remember?

Whe i said i lost my camera?
well thanks God im a liar lol i found it :)
who would think to look in the pocket behind the driver seat in our truck. Now i can share picutres :) which wont be many since i "lost" the camera halfway through our trip. but i still have blackberry pictures and will upload those later Enjoy bb's







Lake Diaz

Lake Diaz

Lake Diaz

shane Staring up at Mount Whitney it's so pretty.

Next to a huge treee trunk.

My Boyfriend Shane Fishing at the Whitney Portal, Mount Whitney California.

a panoramic picture i took of Mount Whitney the second highest point in America.

The Sign says "Japs Keep Moving This is a White Man's Neighborhood" :(

A layout of Manzanar ( camp where the japanese lived after WWII)

an elk on the side of the road. talk about Country.

I hope you guys liked the few pictures i had but i will post more.

everyone should really visit the sierras of california so pretty and a lot of history.

Mammoth is still blowing my mind.

Maybe we'll revisit during snowboardin season.

Camera Camera where are you?

As you know Me and my boyfriend took a little vaca up to mammoth and other places in the sierras of california...WELL, i lost my camera :( i am so sad i wanted to share pictures with all of you guys and show you how beautiful it was up there and I honestly have no idea where my camera could be. luckilly i do have a couple of pictures on my blackberry but there definetly not the beautiful ones i had on my camera nor are they grade A quality not to mention theyre only from mammoth not the other places like Manzanar ( the camp where they kept the japanese after WW2) or Owens valley where you can camp and literally the roaming cows will come up to you or the Elk you see on the side of the road. Talk about Country :) but, i guess i should stop whining because although i did lose my camera i had a great time and you always have your memories.

Lali's Blogiversary giveaway!

Lali Amore is having an amazing giveaway! Read on for her full instructions.

So, it's Makeup Giveaway Raffle Time!! I'm doing this to celebrate my blog anniversary which will be coming up on September 24th. I'm also doing a Race to the 3ooth Follower just for fun! SO as you may have guessed, I'll be raffling off a bunch of cosmetic stuff that I know you guys will enjoy. Readers and Followers, you guys have been so awesome to me and this is my way of saying THANK YOU! If I could I would give all my followers a gift! lol.....So let me spill out the details:Deadline to submit your entry will be September 25th at 11:59pm central time....I will announce winners on my blog on October 1st!WHAT ARE THE PRIZES?1st Prize..........1 Coastal Scents Palette & $20 gift certificate to Sephora!2nd Prize..........1 Coastal Scents Palette & $10 gift certificate to Sephora!3rd Prize..........2 MAC lipsticks of your choice!AND an additional Raffle off for 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th Prize!4th and 5th Prize gets to choose 2 colors of NYX Round lipsticks of choice.6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th Prize gets surprise goody bags.HOW DO I ENTER?1. Leave your email in the comment section of this post...2. Write in your choices:"MAC Choices....""NYX Choices...."You can find colors at MACCosmetics.com and NYXCosmetics.comVisit http://www.coastalscents.com/, they have some great products!Those that don't want to leave a comment may email me at Lali_Amoramakeup@yahoo.comRULES18 and over please....Obviously must be a follower, if not I invite you to become a follower!Follow entry instructions....MORE NOTES-VERY IMPORTANT!1. Anyone follower who owns a blog and posts about my contest on their blog will get an additional raffle entry!2. Anyone follower who doesn't own a blog but wants an additional raffle entry may follow me on twitter to get the extra entry. (Link found on left side below header 'Lali.Amora')3. Anyone follower who does BOTH post about my contest AND follows me on twitter will get an additional 4 entries!Anyone can enter, anywhere in this world....If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask me :)My Makeup Giveaway can be cancelled if there are not enough participants :(

Mac loves D squared

When you think of MAC you think of Fierce, Fun and Sexy Right? So it's kind of hard not to think of the same thing when you think Dsquared. The line is said to be both Dramatically hip and Dangerously sexy. Here is what the colllection is all about

"It starts with a strong, sooty, blackest-ever wild-child eye…a new Greasepaint Stick also in blue and violet versions, and Pro Gloss to create it. Neutral and perfected skin will get more drama with highlighting and low lighting from Sculpt and Shape Powders and the 165 Tapered Cheek/Highlight Brush all the better to achieve it. And finally, the totally nude Pro Lip Erase does its stuff, followed by a light Lipstick and Lip Conditioner to put the lilt and lift back in…. But the cynosure of this season’s scintillating collaboration is the daring, dramatic slightly demented DSquared2 eye. Have fun with it!"

Well I can't wait I think every girl loves the nude lip and dramatic eye look and what better way then with their new sticks and i am totally wanting the lip conditioner. ahh i die thinkin about it.

MAC is back in black.

Mark your calendars ladies! MACs much anticipated Black collection will be out september 24th and everywhere internationally in october. It's a new class of black to make your smoky eye even sexier and let your dark side show.


Lipstick ($14.00 U.S. / $16.50 CDN)
Black Knight Creamy true black (Cremesheen) (Limited Edition)

Mattene ($14.50 U.S. / $17.50 CDN)
Midnight Media Dense matte black (Limited Edition)
Night Violet Deep purple grape (Repromote) (Limited Edition)

Glimmerglass ($18.00 U.S. / $21.50 CDN)
Bling Black Sheer black with gold pearl (Limited Edition)
Blackfire Sheer black with pink purple pearl (Limited Edition)
Blackware Creamy true black (Limited Edition)

Mineralize Eye Shadows ($19.00 U.S. / $23.50 CDN)
Cinderfella Black with silver pearl (Limited Edition)
Young Punk Black with pink purple pearl (Limited Edition)
Gilt by Association Black with gold bronze pearl (Limited Edition)
Blue Flame Black with blue pearl (Limited Edition)

Grease Paintstick ($17.50 U.S. / $21.00 CDN)
Black Intense black (Limited Edition)

Penultimate Liner ($16.50 U.S. / $20.00 CDN)
Rapidblack True black (Permanent)

Eye Kohl ($14.50 U.S. / $17.50 CDN)
Smolder Intense Black (Permanent)

Cream Colour Base ($16.50 U.S. / $20.00 CDN)
Black Creamy True black (Limited Edition)
Bat Black Burgundy black with pink pearl (Permanent at PRO)

Nail Lacquer ($12.00 U.S. / $14.00 CDN)
Nocturnelle True black (Cream) (Permanent)
Seriously Hip Black with gold particle pearl (Frost) (Limited Edition)
Baby Goth Girl Black with pink and purple pearl (Frost) (Limited Edition)
Brushes

#214 Short Shader Brush Short, rounded, double-chiselled brush with soft, natural bristles. Can be used with shadow to line and smudge around the lash line and very effective for densely shading lids. (Permanent) ($23.00 U.S. / $27.50 CDN)

Volcanic Ash Exfoliator ($19.50 U.S. / 23.50 CDN)
For all skin types. Volcanic ash (in the form of mineral-rich clay), sugar crystals and natural enzymes combine to exfoliate and remove excess oils from the skin. 3.4oz (Limited Edition)

Volcanic Ash Thermal Mask ($19.50 U.S> / $23.50 CDN)
VATM contains natural volcanic ash to cleanse and treat the skin. The mineral-rich ash works with oat kernel flour to help absorb excess oil from the skin’s surface. A combo of natural oils (lavendar, sunflower, safflower seed and evening primrose) help lubricate the skin, leaving it feeling soft and moisturized. It helps to even out the skin’s texture and leaves the skin feeling smooth and perfected for makeup application. The unique formula glides effortlessly onto the skin, allowing ample playtime. The mask heats up on the skin when used with water and removes impurities from the surface, leaving skin looking radiant and fresh. Use 1-3 times a week. Derm-tested, non-acnegenic and for all skins. 3.4oz (Limited Edition)

Sweetshugahon's amazing giveaway

Everyone will definetly want to enter this one. Jenica is havinbg a giveaway in honor of her 100th follower. You get to pick one mac eyeshadow lipstick lipgloss and blush. all you have to do is tell her what you want click hereee to enter :) and goodluck

California Wildfire's. Please Read.

The South has hurricanes,,North Dakota down to Texas has their tornadoes and California has Wildfires. I am unaware as to how many fires there are now since a lot of them have broken off from the originals into their own. The fire I am talking about is the station fire. It started on August 26th and is estimated to be contained September 15th and it doubled in size Sunday night and has had an estimated damage costing $7,671,000.00 along with burning 122,000 acres and has made the sky above my house gray even in the afternoon. This fire killed 2 brave fireman One which I had the honor of meeting a couple years ago. His name was Arnie Quinones and he was married to my 8th grade History teacher.

The first time I met him she had brought him in to talk about his job as a specialist with the fire department. I noticed that as he talked you could just see how proud she was of him I had met her the year before when I was her TA and I always remember her desk being filled with pictures of them. They had just been married the year before I was in her class. I saw him a lot throughout that year, he was always bringing her flowers, taking her to lunch or just stopping by to say hi. All the girls had a crush on Mrs. Q’s husband. Mrs Q was a very lucky woman but she was so nice she deserved to have this great man be her husband. You see Mrs. Q was always encouraging us in whatever we did and although she was very nice never let us slack because to her we all had so much potential to be great people and that’s exactly what we needed The year had ended and the last day of our class she had wished us well and told us we were gonna do great things and I noticed a big red bouquet of flowers on her desk (whatta guy he was).

2 years later I ran into them at a store in our mall they reminded me of 2 teenagers the way they would hold eachothers hands and just smile everytime they looked at eachother. We exchanged hellos and talked for a while before saying bye. That was the last time I saw them. Yesterday I was into my moms house with pictures of my old middle school on the t.v. “A teachers husband died in the fire” my cousin said. “It was mrs. Quinones’s husband” my sister mel replied. My heart sank to the bottom of my body. I sit down to have my other little sister say to me that they were expecting their first child together in 3 weeks As she said that I saw Mrs Q’s house and the old principal talking to the press. I felt so bad for her. I cant imagine what she is feeling right now and all anyone can do is say sorry and pray. Arnie was a hero Here is the story from Witnessla.com

Firefighters are, by definition, heroic. But in some cases, the heroism is more direct.1. We know that Sunday night Los Angeles County Firefighters Arnie Quinones and Ted Hall, both experienced firefighters–Ted a 26-year veteran of LACFD, Arnie a specialist—were killed. We think it happened when a ferocious and fast-moving tongue of the Station fire overtook their vehicle causing them to go off the road. Or maybe it was the smoke that blinded them. Investigators are not sure sure. What is completely clear is that they plunged down an 800 foot embankment, and the engine truck flipped, landing upside down. What we also do know is that just before Hall and Quinones got on that fire-haunted road, they helped to save the lives of 58 other men, and that they were on that difficult road trying to find a route to safety for those same 58 men when the fire in some way caught up with them.In short: this is a hero story.Both Don Hall and Arnie Quinones were known to be ardent family guys. Quinones’s wife was pregnant wife and due to give birth to the couple’s first child within a few weeks. The soon-to-be-father was thrilled. Hall was married with two sons–ages 20 and 21—whom he adored.
Hall and Quinones were one of a handful of LA County firefighters stationed at Gleason to provide supervision and training for the 105 inmates who were assigned to the camp. 1. On Sunday, August 30, about half of the Mt. Gleason inmates were already deployed out in the field fighting the various Southern California fires. (According to the CDCR, there are 2,245 firefighting inmates working on fires up and down the state.) But 55 of the inmates plus three CDCR staff were still back at the camp.They became trapped when suddenly the Station fire began coming straight at the Mt. Gleason camp itself.If a fire has the right combination of fuel and wind, it can move faster than a man can run. On Sunday the winds were not the problem. But the fuel was. So as the Station fire came fast toward Mt. Gleason, there was no way to escape it. Hall and Quinones and other LA County firefighters stationed with them, calmly directed the 55 inmate firefighters and the three CDCR staffers into the cinder-block dining hall, which they deemed to be the only building likely to survive the coming conflagration.It was a good choice. The fire passed over the cinder block structure, but only barely. As soon as they could, Hall and Quinones moved the group out of the dining hall into a large parking area, which was about the only part of the camp that was now not actively burning. Yet, fires are volatile and so it was agreed it was necessary to get everyone out of Mt. Gleason camp altogether as soon as was humanly possible. With this goal in mind, Hall and Quinones took off in one of the engine trucks, intending to check out the narrow, winding Three Mile Road to see if it was a viable route to safety. We know now, of course, that they did not find a safe road out. Instead the fire found them.Eventually, the rest of the 57 men were able to somehow make their way down the mountain and out of harm’s way. In the meantime, Camp Gleason burned completely to the ground, with it, the inmates’ very few possessions—pictures, letters and the like. But at least they were still alive.Once safe themselves, the inmate firefighters learned to their horror that Hall and Quinones —their respected coaches, teachers and the men who had kept them from harm—did not survive.

As i read this my heart is heavy for both their families especially my old teacher. I can’t imagine how excited they were for their first child ( they’ve been trying for 9 years to get pregnant) and to have the birth be so close only to have this tragedy happen. I ask everyone that reads this to please say a prayer for Larissa as she is about to give birth to their first child who now will have to do it without her wonderful husband Who no doubt is a hero and who one day can tell theyre child what a HERO he was. God bless.

I'm going on Vacation

Nothing glamorous but a nice vacation with my boyfriend up North. It'll be nice to have some quiet time between us. I brought 3 BIG suitcases and I get told we wont need all that clothes. Well bb you never know. Now it's time to check Perez and get ready before I go. We're leaving the computers and only checking in on our cells ( because my mom is a freak and even though I'm out of the house you still gotta check in with your momma!)
No twitter myspace blogger or perez till I come home.
I think I can do it :)
Have a Wonderful week and Bless You all
I'll have pictures when I return.
Lots of love.

I feel like such a camera WHORE

How many of you take pictures of yourselves when your sooo bored? If your like me you take hundreds ahhaa. I'm home and bored and that combination makes me whip out my camera and put my best face forward.

Im bringing sexy scratch that braces back.

Who's that cute girl in the mirror?
My brother says i look like a whiter green eyed kim kardashian. I think the ONLY thing we have in common is a huge ass lol

Smashbox Lipgloss Sexy and Melt

Description: Smooth & moisturizing Gives volumizing effect Imparts shine to your lips Highlights their shapes Lips appear supple & succulent Wear alone or over lipstick for more lacquered look

I am such a fan of these lipglosses. I got 1 in Melt and 1 in Sexy.Melt is a dark coral color with silver shimmer but it's more pigmented then Sexy. Sexy is a sheer berry color with a golden shimmer . Melt would look good over NYX's Pumkin Pie It's a peachy orange and the 2 would be gorge together! Sexy would look good over a neutral maybe over HUE my fave color from mac's lipsticks or a dramatic pink like NYX's Louisiana. The texture is so creamy and they don't have a taste so you wont have a funky look on your face everytime you lick your lips. I've seen these for $15.00 a piece and even $23.00 a piece and I got mine for are you ready for this dah dah dah $4.55 for both WITH SHIPPING!! You gotta love Ebay.