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Fun Makeup Looks for an Easy Costume

October 26, 2018 No Comments

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Dress up your face.

It’s ironic that every year I provide these ideas, but I rarely dress up myself. Once I ran out of brunette TV characters I enjoyed watching, EO out!

But that doesn’t mean I won’t still provide YOU with some fun easy costume ideas.

I love these makeup looks because they’re easy and cost effective – in fact you can spend as much as you want on them! So here’s the deal..

Go to Dillard’s at West Town Mall and find The Edge, which is the beauty counter next to Clinique where they have a bunch of different brands. Ask for Marissa and schedule an appointment with her. When she does your makeup all you have to do is buy 2 or 3 products. And the great thing is they have a wide range of price options AND a wide range of things you need. I mean come on, what woman has a hard time finding something to buy at a makeup/skincare counter? Not this one I can tell you that.

I think having your face done up for a costume is a great way to go because you can keep the rest of your look pretty simple. You already look elaborate, so why stress over your clothes?

Here are the looks she gave me…

And these are one’s I showed her from pictures on the internet so your options are endless!

She is so talented and super nice, not to mention knows how to do regular makeup as well – so schedule an appointment with her today!

What are you waiting for?!

Beauty

You Should be Wearing This on Your Face

February 2, 2018 No Comments

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And the one word that sold me on it.

Not going to lie, I thou1ght “setting powder” was a total scam.

Just a useless step in the makeup process – another product for “them” to sucker us into buying. *shakes fist in air

Uh but it turns out, it’s pretty useful.

I’ll tell you what sold me on it. I went into Bare Minerals one day to try out a new foundation. And the girl that was applying my makeup (Sarah – who now works at Coach in West Town Mall – go see her, she’s the sweetest, most beautiful creature) used the word “airbrush” when describing its finishing qualities.

Literally, I bought it on the spot.

Why that word is so alluring, I DON’T KNOW. But it is.

Still I used the powder faithfully until the other day… I’m getting low so I decided to skip it on a day when I was just running around. It was on that day that I realized it does more than make me look like a magazine cover.

First of all, I didn’t like how my face felt. It was as if my makeup was exposed. Like if I were to rub my finger down my face my makeup would wipe right off. With the finishing powder, my face feels more natural. Does that make sense?

Secondly (and most importantly) I got a glimpse of my eyes at the end of the day and I saw that my mascara or something was all smudgy under my eyes! Like I had sweated it off! I had just come out of the gym, sure, but I’m not a big sweater (more like a small cardigan – bud-dum-chhh), so it was surprising. And that’s never happened before, so I know it’s because of the powder.

The lesson in all of this? That powder really does help. And the good news is, it helps you use less makeup since you won’t have to do as many touch ups throughout the day. Plus it really doesn’t take that long to apply.

Of course, I’m going to recommend the Bare Minerals version as I’m a BM girl all the way. But I’ve also heard good things about Laura Mercier’s version and Bobbie Brown’s.

Regardless of the brand you use, just be sure to use some! Get a big fluffy brush and apply it all over your face before you add blush or any kind of contouring.

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Update Your Makeup Routine for Summer

May 30, 2017 No Comments

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Summer is unofficially here! You know what that means? Fall is only a few months away!!!

While driving this morning I got excited about how close fall really is, but I’ll put that on the back burner to bring you this segment from last summer on great makeup for hot days.

I took the day off yesterday, but I still agree with (and use) all of these products, so I hope you enjoy!

In the summer, the only thing I want to feel on my lips is cold gelato.

Rubbing gelato on your lips instead of lipstick is pretty messy and doesn’t produce the perfect pout, turns out….”hypothetically”.

So my pout was pretty pumped when the women at Bare Minerals in West Town Mall told me that there was a moisturizing matte lipstick coming out.

Moisturizing AND matte?! It must be witchcraft!

Nope. It’s just science and the brains behind Bare Minerals.

In my past experience with matte lipsticks I would end up feeling my lips after a while. Like someone had just applied false eyelashes to them – you know that feeling of being aware of every blink when you first put them on? That’s it.

And on top that, the color would wear off like I had some kind of medical issue on my mouth.

This new liquid matte lipstick is amazing. It glides on (a little goes a long way), it stays on nicely and if you get a shade that’s a little bit pinker than your skin tone it looks like you’ve got soft Victoria Secret model lips.

The shade I’m wearing is “Swag” and oh, did I mention that this was 3 hours after I applied it during which time I worked out OUTSIDE. I’m just going to step away now and let you buy some for yourself…

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Products to Get You Excited about Your Morning Routine

April 26, 2017 1 Comment

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Christina Aguilera had a bill board in our town several years ago that affected my life forever.

My husband and I were dating at the time and driving past her giant makeup-ed face he said, you know I like it when girls wear make up like that.

I decided I would love that man forever.

This week on 10 News This Morning I talked about some spring makeup trends to help refresh your look. Watch my segment below to see how you can pull off the trends with products from Bare Minerals!

One quick thing before you do, I may have taken too long gushing about them to get to everything I wanted to say…so below is what I would have ended with and the great deal they have going on right now!

The final trend I was going to speak to is lips! Matte is aallll over the place and I’m SO okay with that.

I like the matte look primarily because it’s approachable. It doesn’t look as if you can bump the person and lip gloss will end up everywhere. I don’t know why that runs through my head but it does.

I love how their matte lip stick wears – it doesn’t end up in crumbs all over your lips by the end of the day. It just softly fades.

Anyway, I could go on and on…

Right now at Bare buy that large bag pictured in the segment for $65 and fill it with 3 complexion pieces of your choice! (That saves you almost $30!), or you can buy the smaller bag for $45 and fill it with three eye or lip products of your choice!

Take advantage of that to get what you need and try something new!

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Summer Makeup Made Simple

July 13, 2016 No Comments

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In the summer, the only thing I want to feel on my lips is cold gelato.

Rubbing gelato on your lips instead of lipstick is pretty messy and doesn’t produce the perfect pout, turns out….”hypothetically”.

So my pout was pretty pumped when the women at Bare Minerals in West Town Mall told me that there was a moisturizing matte lipstick coming out.

Moisturizing AND matte?! It must be witchcraft!

Nope. It’s just science and the brains behind Bare Minerals.

In my past experience with matte lipsticks I would end up feeling my lips after a while. Like someone had just applied false eyelashes to them – you know that feeling of being aware of every blink when you first put them on? That’s it.

And on top that, the color would wear off like I had some kind of medical issue on my mouth.

This new liquid matte lipstick is amazing. It glides on (a little goes a long way), it stays on nicely and if you get a shade that’s a little bit pinker than your skin tone it looks like you’ve got soft Victoria Secret model lips.

The shade I’m wearing is “Swag” and oh, did I mention that this was 3 hours after I applied it during which time I worked out OUTSIDE. I’m just going to step away now and let you buy some for yourself…