MOTD + Some Updates!

Okay so I wasn't planning on using an instagram picture for my post but I felt like my makeup was so on point today that I had to share with you guys what I used. I used three new products that I am loving, and I actually wore eyeliner today which NEVER happens.. like ever. No mascara, just a little tight lining with liner. Oh, and please excuse the top knot.. some days I just don't bother fixing my hair. Embrace the mess, I like to say.

Also, I haven't blogged in a minute so I just wanna cover some things.. I was in Ohio all last week and I am starting on my beauty room! I hit up Ikea for the first time ever, and fell in LOVE with that store. If you've been following my blog for a while, you know I posted about this a while ago but it's now starting to come to life! I'm super excited and everything already looks so good. Thank god for a strong handsome boyfriend to put all the furniture together ;)

One last thing before we get into the look, if you follow me on Facebook and saw my salad post I said I would post on here, I will be posting that tomorrow. It's super delicious and completely raw vegan, woo hoo!

Now onto this look..

I bought a beauty blender, and if you're reading this.. you need it. It's life changing, for real. It makes everything completely air brushed. I didn't think I could love a sponge so much..

What I used:

Arbonne foundation in Honey Beige

Tarte Maracuja concealer in the lightest shade underneath my eyes

Physicians Formula Organic Wear bronzer (new product, obsessed)

Arbonne blush in Sunset

Hourglass Ambient Lighting powder in Diffused light to set my T-zone

Anastasia Brow Wiz in Caramel

Loreal Extra Intense Liquid Pencil eyeliner to tight line

Sonia Kashuk lipliner in Nude (new product, love)

NYX lipstick in Thalia (new product, new favorite lipstick!)

and you can kinda see my little set up in the back. I don't have my mirror yet so Drew put my tall mirror behind my desk temporarily so I can do my makeup in this room rather than the bathroom and I'll just go ahead and tell y'all.. it makes a HUGE difference and I can't believe it took me so long to finally put this all together but I can't wait for it to be done. As soon as it's done, I will show it. I haven't decided yet if I want to make it into a video, or if I'll just take pictures.. but either way, I will post it!

Happy Tuesday! xo

Jessie James Decker OOTD + Makeup

Favorite person I've never met.. is Jessie James Decker. I seriously love everything about her and I wish they would come out with more seasons of Eric and Jessie, because well.. I love that show. But today I decided to do a Jessie inspired look with my outfit and makeup. There's an apple farm close to where I live and Drew and I took a little trip there this morning for some goodies and everything was so delicious. I probably ate enough calories this morning for my whole entire day, just saying.

Here's the look:

This makeup is actually my everyday makeup (minus the eyeshadow)

Face: Arbonne foundation in Honey Beige (<-- y'all already know) / L'oreal Visible Lift concealer in the lightest shade (underneath eyes) / Hourglass Ambient lighting powder in Diffused Light (to set my concealer under my eyes and in T-zone) / MAKE UP FOR EVER Mat bronzer in shade 20 (to contour cheekbones and forehead) / Arbonne blush in Sunet

Eyes/Brows: Anastasia Brow Wiz in caramel (to fill in sparse hairs on brows) / Bare Minerals eyeshadow duo in The Top Shelf (which Jessie actually uses) / L'oreal Telescopic mascara

Lips: Bite Beauty Lush Fruit lip gloss in Rambutan (gorgeous opaque nude gloss which is a perfect signature nude lip that she tends to use all the time!)

Bandanna: Wal-Mart (only $1! make sure to wash it to give it a softer feel)

Aviators: Old Navy

Flannel: TJ Maxx

Shorts: Forever 21

Boots: Belk

Purse: Ann Taylor (and this is still available online, I am obsessed with this bag! HERE)

Now obviously I can't find any of these outfit pieces online because I've owned all of them for quite some time, or it was purchased in store. However you can find cute flannels just about anywhere. Flannels and bandannas are the main signature look here. 

 and then there's this.. cause ya can't be serious all the time ;)

xo

Kim Kardashian Makeup Look

Love her or hate her.. there is no denying Kim Kardashian's absolute perfection 100% of the time. Every time you see you her at any event, she is flawless from head to toe. I recently saw a picture of her at a Givenchy show and fell in love with her makeup and outfit. So I bought a few things and rummaged through my makeup I already owned to try and re-create the look.

So incredibly gorgeous.. I can't even deal with it. But anyways.. I'll share my creation of this look with you guys!

Taken with phone:

Taken with Nikon camera:

Now clearly this look doesn't look the same on me because i'm not near as bronzey goddess as she is, but I tried to bronze it up for this look! A few things I want to note here: 

1.) I absolutely hate this hair style on me because I do have a 5 head, so this doesn't work for me. 

2.) I liked this look a lot more before I added eyeliner and fake lashes, but Kim always has super long lashes so I figured I would add them for this look. 

3.) There's a blemish right there on my forehead.. shew, I just picked a bad day to do this I feel like. 

4.) Last thing.. I have super oily skin, but Kim always has super dewy skin so when I try to do the dewy look with my naturally oily skin, it kinda just looks like a hot mess. However when it gets super cold out, I can rock the dewy look because my skin dries up a little in the winter.

What I used for this look:

Face: Arbonne foundation in Honey Beige / Loreal Visible Lift concealer in the lightest shade / Hourglass Ambient Lighting powder in Diffused Light / Tarte Amazonian Clay bronzer in a discontinued shade (they still have the other shade available) / Arbonne blush in Sunset / The Balm Mary-Loumanizer highlighting powder

Brows: Anastasia Brow Wiz in Caramel

Eyes: Loreal Infallible eyeshadow in Amber Rush (on lid) / NYC liquid eyeliner / Loreal Telescopic mascara (don't have a single clue why I ever stopped using this, it's amazing!) / Ardell lashes in Fashion Lashes

Lips: Buxom Full Bodied lip gloss in Dolly (new favorite gloss, and it's plumping!) / MAC lipstick in Fresh Brew (I read online though that in the photo of Kim, she was actually wearing MidiMauve by MAC.)

Nails: Essie Topless and Barefoot with Essie Matte On You as a topcoat (I'm obsessed with matte nails.)

I was pretty harsh on myself for this look but I hope you guys still enjoy this look! I think it's just the hair that's throwing me off. I have another celebrity-inspired look I plan to do very soon, so watch out for that as well! Also, any tough criticism is accepted, I promise :)

xo