GRWM: Easter Sunday

Hello everyone! I chopped off all my hair yesterday! Here's a picture from my Intagram feed (@kathleendahlhoff).

I was feeling adventurous with my new look this morning, so I thought I would post a "Get Ready With Me" blog post!

I went out to dinner with one of my good friends, Henry, last night which meant I stayed up way too late!  That meant that I didn't get out of bed until almost noon!  But as soon as I did, I jumped (or rolled) out of bed and into the shower.  Let me just say, having short hair made this so much faster! I used the AVEDA Blue Malva Shampoo and the Tresemmé Perfectly (Un)Done Conditioner.  I also used my usual body wash, St. Ives Oatmeal and Shea Butter Body Wash.

When I got out of the shower, I spritzed the ends with the Macadamia Healing Oil, then all over with the Tresemmé Thermal Creations Heat Tamer Leave-in Spray.

While I let my hair air dry, I washed my face with the Origins Checks and Balances Frothy Face Wash.  I followed up with my Proactiv+ Re-Texturizing Toner and my Keihl's Clearly Corrective Dark Spot Solution.  To moisturize, I used my Origins GinZing Energizer Boosting Moisturizer (with a pump of my Nars All Day Luminous Weightless Foundation), and the Origins GinZing Refreshing Eye creme.

After finishing with washing my face, I moisturized my body with my Soap&Glory The Righteous Butter.  I am almost out of this, so I will need a new body butter soon! Any suggestions? Leave it in the comments!

After moisturizing, I picked out and put on my outfit for the day.  This involved my Faberge egg necklace, a daisy dress from Forever 21, and my Rieker shoes.

My hair still wasn't dry at this point, so I moved onto my makeup.  I didn't really want a heavy amount of face makeup, so I didn't add any more coverage after mixing my foundation with my moisturizer.  So I moved onto my brows, where I used an angled shadow brush with my Laura Mercier Cafe Au Lait eyeshadow, then finished up with Benefit's Gimme Brow in Light/Medium.

For my eyes, I simply used a small concealer brush to apply Too Faced's Shadow Insurance in the color Champagne.  I then took a Mac 217 brush and brought Cafe Au Lait through my crease. I then tight-lined with Sephora's Waterproof Contour Eye Pencil 12HR in the color Black Lace.

Now this is where things started getting spring-y!  I took my Rimmel Scandaleyes Waterproof Kohl Pencil in Light Blue and lined my upper lash line, adding a small cat eye.  I took my other Scandaleyes pencil in Nude and lined my water line to brighten everything up!

After this I moved onto the rest of my face!  I used the Nars Dual Intensity Blush pallette in Craving to contour and highlight my face.  Then for blush I used the lovely Mac Powder Blush in Well Dressed.

To finish everything up, I used Maybelline's Rocket Volume Mascara, and Tanya Burr's lip gloss in the shade Picnic in the Park.

When I was finally done with my makeup, I quickly and messily curled my hair with my Nume curling wand, then sprunched it with my Toni & Guy Sea Salt Texturizing Spray.

Viola!

Did you enjoy this kind of post? If you did, let me know in the comments! Happy Easter, and if you don't celebrate Easter, then Happy Sunday!

-Fly high, little birds!

xxx

March Favorites

Hello all!

I hope everyone had a lovely month! Is it starting to feel like Spring where you are? New York is only just starting to warm up!  It was snowing less than a week ago, but we finally got above 60 degrees! It's amazing what warm weather can do to lift your spirits!

I honestly don't have a lot of favorites from March.  I was mostly using the same products as in February, so this post should be short and sweet!

First up are my new backpack and water bottle.  The backpack is from a brand called Tumbuk2, which is located in San Francisco (yay for a piece of home!).  The factory is actually right next to where my old chiropractor is located!  I have been looking at getting a book bag slash dance bag from Tumbuk2 for ages, and I finally found the perfect one!  Not only did it meet my needs perfectly, it was on sale for almost $100 off!  Now, it was still a bit pricey, but there is a lifetime warranty on the bag, and it's incredibly well made; I can see myself having this bag literally for the rest of my life.  If you follow me on Instagram (@kathleendahlhoff), you will have already seen a picture of it.  The water bottle that I got at the same time is a super basic Nalgene, but it's 48oz! It has really helped me stay hydrated!

My next favorite is an accessory! Now, I don't usually have accessories as favorites because apart from my rings, I don't really wear much jewelry, but OH MY GOSH I am in LOVE with this watch from Ann Klein!  The band is a gorgeous blush leather, and the hardware is rose gold.  It's very hard to see in the picture, but the face of the watch is actually a pink-toned mother of pearl.  It is so classy and delicate, and it goes with everything!

Moving on to makeup! As you may or may not know, Nars Cosmetics recently came out with a new foundation, called the All Day Luminous Foundation.  It is their first ever full-coverage foundation, and it has a satin/matte finish.  Let me just tell you, this foundation is a GAME CHANGER.  I love the Nars Sheer-Glow, but with the humid summer months coming up, I wanted to find something that was less dewy.  Boy did I find that with this foundation!  Unlike the Nars Sheer-Matte foundation (which I believe has been discontinued), the Luminous is incredibly blendable and buildable, without being patchy!  I personally have been loving just adding a pump to my moisturizer and making my own tinted moisturizer!  I have also been mixing it with my Sheer-Glow, as it is still a bit dry in the city.  Long story short, I highly recommend!  I have been wearing the shade Mont Blanc.

My other makeup favorite has been a Burberry Soft Satin Lip Cover in the color No. 23 English Rose.  Remember when I said that my YSL Rouge Volupté Shine lipstick in the color No. 9 Nude in Private was my perfect nude lipstick?  I LIED.  This is my perfect nude!  Its more of a cool tone, and the finish is less glossy, which I love.  I also love that regardless of whether my lips are in good shape or not, this lipstick looks flawless and has incredible staying power.

My final favorite (told you it would be short!) is a nail polish from Victoria's Secret in the color "Steal the Show."  I don't often wear shimmer nail colors, but this one has been absolutely lovely, and had very good staying power!

I hope you enjoyed this month's favorites! Let me know if you have tried any of these products before, and whether you liked them!  Also, comment some of the things you loved during the month of March!

-Fly high, little birds!

xxx

Challenge Day 7- Talking About My Eating Disorder

It has been seven days since I last updated you all on my 21 day challenge! I have several bits of news, both good and bad.  I will start with the bad first, just to get it out of the way!

I have had to stop the cardio aspect of my challenge.  I have severe shin splints, so adding running to my already high level of daily activity was incredibly painful for me!  I have been using the stationary bike instead.

Now that that is out of the way, let me just say WOW.  Sometimes when there is something wrong with your body for so long, you start to not notice it as much anymore.  For me, it's my chronic hip and back pain from dancing, as well as a constant feeling of nausea.  While this new eating hasn't cured my pain (darn!) it has tremendously improved my nausea!  What I noticed was that within the first couple of days eating like this, there was a bit of discomfort.  Probably just my body getting used to eating this way, especially since it was a fairly drastic change!  I had no ease-in process where I was vegetarian or vegan.

My the third day of eating low fat raw vegan, I noticed that I no longer felt ill when I ate!  The relief that my body feels is almost overwhelming!

The one downside to my eating this way is that I have to be eating constantly, which is very hard for someone as busy as me.  I have been very good about planning meals the night before to bring with me in my new backpack!

On the flip-side, as someone who has struggled with an eating disorder for about a decade, this lifestyle is incredibly fulfilling.  I would restrict, then binge, then take laxatives and purge; I was diagnosed with a subtype of anorexia nervosa when I was 12 years old.  Needless to say, even while in "recovery," eating large quantities of food and keeping it in me has been a struggle.  However, eating low fat raw vegan has allowed me to eat very large portions that would normally be terrifying for me!  I'm not saying that I feel 100% fearless when I see a big bowl of bananas and mangos, but the more I eat this way, the less scared I become, and the more confidence I have at the table.

Hopefully I will be able to continue with this newfound mindset when I have completed the challenge.

I hope everyone is doing well! I love you!

-Fly high, little birds!

xxx