Brown Lips & Neutral Eyes ♥

Autumn has quickly become one of my favorite seasons. Lately I’ve been really into the beautiful fall colors and the weather has been just right. This has inspired me to create a makeup look using Browns and Golds ; Fall colors. Recently I bought the Lime Crime Velveteen in Salem and it’s the perfect brown lip product for the fall. I am obsessed with it and wanted to create a look around this lipstick. I hope you guys enjoy it as much as I did creating it, let me know if you like talk through videos better than voice over ones

PRODUCTS USED:

♥ Benefit Porefessional Primer
♥ Urban Decay Primer potion
♥ M.A.C Paint Pot (Painterly)
♥ Makeup Geek (Crème Brulee, Glamorous, Cocoa Bear, Shimma Shimma, Chickadee)
♥ Anastasia Beverly Hills Amrezy Palette (Caramel, Morocco)
♥ Lancôme Design Eyeshadows (Vintage)

♥ Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector Liquid (Opal)
♥ Makeup Forever HD Foundation
♥ L’Oreal Magic Lumi Highlighter
♥ Estee Lauder Concealer (Deep)
♥ M.A.C Prep + Prime Highlighter (Bright Forecast)
Urban Decay Naked Skin Loose Setting Powder
♥ Sonia Kashuk Twist UP Longwear Eyeliner (Onyx)
♥ L’Oreal Lineur Intense Liquid Eyeliner
♥ Maybelline Falsies Mascara
♥ NYX Matte Bronzer (Medium Deep)
♥ Sonia Kashuk Bare Illuminating Bronzer (Goddess)
♥ Korres Zea Mays Blush
♥ Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector Powder (Opal)

♥ LimeCrime Velveteen (Salem)

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xo, Jess ♥

Current Favorites | August 2014 ♥

For the month of August I didn’t really have much favorites and of course I waited too long to film my monthly favorites. Instead, I decided to make a current favorites video including some of my most used products in recent weeks.

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Watch the video to see why these are my current favorites! …What were your favorites for August?

Lips of The Moment – Shades of Orange ♥

Although Summer is pretty much over and everyone is prepping for vampy lips and dark eyeshadow, I’m still stuck on my bright lipsticks. Orange is a color that I truly believe can be transitioned from Spring/Summer to Fall. Winter not so much. Since the days in New York are still a little warm I decided to show you guys my favorite Orange lippies! You still have time to rock this shade so feel free to make those lips stand out!

Lipsticks

Orange isn’t a color for everyone. It sort of falls into that drastic color box with purples, blacks, blue’s , and pretty much every other “different” lipstick color. I love to have fun with my lips so I decided to include different shades and pigmentations so that there’s something for everyone!

lips 1-91. Maybelline ColorSensational VividsElectric Orange : Definitely one of the truer more pigmented Oranges. This formula is amazing. Super creamy and glides right on. You do have to reapply throughout the day, but it does not dry out your lips.

2. NYX Butter LipsticksHot Tamale: Probably one of the truest Orange lipsticks you’ll ever find. Looks like an Orange Crayola straight out of the crayon box. Easy formula, Glides right on. Doesn’t stain the lips and is moisturizing.

3. YSL Rouge Pur Couture13: Super pigmented and moisturizing. Love the way it feels on my lips. Also very true Orange. You have to reapply with this one as well. Only thing I don’t like is this lipstick tends to feather so make sure you wear a lip liner with it.

4. Maybelline ColorSensational VividsVibrant Mandarin: This lipstick is more of a Reddish Orange. If you don’t really like stepping out of the box when it comes to lipstick colors but you want to stay on trend, this is probably one of the best fits for you. It definitely looks more Red than Orange but is clearly still Orange.

5. Revlon ColorBurst Matte BalmAudacious: First of all, let’s talk about my love for this product in general. It’s matte and the formulation is amazing! I also own the purple one and I love it. Although it’s matte, it feels amazing on the lips – not drying at all. The color isn’t as pigmented as I would love for it to be but it’s a very wearable Orange. Great for daytime!

6.  Too Faced Melted LipsticksMelted Coral: This is another matte lippie which is perfect for those of you who are not into the whole glossy lips thing. I have really dry lips 90% of my lifetime so for me, this lipstick is great when I pair it with a lipgloss, if not it’s not really my favorite. The color is very toned down so you can definitely get away with it during the day.

7. Wet ‘n Wild Megalast LipsticksPurty Persimmon – Umm, let’s talk about the price point for such an amazing product! I’m pretty sure I only paid $2 for this at the drugstore and sometimes they’re buy one get one 1/2 off. How amazing is that!? This is probably one of my most worn lipsticks because it lasts all day! The only two downfalls is that it is super drying on the lips and it also stains them. Other than that I totally recommend this lipstick, especially for the price point!

8. NYX Butter GlossCherry Cheesecake: I mean who doesn’t love NYX’ lip butter glosses? They’re a must have in anyone’s makeup collection! This is the perfect orange to wear either by itself or over a lipstick. It’s pigmented enough to wear alone but also light enough to wear on top of other Orange lipsticks.

9. Revlon Colorstay Moisture StainMiami Fever: This is a new product to me but so far I love the way it feels on my lips. The pigmentation is okay… I feel like it goes on very streaky but I love that it’s a bright Reddish Orange so it’s very wearable and can be daytime and night time appropriate.

 

So those are all of my favorite Orange lipsticks of the moment. I had a mixture of high end and drugstore which is amazing! I hope you guys found this post helpful when trying to choose an Orange lipstick. If you’ve tried any of these or have any other recommendations please leave them below.. We all know I love to try new products!

 

xo, Jess ♥

No Makeup, Makeup ♥

Anyone who knows me, know I love a full face of makeup. Although this is true, there are times that I get lazy or I’m in a rush or just simply want to give my skin a little break from makeup. In this instance, I usually go to my no makeup, makeup look!

It’s such a perfect, simple, and clean look that you can do for school or work if you wanted to. For those of you who don’t wear much makeup or are just beginning, this is actually perfect for you! Keep in mind something like this is supposed to look natural, so although it may look full coverage on camera, it isn’t.

I tried to use products that have helpful qualities like the Argan Oil from the Josie Maran Tinted Moisturizer and the Maracuja Oil from the Tarte Concealer, that way your skin is breathing and taking in good oils at the same time!

To see how I applied these products, watch the video below! I hope you enjoy it and if you do please don’t forget to subscribe,  like, comment, and of course share with your friends and family.

Ps. I love chatting with you guys so please feel free to leave me comments! I always answer back 🙂

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PRODUCTS USED:

♥ Maybelline Baby Skin Primer
♥ Josie Maran Argan Tinted Moisturizer (Dark 1)
♥ Tarte Maracuja Creaseless Concealer (Tan)
♥ Sonia Kashuk Undetectable Cream Bronzer (Rick Bronze)
♥ Sonia Kashuk Chic Luminosity Bronzer (Goddess)
♥ Tarte Gifted Amazonian Clay Mascara
♥ L’Oreal Telescopic Mascara (Carbon Black)
♥ Sonia Kashuk Moisture Luxe Tinted Lip Balm (Hint of Berry)

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xo, Jess ♥