Sweet Spring and Sultry Summer

Sweet Spring and Sultry Summer Look

For the Love of Makeup Series

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Hello my lovelies!

In celebrating summer growing closer, I thought I'd share two looks today. A sweet spring makeup and a sultry summer makeup. Both share the same bronze and brown smokey eye, but the two lip looks are different (as I'm sure you gathered above). I also figured this would be a great way transitioning day makeup to night makeup, if someone (not me) had a social life. In high school, I seriously said I'd go clubbing dressed as a club sandwich. Some people thought that was funny, while most others just looked at me with pity in their eyes that sort of said, "You poor, sad, deranged girl. Stay away from us" or "It's no wonder she doesn't got any friends!" NAME THAT MOVIE.

Annnnnyway. Forgive the pictures you'll scroll through. I'm not a filmmaker. I wish all the time I knew how to make videos. I mean if this exits, I'm sure it's not that hard, but only time will tell. One day I'd like to upload a makeup tutorial video, but for now, pictures will suffice and I hope you'll bear with me! (:

The Goods

**If you have any questions or suggestions with the products I've used, feel free to leave a comment or email me!**

The Face

Start with a clean face! I use Neutrogena's Oil Free Acne Wash Creme Cleanser. After washing, I moisturize and prime my face, creating a barrier between my skin and the foundation. I've used NYX Studio Perfect Photo Loving Primer for a long time and I can't wait to try other products! If you have any suggestions, let me know!

After moisturizing and priming, I dot my foundation all over my face before dabbing it in with a foundation brush. My foundation is L'Oreal True Match in C5 Classic Beige. Then I conceal my dark circles under my eyes and my eyelids with MAC's Pro Longwear Concealer in NC25. I make a large triangle under my eyes and blend that area with my ring fingers. After that's done, I set everything with Ben Nye's Translucent Face Powder in Fair (YEAH STAGE MAKEUP KITS).

The Brows

My favorite part! I fill in my brows with Maybelline's Expert Wear Brow Pencil in Dark Brown. For a more casual look, I leave it at that. However, I wanted the big guns. After filling in the sparse hairs with a pencil, I set everything with my Clinique Eye Shadow in French Roast with an angled brush. It gives the brows a cleaner, sleeker, and sculpted look.

The Eyes

On my last blog post, I went over the same eye shadow look. I had some comments requesting I make a video with how I do my eyeliner and I promise I will! Once things are a little more stable with my home life. How I do a classic cat eye is pretty simple: Draw a line from the bottom lash line out. Create a triangle from the end point to the top lash line. Fill in the triangle with the eyeliner. I coated my lashes with the Zoom Fast Black Lash by MAC. You can see a comparison between mascara and no mascara! Crazy!

The Lips

For the Sweet Spring Look, I simply applied MAC's Craving lipstick and added a bit of highlight on my top lip. For the Sultry Summer Look, I first lined and colored in my lips with Maybelline's Color Sensational Lip Liner in Red 50. I then topped it off with Maybelline's Color Whisper lipstick in Who Wore it Red.

Final Look

For the Love of Makeup

Oh, blog. How I've missed you.

I've fallen in love with makeup and it's been quite the whirlwind, let me tell you. Tons of contradicting feelings have collided since my initial foray into the makeup world: 

Do I deserve this hobby? Yes. Treat yoself.

Is it selfish spending an hour on my face once in a while? Get it gurl. 

Does it matter to anyone but me? So what if it doesn't? 

Am I fishing for compliments? No. 

Am I trying to impress someone? No.

Can I still be a feminist and enjoy makeup? YES.

Am I doing this for my husband, other women, or myself? ???

On and on and on. Goodness gracious. Why must it be so difficult? I have a sneaking suspicion I'm overthinking this whole darn thing haha (as is my specialty). But! There's no denying the pure joy creating the perfect, fierce cat eye. 

For this look, I wanted a super simple and understated smokey eye. Zac and I went out with my father in law to Junkyard Cafe last weekend. (The food was out of this world. I had the most amazing Tri-Tip Memphis BBQ Sandwich of my life. Ugh.) (: 

I started by putting a neutral creme eye shadow all over the lid as a base. Over that, I patted on a skin toned eye shadow, setting the creme eye shadow. Then I went in with a smaller blending brush and added depth to my crease with a medium brown eye shadow. I added a light sandy color to the center of the lid and then pooped on some dark brown creme eyeliner with an angled brush. Topping it off, I added some awesome Zoom Fast Black Lash mascara by MAC.

I'm thinking of making this a regular series on the blog! Let me know if you'd like to see more of these kinds of posts. (: It's good to be back.

Do What You Do, Boo

My eyes are itching from sleepiness. My heart is on fire from my callback this evening. I auditioned last week for a short film called, "Chile Fields." It's about a 17 year old girl who escapes an abusive home life and gets her car stuck in a ditch next to a chile field. We see her struggle with her family relationships as she gets to know a young man named Jorge, as his family life is so different from her own.

Certain experiences in my life helped a great deal in connecting and understanding the part I auditioned for. While at the callback tonight, I reached out to my partner with everything I had, and yet...I'm still unsure. My gut tells me not to get my hopes up, to wait and see. I just hope they saw who I am and what I have to offer. The hardest part is waiting. I'm also in three other short scenes at the moment, which will be taking up a large part of my time over the next few weeks.

Say prayers, send good vibes my way for this part. I went in with faith in God and faith in my ability. It may be hard accepting God's will as my own, but I'm trying. That's the most I can do.

I Am Someone to Him

Many times I have felt like I am not enough. When I was a little girl, I was often too shy to share what I had to say, too afraid of what others would think. I didn't like fighting. I didn't like yelling. I didn't like making a scene (...unless the grocery store didn't have my cereal then I LOST it. Right, Dad?) I liked playing outside, by myself, on my bike or high up in a tree, swaying in the branches as the wind blew. Somewhere quiet and solitary. When I was with friends, I wanted to keep the peace. It was difficult accepting no matter how hard I tried, sometimes I'd fall short of other's expectations and my own standards. It was to my solitary fortresses I'd go when I'd mess up. It's where I go now.

I'm still learning and forgiving. I am a Daughter of God. I am someone the Savior suffered for. I am someone He cared for. I am someone to Him. Even in my solitary moments. Even when I can't keep the peace. Even if I'm too shy to say what I need to say or afraid of what others will think. I am someone to Him.

Here's To Tonight

Oh, Luka. You are perfect.

I, however, am not. Excuse me for my lack of commitment to you, blog (and those who read it). BUT last week was an amazing workout week and this week I've made some major strides with my eating habits (FINALLY). I also recently got a new full time job three weeks ago with Property Solutions and am having a blast. Some days are difficult (like today...I had to leave work early because I had the ugliest migraine of all time and needed sleep. I slept for five hours when I got home and took medicine and felt much better). Who knew how demanding a full time job would be and how emotionally/physically draining? My body is slowly adapting to the new schedule (7am-3pm most days and 8am-4pm on Fridays and Saturdays). Tomorrow is my day off and I look forward to getting laundry done, going to BYU's surplus sale, and making a yummy creamy tomato and spinach pasta. Zac will also take tomorrow off from studying (FINALS WEEK MIGHT KILL HIM, GUYS) and we will finally spend more than 20 minutes together in one sitting. (: Mega excited over here. Don't mind me.

Tonight, for instance, we will eat cookies, watch The Hunt with Mads Mikkelson, and actually have a proper date. !!! I don't want tonight to end.

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
W E I G H T S	1 Mile Warm Up :45 Plank 10 Push-Ups Stretch Out Kettle Bell Squats (25) Shoulder Weight (15) Deadlifts (80) Dumbell Bench Press (15) Rows (50) Inner Thigh (75) Outer Thigh (105) Abs (30 reps) :45 Plank 10 Push-Ups Stretch Out 1 Mile Cool Down	X	1 Mile Warm Up :60 Plank 10 Push-Ups Stretch Out Squats (125) Kettle Bell Squats (25) Deadlifts (80) Dumbell Bench Press (15) Rows (50) Inner Thigh (75) Outer Thigh (105) Abs (30 reps) :60 Plank 10 Push-Ups Stretch Out	X	X
C A R D I O	X	3.7 Miles Outside	X	3 Miles and Hills (6x)	1 Mile Warm Up 2 Mile Fartlek on Track -Stadium Stairs/Lap -20 Squat Jumps /Lap -10 Push Ups/Lap 1 Mile Cool Down
M E A L S	Breakfast: Banana and Lemon Zinger Tea Lunch: PBJ Sandwich, chips, and carrots Dinner: Noodles & Co.	Breakfast: Banana and Lemon Zinger Tea Lunch: PBJ Sandwich, chips, and carrots Dinner: ---	Breakfast: Banana and Lemon Zinger Tea Lunch: Dinner: Grilled Chicken and Spinach Cucumber Salad	Breakfast: Banana and Chamomile Tea w/ Honey Lunch: Donuts, apple, chips, carrots and spinach Dinner: Panda Express	Breakfast: Cocoa Dynobites Lunch: Ham and Mustard sandwich, carrots, spinach, and apple Dinner: McDonald’s

she be fine

MY HAIR IS RIDICULOUS.

Ah. That feels better. (: 

I am so honored and shocked at the response my last workout post received! Thank you to all who visited and left encouraging comments. It's nice having that support system. So, thank you again. 

This last week was BRUTAL. BRUTAL I TELL YOU. Zac came with me to the gym last Monday and watched me do my squats. He gave me some notes and I decreased the weight and went down further into my squat. HOLY MOLY. All week I've felt the extent of my exercises all because Mr. Zachary gave me the courage to do so! He's pretty dang great.

I'm getting stronger all the time and my confidence continues to grow. How amazing our bodies are and how blessed we are to have them. (: (So Chelsea, stop eating Sonic. ><)

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
W E I G H T S	1 Mile Warm Up Squats (145) Deadlifts (80) Rows (50) Inner Thigh (60) Outer Thigh (95) Abs (30 reps) 1 Mile Cool Down	X	1 Mile Warm Up Squats (115) Deadlifts (80) Bench Press (55) Rows (50) Inner Thigh (75) Outer Thigh (105) Abs (30 reps) :45 Plank 1 Mile Cool Down	X	1 Mile Warm Up :45 Plank Squats (125) Deadlifts (80) Bench Press (55) Rows (50) Inner Thigh (75) Outer Thigh (105) Abs (30 reps) :45 Plank 1 Mile Cool Down
C A R D I O	X	1 Mile Warm Up 5 Mile Fartlek (43:46) 1 Mile Cool Down	X	1 Mile Warm Up 6:58 Mile 1 Mile Cool Down	X
M E A L S	Breakfast: Cereal Lunch: Applesauce Dinner: Sourdough Parmesan Pretzel	Breakfast: --- Lunch: --- Dinner: J-Dawgs and Arby’s fries ): Snack: Chamomile Tea	Breakfast: Oatmeal and Milk Lunch: Carrots Dinner: Whole Wheat Spaghetti w/ Chicken	Breakfast: --- Lunch: Guru’s ): Dinner: ¾ of Waffle	Breakfast: Apple Lunch: Caesar Salad Dinner: Sonic

All Girls Are Princesses

On this Sunday evening, I found myself longing for a good cry. Enter: A Little Princess. This movie was a special movie my dad and I shared as a young girl. Sarah's relationship with her father perfectly mirrored how I felt about my 'Papa.' Her absolute faith in him and in magic. Her belief in make believe. Her resilience in the face of adversity. Her strength in the unknown. She embodied how I wanted to be at her age, and upon watching it again today, has re-instilled my desire to be just as fearless.

Of course, I cried like a baby, so that wish was fulfilled. Have a happy Sunday, everyone. Remember, all girls are princesses.