Friday Finds: PEONIES!

Peonies are by far my favorite flower & I am more than a little bit excited to say that I finally found a beautiful assortment to fill the previously empty vase in my room perfectly! 

They smell lovely & look amazing! They're a great addition to my Spring room decor! 
Stay tuned for some exciting party planning, event planning & beauty product posts, watch this space! 

Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed! :)


Hope you have a lovely day!! XOXO
HaileyGrace

"Happily Ever After"

Recently I have wanted to place higher importance on staying motivated, remaining positive, setting goals, and most importantly 

dreaming. 

Not the kind in your sleep that you can never remember, but the type of dreams that we imagine for ourselves. The answer to the question: If you could do anything you want, be anyone you want, or go anywhere you want, what would you do, who would you be, and where would you go?" 

I think it is imporant to not give up on your Happily Ever After. 

Everyone endures hardships and trials, but how you deal with them and how you let them effect who you are as a person varies for everyone. You will come across people who have allowed their troubles to make them jaded or pessimistic towards the future, but it is important to remember that they are not you and their life is not YOUR life. 

One of my absolute favorite quotes is:

"Don't compare the beginning of your life to the middle of someone else's." 

I think that quote is inspirational on so many levels and can be interpreted many ways. One of the main ways I interpret it is as a reminder to not compare the point I am at in my own life with that of others whom have already accomplished similar goals to the ones that I have set for myself. The journey I am taking to accomplish my goals and make my dreams a reality takes time, more time for some than others, but I don't want to become discouraged by looking at other's, but rather inspired to continue pursuing my own path towards realizing my dreams and shaping my life. 

Another way to interpret the quote is to not see the harships or failures that those in the middle of their life have endured and let that discourage you from beginning or continuing on your own path. Those that might be having a hard time staying motivated or believing in a positive future are not going to have the same story as you and that should be inspiring. 

Happily Ever After doesn't have to be unrealistic if you adjust the expecations you have for what it means to be happy for you personally. Think of your ideal life, your goals, dreams, and inspirations and then work towards falling more in love with those things, devoting more time to them, and figuring out a game plan to turn them into reality. 

You might find that your dreams simply become bigger and bolder as you accomplish the ones that seemed impossible at first. It is when you recognize the importance of dreaming and not giving up on the happily ever after that you realize everyone's is different. Your happily ever after doesn't have to be an end goal, but rather a tale of the journey, a story of your life, your dreams, and the things that inspire you most. 

I still believe in a happily ever after, do you? 


Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed!

Hope you have a lovely day!! XOXO
HaileyGrace

*Image from Google

Happy First Birthday!!

Today marks a very special day for Grace & Beauty! It has been exactly one year today since I sat in my little dorm room and decided to make a blog! It was one of the best decisions that I have made and I continue to love blogging more every day! Not to be cheesy, but I hope to write about a lot of exciting things this year & hope that those who are reading this are wanting to come along and stay posted on the various beauty, fashion, and lifestyle related posts that are eagerly waiting to be posted over here on Hailey Grace & Beauty! 

Thank you for all of your support and encouragement on this blog! 

Happy First Birthday Grace & Beauty, here is to many more! :) 

P.S - Watch this space for a party planning themed post coming up this week in honor of my recent birthday and Grace & Beauty's first! 

Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed.

Instagram: HaileyGraceBeauty

Have a lovely day!! XOXO
HaileyGrace

Mini Midweek Post: Easter Fun & Birthday Preview

I had a really fun weekend with Easter festivities, my birthday celebration (blog post to come on event planning) and of course my birthday itself! A very busy weekend filled with fun, friends, family, and laughter! Here are a few snippets of my weekend I wanted to share! :) 

How cool does that water look from the dye?! 

This is an awesome recreation photo from when I was about 7 or 8 with a few of my cousins! 

Here's a little sneak peek of my upcoming blog post on my 1920's themed golden birthday celebration! :D

Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed & had a lovely holiday!

Have a lovely day!! XOXO

HaileyGrace

Friday Finds: Navette Consignments

A few weeks ago two of my closest friends came in from out of town. We explored some of my favorite parts of Maryland, the Naval Academy in Annapolis & the National Aquarium in Baltimore, but the real gem that we found is all thanks to my friend Ellen. 

We decided to take a very enjoyable walk around the historical streets of Downtown Annapolis and found a little gem! I don't know how I did not know about it before, but this adorable consignment shop is located on Maryland Ave, has the classic downtown style building, and is filled with all sorts of lovely clothes, jewelry, handbags & shoes! 

Sifting through the racks was so exciting, seeing as there were countless options of clothes & loads of accessories to pair them with! They have various brands and even venture into the high end brands, but everything is incredibly affordable and reasonable! 

With much self control I walked away with only two treasures for the day! 

The first is a sturdy, square shaped, black patent leather handbag. It has such a cute and classy vibe to it and I love adding it to any outfit for a professional & Audrey Hepburn-esque look!

The second is an absolutely adorable, sea foam green, polka dot sweater! It is light weight and slightly cropped and pairs lovely with a gray circle skirt and my new handbag! 

If you're local, I would highly recommend checking out Navette to find a few treasures for yourself, just in time to amp up your Spring & Summer wardrobe! 

Check out their website HERE! 

Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed! 

Have a lovely day! XOXO
HaileyGrace 

MakeUp: Drugstore "No MakeUp" Look

Happy April!!

Hopefully none of you have been tricked seeing as it is April Fools Day, but personally I love the first day of April because it truly feels like Spring & it is my birthday month! :) 

For Spring, I love a simple and easy makeup look & most days, especially those early school mornings, I am going to opt for a "no makeup" makeup look that is quick and takes ten minutes or less! 

Here's my go to look

Products I used:

1. Loreal Lash Out Butterfly Mascara "Black"

2. Rimmel Stay Matte Powder "01 Beige"

3. Maybelline Fit Me Concealer "20"

4. Maybelline Clear Mascara (as eye brow gel) 

5. Nyc Brow/Eyeliner Pencil "Dark Brown" 

6. Maybelline Intant Age Rewind Concealer

Also, a bonus is all of these products are from the drugstore meaning they are very affordable, who doesn't love a cute look that doesn't break the bank?! 

Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed! 

Have a lovely day!! XOXO

HaileyGrace

Video: Divergent Inspired Makeup Tutorial: Dauntless

Hey Guys!

I have an exciting new video on my YouTube Channel using my new Divergent Palette from my last blog post which you can check out HERE. :) Hope you check it out, enjoy, and if your little heart desires to subscribe!


My Video :) 

Have a lovely day!! XOXO
HaileyGrace

Divergent Make Up Collection!!

It is no secret that I love make up & recently it is no secret that I LOVE the Divergent book series. I am currently finishing the third and final book, but I am in love with the overall themes and of course, the incredible relationship that exists between the two main characters, Beatrice "Tris" and Tobais "Four". Their love is the non-conditional type, that acts as though the other does not become an adage to their life or their self, but actually becomes one with them. Tris often points out moments when she realizes they are the same, it is lovely and beautiful.  

Any who, the point of this post is to talk about the special edition make up kit from Sephora. I was skeptical at first that it was going to be gimmicky, however after reading reviews I decided to try it out for myself, bought it online (after having to wait a week for it to come back in stock) and two days later I had a lovely large package on my doorstep!!

 

The kit includes:

• 3 Themed eye shadow palettes (Dauntless, Abnegation, and Erudite) 
• 1 face palette (2 blushes, 1 bronzer, 1 highlighter) 
• 4 Lip glosses 
• 1 Double sided make up brush (Blush/Powder brush & Blending brush)

Overall, I was thoroughly impressed with this kit. The eye shadows are pigmented, versatile, blendable, and come in incredibly wearable shades. There are only 2-3 shades that I don't see my self using often or even on a day to day basis, they are a sparkly green, mossy green, and a scarlet blue color. 

The other shadows range from stark white to a incredibly black color called "Dauntless Ink". I love all of the different names, however the eye shadow palettes themselves, though named after 3 of the factions are not designed specifically for those factions. For instance in the dauntless palette there is "Abnegation Stone". This is a minor detail, but I would have preferred each palette to be specifically for the faction it was named for.  

"Erudite Eye Palette" 

"Dauntless Eye Palette"

"Abnegation Eye Palette" 

The lipglosses are a medium pigment, not completely sheer but not opaque either. They are smooth, non-sticky and leave a lovely sheen on your lips. I also enjoy all of the colors and will wear every single one of them. I think it was very smart of them to stick with neutral tones for the majority of this collection, especially since most of the factions would probably wear those type of colors anyway. 

Left to Right: "Natural Virtue, Temptations Choice, Supreme Ritual, Fear Not" 

The blushes are gorgeous as well, one is a deep coral and the other is my favorite, a dusty rose color. The highlighter is gorgeous and reminds me of the NYX one that I currently use, but the bronzer is the best part. It is a gorgeous warm toned color with a yellowish tint that gives it a natural sunny look when applied to the skin, I'm in love!

This is limited edition, so head over to Sephora and see if you can get your hands on it while they last or get your name on the email list so you can snatch it up right away if your interested. 

P.S - I plan on having tutorials for the different factions coming up really soon, stay posted on this blog and my YouTube to see my first look inspired by the Dauntless faction! :)

My YouTube

Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed!

Have a lovely day!! XOXO
HaileyGrace

Friday Finds: Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush

Welcome to another Friday Finds Post!! (I am really excited about this one, seeing as I have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of these products.)

For a bit of back story: I have been experimenting with highlighters, but I only have two cream ones within my collection. Highlighters are one the those make up products that I admire on others, but never seem to like on myself. However, I have been liking them more and more and have had my eye on the "creme de le creme" of highlighters in the beauty world, the Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder in "Dim Light", but I didn't deem myself quite ready to spend such a pretty penny on something I was only beginning to dabble in.

Lo and behold, I was ecstatic when I discovered that they were planning to release blushes in the same "Ambient Lighting" collection. Blush is one of my favorite things to experiment with and next to eye shadow, is one of the largest accumulations within my make up collection.

Ok, now that you know that background, today's Feature Friday is the New Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush in the shade "Dim Infusion".

*Pause for Oohs and Aahs*

I was like a kid in a candy store when I reached Sephora. Despite being so excited, the beautiful colors caused me to be equally indecisive. I loved many of the shades ranging from a hot pink "Radiant Magenta" and a plummy, berry color "Mood Exposure", but after standing for almost ten minutes just staring at the swatches on my hand, I finally made my decision. 

It is a light pink shade, that looks like a beautiful, incredibly natural flush when applied to the skin. I found that it blends easily and is a really smooth formula overall. Not to mention the lovely golden packaging and the gorgeous marble effect of the blush itself. 

"Dim Infusion" 

Here is what it looks on me: 

P.S  "Diffused Heat" (the bright peachy-pink option) is calling my name very soon!!

Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed!

Have a lovely day!! XOXO
HaileyGrace 

Friday Finds: Loreal Lash Out Butterfly Mascara

Guess what day it is?! 

Friday... a perfect day for Friday Finds!

I wanted to add another series onto my blog and came up with Friday Finds, in which I will share a product, activity or idea that I love! I am not necessarily going to hold one every Friday, simply because I don't know if I will have "found" new product I feel the need to feature, but I have a couple in mind already so I am really excited to get this started. 

The first ever product I want to feature is one that I am absolutely in love with. After using Benefit's "They're Real" Mascara, I thought finding a mascara I valued just as much was an impossible task, but yet, here I am announcing to you my new favorite mascara. 

It is the Loreal butterfly effect mascara in the non- waterproof formula. I have the shade "Blackest Black". There are so many good things to say about this product that I hardly know where to begin. 

(Wider edge is on the right hand side in the pictures)

The best place to start is the unique and incredible brush. It is in the shape of a butterfly wing, increasing from a small tip to a more spread out triangular shape. At first it can seem a bit intimidating, but once I figured out the best way to apply it, I haven't been able to use anything else. 

I simply make sure the fanned out, wider edge is on the outer corner of my lashes and then apply from the root wiggling up to the tips of the lashes as you typically would. I apply a couple of coats (though it doesn't need it) because I like the dramatic lash look. I haven't had a single problem with clumping and find that this brush design works wonders. 

I have finally found my dream mascara that adds volume, lengthens and fans out the outer edge of the lashes all in one! *swoon* 

Since the bottom of the brush is a normal, slightly rounded shape, it is perfect for the bottom lashes. I apply the left over mascara onto them seeing as I do not like my bottom lashes to have to much product and look "doll-eyed" on an every day basis. 

It separates each lash and gives an incredible long, full look to the lashes as a whole. 

The packaging is not the greatest thing in the world in my opinion, seeing as it is a bit bulky and quite flashy being fully silver, but the product inside is so amazing, that I do not mind it at all. 

If you are looking for a new mascara to try, I highly recommend this one! 

Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed! :)

Have a lovely day!! XOXO

HaileyGrace