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Who Doesn’t Love A Good Highlight?

Apr10

highlighter tube 2You know the difference between having your makeup done by a professional and doing it yourself? The highlighting and contouring! It seems like everywhere I look recently there’s someone showing you how to use different color foundations or concealers to paint your face up to contour it. The people in the pictures look crazy, and I don’t know about you, but it looks a little bit difficult to master at home on your own.

Now, in studying makeup artistry, I have learned how to do the crazy looking concealer contouring too, or as my friends like to call it my clown makeup. I do it when I have somewhere important to go, or if I’m having photos taken, and I definitely do it when I am doing someone else’s makeup for photos or events. However, for everyday life and work I don’t need, nor do I have time to do all the crazy concealer contouring tricks.

But I do have one that I do even for my natural look that just gives you that little extra glow. I use a little bit of highlighter above my eye and along my upper cheek bone and it makes a big difference.

I have tons of makeup, I mean it’s out of hand, so when I was looking through my Sephora Birthday gift I found a great Benefit highlighter that came in a tube like a lipstick, and it was a gold color. I like it especially because it was free, but I think a pink tone is better for this highlight. So, I went looking and found a fabulously-affordable dupe for Benefit High Beams ($26) in ELF Cosmetic’s Shimmering Facial Whip in Lilac Petal. Ready for this…it costs $1! Does it get any better than that?

You only need a small pearl sized amount each time for both eyes. I make three dots; one in the middle above the eye, one right beside the eye, and one below in the center of your eye on top of your cheek bone and then I rub them together in a “C” shape until it fades to perfect glow. (See pics below)

You have the perfect easy highlight for on the go that will make you glow. This trick will make you instantly look and feel better. Buh-Bye tired looking eyes. Slap on the face make up, your 3D mascara, this highlighter, and some lip gloss and you will look amaze-balls on the go in less than 5 minutes flat. No one will ever know you’re a crazy busy, tired, mom on the go!

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Get your Essential Shimmering Facial Whip here: http://www.eyeslipsface.com/elf/face/shimmer/shimmering_facial_whip

 

 

Easy Up-Do

Mar21

hot buns package 3Anyone else have the problem that your small child will find any free strand of hair to pull? If there is even one stray hair to be found, my little guy will find it! He will even pull some out of my pony tail if necessary! So I can either leave my hair down and have him pull it, or put it up to prevent it being pulled out!

I just wasn’t down with wearing my hair in a ponytail or knot every single day. I needed something more stylish, but easy to do and fast. The quick part was the most important! My hairstylist was wearing what she called the “Princess Bun.” I loved it, but I didn’t have nearly enough hair to make it happen. So, I bought this donut shaped foam thing at Urban Outfitters and could not for the life of me figure out how to use it. I watched a video on youtube on how to make the bun out of a sock…no such hot buns hair 2luck for me.

Then I found Hot Buns at my local drug store, it had a snap! It was brilliant, affordable ($10), and EASY to use! I was one happy girl! So now, I put my hair in a ponytail, up high, down low, or too slow, ha ha just kidding I also put it off to the side. Then I rap my hair from the ends down to the ponytail, snap it together, wrap the attached band around the bun, spread my hair, and wah-la! I’m the blonde Kim Kardashian, well not really, but I can pretend!

I look put together and without the constant battle to keep my baby from pulling my hair. Hot Buns comes with two size options and allows you to choose from light or dark. You t go wrong!

http://www.asseenontv.com/hot-buns/detail.php?p=430924
 

Prime Time!

Mar15

Who has heard about primers and thought it was a wasted step, time, or money? I’ll be honest, I did, that was until I started using them. Now I am obsessed because it’s the difference between having to touch up my make up later in the day and not having to, and in pictures, forget about! It makes you look so much better. Do you want your pores to look smaller? Primer can do that! Do you want your lashes to look longer? Primer can do that! Do you want your crème shadow to stay put? Primer can do that too!primers 2

My absolute favorite is eyelash primer! They take your lashes from looking ordinary to extraordinary! This one extra easy set makes a huge difference! The trick is to let the primer dry completely before you apply your mascara. Do this and you will see a major difference. My favorite is Lash Food’s primer and then I put the matching mascara over top.
Next, you need an eye shadow primer; this makes your lid all one color before you start applying your shadow. This also helps when you apply crème shadow, it keeps it from creasing. Not to mention that it holds your shadow in place all day long, making touch-ups unnecessary.

Lastly, is the face primer, which gives you an even, pore-less canvas on which to apply your foundation. This gives you a smooth surface and again helps to hold your make-up in place all day.

Also, in a pinch you can rub a little extra foundation on your lids and lips as primer.

Now, I have used expensive primers, but personally this is not where I want to spend my money. No one even knows you’re wearing it! I do splurge slightly on my lash primer at about $20 a tube, but I have found fantastic eye shadow primer that works as well as the more expensive brands by E.L.F. ($3-6) and face primer by NYX High HD Studio Primer ($12ish). These are fabulous primers for a great price. Try primer today and you’ll save time on touch ups. Cause ain’t nobody got time for that! 

http://www.lashfood.com/r/products.php

http://www.amazon.com/l-f-Mineral-Eyeshadow-Primer-NATURAL/dp/B00853EYZQ/ref=sr_1_3?s=beauty&ie=UTF8&qid=1391547452&sr=1-3&keywords=elf+eyeshadow+primer