holidaaaaaay, celebrate!

i know. i know, i know, i know. i have TOTALLY been slacking on my posts. shame, shame, shame, i know my name (do people even say that anymore?). the fact is, i have been super busy with my 9-5 job and have hardly even had time to do my OWN makeup (gasp!!!), let alone talk about it on a blog. i mean, halloween is over and i didn't even do a post about how to do your makeup like lady gaga!!! at least with the passing of halloween means that the holidays are quickly approaching. i do not know about you, but i am in LOVE with christmas. not because of all the gift giving (not that i DISLIKE that part!), but i just love the feeling of christmas and every year i wait on pins and needles for halloween and even thanksgiving to pass just so that the radio will start playing christmas music 24/7. but i also love the bright red lips and the shimmery shadows that are always totally acceptable around the holidays. normally i wouldn't wear red lips to the office because it's kind of a bold statement to make in a government office, but once the holidays roll around, i feel totally justified in putting on my shimmery red glosses (i use a nude lip liner to tone it down a little) because, HELLO, i am trying to look like a christmas tree! i am baking cookies from scratch as i write this, even though the first batch came out looking like fried eggs, because it gets me in the mood even more. now is the time, though, to stock up on supplies. christmas is gift set CENTRAL. brushes, shadow palattes, glosses, you name it, it will be packaged up with a precious bow and waiting anxiously for you to take it home. i will be the first to admit that i STILL ask for makeup every single year for christmas. EVERY YEAR. i bought one of those $14.99 sets last year from cvs just because the travel bag it all came in was so flippin cute. so. i say, treat yourself to that gift set you really want. you don't even have to wait for santa to bring it.