Be bright!

I thought I would try a FOTD post! These will be a fun way to help me remember what I've been doing and remind myself to always push past my comfort zone. I get into makeup ruts pretty easily, so this will be great! So here's my very first official FOTD!

My Coastal Scents 88 color palette never fails to make me feel brighter! If I need to get my creative juices flowing I can open it up (okay, just grab it because I broke the lid like two years ago) and play!

These always end up being my favorite makeup days. I look at the palette and immediately get drawn to a set of colors. It's the craziest thing. I start swatching different shades of those colors on my hand to find the right combinations before I start going crazy on my face. Once I do that, I grab a flat concealer brush and blend them onto my eye (on top of Too Faced Shadow Insurance and NXY Jumbo eyeshadow in Milk, of course!) Then I find a blush and lipstick that compliments the look and finish it up!

So there you have it! More iPhone pictures of my face and fun colors! What do you do to get out of a beauty rut?

Here are some links for more looks and tutorials!

Watch me do my makeup!
Check me out on Facebook!
Mostly my face on Instagram!
Tweet me with no response because I forget about Twitter!

Samantha Says mix it up!

Find new youtubers!

I have been especially obsessed with Cora @ vintageortacky on YouTube lately. She has an incredible way of using colors and shapes and being adorable that has me binge watching for hours. She makes me want to do more, go further, be brighter. And that kicks so much ass.

So, today I decided I wanted to try out one of her latest looks with my Urban Decay Electric Palette.

I have turned the process of following along to these videos into a ritual. I watch the video, gather all my products and brushes, grab a drink and have a seat. This is going to take a while.

I pause and play, rewinding and blending the shades to get the right feel. I curse and become disgusted with my brushes asiftheyretheissuehere. Finally, I watch a clip of David Tennant or cute babies animals because cute babies make me cry. Because I'm like always ovulating or something probably.

Aaaand I'm back. I realize most of the things driving me crazy are easily fixed and I usually try to change it up a bit to make it mine.

This was the process I did today, but with less cursing. This girl is great in the timing of her videos and explains things in ways that are easily understandable.

So, here is the final look up-close and personal! (iPhone pics, I couldn't get any good shots with my Nikon!)

 If you want to see where I found this inspiration check out vintageortacky's video here.

****Product List****
Clinique Pore Refining Foundation-02
Clinique Line Smoothing Concealer-Light
Clinique Stay Matte Powder- Stay natural
Estee` Lauder Blush-Peach Nuance
Too Faced Shadow Insurance
NYX Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencil- Milk
Urban Decay Electric Palette
Maybeline Master Precice Liquid Liner- Black
Urban Decay 24/7 Liner- Perversion
Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara
Rimmel London Lipstick- Eek, I have already lost it! But it's much more of a true electric pink than red, like it photographed. I'll edit when found!

Samantha Says, follow your inspirations!

Samantha says hello!

I think we all know that person who always has big plans. They are just about to start x, y, and z. When the stars align, when school is out, when they have a little less going on. When the weather is just right and their face clears up. Man oh, man watch out. They're doing big things, just you wait. So you do. And they may start but they just never seem to follow through.

That person is me. I might actually be the worst person ever with this. It's bad, you guys.

I have all these ideas buzzing around all the time. And I do get busy. School, work, life. Whatever, it's Netflix and we all know it.

But I have passions. Right now I'm making the decision to further my passion for all things beauty. I want to learn new things and show others different ways to make themselves feel beautiful. I know that it is easy to feel insecure, like you have less worth than others for any number of reasons. The reason I have always loved makeup is that it is a way to build self confidence. Helping someone overcome a feeling of negativity towards themselves by feeling creative, accomplished, and a little bit daring is what I wish to one day do every single day. Until then, I try to help myself with these things daily, and grab hold of anyone who wants to play! I'll post a few pictures of past looks below since this is going to be a 'beauty blog.'

Now to come up with posting ideas!


...let me know what you'd like to read about/look at in relation to beauty and fashion products and looks!

 Before and after, not sure where the romantic candlelight came from but all my posts are non-filtered unless stated otherwise!

This is my, ahhhh I finally get to play with my Urban Decay Electric palette! 

Red (oops actually), white, and blue. On July 7th because I do what I want.