Let's Pucker

Everyone has at some point encountered an Avon lady.  I have been given the pleasure of meeting quite a few Avon ladies, like the one lady at the church who all the sisters buy from, or the abuela who has her collection of Avon creams, or the beauty shop owner whose daughter sells Avon out of her salon. These are all based on real people I've encountered or heard about but since as long as I can remember my mom would always come home with her Avon bag of new stuff she'd just ordered. I enjoy a lot of their products and was actually where my eyeshadow curiosity began when I was a teenager.

I have stumbled upon another one of their great products recently and must share it with you all! It is the Avon Twist and Glide lipgloss. It's a twist lipgloss with a plastic applicator, not one of those normally spongy ones. I thought at first it would be weird to apply my lipgloss with this plastic thing but it worked like any other. Another benefit of the plastic applicator is you can clean it off with some water to take off the left over lipgloss, or if you mix lipsticks like I frequently do, you can remove the other colors. Your next application is that much easier and you dont have to worry about the other color bleeding in. I love how Avon lipsticks and lip glosses always leave your lips feeling super smooth.

I have two of these glosses in the colors Coral and Chocolate. Find an Avon lady near you!

Get Carried away...

I'm a huge fan of Sarah Jessica Parker especially in her role of Carrie Bradshaw in Sex and the City. I love her very Carrie makeup along with the makeup they use in the show and the movies. My favorite parts about her makeup are her natural gloss and her great lashes. I love light pinks and nude colors for my own lips, anything else on me makes me look like a clown.

I found this video from BellaTV which interviews SJP's personal makeup artist and she gives insight into how to make SJP into Carrie Bradshaw. She gives the main products that go into the making of Carrie. I really enjoyed this clip and hope you do too!

SJP Makeup Video

Sunkissed and Sparkling

Being a Florida girl, a beautiful tan is almost a requirement. Its like "you live in Florida, why are you so white?" So this summer I committed myself to getting a tan, because I tan easily. Since I haven't been brown most of my makeup is lighter than I should have for someone who has a tan. Of course Bare Minerals came to my rescue yet again in the form of an all-over face color called Citrine Radiance. It came as part of a holiday kit called the Jewels Collection. It is a shimmer dust color that you put all over your face. Since my tan was pretty golden, just a lil bit of foundation under the eyes and the shimmer did the trick to look like I had put on makeup. All I had to do was my eyes and it took a FRACTION of the time to get ready. Its a great alternative over the summer because its so hot and its not like your face is melting off with all of the makeup. Its light and fresh and you sparkle, which we all know Sparkle and Glow is key!

Squirrels are just rats with cuter outfits. -Carrie Bradshaw

WOW! I have not updated in the longest time and Lord knows I have collected some new makeup and would love to share all of the greatness I have encountered. With everything being so busy with the end of school and the start of summer, I havent had time to update.

For those of you who DONT know by now, I love Sex and the City and was inspired by this silly and classic Carrie quote for today's post.

A routine Target shopping trip is never complete without intense analysis of the makeup section. We stumbled upon this VERY INEXPENSIVE line of makeup called E.L.F, which stands for eyes, lips, face. They have a variety of makeup products from blushes to brushes anywhere from 1.00-3.00. I was instantly intrigued by the brushes because I love having a variety of brushes to choose from when doing my eye makeup. I dont know how the actual makeup products are but I purchased an eyeshadow brush and LOVE IT. Typically when you think of a makeup brush for a $1.00, you think cheap and hard bristles. I was pleasantly surprised when I checked the brush before purchasing that it was soft and the bristles were nice and compact. I used my brush today for the first time and am very pleased and would recommend if you are in the market for some new inexpensive brushes to try those out.

My bff bought the all over face brush for her mineral makeup. Alicia..did you like it?

Here's a like to their website http://www.eyeslipsface.com/

Dream!

In my infinite exhaustion and constantly waking up late, I needed a quick fix for makeup in case I could not take the time to Bare Mineralize, I would have an alternative.

Thanks to my bff Angie and her infinite makeup knowledge (we share), she suggested I try The Dream Liquid Mousse Foundation Airbrush Finish from Maybelline. Concerned about my sensitive skin, she reassured me it was great because her skin is also sensitive and we MUST be picky when it comes to products on our faces.

I set out to try it. They have shades and guess what?! I love it! I wont replace my Bare Minerals for it, but when I'm in a hurry this is definitely a great alternative. It goes on very light, covers up blemishes, and blends great with my skin! I have not had a break out while using it and am very happy with my purchase. Thanks Angie for the recommendation!