My Favorite Summer Nail Polishes

With fall vastly approaching, I decided to share my favorite nail polishes of the summer.

Colors left to right: OPI's Too Hot Pink To Hold Em', Wet N' Wild's I Red a Good Book, Sally Hansen's Lacey Lilac, Sally Hansen's Pacific Blue, Essie's Stroke of Brilliance, Sally Hansen's Coral Reef, Rimmel's Rags to Riches.





DIY: Wedding Card Box

Here's another fun and simple DIY project, it's not beauty related but in lieu of the wedding season, I decided to share anyway.

My mom got married this weekend and I wanted to add a personalized touch to the wedding so I decided to make her a wedding card box.

Hope you guys enjoy!!

Materials I used:

(2) paper mache boxes

Glue gun

Self adhesive rhinestones

Self adhesive pearls

Ribbon

Scissors

Artificial sunflowers

(2) cans of black spray paint

Pre cut cardboard letters
Sand paper

Step 1: Begin by spraying an even coat of paint on the boxes and the lids.

Step 2: Once the paint dries, cut a slit on the top lid. (I don’t know the exact measurements however I used an actual card envelope as my reference). After cutting the slit, sand it smooth and touch it up with a little more paint.

Step 3: Once the paint dries again, glue the bottom of the top box to the top of the bottom lid…hope that wasn’t confusing.

Step 4: Cut a hole where the two glued boxes are joined togehter so the cards can fall from the smaller top box into the larger bottom box.

From here you can begin to decorate the box as you wish. The flowers of the wedding were sunflowers so I wanted to incorporate that flower as well as the color scheme onto my box.  

Step 5: I glued pre cut/decorated letters to the bottom box reading: CARDS.

Step 6: I applied the self adhesive pearls on top of the top lid.

Step 7: I traced the letter “T” (which is the initial of my mom’s new last name) with a pencil and applied the self adhesive rhinestones along the traced letter.

Step 8: I cut the stems off the sunflowers and glued the flowers to the bottom lid.

Step 9: Finishing the box off, I glued the yellow ribbon to the base of the top box.

 I loved the way the card box turned out and most importantly I’m glad I could create something special for such a memorable occasion.

If you have a wedding coming up or know someone getting married, give it a try!!

Bold, Colored Lips: HOT or NOT?

Once upon a time wearing a red lip was considered bold but now lips colors such as blue, green, and yellow are being worn. Is this hot or not? Would you wear it??

The Cosmetic Company Store

Hey guys!!

 Sorry I've been gone for sooo long but I'm baacck and boy do I have some great things to share with you!!

This week I spent a very relaxing family vacation in the Smoky Mountains in Gatlingburg, TN.

We decided to go to the outlet mall and I stumbled across a store called The Cosmetic Company Store. I never heard of this store before but when I went in I was pleasantly surprised.

It's a store that stocks discounted makeup, skincare, brushes, and perfume from the Estee Lauder line, such as Bobbi Brown and yes even MAC!!!

Of course I went directly to the MAC display. There I found many products from previous collections as well as products from their permanent line.

The store reminds me of a TJ Maxx for makeup. The products are the real thing and the prices are about 30% cheaper than retail price.

The Cosmetic Company Store are found in outlet malls, so if you don't have this store near you, look for one when you go out of town as this visit will definitely be worth your while.

Here's what I bought. Absolutely loving the 222 blending brush

Beautiful Textures Curl Control Defining Pudding Review

When it comes to hair styles and products I’m pretty low maintenance but I was in the mood to try something new. So I decided to try a twist out using the Beautiful Textures Curl Control Pudding.  The product is meant to define and elongate curls, coils, and waves. It’s also meant to control frizz.

 For starters, this product smells delicious!! It’s a tropical fruity scent that smells like heaven.

I wet and parted my hair in about 8 sections. I applied the the Curl Control with my fingers and  evenly distributed the product from the roots to the ends. I did a two strand twist and let it air dry overnight.

When I separated the twists, my waves were perfectly defined and moisturized. My hair was very soft and full of body, not crunchy at all.

I only used this product from the line as I didn’t  use any additional products from the line to get the results I got.

The Curl Control pudding is very affordable, I purchased it from Sally’s Beauty Supply for $6.99. Overall, I’m very pleased with the product and the results of my hair!!

Day 2 of the twist out and I did absolutely NOTHING to my hair the night before

Maybelline Dream Fresh BB Cream

You might've heard of BB creams and wondered what the heck they are. While I was at Sephora I noticed that Smash Box has a BB cream but I wasn't willing to try it for $32 without knowing anything about it first. I found out later that BB creams are also known as Blemish Balm which are highly popular in East and Southeast Asia. They were originally formulated to protect the skin after laser procedures and surgery, while also providing light coverage.

In 2011 the Western market began to formulate their BB creams excluding whitening properties, which is a main selling point in Asia.

Now that you have a little history on BB creams lets get down to the nitty gritty of the product.

I purchased the Maybelline BB cream at Walmart for $8.99

It claims to......

·         Create a natural glow

·         SPF 30 UV Protection

·         Compliments skin tone

·         Hydrates all day

·         Blurs imperfections

·         Oil free, non greasy

·         Looks visibly smooth

·         Feels fresh

To sum it up it’s a moisturizer, primer, foundation, and sunblock all wrapped in one.

There are only 5 shades available which makes matching your complexion pretty difficult especially for darker complexions. However I purchased the darkest shade of the line in Deep and it was a perfect match for me.

I wore this product for 5 days straight and in my personal opinion it was just alright. I do like the formula as it’s very lightweight and blends into the skin very smoothly.

The coverage is very sheer, reminds me of a water downed tinted moisturizer. It won’t conceal any major problems such as acne, dark spots, etc. But it does leave your face looking even and fresh.

When I applied the BB cream in the morning, I absolutely loved the way it looked on me but I knew that the determining factor in whether I liked this product would come down to oil control..and I have to say it failed big time!! The product left me more oily than I normally am throughout the day.

Since I don't like being a grease ball I have to give this product a thumbs down!!

How To Make Your Own Tinted Moisturizer

During the summer months I don’t wear as much foundation as I usually would during the fall/ winter months. Primarily it’s just too darn hot to have all that makeup on my face as I don’t want my makeup melting off (and I mean that literally). I like a fresh, light look for the summer, that’s why I love tinted moisturizers!!

You can actually make your own tinted moisturizer at home, all you need is a liquid foundation and facial moisturizer.

I usually use 2 pumps of moisturizer and 1 pump of foundation. However you can mix your concoction to your liking. If you want more coverage, you will use more foundation than moisturizer and vice versa.

Simply mix the two together and apply on your face.

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Couldn’t be any easier than that!!!