Brain Dump! I'm BAAAACK, so let's catch up!

Whoa whoa whoa now, it's been many a month since I blogged regularly- I was really in the swing of things in December when I was constantly posting about my experience being on a college campus on crutches / in a wheelchair, and my daily experiences in physical therapy (which, as it later turned out, is quite the place to meet people you later end up dating...) And although it's a blessing to be up and walking again, in a weird way, I kind of miss certain things about that chunk of my life! Then I figured that I was probably just missing blogging, so I thought I'd make a mini comeback.

With my super crazy summer work schedule, I make no promises about keeping up with posts, but I'll see what I can do (;

I thought I'd start with a weird combo of Tuesday Thoughts/ What I'm Loving Wednesday / the other types of posts I used to do on here, but let's just call it a brain dump because I have no idea what's going to come out...the only rule as far as I'm concerned is that it should relate to the topics I used to blog about and ones I hope to blog about in the coming weeks!

1) First off, can I just talk about how bummed I am that although I qualified for the Influenster Spring Voxbox, I never got it because I guess it got lost in the mail?! They keep sending me emails about it, and it looks like it was jam packed with the kind of beauty goodies I'd be overjoyed to receive, and each email just bums me out more and more. Not fair!!! There go a bunch of blog post and video ideas I was thinking of....

2) Random, but the Spotify playlist I'm listening to while posting this is called "Strangers" by RAC. It came out in 2014 and apparently it's an album, but it looks like a compilation of a bunch of different artists. It's very mellow and cheery and perfect for writing! Take note, you creative, hipster souls looking for coffee shop playlists to accompany your poetry!

3) Speaking of Spotify playlists I'm loving, as I've been doing the past few months, I made a June 2014 Favorite Songs playlist (although to be honest, I've been listening to my May Favorites more than the ones for this month! Ha!) that I need to share in my June 2014 Faves video for my beauty channel, if I ever get a chance to film it! I suppose I could do it today, but my room is still in shambles from putting in my air conditioner, and I've yet to gather all of my favorites together. These favorites videos are quite a process, as I'm sure my fellow beauty gurus empathize with!

4) I left my coffee downstairs. It was only half a cup because that's all that was left in the carafe :/ I guess my parents really hit it hard this morning! Like mother/father, like daughter, I guess....

5) Pssst, let me let you in on a little secret- I filmed a College Dorm Room Tour video the day before I moved out (sooooo over a month ago now) that I haven't had the chance to edit yet, so if you're subscribed to my beauty channel on Youtube (which I really hope you are because I kind of, you know, pour my heart and soul into - you can go straight to it by typing MissGlamBam.com into your browser) you can look forward to that in the coming weeks! I've never done any type of room tour on my channel before, although they're highly requested, so this is a first for us all :)

6) I've been trying to redo and redecorate my room this summer, so if you have any good room cleaning or decorating tips or inspiration, or even a good Youtube video on it (I know I've used The 'Tube as a major source so far in my process), please send it my way, either as a comment to this post or through some other kind of social media: my Twitter is @photoholicgurli, my YT email is everything.elle@yahoo.com, and my Instagram is elleohelle86.

Let me know if you like this kind of post- I figured conversational updates on my life are the way most bloggers run their blogs, so we'll catch up little bits and pieces at a time. This post was long enough, so I'll continue with all of the news in my beauty guru / new planner enthusiast life in another post on another day! I have most of tomorrow off, so I could be back sooner than you think!

Thanks for reading!
xox, Elle
MissGlamBam.com

Friday's Letters!

Dear Elle, I'm too upset to even think straight and be able to type right now. This is why....be right back, hating myself.... >:(

That's my memory card. That I use in my camera to make videos!!! It also has a lot of pictures on it...luckily it still registered with my laptop, even in this state, so I was able to transfer everything on it onto my laptop. I hope that was everything....I feel like there should have been more on here. BUT STILL- HOW DOES THIS EVEN HAPPEN? I've had my laptop in my backpack with the memory card in it before and it never...bent! It was in my laptop case in my backpack that I haven't thrown around all day...so what the heck happened?! They're not supposed to bend that way! Crying, crying, crying for days.

Dear Mayor Tom Ford, I'm sick and tired of hearing about you on CNN literally every single day. Get your shit together! Stop swearing at the paparazzi! Ashleigh Banfield wouldn't even play the footage of the rude things you said because she said they were so bad and vulgar....that's not cute, stop it. Think about how much you're embarrassing your wife, kay thanks?

Dear universe, The sinkhole I just heard about on the news sounds exactly like the beginning of the movie This Is The End. Terrible movie, but still....I'm gonna be on the lookout for spontaneous eruptions of fire and aliens and shit. Scary. 

Dear Z, You're my best friend.

Dear foot, I'm so proud of you for being able to carry some of my weight this week. You've been doing really well- keep it up because I'm getting impatient and being unable to carry around my own coffee because I'm too busy crutching is really a terrible thing. 

Dear girl who is always in the arts building lobby at the same times on Monday Wednesday Friday that I am, I feel like we will become best friends eventually. We're like twins right now with our matching cream-colored infinity scarves and our Macbooks on our laps. I would be more social with you, I bet, if there was some coffee in me and if this wasn't my favorite time of day to blog. 

Dear Grav3yardGirl aka Bunny, Your videos can take me from a bottom of the barrel mood to a fantastic, laughing mood. Your videos have been my go-to for bursts of laugher or just a pick-me-up all week. Thank you for letting loose and just being yourself, and for giving me something to look forward to, and for being more hilarious than any other human being I know. Please come to the East Coast and do a meetup! I would literally die.

I think that's all! Check out the video I uploaded yesterday for Throwback Thursday! (Blogger never lets me embed videos from my second channel, obnoxious. Just click the purple sentence to get there!)

Thanks for reading and watching!

xox, Elle

MissGlamBam.com

Youtube Beauty Guru & Blogger

Video: Throwback Thursday: VACATION VLOG (April 2013)

Just another Throwback Thursday video, except this week it's a video for my second channel! Enjoy, and let me know if you like me doing vlogs because I have others to share/ can film more over the upcoming vacations!

Thanks for watching!
xox, Elle
MissGlamBam.com
Youtube Beauty Guru & Blogger

Video: ♡Sweater Weather TAG♡

My new video is live on my beauty channel! Be sure to check it out and leave comments, or do it yourself because if you're reading this, you've been TAGGED!

What The Heck Is #ThrowbackThursday on My Channel?

This is just a semi-short explanation post, just because I feel like doing a video on this would be silly, and I really hate the look of a cluttered up video downbar!

So as of today, I'm starting a weekly series on my main Youtube beauty channel, called Throwback Thursday. Much like the hashtag on Instagram that I do *quite* a lot, it's just a fun chance to pick an old picture (or video on my case) that's older, and be able to highlight it on your page without it being irrelevant!

I'm doing it with my videos just because I have so many older ones (anywhere from a year and a half to a month old) that I either just never had the time to edit, I lost the footage, or for some reason or other just never felt like uploading. I did work hard on them and would like to share the information in them, so in order to let them see the light of my Youtube audience, I'm going to try to upload one old video a week!

Do you like this idea? Is it weird? I hope it's popular- I know that gurus like Trisha Paytas (well, she's not a typical guru, but she does her fair share of tutorials and hauls) also do this kind of thing, and will upload hauls a half a year after they were made. I love watching them when she does that- it's kind of nice, in my opinion, to watch a video with summer-themed beauty in the middle of fall or winter! It's kind of...refreshing.

I'm uploading one as I type, and I will post my very first in the series right HERE as soon as it's ready! I can also post videos from future weeks in this post, if you guys ever want to reference them all in one place.

Thank you for reading, and happy Thursday! Get ready for the Throwback Throwdown!
xox, Elle
MissGlamBam.com
Youtube Beauty Guru & Blogger

~Influenster Varsity Voxbox 2013 Unboxing~

My new beauty video is live! I unboxed my new program from Influenster, the Varsity Voxbox, on camera! I love everything in it and they're all things I would and have use! So useful! Keep your eye open for blog reviews on some of these!

Tuesday Tidbits

I just got back to my room a few minutes ago- I have been go go go all day! Class, then showing up super early for physical therapy and having an appointment for almost an hour, and then another class!

This week I seem to be starting all of my weekly post series- last night was Monday Night Musings, which you can read here. Today is Tuesday Tidbits, instead of Tuesday Troubles like my blogging idol, RamblingsofASuburbanMom.com, did today, since last night's post was kind of more complain-y, and two in a row of those would just be obnoxious.

So here are my tidbits for so far this Tuesday! Enjoy!

~I posted about how my friend group and I went out to dinner for Miranda's birthday last night, and here's an artsy picture I took when we were at the bus stop, waiting in the freezing cold (I quite liked it): 

~I did super well in physical therapy today. It was my first time going to the on-campus office, and can I just point out how disturbing it was that they have a "Wall of Pain" with pictures of bruises that look like galaxies, and something that looked like a gunshot wound?!!?

Anyways, they had me putting weight on my bum foot, and by the time I left, I could almost walk on it without my Aircast boot, and walk with the help of my crutches and the boot. When I got to my room, I could actually limp a little on my heel when I was wearing the boot. This is super exciting, because all I want is to be able to walk again! Being so co-dependent and helpless is driving me crazy!!!

~On another note....I'm pretty sure that all of the Public Safety officers that drive me to all of my classes think my name is Ella...not Elle. Awk. I thought they all just had weird accents and said my name weird, but now when I call to ask for a ride they're like "oh, this must be Ella!" So I just say yes because it's just too late to correct them now without me looking really dumb. Whoops. Cringe.

~I have so many videos to film, and it will probably only be light for another two hours! I should probably get ready or something, or just edit some older video files I have just hanging out in my iMovie to make up for the upload gap. BTW I'll be uploading my newest Voxbox unboxing video in about an hour, so I'll post it RIGHT HERE when it's up so you can all check it out! It's one of my favorites to date- and then I'll have all of the products to blog about, because my posts won't be spoilers anymore (: I'll also have to update my post with my complete list of Influenster programs- so much to do, so much to do!

~I haven't had any caffeine so far today, and didn't have any yesterday (which eventually resulted in a mild headache, but I couldn't take anything for it because I had already taken Ibuprofen for my foot/ankle! arghh >:( ) I should really get on that...but half the battle is always choosing what to drink, since I have such a hoard of K-cups and coffee grounds and tea bags by now. I'm not complaining at all though, this is like heaven for a caffeine lover like myself <3 I have lots to do in real life and on the Internet today, so I'd better get that coffee pumpin' in me! 

~I always forget about eBates! Miranda was just about to order things online from Sephora, and then I told her to check out eBates first! I can do another post kind of explaining it sometime, but basically you get a percentage of cash back when you shop online, and a lot of times they have coupon codes or codes for free products, in Sephora's case. You can check it out here.

I hope you guys enjoyed - if you want to do this post too and put your link in the comments, I would be more than happy to check it out! It can be like a mini link-up until I figure out the technology to do a real bull blown one!

Thank you all for reading! What kind of post should I do next? I've really got the bloggin' bug this week!

xox, Elle
MissGlamBam.com
Youtube Beauty Guru & Blogger

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Doing Emily's Makeup- Everyday Purple Smokey Eyes and Luminous Skin!

Hey guys, long time no blog!

Recently one of my college friends Emily asked me to do her makeup, so naturally I asked her if I could film it, and of course she said yes (along with making lots of silly faces at the camera). So in this blog post, I'll list all of the products I used on her (since I didn't show them too much in the video), and I'll explain what each product does for her skin or gorgeous emerald green eyes! The look is very wearable for everyday, for someone of any skintone or eye color. If you want to keep that glowing skin going for winter, or your eyes shimmery bright for either everyday or a special occasion, you have come to the right place!

1. Pond's Luminous Moisture Moisturizer (in the pink tube)- I first moisturized Emily's face, which is always the first step I take in putting makeup on anyone, including myself.
2. Rimmel Fix & Perfect Face Primer in 001- then I primed her face to get rid of pores. It also has a slight orange tinge, so it gives you a tad bit of coverage and color. Not crazy about it, but it sure helped to warm up Emily's face!
3. benefit Ooh La Lift- I talked about this in my August Favorites video. I used this instead of a concealer, and its highlighting capabilities erase the need for a concealer, while giving you a nice little under eye glow and luminosity. It really helps to wake up the face, and I usually wait to blend it in until I've also stippled foundation onto the face, just so it all blends together and you save a step.
4. Revlon Nearly Naked Liquid Foundation- I had to match Emily with the closest foundation shade of mine that would fit her, and this one seemed to do it. The color I have is a little too light, but the bronzer I added later helped to even it out. This foundation gives a gorgeous, flawless coverage, and helped to cover up Emily's acne spots. I think it'll be in my Sept. favorites video, so if you're reading this you just got a sneak peek!
5. Urban Decay Deslick Oil Control Makeup Setting Spray- this was just to keep Emily's foundation in place, it's a great spray that smells nice too! It'll also help to keep oil away, especially since I applied it under the pressed powder to set the face makeup.
6. Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder in Sandstorm- a really nice formula to keep oil away and set your foundation. I applied a dusting with a big Sephora fluffy powder brush, all the way down the neck too to help blend the foundation color!
7. NARS Orgasm Blush- a really pretty, bright pinky-gold blush color that I applied kind of heavily with a small Sephora powder brush.
8. NARS Laguna Bronzer- a gorgeous mid-tone brown bronzer color that I applied with a cheapo Essence of Beauty angled blush brush from CVS to contour Emily's face and add extra glow.
9. Maybelline Great Lash Clear Brow Gel- Emily's eyebrows are dark and full enough to the point where I didn't need to fill them in, but I thought a little gellin' into place wouldn't hurt to keep them looking nice all day and night long.
10. Urban Decay Midnight Cowgirl e/s- I used this on the inner tear ducts and on the lids with a fluffy eyeshadow brush by Sonia Kashuk (found at Target).
11. L'oreal eyeshadow palette- I honestly don't remember the name of this one, but it has some gorgeous shades in it! When I get back to campus where this little sucker is hiding I'll put the name in, but for now just watch the video to see which specific shades I used. Emily was already wearing a little eyeliner and mascara when I started, so I mostly just did eyeshadow to complete her look. I took a darker purple color with an Essence of Beauty crease brush, and applied into the crease. I blended it out with a MAC 224 brush, and applied a little of this same color on her lower lash line to round-out the look. I used a lighter color from the palette to blend out the crease color some more, and used it as a browbone highlight as well!

If you follow the video and use the products as described above, you can create a flawless skin look and some gorgeous purple smokies in just a few minutes! Thanks to Emily for being my model, and I hope you all enjoyed this blog post! I'll have to do more like this in the future (;

P.S. This look would look really great topped off with a light pink or nude lip- perhaps Snob lipstick (since it's a light pink with purple undertones to match the eye look) by MAC with Rimmel Stay Glossy 3D Lipgloss in Back Row Smooch over it? One of my personal fave combos (;

xox
Elle

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My Issue With Blogging

So yesterday I signed up for a driving workshop at school, went to it, and the guy running it turned out to be the Marketer/Advertiser for the insurance company that was sponsoring it. "So what? That's boring" you might be thinking, but as those are my intended majors for college (and I'm in a marketing class right now), I thought it was a pretty big coincidence. 


So as he was giving me a list of great classes I should take in college, he also said that I need to be "hooked in" to social media and start networking now in order to get my foot into the door of the industry, and so I can land a bangin internship down the road. Hehe- little did he know he was talking to a Youtube beauty guru who has also crowned herself as "The Twitter Queen." (conceited, yes, but also accurate) He also put a lot of emphasis on having a blog- which I haven't been so great at lately. BUT THIS ISN'T MY FAULT - Blogger is honestly against me. 

Lately my videos haven't been showing up on my blog at ALL, which is obnoxious because I've been routinely posting them here for years and they've been fine.

I can barely figure out how to change my background and picture and layout, let alone having little widgets that get you to follow my Instagram or whatever. 

I'm also bad at posting things BESIDES videos- I'll go through times when I do a lot of review s or life posts on here, or I'll have lots of great ideas, but those periods seem to come and go faster than printed leggings will. 

Anyways, this is kind of me apologizing for having such horrible blog knowledge. It makes no sense- I  can edit a video on Adobe Premiere in my video editing class, which is pretty close to rocket science in my opinion, but I can't figure out my settings on a free blog site that's used by everyone and their brother? I don't get it. 

Either way, I guess I'll have to up the ante for my social networking now, for the practical reason of the fact that I'm going to COLLEGE (or cawledge as I like to spell it. It seems less scary that way, am I right?) I actually just made a personal Google+ in addition to my Youtube channel one, just so it can go with the Gmail that my school just had me set up. I hope that it picks up in popularity because I just deleted my Facebook, for the billionth time. This time it wasn't because I saw a post that made me doubt my trust in humanity, as it was the last few times, but I was actually having a wee bit of stalker problems. Plus I never used it, and people were always referring to messages they'd sent me on there (most of which never even showed up when I logged in? Weird...)

So cheers to a new blog-tastic and social-media-licious start! 

xox Elle

Purple Smokey Eyes Tutorial- Products & Pictures!

 Purple Smokey Eyes- Look #2, more suitable for night! (eyes open and shut)

Hey viewers!

If you're here you probably just watched my Purple Smokey Eyes tutorial! It features two looks in one video- the first is more daytime appropriate and uses more drugstore products, and the second one is more suitable for nighttime and going out (that kind of look was requested by my cousin Sandi!) and uses more high-end products. Let me know how you liked it, pretty please, and if I should do more 2-in-1 videos in the future- they're really fun to do but take forever to edit!

Anyways, as promised, below will be the products used:

Look #1:

benefit Stay Don't Stray Eyelid Primer

Covergirl Eye Enhancers Quad in Ice Princess (very hard to find when I got it, so I don't know if it's still being made :/)

MAC e/s in Beauty Marked

Maybelline Unstoppable Eyeliner in Onyx

Generic eyelash curler

Maybelline Lash Stiletto Mascara in Soft Black

Clinique Powder Blush in Smoldering Plum

Burt's Bees Beeswax Chapstick

Revlon Lipstick in Pink Blush

Look #2

benefit Stay Don't Stray Eyelid Primer

Stila In the Moment Eyeshadow Palette

 [Colors Used: 

Impulse (light lavender)

Glance (medium-toned purple)

Improvise (second-darkest purple w/ glitter)

Instinct (stark pink-white w/ shimmer)] 

Almay Liquid Liner in Black

Generic eyelash curler

Clinique Lash Doubling Mascara in Black

Jasmine La Belle Powder Blush #89

Burt's Bees Beeswax Chapstick

Revlon Lip Butter in Brown Sugar

There were so many brushes that I lost track, but if you really want to know any of them, let me know/send me a comment. Thanks for watching!

xox Elle