Shany Cosmetics Loose 40pc Eyeshadow swatches

I am so excited about these shadows honey...As you guys may know I am starting to get into the makeup industry by becoming a freelance makeup artist. So of course you can not be a makeup artist without a kit and great shadows. I think these shadows are great for beginners like my self who want to build a nice kit without spending thousands.  These shadows allow you to get great colors and quality work without breaking the bank.  I will say I did notice a few of the colors are repeats and I would have loved to get more deep colors vs repeats.  I also noticed that the colors pictured on the site are not what you actually get. For instance I thought I was getting a deep red color based off the picture on the website.  What I got was a pinky/purple color instead.  All in All I give Shany cosmetics four hearts out of 5 my money was well spent.

Excuse my hairy A** arm LMAO...I swatched a few of the colors to show you guys how pigmented these shadows are. These are the colors on plain skin no primer of base underneath them.  As you can see these shadows are very shimmery.

Shany Cosmetics Gel Eyeliners Swatches

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   I recently reviewed these gel liners on my YouTube channel where I talked about my experience using these liners.  These liners are very creamy and pigmented and you get a lot of product for your money.  All though I got these on sale at a good price Shany Cosmetics is very inexpensive so don't worry you can still get them a low cost.  I have only used the black liner as its intended purpose so far. I have been using them as eye shadow bases. The rich and creamy consistency of these liners make for a awesome base to help your shadows pop.

What looks like a red liner (pictured lower left corner) is actually a dark deep brown....and the gray liner (pictured lower right corner) is a very dark charcoal color

I swatched a few of the colors below so that you could see how pigmented and rich the colors are

These liners can be purchased from shanycosmetics.com

Just Checking In!!!!

     Hey everyone I know its been a long while; A lot has changed in my life.  You guys may have been worried about me since my last few post were so sad and depressing.  I was living in Tampa a very beautiful city.  However I missed my now fiancé like crazy, so I moved home. Yea I may have slipped that past yall lol yes honey I am engaged and our wedding date is dated for July 26, 2014.  I have been sharing my excitement with my Facebook and Instagram followers but honestly I'm over it. I have been thinking about creating a new blog all about wedding planning. However I am just going to keep everything here.  I have purchased my wedding dressed and booked my venue but all the deets on that will be in a later blog.  So where Have I been you guys may be wondering right? Well a lot of you follow me on Facebook and Instagram etc. already know all the tea. Those that don't keep up with me like that I moved back home to Kansas City.

     I moved back with a job thank God that is a huge blessing like you don't know.  Me and my fiancé will be moving into our first home together in a week OMG how exciting finally lol.  I also will be making more post around  DIY projects and Décor ideas.  I also want to post more things on being a step mother to teenagers.  My babies are 15 and 12 but yall will learn more about them in future post.  I have so many things I want to share but not the time right now I just wanted to let my faithful followers know I'm ok and I am here breathing! Stay tuned I promise this blog is going to get even better thanks for the love in support.

Life Lesson 101: Counting My Blessings and Not My Problems!

   

      Hey loves, So I woke up around 4 am this morning got up ate some breakfast....clipped some coupons, bought some new makeup and filmed a hair tutorial for my YouTube channel {yahgirltiffy}.... I also cleaned my kitchen and about to fold my laundry. Its pretty safe to say I am tryna get my life in order.....I have been in some type of funk for over a week now.....I don't know what happened one day I was fine the next I was so depressed I stayed in bed for five days straight.....I made a appointment to see a therapist I hyped myself up and everything and at the very last minute I cancelled....Due to my own fears of the unknown....What if she would had told me I have some time of psychological disorder....aint nobody got time for that!....plus I looked the lady up and apparently she does electrolysis or somet ish um NO thank you! I am not going to run from my issues trust me I know I need some help, because its not normal to one day be fine and the next can barely get out of bed to eat.....I just don't want to face them alone and I don't have to that's what friends and family are for. The good thing is my job pays for 3 session as long as the therapist is in our network and any session after that is $25 with a co-pay (what a blessing)...I am sharing this hard time in my life with the www because I know there is someone I can help one day.....

     Although I have not been diagnose by a licensed professional as depressed...I know for sure this has to be what I am going through....It's ok at least I am trying to get through it....I am about to have one of the toughest months in my life :-( ironically its my bday month....Some things in my life are about to get shaken up a bit and I am ready....I have decided not to stress over things I can not control....All I can do is try my best to make the blow a little softer so I can get back up and dust myself off.....Because in the mist of all the troubles I am facing right now....I also have some great news and opportunities that are coming left and right. I have been so down and stressed I haven't taken the time to realize how blessed I am....So to all my supporters please understand I know I am one blessed young lady....I am working on counting my blessings and not my problems....I am a work in progress.

     I have some VERY exciting news to share and once everything is finalized I most surely will share all the details....stay tuned I love you guys and to those of you that send me emails,tweet, etc.... I really am thankful to have such beautiful supporters....Thank you sooooo much you guys just don't know how much your words or encouragement really pushes me to shake this funk I am in...Thank you from the bottom of my heart!

yahgirltiffy ^_^

I never knew how important family was until I moved 1,200 miles away!

   

Hey loves so I am back look at me getting back into making blogs again......lol so I know my last two post have been very sad and have caught you guys off guard....Since I am always so happy.....Well I understand and I don't really have a way of putting things other then yes I have been going through a very emotional pit right now.....Some days you feel like you wanna give up and thats ok as long as you never give up.....Because the moment you do all your "haters" win and we can't let that happen can we? I am very ok and fully aware of what my spirit can and can not handle......I just share my emotions openly on these social media networks.....I so appreciated the love and support of all my loved ones and supporters because what if I needed serious help....you guys reaching out would have been enough for me to rethink any thoughts that I couldn't take back.....I know a lot of you guys felt I was suicidal I promise that was not the case at all.....But the fact that you guys felt enough passion in your heart for a complete stranger to email me and let me know I am in your prayers I am very thankful and I soooooo will not take it in vain.......


     Yes my post was a cry out for help because I was at a point where I just felt trapped in my own negative thoughts......I never felt like I wanted to end my life but I did feel hopeless like I wanted to just give up and not attempt to over come my obstacles ....I have always been strong and no matter what I have going on I always call on Jesus, with his love and protection God has always gotten me through......I don't really ever share my deep thoughts I keep them bottled up but as I grow older i feel its ok to let people know that I have a hard time sometimes.....and I would love to have my mom call me and ask if I am ok...Rather than her just assuming I am ok because like I said I always am........I would love for my sisters to call me and reach out and ask if I need anything....Bascially I am a loner I 100% keep to myself and if I didn't have a fiance people wouldn't hear from me from months on end......I know that not fair to my loved ones and i know in order for my family to want to reach out to me....I have to open that door.......

So going forward I will make the biggest effort in my life to reach out to my loved ones.....I have been here for a year next month on the 25th and I can count on one hand of how many times I have spoke to each family member since I been here......The selfish part of me would love to place the blame all on them and play the victim.....However i am an adult and know when you point one finger 3 are always pointing back at you.....How many times have I reached out and let them know hey I miss y'all? I can honestly count on one hand lol......The thing is with every waking day I am grateful to have the opportunity to make my next breath better than the last......I have the most loving family any one can ask....I have built this huge wall between myself and others....One day when I have time and the urge I will let you guys in on why this wall is built.....

I am writing my thoughts as I think them so I am not sure if you understand what I am saying.....My pain and hurt and spiritual pain that I have been feeling comes from not feeling like I have anyone.....So I want to share this with you guys one to let you know I am ok.....I also hope this helps someone and allows you to be encouraged .....In order for you to heal those broken bridges you have to take ownership of your part in it as well.....I prayed to God to heal these bridges between me and my family I want to have a stronger bond.....I don't want to go a day without speaking to my parents.....I never knew how important family was until I moved 1,200 miles away.....Now I understand I do need people I can't be miss "I don't need nobody" and these are the people God has put me with so they are of most importance.....I will leave this post with this final thought.......I love and miss my family!!!

yahgirltiffy ^_^

                                 

Blah!

     I sit here in this bed for 5 damn days now........I have only left my house to go get something to eat.....I am very certain that I am going through a depression.....I know of no other way to talk about this then to blog my thoughts fully unedited and just type as I sit and listen to gospel music......I don't know what is going on with me well I do know.....because my brain knows this is not my private journal I am writing in and that millions can see my inner feelings with just a click...its not allowing me to come full circle here and now with my thoughts.....I am feeling like a true caged bird I speak of this often but the feeling is getting worse and worse.....I am not happy where my life is right now as I see it as I am living it....I don't have any fancy way of putting this or any play on words I can use other than....I need God more than I have ever needed him in my life......I am at my breaking point emotionally ...I am constantly being strong smiling and uplifting but lord Jesus I am on the verge of giving up......Where do you turn emotionally when you don't have the words to let people know you need help????? How do I get my self out of the feeling im stuck in......The world is moving and I am here in my bed on my 5th day of not caring anymore......

Whats Been going on with yahgirltiffy!

     Hey loves....It's been a month of Sundays since I posted something new......A lot of things has happen since we last chatted and if you follow me on any other social media networks then you know all the tea.....This last year has been full of a lot of emotion and a lot of tears have been shed.....I have managed to keep my head held high no matter how troubled I feel.....Although I am not where I want to be in my life right now financially....I can say I have been blessed with love and hope and that has gotten me through a lot of my break downs.....I had planned to open up my online boutique May 20, 2013 where I will be selling trendy clothing, jewelry,hair etc....Things have not gone as I hoped them to but I have been blessed with a wonderful fiance (yes honey I am engaged) who will be starting his own business at the end of May early part of June....So even though new business ventures are not exactly what I put on my vision board.....Its is still a step in the right direction of not having to work for anyone again....

     I also renewed my one year lease with my apartment complex......so that means I will be living in Florida for another year....OMG!!! that is a hard pill for me to swallow because I had zero freaking intention of living here another year....and I feel much like I don't know if I can go another year living this far from my family....That is the hardest thing I have had the worst time allowing my mind to accept Florida as home.....not that the state has been bad to me its been good so far.....But my heart is somewhere else and when your heart isn't in anything your doing then it makes you feel like your just going with the motions.....That's exactly what I did this past year because I just knew, I would be moving back home.....I get so annoyed just talking about staying here another year uggggggh!  Financially it just makes sense to stay here until things start to line up for me and the hubby.....I am going to try and stay super strong so That I can get through this time as fast as time will allow