Too Faced Natural Eye. Fashion Look.

Hi Girls! I mentioned recently that I got a new eyeshadow set. It's Too Faced Natural Eye Collection from Sephora. It comes with 9 versatile colors. I really like the cards with step-by-step looks to try. In these photos I'm wearing the "fashion" look. The goldish shade "honey pot" makes my blue-green eyes stand out!
The shadows all are richly pigmented. Does not take much effort to have a pretty, made up eye! The day time look has no shimmer to it and looks very natural. I've been wearing that one the most but have yet to take pictures. I'll share that look soon!

Baby Zander & I ready to go to my cousin's wedding! I see myself trying another eyeshadow set from Too Faced in the near future.

What eye shadows have you been lovin' lately?

Gumdrop Revlon Lip Butter

After reading about these everywhere I had to try one! I went to walmart figuring they would have the best price for them. I really wanted the shade Emma Stone wears in the ad which is Peach Parfait. But there were slim pickings left at the store. I got a pale, lilac, pink shade-Gumdrop.

I decided to go with shades of purple on my eyes with a pale, pastel, lavender on my lower lash line. Used a pale pink on my cheeks. The lip butter goes on silky smooth almost like a lip balm.

I will definitely be trying more shades! Oh, and here's my new do after I let it air dry naturally. Loving this hair cut :)

My First Birch Box-December 2011

After reading so much about Birchbox I decided to join. What is Birchbox? Well, for ten dollars a month (can cancel at any time) you will receive a box of deluxe sized samples delivered to your door. I absolutely love getting stuff in the mail and of course beauty products so I'm giving it a try!

I must admit my first box did not leave a good impression on me. My sis was over when I got the mail and I was so excited. She glanced over and was like "you paid how much for that?!" Because I got tiny stuff as you can see. The only decent sized sample is the face primer The Porefessional by Benefit. I actually like that a lot. It smells good, fills in pores and dries to a silky finish.

I also got a perfume sample of Ageless by Harvey Prince which I think is a terrible name. However the scent was impressive. Here's the description from their website

"Inspired by scientific research and crafted with love, Ageless by Harvey Prince defies your skin’s natural age-revealing scent. Its notes are an inviting blend of pink grapefruit, pomegranate, luscious mango, with a dry down of jasmine and natural musk."

The lipgloss is Birchbox Pink by Jouer. It's okay and goes on very sheer.

The Loreal Mythic Oil made my dry hair shiny and smooth. Smells nice. "Enriched with a special blend of avocado and grape seed oil, this lightweight oil cares and pampers all hair types. Nourishing even the finest hair, the formula leaves hair looking shiny, feeling nourished and supple."

I have not tried the EBoost Health Booster drink mix yet.

Not sure what I will do with the Showstoppers fashion tape!

I considered canceling my subscriptions but I've seen a lot of nice looking samples on other blogs. So, I'm going to try another month. Please be a good one!

NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream-Tokyo

My sister and I went Christmas shopping last week. We went to Ulta. I love that they carry a huge selection of NYX products! I picked up the pale pink lip liner and Tokyo matte lip cream to try. I'm wearing both in these pics. This cream goes on silky smooth like a gloss. Then dries to a matte finish that last all day! It also has a nice vanilla scent. This is one of those lip products that will show every crack or flake on your lip so make sure to exfoliate and moisturize beforehand. Think I will get some more shades to try!

I'm also wearing Benefit Hoola with MAC My Highland Honey on my cheeks. I'm not wearing any eyeshadow. Just a little liquid liner on top and a lavender liner on my lower lids. Since I'm a stay at home mom I like easy looks like this!

Beauty Products I'm liking right now..

1. Neutrogena Microdermabrasion System. This is awesome! If you haven't tried one of these electric face cleansing brushes, go do it now. My skin felt amazing after the first wash. So soft! I have been using it every other day. Since my skin is less rough & flaky afterwards I've noticed my moisturizer soaks in better. Makes sense to me! I'm sure it would help with wrinkles as well.
2. Burt's Bees Baby Creme. After washing my face I put this on. I like to use it as eye cream as well. It's all natural and made from aloe vera juice which is moisturizing and soothing for irritated skin. But I wouldn't recommend using this before applying makeup! It's more of a night time lotion.
3. Maybelline Line Stiletto. Quick and easy liner pen!
4. St. Ives Naturals body lotion with coconut milk and orchid extract. I put this on after showering and before bed. Keeps my dry skin from getting itchy from this cold weather and smells nice.
4. Alba Un Petroleum. I put this on my face after using the Burt's Bees cream. Kandee recommends this and I'll pretty much use whatever she says! Works wonderfully for dry & sensitive skin.
6. Loreal Non Sulfate Smoothing Shampoo & Conditioner. I have very dry & wavy hair. I use the shampoo like normal. Then I wrap my hair in a towel. After that I add a quarter sized amount of the conditioner and I leave it in my hair to air dry! This method makes my hair less frizzy.

Fuschia Lips

I know what your thinking. That's a lot of eye liner! I know. I just got MAC fluidline and decided to go crazy with it. I almost lined my whole lid with liner. just because. My husband was like "what are you doing? you look like a Vegas Showgirl". Ha!

(without flash)

(with flash)

Oh well. I do like this lip combo though. It's Revlon Stormy Pink with Jordana Baby Berry lip liner. Without the liner the Stormy Pink is very pink on me. Like Barbie Pink.

I'm thinking I need to wear a fuschia lip more often! Do you have a favorite fuschia lippy?

Happy Birthday Mom

Happy Birthday Mom. Hope you had a wonderful day! Thanks for letting me do your makeup yesterday. It was fun and your beautiful. Love, Jillian

Foundation Questions

I've decided to go out on a limb and put together a professional makeup kit. It's been a while since I've been out and doing makeup on others. Missing it now!

There will be all kinds of brands in my kit. From ELF to Revlon to Tarte. ....Right now I'm trying to figure out foundation. I would like to have at least 4 shades to start with. I think flawless skin is very important to complete a look. I feel like Make Up Forever in HD would be a great choice but it's on the pricey side. I want a nice feeling foundation with decent coverage.

You might say well, what do you use on yourself? I've always used whatever new bottle I get my hands on. I don't have problematic skin so it's never really mattered what I put on. Once my blush & bronzer is on I think I look okay. So, if you have skin issues your answers will help me. What foundation do you like?

Her Bloomin' Cheek

Face of the Day

I wore this look to my sister Justine's birthday dinner. I kept my eyes simple since I wore a bold pink lip with pink cheeks. Hair was curled with Revlon Jumbo Ceramic Waver.

Lips- Just Bitten in Crave. I've done a review about this color. This lip stain last forever!
Cheeks- MAC Her Bloomin Cheek. I got this blush for Christmas and haven't got that many chances to try it out yet. But I like it!

(I look so round here to me! This was me 3 months after having Zander)

Walgreens Trip

I decided to venture up the street to Walgreens yesterday. I was so giddy like a little kid getting to go out. My daughter was skipping through the store singing, "I'm so excited!" Poor child has been confined to the house all week because of below freezing temps.

What did I get?

1. Lacey Lilac nail polish
2. Hershey's dark chocolate to share with Matt.
3. Colorsilk in Bright Auburn. I haven't colored my hair since August, sounded like fun! This shade is like my natural but amplified.
4. Broadway Nail Wraps. They are 5.50, half the price of Salon Effects and you get more!
5. Got2B hair products were buy one, get one free. I got Smooth Operator and Kinky curling spray.

5 Products in 5 Minutes

My 5 Minute Face

What I Used

1. Maybelline Dream Liquid Mousse in Light-I put a small dot on my cheeks, nose, chin, eyelids and forehead. Then lightly blended.
2. Beautique Brow Pencil in Auburn-Filled in my brows and also used as eyeliner on the top lid.
3. Falsies Mascara
4. Waterproof Lip pencil in Pink (maybe from walgreens)- lightly lined lips.
5. Elf Blush in Fuschia Fusion- used on the apple of my cheeks and also patted on top of lips to blend in the liner.
This has been my go-to look for weeks now. It's so easy! When I have extra time I will put on liquid liner and concealer. I chose pink shades because they make me look more awake and I need all the help I can get!

Me with my precious little ones!

Falsies Mascara

Falsies Mascara by Maybelline

I'm wearing it in black. Or maybe it was dramatic black. I don't remember. But I always buy black mascara. Here's the results after curling lashes and 2 coats of mascara.

I liked it okay. It's got a delicate brush on it and it gets soaked with the formula. Be prepared to dab some off the wand. The brush has a slight curve to it. My lashes do not look anything like the Maybelline model's. Hers are most definitely Falsies! Anyway, I like it enough to finish the tube. It'll do for now.

On a side note. Look how long my hair is getting! It's only been a month since I got it trimmed. My hair and nails grow like crazy when I'm pregnant. That and the prenatal vitamins I take daily.

- Jill
ps. 37 weeks pregnant! I'm getting a lot of braxton hicks but they are random and I'm 3cm. Every night I go to bed wondering if this will be THE NIGHT I meet my little boy!

Face of the Day and 34 Weeks Update

FOTD- This is how I did my makeup for my Baby Shower. (I'll share pics soon) I used MAC Shell to highlight my brow bone, cheeks and Cupid's bow. I used a brown, ivory and bronze from my FLIRT eyeshadow palette. Then ELF liquid liner. I contoured my cheeks with MAC Sincere, blush is MAC Tenderling and I layered Cargo Sunset Beach bronzer on top of my cheekbones. I'm liking the Cargo bronzer on top of almost all my blushes lately. Then I dabbed on Wicked Ways lipglass on my lips. I debated doing false lashes but my laziness won over!

34 Weeks Pregnant

1. I'm significantly bigger than I was 8 months ago.
2. At 32 weeks, I had a sonogram done and my baby weighed in at 4 pounds, 7 ounces. So, he's gotta be around 5 now and I'm feeling it!
3. It's very hard to get up from the floor or get out of bed or my car.
4. I love feeling my baby boy move. Even when he gets the hiccups.
5. My 3 year old tells people that her baby is growing into a giant that will break our house down! I must look gigantic to her.

MAC Disney VILLIANS

These 2 beauties just arrived in the mail today! I got Wicked Ways and Devlishly Stylish from the Cruella collection. Before trying them on I primed my lips then lightly lined the edges with a natural lip liner by ELF. My makeup is the same in both pics. The blush color is Tenderling by MAC. I love that shade! It's a soft nude and balances out red lips very well.

Wicked Ways- I would say it's almost ruby red. I had tried this on right before running errands. I decided to blot it down before I left since it's kinda bright for day time.

Devlishly Stylish- Looks more pink in the package than I expected it to be. But goes on light and peachy.

What do I think? I love both of them! I have lots of red lipsticks but Wicked Ways is my first red gloss. I like that it goes on bright red just like the package and not sheer like some red lip glosses tend to do. And Devlishly Stylish is a flattering nude that I'm sure I will wear a lot. Have you tried these shades yet?

Random Fact- I'm 31 weeks pregnant! Getting closer. I have my last ultrasound scheduled for next week, can't wait.

FOTD with some new products

FOTD- I went with a bronzey look. Also, I got my hair trimmed this past monday. The past 2 cuts that I have gotten have been off. Like she doesn't remember how to shape my bangs, grr I think I'm ready to grow them out and sweep to the side. That would be easier.

Here's a close up of ELF- All Over Color Stick in Spotlight. I used it on my cheekbones and on my brow bone. Makes your skin glow!
I just tried Maybelline Dream Mousse in Porcelain Ivory. It felt nice and creamy on my dry skin. Here's my face with just the foundation on. Pretty good coverage. I feel naked without my mascara on! But doesn't my skin look nice?
Products that I used- ELF blush in Fuchsia Fusion, ELF Mascara, ELF brow kit in Light, ELF liquid liner, ELF Concealer, MAC vanilla pigment, MAC blush in Sincere as contour, ELF Studio Eye Transformer in the gold/white as a base, ELF Studio Natural Liner, Revlon Nude Attitude and Sally Hansen Naturals gloss.
This was funny! I knew Violet was watching a Tinkerbelle movie while I was getting ready. When I came out I saw that she had somehow reached an apple off the counter and had almost eaten the entire thing! She said "My tummy was so hungry Mama." She is too precious :)

NOTD, Lincoln Park After Dark Suede

OPI- Lincoln Park After Dark
Named Best Dark Nail Polish in InStyle's Best of Beauty 2009!

I just love this color and the suede finish is so cool ! I'm sure many of you have tried this color or have seen it somewhere. But I got it for Christmas last year and have not gotten much wear out of it yet. Now that the temps are cooling down I'll be wearing this shade more often. So pretty!

ps. If you want the suede finish, do not put on a top coat!

Guess what?! Disney Villians is up on the MAC site now. I ordered 3 items...Devlishly Stylish and Wicked Ways Lipglass and Bite of an Apple blush.