I hope you all had a wonderful Valentine’s Day!! If you follow me on Instagram then you saw that my husband majorly spoiled me all day long. He woke me up with breakfast (chocolate chip pancakes — my fave) in bed, made another favorite of mine for lunch (homemade hearty tomato soup and a heart…
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Pretty in Pink Valentine’s Day Look
I wanted to make pink eye shadow wearable for this romantic holiday, so naturally I reached for my Urban Decay Vice Palette. This is a great way to make those super intimidating colors work for you. You honestly couldn’t see the pink until I blinked and then it was like–POW! See?! You can wear this…
Beauty Box Basics
When I realized that almost all of my January favorites were basic items, I figured I would work them into a tutorial I’ve been wanting to put together anyway. This is a list of products that every woman should have in their beauty box, and a great jumping off point for young girls who are…
UD Vice Palette: Nikki Reed Look
I love doing celeb-inspired looks!! We all flip through magazines, see pictures of our favorite stars looking glamorous, and wish we could get their look too. So this is a recreation of this Nikki Reed look I found. I love this look for work or school because it’s a great day-to-night, neutral eye with a…
How to: Get Ready In a Hurry
This post is dedicated to that moment when you look at the clock and realize that you’ve only got 15 minutes to get your butt out the door. If you’re anything like me (Type A, and ever so slightly OCD), then that moment causes sheer panic. If I didn’t have this routine to fall back…
Back to Basics: Cleaning Your Brushes
In one of my latest tutorials, a subscriber asked how I get my brushes so clean, so I knew I had to do a basics video on how to clean your brushes. My subscriber told me that she uses Sephora’s Daily Brush Cleaner and her brushes never come out as clean as mine do. Well…
Bachelorette Ashley’s Wedding Makeup
Who else watched Ashley marry J.P on Sunday night? I’m not going to lie, their wedding had me in tears a couple of times. I adore them together and I had J.P picked out for her on night one of The Bachelorette!! She is just so cute and bubbly, and I love how she’s not…
Ashley Greene Lucky Cover Tutorial
Hey everyone! I’m back to my usual self and couldn’t wait to get this tutorial up for you guys. The cover of Lucky Magazine‘s March issue is Ashley Greene, who is most known for playing Twilight‘s Alice Cullen and is also the global ambassador for mark. cosmetics. For this photoshoot, she is made up entirely…
Brown Smokey Eye Tutorial
I have created my first ever video tutorial and couldn’t wait to share it with all of you! I hope that you enjoy it and find it helpful. http://youtu.be/YmLWYTFvhVs In order to get this look, you will need the following items: mark. get a tint tinted moisturizer (I wear buff) mark. powder buff foundation (I…
Simple Neutrals Makeup Tutorial
Since Spring is nearly here, I wanted to share a simple, neutral look that is great for daytime wear. It’s the perfect polished look for going to class, traveling, or attending a ball game (Spring Training is finally here!)–really just anytime when you want to look fresh and put together. There are only a few…