My Sephora VIB Makeover!!

This past Saturday I had a lovely experience that gave me the chance to be pampered and helped me learn more about the beauty industry! I am a VIB (Very Important **brushes off shoulder**) beauty insider with Sephora, meaning that I spent a boat load of money throughout this year on products that I love! Because of this status, I received a free 45 minute make up consultation with a beauty specialist.

 I made my appointment bright and early on a Saturday morning, leaving me walking around the mall with the lovely morning mall walkers, enjoying their exercise laps. My appointment was with Jessica who is a lovely and sweet woman who knew what she was talking about. I very much enjoyed the experience and didn't mind a bit that I had to wait a couple of times while she helped customers. I adore anything dealing with beauty and who doesn't love getting their make up done?!

I began the conversation by asking how she got into the beauty industry and asked about a couple tips and tricks. Essentially I was able to learn some important things that I need to do in order to make my way into the beauty world...which is my newest career goal. Besides the things I learned, I was like a kid in a candy store picking out the make up. Jessica went around the store shopping for various brands and products, but I was able to try a few things I have wanted to try for quite some time. I was especially excited to try the Laura Mercier tinted moisturizer in the colors "Bisque", the Nars Creamy Concealer in "Honey", and a rich and luxurious Dior Lip gloss. I loved each of these products and could have purchased any singe one of them, sadly I am not made of money and only one product truly stole my heart.

One of Jessica's brand choice was one I hadn't tried before, Marc Jacobs *GASP* I don't know why I hadn't experienced his lovely products before, but I will say that I loved all of the ones that she used on me! His new eye shadow palette called "The Lolita 206" helped create the sultry look on my eyes, but the product I couldn't leave the store without was his orangey-peach blush named "Irresistible", how fitting! This color is amazing and it applies so incredibly smooth. The blush is also very build-able and can be subtle or bold. As soon as I looked in the mirror, I knew that was the product I wanted to purchase. Jessica applied it directly above the bronzer, avoiding the apple of the cheek. She then blended a lighter blush with a pink tone from the apple of the cheek into the Marc Jacobs blush. This won me over!

Here is what the blush looks like:

I have been using the same technique, applying this directly above my bronzer and using my all time favorite blush: Benefits "Coralista" on the apple of my cheeks! Here is what that blush combo looks like: 

(I also had tried to recreate the look that Jessica had created for me)

Overall I enjoyed every minute of my morning Saturday and felt very blessed for the opportunity! I also received some free samples for being patient while they helped customers, an added bonus and many products that I am very excited to try!!

My Sample Goodies :)

Hope you enjoyed reading!! :)

Have a lovely day!! xoxo
Hailey Grace

The "Marvelous Moxie" Lipstick ... Marvelous Indeed!

Hey There! 

I am super excited about this post!! I will say that recently I have been on the hunt for a pinky nude lipstick. I have an obsession with nude lipsticks and am still looking for all different brands and shades, however for my first pick, I am very pleased! 

It is the Bare Minerals Marvelous Moxie Lipstick in the shade "Take Charge". It retails for $18.00 which is very reasonable and the product is simply lovely. 

The packaging is sleek and ritzy! I love the simplicity of it in correspondence with the classy gold casing! While the packaging is great, it is the lipstick shade that I really love! 

It is a nude color that has an undertone of pink as opposed to a beige and depending on your skin tone you might prefer one over the other. It does have a slight shimmer to it, which I would prefer it not to have, but it is subtle when applied to the lips, so I don't mind it! Here are a few pics just so you can see the color and the packaging all together! :) (I had trouble choosing which ones I wanted to use, so I put quite a few.) 

Overall, I think this color is gorgeous! The lipstick formula is moisturizing, smooth, and not drying at all, which is very important in my book! There is nothing worse than having a lipstick dry your lips out and make them flaky. Overall I would recommend this product, especially if you're looking for an lipstick you can wear everyday! 

I hope you enjoyed reading! :)

Have a lovely day. xoxo
Hailey Grace