Hey babes!

I was looking through my portfolio on my computer today and I came across my pics from when I attended the Makeup Academy in May of this year. I figured I'd show you a few!

Just a few of the girls - I believe the rest were @ lunch!

Me in action!

Hey Babes!

Looks I'm loving for this fall are driving me insane! I have looks from the super casual to all out crazy haha! I am typically a comfortable dresser! If I am not going out for a cocktail, or heading out to meet with friends in the City - I am casual and sassy! Nothing beats a comfortable pair of jeans and flats and a long sleeve! On a sexier level, I adore skirts, dresses, stilettos, and statement piece jewelry.

I do love to shop EVERYWHERE! I really will walk into a store and walk out with something, anything! I cant deny, I love Saks, Neiman, Bloomingdales, but I really love Forever21, Garage, Express.. even TARGET! Yep, I will walk right in there and buy shorts, shirts, scarves, anything that catches my eye! I dont discriminate with clothing.. if it's good quality, regardless of where it's from or how much it costs, I am buying it!

I have some pics from celebs in past years and this year. Style to me isnt just "whats new." It's what you can create from things in your closet in past years to create the "new" look of this year. Dont get me wrong, I love the runway trends and I love buying new things, but lets be real here.. the average Jane, cant spend thousands of dollars every single day to look like their favorite celeb. CLEARLY, there are dupes for everything, sometimes even in your closet you can throw together - which makes the whole new look for the season worth looking at, researching, and concocting! That's what fashion means to me! What does it mean to you?








I loveee all of these looks! I know they are so simple, but thats what's so perfect about them! These looks are definitely mine for this Fall. I really plan to keep it simple and classy and comfortable!

I am a jewelry junkie, and there is jewelry on my body that I keep on all times and never remove.. 3 rings, 6 bracelets, a necklace, and 3 sets of earrings (I have 3 holes in each ear), and 2 belly button piercings - so with that, I add more or replace one or two with something different! My hubby loves when I wear tons of bracelets, so typically I just add on a bunch more! You can never go wrong with too much jewelry!! (ie. Maybe because I am Jersey Girl.. I just reread that and realized I sound like my girls from Jerseylicious haha!)

Keep in mind this is just for the every day lifestyle of my life. I will do another post on my nightlife style! Hubby and I go out into the City for drinks or go to dinner with friends often and my style is quite different then pictured above.

I really want to know what you are loving too! I am always up for new looks and if I have missed something, I want to know about it!! Tell me, tell me, tell me!

XO!

Hey babes!

How on earth is it September already? Where has the time gone? You know, this year was the first year since I was a little kid that I started to like Summer! I just couldn't stand the extreme heat and mosquitos that come along with the territory, but this year I was really enjoying my Summer. I got a few bites, and a really good tan, what else could I have asked for! Oh! And the heat wasnt so bad! Actually, it was very tolerable and I think it only reached over a hundred like 2-3 times! Well, I'm saying goodbye to Summer and my 25th birthday of course! I am looking forward to Fall and my new business adventures along with expanding my hubby's business. And I, without a doubt, can not wait to wear fabulous jeans, jackets, and sweaters - Pumpkin picking, Thanksgiving, and Christmas in our new home, COUNT ME IN 4th quarter of 2011!


Naked Palette: I absolutely love this palette! Believe the hype people, it's true! This palette is extremely pigmented and literally wearable for day and night or even converted from day to night. I jumped over rivers, moved canyons, and pushed a few buildings to buy this thing, but I finally got it a few months ago and I dont regret the cost! Haha - for real it's $48! but, worth every penny!

MAC Mineralize SkinFinish Natural in Dark: I typically use this same MSF Natural but in Medium Deep - that's my go-to. But this month I decided to go alittle darker in color and use it as an all over bronzer and powder to seal my foundation and it's fab! I absolutely adore the color, and it gives me a perfect bronze. I am typically light-medium skin-toned so as Summer is ending I needed a pick me up, and this is sure it!

MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack: This is a gel liner. I have been using it for a few months now and just as their website says it is "foolproof." It goes on smooth and pigmented and really stays on all day.. I'm talkin' a 12 hour day with out a smudge.

Behind The Scenes Eye Primer by Lorac: SURPRISE! It's not the Urban Decay Primer Potion! I bet you're about to fall off your chair! So, I really am going to say this and I hope you dont hate me for it... but I DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT like that eye primer! Lorac's eye primer is so smooth and creamy, it's a beige color but goes on and really blends to your skin tone. I feel like UD's Eye Primer is watery and sticky and ugh... just not a fan! I'm sorry UD Primer Potion lovers, please forgive me! Go get a sample of this eye primer and tell me which one you like!

Chanel Pro Lumiere Foundation: I received a few samples of this foundation from Nordstrom this month and I was testing it out to really see if I'd like it.. and I love it! I am actually waiting to get back to my normal skin-tone for winter to purchase the bottle. Right now I am the color 086 SAND, but I'll definitely be lighter then that by the end of this month. I'd hate to spend the $54 to have to mix it with a lighter color come that time. Mixing is so tedious! I dont mind it on my clients but on myself, boy is it a pain! Anywho, this foundation is awesome. It's a medium to full coverage foundation (buildable), extremely hydrating (awesome for me because I have dry skin), and long lasting! Go grab a sample, afterall, it is free!

E.L.F Blush in Candid Coral: Super cute blush! I love it because it's sheer and has a baby coral color tint to it. E.L.F Blushes are such a bargain and really do the trick! $3 and long lasting cheek shine... I cant resist that! Can you?

DiorShow Maximizer Lash Plumping Serum: Say that 10x fast! Sheesh! I purchased this a few weeks ago at my girlfriends Dior Event. She's a Dior Makeup Artist and Manager and was hosting an event at Nordstrom. This was one of the few things I purchased and I am really upset I hadnt purchased it sooner! This thing WORKS! It makes my lashes super super long and thick! I have a girlfriend who swears by this too! While we were attending the Makeup Academy together she wouldnt stop ranting about how awesome it was. I kept telling myself I was going to buy it and never did! WHAT WAS I THINKING! Note: This goes on white, WHITE, haha, so you WILL need to use a dark mascara to go over it.. which is where my next Fav comes in!

DiorShow Black Out: I also purchased this at my girlfriends event. I used to use the regular DiorShow by Dior mascara.. religiously! I swore by it because of it's brush! Then I went ahead and found dupes for it so I dropped it! I still absolutely love that one and all my dupes for it, but I wanted to try something new! This mascara takes the cake and will for a while! The brush is different.. it's just as big as the regular DiorShow one but the spikes on the brush are spaced out differently and spiral. You guys know I am absolutely TERRIBLE at describing things so if you have questions or want a review or more info, I'll make a post on it, just request it! So yeah, I put this badboy over my DiorShow Maximizer for a full volume and length effect and boy it does wonders!

If you want any additional info on these, just ask and I'll do a post on it!

Oh! &- Due to Hurricane Irene, my birthday celebration was cancelled this past Saturday. It has been rescheduled to Saturday, September 3rd! Hopefully there wont be another disaster as there was this past weekend. :/ By the way, I am okay, and so is my home. We lost power for about 24 hours and lost all the food in our fridge! Thats about it! Although at a family members house where I had stored some childhood boxes with videos and clothing and memorablia - well her basement got flooded to the top and ruined everything I had. She found all of my belongings floating in the water. All of my childhood sports videos and clothing was ruined. She DID keep it all for me to go through, although she lives 2 hours from me I havent had the chance to go back there and check it out. After I heard about it, my heart sank. Alot of my childhood was very difficult for me and I moved around alot. A big piece of my heart was in those boxes because I unfortunately do not have a childhood home or "room" to go back to. I kept everything in there for my kids and the family I will create someday. I guess natural disasters happen and I'm 100% sure other families experienced the same and worse. There was alot of devastation here in NJ that we have never experienced before and I do want the world to know that I am thinking of all of you who have experienced such a thing! It was nothing like Hurricane Katrina where thousands were dead or the Tsunami in Japan or every where else - but it was horrible and many people lost their homes. As I type this, I cry. Ugh! I'm sad, but I am happy I am alive and healthy and so is my home and family. My childhood memories will always live with me and I hope to salvage some of the things I held dear, so I can show my children one day. Thank you everyone for following me and showing so much love to me here. I appreciate you all and think of each of you every single day!

My blog really is MIXED WITH LOVE!

XO!