October Favorites

Hey Pretties! 
Hope you all are doing well! Can you believe it's mid November already? Everyone's already christmas shopping - I usually never even get started shopping until I am home from school in December. I sometimes get carried away when I find so many things I know my family and friends will like and love their reaction when they open it! So this happens....

Can any of you relate?

It also snowed here yesterday! I can't believe it...winter is here and I'm not prepared. 

Also I think I am going to do a Holiday Makeup gift guide post and my holiday wish list - sound interesting? Anyways here are some of my favorite things from the month of October - Enjoy! 

Limited Edition Maybelline NY Fashion Week Collection

Hi Cutie Pa-tooties! 
Sorry I have been a little MIA, my beautiful cousin got married last weekend (hooray and I did her makeup) and then my boyfriend was visiting me this weekend so October has been a little crazy. Also, graduation is quickly approaching - for those of you who don't know I will be graduating from college in December and I'm pretty excited.   Hope your life has been just as wonderfully busy or even relaxing! 
 Today's post is coming a tad late but better lat than never I say, I picked up a few  products from Maybelline's Limited Edition Collection for New York Fashion week and I have really been loving them so I wanted to share some swatches and opinions.

The Art of Concealing

Hi Beautifuls!
Hope everyone had a nice weekend!  I got to hangout with one of my best girlfriends and sneak some much needed relaxation in. As always, the weekend went by too fast and Monday is here again and I'm ready to start a fresh new week. 
Today's post idea came to me while I while I was talking to my Aunt last weekend as we were preparing for my beautiful cousin's bridal shower. Dark circles somehow came up in our conversation...probably because we all had lovely matching ones - keep in mind we also all have fair skin so our friendly circles show up like raccoon eyes in the night! Anyways, I brought up that she needed to get a yellow/peachy concealer for under her eyes because the yellow/peachy color would counter act the blue-ish/purple tones under the eyes. I told her to think of it just like the color wheel - a lesson on color I learned in my painting class. 

Green Concealer/Primer:
Ever wondered what that tube of green concealer was doing at the drugstore? If you look across the color wheel you will see that Red's compliment is green - so in order to help cover up red you want to put green on top. If you want to cover up your redder than rudolph's nose on christmas blemish (which I often do) just dab some green concealer on it, blend it out and then layer it with foundation or concealer that matches your skin! 
*Maybelline and NYX both have affordable green colored concealers.  It doesn't need to be expensive, you just want that green color to cover up the red! 

Yellow/Peachy Concealer:
Like you read above, the yellow/peachy toned concealers are to cover up the blues and purples in your under eye circles. Blues compliment is orange and Purple's is yellow so settling somewhere in between with peach or just yellow works perfectly! 
*Bobbi Brown calls these concealer colors in her collection 'correctors' and they are nice and creamy. NYX has great, affordable concealers in lavender, yellow, orange, and green. 

Purple Concealer/Primer: 
Lavender concealers or primers are usually used to brighten up sallow or dull looking skin. So if your complexion is looking just a bit 'blah' and needing to be brightened up a bit lavender colors are for you. 
*Almay and Stila make really neat primers that have these swirls of correcting colors in them so that it's an all in one product! Smashbox also makes the biggest variety of primers i've ever seen and has one for each of these correcting issues. I actually just purchased their new blemish healing primer and am really enjoying it so far. 
Hope this answered any questions you may have had about concealing, my painting class just reminded me once again why it's called makeup artistry. It's an art!
Have a fabulous Monday :)  hugs and 'coon' eyes, 

Em Michelle Phan Cosmetics Review: Lipstick, Eyeliner, Eye Shadow

Hey Peeps!
Today's review is about a few products from Michelle Phan's new makeup line Em. If you don't know who Michelle is, she is an wonderful You-Tuber who does makeup tutorials then started working for Lancome and now recently just released her own makeup line. Here is the link to her YouTube Channel if you would like to take a look! She is very inspiring and positive woman to look up to as a kick ass working women in the beauty industry! Which I dream of being one day - Here goes the review! 

I made my purchase while she was doing a special that you got any color eyeliner and lipstick plus a deluxe sample of one of her eyeshadow palettes for $27.50. I thought it was a pretty good deal and I wanted to try the line anyways. 

I chose: 

Waterliner intense color eyeliner in Bronze Kiss 

Lip Gallery creamy color classic lipstick in Misty Mauve 

Trial Size version of the Life Palette (3 eyeshadows, 1 lip color) 

Z Palette: How to Depot on Your Eyeshadows

Hi Beautifuls! 

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Today's post is to introduce you to my new space saving, organizing super hero of a makeup junkies best friend...and her name is the ZPalette . This is the absolute perfect way to customize your own palette whether you're traveling, on the go, or just wanting to organize your makeup. I don't know about you but I always seem to have trouble finding some of my favorite single eyeshadows when they are all jumbled up in my makeup bag - especially my MAC ones because the packaging looks the same!
So this past Saturday night I put on my cowgirl chaps, (jumped up and down just to put em' on) dug out my lasso and set forth on the mission  to wrangle the mess of eyeshadows lost in my collection. Okay, Okay so I don't really have chaps or a lasso but I DID have a pack of Angry Orchard cider and 'There's No Business Like Show Business' Marilyn movie to help me out during the process. 
Here's a little peek into my night :) 

Anyways, I gathered my MAC eyeshadows and some Urban Decay and theBalm cardboard palettes that I had wanted to depot and got started. 

You Will Need: 

Knife (I used pointed tweezers) 

Hair Straightener 

ZPalette (or a similar magnetic palette)

Magnetic Circles/Strips for the bottom of eyeshadows (ZPalette's come with a pack)

Eyeshadows that you want to Depot :)

Nude-a-Tude: Favorite Nude Lip Products

Hi Pretties! 
What's nude-a-tude you ask? Well you you can keep your clothes on because it's...
"The sassy, sexy feeling you get when you know you are sporting a perfect nude lip"

Obviously that's just MY 'dictionary' definition of it, but sometimes it can be so hard to find the right nude for your skintone or just personal preference. So today I have put together some of my favorite nude (pinky nude as well) lip products to help you out!  I even included my favorite, most cost friendly nude lip gloss you'll ever find! 
First the Lip Gloss!   

1. Bonne Bell LipLites in Cappuccino 

2. Buxom Lip Cream in White Russian 

3. Mally Beauty Lipgloss in Gorgelina

4. MAC Lipglass in Oyster Girl 

Now for the Lipsticks! 

1. MAC Creme D'Nude

2. MAC Hue

3. MAC Faux 

I know all the lipsticks are MAC but they are just such great quality and for $14 dollars I think I really good bang for your buck. I mean think about it you pay around $9 for a drugstore lipstick? Why not have it smell like yummy vanilla and have a FABULOUS color range at MAC!

Hope you all enjoyed! Have you tried any of these? 

Now go and get your Nude-a-Tude on this weekend ;) 

hugs and sassy nude lips, 

Easy, Cute Makeup Brush Storage

Hi Loves!
I'm sorry I've been MIA the past couple weeks, I just finally got moved in to my new place for the semester and working on settling in for my last semester of college! (can I get a woop woop)  But I'm going to be back at it now that i'm not a nomad for a while haha
Once I get my room all put away and finished I can share if you would like to see! 
Today's post is a quick look at my cute wallet friendly new makeup Brush storage.  Enjoy and Happy Thursday! The weekend is in sight! Have any fun plans?

Before: 
All mis-matchy and boring...

My Wallet friendly Finds:

- 2 Glass jars on clearance at TJ Maxx for $3.00

If you only knew how much I love sales, then you would know I danced a little in the store when I found them...

- Price friendly as whole bean coffee can be I think, found at Aldi (and I know I love coffee too and you think you're wasting the beans but it looks adorable and smells nice!) 

Voila: The Finished Product 

How cute and functional right? Now I'm not going to try to say I got this idea all on my own, I've seen plenty other beauty bloggers do it - but hey why not compliment them by doing it too! Also note that ALOT of my brushes are missing due to me arriving at the airport too late to check my bag and therefore My everyday makeup and brushed are in New Jersey. (Yeah I know it's funny) Let's just say putting mascara on for the first day of class without my eyelash curler was well a little crazy because my eyelashes were going every which way (they just had to act up because they new I didn't have my nifty torture tool, what sassy eyelashes I have)

I think I'll be posting my favorite Nude lip options next - stay tuned!

hugs and sassy lashes,

My First YouTube Video: Summer Glow

  Hi Loves!   Hope you are all doing well and getting excited for the weekend! I just wanted to share that I finally uploaded my very first video to YouTube (insert happy dance and yelling) So hope you enjoy! If you want, please go to my channel and subscribe! More videos to come! Also, let me know if you have suggestions for videos to come! What would you like to see?  

 

 

hugs and snook-less bronzed face,

 

Happy Thursday: the Balm is on Hautelook today

  Happy Thursday Peeps!   I just wanted to let everyone know that the Balm cosmetics is on Hautelook today and they have some awesome sale prices! They even have my favorite blush Frat Boy, which I mentioned here in my May favorites. It's the perfect natural peachy-pink! If you like the Balm, these prices are a steal so hurry and order before they sell out - Beauty product on Hautelook usually sell out quick!   If you don't know what Hautelook is, it's a Nordstrom company that has great sales on name brands from beauty, to clothes, to furniture, to getaways. Free to sign up!   Let me know if you get anything and what you think!  

I apologize for the language but I just thought it was so funny!     hugs and fraty blushing cheeks,  

Survival 101: I'm Stranded in the Airport

5 Things You Need While Stranded in the Airport

  

I went to visit my boyfriend in New Jersey this weekend, he just moved there for work (insert sighs and sad face). Any who, we had a fun filled weekend from his Bloomberg Office summer picnic to Target shopping for things for his room. I was supposed to fly out yesterday evening when all the flights going to Cincinnati were cancelled (as well as other surrounding connections) due to weather. Today, I was scheduled to fly out at 1:30pm welp that obviously didn't happen so here I am "stranded in the Newark airport" writing a little 'survival guide' for getting through your time at the airport. This could come in handy since flying is so unpredictable these days and it seems that Magic flying dragons are harder to find than I thought. Enjoy! 

1. Keep Calm 

I know traveling can be super frustrating but it really does help when you try to brush all the little problems of travel off and try to relax. People will be rude ( much as I experienced today ) but let's try to keep in mind the old' mantra of 'You catch more bees with honey' and stay polite and nice. Although there are times when if that's not working you might just have to put your 'stinger' on and get down right sassy! However, I would try to save you sass for desperate times. In the end your kindness could get you further than the sass monster next to you bossing the gate agent around. 

2. Food...Get in my Belly 

I got to the airport with my stomach rumbling today. So I grabbed a sandwich and then...I got stuck waiting for the next flight 5 hours later...so no I am snacking on trail mix and a Fuze drink. Nom Nom Nom - Yes the food is overpriced and yes there comes a point if your travel struggles where you just don't give a damn anymore. This girl needs to eat - especially when I'm bored and cold in the airport. Which brings me to my next must have...

3. Don't Fly Naked 

Okay, I know you're thinking..."Jess, well duh you can't go to the airport naked, are you some sort of animal." Well by Naked, I mean where something warm even if it's 100 degrees out or at least bring something to keep you warm. It's always cold in the airport and on the airplanes and there's nothing like being stuck inside a freezing metal bird in the sky and not being able to do anything about it. (Unless sky diving is an option - and you're up for the thrill) So today I'm lucky to have my boyfriend's sweatshirt and jeans on. If you have a neck pillow bring that too, I found a cool one that you could turn around and set your chin on in the store today - but I DO NOT need another pillow. 

4. Entertainment 

Whether it's trashy gossip magazines, a good book, computer or your phone...it's good to keep something with you that can make the time pass while you're waiting. Today, I have my handy dandy wing-woman...my laptop as well as some gossip magazines and of course the August 2013 Allure (this is a beauty focused blog isn't it? haha.) It just so happens that my magazines are quite British focused today - Kate Moss on the cover of Allure and of course cute little Prince George on the cover of People. Aw reminds me of how much fun I had on my study abroad trip to London! 

5. Something to charge your Electronics 

My phone battery seems to die so quickly lately (just because I have tons of apps running and social media up all the time woops haha.) So my Dad gave me this external charging thing for my phone for my trip that I can plug it in on the go and charge it! It's genius, I just carry it around in my purse - definitely getting myself one of these. If you don't have one, no worries, most airports have charging stations with plugs and USB connections. But please just bring something in your purse or guys..your carry on so that you can call someone if you need. Payphone...wait do they even exist anymore? Haha but really you don't see them very often and I can't remember anyones number anyways. 

Oh! Looks like we might be boarding! Wish me luck! 

Hope you enjoyed this post! Comment below on any travel tips that you have! 

hugs and airport people watching, 

Studio Gear: Review

Hi Pretty People!

Hope everyone is having a wonderful Friday, it's nice and sunny here.

I had the opportunity to review some products from the makeup company Studio Gear - so today's post is about my thoughts and swatches on the products I tested myself.

Disclaimer: The following samples were sent to me, however, all opinions are my own and 100% honest thoughts on the products. I will never say I like something that in reality do not like myself and would use. I am always open to any opportunities that allow me to keep my readers updated on all the new/upcoming brands and products happening in the beauty world!

Now that we got that little disclaimer over with - let's move on to the review and swatches!

Products I received:

Studio Gear CC Cream in Natural

Cream to Powder Blush in Natural Rose

Eye Pencil in Midnight Blue

Studio Impactful Pro T.L.S Mascara

 

My Birchbox: July '13

Happy Friday Pretties!!!  

  Thank goodness it's Friday and there will be sleeping in tomorrow right? Who's with me? Yeee Haaa!!! (obviously can't contain my excitement)   Today's post is to show what I got in my July Birchbox! I haven't tried everything yet, but I will check back in when I do to tell you what I thought of everything. I thought these might be a neat way to share what everyone got since a few people I know got a variety of things that I didn't - Enjoy your weekend!  

 

   

  I'm really excited to try the Balm blush and see it's wearing power and the Birchbox bobbie pins are adorable!!!   What did you get in your Birchbox? Do you subscribe do any other sample subscriptions? What did you think about them?     hugs and weekend giddy,  

Maybelline Fit Me Shine-Free Foundation: Review

Happy Monday Everyone! 
I know it's the usual dreaded day of the week but... let's try to stay positive and be thankful we are alive and kickin'! 

WHOO HOO! Let's kick Monday's ass!

Today's post is a review on Maybelline's new Fit Me Shine-Free stick foundation

 (I know it's a mouthful) 

Maybelline Fit Me Shine-Free Foundation in shade 130 Buff Beige

Coverage: Light to buildable Medium

What Maybelline Says: 

WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT

Get flawless, shine-free skin instantly and on-the-go for tailor-made mattifying coverage. The anti-shine core has ultra-lightweight powders built in to the stick foundation to instantly dissolve excess oil. Available in 12 oil-free shades.

FOR BEST RESULTS

Apply to your face and blend evenly with your fingertips.

Skin Type: For oily skin, it has a Anti-Shine Core that is supposed to help prevent excess oil throughout the day. 

My Overall Thoughts: 

Overall, I enjoyed this foundation. I think the coverage leans more towards light and sheer and it doesn't build easily as other foundation. It's great for summer because the anti-shine core help keep excess oil away through the day! I do think it actually worked too, usually by mid day my t-zone will be pretty oily and I noticed that my forehead and chin area had less than usual when I wore this. I don't think i'm too impressed with the wear of the actual foundation as far as coverage goes. I could see some of my blemishes peeking out mid day.

This foundation would be great for people who don't need a lot of coverage and just want to even out their skin tone. Also, obviously people who have oily skin or T-zones and want to use something to prevent excess shine. 

The color matched me perfectly for summer and they have 12 shades total! I'm still not a huge fan of the stick foundation and applying it straight to my face from the tube. However, this is great for people on the go or those of you who don't like a lot of fuss when it comes to makeup. You grab it, put it on your face and blend it in with your fingers...fuss free! 

I tried a couple different ways of blending and did find that fingers or a sponge were the best ways to applying it since it's not liquid it can be harder to spread around your face so the warmth of your fingers help during the blending process. 

Have you tried this foundation, what did you think? Do you like stick foundation or other formulas better? Leave comments below, I love reading them!

Have a fabulous Monday lovelies! 

Hope this review helped :) 

hugs and oil free t-zones,

June 2013 Favorites!

Hi Loves! 
Hope everyone had a nice holiday weekend and fourth of July - and for those of you not in America, I hope you just enjoyed your weekend! Today I want to share some of my favorites products from the month of June - which flew by way to fast by the way, anyone else think so too?

June Favorites 

1. Supergoop CC Cream - Love this stuff! Glides on super smooth and adds just enough coverage for my liking for the day, plus suncreen and correcting benefits! You can read my review on it here. Great for summer because it's self adjusting (and actually works) since you're always changing color in the summer, no more buying and mixing foundations! 
2. Loreal Nourishing Leave-In Spray - My new found wallet friendly alternative to my holy grail It's a 10 leave in spray. While I think I have to use a little more in my hair for it to detangle I think it works great! I think I'll save my expensive stuff for a couple times a week and stick to using this on the other days to save some money. Oh! I also can't even begin to tell you and describe how good this stuff smells - you're just going to have to sniff test it in store to find out what I'm talking about! 
3. Johnson's Melt Away Stress Lotion - I spotted this precious purple bottle of wonder in the travel sized section in Target a few weeks ago and snatched it up! If you know me then you know Lavender and Chamomile are my absolute favorite relaxing combination, so this lotion was an answer to my lotion prays. (I don't really pray about lotion haha) It's nice and light and the name "Melt Away Stress" sounded appealing because I've been a bundle of crazy the past month - I wonder if it comes in gallons? I suggest you try it and rub your worries away!
4. MAC Paint Pot in Bare Study - I've been using this a lot lately under my shadows and just alone on my lid when I'm in a hurry. It's a quick way to brighten up the eyes without using multiple products. I've also recently been eye-balling Bobbi Browns cream shadows - has anyone tried them before? 

5. Boots No. 7 Perfectly Bronzed Beads - I've been loving this to add a little color and glow o my face. I take a fluffy brush and apply it in the hallows of my cheeks (make the fishy face and apply it lightly starting from about half way up from the corner of your mouth) These beads are the perfect tones of browns and beiges so that you don't look orange. 

6. SUGAR Shine Lip Treatment by Fresh - I love this stuff, if you've never tried the balm version of this stuff from Sephora you're missing out! It has a refreshing lemon flavor, which you may think - Why would I want my lips to taste like dishwashing soap? Somehow the lemon is wonderful and refreshing on the lip, and now Fresh has made their fantastic balm into this beautiful gloss! Very moisturizing and the wear is long too! 

Well that's all for now! 

Have you tried any of these products, what did you think of them?

Don't forget to follow me on Bloglovin' and my Facebook Page! 

hugs and worry free lotion, 

Bahama Mama

Hey pretties! 
So I JUST read that google reader actually went away TODAY for good! I didn't think they were actually getting rid of it, just rumored for a long time. So I would love if you would follow me on Bloglovin', Facebook, or Twitter! I'l put the links below or on the right side of my blog I have all my social media links! (the heart is bloglovin') I wish they would just keep good reader but oh well, it's gone bye bye!
Also, I am currently on vacation with my family in the Bahamas (hence the Bahama Mama post title) and won't be posting any beauty posts until I return home this weekend! 
We will talk beauty again when I get back! :) Can't wait!!!

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hugs and sun burnt ouchies,

Jess Lately

Hi Peeps!
I saw a post like this on someone else's blog (which one escapes me at the moment, I apologize) but I really enjoyed looked at their life in pictures. So I thought that I would start something called 'Jess Lately' since I take so many pictures, it's a nice way to visually share what I've been up to! Let me know if you like the idea, Enjoy!  Hope everyone had a nice weekend! :) 


*captions go from top left, top right, bottom left, and bottom right 

1. Me and my girls in Daytona Beach, FL

2. Precious car I have my eyes on tee hee

3. Scary owl we bought to scare the birds away

4. Me and my man out in Cincinnati 

1. My sweet pup, Delilah, being sleepy

2. E-card I found on facebook that is so true (Any Disney lovers?)

3. Canoe trip this past weekend

4. Me and my boy before we hit the water to canoe 

1. My smiling breakfast my amazing Dad made me 

2. Little funny souvenir I found in the Cincinnati airport, yummy?

3. NYC poster I found in the airport when I landed 

4. Throw back pic of me and Dad for Father's Day  

Now I'm sitting on the couch with my pups and watching a documentary tribute to the Queen! Wish I had some delicious tea while watching it ! 
Oh, and thank you to all my beautiful readers and 63 followers! I am blown away and blessed to have you all read my ramblings and thank you so very much. You keep me posting, I enjoy it so much and you're making my dreams come true just by reading. :)

hugs and princess tiaras,

My Summer Cubical Life: Self Tanner Galore

Hi lovelies, 
So you are probably wondering by the title why I'm living in a cube? Well maybe you read before that I have a full-time summer internship this summer and well I'm still getting used to life in the cube. Don't get me wrong, I love my internship!!! It's the whole stuck inside all day thing when the sun is shining thing that is getting to me. I'm sure many of you reading this have full-time big girl and big boy jobs, so you know very well that the 'cube life' (even if you're not sitting in a cube, we're still going to go ahead and call inside the cube life - it just sounds much cooler than...'I work inside a building that keeps me from basking in the sun') 
Hence, I am writing this post to tell you about two of my favorite self tanners that I use to keep me from looking like Caspers girlfriend all summer long.

St. Tropez - I love this Bronzing mousse because it gives a really true brown color that looks real and not live you spent the night before rubbing poo colored mousse all over your body. (which in reality is what you did, but hey no one has to know that) I usually make sure I exfoliate really well before putting it on so that the color doesn't gather in dry spots. Then, I sleep in it because you can't get wet for at least 4 hours after you put it on. It doesn't run onto your sheets or anything as long as you let it dry before crawling into bed! One thing to be aware though is that it does dry very quickly, so do sections of your body at a time. It goes on super easy, and a little goes a long way so be careful when pumping out a big ole handful. The smell isn't bad at all either, it really just smells like sunscreen. Some people use mits for your hands but I just make sure I wash my hands RIGHT AFTER and scrub with an exfoliator and lots of soap! Lemon juice works well too if you need to get the snookie out of your hands or spots on your body.
Sun Lab - This is a lotion consistency so for people who don't like the feeling of a mousse this is the tanner for you. It smells AMAZING, like almond cherry I think i've decided - there is no self tanner smell what so ever!!! Which is fabulous in my mind. You also want to wait before putting on your clothes right away after putting this on, like 10 min or so. I like this one because I can put it on and leave the house and let it sit all day, it doesn't make you look 'dirty' like the St. Tropez can before washing the top layer off. So this one is nice for self tanner beginners because it's a lot like lotion, but you do want to make sure you rub it in evenly or else you will have spots! 
What are you favorite self tanners? Have you ever tried these?
hugs and cube life, 

Miss Bloggy got a Makeover!!!

Hi lovelies! 
Just wanted to make a quick post showing off my blogs new beautiful makeover!  How lovely does it look? The beautiful Valerie from Scribbles of Valerie designed it for me, and I am in love! She did a super amazing job and was so easy to work with and describe my vision to. You should definitely check her out! 
New post coming soon! 
What do you think of my blogs makeover?

hugs and blog makeover giddy,

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