Motivational Monday's

Image Credit: Kaela Burgess

Hello Everyone! Welcome back to the blog of beauty. I'd like to introduce you to a theme day blog post that I'll be creating for you every Monday, it'd like to call it Motivational Monday's, and just as the name suggests, I will be here to kickstart your week with makeup advice! One of my all time favorite beauty products is, you guessed it, lipstick! Have any of you experimented with lipstick or have been hesitant to try it out?

My favorite lipstick brand, and makeup brand in general is ColourPop Cosmetics. I discovered this makeup brand from a friendly YouTube makeup guru that I follow, KathleenLights. In her video she talks about her favorite ColourPop products and the Lippie Stix are a huge part of my makeup collection and one that I instantly fell in love with from ColourPop.

The Lippie Stix are small and sleek and when you hold them, it's almost as if you are holding a pencil. They are wonderful and the colors themselves are some of the boldest and brightest lipstick colors I own! Some of the lipstick finishes that ColourPop has to offer with the lippie stix are: Pearlized, Matte, Creme, Satin, Sheer, Matte X, and Glossy. There are so many different formulas of lipstick today along with different shades to compliment each and every skin tone!

I wear lipstick almost every day, and I have many people who ask me how my lipstick stays on throughout the day. One product that I feel contributes to the longer wear of my lipstick is a lipstick primer. The only primer I have ever used for my lips is the ColourPop primer. I never even knew a primer for lips existed until I stumbled across ColourPop Cosmetics! A primer simply primes the lips before lipstick is applied. When I use it, it almost feels like chapstick!

I recently re-purchased a lippie stix product for the third time from ColourPop called Leather and I would have to say this is my signature lipstick color. I go through this color every couple months and I'm constantly stocking it back up in my red lipstick mug! Purple lipstick has been a huge trend within the last year or so, and everyone seems to love this color around the Fall season! I don't really pay too much attention to the makeup trends though, I honestly just wear my purple lipstick all year 'round!

For additional makeup advice, one beauty blogger that provides many tips regarding makeup, among other topics, is Miss Maven! I highly suggest looking into this blog if you are curious about all things beauty.

Feel free to leave comments and ask questions! I'm here to help you on your makeup journey each step of the way!

A Daily Dose of Color

Image Credit: Rinzi Ruiz

If you could create anything on one blank canvas what would it be? An overpass in the city of South Bend has had a revamped makeover in the last couple years, bringing a little more color to those passing by. What would you create if you were given the opportunity to let your mind flow? As this picture depicts creativity, freedom and self expression it appears to me like the canvas for this artist is a wall of a building outside. It's not every day you can paint on the side of a public building, in fact, most people would more than likely call that graffiti. However, if there were no legal issues and the art was visually appealing, the whole world would be an artist's canvas.

This picture represents a beautiful blending of colors and not just that but, a purpose of existing just to liven up what was once a blank white wall. Beauty can be portrayed in so many ways, and art can express beauty, as well as makeup. Makeup can be viewed as an art too. There are many techniques used to create shadows on the face, the blending of eyeshadow to decrease harsh lines, and crafting the perfect winged eyeliner. Women today have created an art of drawing on thick eyebrows that were once thin and over-plucked in the 90's! There are many ways you can enhance your natural beauty with makeup, it just depends on the occasion!

Now, think of yourself as a blank canvas. How will you bring your canvas to life with makeup?

About this Blog: Beginning My Makeup Journey

Hello Everyone! I'd like to introduce you to my blog revolving around anything and everything that has to do with makeup and beauty products. I like to think of myself as a makeup connoisseur these days, however, that has not always been the case.

Growing up I always loved makeup, but I remember a time when I didn't know how to apply it. I'm remembering my 7th grade school picture and how I had put on a metallic blue eyeshadow and clear lipgloss from my moms small makeup container. It was my first time experimenting with makeup, and let me tell you, it showed. I also remember a time when the thought of going into Sephora, a nationally known makeup store with endless makeup products, gave me anxiety.

I didn't know where to begin in that store because I was overwhelmed with all of the makeup possibilities available to me. I remember having so many internal questions like what products were the best for me? What is a face primer and how can it benefit me and what on earth is a beauty blender, a kitchen appliance?!

Over time, the questions became more clear to me asI started doing my own research and watching a new YouTube makeup guru's like Nicole Guerriero and Jaclyn Hill. Among those internet makeup stars, however, there was one other person who helped me along my makeup journey and that is my best friend.

In my early 20's, every Friday and Saturday night before my best friend and I would go out for a night on the town, I would ask her to do my makeup for me.  Face, eyes, lips, brows, you name it, my best friend knew how to do it. After a few months of this, I eventually asked her how she created, what I like to call, the makeup magic, on my face. I started paying more attention to what she was doing and what she was using on my face until one day I decided to try it all on my own.

Now, here I am today reaching out to anyone who may be feeling the same. If it's makeup tips you want, you've stumbled upon the right place! I'd love to be your best makeup friend and guru on this journey. If you have any questions along the way, I would be happy to answer them!