Augustine Mission comes and Nyx "All I ever wanted" makeup box

So I had an amazing mass at my school this past week.  This priest and kids at the Indian reservation came to play drums and sing in their native language and I loved it. What really got to me was that they sung a thanksgiving song for the Eucharist. I've always thanked God for dying on the cross, but I never thought about thanking God for the Eucharist. It's this beautiful gift God gave me and I didn't even thank him for it! Also the priest that resided at the Mass actually spent some time at the reservation and played this flute that wasn't like a regular flute. He played a healing prayer song and it was so pretty. It was familar so I think I have heard it before maybe on the Catholic radio when my mom listens to it or something. It was much needed too because my friendships needed healing.

I just wanted to put this into the same post too. I went to Urban Outfitters and got the Nyx 'All I ever wanted' makeup palette. It was 28 dollars and it's pretty good makeup. Still extremely happy with it and it's been a week so far. I love love love makeup. It's pretty much my passion even though I want to produce a magazine. I always want new makeup and I always look at makeup and spend my money on it. The reason I'm really happy with it (besides the quality) is when I see for instance an eye shadow I know I already have that color in my palette.  I can do makeup looks and do what I'm passionate about without a barrier like that. I can now focus and spend my money and time on clothes, rings, shoes, and other stuff.  It's the best makeup purchase I've ever done and it's the happiest I've been with makeup in a long time. I got to try it out at Urban and my friend searched reviews on her phone.

What Happened To the Cross After Jesus died?

From an unknown person on Answers.com:

“Based on what I have read, the cross was left at the site where the crucifixion happened and was rediscovered in 326 by Constantine's mother Helena. As said, only a small fragment of that ancient wood remains and is highly guarded and kept under wraps in a church in Rome, possibly the Vatican.

I took a visit to the Dom Cathedral in Cologne, Germany. We went inside the Treasury, and were stunned to find that behind a glass box, surrounded in pure gold and silver as well as precious jewels, there were actual fragmented remains of the Holy Cross. The subtext on the wall said that it was a gift from Emperor Alexis I of Constantinople. It was altared in the 13th century. (The cathedral is the largest in all of Germany, also being the 2nd tallest in Europe. If you havent seen it in person, scribble it on your things-to-do-before-you-die list. It's breathtaking.)”

Anyway there’s a lot of controversy especially because people claim to have fragments of the cross and give it to churches but it’s fake. But what is really true is Helena did discover it and most likely the one in Rome is a true fragment because of that. What’s your opinion?

<3 Sarah

The Natural Way to Keep Eye Bags Away

I was sitting in the white chair that Younkers has in their cosmetics department (or maybe it was Von Maur?). I wanted to try out a Clinique under eye concealer. The sales person asked me where I use my concealer at. I said under my eyes and on my eyelid. She looked at me like I said something wrong. I couldn't figure out what so I just repeated myself. Then she spoke. "You don't want to use it on your eye lid. It can get into your tear duct." Fast forward real quick to when I saw a Scott barnes makeup tutorial video on YouTube. He was talking about not putting eye cream around the inner corner of your eye because it will slip into your tear duct and cause eye bags.

But don't worry the eye cream will slide and hydrate that area. But it will keep your under eye circles away too. Also the sales person recommended an eye primer. It will conceal your lid (the little veins and darkness) and keep the eye shadow from getting into, you know... your tear duct.

<3 Sarah