New Years!

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I can't believe it's almost 2015! I feel like I just started blogging yesterday. 2015 is a huge year for me I am going to graduate high school and go to college. It's so crazy how fast this year has gone. My blog has grown so much over the year. I want to accomplish some things in the new year and hopeful I will.

Some things I want to accomplish in 2015

-Blog more

-Write my story

-Get a job

-Find what I want to do in college


What are some things you want to do in 2015?

First Time Ever Going To Lush Haul!!!

This was one of the best presents I got for Christmas. I have wanting to go to lush for so long and there isn't one near me so this was amazing. I did get a lot but they had all there gift sets from Christmas and they were on sale which is a big deal for Lush. Lush never has sales so it was great because I get to try more products.

I will say what product I got and a brief description for the Lush website of what it is and made out of.


Buffy Body Butter Bar

You use this in the shower when your skin is wet and the bar buffs away dry skin with ground almonds and rice.


Snow Angel Bath Melt

A moisturizing bath melt made with organic cocoa butter and dissolves leaving a shimmering blanket of white fizzing snow.


Cinders Bath Bomb

A bath bomb with vegan candies and cinnamon leaf oil with hydrating almond oil that keeps your skin soft and smooth.


So White Bath Bomb

Juicy apple bath bomb made with baking soda and oils of bergamot and neroli.


Butterball Bath Bomb

A sweet Vanilla bath bomb with creamy cocoa butter inside.


Snowcake Soap

A Soft creamy soap make with rose and benzoin resinoid. With a almond nutty smell is one of their all time Christmas scents.


So White Shower Gels

A all time Christmas scent that smells like juicy apples made with smoothing rose water and bergamot oil, That will leave your skins smooth and soft.


American Cream Hair Conditioner

A Strawberry and vanilla cream scent that will bring all the boys to the yard. 


Rose Jam Body Gel

A rosey jam shower gel made with vanilla, goji berry juice and nourishing argan oil that leaves your skin soft.


I hope you liked the haul what are some of your favorite Lush Products and things I should try?

What I Got For Christmas 2014!

Merry Christmas everyone! I thought I would share what I got for Christmas I am not bragging at all I am so grateful for what I got and a huge thank you to everyone who gave me something. I love watching these videos on YouTube so I thought I would do my very first what I got for Christmas on my blog. I hope you enjoy! 


Books

I got the second and three book to the divergent series and Just One More Day by Gayle Forman who wrote If I Stay.


Snoppy and Snoppy Picture

Snoopy is one of my favorite characters from a The Peanuts. There so cute!


Two NYX Butter Gloss in Apple Strudel and Peaches and Cream 

I have been really wanting these for such a long time they smell amazing and they look really nice.


Clinique Lip Liner in Bom Bom

I have been looking around for this for a while and could never find it. It matches the Wet N' Wild lipstick in Cherry Bombing perfectly.


Journal 

I got this from my friend and I love it! It says dream on it and its purple my favorite color!


Love You More Picture

I found this in the store one day and love it. I love how the metal is the words. Super cute!


I did get a couple more thing like candy, gift cards and a trip to Lush for the first time ever! :D I want to say thank you again for everyone who got me something. I hope you all had a great Christmas and got everything you wanted.

Christmas Cookies!

I don't know if it's just me but making Christmas cookies puts my in such a festive mood. With Christmas tune playing on loop and helping my mom make them is just the best thing ever. We kind of make cookies from starch but we use a mix but I think it's homemade good anyway. I love cutting the shape out for each one making a tree then a star is soo much fun. 

Then we get to frost them a kinds of colors from green to red pretty much a Christmas theme.

What's puts you in a Christmas mood? Do you make Christmas cookies?

Christmas Tag!

I was never tagged by anyone to do this tag but I thought it looked really cute to do so let's get right into it.

1. What's your favorite Christmas movie?

I would have to say Elf I know that is a lot of other people's favorite as well but I think it's so cute and the funniest thing ever.

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

I have always opened my gifts on Christmas morning but I do go to grandparent's house and open some family gift there that I wouldn't be spending Christmas morning with.

3. Do you have any Christmas memories?

When it was Christmas morning my brother would wake me up at 6 in the morning and we would go downstairs and look at what Santa brought us.

4. Favorite festive foods?

Stuffing, mashed potatoes and corn casserole.

5. Favorite Christmas gift?

I don't really have a favorite but I think spending time with family is the best gift of all. (I'm so cheesy but it's true :D)

6. Favorite Christmas Scent?

Sugar cookies.

7.  What's your favorite Christmas song?

All I want for Christmas is you by Mariah Carey. That song just puts me in a Christmas mood and I sang along to it with it on full blast all December.


8. Real or fake Christmas tree?

Fake because I have always grown up with a fake one but I think it would be cool to get a real one.


9. Candy cane or gingerbread man?

Candy cane I like peppermint in the cold seasons.


10. Who are you watching on Yourtube for Vlogmas?

I'm actually watching Fleurdeforce and Rhiannon Ashlee from fashionrocksmysocks. They are amazing Youtubers if you haven't seen then you must!


What are you doing your the Holidays?

DIY: Candy Cane Nails!

I painted my nails candy canes last year for Christmas and I really loved how they turned out so I painted them again this year! Hope you like this DIY.

What you will need:

-Red nail polish (Mine is Revlon in the shade vintage)

-White nail polish (I don't really know the brand)

- Toothpick

- Top coat

Instructions:

1.) Put on a base coat to protect your nails.

2. Paint your nails with 2 or 3 even coats with the red nail polish.

3. Take the toothpick and dip in the white nail polish. Take your time drawing the lines on your nails.

4. Put a top coat and enjoy your candy cane nails!

Hope you liked this DIY. I would love to see your nails for this Christmas by sharing them on Instagram with me. @annabanana002

   

Stocking Stuffers!

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I love looking through my stocking so here's some ideas of what to put in your stocking.

1. Makeup removing wipes

These are great to have there easy for quickly removing makeup on the go.

2. Lotion

Any lotion is great to put in your stocking because of the cold winter you're going to have dry hands.

3. Face Wash/Cleanser

This is good to get because everyone needs some face wash and what a great time to stock up.

4. Books

Books are perfect to put in your stocking if you have been wanting  to read a book for a while.

5. Nail polish

These are small and great idea to put in your stocking.

6. Gift Cards

Gift cards are a great gift if you don't know what someone wants for the holidays. They can buy whatever they want without you stressing out if you got the wrong thing.

7. Lush Bath Bombs

Who doesn't love lush?

8. Lipstick Or Any Makeup

You can't go wrong with makeup.

9. Chapstick

This is a great gift because you're going to need chapstick for the cold winter months.

Christmas Playlist!

I love the listen to music especially during Christmas time. Most of these songs I grew up listening to during the holidays. I hope you enjoy my Christmas playlist.

 

What's some of your favorite holiday songs?

Nutella Hot Chocolate Recipe!

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I know a lot of people including myself love nutella. So Why not make nutella hot chocolate.

What you will need:

-A jar of nutella

-A mug

-Milk 

Instructions:

1. Pour the milk until the mug is full.

2. Put the mug in the microwave for 1-2 minutes 

3. Take a full spoonful of nutella and stir will is all dissolved.

You're done! Enjoy your yummy nutella hot cocoa.

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Winter Wonderland Tag!

Favorite part about winter?

Christmas I love to decorate and put up lights. Also I love the snow.

Scarves or Beanies?

Beanies I love beanies.

What are you 3 winter essentials?

Lotion, Hot chocolate and chapstick.

One item on your wishlist this year?

The Sims 4

Favorite winter scented candle?

Warm vanilla sugar or sugar cookies.

Fun Things To Do In The Winter!

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I love snow and the cold, everything about the winter. So I thought I would share a list of things to do in the winter.

-Build a snowman

-Go ice skating

-playing the snow and build a fort

-Drinking tons of hot chocolate

-Go sledding
-Have a movie nice with warm soup and a fuzzy blanket
- Go skiing
-make snow angels
-Sit by the fire and roast marshmallows
-Read
-Volunteer
- Go see Christmas lights
-Feed animals

What's your favorite thing to do in the winter?

Peppermint Hot Chocolate Recipe!

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What you will need: 

-A mug

-Water

A packet of hot cocoa mix

- Candy canes

Instructions

1. Crush up candy canes and put them at the bottom of the mug.

2. Fill the mug with water and add the mix.

3. Stir till the mix dissolves and place in microwave in for 1-2 minutes 

4. Take out and stir till all the candy canes are dissolved.

5. Enjoy!


What's you favorite type of hot chocolate?

Blogmas Day 1

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I have been debating whether to do blogmas and I decided why not. I really enjoy watching vlogmas on Youtube so why not do blogmas. :) I'm excited because this is my first christmas on my blog! I will be posting everyday  I'm so excited!!

Black Friday Haul!

I only went to target and got these amazing items. I also got the Sims 4 which I have been wanting since it came out.

Sims 4 Game

I was so excited to get this game I couldn't wait till Christmas to get it. I'm so glad I got it too the graphic are amazing, creating your sims is really cool. They are so many options and looks for the sims. I'm over the moon about this game! It is original $60 dollars but I got it for $35

Fuzzy Knee Socks

I have never had knee socks and these looked so cute. I just went with grey because it goes with everything. They are sooo fuzzy and keep my feet and legs warm. Prefect for winter.

Computer Mouse

I thought a mouse would be good to have if I was getting sims 4 because I don't really have a mouse.

Movies

I got 16 candles and Chef if you haven't seen these movies then you should. 16 candles is a such a classic and chef I watched for the first time a week ago and fell in love. These are must see movies.


Hope you liked this post what did you get when Black Friday shopping?

Products I Regret Buying

Jergens Natural Glow Tanning Lotion

I regret buying this product because it didn't add much color. I didn't look any tanner after using this for a week or so. I do love the smell of this product though that was the only thing that I liked.

Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Concealer 

I have heard so many good things about this product. Everyone seems to love it. It claims to cover dark circles but it doesn't. For me I have really bad dark circles in the morning and I need something to work really quick and cover them up. I do like this product for a primer even though that's not what it is for. I love to use it before I put on my eyeshadow it just lasts much longer.

Wet N' Wild Megalast Matt lipstick in Red Stoplight

I wanted to try a red lipstick so I went with this but it is way to bright for me. I love the color in the tube but not on. It very bright and isn't what I was going for. I really do love Wet N' Wild lipstick but this was disappointing. 

Maybelline Baby Lips

This product has been raved about by so many people but I didn't like it. It very waxy and doesn't moisturize my lips at all. The wax just stays on my lips and is greasy.

ELF Eyelash Curler

It's not that this product does do a good job with curling your lashes. I just rarely curl my lashes so I regret buying this when I never use it. But it was only $1 dollar so I can't complain.

Thanksgiving Being Thankful

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Thanksgiving isn't all about the delicious food we are going to eat even though that's is the most of us enjoy. Thanksgiving is being thankful for what you have I thought I would make a list of what I'm thankful for.

-My family

-My dog Benji

-My friends

-That I'm healthy 

-That I'm doing well in school

Being thankful can be for anything is doesn't have to be what I'm thankful for. 

What are you thankful for?

Bath&Body Haul!

I was soo excited when the Holiday scents for Bath&Body came out that I had to buy some of them. 

Winter Candy Apple Hand Santizer, Body Wash and Wallflower.

I was really excited to try the scent Winter Candy apple because I have hear so many good things about it. The scent is very similar to Fresh Market Apple which is one of my favorite scents ever. Can't wait to try these and tell you what I think.

Vanilla Bean Noel Wallflower

I really liked this scent it was vanilla (of course) which I love the scent of and it smells a bit similar to frosted cupcake wallflower I used up that I loved but they don't make it around this time which I really want so I went with this because it was the closes I could find.


Hope you like my post. What's your favorite Bath&Body Scent?

Review: Clinique Shadow Palette

I have been using this palette lately and I really like it. It's the Clinique High Impact Eye Shadow Trio with the shades Sugar Sugar, South Beach and Shameless. It's very pigmented and goes on well. It stays on pretty well if you use a primer but in my case I just use my concealer.  I only use the white and dark brown. I put the white all over my lid and then put the brown in my crease. It creates a really nice smokey eye and looks good for everyday or a night out. 

I would recommend this palette if you want one that is small and good for on the go. 

What's your favorite eye shadow palette right now? 

Sisterhood Of the World Bloggers Award!

Another award? :') I was nominated my best friend Katie from nerdybeautifulunique. Thank you so much!

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1.) What's your favorite app on your phone?

Probably Twitter and Instagram because I love to keep up with social media and see what everyone is up to. I love Instagram because I get the take pictures which I love.

2.) What's your favorite snack food?

Goldfish

3.) What's your favorite season?

Summer because my birthday is then and also it's warm.

4.) Book you would recommend?

Butter by Erin Jade Lange

5.) Favorite animal?

That's so hard but I would have to say dog because I can't live with out my Benny.

6.) What are you looking forward to in the future?

I'm not really sure what I'm looking forward to.

7.) Do you plan to do a meet and greet someday?

I'm not really sure I don't anyone would really care to meet me but I do think it would be fun.

8.) Favorite board game?

Life

9.) Where do you think your blog will be in the next 5 years?

I'm not sure I do hope to still be blogging though.

10.) What's your favorite movie?

Titanic or The Breakfast Club

Hope you like the post.

TV Shows!

Thought I would share some TV shows I like. 

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Awkward.

I started watching Awkward about a year ago and fell in love. Matty is the best looking guy in the world. I liked that it wasn't like other TV shows I liked that you could relate to some of the things going on. You could also laughing and smile at times with this show. The characters were so relate able and you just wanted to be friends with all of them. If you haven't checked out this show you should. 

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Finding Carter

This is a new show that came out this year and I loved it from the first episode. It pretty different from any other show and I really liked it. The show is funny, sad and shows true friendship and family. Carter is by far my favorite character she is so witty and sarcastic I think she is just like me.

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Parenthood

I have been watching this show for a while and I love it. It all about family and what they are going through. It is so relate able  and so times really funny. My favorite character  is Amber because she is so funny, sarcastic and she doesn't really care what people think. Sadly this is the last year of the show wish it could be on longer.

What are some of your favorite TV shows?

2 Liebster Award!

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Wow 2 Liebster award :O gosh you guys are amazing. First I want to thank Lou from naturallybeige for nominating me also Poppy from heypoppymay thanks girls!

Here are my lovely questions. I combined the questions.

1.) What inspired you to start your blog, and has it turned out to be what you thought it would be?

My best friend in the whole world inspired me to write my blog. Katie from nerdybeautifulunique I saw how much fun she was having and I though it would be great to start a blog. Blog has become so much more then I ever thought it would be. I have made so many great friends from blogging and I never knew how nice and friendly the blogging community was.

2.) If you could live one day from your past again, what would it be?

I would definitely go back to my childhood. Those were the best times of my life and I miss not being a kid but I guess we all do sometimes.

3.) What’s the story behind your blog name?

There's not really a story behind my blog name. I just randomly came up with it. I guess because I'm pretty awkward and don't have many friends that's why. I think we all are kind of awkward in our own way though. What's life like without a little awkwardness. :D

4.) What’s your go-to item during Autumn?

Lotion because my hands get soooo dry haha.

5.) Which blogs inspire you?

That is so hard but a few blogs at the moment that inspire me are daintyowl and lovefrombe.

6.) What is the one thing you need with you while on the go?

Hand sandtizer my OCD just won't allow it.

7.) Gold or silver?

Silver

8.) Beauty product you can’t live without?

Mascara or concealer I can't choose.

9.) If you could speak to your past self, what would you say?

Don't be afraid to be yourself and go out of your comfort zone.

10.) What’s your favorite type of post to write, and why?

I like tags, and lifestyle posts because I think you learn a lot more about a person in those posts.

11.) Where do you see yourself in 5 years time?

I see myself finished with college and having a job that I love. I hope to still be blogging too.

12.) What's your favorite thing about blogging?

I really love to write the posts and then have people leave really nice comments When someone leaves a comment I just feel so happy.


13.) What do you do when you're not blogging?

When I'm not blogging I write stories and hang out with friends.


14.) Who your favorite blogger/youtuber and why?

I don't really have a favorite but I do have a lot that I really like. In question 5 those are some of the blogs that inspire me.


15.)  How do you come up with blog posts?

I usually get inspiration from others.


16.) Favorite fashion trend of 2014?

I don't really know what my favorite trend of 2014 trends usually repeat themselves. So I don't really know what's in this year.


17.) Favorite beauty product of 2014?

Wet N Wild lipsticks


18.) Favorite store and why?

Bath and Body Works because it always smells so good in the store you never want to leave.

Hope you liked it again I would like to again thank Lou and Poppy for nominating me.

I nominate:

Maddy from unstitchedd
Jess from wheresmylipstick
Abi from myw0rldmyview
Crystal from latelywithcrystal
Bella from missbellablogs
Bryony from lifeslittleadventures205
Morgan from strawberrybloggings
Emily from teand0nuts
Meghan from gotmeghan
Elizabeth from elizabethslifestylediary
Emma from thefashion-six
Jessica from the.pyreflies



Here are your questions:

1.) What made you want to start blogging?
2.) Favorite makeup product/brand?
3.) What's your favorite song right now?
4.) Why do you like blogging?
5.) Decide yourself in one word
6.) Favorite movie?
7.) What is one celebrity that inspires you and why?
8.) Favorite perfume scent?
9.) Blogges that inspire you?
10.) Favorite store?

Hope you liked the post!