The Christmas Tag 2014

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I've seen the Christmas Tag going around, so I wanted to join the fun and share some of my Christmas memories and traditions.


Questions 

1. What is your favorite Christmas Movie/s?

A Christmas Story! I always watch it on TBS every year. ( you know when TBS shows the 24 hr marathon) I also like the cartoon version of How The Grinch Stole Christmas! I have both DVD as well!

2. Do you open your presents on Christmas Eve or Christmas morning?

Both! I may open one gift on Christmas Eve, but I usually wait until Christmas morning!

3. Do you have a favorite Christmas memory?

Going to see Christmas lights. One in particular was an elderly couple who put up this gorgeous light display every year with Santa Claus, reindeer, etc. It was so cool they even had a little pond in their back yard with Christmas decor. They would have cars lined up to see their house and people would stand around as well. I also liked to help decorate the Christmas tree, it was so much fun!

4. Favorite festive food?

This may sound weird, but it's homemade lasagna. It's one of my favorite foods my mom makes for my birthday dinner/ (Christmas). I didn't realize until a few years ago some people eat Lasagna on Christmas.

5. Favorite Christmas gift?

I've had so many wonderful Christmas gifts, so all of them are special to me in some way :) It's hard to choose just one.

6. Favorite Christmas scent?

Bath and Body Works used to have a candle called Winter Musk, but now I think it's called Winter. The candle used to be in a small glitter silver jar shaped like a Christmas bulb with a cute top. It smelled just like Christmas.

7. Do you have any Christmas Eve traditions?

Christmas Eve is usually low key. I may finish wrapping gifts, cooking, and watching TV. Sometimes I see my best friend unless he has to work and if so, I'll see him a few days later.

8. What tops your tree?

Usually a star. For some reason I don't know why there's no star on top of the tree in this picture...I think the lights didn't work lol

9. As a kid what was the one (crazy, wild, extravagant) gift you always asked for but never received?

A Barbie Jeep! I didn't get one, but I got a beautiful Barbie Dream House instead! I was pretty stoked that Christmas!

10. What's the best part about Christmas for you?

This one is kind of sentimental for me because my mom always tells me Happy Birthday first...then Merry Christmas. For those born on Christmas such as myself know the holiday can overshadow our birthday lol. I'm very fond of giving gifts, to see the happy look on someone's face is priceless.  I love everything about Christmas it's truly the most wonderful time of year! 

I tag anyone who wants to participate! Leave your link so I can read your responses!  Happy Holidays!

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Crochet Snowmen

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 My apologies for the missing pictures. My pictures were accidentally deleted off my blog. Please Refer to my Instagram account miss_pilar to view the pictures (or some of the pictures) that were deleted.  

 

 

* Everything in this post was purchased and made by me.

 

Today I have a cute holiday crochet project for you! I made two snowmen with their accessories. This project was fun, and even though it doesn't snow that much in the South, I still thought it would make a cute Winter/Holiday project.

Products Used
- Boye Hook Size H
- Red Heart Super Saver Yarn Red
- Red Heart Super Saver Yarn Hunter Green
- Red Heart Super Saver Yarn White
- Red Heart Super Saver Yarn Black
- Tapestry Needle (yarn needle)


Thanks for stopping by my blog! Happy Holidays!

Holiday Manicures 2014

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I know I've been slacking off with my Manicure Monday series and manicures in general lately, but honestly I just haven't really been polishing my nails much. I guess I haven't been all that inspired to polish them since I've been keeping them short. I think I'm going to grow them back long because I really miss my long nails lol.

Lets get started with the holiday manicures!


1. A classic red looks good during the holiday season.

 

 

Sinful Colors Professional: Ruby, Ruby 



2. I love wearing purple during the holidays.

 

 

Sinful Colors Professional: Let's Talk


3. Green with sparkles

 

 

- Pure Ice: Free Spirit 
- Pure Ice: Looks Like Rain 

4. Blue sparkles and a touch of silver

 

 

- Pure Ice: Wide Awake
- BH Cosmetics Nail Lacquer: Metal


This year I kept my manicures really simple. If you want to check out more of my other manicures from last year click on the links below!

Links for my 2013 holiday manicures!

Manicure Monday Holiday Edition Part: 1

Manicure Monday Holiday Edition Part: 2

Manicure Monday Holiday Edition Part: 3

Happy Holidays!!!

Holiday Makeup Looks 2014

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Disclaimer:

 My apologies for the missing pictures. My pictures were accidentally deleted off my blog. Please Refer to my Instagram account miss_pilar to view the pictures (or some of the pictures) that were deleted.  

 

 

Oh how I love this time of year! Everything is decorated so pretty and the holiday season is just a wonderful time of year (in my opinion) I also love this time of year because my birthday is coming up on Christmas! For those who don't know, Yes, I'm a Christmas baby :)


Now with all that being written here are a few makeup looks I came up with that I'll be wearing throughout the month. The first two makeup looks are more for Christmas and the last two makeup looks are geared toward New Years Eve. I usually stay in for New Year's Eve, but I still can do my makeup :) I decided to go ahead and post these looks so they would be up for in plenty of time for the holiday season. 


Classic Gold Eyes and Red Lips

 

 

Side Note: The lighting was off in this picture

Products Used 

 

- MAC Paint Pot (Painterly) for eyeshadow base

- Maybelline The Nudes Palette
Put pic

  1: For transition color
  2: All over the lid
  3: Outer V and slightly on top of     
     crease, blend

- Clinique High Impact Waterproof. 
  Mascara

* Face *

- Ponds Dry Cream (for preparation)

- Fashion Fair Oil Controlled Pressed 
  Powder (Fawn)

- Fashion Fair Fast Finish Foundation
  Stick (Butterscotch/Caramel)

* Lips *

 

- MAC Russian Red (Matte)

- NYX Lip Pencil Hot Red


2. Festive Holiday Green Eyes and Violet Lips

 

 

Products Used

 

* Eyes *

- NYX Eyeshadow Base (White)

- Urban Decay Vice 3 Palette

 

   1. Downfall: for transition color   
   2. DTF: In crease
   3. Dragon: In tear duct and on half
   of the lid
   4. Revolver: On the other half of the lid.
   and Outer V, blend

- Benefit They're Real Mascara

* Face *

- Ponds Dry Cream (for preparation)

- Fashion Fair Oil Controlled Pressed 
  Powder (Fawn)

- Fashion Fair Fast Finish Foundation
  Stick (Butterscotch/Caramel)

* Lips *

 

- MAC (Pro Lipstick) Violetta (Amplified)

- Avon Glimmersticks Lip Liner Perfect Plum



3. Party with Pink

 

 

Products Used

 

* Eyes *

- NYX Eyeshadow Base (White)

- Urban Decay Vice 2 Palette

 

   1. Shellshock: Pack on tear duct, half
   of the lid, and half of the crease
   2. Coax: On the other half of the
   crease, the other half of the lid,
   3. Lovesick: On Outer V, blend into
   Coax and Shellshock on top of the
   crease

- Benefit They're Real Mascara

*  Face *

-  Ponds Dry Skin Cream (for preparation)

-  Fashion Fair Loose Powder (Amber)

- Fashion Fair Fast Finish Foundation
  Stick (Butterscotch/Caramel)

* Lips *

 

- MAC No Faux Pas (Matte) LE

- NYX Lip Pencil Pinky



4. A Pop of Purple

 

 

Products Used

 

* Eyes *

- NYX Eyeshadow Base (White)

- Urban Decay Vice 2 Palette

 

 1. Betrayal: All over the lid and crease
 2. Radar: On top of the crease
 3. Lovesick: On the Outer V, and blend
  slightly into Radar

*  Face *

-  Ponds Dry Skin Cream (for preparation)

-  Fashion Fair Loose Powder (Amber)

- Fashion Fair Fast Finish Foundation
  Stick (Butterscotch/Caramel)

* Lips *

 

- MAC Faux (Satin)

- NYX Lip Pencil Soft Brown

Are you creating any holiday makeup looks?Thanks for stopping by my blog and Happy Holidays!!

Cetaphil DermaControl Oil Moisturizer with Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 30 Review

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Disclaimer: This is a sponsored post by Cetaphil. All opinions are my own.

Today I have a product review for you. Cetaphil sent me this DermaControl Oil Moisturizer with Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 30 to test out.

About the Product and Claims

Cetaphil DermaControl Oil Control Moisturizer SPF 30 is clinically proven to manage oily and acne-prone skin. It soothes sensitivities like redness or dryness caused by using some acne treatments and controls shine while protecting and moisturizing skin. 

 

- Specially formulated for oily and acne-prone skin to relieve dryness and soften skin

- May help soothe the drying effects of some prescription acne treatments

- 3-in-1 formula to help control oil and shine, hydrate and provide broad spectrum UVA/UVB protection

- Contains Oleosome technology™ which uses a lower concentration of sunscreen filters for less irritation and greater hydration

- Micropearl technology absorbs surface oil, helps reduce shine and gives skin a matte finish

- Lightweight, non-greasy, absorbs quickly

- Recommend by the Skin Cancer Foundation

- Works well alone or under makeup

- Non-comedogenic, oil-free and fragrance-free

- Clinically tested for tolerability with acne medications

- Dermatologist recommended

My Thoughts

Very moisturizing! I like using this moisturizer on my face before going to bed. It applies smoothly, moisturizers well, and lasts long after application. If I wear this moisturizer during the day, my face is protected since it has SPF 30 protection which is always beneficial. Even though this product is supposed to be fragrance free I noticed that I had a slight sunscreen scent when I applied it on my face. I also noticed that it stated in the claims section this moisturizer is supposed to be non-greasy. Well...in my opinion it depends on how much you use. It felt a little greasy on my face, but it doesn't take a lot of the product to get full coverage. Even though this moisturizer felt a little greasy, I did try it try it under my makeup a few times. Since this moisturizer has a matte finish, I think it worked well after I applied my makeup. My makeup applied smoothly and face didn't look shiny. I can see myself continuing to use this moisturizer from time to time before I apply my makeup. Like I mentioned earlier, I think it all depends on how much you apply on your face that makes the difference on your face feeling greasy and or looking shiny.

Overall, I think this is a good moisturizer. For me, this moisturizer controls acne more than it controls oil. When I had a few acne bumps, this moisturizer cleared it right up. I would purchase this product in the future especially since it's good for multiple uses that I listed throughout the post. 

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Thanksgiving 2014

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Disclaimer:

 My apologies for the missing pictures. My pictures were accidentally deleted off my blog. Please Refer to my Instagram account miss_pilar to view the pictures (or some of the pictures) that were deleted.  

 

 

I hope everyone who celebrates Thanksgiving had a wonderful day! This just a quick little review of my day. I spent Thanksgiving with my mom and this is the food we made for dinner (even though she made majority of the meal lol) The day was pretty quiet and laid back...cooking, watching movies, and eating yummy Thanksgiving dinner. I also did my makeup and I include those pictures in this post as well.

Thanksgiving FOTD

 

Products Used

(my apologies for not listing all the products, if you have any questions about specific details on my fotd,  feel free to ask me in the comments section)

 

How was your Thanksgiving? Are you doing any Black Friday or Cyber Monday shopping? 


Happy Holidays! 


Pilar

The Blogger Recognition Award/ The Sweater Weather Tag

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Today I was tagged for The Blogger Recognition Award by my friend Ashley@ashleysuemakeup Make sure you go check out her awesome blog!! Thanks for nominating me Ashley! 

I also wanted to thank those who left me such kind comments in my lasts two posts! I missed you all as well! I will responding back to your comments soon and I also will my last two posts for those who want to check it out!

 

Rules:

Thank the person who nominated you and give a link to their blog.Write a post showing off the award. Give a brief summary of how your blog started and a piece or two of advice to new bloggers Select 15 blogs to do this award.Comment on their blogs to inform them of the award.

How I got my blog started 

I love answering this question :) lol, but I will try to keep it short. I always wanted to write a blog so, I finally just went for it. First I was going for fashion hence my link http://plovesfashion.blogspot.com, but then I realized I probably would focus more on beauty. Then the blog name Beauty and more by Pilar was born. By doing this I would let my audience know they could expect read a variety of topics on my blog.

My advice to new bloggers

1. Stay true to yourself and be authentic

I love reading blogs where I get a sense of the person's personality. It's your blog, so discuss the things that interests you! 

2. Try to avoid the "follow for follow" requests

I have to agree with Miriam and Ashley on the whole "follow for follow" requests. I actually find it rather rude because it comes off as your looking for numbers of followers  rather than the quality and time the person put into the content of their blog. I think most people who blog can relate to what I'm saying. It's true if you liked my blog, I would think you would already be following instead of bartering for follow requests...Instead  of only asking for follow for follow, people could at least write "I enjoy your blog and would you mind taking a look at my blog?" and just leave a link. I don't mind links in the comments because it gives bloggers an opportunity to check out other blogs. It's  the whole follow for follow can be impersonal and annoying.

3. Don't get discouraged

Blogging should be for fun! Try not to get discouraged if your blog isn't taking off like you thought it would. If you enjoy blogging keep at it!


Who I nominate for this award! 

Everyone! Leave your link if you want me to check out your responses!



The Sweater Weather Tag


I've seen this tag going around lately, so I decided to participate as well!


QUESTIONS:

1. Favorite candle scent?

I haven't been candle shopping lately, but Bath and Body Works usually wins me over with their candles!

2. Coffee, tea, or hot chocolate?

I don't really drink coffee, I like hot lemon tea and Hot Chocolate is my absolute favorite!

3. What’s the best fall memory you have?

Thanksgiving hands down! I used to love going grocery shopping with my mom and watch her cook dinner. Now I usually help her make Thanksgiving dinner. So much fun!

4. Which makeup trend do you prefer: dark lips or winged eye liner?

dark lips!

5. Best fragrance for fall?

I really like Dream Angel Heavenly by Victoria's Secret

6. Favorite Thanksgiving Food?

My mom's stuffing and Sweet Potato Pie! Yum!!

7. What is autumn weather like where you live?

It's usually cool to mild, but lately it's been very cold. If I didn't know any better I would have thought it was Winter! SC weather has been very unpredictable lately lol

8. Most worn sweater?

I have quite a few! I usually wear cardigans, or my white fur hooded sweater-coat

9. Must-have nail polish this fall?

Anything dark or neutral

10. Football games or jumping in leaf piles?

I would jump in leaf piles lol. Im not that interested in watching football

11. Skinny jeans or leggings?

Leggings!

12. Combat boots or Uggs?

I would probably wear Uggs if I had a pair since I like warm boots.

13. Is pumpkin spice worth the hype?

To each its own...I don't like anything pumpkin

14. Favorite fall TV show?

I really don't know..I guess the new season of Law and Order SVU

15. What song really gets you into the fall spirit?

I really can't think of any Fall themed songs lol



Here are the links to my two latest posts

Are You Happy?
I'm Thankful 


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