Hey everyone! I filmed a video very early this morning once again and I will have it up for you guys sometime tonight. Sadly, I didn't pack early like I was supposed to, so I will be scrambling tonight to get everything packed and finished in time. I am the biggest procrastinator of all time! I leave tomorrow morning for a week at the shore and I am just not ready! And of course, when you rush it is extremely easy to forget things which makes me nervous. I am bringing my camera and I hope to take pictures but I always usually forget to but I am going to try this time and post some up here. :) I'm also hoping I just won't disappear for the whole week and I am able to write some blog posts or something but it isn't just me and my boyfriend it is a whole group of people so it kind of depends on what they have planned for the days and nights too. I just know my days are going to be filled with a lot of relaxing on the beach with sand in between my toes!
Anybody got an good book suggestions? I already have one in mind but I would definitely take suggestions even just for an any day read. Let me know!
What are your beach essentials? It might help me not forget all of mine!! I am definitely going to rely on my Magically Cool Liquid Powder by MAC. I think that will feel so nice in the hot summer heat and give me a nice glow. Also might feel good on any sunburn, which I am hoping I don't get.
Check out my channel for the new video tonight. I am one person away from 50 subscribers! That is super exciting! Thank you guys for all the love and support!
xoxo, Christine
Friday, July 8, 2011
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Decisions, Decisions, Decisions!
Hey everybody! I hope everybody had a great 4th of July! I always get a little depressed when the holiday is over but I am going to the shore for a week so I am super excited about that. I am planning on doing a video on like "the ultimate beach bag," which would be everything I think is crucial for a great beach experience. It'll be a fun video and I will definitely get to it as long as I don't wait til the last minute to pack!
So I am writing this after the devastating news from the Casey Anthony trial and I don't really want to get into it too much I just wanted to quick get my feelings out and hopefully get rid of the sick feeling in my stomach. I think now since she was found not guilty on all counts of murder and aggravated child abuse all we can all hope for now is that Caylee is resting in peace and her mother will have to pay for her crimes when her time is up. Obviously with that statement you all know where I stand but I just felt that since I just watched the verdict on TV it would literally drive me insane to not mention it.
Anyways on to other things, I have decided to go Buffy blonde, you can see what I am talking about in the post below. It isn't going to be right away. I am probably going to wait until August just because I have other expenses this month and I also have to save up for my new iPhone which I am able to get August 4th!! I am so excited about both of those things I can't tell you.
Also this Thursday I am getting my nails done and it is actually a different kind of manicure I have never had done before. It is called a gel manicure where you can get any color you want, I am thinking more of a coral color, and it doesn't add any length to your nail but I think it might kind of be like an acrylic nail but much better for your nails. I am not sure yet but I will definitely let you guys know! I think I have mentioned before how bad I am at doing my own nails and I tend to bite mine and they are so weak that I am hoping I have found something to make them be nice. I will let you all know how it turns out soon!
I am also very close to putting up some items on Etsy. I am thinking I am going to start adding my scrubs first them move on to soap later but I'm not going to do it until I get back from the shore so if anything is purchased there won't be a delay in shipping. Let me know what you guys think and what you would like to see the most on there first?!
Keep in touch guys! Let me know how you spent your 4th of July or even just leave a comment saying hi!!
xoxo, Christine
So I am writing this after the devastating news from the Casey Anthony trial and I don't really want to get into it too much I just wanted to quick get my feelings out and hopefully get rid of the sick feeling in my stomach. I think now since she was found not guilty on all counts of murder and aggravated child abuse all we can all hope for now is that Caylee is resting in peace and her mother will have to pay for her crimes when her time is up. Obviously with that statement you all know where I stand but I just felt that since I just watched the verdict on TV it would literally drive me insane to not mention it.
Anyways on to other things, I have decided to go Buffy blonde, you can see what I am talking about in the post below. It isn't going to be right away. I am probably going to wait until August just because I have other expenses this month and I also have to save up for my new iPhone which I am able to get August 4th!! I am so excited about both of those things I can't tell you.
Also this Thursday I am getting my nails done and it is actually a different kind of manicure I have never had done before. It is called a gel manicure where you can get any color you want, I am thinking more of a coral color, and it doesn't add any length to your nail but I think it might kind of be like an acrylic nail but much better for your nails. I am not sure yet but I will definitely let you guys know! I think I have mentioned before how bad I am at doing my own nails and I tend to bite mine and they are so weak that I am hoping I have found something to make them be nice. I will let you all know how it turns out soon!
I am also very close to putting up some items on Etsy. I am thinking I am going to start adding my scrubs first them move on to soap later but I'm not going to do it until I get back from the shore so if anything is purchased there won't be a delay in shipping. Let me know what you guys think and what you would like to see the most on there first?!
Keep in touch guys! Let me know how you spent your 4th of July or even just leave a comment saying hi!!
xoxo, Christine
Friday, July 1, 2011
Special Announcement and Happy 4th!!
Hey everybody!
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Anyone have fun plans for the 4th of July?! I'm pretty excited, I love the parades and the food and the fireworks! It is a great holiday! I always feel bad for my dogs because they go so scared with the fireworks but this year my town isn't doing any so the noise shouldn't bother them too much. I'll be posting a quick video later on today, I did a fun little tag. It isn't the one I really wanted to do because I didn't have that much time so I will just be saving that one for a little while. I hope to be filming my June favorites soon but I might not get to that for about a week or so, so it will be a late June favorites. Also, I was going to wait to film a video to make a quick exciting announcement but I don't want to wait until I have the time so I'm just going to do it now.
xoxo, Christine
Anyone have fun plans for the 4th of July?! I'm pretty excited, I love the parades and the food and the fireworks! It is a great holiday! I always feel bad for my dogs because they go so scared with the fireworks but this year my town isn't doing any so the noise shouldn't bother them too much. I'll be posting a quick video later on today, I did a fun little tag. It isn't the one I really wanted to do because I didn't have that much time so I will just be saving that one for a little while. I hope to be filming my June favorites soon but I might not get to that for about a week or so, so it will be a late June favorites. Also, I was going to wait to film a video to make a quick exciting announcement but I don't want to wait until I have the time so I'm just going to do it now.To start funding for my line Embrace Couture, I decided to start a small beauty/soap line recently. I have to been working on getting all of my stuff together and playing with some recipes and everything is coming along very well. When I do start selling it, I am probably going to use Etsy so I will have a link for that soon. I'd like to know what kind of scents you guys like in your soaps and how you feel about facial scrubs and all that so please let me know so I can work on making things you guys would enjoy! I'm really trying to make my clothing line happen I just definitely need some money to really get it up and moving so this is just a fun thing I'm doing on the side to kind of get everything started. I hope you guys like this idea and will give me your feedback so I can really please all different preferences. :)
Now this is a question for my blog people? Do you guys have adsense because I had a heck of a time setting mine up and I want it on my channel too. Let me know!
Got some great blog posts ideas and I might just sit and write some tonight so when I am at the shore I can just post them so I'm not gone for a whole week. Thanks for all the ongoing support and don't forget to check out my channel! http://www.youtube.com/user/EmbraceCouture :)
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Beauty Tag!!
Hey guys, I found this tag on ElleandBlair.com and thought it might be fun to do. I am also going to do a tag video on my channel but it'll be a different one. This one is more beauty related and not really about me as a person. Leave your responses in the comments below or do one on your blog and I'll come check it out! :)
SKINCARE:
How many times do you wash your face daily? Twice
What skin type do you have? (dry,oily,combo) Combo
What is your current facial wash? Clean and Clear Morning Burst
Do you exfoliate? Yes!
What brand do you use? Well on my body it is Lush Buffy Bar, but my face I use a lemon scrub I made :)
What moisturizer do you use? Borba
Do you have freckles? Some, more in the summer though.
Do you use eye cream? Yes, Benefit Eye Cream. I get bad under eye circles.
Do you or did you have acne prone skin? No, but I occasionally have a breakout.
Did you ever have to use Pro-activ? Nope. MAKE-UP:
What foundation do you use? MAC Pro SPF 30, I think that is what it is called, don't have in front of me.
How about concealer? Yes for under my eyes, Boiing by Benefit.
Do you know your undertone color? Meaning like pink or yellow? I'm definitely pink undertones.
What do you think of fake eyelashes? Nice for events but not for everyday, on me at least.
Did you know that you are suppose to change your mascara every 3 months? Yes, just got a new one. :)
What brand of mascara do you use? I switch it up, I just bought a MAC one but I have Urban Decay ones too!Sephora or MAC? Hmmm, that one is super hard. Can I pick both!!??
Do you have a MAC Pro-card? Nope.
What makeup tools do you use in make up application? Mainly my Sigma brushes.
Do you use make-up base/primer for the eyes? Yes Urban Decay Primer Potion.
For the face? Yes, Borba.
What is your favorite eyeshadow (color or shade)? Hmm, I just got the color Gleam from MAC and I love it already, but I'd have to say Woodstock from Urban Decay. Love it for going out!
Do you use pencil or liquid eyeliner? Gel! But I use all of the different types, depends on the look I am going for.
How often do you poke your eyes with an eyeliner pencil? Lol, no but I have with mascara tons of times.
What do you think of pigment eyeshadows? Love all eyeshadows!
Do you use mineral makeup? Yes.
What is your favorite lipstick? MAC Viva Glam V or the first edition of Viva Glam Gaga.
How about lipgloss? Nars Orgasm lipgloss.
What is your favorite blush to use? Nars Orgasm.
Do you buy your makeup on ebay? No but I have gotten nail polish from there.
Do you like drugstore makeup? Yes, Physicians Formula is great!
Do you go to CCO's? (cosmetic company outlets) No, but I would like to!
Did you ever consider taking make-up classes? For a while after high school.
Are you clumsy in putting on makeup? Only if I'm late!
Name a makeup crime that you hate? When people don't blend their foundation around their nose and it gets clumpy on the sides of their noses!
Do you like colorful shades of makeup (lipstick,eyeshadow) or neutral ones? Prefer neutral for work but color is fun for going out!
Which celebrity always has great make up? Going to have to go with Reese Witherspoon or Rachel McAdams.
If you could leave the house using just ONE make up item,what would you use? Eyeliner.
Could you ever leave the house without any makeup on? Yes, I've done it tons of times.
Do you think you look good even without any makeup on? I think different features of mine stand out when I don't have any makeup on and it gives me a different look.
In your opinion, what is the BEST makeup line? I'm becoming a bigger MAC fan everyday but before that started I would swear by Urban Decay and Benefit.
What do you think of Makeup? Makeup is art! It is fun and shouldn't be taken too seriously!
How many times do you wash your face daily? Twice
What skin type do you have? (dry,oily,combo) Combo
What is your current facial wash? Clean and Clear Morning Burst
Do you exfoliate? Yes!
What brand do you use? Well on my body it is Lush Buffy Bar, but my face I use a lemon scrub I made :)
What moisturizer do you use? Borba
Do you have freckles? Some, more in the summer though.
Do you use eye cream? Yes, Benefit Eye Cream. I get bad under eye circles.
Do you or did you have acne prone skin? No, but I occasionally have a breakout.
Did you ever have to use Pro-activ? Nope. MAKE-UP:
What foundation do you use? MAC Pro SPF 30, I think that is what it is called, don't have in front of me.
How about concealer? Yes for under my eyes, Boiing by Benefit.
Do you know your undertone color? Meaning like pink or yellow? I'm definitely pink undertones.
What do you think of fake eyelashes? Nice for events but not for everyday, on me at least.
Did you know that you are suppose to change your mascara every 3 months? Yes, just got a new one. :)
What brand of mascara do you use? I switch it up, I just bought a MAC one but I have Urban Decay ones too!Sephora or MAC? Hmmm, that one is super hard. Can I pick both!!??
Do you have a MAC Pro-card? Nope.
What makeup tools do you use in make up application? Mainly my Sigma brushes.
Do you use make-up base/primer for the eyes? Yes Urban Decay Primer Potion.
For the face? Yes, Borba.
What is your favorite eyeshadow (color or shade)? Hmm, I just got the color Gleam from MAC and I love it already, but I'd have to say Woodstock from Urban Decay. Love it for going out!
Do you use pencil or liquid eyeliner? Gel! But I use all of the different types, depends on the look I am going for.
How often do you poke your eyes with an eyeliner pencil? Lol, no but I have with mascara tons of times.
What do you think of pigment eyeshadows? Love all eyeshadows!
Do you use mineral makeup? Yes.
What is your favorite lipstick? MAC Viva Glam V or the first edition of Viva Glam Gaga.
How about lipgloss? Nars Orgasm lipgloss.
What is your favorite blush to use? Nars Orgasm.
Do you buy your makeup on ebay? No but I have gotten nail polish from there.
Do you like drugstore makeup? Yes, Physicians Formula is great!
Do you go to CCO's? (cosmetic company outlets) No, but I would like to!
Did you ever consider taking make-up classes? For a while after high school.
Are you clumsy in putting on makeup? Only if I'm late!
Name a makeup crime that you hate? When people don't blend their foundation around their nose and it gets clumpy on the sides of their noses!
Do you like colorful shades of makeup (lipstick,eyeshadow) or neutral ones? Prefer neutral for work but color is fun for going out!
Which celebrity always has great make up? Going to have to go with Reese Witherspoon or Rachel McAdams.
If you could leave the house using just ONE make up item,what would you use? Eyeliner.
Could you ever leave the house without any makeup on? Yes, I've done it tons of times.
Do you think you look good even without any makeup on? I think different features of mine stand out when I don't have any makeup on and it gives me a different look.
In your opinion, what is the BEST makeup line? I'm becoming a bigger MAC fan everyday but before that started I would swear by Urban Decay and Benefit.
What do you think of Makeup? Makeup is art! It is fun and shouldn't be taken too seriously!
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Embrace Couture Anthem :)
Hey everybody!
I heard something the other day that made me extremely excited and really creative. I found, what is now in my head, the anthem for Embrace Couture. So when I am drawing myself out and fighting with my silly sewing machine, which seems to be an everyday occurrence, I can listen to this song to remind myself why I'm trying to make this successful and why is it important. Now I am 21 and this isn't someone I would normally listen to but I have fallen in love with this song and the meaning of it. :)
Selena Gomez has nailed the perfect motivational song with this tune! And I am now a fan of hers because of it! I always thought she was a cute girl and a funny actress in the few things I have seen of her but now I might actually go out of my way to listen to her songs. :) Check it out above and check out my most recent video at http://www.youtube.com/user/EmbraceCouture!
I'm thinking about making an Embrace Couture soundtrack for myself to motivate myself! I'll share it on here when I finish it! I'm crazy picky with music so it might take me a little bit. Also have a haul coming up on my channel of the few things I just ordered from MAC and Borba. :) Subscribe for cool videos and Embrace updates!
Don't forget to watch The Voice tonight at 9pm on NBC and Pretty Little Liars on at 8pm on ABC Family!
xoxo, Christine
I heard something the other day that made me extremely excited and really creative. I found, what is now in my head, the anthem for Embrace Couture. So when I am drawing myself out and fighting with my silly sewing machine, which seems to be an everyday occurrence, I can listen to this song to remind myself why I'm trying to make this successful and why is it important. Now I am 21 and this isn't someone I would normally listen to but I have fallen in love with this song and the meaning of it. :)
Selena Gomez has nailed the perfect motivational song with this tune! And I am now a fan of hers because of it! I always thought she was a cute girl and a funny actress in the few things I have seen of her but now I might actually go out of my way to listen to her songs. :) Check it out above and check out my most recent video at http://www.youtube.com/user/EmbraceCouture!
I'm thinking about making an Embrace Couture soundtrack for myself to motivate myself! I'll share it on here when I finish it! I'm crazy picky with music so it might take me a little bit. Also have a haul coming up on my channel of the few things I just ordered from MAC and Borba. :) Subscribe for cool videos and Embrace updates!
Don't forget to watch The Voice tonight at 9pm on NBC and Pretty Little Liars on at 8pm on ABC Family!
xoxo, Christine
Monday, June 27, 2011
Self Tanner, Acting, and Vlog!
Hey everybody! It's been a while since my last blog post so I am so sorry! I have a couple things to mention in this post and hopefully I'll keep doing posts a couple times a week.
I had a self tanner disaster the other day! It was bad! I used Victoria's Secret Bare Bronze Tanning Spray and oh my goodness did it come out bad! Surprisingly my knees look great! Nice and evenly tanned but as it goes below my knee there are just splotches of orange. :( Very shameful. I did everything I was supposed to, exfoliated, held 6 inches from my body, sprayed evenly, didn't put clothes on for 15 minutes and still a self tanner nightmare. Oh well, we shed thousands of dead skin cells every second so it should be off in a couple of days. Then I will be trying again with Jergens Natural Glow Self Tanner and I have heard good things about that so far. When I first post this it won't have the picture of my orange disaster of a leg but I'll add that in later tonight just so you can see how bad that self tanner works. I even had to wear long pants to work today and it is hot. Definitely summer dress time!!
Are any of you into acting? Acting has always been what I have wanted to do with my life and I actually went to a performing arts school for high school, best school ever, and I'm starting to really want to get back into it. I gave it up for awhile, I think it was a combination of feeling the pressure to go to college and the realization of how hard the business is to break into, but I always seem to come back to it. If any of you are interested in it let me know! I can always tell you guys some of the things I have tried to break into the acting world and what I am trying now if you guys are curious!
On my channel, http://www.youtube/user/EmbraceCouture, I just recently added a follow me around vlog and absolutely loved doing it!! It was a little under 3 minutes so it wasn't very long but I am thinking about trying to do another one soon and hopefully make it a bit longer. Follow Me Around Vlogs were always my favorite to watch so it was cool to be able to put one up. Check it out and show some love!
I missed about a week of no blogs and no videos just because I was feeling a little discouraged about some things and I just took the week to do whatever. However, when I was filming my follow me vlog, I was like, "why did you stop this for a week?! It's fun!?" And I am thinking the same thing as I type this up. I hope to not be gone long again except that I do go to the shore July 9th to the 16th and I have no internet there so maybe then but I guess I could write some and post them through my phone. I don't know, my phone is crap so we will have to see! Thanks for reading!!
xoxo, Christine
I had a self tanner disaster the other day! It was bad! I used Victoria's Secret Bare Bronze Tanning Spray and oh my goodness did it come out bad! Surprisingly my knees look great! Nice and evenly tanned but as it goes below my knee there are just splotches of orange. :( Very shameful. I did everything I was supposed to, exfoliated, held 6 inches from my body, sprayed evenly, didn't put clothes on for 15 minutes and still a self tanner nightmare. Oh well, we shed thousands of dead skin cells every second so it should be off in a couple of days. Then I will be trying again with Jergens Natural Glow Self Tanner and I have heard good things about that so far. When I first post this it won't have the picture of my orange disaster of a leg but I'll add that in later tonight just so you can see how bad that self tanner works. I even had to wear long pants to work today and it is hot. Definitely summer dress time!!
Are any of you into acting? Acting has always been what I have wanted to do with my life and I actually went to a performing arts school for high school, best school ever, and I'm starting to really want to get back into it. I gave it up for awhile, I think it was a combination of feeling the pressure to go to college and the realization of how hard the business is to break into, but I always seem to come back to it. If any of you are interested in it let me know! I can always tell you guys some of the things I have tried to break into the acting world and what I am trying now if you guys are curious!
On my channel, http://www.youtube/user/EmbraceCouture, I just recently added a follow me around vlog and absolutely loved doing it!! It was a little under 3 minutes so it wasn't very long but I am thinking about trying to do another one soon and hopefully make it a bit longer. Follow Me Around Vlogs were always my favorite to watch so it was cool to be able to put one up. Check it out and show some love!
I missed about a week of no blogs and no videos just because I was feeling a little discouraged about some things and I just took the week to do whatever. However, when I was filming my follow me vlog, I was like, "why did you stop this for a week?! It's fun!?" And I am thinking the same thing as I type this up. I hope to not be gone long again except that I do go to the shore July 9th to the 16th and I have no internet there so maybe then but I guess I could write some and post them through my phone. I don't know, my phone is crap so we will have to see! Thanks for reading!!
xoxo, Christine
Saturday, June 18, 2011
The Need for Embrace Couture
Heyyyy everybody!
I just got back from taking my little sister out for her birthday. I actually took her to meet one of her favorite actors Nicholas Brendan from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. We have been going to those types of conventions for awhile now and she always gets super excited when she sees him. Totally worth the long lines and crazy crowds. We are Buffy lovers so we do love conventions like this. We don't get into all the costumes and things like that but we do get all hyped up when we see our favorite stars. Today I actually did already meet most of the people there besides Julie Benz, so I got her picture and autograph today. :) It was more for my sister than myself anyway.
I'm not writing this though to just talk about my day to you guys,. Unfortunately, and I hate to word it this way, but the Buffy fans are some of the most "normal" I guess you could say. No way really dresses up and gets into costumes and paints heir whole body silver like some of the other fan genres do. I hate to use the word normal but I am just trying to make everyone understand my point. As I walked through the lines and I heard a lot of negative comments about some of the girls bodies that dressed in the costumes. For example, there was a girl dressed like Wonder Woman, I would never call her heavy or overweight but she wasn't super skinny either. Her costume looked somewhat small on her and someone made a comment about how she was bubbling over her costume. Well she overheard and to see her face drop broke my heart. Next time I saw her she was changed into normal clothes and just looking defeated. The look on her face just made me realize even more how important it is to spread the word of healthy body image. That girl took a huge risk today and got her feelings destroyed. And I regret not telling her to wear her costume proud and tell everyone else she didn't care what they thought. Girls shouldn't have to feel like they have to live up to a supermodel standard. And that is why I am working on this clothing line. Every time my sewing machine jams or my fingers get needle poked I can keep on going and hopefully eventually help girls have more inner peace with their body.
Wear your costumes proud ladies and EMBRACE YOUR BODY!!! <3
xoxo, Christine
I just got back from taking my little sister out for her birthday. I actually took her to meet one of her favorite actors Nicholas Brendan from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. We have been going to those types of conventions for awhile now and she always gets super excited when she sees him. Totally worth the long lines and crazy crowds. We are Buffy lovers so we do love conventions like this. We don't get into all the costumes and things like that but we do get all hyped up when we see our favorite stars. Today I actually did already meet most of the people there besides Julie Benz, so I got her picture and autograph today. :) It was more for my sister than myself anyway.
I'm not writing this though to just talk about my day to you guys,. Unfortunately, and I hate to word it this way, but the Buffy fans are some of the most "normal" I guess you could say. No way really dresses up and gets into costumes and paints heir whole body silver like some of the other fan genres do. I hate to use the word normal but I am just trying to make everyone understand my point. As I walked through the lines and I heard a lot of negative comments about some of the girls bodies that dressed in the costumes. For example, there was a girl dressed like Wonder Woman, I would never call her heavy or overweight but she wasn't super skinny either. Her costume looked somewhat small on her and someone made a comment about how she was bubbling over her costume. Well she overheard and to see her face drop broke my heart. Next time I saw her she was changed into normal clothes and just looking defeated. The look on her face just made me realize even more how important it is to spread the word of healthy body image. That girl took a huge risk today and got her feelings destroyed. And I regret not telling her to wear her costume proud and tell everyone else she didn't care what they thought. Girls shouldn't have to feel like they have to live up to a supermodel standard. And that is why I am working on this clothing line. Every time my sewing machine jams or my fingers get needle poked I can keep on going and hopefully eventually help girls have more inner peace with their body.
Wear your costumes proud ladies and EMBRACE YOUR BODY!!! <3
xoxo, Christine
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