Prom Elegance Returns!!

Hello Gems and Jewels and Happy Summer!!! I love prom season and I especially love that the young ladies have seemed to return to the elegant gowns, makeup and hair this year.  After all, that is what prom is supposed to be about, elegance.  I had the opportunity to play my part in making young ladies feel beautiful on their special day! Enjoy the pictures of Princess Crystal! For details on the products that I used, just leave a comment below!

My New Year's Eve LOTD

Hey Gems and Jewels!! Although I had to work this year instead of partaking in any of the festivities celebrating the New Year, I decided that I would add a little glitter to my makeup and some glam to my outfit. I usually wear a black uniform and plaid shirt to work but I changed that up a little bit…just added some spice! Here I will feature my makeup look as the outfit I wore.  Unfortunately,I still had to wear an ugly, comfortable shoe so I will not feature my shoe.  It sucks to have worked but I'm happy I can share my look with you all.  Just a little something to brighten my evening while I was working.  Enjoy, hope you like! Thanks for reading!

Holiday Beauty Haul

Hello Gems and Jewels! Every year the beauty stores never disappoint with pretty packaging and 20% off coupons to lure me in and trust me, this year was no different!!! I truly think that my picture should be posted in Ulta and Sephora…I mean I should at least have a secret entrance right? Anyway I picked up lot of goodies, some refills and some new things and of course some perfume.  Here is a peek at some of what I picked up.  Thanks for reading!!

Smashbox Liquid Halo HD Foundation

Hello Gems and Jewels! I can't say enough about the Smashbox Halo foundation.  It has been my "go-to" foundation for the last three months.  I was extremely surprised that Smashbox hit the mark with the darker tones because both the BB Cream and regular foundation have too much of a red undertone in it, making it hard to match those of us with yellow undertones.  I initially sampled this foundation to be sure it was a good match and as soon as it hit my skin I was in love! I have completely finished a bottle and am moving onto my second bottle.

I applied it with a BeautyBlender sponge in a stippling motion and it blends out perfect to give you a flawless finish! It is virtually weightless and feels more like a moisturizer as opposed to a foundation.  After applying the Liquid Halo foundation, it is best to set it with at translucent HD powder.  I'm telling you that I have received so many compliments about my skin glowing since I've started wearing this foundation.  Now I generally have great skin but the Smashbox Liquid Halo Foundation blurs imperfection making my skin look absolutely flawless! It also reflects light perfectly making it great for pictures.  For my oily gems and jewels…do not use a primer under this foundation and it should work out just fine for you.

This foundation is a little on the pricey side but if you are looking to splurge on an HD foundation, this bottle at $42.00 is the going rate for a higher end foundation.  I LOVE it and have totally but temporarily neglected my MUFE and MAC foundations…and now moving onto my second bottle!! Thanks for reading dolls!

Pros: *Super blendable *HD with SPF15 *Brightens complexion *Wears well *Lightweight *Light to Medium coverage
Cons: *Price, *Transfers (if not powdered) *Range of colors are limited