Tuesday Rants & NYC Celebrity Sightings

Hello beauties, and welcome back to my page. I didn't have any specific post plans for tonight so I figured I'd just write about what's been going on in my life lately. Exciting, I know! College has been treating me very well so far, my classes are pretty awesome. I'm taking copy editing, writing for publication, media literacy and digital culture. (You obvi can't tell I'm a Communications major or anything...) Although, digital culture is a bit harder than I had hoped. But whatever, I'll get over it. 

My very first issue I contributed to for my college's newspaper came out last week and it was such an awesome feeling. I remember watching Gilmore Girls and imagining how cool Rory's life must've been writing for the Yale Daily News and being part of a real journalistic world and thinking "wow, I really want to do that." Just thinking that I'm getting closer to my dream is a surreal feeling. I can't wait to write more articles and work my way up! 

My school's located in probably the most beautiful part of NJ I've ever seen. I'm surrounded by mountains and the scenery is unreal, especially with all the snow. I can't wait to see what it looks like once Spring rolls around and all the trees and flowers bloom. But until then, here's a little peak of what the view from my campus looks like. 

Pretty, ain't it?

I've been itching to go to NYC so bad lately, I miss my beautiful city. Like I'm literally having withdrawals... as pathetic as that sounds. Lol! I think the last time I was there was two months ago with my best friends. And what a night that turned out to be, it was celebrity central at Madison Square Garden. Wait, I can't believe I didn't blog about this night before! 

OKAY, so my friends Gianna and Victoria and I decided to take a girls trip into the city one cold December day to visit the tree and roam around Times Square. It was the same day as Jingle Ball, so before we took our train back home we wanted to see if we could spot any celebrities outside of MSG before the big show started. Did we succeed? YES WE DID. We stood with about a hundred other people by the entrance, of course barricaded by gates. But we saw Adam Levine, Rita Ora, Emma Roberts, Taylor Swift, Jessie J, Kevin Jonas (Gianna cried), Dr. Oz (yes, you read that right), and get ready for it.... the one, the only, Sarah Jessica Parker. Guys, when I tell you I screamed so loud that the other side of New York could hear me, I'm not exaggerating. Carrie Bradshaw. I breathed the same air as my muse. I may have cried a little too. Unfortunately, I couldn't get pictures of any of the celebs but here are a few pics of my friends and I from that magical day. 

Times Square shenanigans.

The twinnies take the city!

Well, this post took a pretty exciting turn that I didn't expect to happen. Haha! Reliving those memories just put a smile on my face. Makes me miss my home besties a little more, can't wait to see them in a couple weeks. Hope you lovelies enjoyed reading this little random rant! Have a great rest of the night. xo 

My Everyday Makeup Routine

Hello my beautiful bloggers. Another week has passed by, school's been pretty amazing so far. I've been super busy, which is the reason for my lack of posts lately but I promise I'm not going anywhere. Some cool news- I joined my college's newspaper and I'm pretty excited about it. If you haven't noticed already, I love everything Journalism so this is going to be some great hands-on experience for me. 

Tonight's post is probably my most requested from literally everyone I know. My friends and family love the way I do my makeup- it's probably the thing I get most complimented on. I mean, I'm no makeup artist, but I do find it fun to experiment with new looks and see how they turn out. So I'm gonna just show you guys my every day makeup routine through some pictures! I wish I could record it for you, but I don't have the right equipment for that. And truthfully, I don't like the way my voice sounds in recordings. Lol! I'm too shy and awkward. Anyway, my everyday look is really simple and nothing drastic, to be honest. (Beware of the "before" picture. I NEVER take selfies without makeup on so feel special guys). ;)

Before (Completely bare face)

AFTER!

Looks pretty easy, right? I told you it's simple.

The products I used:

Maybelline Baby Skin Pore Eraser
Covergirl Ready Set Gorgeous Fresh Complexion Foundation (Shade 105 Classic Ivory)
Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Dark Circle Eraser
Maybelline Master Duo Eyeliner
Maybelline The Colossal Volume Mascara
Forever 21's Love & Beauty Bronzer and Baked Blush

 Maybelline Baby Lips DrRescue Lip Balm

Forever 21's Love & Beauty Velvet Lipstick "Pink Rose"

These products may look a little familiar since I used them in my makeup favorites post as well! I swear guys, if you need an opinion on Maybelline products, I'm your girl because I seem to own every single thing they make. So that's a thumbs up for them!

I'm thinking my next post is going to be my night-time/going out makeup routine, because that look is a lot more dramatic and fun. So until then, have a great rest of the week. I'm going home for the weekend and I'm beyond excited to see my doggies and my best friends, I miss them all so much. Yay for tomorrow being Friday! xo

TBT: The Best Day of My Life AKA Meeting Lauren Graham

Hey bloggers! It's only been a week but it feels like it's been forever since my last post. BUT, I am here tonight for a special story time edition: a throwback thursday to basically the greatest day of my life, meeting my favorite actress (or person in general) Lauren Graham. She's pretty much my idol, to say the least. I've been a fan of hers for years now and I'm still quite upset Gilmore Girls ended. No worries though, I still watch my DVDs religiously and keep up with my Gilmore Girls jargon. Oy with the poodles already, ya know what I'm sayin'? But I mean, it's only appropriate that I do this tonight because the Parenthood series finale is only four hours away. In other words, my life ends in four hours. So let's take a trip down memory lane, shall we?

Alrighty, so basically Lauren was set to star as Adelaide in Guys and Dolls on Broadway in 2009. (I cannot believe it's been six years already). I got a flyer in the mail for the show and immediately begged my parents to get tickets because hello, Lorelai Gilmore? In person? Sold. It came as a surprise to me because I didn't know she could sing, but she can. Amazing. Anyone watch last week's Parenthood? That duet scene with Amber... I can't. I cried. Anywho, I didn't think my dad would agree to buying the tickets so quickly, but he knows how much of a fan I am and he loves me. So bam, tickets acquired. It was all I could talk about for 2 months, and finally the day came. March 21st, 2009.

Now, I honestly was not expecting to actually meet her face-to-face that day because I know how hard that could be sometimes. I was just really excited to go to NYC (duh) and see this show after all the talk I heard about how good it was. Truthfully, there was a little part of me praying that a miracle would happen and that I'd actually get to meet her. 

So I went to the show and thought it was fantastic. The performances, songs, costumes, everything was extremely well done. My mom and I had seats on the upper level balcony towards the left, and they turned out to be the perfect seats because down the stairs was an exit where the stars would come out to sign autographs and say hello. I lit up, we were practically the first ones outside to line up at those little gate thingies (are they called barricades?) I don't know, whatev. We were there. 

HERE WE ARE! I look 5 but that doesn't matter when there's a pic like this that exists. 

I had my playbill and a picture I brought of Lauren and her GG co-star Alexis Bledel to sign just in case there was gonna be a signing. Good move, Victoria. Little did she know, one of my cousins photoshopped the picture and put my face where Rory's was to make it look like I was the one next to her. Call me corny, I don't care. All of the stars were coming out one by one, and I got autographs from Oliver Platt and Kate Jennings Grant, who played Nathan Detroit and Sarah Brown. And then Lauren comes out last, people are screaming at the top of their lungs, me being one of them. LOL. 

Here's the signed picture! Sorry for the bad quality, but hey, this is everything.

I suddenly lost all feeling in my body and basically forgot how to talk. Yeah, smooth. What do you EXPECT a person to do when they're about to meet their idol? She was coming around signing playbills and pictures and she's suddenly right in front of me and I'm frozen. My mother is pushing me to say something and I hand Lauren the picture of me and her, she signs it, then does a double take. I swear I remember this as if it were yesterday. She looks at the picture closely because ha, she noticed it wasn't Alexis next to her and looked back at me. Then the magical words come out of her mouth: "Haha, that's a great picture!" I. Almost. Fainted. Lauren Graham noticed my existence. She spoke words to me. I'm done. 

I laughed and thanked her for everything. I never knew what it felt like to be starstruck until that very moment and let me tell you, nothing will ever top that. When we were done and on our merry way, I started to hysterically cry the happiest tears of my life and called my dad to tell him what happened. I probably cried the entire day after that, so unreal. To this day I still can't believe I met someone I've looked up to for so long. That will forever be one of my favorite and most cherished memories. All in all, thanks LG for literally making my life.  

Okay guys, I gotta go get ready to sob my eyes out while eating a whole pint of Ben and Jerry's ice cream by myself as I watch the Parenthood series finale at 10. Why does such an amazing show have to come to an end? I warned my roomies that I'd be a miserable mess for the night... How pathetic am I? G'nite. xo

My Makeup/Beauty Favorites

Hello my loves! Happy Thursday! Hope you're all having a productive week so far, wish I could say the same but I've unfortunately been feeling under the weather for the past two days which affected my blogging schedule. BUT I'm feeling a tad better, so I'm back! Now, in my last post I said I was going to do an every day makeup routine but since I'm 20 shades whiter than I usually am because of my cold, I don't look my best right now. So instead I'm gonna show you my favorite makeup products I've been using like crazy lately and maybe something will catch your eye. Let's begin!

My little makeup station... :)

Foundations... 

(While we're ahead, sorry for the poor lighting in the pictures. I probably should've taken them in the day-light but I will be sure to do that in future posts!) 

Alrighty, I have three foundations that I'm kind of obsessed with. The first one is Covergirl's Ready Set Gorgeous fresh complexion foundation in shade 105 (classic ivory). I use this one the most, it has great coverage and its super light weight, it doesn't even feel like you have it on. 

The next one is Rimmel London's Stay Matte foundation in shade 100 (ivory, again. I'm very pale.) I LOVE this foundation, they're not kidding when they say "matte." There's no shine whatsoever, the consistency feels heavy-ish at first, but when you blend it it's perfection. It hides everything. I usually wear this for special occasions or when I wanna go a little more glam. 

The last one is Maybelline's Dream Fresh BB cream. I usually wear this one on my lazier days when I don't feel like putting a full face of makeup on. It has a decent amount of coverage, but not as much as the other ones. Nonetheless, it does the trick for me! I definitely recommend these three products.

Eyes...

Ah, the eyes. This is the one I have the most problems with because of my annoying dark circles/bags. 

I've recently discovered Maybelline's Instant Age Rewind Eraser for dark circles and I'm loving it. It brightens up the eye area, which I need or else I'll look tired 24/7. It applies smoothly with its fuzzy little ball applicator at the top (sorry, I don't know the correct term. I tried.) Definitely a thumbs up. 

Next is Love & Beauty by Forever 21's Eye Shadow Primer. I lacked having a primer in my life until about 3 weeks ago and there is definitely a difference in the way my makeup stays on for the day. 

Then we have Maybelline's The Colossal Volume Mascara. Totes my favorite mascara, the length it gives your eyelashes is unbelievable. 

Next is Maybelline's Master Duo liquid eyeliner! I don't like Maybelline or anything... :) haha! Anyway, this is hands down the best eyeliner I've ever used. It's so pretty when applied and super easy to make a little winged-out look for those cat eyes we all know and love! Well, I love it at least. It's a very dark black so it really enhances your eyes. 

The last product is Nyx's Jumbo Eye Pencil in Cashmere. I. Love. This. I usually use this eye pencil as a brightener in the tear ducts or as an under-eye liner. It has the prettiest shimmer and it shows up perfect in pictures. 

Blush/Bronzer...

By FAR the greatest blush and bronzer I've ever used. This baked blush is from Forever 21's Love & Beauty line and the colors in it just make me so happy. It looks AMAZING on, and it's almost like a highlighter for your face as well. I've gotten so many compliments when I have it on, so that's always a good thing! 

The bronzer is also from Love & Beauty and it's a must-have for me. Like I said before, I have porcelain skin so I need something to darken my face up a little bit! Listen, you know it's bad when people don't believe you when you tell them you're Irish AND Puerto Rican. My skin tells otherwise. 

Lipsticks...

I have a serious lipstick obsession, people. I want my collection to grow. Scratch that, I NEED my collection to grow. I'm serious when I say I feel naked if I don't have lipstick on. (From left: Pink Rose by Love & Beauty, Fuchsia by Love & Beauty, Red Revival by Maybelline, unknown name by Revlon (oops), Miss or Madame by Sephora, Bare All by Maybelline, Victoria by Buxom and Plum by Love & Beauty). One word: obsessed.

So that does it for my Makeup/beauty favorites! Hope you guys enjoyed, it was cool doing this kind of post! I'm sure I'll discover more products as time goes on so there will be more like this in the future. I'll be back tomorrow for a really fun post because I was nominated for a Liebster award! Yayay! Now, I shall go cry every tear I have in my body because there's an all new Parenthood on in 15 minutes! I get way too emotionally attached to the tv shows I watch. Ugh, love it. G'night bloggers! xo 

Sunday Funday

Yay! My first Sunday Funday post. It's always a fun time reading other bloggers' Sunday Funday posts so why not join in? So let the weekend re-cap begin! 

Just one of the many photos from Friday with my bests.

Friday was an awesome day. I'm currently getting ready to go away to school next week and the nerves are definitely kicking in full gear. I'm totally excited to start this new chapter in my life, but it's starting to hit me that a lot of things are about to change. I mean, I'm not going too far away which is a plus and I'll actually be living closer to the majority of my family so I'm loving that! BUT it's always scary leaving home for the first time. Anyway, my friends threw me a little going away gathering on Friday night as a last hoo-rah before I leave. We just hung out, ordered pizza, they got me a cake (chocolate, because duh) and took loads and loads of pictures, of course. It was the perfect night and I'm so grateful for the friends I have. I'm definitely going to miss them when I leave.

Yesterday I spent time with my family for my little cousin's 15th birthday. I probably shouldn't say "little" cousin anymore but, hey. I'm an extremely family-oriented kinda gal, so I'm always happy to be with my famjam. It's a great time when all of us are together, so much love and lots of laughs. A lot. 

Today's been a pretty chill day, hangin' at home trying to get things in order for my big move. I haven't started packing yet and I still have to finish dorm shopping..... oops? I'm currently ooh-ing and ahh-ing over the Golden Globes E! Red Carpet. Guys, I'm such a sucker for award shows, ESPECIALLY the fashion. Seeing what all the celebrities are wearing is literally my favorite part of the entire thing. I have no doubt that the Globes will be entertaining this year with Tiny Fey and Amy Poehler hosting, such a dynamic duo. Hmm... I'm seeing a little Golden Globes fashion favorites as a future blog post. Looking forward to seeing who wins what tonight. 

I just realized that in my last post I said I'd do a makeup routine post as well, so definitely watch out for that this week. Make sure to follow me at www.bloglovin.com/victoriahone and send me some links! Always looking for new bloggers to share my daily shenanigans with.

So that's it for my Sunday Funday, hope you all had a great weekend and I'll be back tomorrow to talk fashion: Award Show style. :) xo 

XO

Two posts in one night because why not, right? I told you guys writing is my escape, which is exactly what I need right now. 

I've been thinking a lot lately about something I'm guilty of feeling sometimes. There are times where we may compare ourselves to others and it totally brings our self-esteem down to a level it shouldn't be at, and bloggers, try to avoid this feeling at all costs.

I've struggled with the thought of not being "good enough" or what I accomplish isn't as important as someone else's accomplishments, but there is no need for it. It's not the way to live. You're going to miss what's standing right in front of you because you're too focused on someone else's life. 

Be proud of who you are, keep your heads held high, and recognize your worth. Everyone has a place on this Earth to show what they've got to bring to the table. Don't let anyone steal your shine. :)

xo 

Posting Update

So this is something I didn't think too much about when I had my last blog, which is probably why it wasn't so successful but I truly want to be consistent with this one. I've been thinking about my posting schedule and I'm determined to post every other day. I'm excited to expand my blog so stay tuned. xo