i recently reread a lot of my blog.

and i'm going to pat myself on the back for my wit and chide myself a bit for my anger and name-calling. but also the name calling was funny.

here's some things that happened in the last three years:

1/ i left the new school. i worked full time in the job i lasted blogged about until december 2012.
2/ i now work at a dermatology office and i hate it more than life
3/ i had brain surgery
4/ i was subsequently quite witty but not on paper (for shame!)

i live in central jersey again in my own apartment. above my blog lists that these are musing of a roommate, but soon it will be untrue. i will have the entire apartment to myself. this means:

1/ more time in my underwear
2/ more time in my undernothing... whaaatt?

it also means i may take up a part time gig to help with the bills.

it also means half the furniture is leaving and i won't live with my friend anymore.

and since my obsessions often take the shape of my references, my most recent ones are:

1/sherlock
2/doctor who
3/bandacoot cucumberface
4/the hobbit
5/all the things i previously loved


i'm also contemplating taking up fanfiction. because if anyone can be depraved, it's a 24 year old virgin without a boyfriend. there's no joke there. *stares you dead in the eye*

sparkly sparkly nail of the day.

hello kitty blueberry with OPI gone gonzo over.

yesterday was a good day. :o)

back in the swing of things.

someone (@mizzlimberg) once encouraged me to start a nail blog. or rather to restart my nail blogging, as pretty much anyone on any social network has seen or heard what color is on my tips and toes.

i think she mostly said it because if i take a picture of it, it will last forever on the immortal annals of the internet. and because i pick off my nail polish everyday.

so today, i have zoya charisma on my nails. which is basically two different colors in one. in the sunlight: it's a bright neon purple. and indoors, it's a beautiful sassy purple.

but just to make mizzlimberg jealous. i added a glitter gradient. because i know she wants one. but she has shellac on her nails (aka they're in polish prison for one to two weeks).

so i'll leave this entry with a pic. and i'm off to the container store and lush. as i do every thursday. because i have off.

excuse the cuticles s'il vous plait.

$300 sigma giveaway say whaaaaattt?

yeah, gimme some of that. :o)

http://www.handmadereviews.net/2011/10/sigma-300-giveaway-and-sigma-coupon.html

check ch-ch-ch-check it out.

i miss blogging.

this week. has been a very busy week.

i still can't even tell you if i want to go to new school. no no no. i can tell you that i don't want to go to the new school.

i had a dream someone told me they read my blog. and i was like oh! i should update that!

this week has literally been the craziest week ever.

i tried a real tea that i liked!

i am staying in a super swank ny apartment (note: soon to be mine as well).

i was verbally harassed by a shift leader at work, who subsequently got let go the next day.

met an angel.

i was locked out the/my apartment twice.

i went out for the first time ever with some coworkers.

i renamed hamsters.

i placed an avon order!

i worked everyday 10 to 7:30. (except for on the day i was harassed, because she also made me clock out early and leave).

i missed new jersey.

i'm gonna go today on my day off and get a facial (HOPEFULLY!)

and pick up a few items before i head home on saturday.

i also am fully committed to cleaning the entirety of ashley's room as i have been sleeping there while she has been away.

so i guess that's that.

i heard firecrackers, and my immediate thought was 'oh, i better get missy, she'll be scared.' but i can't get her. cause she's not home. and she's in a home where people will love her and she'll have adopted brothers and sisters.

but i miss her little fuzzy body running to the door when i get home. she's not there when i wake up. i squeezed the pillow next to me this morning by mistake. i guess i need some new habits.

and a stuffed animal.

today is the last day... of my first week... of my sixth job.

and it certainly has not been an easy week. and tonight will not be an exception. as a matter of fact, tonight is the most trying night of them all. as i will be leaving my job, getting back to new jersey at ten.... to stay up til 3 watching harry potter.

I CANNOT STRESS HOW WORTH IT THIS IS THOUGH. <-- at first, i typed 'tho' but i always feel trashy when i don't finish words with -ugh at the end.

let's paint a picture of my first week.

wakeup:5am. rush around. do shit. sit on train for 1.5 hr. take subway, then wander for an hour. struggle through trying to remember what to do. feel stupid. try again. break. wander. eat peanut butter sandwich (made fun of everyday for bringing one). make more mistakes. rush around. walk to subway. have co workers make excuses to not stand or get on subway car with me. run through penn. crowded train. try not to get attacked at somerville station (irrational fear as someone once told me all the crackhead and homeless people live behind the woods at that parking lot). home at 10:15. check email. try to stay awake long enough to take makeup off and brush teeth (achievement unlocked!). sleep at 11. repeat.

Today is not my day and it's only 9:58am

i have three interviews this week.

and it feels like my future is depending on these little minuscule moments. granted, this is my anxiety speaking, but there is so much pressure in general based on interviews. anything out of place, i fear will be scrutinized and analyzed.

and it.makes.me.nervous.

very nervous.

i mean, how can a place tell if i'm right for the job?

i think i'm right for a lot of jobs.

but then again, i haven't gotten one yet... so there's that.

so when this "Dont worry if you have done the task assigned to you, and its not paid on the 30th or 31st day, you will be paid."you get a little worried. i mean, that's not reassuring. if we don't pay you by the time we're supposed to pay you, don't worry.

but i am worried. i want my money.

June Favorites!

So a lot of beauty vloggers on the tube of you, do a monthly video outlining their favorite things. for the sake of my two readers, i'm going to be doing the same.

there will be some avon stuff in here, not only because i'm a representative, but because i'm discovering a lot of new products because i am a representative. but they have not asked me to review anything, and everything i am putting on this blog has been purchased by me (AVON or not)

Number Eight: e.l.f. blush brush.

it looks like this:

and basically it is perfect for contouring, which i don't like to do heavily because bronzers look funny on me. but this brush provides the perfect touch and angle to contour lightly and without streaks. plus, it's $3.

Number Seven: clean & clear skin brightening facial cleanser

i purchased this cleanser on a whim while in my first few months at school, and it literally cleared my skin up. i guess because i had been drying it out with acne washes for so long it could actually remain balance with this wash. plus it makes your skin feel all cold. but if you don't like beady things on your face, i'd skip this wash. $5-7. (i stock up when they're on sale because i don't know if it will be discontinued or anything.)

Number Six: avon supershock liquid lip shine with spf 15 in melon madness

here it is in the tube and on my mouth. this lipgloss comes out in the current campaign, and i ordered an advanced demo to see if i liked it. the wear time is good. the color is not too sheer and not too pigmented. ever since MAC released wonder woman, i've been seeing a lot more of these larger tubes/wands. this, like my MAC lipglass in wonder woman have huge applicators, but unlike my wonder woman it doesn't splash out of the tube when you yank it open (and you do have to do a little yanking) $5 (this campaign)

Number Five: ALDO verch.

Verch is a handbag that i literally got yesterday. so i cannot verify if the quality will lead to breaking quickly. i can only say that i love this bag. it is the perfect size, and shape and color and print. it is great for city life because it have a zipper and a flap that snaps closed. it fits all the things my previous cross body bag was too small to fit, plus it looks more mature.

it retails for $40.

Number Four: avon moisture therapy intense hand cream

my uncle's girlfriend put this into my christmas present. and my first thought was oh nice, i need some hand cream right now. so i put it on as soon as it was out of the bag. my life has literally changed. the same way lemony flutter (which will always be the best cuticle cream ever) changed me, this hand cream became the best hand cream i've ever used, and now everyone in my family uses it. it's probably the main reason i decided to become an avon representative. to spread the love of this hand cream. since christmas, i've used three tubes. i use it nightly on my hands and feet. the thing about this cream is, it's really weird. it feels almost like vaseline when you apply it, but after like 45 seconds, it's absorbed into your skin leaving you free to touch things, which some former hand creams or salves leave it impossible to do. everyone in my family has also started to use the body lotion from the same collection, and in otherwise super amazing news for me, the body lotion now comes in an SPF 15 version which was really lacking for me. cause i wear sunscreen everyday in summer. 3 for $5, during this campaign.

Number Three: e.l.f. eyelid primer.

this primer takes a little more work than say, urban decay's potion primer, because in order for this one to work the same as udpp it has to be set with powder before you apply eyeshadow. BUT the reason it's on my favorites list is because it is $1. ONE DOLLAR. UNO DINERO! at target, this little puppy is constantly sold out, so i like to get honey bunches of eye primer when i see they're in stock. for that little extra effort, it's worth the $17 dollar difference between e.l.f. eyelid primer and udpp. end.of.story.

Number Two: essie borrowed and blue

such a big photo, yo. that's cause i imported it via tumblr. basically i bought this polish for $4.5 at woodbridge mall, essie's are usually closer to $8, so i was pumped, and this color is kind of hard to find, so i was really pumped actually. i love the way it looks on me and on other people (i put it on my very tan friend the same day i painted mine) i have used this nail polish at least four times since i bought it two weeks ago. that's a large amount of times for someone who has nail polishes in her collex she hasn't even ever tried.

Number One: wet n wild mega liner liquid eyeliner in 861 or black.

i cannot use felt tip liners, sam i am, i cannot use them in a box, i cannot use them on an ox. wet n wild liners have a brush tip. which i firmly am in favor of. and i appreciate it so much. basically since i have purchased this, about two months ago, i have used it everyday i wore makeup. it is literally the find of the century to me. because it's $3-$4. for something i use so hardcore, that's cheap.

this is my attempt to show you the liner in the bottle and on my eye. it goes on smooth and it has a lot of staying power. it packs a lot of black into the color. it is the best liquid liner i've ever tried ever. i rec it to everyone ever. that's why it's my number one june favorite.

you know you're old when your email addresses and usernames are all your actual name.

ashlayton@hotmail.com

anlayton.

ashleylayton.avonrepresentative.com

IM SO OLDDDDD

ASHLAYTON.BLOGSPOT.COM

^ whyyyy i want to revert back to my ages when teawithshley was an acceptible format of username. or smartbrunette4L which was my aim name.

life.

so upon clicking around my internet machine, i found a pretty sweet giveaway for sigma brushes which are basically my recommendation for everyone who asks me for the best reasonably priced brushes around.

http://www.handmadereviews.net/2011/05/sigma-beauty-350-summer-2011-giveaway.html

check out hand made reviews if you want to enter.

i baked more cookies.

with saa saa's help. so idell's.... want some more baked goods?

dear two readers,

i am now an avon representative. so if you need to order anything from avon, call me, or if you think it'll be $30 or more, order online for free shipping directly to your house (as opposed to me dropping it off for a .75 cent shipping fee)

http://ashleylayton.avonrepresentative.com/

also, just in life, and i could talk about this for hours,

i recommend the moisture therapy intense hand cream, literally saves my hands and feet tout les temps. no shitting you.

http://shop.avon.com/shop/product.aspx?pf_id=38612

also until thursday when i place the order, they're only 1.99 each. yay!

ps- i'll probably recommend a product each campaign because then it'll be online and whatnot.

conversations with ex-boyfriends

nate: you should come to my show tonight.

me: but... why?

fight #8742393844287394913899 with my mother.

it was about a salad.

she called and asked me to make one as a part of our dinner. i said yes. to which she asks, can you cut it smaller this time though?

to which my natural response is why?

and her natural response is FINE FORGET IT. you just can't do anything without an attitude.

i try to ask again because my puny young adult brain is still on how my salad isn't even living up to this fool's expectations.

she says she wants it bite sized. because it looks better. because she doesn't want to have to use a knife.

i'm sure that extra effort will really compromise the no working out you do.

...

nips: i don't like seeing people who hurt me in pain themselves. it's upsetting.

me: oh really? i do.

this friday

i was meant to visit a therapist. then i was meant to go to a mass in brooklyn in which they will say my grandmother's name. but instead, i have a job interview. and then upon gazing on le craigslist, i noted two salons looking for receptionists asking for people to stop in, so i will stop in.

i'm hoofing it hard.

wish me luck.