May 24, 2021

A Love Letter To Busy Days, Change, and Naked Wild West (P.S. Expired Joe Joe’s Won’t Kill You)

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Monday is here! Are we all groaning? Think about it…if we had Monday off after a long weekend we’d be groaning on Tuesday so, really, just embrace Monday!

I hope you’re having a productive day. Mine is super busy. I’m sorry for the lack of posts but work has been operation chaos lately. There’s a lot going on! But I’m not complaining. There are so many people out of work at the moment that I feel very blessed to be busy and stressed out. It’s a good thing.

Change is brewing for me…I hate change. I really HATE it. But I’m trying hard to be an adult about it this week. After a year and a half at home my boyfriend is finally headed back to Cupertino after Memorial Day. As some of you know he travels back and fourth between NY and CA quite often. I do the same but he does it far more than I do. It’s going to be really, really hard saying goodbye and I know I’m going to be a big baby and sob, slobber, and snot all over him at the airport but I wanna try really hard to be strong about it. He’s been my safety net, my protector, the person who’s belt I grab and who’s back I stand behind when I’m feeling scared…. This pandemic has taken away the confident and strength I’ve always had as a woman and has made me a complete whiny little kid. I’m slowly starting to get back to feeling comfortable being around people again which makes me optimistic about handling life again on my own! And of course, texting and facetiming him ever five minutes when something goes wrong….like that time I found Peppermint Joe Joe’s in the pantry and wasn’t sure if I should eat them or not so I had to interrupt his work day, text my best friend, and Facetime my sister asking if they were safe to eat! Who knows if expired Joe Joe’s could kill you?!?!?!?!? I didn’t get COVID but an expired Joe Joe would do me in because I HAVE THAT KIND OF BAD LUCK!

Makeup makes an appearance in today’s love letter…..! I’m having a love sesh with Urban Decay Naked Wild West Eyeshadow Palette lately….! Hmmm how unexpected! I thought I was going to hate it but I’m digging all these dark, sultry browns paired up with pops of teal and blue. I’ve been using this thing on the daily for the past several weeks and the more I use it the more I fall under its spell!

Standoff needs to be a single. I don’t care how you do it Urban Decay but I need this as a single. It’s a great color wash and it accents my highbrow perfectly!

I have a look with it on Instagram but I’ll have a more detailed review soon! Did anyone buy it? Are you loving it? Do share!

I hope you embrace any change happening in your life right now. I hope you’re strong enough to face it! I hope I’ve inspired you to break out Naked Wild West and do a look for it. And don’t worry, I don’t think expired Joe Joe’s will kill you but let’s agree to not tempt the hands of fate deal?

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Isabella MuseIsabella is just an average everyday geeky girl who doesn’t blend her eyeshadow correctly, wears too much blush, and hopes she never finds her holy grail products because she likes the thrill of the chase so much. Her mission is to bring you super honest reviews on makeup, skincare, fragrance and all things beauty. She’s in no way an expert on the topic and she sure as hell isn’t a super model. But she’s passionate about makeup and is seeking like-minded individuals that like pina coladas, getting caught in the rain, and ones that enjoy spending hundreds of dollars at Sephora without feeling buyer’s remorse. If you’re that person feel free to reach out and leave a comment or follow me on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Bloglovin‘.

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  • Susan

    I got this palette when it was released and love it. It seemed at the time to get a TON of negative comments, mostly, from what I could tell, from people who hadn’t even tried it. There was a lot of “UD has worn out the Naked concept and should try something new” (UD also gets a lot of criticism when they do something new, so….), “This doesn’t even look like a Naked palette,” and “Wild West is a dumb idea.” I live in the not-so-wild-West — unless you count politics and nope, not going there! — and really love the colors. SMH

    Hope you’re going to be OK with the changes in your life.

    • Isabella Muse

      Oh I was one of those people! I was like oh god another naked that’s not naked lol! But so far, I’m in love it. I take my negative comments back ;-D It’s actually a welcome addition to my Summer looks! Bronze Goddess hasn’t come out and I have doubts it will!? So, this is filling the void nice. I’m ok! I’m gonna be ok! It’s a little hard for me. It’s weird feeling this way but I’ll get there for sure ;-D thank you for asking 😀

  • Dee

    Change is hard! You can vent here and we will listen while you adjust to life while he is away. I think you will be surprised how quickly you get back to your old confident self!

    • Isabella Muse

      always! Thank you Dee I truly appreciate that! Sending big hugs over! I think so too! I’ll be ok! I know it 🙂