My First: MAC Cosmestics

The other day I finally gave in to the hype! I stopped telling myself "aint nobody got time for that" and dragged my mother (yay for mommy and me time)  to get color matched and purchase some Mac Cosmetics . I had been holding out on for a while now- thinking, hoping, and praying that my drugstore and Sephora brands would be enough. However, many YouTube guru videos later I realized I should just make the investment and see what the hype was about.

 The Experience:
              We went to the Mac Cosmetics counter at Macy's Herald Square - why not go to a lovely Mac store? Well first off I'm not the brightest bulb so I figured taking a grueling fight my way through the masses trip to 34th st would be a good idea-- as a New Yorker you think I would know better! On this particular day MAC corporate office was visiting plus Macy's is undergoing a major re-do. Aka Mac is currently squeezed into a small section in the middle of the first floor. According to the lovely MUA that helped me hopefully in the next 6-8 months they should be in their new area (fingers crossed). Before I could get down and nasty with the makeup i decided to scope out the MUAs who had the best winged liner? who was rocking the new nicki minaj viva glam 2 lipstick? who had the blackest black on? you know all questions you ask yourself when everyone working there is decked out in all black everything.  My heart screamed approach the male with the most "don't you dare think you look better than me" with a dash of streetwalker realness face but I was silenced when the lovely fresh faced Chanel spoke to me. She instantly began asking us all the important questions to move the process along. We wanted to be color matched for foundation, get some applying tips and maybe a few more Mac essentials. 
My trip was inspired by youtuber Nicole Guerriero's most recent get ready with me video. I  wrote down the products used & made my way to Mac. Even though I had the list I decided to listen to Chanel's advice and try some of her recommendations before whipping out my trusty YouTube list. Her channel: http://m.youtube.com/user/nguerriero19

 First I tried the :

The Face and Body Foundation in C5
 because I didn't want a full coverage foundation ( I just don't feel I need it/ I'm terrified of looking cakey) this product appeared to be perfect, however the Dewey look it provides looked more "oily" to me. But on my mom it was amazing! It looked like she had nothing on and evened out her skin.

Second was:

Studio Fix Fluid SPF 15 in NC42
(picture and link) One word! WINNING! It provides light/medium- full coverage. How could it fall under all three categories? Well it's completely build able. To me and the other MUAs that were there you could tell that this one evened out my skin and matched my neck perfectly. It covered up any "flaws" but still allowed me to look natural. I have vitiligo and I've reached e point in m life where even though I would like to hide some of the discoloration I also want some of it to be visible since it is part of who I am, I am not ashamed of it it's my small way of promoting awareness.
The BONUS! this was the foundation that was on my list -- thank you Nicole Gu
erriero!!
My next supposed must have from the enchanted list was the Prolong Concealer

In the video it was used to highlight/ conceal the eye area  which must means I chose a color a shade lighter than my foundation. if you want the concealer to conceal stick to one that matches your color. I picked this up in. After some more q&a my mom & I walked out two broke but happy MAC customers with our very own "don't you dare think you look better than me" faces on serving up some of that streetwalker in the morning realness

My purchases:
  Foundation
Concealer
Brush to apply
Mac fix +

Mom's purchases:
Foundation
  Brush to apply
Moisturizer

Tips for a successful trip:
- come prepared:
- come with questions to ask
- come in knowing what you want
- come in knowing a little something about your skin
- make a list: - his is part of knowing what you want but I think it's helpful to know what you're looking it helps speed up the process & could stop you from buying products you don't need or at least don't need right now
- be willing to try new things: -you may go in wanting this but you may find out something else may work better, look better, and just overall be a better investment for you
Lastly come in with confidence & a smile you' d be surprised how much better anything will look with these two things.

This is the first of many posts. Join me on this Beautyful Journey

Leggings: Do's & Don'ts

As a young woman of New York aka one of the fashion capitals of the world I spend my days seeing both glorious & absolutely horrifying things. A lot of them revolve around people’s fashion choices, mainly LEGGINGS!

            I will admit when leggings first became popular I was against them, just another excuse for girls to not wear pants & a new reason for men to hoot & holler as you walked down the street. But, then I began a love affair that has almost taken over my wardrobe.  Do I only wear leggings? No Do I try to work leggings into an outfit to avoid jeans? Heck Yes I’m only human! Plus my booty happens to look quite nice in them.

            But as the fashion has taken a turn for “boyfriend” styles,loose fitting items, cropped everything & the occasional long shirt leggings have worked their way into almost every fashion option there is.  And that’s fine! But ladies PLEASE remember this: THERE ARE DO’S & DON’TS TO EVERYTHING!

 And because I feel my eyes as well as plenty of other people’s have had enough I’m here with the legging bill of rights/the doctrine of proper usage/ my list of grievances.

Don’ts:

panty lines: Panty lines are never ever good when seen unless you are standing in simply panties. Seamless Panties 
too small: leggings are suppose to fit like stockings in a sense tight/formfitting but they aren’t suppose to look like they are about to bust at the seams at any given moment… leads to: muffin top and snickering

too big: if they are too loose they look like dare I say funky & bring on horrible images of you wearing your grandma’s old stockings/bloomers plus it  defeats the propose of showing off your amazing curves

 Note: both too small/ too big lead to the game “guess the shape?” which isn’t as fun as it sounds

 

replacing pants: this is a personal pet pevee of mine (well they all are but this one in particular causes me to throw my arms up in front of my eyes) No one should be able to see your crotch while you wear your leggings, I get it there are crop tops & such but still your shirt or cami should cover your crotch in some way Camis & Tanks

 

Do’s:

•   wear leggings to show the world that you have curves & you LOVE them!  

• Put on anything from flats to booties

•  Try patterns & various colors  (but be wary not everyone can get away with these)
  

• Put on a smile and confidence nothing completes an outfit more than those two aspects

 





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