7 tips that will save your brows

We have all done it, you know what I am talking about. We over plucked our eyebrows to the point of no return. Either pencil thin or complete chunks missing, young or old it didn't look good.

Over the years I have had my battles with my brows thick and thin and as I got older and learned from my mistakes, I have learned what not to do, to my brows and that brings us to this post.

Tip 1. Shape

Find a eyebrow shape that suits your face, sometimes what we want isn't always best for us.

Tip 2.  Plucking

If your going to pluck, start with just a clean up first. Stray hairs only, then decide if you NEED to proceed.

Tip 3.  Time

When plucking,  pluck one hair at a time and look at your eye brow from a distance.

Tip 4. Point of View

When your plucking or filling  in always and I repeat ALWAYS look away for a bit every so often, then look at your brows. You may like what you see.

Tip 5. Growth

If you are trying to grow your brows out don't apply moisturizer or lotion to your brows. Most moisturizers thin facial hair out and we don't want this for our brows.

Tip 6.  Oil

Olive oil applied every so often to your brow area will promote growth, if you have over plucked.

Tip 7. Filling in

Find a fill in method that works for you, pencil, gel, powder, etc. Do what you are comfortable with and gives you the best results for you and your brows.

So I will leave you with this. If our eyes are the windows to our souls, then Eyebrows are the gates.
Remember our brows are sisters not twins.


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BareMinerals MarelousMOXIE Lip Gloss

On a recent trip to Sephora, to pick up my birthday gift and to redeem my VIB points, This Lip Gloss caught my eye. I havent heard anything about it, so I thought I would give it a try.

This was my hundred point perk that Sephora offered. The packaging is very cute and good quality.

The applicator is the flat doe foot type.

I was very surprised by this shade. It actually gives off great color and feels great on the lips, none of that sticky nonsense. The color Maverick is a soft mauve/coffee type color with the tiniest gold flecks.

Application was smooth and it has a soft minty feel on your lips, as the day goes on it will lose its shine, but not its color, so I will say it is somewhat of a lip stain.I rarely go for glosses, but I do like this formula.

 These lip glosses retail for $18.00 on BareMinerals.com

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LoveJoy MAC/NARS Blushes Face Off!

So I was going through my stash and I found this Nars blush called LoveJoy that I wore a lot a while back and I was just admiring it and reminding myself that I should start wearing it again. Then I reached for one of the few MAC products I own and noticed they were very similar in shade, turning it over I come to find out they are both called LoveJoy. So here we are!

I am going to put these to blushes in a face off and see who comes out the victor.

As you can see they are very similar in hue. I love this color, its a nice copper brown with gold flakes.

The MAC has a lot more flakes and has a tougher texture.

The NARS blush has less gold flakes and is velvety soft to the touch.

Swatches side by side you can clearly see the difference in the two LoveJoy blushes.

Blended out you can see that the MAC is the warmer of the two, but NARS is a more sheer coverage.

The fact that you can actually see the product through the packaging, makes reaching for it easier.

NARS well known matte rubber type packaging screams luxury and is very slim, 

great for on the go touch ups.

Final verdict

It really all depends on the look you will be going for.

MAC offers high glam, while NARS offers a classic look.

I personally don't like a lot of glitter in a blush since I have had acne issues and this only drew attention to my acne. But since my acne isn't that big of an issue any more KNOCK ON WOOD! I will reach for it when the need arises for a blush with a high amount of shine.

I like the texture of the NARS blush, I am glad I found it again. I don't have any complaints on this blush.

The feel, the coverage and pigmentation are everything you would expect from a high end product.

If you would like to see how I took these pictures check out this video.

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Don't end up looking like a shiny Oompa Loompa.

Okay, so I have been back for a while now. I cannot believe how much I have missed blogging and making YouTube videos. Right now I am filming in a bedroom we have turned into a closest because, there are no closets in this house! This did not go very well for us in the beginning, especially with my husbands insane T-shirt collection.

I found my self a wonderful window that gets natural light pretty much as long as the sun is up, so its perfect.
I have been trying to figure out my webcam and I have come up with a few things that I found to be important, Like place your camera a few feet in front of your light source, followed by you being a few feet away from the camera and work that zoom feature.

I work with a webcam so I have to kill the auto focus and the auto light, so I don't end up looking like a shiny Oompa Loompa.

If you look like this on video stop and re adjust your settings.

I received a product for review, today was the first day I used it and I am pretty happy with it. I just have to figure out how to make a blog post and video on it when the time comes.

I joined Linkedin, I always ignored that social media platform for some reason. Come to find out its pretty awesome. It's kind of a cross between twitter, facebook, and google+, but more for professionals so if you want to be seen by PR reps get one! It's still new to me and I cant find my own timeline, but I have 111 contacts so far and its only been a day, so I think its working hehe.

I wrote a post on themakeupsquid.com about how to tell if your a beauty blogger. So with that I found a lot out about me and my passion.
http://www.themakeupsquid.com/2014/02/you-know-your-beauty-blogger-when.html


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You know your a beauty blogger when...

Sometimes when I am running around the house like a mad woman in sweat pants and my hair in a knot dealing with the cleaning, cooking, laundry, kids, phone calls and everything else the day throws at me, I sometimes catch my reflection in the mirror and I always ask myself the same question "Am I a Beauty Blogger?" I mean, who wants to hear the woman covered in a mixture of boogers, fabric softener and tomato paste talk about the new eye shadow palette?

So I sat down and went through this is my head and seriously asked myself this question.













Here are a few of my thoughts on what makes me a Beauty Blogger.

• You get really excited when its your turn to make a drug store run.

• Your favorite aisle at the market is the beauty aisle.

• You ask to be left alone while your in your favorite beauty store.

• You want to swatch anything and everything.

• You give advice while shopping at your favorite beauty store.

• You find new ways to take photos of beauty products.

• When you come up with a Title before a actual post.

• You start reviewing everyday items in your head.

• Beauty sales become very, very important.

• You try to keep your products in as close to new condition as possible.

• You get anxious when you know you haven't posted in a while.

• You know when IMATS is coming to your area.

• You have gained a new respect for unknown brands.

• You learned that cheap products can be just as great as expensive.

• Daylight has become your best friend.

• You have learned things about photography you wouldn't normally.

• You watermark everything you post.

Okay, so that's what I think. What about you? What would you add to this list?


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Too Faced Romantic Palette

I posted a picture on instagram the other day, asking my followers what palette I should use to create a look and the TooFaced Romantic Palette received the most votes. I am going to be honest I had to do this look twice due to technical difficulties, but the second look cam out way better then the first.


Let's get into the products.

TooFace Romantic Palette

The Packaging is so feminine on theses palettes I always keep it showing on my vanity. It is made of a sturdy card board and has a magnetic feel when closing and opening.

As you can see I love this palette! The shades are very pigmented and buttery soft. All the shades blend well, as you can see there are some fall out issues, but nothing to stop you from loving this palette.

Bouquet Toss all over the lid

Ever After in the crease

First Dance in the outer corner

I Do to blend the brow bone

Face

I started with L'Oreal magic skin beautifier BB cream, I truly love this product it gives me a clean and even face. 

I applied my favorite foundation the Make Up For Ever Matte Velvet+. This foundation gives great coverage without feeling heavy on the skin.

I used Elf Conceal Everything Concealer. This concealer is great as a highlighter, it gives a nice glow to the face in areas you want to brighten. 

Powder

Love this powder for finishing any look.

Eyes

I used Urban Decay Primer Potion to Prime my eyes for staying power. I used my favorite eyeliner Urban Decay 24/7 in Zero to line my eyes. The Mascara I used is the SmashBox Full Exposure mascara, I use this mascara when I wear false lashes. I filled in my brows with Anastasia of Beverly Hills brow pencil in brunette and the matte brow bone highlighter. Followed by my Milani Eye Tech liquid liner to finish off the look.

Lips

I applied TooFaced Lip Insurance to my lips to smooth and prime them for color. I lined my lips with a Milani pencil and covered them with a Make Up For Ever lipstick

Contour

I used Suntan from the SmashBox Pro 2 Palette to contour my face. I love the sheer coverage it gives to areas I want contoured without over doing it.

HighLight

Shimmer from SmashBox Pro 2 Palette. I love this shade for highlighting!

The finished look.

Here is a video showing how I used the products listed.

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Filming with a webcam

If you know me, then you know I make or I should say try to make beauty videos on YouTube.

The main thing you need to know about beauty videos is lighting and video quality.

The best source of light for a beauty video will always be natural lighting, so I placed my make shift vanity in front of a window that gets great light most of the day, however video quality is a problem for me.

I am currently using the Logitech C615 webcam. I do have a Nikon CoolPix camera, but it runs on batteries and when filming in HD I get like about 20 mins of footage and it doesn't pic up color well.

The webcam works well for reviews and just speaking to the camera, but for actual tutorials it gets really bad. The colors of the products don't show up well and when I try to adjust it I get really orange or washed out.

I really want a camera that pics up color well and films in HD. It doesn't have to be a fancy one, just as long as it does the job.

I am going to be experimenting with my webcam and try to get a better quality video up.

I love making my videos and enjoy every aspect of it, but I would like my finished product to be seen. I have been so dissapointed in my tutorial videos. when you watch my videos it looks like I always wear the same colors, but I am not.

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Designer Vs. Drugstore Tag!

I was tagged by the girls at Glammoms over on YouTube for the Designer Vs. Drugstore tag. Enjoy :)

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Lunch Date, Shopping, Fashion.

Hi, everyone!

Today I am staring at the cursor blinking at me, waiting for me to come up with something to say. But I got nothing to say and this got me thinking. Why do I feel I need to say something? Why does my brain search every crack and crevice of my being for inspiration.

Inspiration can come from anywhere at anytime and today, I want to share with you the fashions that inspire me.

When leaving the house, you don't have to be glamorous, But you must at least look cute! even in sweat pants.

I love clothes, the law states I have to wear them, so I might as well look decent.

I am not going to be posting brand names or prices with these items, they are for inspiration after all :)

I will be starting this off with a lunch date. whether it be a lover or meeting up with friends lunch is a very important meal. I mean you are taking time out of your day to eat with these people.

I love this look, so chic but yet comfortable. you can easily go from ale house to downtown in this look without effort. A big bag helps if you have to return to work after lunch or hide a secret pair of heels in case you stay till happy hour!!

Okay so, this is one of my favorite things to do. EVER! When I head out for a day of shopping there are a few rules I apply to make my day go smooth. I always wear a maxi dress they are so easy to get in and out of when trying stuff on. A good pair of flippy floppy's go great with any shoe department for those walk by try on kinda moments. A light jacket is a must for me, I always freeze in any store! I never go all out with my makeup, I keep my lips nude but glossed and my eyes are bright and awake with a good does of my favorite mascara. I always take a small bag with a wrist band on it, I hate being weighed down by shopping bags and my purse. I am going to buy new stuff, I don't wanna carry my old stuff. Almost forgot! Wear your best bra! keep the Tatas dry!!


I don't want this post to go on forever, so I leave you with lunch and shopping. I will cover dinner and dancing next time. What are some other events you would like to see me dress up for? work maybe? let me know! Until next time :)

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Beauty Love Affair.

The Beauty Love Affair tag was created by Saffron Lallem of Saffy Style, Ashley Maria of Ashley Maria, Love, Life, Beauty and Shalunya of Shalunya & Boyet. We would love to read your answers so please feel free to tag us on Google + or leave a comment on our blogs.

The Rules:

1 Answer each question with the name of a beauty product and, if you'd like, explain why.

2. Give out more Valentines (tag other bloggers).

3. If you are tagged more than once please feel free to answer the questions again using a different type of product. If you answered the first time with skincare, then answer again with an eye, lip, face, nails, or hair product.  

First Love

Oh.. You remember what it was like to fall in love for the first time. Such bliss and excitement! Who was your first love?

Wow, where do I begin! I can't remember, maybe my memory is failing me haha. All I remember was it was a lipstick from a drug store and it wasn't mine! I was like 12 I think.

Puppy Love

Before you knew your real love, there were those childhood crushes that sometimes blossomed into a cute puppy love. Who was yours?

Your killing me with these questions as I have no memories of these things! haha.

Love Triangle

Such a predicament. This one is so sweet and demure, but this one is so bold and sexy. Tell us about being torn between two lovers. Who were the players in your love triangle?

Let the Soap Opera Begin! My sweet and gentle lover is my L'Oreal BB cream. My hot and sexy bad boy is my Make Up For Ever Velvet Matte foundation. 

Current Love

Dating? Engaged? Married? Who is your main squeeze? Tell us about the one you can't live without or can't seem to let go of. Who is your current love?

e.l.f. Essential Cover Everything Concealer! I love this lil guy for high lighting my face. He is my go to guy when I contour and high light.

Secret Crush

Even though you're committed to your current love, looking around and admiring from afar never hurt anyone... Who are you secretly crushing on?

HourGlass Ambient Lighting powders. I WANT THEM ALL!

Blind Date

Which was The One that was introduced by a friend or mailbox company e.g Ipsy that you love?

Falsies! I love me some lashes and i owe all of this to Tillie my sister in law.

Steamy Affair

Which was The One that you left your steadfast regular for; the sexy, handsome one that caught your eye and had you hooked in a Steamy Affair with?

Urban Decay 24/7 liners. Once I used it I never went to anything else!

Sweet Temptation

Which was The One that has snagged your attention but you are only tempted by, you don't know yet whether you want a Steamy Affair or not with?

Narassist by Nars. I am sure it is a wonderful palette, but how many neautrals can a girl have? OMG, I should slap myself for speaking such things.

Love At First Sight

You saw it and immediately you loved it.

My Smashbox pro palette. HELLO HANDSOME!

Double Date

They came in a box set; two great things for the price of one.

Benefits Watts up and They're real mascara.

Friend Zone

You just knew he was amazing; but he's not all that. Who have you relegated to the friend zone? 

Mufe pro finish powder. Too heavy feeling when applied as a foundation. But is good for a light dusting over a bb cream.

Worst Breakup

You wanted to love him forever; but you quickly discovered that he was not 'Mr. Right.' In fact he was awful and broke your heart. Who was your worst breakup?

cover girl smoochies. me no likey.

Total Loser 

You were giddy when he asked you out. You had high hopes for a long relationship. Instead he was a complete dud. Who was your total loser?

The fergie highlighters. Such a dissapoinment :)

Long Lost Love

You were young and he was among your firsts. You grew, you moved on, you two lost touch with each other. Recently you bumped into each other again and you remembered all the reasons you liked him. Who is your long lost love?

My HD powders from Elf and Mufe.

Major Lust

You haven't yet met. You're just loving him from afar because you feel like he's out of your league. Who is your major lust?

Motives cosmetics. I have been dying to try them :)

I want to thank Saffy, Ashley and Shalunya fro creating this amazing tag and for always remembering me :)

Okay! Now for my valentimes :)

Veronica from Verosays.

Jackie from Fivetwocertified.

Tiggy from Mrbearslittleroom.

Hope from Beauty&Bliss.

Betti from Makeup'Asylum.

Leigh-Ann from BlushingBeauty.

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3 Mascaras 1 Girl

We all love a good mascara right? I mean, what other product can give your eyes an instant lift? What other product can say, hey! I have lashes? None.

And that is why I love me some Mascara. Today I am going to feature my three favorite most reached for mascaras.

Mascara no.1

They're Real By Benefit

This Mascara is perfect for everyday drama. It has a wonderful wand that enhances every lash and a formula that just won't quit. This is my everyday go to mascara.

Mascara No.2

LashGasam By TooFaced

This Mascara is always there for me when I don't want to wear falsies, but I want to look as if I am wearing falsies. this wand get really close to the root of the lash making sure to coat every lash with sexiness. This mascara lasts all day and night, just be sure to give it a moment to dry once applied.

Mascara No.3

Full Exposure By SmashBox

This is a mascara I wear with my falsies to blend everything together. The wand is spaced out enough to to coat the lashes without making them spider like while allow my natural lashed to blend for a flawless look.

This also requires some time to dry as the formula is quiet wet, so that you can get your lashes combined into your falsies.

The Roundup

I love mascara and all its magical benefits, my only problem with mascaras is that they are on a three month expiration date, so they say. I feel the Benefit They're Real is the perfect size for any mascara, if you follow that rule. I mean who uses that much mascara in three months?

Do you follow the three month mascara rule?

I don't, maybe I should, but that's just me.

Balancing Oil and Stress on your face!

As you all know, if you follow me on twitter that I have moved again. That is a total of four times this past year. I will admit my stress levels have gone through the roof many times and my face has the scars to prove it.

I have been staying with family members of both sides during my travels of our great nation, why do we say that? Aren't all nations great? I never got that. Anyhoo, My face has gone through  a lot, Climate changes, stress and hormonal break outs.

To be honest, I haven't been keeping up with my normal face cleansing routine. Getting the bathroom time to myself has been very hard, especially with a large family so the oil build up has been ugly.

I would wake up with new breakouts and blemishes every week, I knew I needed a plan of action so I went to Walgreen's. I needed something that was fast and easy to use, so I browsed and browsed and picked up a pack of Simple Oil balancing cleansing wipes for sensitive skin.

These wipes are amazing! They cleanse the face of all dirt, oil and makeup. I love these because they do help with oil production on my face and leave my face feeling clean and fresh with just one wipe.

The texture of the wipe is soft on the skin, but strong enough to get in there and break up the ugly bits.

I have stopped breaking out and oil production is at a all time low. Yay me!!

This is a picture I took during a very stressful day and not to sound like I am tooting my own horn, but I wiped the stress away with my handy Simple oil balancing cleansing wipes.

Products I used on my face this day:
L'Oreal Magic B.B. Cream, Medium.

Mommy Makeup's Mommy's little helper Concealer.
Mommy Makeup's Dual mineral powder
The review for these products you can find here.
http://www.themakeupsquid.com/2014/01/two-easy-to-use-beauty-products.html

Urban Decay's Flushed bronzer
The review for this product in here.
http://www.themakeupsquid.com/2013/12/urban-decay-naked-flushed.html

Urban Decay's Naked basics Palette
http://www.themakeupsquid.com/2013/12/urban-decay-naked-basics-palette.html



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Two easy to use beauty products

Hello, my fellow makeup junkies :)

I hope this post finds you well and in good spirits!

I recently received two products from a company called Mommy Makeup to try out.

Mommy Makeup is a company that specializes in beauty products for the busy woman, now I know some of us have careers, but to me the busiest job of them all is being a mommy. It actually never ends and you really never get a vacation!!

So calling their company Mommy Makeup is perfect!
Have you ever tried to look good or even decent while running errands, changing a puking 3 year old?
I have and it isn't easy.

Mommy Makeup makes beauty easy for the busiest of moms who don't always have the time to beautify themselves.

They have many products that can be used in more ways then one and today I am going to review two products for you from their line.

The first thing you notice about these products are the cute graphics on the outer boxes. I love this lady that is trying to apply lipstick while pushing a baby buggy I know I have been there before!


There's a saying... "Necessity is the mother of invention" - it is also the mother of Mommy Makeup!

Award-winning makeup artist and New York City Mom, Debra Rubin-Roberts, created Mommy Makeup to simplify the busy woman's daily beauty routine. She had her "light bulb moment" about a new makeup line almost immediately after giving birth. Debra realized she no longer had time to apply 13 individual items just to get a basic polished look.

Debra needed makeup that was quick and easy to apply, yet gave her makeup artist quality results - and if she needed it, surely other women did too!

13 individual products became 6 multi-tasking wonders, and now with Mommy Makeup, women everywhere apply their makeup from start to finish in less than 6 minutes!

Look Divine in Half the Time! - Mommy Makeup


Once opened the packaging is very sleek and there is some weight to it so you can feel the quality behind the product.

I love this shiny silver compact, the material itself is plastic but very chic with the Mommy Makeup logo etched in.

The Mineral dual powder
Can be used as a finishing powder or powder foundation.
The powder itself is very fine, it comes with a sponge applicator and is very easy to build up to the coverage you want without feeling all caked up.
This product feels very similar to the MAKE UP FOR EVER Pro Finish Multi-Use Powder Foundation.

Mommy's little helper Concealer

The packaging on this one reminds me of the MAC packaging. You feel the quality and you are able to see the product inside, for a concealer I like this type of packaging.

This product is not only a concealer, but also doubles as a eye shadow base.

I used these two products in my NYE look and I have to say I am very happy with the results which I posted down below.

As you can see the holidays have reeked havoc on my sleep schedule, so in come the dark circles, pale skin and blemishes.

As you can see The circles are completely gone from under my eyes.

I have a normal skin tone once again.

Its as if these products have breathed life into me once again.

I did use the concealer as a eye shadow base with out eye primer.

It did enhance my eye shadows and the staying power was lovely.

(note) I did appliy this with a brush to my eyes and noticed some creasing so I patted it out with a finger and it blended wonderfully.

It does mention on the packaging that finger application is best for this product and I agree.

I do love these two new goodies I have added to my collection.

Thank you Mommy Makeup for the wonderful opportunity.

If you would like to check out mommy makeup please click the banner below.

They have a Pretty perk system where you can receive discounts or cash rewards with every order.

When you sign up they give you $5 you can use right now!

Affiliate link. 

You don't have to use my link you can visit them at http://www.mommymakeup.com/

These products were sent for review by Mommy Makeup.

All thoughts and views are my own :)

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