How I Fake Fuller Eye Brows

People ALWAYS ask me when it comes to my makeup routine, "What's the ONE thing you wouldn't leave the house without wearing?"  My response will be every time, "putting on my eyebrows!!"  I was born with amazingly thick brows (thanks Dad!!).  But, I plucked them to death in high school for some odd reason and now I spend every morning drawing them back in.  So here's my 2nd Vlog installment showing you all exactly how I fake fuller brows every single day...




Feedback :: Did you like the idea of me having one feature done all the way so that it shortened the time frame you had to watch my video - or - would you have rather me done both brows??  Let me know so that I can make these videos as helpful as possible in the future!
 
What brow products can you not live without??

Botani Saved My Dry Skin!

As a beauty blogger and makeup artist, one of the perks of being both is that I occasionally get treated to being sent some breakthrough skin care and beauty products.  Some products disappoint and don't live up to the hype and then there are some that blow me away.  *Botani Australia and their olive oil and pure plant skin solution products have blown my socks off!!!

{My Botani skin savior package!}

I have super dry skin all year long.  It feels tight and dry which in turn makes me feel old and crusty whenever I look at my skin with no makeup on!  Now I'll be honest, when I purchase a product for my face, I just want something 1. that works and 2. isn't tested on animals- those are about my two only necessities.  Anything else is a plus!  Botani products are dedicated to using all natural ingredients that are sensitive to all skin types and are a vegan friendly solution to skin care.   Their motto is "Green Skincare for a Greener Future."  So this company has a lot going for it, because it has all of the above descriptions, but most importantly - it worked and re hydrated my scary scaly skin!!

{My skin after 7 days of Botani usage.  I even rubbed this stuff on my lashes and neck at night!}

Now I do have on my makeup in the above picture just to be honest, but I will say, I have not needed to use my primers as often after using these products because my skin has felt so lovely and hydrated.  The two main products that showed the biggest difference in my dry skin were:

1.  Olive Skin Serum.  This product contains a high concentrated amount of "olive squalene" which apparently is key to penetrating the skin and helping it retain its moisture.  In their brochure they listed many things I agreed it did:

•  repairs flaky skin
• improves skin tone and texture 
• makes skin supple  
• The only thing I didn't see happen was the "soften fine lines and wrinkles"- boo hoo - still looking for that product!! I rubbed this stuff all over my face (after washing) at night and in the morning before my moisturizer and let it sink in a few minutes before applying the next product.

{My happy hydrated face and neck!}

2.  Boost Balancing Moisturiser.  This moisturizer also contained the olive squalene (this stuff must be super powered!) and was very lightweight (no SPF though) and could be worn day or night.  It helped lock that serum listed above in and kept my skin feeling very soft.  The smell was a very fresh olive scent but not overpowering or greasy smelling (like cooking oil!) that I had assumed it would be.  

I give this skin care company two green thumbs up for developing a gentle and effective product!!  Have you tried any Botani products before?  What did you think? 
Don't forget to check out my very 1st vlog on how to get Nicole Richie's "Fashion Star" premier makeup look! I'd love to know what you think!

*These products were sent to me by the company for consideration only.  I was not paid for this review and all opinions are personally mine and honest as always.*

Makeup Tips For Getting Nicole Richie's "Fashion Star" Look

I've been running my beauty blog for over 3 years now, and have never done a video tutorial, only still pictures...until now.  Introducing my very first JennySue Makeup VIDEO!!  After watching the premier of "Fashion Star" on NBC and seeing Nicole Richie's gorgeous makeup, I couldn't help myself but to think, "I know I could share a few makeup tips and products that would help everyone get a similar look!"  Disclaimer - This is not a full on reproduction of her look- I'm just hitting the highlights.



So, what did you think??? Remember, it was my first attempt, so be gentle with your comments, constructive criticism is welcome though! Ha!  If you liked it, share it with your friends, family, neighbors, whomever!!

Do you like the idea of JennySue Makeup videos or are you still a fan of still pictures only?  Let me know!!  

Spring Break...Where's The "Break?"

My kids have their spring break off from school this week.  When I think of spring break, I envision that I'd like to appear as carefree as Marilyn frolicking on the beach...

{Isn't it nice to see a sex symbol whose thighs actually touch??}

Instead, spring break so far has consisted of a trip back to my hometown with the kids (no beach anywhere close by), a few temper tantrums, a little rain, and some hammer time...

{My husband introduced my boys to the art of hammering nails into things...anything}

Luckily I am aware that my vision of "spring break" has to change now that I'm a mom and that it's truly not my spring break to celebrate, and it's all about giving my kids a good time away from school for this week.  Even if that good time consists of some hammers and nails instead of sun and sand!

If you missed my Marilyn Monroe sultry eye liner trick, check this vintage post out.  Guess this eyeliner trick is the closest thing I'll get to being a beach babe right now:)

What's your favorite Spring Break memory?

Rockin' The Rose Gold From Head To Toe

Rose gold, rust, copper, this new pinky golden shade can be described many ways and worn by all this spring!  I've been seeing this shade popping up everywhere from makeup, to hair color, to clothing and accessories.  It's making its metal counterparts, silver and gold, look like boring has-beens!

{Lips by Black Radiance Shimmering Color in "Copper Glow"

Cheeks by Avon Be Blushed in "Golden Rose."}

When it comes to adding this hue to your makeup palette, I feel it's pretty easy for anyone to pull off in small doses.  This is because it's the best combination of warm undertones (the gold) plus the cool undertone as well (the pink).  I chose to rock the hip new color on my cheeks and lips shown above. Both rose gold products had major gold shimmer in them so the eyes were kept more flat and neutral with a taupe shadow and dark brown liner.

{Shoes by X.Appeal.}

I also chose to purchase myself these copper flats with a little bit of bling, and you know what- they go with everything I used to wear gold shoes with!  Now I have a fun new option!!

Have you gotten into the rose gold trend?  How would you wear it?? 

Creamsicle Nails

With it starting to truly feel like spring time due to the warmer temps rising, so begins my urge to freshen up my beauty routine by bringing in some spring-type colors.  The easiest way to do this - new pops of color on my manicure!!

{Inspired by the old school yummy frozen treat - orange Creamsicle.}

{L'Oreal "I will!" ($6) and NYC "Times square tangerine creme." ($3)}

{A true Creamsicle manicure would have been mainly orange w one white center nail, but I switched things up slightly!}

I cannot wait to paint all of my digits white in the coming months when my hands have a bit more of a tan to them, but in the meantime I love the look of adding a touch of orange to each hand for fun.  This new formula of polishes from L'Oreal promises 7 days of no chip wear, so we will see if it delivers but so far so good.  I've bought many white polishes before that looked very cheap and white-out like, but this one is rich, creamy, and sophisticated- 2 coats needed though of course!!

What color(s) are you wearing on your hands right now??

International Women's Day

March 8th is the official "International Women's Day" as I found out on the Birchbox blog (which I'm sure I've drilled into your head that I've contributed some guests posts to recently!).  And Birchbox had the great idea to honor this day with the #RockTheLips hashtag on Twitter, where they're urging all of the ladies out there, to rock their favorite red lip!!  So since I never shy away from celebrating a good holiday, here's how I'm honoring the wonderful women of the world out there...

{Lip color by tarte LipSurgence in "fiery," lip liner by Rimmel London in "red diva."}

You can't get much more feminine, womanly, girly, than a rad red pout, right??!  I've done many posts about red lips, here, here, and here!  But I'm curious...what are your current favorite red lip colors out right now?! Please share with your lady friends!!