Sunday Riley Tidal Review

Hello World! Here's my review of the Sunday Riley Tidal Brightening Enzyme Water!

So, I've been using this moisturizer for a couple of weeks now, and I really like it. It claims to hydrate and replenish skin and help with uneven skin tones, and it is as good as it claims. When I first applied it,  I found that it was instantly moisturizing and very hydrating on my skin, without being oily. It can even be worn on top of your makeup, if you notice you need a little extra moisture. I like to apply it at night, so it can seep into my skin overnight, and again after I wash my face in the morning. I have also noticed that it has helped to visibly reduce my dark marks, so I will definitely continue using it!

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Life Update: 04.25.17

Hello World!

So I want to first start by apologizing for not posting on Saturday. I could lie and say I was doing something important, but the truth is I literally spent all weekend watching Boy Meets World (I need help).

Playoffs Updates: The Warriors swept! Go DubNation!!!

The Pacers got swept. :(  Rockets looking to close out the Thunder tonight! Memphis surprisingly tied up the series with San Antonio, but I still think the Spurs are going to win.  Griffin is out, so I think the Jazz might be able to win the series, but it doesn't really matter who wins that series, because they get the Warriors next. Like Dame Dolla said last night, if you ever want to get out the West, you have to go through the Warriors.

School is finally winding now. My professors literally do not care anymore, and neither do I. I have one more test, and then finals, and that's it.

I'm debating whether I should go to Compicpalooza this year. I want to go, but I don't know if i can afford it. I had unexpected expenses regarding my son's health (he's doing better now).  The tickets are $70 each, but I don't if it's worth it. I mean, the coolest person who's going to be there is Anthony Mackie! Anthony Mackie!?!  Oh well, decisions, decisions....


Au ReVoir
~Kerin

'Quick and Simple Everyday' Makeup

Hello World! So today's look is a super quick and easy look, that you could wear everyday (if you were to wear makeup everyday). This look only took me ten minutes, so it's great if you're crunched for time!

Step 1:Washed and moisturize!!! I used Yes to Tomatoes Detoxifying Charcoal Cleanser and Sunday Riley Tidal  Brightening Enzyme Water Cream.

Step 2: Prime! For this look, I used e.l.f. Poreless Face Primer, because it's mattifying and pore-filling all in one step!

Step 3:  Color Correct!  I used the orange corrector from L.A. Girl HD Pro Concealer. I applied it to the dark spots on my face and under my eyes, and blended it out with a sponge.

Step 4: Stick Foundation.  I suggest a stick foundation because it's quick to apply and blend out. I used Maybellline Fit Me Shine-Free + Balance Stick Foundation in the shade 355 Coconut.

Step 5: Powder.  I used a translucent powder to set my face, so my makeup would last all day! I used Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder in the shade Medium/Deep.




                             
                 

Step 6: Eyebrows!  This step is optional, but personally I just like having fuller brows! I used the Benefit Goof Proof Brow pencil  in the shade deep 05 and the Benefit Ready, Set, Brow! 24-Hour setting gel to set them. 

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Step 7: Eyes! I applied a skin tone color into my crease, and blended it out! And that's it!  I used my Too Faced Semi-Sweet Chocolate Bar palette, using the color Truffle, which a medium brown.

Step 8: Blush! To add dimension and color back to my face, I  applied blush in a sweeping motion from the apples of my cheeks to my temples using a fluffy powder brush. I used Tarte Amazonian Clay Blush  in the shade paarty.

Step 9: Highlight!  I applied my highlight right above the apples of my cheeks and along the bridge of my nose, and to the tip of my nose using a fan brush. I used the shade Gleam in the Tarte Tartiest Pro Glow to Go highlight & contour palette.

Step 10: Eyeliner and mascara.  I applied a black pencil eyeliner from Marc Jacobs to upper and lower lash line, and then, I applied Benefit They're Real! mascara to my upper and lower lashes.

Step 11: Set! I set my face using L'oreal Infallible Pro-Spray & Set Makeup Extender setting spray.

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Step 12: Selfie! Share on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, kerinskorner.com, etc. 

Happy Playoff Season!

~Kerin

Kerin's Top Ten: How to be HUMBLE. (lesson from K-Dot)

Hello World!

So this week, I have been pretty obsessed with Kendrick's Lamar's new album DAMN., and I thought I'd share with you something I've learned from the proclaimed rap savior. I think it's really fitting that the first single released from the album was HUMBLE., because besides that song, the entire album is filled with verses of K-Dot explaining to us how one acts humble, which it such an appropriate lesson because people today are so self-absorbed and full of themselves, especially in the rap game. So it is refreshing to see a rapper who is a little more modest.  So anyway, here are my top ten lines from DAMN. of Kendrick teaching us how to be HUMBLE.

1. I just win again, then win again like Wimbledon,  I serve

Yeah, that's him again, the sound that engine in is like a bird

You see fireworks and Corvette tire skrrt the boulevard 

- DNA. 

Here Kendrick gives a shout out to some other Compton natives, Venus and Serena Williams, who have won a modest 17 trophies at Wimbledon, and so to compare himself to them it's like saying 'I win, but not much'. He's being modest clearly, because he has 7 Grammys.  Then to further show his humility, he describes the modest car he drives - a simple corvette with a turbo engine (bird sound) and custom exhaust pipes (fireworks). 

2. I got 'em by a landslide, we talking' about races

You know this'll never be a tie, just look at their laces

- ELEMENT.

3. Mr. One through Five, that's the only logic

Fake my death, go to Cuba, that's the only option

-ELEMENT.

Many people would say Kung Fu Kenny is the greatest rapper today, some would say of all time, but here he says he's only the top five at best.

4. I feel like debating on who the greatest can stop it

I am legend, I feel like all of y'all is peasants

I feel like all of y'all it desperate

I feel like all it take is a second to feel like 

Mike Jordan whenever holding' a real mic

- FEEL.

5. My resume is real enough for two millenniums 

A better way to a make a wave, stop defendin' them

- LOYALTY.

Most rappers are bold enough to say their music will last forever, but not Kendrick. He's says between his last two albums, he only has a enough hits to two millenniums.


6. Piss out your per diem, you just gotta hate 'em, funk
If I quit your BM, I still ride Mercedes, funk
If I quit this season, I still be the greatest, funk
- HUMBLE.

Some rappers be talking about champagne showers and buying bottles on bottles on bottles on bottles, but Kendrick says he only spends about as much money as you make on drinks, and he just drives a modest car like a Mercedes. Then he says he'd be the greatest, but just for this season, not of all time.

7. My left stroke just went viral
Right stroke put lil' baby in a spiral
Soprano C, we like to keep it on a high note
-HUMBLE.

8. My DNA not for imitation
Your DNA an abomination 
- DNA.

Here, Kendrick says his DNA is nothing special, not copy him. Your DNA is the one that's different and special. An abomination is something that's against the norm, unheard of, unique!

9.  I blew cool from AC, ayy
Obama just paged me, ayy
I dont't fabricate it, ayy
Most of y'all be faking, ayy
I stay modest 'bout it, ayy
She elaborate it, ayy
-HUMBLE.

10. Been a bad b*tch way before any cash came
I'm established
- Rihanna in LOYALTY. 

So I know this is actually Rihanna's verse, but it's from the album, and it's a perfect lesson in humility. Here Rihanna has stayed the same person, and fame and money hasn't changed her. She's still the modest "bad b*tch" that she was before. 

Au ReVoir

~Kerin