Jaclyn Hill Collection + Becca Cosmetics

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Hello Gorgeous! Becca Cosmetics and Jaclyn Hill made sure that everyone’s highlight blings this summer with their new collaboration! As many of us remember, the debut of the “Champagne Pop” highlighter a few months back was a hectic one. I scrambled to Sephora to grab one of the limited edition compacts because I knew the regret would haunt me forever. Luckily, for those that weren’t able to pick one up now have another opportunity to add this beauty to their collection. In addition to the “Champagne Pop” powder product there is also a bunch of other newbies and alternate formulas to fit everyone’s preference and budget. Let’s take a closer look.  Continue reading

Highlighters: My Top 15

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Who doesn’t love glowing, luminescent skin? I know that I do. I originally planned on selecting my Top 5 Highlighters, but let’s be serious. There is no way that I could have narrowed down this list to just 5. As a freelance makeup artist that comes across all different skin tones, it is essential to have various highlighters that compliment all ranges of beauty. I also like to make sure I have different textures and formulas to alter the finish of look I am going for.

There are three different types of Highlighters: Powder, Cream and Liquid.

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10 Lessons I have Learned in Life

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“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a well preserved body. But rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, latte in the other. Body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming ‘Woo Hoo! What a Ride'”.

Life sure is one beautiful monster. When you think back to that amazing vacation or crazy ex-lover, how many years has it been? 5 years. 10 years. We go through life taking it one day at a time, putting off that big idea until tomorrow and before we realize it a lifetime has gone by. Continue reading