Ecuador Trip 2013!

I had a little trip to my native country Ecuador this past summer and I'd like to share some photos I took! I know this is somewhat differently from my usual posts but once in a while something different is good. I've always taken trip there but it was usually to visit family. Well this time, thought it was mostly that what I did, I was able to sneak out and have some adventure time ;)

 If most of you guys didn't know, Ecuador is on the west side of South America. Its mostly known for the Galapagos Island that is towards the coast of it. This is the day I just landed at the capitals airport. Their new locations is very close to the mountains, which makes an amazing view when your landing.

 The equator splits Ecuador in half, where the yellow line is drawn is where the equator passes. It's actually pretty neat because literally be standing on two hemispheres at the same time!

 I also went to Mindos, its a small little city north from the capital, where you can scale down cascades, go tubing, and do other crazy outdoor adventures. It took about two hours to get from Quito to Mindos in car, and let me tell you something, when your body is used to flat, straight roads and then you do this road trip, you'll need a garbage bag. Ha ha! The white "fluff" you see there near the road is actually clouds! Quito is really high up in altitude and driving to Mindos in the weee early morning, you see this beautiful view!

 That, my friends is Mount Chimborazo (which is currently inactive). Its the only mountain in Ecuador with ice caps at the tipity top of it.

Now this is the city where my entire family was born, Loja. Its located all the way south of Ecuador, near the boarder of Peru. Its a small city, but probably the coldest city of all! Though sunshine was shining, it was absolutely freezing! I mean since they are located south of the equator (currently in winter) and surrounded by mountains its explainable.

 This is Zamora, another country/mointany city west of Loja. We spent the day there in a villa by the mountains eating delicious food and watching the Ecuador vs. Spain soccer match! This is probably my favourite picture of all that I took on this trip. It was breathtaking there.

This is on the plane ride returning back to Florida. I believe we were about to hover over Cuba.

And that's it folks! I absolutely loved my trip there and definitely recommend anyone that can to go there! Its such a beautiful country to visit! Now that I'm back I'll definitely be uploading more frequently than before. 

xxx R.

Week # 10

Everybody meet tropical storm Chantal! | Little goodies for my upcoming trip | sunbathing | my view during my 6:30AM run

My view later that evening | the newest post here | Auntie Ro fixing her toy

I never understood why my mom got so frustrated whenever we had to pack for a holiday... until recently when I'm in the mids of packing and its ahhhh! Its so frustrating! I feel like I'm overpacking but I'll gone for three weeks so I guess not really..? Anyways, hope you guys have a lovely week!

xxx R.

Revlon ColorStay Longwear Nail Polishes

This year, Revlon has been on point with their amazing products. From their Nearly Naked foundation to their Just Bitten Kissable lipstains and now nails! I have been absolutely been head over heels with their amazing nail products (and this is coming from an only Essie nail polish owner). I recently bought these two from their ColorStay Range. The orange redish tone is called Marmalade and the nude one is called Bare Bones. What I love about them is that, unlike the Essie polishes, this is a double barrel brush that is nice and big! You can easily use one brush motion to cover the entire nail. Once its applied, it dries quite quickly. Though it claims to last you for 11 days, I believe it wont last you for that long. It's last me for about 4 days before it starts chipping. I really suggest you get your hands on these! They are just really great.

xxx R.

Week #9

At the best ice cream shop in Florida! | Glossybox June here | Celebrated my sisters birthday this weekend! | Funniest post on Pinterest I've seen 

It's been one busy and crazy week! Went out almost every night and its been really fun! This past week was my sisters 27th birthday! Crazy how time flies. It's made me cherish every single moment that I've had with her, so if your seeing this Cristina, I love you very much hon, always will :*

xxx R.

Glossybox: June 2013

This months Glossybox was inspired by American Beauty Dallas Shaw. She sketched the design outside the box itself as well as the card that comes with it. I was really excited for this box because in theme of American Beauty, Glossybox has 6 samples of Oscar de la Renta Essential Luxuries frangrance collection!

Let me just start off my saying that he minute I opened this box, a smell of something freaking amazing was the first thing I noticed. My hands immediately went for the small, navy Oscar de la Renta goodie bag where all 6 samples were. Once I got a good sniff from all of them, I concurred that "Mi Corazon" and "Caralina" are my personal favorites! 

The Complextion Enhansing Lipstick from Tarte is suppose to help you have the appearance of bigger, fuller lips. It's a tinted gloss, a nude color with a pink color inside. They shade they give you is design just for my lip color. Cannot wait to try it out! 

Another product from the box was the Honey Almost Nourishing Dry Oil Mist from C.Booth.  Its a dry oil that absorbs the into the skin leaving that area glowing and its provides hydration. Since I'm going on holiday to South America in a couple of weeks, I'll be trying this out then! I just hope its doesn't make my skin really shiny and greasy.

Glossybox included one of the many products from Philip B. I got the Philip B. Styling Gel. It's made of Sea Weed Extracts of Irish Moss & Anori and Vitamin B5. The Philip B. Hair line is meant to revitalise your hair and help it become healthy again. The packaging is really cute and simple and smells really good, kind of like fresh flowers.

The last product that came in June's Glossybox was the SpaRitual Nail Polish in "Whirlwind Romance" which is like a light pink with shimmers on it. Very cute for summer. What I like about this brand is that their nail polishes are long lasting and hardly ever chips. I tried it on one nail when I first got it, and I can say that its a really good nail polish. Didn't chip, stayed the same color and its just looks very pretty!

That's it for June's Glossybox! I really like all the products that came in it and I'm so excited to try them all out! You can sign up for Glossybox on their website, its a monthly subscription of $21. They ship to Uk, US and Ireland.

xxx R.

Week #8

Doing some laundry with my little helper | Watching Lisa Eldridge tutorials | June Favorites Post here!

I've beeeen really slacking on taking pictures this week... sowwwwwwwwy :-( I blame the weather man. Florida has been pretty nasty this past week making every ounce of my body stay home. I did watch Side Effect with Rooney Mara, Jude Law, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Channing Tatum and it was pretty great! Definitely recommend to watch it if you can!

xxx R.

June Favorites

Another month has passed, another monthly favorites post! I am in utter shock that were half way through the year O.O Anyways, here are the items I've loved using throughout this month!

If you cant tell from previous posts, I am obsessed with cream eyeshadows. They are so easy to use and take no time! I've been loving MAC's Paint Pot in Constructivist and Maybelline's Color Tattoo in Bad to the Bronze and Pomegranate Punk. They go on smooth and stay put once they dry. Xtreme Lashes in Xpresso has been my all time favorite eyeliner this month. It glides on like a gel liner and won't move! With the summer heat and humidity that Florida has, this is just perfect. Maybelline has never let me down with their range of mascaras. The Mega Plush Volum Express mascara by Maybelline is being put to good use! From their range, its the one that makes my lashes thicker and I've been loving using it this month just by itself or with a bit of liner.

For the lips, I've rekindled my love for MAC's Velvet Teddy Lipstick. Its a matte, neutral color with brown with pink tones in it. Its simple and very similar to my natural lip color and stays on for a while before the need to do touch ups. I bought The Body Shop Shea Body Butter at Ulta a couple of weeks ago and I absolutely love it. I bought the small one because I mostly use it for my hands and carry it around in my purse but definitely buying the bigger one soon! I am absolutely in love with the smell. Lastly, Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream Skin Protectant is probably the best purchase I've made this month. I still have no clue what is causing me to have dry patches around my nose and mouth but every night, usually before I go to sleep, I've been applying this around my lips and mouth and it's helped so much! Its still dry but its gotten a lot better now and I just love how it leaves my lips nice and moisturised! Though the smell is a little funky, it is definitely amazing.

xxx R.