As this post goes up, I'll probably be enjoying the sun by the pool while counting down the hours to sangaria hour. I'm off to Sardinia for a week with friends to unwind from school stress and just relax. While I'm not going to be putting on much makeup (if any!) during the day, I still have a small collection of products for a day's exploration in the cities or a night out. 

 

Eyebrows are the bane of my existence. I ignored them for ages, never believing that a trim of the bushy hairs on my face could make a difference. But they're like the frame for the Mona Lisa: without, it's still great, but with it, the painting is complete. Now I'm not saying my face is great, but well groomed brows definitely make it a lot better than what it originally was. 

As the rest of the face makeup melts off in heat, lipstick seems to be the way to go for a put-together look. Gone are the cool-toned pinks as the corals and oranges come out to play. I tend to wear a bolder lip in the summer as I don't have to go to class. I always think wearing a bold orange lip to class is just out of place, like it's not serious enough to be academic. And the fact that I'm picking my lip under class stress doesn't help either. 

It's quite rare to see my nails bare on a regular occasion. Unless I'm extremely busy or about to leave for vacation, if a nail colour has a hint of chipping, then chances are I'm going to be giving myself a manicure that evening. With the torture that I put my nails through, it wasn't a surprise that my nails were peeling, brittle, and sad to a ridiculous level a couple months back. It was the vicious cycle of nails looking terrible, hence cover it up with pretty colours, resulting in nails degrading...etc. It came to the point where I couldn't stand it anymore and set myself on the mission of finding redemption for my poor, tortured talons. (really, Daphne? talons?) 

A quick public announcement because, well, who doesn't like free makeup? Especially when it's worth more than my monthly rent.