one of my best friends (hi caroline) bought me this lip treatment for my bday and i am OBSESSED. it goes on like lipstick but feels very slick & light. it is a great happy warm coral color and is perfect for those days that you don’t want to do your makeup but need a [ Continue Reading … ]

makeup used for this look: 1. chanel vitalumiere aqua liquid foundation 2. chanel poudre douce soft pressed powder 3. loreal mascara 4. revlon really red lipstick 5. exude red #1 lipstick 6. mac shadow in nylon 7. chanel foundation brush 8. bare escentuals kabuki brush i finally made the switch to liquid foundation!!! i’ve gone [ Continue Reading … ]

pics of my hair straightened with the hana titanium straightener. my new hana straightener along with a bunch of other fun goodies (sleep mask, round brush, e.l.f. eyelash curler and more)! close up of the travel/storage carrying case. close up of the hana titanium 1.5 straightener. as you all know, i am ALWAYS on the [ Continue Reading … ]

a while back, i sent a tweet asking rachel zoe what brand/color lipstick she uses. to my surprise, i got a quick response with a link back to exude lipstick (red #1). i could NOT wait to check it out. and then i saw the price tag of $29. lipstick is not something i usually [ Continue Reading … ]

i signed up to be an influenster after reading about it on this blog (hi lia!). when you join influenster, you unlock badges that reflect your lifestyle (for example, i unlocked the “mom” badge and the “beauty” badge, etc.) to qualify for voxboxes (complimentary boxes of products to try). this was my first voxbox…you know [ Continue Reading … ]