Online School Morning Routine

Hello hello hello wonderful readers!

Today I’m back with a short little post, but it’s something super different that I have never done before.

I’m sure some of you already know this, but I’ve been wanting to start a YouTube channel for a long time now, so I finally decided to start one! I’m not planning on doing YouTube for money or views, but just for fun!

So I created my first video specifically to put onto the blog, my Online School Morning Routine!

Click here to watch:

https://youtu.be/wS5EmprC2HU

I know I’m going to sound really typical and cringe-y when I say this, but if you liked the video, be sure to give it a thumbs up and subscribe if you’d like to see more! 🙂

-Emma ❤

Q+A Questions!!

Hi my lovely readers!

This is super quick today but I am taking questions for a Q and A next week! Submit them in the comment section and I will answer them in the next post; they can be about anything beauty, health, lifestyle, faith related!

See you soon!

Everyday Makeup Routine

Hello everyone! Happy Monday! This month has been so crazy for me, I’m getting ready to move in a little under a month, on March 24th to be exact, so things are only going to get busier. I’m hoping that after the move is over I will have a lot more time to write, because I really miss blogging, and Kathleen’s posts have been so inspiring lately!

Today I’m going to be sharing my everyday makeup routine with you all, or more like my everyday essential makeup products. Lately I haven’t been wearing as much makeup on a daily basis, and I only wear more on special occasions. You’ll probably notice this difference if you read my past “Everyday Makeup Routine” post on our old blog.

I’m definitely not a beauty expert of any kind, but I do love writing about makeup, and I hope you all enjoy these sorts of posts too!

Here is my everyday look. If I could use a few words to describe it, they would be glowy, natural, and simple. This look only takes me about five – ten minutes everyday! So I think it’s perfect for anyone to fit into their busy routine.

To start off, I use my NYX First Base Primer Spray. Up until about a month ago I didn’t really use primer, but this spray has really helped clear my skin, and I like having a barrier between my face and makeup. Next, I use the Maybelline BB Fresh BB Cream. This is obviously not full coverage, so it gives a much more natural look, but keeps your skin glowy and fresh.

Now onto concealer- I use the Maybelline Age Rewind Concealer under my eyes and on my eyelids, and I use the Maybelline FitMe Powder all over my face to smooth everything out. If I could choose only one face product to use of all these, it would be this powder!

Next, I fill in my eyebrows lightly with the Elf Pencil/Brush Duo (I don’t know what the actual name for this is) and go over my brows with the Elf Clear Brow/Mascara Duo. I’ve tried many different products for my brows, and these are by far my favorite. I was really surprised with the quality, because both of these products are only $2 at Target.

After my brows, I contour lightly with the Anastasia Beverly Hills Glow Kit in Sundipped. I use this pallet to bronze and highlight my face.

Lastly, I use the Maybelline Blushed Nudes pallet for my eyes, and the Loreal Voluminous Lash Paradise mascara for my eyelashes. This mascara is honestly the drugstore version of the Better Than Sex mascara, which is super overpriced in my opinion. To finish off the look, I use the Elf Makeup Mist & Set setting spray.

I hope you all enjoyed this post! Let me know if you’d like to see more makeup posts in the future!

-Emma ❤

Kale Chips + The SCD Diet

Whoop whoop I’m back! Guess who got sick for a week and completely forgot that she even had a blog.

Me.

So what does SCD Diet mean you may ask? Well, SCD stands for Specific Carbohydrate Diet. It sounds kind of crazy but this is what happens. You eliminate certain kinds of food from your diet. Here is a general list of things I will not be eating:

• Processed meats (hot dogs, bologna, turkey loaf, spiced ham, breaded fish, canned fish with sauces)
• Processed cheeses
• Smoked meats (unless I 100% know that there is no added sugar)
• Whey powder, lucrose, sucrose
• No canned canned vegetables
• Wheat, barley, corn, rye, oats, rice, buckwheat, millet, triticale, bulgur, spelt (no cereals, bread, or flour made with these)
• Potatoes (white, sweet, fried) and yams
• Parsnips
• Okra
• Chick-peas
• Bean sprouts
• Soy-beans, mung-beans, fava-beans, and garbanzo beans
• Amaranth flour, quinoa flour, chestnut flour, any newly introduced grain substitutes like cottonseed
• Fluid milk of any kind, dried milk solids, soybean milk
• Commercial buttermilk, commercial sour cream, commercial yogurt (except for use as a starter for our own yogurt which we are making)
• Instant tea and coffee, coffee substitutes

So. The reasoning behind this is that when we were nomad’s thousands of years ago, we weren’t eating these things. Grains were used to feed and fatten cows and animals.

We are starting the diet on the February 14th because it’s Ash Wednesday and it seems like a good day to start something like this. I insisted that we do something for Valentines Day so we are eating the chocolates and such on Monday.

I’m somewhat excited because I have wanted to do something like this for a while and because believe it or not, chocolate hummus tastes amazing.

On another note, I have a recipe to share with you; it’s for kale chips.

Mom and I went in the grocery store and few weeks ago and I spotted that they had some kale. I haven’t had any and I wanted some chips so we got some and I made some kale chips. They were amazing. Here is the recipe.

2 tsp olive oil

2-3 large leaves of kale

Salt and garlic powder/salt

Preheat the oven to 300°F. Rinse your kale and dry very well. If you leave any parts wet you will have soggy chips. Cut or rip into chip sized pieces. Don’t use the middle stem as they won’t bake to an even crisp.

Lay out the kale on a baking sheet and drizzle the olive oil over them as evenly as possible. Don’t put to much oil on one chip as this will also make the end product soggy.

Once you have drizzled, massage the oil into all the creases of the kale. Make sure there is oil in the curly edges as this is the best part.

2 taps doesn’t seem like enough but it is the perfect amount. if you really need more you can add a teensy amount.

Once you have finished massaging, sprinkle salt and garlic powder over the kale prices

Bake in the oven for 10 minutes. After, flip pieces that are crispy. Bake for another 10 minutes. Watch the chips closely over this period as ot is easy to let them over-brown.

They will be relatively cool soon after you pull them out of the oven. Enjoy your healthy chips!

Thabks so much for reading I hope you enjoyed this post! Tell me what you thought of the chips if you tried them and also if you have any special dietary needs!

Nighttime Skin Routine

Welcome back to the Beautiful Skin Series! We’ve done some more editing on the new site and I am super happy about how it turned out, I hope you all love it too. I’m also so thankful for how well my first post went! So thank you to everyone who has officially become our “first readers”! Now onto the post because I’m ranting a little too much…

Today I will be sharing with you all my nighttime skin routine, what products I use, my sort of review opinion on them!

Let’s get started!

First things first; I take off my makeup using this micellar water. I just recently started using this and it just makes my skin feel so soft! To take off eye makeup or any makeup left on my skin, I use the Neutrogena makeup remover wipes. These work AMAZING. I have been using these for about 3 years now and will never switch to anything else!

Next, I use my Clean and Clear night relaxing face wash. This cleanser smells so good and really does wind me down after a busy day. To make this face wash even better, it’s oil-free and is made with sea minerals and sea kelp extract.

Lastly, I moisturize with the Clean and Clear dual action moisturizer. I LOVE this moisturizer. Most moisturizers feel a bit oily and give me acne, but this actually fights acne and is oil-free! This is my life saver during the cold, dry months.

Thank you all so much for reading! I hope this post gave you some ideas of new skincare products you can try out or add to your own night time skincare routine!

-Emma ❤

Morning Skincare Routine

Hello awesome readers!

I’m coming to you all from an all new website! I’m so excited to finally be switching over to WordPress. Please bear with us as we learn to design this new site!

I decided to start a little series for you all. I’m calling it the “Beautiful Skin Series”. It will consist of a few posts all about skincare and self care. I will have a full schedule of the series’ posts at the end of this post! 🙂

To start off the Beautiful Skin Series, I will be sharing my morning skincare routine with you all! All products used can be found at either Target or Walmart.

Right when I get out of bed, I head to the bathroom and pull back my messy hair into a ponytail to keep it out of my face. I first use my Clean and Clear Morning Burst Facial Cleanser. This stuff is amazing! It smells so good and just really wakes me up in the morning. It is made with vitamin C and ginseng, and thankfully is oil-free, perfect for my acne prone skin.

After using the Morning Burst Cleanser, I moisturize with the Garnier SkinActive Moisture Bomb. The Clean and Clear Cleanser tends to dry up my skin if I do not moisturize after, so this is a must. I just recently starting using this after getting a small version of it in the Ulta Most Coveted Skin Care Sampler. I absolutely love how light and weightless this moisturizer feels on my skin. Unlike a lot of moisturizers it doesn’t feel oily at all! Highly recommend trying this out!

After I have showered, I use the St. Ives Daily Hydrating Lotion all over my body to help with dry skin (especially during the cold months). I love the non-greasy feel this lotion gives my skin. It’s made with 100% natural moisturizers which I LOVE.

Thank you all so much for reading! Check out the schedule below if you’re interested in reading more of the “Beautiful Skin” series, or subscribe for notifications every time we post!

-Emma ❤

Beautiful Skin Series Post Schedule 

Morning Skincare Routine – 12/4/17

Night Skincare Routine – 12/7/17

Skincare Product Reviews (Kathleen) – 12/10/17

Self-care Night – 12/13/17

Sumbody Masks Review – 12/16/17