Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Sigma Brushes!!

I am so excited to tell you guys about my new affiliate Sigma Beauty!! They are the maker of my ALL TIME favorite makeup brushes! They are really amazing! NO shedding with these brushes AT ALL!! They are very affordable and very good quality brushes! I am so excited for the opportunity to help promote these amazing brushes! I feel that they are very similar to MAC brushes but they are a bit more expensive! I really love MAC brushes but I purchased those before I tried the sigma brushes! So in the future I plan on showing you some "dupe" brushes for MAC using Sigma. 


These are the brushes that I own personally and I plan on placing another order very soon! I really have so many favorites that its hard to tell you which ones but these are the ones I use daily and LOVE! 

This was the first order I placed a long time ago and it came with the these brushes and the brush roll (above). 
I have since ordered a few different brushes and some doubles of the ones I use for every look, for jobs, multiple clients, etc.. 
So all in all out of the brushes that I have tried from them I really love the E35 blending brush and the E50 large fluff brush. Those two I use every single day. Even if its a blah day and I don't really "do" my makeup and I just put a bit of powder and blush I use these! 
I think I might be ordering soon because right now they have a deal going, if you purchase $30 or more you get a free gift!! Not sure what it is but I am excited to find out!! :) 

If you are interested in placing an order please click here :


Thanks for Reading!!!
❤Elise

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Beauty Blenders Review!!!

I am soo excited to tell everyone about this product! I had heard A LOT of really good things about it and I was so excited to order them! As with all my reviews I am NOT being paid by the company or given ANY products for free. If I do, you will KNOW! So now for the utterly AMAZING..... BEAUTY BLENDERS!!
They really are all they are cracked up to be! The first thing I did when I got them in the mail was my makeup, I did not even read the instructions before using it... So I used it dry..When I opened it I had imagined that it would have been a bit bigger than it was. (which explains why you are supposed to wet the thing before use! they get a lot bigger! HAHA) Anyways it works pretty well dry too! It does work best wet though! I purchased the 2 pack from Amazon and it came with a big bottle of the blender Cleanser all for about $40. I am also an amazon prime member so I got free shipping, and had purchased an amazon living social coupon of $10 for $20! So all in all I paid about $20 for it :) The design of this thing is amazing! You can get into any crack or crevice on anyones face! To use it you stipple it into your skin and when it is wet it feels really nice on your skin, almost like you are infusing your skin with moisture as your using it! If you have any blemishes at all you stipple and twist for flawless coverage! And you can use it with your any of your favorite liquid foundations! The final product is flawless! It looks as if you have been Airbrushed! 
Here is a close up of a damp Blender

I also really love the Blender cleaner that it comes with! it really cleans them well and I have been using it for some of my brushes as well! I do wash it every time I use it because bacteria can grow in it and cause breakout on the skin, washing it only takes a few seconds so be sure thats not a step you skip! I also use MAC foundation and if it is left to dry on the blender it is a lot harder to get out. So make sure to keep your blender clean!!

They even com in Minis! I just ordered some of these to use on Clients when  I am doing freelance Jobs! I cant wait to see how cute they are!! 
So all in all I really love the blenders!! I really so think that they are a bit overpriced for what they are made out of but thats what you get when purchasing a name brand popular product!! 
But it really isn't outrageous considering you can use them over and over and over again! LOL I have been using mine now for about 3 months and once I wash them they look as good as new!! 
And now for some pictures of makeup done with the infamous Beauty blender!!!


Hope you enjoyed my review!! Please let me know what you think!! 
❤ Elise

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

PHOTO SHOOT!!

Hey everyone!! I am soo excited to share with you these awesome pictures that I did makeup for!!

Aside from weddings, I did my very first photo shoot for print... Meaning that its going to be printed and put on a poster for a night club party or something like that! I am sooo excited because I got the pictures back today! They turned out sooo wonderful! I did makeup on my friend Ashley whom I had gone to high school with back in the day! HAHA She was kind enough to give me these pictures to use for my portfolio! I am doing random jobs here and there pro bono so that I can fill up my port to get bigger and better jobs!! Check them out and let me know what you think!! She looks sooo beautiful and I love how all the pictures turned out!!

Thank you so very much Ashley for helping me follow my dreams and become a makeup artist!! I cant wait to do more makeup for you in the future!!

Anywho I am off to go pamper people at work with my wonderful facial hands!!
Have a BEAUTY-filled day!!
❤Elise

Monday, April 4, 2011

First Review!!!

The first review will be on the e.l.f. (eyes, lips, face) Studio under eye concealer and highlighter. I LOVE this product! It is sooo wonderful! I use the highlighter end more than the concealer but the concealer is nice as well. 
Why I LOVE this product!! 
- Makes me look alert and awake
- it feels like eye cream
- It goes on really smooth
- No glitter chunks
- Very slight shimmer to help minimize dark circles
- white in color so it helps cover any darkness
- wait wait here comes the best part!......
ITS ONLY 3$!!! 
And this is another reason why I love MOST e.l.f. products! They are SUPER cheap! 

Below is my eye with the concealer and Highlighter>>>
The reason this company is able to offer these products so cheap is that they use very simple packaging unlike most companies where you are paying for the container, not the product! Another reason they are able to sell products at a low price is that they dont outsource meaning they make and package and ship the products from 1 place, not 5. So they are in turn able to offer very cheap, very GOOD quality cosmetics! You can get this product at Target or e.l.f. directly who offers some AWESOME deals with shipping and such! Hope you enjoy! 

Have a BEAUTY-filled day!
❤Elise


New bloggy!


So I decided that I am always trying new products for my hair and nails and skin and makeup, and I always look up reviews first. Sometimes I cant find information on products that are for professionals only and some products that I have heard of in the past. So here I am, I love making people look and feel better about themselves, so I thought it suitable for me to start blogging about different products that I use that I love and products I use on clients and on freelance makeup jobs. I will also be posting some things about my daily life and my work life and such! I hope you all enjoy!!