summer makeup

the other day, i accidentally became a teen magazine:

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25 JunJessica ‏@pjianek

Light makeup = summertime. Let natural be your look and you'll look so much better.

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it was weird, but it came from a good place.  it's hot outside, really hot most days, and i'm tired of seeing ladies rocking thick-cakey makeup that only looks worse as their face begins to sweat.

most of the time this level of make up would not look horrendous, but if you go outside at all during the day right now, you have to factor in the sweating.  bc of that, i bring you the only five items you need in your summer makeup bag.

5 - moisturizer 

it's summer, so go with a bit lighter than you wear in winter, but moisturizer is a must.  another good thing about moisturizer is that it'll generally have some sunscreen in it, so that's a bonus for your skin.  (if it doesn't, you need to be wearing sunscreen too)

i like something light like:



or something with a little tint (for those times my skin is being less than awesome)



4 - concealer

for those dark circles and blemishes that pop up.  i don't normally require the tinted moisturizer and can get away with well-blended concealer and moisturizer alone.  here's my concealer of choice:

(diorskin nude concealer)

3 - blush/bronzer

some girls can get away with not wearing this at all, but between my paleness and the concealer under my eyes, i certainly need a little something to brighten my face up.  for my skin tone, i stick with a pink toned blush because bronzer turns me orange, but if you can wear bronzer, summer is the time to do it.

here's the blush that i wear:


somehow, it's supposed to improve your mood too, but i'm not sure what that's about.  i just like the pinkiness.  you can get it at most drugstores.

2 - mascara

 

as far as i am concerned, there are only two types of mascara in the world.  i recommend you use one of them.  i go with the diorshow when i feel like spending the money, but the maybelline is a much more affordable second place, so i normally go with it.


1 - lip color

i'm not specific here about type.  tinted balm, lip gloss, lipstick, it's totally up to you.  just choose something you want to wear and that doesn't dry out your lips in the summer.  i normally stick with a pink lip balm or lip stick because gloss is a bit sticky for me, but here it's really whatever you like.


did i leave anything off? are there any summer products you swear by?  let me know in the comments!

cheers!

a little of this, a little of that

i think i fell into a time warp.  therefore, it is not my fault that two weeks ago i told you'd i'd be back with more blogs during the week.  let's face it.  these are going to be sporadic at best.  there's a child coming.  the blog is going to have to take a back seat.

however, here are some things i'm digging right now.

5 - both of us - b.o.b. featuring taylor swift
i've been waiting to post this for awhile, and the video just came out.  so, here it is.

Get More: B.o.B, Both Of Us featuring Taylor Swift, Music, More Music Videos

4 - nick offerman reads tweets from teenage female celebrities.
enough said.  also, it came from conan.



3 - "why women still can't have it all"
this article from the atlantic magazine reopened the debate on gender issues and says it's okay to compromise.

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/07/why-women-still-can-8217-t-have-it-all/9020/

2 - our america with lisa ling

i am obsessed.  it took me a little while to get on board bc we didn't have own in hd, but now that we do, this is one of my favorite shows.

here's the first five minutes of last night's episode "teen mom nation"

Teen Mom Nation: A Cycle of Teen


1 - baby sam!

see, you thought i wasn't going to mention that as one of my current obsessions.  you're crazy.  we're just about a month from having a little one, and the room is mostly ready, and we have a name...so i'll post more updates about all of that very soon.

i hope that this list was varied enough for you.  what are you currently digging?  anything i should know about or post?  until next time, cheers!

...and i'm back!

i know you miss me when i'm gone, but there was much work to be done, so the blog had to take a break.

so happy to be back on a music monday though, so let's get right to it~

5 - extreme - more than words
what a great throwback jam--don't act like you don't sing along every single time you hear it!


4 - creep - radiohead cover by carrie manolakos
i love when people send me good music, and this cover was sent over by a facebook friend today - perfect timing!


3 - atlas genius - trojans
this is the version live from siriusxm, but i like both versions.


2 - grouplove - itchin on a photograph i think i've posted every video grouplove has released. if you don't get it yet, i'm into this band.



1 - of monsters and men - little talks
it is very possible that i've posted this already bc i've been into this song for a couple of months, but i think i might've missed posting it in my absence, so here it is anyway.




Well, you should be hearing from me more throughout the week and the summer!  Get excited!

Cheers!