Mug Swap - But First, Coffee

Hello all! I have missed writing on here a lot. I do apologize for my absence. 

I wanted to share an opportunity I had! Kallie from the blog, But First, Coffee facilitates a mug swap with her followers every so often. This first happened at the end of last year (I think it's honestly been so long now) and I was matched with the lovely Ashley Gabrielle. Once you have been matched with your mug swap partner, it is your alls job to get to know one another and then eventually send each other a mug! While Ashley and I both sent out mugs out a little late, we still got them to each other. I think she would agree with me when I say that the process of emailing back and forth and giving each other blurbs about each others lives was so much fun. We do have plans to continue to keep in contact with each other, and I honestly am so excited for that also. I think because of this mug swap, I have created a connection through the blogging world that we both enjoy, as well as a new friend :-)

Ashley is so sweet, and you should definitely go check out her blog! And I mean, you probably want to see what mug she got from me, right? ;-) 

And if you're here from Ashley's blog, hi and welcome! Like I said at the beginning of this post, I haven't put out a blog post in a while due to life events and school but I have a list and a folder of pictures ready to be edited for more posts this week :-) I think anyone would sympathies that starting to get into blogging consistently is challenging, but I'm slowly working on it :-)

Hope you all have a wonderful easter, and like I said, go say hi to Ashley and follow her! Just click here!

FOTD #1

Hello all! Hope you all aren't freezing like I am right now. I decided to share a look that has been my go to, ever since coloring my hair! I am not ready for this snow and freezing temperatures! Therefore this look represents my love for fall and the fact that I am hanging on for dear life with this season. All of the information for this look is listed below!

What has been your go to look lately? Leave me a comment! :-)

Face: 
L'OREAL Lumi Foundation in n1-2 soft ivory
Maybelline Fit Me Concealer in 15 Fair
bareMinerals Mineral Veil
Rimmel London Stay Matte Pressed Powder in Transparent
Tarte Amazonian Clay Bronzer in Park Ave Princess
two cosmetics duo eyeshadow in Heartache (love this as a blush!) :)

Eyes:
E.L.F. Eyebrow kit in medium
Milani Bella Mandarin in the crease as a transition shade
Ulta Eyeshadow in Golden Olive all over the lid (sadly discontinued)
Urban Decay Naked 2 & Faint from the Naked Basics palette in the crease & outer V
bareMinerals eye liner in Black bean to line upper lid (discontinued)
NYX retractable eye liner in black for tight line
Covergirl Clump Crusher Extensions Mascara in Black

Lips:
Julep Lip Gloss in Awestruck

Happy Friday and a quick update!

Hello everyone! Hope this week has been treating you well. I myself have been pretty busy with school work as well has school band commitments. I thought I would get a post out to let you all know that I have created a twitter account! Like I have said (and probably will continue to say) I love interacting with people! This will be a great way for me to share posts from my blog, quick info on things such as sales, opportunities and even mini life updates/thoughts. 

Can't wait to see you all in the Twitter sphere!

@thatsamlife

OOTD #1: Casual Fall

Today was one of those days where I needed to get out of bed and get ready, but I didn't feel like doing much to my hair and didn't really want to do a face of makeup. So, I opted to (for the first time in a while) put together an outfit that looked nice but was super comfy. This outfit really is not anything special, but I figured I would post anyways because sometimes when I see OOTD posts it inspires me to put in a little more effort to my outfit the next day or think about my wardrobe and see if I have anything similar.

The shoes are ones I found at TJ Maxx a year ago. I will update with a link if I find one.

 You will soon find out that 80% of my wardrobe is from Old Navy. This bracelet along with the sweater are from Old Navy.

I don't have many necklaces like this, because I just never got into the statement necklace trend but I actually scored this one over the summer from Aeropostale for $5.00!

Let me know if you would like to see anything/know anything else with these OOTD posts. If you have any questions or ideas you can also contact me via email!

Hope you all are having a wonderful week!

Tidbits

• Like the new look? I'm still playing around with it. Let me know what you think!
• The weather here will not make up its mind... Kind of annoying at this point.
• I am at that point in my semester where everything is happening at once in my academic life and social life
• My Dunkin' Donuts coffee and blueberry donut were just what I needed this morning :B

Happy Halloween!

Better late than never, right? Hope everyone had a safe and wonderful Halloween weekend! Just thought I would drop this picture here to share my costume this year. My boyfriend and I decided to do a couples costume as Cosmo and Wanda from the Fairly Odd Parents on Nickelodeon! I use to be obsessed with this show back in my junior high years, and saw this on Pinterest.

I did not have a lot of time to do my hair, but I had practiced the poof prior to doing it this night. I wish I had a lot more pictures, but sadly with the amount of time we had I was not able to :-(. My boyfriend did not want to use colored hair spray, so this is also the best we could come up with for Cosmo's green hair. Did I mention we threw this together in 24 hours time??? I think it turned out pretty well! The wands we found at Walmart for 97 cents and I made the crowns using yellow cups, believe it or not (also found on pinterest).

Feel free to leave what you were for Halloween this year, and if you would like an in depth post about anything let me know!

Have a fantastic day!

Welcome to my blog!

Hello there lovely people! My name is Samantha and I am here wanting to start a blog that is beauty based as well as my life in college here and there! I also plan to combine these two concepts, because being a college student means that your money is tight. I still enjoy trying out new products and would like to share how I do this! For this blog I plan on doing hauls, reviews, tutorials (maybe trying to get into doing videos?) and a few other things that I think will be a lot of fun!

A little bit about me, I am 20 years old and am a 3rd year in college. I am majoring in AYA Integrated Social Studies (meaning I want to be a high school teacher!) I enjoy a lot of the simple things in life, including sitting down with my favorite people and drinking some hot tea, or just hanging out. My makeup/beauty collection is something I take pride in for the fact that I do not wear makeup because I feel the need to enhance my natural features. Heck, I don't even wear make up every day! But I do enjoy the process of applying makeup and getting to experiment with color. It's also aways enjoyable to watch what the beauty community comes out with and test the products for yourself! 

There will be more about me to come, so welcome to my blog! :-)

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