You Are What You Like

"Generation Like"

I have fallen guilty to everything this documentary has stated. Millennial's truly do care about the amount of likes they receive, who likes their posts, and how many times their posts have been shared. Sure, it may sound like we are conceited individuals, but truthfully it is similar to a business creating their own brand. As individuals we want to put our best foot forward and create an image for ourself. This was talked about in the documentary when the younger individuals talked about their Facebook pages. Their Facebook pages were representative of who they were as a person, what they look like, where they are from, and what they like.

What they like is so important for the success of business's. Business's can take that information and market to those individuals. Altogether social media is essential to the success of organizations and business's.

This documentary highlights many points, one being social media allows users to have a claim to fame. Sometimes that claim to fame may be earned and sometimes it may not. One video that came to mind during this documentary was the following video where these two girls ate Carolina Reaper peppers, one of the hottest peppers in the world. They did this solely to get likes and shares on the video, and it worked. This video has over seven million likes. Their pain and discomfort was worth the likes. To me, this is crazy, but those are the millennial's that make all the others look bad. 

In general, social media is extremely important. Millennial's know how it works and their knowledge is going to be essential in the future.

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I Came , I Saw, I Contoured?

Contouring? Every non-makeup pro's nightmare. I refuse to spend $50 on a contour kit when I can barely highlight my cheeks without looking like Snooki circa 2009. That is why I took to Amazon once again. Unfortuntely I was not as lucky as I was with the brushes that I ordered on Amazon. I opened the package (that took 2 months to get to me) to find a semi-decent beauty-blender, an angled brush, which may have been the only thing that I liked about the total package, and then the actual contour kit that looked like this:

I did not have high expectations for this product as it was only $4.80, but once I opened up the package I thought the product looked appealing and would surpass my low expectations, but sadly I was mistaken. Not all cheap products may be for you so beware!!! I started by using the lighter color for my under eyes, then used the beauty blender to blend it in, and let me tell you it was not pretty. It looked like a 5 year-old had taken their chalk and drew on my face. 

Although the lighter color did not work, I did use the green pigmented makeup to cover up any redness that I had on my face. It did work, but it did not stay on for long whatsoever. The best part of the kit was for-sure the angled brush. Even though I did like the angled brush, I would not recommend this product whatsoever. 

On the other hand, I have had a great experience contouring with the NYX Wonder Stick that only cost $12. It was easy to use and provided a tutorial on the side of the box that will show you exactly how to use the two different colors to create the perfect contour. 

NYX Wonder Stick

The NYX stick was not chalky, is easy to use, effective, and has great color. The contour palette from Amazon made my skin look orange, but the NYX Wonder Stick was the perfect color for my skin tone and was the perfect amount of darker shade. Another pro to the wonder stick is that it conceals under-eye bags and is perfect to contour your nose. Also, as someone who does not like too much makeup, the wonder stick does not create a look that is too intense

I found a great moderation in this product and the best part about it was that it was only $12. Interested in this product? Click HERE to purchase a NYX Wonder Stick! 

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Lets get NAKED

Yes, you read that correctly. Lets get NAKED. I don't mean stripping off your clothes, I mean taking the time to consider the investment in the NAKED eyeshadow palettes. The NAKED palettes may be a little more expensive than your typical eye-shadow palettes, coming in at $54 a palette. I do want to say that these palettes are an investment and are worth it. I have three palettes and use them almost every single day. The palettes have a wide variety of colors, ranging from a shimmery base, to a smokey grey.

Three years ago I got my first NAKED palette for Christmas. To this day, that palette is still moving along on its life line. The two following Christmas's I received two more palettes. I have NAKED, NAKED 2 and NAKED SMOKEY. I do not know if I would be able to live without these palettes.

You may think that you are saving money buying individual, cheaper palettes, but those palettes do not usually last long. They also tend to be poor quality, as the price reflects the quality.

As mentioned above the palette has a plethora of colors and compliments almost any skin tone. The palette allows you to create various different looks, from a basic everyday look to a full-on smokey eye. The colors are extremely blend-able and the great thing about the palettes are that they put the colors in an order that matches with the surrounding colors. It is easy to pinpoint what shadows you want to mix with others to create the perfect look.

Among the 3 different palettes that I have I can create various different looks. Also, I have had the NAKED palette for 3 years now, and it still had plenty of color. Along with this, they eye-shadow is long-lasting and stays on for the whole day. I do not have to worry about re-applying the eye-shadow throughout the day, I put it on in the morning and it is still on by the end of the night.

Overall, it is worth the investment, as it is easy to use, and is versatile. I do not go anywhere without my palettes, they are easy to carry, and extremely reliable.

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