keeping in contact....

I realize that I've left my Blogger alone for quite some time now. I have to say..this..was very fun while it LASTED. I just don't have the time to blog like I used to. In the meantime, I wish that my followers would check out my Tumblr page, http://misshoustonlapretty.tumblr.com/. And also, you can follow me on Twitter, @HueLaPretty. Thank you all for your support, it's been fun! XOXO

my weekends.

for the past month, i have partied NON-STOP every..single..weekend. life is so short, why not live it up as often as you can?

dress: charlotte russe

shoes: shiek

necklace: forever 21

hoops: wet seal

top: forever 21

harem pants: h&m

belt: wet seal

feather earrings: forever 21

xxx cheers to living life & having a good time!

blue balls for dinner

hair flower: claire's

feather necklace: forever 21

top: unknown

belt: wet seal

bangles: charlotte russe

skirt: charlotte russe

shoes: shiek

It has been soooo long since I've done a blog post. If you don't know, I'm in beauty school (Mon-Fri, 9-5) and I still work part-time, so my schedule is pretty hectic. But of course, I still make time to go out w/ friends Friday nights for sushi :) Actually, the only reason I'm able to post right now is because I missed today. FML right now.

Blue balls, Crunchy Blue, Crunchy LA, Shrimp Tempura = Thank you, Blue Sushi. Can't wait to do it again tomorrow night!

eight am, blogging.

It's officially 8:09am and I'm up blogging. Why am I not asleep, you ask? No, you didn't ask? Oh.

I went to bed around 12am and woke up around 6 something. I'm just in one of those "stuff my face with pancakes then go back to sleep" kind of moods. Matter of fact, I think I'll do that. But first! Let's do some updating...

First off, HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY TO MEEEEEE! My birthday was on February 29th. I really, really wanted to do something to my blog for it..like post pictures for the night out or something, but I'm late for everything and just didn't have time. So I'm showing you a few pictures now.

def have to do an OOTN with this dress, full body pictures. loooove it, too bad my butt looks sucked in as always hahahaha gross

jail pose...lol xx

CAAAAAAAAKE! I strongly believe store-bought birthday cake is the best.

Other than neglecting my blog/going out/partying and having a good time, I've also been reconnecting with a few close friends lately. These two are like my brothers, I've known them for years. And personally, I think we all look alike lol.

Ignore my underwear and focus on the cuteness of our all-black outfits :)

try again

If at first you don't succeed (in blogging), try try again. And again. And again. And-a-frickin-gain.

It's Friday morning - I don't know how. I've worked every day this week & today is finally my day off. I'm still trying to figure out how I haven't crapped out my brains yet -__- Well, the little bit that I still have. The month is almost over, spring shall finally be here & this poop weather will be gone! And my 19th birthday is on MONDAAAAY! I couldn't be more excited to turn 19! The last of my teen years..ohhh the joys of growing up. It's not growing up that I'm scared of, it's the thought of "What if my first apartment is ugly & my landlord sucks?" "Who's gonna pay most of my bills?" "What happens when all the Top Ramen is gone? Who's gonna cook for me?" FAAACK.

But anyway, let me update ya'lls like I planned to:

One. 2/14 - Valentine's Day was a little different than what I expected. I didn't do anything besides hang out with my new boo-thang as I like to call him. Such a fruit-cup name right , omfg. I've long said "forget it" and we're just gonna try it all over again for my bday. I'm thinking Hu-Hot Mongolian Grill and getting all fancied up. You can never go wrong with that, right?

Two. Haven't accomplished SQUAT this month for my goals, again. So more than likely, I'll just leave them & carry them over towards March. I have zero motivation, GAWD help me. My biggest goal is to find a good concealer, especially for the under eye area. Sounds pretty silly, but do you see those bags in that picture above?! Laaaawd, bet you I opened up that Photoshop reaaaaal quick. I need to find a good daytime and hot pink lipstick as well. Thinking about trying the ones from Revlon, MAC is just.....

Three. I start beauty school next month. Along with my last vacation before I'm forced to perm hair & fold clothes like there's no tomorrow. Happy times.

That's all my brain can process to tell you for now. Mind you I'm still stuck in 2010. My tummy's rumbling. Maybe I should eat these disgusting powdered donuts laying next to me. Yes I do sleep with snacks in or by my bed. Who has time to go all the way upstairs to make real food? Psssshhhh.

p.s. What shall I do on my day off? Oh the usual: play the Sims 2 til I can't play 'nomo. Love you all.

hai guys

HAAAAAIIIIII. My brain is gonna fall out of my head pretty soon..so I'll leave you with these two pictures until I can do a proper post within the next few days. What was the point of this? There was none. Literally just to say HAI. K, BAI.

another good excuse

Bottom left, I look like I just pooted lmao. Hiiiiiii guyyyssss! I have a post that I started to write about a week or two ago, but quickly left my laptop to go out and eat sushi. Don't act like you've never done it.

LET'S DO A "QUICK" RECAP OF MY JANUARY....

*January Goals - click here.

If you take a look at my January goals, you will notice that I haven't accomplished SHAT. My monthly goals, phooey. I haven't really done a thing..I swear, January got wild out of nowhere. It's always been a pretty ho-hum month for me, but this year, it was so different.

I did complete two of my goals: I found a good nude lippie, NYX 'Thalia'. If you don't own this, buy it. Get it, got it, good. Looks like I'll be buying another one cuz I've lost mine already..FML. Anyway, I also went out to eat sushi as I said earlier. We have this place in Downtown Omaha called 'Blue'. For many, many years the word "sushi" was always such a turn off. But as I've grown older, I've become more willing to try new things. Let me just tell you that Blue is definitely what's up. I don't even remember what we ate besides the spicy tuna & salmon rolls. We had like four different trays to pick from, and if I tried to order the same thing again, it would be a huge fail!

Speaking of FAIL..look at these pictures from my phone lmao. If you've ever watched 'The Grudge' think back to where that photographer got killed in his lab. I swear the bathroom was set up to look just like that.

Continuing. My most exciting news this month was........

I got to go to Kansas City, KS on a business trip! I was recognized for my hard work at my job (Charlotte Russe) and got to work at two of the stores there. *dougies* Three managers came with me, and we all had way too much fun. It was a very nice and much, much, MUCH needed break away from Omaha. Good food, good fun, good times = MY LIFE :)

How was YOUR weekend? Tell me, tell me, tell meeeeee. <3 you all, MWAH!

haunting, isn't it?

I always feel like such a ghost when I come back after not blogging for awhile. Which is why I left you that awesomely stank-faced picture of me above, very ghastly looking if I do say so myself ^_^ But if a "blogging ghost" is what you would like to call me, please believe that I do occasionally "haunt" my blog as well as others. Just because I'm not posting anything, doesn't mean that I'm not reading/responding to comments and commenting/viewing other blogs as well! I love blogging, I do. But I feel that I don't have alot to offer my readers right now. ASDFGHJKL.

The start to my new year wasn't the best, alot of arguing & bickering....but it's gotten much, much better. Instead of my usual bullcrap NY Resolutions, I've decided to post monthly accomplishments on my blog. That way I can keep track of how I'm doing when it comes to achieving my goals & how long it takes me to go through each one I post. I think my biggest goal for this month is turning in my application for MAC. Yep, that's right!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY NEW YEAR, AND ALL THAT JAZZ! <3

hello evo ♥

LMAO, I look so cock-eyed in the second pic. But I still think I'm pretty tight :)

i couldn't resist.

Laugh. You know you want to.

lol, look what i found.

Raeven @ 17, New Year's Eve 2009.

I was going through an old phone of mine (one that I'm trying to sell) and found like 2857689 pictures of me. I used to be such a camera whore, now I barely pull out my phone, Canon, or webcam. You can probably guess that I have no idea of what I'm wearing as far as makeup goes, but I remember the steps being very simple. Basically use a dark grey/black base on your lid only, add a midnight blue to your lid only, sweep a light and dark brown color in your crease for blending, and add a vanilla colored highlight. Top off the look with some shimmer in the inner corners and a light pink lipgloss. I swear I was ALL for colorful eyeshadow and smokey eyes last year. What happened? It's crazy how you can go through pictures of yourself and see all the things that used to amuse you.

xoxo

dreams...

I've been having some thoughts for awhile..and I've come to realize that blogging doesn't necessarily have to always be about one thing. I find myself visiting certain blogs depending on what I'm interested in at the moment, but why be like most people and stick to one topic? That's just so...boring. And for the guys who follow my blog? Yeah pretty sure you don't wanna wear gold & black eyeliner to match your Supras, Jordans, whatever you people wear nowadays lol. Although I am team Sperry's all the way! But that's beside my point. The point of this loooong introduction is to say: Hey, I'm Raeven. And I have something I wanna get off my chest. So here it goes!

Let's start off with what I want. Yes, how typical. For those of you who don't know, I am a BEAUTY FREAK OF NATURE. I love beauty, natural or unnatural. Makeup, sculptures, paintings, hair, nails, etc. Even great room decor makes me smile like a kid in a candy store. I'll even be starting beauty school here in January if everything goes right. But my biggest fear is this: what happens AFTER beauty school? How do I really start to pursue my dream?

My ultimate dream is to be an all-around stylist and possibly open up my own salon here in Nebraska. In the Black community here, we don't really have people who will do your hair, nails, and makeup all in one spot. Go out to the White communities, yeah they'll probably hook you up. That's not what's up to me, at all. It should be something for EVERYONE out there, that everyone can get to.

Like anyone else, I'll be starting at the bottom of the ladder and working my way up. But where exactly do I start? I would LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to start out as a Freelance MUA while I'm young, do some hair/nails on the side to get my hustle on you know. And becoming a personal shopper to work my way up as a fashion stylist is DEFINITELY up my alley. But because of where I live, I always get stuck. WHERE DO I BEGIN?

So my question to you, my fellow blog-heads, what are some of YOUR goals/dreams and how do YOU achieve them? Feel free to comment on this post or send an email if you feel it's too long or personal of a story..completely up to you! Love you all!

XOXO Rae

well, hello there....

[I am in LOVE with this picture as my Twitter background. Follow me @RaeIsSuchaDoll]


Well, well, well...look at what we have here. Let's just cut the crap and get to the post, right? :D

This past month I've been on two different trips and haven't done much in between except work. What's my excuse? I honestly don't have one, except that I've been in a MAJOR blogging funk. My main focuses have been getting my license, how to successfully host a blog sale, and what my first Youtube video should be about. Random.

So let me give you a summary of my travels:

* Dentox, TX - Well, I was happy to see my cousin. Let's just leave it at that. =/ We never made it to see my friends in Tyler or Houston, so it sucked. BADLY.

* Seattle, WA - Never made it to Canada, but who cares! I had soooo much fun with my mom, cousin, uncle AND dog...yeah it was alot of us but the more the merrier in this case. And while shopping, I met Judy @ It's Judy Time! She was so cute and sweet, you seriously can't help but love her. I wanted to take a picture with her, but it was at her job and my "cute when I left the house" hair looked a wreck after awhile. Whatever.



Ummmm, other than that...I have the top of my hair highlighted and I cut myself side bangs again. I have pretty round face, so bangs do it alot of justice as far as slimming goes. They're just extra annoying when they fall and stab me in the eye lol. I'll post pictures soon. That's about it. Man, my life...lmao.

and i miss you...

Well, I'M back. AGAIN. I'm just gonna give you guys a quick little update on what's been going on since my last post:

* Visiting Dallas, TX from the 24th - 30th + Houston somewhere in there
* Visiting Seattle, WA from Sept 8th - 14th + Canada somewhere in there
* Working like a mad woman at my new job
* Got my camera up & running! Skype me: RaevenMarie
* Almost done redecorating my room! ALMOST.
* Figured out that I'm attending beauty school in January. SCORE.
* Won a giveaway thanks to LiptonTee!
* Thinking about doing a FormSpring...buuut I'm not sure about that one
* Hosting a blog sale VERY soon, stay tuned!

Also, I changed my blog layout. Again.

Love you all!
PS - Here's the song that inspired my blog title. Idk if it's Sade though lol.

Laptop Internet Is Back On, Oh Boy...

You know what that means right? No you probably don't. I know you clicked this post just 'cause you're bored, which is totally fine :) But no really, that means I'll be on Skype and *drumroll please*...YOUTUBE!!! Ooooiiiii I'm so excited :D Regular blogging just gets so dull, you know? I really want people to look at me talk about girly crap and hear me blab for 5-10 minutes...problem?

AND NOW...A SILLY PICTURE. HOORAY FOR GOOFBALLS ^_^

I Like Big Hair & A Butt-Load Of Makeup.

Ya'll like my "Boo BYE" stanky face? Haha gotta love 2008 & being Sweet 16 xD

If I had a dollar for every time someone gave out their unwanted opinion, trust and believe that Donald Trump would be kissing MY feet. Seriously, I know everyone has something to say..but sometimes people need to just keep their mouths shut. Especially if they're clueless to what's going on.

WTF Rae...where are you going with this? Haha okay let me explain:

So I'm looking at some foundation tutorials on Youtube and my cousin (a GROWN man) creeps up behind me and goes "What is this wide mouth heffa talkin' about?" Really? *NOTE* I'm not one to laugh when people talk about others..I just sit there like this: -____- and say "WOW". Anyways, if he stopped messing with those "Ladies free b4 10 PM!" club skeezers who still wear Claire's body glitter and synthetic wigs then he would know what that "wide mouth heffa" was talkin' about. He would know that she is a very talented LADY who has something going for herself with her career, and who's trying to help others with their day to day makeup skills. "She has on ALOT of makeup." "She's creating a look from a music video and it looks exactly like it." *Silence...Exactly, shut it up.* Makeup CAN be a form of art, people. Not just to make you call females "cake face". Hence the name makeup-ARTIST.

- MY POINT (SERIOUSLY).

Basically, unless you know makeup in all of its forms and not just as "cover-up"..SHUT UP. SHUT UP, SHUT UP, SHUT UP, AND SIT ALL THE WAY DOWN. The day I ask you why Stevie Wonder cut your hair, why Hottie from Flavor of Love did your weave or why you let Crayola create colored contact lenses for you is the day you can assume things about me and my makeup. 'Til then, ask questions nicely and be easy :)

Going Blind Over Circle Lenses?

Now I for one do not wear any sort of contact lenses and have never purchased any. I get worried when eyeliner hits my inner tearduct, I can't touch my eyeball. I really just can't do it. However, I have seen the circle contact lenses and I must say that they are pretty hot. Only thing is....you can possibly go blind from them. Don't believe me? Check out the link:
http://news.yahoo.com/video/world-15749633/worries-over-circle-contacts-trend-20734327

Sorry, no fancy pictures to add on or anything. How boring :)

8 Questions Tag!

Tag, You're it!
The gorgeous JAY tagged me in this, so here it goes! If you'd like to be tagged (first three people) just leave a comment :)

1. What are three things you love about yourself?

* My sense of style
* My shape
* My hair texture

2. Where are your favorite places to shop?

I'm a Charlotte Russe FREAK. Forever 21, Shiek Shoes, Journey's, Younkers (BON-TON), anywhere that sells girly junk pretty much.

3. If you have a tattoo(s), what is it and why did you get it? If you don't have one, what would you get and why?

I have two feathers and some cherry blossoms on my upper back. The feathers remind me of my grandpa since he was Native American, and the feathers mean to always fly above the rest. The cherry blossoms remind me of my grandma and mean to stay beautiful and keep growing..or blossoming :)

4. Where do you see yourself in 15 years?

I would hope to be alive, happy, living in another state and getting PAID.

5. If you could live somewhere for a month where would it be?

California, hands down. I belong there.

6. What is one thing that you could eat everyday?

I eat some type of cheese pretty much everyday. Right out the package sometimes.

7. What are some things you like most about having a blog?

I love interacting with people from all over the world. It's like we're so close, yet sooo far away haha. Also discovering new products, collections and viewing swatches is fun.

8. If you could choose to have all the products of one cosmetic line, which one would you pick and why?

MAC. I'm not too sure about their eyeshadows, but I enjoy their face products, especially foundations.

*EDIT: There's no limit to who gets tagged in this Q&A anymore. Just let me know, point blank lol.

New Follower? Yessir.

Someone very important to me has gotten back on Twitter. Who could it be?


TWITTER.

Haha, follow my big bro & get a free laugh 24/7 :)
* P.S. Yes, he did yell at me about not posting frequently...so I did this to make him happy lol.

100 Plus Followers + Graduation!

Guess who's back...back again...

Rae's back, tell a friend :)

Well I'm not gonna lie to you guys & say "OMG I never thought I'd get so many followers" blah blah blah, cuz honestly I did think I would get at least 100 in due time. I mean c'mon now, I don't suck THAT much to not get at least 100 do I??? BUT - what I did NOT think is that you guys would still support me, cuz I really suck at updating my blog. Don't trip just yet, school's out..I'm a high school graduate, & I should have PLENTY of time to update you all now. Yaaaaay! :)

THANK YOU TO ALL OF MY FOLLOWERS/SUPPORTERS!

PICTURES...YADA YADA YADA YAH.





I 'sho do love my momma :)





No, this is not my man. More like family if anything, sheesh.





There's a couple more here, and I'm sure the album will grow within the next few days. Even though I'm sick, I need more cap & gown pictures boo.

To celebrate my reaching of 100 followers, what should I do? Cuz I really don't know. I'll be purchasing a webcam soon, so should I make some type of Youtube video? The possibilities are kinda endless.

P.S. I have a nasty lil' virus or something right now..so I'll be chilling at home for a minute. Perfect time to re-vamp this site, don't you think? ;)