Casual Pop Of COPPER FOTD

I have a little #throwbackthursday #FOTD action for you guy's! PS this is one of my current Go-To all time favorite looks! Simple, Sexy (in my personal trying to be humble opinion) Easy & Effortless....okay maybe not EFFORTLESS...I mean there is winged liner & lashes involved.

• BAREMINERALS Original Foundation in Light- buff in over top of your favorite day time moisturizer
• MILANI BROW POMADE Dark Brown- great drugstore brow product, I try really REALLY hard not to create any crisp lines, I don't want cartoon brows. Quick short strokes is best!
• BH COSMETICS Carli Bybel Palette- started by mixing the 2 mauves from the top row and blended them in the outer corner and through the crease, next using my finger tips I tapped theh gorgeous metallic shade on the other 2/3rds of the lid. I also smudged the chocolately brown on the lower lash line.
• LOREAL VOLUMINOUS LINER Black- I created a simple flick and also SLIGHTLY elongated the inner corner....less is more.
• URBAN DECAY 24/7 LINER Perversion (black)- tightline the upper lash line, waterline and smudge with the same brush you used for adding shadow to your lower lash line, and a little extra chocolate brown shadow for a seamless look.
• SALON PERFECT 111- pop on your favorite set of lashes, for this look something fluffy, soft and slightly longer on the outer edge
• BENEFIT BOXED "BLUSH" HOOLA- I lightly contoured and bronzed beneath my cheekbones, sides of my nose and above my temples....you do what works for your face shape!
• MAKEUP GEEK BLUSH Spell Bound- I love this soft pink blush, to be honest I always go heavy on the blush, I like to apply it directly to the apple of my cheek and work back towards my hairline....technically you should do the exact oppisite, start at the hairline and work towards the apple BUT I like the make my apple/cheek look fuller....because I'm weird.
• OFRA COSMETICS X DUPETHAT You Dew You- sweep your favorite highlight over the tops of your cheek bones, if you have texture issues try to hug the eye area more so then the top of the cheek, bridge of the nose if ya like, cupids bow, brow arch and even above the brow!
• OFRA COSMETICS LIQUID LIPSTICK Cancun- I love a good berry fushchia, slap a little of your favorite on....if you own cancun bust that baby out. I love it! Some other good options.... MAC Girl About Town, Colourpop The Rabbit or I Heart This....

COLOURPOP FALL EDIT HAUL REVIEW + SWATCHES {Out & About + Up & Away}

My love for Colourpop runs deep. Affordable. Fabulous Packaging. Consistent quality. Love. It. All.

I snagged two of the Fall Edit gift sets because let's be real, the color selection was on point for fall AND you saved $3 by purchasing in a set....I am now regretting not getting extras for Christmas gifts! These keep going in and out of stock BUT  thats alright since all the shades are permanent and can be purchased seperately! Woohoo! To be honest, I really don't like Limited Edition stuff and rarely purchase it, I mean what's the point of loving something, raving about it and then not being able to talk to you guys about it since its no longer available for sale, like "Hey, I love this but sorry you can't have it!". Lame....and slightly asshole-ish. Moving on.....

The first beauty you see {above} the Up & Away Set is full of warm burnt orange fall sexy goodness. Their are two Ultra Mattes and an Ultra Satin. I love that each set I picked up (and every set they curate) has at least one nude....they always give such a great variety of shades! They should have named it the Sexy AF Pumpkin Spice set. Colourpop should totally hire me. LOL.

UP & AWAY $15 @COLOURPOP.COM

• LOVE BUG Ultra Matte- rich terracotta
• CALYPSO Ultra Satin- mid tone pinky nude
• MAMA Ultra Matte-  burnt orange

 I am pretty sure the Out & About set (shown above) will speak to ALL of you, I mean who doesn't like dusty mauve roses? This set is very romantic fall bridal and the shade selections are basically universally flattering. The set also contains 2 Ultra Mattes and 1 Ultra Satin. So GORG.

OUT & ABOUT $15 @COLOURPOP.COM

•  TIMES SQUARE Ultra Matte- muted pinky beige
•  BARACUDA Ultra Satin- warm deepened rose
•  VIPER Ultra Matte- dusty rose

What is on your Colourpop Christmas Wishlist? Better yet, what are your Colourpop must haves!? Let me know what I need to pick up in the comments below, I would LOVE to hear from you!

Crock Pot Asian Pork & Vegetables

I love any recipe that requires little to no prep, especially for a Monday night. Monday's are always our errand running day so I love to either do "Brinner" or Crock-Pot dinners.... PS I really love brinner, who doesn't love french toast and bacon?

fabfitfun FALL 2016 EDITION

fabfitfun FALL 2016 EDITION

Have you tried any of the fabfitfun boxes? No? Yes? Living under a rock? Just kidding! For real though they are easily a favorite for THREE reasons.

1.  They offer FULL SIZE items.
2.  You get a variety of items in the box, beauty, lifestyle, health & home. 
3.  The box is always seasonally themed and quarterl, there are only 4 standard boxes a year (with the option to opt into specialty boxes). So every Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter you get your hands on some new trendy and useful items!

PINTEREST DUPES│NARS Orgasm

If you have ever browsed the Hair & Beauty section on Pinterest then you have without a doubt seen one or two or ALL of these dupes. I decided I needed to put these to the test and compare all the ones in my makeup collection.

LOREAL Infallible Pro Glow Foundation Review

You don't hear the words "Glow" & "Longwear" often in the beauty world. The two words are just not synonymous with each other. Things are either dewy OR longwearing.... that is until now!

Loreal has introduced a new edition to the Infallible line, The Loreal Infallible Pro-Glow Foundation!

PLAY by Sephora - The Minimalists│JUNE 2016

PLAY by Sephora JUNE 2016 - "The Minimalists" is all about a soft, lived in & low key look. If you are unfamiliar with Sephora's Play subscription service it is $10 a month and includes roughly 5 deluxe sample size products and a perfume sample every month!

Soft & Glowing Everyday Makeup

Sometimes simple is better.
Lately I have been going for a more "natural" look. I say "natural" in air quotes because I am totally rocking false lashes & I am NOT skimping on the steps or products. This is NOT a no-makeup makeup look, this is more of a first date, soft and flattering makeup look.
I am still using a simple cream contour, lashes etc. In the end this makeup style is all about enhancing your favorite features, glowing skin, long lashes and luscious lips!
Despite the amount of products used and the steps this look is super easy to get, feel free to swap out products for what works best for you!!

I linked all the products I used down below with my step by step....well steps!

CERAVE MOISTURIZING CREAM ($15.00 for the 16oz jar) THANK YOU so much for suggesting this! This moisturizer is ultra hydrating but not greasy, the perfect everyday moisturizer.
Next up to prep my skin MAKE UP FOR EVER STEP 1 SKIN EQUALIZER PRIMER (Matte & Smoothing $37.00) I love these primers so much, a little goes a long way's, using my fingers I dab a bit of the MATTE between my brows and across the bridge of my nose where I tend to get a tiny bit oily & the SMOOTHING primer on my cheeks, nose and chin where I have pore/texture issues. For foundation I used LOREAL TRUE MATCH LUMI CUSHION ($15.00 Shade W3) I apply a light layer of this to my entire face using a damp REAL TECHNIQUES beauty sponge, it adds a wonderful youthful glow, feels weightless on my skin...the only draw back is the price per ounce is the same as a highend foundation! The PUR COSMETICS CAMEO CONTOUR STICK  ($39.50 shade medium & deep) Have been my life, taking the (MEDIUM) highlight shade I highlight under my eyes, forehead & chin to brighten & conceal. Taking the darker contour side I run it along my hairline, beneath my cheekbones, sides of my nose & along my jawline to hide the 15 lbs I put on this winter...lol. Using my REAL TECHNIQUES sponge I blend out the highlight, for the contour I love using my ELF SMALL STIPPLE BRUSH. I also use a bit of the contour from the "deep" shade to really deepen my contour under my cheek bones! To set it I like dusting a light layer of bronzer over my contour to set it a bit using my MORPHE M-177 POWDER BRONZER and HOURGLASS AMBIENT BRONZER ($50.00 Luminous Bronze) It's like magic. I love it so much! To set the rest of my face NYC SMOOTH SKIN LOOSE FACE POWDER ($5.00 translucent) Using my REAL TECHNIQUES damp sponge again I "bake" anywhere I placed the highlighting shade, it really helps to set it all day long.
THEBALM HOT MAMA BLUSH ($20.00 Shimmer) One of my FAVE shimmer blushes, has that same feel as the cult classic Nar's Orgasm BUT it is more peach than pink so it suits my skin tone a bit better. I love using my  MORPHE M405 CONTOUR BLUSH for blush, its the perfect size, shape & density for blush. To get a gorgeous glow I reach for BECCA CHAMPAGNE POP HIGHLIGHT ($38.00 now a permanent product and in-stock at Sephora!) POP a little bit on the bridge of my nose, cheekbones & cupids bow to get that perfect luminous glow. For my brows NYX COSMETICS EYEBROW GEL ($7.00 in brunette) Perfect everyday brow product, plus I love that it comes in a tube instead of a pot so it doesn't dry out! To set MILANI BROW SHAPING CLEAR GEL ($5.00 in clear) HOLY GRAIL affordable brow product. I have repurchased this so many times now, it's my brow bestie. To define my eyes and add a bit of color without taking a lot of time I go in with THEBALM MR. WRITE (NOW) ($17.00 in Jac. B Bronze) A gorgeous shimmer bronze liner, using a pencil brush I smudge this out on the upper lash line. To define my lashes TOO FACED BETTER THAN SEX MASCARA ($23.00) I apply a couple coats of mascara to prep my lashes for ARDELL DEMI WISPIES. <--best everyday comfortable lashes! Moving on to the lips JORDANA EASYLINER LIP ($2.49 aka best lip liners ever!) In the shade Tawny to define my lips a bit and prep them for VINTAGE BY JESSICA LIEBESKIND SPARKLING LIP GLOSS in the shade Pink Sequins! This lip gloss gives such a full look to the lips because of the gorgeous shimmer in it.

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ARMPIT IS AN UGLY WORD│This Girls Deodorant Journey

Hello.
My name is Stefanie and I have a confession.
I haven't worn antiperspirant in.... oh about 3 years. True story.

Don't get it twisted, I'm not running around all stinky smelling. I do wear natural deodorants, just not antiperspirant. For as long as I can remember I never really sweated...or got B.O. Honestly my upper lip, nose and between my ta-ta's are really my only sweat zones and whoever heard of your upper lip getting B.O.

Regular deodorant makes my pitties (aka underarms...arm pits is such an ugly word) itchy. I have tried most brands but just haven't found one that worked well for me and to be honest I really didn't "perspire" enough to warrant using them!

Fast forward to June 2015 when I sadly turned 30. Let's all say a little prayer for my long gone 20's. You think I am kidding, I assure you I am not.
Hormone changes (curse you hormones!) have just blessed me with so many different things. 1.) About 3 years ago I developed Adult Cystic Acne. Super. Made it through my teen years with a handful of blemishes and BAM, late 20's acne. 2.) This summer rolled around, I was outside alot doing yard work, hanging with the kids, just living my life and I noticed that my pitties (I know you love that word) had started to get....funky? UGH. Here I was now 30 years old, having made it through ARMY BOOT CAMP on baby powder and smelling like a rose....okay not a rose but my underarms never smelled bad. I promise you that. I lived in a room with 75 stressed out and sleep deprived women, they would have let me know if I stank. So yes, I started looking for a good deodorant that worked for me.

I tried cheap ones, expensive ones, unscented...and I just didn't find one I liked enough to buy twice! Most of them I tossed, some of the formulas were to drying..tugging on my underarms.
I don't like gel ones...they are cold and sticky feeling and I have to walk around like an ape until the gel dries.
I tried an aerosolated one but it smelled like poo.
I even tried the little ones that have a huge roller ball applicator, basically a liquid. Nope didn't like it, cold + wet doesn't work for me.

I do like DOVE products in general as you know. I have been using the DOVE Pink Beauty Bar since I was about 5, my doctor recommended it to my mother as a gentle soap for my excema prone skin.
I have been using the Dove Purely Pampering Body Wash in Coconut Milk & Jasmine Petals forever...I am on my 9th bottle? It is literally the ONLY scented body wash I have been able to use in my life. Excema remember? If you watch my YouTube channel then you have heard me rave about it from time to time.
Naturally I tried the Dove deodorants and they are nice the solid formula was silky and applied nicely BUT it still made my underarms a bit itchy.

Sooooo recently I got an opportunity to try the Target Dry Spray VoxBox. Inside I got 2 Dry Spray antiperspirants one for me and one for they hubby!
I got the Cool Essentials one and it smells DELICIOUS, like cucumber melon. The spray leaves zero trace on my skin so I don't feel itchy & it isn't cold nor wet. YAY. Okay the little burst of air always makes me flinch which is kind of hilarious. I am the one pressing the nozzle and still I jump a bit. Hehe. The husband got the Extra Fresh scent which is hilarious because he already uses the Dove Face and Body wash & stick deodorant in the Extra Fresh scent! It was fate.

This probably sounds like a paid plug for Dove...oh look at all the products we love, blah blah blah. It's not. Truly. You know how we instinctually buy the same brands as our parent's.... Your mom used Dawn dish soap so you use Dawn dish soap. Well my mom bought me Dove body products so I buy my family Dove products. I mean really my husband doesn't pick out his own stuff, I do! I don't care about price or how they smell really...well a bit but mostly I want to buy something that won't irritate my family's sensitive skin (my poor babies inherited mommy's sensitive skin) so my daughter uses my stuff and my son uses my husbands and we all feel clean, fresh and smell FABULOUS.

Let me know your favorite products in the comments down below! XO

My "Go To" Classic Red Lip Look

"He's got that James Dean daydream look in his eye's and I got that red lip classic thing that you like....". Swift's song literally run's a loop in my head every single time I put on red lipstick now. It is forever stuck in my head because I love red lipstick. A whole lot.

So random question BUT what do you guys think about my thicker brows, they are legitimately one of about a million reason's I have taken a little breaky from YouTube, I like them thicker and they have grown in way better than I expected! Here are my excuses for being gone.... Reason (ONE) growing in overplucked brows is an UGLY process. (TWO) I have been a teeny bit lazy and "relaxy" aka lazy where you change from pajamas to sweats during the day time and "doing your hair" means washing it and putting it in a bun...or ponytail. (THREE) We have started the processes of home buying and looking at houses and loan shopping is all consuming. Lastly (FOUR) I ordered The Sims 4 from EA games and I play it too much.

Enough excuses let's get back to makeup, wanna know what is on my face? Okay I'll tell you!

NYX Brow "Gel" (aka pomade in a squeezey tube) Brunette

Makeup Geek Shadows

-Vanilla Bean

-Creme Brulee

-Latte

-Mocha

....I am pretty sure Marlena likes coffee as much as I do. #soulsister

theBalm Shwing Liner

Kiss Blooming Lash Peony

L'Oreal True Match Lumi Cushion W3 <--- love this!

Maybelline Better Skin Concealer Light

Milani Bronzer Soleil (as a blush)

Milani Luminoso Baked Blush

Kat Von D Everlasting Lipstick in Outlaw, all time favorite red lip.

What is your favorite red lipstick? Let me know in the comments kittens!