I decided to round up the products I used the most this year and was really impressed with. My skin is quite sensitive so it's hard to find makeup and cleansers that get along with it.
1. Laura Mercier Smooth Finish Flawless Fluide. Usually liquid foundation dries and cakes on my skin a few hours after I put it on. This goes on like skin and stays on. I was amazed.
2. Tarte Amazonian Clay Mineral Foundation. First of all, I got this last Christmas and I still have some left. It is perfect for lazy days when you want to wear makeup but you really don't feel like putting it on.
3. Bumble and Bumble Curl Conscious Calming Creme. I have curly hair that, as per usual, does whatever the heck it wants without consulting me. It's frizzy and that makes the curls blend together. This stuff defines the curls and even makes them look good in humidity.
4. First Aid Beauty Facial Radiance Polish. This is a gentle exfoliant for your face. It brightened my skin and made it feel clean. And no irritation at all!
5. Burt's Bees Intense Hydration Cream Cleanser. I have dry skin and this cleanser did not dry out my skin at all. And it smells lovely.
6. Maybelline The Rocket Mascara. Drug store price and it makes my lashes long and voluminous.
7. First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Cream. Heals skin irritations like eczema and is a perfect moisturizer in winter months.
8. Pantene Dry Shampoo. It doesn't leave my hair caked up with product or white like a lot of dry shampoos. It smells great, too.
9. Maybelline Dark Circle Eraser. This concealer works miracles. I just dab a little under my eye and on small blemishes, and it makes them disappear. Magic.

2015 was a pretty great year. I hope yours was, too! I recently saw a post on one of my favorite blogs about an anti-bucket list. http://www.whatoliviadid.com/2015/12/anti-bucket-list-lauren-laverne.html
I thought it would be fun to share some of the resolutions I actually accomplished this past year.

• Started my photography business. 
• Tried being an art major.
• Made it through a week of no electricity from an ice storm. It stunk but I got to spend time with my parents and grandparents without tv. I loved just talking to them for hours. 
• Went home with a friend from school to New Jersey for a bit during the summer and traveled to NYC, Sleepy Hollow, Philadelphia, and Salem, Mass. 
• Met Jon Foreman!!!!!
• Saw Hozier live.
• Took pictures of the Avett Brothers for the paper when they came to my university. 
• Revamped my blog.
• And without sounding too cheesy, I started dating a great guy.

This year, Christmas was unnaturally warm. I live for the time of year when it gets snowy and cold, so this was a little heartbreaking. But despite the seventy degree weather, I think it was one of the best Christmases I've had. My family spent loads of time together, I got to catch up with friends, and I got to celebrate with my sweet boyfriend.

Often at Christmas time I get stressed out with all the traffic and figuring out what present to get my loved ones. This year, I actually relaxed and let my heart be light. I didn't put all this emphasis on decorating or giving the perfect gifts. I spent time with family and made a lot of memories.

Now that it's the new year, I feel obligated to make resolutions. To me they are mostly just wishful thinking, but I love to make lists. One of my resolutions is to make posts more often. So, to try to keep this resolution I thought I would share a few things I got for Christmas.

1. My boyfriend got me these adorable measuring spoons. Sadly, I broke one from my other set (RIP 1/4 tsp.) so this was a perfect gift. 2. I've had my eye on this cookbook for a long time. His mom got this for me, and we made something from it as soon as the holidays were over.  The photography is gorgeous and the dish we made was amazing. 3. My mom knows me too well. I go on and on about Penguin Cloth-bound Classics, so she picked me up their edition of Far From the Madding Crowd. 4. She also got me this Rifle Paper Co. phone case. As soon as I put it on my phone I couldn't stop looking at it. You did good mom!

My friend Ivy always picks out the perfect presents. She is also the queen of wrapping.
1. The most heavenly smelling body wash and moisturizer I have ever smelled. I used the Rose Jam yesterday and I decided then and there I am going to have to get more. 2. Super fluffy socks from Free People. They even have those little stickies at the bottom. (which is good for us clumsy folks) 3. Cleopatra perfume from Tocca. I don't know how to describe just how amazing this smells. It smells so fancy and powdery and like everything wonderful. 4. Interstellar. 5. Tea! Peach loose leaf tea. Bless you Ivy.
Be sure to check out Ivy's blog! http://ivychristian.blogspot.com/