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Summer Beauty Haul! | 2019

7/29/2019
By Maegan Mariee
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Hello Lovelies!

Life is as busy and hectic as ever, but I'm trying to make a conscious effort to make sure I have some posts put together and ready to go! But enough about that because I finally splurged on all the beauty bits I've had in my online shopping cart and now have a HAUL for you!

First up, I got some bits from Too Faced and I have to say, I'm very happy with them. These were new releases so, of course, they caught my eye with the packaging. The Dew You foundation was a surprise. First off, I actually got the right color for me without testing it. Win! Second, it smells like watermelon. I love Too Faced products mainly for the packaging and because they smell like yummy things, but I've strayed away from their products, minus eye shadow, because I've just never been fond of the consistency on the face. Thankfully, this foundation stayed on all day and I had no complaints!

Now, the brightening powder. 100% a package buy. Look at it. Don't say you wouldn't buy this mainly for the design. It smells like freaking bananas and you know what else? It both brightens and sets my foundation. And there's a hula dancing banana on the inside mirror. Worth it.

Now, I don't wanna spend too much time on this product, because I had high expectations and sadly had to return it. I'd heard good things about Clinique's Workout Foundation. I got the right color and tried it on and within the hour, I was wiping that stuff off so fast. It was cakey, it didn't stay on through sweat (I had gone to a class and let's just say it was like paint was rolling down my face), and it looked like plaster. I just... dreams dashed. Please try for yourself, maybe I just had a bad experience, but this just wasn't it for me.

Decided to try a new Mac lipstick and liner! Courtesy of hellooctober on YouTube. Color is Hug Me, pencil is in Whirl. This is a darker color for me, but I'm excited to try and branch out.

Lastly, I finally decided to try Ariana Grande's Cloud perfume and sheesh. It smells amazing. It's a very close scent to Brazilian Bum Bum. Trust me.

Oops, not pictured is a trio set of Mario Badescu's facial sprays. Love those things. Everything is linked below!

CliniqueFIT Workout
MAC Hug Me Lipstick
MAC Whirl Lip Pencil
Urban Decay All-Nighter
Tula Kefir Ultimate Recovery Mask
Spritz. Mist. Glow. set
Too Faced It's Bananas Brightening Setting Powder
Too Faced Dew You Foundation in Vanilla
Cloud Travel Spray
Pacifica Coconut & Charcoal Detox Scrub

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Summer Book Haul! | 2019

7/22/2019
By Maegan Mariee
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Hello Lovelies!

All of these books were ordered through Book Outlet and I have to say, I am in awe of this website. They offer books, popular books, at a fraction of the price that they are in say, Barnes and Noble. (My local bookstore). As usual, I'm going to leave the links below.

My favorite bit, and the main reason why I wanted to order from Book Outlet, was the special editions they have available for the classic novels. I don't have many of the classics on my bookshelf, so I thought this was a good place to start. The only one I'm really acquainted with is The Wizard of Oz, so this should be an interesting book journey!

As I always do when book shopping, I try to find anything related to the Tudors and Anne Boleyn. It's my obsession, no shame. I happened to find these two gems and I'm very excited to get into them. Anne and Henry is a modern retelling, kind of like an AU fan-fiction, so... who knows what I'll find in there. And the second is The Lady in the Tower by Jean Plaidy. In the links, I used Goodreads, as it has sold out on Book Outlet and there was no proper link for it.

The rest are a mismatch collection of books I've had my eye on in the store and ones that peaked my interest. All in all, I feel like this was a good haul and while I have many books on my real life TBR shelves, I can't wait to get to all of these ones! Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie | $5.49 BO | $12.49 B&N
America For Beginners by Leah Franqui | $6.49 BO | $24.99 B&N
Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand | $5.99 BO | $16.19
All the Ever Afters by Danielle Teller | $8.09 BO | $24.29 B&N
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys | $3.89 BO | $10.00 B&N
Flame in the Mist by Renee Ahdieh | $3.89 BO | $16.19 B&N
The Lady in the Tower by | $4.89 BO SOLD OUT | $13.95 B&N
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton | $4.89 BO | $14.44 B&N
Anne and Henry by Dawn Ius | $1.09 BO | $9.89 B&N
The Chaos of Standing Still by Jessica Brody | $2.79 BO | $16.19 B&N

The following are Paper Mill Classic editions, prices will be compared with B&N's own special editions or top bestseller.

The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper | $8.69 BO | $5.00 B&N (No special edition)
The Call of the Wild by Jack London | $8.69 BO | $10.00 B&N
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen | $8.69 BO | $5.00 B&N (No special edition)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum | $8.69 BO | $25.00 B&N
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen | $8.69 BO | $10.00 B&N
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe | $8.69 BO | $5.00 B&N (No special edition)

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Rereading Harry Potter // The Order of the Phoenix

5/27/2019
By Maegan Mariee
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"Don't worry. You're just as sane as I am."

Does anyone remember the very last Harry Potter movie premiere, when J.K. Rowling said;

Whether you come back by page or by the big screen, Hogwarts will always be there to welcome you home.

I mean, yes, you teared up when she said it, when you heard it, but I never really thought going back to Hogwarts would bring so much back to me. This is going to be a seven (duh) part series on my blog where I re-read Harry Potter, annotate my old books, and relive everything that made me fall in love with this series when I was seven years old.

This is something I've tried in the past and only got up to GoF (Goblet of Fire for those of you that might not have read the series yet), so I'm hoping that this project here will keep me accountable.

In the first installment, which you can read here, I mentioned my favorite characters. I'm going to give them score cards and see how they measure up to my current self throughout the series. This should be interesting (probably to no one but myself) considering Draco has been the ultimate favorite since the series ended. The updated scores from the second post are as follows;

Draco Malfoy - 65%

Hermione Granger - 100%

Sirius Black - 100%

Fred Weasley - 100%

Oliver Wood - 100%

Hagrid - 100%

Dumbledore - 90%

Snape - 50%

Arthur Weasley - 100%

So both Draco and Snape went down, as well as Dumbledore. I think, in GoF, this is where we see him kind of wanting to figure out the whole Voldemort puzzle more than caring about Harry's mindset.

Chapter 2, pg 31 // "They guard the wizard prison, Azkaban," said Aunt Petunia.

Chapter 2, pg 37 // "Back?" whispered Aunt Petunia. She was looking at Harry as she had never looked at him before. And all of a sudden, for the very first time in his life, Harry fully appreciated that Aunt Petunia was his mother's sister. He could not have said why this hit him so very powerfully at this moment. All he knew was that he was not the only person in the room who had an inkling of what Lord Voldemort being back might mean.

Chapter 2, pg 40 // "REMEMBER MY LAST, PETUNIA."

Chapter 4, pg 72 // "...He said he's been having to struggle against Dad's lousy reputation ever since he joined the Ministry and that Dad's got no ambition and that's why we've always been - you know - not had a lot of money, I mean - " - I hate Percy 😠

Chapter 5, pg 90 // "Yes," said Mrs. Weasley, her lip curling. "The thing is, it's been rather difficult for you to look after him while you've been locked up in Azkaban, hasn't it?" - Honestly, love Molly, but she's a bitch here.

Chapter 5, pg 97 // "There are dangers involved of which you can have no idea, any of you... I think Molly's right, Sirius. We've said enough." - I think this is so stupid and frustrating. Yes, they're young, but as Harry is the one whose life is in danger, he should have all the information. UGH.

Chapter 6, pg 117 // "Kreacher wasn't quite as devoted to him as to my mother, but I still caught him snogging a pair of my father's old trousers last week." - ew, wtf? lol

Chapter 7, pg 136 // Harry's heart was beating a violet tattoo against his Adam's apple. - ...what?

Chapter 10, pg 199 // "Oh yes," said Luna, "I've been able to see them ever since my first day here. They've always pulled the carriages. Don't worry. You're just as sane as I am."

Chapter 11, pg 212 // ...all he knew was that he loathed everything about her, from her stupid voice to her fluffy pink cardigan.

Chapter 12, pg 238 // "Probably that you're going to be eaten by a giant marshmallow or something," said Harry.

Chapter 12, pg 248 // Professor McGonagall sat down behind her desk, watching Harry closely. Then she said, "Have a biscuit, Potter." "Have - what?"

Chapter 12, pg 249 // "Well, I'm glad you listen to Hermione Granger at any rate," she said, pointing him out of her office.

Chapter 13, pg 277 // "Yeah," said Harry, before he could stop himself, "that's the only bit of me Dumbledore cares about, isn't it, my scar?" - Sometimes you do wonder...

Chapter 14, pg 302 // "Yes, but the world isn't split into good people and Death Eaters." said Sirius with a wry smile.

Chapter 15, pg 320 // "I wonder," said Professor McGonagall in cold fury, turning on Professor Umbridge, "how you expect to gain an idea of my usual teaching methods if you continue to interrupt me? You see, I do not generally permit people to talk when I am talking."

Chapter 17, pg 363 // "You applied first for the Defense Against the Dark Arts post, I believe?" Professor Umbridge asked Snape. "Yes," said Snape quietly. "But you were unsuccessful?" Snape's lip curled. "Obviously." - LOL even better in the movie

Chapter 18, pg 392 // "Yeah, the D.A.'s good," said Ginny. "Only let's make it stand for Dumbledore's Army because that's the Ministry's worst fear, isn't it?"

Chapter 18, pg 392 // "But if you think it's beneath you, you can leave," Harry said.

Chapter 19, pg 403 // "It's good, isn't it?" said Luna happily. "I wanted to have it chewing up a serpent to represent Slytherin, you know, but there wasn't time.

Chapter 20, pg 440 // "I'll plan his lessons for him if I have to, I don't care if she throws out Trelawney but she's not taking Hagrid!"

Chapter 21, pg 459 // A slightly stunned silence greeted the end of this speech, then Ron said, "One person can't feel all that at once, they'd explode/" "Just because you've got the emotional range of a teaspoon doesn't mean we all have," said Hermione, nastily, picking up her quill again.

Chapter 22, pg 481 // "It must have been the aftermath of the vision, that's all," said Sirius. "You were still thinking of the dream or whatever it was and -"

Chapter 23, pg 500 // "One day," said Hermione, sounding thoroughly exasperated, "you'll read Hogwarts, A History, and perhaps that will remind you that you can't Apparate or Disapparate inside Hogwarts. Even Voldemort couldn't make you fly out of your dormitory, Harry."

Chapter 24, pg 541 // "Don't leave it till later, you big second rater!"

Chapter 25, pg 558 // "It's funny, isn't it," said Cho in a low voice, also gazing up at the pictures of the Death Eaters. "Remember when that Sirius Black escaped, and there were dementors all over Hogsmeade looking for him? And now ten Death Eaters are on the loose and there aren't dementors anywhere..." - POINT.

Chapter 26, pg 596 // "... As High Inquisitor, you have every right to dismiss my teachers. You do not, however, have the authority to send them away from the castle. I am afraid," he went on, with a courteous little bow, "that the power to do that still resides with the headmaster, and it is my wish that Professor Trelawney continue to live at Hogwarts."

Chapter 27, pg 620 // "Well - it's just that you seem to be laboring under the delusion that I am going to - what's the phrase? 'Come quietly.' I am afraid I am not going to come quietly at all, Cornelius. I have absolutely no intention of being sent to Azkaban, I could break out, of course - but what a waste of time, and frankly, I can think of a whole host of thing I would rather be doing." - LOL

Chapter 28, pg 633 // "Impressive," Harry said quietly, grinning. "Very impressive... You'll put Dr. Filibuster out of business, no problem...." "Cheers," whispered George, wiping tears of laughter from his face. "Oh, I hope she tries Vanishing them next... They multiply by ten every time you try..."

Chapter 28, pg 634 // "Now you mention it," said Hermione happily, "d'you know... I think I'm feeling a bit... rebellious."

Chapter 29, pg 655 // "The thing about growing up with Fred and George," said Ginny thoughtfully, "is that you sort of start thinking anything's possible if you've got enough nerve."

Chapter 29, pg 664 // "I should have made my meaning plainer," said Professor McGonagall, turning at last to look at Umbridge directly in the eyes. "He has achieved high marks in all Defense Against the Dark Arts tests set by a competent teacher."

Chapter 30, pg 677 // Dungbombs and Stinkpellets were dropped so frequently in the corridors that it became the new fashion for students to perform Bubble-Head Charms on themselves before leaving lessons, which ensured them a supply of fresh clean air, even though it gave them all the peculiar appearance of wearing upside-down goldfish bowls on their heads.

Chapter 32, pg 733 // "...don't you think you've got a bit of a - a - saving people-thing?" she said. - I mean, true.

Chapter 35, pg 806 // "There's nothing you can do, Harry... nothing.... He's gone." - I hate this book. Sirius, noooooooo.

Chapter 36, pg 808 // But some part of him realized, even as he fought to break free from Lupin, that Sirius had never kept him waiting before... Sirius had risked everything, always, to see Harry, to help him... If Sirius was not reappearing out of that archway when Harry was yelling for him as though his life depended on it, the only possible explanation was that he could not come back...

Chapter 37, pg 841 // AND EITHER MUST DIE AT THE HAND OF THE OTHER FOR NEITHER CAN LIVE WHILE THE OTHER SURVIVES...

Draco Malfoy - 65%

Hermione Granger - 100%

Sirius Black - 100%

Fred Weasley - 100%

Oliver Wood - 100%

Hagrid - 100%

Dumbledore - 90%

Snape - 50%

Arthur Weasley - 100%

And we've lost my favorite character. I dreaded reading this installation of the series the most. In the next post, Sirius and Oliver will be gone from the top list, as they're no longer in the series, really. They'll still be here at the bottom, though.

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An Unexpected Hiatus | Life Update

5/20/2019
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Zoella Beauty | Fruits

4/05/2019
By Maegan Mariee
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The newest, and last, Zoella Beauty Collection.

The end of an era, as they say. I've had a lot of fun taking pictures and writing posts for these collection releases. All the packaging has been beautiful, as you can see from all of my other reviews. I'm a little sad I won't be able to do anymore of these, but all good things must come to an end, eventually. So, without further ado, here we go.

This is the first collection where we have a variety of scents. the body mist is a Fruit Medley and it smells reminiscent of a Victoria's Secret scent I had back in the day. As usual, the spray goes on light and lasts a decent amount of time before you'll feel the need to touch up. The packaging is pretty similar to the Splash Botanics range, in terms of the label. Not that I mind, as I think it keeps it quite clean and tidy.

I was hesitant on getting the roller balls, as I don't tend to use them very much and the scents didn't seem to be something I would like. Watermelon? Not a fave of mine. However, as it is her last range, I decided to get them. And I have to say I'm not disappointed with the smells. Even the watermelon one! The rollers have small caps, which I like. The Apricot & Peach smells amazing.

This was the product I was most interested in! Not only is it a foam body wash, but it's banana scented and OH MY GOD. I'm in love with it! Obviously, it smells like bananas, but it reminds me of Circus Peanuts! (A candy from the 90's that I was and still am obsessed with). The scent doesn't really stick around after you wash it off, but it cleans you so it's job is completed, in my opinion. Plus, it's just such a delight to use and I get nostalgic using it that I couldn't really care less about the scent lasting.

I've really gotten into body scrubs this past season. This is the same scent as the body mist and it's infused with kiwi seeds! Again, it does it's job and it comes in a squeeze bottle, making it a little easier to use. No complaints!

And finally, the body sorbet. It's peach, so clearly it's one of my faves already. It's a really light cream and it sinks right into the skin, the same formula I think from the Splash Botanics body sorbet. The packaging on this is similar to Jelly & Gelato with the graphics coming off of the top.

You can only get this collection from Feel Unique if you live in the States. For some reason they're not bringing it to Ulta. As this is also the smallest collection, it's easy to get one of everything! Adieu, Zoella Beauty! You've been wonderful.

See all of my Zoella Beauty reviews!

Tutti Fruity
Sweet Inspirations
Christmas 2016
Jelly and Gelato
Snow'ella
Splash Botanics
Cosmos

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Summer Beauty Haul! | 2019

Hello Lovelies!

Summer Book Haul! | 2019

Hello Lovelies!

Hunting For "The One" | Life Update

"We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us."

Rereading Harry Potter // The Order of the Phoenix

"Don't worry. You're just as sane as I am."

Whether you come back by page or by the big screen, Hogwarts will always be there to welcome you home.

An Unexpected Hiatus | Life Update

"No grit, no pearl."

Netflix/Hulu To Watch List | Update

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