I was looking at old pictures and I ran into a picture of my friend Dana all dolled up. I got to thinking how much I was missing my little princess. My bestie left the Windy City to continue her education. I couldn't be prouder of her. In life sometime you have to take a leap of faith. And that's just what she did. When a friend makes a bold move like that it makes a person take a long look at themselves. She has been a huge supporter of mine since I started blogging. I love her so much for being there for me when I at times felt alone. I reflect on our friendship and I can't help but to think about how I have added to the growth I see in her.
I remeber when all she would wear was hoodies with her hair pulled back in a tight ponytail. Me being super girlie that wasn't going to fly. I slowly worn her down and I got her in her first dress since maybe prom, lol.
Fast forward four years and she's really come into her own. My friend is naturally beautiful. With or without makeup she's hands down gorgeous. However a little something sometimes doesnt hurt anyone. From the first time we sat down and she let me put some of my favorite e.l.f. products on her she's been a fan.
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I probably should stop calling her princess when she's clearly a queen. Our last event together before she left was the Erykah Badu concert at the Taste of Chicago. It was such fun -> My winning story | The Illinois Lottery Erykah Badu Concert. I'm really going to miss my guaranteed plus 1, lol.
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It's time to step our makeup routine up with correcting concealer. First what correcting color to use and why? Green corrects extreme redness. Yellow corrects pink and mild red hues. Pink corrects yellow and mild green hues, brightening overly olive, sallow skin. Orange/Peach corrects blue hues, under eye circles, dark spots caused by aging or sun damage, and brightens deeper skin tones. Violet/Blue neutralizes yellow and orange hues, corrects dark spots and hyper-pigmentation and overly orange skin.
Now let's talk about brown girl beauty. I've been wearing makeup for a while and I noticed my foundation wasn't given me the coverage I was looking for in some areas on my face. My friend, Rahresha (@iraeisastylist), a professional makeup artist told me about color correcting concealer. It's great for fitting blemishes like dark circles, moles, tattoos and any skin discoloration that requires more than just regular concealer or foundation.
I use the orange correcting color for the dark spots under my eye and the darkest around my mustache area.
Top: No makeup • Middle: Foundation only • Bottom: Correcting concealer & foundation
My favorite color corrector concealer is by Mac Cosmetics. It's a tinted formula offering the traditional full coverage and protection of Studio Finish while providing professional quality concealing and has colour-adjusting properties. It goes on smoothly and dries matte. They say you can use it alone but I don't recommend. For best results blend with your foundations. It's very pigmented so it gives a flawless look. Available in eight skin-correcting shades.
I've used L.A. Colors color corrector also. It's available in an easy-to-use retractable stick. It covers, correct and blend to conceal imperfections and dark circles for a more even beautiful looking skin. L.A. Colors correcting concealer offers 18 shades.
It works good for the price. I purchased it was $3 at my local beauty supply. I got in "pure orange." It did do some correcting however my dark areas the orange wasn't rich enough. It wasn't horrible so I'm adding it to my workplace makeup kit. For the price and what it achieves it'll be perfect for the kit. L.A. Colors can we purchased at many different stores however I've only seen this product at beauty supply stores.
You can purchase color correcting conceal from many other brands. Many are sold as part of palette with multiple colors. If you're not a makeup artist it's not worth it to me to buy a color correcting palette which will have colors you'll never use. Hope this helps you reach your brown girl beauty goals.
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I was told by my favorite M·A·C girl Gabriela at the Nordstrom on Michigan (Chicago) that they were going to have 3 brush released as part of their holiday collection. I was immediately interested. I had wanted to purchase makeup brushes from them before but as a novice makeup person I didn't want to invest the money. The cost for the use just didn't equal up for me. So being told I could get a few for a group price I was all in.
The sets are called "Keepsake". The set I purchased is called Keepsakes/M•A•C Studio Brush Kit. It included 5 brush and a travel carrying case. It came with power blush brush called 129SE which similar to the all purpose for blush or face powder 129 power blush brush that retails at $35.00. Also in the kit is the 190SE foundation brush similar to the 190 foundation brush which is designed to work with any M·A·C foundation, including Studio Fix and Studio Tech to create a smooth, even finish, flawless look. The 190 brush retails at $34.00. The third brush in the set is the 224SE tapered Blending Brush. Like the 224 tapered Blending Brush it's used for eye shadow application retailing for $32.00. The four brush included is the 213SE fluff brush. This fluffy brush like the 213 fluff brush is used for the eye shadow to the lid area. This rounded shape brush retails for $24.00. Lastly in set it the 209SE Eye Liner Brush. This brush as an extra-fine tipped that can be use with liquid or cream products just like the 209 eye liner brush that retails at $20.00.
The brushes themselves are smaller in size than the regular purchase on their own brushes but not so small that can't be used effectively. The 5 brushes come packaged inside a limited-edition cream glitter makeup bag with pearl beaded trim and a cameo-encrusted zipper pull. The makeup bag is in the style of the heirloom mix. I'm not impressed with the makeup bag itself. It's comes off cheap and doesn't appear that it will be able to stand up to repeated travel. It's more for decoration if you ask me.
Overall I'm happy with my purchase. I got 5 M·A·C brushes valued at for $145.00 dollars for $52.50. I feel like I now have the proper tools to paint my face prefect.
The other two Keepsake kits where the mineralize brush and the extra dimension brush sets. The mineralize brush kit work perfectly with mineralize products. It includes 187SE duo fibre face brush, 130SE short duo fibre brush, 286SE duo fibre tapered blending brush 287SE duo fibre eye shadow brush and a grey glitter makeup bag with pearl beaded trim and a cameo-encrusted zipper pull. The extra dimension brush kit would help in creating a look that would be multi-dimensional. It includes 127SE split fibre face brush, 128SE split fibre cheek brush, 234SE split fibre eye blending brush, 235SE split fibre all over eye brush and black glitter makeup bag with pearl beaded trim and a cameo-encrusted zipper pull.
The Wendy Outre quick weave to me is a half wig that can be modulated into being a full wig. The hair at the front of the cap has nice density and that will allow for this wig to be worn both ways. The wig needed zero styling out of the packaging on my part other than placing some hair in a position to frame my face. The packaging says self styled in 60 seconds and I agreed. Wendy comes in 6 colors. I have on color 1b. The wig is labelled as high tex. I researched the term high tex and it basically futura. Meaning it's heat resistant and the hair can be curled using heats in upwards to 400 degrees with an electric curling iron. I'm not going to try to curl the hair personal until the wig is older because I do want to change the curl pattern. When the wig is a little order I'm going to see it I can make the wig look a little more wavy and I'll post those pictures on my instagram page (@thefatgirloffashion) at that time.
I love it. It's light and not hot feeling to my head. I can see this wig lastly a few months which is great for a $20 wig. I purchased my wig in store. I did look online afterwards and I've seen Wendy for less than what I paid but I didn't add in shipping. You'll have to check. I like the quality and the styling. I recommend the purchasing of the Wendy Outre wig if you're looking for a inexpensive long curly wig.
Back to M•A•C Program is a program were M•A•C accepts returns of its primary packaging. By returning six [6] M•A•C primary packaging containers to a M•A•C counter or M•A•C Cosmetics online, you’ll receive a free M•A•C lipstick of your choice as a thanks to you. Since 100% of the retail selling price of Viva Glam Lipsticks is provided to organizations that help people living with HIV/AIDS, these colours are excluded from this program.
Most primary packaging of M·A·C products is accepted as Back to M·A·C "currency." M·A·C does not accept the following as a part of the program:
1.Secondary packaging of any sort [paper box, plastic/cellophane wrapper, shopping bags, etc.] 2.Samples [sample containers, special/trial size products for promotional/seasonal kits] 3.Cosmetic applicators/tools [disposables, puffs, sponges, scissors, spatulas, swabs, sharpeners , tweezers, curlers] 4. Accessories [bags, belts, makeup cases, lashes, Blot Film].
Remember to recycle your mac cases so you can get a free lipstick!
