Day 2 - 20 Facts About Me |:| 30 Day Challenge

♥︎ 1.     I was born in Colombia

♥︎ 2.     Pride and Prejudice is my favorite book. Of all time. I’ve read it too many times.

♥︎ 3.     It was surprisingly easy for me to go vegetarian. It happened in a day.

♥︎ 4.     I never have to curl my eyelashes.

♥︎ 5.     I’ve been sketching dresses/outfits since I was a kid.

♥︎ 6.     I wanted to be a pop star growing up. I loved Hilary Duff and Ashley Tisdale.

♥︎ 7.     I am a huge lover of Cupcakes.

♥︎ 8.     My dream vacation is a road-trip across Europe

♥︎ 9.     I started a draft for a novel. Have yet to finish it.

♥︎ 10. This is shameful to admit but, yes. I was a Twi-Heart.

♥︎ 11. I’m majoring in Biochemistry and minoring in Mathematics.

♥︎ 12. I am a Proud Christian!!!

♥︎ 13. Flower Child.

♥︎ 14. I’m a sucker for romance novels.

♥︎ 15. I absolutely hated High School up until my last semester.

♥︎ 16. Introvert.

♥︎ 17. I made up a type of folk-tale when I was in elementary. Kids still believe it to this day.

♥︎ 18. I want to write a story.

♥︎ 19. I’ve always been creative and hated the stereotype that you can’t be artsy while being good a science and math.

♥︎ 20. I want to own a farm in the future. (A cruelty-free farm of course).

I hope you are enjoying these posts so far. I know I am. 

Lots of Love,

Camila

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30 Day Blog Challenge || My Blog's Name | Day 1

Hello friends. So I decided to take on this 30 Day Blog Challenge. I first heard about this from the lovely Kelly from TheVeganTaff. She is currently on day eleven. Honestly,  it was only two days ago that I started following her with this challenge and I get excited to read her posts everyday. So definitely check her blog out.

Day 1-  Your Blog's Name

I wish I had more of an exciting story for where the name HumanelyChic came from. 

I don't though. 

I just liked how it sounded. 

In the beginning I wanted the name to be Humanely, Naturally but the HTML name was HumanelyChic. I debated changing it a lot. I decided not to because I didn't want to confuse my loyal followers. I thought if I changed the name they wouldn't be able to find my blog. 

Also, if you followed my blog back in the day (September of 2012). You would know that I would constantly change the design/layout of the blog. Looking back, YIKES that's soo annoying. 

These headers are evidence of my constant re-design of this blog. LOL.

I never really thought much about this, but I'm really glad I have all these headers. It just shows how far this blog has come. 

Wow. I can't believe this September will be my two year blog birthday. I did not celebrate the first birthday. I will be sure to do something special this year. 

My blog-birthday is September 19, 2012. 

Here's my first blog post: Cruelty Free/ Power of the Bill/ Vote with your Money

 Excuse any grammatically errors. 

P.S. I will still have regular beauty and cruelty-free posts along with these 30 Day Challenge posts. 

Lots of Love,

Camila

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Vegetarian Lunch Idea || FOOD

Hey guys. 

I wanted to share with you a cute lunch idea. I think my vegetarian friends will find this fun. 

This is very self explanatory. I just peeled the skin of the apple. I think it's best especially if you don't eat organic fruits to peel the skin. 

I also squirted half a lime to the apples. I really like the tartness it adds and it also helps keep the apple from turning brown. 

And then I placed a bunch of beautiful rip red strawberries around the bowl. 

This is a simple but delicious salad.

Here we have:

1. sweet corn

2.chik-peas beans or grabanzo beans

3. kidney beans

4. a few tablespoons of feta cheese

5. juice of a lime

6. a bit of salt and pepper

Feel free to make these ideas your know. 

Lots of Love,

Camila

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DIY Custom Tea-Can || Tea Lover's Delight

Hey guys.

I'm excited to share this unique DIY project.

It's basically an empty can of coffee that I decided to use to store my tea. 

It wasn't until very recently that I decided to start drinking tea. I mean I had once in a blue moon, but not enough to call myself a "tea lover".

I'm not a nutritionist but it's secret of how good tea is for you. The main reason I decided to get into tea is that it gives water flavor without adding sugar (like those horrible lemonade powder drinks). I appreciate as I try to drink a lot of water on a daily basis and especially during summer. Sometimes just drinking water gets boring and I start craving suggary drinks which are so bad for you. 

Don't worry my coffee lover friends, coffee will always be my number one love. After all I'm Colombia and a Colombian whom does not love coffee is a sin.

***This DIY project or even my instructions to brew the tea might seem really common sense to some. Both are really easy to do, I just like writing the steps down in case you don't know or are like me and like instructions! 

I especially like drinking my tea iced. I thought I'd share how they Starbucks brews their teas. It's really easy.

♥1. You take really hot water (boiling preferably).  Add one or two bags and let them steep for 3-5 minutes. 

♥2. I like it really strong so I don't add much water. If you are going to add water go ahead and it it now.

♥ 3.I just add ice and stir! Stir until the water gets cold. Add as much ice as you'd like!

What You'll Need:

♥1. Scrapbook paper, basically any paper with a patter you like. Just be sure it's quite think, if you use regular paper it will crease and look messy once you apply the glue. 

This wallpaper my mom got at a garage sale and never used.

♥2. scissors

♥3. sharpie, pen, or pencil

 ♥4. Mod Podge or regular school glue

If you can get the Mod Podge! 

♥5. You might also want to consider using glitter, paint, charms, etc. Spice up your Tea-Can as much as you'd like. 

This is my selection of tea. I'm not a fan of just green tea, or black tea anything plain I don't love. I like these teas with flavor infusions. These are by stash. (I bought these, don't worry I wasn't sent them). I think this brand of teas is really nice and has a lot of flavors to choose from. They are (in my opinion) pricey but not too pricey. In fact you can find them much cheaper at discount stores. I bought my at Ross which is a discount fashion and home store. Random, I know. 

Here we have:

♥1. Double Spice Chai--black

♥2. Ginger Peach --green

♥3. Cinnamon Apple Chamomile --herbal 

Isn't it a nice pattern. My favorite book is Pride and Prejudice and I feel like Elizabeth would have this wallpaper in her room.

♥ 1. Be sure to measure the circumference of your can/bottle, etc. I found it easiest to use a string. Also measure the width of your can/bottle. Be sure to get a correct measurement or else everything will just not work out. Spend a little extra time here!

♥ 2. We are going to measure out a rectangle that will fit around our can.
Now turn over the scrapbook paper/paper you plan on using.  Stretch the string to it's full length on the paper. Make a small dot right above the top of the string, then grab the end and stretch it to it's full length. Go ahead and let go of the top of the string (once you've draw your dot). Now repeat and draw your dot at the bottom of the string. Be sure to stretch it to get the true length of the can.  

From the first dot you drew, extend the string that you measured the width with.
Repeat this at the bottom dot of the string.
I'm sure you guys can figure out what to do from there.

♥3. I could not find a ruler so I used the cover of my Tay-Swift notebook. Now simply connect the dots. I found it pretty hard making a straight line! Use a pencil! 

♥4.  Cut out the rectangle. 

♥ 5. Make sure the rectangle you've cut fits around the can. If it's a bit too wide, just trim it.

♥ 6. Now it's time to glue. I really think Mod Podge works best, but use whatever you have.
Mod Podge is more runny than regular glue, so I used an old makeup brush to apply glue to the back of my paper.

♥ 7. Then go ahead and glue the paper onto your can. I had no trouble at all applying the paper to the can.

Be sure to smooth it out. Kind of like you're giving the can a massage. LOL. Try to get rid of any air bubbles.

 It's looking good!

♥ 8. I'm going to make a circle using this bowl. I want to make a label using the circle scrap. I'm going to use the back side of the wallpaper in order to give it some contrast.  

I decided to draw a glittery heart and a glittery edge. 

♥ 9. To make the glittery heart, I just simply drew a heart right on my label. Using my makeup brush I applied a bit of glue, being especially careful not to get any glue outside of the edge. Then I just poured the glitter on it. 

♥10. I decided to paint the lid of the can. On hindsight I should have applied some Mod Podge to protect from water, etc. I encourage to either let it be or to apply a coat of Mod Podge to the lid. 

Thanks for reading this! Even if you didn't read or just scrolled through lol. 

Leave me feedback in the comments.

Lots of Love,

Camila

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My Favorite Cruelty-Free Foundation || elf's Flawless Finish Foundation

Hey guys. I wanted to share with you the foundation I'm absolutely loving at the moment. It's ELF's Flawless Finish Foundation! It's so good! 

I ordered the foundation in 'buff' sometime in January. Sadly, it was way too dark for me especially then and now that I have more of a tan (a lot more) it's still a bit too dark. Therefore, I would mix it with a bit of a lighter foundation I have, so I didn't really care for it enough to review it. Also, I hadn't used it on it's own. 

I decided to pick it up in 'sand' the earlier this week in Target. This is a way better color match for me. It's only been a week, but man I have to recommend it now.

I am absolutely in LOVE with it. 

Pros: 

It comes in a pump! Makes things a whole lot easier. It's in a sleek container, doesn't look cheap. It's very very inexpensive. It retails for $6.00 on ELF's site and in Target. 

Aside form the packaging it's quite a thick foundation. It will not drip down the back of your hand (if you are me and first apply foundation on the back of your hand first). 

I have oily to combination skin (much more oily in the summer). It is an oil free foundation which I appreciate. On my skin it blends in so effortlessly. It gives me a beautiful finish, like flawless (not trying to be intentionally corny, but that's the best word to describe how it looks). It's a very build-able foundation. I used two good coats and it does not look cake-y what-so-ever.

 Though, it's oil free it is not drying. At least that's my experience. To my dry-skin friends (that sounds so weird to say) I would still recommend you give this foundation a chance. I'm no expert but how could it hurt?

Cons:

They only have six color selections. Which sucks tremendously. It's hard (at least for me) to tell what color I am. For instance, when I ordered from elf's site in January and got a shade wayy too dark. I've only ever seen them in Target. I know Walmart has elf stuff now (yay), but either my WalMart sucks at restocking or they don't have enough of elf's products. 

Overall:

I truly recommend you check out this foundation. I wasn't expecting too much, just thought I'd give it a go and it exceeded my expectations. I was applying my makeup sitting next to my mom this mooring (at the kitchen table) and she tells me how nice my skin looks. My mom usually doesn't comment on what I put on my face. 

I hope you got something out of this review. Leave me comments below. I love reading them

Lots of Love, 

Camila

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These were taken right in front of my balcony window in day light. 

** I was not sent or paid to review this product (though I wish I was lol ) . My opinions are my own and honest. 

Milani || Lipsticks Swatches and Review

Hey guys.

The other day I was in Walgreens and noticed they had a nice sale going for Milani products. I've always been intrigued by their lipsticks and decided to pick up two very opposite of the spectrum colors.

One is a beautiful pink cream nude and the other is a dark purple vampy matte.

Naturally Chic

Can you tell by I was very inclined to pick this shade up? I love the name. Also, I don't have have a nude color that is soft like this one. By soft I mean very subtle. I do have an NYX lippie in Cocoa but that one is very pigmented and if  I want to wear it like a nude I need to sheer it out. 

Meanwhile, If I wanted too I could build up the color to get a much richer pigment. As you can tell this is a cream finish lippie and I love it. It's not so creamy that it almost looks like it could double as a lip gloss. It does make my lips feel nice and moisturized. 

This particular day, my lips were really dry. In this picture you can't tell at all. 

It's a wonderful color and a lovely formulation.

It has a fruity-sweet scent. 

Sangria

Now this lipstick is almost a complete 180 of NaturallyChic. You can tell that it's a matte finish (as it gives off no shine). Which is fine, I love matte lipsticks.

 However, this lipstick is soo patchy. It make the dry parts of my lips stand out. Also, if I try to build up the color, some of the color I had already applied rubs off. Does that make sense? 

It's definitely not the most dry matte lipstick I've tried, but the application is so awful that it doesn't matter.

I mean it could be that I got the odd one out, maybe from a bad batch. Meanwhile, I'm not in love with this guy. I do love the color.

It also has a fruity-sweet scent.

Left: Sangria Right: Naturally Chic

I am 50 % and 50 % with this line of lipsticks. Granted, I have two of the dozens of shades that are out. I feel it would be unfair, especially as I LOVE NaturallyChic, to say I would not recommend these lipsticks. I will be purchasing more shades to get a real feel for them. 

If you have tried more of Milani's array of lippies let me know how you feel about them!! I would really love some shade suggestions! 

Lots of Love,

Camila

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You can kind of tell in this picture what I mean by it (Sangria) being patchy.

** I was not sent or paid to review these lipsticks. I bought them with my own money and this review is honest and only of my experience. 

Mineral FUSION Makeup Remover || Review with BEFORE and AFTER Pictures

Hey guys.
If you follow me on Facebook. You'll know that I promised you a review of the BEST makeup remover! Sorry that it took me a while to get this up. I've had technical difficulties! Anyways!!

I'm talking about Mineral Fusion's makeup remover. I was walking around Sprouts the other day and saw it on sale and couldn't help myself. If you've never heard of Sprout's it's a health-food store. They also have a vitamin and beauty section which has a lot of natural and cruelty-free brands. Granted, the brands are more expensive but I really do think they're worth it.

Online it retails for $10.99, for 3.4 oz. Some awesome facts about this product. It is hypo-allergenic and paraben free. I don't have sensitive skin but I am all for anything that is safer and more gentle on my skin, especially something that I will use daily on my face.

It's a clear gel. It has no particular scent, the only scent I detect is quite clean.

I've had it for about two weeks and I've used barely any of this product. You literally need the smallest amount. I used a small blob for each eye and a little more for the rest of my face.

I apply a small dot to a slightly damp cotton pad. If I happen to have use a lot of dark shadow I will hold it against my eye for a couple of seconds more, if not I don't really need to hold it against my eye too long. It's soo easy to get even that darkest eyeliner off! You don't have to rub your eye or pull at your skin. It's an awesome product.

I have a review of derma e's makeup remover (which I also love!) However, I have to say I prefer this one. For one, I don't have to use as much and I also don't have to hold the product against my eye to get the best results. They are both awesome makeup removers. However, if I was forced to choose, I would go with this one. You do get 3.4 fl oz with Mineral Fusion whereas you get 4 fl oz with derma e's. However, derma e's makeup remover retails for around $12.00.

I really love this makeup remover and will be repurchasing it a lot in the future. I have been using it everyday since I got it. I recommend all of you give it a chance. If you do please let me know how you like it.

** I was not sent this product. I bought it with my own money. This is an honest review. 

Here I have black eyeliner in my upper lid and lower lid.
I also have a thick (clumpy) mascara. I have five eye shadows. Under two primers. I also have eye shadow on my lower lash line. 

I did have a a lot of makeup to remove. I used two small blobs for each eye to get all the makeup off. I would go back and use a bit more. It was really easy to remove.

c. Booth Bath and Body Oil || Bubble Bath Time :: REVIEW

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Hello guys.

So, I have something to tell you. I'm a bath person. 

Meanwhile, most of the time I don't have the privilege of taking 45 minutes to soak in bubbly warm water.  I know that a lot of you like me, if you find that half an hour out of your day to soak in a bath, you want to do it right.  Though, now that I'm on Summer Vacation *yay* I have some much more time to relax and pamper myself. 

Doing it right. What does that mean to me?

Easy:

1. light candles  

2. Your Favorite Drink 

(seeing as I am under 21, I refer to a Starbucks Valencia Orange Refresher with Passion Tea rather than water. All my Starbucks obsessed readers either know what I'm talking about, or need to right away. Talk about a delish summer drink. And no I am not being paid to talk about SB. I work for them and genuinly love all the drinks. I have a couple of my favorites from the 'secret menu'! Let me know if you'd like me to share! :D )

3. A good book, or Netflix. We've all been there. Don't try to deny it.

4. A good body scrub, wash, and a good moisturizer. 

5. Sometimes, chocolate! 

I really value my bath products. I am quite picky and when I find something I like I want to share it.

I picked this c. Booth Bath & Body Oil at Rite Aid more than a month ago. I saw this and really wanted to try it. I wasn't sure about c. Booth (I've never heard of them before). However, I noticed that their parent company is Freeman Beauty. If you check on Leaping Bunny's list, you'll notice Freeman Beauty is cruelty-free. Therefore, I thought it safe to go ahead and buy it. 

According to the bottle, this is free of parabens, sulfate, mineral oil, and petrolatum. I'm not exactly an expert of the effect these ingredients have on the skin; I am sure they're not good. 

How to use:

I had never used a bath oil before and so I wasn't exactly sure what to do. The bottle says to add 3-4 cap fulls to your bath. I have a small tub and so I used 3. It works to give your skin extra moisture. Something, I really need and appreciate. My skin gets really dry!  

You can also use it directly on your skin. It's definitely oily, so I would only use it directly in the bath, that way it is easily rinsed off. 

Scent:

It's such a nice scent. It's very warm, like vanilla without being too artificial or sickly. It also has notes of amber. It does linger on the skin, but not so much that it will you nauseous.  

Overall: 

I really love this product. I got it on sale that day at Rite-Aid. I think it was like $4 bucks. It normally retails for $9.99. (According to the Ulta.com site). 

It's an 16 oz bottle and so I'm sure it will last me a while. Even for it's regular price I would re-purchase it. It makes your Bubble Bath Time a different very pleasant experience! 

Do I recommend it: YES! 

I hope you guys enjoyed this review. I decided to do it in a different more silly style of writing. I really enjoyed it! I hope it wasn't too random! Love you guys all!

Lots of Love,

Camila

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** I was not paid or sent this product to review. I bought it with my own money and my review is honest. 

Nature's Better Body || Age-Eluding :: Eye Cream REVIEW

Would you like 70% off Nature's Better Body's Age-Eluding Eye Cream? It retails for $140.00, so you would be getting it for $42.00 (if my math is correct)! 

Use the code: 

HCHIC2014

Thanks to the good people at Nature's Better body for offering it!!! 

Hey guys. So I was actually sent this cream by Nature's Better Body in March. It's taken me a while to review it because I wanted to use it for a good chunk of time in order to do the product justice and give a credible review. 

Some products like eyeshadow, mascara, lotions, even face masks are quick and easy to review because they give results right away. I find that face creams take longer to give results so that's why I waited three months.

As you will notice, this cream is specific to treat aging. If you've read my little bio (to the right of this page) you will notice I'm 19 going on 20. Whether you think I'm too young or in the perfect age to begin age-prevention treatments I realize my opinions will greatly differ from more mature women. Meanwhile, I gave my mom one of the creams (I was sent two) to try. Just keep that in mind. 

As for my mom, these are her thoughts on the cream. 

She says she did notice a difference, thought slight. She says it felt refreshing applying it at night. Her skin felt softer. Overall she liked the cream. 

If you go to Nature's Better Body site you will notice the description that goes with the cream.

Miraculously reverse the effects of aging and sun damage with our one-of-a-kind antioxidant and botanically-rich formulation.  Whether you are looking to lessen the appearance of wrinkles and deep lines, increase your skin’s elasticity, or make your skin measurably firmer, our unique eye cream provides clinically-proven results. 

I did notice remarkable change in the dark spots in my face (due to acne scars). It does not claim to deal with acne but it does calm to help with sun-damage and I would have to agree. 

Though it's just a eye cream I would have to admit I did use it all over my face. I really loved using it all over my face. It feels so good, not greasy at all rather cooling.

It's not a thick cream. It's very moisturizing nonetheless. It feels more like a serum. I loved using it right under my eyes after long nights! As most of you guys know, I'm in college and that irrevocably equals longggg all nighters. 

It does not have a strong scent, very neutral. So if you are one of those who hates herbal scents, don't fret.  It did not break me out in the least. 

Honestly, it's one of the best eye creams I've ever used. I really enjoy using it and look forward to using it at night.

Would I re-purchase?: No. Like I mentioned above, I really enjoy this cream but if you go to Nature's Better Body's site you will notice it retails for $140.00. Which, is wayyy out of my budget. 

Do I recommend it?: Yes. If you are able to purchase it give it a chance. They use organic ingredients that are much better for your skin than say an O-lay face cream. Meanwhile, their products are cruelty-free. (Check out my correspondence with them). 

 I hope this review is helpful. It's rather short seeing as I had three months to test it. I didn't want to ramble too much (like I'm doing now) and give you a concise review. 

Lots of Love,

Camila

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