New mama? Let me help you find your new mommy makeup routine!

If you are first time mommy or this isn’t your first baby, can we agree that once you have a little one you realize how valuable your time is? And when it comes to your makeup routine we just don’t have the time to spend more than the necessary.

Insert- your ideal and customized 5 minute makeup routine.

Even though my little ones are not so little any more, I love having a quick and efficient makeup routine that no joke takes me five short minutes.

For my everyday, I need a quick go to that makes me feel beautiful and put together and not spend more time than I need to.

It all starts with having the right products and tools, and if youre not sure if you have the right stuff, then I would love to show you what you need and show you how to utilize them.

It all starts from your skin care, depending on your skin type and texture, having the right skin care regimen will actually help in minimizing your makeup routine.

You then need to focus on your base, depending if you have texture, redness, inflamation, or even breakouts, choose a product that needs minimal application-my personal favorite is using creams for everything.

Cream makeup blends into your skin and application is done easily with your fingers or a brush.

Then comes bronzing and blush, again, cream makeup is so easy to use. Just apply your bronzer where the sun normally touches your face which is typicall top of your forehead and the high of your cheekbones.

Your blush should compliment your skintone. For fair skin, use a pinks and peach tones. Medium tones look best in rosy pinks and mauve tones and for deeper skin tones use berry and plum shades.

Apply your blush on the apple of your cheeks and blend upwards. If you’re not sure where that is, simply smile and apply on the roundness of your cheeks.

Next comes your eyes.

The easiest and most flattering is a really good mascara. Apply it on both top and bottom of your upper lash- yes that means look down and shimmy your mascara on top of your lashes then go below and apply two coats.

Let’s move on to your brows- pencils are easiest, simply draw a line underneath your brow line then simply do small brush strokes upward and blend with a spooly.

Last but not least is lips, I personally love a natural pink for my lips during the Spring and Summer months and love to change to a liquid lipstick in a taupe color for Fall/Winter.

There you have it! An easy and beautiful routine that will make you feel amazing, put together and feel like yourself and still have plenty of time to do everything you need to do on your day.

Want to dive deeper and have me show you how?

Then let’s chat! I would love to schedule a virtual makeup class or in person-your choice! simply click here for details.

How do I grow my hair out?

Want to know how to grow out your hair?

Have you struggled with growing out your hair long? Or maybe you have been regularly getting trims and it seems like it just will not go longer than your shoulders?

Frustrating I know!

Let me give you some tips that can help your hair grow long and healthy so you can have nice long healthy hair!

First of all, let’s de bunk the “My hair just will not grow”

Because it does, you see your roots right? Those hilites still need to be re-touched every few weeks, so the problem is not that your hair is not growing, it’s that your ends are breaking off.

There’s several reasons why your ends will break off.

Maybe you have been over processing with chemical services, this includes any hair coloring, more specifically hair lightening, relaxers, perms or smothing blow out treatments.

If you don’t use the necessary home maintenance, or heck! Your stylist over processes your ends, then the result will be on weakened ends that will split and break off.

Another reason is using too high heat on your hair, remember this, the longer your hair is the older your ends are!

So when using heat, your ends have been the most exposed to heat and hair color etc making them more prone to breakage.

What you need to ensure this doesn’t happen is to use the correct heat temperature based on your hair and use a heat protectant.

Not just a thermal protectant for the curling iron or straightening iron, but a protective blow out lotion that protects your hair from the blow dryer heat.

So what temperature should your tools be?

For fine to medium hair you want your irons to be between 300-350 degrees.

Medium to coarse hair you want your irons to be between 350-400 degrees.

Whatever you do, there’s no reason to go above 400.

Blow dryers sadly don’t come with temperature control, which is why I always strongly suggest all my clients to make sure they use a blow out lotion prior to blowdrying your hair.

I have been loving Kevin Murphy’s Smoothing lotion, it smells heavenly, it smooths your hair and fights frizz but most importantly protects your hair.

Face too oily? Here's how to fix that

Do you struggle with your makeup sliding off due to an oily face?

I too struggle with oil myself so I know all about this particular skin concern.

The best way to make your makeup to stick and not slide off is to start with proper skin care for oily skin.

Sometimes it takes trying a few different products to see what works best for you.

One thing you want to use is an oil absorbing moisturizer. Even oil needs moisture!

Use a mattefying, oil absorbing moisturizer and let your skin absorb it for at least 10 minutes before moving on to foundation.

So what foundation is best?

This is where ingredients are crucial! If you know your skin is oily, then you need to stay away from silicones. Yes, this means skip that “primer” as most primers are silicone based and will make your foundation slide right off.

Powder foundations work best since powder absorbs oil. But if you prefer a liquid foundation better, then you want to make sure your foundation is water based.

Lastly, use a puff to lightly powder the face and finish with a finishing spray.

Want to learn how and make sure you are doing the right steps?

Then sign up for one of my personal makeup lessons where I show you how to achieve your perfect everyday look and show you exactly what products you need.

How to achieve a beautiful complexion

Do you wish your makeup looked like your own skin?

As a Bridal makeup artist this is what I specialize in. Skin should look and feel like your skin, not look like it’s been caked on and “baked”.

So, how does one achieve that buttery soft look with makeup?

Skin Care!

Great makeup starts with bomb skin care! It doesn’t matter what foundation you use, if your skin isn’t well prepped you won’t get the results you want.

Imagine painting your room without prepping the walls first! You could just put the paint on but it would look like terrible, as oppose to actually cleaning the walls first, caulking the imperfections and sanding it down, etc.

Same goes with makeup. And while everyone has different skin needs and textures, it still boils down to having proper skin care and maintenance before applying your makeup.

I love to do an almost mini facial prior to makeup application so the makeup just melts into the skin and ultimately helps pro long the wear of it.

So how can we do this on our own?

If you are set for time then my advice is to keep it simple, and the best way to do is by having a few great products on your bag.

1-oil cleanser

2-exfoliant

3-moisturizer

Even if you have oily skin! An oil cleanser will remove impurities, cleanse and remove makeup without stripping your natural oils and avoid a havoc on your natural skin barrier.

Next exfoliate my friend! You have to get rid of the layer of dead skin cells we accumulate.

If you are new to exfoliating or have sensitive skin, start with doing it once a week, you want to shoot for 2-3 times a week.

Lastly, moisturize! Yes, even if you have oily skin your skin still needs moisture.

Now grab your go to foundation and put it on.

It’s that simple, focus on your skin first, then makeup.

Want to learn more on how to achieve a beautiful complexion?

Then book a class with me!

I can show you how to achieve your beautiful complexion. Just click the button below to find out more!