Same Old Love

January Favorites 

Hello Lovelies. I'm Jordan Nicole :) The first month of 2016 has come and gone! It went by pretty fast don't you think? I was pretty shocked that it was a new year honestly and now that one twelfth of that new year is past I am pretty behind. I have had a wonderful year so far and a lot of favorites so lets jump right in!

Fashion

Army Green V-Neck 

This was a completely spontaneous buy at Target one night. I am obsessed with green right now and it was $10 so I figured it was a good purchase. It is nearly the only low cut shirt that I own.. I don not purchase low cut things. I think it is still cute though because it is so causal. I think it comes across less as trying to be sexy that way, which is the furthest things from what I'm going for.

Forest Green Button Up 

I bought this back in the summer because I thought the color was so very gorgeous and it was the best purchase. I thought that it was too expensive at the time but it was a good investment because I think I have worn it at least once a week since the weather started to get a little cooler.

Abercrombie High Waisted Bootcut Jeans 

I think this is the best pair of jeans I have ever owned. I am very sad that I only got three pairs and they have now stopped selling them... They fit me so wonderfully and are really flattering. I am going to try out the regular bootcut jeans and see if they compare but for now I will live in these.

Accessories

James Avery Charm Bracelet 

For Christmas my best friend Amanda decided to get me something I have wanted for years... a charm bracelet. She decided to include some of the closest people to me in it and make it that much more special. I love it so much. It is beautiful. I could not be more thankful to Amanda for giving me such a wonderful and thoughtful gift.

Olive Green Boots 

I also bought these back in the summer thinking they would get a lot of wear time when it got cold. They have. I wear them all of the time. Just look at them!

Beauty

Nars Charlotte Lipstick 

I had this on my wishlist for a long time. I think it is gorgeous. Packaging, color, formula. Everything.

Tartelette Palette 

I bought this palette a long time ago but never really connected with it until recently. It has a wonderful formula and a beautiful color selection.

Fresh Sugar Lip Treatment 

I depend on this. I have gone through two of them and even bought the pink one. My lips have always had a lot of issues and this is the only thing that truly hydrates and improves them.

Home

Fawn Container & Heart Ring Holder  

Both of these were purchased during a trip to Kirkland's. I finally had make storage containers for my vanity and I wanted to add something to hold my ponytails/bobby pins and my jewelry.

Food

Home Cooking with Trisha Yearwood 

I bought this looking for new things to cook at home. There are a lot of good things in here. Plus Trisha is one of my grandmothers favorite people so I knew it would be a good book :)

Dunkin' Donuts Blueberry Cake Donut 

This donut is like a muffin in donut form. I am slightly addicted.

Entertainment

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills 

I am almost ashamed to admit that I have been watching this in my free time but honestly I just needed mindless entertainment. When I get home and I'm tired I just want to put something on that I don't have to think too hard about. No real story line to follow, nothing too serious. I just enjoy putting it on at the end of the day and zoning out. I am actually watching it as I am writing this post. Wonderful background noise.

Serial Podcast Season One 

Lately there has been a lot of hype connected to the Netflix show Making A Murder and I had interest in watching it but honestly I let all of the talk about it discourage me. I remembered that I had subscribed to Serial months ago and decided that maybe that would be a better route to take at this moment. I am so glad that I did. I am now hooked. I got all the way through season one and have listened to all of the episodes in season two so far.

To All The Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han Audiobook

I typically only listen to audiobooks while I am in the car but I listened to this entire book in a matter of days because I was listening to it so often when I was alone. It was such a cute story and I really enjoyed listening to it.

This feels like an overly long favorites this month but I haven't written a favorites post in quite a while so I think some of these things were just built up. I want to get back into this blog desperately. It makes me so sad to look at my blog and not see a new post for months. I think that my anxiety honestly got the best of me over the last few months and I just got overwhelmed with the idea of people looking at something that I wrote. I also haven't found a spot in my new apartment to really take pictures for my blog. The lighting isn't the best here. I am going to make it work though! I am really getting back into this. It is my promise to myself. I want to do more of the things that make me happy and this is my happy place.

I hope that you had a wonderful first month of the year. We have eleven more to go! Here is to a wonderful February :)

***Everything linked if you hover over name and click***

I Just Can't Stop Loving You

August (& Some July) Favorites 

Hello Lovelies. I'm Jordan Nicole :) I very epically missed the month of July when it came to a favorites post. I mean I was still working on writing that when August 15th rolled around. At that point I figured it was a lost cause and I should just let it go. I have sense realized that I was having such a hard time with that post because July came and went so quickly that I honestly hadn't accumulated many favorite things. Not having much to write about can certainly make doing a post difficult. As there is not really any excuse for my absence from posting, I am not going to make any. I am simply going to say that my August has been lovely (I hope yours has as well) and I have many things that I loved along the way. I am also going to lump the few things I had in that July favorites post in with this one. I wouldn't want them to feel left out after all ;) 

Fashion 

Spiderman Shirt 

I got this shirt at Target. It was on sale for $7. Can you believe that? I mean $7. Craziness. Anyways, it is technically a pajama top but that hasn't stopped me from wearing it during the day... and very much in public. I have reached for this so often in the last two months that I lost count a long time ago. I think it is so adorable. I have also paired it with a red lip a few times, which I love.

Accessories 

James Avery Birthstone Ring 

This was a bit of a splurge after receiving a larger paycheck than I had expected early this month. I have had my eye on this ring since I was in high school but the large price tag associated with it, along with my tendency to lose anything with a large price tag associated with it always stopped me from actually purchasing it. Then at the beginning of the month I went in with Amanda so that she could get a charm her boyfriend bought her added to her charm bracelet and I decided to just go for it. I love seeing it on my had. It is gorgeous.

*That's the birthstone for a December birthday, by the way. 

Beauty 

Too Faced Natural Eyes Palette

I may have featured this palette in my favorites before, and I also did an entire review on it during my palette review week, but it really is just the best. It is small and perfect for throwing in my makeup bag. Plus the amount of looks that you can get from just this palette is outstanding. It is the perfect neutral palette (yes, even compared to the original Naked palette) and it has the prettiest gold eyeshadow in it, which is perfect for my favorite eye look.

Tarte Amazonian Clay 12 Hour Blush in Captivating  

I purchased this hoping that it would a) compliment my skin tone well (peaches and oranges tend to) and b) be the perfect summertime blush. It has delivered on both accounts. In fact it has surpassed my expectations. It is one of the most gorgeous blushed I have ever seen. A little goes a long way too, so I imagine that it will last more for many summers to come.

Rimmel Kate Moss Lipstick in 32

I bought this color hoping that it would go well with my Tarte blush from above. It does. My go to summer makeup has now consisted of a gold smokey eye, peachy cheeks, and orange lips. I love it. It is a little drying but if I don't pack it on that isn't much of a problem.

Vera Wang Hippie Princess Perfume

It was a bit of a struggle to find this. I saw it at Ulta a few months ago and knew I wanted it. I should have bought it then and there (the universe has tried to teach me this lesson many times but it just can't manage to stick) but I wanted to wait until my next paycheck. Well when I went back to get it they, of course, did not have it. I produced to look for it, at multiple stores over multiple weeks, to no avail. Then one day I was running a little early and needed to fill some time so I wandered into an Ulta. I definitely wasn't looking for this perfume but there it was when I walked in the door. I immediately checked out and walked out with it. We have been in a wonderful love affair ever since.

Home

NYC & Paris Canvas Art

I have been trying to make my apartment feel more like a home since the day we moved in. I think I have finally managed to get there over the past month. The only thing that could make it feel any better would be Autumn, which is right around the corner. One of the big things is all of the art I have hanging now. These sets of NYC & Paris scenes are so perfect. It fits the little umbrella & travel theme that I have got going. I honestly just love looking at them.

Mason Jar with Straw

My roommate Clay & I love these skits from Comedy Central called Publizity. Due to our obsessive nature we obviously had to get cups like theirs. I got the mason jar, as I am the one with bangs (that will makes sense if you look up the bangs video they have...you are welcome). 

Entertainment 

Tyler Oakley's Auguest 

I included this in my August favorites last year too because it is simply amazing. I love Tyler and I love collaborations. A whole month of collab videos every weekday is a magical experience. They are done now, and you should go binge (speaking of binge, check out his book that is available for preorder now) watch them all!

Young & Hungry 

I kept seeing this on Netflix, and figured I would probably like it since it was an ABC Family show, but I hadn't gotten around to it yet when I found out that my Mama had watched it and really enjoyed it. This was the only push I needed to finally start watching it. I am SO glad that I did. It is not only quick and witty but also hilarious. A great cast and wonderful writing mix to create an adorably fun comedy. Plus Emily Osment plays the main character... childhood flashbacks anyone?

Burning House by Cam 

I am slightly embarrassed to admit this... A little backstory is needed to understand why though. So back in March I went to SXSW to see Sam Hunt. Before he came on this girl I had never heard of, dressed in all yellow from head to toe, performed. Her voice was so obnoxious and her overly fake and cheery disposition was not my style. I wrote her off as someone who would never make it big. Little did I know that I would start hearing her on the radio all of the time... Well end of story I am obsessed with this song. I still don't know if I like Cam or not, but I will give her the credit she is due for the lovely song.

Port Aransas & Parasailing

Earlier this month, my best friend Amanda and I decided to take a day trip to the beach. We choose Port Aransas and decided that we wanted to go parasailing while we were there. I have lived in Texas all of my life but I had never been to a Texas beach. The whole day was so much fun. It was also exhausting. We left home at 7 AM and got back around 1AM. It was a rough drive home. While we were there though, I got to stand in the Gulf of Mexico for the first time and we got to experience parasailing for the first time together. It is SOOOO much fun and I highly recommend trying it. We did it through Chute'em Up Parasailing and had the most wonderful experience. The group of people we went with were so much fun and the workers made everything feel very easy and comfortable.

Those are the things I have particularly been enjoying over the last few months. I hope that your August treated you well, back to school and all! September is officially here and I could not be more excited. PSL anyone? I'll see you at Starbucks on the 8th :)

I Was Made For Loving You

June Favorites

Hello Lovelies. I'm Jordan Nicole :) June has flown by! I know that I say that everything month but it really does feel like I missed out on the last month entirely. It almost feels like I fell asleep in May and now I'm waking up and it is July. So strange! I think I will say that it is because of how much my broken foot has thrown off my summer (uses any excuse for why time moves so fast). Despite my set backs with what I wanted to do this summer, I have a lot of very exciting things happening in July that make me so very excited that it has arrived :) Though it feels like this month didn't even happen, I have still managed to be loving some things in June. The list is far from extensive this month but expect to be seeing an entire homeware favorites next month because I AM MOVING in two days and have completely revamped my room. I couldn't be more thrilled or in love, but I figured I should live in the new place before I gush about all of my new purchases. Anywayssssss, now that I am done with my mini rant, here are the things I have been loving lately.

*All items linked when hovered over.*

Fashion

Marvel Superheroes Shirts 

I got these a few weeks ago when I was looking for things to take on my Washington DC trip. I adore superheroes and just thought these were so cute while also being effortless. I throw them on with a pair of jeans, my grey converse, and my hair down & messy. I love how cute my outfit is and how I can play up my hair and makeup but still look casual. If you are a Marvel fan then buy one of these. So adorable.

Beauty

Sephora PRO Fan #65

My best friend Amanda (I need to do a post solely on her considering how often her name pops up!) bought me this brush as a part of my amazing birthday present last year. I did a whole post on her outrageous present, it was up in December if you want to go look at it. Anyways, she got my this brush because I constantly complained about how hard it was to apply blush lightly. I have a heavy hand and that can make me look like a clown sometimes. I tried it out back when I got it but I didn't really understand how to use it and it kind of just collected dust on my vanity after that. That was before I saw a tutorial featuring a fan brush a few weeks ago... I have now been using this for my blush EVERY SINGLE DAY. It is so amazing. It really does just give you the most effortless looking blush.

e.l.f. Flawless Concealer Brush 

I picked this up just thinking it looked like a nice sized brush. It has turned out to be one of the most versatile brushes I have ever owned. I use it to set my concealer under my eyes, to apply highlighter, to apply bronzer, and to put simple brown eyeshadow in my crease on light makeup days. It is so good and $3. How can you beat that?

Rimmel London's Scandaleyes Waterproof Kohl Kajal in 003 Brown 

I have included the black version of this pencil in my favorites in the past but I recently switched to brown makeup in an attempt to find a softer look. It was a wonderful decision because this brown pencil looks amazing with my brown eyes. This whole range just has the best formula. It stays put all day and is so pigmented. Perfect from my water line, tight line and my upper lash line.

Home

Audrey Hepburn Picture 

I love Audrey Hepburn. I have loved her since I was a little girl. When I came across this giant frames picture of her at Ross while I was shopping for my apartment, I just knew that it needed to go in my room. She is just so timeless. I can't link where I purchased it unfortunately, because most Ross stores don't carry the same products, but Audrey prints are pretty common if you are on the look out for one :)

Food

Dairy Queen Dip Cones 

From one of my posts earlier this month you may be aware that I broke my foot recently. In an attempt to console myself earlier this month I took to getting these ice cream cones. I've probably had one a week this whole month, which is a big deal considering I am slightly lactose intolerant now, and they make me feel a little sick. So yummy though! Such a classic from my childhood. I can only do a small but it is the perfect size!

Entertainment

In My Veins by Andrew Belle 

In my last months favorites I included the show Castle. It has continued to be a favorite this month (I am now on season 7) and while watching it this song kept popping up. The first time it was played (fans of the show will know the moment I am referring too) I instantly Shazamed it. When I saw that it was an Andrew Belle song I knew why the sound was so familiar. I love Andrew Belle and I instantly purchased this gorgeous song. I have had it on nonstop repeat ever since. I literally have a playlist that only consists of this song, and my next favorite, and I just play it on repeat. So beautiful. Look it up, you won't be disappointed.

Fight Song by Rachel Platten 

I know that this song is such a mega hit that it is almost not cool to include it on my favorites, but I don't care. I LOVE this song. It first crossed my radar when I was looking at the iTunes charts. I saw the song but didn't really take much notice. Then I happened to be scrolling through Tumblr (mine is www.jordannicole15.tumblr.com) and came across a video from one of Taylor Swift's 1989 tour stops. She brought Rachel out as her surprise musical guest and they sang Fight Song together. I instantly connected with the lyrics and just felt how true they were for her. I love when lyrics read true to an artist. I find the song inspiring and uplifting and the world always needs more songs like that.

Down The Rabbit Hole: Curious Adventures and Cautionary Tales of a Former Playboy Bunny Audiobook by Holly Madison 

This one is a bit of a cheat considering it wasn't even released until the end of the month but I listened to the entirety of this book in about three days. This was very quick considering all of the other things I got done in those days; aka packing EVERYTHING I own. I was a big fan of The Girls Next Door when I was younger (yes, I was in my preteens watching a show about Hugh Hefner's girlfriends) and when I saw that Holly, who was my favorite, had released a book I had to get it. I immediately went to Audible and used my credit for this month to buy it. I even overlooked a few gems that have been on my wishlist for months. I am so glad I got it though. Listening to Holly herself tell her story was actually really moving. I related to her on a lot of levels while listening to what she had to say. I may not have ever dated one of the world's most notorious bachelors while he simultaneously dated other women, but I have been in relationships that were not healthy or safe, so I completely understood where she was coming from. Some people have insulted her choice to write this book but I am glad that she did. She will give a lot of people the strength and courage that they need to leave a bad situation.

Woah! I feel like I wrote an extra long amount this month. I guess I was just really into all of the things I talked about :) I hope that June treated you wonderfully and that July is even better. Have a wonderful time celebrating Independence Day (if you are in the states like me) and make sure to thank someone who was in the service for protecting our freedom and giving us something to celebrate!

*I am in the middle of a move and taking pictures for this months favorites was just a little too daunting. All of these pictures are from online sources. I will replace them when I get the time!*

Love Story

My Top 25 Taylor Swift Songs 

Hello Lovlies. I'm Jordan Nicole :) I know that this post could rub some people the wrong way. Not every one likes Taylor and that is completely understandable. There isn't anything or anyone that every person is going to like. I however have made it pretty clear on my blog over the years that I love her. Taylor's music has gotten me through so many things in my life and I just think she is an inspiration. In honor of all those times that I have turned to her music when I didn't have anywhere else to turn, here is a list of my top 25 Taylor Swift songs. They range from songs about life, heartbreak, crushes, true love, and mistakes but at their core they all share one thing; they are completely open statements about how it feels to experience those things. They give you something to connect with when you think you are the only person who has ever felt that way. They give you something that shows you aren't alone. At the end of the day Taylor is a real person who has real emotions and she is amazing enough to share those with us in an effort to show us that it is okay to feel things. It is okay to not always be happy. It is okay to fall madly in love more than once. It is okay to forgive. It is okay to not know what you want. It is okay to learn lessons along the way. For that I will always be grateful. 

Taylor Swift Era

A Place In This World

"I don't know what I want, so don't ask me. Cause I'm still trying to figure it out."

Cold As You

"Every smile you fake is so condescending counting all the scars you've made."

Should've Said No

"I can't resist. Before you go tell me this: Was it worth this? Was she worth this?"

Fearless Era

Superstar

"I'm no one special, just another wide eyed girl who's desperately in love with you."

Forever & Always

"I looked in your eyes. Thought I knew you for a minute, now I'm not so sure."

The Best Day

"I know you were on my side, even when I was wrong."

Speak Now Era

Back To December

"And then the cold came, the dark days when fear crept into my mind. You gave me all your love and all I gave you was 'goodbye'."

Dear John

"You are an expert at 'sorry' and keeping lines blurry. Never impressed by me acing your tests."

Enchanted

"I'm wonderstruck, dancing around all alone. I'll spend forever wondering if you knew."

Innocent

"I hope you remember today is ever too late to be brand me."

Last Kiss

"So I'll watch your life in pictures like I used to watch you sleep and I'll feel you forget me like I used to feel you breathe."

Ours

"Your hands are tough but they are where mine belong."

Red Era

Treacherous

"I can't decide if it's a choice, getting swept away. I hear the sound of my own voice, asking you to stay."

I Knew You Were Trouble

"And the saddest fear comes creeping in that you never loved me, or her, or anyone, or anything."

All Too Well

"You call me up again just to break me like a promise. So casually cruel in the name of being honest."

The Last Time

"You wear your best apology but I was there to watch you leave."

Everything Has Changed

"Your eyes look like coming home."

Begin Again

"And for the first time what's past is past."

Come Back... Be Here

"This is falling in love in the cruelest way. This is falling for you and you are worlds away."

State of Grace (Acoustic Version)

"We learn to live with the pain. Mosaic broken hearts."

1989 Era

Blank Space

"Love's a game, wanna play?"

All You Had To Do Was Stay

"I've been picking up the pieces of the mess you made."

Wildest Dreams

"Nothing lasts forever but this is gonna take me down."

Clean

"The water filled my lungs, I screamed so loud but no one heard a thing."

You Are In Love

"And you understand now why they lost their minds and fought the wars, and why I've spent my whole life trying to put it into words."

Each of these albums have helped me to get through things in my life but these songs specifically have at one time or another been the only songs I listened to for days at a time. These are the kind of songs that just speak to your soul. No matter your opinion on Taylor Swift, she is forever due the credit of how brave it is to honestly put your feelings out there for everyone to see. I have struggled with putting my feels out there for the people I love to see. I can't imagine doing it on a global scale.

Sugar

May Favorites 

Hello Lovelies. I'm Jordan Nicole :) May has been a great month for me. Something about those summer vibes. Even though it rained here almost the entire month, there were still some really beautiful days. I am looking forward to what the rest of the summer has in store for me. Here are a few the things I was really loving for the last month! 

Fashion

High Waisted Adjustable Bikini Bottom 

I ordered this bottom online from American Eagle a few weeks ago. I have been looking for a high waisted black bottom for a long time and was very excited to find this. I really like the adjustable element. I even got my best friend Amanda to go out and buy a pair after she saw mine :) 

Accessories

New Cartilage Earring 

After my last final I wanted to do something spontaneous. I thought about all of my options and very quickly landed on finally getting my cartilage pierced. I left my apartment, got in the car, and went straight to Claire's. Fifteen minutes later I am walking out with my brand new piercing. I already had my cartilage done on my left side but I got this one lower down on my ear. I have a few friends who have it there and just thought it was so cute. I love it so far. It is still healing but I think it is going to be so cute with another earring :)

Beauty

Maybelline Fit Me Matte & Poreless in 112 Natural Ivory 

I had been hearing about this foundation nonstop lately and when Kathleen even mentioned it on her channel, I knew I needed to give it a chance. I was very pleasantly surprised by it when I finally did. The coverage of this foundation is a good medium without feeling as if it is. It is light on the skin and feels very breathable. The claim of giving a matte affect is not false either. It does add a matte look to your skin, which I appreciate, though in the summer I tend to go for more of a dewy look with me skin. I think this will be my perfect fall/winter foundation. My favorite element of it is that as you blend it with your brush it almost starts to feel more like a power and dries to easily. I don't have to let it dry before I put of my powder. It is such a cool formula. For any of you with really dry skin, I'd be sure to use a moisturizer or a primer before using it, but I think it would work for you even. Plus another bonus in this line is that is offers shades that are very light. Sometimes when you are really pale it is hard to find a good shade, that isn't too dark. This range is considerate of that.

Urban Decay Half Baked Eyeshadow

Half Baked has always been my favorite Urban Decay eyeshadow. It is in my Naked 2 palette, which I purchased a very long time ago, and it is in my Naked palette. It is my most used shade from the two, but in the past month it has been my most used shade from all of my palettes. My favorite Youtuber, Zoe Sugg, has been rocking a lot of gold eyeshadow and it has just rubbed off on me. It is such a pretty look in the summer time :) She even did a great tutorial on a gold eye and coral lip look. You should head to her channel and watch it if you haven't yet. This gold is perfect for any eye color and will make them stand out, guaranteed. 

Entertainment

Castle

My cousin Ellie has recommended Castle to me for years. I love Law & Order and Bones so it just seemed like a show I should have been watching. Well this month I decided I wanted to start but it isn't on Netflix or Hulu. I checked how much the first season was on iTunes. It ended up being $15 and so I bought it, figuring that if I didn't like it then it wasn't to much money wasted. It turned out to be a great purchase. I am now on season 5 in just a few weeks. School has been done so I've been taking some down time. It's a great show. Funny, witty, quick. The chemistry between Beckett and Castle is just phenomenal too. 

Girl Online by Zoe Sugg 

I have had this book since it was released but I just hadn't gotten around to reading it. I finally started it this month just before I went on vacation to Washington DC. I brought it with me and finished it on the trip. It is such a cute story and a great read. I am really looking forward to the second book coming out later this year. I love Zoe Sugg, she was the first person who really hooked me on Youtube a few years ago. I think she is immensely talented and that shows in her book. The paperback is coming out later this year as well, so if you don't want to spend the money on the hard cover then you could wait for that :) 

Amber Fillerup's Instagram 

Amber is a Youtuber & Blogger who has a wonderful talent with braids. She has the cutest little family and I follow her on Instagram. She travels the world with her husband and little boy. She posts so many gorgeous pictures of her adventures. Her Instagram isn't the only thing worth checking out though, head over to her channel too. She has amazing hair tutorials!

The May list of favorites isn't very extensive but that's just how it goes some months. I have been very busy with school ending and then going on vacation to Washington DC. I fell behind on here a bit but I will be catching up all summer long. I hope that if you graduated in May that you got to celebrate your accomplishments. You should be proud! If summer has started for you then I hope you are enjoying the sun shine and summertime :) 

Love Me Like You Mean It

April Favorites 

Hello Lovelies. I'm Jordan Nicole :) April has come to an end. I'm not quite sure how that happened so quickly! Summer is nearly here. At least in Texas it is. I have been loving the spring so far though. It has been a great month and I'm looking forward to all of the things coming up in May. As always, this is my month favorites. Just some bits and bobs that I have been particularly enjoying this month :)

Fashion

Black Floral Kimono

Last year when kimonos really exploded in popularity, I wasn't fully aboard the train. I wasn't sure I thought that they were cute. By the time I had decided I wanted one, it was already getting cold and I didn't want to buy one if they were going to go out of style by the time I could wear it again. Then spring rolled back around and they had managed to stay in style. I found this one at Target and I adore it. It is so pretty, and obviously the floral pattern is what pushed me over the edge on buying it. I do love a good floral outfit :)

Target Boyfriend Jeans 

I bought these when my Mama got a gift card to Target from work. I wasn't really that sold on them (or Target jeans in general) when I got them, but I wanted to buy something that I wouldn't usually spend my money. I didn't have any boyfriend style jeans, plus I don't own a lot of light wash jeans. Anyways, I bought them and then they proceeded to spend a few months in my dresser not being touched. A few months ago I pulled them out again and when I put them on they just fit better than they had when I purchased them. I have been wearing them a ton lately. I love to throw them on with a top and some Keds. I think they are really cute and a great piece to have.

Accessories

Navy Floral Keds 

My Mama just got me this pair of Keds while we were buying her a pair of Sperry's out at the outlet mall. I had wanted this pair when it was originally released, but had never managed to get my hands on them. They are so adorable, and again that floral pattern snuck in there and stole my heart. They were on sale, which is awesome. I have worn them a ton already. I am now up to six pairs of Keds. I think the obsession is real.

Beauty

Lorac Face Primer 

I got this as a sample when I purchased my Lorac Unzipped Palette earlier this month. The palette itself comes with a sample of their eyeshadow primer but Lorac was giving a sample of their face primer to anyone who bought one of their products. I tried this, not expecting much, one day and was so pleasantly surprised to see that it is wonderful! I have never tried the Benefit POREfessional, so I can't make a comparison there, but compared to the Maybelline Baby Face primer, it is so good. I may just have to purchase the full size, which is saying a lot for me.

Real Techniques Expert Face Brush

I bought this brush after I purchased the Real Techniques stippling brush and their version of the beauty blender. I loved those products so I figured I should try their most popular brush out. When I first got it I was using it for my blush and bronzer, but one day this month I decided to try it with my foundation. It is AMAZING. I love the finish it gives my face. It makes my foundation apply so evenly. I also use it for my concealer and my blush. It is such a multipurpose brush. I need another one desperately. I highly recommend you try this one out.

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Vanity Stool

Earlier this month I had my Mama bring me my old desk from back at home so that I could use it as a vanity in my apartment. I got it all set up and was loving it, but the only thing I was missing was a stool. My Daddy looked online and we were pretty sure that it was going to cost at least $50. We nearly purchased a $75 one even. Then I went to Ross with my Mama & Grandma one day, and we found this vanity stool. It was $25! This adorable vanity stool was only $25. It was such an exciting find. This stool being so cheap actually helped me be able to purchase the next item in my favorites even.

NYC Picture 

I have a fairly large (for a college student) apartment and the ceiling in the living room happens to be vaulted. This makes it look extremely empty. I have a picture hung in my dining room but the walls in my living room were predominately empty. When I saw this picture on our trip to Ross I was so excited. It is so pretty and at $25 it was quite the steal. I hung it above my couch and it has really added a lot to the room.

Entertainment

A Little Something Different by Sandy Hall

I picked this up in the book section at Target one day when I was just browsing. I'm not sure why, but I decided to buy it. I very rarely do that because I have such a long list of books I want to read that buying one that I just saw for the first time doesn't typically happen. I usually just add it to my list and move on. Well with this book I bought it and started reading it a few days later. It only took me two nights to get through it. It is so adorable! Such an original concept and such a cute love story. You are really routing for the characters to be together, alongside the 14 people who tell you the story. Instead of the two characters in the love story telling you what happens, 14 people that are around them watching the story unfold tell you. It is so good. If you are looking for a new and original book to read, pick this one.

KathleenLights' Youtube Channel 

I watch a pretty big amount of Youtubers. I have such a large lineup that I don't haphazardly add to my subscriptions. I just don't have the time. When I cam across Kathleen a few months ago, I instantly liked me. I hit the subscribe button half way through my first video. I have loved her ever since. I look forward to her videos all week. I just think that she is so gorgeous and then on top of the fact that she does the most gorgeous makeup looks, she also has an amazing personality. She is so bubbly and warm. I feel like I know her, and that is not a quality that every Youtuber has. She is also so unique. I can't say that I am subscribed to anyone else who could replace her. You should check out her channel!

Love Me Like You Mean It by Kelsea Ballerini 

My Mama showed me this song when I was visiting home one weekend, thinking that I would really like it. She said that it perfectly described a relationship situation I was in at the time. I just rolled my eyes and looked it up. I am so glad that she showed it to me! It is so cute. The video is adorable too. If you are in your late teens or early twenties then I think you will really relate to this song. My favorite lyric is "If you're going to say it make me believe it." She is referencing saying I love you. It is just a really great song.

Girl Crush by Little Big Town 

I just found this song this past weekend but it has so instantly become my new favorite that it has to be included in my monthly favorites. There has been some controversy over it because people are misinterpreting the message behind the lyric. At its core, this is a song about a girl wishing she was more like the girl who is with the boy she wants to be with. She figures that is she was more like her, then he would want to be with her instead. It is so heartbreaking and relatable. There are just some amazing songs on country radio right now. I'd recommend listening to all of the songs in the top 50 country charts on iTunes.

This month was a little long, but I just happened to be loving a lot! I hope that your April was filled with more flowers than showers and that your May follows suit. Let me know what your favorite things in April were in the comments :)