Getting back into running long distance...and it feels good.

So after indulging quite a bit during vacation (just a few picks of the many indulging foods we had tsk tsk!!) it is time to get back into shape.

I absolutely love running and after taking a week off to relax and enjoy the beach I am back at it...this is a very sleepy me this morning at  am ish. I'm back at running 4-6 miles a day and doing a 10+ miles on Saturday. I ran my last marathon in Maine this May and now that Autumn is around the corner, I'm thinking about registering for another race soon.

I aslo absolutely love yoga especially hot yoga and it's something I try to do twice a week. The stretching helps loosen some of the tight muscles that are a result of running. Looking forward to posting about a new race soon.

Illamasqua lipstick in Obey - Swatches

As summer is nearing the end, I am reaching for some bright neon colors to enjoy before I swatch to darker berry shades. Illamasuqe Obey is a highly pigmented bright poppy orange shade.  The color is perfect for spring and summer and it makes me think of summer days on the beach enjoying lemonades and watermelon. 

The color is one of the most pigmented lipsticks I own. I tab my finger to apply this instead of applying it straight from the tube. I absolutely love this shade for spring and summer and if you're looking for a very bright poppy summer shade, this is the perfect one to pick up. 

Davines NaturalTech Energizing Gel

This year I've decided to let my hair go more to its natural stage and I challenged myself not to use any heat or any products that contain silicones. Once I stopped using those products and heat, I noticed my hair was quite dry and damaged (masked by all the silicones and heat) so I knew the only solution to growing out strong healthy hair was to remove the damaged hair. So two weeks ago I went to my hair dresser and asked her to cut off all the dry damaged part. Here is a before and after pictures.

I'm now in the market to test out some products that would help my hair grow fast and healthier and one of the products recommended to me by my hair dresser is Davines Naturaltech Energizing gel. It comes in a tube and you're meant to massage it into your scalp to stimulate the scalp and provide nutrients to the scalp and hair.

Here are the active ingredients:

• Beta-glucans - polysaccarides that boost the protection of the cells;
• Caffeine phytoceuticals - stimulate the cellular methabolism and improve blood circulation;
• Sirtuins - longevity proteins with a strong anti-oxidant action;

I've only just started using it so I will report back after 6 weeks in any results I've seen from it, but I'm hoping for quick hair growth and lucius hair.

Hope you all are having an amazing day. 

Birthday FOTD and French food

Last week was my birthday and we were in Amelia Island. We ate dinner at the local French restaurant called Le Clos. This must be my fourth birthday I've celebrated at this restaurant and I absolutely love it. Florida is always warm so I wore a very simple outfit both shirt and skirt from Ann Taylor and shoes from BCBG.

 Below is the diner starting with salad, to grouper and creme brule.

That evening we got some rocky road chocolate fudge and enjoyed the sunset. 

I absolutely love French food. It's so rich and so delicious. We had a great day in Amelia and looking forward to going back. 

Nude lips - MAC Plink and Revlon Soft Nude

I'm definitely a lover of nude and natural lipsticks and a true believer that the right nude, depending on skin color, can make you look polished and refined but in a very subtle and effortless kind of way. My two favorite lipsticks at the moment are MAC "Plink" which is a stunning rose nude that looks so shimmery on the lips you can't opt not to wear gloss and revlon "Soft Nude" which is a honey nude. I absolutely love these two lipsticks for two very different reasons. MAC's Plink is so lovely on the lips. The amount of shimmer makes the lips very lush and glossy. Revlon's Soft Nude is a very natural nude which I love for a day at the office. On top of both,  I love to wear Buxom's gloss in "White Russian" a beautiful milky pink that plumps up the lips.

These three are some gorgeous nudes for any nude lipstick and lipgloss lover and I highly recommend.

Dior nail glow - swatches

Dior nail glow is a clear polish with a pink undertone. Once in a while I love the look of bare nails. I love how they look natural and clean but I still want them to look glossy and polished. For days like those, I go to Dior's Nail Glow. It provides that gorgeous "your look" but a thousand times better nail color.

The pink hue makes this such a gorgeous shade. I have several other natural looking bases but this is on a class of it's own. I absolutely love it. For the tips of my nails I use a Sephora crayon called Blanc and it's a while nail pencil. It keeps the tips looking white and fresh.

Vacationing in Amelia Island, FL for the week

This week was my birthday and the husband, my dog and I went to Amelia Island for the week. We had an amazing time enjoying the beach, reading, relaxing and eating tons and tons of seafood and amazing deserts.  Below are some pictures from this week. 

This is our 4th time in Amelia and we love this little island. I'll post a few more pictures in the upcoming week. 

By Terry Color Fix cream eyeshadow in Misty Rocks - Swatches and a review

Misty Rocks By Terry is a taupe lover's dream. It reminds me of a cream version of one of my favorite eyeshadows,  MAC Satin Taupe but much shinier. It's a purple taupe with a good dose of silver shimmer running thru it. The shimmer is so intense that when worn, it almost appears as a wet eyeshadow with a very strong metallic look

The staying power is phenomenal. I wore this while vacationing in Florida this week and it didn't budge the entire evening even after being out for dinner and walking downtown in hot humid weather. The packing is very chic and well designed. It's a golden tube with a strip of the color at the end of the tube which also makes it easier to find if you have more than one of these.
This is a must have for taupe shimmery shade lovers. I'm very pleased to have this and am excited to wear it in the upcoming weeks.

Dolce & Gabbana eyeshadow quad in the color "Desert"

I am a natural/nude eyeshadow type of girl and no matter how many natural shades I have, I am always up to trying more. In fact, it's the first thing I try out from a brand. So here we have my very first Dolce & Gabbana make up purchase and I opted for a very natural eyeshadow quad in the color "Desert".  This quad has amazing colors from beautiful vanilla to burned orange to a very deep eggplant shade and one very interesting shimmery green brown shade.

The pigmentation is amazing and the texture is so smooth to the touch but with minimal to no fall out. Absolutely amazing quad.

Hope you all have had a great day.