Summer Vacay Essentials

Hello lovelies,

We are currently in the midst of one of my favourite seasons, Spring, but trolling soon around the corner is Summer and Summer means vacation and weekend getaways!!!

With a newborn on the cusp of arriving for me, this summer will be more about weekend getaways then actual off shore vacations. But, who says weekend beach getaways can't be just as fun.

So, whether you are headed to a hot sunny destination, going on a road trip or taking a long weekend to bask in the sun near home, here are my Summer Vacation Essentials.

A cute swimsuit - from dynamite.
I love this swimsuit because it is flattering (for the top and bottom) and hello it's purple cheetah print!!!

A beach cover up
I got this when I was a teenager and still have it to this day, 'cause it has dolphins on it and it's huge. With cover ups the bigger the better for me, because they offer so much versatility.

Sunnies
- My favourite not too oversized sunnies from Dolce & Gabanna

For sun protection and tanning I love Hawaiian Tropic products and these are my go to's:
Tanning:
- SPF 4(the lower the better, because I am so pasty) oil spray with UVA and UVB protection. This stuff literally smells like a piña colada, yummie!!!
Sun Protection:
- 12h moisturization Silk Hydration sunscreen with Spf 30.
After Sun:
- Silk Hydration after sun moisturizer with aloe gel and 24h hydration. I absolutely love this stuff. It feels soft and cooling on your skin and is perfect if you got a little too much sun.

Hair
- Garnier fructis sleek and shine leave-in conditioner. As a blonde I need to protect my hair from the water whether it be salt water like the ocean or even just chlorine from a regular pool. To do so I wet my hair, slather this stuff all over and stick my hair in a bun. I do this to prevent my hair from absorbing the salt and/or chemicals. Instead my hair can absorb the conditioner and be that much softer.

If I'm not going in the water I use:
- Garnier fructis sleek and shine thermo-sleek spray to prevent my hair from getting heat damage. No this product is not uva or uvb protective, but I find it works just the same. (You can however get similar products that are meant strictly for sun protection.)

Other essentials include my fav razor for on the go; Shick Hydro Silk, a travel manicure set and my fav deordorant from Dove.

Every girl needs protection from mother nature as well, so I always make sure I bring a few tampons with me, no matter what time of the month it is. And, in my bag I have Playtex 360° protection Sport Fresh Balance. This brand has the best on the go protection (with a light fresh scent)and I need that as I will be running and chasing after a baby all Summer.

Face and Makeup:
No matter where you are going and no matter what anyone says, as a girl you always need a little makeup, it just makes us feel and look our best.
My makeup essentials for a weekend getaway include:
- Garnier BB cream in light/medium
- Maybelline age rewind dark circle eraser concealer in fair.
- My Naked2 palette from Urban decay
- Essence silky touch blush in 30 secret it-girl. This colour is perfect for when you have (or want) a tan, because it adds the most beautiful glow to any complexion.
- Stila stay all day waterproof volumizing mascara. Nobody wants raccoon eyes from jumping out of the water or after laying in the sun too long and having your mascara melt off.

Face:
- Blistex tropical lip balm with Spf 15
- My favourite moisturizer that I have been using for years!!!
Neutrogena Healthy Skin face lotion with Spf 15.
- Jergens Natural Glow daily face mositurizer with Spf 20 in fair to medium.
You always need a gradual tanner for your face, as the complexion of our face will never match the rest of our body. This one is my fav, because it is light and doesn't clog your pores. You can also mix it with your regular mositurizer or BB cream, so it is even lighter on your skin.
- Biore Make-up removing towelettes. The best for removing even the toughest waterproof mascara at the end of the day. Also great to refresh your skin after a long day in the sun.

What are your Summer getaway plans for this year and what will you be brining with you!?!

Comment below with your essentials and if you think I missed anything in my bag!!!

New Years Eve/Holiday Make-up

Hello lovelies,

Here is a glamours and colourful make-up look perfect for any New Years Eve plans that you may have. Purple is one of my favourite colours and I think it looks especially pretty on the eyes whether you have green, blue or brown eyes.

Step 1:
Using a flat eyeshadow brush or your fingers press Maybelline color tattoo in too cool on the inner corner of your eye.

Step 2:
On the remaing of your lid and up to your crease use Maybelline color tattoo in painted purple.

Step 3:
Use a semi-shimmery purple eye shadow (mine is from an essence palette 03 vamp it up) and pat this on top of painted purple.

Step 4:
In your inner corner use a shimmery pink on top of too cool. I used the lighter pink from my Stila written in the stars palette.

Step 5:
Very lightly use a darker purple to deepen your crease. I used busted from my Urban Decay Naked2 palette. Be sure to blend, so the colour doesn't look too dark or harsh.

Step 6:
Using the two pink colours side by side in my stila palette I softened up my crease by blending them into and above my crease over busted. This creates an easy and soft transition of colour.

Step 7:
Line your upper lash line and wing it out at the end for a more dramatic look.

Step 8:
Line your bottom lash line with either a pencil or a shadow.
Using a flat brush I lined my lowet lash line with busted from my Naked2 palette.

Step 9:
Apply your favourite lengthing mascara to your top and bottom lashes.

Step 10:
Highlight under your brown bone (once your brows are completed). I used bootycall from Naked2

Step 11:
Put on your favourite light pink lipstick and gloss.
I used Mac lipstick in snob and Mac lip glass in wee coquette.

For the face I contoured my cheeks bones, applied a soft pink blush and a shimmery pink highlight above my cheekbones, along the bridge of my nose and on my cupids bow for the perfect pout.

You are all finished!!!!
Thanks everyone for reading and I hope you like this look. Let me know if you wear this on New Years or if you do something similar.

Also what is everyone us doing tomorrow night to ring in the New Year?!?!?
Comment below!!!

xoxo
annpaige

New years Eve makeup

Hello lovelies,

This post is a tad late I know, considering that it is already 2013 for some of you, but I still wanted to do this post. So here is my New Years Eve makeup look that I am wearing tonight.

Step1: Apply Color tatto in 05 too cool all over lids

Step2: pat on verve from the urban decay naked 2 palette in the inner corner of your eye

Step3: Put Wet n wild creme shadow pencil in 131 electro on the rest of your eyelid up to crease line and also draw a v shape on the outter corner to your crease line 
  
Step4: Using a crease brush blend Pistol(naked2) in crease and outter v

Step5: Use Nyc eyeliner duo 880 mockingbird (white side) eyeliner on entire lower lash line and inner water line

Step6: Use Wet n wild electro again on outter to middle lower lash line
      
Step7: apply pistol over electro on bottom lash line

Step8: Use Stila smudge stick in stargazer to line the top lash line and wing it out

Step9: Use Essence superfine eyeliner pen over stargazer on top lid
      
Step10: Apply Bootycall(naked2) as highlight on brow bone.

Step11: Apply stila all day waterproof volumuzing mascara

For my cheeks I used a bright pink blush from my stila palette

Lips first apply rimmel moisture renew 180 vintage pink and then mac snob    

For a highlight on my cheek bones, the bridge of my nose and my cupids bow I used bootycall from my naked 2 palette.

I hope you all enjoyed this look, please comment below and ♡ on bloglovin if you do (it would be much appreciated).

I wish each and every one of you all the best in 2013 and may God bless you and your families.
Have an awesome and eventful night!!! Stay safe!!!

xoxo
annpaige

Fall makeup ft. Naked2 by Urban Decay

Hello lovelies,



Today's post is going to be an easy neutral makeup look, perfect for Fall and perfect for all skin tones and can easily be manipulated or jazzed up for a holiday look.

Face:
Foundation:
Garnier BB cream with spf15 in light/medium
Concealer: tarte maracuja creasless concealer in fair(for a brighter look) for under my eyes and around my nose to cover redness
L'Oreal True Match Naturale mineral makeup foundation in 464 Natural Beige
NYC Smooth Skin loose face powder in 741A Transulcent - setting powder

Eyes:
Urban decay's Naked2 palette
Step1: brush foxy all over lid
Step2: tap verve into the inner corner
Step3: brush tease over the rest of the lid and blend into verve
Step4: blend busted into crease
Step5: tap snakebite onto the centre of your eyelid
Step6: using a flat brush use busted on the outer half of lower eyelid
Step7: brush verve onto inner corner of lower line
Step8: line outter half of waterline with black rimmel kohl eyeliner
Step9: line inner half of waterline with white NYC liner
Step10: highlight brow bone with bootycall
Essence felt tip liquid liner in black
Almay 3in1 mascara but with my Maybeline one by one brush (I like the Almay formula but prefer my Maybeline brush and I've also run out of my one by one)

Brows: I just brush on a matte taupe colour from my sephora palette with a flat shadder brush and then a shimmery tan on the inner half and blend with a sephora brow brush

Cheeks:
Rimmel Sunshimmer 3in1 shimmering bronzer
Covergirl insta cheekbones in 220 purely plum contouring blush
Start with the middle colour just on top of bronzer contouring, use the lighter shade on the apples of the cheekbone for a soft look and the darker colour for a bolder Fall look. (I used all three.)

Lips:
Brown sephora lip liner
Mac frosted viva glam
Clinique full potential lips duo in colour 16 double plum on the centre of my lips

Highlight above cheek bones bootycall from Naked2

I hope you all enjoyed this makeup look, please leave comments and thoughts below.
If you like seeing makeup posts like this leave me some tutorial requests below and I will try to do more makeup posts for you all!!!


xoxo
annpaige

Outfit of the day - photoshoot

Hello lovelies,

So my boyfriend is really starting to get into photography and I am totally using this to my advantage. Whenever I have an outfit or makeup look that I want to blog about, he is now excited to shoot me!!! The only thing is he wants to edit them all, so it takes a tad bit longer for me to blog them. A side from that here is my outfit and makeup from the other day!!!














Outfit:
Dress/top: guess (from last year)
Jacket: dynamite (the same as in my last post, which I am so going to wear out this Fall because I LOVE it)
Earrings: a shop in NYC
Watch: aldo
Shoes(not shown): black genuine wedges

Makeup:
Urban decay naked 2 palette and Laura mercier black gold(from makeup kit I got at sephora for my 500 perk, which I will do a review on in my next blog)

How I achieved the look:
Foxy on lid
Half baked to middle of lid (inside out)
Chopper on top
Snakebite in crease
Laura mercier black gold in crease and outer corner
YDK over Laura mercier to add more shimmer
Bootycall as highlight on brow bone and inner corner
Chopper lightly dusted over Bootycall
Half baked on lower eyelid from putter corner to middle
Bootycall inner eyelid
Bare minerals black leather mineral shadow (wet) as an eyeliner
ELF dramatic lash kit lashes with duo waterproof eyelash glue

Rimmel moisture renew lipstick in shade 930 bronze goddess and Laura Mercier lipgloss in sparkling on the centre of my lips



I hope you all liked this look and mini makeup tutorial. Please comment below and give me your thoughts, also follow with bloglovin and GFC!!!


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xoxo
annpaige