eSalon First Impression

Hair is the best accessory. In my opinion your look isn't complete without your hair done. You can have the cutest outfit on, but if your hair isn't done the look won't flow together.

I am constantly changing my hair. Whether I'm styling, coloring, or cutting I always get bored with my hair. I am always researching and testing out new products and techniques. I first heard of eSalon from Silvia Reis, one of my favorite YouTubers.. I love getting inspiration and learning new techniques from her hair videos. eSalon is an online salon for us at-homers! They sell salon quality products at an amazing price. I got hair dye, shampoo & conditioner, and a hair mask for only $25!! That is insane for hair products and hair color these days. Unless you go to the drugstore and use box dye which we all know can be very damaging for our hair. But trust me I have been in a pinch before where drugstore was as good as it was going to get.

So far I have tested out the hair color, and conditioner. First off the smell of these products is to die for!!!! I don't know about you but I am a sucker for good smelling products. I have very dry, over processed hair so when I buy conditioners I look for repairing, hydrating, and color safe products. The At Full Strength Conditioner is exactly what my hair needs in a conditioner. I like to massage the product throughout my hair, but focusing on the ends. That's where the most damage is. I leave my conditioner in for 3-5 minutes and usually take that time to shave and exfoliate. This conditioner really hydrated my hair. I only used it once so far so I don't have too much of a review on it right now but in the next few weeks I will continue to test it out and then, I'll give you guys a full review.

The custom colored hair dye was what really drew me in to eSalon. My hair is over processed and dry so it can be resistant to color. I am currently obsessed with Blue Black so that has been my end goal when coloring my hair. The color I was using before faded extremely fast.. eSalon has you fill out a survey about your hair and then I uploaded a picture of my current hairdo lor to get the best result. I then chose Soft Blue Black. My hair took really well to the color, it is very deep black with a tinge of blue. I let my hair dry overnight to really be able to see the color. Overall I like the color, it is definitely blue black! I think with a few more dyes I will achieve the color I really want. The color was very easy to blend throughout my hair when applying. It was also really cool how all I had to do was put the two bottles into my bowl and mix.

Once I style my hair I will post an updated hair picture for you all to see the color! Typically after coloring my hair, I try not to use heat for a few days... but I'm pretty excited about this color so I may just have to break my rule. 😘

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Soft Bridal Smokey Eye

My beautiful cousin is getting married this August, so we decided to do some soft glam to give her some ideas for her wedding! I am so in love with how this look came out! 

I started with the eyes today so I was able to wipe off any shadow fallout. Using my favorite eye palette, I put Flower Child in the crease with my blending brush linked in my previous post. Then I packed Charmer on the lid to brighten the eye. With another favorite palette, I mixed Mousse and Truffled and blended it into my crease to darken it. Then I wanted to finish the shadows with this shadow. To finish the look I smoked out brown eyeliner in her upper lashline to enchance her lashes. Lastly, I smoked out Mousse and Truffle in the lower lash line. My go to mascaras are in my previous blog post.

I prepped Alex's face with this Too Faced primer! It really hydrates the face, and the coconut smell is really refreshing! 

After I primed her face, I made a little cocktail on my hand of this foundation and this liquid highlighter. Then applied it to her face and blended it out with my sponge. Make sure your dampen your sponge before using, it helps blend and soak up and excess product. 

For her brows I kept the shape, I just extended the tail with pomade. And set the hairs with gel.

To highlight her face I start with applying Urban Decay concealer under her eyes (in a upside down triangle), bridge of her nose, and on her forehead. I also use my sponge to blend this in. Before blending, I dampen my sponge again.. make sure you ring out any excess water. Then I set the highlighted areas with setting powder. 

I lightly contoured with medium cocoa and warmed up the face with hourglass bronzer. For the contour I used the ita brush and for the all over bronzer I used BOBBI BROWN bronzer brush. 

For the lips I applied snow cap and topped it with So Cute Kylie Gloss. 

To set the look I used smashbox primer water. 

Amra Olević Inspired Eye

Amra Olević is one of my favorite makeup artists out there.. if you don't already you need to follow her on instagram.. she has one of the most talented artists out there! I always get inspired by her looks so today I decided to recreate this smokey eye. We both used the Tartelette in Bloom Palette. This palette is my new go!! The shadows are so pigmented and cream so they are super blendable!! You can get it Here! With my blending brush I blend Jetsetter into my crease. When I blend Jetsetter into my crease.. I do "windshield" wiper motions to blend it all throughout my crease. Then I blend Activist and Smokeshow into the outer corner of my eye. shadow brush I tap Rocker onto the lid.

After my eyeshadow is all blended, I add a small wing to enchance my lashes and eye. One of my favorite liquid eyeliners is this one. This eyeliner does not budge and is very black. A good drugstore liquid eyeliner is this one.

I like my lashes extremely long and full of volume! So my go to lash routine is to start with this serum. I let that dry for a minute or two and usually fill in my brows real quick, then I first use this mascara and then finish with this mascara.

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Gimme That Glow: Favorite Highlighters & Bronzers

Hello my loves!!
So for some reason my iPad isn't letting me upload my new video onto my channel 😣 I decided to post up on my blog until I can figure out what's going on.. I promise once I get my iPad working, I will be uploading asap!!!!!! 🎥🎥🎥

SOOOO today I will be posting up my favorite thing about makeup.. That Summer G L O W 🌞🌞
As you all know, I am o b s e s s e d with anything that glows, shimmers, sparkles, shines, you name it...if it's glitter and glowy, I'm gonna try it!

Here are my go to products to create this look! Starting in order that I put it on my face.

 Josie Maran Argan Tinted Moisturizer in Medium 1: I blend this out with my damp beauty blender for a dewy finish. This product is my HOLY GRAIL!!! This has a medium coverage, and is made with Argan Oil which is great for your skin.. And hair!


 BECCA Shimmering Skin Perfector in colors Opal and Rose Gold: These highlighters are A. M. A. Z. I. N. G!!!! They are so pigmented and creamy...especially for a pressed powder! They are a bit pricey ($38), but are SO worth the price! I wear Opal on a daily basis, it is the perfect champagne shimmer!  And some days when I want to really glow, I will wear both 😍


 Too Faced Cocoa Contour Palette in Medium and Dark Cocoa: First off..who doesn't love makeup that smells like chocolate?! Ahhh every time I use it I smell like sweet chocolate, it smells so good I wanna eat it. But don't worry I won't! I mix these two colors together for the perfect color all around my face..then I will take the darker shade and contour.


 Smashbox Primer Water: I got this on my previous Sephora haul and I am definitely loving it! It's a setting spray so once you finish your makeup you spritz it on the face and it sets your makeup and gives you a little glow 🌞 A cheaper alternative, not a dupe! But a drugstore setting spray I love is NYX Setting Spray Dewy Finish.



What are some of your go to products?! Any requests on a post?! Will be posting my Spring Lip Collection next 💋


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Make Up Haul #2!

So this week I have been going crazy with make up hauls.. A little over board but you can never have enough make up ;) 

This week I got some great new products! Some I have tried and absolutely loved, some not so much.. And others I haven't had the chance to try yet! 

AHHH come to mama!!! <3

So I will start off with my fave NYX! 

OF COURSE I had to get some more lip products.. Since you all know I am turning into a Lipstick Queen.. (Or maniac haha) As you all know I LOVE LOVE the soft matte lip creams.. So I added a few more to my collection! I also tried the Butter Gloss and instantly fell in love! It feels amazing on your lips! The one down fall is it doesn't last to long.. But it's super easy to apply so I don't mind :) and lastly, I got a butter lipstick which I also loooovee! NYX has the best smoothest lip products.. They feel soo good on and also leave your lips silky smooth ;) 

Here are the swatches of this weeks finds! I really love the colors on the left! The ones on the right I'm not too sure about because I like having a bold lip. Amsterdam and Milan are both the soft matte lip creams. Tiramisu is the butter gloss. And Pops is the butter lipstick.

For my other NYX products, I got the Matte Finish Setting Spray (absolutely love it and works amazing and feels refreshing when applying!) for those of you who don't know what this product is.. It's a spray you put on after you are done with your make up. It keeps your make up lasting all day and also hydrates you! I also got the HD Studio Photogenic finishing powder (this is very light weight and is a great way to set in your highlighting and contouring.. Or concealer a and foundations in general) I also got the Rose Garden blush. It is such a beautiful shade and gives the perfect touch. Definitely one of my favorite blushes! It is also light weight which you know is a big thing for me! And lastly, I got the Eyebrow Crayon which I'm surprised I fell in love because the crayon is a little bigger then what I like but the color goes great with my brows and it lasts all day! I got it in the color dark brown. 

I really like to stick with the drugstore products, one because I am just starting out.. And two because honestly they work just as well as the expensive kinds. (Well some do!) but I do have my eye on a few expensive products which you will hopefully see in the near future ;)

Next I got a few L'Oreal products. I really like L'Oreal's foundations and concealers.. They work really well with my skin type and skin tone. I got new foundations to try out on my new craze highlighting and contouring. I have always loved the true match collection so I got true match creamy natural C3 for my all around foundation.. And true match powder C6 soft stable for my contouring.. I'm not too sure if I like the powder contouring, I think I get better results with my contouring true match crayon concealer in medium/deep. (I feel like creams last longer than the powders)

I have heard some great things about the L'Oreal Revitift Moisture Blur so I decided to give it a try. I was in the market for a new face moisturizer and stumbled upon this. I love how light weight it is and it makes your skin so soft and hydrated which I love so much.. But my skin may be having a reaction to it so I may not be able to use it anymore.. (Which makes me super sad since it's such a great moisturizer!)

Now onto Maybelline!

My new obsession is lipstick and my favorite colors in lipsticks are bold dark colors, like Browns and reds.. And Maybelline has AMAZING colors which makes me so so happy because it has been hard to feel the colors I have been looking for! 

This is the Buff collection and I am love with the colors. My absolute favorite is Espresso Exposed! I'm sure you will be seeing me wearing this often ;) These lipsticks feel amazing on. They are creamy and ahh just beautiful pigment <3  And of course I had to get some lip liners to go with my new lipsticks! I got Toast and Rose and both are the perfect color for these beauties.

Well that's all for this Make Up Haul! I hope you enjoyed and got some inspiration to start adding to your collection! I am still working on getting that Contour and Highlight video up!! (My iPad is driving me nuts! I so need another MacBook) I promise I didn't forget about the video, I will have it up as soon as it can <3