Friday, May 29, 2015

//You Wanna Find Love Then You Know Where The City Is//

I always talk about my intense love for New York City or how I ADORE London and Paris... but, sometimes I forget how much I love MY city!! So with summer finally rolling around, I figured it's the perfect time to do some Philly exploring ...My absolute favorite thing about Philadelphia is the mix of upscale city and historic landmark.


University City & Rittenhouse Square


 just looking at them up there like that is terrifying!!




Olde City















Penn's Landing



Spruce StreetHarbor Park





 Sometimes my mom gets a little TOO aggressive when playing vintage video games






South Street


Sweet Berry Frozen Yogurt
 (birthday cake and nutella)

I can't wait to be able to travel more and explore and fall in love with more cities!!

xoxo

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Miserably Happy In The Lives We've Chosen

i’ve got a twenty dollar bill that says

you couldn’t scare me if you wanted to.
we could die in this moment & live for the thrill,
we’ll be the outsiders,
we’ll bring it back to life.
stay golden,
stay broken,
miserably happy in the lives we’ve chosen.


Everyone has that something that they feel they can’t live without. For some people it’s coffee… or caffeine in general. For others it’s the internet… For me, it’s music!
Not even just listening to music but, LIVE music… the entire EXPERIENCE of music.
I went to see Paradise Fears on Saturday (gosh I just love them). They opened for Andy Grammer at the TLA. Now, as I’m sure you know, this was not my first time seeing them live…. it sure felt that way though. I guess it had a lot to do with being there with my friends, all of which I met at a concert… But I think it’s just PF themselves. It’s everything that they bring onstage. It’s the way they pour themselves out for us to absorb! It’s how emotionally attached they are to their songs and the way every single person in the room is attached to the words, the feeling, the moment. It’s a high like no other.
I think it’s who they are as people… Sam Miller is quite possibly the greatest, most special person I’ve ever encountered in MY LIFE! As dramatic as it sounds, I feel so lucky that he even recognizes me when he sees me. He’s such a ray of sunshine and I pray that he never changes! 
I remember right before they took the stage, Jackie asking me why we were so excited as if we’d never seen them before. My answer was “ I don’t know but I feel like Max(her dog) every time someone walks into your house. All ‘HI! HEY! NOTICE ME! LOVE ME!’” I just want them to love me! 
I’m not really sure what I’m saying but it’s so incredible what music can do. Who it can bring together. how it can change your life!

 “Music Is The Closest Thing We Have To Magic”



Hat: Forever 21//Choker: Claire's//Sweater: Macys// Jeans: Forever 21 (I cut them myself)







// Just girls, breaking hearts//


Squad!!


 you might want to see how things unfolded vliggity vlog 

xoxo

Thursday, November 13, 2014

Sometimes I go overboard in Lush

Hello lovebugs!!

I think the title of this post is pretty self explanatory!!! If you watch my videos ( you really, REALLY, should) you saw where I popped into the slice of Heaven on Earth that is Lush. I need to point out that I ONLY went in for THREE of the Halloween bath dealies before they were gone for the season. ONLY THREE!! Welllll much to my mother's dismay and with the help of the lovely lady who works there, AnyƩ, I... well... went overboard.

Yes, I know that Halloween season is now over and some of theses beauts are no longer in stock, but I just had to share! Who knows, this might be helpful for next year!! 


Granny Takes A Dip- $6.95

Now this one isn't a halloween bath bomb but because my store was out of Northern lights, I was led to Granny Takes a dip which gives a similar effect with the coloring and whatnot. I've used this one and I find the lemon oil, spicy black pepper and fresh ginger oil scent is is quite relaxing! And it's so psychedelically pretty!



Wizard - $7.95
This little dude reminds me of the Disney Fantasia hat! He's a bubble bar so just just crush him under the warm running water and fill your bathroom with the scent of tangerine, juniperberry and fennel essential oils. Sounds pretty magical to me!!


Another Bubble bar!! Also, a one of the things I actually went in there for!! I would suggest breaking this bad boy in half and getting two baths out of it!! First of all, can we talk about the shimmering gold... ness of this. All I keep thinking is *sings* Shining Shimmering Splendid. Second, to quote directly from the website , "juniperberry, grapefruit and lime oils will fill the room with an enticing, cocktail-like punch" YES PLEASE!! I am quite the fan of a good cocktail!!


Taking a quick break from all things Halloween-y.  This is a massage bar. It's made with avocado,mango kernel ,Fair Trade cocoa , and shea butters making it EXTRA moisturizing!! If I'm being honest, this is my mom's but I have every intention of using it for myself! HA! 

Lustre- $15.95
Also a regular at Lush but... I did say I went overboard didn't I?? The website calls this a "

Shimmery, seductive golden Dusting Powder" enough said, yes??



I believe this is actually a Christmas item but... oh well. I'm quite excited to use this one! It's a bath melt that's made with organic shea butter and extra virgin coconut oil to soften your skin.It's made with zesty ginger, lavender and lime oil because why not?!?  Also, also, ALSOOOOO... Apparently, when you crush it under the running water, it TURNS THE WATER TURQUOISE!! YESSSSSS!!!


Another Christmas product! oops! I sometimes suffer with a bad case of the chaps ( chapped lips) especially during colder weather, so an exfoliating lip scrub that you can simply lick off is a MUST. And it's Cola flavored you say? Double check!!


Sparkler- $6.95
This is one of the bath bombs I was most excited for! It is filled with glitter and popping candies AND it's rose jam scented!! The one I bought had broken in half by the time I got home so I popped a piece in the tub and WOW! Even just half of it is GORGEOUS!! It's like a fireworks display in the bathtub! I'm OBSESSED!!


Northern Lights is what I wanted most when I walked into Lush! I'd seen so many videos and heard so many good things! But alas, my store was OUT! However, I discovered that many of the gift boxes have it inside! Poptastic being one of them ! The other bath bomb in Poptastic is Sparkler so... WIN! Let's discuss the fact that when you place Northern Lights in your bath water, popping candies crack and fizzle as your water turns blue and green and you could very well be in jasmine and ylang ylang-scented Alaska watching the Aurora Borealis! I'm saving this for last! SWEET GOODNESS GRACIOUS !



WHEW! I'm winded!! I'm torn between wanting to take a bath RIGHT NOW and wanting to run out to Lush ASAP!! 
If you want to get your hands on some of these before they're gone, head on over to http://www.lushusa.com NOW NOW NOWWWWW!!!!




xoxo

Sunday, November 2, 2014

Halloween 2014

Friday was the day I've been waiting for since I got home from our excursion's last year!! HALLOWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEENNNNNN!!!!!
I was especially stoked for this year because I made my costume myself.... well, mostly (my mom did the top) I decided to fulfill my life long dream and for a day I was Princess Tiger Lily of Neverland! I love Peter Pan, maybe a little too much. And I loooooove Tiger Lily! I like to tell myself that I'm a descendant (yes, I'm aware that she is a fictional character) According to Disney, Tiger Lily is of the Blackfoot tribe and my family has Blackfoot in our blood!
Anywho...
My mother and I kept our newly formed tradition and headed into the city. We made a quick trip to Lush, where I did a bit of damage (more on that soon), and headed to South Street. I may or may not have been holding out hope that I would run into a cute guy dressed as Peter Pan... no such luck. To my utter dismay, maybe 3 people aside from us were dressed in costume. So we moseyed our way on over to the Spirits of' 76 ghost tour. We wanted to do a different one than last year. While the stops on the tour were basically the same, our tour guide (Alex) was really cute! 
I can't wait until next year!! Maybe I'll be brave enough to tackle ESP or stay overnight at Fort Mifflin !

My mom as a Once Upon a Time-esque Pirate!!



Tiger Lily