Jouer Skinny Dip Swatches

In general, I'm always pretty weary of shimmery, glittery colors - but there are a couple palettes that have really been proving me wrong!!! 

Jouer is definitely one of them -- I at first was not even interested in purchasing this product, but for some reason, I did and I'm so thankful for it! Jouer came out with their newest "Skinny Dip" Palette which delivers an 'intense, shimmering metallic finish' -- and it definitely doesn't disappoint! As you can see by the swatches, each color is intensely pigmented that are extremely long wear. There are obviously colors I prefer over others - for example, bikini and magic hour didn't seem to be as pigmented as the others and really needed to be built up, but the rest of them were extremely foiled and opaque in the first swipe. It's used best when I use my finger - especially to pat on top of my eye look and it intensifies any look! 

The word "dip" is the skinny dip highlighter which delivers the perfect amount of glow for an amazing summer evening. I've literally been using this amazing peachy highlight for weeks now and it has the perfect amount of "highlight" - its not TOO much and its not glittery, but extremely buttery! 

Below are the swatches of the skinny dip palette and highlighter! 

Left to right: Sky Light, Bikini, Skinny Dip, Tan Lines, Magic Hour, Midnight Swim, Skinny Dip Highlight

Definitely don't hesitate to pick these up, even if you're not a huge foiled fan - I am super impressed by the pigment and can't wait to test out more looks with this! It's currently OOS, but definitely check back to see when they are back in stock here :)

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Jouer Anniversary Collection Lip Creme Swatches!

OH MAN OH MAN. my collection of Jouer Lip Cremes have increased by SO much because I just love them so so much! If you don't know about them you can read my initial review of what I think of the product here.

I think I have at least 16 of these lippies and the collection just keeps growing!! Here is a rundown of their newest additions to celebrate their one year anniversary!

Rayanne - cool grey nude
Blush - warm blush pink
Mûre - cool muted violet
Rosé - metallic champagne mauve
Guava - metallic muted tangerine
Cayenne - metallic sangria

Rayanne

Blush

Mûre

Rosé

Guava

Cayenne

Hopefully these swatches will help you pick out the ones that will suit you! You can purchase these gorgeous jouer lippies here! 

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NYFW - Glossy Nude Lip Trend!

I could not be MORE excited that nude lips are coming to trend at #NYFW - so much so that I wanted to share with you my go to nude lip!!

When I'm putting concealer/foundation on my face, I also go over my lips as well to 'cancel' out any pigmentation that my lips have. (they are pretty dark!) Then I'll line a bit of the outside with a nude lip liner and then use a lip brush to dab on my favorite lip gloss: Nude by Jouer (fitting right?!) 

Have you been following NYFW? Do you have any favorite looks?! 

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Bridal Hair & Makeup Trial - long hair

Hi friends! I have a busy couple of weeks with lots of fun makeup/hair trials. busy season is starting! woot.

Here is lovely Ester :) She's such a fun, sweet lovin' lady - was so fun chit chatting with her and getting to know her better! She wanted an eye look that would compliment her greenish eyes, with a more contoured look and rosy lips. For hair she wanted her hair down and curled with some pinned on the side.

I decided to go for a golden (bordering on coppery) color for her lids with a more purplish toned grey color for the crease to enhance her eyes, add some fun contour on her cheeks and pairing it all off with a beautiful rose lip color.

Before - so sweet and cute! GAH! don't you wanna squeeze her? 

After :) (what a goddess!) 

close up of her eye look 

Close up of the curls

I had so much fun making her up and can't wait for the big day! :) Happy Planning, Ester! xo 

HAHA. can u spot the unicorn btw? :P 

Eyes: Mac Smut, Too Faced Chocolate Bar Palette, Bobbi Brown Gel Liner

Face: Lancome LA Base Pro, Ben Nye Cream Foundation, Nars Radiant Concealer (Vanilla), BeautyBlender, Shu uemera hard pencil #9, MUFE Setting Spray, MUFE HD Powder 

Cheeks: Kevyn Aucoin Sculpting Powder in Medium, Jouer Cosmetics Blush in Peach Bouquet

Lips: Jouer Lipstick in Elizabeth, Bite Lip Crayon in Amarone and Mac Lipglass in Florabundance

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Spring FOTD!

Hi friends! Oh how beautiful the weather is! :D I decided to take this opportunity to show you one of my favorite looks that I do on a nice spring day. I love that this is a more neutral look (my favorite ;P) with a pop of color on the lips. I also added some of my favorite lashes to add some fluttery fun to my eyes! Hope you enjoy!

Eyes: Jouer Baroque, Lorac Pro Palette - it bronze, pewter, black, Eve Pearl Smudgeproof Liner

Lashes: Velour Lashes in You Complete Me 

Brows: Lioele Auto Eyebrow in Charcoal (Grey) 

Face: Jouer Matte Moisture Tint in Nude, Nars Laguna, Benefit Lollitint

Lips: Jouer Lipstick in Whitney

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Miranda Kerr sports Jouer at the Oscars party!!

Yesterday, Miranda Kerr sported ALL Jouer products at the 2014 Vanity Fair Oscars Party. I saw the picture first at the Jouer cosmetics instagram site and was so excited. Celebrity Makeup Artist, Lisa Storey, was able to give us the rundown on how to achieve this gorgeous look!!!! Check it out!! 

Step-by-step:

 “To begin, I prepped the skin with Jouer Anti-Aging Moisture Primer followed by Luminizing Moisture Tint in Golden.  I applied Age-Repairing Perfecter no. 2 in Crème for more coverage where needed and Age-Repairing Brightener in Medium under the eye area.  

On Miranda’s eyes I applied Crème Eyeshadow Crayons in Rococo over the lid, blending the outer corner with Crème Eyeshadow in Baroque. I dusted Powder Eyeshadow in Walnut in the crease and blended upward and outward.  I lined the inner eye with Eye Definer in Chocolat, finishing her look with lashings of Everyday Effortless Mascara in Noir.

The brows were gently filled with Brow Definer in Cendre.

For cheeks I patted Tint in Poppy on the cheeks, then after a light dust of Mineral Face Powder in Perle Naturel, I applied Mineral Powder Blush in Peach Bouquet.  

I completed the look with Hydrating Lipstick in Grace.”  - Lisa Storey

Not gonna lie - I feel so glamorous knowing that Miranda Kerr and I sport the same two creme shadows, powder shadows and blush!!! Now I feel like I need to get the rest of these products to get the look!!! :P 

You can purchase Jouer products at their website here! 

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Jouer Lip Glosses Swatches + Review

I cannot even begin to tell you how much I love Jouer glosses. These have essentially taken over all my glosses and are now among the most used glosses that I have.

These are among some of the most moisturizing, non sticky, hydrating and plush lip glosses I own. They are packed with Vitamin E, jojoba seed oil and shea butter for this amazingly buttery, smooth pout.

I have these lip glosses in four different shades. Three of these glosses are a creamy milky finish and one of them is more of a jelly finish. I didn't choose any lip glosses with shimmer, but they do have a great range of shimmery glosses as well!

I love the sleek, simplistic packaging of these! L-R: Malibu, Divine, Peony, Wind

It has a standard doe foot applicator :) I do wish that each time I took it out, it packed more gloss on the applicator. Maybe this is because I want to douse my lips in the color, but I have to dip approximately 3 times to get the amount of gloss  I'd want!

Naked Lips. Oh. So DRYYYY! 

Malibu: It's a jelly-ish finish. Although the color in the tube is pretty 'hot pink' it only gives a lovely hint / wash of color. It almost looks like a glossy reddish pink stain.  

Peony: This has as nice creamy finish. I love this dreamy cool pink color. This looks great on its own, but looks SO nice layered on top of colors. This always just gives that perfect hint of pink.  

Wind: This also has as creamy, milky finish. This is literally for me, the perfect nude pink. It looks great layered, but gives enough color to wear on its own. I love how it has just the perfect amount of pink to not make me look dead! haha! 

Divine: This is such a lovely creamy color. They describe this as a creamy rose. It's such a perfect my lips but better color. It this neutral, slightly brown rose color. It looks SO effortless! This is probably my favorite of the bunch!  

Here are the swatches. Top to Bottom: Peony, Wind, Divine, Malibu

Overall, I am just so obsessed! I just wish that they had more retailers close to me so I can check out the colors before I purchase! All the colors I have purchased, I absolutely adore, so it may be worth the gamble! lol! :) 

You can purchase these lip glosses for $20 online at jouercosmetics, nordstrom, and at these retailers. 

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Best Beauty Products of 2013!

Before I completely say goodbye to 2013, I want to say one more farewell by letting you know what my favorite beauty products of 2013 were :)

Links are below of where I purchased my products:
Jouer Matte Moisture Tint (I'm in Nude)
Lorac Pro Palette
Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer, review + swatches here
Eve Pearl Smudge Proof Liquid Liner
Nars Guy Bourdin Cheek Palette (Limited Edition Palette)
Lioele Artist Auto Eyebrow (Grey)
Fairydrops Platinum Mascara
YSL Rouge Volupte Shine Lipstick (#18 Prune in Fire), review + swatches here.
Too Faced La Creme Lipstick  (Limited Edition Color in Christmas Set), review here
Jouer Lip Gloss in Divine and Peony
Bubbi Brushes review + overview here
Batiste Dry Shampoo
Zoya Remove Nail Polish Remover 

For my video and little snippets, you can click here to watch the video or you can watch my video below (when it becomes live)! enjoy! look forward to an awesome 2014 with you all xoxo!

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Merry Christmas! Win It!

Thank you for all your support this past year. I've grown to really love each and every one of my readers and viewers out there! You mean the world to me!

During this season, it's personally a time where I like to reflect on all that the Lord has given me. Above all, He gave me the most precious gift of all - sending His Son Jesus Christ to die for my sins. During this season, I'm so thankful for Jesus' birth! :)

If you've watched my youtube video, you'll know I'm hosting a giveaway on all of my Social Media Sites. For the giveaway on my blog, you have a chance to win the Jouer Lip Gloss in Wind (My personal Favoriteeee pinky nude gloss) and Zoya Polish in Brigette (from their new Naturals Line!)

In order to enter this blog giveaway, follow this blog (bloglovin' COUNTS! :)) and leave a comment below. Tell me an interesting fact about yourself! I'd love to get to know you!

For all other giveaways: 

Swatches + live action on my video!

To Win the Lorac Pro to Go Palette! 

1. Follow my youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/jessicalee422

2. Leave a comment below telling me what your favorite gift that you've ever received or given was. 

 To Win the Naked 3 Palette! 

1. Follow my Instagram: http://web.stagram.com/n/jessicalee422/ (jessicalee422 is my username) 

2. Like the post that says "Jesus is the Reason for the Season" and leave a comment telling me what you did on Christmas Day. 

To win the Michelle Phan Shade Play palette in Melbourne Blues and the sparkling shadow top coat! 

1. Follow my twitter account: https://twitter.com/#!/jessicalee422 (jessicalee422 is my username) 

2. Comment if you've been naughty or nice this year with the following: 

If you've been naughty: " I've been naughty this year, but please let me still win @jessicalee422 's giveaway http://youtu.be/w4l0Vz_Vay0 " 

If you've been nice: " i've been nice this year, so please let me win @jessicalee422 's giveaway! http://youtu.be/w4l0Vz_Vay0 " 

To win the Laura Mercier Lip Colour in Shy and the Bubbi Blending Brush! 

1. Follow my facebook account: http://www.facebook.com/jessicalee422

2. Like the post with the picture of the giveaway prizes and comment on that post telling me what you're most thankful for this year. 

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