Easy Easter/Spring Door Wreath

Hi Friends! We're getting ready for the Spring/Easter season and recently changed our door wreath. I wanted to show you how I did our super easy DIY wreath.

I always use the same wreath for each season. By using the same wreath every season it saves me quite a bit of money. When the season is over and the wreath is taken down, I place all the wreath decor in a zip lock bag so I can use it again the next year. 

All of the flowers were apart a large bouquet of silk flowers, instead of buying individual silk flowers. This is the best thing to do, unless your looking for a certain type of flower. Then all you do is arrange the flowers how you want them on the wreath, and hot glue them to the wreath!

This is exactly how the wreath looks from the front door.

What have you done to get into the Spring spirit?

Flower Beauty: Product Review and Swatches

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When I first heard about Drew Barrymore's makeup line Flower Beauty, I knew I had to give it a try. I went out and brought a couple products to review and swatch. Flower Beauty is available at Walmart and Walmart.com, they also have a website Flowerbeauty.com, facebook, and twitter. Flower Beauty is made in the USA, never tested on animals, and is said to be a high-end luxury product at a drugstore price.

They had a variety of products, I purchased 3 cream eye shadows, a nail polish, blush/bronzer duo, an eyeshadow quad and 3 lipsticks. I'll start off my review by saying my regular Walmart didn't carry Flower Beauty I live in Northeast Philadelphia and had to go to the Bensalem Walmart. The only Walmart that carried Flower Beauty were outside the city and that was disappointing. When I saw the display I was very impressed. It was bright white and looked very new and modern. The products come in the nicest packaging. Rose gold logos, glass jars, crisp white packaging, and magnetic closures are some of the details I was most impressed with. Each product has a cute and catchy name, which adds to the charm.

Color Play Cream eyeshadow $7.98

Please ignore these swatches on a baby wipe, when I did it on my hand it looked like crap!

Pros: Great packaging
          Highly pigmented
          Great price point

Cons: Messy
          Not long wearing

My Thought: When I first tried these cream shadows I was hoping they would be similar to Maybelline Color Tattoos. It wasn't like that at all. They aren't compressed into the jar, which makes them messy. The consistency is extremely wet, and that's why I feel it creases so easily. The color payoff is nice, with a metallic sheen but you must wear a base or primer underneath and even a shadow on top to make it look decent. I was disappointed with this product and would much rather buy Maybelline Color Tattoos or L'oreal Infallible Eye Shadows
          

Kiss Sticks $6.98

 Velvet Lip Color in Set Me Freesia

 

High-Shine Lip Color in Nude Narcissus

Lip Service Lip Butter in Princess & the Peony

My thoughts: All 3 of these products are amazing, but the Velvet Lip Color in Set me Freesia is a must have. I love that it's smooth and creamy brown-ish nude with no shimmer or glitter. Nude Narcissus is more of a pink-ish nude with shimmer. Both are beautiful and different.I was pleasantly surprised how much I loved the all 3 Kiss Sticks, and will be re-buying all 3!

Nail 'd It Nail Lacquer in NP1 Go With The Flow-er $4.98

My thought: I love this taupe-gray color polish. It's a great neutral nail polish at a reasonable price. At $4.98 it's worth every penny. I was very happy with the color I choose.


Flower Shadow Play Eye Shadow Quad in EQ3 Foxy Browns $9.98

Pros: Great packaging
         Highly pigmented
          Easy to blend

Cons: Wasn't enough color variety since they only have 4 quads
           No mirror in the quad
           1 of the eye shadows is chalky and gets shadow everywhere

My thoughts: These quad cost $9.98 which seems a bit high to me. The color payoff is great. All the shadows feel smooth and are easy to blend. There are only 4 different quads to choose from and it seemed like they all had very similar color. In the Foxy Brown quad there are 3 shadows that have shimmer and 1 matte color, I wish they would have given more matte colors. I'm happy with the shadows for the most part but if I had to choose between these and the Wet 'n Wild Eyeshadow Trio I would pick up the Wet 'n Wild.


Ready Set Glow! Blush/Bronzer Duo in Shimmering Goddess $9.98









Pros: Great matte bronzer
          Highly pigmented
          Long wearing
          Easy to blend 

 
Cons: Very pigmented so you have to be very careful not to use too much
           Slightly chalky
            No mirror

My thoughts: This is my favorite product that I purchased from Flower Beauty. I love that the bronzer is matte and perfect for contouring. The blush is dark, but if used with a light hand it's beautiful. This Duo can be used day or night, just by applying more or less. This is the perfect duo and I will be re-buying this product.




Final thought: All in all Flower Beauty has some high quality products at drugstore prices. The Kiss Sticks, Nail Polish, and Blush/Bronzer Duo are my favorite and are highly recommended. The amazing packaging and beautiful display draws customers in to well made, well designed, and well thought out makeup line. While its beautiful and affordable, I hope Flower Beauty makes it into every Walmart so it accessible to everyone! 

Have you tried out any of these products? Let me know what you think!







Disclaimer: I am not affiliated nor sponsored this company. All items were purchased by me with my money. 
          

Everyday Makeup Look- Netrual Eye and Nude Lip

Happy Saturday Friends! I hope your having a relaxing Saturday. Today I'm showing you another make-up look which is simple and easy to do. This is a perfect everyday look, that anyone can do. What I think is most important  for an everyday makeup look is flawless glow-y skin, long lashes, and a groomed brow. If those 3 things are done then you'll put together. Of course you should do what makes you feel gorgeous, and makeup should only accentuate your beauty.

The details:

Face-

 Maybelline Dream Liquid Mousse Natural Beige 2.5

Maybelline Age Rewind Concealer

Maybelline DreamLumi in Radiant

Rimmel Natural Bronzer in Sun Light

L'oreal Infallible Eyeshadow in Endless Pearl as Highlight

Elf Candid Coral Blush

Eyes-

Elf Brow Kit in Medium

Mac Paint Pot in Soft Ochre

L'Oreal Infallible Eyeshadow in Endless Pearl. Applied to the entire eyelid then used a brown shadow in crease

Elf Liquid Liner

Rimmel Extra Super Lash Mascara 

Lips

Revlon Lip Butter in Tutti Frutti (this is a creamy coral color)

MAC Viva Glam Gaga 2 Lipstick

Toddler Fashion: Bow Ties

   Putting together outfits for my toddler has become one of my favorite things to do. I thought dressing up was just for little girls but, boy was I mistaken. When B is all dressed up, he looks like such a little gentlemen, its adorable. He and I both have grown to love bow ties, which makes dressing up so much easier. If he didn't like them I wouldn't put them on him just to run errands. But when he has one on he says "bow tie", which is too darn cute. I have to thanks the moms on Instagram who've started our love of bow ties. One mom in particular is Masonkjsmommy, I get inspiration from her son Masons' outfits daily!

 So we both got dressed, I try even though he always out does me, and headed to the mall to do a return. We first went to play at Dave and Busters, then did a little shopping and ended our day with ice cream! I always have fun with my little gent!

 After running around the mall we went home. It was such a nice day so I let Bobby play outside for a little bit. He loves throwing (and eating) what's left of the snow. He'll run after you with his tiny hand filled with snow and try to hit you with a snow ball. Today gave us hope that Spring is on its way! Thank You Lord!

The details:

 Bow tie- Target (old)

Shirt- Ralph Lauren Polo (same shirt from his Sesame Street Party link here )

Sweater- H&M (recent)

Belt- Walmart (check out my last post about toddler accessories link here )

Jeans- Children's Place (old)

Shoes- Nike ACGs

Hat- H&M (last year)

Valentine's Day Make-up Look with a Fuchsia Lip color

 Happy Valentine's Day loves! Since today is a day all about love, I'm share my Valentine's Day makeup look. When I think about Valentine's Day make-up I think of pinks or reds with flawless glow-y skin. Today I also did the makeup challenge on the Style and Beauty forum I visit, which is a Fuchsia lip. We don't have huge plans, but I always try to dress festively and incorporate the colors in my outfit and makeup. 

  Since I'm doing a brighter lip I went with a neutral eye, this is a great way to do this look for daytime. If your going out at night you could always smoke out your eyes a little more, but that's just a personal preference.

The details
 Face-
 Maybelline Dream Liquid Mousse Natural Beige 2.5
Maybelline Age Rewind Concealer
Maybelline DreamLumi in Radiant
Rimmel Natural Bronzer in Sun Light

Eyes-
Elf Brow Kit in Medium
Mac Paint Pot in Soft Ochre
All of the eyeshadows are from the Sonia Kashuk Perfectly Neutral eye palette
Rimmel Extra Super Lash Mascara

Lips-
Wet and Wild Matte Hot Pink
MAC Rebel on top

 I used the Sonia Kashuk Limited Edition Brushes. This set cost $14.99 and is worth every penny. I highly recommend giving these brushes a try. Not only are the handles adorable, the quality is great.