Get to Know Me: The Beauty Blogger Tag

I’ve never died my hair before. 🙂 No particular reason why…I just haven’t found a color I felt worth coloring my hair for. I think I’ll probably eventually color my hair, but who knows when! 🙂 

3. Do you wear the same style everyday, or do you change it? 

Typically, around the house, I’ll just put it up in a ponytail. But when I go out — either church, shopping, or visiting friends — I do like to change up how I wear it. My go-to styles are straightened, curly, braids, and half-up, and when I have time I will try new and fun styles. If you’d like me to do more hair or makeup tutorials, let me know in the comments below! 

4. Do you do your own mani/pedi or go to a salon? 

I’ve gone to a salon before, but I normally do my own manicures at home. And I always do my own pedicures….haven’t gotten those professionally done yet. 🙂

5. How often do you change your nail polish?

My manicures usually only last a couple of days (I’m hard on my nails), and when I am in the groove to have color on my nails, I’ll try a new color every week. 

6. Do you polish your toes in the winter or just the summer? 

I paint my toes all the time — I don’t know why…I just don’t like to have naked toe nails. So whenever I take my polish off, I typically repaint them the same day. Though I do give them a break in the winter, when I know I’m going to be wearing closed toed shoes for several weeks. That way they can breath a bit. 🙂 

7. How long does it take for you to put on makeup? 

Ekk! Do I have to admit to this one?? If I am taking my time (and I enjoy doing my makeup routine, so like to take my time) I could probably take well over an hour. But if I have to get ready in a hurry — say I have to leave the house in ten minutes — then I can get ready in that amount of time. It’ll just be very minimal on the makeup: foundation, maybe some eyeliner, and mascara. So, yeah, I can adapt if needs be…but I prefer to take my time and enjoy the process. 🙂

8. What do you do first? Face or eyes?

Well, I apply primer to my face, but once that’s on, I always do my eyes. I like to be able to get all the color on the eyes and do my wings before I apply foundation — that way if any shadow falls in the process, it’s an easy fix. Then I’ll do my foundation and finish my eyes by applying mascara before finishing the rest of my face. 

9. Do you collect makeup or just buy what you need when you need it? 

Hmm…I would say I’m somewhere in between those two. I know I have more makeup than I absolutely need (I have several palettes, a couple foundations), but I don’t consider myself a collector. I, personally, don’t like to own a product and not use it. So while I like variety and being able to choose different products each day as I apply my foundation, I don’t like owning so much makeup that I don’t use them. 

10. How often do you wear false eyelashes? 

Never. I’ve only applied them once, and didn’t care for the feel or look of them. Maybe I’ll delve into that sometime in the future…but for now, I’m happy with the eyelashes that I have.

11. Do you do a full face of makeup everyday?

I don’t wear makeup every day. But when I do, I typically like to do a full face of makeup. Unless I don’t have time, then I’ll do whatever I am able to fit in. But, yeah, typically I am a full-face-of-makeup kind of girl! 😉 

12. Do you wear makeup when you’re home alone or with family?

Not all the time. On occasion, if my skin is doing well and not freaking out too terrible, I like to apply makeup before my husband comes home. He always likes when I “do my eyes up” (as he says) for him. 🙂 

13. Will you leave the house without makeup? 

I do…but usually (unless my face is doing really well — i.e. no red breakouts or large hyper pigmentation spots) I don’t like to. I definitely feel more confident and presentable with at least a little foundation on. 🙂

14. How many high-end products do you have?

Uhh….I’d guess between 5 and 10. (Yeah, I’m too lazy to go count them up right now…sorry :-/) 

15. Do you plan your OOTD every night or decide when you’re getting dressed? 

Usually I decide them as I get dressed. Sometimes I will plan ahead, but more often I’ll just decide in the moment. 

16. How often do you change your handbag? 

Uhh, almost never, lol! I’ve been using the same purse since the beginning of the year. I need a new one, for sure, but I haven’t found a replacement that I like yet. Still hunting!

17. What time do you wake up and go to sleep?

Yikes, that varies! Put, on a normal week, I wake up at 5:30am and get in bed between 9 and 10. 

Once I got settled into my new home after being married (to my AMAZING husband!), I started getting into a workout routine. If I have the weekday mornings to myself, I’ll workout every morning. Weekends I take a break. 

19. Left handed or right handed? 

This girl is right handed! 😉

20. How tall are you?

Last time someone checked, I was 5 feet and 2 inches. 🙂 

21. Do you speak any foreign languages?

No, unfortunately. I used to be able to sign American Sign Language very well, but I haven’t done it in over 2 years….so I couldn’t talk fluently anymore. (Yeah, I consider ASL a different language 🙂 

22. How many pets do you have? 

Currently, none. The house we are renting at the moment doesn’t allow pets. As for the future…we shall see!

23. How often are you on Blogger?

I write a new post on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, but I am on Blogger every day. Either working on a new post or answering your comments. 🙂 

24. Do you read comments posted on blogs? 

Yes, I do! On my own blog (of course) and on other blogs that I follow. If the post I am reading interests me, I almost always check out the comments to see what other people are saying and maybe leave one of my own. 

25. Do you keep a list of products to try as you see other posts? 

Yes, I sure do! And that list is ALWAYS growing! Oh dear…

26. How did you come up with your blog name?

Well, I knew that my blog was going to be about beauty and makeup, but I always wanted to be able to talk about skincare and hairstyles as well. So I wanted a title that could encompasss all of that.

I was staring at my vanity table one day, looking at my makeup, hair care, and skincare products when it hit me. My vanity holds all those things! And since, essentially, everything that I talk about one here will have come from my vanity…..that’s how the name was born! 

27. What kind of camera do you use for your photographs? 

I am really bad at knowing my cameras…but I know it’ a Canon. And on the front it says ‘PowerShot ELPH 13015’, if that helps anyone know what kind of camera it is. It isn’t anything fancy, but it takes pictures well enough. 🙂

28. How often do you clean your house? 

I clean my house on a daily basis, but if you’re talking about deep cleaning (like the bathrooms, floors, and carpets) then I do that once a week. And more often, if I am seeing things that are looking dirty. 🙂

29. What’s your favorite color?

Definitely brown!! I just love all the different, warm, beautiful shades of brown! And I also love purple. 🙂 As you can tell from my wedding colors. 

30. Do you swear? 

No, I don’t. The Lord said not to take His name in vain, so I stay far away from that. 🙂 

31. What are you doing with the rest of your day? 

Well, since it’s 7:30pm at the time that I am writing this post…the only thing on my to-do list is to take a shower, get ready for bed, read a book, and go to sleep. 🙂