Bella's Poem

Bella's Poem

Written by Lisa Maiorana

10:53pm on July 31, 2014

I am Pure of heart, never have regrets and will listen to all your humanly woes.

I will love my friends and bite my enemies; there are no blurred lines between hate and love.

You will know when I'm happy and when I'm not in the mood for fuss.

I'll snuggle with you when you're sick, and when I have a full tummy that isn't fun. 

I will trust that you will be able to read what I am communicating through my eyes when I am too tired to bark or groan.

I will love you every day that we have together and wait for you to come home.

I'll be your best friend and teach you kindness, trust, loyalty and love. 

When it's my time to leave you, I don't want you to cry, because our hearts are synced and our love will live far beyond forever, as one. 

You are my best friend, and I, will be forever your dog. 

(My dog means everything to me and with each day I get with her, my heart feels full. I felt it necessary to write on her behalf, what I truly believe the most divine love I've ever had looks and feels like. As I say all the time, dog is God spelled backwards and I'm truly blessed for my angel here on earth.) I love you Bella girl.

Love Forever, 

Your Mom

STARS & STRIPES

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY, AMERICA!

Before we jump right into the celebratory adventures that accompany this special day, let's all take a minute to sit in silence and honor all the men and women who have fought and are currently fighting for our freedom. 

Secondly, if anyone has not seen the movie Lone Survivor, please do. It's incredibly important that anyone, and I do mean ANYONE who is privileged enough to live in America, honor and respect those who have earned their place to wear a U.S.A. branch uniform and fight for our country to remain free.

Thank you to all women and men who are currently serving and all veterans. God gives each of us gifts, and I truly believe yours is courage and selflessness. You don't know me, but have chosen to protect me, my family and my friends for our safety and freedom, and for all of those reasons, I thank you and your families from the bottom of my heart.

Now, before this post gets any deeper, let's change things up a bit and enjoy some fun ideas on what to wear this 4th of July! The below look is All American! HELL YA! To view the other three looks I've prepared, click any of the following links: Peace&Love,  Rockabilly USA, and Nautical Stars & Stripes

All American by ladylisalove featuring UNIF

The 4th of July is all about expressing your freedom and honoring our Founding Fathers, Peace and Love, and Freedom, so why not let that shine through your personal style.

To all those that live here, who are visiting or are waiting residency, please respect the Land of The Brave and wear your red, white and blue! 

GOD BLESS THE USA

Drab to Fab

This past weekend I explored the beauty world. Watched countless YouTube videos of my girl Kandee Johnson (kandeej.com); studied her tips for how to create the perfect winged eyeliner, how to define your brows and why you should, and how to create an everyday makeup look. I'll tell ya, this girl has so much talent, so much enthusiasm, and so much love for people, that her heart shines through her teaching, and it's downright infectious. You can't help but feel positive after watching Kandee. And guys, it doesn't hurt that she's drop dead gorgeous.

Her easy peasy looks inspired me to pick up a new shade of blush I would never have tried without a pinch of encouragement.

Me with a baby doll pink blush, what? Yes! Layered over a sheer highlighter and my cheeks were transformed from what else, but drab to fab. ;) 

Full of Joy by MAC cosmetics

Ok... Ok... I know what you're thinking: Baby doll cheeks were so 2001, but let me just say, the softness of this hue combined with the highlighter pulls the look together for a subtle sheen instead of girl allergic to strawberries. You'll love it! 

The next thing I picked up was a nude lipstick. I've never been a nude lip girl. In fact, if I do a nude anything I opt for a sheer pink, or even wear clear Chapstick so my natural pink lip skin color comes through. What Kandee did however, was line her lips with a pink liner of your choice and fill in her lips with a nude lipstick. 

Blankety by MAC cosmetics 

 Let me just tell you, that's as nude as it gets. 

After trying the look myself I must admit I was a little stunned. The nude look isn't for everyone. I layered a soft pink over my Blankety lip color for an ombré effect and was much more pleased. 

Now, after some fun purchases and trying new looks, I enticed a girlfriend of mine to do the same. Born with natural beauty, my friend Yoli is a basics girl, too. Chapstick, a bit of blush and mascara - that's it! I wanted her to be daring. She opted for a sassy lip pencil that turned this calm, ebb and flow girlie into a sensual vixen. Yowzer! 

Quince by Bite Beauty

This high pigmented color went on so smooth and made her lips pop against her gorgeous olive complexion. 

And when asked how a bright shade made her feel? Let's just say she was ready to take on anything or anyone. (oh, la, la..) 

Check out Sephora stores or Sephora.com for Bite Beauty. 

If you have any fun make up tricks or new purchases you'd like to share, I'd love to hear from you.  Comment in the link below. 

Happy Shopping! 

Xo

Lisa Love