I am not a big foundation wearer because oily skin problems, but I figured I would give it another shot after receiving this Maybelline Vox box from Influenster.  Unfortunately, it is a dewy foundation so I immediately knew it wouldn't be a good fit and I was right. The fact that it causes my skin to look excessively oily is the only reason I don't like this foundation. It would be a good drug store foundation for someone with dry-normal skin because there are literally a ton of things that I do like about this foundation.

(Maybelline Master Prime, Fit Me Dewy + Smooth, YSL Rouge Pur Couture Lipstick, Tarte Amazonian Clay Blush)

The color that I got (nude beige) matches my skin tone so wonderfully. It is awesome considering I just chose one that I thought looked close to my skin color while filling out the survey. There are quite a few colors to choose from to find your perfect shade so that's a plus.

 This foundation goes on so smoothly and it is incredibly easy to spread around my face and neck. I must say a little bit goes a long way to achieve a light + natural look. I bought a beauty blender after watching a few you tube videos on the best ways to apply foundation because like I mentioned above I don't EVER wear foundation. It was worth every penny!

It has SPF which is something I always look for in pretty much every cosmetic product intended for daytime use.

Last, but not least, I like how well it stays on throughout the day without smudging or creasing. It also isn't all cakey in certain areas e.g. around my nose and mouth, which is nice. As far as the coverage goes, I thought it was really a great go between medium and full coverage, but it just depends on how much foundation you use. I apply very little so it is definitely more on the light coverage side, but that is my preference.

I was also excited to try out the Maybelline Master prime that came with this vox box! It's so hydrating and light weight. The primer was great matched with the fit me dewy + smooth foundation. Sometimes I will wear it alone after applying my moisturizer and I love it.

Overall, I would have to say that this particular foundation isn't a great fit for me, but I will definitely be giving the Maybelline Fit Me Matte + Poreless Foundation a try to see if that works out better for my skin type. I was thinking that it would be fun to do a comparison post between these two foundations so keep a look out for a blog post on this soon.

When she was 6 months old we enrolled her in a puppy class to help her learn a little more, but also to help socialize her. It took some getting used to on her part and she was by far the hyper-est puppy in attendance with the shortest attention span, but we managed to get through the 8 week course. Yoshi passed her AKC STAR puppy test with flying colors and is now the proud pup of a gold medal and sweet frame-able certificate. She is such a smart little thing and already knows so many commands and tricks e.g sit, lay, stay, shake, leave it, and roll over just to name a few.

Yoshi certainly has all the border collie tendency's and has so much energy ALL THE TIME! I take her on two walks a day and play fetch with her quite a bit. She only likes to nap when she can lay on your lap or when everyone else in the house has stopped doing what they are doing. That's definitely the border collie in her making sure the herd is together. 

Yoshi will be 9 months old on April 18th and she has certainly reached those doggie teenage years. I don't know if this is just me, but I feel like she has a bit of an attitude toward the words no and stop. Also when things don't go her way or you do something that she doesn't approve of she will let you know. I didn't know dogs were so opinionated. 😏 

Just this morning I took her outside at 5:30 am to do her business and put her back in her crate. I do this every morning and after about an hour or so she will wake up and start whining so I let her in bed with me to sleep until time to get up. Well this morning she throws a complete fit after immediately putting her in her crate and unbeknownst to me starts chewing on her bed. After about 10 minutes, I finally crawled out of bed to see what the deal was and she had already eaten a corner of her bed. Anyone else's dog or pups do this? It's like I have a teenager daughter who talks back, but in dog form. 

When she's not being crazy, she is a sweetheart. She loves meeting new people and other dogs. We just recently took a road trip to Texas to see all of our family. She did rather well in the car for being cooped up in the back seat for 2 long days of traveling to get there and 2 days of traveling back. That's close to 4,000 miles of driving and with a lot of stops along the way we all got through it without any tears or frustration. That is what I like to call a successful family road trip for the books!

While in Texas, we learned that Yoshi does well off leash and has a good recall. I'm sure she loved that part more than anything having the freedom to roam around as she pleases without us steering her around on a leash. We also were able to have her around my nephew Ayden and she did so well with him! We didn't know how she would react to small children so this made us extremely happy to know that she will make a great family dog someday.

This sweet faced girl of ours has been a total blessing to us. She was exactly what we needed all those months ago when we walked into that humane society and the same rings true today. She has made these last 6 months so much more exciting and we wouldn't trade her for the world!