Irony

The other night I watched an airplane get pulled out of the bottom of the Hudson River from my friend's living room window for hours on end. It was probably one of the stranger things I have ever seen.
Today I booked a flight to Miami for President's Day Weekend. This is a weird world.

I need a perfect white eyelet dress, lots of neon, cute wedges and mermaid hair (this one might be a bit more difficult).

Oh, do yourself some favors:

Defying the Laws of Physics

Kim Kardashian: your hair, makeup and body are like gifts from the Gods. Do not understand.
How did she somehow get even better looking just by cutting her bangs? I want this hair NOW.

Dr. Fish

The things people will do for the sake of beauty... The new "up and coming" pedicure is a fish pedicure, where little carp (toothless fish) nibble away at the dead skin on your feet in a communal tub for about 15-30 minutes, after which you'll get a regular pedicure MINUS the razors. The razors are the part that they were trying to eliminate by creating this crazy pedicure, due to problems at a spa in Virginia (Yvonne Salon) with state regulations regarding razors used during pedicures.
While I love my regular pedicures and I am definitely open to new sorts of beauty treatments, I think it'll be a loooong time before I work up the courage to have a fish pedicure.

Top 10 Summer Essentials

So since every magazine/website/everything I read has lists of summer "must haves", I decided that I should obviously make my own because I know everyone is very interested (alright, and I am procrastinating).

#1.

Stila's Sheer Color Tinted Moisturizer SPF 15
I am totally not a foundation type of person, so this is fabulous for me, but definitely perfect for ANYONE in the summertime. It gives very light coverage to even out your skin tone (it comes in 10 different shades), moisturizes, AND with protects your skin from the sun to keep yucky wrinkles away!

#2.

Gladiator Sandals
Yessss I know, me and everyone else is obsessed, so this is very obvious. I have a couple of pairs already and I am anxiously awaiting the arrival of my new platform ones. They are a perfect accessory to compliment a plain outfit, and I love that I do not have gross monkey feet so they look amazing on me!

#3.

Fun, bright nailpolish!
OPI's The "IT" Color is one of my favorite, and their Mod About Brights collection also has perfect shades of blue, green, orange, pink, and coral. I need to stay away from Ulta because I buy too many bottles of nail polish... which is silly since I get my nails and toes done every two weeks anyway (an all-of-the-time essential, not just summer!).

#4.

Bumble and Bumble DeFrizz
Anyone who spends the summer months on the East Coast knows the humidity is hard to beat. Bumble and Bumbles DeFrizz serum is highly concentrated, but not too sticky, it gives you some shine and ACTUALLY works. You can use it on straight or curly hair... I would be lost without it.

#5.

Looooots of Sunglasses!
Victoria Beckham is rarely seen without a fabulous pair of oversized sunglasses on -- she knows what's up. Sunglasses protect your eyes from damaging sunlight, prevent nasty crows feet from squinting, and they are a perfect way to accessorize! I love sunglasses. Okay, I reeeeeeeally love sunglasses.

#6.

High Waist EVERYTHING
High waistlines are absolutely amazing. They are so flattering and turn anything from denim shorts to a cotton skirt into a fashionable item that can be worn with sandals for a casual daytime look or dressed up with heels. My collection of high waist shorts, pants, skirts, etc has been ever expanding for the last few months... and I don't see it stopping anytime soon.

#7.

NARS Bronzing Powder
While I am naturally much more tan than the average white girl, I take precautions to keep the sun off my face because I never want wrinkles (heellllllo SPF). This bronzer is amazing for kinda faking that natural glow and comes in two pretty colors. In the summertime I use the darker of the two, Casino, but I would recommend Laguna to anyone who doesn't have quick tanning olive skin.

#8.

Smooooothies
While smoothies are definitely good all year round, they are perfect walking through the city on a hot summer day. My favorite is strawberry banana (sorry Lauren)!

#9.

Body Scrub
Before I go out in the sun for an extended period of time, I make sure to use a body scrub so I get a nice eeeeven tan. They're even better in summery scents like this coconut one from Philosophy (ALL of their stuff smells soo good).

#10.

VACATIONS
Duuuh! I already have plans to go to Los Angeles and Las Vegas (San Francisco may be in the works as well), as well as little trips like to the Hamptons (and basically any beach as often as humanly possible). If it was up to me I would be traveling 90% of the year... so if anyone wants to plan any vacations in late August, let me know!

Naughty Nauticals

I am really glad that I was informed about the new MAC collection, Naughty Nauticals. I really love nautical fashion/pin-up style make-up and it is definitely a good combination of the two. Red lips and dark blue nails are definitely favorites of mine so I am really excited to check it out in person. I also think I need to erase 2004 from my memory and realize that sometimes blue eyeshadow CAN be worn in a way that looks good. Sometimes.

Naughty Nauticals

Tarte Rejuvelash

Now that I really think about it, it has been a LONG time since I have found a real great beauty find. The last memorable one that I can think of is DuWop's Reverse Lipliner -- and that was literally YEARS ago. However, this isn't to say that I do not experiment with TONS of different products; I get a free gift basically every time I go into a Sephora because all of the money I spend there (sidenote: getting their rewards card is a great idea. Free gift every 100 points. 1 point=$1). One of the things I most frequently experiment with is mascara... my favorites that I have found to this point are Benefit's BADGal Lash in Deep Black and Dior's Diorshow in Black Out. But, until recently when I took notice to, and decided to try, Tarte's Rejuvelash ($16) on display at Sephora where it claimed it was great for refreshing mascara on your way from work to happy hour, have I found any eyelash product that I was so obsessed with! It is basically like a clear mascara that is loaded with vitamins and other goodies for your lashes with a brush that has all of these teeeeny tiny little bristles so it really does do a fantastic job freshening up 8 hour old mascara without giving the clumpy uneven look you get when you simply re-curl your lashes and apply over old mascara. Added bonus, it comes in a super cute case and is small enough for me to keep in my (very small) makeup bag that I keep in my handbag all the time. I highly suggest every girl try this because you WILL fall in love with it. I have even decided that once I finish up my current tube of Diorshow I am going to try one of Tarte's regular mascara, and perhaps another new obsession will form!