NYC new York color

I was sent this in my holiday vox box from influnster.


So I knew as soon as I saw this color I was going to love it !!


A beauty editor favorite the liquid lip shine runs about $2.49 so it's very affordable (huge plus!)

Vitamin e helps lips shine while moisturizing

Available in 10 shades neutral to berries


Available at these retailers : walmart, target, rite Aid, cvs, family dollar ,duane reade, kmart, heb and many others

So my review

Pros -

Not sticky
Lasts a long long time
Does not smear easily
Tastes and smells amazing
Easy to apply (love how soft applicator is )
My color is a great nude
Great price




Cons- I wish I would have gotten this a long time ago haha it's my new favorite gloss

It's a high quality product for the price


So really there are no cons !!!!!!!


Verdict


I would recommend this to anyone. Great for any occasion and even great for teens just starting to wear makeup



Thanks NYC for such a great lip shine !!!!!

Impress nails !!

I received these in the holiday voxbox from influenster. The pack came with enough to do my nails twice so I really liked that.

A little info about the product first

They last up to a week
Super nice shine
Cost $5.99 for colors
$7.99 for patterns

Get them at these retailers : cvs , rite aid, Duane reade, kmart, walgreens, walmart ad more

Available in 36 colors and patterns

No drying time and great for a quick manicure


So my review. Well I have mixed reviews. I don't usually use something once and write review about it , but that is what I originally did with this

The fist set I did I read directions and followed them perfectly
I washed my hands 4 or so hours later and a few fell right off. So I disappointed and wrote a review based on that.


A few days went by and i decided to give them another try. So I got the rest out and did my nails and they lasted me 5 days so I am really impressed and maybe the first time was some freak accident.


So they are the PERFECT length

Look adorable

Easy to apply

2nd stayed a long time ( I do nails for a living and they even stayed on with
Me touching acetone )

Not super thick

Keeps shine


Affordable





My only bad thing about these would be the 1st experience with them




My verdict would be. They are fantastic for a special event !!!! Great gifts for any girl any age teen and up

I hope they will be a success !!!!

Baby lips hype ?? Is it worth the $$$

So I bought this because all of the great things I heard on blogs and YouTube

Now I have done this before and been very disappointed

Was I this time?????








Hmmmmm






No I love love love this product




Pros:
Saves lips from weather
Great moisturizer
Silky smooth
Cute packaging
Great taste and smell (mine smells like fruity pebbles)


Cons : I can't really think of any but it Is a little more pricy then I would like bu definitely worth it




So baby lips is worth all the hype I got the blue one and can't wait to get more

Christmas is just around the corner

Christmas is not to far away, do you have all of your shopping done ???

This year i know most of us are low on money due to the economy.
I know i have worked my a$ off but its seems like i don't have as much $ for the holidays as i usually do.

I was thinking what i could do as nice gifts and i figured out quite a few things to do at low cost and they are made with the heart.

Now i have bought a few things at the store to go with these, but i like giving people multiple gifts so here are some nice add on gifts you can make yourself !!


Homeade Kaluah for those of you who are over 21

here is how you do it

Combine water, sugar, coffee and vanilla in a large pot. Cook until sugar is dissolved. Cool. Add vodka..... voila! Just like Kahlua (or very close).

I use the cheapest vodka i can find it works fine

and then i buy at craft stores cool looking bottles , sometimes you can find some at dollar stores




for pet owners i make homemade dog biscuits

take any flavor baby food - i find that beef or chicken tend to be liked the best
take any brand baby cereal

combine baby food and cereal until they are thick enough to pat together

put on cookie sheet bake for 15 min then put in refrigerator to cool


I usually get fun Christmas gift bags at dollar store tie with pretty ribbon and you have an adorable way to include their pets in Christmas.




Made from scratch cookie kit

take all the dry ingredient to make your favorite cookies combine them all layered in a mason jar
write the recipe of how to bake on a cute tag and tie around top

decorate jar however desired.




this is my favorite and its so adorable
Hollow Storage Book

Go to thrift stores/yard sales and buy classic or favorite thick books

take exacto knife or box cutter and cut out the center of the book
glue rest of the pages together

there you have an adorable secret storage book.


another easy gift is to make recipe books
take your favorite recipes make a book out of them and bam another easy present



hope some of these ideas will help you out on gift buying



if you don't have time to make anything but want some homemade presents you could always go on www.etsy.com and order from others that have made things

solid shampoo and conditioner

So as most of you know I use mainly Redken shampoos and conditioners. Well today i found something that I will probably be using for a while.

I ordered soap from the site www.fortunecookiesoaps.com a few weeks ago and fell in love. They all smell so amazing and work so well. I decided to order some for christmas gifts for friends and family (sorry guys if you follow this i just gave it away ha-ha) anyway in this order i recieved they send a sample of the solid soap and conditioner.

Basically they look like soap but its not
the shampoo lathers better then any i have ever used before.
it is very easy to use and each bar lasts about 6-9 weeks depending on how much you wash your hair

the conditioner one was a little harder for me to figure out
i rubbed it all over my soaking wet hair in the shower and i didn't really feel anything in my hair. I was rubbing and rubbing and running it through my hair and still thought i wasn't doing it right. Well my water started getting cold so i said fine ill go ahead and just rinse what i have in here and it was amazing my hair was so silky smooth and soft, so i was using it the right way.

It gave my hair body when i was blow drying it and my curles had shine

if you have curly hair you know curls are so hard to get to shine


i am so very impressed with this company and especially these solid shampoo and conditioners




oh yes and the scents i had were in the loop and vivid - smell amazing !!!

My Review of Christmas Wreath Bath Gift

Originally submitted at Fortune Cookie Soap

You Christmas freaks will love this! It is that time of year again where every house in the world smells of pine in some form. Whether it is in the form of a real Christmas tree or that - nasty pine scented spray, but some people are into that. We, at the fortune cookie soap company can appreciate ...

Christmas Wreath Bath Gift

christmas

By Jenna from blacksburg va on 11/6/2011

 

5out of 5

Pros: Moisturizes, Gentle, Cleans Effectively, Good Value, Easy To Use, Pleasant Smell

Best Uses: Daily Use

Describe Yourself: Budget Buyer

I originally ordered this as a gift for my mother for Christmas but when it came in and i smelled it i decided i had to keep it. Not only does it work amazingly at cleaning and moisturizing but the smell is just like a Christmas tree. Its actually making me even more exited that the holidays are near the more and more i used it.

(legalese)

Holy Wigs Batman

So I have a party to go to tomorrow and it is super hero/villain themed. I chose to be Poison Ivy, so i ordered a wig about a month ago off of Ebay. It was my fault but i did not realize it was coming from Japan and have not relieved it yet. So i ran out today and bought a back up wig in case it does not arrive by tomorrow. I went to our local costume shop and the only wig they had was an orangeish red wig with bangs, but i was desperate so i took it. I have spent hours tonight trying to make this darn wig look at least half way decent. I guess this post is kind of a rant, becuase I paid thirty dollars for this thing and its the biggest piece of crap wig i have ever had. You can't even brush it without globs of hair falling out. Honestly wall-mart probably had better wigs then this and cheaper ! anyway im gonig to pray my real wig comes in tomorrow but if not wish me luck, ha-ha oh p.s. you know its bad when you walk out of the room and your boyfriend just starts laughing so hard he can't breath ha-ha I will probably be awake all night working on this wig so i better get off of here. so the score Wig- 1 Jenna-0

Shine Baby Shine

Everyone always asks me "Jenna how do you get your skin to look so glowy?" I have just a few things i use to get me to this the first thing i do/use is my clarisonic brush every night before bed the Clarisonic takes away all the excess makeup and exfoliates my skin gently at the same time. The second thing I use, but im really sad because they have stoped selling it is Benefit Cosmetics Firmology face serum. This stuff makes your face shine like a disco ball ha-ha it has an iridescence to the cream and that transfers to your skin leaving it felling firmer and looking nice and dewy. The third thing is use lots of moisturizer, i alternate between my Hope in a Jar from Philosophy and Night Cream from Frutique. The last thing is do is use a great Highlighter i first put it above my cheek bone to highlight the cheek and open up the eyes. then i put some down my nose to make my nose appear leaner i also use highlighter to highlight my brow bone. my favorite highlighter is Benefit Cosmetics High Beam I also love the highlighters in my new Smashbox Mega Pallet and that my friends is how i get my signature GLOW

Smashbox photo op pallet

So I have an new favorite this week to share with you !!!! I hope you all are as excited as i am, he-he its the exclusive Smashbox Photo Op mega pallet this thing is AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING !! So it was only available on QVC and i am so glad i snagged it while i could. it comes with so many amazing this such as :

• 56 0.044-oz Photo Op Eye Shadows
• Four 0.032-oz Brow Tech Powders
• 0.024-oz Brow Tech Wax
• Eight 0.031-oz cream eyeliners
• Two 0.298-oz blushes
• Three 0.132-oz Soft Lights
• Four 0.024-oz lip glosses

All of the shadows are so pigmented and go on so well, they are definitely the quality that you are used to if you use smashbox The two blushes are beautiful and look great on just about any skin tone the highlighters are some of the best highlighters i have ever used and the lip glosses are just like smashbox normal glosses I am very excited that if i have a makeup trial i can just bring in this one pallet and not lug around 20 different things. The cover is beautiful red shiny and seems to be very durable my only concern about this is the colors kind of get on each other because of the fall out after you use them. Obviously this is not a huge deal so i am overall very pleased with the quality of this product. Check out QVC and see if they will have any more in the near future !!

Halloween=MUA busy busy day

Hey everyone
so as you all know i am a new makeup artist

well i decided since bridal season is almost over and I won't have weddings every weekend to do, i needed to find something else to occupy my time. I started trying to teach myself how to do special effects makeup.

At first i thought yeah right this is going to be a disaster but after my first try i got so many comments on my facebook page about it looknig so real ( i thought it was awful)

I decided to practice more and more and then came Halloween

So everyone i work with saw how much fun i was having playing around on my own face and arms with the liquid latex and scar wax that they decided to help find me real clients to work on.

I was approached by a regular client of the salon to do her makeup for Halloween, and of course i said i would love to.
So saying yes to her turned into me doing her and her friend as well.
I had a blast doing them and they looked fantastic
i made one into a evil mermaid and the other into a black widow spider.

I also had tons of friends ask me to do theirs as well. Now for me all these opportunities friends or clients paying or not can all be a portfolio opportunity for me to start a special effects part soo i was not going to turn anyone down


I did a evil witch, vampiress, the joker, ninja turtle, Freddy Kruger, mermaid and black widow all in one day


so long blog post short i had the best Halloween ever and i can't wait to practice more until next year

best makeup remover wipes

Hey Ladies sorry i know i know i have been gone for a while but im back and ready to blog !! Today i want to talk about great Makeup remover wipes ! First of all these wipes are great for on the go, and for getting make-up mistakes off easily, but i also wipe down my makeup station/bathroom sink after putting on my makeup so they are great for cleaning as well. I used to only us MAC makeup remover wipes but you pay around $20 for them, and my MAC store is 45 min away so one day i ran out and had to get some from the drug store. I bought the SAY Yes to Carrots brand and they were cucumber. I LOVED these just as much as the MAC one and they were only $6.00. Well i ran out of those and was not able to find them at Wal-mart when i went so i opted out for the cheap equate/walmart brand one. I now only use these, they are fantastic for the price and get all my makeup off and leave my skin soft and silky after. you get so many for like 3.00 or so. so in this case going cheap is great, i mean if you are like me i use at least two of these a day, so thats a lot of makeup wipes. I also take mine with me on site to do my freelance makup

Pedicures :):) sanitation

There are a lot of places out there that do not go through the proper steps to sanitize their pedicure basins, chairs etc.. If you are un sure if they do the proper procedures, just simply ask what kind of EPA-registered hospital disinfectant they use. If they do not know what that is, thats a sign that they do not use one.

these should contain

• Disinfectant
• bactericide
• virucide
• fungicide
  

Our spa uses mainly O.P.I. products so we two cleaners one that gets residue off the spa and makes the apperance clean that one is called - O.P.I. spa clean the one that we use that sanitizes everything and cleans everything is called - Spa Complete this is just a tip if you are at a " sketchy" nail salon and want to know if they properly clean their spas also it should be cleaned in between every client ! and the cleaner should run through the jets for at least 5-10 min to kill everyting that could be living in there.

True Blood Tarte

I am extatic about Tartes new collection

TRUE BLOOD !!!!

I have been a huge fan of the show and have been known to do a few true blood looks in the past few years.

I have always said man they really need a makeup line for this, it would be great !!

well aparently im not the only one that thought that and tarte came out with a collection.

All i bought was the pallet and its AMAZING
but they offfer blush and lip pencil as well


pros- great color pay off
adorable box
came with primer mascara and eyeliner and lots of shadows

cons- hard to open sometimes




I will be doing a lot of looks with this pallet so stay tuned to my youtube channel to see

www.youtube.com/user/makenthemover

free stuff

Hey everyone

so as you know im a youtube beauty wanna be guru ha-ha


well the reason i started my youtube account was to enter makeup contests, and so far i have won two and gotten honorable mentions in many.

now im not writing this blog to brag

i want to let you guys know how fun and rewarding it is to enter these contests especially if they are video response

you usually get a lot of nice things if you win, and really it costs you nothing but your time.


Im off on mondays so when i have no plans i look at the people im subscribed to and see if there are any contests i can enter. I put my favorite music on and then go to town working on the "winning" look.


I just won a Mar Jacobs purse filled with goodies and it maybe took an hour of my time to do the look to win this



soooooo fellow beauty junkies give it a try really there is nothing to lose

product of the day Earthly Body

Today is more like PRODUCTS of the day

there is a line of moisture products i found about three years ago at a hairshow and have been using them ever since.

Earthly Body is the company and they have some great products

my favorites are the glow oil
- hemp seed, coconut, soy, apricot, avocado, jojoba and vitamin E

Hand and Body Lotion
-hemp with jojoba, shea butter, and argan oil from Morocco

Shave Cream
-Hemp Seed, Wheat Germ, and Ginseng



all these products are so rich and moisturizing and have really helped my extreme dry skin




the scent is fabulous and the one i like the most is skinny dipping


http://www.earthlybody.com/ ( they have not payed me in anyway to put their site on here i just really love this company)

Product of the day ! High beam

So today's product of the day is one of my favorite highlighters of all time.

Benefit cosmetics high beam

I love this product because it has so many uses

Mix with liquid foundation for all over glow

Dab under brow bone for eye highlight

Use as cheek highlighter

Or even use on-top

of lip stick for glowing lips



I have no cons of this product I love love love it


You can order from sephora

Product of the day little $$$$ edition

So I'm going to try to do a blog everyday about a product. It will either be products I love or ones I hate.


This product I'm talking about today i have been using for years now and can be found any drug store or wall mart.

So what is this great product ????

It's witch hazel !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Woo hoo


What are some of the uses ???
Helps acne and oily skin clear up
Takes away itch from mosquito bites
Helps minor scrapes or burns

My favorite use it's a natural astringent - helps close pores up after washing face waxing etc


The best part it's usually under $5.00 yes $5.00


Pros-
So many uses
Affordable
Large amount
Feels amazing

Cons-
Smells odd



Love love love this for skin care !!!!

Beauty blender not your normal sponge

So recently I purchased my first beauty blender sponge

What is a beauty blender ??
It's a makeup sponge that does not soak up foundation and gives you a great blended flawless coverage.

I have had mine for a month now and i have used it everyday. I even have been using them on clients and everyone goes out and buys one after because it is that AMAZING!

Pros
Goes on flawless
Do not waste makeup
Gets in hard to reach places ( under eyes nose etc)
Has a opposite end for concealer
Can be used With lose minerals

Cons
Must be used wet
Gets dirty fast
Does not last forever
Kind of pricey for sponge

This is a product where the pros definitely outweigh the cons and i highly recomend it.

Buy them from sephora only !!!!



Sonia kashuk has a similar one at target if you want to try a cheaper version first.




Fun fact i was watching the abc family show Greek and Ashley, one of the sorority girls on there was using the beauty blender to put on her makeup in this episode! They are definitely well known in the media.

Easy fast up do

I love wearing simple up dos to enhance outfits

This is perfect for that or a formal event

1. Curl hair mine was curled with 1/2 inch hot tools iron
2. Tease the curl ( take a strand of curl and push curl up to break it up)
3. Fluff up curls
4. Take strands half way back and Bobby pin whatever way works for you
5. Lots of hairspray


Yay easy enough

Hard candy for teens

So hard candy is a makeup brand sold at wall mart

I have used quite a few of these products and here is my conclusion


The hard candy products are definitely geared towards teens and a younger demographic. This is great because there are very few makeup brands for teens.

The products I love of theirs are their eyeliners regular colors and all the other fun colored eyeliners they have. They also have glitter eyeliners which are pretty cool.

My favorite product is their fox in box blush highlight contour quads they remind me a lot of benefit cosmetics boxed blushes.

The only product I have used and did not like of theirs was the gel glitter eyeshadow I used it over top of an eyeshadow and it just created a big gooey mess.


Pros great price
Great pigmentation
Fun for teens

Cons Gel/cream eyeshadows not great

Myrtle Beach Hairshow

Hey everyone so i know im posting a lot of blogs today but i have been slacking on my blogging so today starts the new day of my blog obsession !!

anyway my salon and i just got back from the Myrtle Beach Hair Show

now im sure a lot of you are asking what the heck is a hair show
its a really cool event usually hosted by a beauty supply company in our case it was Salon Centric.
There are tons and tons and tons of vendors and classes set up to see new products and further your education.

I usually spend way to much money at these things because they always have great deals on products and always get free stuff.

fot example this year Mirabella makeup ( new obsession) had so many deals
I bought a pressed powder foundation
a conceler
and liquid foundation and for free i got
a primer and bronzer full size and then a sample mascara
as well as and awesome cloth bag that i can now carry my makeup to shoots with


then a lot of companies were giving away makeup bags, shirts, key chains, products etc when you bought a certain amount of products.


every year there is always a WOW product that everyone has to have !! ha-ha
last year it was the CHI orbit curling iron ( and im obsessed with mine still)

this year it was a volumizing spray from Alterna
the actual name of it is Alterna Bamboo volume root blast

this stuff is amazing i have verry thick hair but sometimes because its so thick it gets weighed down and i don't have a lot of body. I usually cut short layers to give me more body but im currently trying to let me hair grow.
this stuff is so neat you spray it in and fluff it up with your hands and it looks like you have teased your whole head when you are finished.
Also the smell is fantastic
it leaves no sticky waxy feeling after and for me that is the best part



the class we went to was a Sexy Hair cutting class, although im not a hairdresser i still learned a lot from this class.



all in all it was a successful and informative hair show and we can't wait until the one next year.

some looks i have done

here are some looks i have done over the past year








This one is from a "candy" contest where you had to do a look for a candy that inspired you, My inspiration was the fruit stripe zebra gum :) ( the one in center)

the one on the right was from a true blood contest so i had to make myself look like a vampire :) i used beauty from the earth pigments to do that look
and red cherry lashes





the picture on the left is from a contest that is still going on. I had to do a look the reminded me of summer and nothing reminds me of summer more then the ocean. So i transformed myself into a fish/mermaid. the contest isn't over yet so i will let you all know how i did :)

contest time !!

Hey all my beauty gurus and subscribers

I am saying a big thanks to everyone by having a contst

the theme NAILS NAILS NAILS NAILS !!

the prize a nails on the go set. go to my youtube page to see the video

its basically a awesome mini nail table to paint nails with no mess on the go

also throwing in nail basics polish top coat base coat files and more



1. follow this blog
2. subscribe youtube page http://www.youtube.com/makenthemover
3.18 years or older or parents consent
4.us only sorry :(
5. comment on this blog about favorite nail product or nail design.

my take on eyeshadow palletts

So I know everyone always sees all these eyeshadow combo pallets in the stores and online, do they really work ??? how is the pigmentation?? is it worth the money ???

the answer to this is yes and no ha-ha

I have found that most pallets in stores such as wall mart, Kmart, target are kind of slacking on the color payoff and pigmentation of the eyeshadow, blushes, etc.

however i have ordered quite a few of non expensive eyeshadow pallets online and have been very very pleased with their pigmentation and color payoff.

my first success with online pallets was when i ordered the 88 pallet off of www.costalscents.com. It is a pallet with 88 colors and most of them are bright fun colors. I take this pallet with me every where i go and i love it.

pros- great color payoff
under $30 dollars for 88 colors
wide color range

cons- they break really easily if drooped or rustled around


the second great pallet i got is actually from ebay. I bought it from a seller in Honk Kong. The colors are great warm neutrals and i bought this to use on conservative brides. It has 28 colors and all of them are amazing

pros- great pigmentation
28 large eyeshadows
go with everything
do not break easily

cons- took a long time to be delivered




Also another great place to find smaller pallets that work well is too faced cosmetics they have a great natural eye pallet that i carry everywhere i go

Airbrush Makeup

So i splurged a few months ago and bought at DINAIR airbrush makeup system. I am in love with this i have done about five bridal parties with the machine so far this year and everyone is raving about the way it looks and stays on the face. To please a bride is great because we all know they are difficult to please sometimes ha-ha. I also get to charge more for the application then regular makeup application which means more money for me YAY !

Pros

1. lasts up to 24 hours without re applying
   
2. feels like you barely have any makeup on
3. flawless coverage
4. does not clog pores
5. feels really nice while applying
   
6. custom shade for each person

Cons

1. actual makeup to put in it is expensive
2. hard to clean
3. sometimes gets clogged
   
4. a lot to carry

the pros definetly out weigh the cons in this case so i do recommend this airbrush machine to anyone thinking about purchasing one.