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11-Minute Makeup

6/16/2019

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I like to change up my quick, out-the-door makeup routines every now and again, and this time filmed a video showing you just how I apply these products! The types of products are always pretty similar, but since I’ve never actually created a video showing how I can create a look in a shorter amount of time, I decided it was worth the repeat!

Check out the video and the list of products I’m currently using in my “everyday” makeup looks! I've also linked each product for you in the post below!
Young Living Hydrating Primer
This has quickly become a staple in my makeup routine! This primer is a perfect moisturizing primer that makes you skin feel fresh and helps your makeup glide on smoothly! I can never apply foundation without primer these days! Even though the temperatures are getting warmer and more humid, I still go with this moisturizing primer rather than mattifying just because I prefer the lotion type of feel rather than silicone.

Cover Girl TruBlend Matte Made Foundation
This is definitely my go-to summertime foundation! First of all, it is my tan shade. Second, it really is a matte finish without feeling dry or uncomfortable. It gives more of a satin finish and no cakey looking skin either! There is a huge selection of shades to choose from, too!

Too Faced Born This Way Concealer
​I just can’t get away from this concealer! It is a perfect color for a slight highlight and gives full coverage, especially for my dark circles under my eyes! The amount of product that you get is incredible, so definitely worth the splurge if you’re in the market for a new concealer!
Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Finish Setting Powder
Another product that I have been using for quite awhile is this setting powder. Unless I am “baking” my concealer (in which case I use a loose setting powder) this powder from Charlotte Tilbury is super luxurious and looks beautiful on the skin. I apply this mostly in the areas where I apply concealer, but will usually blend it out with a large face brush to put all over my face to help set my foundation.

Benefit Hoola Bronzer
The perfect contour/bronzer exists in the Hoola Bronzer by Benefit! This was actually the very first high-end bronzer that I ever purchased when I first started getting into make up! I go back to this stuff again and again because it is the perfect tone and shade to create a shadow to contour, but also light enough to use as an all-over bronzer. With a quick look like this, I use it as just a bronzer and apply in my contour areas, but with a large, fluffy bronzer brush.

Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz & Benefit Gimme Brow
My normal combo always includes the brow wiz to fill in my brows, but lately I’ve been using the Gimme Brow by Benefit since my Anastasia Brow Gel ran out. I first go in with a spooly brush to comb my brow hairs up, fill in the sparse areas, and then comb through with the spooly and set with the Gimme Brow. This formula also adds some coverage/color to the brows as well as setting the hairs in place.
MAC Blush - Melba
I love this color blush because it is the matte version of MAC Margin which is my other staple blush color. I don’t go very heavy on blush, but just this little splash of color on my cheeks makes a pretty big difference in terms of pulling the look together!

Arbonne It’s a Long Story Mascara & Maybelline Falsies Waterproof
When I do a quick makeup look, I skip the most time consuming step (eyeshadow/liner) and go straight to curling my lashes and applying a few coats of mascara to my top and bottom lashes. Even without any other make up on my face, adding mascara makes a huge difference in making my eyes look a big more awake!

Young Living Savvy Minerals Lipgloss - Journey
This lip gloss is the perfect shade for my skin tone to wear just on its own to give some color, shimmer and shine to my lips, while at the same time looking natural! This formula is super comfortable and made with clean ingredients, while also leaving a minty smell on your lips. I always grab this to throw in my purse as an everyday lip color.

Tatcha Satin Skin Mist
I am always on the lookout for a good setting spray and I think I’ve found a new favorite! The Tatcha Satin Skin Mist is a toned-down version of their dewy skin mist that has become pretty popular in the makeup world. I love this one because it gives the perfect finishing look to my make up without making me look too oily. It is quite pricey (which is why I waited until I had a Sephora gift card to purchase) but it will not disappoint you!

So that is my current 11-minute makeup routine! I hope you guys enjoyed and let me know in the comments if you’d like more videos like this (sped-up getting ready with me videos) or if there is a specific make up look you’d like to see in the future! Have a great week & Happy Father’s Day to all of those dads/grandpas/godfathers/fur-dads out there!
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Half-Up Top Knot Tutorial

6/3/2019

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I started wearing a half-up top knot hairstyle over the past few years and I have had multiple people ask how exactly I get it to look the way that it does! Honestly, the technique is pretty simple with just two tips that make the styling process a breeze!
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Check out the video tutorial & subscribe to my Youtube channel!
Prep Hair
As with most of my hairstyles, my hair needs to already have product in or just basically not be freshly washed. Styling just washed hair is a bit difficult with my hair texture, so I started of with hair that already had product and had been curled from the morning.

Section Hair
Using my natural side part, I try to mirror the part on the other side of my head to get the section of hair that will go up into the top knot.

Tip 1: It is important to grab the right amount of hair. You need enough so that the top knot won’t be too small, but you don’t want too much so that it looks like a complete half-up ponytail. It might take a few tries, but like I said, try to just mirror a side part and then go back to about the front-crown section (front part of where your skull starts to curve down in back).
Bun Hair
Time to pile that little ponytail into a nice messy bun right on top of your head, but here’s where my other tip comes in: tease/backcomb the ponytail a bit first!

Tip 2: Teasing/backcombing the hair that will be in the top knot will give you more texture to work with, which is essential in any messy bun! I just use a round-brush with wire bristles to gently tease the hair from the base to the ends a bit before piling it into a bun on top of my head.

Curl/Wave/Straighten Hair
For the section of hair that you’ve left down, you can do whatever you’d like at this point! I typically will curl my hair or at least put some wave spray in if I already have my hair wavy from my signature braid look! For this time, I had already curled my hair to wear down in the morning, so I just brushed through the curls to get rid of some frizz and make it look a little neater.

That is it! I love this look, especially for a dressier event because it makes you stand out a bit, but still looks classy and youthful! I hope you enjoyed this hair tutorial and stay tuned for more to come!
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    Jamie Haley

    Jamie is a high school biology teacher turned stay at home mom of three boys
    with a passion for beauty, healthy living and of course, kiddos!

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