Photo Diary: The Lower East Side - LES

This Friday, I spent the day at my grandparents' apartment in the Lower East Side and something struck all the creative bones and nerves in my body. My uncle, who also lives in the apartment, is a photographer. I guess being in his presence inspired me, haha. 

Anyway, I'm artsy in many areas and sometimes photography isn't my strongest area. I always feel inspired, but when I grab my camera and shoot, the result isn't what I had in mind, and I get discouraged. 

This day, though, was very different. There was a huge thunder storm and the sky was a lovely color, the city lights were shining through the fog, which ignited my desire to shoot.

Thanks for reading! If you'd like to see more, all these photos, and more are posted on my Flickr page which will be linked below.

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"My Life in 20 Questions" Tag

Hello!

Since I haven't quite shared a lot of information about myself here, I decided to do one of those tag questionaires. The TMI-tag is getting pretty played out on YouTube and on blogs so I searched for a new one. Hope you enjoy!

1. What's your favorite color?
My favorite color is definitely green, forever and always, BUT purple, maroon, and black are my faves as well.

2. What's your favorite number?
I always say 7 because that's the "lucky number" and my birthday is in July.

3. What is your dream career?
This is a hard question because now a days you can go to college and get a degree in something and not do anything with it or get stuck with a job you hate, but if I could have any job in the world, I'd want to own a record store or just a become a famous photographer

4. Where do you see yourself living when you're on your own?
I still picture myself living in New York, probably Brooklyn or Queens, owning a nice two story home, decorated really nicely.

5. Where is your favorite place to travel?
I've only been to Florida, Pennsylvania, and the Dominican Republic and they're all really lovely but I really want to go to the UK, Australia, and California.

6. What do you do in your free time?
I like to daydream, listen to music, scroll on YouTube, BlogLovin, Tumblr and Instagram for HOURS! I always like to zone out into the tiny world going on inside my head whenever I can.

7. Favorite clothing stores? 
This is a hard question omg. I guess I'll go with Marshall's, Old Navy, and Forever21.

8. Dream car?
Well, I currently want a Toyota Corolla S but if I someday have an awesome career I wouldn't mind having some kind of really expensive car , who wouldn't lol.

9. What TV shows can't you live without?
I haven't really sat down to watch tv in a while but some all time faves are That 70s Show, What Not to Wear, and Boy Meets World.

10. 3 things (or people) you need in your life are...
Music, Books, and my family

11. I can't sleep without...?
Ughhhh so many people bug me about this but I've had a Cookie Monster teddy bear that I've been sleeping with since I was like 12 and I can't bring myself to put it away or try to sleep without it.

12. If you were given 1 million dollars all for yourself what would you do with it?
I have a lot of problems that money can solve in my family, so I'd definitely help myself and my family first. Then I'd invest some. And then, I'd give back to those who need it, either to locals, in the Dominican Republic, or to any natural disaster or country in need at the time.

13. I have a celebrity crush on...?
Not to sound cliché but definitely Leonardo DiCaprio. I've loved that man since I saw the Titanic on VHS (aka a long time ago).

14. What is your favorite treat to eat?
CHOCOLATE. No doubt about it

15. My favorite wild animal is...
Koalas

16. What is your favorite season?
Spring and Fall because they are the less extreme versions of Summer and Winter.

17. My favorite childhood shows were...
Arthur, Between the Lions, The Comfy Couch, Hey Arnold!, The Amanda Show, Drake & Josh

18. Why did you start a blog? 
I'm always on YouTube and some of my favorite youtubers have blogs also so looking at their blogs made me want to start blogging. Mainly Sammi (BeautyCrush)'s blog was what really made me sign up to have a blog. I hope to have a blog as cool as hers one day lol

19. What do you hold close to your heart? 
Memories

20. What is one music artist that you are in love with?
Two words: TONY. PERRY. Omg I love that man so much. My close friends think I'm obsessed with him and it's probably true.
If you don't know him btw, he plays guitar in a band called Pierce The Veil and he is just a beautiful face with a beautiful soul, ugh, he is amazing.


But that concludes the "My Life in 20 Questions" tag.
I hope you learned something new about me through this lol and I tag everyone who wants to do it!
Thanks for reading!

NYX Lippies ♡

Hello! So, I ordered some of the very famous NYX Butter Glosses and a Butter Lip Balm online. I swatched them on my arm:

Butter Lip Balm - Ladyfingers

Butter Gloss - Devil's Food Cake

Butter Gloss - Maple Blondie

Butter Gloss - Raspberry Tart

Butter Gloss - Red Velvet

Butter Gloss - Apple Strudel

Lip Liner - 850 Nectar

When I swatched them on my hand, they were really pigmented. I believe all swatches contain just one swipe of product. When I applied the glosses to my lips, they were really glossy....almost too glossy for my liking, to be honest. 

Now, longevity is a different story than just applying the product and wiping it right off. 

I wore Red Velvet to go shopping over the weekend. I spent maybe an hour to get to the mall and when I arrived, I looked into a mirror and the product bled/feathered like crazy!! I was so shocked. I have never used a pigmented lip gloss, so I don't know if this is common in pigmented lip glosses? Or maybe it was that color only? I'm scared to try any of the others haha. I'm thinking that maybe the lighter colors won't feather as much.

The lip balm was my favorite! It applies really smoothly and it actually leaves color. I was skeptical because I've seen many "pigmented" lip balms that don't leave any color, but I was glad this one did. And it wasn't like lipstick, it was subtle yet noticeable.

Now, the lip liner, I did not order myself. I'm not sure if it was shipped to me by mistake or if it was some kind of bonus, but I'm not complaining haha. The color came out really weird in the photo above, but in person, it looks just as it does on the tip of the pencil. It's a copper color with a slight metallic sheen to it. It applies really smoothly, as well. 

Have the Butter Glosses feathered for any of you as well? I'd definitely love some feedback! 

Thanks for reading!

Floppy Hat

All though floppy hats have been in style for forever, the recent comeback has been booming and it seems that it is here to stay. I first noticed a strength in the trend last Summer when I would go to the beach. Later, it continued into the Fall, which was when I fell in love them. I loved the combination of a floppy hat with dark outfits, and berry/deep plum lips and nails. I can't wait to see how they will be styled this spring!

Floral Print

I've always loved floral print but my obsession has been growing and growing as of lately! The weather in NYC has got me pretty bummed out lately (physically and emotionally) but I can't wait for spring and summer to rock some floral print. Most people are still on the flannel/plaid shirt trend but it's all about the floral, am I right?! Haha.

Does anyone else share my floral print obsession? Hope so! ♡

Quote of the Day

"fire cannot kill a dragon."

DIY Flower Heart

Hello, I will be showing how I made a flower heart. I'm not sure if this has been done before, but I hope someone finds it useful.

Materials:

• Fake flowers from any dollar store
• A metal clothes hanger
• A hot glue gun and glue sticks
• Scissors
• Ribbon

First, unbend the hanger, then bend it into a heart shape. It doesn't have to be perfect. (The shape won't show through the flowers once they're glued)

Next, take the flowers off the stems 

(This photo does not belong to me, credit has been given)

Once you take the flowers off the stems, you can begin gluing

Then you can add a ribbon or if not, you are done 

Notes:

• The flowers didn't stick on well with just applying glue to the bottom of the flower. I added a bit of glue to the back of the hanger as well.
• If you have gaps and the metal wire shows through, I cut off leaves from the stems and glued them around the flowers to fill the spaces.