This month has been a long month for me. There was a lot of challenges and hurdles but I’m happy to say I made it through. School has me so tired and busy. It’s hard making time to pamper myself like I use too. Time management is my new goal but, that’s a discussion for another day. Let’s get into this month’s beauty haul.
Fenty Beauty! I was so excited when Rihanna graced us with 40 different shades of foundation. I couldn’t wait to go Sephora. I was matched with my perfect shade on the first try. I’m in the color 430. There’s so many videos and blog reviews on this foundation. Of course, I had to share my thoughts on the product. I can honestly say, I love it! It’s very light weight and has a matte finish. In my opinion its medium to full coverage. This foundation is perfect for my oily skin beauties. If you have normal to dry skin like myself moisturize, moisturize and moistirize before applying!
Renewing Argan Oil Of Morocco Weightless Healing Dry Oil
Who doesn’t love oil. My hair absorbs this oil like a sponge. It gives my roots and ends everything that it needs. I hate that I go through the bottle so fast. When I apply it to my hair it doesn’t feel shiny or oily. Beauties, am I the only person who hates having oily hands after touching your hair? With this oil you don’t have to worry about that happening. Unfortunately, it only comes in this size. It’ll forever be a monthly favorite.
Another Fenty beauty product! I decided to try her lip gloss because, you can’t go wrong with gloss. Just as expected I loved it. It’s not a gloss that have to purchase again. I own plenty of lip gloss that works just as good as this one. It’s still a great lip gloss and I’ll definitely recommend it.
Another foundation. I’ve watched many reviews on this foundation and I finally decided to try it out. Looking for my shade was quite difficult. There were many shades but of course not for my skin tone. I wouldn’t consider my actual skin tone to be cappuccino but that’s the shade that matched my skin. I’ve only worn this foundation a few times and so far so good. I’m excited to continue to play with this foundation.
LOTTA BODY
Wrap Me Foaming Mousse
Lotta Body products smell so good. I swear everything that I buy from this brand is amazing. I like to use this product on my hair when it’s in a particular protective style like it is now. It’s also great for many natural hair styles. It’s very inexpensive.
These makeup remover towelettes get’s the job done. I hate I didn’t find out about them sooner. I typically prefer to buy makeup wipes that aren’t scented but these smell so good. Most importantly the towelettes does not irritate my skin. So far it’s been apart of my daily cleansing routine.
I received this mascara in my October Ipsy subscription. This is why I love/hate Ipsy, they send you bomb sample size products; knowing you’re going to purchase the full size. It’s definitely worth it. This mascara gives my lashes the volume that I love. It’s my new favorite. I’ve used it everyday since I received in the mail.
I hope you enjoyed this blog!
What are your beauty favs this month?
Words from the Wise:
“Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life — think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success.”
— Swami Vivekananda
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I’m back this week with my favorite drugstore Lip Gloss. This is another product one of my friends introduced me to. I was in Kroger’s on the cosmetic aisle looking for some lip gloss when my friend suggested that I try Revlon Super Lustrous Lip Gloss. I’m so glad I listened. I fell in love as soon as I applied the very first coat.
You’re guaranteed to find empty tubes of lip gloss all over my house and car. Before I wore makeup, lip gloss was the only makeup item I had. I have huge lips, with that being said I’m very particular in what kind of lip gloss that I purchase. I mainly, look for moisture, texture and thickness (Thick enough to last) . I don’t mind paying no more than $15 for a great tube of lip gloss, but in this case I paid less than $6. Revlon Super Lustrous Lip Gloss met all of my requirements. With just two coats my juicy lips are set! For the price, it lasted as long as I needed it to.
This lip gloss works well as a top coat over your lip stick and alone. I love how inexpensive it is. Every girl needs a great tube of lip gloss.
There’s a huge variety of shades. Here’s my Top four.
Solar Coral
Pink Pop
Super Natural
Desert Spice
This Lip Gloss is priced at $5.97 at your local Walmart.
What’s your ride or die Lip Gloss?
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Words from the wise:
“Sadness gives depth. Happiness gives height. Sadness gives roots. Happiness gives branches. Happiness is like a tree going into the sky, and sadness is like the roots going down into the womb of the earth. Both are needed, and the higher a tree goes, the deeper it goes, simultaneously. The bigger the tree, the bigger will be its roots. In fact, it is always in proportion. That’s its balance.” – Osho
BOOK OF THE MONTH!!
Who doesn’t love a great book. For my readers out there, I decided to do a monthly book club. Each month I’ll post a different book.
This Month’s book will be
The Queen Code
Authored by Canecia N Davis
Edition: 1
Join in the lives of three beautiful women going through the trails of of friendships, relationships , self-worth and beauty.
Here’s how you can order your copy of this book. You can also download it on Kindle.
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I enjoy going to my local beauty supply store or Target and etc., to pick up new inexpensive foundations and concealers and many other products. It’s exciting! There’s always something new and most importantly affordable. I’m very frugal. Every Sunday you can catch me in a thrift store. I would rather buy affordable options for products that I know I’ll be using on a daily basis.
BUT!
Just like any other girl! I do lust over high-end products. I go by the saying “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”. My drug store products hasn’t failed me yet! Even though, I feel that way I wouldn’t mind indulging in a few luxury makeup products. Am I the only one who has a high end makeup Wish list. My list consist of a high-end makeup products that I could never force myself to buy. A girl can dream.
Here’s a few products from my Luxury/ High-end Makeup Wish List:
1. Limited-edition tarteist™ Contour palette version III
“The beautiful thing about growth is ability to see our changes.” -Unknown
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While reading a few beauty blogs, I came across the Low Budget and High end tag. I wasn’t nominated to do this tag so I nominated myself. I would love for you beauties to join me in answering the questions below.
Q: Do you have more low budget or high end products in your makeup collection?
A: Low Budget
Q: Low Budget or High-end Mascara?
A: Low Budget! I can’t push myself to pay more than $10 for mascara, even then I don’t want too.
Q: Low Budget or High-end Foundation?
A: Low Budget again. I own a lot of low budget foundations that I’m obsessed with.
Q: Low Budget or High-end Eye Shadow Palettes?
A: High-end, It can be hard finding a good low budget eye shadow.
Q: Which product do you always buy from a high-end brand?
A: Setting Powder
Q: Which product do you always buy from a low budget brand?
A: Concealer
Q: What product did you use to buy High-end, but you have you now switched out for a budget variety?
A:Lip stick, I started out buying high end lipstick until I found a huge variety of low budget lipstick that last just as long as high-end.
Q: Why doesn’t this product have a low budget equivalent?
A: I don’t have one
Q: There is no luxury makeup product that can hold a candle to this budget product?
A: If I had to choose one, I would say liquid eye liner.
Q: Would you rather spoil yourself with 10 cheap items or 1 expensive item?
A: 10 cheap items. I can do more with those 10 items then I could with that 1 expensive item.
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“When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world.” -George Washington Carver
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This weeks Friday Feature is my monthly Ipsy Subscription box. I heard about Ipsy from friends who also subscribe and pinterest. I’ve been getting Ipsy subscriptions for almost a year now. I love this glam bag! With that being said, I had to share this with you beauties.
Ipsy is a monthly beauty and makeup subscription box. Each month you will get full and sample size products, plus a glam/makeup bag. Getting the glam bag is what I look forward to most.
Each month Ipsy sends a varietiy of glam bags. If you’re trying to build your makeup collection this is a great inexpensive way of doing so. Ipsy subscribers, not only get the glam bag there’s also 5 beauty items included. Once you subscribe to Ipsy, there’s a 2 minute beauty quiz to help customize your monthly glam bag.
Let’s talk January’s Ipsy Glam Bag.
This bag has a silver/blue outer fabric, with a silver/grey fabric peeking through! (And a silver zipper to match!)
Pretty Woman
Nail Polish: I Can’t Deal or I’m Not A Ballerina
I received the I Can’t Deal polish. It’s a gray/chalky polish. I love this color.
ModelCo
BLUSH Cheek Powder in Peach Bellini
It’s the perfect coral color. This blush blends so well with my skin tone. The micro pigments blended into the pressed powder make for a sheer, yet luminous, color.
3.Jelly Pong Pong Coffee + Coconut Lip Scrub
I was so excited to see this in my glam bag this month. A little scoop of the shea butter and sugar scrub buffs away any trace of flakes or dead skin. Ingredients: Water, shea butter, glycerin, jojoba seed oil, (rosehip) fruit oil, fragrance, sorbic acid (may contain titanium dioxide, iron oxides.
4.Manna Kadar Cosmetics Fantasy 3-in-1 Eyeshadow
I’m already obessed with with this. It’s a eyeshadow, blush, AND highlighter! It’s also, highly pigmented.
5.Trust Fund Beauty
Lip Gloss in Method to the Madness or Blame Game
I have Blame Game. It’s a beautiful light plum color.
Here’s how you can get your very own Ipsy Glam Bag:
The Products: Full size and samples of beauty and makeup products.
Don’t forget the GLAM BAG!!!
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Remember: “My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.” – Maya Angelou
It’s time to talk about makeup. Makeup has always been something that I’ve been interested in but never thought I could actually apply it properly. It seemed so complicated! All of the products overwhelmed me. I didn’t think I could do it and I didn’t want to spend my money on products that I wouldn’t know how to use. So I started watching YouTube videos and reading beauty blogs to help me. The more I studied and practiced the more I started to fall in love with makeup and beauty as a whole.
Makeup and Beauty products can be very expensive and addictive. I’ve found the best makeup products at my local Walmart , Walgreen’s, Target and beauty supply stores. Drugstore products are dupes to a lot of high end make up products. The saying is still true, “you get what you pay for”. Meaning a drugstore foundation might not last as long as a high end foundation would. Drugstore products in my opinion is a great place to start when testing out makeup and finding what works for you and what doesn’t.
Which leads me to…..Makeup Start kit!
Makeup Starter Kit is for those beauties who are looking into trying makeup and are unsure about what products and brands to get or where to buy them. I had the same issue when I started buying makeup. Here’s a list of my go-to drugstore products. Majority of the items listed I’ve been using for years.
Lets Dive in! Starting with…
1.Eyebrows
In my opinion Brow pencils are the best way to practice doing your brows. Once you’ve mastered the concept and you’re comfortable you can always use brow pomade. I’ve found that these three pencils help me master the prefect brows.
The 1st pencil to the left is the NYX Eyebrow Pencil Crayon ($4.79) & L’Oreal Brow Stylist Definer ($7.99). Both Pencils are retractable which I love and they both have a blending brush attached to the end. The only downside to the NYX Brow pencil is that it doesn’t really last a long time but the quality is amazing. The last brow pencil is a Wet N Wild pencil ($.99). I love this pencil, its not too creamy and there’s a variety of shades.
2. Primer
This has to be the most important step when applying your make up. You should ALWAYS apply a PRIMER FIRST before wearing foundation or powder. A Primer creates a barrier between your skin and foundation. It also helps create a smooth canvas before applying your makeup.
The 1st Primer to your left is Milani Prime Shield Face ($9.99) & 2nd Baby Skin Instant Pore Eraser ($5.29). Baby Skin Instant Pore Eraser does exactly what it says it does. I love its silicon base its great for all skin types. Milani Prime Shield is my second favorite this primer is also pore minimizing and lightweight and has a matte finish.
3. Foundation
Looking for the right foundation can be irksome for some. Especially for us dark skinned girls. A lot of brands really don’t cater to our skin tones.These two foundations are my top 2 favorites. I was able to find my shade easily. Both brands had the normal range of shades for our skinned tone but the quality of the product makes up for it.
1st on the Left is Maybelline Fit Me Matte-Poreless Foundation ($5.99) and 2nd is L’Oreal Paris Infallible Pro Matte Foundation ($11.99) The Coverage on both foundations is amazing, especially for a drugstore product. I typically wear makeup, on a normal day for about 8 hours and my makeup is still flawless by the end of the day. My skin is on the dry side but I prefer the Matte Pore-less over the Dewy-Pore-less foundation but both brands cater to all skin types. These are a must buy. You can purchase these products at your local Walmart or Target.
4. Concealer
Concealers help wake up your skin and add brightness to your face. Both Concealers have a great range of colors and blend so well. The Maybelline Fit-Me concealer ($5.29) is very light on the skin and so is the LA Girl Pro Concealer ($2.95). They’re both so subtle and creamy. These two concealers will forever be my go to concealers. Its great for beginners. This concealer can be found in your local drugstore or beauty supply store.
5. Setting Powder
This step is very important, when applying your concealer and foundation. You should always set your make up. Setting your makeup basically means you’re making sure your makeup stays on your face and doesn’t move. Using a setting powder also help with creasing. If you have wrinkles under your eye or creases, once you add your concealer follow up with the setting powder and bye bye wrinkles. Look at it like nail polish when applying polish you have to always finish it with a top coat to ensure long lasting coverage.
Sacha Setting Powder ($20.00) I love this setting powder. Its great for all skin types. This setting powder is not a drug store setting powder. I couldn’t find one that I personally liked. You can purchase this setting powder on Amazon.
6. Finishing Powder
Just like the Setting powder you should always set your foundation with a finishing powder or press powder. The Finishing Powder that I chose was Covergirl Queen Collection Pressed powder ($7.41). This powder is good with foundation and by itself. The color selection is amazing. I also like Black Radiance Soft Focus Finishing powder ($7.17). This Powder is Light-weight and have a silky like texture and has a Matte formulation. Both Powders blends so well with my complexion. These are great products to try. Both powders can be found at your local target or Walmart.
Extra Step for Beginners (Optional)
7. Bronzer
This step is optional. Bronzing is where you can add a little color to you face. Rich, warm tones look amazing on darker skin, cooler tones are perfect for adding colour to fair skin. Start off at the temple, going to the cheekbones and then under the jawline. This is where the sun naturally hits your face and focusing on these areas will give you that lovely glow. I chose Rimmel’s Natural Bronzer ($4.79) because I love the glow that it gives my skin and its glides on so soft and smooth. This would be the perfect bronzer for beginners.
8. Blush
This step is also optional. Blush helps make your beautiful face glow and look beautiful. Applying blush is fairly straightforward, though it’s important to avoid overdoing the look. You should apply blush to the apples of your cheeks. Listen, the Milani Baked Blush ($7.99) is amazing. This is a must have drugstore blush. I don’t wear blush often but when I do this is definitely my go to. Milani Baked Blush is richly pigmented and very build-able. The beautiful matte and shimmery shades of Baked Blush are the perfect cheeky pop of color for every skin tone. You can purchase this at your local Target or Walmart.
9. Eye Shadow
Eye shadow can be found any where. It’s hard finding drugstore eye shadow that’s long lasting. With a lot of trial and error I was able to find a great eye shadow palettes. Covergirl TruNaked Nudes Palette ($9.99) is a great palette for beginners. Great pigment and the colors go on so smooth. There is very little fall-out and these last very well during the day. I love this palette. I purchased this palette at my local target.
10. Mascara
Mascara makes your eyes POP. There’s a wide range of mascaras but not all of them are great. I chose Covergirl Super Size by LashBlast ($5.49) because its very voluminous and gives your lashes the best dramatic effect. Its skinny wand is what helps enhance and give your lashes volume. Another great mascara is NYC New York Color Sky Rise Lengthening Mascara ($4.55) . This mascara perfectly lifts, lengthens and separates lashes.
11. Lip Gloss
To complete the look lets finish with our lips. I love lip gloss that blends well with a lip liner or even lipstick. I think these two brand of lips sticks are great for beginners. Both are multi-purpose. Revlon Ultra HD Lip Lacquer ($7.19) and NYX Butter Gloss are both are buttery and soft and long lasting ($4.99).
12. Lip Stick
A great inexpensive lip stick has to go to Wet N Wild ($.89). Wet N Wild has the best make up products. I own so many shades of their lip stick. This four-hour, long-wearing lip color leaves a semi-matte, cream finish in one stroke.
13. Beauty Blender
Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge ($4.99) evenly blends makeup for a smooth enhanced finish. Its very multi purpose you can also use it to help blending your concealer and setting powder if needed.
I hope this helped you on your makeup journey.
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Join the discussion below! I would love to know if you’ve tried any of these products mentioned.
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Remember: “YOU DESERVE to FEEL. You DESERVE to DREAMCATCH” -Ebony Blanding
Welcome to another blog. Let’s talk Fall!! Although, winter is quickly approaching I didn’t want to forget my favorite time of the year. I love the falling of the leaves, and the cool breeze in the fall air. I know I’m not the only person who still enjoys stepping on the crunchy dried leaves on the ground. The Fall always seem to take me back to my childhood. I’m mainly obsessed with the warmth that the fall fashion, and earth tone colors give me.
Which brings me to Fall Favorites. When the seasons change I sometimes change my daily routine. Products that I use in the summer I might not use during the fall and winter months and vice versa. There are certain items that I use more than others based on how I’m feeling or how I like the product. During this fall season I’ve been obsessed with a few items. These items are my Fall go to items this year. It was so hard trying to narrow down which items I would choose. Each product offers and brings something different and unique.
So, Let’s dive in…
1.Tree Hut Shea Sugar Scrub
OMG!!! Listen, this body scrub smells so good and feels so good on my skin. It’s smells exactly how it’s described on the bottle. The scent is Tropical Mango. It’s sweet but not too sweet. It’s Certified Organic Shea Butter made with Natural Mango Purée. The Texture is thick and soft. My body feels so soothing and full of moisture after using this body scrub. I use it a few times a week. It’s absolutely AMAZE BALLS!!! You can purchase this sugar scrub at your local Walgreen’s. It’s priced at $10.79.
2. Tree Hut Shea Moisturizing Body Lotion
Just like the body scrub the body lotion smells just as amazing. The texture of the body lotion isn’t as thick as the scrub but it works just as good. After I use the sugar scrub I follow-up with the moisturizing lotion. As you can tell I love everything Shea butter. As stated on the back label Tree Hut’s Certified Organic Shea and Mango Purée provide a naturally rich source of antioxidants and vitamins A, C, E, and F to nourish the skin. I personally prefer to use this body lotion at night because it’s light weight and isn’t oily and heavy on the skin. You can purchase this body lotion at your local Walgreen’s store. It’s priced at $7.79
This has to be my favorite go to matte lip creme this fall. Liquid matte lip sticks are changing the game right now. I love a good matte lip. When it comes down to beauty products Milani has not let me down. I’ve used just about all of their beauty/ makeup products. As far as the Matte Lip Creme it’s NOT drying, which is a common issue with a lot of matte lip sticks. It’s long-lasting and I can wear this shade in the daytime and at night. This color blends great with a dark brown liner. It will definitely be a year round pick for me. You can purchase this Lip Creme at your local Walgreen’s store. It’s priced at $7.99.
4. Kiss Multi-Angle Natural Lashes, Peony
Eye Lashes and brows are what bring out a beat face in my opinion. On a no makeup day I will only do my brows and my lashes. Those two things help me look put together lol. I chose these lashes to be in my Fall favorites because these are the only lashes I’ve been wearing this fall. I like the multi angled band. The 3 layer variation on the single band gives the lashes a full effect and helps blend more with my natural lashes. I purchased these amazing lashes at my local Walgreen’s store. It’s priced at $4.99
5. Shea Moisture African Black Soap Mud Mask
I don’t know where to start. This stuff right here is the best thing since slice bread. I’ve been using this mud mask for a while now. This is a yearly favorite of mine. I had to add it to the list. This mud mask is a must BUY!! Everything that it says it does, it DOES! Point blank and the period. The clarifying mud mask is made with Tamarind Extract & Tee Tree Oil. The clarifying mask draws out dirt and congestion while helping absorb excess oil and improve the appearance of troubled skin. A proprietary blend of African Black Soap and Raw Shea butter help to clarify, soothe, and balance blemished prone skin. I absolutely love this stuff. I use it 1-2x’s a week depending but you can definitely use it everyday. I purchased this product at my local Walgreen’s store. It’s priced at $14.99
What are your fall favorites?
I would love to know, join the conversation below.
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Remember: “My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.” -Maya Angelou
Fenty Beauty! I was so excited when Rihanna graced us with 40 different shades of foundation. I couldn’t wait to go Sephora. I was matched with my perfect shade on the first try. I’m in the color 430. There’s so many videos and blog reviews on this foundation. Of course, I had to share my thoughts on the product. I can honestly say, I love it! It’s very light weight and has a matte finish. In my opinion its medium to full coverage. This foundation is perfect for my oily skin beauties. If you have normal to dry skin like myself moisturize, moisturize and moistirize before applying!
