Beauty Balm

This week's review is on Urban Decay's Naked Skin Beauty Balm.  I'm sure all of you have seen beauty balms all over the place.  I didn't quite understand the hype and was curious to find out what made them so great.  Well this magic in a bottle made me understand why they are so great. 

I love make up, but my everyday look is very natural and simple.  Urban Decay's BB is great for a natural look.  The coverage is very light, but it really brightens up your face.  It's also great for layering without giving that caked on look.  I love this product and definitely recommend everyone to try it...you won't be dissapointed.

Grade - A

http://www.sephora.com/naked-skin-beauty-balm-broad-spectrum-spf-20-P377703?skuId=1476134 

The Return of Sexy!!

Hey all of my beauty fans it's been a long time but I'm back!!!  This week's review is on on a great palette from Too Faced.  It's called The Return of Sexy!!!  It contains 3 small palettes: The Ingenue, The Icon and The Bombshell; as well as a full size waterproof eyeliner (my favorite) and a travel size eye primer. 

The palette is perfect for a day or night look or to go from the office to happy hour.  If you're anything like me and your purse is big enough to fit a wardrobe this palette will fit perfectly in your purse.  All of the colors are sparkly and can be layered very easily.  I definitely recommend using the primer...my number one rule is to prime.  The sparkles tend to fall and the primer will help them stay in place.  If you want to go for a more intense night look I would use a cream eye shadow as the base and layer on top of it.  Revlon has great cream eye shadows in a variety of colors.  The variety of colors offered in the palette are great for any skin tone, which is great. 

I give this palette a solid A!  Too faced is one of my favorite brands and the cherry on top is the price.  This palette is only $48, such an amazing price for so much.  Go out and buy and let me know what you think :).

 http://www.sephora.com/product/productDetail.jsp?keyword=too%20faced%20return%20of%20sexy&skuId=1442201&productId=P375171&_requestid=156548  

Black Tango Palette

I am officially in love and once again it's with a Make Up Forever product.  The Black Tango Palette is AMAZING!!!  It's a special edition palette that consists of four Aqua Cream cream eye shadows.  They all work great together in creating the perfect smokey eye.  The colors are very dark and saturated....a little goes a long way.  I used it for the first time today at a photo shoot and the colors stayed on all day throughout the very hot California sun.  Everyone needs to run out and buy this palette.  Even if your makeup routine is the natural look...these colors will make you want to spice it up.
http://www.sephora.com/black-tango-palette-P374939

Urban Decay Super-Saturated High Gloss Lip Color

This week's review is on Urban Decay's Super-Saturated High Gloss Lip Color.  It's AMAZING!!!!  It looks like a fat lip pencil, but glides on smooth like a lipstick and is super concentrated.  It comes in great, fun colors that are perfect for everyday or a night out on the town.  I bought F-Bomb which is a great red color that stays on all day.  The color is so saturated that you don't need much....i put very little on (work day) and spread it out with my finger.  The color stayed on through 2 cups of tea, chap stick application, and a bottle of water.  I definitely recommend this product to everyone.

 http://www.sephora.com/super-saturated-high-gloss-lip-color-P292016

Lorac's PRO Powder Cheek Stain Review

Hey there all of my fellow beauty fanatics I'm back with another review.  I know it's been a while but I was waiting for that perfect item to review and I've found it.

Blush is amazing and everyone should wear it!  It instantly brightens up your face and makes you look awake and ready to take on the day.  I've tried a lot of different blushes, Nars being my favorite, but this new blush may take its place.  Lorac introduced its PRO Powder Cheek Stain that is supposed to last 12 hours.  Most blushes I've tried are not as vibrant and basically come off by the end of the day, so I was skeptical about this blush.  I'm really into coral right now so I bought the blush in Coral Crush and I've worn it for the past 2 days and I'm in love with it.  It stayed on all day through work and a 3 mile run and looks as good as it did this morning.  The color is vibrant and rich and the great thing about the product is that it's so concentrated that it doesn't take much product to apply.  One swirl of the blush brush is all you need.  I recommend this blush for everyone.  You can find it at Ulta, Sephora and on Lorac's website.

Overall Grade: A+

  http://www.ulta.com/ulta/browse/productDetail.jsp?skuId=2247567&productId=xlsImpprod4500049&navAction=push&navCount=1#sku2247571

Weddings! Weddings! Weddings!

My favorite type of makeup to do is wedding makeup.  I always offer a trial before the wedding to make sure the bride gets that perfect look she wants.  This is my favorite part because I get to hear the story of how the bride and her soon to be husband met.  I love love and relationships and I love to see how happy the bride gets to tell their story.  

Today I worked with such a fun bride and she gave me some great advice.  She is soo happy and in love it was great to hear her story.  The typical bridal makeup is very natural, but this bride was a fire cracker and wanted all of the glitz and glam.  I really enjoy working with brides like this because they really work with me and let me know exactly what they want rather than letting me do what I want.  It's important to be you on that day and have the exact look you want....all eyes will be on you.  The makeup should express your personality.

I decided to become a makeup artist because I love makeup of course, but because you meet so many different people and hear great stories.

Pilates!!!

My blogs are usually dedicated to makeup, but I thought I'd switch it up and write about the pilates class I took tonight.  My friend Jessica is a pilates instructor and has her own studio.  The class was amazing...I felt so great after it was done.  It's definitely intense and makes you work muscles you probably didn't know you had.  The sessions are one on one, which I think is way better than a packed class at the local gym.  This girl definitely knows what she is doing.  If you are ready to give pilates a try give Jessica a call:949-533-3473