Must Have Bronzers and Highlighters for Every Makeup Collection

[ad name=”In Content Responsive Ad”] In the past my if you would have asked me what my favorite makeup product was hands down I would have told you lipsticks. Seriously you have to check out my Instagram to see my insane lipstick collection, it’s kinda ridiculous. While I still like a good lipstick I’ve found that I now gravitate more towards Bronzers and Highlighters. It’s as if my makeup look isn’t complete without them. Let’s start with Bronzers. Bronzers give your skin that extra boost. When choosing a Bronzer choose one that is one shade deeper than your skin tone.…

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Create the Perfect Brow with the Black|Up Cosmetics Perfect Brow Stick

On Fleek and Snatched! are words/phrases you usually hear when one describes their eyebrows. Since fleek, to me sounds too much like the word “Fleet” which is a product used for those dealing with constipation, I choose to stick with describing my brows as being “Snatched!”.  When it comes to brow products I’m normally a pencil girl. I dabble a bit in brow pots/dips but I feel a pencil gives me more control and creates more of a natural look than that overly sculpted look that seems to be a big hit right now.  Black|Up Cosmetics, which just launched at Sephora.com,…

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The Perfect Nude Lipsticks for Medium Brown Skin

Lately, I’ve been obsessed with nude/natural shades of lipstick. Don’t get me wrong I still love color, but sometimes I just want to keep it simple which is the look you’ve been seeing in most of my Youtube videos. The important thing to remember is that nude lipstick is like red lipstick in that it comes in a wide variation of shades and undertones and finishes. Remember that your lips have their own color also so you want to find a lipstick that compliments your skin tone and doesn’t wash you out and make your lips look dry and chapped.…

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25 Beauty Products Under $25 To Grab during the Sephora Beauty Sale

The Sephora Beauty Sale has returned for 2015. This is the first time this year that the Ultra Mega Beauty Store is giving you a chance to stock up on all your favorites while saving an add’l 10-15% off. Many of you know that I am on a budget and so I’m only planning to spend a $25 gift card that I received for Valentine’s Day.  Many may think that you can’t get anything for Under $25 at Sephora, but I scoured the website and compiled a list of 25 Beauty Products under $25 after using your 15% savings.  I’ve set…

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The Five Minute Face Routine You Should Be Doing.

Affiliate Links We have all have seen the “no makeup” makeup tutorials on YouTube that use 30 different products and takes about an hour of your time. What if you don’t have that time, but you really do want to do a minimal makeup face? Here are some essential items for you to use in order to master the Five minute face.                      This article was contributed by Krystol: Krystol began the journey of being a makeup artist in 2009. Krystol has since enhanced hundreds faces all while teaching the importance…

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