Adventures in the Great Wide Somewhere // BFF in the ATL

If you've seen my Instagram or Twitter, you'll know last week I had the most amazing time  visiting one of my very best friends, Hannah, in Atlanta! I was so excited to finally visit her and hang out and meet her new little man! I can honestly say this was one of the best weeks ever. Hannah and I had so much fun and I wish I could have just moved into her guest bedroom and stayed for a long time. Geography continues to be my best and worst enemy because leaving made me so sad but I'm legit already looking at cheap flights to get back. This was how Hannah and I spent our time in the ATL!

Kiss List {October 2016}

After, oh I don't know, about 2 years I'm finally bringing back Kiss List which, let's be honest, nobody but me remembers. That's okay. What's important is you're here now. Before it was a mess of terrible graphics and my lack of direction. What I have in place that I hope to do each month is highlight my favorites of the past month in music, beauty, books, travel and entertainment. When most of my posts are about books it should come as no surprise that a book inspired me to pick this feature back up. After reading The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley, I realized how much I wanted to be able to have one post a month that helped me highlight my favorite read of the past 4 weeks because a lot of them get lost in the fray. Which then made me realize how much other stuff I wanted to highlight and talk about as well. So here we go! Kelly's Kiss List October 2016...

Kiss List--July 2014

So it's been awhile since I did one of these and I decided to tweek what I initially wanted to do with this feature. I LOVE looking at people's monthly recaps and I can see how much time and effort everyone puts into them. So instead of a monthly recap just about the blog, I'll combine a monthly recap and include some book topics AND my 'Kiss List' of my favorite things in makeup and fashion and music the past month. Let me know what you guys think and if you like this kind of recap! :)

Make-Up

Origins Active Charcoal Mask (Sephora)--I love this mask! I use it once a week when I feel like my face needs a good deep cleaning or I've been noticing a few blemishes. It leaves my skin feeling completely fresh and clean. It also is an inexpensive alternative to the ever-amazing Glam Glow products because those masks retail at $69 and I feel the same results from this and it's almost a third of the price. $25

Cover Girl TruBlend Loose Mineral Powder (Target)--You guys! They discontinued my Maybelline Mineral Powder I talked about a few months ago. Gah! So I'm all pissed off at Target and was all, fine I'll try this one and I LOVE this! It gives me just the same amount of coverage as Maybelline and it feels super light and sets my tinted moisturizer. I was pissed off but it ended up turning out to be a really good thing! Yay! $8

Fashion

High-Waisted Shorts (Urban Outfitters)--So the ones I want to feature I got from Urban on sale for legit 20 bucks but I couldn't find them online SO that's what the look like. Not gonna lie, I love this trend along with a good crop top. Sorry not sorry. You have to be careful because they can totally give you an unflattering representation of your ass but the right ones will look hot. Very retro. Totally classic. $20

Big Floppy Hat (Target)--I recently went to the opening day of the Del Mar Racetrack in San Diego and it was TOTALLY the excuse to buy one of these amazing big hats. I have ALWAYS wanted an excuse to wear one with a cute dress and this was it. Totally loving this look. I need to go back just to wear this hat again. But I could also wear it to the beach so there's that. $14.99

Front Zip Tank (Express)--I don't know what it is about this tank but I love it. I legit have it in 4 different colors. It is comfy and cute and can be dressed up or down. I wear this out doing errands and I've worn it on dates. I love love love this tank. $39.90

Music

Taylor Swift YouTube Channel

Carrie Underwood YouTube Channel

Thanks to reading Open Road Summer I've had Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood on repeat since. The fun and catchy lyrics and the up with girlfriends and down with boys who treat you right but also swooning for a romance is stealing my summer heart. Can't get enough of rolling down my windows and jamming to these songs!

Books

Here are my favorite books I've read this month and my VIP reviews along with some other fun bookish posts :)

Favorite Books I Read This Month

VIP Reviews

The Girl You Left Behind by Jojo Moyes

The Last Letter From Your Lover by Jojo Moyes

A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness

Other Bookish Posts

Book Pushin' The Boleyn King Series--Where I push and flail over one of my favorite series EVER!

Jojo Moyes Signing--That time I met one of my favorite authors OF ALL TIME!

Make it Fierce--Where I openly confess some of my shaming bookish confessions...

What are you favorite things of the past month?

Imperfection is Beauty (1)

Ok, so like I say in my video below, I am really wanting (and loving) to incorporate more of ME into the blog. Not just my love of books but all the other things that make up the loves of my life. This brings me to make-up and fashion. Again, like I say in the video, I've had a lot of trial and error but I feel like I know what's up and what works for me and I love to share any tips or products I have. Thus, I stole my feature name from the above Marilyn Monroe quote. I'm not perfect, I am not a makeup artist, I make tons of mistakes, but I just love makeup. I have yet to incorporate my OBSESSION with clothes into a post but I'm brainstorming. I'm thinking I need to invest in a good full-length mirror and doing like a look book of the week. Posting pics of my outfits and what I'm loving...thoughts? 

I digress. This post is all about MAKE-UP! Yay! I love make-up. I love creating a look that goes with my outfit or just because I feel like wearing my new eye shadow or lipstick. Love love love putting on my makeup and taking time with it. I wanted to start off with some of my all-time favorite products so without further ado, here is my video. Let me know what you guys think!

PS--The Benefit Highlighter goes ABOVE your cheekbones...obviously, I do not know how to speak...

Skin Care

Boscia Skin Care Starter Kit (Sephora or Boscia)

Face

Maybelline Mineral Powder (Walmart)

Sigma F80 Flat Top Kabuki Brush (Sigma)

Benefit Watt's Up (Sephora)

NARS Tinted Moisturizer (Sephora)

Eyes

Cover Girl Professional Super Thick Lash Mascara (Target)

Victoria Secret's Eyeshadow (Victoria's Secret)

Lips

Burt's Bees Island Lip Balm with Passion Fruit (Burt's Bees)

Baby Lips Dr Rescue in Just Peachy (Target)

Jaclyn Hill Makeup Artist

Blog

YouTube Channel

...So?...What do we think?...

Do you have favorite makeup products you love and swear by?