MAC NEWNESS!

HELLOOOO ADORABLE PACKAGING! I am a sucker for 2 things: limited edition and cute packaging and these new products cover both.

First off is MAC Alluring Aquatic collection. Because of the mermaidness I of course bought everything. I am The Makeup Mermaid, afterall. I love everything. The only thing I don't love is how small the eyeshadows are. They're quite a bit smaller than MAC's normal lipstick and cost more WTH? If there is anything at all left from this collection at your mac counter or online I suggest you at least grab at least one item from this collection. I truly love it all.

Next we have Kelly and Sharon Osbourne for MAC. I love Kelly's matte lilac packaging. By the time I got to the website to pick something out most was sold out. I would of loved Kelly's lipsticks but they were ALL sold out! What I was able to grab was Sharon's Bijou lipgloss its the ultimate perfect neutral gloss. I also bought Kelly's eyebrow palette, it will be a great addition to my kit because it is very universal as far as mixing colors to match almost anyone's brows. I also would have liked to get Kelly's 183se buffer brush but that too was sold out. As far as the nice shadow quads- those mac always has, so no rush to purchase there. If you are in need as great natural look shadows these would be for you!

Summer Must Haves!

If you're like me, in the summer, your makeup bag gets a little lighter. That summer sun has us bronze and feeling a little more fabulous. Plus, what's the point in caking your face up for half of it to melt off? Ha!

Here is a fun little summer essentials shopping list  :)

1) My favorite on the list!

Buxom Divine Goddess Luminizer
Why its so awesome for summer:
Paired with your awesome tan this cream gives off incandescent glow and the radest cooling sensation! Purchased at Sephora

2) This one is kind of a splurge but TRUST me its worth the $36

Dior Addict Fluid Stick

 It’s lightweight in texture and delivers long-lasting wear! It applies like a lipgloss but the color pay off and texture is comparable to a creamy bold lipstick! My favorite for summer is called Adventure (not pictured) it is an orangey red. Purchased at Sephora or your local Dior counter

 

3) My favorite brow product that I have mentioned in many other posts

Makeup Forever Aquabrow because it stays! No additional explanations needed xo Purchased at Sephora

 

4) Fabulous & Affordable waterproof mascara

 

Maybelline Volum' Express Pumped Up! Colossal Mascara. I am a sap and sometimes I cry when my brides cry. I have not seen this mascara move people! It's a good one! Purchased at drug store

 

5) Another all time favorite!

Set it don't fret it! This setting spray is a gift from god. It sets it all and you need it! This my friends is a summer must! The sprayer delivers a microfine mist that goes on so light, you’ll hardly feel it—and once you’ve applied it, you won’t even know it’s there. Purchased at Sephora or Ulta

Excuses and Explanations

Hi everyone!

Sorry I have been nonexistent lately. You'd think not being chained to a desk for 40hrs a week would give me plenty of time to blog, but au contraire! I've been super duper busy! Now that it's spring we are in ✨wedding season✨ Besides all my beautiful brides, everyone else is coming out of hibernation, and Kreativ Studios Kreativ brain is pumping out dozens of fabulous ideas for shoots! The nicer weather brings lots of fun projects! It also brings lots of me not wanting to be inside :)

 If you don't follow my facebook page already: Makeup by Jessalyn, you might want to jump on that wagon because that is most often updated with my latest makeup projects, you can also stay updated on all the beauties from the weddings I've been doing! 

Sorry again for hiding! I don't mean to! Next week there will be a Mer-tastic blog post on MAC Alluring Aquatic collection! That will be fun! ❤️

Painterly Fun!

 

As promised! New post on my favorite new addition to my kit! Now I literally have every lipstick color possible!!! Mua-hah-haaa!

This is exciting stuff: You can get it for $29 at Sephora!

Awesome little kit for creative brains. Originally I had planned on creating a bunch of possible combos until I realized how well these work as a stain! It would have been a major headache to do a color and try to take it off and switch it 30 different times. Sorry! 

When it came in the mail yesterday I played around a little bit to see how strong they are. 

I wanted to see if I could make orange, I mixed equal parts Red & Yellow it didn't turn out very orange at all. I invented a new color "Ch-Ch Cherry Bomb!" and its my new favorite "red" ;) 

My advice would be a little dab will do ya! If you want orange you should mix 1 part yellow to 1/4th of red.

The colors are very strong! The red and blue are powerful!

Because I was unable to do every color on my lips I wanted to at least demonstrate the variation of colors you can make with this awesome mini kit on my mixing plate

Here is an example of how bright the white is!

And here is today's creation: I am naming it "Merlife Ferlife"

  I mixed a dot the size the tip of a toothpick of blue and yellow with the bright white on my lips pictured above & waaa-laaa "Merlife-ferlife"

The only con with these lip tars is that they are extremely transferable! Very messy but if you don't eat, drink, kiss anyone, or just don't touch your mouth at all...They stay!!

I Do!

I love me some Kim K. Inspired wedding makeup. Can we all agree her makeup is ALWAYS perfect? Love it! 

Thursdays bridal trial presented me with a few different looks she wanted to try and this one was my favorite!

She pulled it off so well! Beautious bride to be✨

Step by Step

I love my clients. I extra love them when they volunteer as models for me! One of my bridal trials last week let me do a step by step demo of getting wedding ready.

Step one) start with a clean fresh face and apply primer. We mixed MAC CC neutralize Prep + Prime with Smashbox Photo finish primer.

Step 2) apply foundation we lightly dabbed Kat Von D lock it foundation on the areas that needed extra coverage and did a light blow over of Dinair. 

Step 3) contour! We used BH cosmetics camouflage pallet. 

Step 4) blend blend blend

Step 5) Blush which doubles as a highlight Mac Azalea in the Afternoon, Eyebrows (Mac Fling) eyeshadow and mascara (Urban Decay Cannonball)

Step 6) Lashes (red cherry #43) eyeliner, mascara again, Mac Angel lipstick & boybait lipgloss also from Mac, lastly swept Nars Albatross down the center of the nose, on her cupids bow (above upper lip) and a smidge on her cheeks! 

Snow White the Bombshell

Who said girls with fair skin can't go all out with dramatic eyes? Especially gals with frosty blues should always amp up your peepers! If you are feeling brave with the deep bold hues, just don't forget to blend, blend, blend!! A frosty white in the inside corners is always sure to make your eyes pop!

This Look's VIPs

Red Cherry Lashes #1

Kat Von D Trooper Liner

Mac Fantasy of Flowers Blush

Mac See Sheer Lipstick

Kat Von D True Romance Pallet in Saint

(Colors: 1, 5,6 &8)

Urban Decay Cannonball Mascara