Five on Friday= FAVORITES+Makeup FAVES
Today I’m going to share some favorite makeup STUFF I use. And by stuff I mean the freakish hoarding of makeup I’ve been collecting over the past year.
One recent favorite is this LAQA & Co. lip pen I got in my Birchbox this month. I never in a million years thought I would like a purple lip color…but I’m absolutely loving this bold punch of color for summer.
I’m often switching up foundations. Right now I really like this product called “The Big Easy” by Benefit. It goes on smooth like a liquid foundation, but also gives you the finish of a powder. 
I own at least 4 of these LipSurgence pens from Tarte. They are super hydrating and the color pigment is fab!
This Batiste dry shampoo for blondes is great for days when I don’t want to wash my hair….we all have those!
I’ve been using this concealer by MakeupForever for forever. It’s the best under-eye coverage I’ve found and I’m sticking with what works!
The best makeup brush I’ve bought by far is this tapered eye shadow blending brush from Chanel. I’ve had it for at least 8 years and it’s still going strong. It’s perfect for blending shadow in the corners of your eyes.
I can’t live without my Teez w Eez. This is the best tool for getting the perfect poof!
Loreal “Butterfly Effects” mascara works WONDERS! It works better than some mascaras I’ve spent $30+ for….
And last but not least is my favorite poofing powder. Got2B Powder’ful is amazing! It holds your hair and lifts it up! Beware…once it’s in your hair it’s cement. You have to wash to get it out. I sprinkle a tiny bit on the back of my hair and that’s it!
OMG y’all thanks for letting me share a bit of my makeup routine with you! I’m no expert but I love to play beauty school like a 7-year-old! ha ha!
My favorite tune for this weekend is Sara Barealles “I Choose You”. If you haven’t heard this song yet Spotify it RIGHT NOW!
HAVE A FAB WEEKEND LOVELIES….XO BECKY
Random Brain Dump…
Every now and then I like to do a major mind dump of stuff that goes on from day to day….
This one just happens to be Insta-style. Follow me on Instagram if you aren’t already peeps!
Connor and I are still doing our #selfieaday posts. I can’t wait until we get to the end of the year and I can do a flipagram of all our selfieaday posts 🙂
Someone asked if I would blog about my makeup routine and products…well color me 50 shades of red! Someone wants to know MY makeup routine…fo’shizzle.
My sister’s wedding hair was the bomb diggity y’all….seriously gorg.
When I went back home to Arkansas I stopped at Pineapple Whip and got my favorite summer treat. That week’s flavor was Mango/Pineapple. OMG. Soooooo good!
Why we don’t have this is Texas is beyond me. I just may start one!
Sister selfies. This ding dong got rear ended the day I got there….so guess who was her chauffeur during the wedding week??? ME. Uhm…..it’s okay we got to spend some good quality sister time together. Check out how beautiful her wedding was below. Connor also had to get a selfie in with the cousins 🙂
My Mom told me about the books series called “The Selection” you need to go get this….it’s SO good!!! If you liked Hunger Games with a lot more romance and fancy then you’ll love this.
We stayed at my friend Kristin’s house one night and her little boy had a batman mask and cape. Talk about epic melt down when Connor had to take this off. Seriously, I think he would wear this every day if he could. Obsessed!
Another thing I can’t get enough of these days is this smoked gouda pimento cheese dip. It’s SO good! I have it for lunch at least twice a week along with a cucumber and tomato salad. YUM.
And that’s about all the mind dumping I have for today! Thanks for reading and chillin with us for a bit! The thing about blogging is you can’t CARE about what others want….this is about my story and what I want. Own it. Live it. Love it! Muah!
Finish This Link Up: Week 24
Welcome to Week 24 of Finish This! This link-up is hosted by NICOLE (Three31) LISA (COASTLINED), JEN (The Arizona Russums), BECKY (The Java Mama) and I and we’re so glad you’re here. If you’ve joined us before, thanks for returning! Be sure to add your post to the link-up. If you don’t have a blog, don’t worry. Simply answer the prompts in a comment. Next week’s prompts are at the bottom of this post.
1. I could spend all day …
Sleeping. Like, for real….and watching HGTV or Reality trash TV shows while laying in bed eating a pint of Ben and Jerry’s. That’s borderline SLOTH! Or taking photos….I love pictures 🙂
“Say Cheese” shirt is from Click & Blossom:
2. My primary and most essential goal in life …
Is to be the best wife and mom I can be. Sometimes I think that would be so much easier if I could devote my entire self to that….but we are slowly getting to the point where I may be able to do that someday. Or at least work part-time. We’ll see….who knows if that will ever happen. I just don’t want to wake up one day and have missed all the moments. I struggle daily with finding balance, like I know so many of you do. But being a Godly role model and woman in Christ is an essential goal of mine.
3. You might be surprised to learn …
Hmmm….I don’t know what I HAVEN’T shared yet??? But let’s see…. that I don’t drink coffee ALL day long. I don’t go to Starbucks EVERY day! We live on a budget. Set goals. Achieving them is a wonderful feeling. I’m very OCD and a perfectionist. Yet, I have a low self-esteem and take antidepressants :-/ It’s crazy because almost everyone I know these days is medicated in some way. I can’t stand cabinet doors open and toilet seats up. I like time to myself…I NEED that to be a better me. I don’t have to have someone around me constantly….that irritates me.
4. My favorite place in the world is …
In my husband’s arms. But he gets hot easily so we don’t cuddle much 😛 Boo!
5. I wish I had known sooner …
How to appreciate my parents. Growing up you don’t realize how much your parents do and all the sacrifices they make. Now that I’m older I realize this and love my parents, now they are not JUST parents…but friends. I have a feeling I’m going to hate the teenage years!
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Prompts for WEEK 25 *BIG SURPRISE GIVEAWAY WEEK* (June 25) are:
I have a quarter to use a pay phone, I call ….
I found $25 in my pocket, I buy …
I have 25 minutes to watch anything on TV, I turn on …
A meal I can prepare, from start to finish. in 25 minutes or less is …
At the age of 25, I wish I had known …
If I drove 25 miles (direction) from my house, I’d be in …
Thrive: Would You Like a Sample?
I’m still running THIS contest if you’d like to enter. To become a customer is FREE and no obligation to buy 🙂
Anyway, I’ve had a lot of you ask questions about Thrive and want to try samples. I’m going to get as many as I can out. It is quite expensive. For $3 you can buy a sample for yourself as well. The first 10 people I’ll mail out for free and you can see how you like it!
I can only speak for myself as far as the results I’ve felt since I started the Thrive program. I’m tired a lot LESS. I have more energy to do things when I get home from work. I was just tired of being tired. I was skeptical at first, I’ve tried LOTS of different shakes and vitamins…probably more than I can count. I won’t mention on here though 😉
I even told the person who was trying to get me to try it NO. But once I tried it I understood why it was so great! So, it may be one of those things you just have to “try” to get it???
If you would like to receive a sample please email me at beckylbranch@gmail.com with your mailing address.
I’ll try to reach as many of you as I can. Also, I’d appreciate it if you’d go ahead and sign up HERE, just so I can have your information.
Go ahead and Google “Level Thrive” or look for it on Pinterest and see all the amazing results customers are getting!
Win a 6 Month Subscription to Citrus Lane ($126 Value)
One of my favorite subscription services when Connor was little was Citrus Lane. Right now they are offering a contest to win a 6 month subscription to Citrus Lane, a $126 value.
It’s a “best of” product box for 0-5 year old kids and parents.
You can read about all our Citrus Lane goodies HERE
