July 'Make up' Favorites

Hello Lovelies <3

  How is everyone doing?? I hope that wherever you may be, that you are having the most beautiful day possible.
    I don't think I have done a Favorites post ... ever. While this will be my "first" it definitely won't have all of the products I want to put in. My Husband and I are traveling and I unfortunately didn't bring everything with me.. (make up essentials.. yes) So I will just dedicate this July Favorites to make up with an exception to a hair product that ever since using I can not live without. Will post a full July Favorites when I return home. Let's get started :*


 

Loreal Lumi Light Infusing Primer / Ulta

Dior Créme de Rose / Sephora

I know everyone that loves makeup and beauty products probably has this and swears by it.. It is absolutely perfect and feels amazing on the lips, I also love that it has an SPF of 10. Which you always need especially in the hot summer sun.  Pucker up :*

Becca Ultimate Coverage C.C. in Shell / Sephora

Was so excited when the Sephora by me finally had this shade in stock. I have been wanting to try it for so long, but they never had it (enter sad face) But the beginning of summer when everyone else starts to get a beautiful tan and moving up the color wheel for foundations.. the finally had my color in stock, and I was not disappointed in waiting and waiting for it. I absolutely love it, it is one of my favorite foundations and now that I know this is definitely my color I can order online if I ever have the Out-of-stock problem again. 

Kat Von D Lock it Foundation #44 / Sephora

Even though this is a heavier foundation and it is summer, I still swear by it. I love the way it goes on  (even though it dries quick) and how it wears throughout the day.

 Right now I am a little bit tanner than I usually am I mix this with the Becca Foundation (pictured above) they make the perfect combo and perfect color for my complexion right now <3 

Givenchy Poudré Premiere / Sephora

This translucent powder is amazing, yes the price is a little higher than most and this has a tiny fragrance. But, if you don't mind that then I would definitely recommend or try this out. Leaves the face feeling soft and doesn't show signs of powder which is a big plus for me =]

Anastasia BH Contour Kit (Light to Medium) / Anastasia BH

Absolutely perfect ! This contour kit has all the shades you would need to create the perfect silhouette for your face. The ones I use the most are Banana, Vanilla, and Java. 

Sometimes when I want to do a neutral eye day look I will use vanilla and fawn its like the perfect pair, slap on your favorite pair of lashes and BAM perfection all around. Love love love <3

Living Proof , Perfect Hair Day Shampoo / Ulta

I have been using this consistently for a little over 3 months and I just love it ! Absolutely love how my hair feels after washing and blowdrying. Hair looks healthy and I mean its just perfect. I haven't tried any other Living Proof products, if there is anything you all would recommend let me know!

Please let me know if there are any products you recommend that have worked better for you instead of the ones that I listed. I would love to try out some new products. Hope you enjoyed my mini July Make Up favorites .. look for a full favorites up soon <3 

Love,Hugs&Laughter,

L

Catching Up on Life

Hello Lovelies !

   It has been way way way too long since I last did anything on here..... let's see a lot has happened so instead of all the boring deets, I will go with the spark notes version. =]  Ready, Set, GO!

November 9th, 2014 - Got engaged to my Best Friend and love of my life.

January 8th, 2016 - Hubby and I got married and it was beautiful, it was the absolute best day of my life.. being able to marry your soul mate and spend the rest of your life together is a true fairytale and I can't wait to go through and create more memories together <3

January 12th - Left for our HONEYMOON!! St Barths here we come, it was absolute paradise and we can't wait to go back. These are only a few picture I took of the island... we flew in to Saint Martin and then hopped on the little Winair plane to St Barths. Once arriving we went to go grab our rental car and were escorted to our villa in St. Jean..

View from our Villa

Where we stayed <3 

Loved this bag, had to get it... from one of the many adorable beach shops in St Jean.

Passion Fruit + Vodka = Ah-Mazing <3 Dinner at Eden Rock

Driving around the island

Time for Snorkeling =] 

Rosé @ Nikki Beach

If these aren't words to live by on a beautiful scarf then I just don't know <3

Our Honeymoon was so beautiful we didn't want to come back =[ 

Fast forward to February 15th and hubby and I found out we are... expecting !! 

We were in definite shock but beyond thrilled! We weren't trying and I was on bc, we were thinking of waiting a year or two.. but the lord had other plans and is blessing us with a little one this October. 

This is how we told family =] 

The Easter Bunny =]

And then came the Gender Reveal April 23rd =]

Surprise!!

Can't wait for this to happen ;] At least it is a cute beach tote <3

Hope you enjoyed the spark notes version of what has been going on and I am going to try to update more often with fun baby stuff (even though she will be here in 79 Days but who's counting) among other things =] 

Love,Hugs&Laughter

L

Perhaps a Bottle of Rosé instead.

     deets:

dress - Whitney Eve

vest - Caribbean Queen

bag - Chanel

shoes - Christian Louboutin

jewels - Cartier Love Bracelet, DIY necklace & 

feather enamel chunky bracelet (my design)

Love.Hugs&Laughter.

xo, L

detour.

deets:

bag. Michael Kors

boots. Steve Madden

sweater: Bardot

leggings: F21

sunnies: Dolce & Gabbana

jewels: Cartier

Love.Hugs&Laughter

xo, L

What's in my Purse !

Hey Loves!!

   It feels like forever since I uploaded a post =[ I had an unexpected trip to nyc that I had to go to for work. I found out that night and I needed to be there within 2 hours.... wasn't even packed my clothes weren't picked up from the cleaners... nothing, as you can imagine I was going nuts! So I figured for my first post back from (what feels like being away forever) 10 days away, I wanted to do a What's in my purse!

  Who doesn't love watching videos and looking at posts about what people carry in their bags.. I'm a sucker for it =] Can't help it.

  Hope you all had a fabulous weekend!!

                 

                       The bag I am using right now is the Goyard Saint Louis GM Tote. I absolutely love love love it. I carry my life around with me, I always gravitate towards big shopper style totes for everyday. 

  Besides a bunch of receipts and paper that I've collected, here are the things I carry with me everyday. 

1. Jonathan Adler Planner and Ipad case. Even though I carry around my ipad with a calendar I still like the idea of using a paper planner.. gives me an excuse to buy cute pens =] 

2. Henri Bendel pill box. I thought this was a cute way to cover up any cramp & cold medicine that I may be using at one point or another.

3. This pink pen was so cute! I use the USB to upload and save designs that I've sent to be made.

4. Nail File ... ya never know when your nail is going to be a pain in the a$$.

5. Hair Clip

6. Viktor & Rolf flower bomb perfume. Perfect travel size and it smells amazing.

7. Powder & the lip color I'm wearing that day = a must.

8. Gum, Gum & more Gum...

9. iPhone, beyond obsessed with this thing! 

10. Car keys & LV Key Pouch 

11. Flip Video & Canon digital camera - I always have these with me, I would love to do some videos soon =]

11. Tums

What's in your purse??

xo, L

DIY - Sea Glass Coasters

Hey Guys!!

  Don't you find sea glass so pretty and colorful??  I had a container full of sea glass from recent beach visits but they weren't flat and the colors were very dull and not what I wanted to use for this project. I went to Pier1 and got 2 bags of sea glass and I knew that these would work perfectly!

    Are you ready to make sea glass coasters?! These coasters are perfect for those summer backyard bbq's and they add a great pop of color.

Supplies Used:

Sea Glass - Pier 1 -$6.00ea

Ready-to-use Adhesive & Grout in 'White Sanded' - Lowes -$8.99

Wood Squares (2pack) - Michaels - $1.99

Metal Ruler used to spread the grout.

(I didn't have a trowel so I used the next best thing I could find)

Sponge - (I used a regular sponge but the grouting sponges work the best!)

Water

**cover the area you are using with a plastic/paper bag for easy clean-up

1 bag of sea glass was plenty. I made 2 Coasters and a Picture frame with one bag & still had some left over.

Put the grout on in little sections so it doesn't start to dry out. 

you want to make sure there is enough grout to go half way up the sea glass

It's okay if it goes higher than the glass, you can take care of it at the end with the sponge.

see how the grout goes over some of the edges on the sea glass?

you want most if not all of the empty spaces to be covered so the glass can be secure.

after all of the wood is covered, you want to carefully place a layer of grout over the glass. I like to put mine on thick (to make sure everything is covered) and then go back and thin it out with the ruler. 

**be careful with this step, the sea glass will move if pushed down hard enough**

after putting the grout on-top, let it sit for a couple minutes then wet the corner of the sponge and lightly rub/scrub the layer of grout off. It won't be completely clean the first time there will still be a dusty cover. You will have to rinse the sponge a couple of times depending on how thick you put the grout on. Don't rub inbetween the glass, you want the grout and glass to be as even as possible.

The 2 in the back are finished... the front one still needs one more rub down =]

I left the sides of mine with the wood finish, I think I might spray paint them white next time.

What do you think?

**If you use too much water to clean off the grout the wood will get soft and bend.....

 I found out the hard way -_-

Hope you enjoyed this fun tutorial & if you try it out please let me know how it worked for you =]

** I saw on Pinterest that this was pinned a few times =] This makes me so happy that you all like or have tried this DIY!  as I was reading I saw that someone mentioned using Cork (thank you!) I would definitely try that instead of wood so it won't bend on you! Let me know how it works!

xoxo!

L