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The Perfect Day Trips

By Isabella Miller

We have so many breaks and extra time for a vacation during school, yet many people with young children do not want to travel far, which is why these places are the perfect day trip for everybody. 

Santa Barbara 

Santa Barabara is almost a two-hour car ride from Beverly Hills. It has beaches and hot springs. There's a fantastic zoo where you can touch and feed the animals. One of the best hotels and most expensive is the Ritz Carlton Hotel. The hotel has an excellent buffet area and a lovely pool. You can go fishing and go on very relaxing walks. This is such a fantastic place to vacation too.

Long Beach

Long Beach is the perfect place for a one-day vacation spot. What I like to do when I go to Long Beach is go to the marina and rent out a boat. It is fun to drive the boats around. After a day on the water, there are plenty of lovely restaurants to enjoy. There is a fun arcade with fun prizes you can win. The beach is also really nice to hang out and spend the day. Long Beach is not where you would want to stay for longer than a week, but going for the day is so much fun.

Laguna Beach

It is a gorgeous beach with amazing views, sunsets, and beautiful walks. The ocean's water is very blue and so lovely to swim in. Downtown Laguna Beach is very nice to walk around and window shop. The food in Laguna is delicious! One con of the beach is that there are crabs, so you want to watch where you step. There are so many hidden gems. The secret sea cave is among the many gems at laguna beach. There is a tide pool at Laguna Beach. The water is clear, and there are crabs and shells. Laguna Beach is an Instagram worthy to take pictures.

Best Makeup Brands for a Flawless Look

By Erin Han

Achieving a flawless makeup look is a common desire among makeup enthusiasts. However, it can be frustrating when makeup appears cakey on the skin. Cakey makeup sits heavily on the skin, emphasizing lines, pores, and other imperfections. The following are some of the best products for your cosmetics to avoid looking cakey.

For foundation, these are two personal favorite brands. "Charlotte Tilbury airbrush flawless long wear foundation" is fantastic. This product has a long-lasting, weightless, hybrid skincare foundation and poreless look. Covering the pores from the skin makes your makeup look ten times better. The coverage is also complete, and the ingredient callouts are vegan and cruelty-free.

Another good foundation brand is the "Dior Backstage Face & body foundation." This product is a foundation for the face and body in a wide range of shades with a natural finish and medium buildable coverage that's waterproof and sweat resistant. The coverage is medium, and people with normal, dry, combination, and oily skin uses this foundation, so almost anyone. The lightweight waterproof formula resists workout sessions, high temperatures, and humidity, while the pigments create a smooth and natural look. This foundation will camouflage minor neck, shoulders, legs, or imperfections. These brands are overall super suitable for an excellent flawless makeup look.

For concealer, I've always been a big fan of the "Rose Inc Luminous Hydrating Concealer." It's a "buildable, non-comedogenic concealer that visibly brightens, blurs, and contours while nourishing skin with hydrating squalane and protective vitamin E."  Its medium coverage and the ingredients are squalene, which is a natural, sustainable moisturizer for weightless hydration; vitamin E, a powerful antioxidant that nourishes and protects the skin; and fig buttercup extract that calms the skin and reduces the look of redness. This long-wearing liquid formula minimizes the look of fine lines, redness, and discoloration for a visibly even, flowing complexion. This brand is personally favored and great to use for any skin type. 

For setting powder Laura Mercier is very good and puts your makeup in place and setting your makeup. It helps for oily skin, too, cause it just keeps your makeup looking super good, removes the oily part of your makeup, and makes it look flawless and set for your day. This award-winning powder locks in makeup for long-lasting wear without adding weight or texture. It absorbs oil and reduces shine all day, creating a flawless, matte finish with no photo flashback. These truly-translucent shades work on all skin tones and create a soft-focus effect to blur fine lines and imperfections subtly.