Category: Beauty

Study up ladies and gents… this is your new guide into learning all of the hottest trends in the makeup world.

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Using good quality makeup products is SO important! Now look, I’m not saying you can never shop at the drugstore for makeup… I’m just saying that I have noticed a difference in not only makeup application, but in my skin too. For face products I find it more necessary to splurge a little to keep my skin looking fresh. Down below is a list of all my makeup products I swear by, go shop ’em for this holiday season!

Makeup Brushes: Nanshy Brushes (the eye crease brush is my all time favorite) 

Primer: Rosewater Spray

Foundation: Too Faced Born This Way

Concealer: IT Cosmetics Bye Bye Under Eye

Powder: M.A.C. Blot Powder

Bronzer: Soleil Tan de Chanel Bronzer

Blush: YSL Creme de Blush (discontinued but FLAWLESS… I’ll link some places to get it)

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Highlight: Make Up For Ever Pro Sculpting Duo in Golden

Eyeshadow: bareMinerals READY Eyeshadow 2.0 in The Top Shelf 

Eyebrows: Hourglass Arch Brow Sculpting Pencil

Eyeliner: Stila Smudge Stick Waterproof Eyeliner

Mascara: Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara

Lipstick: Nars Satin Lip Pencil in Rikugien

Lipgloss: Laura Mercier Lip Glace in Bare Pink 

For those of you that don’t know, color correcting is when you use makeup to cancel out any unwanted colors on your face before applying foundation/concealer. Many youtubers talk about color correcting and do tutorials but the products they use are usually highend. My favorite color corrector is by NYX and is only $12!!

If you want to WATCH instead of read… watch the video down below!

Follow the guide below for some color correcting tips!

1. Make sure you don’t use a color just because other people are! You don’t always need what other people are and it will actually make your skin look worse.
2. If you have very dark undereye circles, you wil want to cancel out the purpley blue tones with a yellowy peach concealer.
3. In order to cancel out yellow or sallow skin, you can use a purple cream to hide it. This one can be the trickiest to use and not many people will need to use the purple. I personally only use the purple to highlight my cheekbones since thats the only place my skin needs brightening.
4. For redness, using the green concealer from the palette with cancel out the redness on any pimples or just your face in general.

After putting on a thin layer of the corrector, spray some rosewater spray allover your face to soften the product. Dampen your beauty blender and start to softly blend out the color corrector. You want to be able to see the product still but don’t want a heavy layer that will peak through your foundation/bb cream. Make sure you push the product into your skin as opposed to rubbing it since that will just move the color around and rewind all the hard work you just did.

 

Middle school is usually the time girls start to branch out into makeup (unless you’re like me and put red lipstick on at the age of 2 lol). Don’t be shy to experiment, just try to keep it age appropriate. When you’re 11 you don’t necessarily need a smokey eye as your “go-to look” for school, however do whatever you’re comfortable with! This is just some inspiration if you were wondering what makeup most middle schoolers wear. Remember, you are naturally beautiful and makeup will just enhance your beauty. Everything will be drugstore because mom and dad don’t always wanna break the bank on beauty products!!

side note: these are just what I’m using but if you have a die-hard makeup product then do you boo and use it!

6th Grade:

• brown mascara $9
• chapstick (sooo many drugstore options) $1-2 ~~ or if you’re feelin fancy use the lip color stick from Maybelline!
• concealer *optional* $3.39

7th Grade:

• under eye concealer $3.39
• bb cream $11
• blush ~milani luminoso~ $9.29 (I bought this blush for this post and fell IN LOVE! It gives such a nice sheen that makes it look like you have a highlight on, you gotta go get it!!!)
• black mascara $9
• lip color stick $9 ~neutrogena sweet watermelon~ Guys it smells delicious

8th Grade:

• concealer $3.39
• bb cream $11
• mascara
• bronzer $4
• blush $9.29
• lip color stick $9
• brows $8.29 ~I have super dark brows naturally so I use clear brow gel but they have tinted ones as well!

Everyone loves a good lash, but everyone has different looks they like! I love super long lashes but I hate when they clump together. Check out my Favorite 5 mascaras to achieve the spidery lash look:

My Natural Lashes:

1. Benefit They’re Real $24:
   

   
2. Covergirl Clump Crusher $8:
   

   
3. L’oreal Telescopic Shocking Extensions $8 : (discontinued BUT it’s on amazon!)
   

   
4. Too Faced Better Than Sex $23 :
   

   
5. Buxom Lash $20 :
   

   

 

 

Everyone secretly (or not so secretly, like me) wants to have gorgeous mermaid, or disney princess, hair. If you’ve read my “About” page you would know that I chopped my own hair as a toddler. I’ve always been back and forth with my hair, whether I want it long or short, my natural brunette or blonde. Luckily for me, my hair is SOOO thick (thanks mom and dad for the Italian and Spanish genes!). Not only did I cut my hair 5 inches at the end of January for my high school semi, I recently went a little blonder with some highlights.

 

my natural, brown hair at its longest

the end of January when I cut off 5 inches!

my current hair: full highlights as of Aug. 3rd

My Routine: 

1. Shampoo & Conditioner I’ve been using Nexxus’ shampoo and conditioner for years and have nothing bad to say about it. I’ve gone back and forth and tried a million different ones but the only other one I really like is the Pantene Beautiful Lengths shampoo and conditioner which is much cheaper.  
2. Olaplex Ever since I got my highlights I’ve been using this treatment from my hair salon to maintain strength and hydration in my hair. I’ve heard so many horror stories about how dry and brittle hair can get after coloring it. Thank God for Olaplex no. 3 otherwise who knows what my hair would look like.
3. Hydrating Shots I got a free sample of the Dry Bar Hydrating Shots at Sephora once and after one use I fell in love. You spray the whole bottle in your roots and your ends in the shower and WOWOW it made my hair SO soft!!
4. Serum My favorite hair oil is the Verb Ghost Oil. It is so underrated and needs some more hype because it does wonders for my dry hair. Especially paired with the hydrating shots, my hair feels like silk.
5. Coconut Oil Because my hair is naturally dry, I find myself having to re-hydrate it ALL. THE. TIME. At least once or twice a month (more often in the winter) I saturate my hair in coconut oil, wrap it up, and let it sit for 20+ minutes (the longer the better) before washing it out really well.
6. Don’t Over Wash I recommend washing your hair every 2 or 3 days. I know some of you are probably freaking out right now buy trust me, it improves the condition of your hair incredibly. When you wash your hair, it strips the natural oils at your roots and dries out your hair which causes your body to produce MORE oils making it oily quicker. Try to slowly cut out how often you shampoo a week (still wash yo body though!!), eventually your hair will get used to your new routine and not create oils as frequently.