Monday Questionnaire: Happy Halloween!

Via Amarixe

1.) Mood:
Exhausted! Worked till 6...store was crazy busy!! Have you ever tried to put away over 200 shopping carts?
2.) When was the last time you carved a pumpkin?
Last year! I carved a wolf face & have to admit I was way proud of my work, considering that was the first time I've ever carved a pumpkin!

Ignore my crazy hair :p

3.) What is your favorite Halloween candy?
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups!
4.) What is your favorite Halloween memory?
I remember I had a really bad cold last year (oddly enough I'm getting one now, as well) but I had so much candy & couldn't taste any of it! I was rubbing Vicks Vapor Rub all over my upper lip & by the end of the night, that's all I could taste! Not sure why I find that so entertaining... but I don't have a whole bunch of Halloween memories to begin with. This year was way fun though. (:
5.) Do you believe in ghosts/spirits?
YES! There's really no way I can explain it... nuff said.
6.) Were you allowed to dress up at school for Halloween as a kid?Yeah! We had a parade & would wander around in a line gathering candy & showin' off our costumes.
7.) Did you trick-or-treat as a kid? At what age did you stop?
I did a few times, but was never super big on it. I stopped around age 15.
8.) What is your favorite Halloween movie?
I really cannot get enough of Disney's "Halloweentown" movies! I watch them every year!
9.) Did you dress up for Halloween this year? If so, as what?
I work at a grocery store... I pasted different cereal logos all over all black clothes, added fake blood & was a "cereal killer!"
10.) Weekly goals:
Keep up with school work! Keep up with blog! I feel like I need to stop letting myself nap when I get home from work because I just end up wasting time & am still tired the rest of the night. I gots work to do! XO Katie

FYI: I'm (Katie) so happy to announce the start of "Project Pretty!" See the tabs above? You know what to click! (:

Song Of The Week!

This past week I went and saw "Footloose" with my mama. It was SOOOO good! :p There's one song in particular, from the soundtrack, that I just cannot get enough of - " Ella Mae Bowen: "Holdin' Out For A Hero" Her voice is way unique. Vintage sounding? Maybe that just sounds like I'm saying she's old... Anywhoo, enjoy!

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Monday Questionnaire: 10.24.2011

One of my favorite "beauty bloggers" Amarixe has been keeping up with a Monday Questionnaire. I've been having fun reading through what she has to say, as well as the comments from others, so I figured I'd give it a try as well. Hit or miss?

1.) Mood:
Tired. I feel like I've been doing psychology homework all day.
2.) When making a sandwich, do you care if one of the bread slices is the end of the loaf?
Yes! Who wants a crusty sandwhich?!
3.) What is the weather like today?
Cloudy. Cold front comin' in. I'm lookin' forward to some appropriate, spooky Halloween weather!
4.) Current nail polish:
Nails Inc. London Special Effects in Clapham over basic white polish from the dollar store. I am really liking the brighter look! ( NOTD Blog: http://rosiegirlbeauty.blogspo... )
5.) What ring setting do you keep your cell phone on at night: loud or silent? (Or the phone completely off?)
Loud! I've always been a tad paranoid about someone needing me during an emergency in the middle of the night, so I gotta be prepared. I've never gotten one of those calls however...
6.) Current outfit:
Purple camo pajama bottoms with a super soft grey sweatshirt from Aerie.
7.) What is your favorite Disney movie?
If we're sticking with the classics, my favorite Disney princess is Ariel! I have this thing about water... I have an addiction to Monsters Inc. though. BOO!
8.) Can you whistle using your fingers?
No siree.
9.) When doing laundry, do you separate loads (lights/darks, delicates, etc.) or throw everything together?
I only seperate my lights/whites from my darks. I'm not too picky, mostly because I just want to get it done. I don't have expensive designer clothes anyway.
10.) Weekly goals:
Keep up with school work, study for my drivers test (I'm wayyy behind.) and prepare for Halloween!

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Copy and paste the list to answer in a comment below!

1.) Mood:

2.) When making a sandwich, do you care if one of the bread slices is the end of the loaf?

3.) What is the weather like today?

4.) Current nail polish:

5.) What ring setting do you keep your cell phone on at night: loud or silent? (Or the phone completely off?)

6.) Current outfit:

7.) What is your favorite Disney movie?

8.) Can you whistle using your fingers?

9.) When doing laundry, do you separate loads (lights/darks, delicates, etc.) or throw everything together?

10.) Weekly goals:

Nail Of The Day - Crackle Polish

I just finished painting my nails! Though this may not be the traditional "fall look/color" I have to say I'm really liking it! :p This is the Nails Inc. London Special Effect nail polish in Clapham, from Sephora (&9.80+tax) over a basic white I actually found from the dollar store. (3 coats) In case your new to crackle, I do have to say it can be kinda tricky. A lot of girls will attempt to cover the entire nail, over the base coat, but for some reason too much polish will stop the shatter effect. It dosen't matter whether or not the entire nail is covered anyway, considering you can already see the base coat color through the top coat. For slimmer lines, apply a very thin layer. For a chunky look, apply a medium coat, but do not apply the crackle polish twice to the same spot! Understandable? Hope so. XO

"To all you girls that think you're fat because your not a size 0, you're the beautiful one. It's society who's ugly." - Marilyn Monroe.

Halloween Tag 2011

A random tag full of Halloween questions as started by Amarixe (: Boo!
1.) What is your favorite Halloween movie?
This may sound so kidish, but I love the Halloween Town movies that play on Disney Channel! Favorite scary movie? Orphan!
2.) At what age did you stop trick-or-treating?
14 (: Some people here in Utah actually get mad at teenagers who trick-or-treat!
3.) What is your favorite Halloween costume that you've worn?
My mama made me this fancy pirate costume with sparkly red skulls. Arg! But this year I was wayyyyy excited to find a "This is my Halloween T-shirt." at Target!
4.) What are you going to be for Halloween this year?
I'm just gonna wear my new shirt from Target, black pants & shoes with crazy hair & makeup! Maybe a little "mad scientist" goin' on? Fun frizz.
5.) Do you like going to haunted attractions?
NO! I am scared so easily. I practically hypervenilated at the end of Paranormal Activity!
6.) Vampires or werewolves?
This is a hard one. Edward VS. Jacob? See in the books I'm all for Team Edward, but he just bugs me in the movies. I'm not feelin' the whole Taylor Lautner craze either... Hmm... Maybe it's all just too overdone & old.
7.) What is your favorite Halloween candy?
Candy corn! I love the ones shaped like pumpkins. I remember sneakin' a whole bag into Disneyland once,,.
8.) Do you decorate your house for Halloween?
No, but I wish we did. If I didn't have work but I'd be chillin' at home with a stack of scary movies. You've gotta have some tradition, right? I want spider webs on my windows!
9.) What is the least favorite costume you've worn?
Last year I was very "anti trick-or-treat" so I didn't dress up at all. I just carried a Victoria's Secret bag around with me to collect candy while I followed my friends. Everyone thought I was a shoplifter.
10.) Have you ever repeated a costume and what was it?
Never have, never will!
11.) Do you believe in ghosts?
YES! Have you seen Paranormal Activity?! K so that's demons, but whatever.
12.) What is your scariest Halloween experience?
2 years ago it was super rainy with a whole lot of thunder & lightening. I'm terrified of thunder storms, so wandering around in it at night freaked me out quite a bit. Plus I spent the night with a friend who couldn't stop talking about freakin' "Bloody Mary!" GOOSEBUMPS! XO

SOTW - Christina Perri: "Distance"

While at Sephora today... Yeah, I spend random hours of my week lost in cosmetics, because I'm cool like that...I saw a Kat Von D makeup collection. By the way, it's amazing. Anyhoo, Kat Von D has tattoos (duh) & so does Christina Perri so I guess my weird mind connected the two & I couldn't stop thinking about my favorite song of hers, "Distance" AKA this week's Song Of The Week. Enjoy. (: XO

Big Post - Charity Of Choice: Katie

What's new ladies? :p If you've noticed the banner at top of this page, (Are you looking?) you've seen part of Rosie Girl is supposed to focus on charity. Charity of choice! I've been talking with Falling Whistles' Brittany, back & forth for a while now, sporting my whistle & getting to know the family behind the name. I'm impressed. This video: http://www.fallingwhistles.com/2011/05/13/war-school/ literally left me speechless. I'm a writer so you know I have a lot to say. Here's some featured work I've done for promotions:

Call it love. Call it anything you want but don’t give up. I have a voice, you have a voice, we all equally deserve a voice, but sadly this isn’t the truth for so many people, both men and women in Congo, today and we have to fight because they can’t.

I ask you to picture yourself without your family, a home, food, water, friends, choices. You’ve been held hostage, captured and now you don’t get to make any further decisions about your very own life. You’re in the middle of the world’s deadliest war, without a voice.

In the last decade over 6 million people have died, leaving the more than 1,500 who then lose their lives daily. Over 1,100 women are raped every day just in Congo. Now compare that to the more than 600 here in the United States. Sexual violence in the Democratic Republic is more rampant than anywhere else in the entire world, used to intimidate, humiliate, and torture those affected. These figures alone don’t include men, fear, shame - causing it to be the most under reported violent crime known of; a weapon of war. There is no law against spousal sexual assault. A 16 year old soldier states “If we see girls, it’s our right…we can violate them.” In Congo, rape is normal. It is estimated that there are as many as 400,000 surviving victims still living in the Democratic Republic today.

To build peace we need reform. To reform you need power, service, gratitude, love, courage. Think of courage and think of the more than 1,000 children fighting, armed in war at the frontline of the battle with nothing but a whistle. Think of fighting for your life, the life you’ve been granted or choosing to surrender to those of higher superiority.  I dare you to question this thought process, try to wrap your mind around what’s so highly unfair, but bluntly honest.

Think about Falling Whistles. Think about those who did what they could with what they had. Think about hope.

Know you can make a difference. You can use your voice, your creativity, your passion, your drive. You have it all and the people of Congo… they need you.

Be a whistleblower for peace. Hold a stance of service and virtue. For every whistle you buy, your money spent will go entirely towards helping to rehabilitate 267 war- affected children in northeast Congo. Your purchase works to restore their lives.

“Hey, what’s that necklace you’re wearing? Why a whistle? What does it stand for?” Yes, believe it or not I get these questions… a lot. But isn’t it great? I love the conversations. The simplest response I’ve found is “Peace in Congo.” Really, everything Falling Whistles stands for is in those 3 words. Peace. In. Congo.

My story? Let’s be honest here: I was at the mall. You know, my home away from home and I found the whistles. The whistleblowers for peace. I bet we can all agree it’s not very often we find a whistle, attached to a chain, worn around your neck, but I thought it was the coolest thing ever, me being the vintage geek I am. I fell in love and I wanted one. Fast. Knowing nothing about them, I of course researched. The rest? Yeah, it was history and here I am today.

Hi. My name is Katie and I’m a whistleblower for peace.

For me, Falling Whistles is a stance against everything I fight for, everything I care about. Violence, war, abuse, discrimination: I hate it, but it’s here on our Earth today and I feel this is our chance for change, our time to speak up, and our time to choose what we want and really do something for it, about it. Never have I ever met a more genuine, caring, generous community as the Falling Whistles family. You know, you get real people and that itself speaks volumes high above the rest.

In all reality, this place cares. I care. Be the world you wish to see right? Whistleblowers fight! To be one, well, it’s even hard for me to explain because when you truly want something, respect something, love something; you do whatever it takes to see it receives its best. My heart is so big and open for the members, the volunteers, and the people behind the pretty, shiny whistle because here it feels like family.

For as long ago as I can remember I spent so much time looking and watching, wondering what I could do to put a bit of me into this big world. This is our planet and this is change. At Falling Whistles everything I wish to fix is mixed all in one. Get a bit of “buy one, get one free” with a whole lot of passion from the start! For me, this is organized and reliable. This is a place to share a whole lot of love with a whole lot of people. I wear my whistle every day, proud. I take in the questions, look for answers and I feel dedicated to just simply help.

To change the world, every single little thing matters.

Sources:

·         http://www.fallingwhistles.com/author/sean/        

·         http://www.fallingwhistles.com/about/       

·         http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raping

·         http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_violence_in_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo

Idol of the Week!

I honestly had a tough time thinking about this week's idol. But this week I came across a situation that I've been dealing with for a long time.  And just like this girl I've been through a lot of the things she's been through. So I picked Demi Lovato for my idol of the week.

Demi Lovato... what can I say about a strong, independent, free willed girl who has gone through so much, but still has a strong, gorgeous head on her shoulders. She is an inspiration to us all. Even if you haven't gone through anything major, she's still an idolize figure. Demi works with many charity organizations such as City of Hope, Kids Wish Network, A Day Made Better and she also is part of the Anti-Bullying organization. She speaks for us all when she says "Love is louder than the pressure to be perfect".

Anna .x

Cookies & Milk - A Tutorial

Whether or not you have seen this before, I'm really loving the 2 tone/half & half eyeshadow look! I think it's one of those things you either love or hate, but for those who love it, here's how I got it:

Step 1: Make sure your face is clean!!! I can't stress this enough. Apply primer to your eyes from your lash line to your brow bone. I just use my Dermalogica Welcome Matte moisturizer...

Step 2: Apply cream colored eyeshadow (should be a couple tones lighter than your skin, like what you normally use to highlight your brow bone) to your eyelids. Example: Mac's Crystal Avalanche

Step 3: Take a fluffy crease brush & apply grey eyeshadow (example: Mac's Forgery) into your crease - only till halfway through! Using the same shadow & brush, pull color you just applied down to your lashline to fill in outer V. If this dosen't really make sense, fill the outer part of your eye with the grey where you see the black in the picture. Surprisingly enough I've been loving Aerie's cosmetic brushes!

Step 4: Using the same fluffy crease brush as step 3, lightly dust black (example: Mac's Black Tied)over the grey you just applied for added drama & depth. You can really add however much you want depending on how smoky you want your eyes to look.

Step 5: Apply lighter cream color (lighter than step 2) to your brow bone & inner corner of your eye.

Step 6: Apply your favorite eye liner to your upper lashes.

Step 7: apply your favorite mascara & you're done! I've been loving Mark's Scanda Lash mascara.

Nail Of The Day (NOTD)

I like to think of myself as a nail polish junkie, mostly because I don't like having something on my nails. I've really been into "crackle" polish which helped turn my newest polish gifted to me, feel a little more Halloween like. Base color (fuschia) is from Rue 21 in Grape & it really does smell like grape! (; Grey crackle is from Sally's Beauty Supply in Cracked Concrete. XO

OOTD

Yes, today I attended church. I have to admit I think I wear this ruffly black & white polka dot skirt a little too often (purchased from Down East Basics) but some things just never get old. White ruffly sweater from Rue 21, plain red shirt also from Down East Basics, shoes from Selena Gomez's Dream Out Loud clothing line, necklace from Falling Whistles & 3 finger ring from Target.

P.S. As a heads up, all photos are taken either with my HP comp camera or my cell phone camera. Quality may not be amazing but it works, right? XO Katie

S.E.L.E.N.A. to the Gomez

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Beauty Mint

Style Mint, Jewel Mint... Sound familiar? It seems as if "mint" companies are taking over with an online female revolution & now Jessica Simpson has joined the mix with Beauty Mint! K, so I am signed up with the rest of the mint family, but really can't afford the money for the excess goods. Every email just sits in my inbox while I drool over everything I want, but I'm wayyyyyy excited about Beauty Mint, being a new concept in skin care! The site has yet to launch but as of now you can start earning rewards by getting the word out. Click here: http://beautymint.com/?ref=ygbsg. to learn more. Just wanted to share(: XO

Foundation Routine

Hey pretty ladies!(: Yes, I'm (Katie) finally here with an actual beauty post! Know I like to think of myself as a "drugstore queen" meaning over 95% of my makeup is indeed from the drugstore, but I have suffered with acne for a few tough years now, making my collection a bit unique.

We all want our makeup to look natural, right? Guys will fight the idea that any makeup in general is not natural, but in reality girls say natural makeup is a face made up, lowithout oking like it. If you have acne, scarring, anything really to break a "flawless finish" you know this isn't always easy. Perfection isn't possible, but here's a step towards the look we all want.

Step 1: Always, always, ALWAYS start with a clean face! Think of makeup as paint... your face the canvas. Nobody wants to start with something dirty or previously touched. I personally love Clearasil's Daily Clear Face Wash or Pore Cleansing Pads, followed by my addiction to Mark. cosmetics Mist Oppurtunity Multi-Tasking Refresher, then a dab of Dermalogica's Clean Start Welcome Matte spf15 moisturizer.

Notice picture above for following steps(;

Step 2: I use my Sonia Kashuk Synthetic Flat Top Multipurpose brush (picture 1) to stipple my Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse foundation (picture 2) into my skin. "Stipple" is simly a fancy term meaning to really buff your liquid concealer into your skin, causing a model like, air brush finish.

Step 3: I use my Hard Candy Glamoflauge Concealer (picture 3) & my Eco Tools Bamboo Foundation Brush (picture 4) to then lightly cover any "red toned skin" acne, scars, etc. Note: If stippled well enough (step 2) a ton of concealer shouldn't be necessary.

Step 4: Lightly dush (pat gently) powder foundation (picture 5) onto skin to set liquid makeup, or to mattify oily skin. If you're using a colored powder, opposed to translucent, you do not want to set or buff a ton onto skin because time will cause it to cake or clump together, turning you makeup into somewhat of a mask over your skin.

Because I do have very oily skin, I use a lot of sensitive, matte products, but there is a difference between oily & a natural dewy finish. You do want a tiny bit of shine to your cheek bones & T-Zone (forhead, nose & chin) to keep you from looking aged. If you find you applied to much matte product, simply spritz some of the Mark. cosmetics Mist Oppurtunity over your applied makeup.

For more tips visit The Beauty Department. XO

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Free Rice.

Hey guys it's Anna here. Today I was on Tumblr and this popped up... thought I could possibly spread the word:)
For every question you get right this organization will donate 10 grains of rice to starving countries. I already donated 400+. Can you beat me?
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It's a really simple and easy way to donate. No money needed. Just a little bit of your time.
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Anna .x

P.S.

Heads up: Will be posting beauty entries soon! A bit behind, but we're still getting started. Bare with us(: XO

Song Of The Week - "You Should Know Better"

Andy Grammer ladies, Andy Grammer. Heard of him? I believe he's fairly new to the music scene, but I'm a bit hooked on his music. Plus, I figured the title fit appropriatly with my 1st entry on our Rosie Girl journal page. Check it(; XO Katie

Idol of the Week

Its AnnaBanana:) So I've decided that I'm going to do an idol of the week. I have many idols (mostly famous people that I look up to) & I'd like to share them with you! Don't be afraid to leave comments! (: (:

Audrey Hepburn is my ultimate idol. She's defiantly a role model for all generations. Audrey is a classy, simple, natural beautiful woman. During her years she always tried to help out people that were less fortunate than her. She was a Goodwill Ambassador of UNICEF, she helped the impoverish children in the poorest nations. She is also a fabulous triple threat (singer, actress, dancer). One of my favorite movies that she was in would be either "Breakfast At Tiffany's" or "Roman Holiday". Both are romantic, but comical. She truly is a beautiful person inside and out.
-Anna .x

Song Of The Week - "Lightweight"

Story of my life? Yes. This song will be played at my wedding. And yes, you can see we're still introducing you to new things at Rosie Girl, like SOTW. Enjoy beauties. Xo Katie

OOTD: Katie

Hey ladies! First Outfit Of The Day post. Excited? (: As a heads up, you most likely will not see these every day because quite a bit of work does go into them, as far as the outfit, taking the pictures, editing & framing, but I will post as much as possible. Today I wore a loose, floral top from TJ Maxx, paired with a black blazer from Walmart. You can see a dark wash pair of jeggings from Playdoh's Closet, matched with black ballet flats detailed with small silver rhinestones. One of my favorite things to do & what I consider my style, is to pair something a tad rocker with something girly. I love floral prints, lace, jewels, dark colors, and animal print. To keep the slight edgy feel to this outfit, I added a small eagle ring on my middle finger, also from Walmart. As far as makeup, I chose a dark purple eyeshadow (I love dramatic eyes!) with a grey/black eyeshadow in the crease, focusing on the outer corner. I love, love, love my Mark cosmetics "Scanda Lash" mascara as well as my Physcians Formula mineral foundation. Let your eyes do the talking... keeping cheeks & lips natural. XO