Just a few new goodies

Got this adorable bag at Tj Maxx. Its a perfect size to carry all my skincare around in! and then to top it off I received my selfie ring light in the mail. I purchased the cheapest one on amazon and it's great quality! I highly recommend this product to anyone looking into a new selfie light!

xo gem

Dramaaaa

Tried out more of a dramatic look today. 

My everyday look doesn't normally consist of this much winggggg. 

Eyes: #UrbanDecay #Naked3 palette (Strange on the lids with nooner in the crease) along with a little bit of dark side in the outer corner and #benefit they're real mascara. 
Face: #esteeedit hydrate and go, L'Oréal true match foundation, Estée Lauder concealer, ELF brightening powder and MAC sculpting powder in Blunt. 
Lips: PS lip liner in rose.

Vice

Picked up my vice 2 palette to create this smokey look. I love the shimmer in the crease just wish I wore a pair of falsies!

Another brown smokey eye with a little highlight in the corner

Eyes: #UrbanDecay #Vice 2 palette (Rewind on the lids/crease and shell shock) along with a little bit of #MAC Naked Lunch in the crease and #benefit they're real mascara. 

Face: #esteeedit hydrate and go, L'Oréal true match foundation, Estée Lauder concealer, ELF brightening powder and MAC sculpting powder in Blunt. 

Lips: PS lip liner in mauve.

xo gem

Naked and Smokey

Trying to use more of my eye shadow palettes so I decided on using my Naked 2. Always been obsessed with how natural and beautiful the colors come out. 

Wore this as an every day look and loved it!

Eyes: #UrbanDecay #Naked2 palette (bootycall on the lids and tease on the crease) and benefit they're real mascara. 

Face: #esteeedit hydrate and go, L'Oréal true match foundation, Estée Lauder concealer, ELF brightening powder and MAC sculpting powder in Blunt. 

Lips: PS lip liner in nude.

xo gem

Pink Soda

I got a wonderful opportunity to work at an absolutely beautiful salon, with some beautiful people. These are two of my favorite clients! One was a blow out with body and curls. The other was an adorable teen headed off to prom! I was so grateful to be able to work with some great people!

xo gem

The Estee Edit

Thank you Influenster and The Estée Edit for these awesome products.‪#‎beauty attitudes‬

I have used these products for a little over a year now and I am in love with the Beam Team! I use it as a moisturizer under my foundation to give me more of a dewy end look.

The flash illuminator is great for an additional glow, either mix it in with your foundation or apply it after the Beam Team!

xo gem

P R O M L A D Y

Prom is here and for me it is my favorite time of the year. It basically consists of bobby pins, black rubber bands and loads of hairspray. Today I did the hair and makeup for a gorgeous friend of mine! She looked amazing in her royal blue dress!

For the hair we went messy, but still elegant with a ballerina bun and a braid wrapped around it.
For the makeup she wanted something a little more dramatic but still pretty.

Eyes: I primed her eyes using the LORAC eye primer. I used mainly the urban decay vice 2 palette using Shellshock on the outer corners and Madness on the crease. We also added a little bit of the VS Moonstruck eyeshadow to darken up the blue of Madness. For the black outer crease I used my all time favorite black eyeshadow from BH Cosmetics. We topped it off with some black gel liner from Maybelline then added some Ardell Demi Wispies with a coat of "They're real" mascara by Benefit.

Face: I used my Luminess Airbrush System to prime her face, then moved on with the Luminess foundation in the medium shade (#4). I concealed blemishes and under eye circles with the Kat Von D Tattoo Concealer. After we set everything with the Bare Minerals face powder in Medium. Then I contoured her face with MAC's blush in Blunt and softened up her cheeks with MAC's blush in Melba.

Lips: I lined her lips with Prestige Lip Liner in Nude and applied Revlon Color Burst Lipstick in Soft Nude. To add a little more shine I added Maybelline Shine Sensation in 01 Minty Sheer.

Here are some photos of the gorgeous Alexa before her prom!

xxx GEM