What I am Thankful for today.

This might sound a little strange.. but sometimes when I'm feeling down...or im just plain bored... i will pick up my journal..or art journal (scan old blog posts for pics of my art journal) and write down 10 things that I was thankful for that day. It really picks me up, makes me feel happy..and really puts into perspective things that i have, and makes me realize how lucky I am. Thought I would do this quickly while i wait for my yummy dinner to cook... haha

I'm thankful for...

1. My giving father who suprised me with a set of patio chairs. He is the best!
2. The fact that ALL my colors turned out great today, and my clients left happy!
3. waking up sick..but it NOT lasting all day!!
4. having 1 more yogurt in the fridge for breakfast this morning.. i was craving it!
5. having 3 clients today!!
6. getting to have lunch with my mom at Typhoon!! delish!
7. my mom getting lucky and moving her car RIGHT as the lady walked by to give her a ticket!!
8. My husband... seeing him after work makes me happy!
9. My baby kitty Jubei who woke me up this morning with his cuddlyness.. he does it every morning when my hubby leaves for work... its the cutest thing ever.
10. getting 50 new subscribers today! I love every single one!!!

i hope this was inspiring.. and i would love it if you made a comment telling me what YOU were thankful for today!!

Fabulous Find: NUDE PUMPS!

I was so excited when i saw these at fred meyer!! They were 30.00 but 50% off so i got them for 15.00!! I have been looking for some nude pumps for a long time... but you know me, i refuse to pay top dollar for anything so this was a score. The nice thing about these is they are low! Dont get me wrong i love platforms..but i work on my feet all day and these are the most comfortable shoes EVER!! and the are nice and rounded on the toe... (almost too rounded, but still cute! haha) Anyways... they probably wont be around much longer so check out your local fred meyer...nothing beats 15.00 pumps!!







xoxo,
Carah Amelie

Artistry Makeup

First I just want to thank Jen, who was kind enough to send me over some artistry makeup to try out. She is super sweet, and has an amazing website where she sells this makeup line! This is a great line if you dont like to wear alot of makeup on a daily basis, and if you like the natural look!! it comes in a kit so its easy to order, and PERFECT size for travel. the eye shadow is super silky soft and the packaging is very nice! Check out some of the pictures below and check out Jens website if are interested in ordering!
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Thanks again,
Carah Amelie

Portland Trip AGAIN!!

Just a few photos of me and Travs trip to Portland!! We went to the Breaking Benjamin/Nickleback concert! Which was really good! I didn't get pics there though...I dont know why I didnt..haha. I love my Portland Trips with my man.

New Forever 21 Loves!

Too bad I already made a purchase a couple days ago..and I'm still waiting for the package... otherwise I would order these too... a girl needs to stop somewhere right?!?! Why is it that i never am sick of shopping... OI VEY

Summer Playlist

I dont know about you guys, but for some reason in the summer I get this giant urge to turn up my music, roll down my windows, and let the sun shine in!! I don't know why but I tend to LOVE music in the summer more than anytime of the year... haha. There is something about it that makes me so happy, and with the hot weather...I could NOT be happier. Here is the list of songs I love that are perfect for HOT summer days... DOWNLOAD THEM ALL you will enjoy them trust me!! :)

Eve 6- Showerhead
Muse- Hyseria
The Shins- Sea Legs
Sublime- Santeria
The Yeah Yeah Yeah's- Gold Lion
Paramore- Crush
Motion City Soundtrack- Everything is alright
Jason Mraz- Make it Mine
The Matches- Chain Me Free
Halifax- Anthem for Tonight
Grits- My Life me Like
Avenged Sevenfold- Unholy Confessions
Duffy- Delayed Devotion
The Black Keys- 10 AM Acousitc
Amos Lee- Seen it all Before
Morrissy- First of the Gang to Die
The Faint- Take me to the Hospital
The Knife- Heartbeats

What are your MUST have songs for this summer?!?! Write them in the comments, I woulde love to hear them!!

xoxo,

Carah Amelie

MY ART!!

This has been HIGHLY requested!!! :) This is not everything I have done in the past, and some of it is very old...or even sold!! I hope you guys enjoy! thanks for your support!! LOL, btw... I had to edit this dumb post like 50 times to get it right... >_<

Titles:
Pinky
Self Portrait
Untitled sketch
Untitled sketch
hawaii
Elenah
Monica
Off Hours
Neveah
On Fire
Suzette
Blue Martini
Untitled Sketch
Frosted
Untitled
Untitled
Ariel
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xoxo,
Carah Amelie

Revlon Lippies

PLUM BABY, ROSE AND SHINE, CHAMPAGNE ON ICE

As alot of you know... I'm a HUGE fan of Revlon lipsticks!! I looove them. The formula is great, they don't dry out your lips, AND they dont break or bend backwards into the container...(which I have noticed with lipsticks like the MAC creamsheens and NYC lipsticks). They are also very affordable. I believe they are around $6.00. I bought these 3 today, and I'm in love with every color!!! Definitely colors I will wear frequently. They are all super natural, and colors that don't over power any makeup look!! :)

thanks for reading,
xoxo,
Carah Amelie

www.youtube.com/user/carahamelie03

About me....

FAVES

holiday: Christmas!!

color: Yellow or purple (but not to wear though... ^_^)

clothing brand: does Forever 21 count as a clothing brand? haha

makeup brand: MAC, and bare minerals... i use their face products!! :)

lip stick color: Hug me by MAC

animal: Cats and flamingos!! haha

vacation spot: nothing beats Maui Hawaii... and DISNEYLAND... that is the one place i will never eveeeer get sick of!!

singer: Alanis Morrisette

band: No doubt, Sublime, The black keys and Eve 6

restaurant: Macaroni Grill, and Portland City Grill... (memories ^_^)

nail polish color: Barefoot in Barcelona or Mrs. O'Learys BBQ... both OPI

THIS OR THAT

cat or dog: CATS!! I'm not a dog person AT ALL... kinda nervous around them...

beach or mountains: Beach... i have tried snowboarding a few times and it just hasn't worked out for me yet....

basketball or football: Basketball!! i was a cheerleader for football in high school and i still don't get it... sad i know.

taking pics or being in the pic: BOTH!! :)

rock or Country:ROCK for sure... i have never been a country fan..

chocolate or vanilla:chocolate... i hate vanilla ice cream, even with toppings... BORING!

listening or talking: listening..then giving advice!

pedicure or manicure: pedicure!! i have horrible fingernails, and nothing could fix them... plus i loove foot massages!

breakfast or no breakfast: breakfast!! I'm always starving in the mornings, and if i don't eat, i get super hungry.

night owl or early bird: Both actually... it depends what mode my body is in at the time. sometimes i stay up really late... but i guess i usually don't wake up TOO late. so i don't know.. both.. haha

sushi or fast food: sushi!! i gave up fast food about 4 years ago...

lots of acquaintances or a small group of GOOD friends: small group of close friends!

PERSONAL:

do you have a tattoo? no... i might get one eventually though... I'm kind of a over analytical person and i would probably over analyze the tattoo and find everything wrong about it... haha don't ask me why.

any piercings? my ears and nose

have you ever cheated on someone? hell no... i would never sink to that level.

have you ever been cheated on? nope! not that i know of! :)

are you in love? Very much so!!

name 3 places you would like to travel: Tokyo japan is definitely #1, Thailand, annnnnd..hmm... New York City... :)

what are your passions? makeup, hair, FASHION, art/art journals, my cats, my husband, YouTube... :)

what is ONE great memory from your past..details!! (it can be small or big): walking along the Portland waterfront with my husband on this beautiful sunny day. i was wearing a little red dress, and we just sat in the grass and people watched. then went to dinner and sat outside we took lots of pics... and i love looking at them because i was so happy that day

what would you do with a million dollars? buy a new house, and my husband a new car, go on a shopping spree... and save the rest. :)

Thanks for reading guys!! i hope this was interesting to read! have a wonderful night!!!

xoxo,

Carah Amelie

Being Quiet!

I don't know about anyone else... but WHY is it that being a "quiet" person such a bad thing?? I have always been a quiet person. Naturally i am just on the shy side, and I am a listener rather than a talker. I personally don't think there is anything wrong with that at all. But for some reason its a big deal to everyone else. Its always been a huge annoyance...or "pet peeve" for me. I hate hearing... "Carah, why are you so quiet!" "Jeez Carah, are you bored?" or "That's the most I have heard Carah talk in a long time!"... Seriously... SO annoying. I'm NOT a crazy center of attention..please-listen-to-my-amazing-story type of person. You would never say to someone... "Jeez, why are you so loud and obnoxious" or "wow, that's the first time you have shut up in a long time!!"

I guess that's why shy people think they have such a personality flaw. I have always felt dumb for being quiet.. because people make such a big deal out of it. I LOVE having conversations, and i like talking to people. But when I'm in HUGE groups... i sit back, and observe my surroundings... I DON'T understand what is wrong with that.

I don't know, maybe it makes people feel uncomfortable. I am NOT judgemental AT ALL... i would consider myself the least judgemental person I know. Maybe its because i hate being judged myself. I'm not really sure.

I guess I'm just tired of feeling judged for being the person that I am. I AM judged because people say things about it all the time. This has always been an issue that has bugged the crap out of me.... ALWAYS. Even other quiet people call me quiet. What is the big freakin deal. I always open up to people that i feel comfortable around and i talk alot and make a fool out of myself! lol. Maybe the reason I don't open up to you is because I DON'T feel comfortable around you! We could always take you into consideration... maybe YOUR personality doesn't do anything for ME. but I'm not sitting here judging you about it.

I guess i just needed to vent. let me know if anyone knows how i feel... i am sure more people feel this way than i think.

anyways... thanks for listening.... and sorry about the bad grammar... like i said... it was venting!! haha ^_~

xoxo,

Carah Amelie

www.youtube.com/user/carahamelie03

Inspired by MAC cosmetics

Just wanted to make a spread inspired by the one and only MAC cosmetics!! I love the vibe. Black with pops of neon.... amazing! ^_^ I hope everyong is havig an amazing weekend. Weekends like this make me realize how lucky I am. Always focus on the things that YOU do have... and dont worry about thing things that you dont.

oooooh MAC... Can't get enough of you!

I am loving gleam. super similar to all that glitters but a little pinker! love it!

This is a creamsheen in Cream Cup. Its actually MUCH pinker on your lips than it looks! It suprised me...in a good way! ^_^

I went on a TINY mac binge today... nothing too big... but I had an odd yet very intense urge to buy mac today...and i had to fullfill that urge. So I went and picked up some AMAZING spring things which im totally pumped about!! YAY! Like I said in a few of my videos... my new obsession for spring is pink lips!! So I couldn't pass up a creamy pink lipstick...beautiful!! But for some reason it didn't really stop the urge. I want to go back tomorrow. haha. But I wont.... from now on.. I am allowing myself 3 MAC products a month... period. I think that sounds fair!! what do you think??

xoxo,

CarahAmelie

Do what you LOVE

If I could give one piece of advice to every single person on the planet... it would be to do what you love..even if you don't make any money. I have done so many things in my life... because I loved it...and I didn't care about money....and it always got me somewhere. When I was young I never really pictured myself as the "go getter" type. But as I have gotten older, I have definitely grown into that person (which suprises me alot actually!!) Whenever I want to do something... I do it. Not for any reason but because I love it and I want to do it. For example. When I lived in Portland.. I decided I want to be a free lance makeup artist. I researched the best way to go about it, and did it. I didn't get paid a penny when I started.. but that didn't matter, because it was a hobby and I enjoyed doing it on my spare time. Eventually, as my portfolio grew, and my network started to grow... I found myself in paying positions doing makeup for all sorts of things!! Who knew!!

Art was the same thing for me. I loved doing it and didn't really care if I made money. But one day I decided I wanted to have an art show. So what did I do?? did the research and had one... then another one. I was so overjoyed with the fact that I got an art show, I didn't really care whether I got paid. But before I knew it, my art was out there, and people were paying me to paint pictures of their kids or for their kids, and I was selling at LEAST 1 piece a month!! again... who knew!

That's what brings me to YouTube. After watching a few videos here and there of makeup and fashion.. I was like... I can do that!! and decided... what the hell... I will!! :) I didn't care what anyone else thought...I just went for it. I didn't even know you could make money.. but it was SO enjoyable to me. it was seriously a hobby that I loved. I enjoyed meeting new people, and helping other girls out with anything beauty and fashion related! After making videos for a while I realized I could make it into a business... and that's what happened!! Now look at me, I'm making money for doing what I LOVE...and doing something that I would do even if I didnt make money!!!

I guess what I'm trying to say is... don't WORRY about money. Don't worry about only doing things that will make you alot of it. Do things because you love to do them. Do things that you would do whether you would get paid or not!! I have had so many experiences where everything works out... even if I never would have thought they would!! Also... don't be afraid to go out there and reach for your dreams. Do research.. ask people questions.. and you never know.. you might meet the right person and the right time that could make things happen for you!! It has for me in many different areas of my life and I couldn't be more thankful!!

Now, all I want to do is help others with their dreams. If I could give everyone a shoutout on Youtube I would ( but I cant... >_<) DONT worry about what others might think of you. Work hard at things you love..and do them FOR YOU.. don't not do them for your mom and dad, friends and family. Thats not a way to live life. :)

xoxo,

Carah Amelie

Spring and summer must haves!

So I decided to put together a collage of some spring and summer clothes that I think are MUST haves for these coming seasons!! I'm LOVING florals alot this year. Even though no matter what... florals will always be in for spring.. this year is different for me. haha. I'm obsessed! Feathers too!! :)
Hear is the list I came up with:
-Floral Prints
-Baggy light see through material
-Baggy tanks
-Striped high waisted pencil skirt! (It would look great with a baggy tank over the top..NOT tucked in)
-FEATHERS
-Clogs
-Statement rings
-At least ONE piece of turquoise jewelry
-Pink Lipstick
-Funky pastel nail polish
-A bundle of miss matched bracelets!
-Nude pumps
-Tan colored leather (shoes and belts)
-St least one tan or nude waist belt! (great for belting everything!!)
-A great pair of cut off shorts

-A pair of high wasted shorts (on the baggier side)

Long necklaces

Thanks for reading!!

xoxo,

Carah Amelie