Weekly Tip, Beauty & Blog News, and Nail Design of the Week

Hello! I just want to update everyone on my monthly All Star (favorites) post. I'm currently switching things up and I'm going to do that post differently. I wasn't really satisfied with that series and I decided that I should go ahead and change it. I've been skipping it every month for a while now but I will have a March All Star winner post up at the end of the month! But for now, enjoy my weekly posts! Thanks. 

Weekly Tip

 Small squinty eyes can be a bummer. But with the power of makeup we can take care of that on going problem. All you have to do is add a little extra of your favorite mascara to the lashes on the outer part of your eye. Doing so will add the illusion of wider eyes. If that's still not enough adding winged liner will certainly get the job done. When you look in the mirror your eyes will look wider and more awake than ever before. 

Blog News 

Too Faced Melted Liquid Lipsticks have always been a favorite of mine but sometimes they just don't fit within my budget. Especially when the shade is dupeable and I can save money in the first place. The other day I was testing out a new Matte lipstick from Rimmel and I couldn't help but think I already had this shade. It turns out that I do but it cost me $15 less than the high end version. So I'm proud to say I found a dupe for Too Faced Melted lipstick in "Berry". The dupe is called "Meteoric Matte" from Rimmel Londons Show Off Lip Velvet line. Take a look at the picture above and see the similarities for yourself. 

Beauty News 

Speaking of Too Faced, they just released their new spring line that includes 8 new gorgeous melted metal lipstick shades.  They are $21 on Toofaced.com. Are you going to purchase any? I might but I'm not sure yet. 

Nail Design of the Week 

How cute is this nail wrap design from Jamberry?! If you're interested, the name is Edgy. It's part of their new spring line that just released last month. 

Click here to buy!

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are you going to use this weeks tip?

Do you plan on purchasing any shades from the new Too Faced Melted line?

Let me know in the comments below!

50 Facts About Me & My Blog

I dont know if anyone will read this. Some people say it's nice to know about the person behind a blog and some just don't care. I have been wanting to write a post like this for a while but I don't really think I'm an interesting person and I figured no one would really enjoy this post...But it's different from everything else on my blog, so why not? I think posts like connect the writer to their readers. If anything it will make me seem more human. To be honest, I'm just like every other girl out there. 

Feel free to share anything about yourself in the comments below. I would love to know facts about you! 

The facts are about my personality/ life, beauty habits and my blog. Enjoy! 

My personality/ life (1-26)

Beauty related (27-42)

Blog related (43-50)

1. I grew up in a small town located in Tennessee.
2.  I played volleyball in middle school & high school.
3. I had a 4.7 grade point average (gpa) before I decided to study for my GED. 
4. However, I'm still a terrible speller. Thank you, auto correct. 
5.  I have been with my boyfriend since I was in 7th grade and I'm now in college. 
6. I'm going to college for nursing but I'm considering switching my major.
7.  I am a mother to a three year old boy. 
8. My son was born at 25 weeks and weighed 1 lb. and 11 oz. 
9. I'm a procrastinator.   
10.  I'm more of a cat person. 
11.  I have a Netflix addiction. I can recommend a show to almost anyone because I have seen them all. 
12.  I'm the most unphotogenic person on this planet. 
13. I can't stand when people use the words ratchet, bea and fleek. 
14. I sleep with a new pillow case every night.
15. I fell on a rock and broke my elbow as a kid. Now my elbow has an extra pointy bone. 
16. My feelings are not hurt easily. 
17. I love Harley Davidson motorcycles. I would rather ride a motorcycle in the summer than cruise in a car. 
18. I haven't been to Florida. 
19. Worse, I've only been to the ocean twice in my life. 
20. I have had a blood clot before and I had to give myself shots in the stomach for it. They hurt like hell. 
21.  I'm a huge Marvel fan. If Marvel Live comes to a city near you go see it!
22. I was once bitten by a brown recluse and the poison created a hole in my leg. 
23. I don't like Twitter but I love Instagram. 
24. I have an obsession with The Walking Dead. 
25. I haven't played Candy Crush because of the fear of addiction. 
26.  I love watching Family Guy when I need a good laugh.
27.  I sometimes hate doing my makeup. 
28. I have considered starting a YouTube channel.
29. When I was younger I once wore my favorite earrings for so long that my skin grew over them! 
30. I can't wear false eyelashes because of my sensitive eyes.
31. I don't need to fill in my eyebrows but I choose to. 
32. I pop my pimples sometimes.
33. I haven't went to bed without washing my face for years. Not even one night. 
34. I have oily skin with dry acne.
35. I hate doing my hair and I skip it almost everyday. 
36. My vanity is always a disaster. My cat doesn't even bother walking on it anymore. 
37. My eyebrows have only been waxed once and I hated it. Now I pluck them myself. 
38. Most of my makeup is drugstore.
39.  Most liquid foundation doesn't agree with my skin for some reason.
40. I don't believe in tanning. 
41. I haven't touched any type of foundation brush for months. Beauty sponges are my thing. 
42. If it wasn't for my acne I don't think I would have discovered my love for makeup. 
43. I do most of my blogging on my IPad.
44. I created the design of my blog all by myself.
45. I have a journal I write in about every product I review. 
46. I sometimes forget to publish a written post. 
47. I change the way I take photographs for my blog every week. I still haven't found my perfect setup. 
48. I can't sit down and write a post in one sitting. I usually have to take three to five breaks while writing. 
49. If someone follows my blog just for a giveaway then unfollows after it's over I'll write their name down for future reference. 
50. TaylorPieBeauty has nothing to do with pie. It's part of my name but I do like pie if you're wondering. Also, I decided to make it beauty instead of makeup because I think beauty is a better word for my blog. We are all beautiful with and without makeup. Here on Taylorpiebeauty we celebrate all forms of beauty. 

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That was actually harder than I thought it would be. What was your favorite "fact"?

 

Weekly tip, beauty news and manicure of the week

Usually, I'll post my weekly tip on Friday but sometimes there's this thing called life that gets in my way. I had thought about not posting a tip for last week since I was busy but the beauty news included would be outdated and I wanted to share the news with everyone. Plus, I thoroughly enjoy the weekly post. It's fun to write and I get to talk about fun stuff. So why skip it? Keep reading to find out this weeks tip and beauty news. 

Big, bold, thick, long, and dark lashes are always in but sometimes mascara just doesn't cut it...until now. Well this tip can't do everything but it really does help. We use primers for everything. Our face, eyes, lips and even our lashes but I personally don't own a lash primer. However, I do have a whole stash of eye primers. Becuase of the a beauty blogger within me, I decided to mess around with using eye primers on my lashes and the outcome is groundbreaking (dramatic, I know). I noticed a difference in the length, thickness and wear time of my mascara. Not only that but it also helped seperate my lashes during applicication. If you already have eye primer break it out and test it for yourself. Let me know what you think! 

Urbandecay.com

Glamour with an edge. Who doesn't love Urban Decay? No one. Who loves coupons? Everyone. Starting today (March 2) and ending on March 7th, Urban Decay is having a friends and fanatics event. Using the code               "TAKEITOFF20" anyone can get 20% off their entire order on Urban Decays website. Now would be the time to buy one of the Naked palettes you have been dying to get! Don't know what to buy? Ask me in the comments below what you should get. 

It is valid on Urban Decays website only. The code must be typed in at the check out using all capital letters. The code lasts for six days only. Starting on March 2nd and ending on the 7th. The link above is not an affiliate link. 

It has been such a long time since I decided to wear nail polish. I have been on a Jamberry kick lately and gave up the nail polish lifestyle. But... Rimmels 60 seconds nail polish is my ride or die formula from the drugstore and the colors are ahhhmazing. Their opaque, non-streaky, and unique. Surprisingly, the thing that attracts me the most is the drying time. I have a toddler, cat and a dog, when I paint my nails they have to dry fast or they'll be ruined within a few minutes. 

If you're looking for a chip resistant formula, then chances are you won't like this formula much. It starts to chip on my after a couple days but I don't mind redoing my manicure since it dries so fast. Plus, I have the opportunity to changed up my design. The colors in the photo above are "Breakfast In Bed" and "Caramel Cupcake". 

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Are you going to experiment with this weeks tip?

Have any products on your Urban Decay wishlist?

What's your ride or die nail polish from the drugstore?