Essential oils have countless benefits, and many of them are great for skin. For the past few months I’ve been doing some experimenting and have come up with these 5 essential oil beauty DIY’s that have worked well for me and others. There can be so many chemicals hidden in beauty products under the guise of fragrance, parfum, and even essential oil blend. Avoid these all together and see some awesome benefits [...]
I know, I know, it can be hard to make time to get ready in the morning. The kids are up and demanding attention so you toss your hair up in a bun, add some mascara, do your brows and call it a day. But when you take a bit of time, really just a quarter of an hour or less, you can put yourself first for those few minutes and look [...]
Let's face it, makeup brushes can get gross. They get filled with bacteria which really isn't good on your skin. It's an easy thing to forget about until your face breaks out and you realize you haven't cleaned your brushes in quite a while. The whole process can be a little daunting. What products should you use? How can you make sure it doesn't wreck your brushes? What's the best way to [...]
Having nice, sculpted, filled in brows has become a huge trend in beauty, but if you're just starting out learning how to fill in your brows it can be a little intimidating. Between the dark high arched intense look, all the way through to a softer more natural look, it can be easy enough to know what style suits you based on your personality and beauty habits. The harder part is finding [...]
With autumn comes warmer earth-toned makeup looks, and I've been loving the browns, oranges, and reds that are so on trend right now. For this fall makeup tutorial I focussed on the warm, earthy, burnt orange on the upper crease, and combined it with yellow and brown for a beautiful blended eye look. The yellow eyeshadow colour can go on quite light, so for this look I wet the Pigment Packer brush with [...]
The first post in this series, Makeup Brush 101, was so well liked, and many of you requested a second part, so I decided to give you even more information on how to use makeup brushes. I am only covering new information in this post, so if you would like information on foundation, blush, face powder, eyeshadow, blending, and multipurpose brushes head on over to the first post in the series, Makeup [...]
There are so many different kinds of makeup brushes it can be hard to know what to do with all of them, especially when just dipping your toes in the world of makeup. I've had lots of requests to do this post so I thought I would break it down to basics with makeup brushes 101, and talk about the essential brushes you should pack in your makeup bag. These are my [...]
Self care has become quite the buzzword this year, and for good reason, it's so so important for our health and overall well being. One thing that's always stayed with me, and I don't remember where I first heard it, but you can't serve others from an empty take. If you're running yourself ragged working, spending time with friends and family, and keeping your house up things start to get harder and [...]
Summertime is in full swing and I absolutely love the hot weather, days at the beach, and camping. However, summer can also come with dry skin, sunburns, runny eyeliner, and messed up hair. That's why I've compiled this summer essentials list jam packed with all of the products you'll need to keep in your arsenal from body care, to beauty and hair care, to fashion and other basic summer essentials. All of [...]
Summer is the season to have fun playing with bright colours with our makeup. I ordered some new Elate Cosmetics eyeshadow shades and knew I had to make a summer makeup tutorial with this super fun purple and yellow combo. Pink and yellow is a go to combo of mine, and purple and yellow combine just as great. I also received some new vegan makeup brushes from MOTD Cosmetics, and I must [...]