Makeup tips for wearing glasses!

-use light shimmery colours to bring out your eyes on the inner corner and center of lid, as well as the brow bone.

-define your crease on the outer corner with a taupe colour so that it gives the eye depth.

-don’t use a harsh liner because it can make your eyes appear smaller than they are, use an angled brush and a dark brown eye shadow and push into the lash line at the outer corners of the eye.

-apply your blush with your glasses on so it does not rub off on the frames, a cream blush will look nice and fresh on the cheeks.

-to avoid looking too serious wear a fun colour on your lips!

I have extremely unruly hair so I appreciate a hairstyle that takes very little effort but still looks pulled together. Here are the simple steps I took to achieve this style:

1. Part your hair down the middle

2. Make two pigtail braids and secure with an elastic

3.Take one pigtail and bring to the oposite side, use a bobby pin to secure.

4. Do the same on the other side, I used four bobby pins to hold the braids in place

5. Tuck in the ends so they don’t show.

Your finished!

*pull out strands to frame your face before hand. 

Most days I throw my hair into a top knot which takes about 3.5 seconds. This morning I decided to get a little fancy with my comfortable bun and experiment with some braids. If you have mastered a french braid, this will be incredibly easy!

Flip your hair over and gather three bundles at the nape of your neck.

Begin french braiding until you reach the desired height of your bun.

I always am forced into a messy bun by my unruly hair…arggg

Pull any strands of hair to frame your face & your done!!

I am a little obsessed with hair art these days and they always make for some great photography!

Good luck!

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I don’t usually go for oranges on a day to day basis, but when I do I like to ease my way into the bright color. First I like to use a moisturizing lip balm (I love Vermonts Original Bag Balm). My favorite way to apply lipstick is using my ring finger, it will be the most gentle and give you the lightest application. Using a brush can give you more control and you can build up the colour as little or as much as you please, a brush is also handy because you can make any lip corrections which is always a good idea before applying straight from the bullet. Applying from the lipstick will give you the highest pigmentation, something I’m not always so comfortable with! When using a coral colour I like to make sure I have a bronzed glow, Laguna bronzer by Nars is perfect! I place lightly where the sun would hit (usually the high spots of the face)

Hope these tips help, here is a little quote I’ll leave with.

“I believe in manicures. I believe in overdressing. I believe in primping at leisure and wearing lipstick. I believe in pink. I believe happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day, and… I believe in miracles.” -Audrey Hepburn

Makeup is a huge passion of mine, currently I am in love with peach and coral looks. Hope this video inspires you to bring out some fun summer colours!! Be easy on me, its my first youtube! ; )

This sunset manicure is inspired by cupcakes and cashmere, I instantly fell in love with the summery feel of the colour combinations. I Grabbed every coral, pink, red and orange nail polish that I owned to make an array of sunset colours. Also, I am so excited that we have one baby tomato on our little plant; summer is finally here!

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My hair is always a disaster when I am at the beach. The wind and the salt water gives me a dreadlock look that needs taming. Here are four styles that can survive any windsurf, kite surf, stand up paddle, or surf session. Head straight from the beach to lunch in town with these cute solutions.

I started by spraying this D.I.Y  beach spray  all through the hair. It gives texture and a summer “straight from the beach” look and feel.

1. The braided crown was too easy. Start by braiding two sections of your hair into pig tails and fasten with elastics. Bring each braid over the crown of your head and secure with bobby pins. Messy looks even cuter!

2. French braids are my favorite for any water sport. They pull back your bangs and keep the hair separated nicely. A way to make the simple braid a little more fun is to turn the french braid into a fishtail once you reach the neck hairline!

3. If you love to surf with your hair down, this is an easy way to keep bangs out of your eyes. Grab the hair as if you are creating a half up-half down look, wrapping it around an elastic like a bun. Again, it is okay if some hair comes loose.

4. This final look may not be for everyone but I think these pigtails are so sweet! Start by twisting the top of your hair and collect sections all the way down while continuing to twist until past the neck. Then, secure with elastic.

Those are my beach hair alternatives! How do you wear your hair to the beach?

They say never mix denim but I think we can make an exception with this cute hair bow. I love the versatility a jean shirt brings to your look. My favorite way to wear this jacket is with a pretty lace dress! The bow makes an adorable accessory!

This would be perfect for your barefoot bluejean night!

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Everyone loves a good fishtail braid. Here is one with a twist! It’s elegant and easy!

1. Brush your hair into a smooth, high ponytail.

2. Fish tail braid the pony, then wrap around into a bun. For a tutorial on how to do a fish tail braid, click here.

3. Secure the end with bobby pins, lightly hairspray and you’re ready for a classy night out!

Instead of packing on bronzer in the early days of summer, I have found an illuminator to be much more subtle and natural looking! This is one of my favorite summer looks. It’s so easy and the skin looks nice and healthy!

Step 1: The base

Be sure to use a primer with this look so that it lasts all day! I love Laura Mercier foundation primer found here.

The key to this look is cream products! Mix illuminator with foundation to create glowing skin. My favorite illuminator is this one by Nars. I used 50/50, but use as much or little as you desire depending on what kind of finish you want! I then blended cream bronzer on the nose, chin, cheeks and temples! (anywhere the sun would naturally hit). The star of the show was the cream color base in pearl by MAC. This is truly worth the investment as I used it on the brow bone, inner corner of the eye, cheek bone, down the nose, on the cupids bow and center of lips! I then used Clarins cream blush in coral on her cheeks and blended it outward. blend blend blend!

To finish the eyes I used cream bronzer in the crease, then woodwinked eye shadow by MAC on the lid ,a shimmery gold color that looks great on all skin types! Curl lashes and add a coat of mascara (or five)!!

Step 2:

To take this easy summer day look to evening glam, all I did was use a dark brown pencil from Mac in the color coffee and lined the lash line (getting the roots of the lashes). I extended the liner a little ways outward. I then blended this so that it became a soft line. If you are adding liner to the bottom make sure to connect the top and bottom lines!! Feel free to add more mascara!

Step 3:

I couldn’t resist a red lip with this dewy look! Use any red liner (pencil is key!) and take your time outlining your lips. Once they were filled, I then used Revlon’s Fire 018 gloss overtop. This step may take a little more time but it is worth it as lips will be more defined.

*If you have oily skin use powders instead of cream products, or you can set creams with translucent powder. This way the makeup will last all day without sliding off!