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My GlamGlow 'ThirstyMud' Review

October 6, 2016

hey all!
happy thursday!
y’all probably don’t remember, but a long time ago (like in january 2015) i wrote this post here about glam glow.
first of all, if you do not know what glam glow is, glam glow is a beauty company that makes skincare products.
i have been using their ‘supermud’ for more than a year (as you can see from my very old blog post) i typically use it once per week in spot treatments on my chin or nose because the price point is really not one i would like to make very often, and i have only bought this product twice, so i have been extremely lucky (or just been able to extend as long as possible).
so recently i decided to try out glam glow’s ‘thirstymud‘ product…
i typically have a combination face, with an oily t-zone (my forehead, nose and chin) i usually get black/white heads in those spots (caused by over oil production and clogged pores). i was extremely skeptical of this product because i really don’t need that ‘moisture’ because typically only have dry spots on my cheeks, which i use moisturizer for.
the product claims to be “THIRSTYMUD™ uses the newest, most advanced, and extreme hydration active technologies. It moisturizes, restores, replenishes, and calms the skin. Dewdration™ boosts and locks in moisture for a dewy and youthful result while HydraPack™ leaves skin with an instant silky, soft, and supple feel. GreenEnergy™ smooths and energizes the skin, giving you a healthy-looking, glowing complexion.” (according to Sephora)
so first i opened the package…
 
and its really pretty. i love the color, the metallic blue and the star, its very minimal, something i am sure y’all know that i love.
so i tested the mask…
i typically use very drying products because i need my oily t-zone to  be less oily to not only get rid of the oil, but also the pimples. this creates a total drying effect on my face.
this mask totally restored moisture to my face. i am not kidding, my face feels moist, but not only, which is a total win for me, because when my face is not oily it is completely dry.
s0 i am super excited to continue using this because i have only used it once.
i hope you enjoyed!
xoxo
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2 years blogiversary

October 5, 2016

hey all!
guess what today is?
a very important day in the history of macarons and must haves.
its officially my two year anniversary… or what i like to say is my blogiversary‘ 
 
i am personally so proud of how my blog has grown and become something that i LOVE LOVE LOVE to do and even something i have considered for a career in.
so in my intense feelings of nostalgia, i am gonna share some memories with y’all of my blog !
(my first post ever) – (first year anniversary post)
^ these are two SUPER CRINGEWORTHY posts!! i don’t even know why man, they are super short and practically contain no content at all!
y’all might not ever remember this (because it has almost been a year since i changed the name), but my blog used to be called macarons and marchesa and i decided to change the name to macarons and must haves because i decided to move away from the less ‘high fashion’ to the more baseline fashion that i actually wear and style in my everyday life.
i want to thank y’all! all my loyal readers out there for sticking with my craziness through thick and thin and for providing an audience for all of my insane and indecisive thoughts.
you guys are always here to help me whenever i need it most, and i thank you for all of the support y’all have given me from nice comments on the posts to nice comments in everyday life.
i hope there will be more years to come with your fabulous support
 

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gatsby says cheers to you!

 
thank you…
just thank you.
i have the honor to be your obedient blogger
k.wins
xoxo
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Disney Day + Outfit

October 4, 2016

hey all!
happy tuesday!
this past friday i had a day off school, and i was fortunate enough to be able to take a little disney day with my friend!!
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we had so much fun, and i basically found my go-to disney outfit, which is super exciting and VERY COMFORTABLE.
so now i will share some photos!!

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me driving! new licensed driver!

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me and my friend

 
 
 
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ferris wheel!

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me again!

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
now for the outfit!
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so i got a dress from forever 21, it was 14.90 i didn’t think i would like it this much, but i seriously love it. i also love love love this backpack because it is water resistant and for water rides this is perfect to keep your stuff dry!
dress (similar-print no longer exists) / shoes / backpack / mickey ears
i hope y’all enjoyed my photos and my outfit!
xoxo
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October Word of the Month: Brilliant

October 2, 2016

hey all!
so its finally october!
THE MONTH OF HALLOWEEN!
and it feels much more ‘fall’ than it did that week in september so thats cool.
i get to dress more fall, and act more fall!
so for october i picked the word…

brilliant

i hope this october will be brilliant, because i feel like i need a brilliant month right now. i am just in my mindset that i need a month to bring me up, and for the blog, i need your help to my make blog even more brilliant, so i hope you can help me!

how will i try to be more ‘brilliant’ this month?

well i want to make more brilliant content for y’all! as per mentioned i wanna know what you want from me and from my blog. so, last month i had theme days every sunday, tuesday and thursday, i decided i really didn’t like that layout so i am just posting any post on any day, just because i love it.
and! i made another change to my blog, so exciting!!!
hope you enjoy!
xoxo
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September Favorites

September 29, 2016

hey all!
it is the end of september, i can’t even believe it, its been longer than a month that i started school, (you can see my bts post here) since it has been a long feeling month, i wanted to share my favorite of september with y’all!
here we go:

  1. kate spade printed pencil case
  2. calvin klein lightly lined in gray modern cotton bralette
  3. calvin klein modern cotton bralette in navy blue
  4. nordstrom small hoop earrings
  5. steve madden tie flat in navy suede
  6. adidas superstars shoes
  7. lespecs “hey macarena” sunglasses in syrup tort
  8. two faced ‘better than sex’ mascara
  9. converse jack purcell signature shoes
  10. henri bendel round coin purse
  11. watch kensignton leather
  12. monogram keychain

i hope you enjoy this baby post!
xoxo
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DRIVING

September 27, 2016

hey all!
guess who got her drivers license!
ME
so last two thursdays ago, september 15th, i took the test at the california DMV for
driving is super fun and really cool, but also really extremely scary. there is one minute that you can be on the road, and the next you could be flipped over on the side of the road.
and why should i worry so much, i think there is an importance within fear. this fear provides caution and allows for one to always been careful to make sure that you are paying attention for all of the necessary time that you are driving in.
i have learned so much from driving.
driving has taught me to be able to focus while listening to music and also that there is always something that you are missing.
if you are a driver, you know you do not only check once, but you check twice to make sure that you are not missing  a car coming, because if you do, you will have exreme trouble.
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so there is a really funny gif from bobs burgers of tina (the character with the bowl cut right above) from an episode where tina learns how to drive.
here is the clip
so watch it, its really totally funny, and very relevant to every situation. i just love the freedom that comes with driving, even though i only have really driven to go golfing alone! but it is something different!
i hope that you enjoy!
xoxo
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Music in My Head – September

September 25, 2016

hey all!
do you know the feeling where you can’t really get a song out of your head! like you are sitting taking a test and all of a sudden selena gomez comes into your head?
well i have decided to share with y’all all of the songs that have been playing in my head all month this month!
here is my playlist

so here is what i have on my list, or what i found with myself that i was singing, like WAY too much

  1. Kill Em With Kindness by Selena Gomez
    1. as mentioned before, i was literally taking a test when this one came into my head. seriously i love this song so much, i sing it all the time! and all of my golf gals know :))) KILL EM KILL EM KILL EM
    2. favorite line: “Your lies are bullets. Your mouth’s a gun”
  2. Heathens by Twenty-One Pilots
    1. THIS SONG! first of all, it is from the suicide squad (which i have not yet seen, but i have heard that it is amazing). it is on the radio ALL THE TIME, which is probably the reason why i always find myself singing it!
    2. favorite line: “Why’d you come, you knew you should have stayed. I tried to warn you just to stay away. And now they’re outside ready to bust. It looks like you might be one of us”
  3. Closer by the Chainsmokers & Halsey
    1. Okay, this comes with a funny anecdote. At my school, we have a spoken word club where at lunch on friday anyone is allowed to come up and do a poem or spoken word piece. this can really be anything from something from a famous author, yourself, or you can recite the lyrics to a song. one of my friends went up and recited this song in front of most of the student body and i was just cracking up! it was so funny, and it has been in my head ever since.
    2. favorite line: “From your roommate back in Boulder. We ain’t ever getting older”
  4. Cold Water by Justin Bieber and Major Lazer
    1. this is just a total feel good song for me. its a pump up running song, or when i am golfing alone, i put in my headphones and hit balls crazy up in here like zach efron!
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    3. favorite line: “And if you feel you’re sinking, I will jump right over
      Into cold, cold water for you”
  5. Too Good by Drake & Rihanna
    1. first of all, drake and rihanna need to date. they both have such amazing musical talent which the world needs to see together more often. this is also one of my pump up songs, it is great when i am getting ready for an event, like putting makeup on.
    2. favorite line: “My friends always feel the need to tell me things. Seems like they’re just happier than us these days”
  6. Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down) Hamilton
    1. HAMILTON, you didn’t expect that i would go through a music post without mentioning hamilton. so this unit in APUSH we studied the battle of yorktown, so i just listened to that like a bajillion times. AND it was actually super helpful!
    2. my favorite line: “I imagine death so much it feels more like a memory. This is where it gets me: on my feet the enemy ahead of me. If this is the end of me, at least I have a friend with me weapon in my hand, a command, and my men with me.”
  7. Take a Break Hamilton
    1.  this is a total pump up song. i love the letter reading in the song, and the beat just makes me so happy.
    2. my favorite line: “My dearest, Angelica. ‘Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow creeps in this petty pace from day to day.’ I trust you’ll understand the reference to another Scottish tragedy without my having to name the play.
      They think me Macbeth, and ambition is my folly.”
  8. Hurricane Hamilton
    1. THIS IS MY BELT SONG. now i sit in my car and pull the windows down and sing really REALLY loud to this song, so i love to belt out this song because its just so passionate, and intense.
    2. my favorite line “I wrote financial systems into existence and when my prayers to God were met with indifference I picked up a pen, I wrote my own deliverance.”
  9. Treat You Better by Shawn Mendes
    1.  okay, so why is shawn mendes is so attractive!! his voice is so melodious and listening to it can be comparable to listening to an angel from the heavens sing. this song is my fave to listen to in the van on the way to golf with my team.
    2. my favorite line: “‘Cause I know I can treat you better than he can and any girl like you deserves a gentleman”
  10. Needed Me by Rihanna
    1. THIS SONG IS ULTIMATE JAM!! you don’t even understand, whenever this song comes in i dance, and if you know me, i am not particularly a dancer in any form, so its a little weird for me.
    2. my favorite line: “Didn’t they tell you that I was a savage? **** your white horse and a carriage”

i hope y’all enjoyed this post!!
xoxo
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Brunch Babes

September 22, 2016

hey all!
so on one of these past sundays, i went to a birthday part brunch for one of my best friends! so i am gonna share pictures of my outfit and also
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here are pictures of me and my friends and we had so much fun and obviously had to take a ton of cute photos! the first one is me and my friend carly, the second one is me and my friend rachel and the last one is meg, natalie and i!
here is a few group shots of all of us!
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i love going out to brunch with my friends, and i think that brunch is a super cute birthday party idea and its super easy to plan and always turns out super well!
so i wore my lilly pulitzer dress (no longer in stock / similar) with my steve madden wedges
well i hoped you enjoyed!
xoxo
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My Bullet Journal Supplies!

September 20, 2016

hey all!
so, about a week ago, i made this post, about my bullet journal.
so as you might know, it takes a few tools to really use and make your bullet journal stand out!
so today, i wanted to share with y’all my favorite bullet journal tools!

so to start off!
i have a box full of my washi tape, cool scissors, stamps and ink
box / michaels plain washi tape color pack / target tape ( this is one of the many that i own) / paper source planet washi tape
a lot of people love washi tape, but it is also really expensive! so its really good to buy the sets of washi tape at michaels or the dollar section at target has a lot of really nice washi tape for $1, which is super cheap!
next my journal
i have a leuchtturm1917 journal which is freaking amazing! it is perfect for bullet journaling because it has a built-in index and already numbered pages.
i specifically have the pink colored one with “dotted” pages which means that there are dots that would be lines.
on my journal, i have a monogram sticker from etsy here! and i have it in “style 2”
for my pens!
i love my pens so much, they are really the most important tool for me because i love bright and crazy colors!
so i have:
stabilo / zebra mildliners / staedlter pens
i love the pens because they are all porous point, which means that they are like sharpie tips but have an extremely thin tip.
they are amazing pens are perfect for all writing and drawing!
hope you enjoyed!
xoxo
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September : National Yoga Month

September 18, 2016

hey all!
i cannot believe it is already september 18th! its crazy that times goes by so fast! i
i can’t believe that only 6 months ago i was still taking yoga classes! i started the first week of february and went all the way till the first week of june. this was an amazing class which i had either twice or three times a week.
this class really put me in an amazing peace of mind. i seriously loved and from there i took a few small lessons around my area and i started to remember again why i loved it so much. but with my lack of time and lack of mobility (ability to get to the classes) i really couldn’t get back into the classes full time.
so!
hearing that this month, september is national yoga month, i became very excited, of course, i want to get back into classes, but because y’all know (from my article about routine) that my amount of time is severely lacking, and we did a time scheduling worksheet with my advising group, and i only had 12 hours free! 12 HOURS PER WEEK!
12 HOURS PER WEEK!
and that isn’t counting blogging. so i have 12 hours to fit in my blog, my social life, AND keeping up with my netflix shows.
so i have decided to put together a board on pinterest of different yoga poses that i can do at home…
take a peep here!

so i am going to share a few of my favorite pins with yoga “how tos”

i hope you enjoyed my post today!!
xoxo
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