Valentine’s Day Date Night Tutorial♥

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Hey Loves!

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and I am super excited for it! I am a hopeless romantic so i’m all over it when it comes to this holiday! For this particular look I wanted to do something a little dramatic and different so I went with a dark bold eyeshadow and a pop of color! I hope you guys enjoy it!

PRODUCTS USED:

♥ MAC Paint Pot  { Painterly }
♥ NYX Jumbo Pencil { Milk }
♥ MAC Eyeshadow { Soft Brown }
♥ Lorac Pro Palette { Black, Nude }
♥ Sonia Kashuk Dramatically Defining Long Wear Gel Liner { Ebony }
♥ BH Cosmetics Party Girl Palette { Hot Pink }
♥ Garnier Skin Renew Anti-Dark Circle Eye Roller
♥ Sonia Kashuk Twist Up Longwear Eyeliner { Onyx }
♥ L’Oreal Lineur Intense Liquid Eyeliner
♥ L’Oreal Voluminous Mascara in Carbon Black
♥ Cover Girl Clump Crusher Mascara
♥ Sonia Kashuk Perfecting Vitamin-Rich Serum
♥ Sonia Kashuk Perfecting Luminous Foundation { 06 Camel }
♥ MAC Prolongwear Concealer { NW 35 }
♥ Revlon Nearly Naked Pressed Powder { Medium Deep }
♥ Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Kit { Banana, Fawn }
♥ Sonia Kashuk Chic Luminosity Bronzer { Goddess }
♥ Sonia Kashuk Beautifying Blush { Flushed }
♥ NYX Butter Lipstick { Razzle Fiesta }
♥ NYX Butter Gloss { Strawberry Parfait }
♥ Makeup Geek Eyeshadow { Shimma Shimma }

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xo, Jess ♥

Foundation Routine ♥ Application, Contour, & Highlight

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Hey Loves!

My foundation routine is something that has been asked about continuously even before I had a youtube channel or a blog. Now it is asked about even more because my friends and family know I am constantly trying out new foundations and products.

For a while I was set on the Revlon Colorstay Foundation and was loving every single bit of it! It was for sure my holy grail foundation, especially during the hot summer days! Once the summer was over, my skin did a major 180 change and went from being super oily to super dry. I still get oily from time to time on my T-Zone but for the most part if I don’t moisturize you will deff. know! Since my skin had changed so drastically the foundations that I was using were not working well. They looked extremely matte and cakey. No one likes cake face so something had to change.

I ended up picking up the Neutrogena Healthy Skin and for a while that was working perfectly! I was using this everyday in combination with my Bare Minerals Matte Foundation and it was the perfect combo.

Once I began interning for Sonia Kashuk I was able to try a few of her products. One of those products was her Perfecting Luminous Foundation. Let me tell you… This has legitimately been my obsession ever since! It leaves my skin glowing! It’s the perfect amount of coverage, full coverage of course, but my skin still peeks through for a sort of natural finish. I honestly have been recommending this foundation to every one I know because I cannot get enough of it!

I decided to film my Foundation Routine so you guys are able to see how the foundation applies and also so you can all see how I contour and highlight as well. I get a ton of questions always asking me what products I use for my face, not including eyeshadows and lipsticks.

So alas, here is my foundation routine! I hope you guys enjoy it & if you find this helpful please like, comment, subscribe to my channel, and of course share with your friends! love you ♥

PRODUCTS USED:

♥ Sonia Kashuk Perfecting Vitamin-Rich Primer
♥ Sonia Kashuk Perfecting Luminous Foundation { 06 Camel }
♥ Maybelline Age Rewind Concealer { Neutralizer }
♥ MAC Prolongwear Concealer { NW 35 }
♥ Revlon Nearly Naked Pressed Powder { Medium Deep }
♥ Anastasia Beverly Hills Countour Kit { Havana, Fawn, Banana }
♥ Sonia Kashuk Beautifying Blush { Pink }
♥ Urban Decay Naked Illuminated Highlighting Powder

xo, Jess ♥

Romantic Makeup Tutorial feat. Naked 3 Palette ♥

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Hey loves,

The other day I uploaded my latest makeup tutorial onto my youtube channel and completely forgot to make a blogpost about it with more pictures!

I was finally able to play with my Urban Decay Naked 3 Palette and so far I can honestly say I like it. I’m not loving it yet, but I will go into further details about that in a review post that I will be doing soon. I wanted to have a little more time to create looks and get a feel for the palette before I reviewed it so that way you guys would know my 100% honest opinion about it!

Here is the first look I created with my new rose gold palette!

PRODUCTS USED:

♥ Urban Decay Primer Potion { Eden }
♥ Urban Decay Naked 3 Palette { Burnout, Limit, Factory, Darkside, Strange, Blackheart, Dust, Nooner, Trick,
♥ Maybelline Age Rewind Concealer { Neutralizer }
♥ MAC Prolongwear Concealer { NW 35 }
♥ Sonia Kashuk Twistup Longwear Liner
♥ Motives Luxe Precision Eye Liner
♥ L’Oreal Voluminous Mascara in Carbon Black
♥ Bare Minerals Concealer { Well Rested }

FACE
♥ Sonia Kashuk Primer Base Perfecting Mattifying Primer
♥ Sonia Kashuk Perfecting Luminous Foundation { 06 Camel }
♥ Revlon Nearly Naked Pressed Powder { Medium Deep }
♥ NYX Matte Bronzer { Deep }
♥ Sonia Kashuk Beautifying Blush { 14 Pink }
♥ Urban Decay Naked Illuminated Shimmering powder
♥ Urban Decay Revolution Lipstick { Naked }
♥ NYX Butter Gloss {Creme Brûlée }

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xo, Jess ♥

Don’t Quit Your Daydream ♥

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Hey loves,

The beginning of every year is always fascinating to me because everyone, including myself, seems to have this idea of freshness and new beginnings. It is understandable. I mean technically it is a “new year”, the calendar says so. In reality it is just another day, just like every other day…

Sorry to be the debbie downer but it’s true. I started off the year like everyone else, making all of these goals and plans for this year until I realized, why am I making goals for just this year? January 1st shouldn’t be the day I decide to make a difference in my life, everyday should be that day. 

I can honestly say that I am an extremely determined and self motivated person. Once I have a goal or a plan set in motion I do not give up until I accomplish it. This can be a very good thing but can also be one of my greatest downfalls. I seem to put more pressure on myself than I really should, especially because the thought of disappointing those who believe in me or the thought of failing is something that I very much fear.

The past week for me hasn’t been my best and I’m sure you all have bad days or bad weeks as well, but something you should know is that it really does get better. I literally say this to myself every single day. Staying positive is the key to making things happen and if you hit a roadblock you have to learn to be okay with it and find another path that’ll get you to your goal. It is easier said than done, but practice also makes perfect.

Here are a few little pieces of inspiration from Tumblr that keep me going:

If you’re reading this, I hope that your day is a little better than it was before & remember that you determine your happiness. No one else has that right. Stay positive and be your own cheerleader! I believe in you ♥

xo, Jess ♥