May Favorites!

Hi Pretties!  

Welp, I guess two weeks into June is a good time to share my May favorites huh? 

I just wanted to create a little suspense, but maybe I took it too far haha

Here they are some of my favorites of May - Enjoy! 

1. Mally Blush Brush - I got this brush when I ordered her shimmer, shape, and glow set. Which it turned out to be just okay, the blush isn't very pigmented but the shimmer is nice! Anyways this brush has the perfect amount of fluffiness (which is of course the best descriptive technical term for fluffy bristles) that allow you to lightly place the blush on your cheeks without going 'wind burn from skiing' cheek overboard! It also has a nice weight to the handle and it very nice quality in my opinion. I also just love Mally! I highly suggest you follow her on instagram, she's a very inspirational, positive business woman. 

2. Garnier Skin Renew Anti Dark Circle Roller & EcoToos Airbrush Concealer Brush - 

The Garnier Dark Circle Roller is a product that I have recently rediscovered, and have really been loving and using a lot. This version of the de-puffing/anti-dark circle roller has a light concealer in it as well to help cover the dark circles. I like this because it covers and glides on the under eye area without having you tug and pull to blend it in. Since the under eye area is such think, fragile skin you never want to be tugging at your eye - no one wants to have loosy goosy saggy eyes later in life. So no tugging! ;D The EcoTools brush is perfect for blending it in after you roll it on under your eye, they were a match made in heaven.

3. MAC Tempting Eyeshadow - This has been my 'go to' quick eyeshadow the past month. It's a lustre formula and leaves a beautiful bronze shimmer behind. Just one swipe of this, a little eyeliner and mascara and you've got yourself a full eye look! The bronze color is perfect for summer and looks great on all eye colors and skin tones. It really makes blue eyes POP! 

4. Bobbi Brown Shimmer Brick in Beige - This product is amazing! It leaves a perfect glowy finish without making your face look like the disco ball from your middle school skate night. I use a medium sized stippling brush and swirl it around to mix all the the strips of colors and then apply it to the tops of my cheek bones, down the center of my nose, and little on the chin and forehead. The only thing about this product is that it's very pricey - $42 for this baby! However, it lasts a lifetime - I've had this same shimmer brick since for 5 years and there is still plenty left!!! So if you feel like treating yourself, I highly recommend it.

5. The Balm Frat Boy Blush - I got this when the Balm re-launched their website and had their 50% off sale. I had seen it before on other blogs and decided to give it a try since they were having the sale. I'm sure glad I did because I have basically used this blush and this blush only for the past month and half! It's the perfect, natural peachy pink flush of color. 

Top Left: Bobbi Brown Shimmer Brick In Beige Top Right: The Balm Frat Boy Blush Bottom: MAC 'Tempting' eyeshadow

Hope you enjoyed reading about some of my favorite products of May!

I'm thinking about doing an updated skin care routine soon and maybe I'll make it a video! I'm working on getting a new camera right now that I can film with!

Any request on what you would like to read about next?!
Let me know in the comments, I enjoy reading them so much :)


hugs and glowy cheeks,

Jess xx 

September Favorites!

Happy October!

I love fall weather and the smell of fall candles, my favorite is leaves from Bath and Body Works! The name gets me every time, because I think of crunchy fall leaves and then the scent and they just don't go together. I think my roomates and I are planning on carving pumpkins, eating tons of carmel apples and maybe some haunted houses? :O

Anyways here are some of my favorite products from the month of September! 

1. Revlon PhotoReady Airbrush Mousse Foundation

Right out of the bottle

After swiping my finger over it 

At first mousse foundation sounded kind of weird to me so when this first came out I didn't not want to try it. However, after my friend let me try some of her mousse makeup from a different brand I thought I would give this a go. It's light to medium coverage and because it's Revlon's PhotoReady collection it does have very fine light diffusing shimmers in it, it doesn't seem noticeable or bother me. The only this about this is that you have to be careful to push the button down carefully or else you will get enough foundation for five faces! A little goes a long way. I like this for when I want more coverage on the weekends or i'm going out!

2. Bare Minerals Original foundation 

I used to use bare minerals when I was in high school but then ventured out to try different brands. I just recently picked this up at Ulta because my face has been breaking out and I wanted something that covered and would be gentle on my skin. They have added a variety of shades since I use to use it and i'm really glad I picked this up because it covers AMAZING and perfect for everyday  when you're in a hurry to dust some on.

3. Anastasia Brow Wiz Eyebrow Pencil

Retractable Pencil on left and spool on right  

 Brow Wiz in Medium Ash

Filling in your brows can make a HUGE difference!!! You don't have to draw them on like tiny lines, but just coloring in parts that the hair is sparse and defining them can really frame your face and complete a look. I love this pencil because it goes on very natural and with just a light touch you get the  perfect amount of color. The picture makes this look a lot more red than it really is, in person it's more ash. I did find that this might be a little too dark for parts of my brow so I might look into picking up on shade lighter. Oh, and don't forget the spooly on the end is awesome to blend everything out at the end!

4. Benefit Boiing Industrial Strength Concealer 

Like I said i've been breaking out and this has been my go to concealer to cover up blemishes this past month. It really covers and stays put! 

5. MAC Eyeshadow (Tempting) and NARS Eyeshadow (Cyprus)

Right: MAC Tempting Left: NARS Cyprus

Tempting is a gorgeous red bronze color with a lustre finish. I've been using this all over the lid for the start to a pretty bronze smoky eye. Cyprus is a light beige/gold color with shimmer, it's really pretty all over the lid and in the inner corner of the eye.

6. Vaseline Lip Therapy and Maybelline Baby Lips Balm

I've been using the Vaseline Lip Therapy more at night before bed because it's a lot thicker and you have to apply it with your finger out of the cute little tub. I actually JUST got the Baby Lips the other day at CVS because all my roommates have it and love it, but I thought I would add it in here because i'm already obsessed with it and carry it everywhere. (I think it smells like fruit pebbles!?)

7. Make Up Forever Smoky Lash Mascara 

This is my second tube of this mascara. I originally bought it with a gift card to Sephora from my amazing girlfriends for my birthday! I always wanted to try it but couldn't see spending that much on mascara. Well I ran out and went ahead and splurged this summer, it's just perfect because it does everything it says it does VOLUME, LENGTH, and CURL!!! I've found mascara that volumizes  and lengthens but never holds curl as well as this! 

Hope you Enjoyed seeing some of my favorite things from September! 

Have you tried any of these products? What did you think about them or do you want to try them?

Thanks for Reading! 

Jess 

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