Coming Soon: First Impression and Review Vlog! (Flat Kabuki)

I'm so excited! I got my new Flat Kabuki brush today in the mail! :D I have never used a flat kabuki brush before, so I plan on doing a First Impressions Vlog on my YouTube channel sometime tomorrow evening.

I actually got five of these brushes today, and I obviously don't need ALL of them, so I will be including one of these in my next giveaway! :) Keep an eye out for more details on that. And check back tomorrow for my first impression vlog! :)

Thanks for checking in! I love y'all! <3

Makeup Talk: Lip Primer

Let's have a discussion today! :) I was just scrolling through my newsfeed on Facebook, and I saw this post about "Lip Primer: is it worth it to buy it?" So, I commented on it. And then I decided to start a discussion on here with my viewers. 

The topic will be about lip primers (obviously), and I am asking all of you to answer these three questions:

1. "Do you use lip primer?"
2. "Why do you (or why don't you) use it?"
3. "Is it worth it to buy it? (Would you recommend it?)"

My answers are:

1. Yes I do! :)
2. I honestly love lip primer. I have two different brands of lip primers: Femme Couture, and e.l.f. Cosmetics. Frankly, the Femme Couture ($8) does not work nearly as well as my e.l.f. Cosmetics ($3) primer. Plus, the e.l.f. Lip Primer is a nude-ish color, so when you put your lipstick over it, the color is definitely TRUE color.
   Even if I eat or drink or anything, the color stays. Don't get me wrong, some of the lipstick or gloss will come off, but it keeps the color intact. It really helps if you blot your lipstick after applying primer and color. That's the best way to keep it on all day. 
3. I would say, yes. It's worth it. For me, it keeps my lip color on all day.

I want to hear from you! Comment with your answers, and feel free to discuss it with each other, too!

Thanks for stopping by! Keep checking in for more posts like these :) I love you all! Peace, love, and namaste! <3

Instagram Giveaway Winner! 8.15.14

Unfortunately, I only had 6 entries in my giveaway from this week :( But I still picked a winner anyways. I used a random number generator online, so that it would be totally fair. I got the number 352, so I chose the person who picked the number closest to this.

Our winner was @xo.yasminn with a winning number of 450! Congratulations! :) I will mail your makeup on Monday! Thank you for participating, and keep an eye out for my next giveaway! :)

Super Cheap PERFECT Urban Decay Naked Dupes!!

Check out these super cheap Naked Palette dupes! They look identical to the authentic palette, with little difference in color! 

These palettes sell for $54 each, on Urban Decay's website (www.urbandecay.com/naked/naked-color), but you can find them right here for around $7 each! They are the perfect duplicate for the original Naked Palettes! 

I am so excited to order these and review them for you sometime soon. The part that makes me the happiest about these is that I can watch makeup tutorials online, and I don't have to guess which color on my dupe palette that I should use in replacement of the Naked color that the vlogger is using! All I have to do is find the same color on the same place in my palette as they used in theirs! 

Go check out this amazing deal! :)

$21.74 and Free Shipping <<<-----Click here for the deal!

Makeup Tip!! 8.15.14

So, I'm not sure if this is already posted on the internet or not (not sure if anyone has discovered or announced this yet), but I just found out that there is a miniature sharpener for your lipstick on the bottom of the e.l.f. Matte Lipstick and the Lorac Pro Matte Lip Color! (At least I THINK it's in the Lorac Matte Lip Colors. Please try it and let me know!) Don't ask me how I figured it out. I was bored and I like to take things apart when I'm bored, apparently :) Go check it out, though! This is awesome information :)

20 Facts About Me

Hey everybody! I posted a lot of things last night, and I'm so excited to get back to blogging again :)

I saw this photo on Instagram just a few minutes ago, and I thought "how fun would it be to do a blog post like this?" Lol So this is basically like a Get To Know Me type article :)

I hope you enjoy this! Haha Here goes nothing :)

1. I bite my lips and the insides of my cheeks when I am deep in thought

2. I also play with my hair all the time. I constantly find myself twirling my hair and rubbing my scalp, and my hair gets oily must faster because of it.

3. I am a complete hippie (modern-day, not Woodstock original lol)

4. I really really love cats <3 (we have 4 of them!)

5. I really love pasta. And Coca Cola <3

6. I didn't used to like makeup when I was younger. Actually, I didn't really start loving makeup until these last three years.

7. I am battling (and winning) against depression, anxiety, and borderline personality disorder. I have my boyfriend to thank for helping me get as far as I have come. Without him standing by my side and holding my hand through this all, I probably wouldn't be alive to this day <3

8. I quit smoking almost a year ago, thanks to electronic cigarettes. Vape life!

9. I'm left-handed.

10. I speak a little bit of Spanish.

11. I have a Vocational Degree in Office Administration and Business Technology. I am certified in Microsoft Office.

12. I also graduated high school with an advanced diploma and completely a three-year Finance and Accounting Program.

13. I am terrified of spiders and snakes. And the unknown.

14. I love DIY projects!

15. I love to sing and write music. My genre of choice is EDM :)

16. I don't like rap music much, nor do I like much country music.

17. It has always been my dream to own my own business and work from home.

18. I have also always dreamed of opening a strictly no-kill animal shelter, a homeless shelter, and a foster home.

19. I love couponing. When I get really good at it and I start getting a bunch of great deals, I plan on couponing to donate food and hygiene products to the local shelters.

20. I love kids so much! I have literally had baby fever since I was 15 years old, and I'm 21 now... So, 7 years haha :)

Well that's all for now! Thanks for reading, and keep checking in for more blogs :) I love you all! Peace, love, and namaste! <3

Follow My Social Media!

I post most of my beauty blogging stuff on my Instagram. For instance, I posted a giveaway this past Friday (8.8.14) and yes the giveaway is still going on until this Friday. I will actually be giving away a set of three eyeshadow palettes, and three liquid eyeliners. I used one of these eyeliners and one of these eyeshadow palettes in my Makeup of the Day look for 8.8.14 (the greens and golds). All you have to do is go follow me on Instagram, like the photo of the giveaway, share that photo with the hashtag #jennasbeautygiveaway and then comment on my giveaway picture with a number between 1 and 500 :)

I will be selecting a winner on Friday, so jump on it! :) Y'all might want to start following me, because I have many more giveaways coming up soon :)

P.S. This giveaway is not international, but the next ones will be. Sorry about that!

Thank you all so much for reading! Keep an eye out for more posts and giveaways! :)

Makeup of the Day 8.8.14

My makeup of the day for August 8, 2014

Products used:
1. Rimmel Stay Matte Primer
2. e.l.f. Flawless Finish Foundation in Ivory
3. Black Radiance Foundation in Brown Sugar (for contouring)
4. e.l.f. Liquid Concealer (for highlighting)
5. e.l.f. Contouring Duo in St. Lucia
6. e.l.f. Translucent Mattifying Powder
7. e.l.f. Eyebrow Duo in Light
8. e.l.f. Highlighting Powder
9. e.l.f. variety of mascaras (including Mineral, and lengthening)
10. e.l.f. Matte Lip Color Pencil in Nearly Nude
11. e.l.f. Eyebrow Gel
12. e.l.f. Liquid Eyeliner
13. NYX Matte Finish Spray
14. Assorted brushes
15. Up+Up Beauty Blender Dupe
16. The Color Workshop Eyeshadow in Envy, Splendid, and Popular
17. The Color Workshop Liquid Eyeliner in Purple

Couponing!!! (FREE Makeup)

So, most of you don't know this, but I have hopped on and off and back onto the bandwagon of couponing for a few years now, and I just recently got back into it again. I bought two Sunday papers this last sunday (8/10) and clipped all of the coupons. Then I went online to a few of my favorite couponing websites, and I found one of them had posted about this amazing deal at CVS! And I just so happened to have had the coupons that I needed for it :)

Here is the breakdown of how I scored free makeup and chocolate today:

1) Buy 2 Almay Shadow Softies Eye Shadow $5.29, regular price- Buy One Get One 50% Off Through 8/16- Use two $4.00/1 Almay Cosmetic Product, Including Makeup Removers from SS (Smart Source) 8/10*Final Price: BETTER THAN FREE! $0.07 moneymaker when you buy 2!

2) Hershey's Snack Size Candy Bars $1.49, regular price- Sale price, $3 for 3- Use three $1.00/1 Hershey's Snack Size Candy Bars 6-pack*Final Price: FREE when you buy 3!

Total before coupons and sales: $15.05Total after coupons and sales: -$0.07Total after taxes: $0.91!!

I can't wait until next week so that I can find some more deals on free makeup :) If my Dollar Tree had carried the 8oz bottles of Nivea Skin Radiance Lotion, I would have gotten 4 of those for free this week as well, but unfortunately my local stores don't carry that product lol 

If I see another good deal coming up, I'll be sure to post it on here that way you all can go snag some free makeup too! :)

Love you all, and thanks for reading!

I'm back!

Sorry everyone! I know I haven't posted anything in quite awhile. My life has gotten completely chaotic over the last few weeks. Things are settling back out now, and I'm getting ready to do a new Makeup Of The Day look, as well as a product review and a giveaway! Check back later for the details :) I'm excited to be blogging again! Thanks for everyone's patience :) Love you all! <3

Makeup of the Day 6.2.14

This was my look of the day for Wednesday, 6/2/2014. I used mostly e.l.f. products. The eye-shadow was from NYX's Love In Paris palette. I got that palette because I heard that it was a nice dupe for Urban Decay's Naked, and while I can't personally compare it to Naked, I can definitely say that these are some absolutely beautiful colors at an unbeatable price :)

I apologize ahead of time for my crazy eyebrows haha :P

Vanity Tour 6.1.14

So sorry that I haven't posted in awhile! I have been super busy as my life recently became more hectic than usual. Through all of the chaos, however, I managed to find time to go shopping for more makeup! :) After I got home with my beauty haul, I decided to make a little makeup vanity to start doing my makeup at. I eventually plan on making a really nice one, but this will have to do for now :) Enjoy!

Eyes:

Face:

Skin:

Brushes:

Old makeup and miscellaneous:

Overview:

Natural White: 5 Minute Whitening Gel Kit

Natural White: 5 Minute Whitening Gel Kit

So, I’m going to go ahead and start by letting you know that this whitening kit was only $1 at my local Dollar Tree. With it being only one dollar, I really didn't get my hopes up too much, that way I wouldn't be disappointed if it was a bad product.

Well, I used it for the first time tonight just to see if I even saw a slight difference from one use. Now, the directions tell you to put the gel into the tray before putting it into your mouth. However, since I already have previous experience with bleaching my teeth, I knew that I didn't want to do that. So, I put the gel onto my teeth using a q-tip. I didn't use a lot, just enough to coat the front of the teeth, and I didn't apply it all the way up to my gum-line because I anticipated that the gel would push up when I put the trays in. 

I set a timer on my phone for 5 minutes and I just hopped back onto my laptop and chose a song from YouTube and browsed on Facebook. 

-Let me just go ahead and tell you, I have EXTREMELY sensitive teeth. So, I really was afraid to use this because of my previous experiences with teeth whitening gel. Even the Crest strips caused me pain. It literally felt like I was at the dentist being drilled into, without the laughing gas. And the pain would usually set in the very second I put the trays in.

Thankfully, with this teeth whitening gel, it didn't hurt me at all. At least, not until the very last second, I got one small pain in my front tooth that lasted only a millisecond. But literally as soon as I got the pain, my timer went off on my phone before I even had a chance to react to it. 

So, I went to rinse it out and of course I brushed my teeth afterwards to make sure I got every last bit of the gel out of my mouth. And what I saw definitely made me happy! My teeth were noticeably whiter. I tried to take some photos of the results, but the camera just wasn't doing it justice.

For one buck, I am a satisfied customer! The label says not to use this product for more than 14 days, without being approved to do so by a dentist. And you use it twice a day. I read a review from a woman earlier saying that she ended up going through this whole tube in a week, but for $1 a week for 2 weeks, that’s not too bad of a price to pay to get a brighter smile! And you may end up using less than that one woman did, I really have a feeling that I will.

Bottom line: I’m giving this product a thumbs up! I definitely plan to buy more, and maybe even give them to a few friends as gifts!

I’ll post an update on my teeth in two weeks with a before and after shot of the results, so go ahead and follow my blog to get my updates, as well as my new product reviews :) Thanks for reading!

Natural White 5 Minute Tooth Whitening System - Gel & Tray Teeth Bleaching Kit

And one last thing that I would like to recommend are these boil & bite bleaching trays. Now, I haven’t personally used them, but my step-mom used to use these when I was younger and she was always happy with them. They are at an unbeatable price, as well, especially when compared to the prices of having professional molds done at the dentist or orthodontist :)

D.I.Y(Do It Yourself) Moldable Thermofitting Teeth Whitening Trays- 3 trays

Oh, and I also found this nifty little LED whitening light that amplifies the effects of the whitening gel! I saw reviews of many people who used this light with the Natural White gel, and they were extremely satisfied customers! For the light being this inexpensive, why not go ahead and grab that, too, right? :)

LED Accelerator Light - Professional Teeth Whitening Light