Being a GIF Queen

My Foray into Men's Deodorant

Over Memorial Day weekend I spotted a new deodorant in Jacob's bathroom, which proclaimed that his armpits would smell of the alps. I later noticed whilst snuggling that he smelled quite lovely...not overly "manly" but fresh and pleasant. As I prepared to return home on Memorial Day I decided to steal a swipe of Old Spice Matterhorn for my own underarms.

I had forgotten about this brief encounter with the Matterhorn until I got ready for bed and noticed that my underarms smelled, still, exactly like Jacob's deodorant. I had driven 2.5 hours with the sun beating down on me, and I had put this on at noon, I got ready for bed nearly twelve hours later. I notice that with most woman's deodorant that the fruity/floral smells tend to mutate into something much less pleasant after a few hours in which I may sweat a little bit. I found that I was reapplying my deodorant multiple times a day, and I do not severely sweat or anything of that nature.

I returned to Iowa City this weekend and used Jacob's deodrant the entire time. I decided yesterday to buy it. Not only do I think of Jacob when I catch of whiff of my delightful underarms that apparently smell like Ice, Wind, and Freedom; I also enjoy 1-2 applications a day and no risk of mustiness later.

My First Complete MAC Palette

Colors from left to right:
T: Sable, Club, Amber Lights, Shore Leave (LE from Naughty Nauticals), and Cranberry
M: Style Snob (LE Starflash), Woodwinked, All That Glitters, Shroom, and Swish
B: Satin Taupe, Omega, Grand Entrance (LE Starflash), Brule, and Paradisco

click photo to enlarge for better color representation.

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Summer? Where?!

So I'm finally done with finals...but where is summer?


This rainy, cloudy, and frankly cold weather has made this week even worse that I had imagined. Finals were pretty horrendous, especially because all of mine were packed into less than 24 hours. Yesterday afternoon I was oh so thrilled to be moving my stuff home...until I went out to feed the meter before my last final to discover I had a flat tire. TWO new tires later (oh another one of mine was almost kaput) and $140 later I am home, and I still have to clean up my dorm room back at school.


Honestly, this isn't going to be as bad as the end of this week and the weekend. I'm headed back for my girl Kelly's 21st birthday, but it is going to be beyond bittersweet. She isn't going to be back at Iowa next year, I know we will cry our eyes out after we get over our hangovers.


I come back Sunday, but not before saying goodbye to Jacob. Eek I don't even want to think about him being 3 hours away all summer. Doing my makeup Sunday will be futile because I will cry it all off.
Oh then I get to start work Monday collecting debt and doing online classes. Summer is going to be LLAAAAAAAAMMMMMMEEEEEEEE.

Gems from FFAF: 7 May

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