Black Friday: Makeup

See I told you I would blog again!

Let's jump right into it. Makeup, you want to keep this simple mainly because you haven't had your coffee yet, you still have a turkey coma and focusing on the mirror, wait is there 3 of you!! Ya, that's how I feel at 3 in the morning. To make it easy wash your face before bed. Keep it easy use some pre-moistened face cleaners found at any drugstore!! LOVE THESE!!

Step 1: Start with a clean face and add b.b. cream or your favorite tinted moisturizer. 

Before we get started: Sorry for some of the goofy faces I make in the pics, but hey that's me!! Also, thank you to my mom for being the photographer!!

Here it is cold, don't dry out your face and save yourself a step by using a tinted moisturizer. Don't have one? Mix your moisturizer with your foundation for an easy application.

Step 2: add concealer to your problem areas. As well as; under the eyes around the nostrils, and down the nose. You want to brighten your face. It is 3 am anyways, you don't need to remind people you hardly slept!

Don't forget to blend

Step 3: Powder. T-zone only!!!!! Keep a fresh dewy look!

Step 4: Cheeks and Lips! Cover it with one product. Use lipstick as a creme blush! Place a dab on the apples of your cheeks and blend back. Then quickly cover those lips.

Step 5: Color those eyes. My favorite time saver product is an eye crayon! Great thing is you can find them lots of places now. Clinic has one, Revlon, Avon and Mary Kay. I highly recommend these!!

Start by filling the lid and crease

Then color underneath, simply a thick liner

Repeat the other eye

Step 6: Add mascara and gloss

There you go, finished face!! Now go SHOP, SHOP, SHOP!!

I'm dreaming of sales for friday,

Dorinda

Blogmas: Surviving Christmas Morning Photos

Merry Christmas Eve!! Mackenzie this morning was telling everyone "Happy Birthday." I am not sure if she meant Baby Jesus but hopefully she was. Currently I am swamped in wrapping paper. I got all of the gifts for the family wrapped last night and today will be wrapping the remainder of Mackenzie's presents. We will be leaving right after her nap time for Christmas Eve festivities and won't be arriving home until later tonight. I am hoping to set up Mackenzie's presents before we leave so I can get to bed early. I still am not sleeping great. I am dealing with hip pain, so the earlier I get to bed the better.

Max's First Christmas

Christmas morning the inevitable will happen and the chances double when you have kids that pictures will be taken! In today's age they will be downloaded instantly to the interweb. So here are a few of my tips to surviving the dreaded first thing in the morning photo shoot.

1. Hold the family off for a minute. Okay maybe 10 to 15. Give yourself sometime to compose yourself. These pictures will be shown at your kids wedding, lets get some good ones.

2. Do a 5 min hairstyle. If need be sleep with your hair in a bun or braids the night before, in the morning you will have insta-waves. Try a top knot or fishtail braid. Tame that unruly hair, if you have a lot of fly-a-ways. A little bit of baby oil can help tame it.

3. Do a 5 min face. I love tinted moisturizer! Use some of that concealer, mascara, and maybe a little blush. Much better!

4. Put on some cute jammies. My family buys new jammies each year. If you don't do that, make sure you have something better on then your holey t shirt. If need be, leggings and a hoodie are a good backup.

5. Get some coffee or hot cocoa. Something to help wake you up.

6. Smile! If you want while you are doing your makeup put on some lip gloss. Also, try to remember these are family members taking the photos. There are going to be some funky ones.

Have fun and enjoy the moment!

Max Christmas Eve last year

Now what you really came here to find out. Who won the legging giveaway? 

First of all I want to thank Kathy from LuLaRoe for sponsoring this giveaway.

Also, I want to thank everyone for entering! You made this giveaway a success. I hope to do more in the future.

And the winner is.........

Vanessa Reiter

I will be sending out your leggings soon!

Congratulations!

Have a Merry Christmas!

After Christmas I will be returning to my regular blogging schedule.

Valentine's day fashion

If you are anything like me you have been thinking, dreaming and scouring Pinterest for a Valentine day outfit for a few months now. Okay maybe not that long but at least a week or two. No? Just me? Well, here are two ideas I came up with.

First one is casual and since Valentines is on a Friday, maybe even appropriate for the office. 

This is a heart sweater I got from old navy paired with a chambray shirt underneath. Some skinnies and cute flats. This outfit is so pinterest inspired I wore this the other day while we were shopping for Valentine's day gifts.

To finish the look I pulled my hair in a top knot as seen done in my black Friday hair blog. I also added a gold boyfriend watch and a cute love double ring not pictured. All ready and super comfy.

Look two is not from my own closet. Last week while shopping I found this super cute faux leather skirt on clearance at JcPenny. unfortunately they were out of my size (insert tears here), even online!! I have been dreaming visions of that skirt and outfits since that day. Here is an outfit inspired by that skirt.

This skirt closely resembles it and is on sale!! Here!

I would pair this with a men's v neck plain white tee, and either cute pink flats (let's face it I am a mom heels are not always practical) or red heels. A big statement necklace and my hair in the perfect pony. Here is a link for the best tutorial on the perfect pony. I love how this outfit is a little tough for such a sweet holiday!

I think Valentine's Day calls for pink or red somewhere on your outfit. I will be at work Friday night, so I plan on rocking a red long sleeve shirt and some jeans. Have a great day!!

Dorinda