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An Unexpected Hiatus | Life Update

5/20/2019
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Netflix/Hulu To Watch List | Update

4/12/2019
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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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Rereading Harry Potter // The Goblet of Fire

3/31/2019
By Maegan Mariee
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"Draco Malfoy, the amazing bouncing ferret."

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 - 70%

Hermione Granger - 100%

Sirius Black - 100%

Fred Weasley - 100%

Oliver Wood - 100%

Hagrid - 100%

Dumbledore - 100%

Snape - 70%

Arthur Weasley - 100%

Naturally, Draco went down another ten. And Snape, well, went down 20 with how particularly nasty he was in PoA.

Chapter 6, pg 71 // Hermione came over the crest of the hill last, clutching a stitch in her side. - I feel you, Hermione.

Chapter 8, pg 104 // Hermione made a loud tutting noise. She reached up and pulled Harry back into his seat. "Honestly!" she said. - When the Veelas' come out onto the field at the World Cup.

Chapter 8, pg 116 // "Ah yes... yes, I owe you... how much?" For Fred and George has just scrambled over the backs of their seats and were standing in front of Ludo Bagman with broad grins on their faces, their hands outstretched.
Chapter 13, pg 201 // "Can I have a look at Uranus too, Lavender?" said Ron. - LOL funny you should ask...

Chapter 13, pg 205 // "I don't think so!" roared Moody, pointing his wand at the ferret again - it flew ten feet into the air, fell with a smack to the floor, and then bounced upward once more. "I don't like people who attack when their opponent's back's turned." growled Moody as the ferret bounced higher and higher, squealing in pain. "Stinking, cowardly, scummy thing to do..."

Chapter 13, pg 207 // "Because I want to fix that in my memory forever," said Ron, his eyes closed and an uplifted expression on his face. "Draco Malfoy, the amazing bouncing ferret..."

Chapter 15, pg 234 // "Yeh'll do wha' yer told," he growled, "or I'll be takin' a leaf outta Professor Moody's book... I hear yeh made a good ferret, Malfoy."

Chapter 15, pg 243 // Then Harry saw a shining, high-heeled black shoe emerging from the inside of the carriage - a shoe the size of a child's sled - followed, almost immediately, by the largest woman he had ever seen in his life. - LOL okay.

Chapter 17, pg 276 // "Did you put your name in the Goblet of Fire, Harry?" he asked calmly. - !!

Chapter 18, pg 291 // "I don't who put my..." - I found a typo in my book! Sentence typed correctly!

Chapter 18, pg 300 // Snape looked coldly at Hermione, then said, "I see no difference." - HATE. WHAT A NASTY MAN.

Chapter 22, pg 388 // "Why do they have to move in packs?" Harry asked Ron as a dozen or so girls walked past them, sniggering and staring at Harry.

Chapter 22, pg 400 // "Hermione, Neville's right - you are a girl..." "Oh well spotted," she said acidly. - Oh Ron, you idiot.

Chapter 23, pg 419 // "Her-my-oh-nee," she said slowly and clearly. "Herm-own-ninny." "Close enough," she said, catching Harry's eye and grinning. - SO CUTE. Viktor is a gem.

Chapter 25, pg 472 // Snape suddenly did something very strange. He seized his left forearm convulsively with his right hand, as though something on it had hurt him. - :O

Chapter 27, pg 525 // Sirius shook his head and said, "She's got the measure of Crouch better than you have, Ron. If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how treats his inferiors, not his equals."

Chapter 36, pg 694 // "We can leave that till morning, can't we, Dumbledore?" said Sirius harshly. He had put a hand on Harry's shoulder. "Let him have a sleep. Let him rest."

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 this is where we see him kind of wanting to figure out the whole Voldemort puzzle more than caring about Harry's mindset.

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Sweetener/thank u, next Tour! ♥

3/22/2019
By Maegan Mariee
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Zoella x Colourpop | Review

3/18/2019
By Maegan Mariee
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A collection made just for me!

Well, not really. But without gushing too much over the packaging, this collection is literally right up my alley. The neutral but fun eye shadows, the lip colors that are safe enough for me to try without worrying whether I'll look ridiculous, all of this was all I needed to get my hands on the Brunch Date collection.

I feel like people can go one of two ways with this collection, either really loving it, or liking it and not needing it. It's not a revolutionary collection, honestly. It's hard for most brands to do that these days, but this is one of those collections where I think everyone can benefit from something. I love the shadows. There's a good mix of shimmer and matte to play around with and they blend so well. If you're familiar with Colourpop's eye shadows, then you won't be disappointed. You can make a really good day to night look with this.

The blush and highlighter that come in this collection are very pretty. The blush is subtle enough where you don't have to layer it on. You just need the smallest amount. The highlighter is just the same, the right amount for a gentle glow on the cheeks, though I wouldn't use it on my nose or anywhere else, you'd have to pile it on.

The eyeliners are probably one of my favorite things. They are so super creamy and blendable! They come in a black and brown shade, each with just a small amount of glitter. I wouldn't normally go for a sparkle eyeliner, but these are light enough where it would only be noticeable in the light.

The supernova shadows! I've never used these before and wow! I love the rose gold and copper colors. These were definitely made for me. They go on smoothly and are really easy to blend, which was surprising because I thought they were going to be sticky. Thankfully I was wrong because that would have felt gross on the eyelids.

The lips is where I usually have the most issues. My lips don't tend to like anything that isn't a gloss or chapstick. I've always had these issues. But I tried these and I love them so much. My lips still did the thing where it looks really weird with a color on top of them, but the matte colors really did make it look not as bad as it usually would have with a typical lipstick. All in all, I really like this collection and would recommend getting at least one thing from it before it's gone.

Zoella x Colourpop PR Collection

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*This post is not sponsored. All opinions are my own, as always*