauty icons(? I guess??).

HONORABLE MENTION: Loreal Miss Manga! 

2) Rimmel Scandeleyes Kohl in Nude

I love these eyeliners because they're so creamy and a great drugstore dupe for the Urban Decay 24/7 liners, which I love. This nude color is fantastic for opening up your eyes and making you look like you actually slept, which is something I'm in dire need of.

3) Dolly Wink Liquid Liner in Black

This liner is definitely sort of hard to find if you aren't Asian, but it's a great Japanese liner. The product takes some time to dry (it doesn't smear, it just comes off when you curl your lashes if you don't wait a minute). The brush is so unbelievably easy to use. This is the eyeliner that got me addicted to liquid liner!

BROWS

2014 is the year I first started using brow products, so I'm not sure if I quite like them yet hehe.

1) Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz in Dark Brown

This is such a cult classic tbh. However, the strong brow look isn't that great on me so I just use this lightly and quite like it sometimes. 

2) Maybelline Great Lash Clear Mascara

I like to use this as a brow gel. When I don't want to do my brows, aka everyday, I just brush them through with this.

LIPS

Maybelline Baby Lips in Grape Vine

I STAN BY THIS PRODUCT. It's fantastic and sheer and natural and I love it. It looks really scary bc it's purple. However, it's fantastic ok.

Clinique Chubby Stick Baby Tint in Poppin' Poppy and Budding Blossom

These are great sheer tints. I love these so much. These colors are really good and come off super natural! 

SWATCHES

( L TO R) : Poppin' Poppy, Budding Blossom, and Grape Vine

Nars Velvet Gloss Lip Pencil

I purchased this a while back, and never really got into it until now. It's also quite sheer, but I really like it again hehe.

NYX Mood Lip Gloss in Affectionate

I basically bought this because I was attracted to the "mood" part. It smells and tastes like delicious strawberry. It's not sticky and it's really light for a gloss. It's somewhat for a dupe for Dior Lip Glow because it transitions from a clear gloss to a pink tinted one.

BRUSHES

1) The brush that comes with the Urban Decay Naked palettes

I like both sides of this and I've been using it religiously with my eyeshadows. I have 2 because I have two Naked palettes but this one is from the 3 because I don't want to get my new Naked 1 one dirty yet. (((:

OTHER

1) Winter Candy Apple Body Spray

I'm still religiously using this and I haven't finished my two bottles I purchased last year. I haven't gotten a new one because I was too slow and they sold out at my Bath and Body Works so I'm counting on my two half full bottles to last me through this year ! 

2) Secret Clinical Strength Stress Deodorant

I like this deodorant because it doesn't class with my perfume and smells really good! 

1) Revlon Parfumere Nail Polish in Bordeaux

This smells delicious. And it's a cute burgundy shade and the brush is super easy to use. Me gusta.

2) Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Top Coat

I'm so bad at waiting for nail polish to dry, and this is a life saver! 

That's it for my post! Look forward to a review coming soon maybe even today hehe ((:

xoxo,

zozo~

✿ Makeup Starter Kit ✿

hiya~

Today's blog post is all about beginners. I first started getting interested in makeup around 8th grade, when I discovered Youtubers like Zoella and Missglamorazzi. They sparked my interest in makeup, and I have been obsessed ever since.

Makeup is a fantastic way to boost your self-esteem and a fun past time. I consider makeup to be a form of art. I have improved greatly in makeup, and I am still learning about it.

Makeup is so addictive to me, and it helps me realize that beauty is so easily achieved; everyone is beautiful, and makeup is merely something to enhance it. Beauty products have helped me become less insecure.

In an effort to help you all with makeup, here are some products I recommend that are foolproof for those of you just starting out.

Here we gooooo!

EYELASH CURLER

The most important part of eyes is mascara, in my opinion. It's the most basic item you can have. My first makeup product was mascara. (MAC Haute and Naughty to be exact).

However, many people overlook the importance of an eyelash curler. Without one, I think it's pointless to apply mascara.

I've only ever owned one eyelash curler in my life, and that's this Sephora one. 

It's somewhat pricey at $17 but it's totally worth the splurge! I would probably pick up the purple one now, but I own the pink one, and it comes with extra padding in case you get your curler's padding dirty. i haven't switched it out since. Definitely invest in one of these!

                                       

EYESHADOW

Eyeshadow is definitely one of the most tricky aspects of makeup, and a cheat is cream eyeshadow. i still use daily now, and it's perfect for lazy people such as myself. I still haven't mastered powder eyeshadow, but I'm working on it.

My favorite cream eyeshadows are the infamous Maybelline Color Tattoos. I haven't found anything quite like them.

You can just apply them to the eyelid using your pinky for precision, and then blend out with your ring finger or a fluffy blending brush.

My favorite shades are Bad to the Bronze and Creamy Beige (from the leather line).

Bad to the Bronze

MASCARA

I will never stop using this mascara. I absolutely adore it. 

Everyone knows I love Maybelling the Falsies Volume Express. I've tried so many different mascaras in my lifetime --- high end, drugstore --- and nothing has ever compared. I keep coming back to this!

A ton of beauty gurus and notable people adore this as well. Acacia Brinley swears by this!

I always recommend waterproof, because why not? Who knows when you'll have an emotional breakdown? It's fantastic at separating, lengthening, and giving insane volume. If you curl your lashes well, this will make your lashes look false, hence the name. 

Make sure you pick up the Volume Express version, because there are 3 different versions of this mascara, and the other ones are definitely not as good.

CONCEALER

There are various types of concealers. I definitely recommend Nars Creamy Concealer if you are ok with splurging, because it gives great coverage and has fantastic consistency. It also lasts quite a while. 

From the drugstore, I quite like the Nyx HD concealer, as well as Rimmel Wake Me Up, which is currently my go to. 

For under the eyes, you can use Rimmel Wake Me Up, which is a fantastic double-use concealer. I also recommend the Maybelline Instant Age Rewind concealer! 

POWDER

I would definitely go with translucent powder, because I find colored powder reveals pores and doesn't work when the seasons change and your skin tone alters. 

I'm currently using a Clinique powder, but honestly, any clear pressed powder will do. 

I find my face doesn't look finished until I use powder.

A drugstore recommendation from me is the Rimmel Stay Matte powder, which is fantastic! I need to go repurchase this myself! (for the third time??)

LIP COLOR

For light, sheer color, I highly recommend Baby Lips by Maybelline. My favorite shades are Grape Vine and Cherry Me. They taste great, give cute color, and condition my lips to baby softness!!! 

Clinique Baby Tints are also great, but don't smell as great or condition as well. I love the color selection, though! It's far better than the Baby Lips line, but if you don't want to splurge, I'd definitely say go with the Maybelline ones!

For actual pigment, I recommend any lip crayon type product. My favorite Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain is the shade Honey. I also enjoy the Soap and Glory Sexy Motherpucker Gloss Balm in Nudist, which is extremely glossy. My favorite lipstick is any of the Rimmel Kate Moss Lipsticks, because they taste fantastic and have a great color selection. I love 107 and 106.

For lip glosses, I enjoy the Nyx Mood lip glosses that come in the tubes. My favorite is the strawberry one. It tastes great, has fantastic color (definitely a dupe of the Dior Lip glow products), and isn't sticky. It applies super smooth. The new Cover Girl Colorlicious Lip Glosses are also fantastic! (not sticky, great colors)

I hope this blog post was beneficial to you! 

Leave comments with blog post suggestions, and happy Thanksgiving to those of you who celebrate it! 

Hope you're enjoying your well-deserved time off; I know I am!

love,

zozo~

✿ Fitness Goals ✿

hiya~

I apologize for my super long hiatus from blogging. It's been quite some time, and I've just been bombarded with school work, work, and volleyball.

However, I want to take time out of my day today to set some fitness goals for myself because I really would like to be healthier.

Working out is not a big necessity in my life because I'm constantly active due to volleyball, almost to the point where it is too much.

I do eat unhealthy, and at bad times and in bad amounts. I've decided to set a few goals for myself for this month, and see where that leads me in weight loss!


GOALS
~ Drink more water. 
1 cup before every meal, and at least one liter a day.

~Cut out fast food.
French fries are yummy, but there is no such thing as a free french fry?

~Lower carb amounts.
I'm going to attempt to cut out carbs from my diet.

~Don't snack aimlessly!
Instead, drink a cup of water to see if you're actually hungry or merely craving.

~No soda.
I am going to cut out soft drinks completely; only water, with the occasional iced tea (unsweetened).

~Document everything I eat.
That way, I'll actually be conscious of what I'm putting in my body instead of snacking and then feeling guilty later.


That's it for my goals. If you have any idea for me to help me healthily lose weight, leave them in the comment below!

I always say I'm going to go on a diet and make some serious health changes, but I never do it, so I'm going to put some pictures up in my room for constant inspiration.


love love love,
zoo <3

✿ What's Going On In My Life? ✿

hiya~

So recently I've been a bit distracted from my blogging. I have been binge posting at random times (meaning posting like three times in one day then being totally MIA for 2 weeks).

Here's why:

1) I've began to make YouTube videos! I finally posted my first one, and to be honest, it took me awhile to figure out what to do about my first, and I just yolo'd it and decided to post about my sunburns that I got recently. It's not that relatable or interesting, I know, but as Troye Sivan once told me, the first video is the hardest to upload!  There'll be lots of great new videos to expect there.

2) I'm starting school in less than a month! D: So I've been slacking around this whole summer, and I've decided to hop on my schoolwork right now! Bring on the Pre-Calc, AP Euro, and SAT prep man ://

3) I'm beginning to rekindle my interest in writing. Right now I'm kind of brainstorming and I've created a Wattpad account for when I decide to upload. Not quite sure if I'll be doing fan fiction because I know I want to but I also want do write about more serious(?) topics. I WILL LINK YOU WHEN I AM READY TO POST THERE.

4) Volleyball season is coming up very soon, and I took a little break, but now school season is slamming me with workouts, so I devote a lot of my time to that.

But no fear! I will still be posting. I'm working on a few posts, and there'll definitely be back-to-school things up very very soon, just as soon as I figure out when I'm going shopping hehe ^~^

Thank you for sticking with me! Also, I just realized that my NE YEAR BLOG ANNIVERSARY already passed on June 30 but lol it's ok! Almost 2k views and 100k views on my Google+ Page!

Thank you everyone that follows me or reads at all, even if you don't comment or I'm not aware of your existence. You guys are fantastic and you're what pushes me to keep creating things.

much love,
zozo♡

✿ YouTube Channel! ✿

hiya~

Just wanted to give you a quick update on what's going on lately in my life.
I've started a YouTube channel!

www.youtube.com/zoetheloser

I know that the username is dumb but that's ok because I don't really feel the need to make a new account I guess.

I got severely burnt from going to the beach yesterday, so I filmed a video on how to make it heal fast and makeup to cover it!


Here's a link:

LOL AT MY AWKWARD THUMBNAIL

Also comment on my video or here with tips on soothing/healing sunburns because I would really like some!!

I'm still trying to figure out how to be my best on YouTube, so bear/bare(?) with me!

You guys are the absolute best, thank you so much!

Definitely going to have a lot more blog posts coming soon!

love love love,
zozo♡

✿ What's In My Travel Makeup Bag? II Zoe ✿

hiya~

Thank you for 1.5k! This is great (: Also I'm almost at 100k hits on my Google+ page which is INSANE.
much love mwah mwah

Here's a quick post I've been preparing that tells you some of my favorite makeup through what is in my makeup bag! I recently went to Florida to play in AAUs for volleyball and I had a great time.

Let's get started!

✿ Makeup Bag ✿

Ted Baker Celiar Baby Pink Washbag

Sorry I don't have any links for this bag because I purchased it at an outlet in Florida a year or two ago. You can find similar if not cuter ones at Ted Baker anywhere basically.

✿ Eyes ✿

Urban Decay Primer Potion Original Mini

You guessed it, I'm still using this primer. I purchased the mini travel size literally around two years ago and I'm still only halfway through the tube. This is a fantastic primer and it works great with my eyelids. It keeps shadows on all day.

Maybelline Color Tattoo in Bad to the Bronze

This is a great paintpot-like product to use if you want a wash of color. I like using this mainly because it gives my eyeliner something to hold onto.

Rimmel Scandaleyes Eyeshadow Paint in Peachy Apricot

Again, this is just a really nice cream eyeshadow to use on its own or as a base because it's easy to blend and apply. It's a very sheer wash of color on your eyelid and extremely natural.

MAC 217 Blending Brush

I like to have this at hand for blending my cream eyeshadows to the degree of sheerness that I would like.

NARS Larger Than Life Eyeliner in Via Veneto

I like to use this to tightline, but it's just a whatever product. It definitely smudges and I don't think this was a good purchase. I need recommendations for a good eyeliner to tightline with so that it doesn't end up all under my eyes after an hour! Leave a comment please!

Eye Pencil in Coffee

I think this was my first eyeliner, and I just returned to it. It's really good, but it is a PENCIL. It's not creamy, it's just a solid pencil. You can soften it into a creamy state if you focus a blowdryer on it. However, it's still very good and natural! It doesn't stay for very long though, so I use the cream eyeshadows as a base.

Maybelline Falsies Volume Express in Very Black and Brown Black

Obviously I'm traveling with my holy grail mascara. I wouldn't want to use one that wouldn't work nicely for the entire trip! I brought two colors this time, in hope that my brown one that I purchased accidentally would run out, but I just ended up using my new black one. It's been years and I still worship this mascara.

Sephora Eyelash Curler in Rose Quartz

This will be my first and probably only eyelash curler ever used in my life. It's pretty good and it makes all the difference to curl your lashes before mascara!! 

✿ Face ✿

Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Eraser

I use this under my eyes because it's light, both in color and texture. It's pretty yellow, which cancels out my dark circles, but recently I've stopped using this because it makes my undereye area very very light, much like Kim Kardashian does commonly. So, I'm currently experimenting with the Rimmel Wake Me Up concealer which is very pink and somewhat darker.

NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer in Custard

I absolutely adore this concealer, I've already repurchased it! My first tube still hasn't run out yet, although it's alarmingly low right now.

Real Techniques Expert Face Brush

I use this brush to blend in my concealer on blemishes. To blend in my undereye concealer, I usually use my fingers or a cheap sponge I got from Forever 21. I can't find links to it, sorry! It's just a gourd shaped one, and it's very whatever.

Chanel Poudre Universelle in 20 Clair

This is a translucent powder, and it's decent. I don't find anything bad about it, but I don't love it either. I've finally hit pan on this after using it since around Christmas time I believe. 

Real Techniques Powder Brush

I love this powder brush; it's better than any kabuki or other powder brush I've used because it's huge and extremely fluffy, which picks up just the right amount of powder so you don't look cakey.

✿ Cheeks ✿ 

Dior Rosy Glow Healthy Glow Awakening Blush

This is the best blush I own, in my opinion. I think that this adjusts to your skin tone and makes it look very natural. However, you should have a light hand with this or it'll look like you had an allergic reaction.

Real Techniques Blush Brush

I adore this brush. It's cute and pink, and it's fluffy enough so that it doesn't pick up too much powder and make you look like you've been running a marathon.

Dior Rose Diamond

I just attempted to find links to this product, only to find that it's been DISCONTINUED D: I'm not sure how to feel about this because I was always planning on buying Amber Diamond as well, but I didn't get the chance to and now it's gone :(((((( This is very depressing. This is a fantastic highlighter, but it also works as an eyeshadow palette and a blush on its own!

NYC Smooth Skin Bronzer in Sunny

This is my first bronzer I've ever purchased. It's kind of orangey on me, which I don't like. I'm not a bronzer person, so I just use a little bit under my cheek now if I feel like it for a bit of contouring. I think this is a little dark for me, which is saying something because it's pretty light. It's super cheap, though, and a good Hoola dupe! ($2.79 i believe!)

✿ Lips ✿

Dior Addict Lip Glow

This is another holy grail product of mine, and of course it's from DIOR, my all time favorite makeup brand. It never does wrong, I'm telling you! This is another one of those adjusting makeup items, and it's absolutely fantastic. It comes off as a sheer hot pink, but it's very healthy looking.

Maybelline Baby Lips in Cherry Me and Grape Vine (the first two from the right)

I'm personally a big Baby Lips fan, and my favorite shades or Grape Vine and Cherry Me. They're great, natural sheer colors with fantastic taste and amazing moisturizing capabilities. 

Soap & Glory Sexy Mother Pucker in Nudist

I'd have to say this is my all-time favorite lip crayon. It's a pinky nude gloss stick, which means it's very natural and shiny. This is super moisturizing, and I absolutely love the taste. It tastes like the usual Soap and Glory scent would taste -- think the Righteous Body Butter and Hand Food, but if you could taste it!

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Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Honey

This is a surprisingly natural looking pink shade. This is another one of my holy grail lip crayons. These lip crayons taste like toothpaste to me. I didn't like it when I first used it, but I've grown to like the scent and taste.

Thanks for reading! This took quite awhile to put together whooooh. 

Have a great day! 

One more month of summer :((

xoxo,

zozo~

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