Yup I'm a Cake Face; Power of Make-up

Hello mommies and anyone else who is reading this blog. Todays post has nothing to do with being a mom. This one was requested by a few people about all my favorite make up products. If you do not wear make up, could really care less about make up than just exit now because this will be a total snore fest for you. I am a make up fanatic, it makes me feel good about myself, I think it is fun to do, it is pretty much my "hobby." I spend lots of time watching Youtube tutorials and $$$$$ on make up. All through high school and up until recently I used cheap, drug store make up and applicators. Actually I still use some but I decided to splurge on some higher end products and let me tell you I was NOT disappointed. Here is a look inside my make up bag and stay tuned to the end, a funny video you do not want to miss out on..

These are my favorite brushes, I have a ton more but I use these ones the most. I always bought cheap brushes, I used a set from Eco tools for a long time but I decided to invest in some nice Sephora brand brushes (all the black ones) Okay it was life changing, they apply make up more airbrushed, they are softer, they blend better all around better. The first from the left is a contour brush that I like to use to apply my contour under my cheek bones (powder contour) the next one is also a multiple use contour brush. It is amazing for blending and under the eyes, the next one is a foundation brush, I usually do not use it for foundation I find that it looks very painted on. The next few brushes are eye shadow brushes and blending brushes all from Elf. The last fluffy one is from Sephora too, its a powder brush and it is great. So best tip invest in one or two really good brushes. Sephora brushes range from($32-$36)

 

These beautiful sponges are called beauty blenders and I LOVE THEM!!!! I use them to apply and blend in my foundation and concealers. The bottom picture is a beauty blender before being ran under water and the top one is, it grows. Always use a damp beauty blender is applies your foundation in such an airbrushed, even way. Also pat the beauty blender on your skin do not use strokes. It actually pushes the make up into your skin so longer lasting. Beauty Blender ($20)

Speaking of foundations here are all my must haves. The Elf product is a mineral face primer. I use this after a moisturizer it helps your make up not set into your fine lines and last longer throughout the day. The next one is Erborian CC crème. I love this product. A CC crème is a moisturizer that also gives your skin some coverage. A CC crème vs. a BB crème helps more for people with red or uneven skin tones. So this CC crème I use on days I don't feel like wearing a lot of make up, especially foundation because it gives me coverage but not as heavy. This one is also an illuminator so it brightens your skin. I definitely recommend this one for mommies who do not have a lot of time to do their make up but need some coverage. This one is definitely more expensive but drug stores companies like Maybelline sell their own for a better price. I use Maybeline FIT me foundation. The first one is for dry skin and the second is for normal to oily skin in the same shade. (they look darker in this picture than they are.) I mix the two together because my skin is all over the place. (Elf Primer $6 (amazon) CC crème $44, Foundations I believe $9.99)

 

This is what I use to cream contour my face. It has obviously when heavily used. I got it off amazon, it was cheap and had lots of shades. End of story. (Amazon $18)

 





 

This kit is wonderful for powder contour which I think can be harder than cream contour because blending can be a b****. But the 'banana' shade (Middle Top) is great to help conceal under eye circles because yellow is the opposite of purple and blue on the color wheel, blah blah blah. And the highlighter (Top Right) is shimmery which I like a lot. If you do not like shimmer try to Kat Von D shade to light kit everything is matte. ($40)

 

Eyebrows. I obviously love all the Anastasia Beverly Hills products, I own them all. The first one is just the basic pencil, I like it, easy to use, nice shade. Not too many downsides to this one other than it will give you jacked up looking brows if it isn't sharpened. The second one is the one I use the most and I know a majority of my friends use and like the most. It is the Brow wiz, this is also a pencil like product but more cream like, smaller point and I believe the easiest to use. I think because it is a smoother application it looks more natural. Finally Dipbrow, this one is a cream you can use an angled brush to apply it. At first I loved dipbrow but now I think it comes on too heavy or my shade is just too dark. If you do use this product you barely need any of it on your brush. When it comes to brows, practice makes perfect, I know myself and my friends took a long time to get to where we are when it comes to brows. (Pencil $23, Brow wiz $21, Dipbrow $18)

 







 

This is all the rest of my make-up that I generally use often. The Elf high definition powder is white, transulcant powder that after all my face make-up is on I use to "set" my make-up aka longer lasting. The MAC concealer I've had forever, I like MAC products a lot, I think this concealer is a little too runny, so coverage isn't the best. Next is the best concealer out there, NARS in 'custard' it has a yellow tint so once again cancels out the purple bags. Very nice coverage, I'll stick with this one for a while. Green concealer stick to cover up pimples, blemishes, green is opposite of red on the color wheel, blah blah blah. The only mascara I will ever use is the Colossal yellow, purple tube, it is amazing and I know several friends who will only use this one too, better than expensive mascaras out there. Kat Von D tattoo liquid eye liner, stays on forever, easy to apply, nice felt tip. Tarte bronzer, Elf blush and NARS lipstick in a blush/rose color. (Elf HD powder can't remember, MAC concealer $20, Kat Von D liner $19,mascara maybe $8)

Setting spray to finish off transforming your face. This one is by Urban Decay (love their products) This particular one is for oily skin which great for me but they also have ones for other skin types. This also helps your make up stay in the place you put it for long periods of time. Use it, get it, drown in it. ($30)

 

THE POWER OF MAKE UP PEOPLE, I was a troll and than gave myself some cheek bones and eye brows. 1/2 my face is done in that picture if you didn't pick up on that. 

 

complete. ignore my hair, it is suppose to rain today so ill get a shower at some point.

Check this video out, Andrew does my make up

 



https://youtu.be/FEkabwhRoYk 

Can i go home early? Oh wait I'm a stay at home mom

Myself like many other mommies I know can look very put together to the outside world. We see it all over Facebook, the kids are well dressed, perfect opportunity pictures of the children doing fun things, the "whipped this up for dinner tonight" picture, taking the kids out on "field trips" pictures. To the outside world I, myself look put together. It appears that I shower regularly, my make-up is completely done, I drive an SUV, live in a 3 bedroom house in suburbia and have a loving husband holding my hand. So to the outside world we are rocking it as mommies but only if we posted real pictures of our lives they would see we do not have it so together.

"Your baby is so happy! Look at that smile!"

To the outside world my response: "Oh thank you (with a huge, fake smile) he really is just such happy, easy baby."
Reality: "Oh no he just shit up his back and he is finally relieved he doesn't have trapped gas anymore."

"Look at how adorable your daughter is dressed."

Well yes when we actually do make it out in public I dress my children in the outrageously priced clothing I buy because when we are home she is running around in a diaper, mardi gras beads around her neck, screaming at me because I won't let her wear two different shoes and bucket on her head.

"You are so lucky you can stay at home with the kids, must be so fulfilling."

Super lucky that any job I would have, that paycheck would go straight to childcare because it cost as much as a five star resort. I do sincerely love staying home because I'm pretty sure at a 9-5 job when you feel like your head will explode you cannot bust open a bottle of wine. So what is really fulfilling is my 4 o clock cocktail. 4 is so close to 5, lets call it even.

"You and your husband are so cute and perfect."

LOL, perfect. Yes my husband and I are perfect for each other, we get along most the time. But do not think for a second that I do not go Britney Spears circa 2007 on him. While I am cooking dinner for my broad having one child in my arms and another holding onto my leg for dear life, he is taking a glorious 20 minute shower. Now I know mommies know exactly why that is frustrating, a mom taking a 20 minute shower, literally no mom ever.

To the outside world I think they believe we as moms sit at home and do pinterest inspired crafts, have quiet nap time, prepare three well balanced meals a day, sit and fold laundry while catching up on our favorite soap opera, by mid day we have the house cleaned, hit the grocery store and have taught the children a second language all before the hubby comes home and its time for dinner.

Little do they know...

I have a whole board of crafts and "sensory" DIY projects for my kids that I add a new pin to everyday. Have never, ever done a single one of them. My T.V.  is on Disney channel from 7 am to 6 pm. Don't worry they use lots of bright colors, count just about every thing they possibly can and Dora throws out lots of Spanish, I'm just sure my children are picking up on all of this. Putting O down for a nap requires me putting her in her bed, closing the door, sitting down and 3 minutes later having to do that all over again because she knows how to open doors now. We repeat that 4 more times because she thinks it is a game. I really do try my best to balance out all the meals I make but some days more than I would like to admit Ophelia has a popsicle the second she wakes up because she is crying hysterically at the freezer door and I don't want her to wake up her brother. I despise doing laundry so I usually avoid it until my husband needs work clothes and does it all himself. (what a saint) By mid day I've kept the kids alive, had 2 cups of coffee and watched 4 episodes of Love it or List it. As for dinner I usually remember that will be something I need to do around 2 o clock while I am scrolling through pinterest and see a yummy recipe and quickly try and thaw something out in time.

You have it all together.

My respnonse: Not even close.

xoxo mommies.

 

Novinophobia; Fear of running out of Wine

Hello mommies! I hope everyone had a good weekend. Today's blog post is all about mommies letting loose and drinking booze. Yes, we are mothers, that does not mean we have to sit at home 365 days a year. We deserve nights out especially I think for us young mommies who do not get the chance to do what all of our other friends are doing. Now I'm not saying go out to bars every weekend, that costs a lot of money and weekends can be a great chance to do fun things with the babies but every once in a while go for it! Have a grandparent watch the babes overnight. Now for all those people out there that think when they see a young mom out at a bar that we just shoved our kids on to someone, no. Grandparents BEG to babysit, it makes them so happy, so why not. Now I will have to start by saying pre babies, I drank, a lot. College gave me a high tolerance and then pregnancies destroyed it. I think we can all agree boozing after babies is a different journey. Here is what I think it looks like for most of us!

 

Getting ready to go out after having babies I believe puts a little more pressure on us to look as good as possible. Or a lot of the time it's is the only time we have a reason to put more effort into what we look like. I contour and highlight when I go out, mainly because I have to fake the illusion my face didn't blow up after having kids. Que the picture above, I was contouring the shit out of my double chin. Never a good look in pictures.

 

Most important step for me, putting give or take ten pounds of under eye concealer on because mamma has dark circles from all the sleep I actually do get. I'm a firm believer in naps so my dark circles just are from genetics. Sorry kids.

Then the drinking begins...

"Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Merlot, yup gangs all here."

"This goes down easy peezy."

"Third glass down, I can hang."

"Does anyone else think its hot in here?"

 

All your friends want to take shots and you have a solid buzz going so you think that sounds like a great idea.

"This will be fun."

"I loved shots back in the day"

"Everyone is staring at me, keep acting like you're not nervous."

 

"Holy shit, that was plain vodka."

"I wish my weight was as low as my tolerance."

"Everyone else is smiling like that was fun, wtf?"

 



 

Because after you have children you need this much of a chaser after taking one shot, as you reflect on how much you are going to regret that tomorrow. But then all those booze settle in and you will have so much fun and you SHOULD. Be 21,22,23 and so on. Last time I checked it is not a crime to drink even though you are a parent. P.S. am I only mom who as soon as they are pretty much drunk the cell phone comes out and you are showing everyone pictures of your kids?

Drinking beer after babies:

"Wow this really accentuates my post baby belly in the most unflattering way possible."

"Remember to wear the most non body forming outfit next time, a potato sack will suffice."

"Also start that diet Monday that you've been saying you will start every Monday."

 





"Screw it, chug this so you can forget about all the weight you've gained, it taste delicious."

"Probably going to stop at Sheetz on the way home anyway."

"Fat and proud, bitches."

Being a mom you cannot stay at a bar til close, it impossible I swear. I look like this by midnight because I was up at 6 am the day before. I CAN'T HANG ANYMORE.

 

Hungover as a parent....

 

"I said Chardonnay, what do you not understand."

"Is he getting drunk off my breath?"

"C-H-A-R-D-O-N-N-A-Y."

"F*** chardonnay and you're hangover a from hell."

 

 

Being hungover as a parent leaves you trying to catch a quick nap whenever you can. Laying face down on the counter while preparing meals is my favorite. Oh and yes Jude is on formula now, SUE ME. I know I know breast is best, well guess what my breasts gave up.

Do any other moms do this to try and catch a few Z's? Just lay on the floor and become a human jungle gym. This way you can close your eyes but know your kids are safe because they are literally on top of you. I've been guilty of using Ophelia's pedialyte to try and help my body recover from the boxed wine and cheap vodka in my body.

 

Mommies let loose every once in a while, it is good for you. Have a fun week with your little ones!

 I want to thank everyone who reads my blog, I've had way more pages views than I would of ever imagined, a little over 1,000 since starting, Keep reading  xoxo



Coffee until there is Wine- Real Mommie Thoughts



7 am. "Yup keep it coming, please give me energy today."
          "How am I not use to waking up so early still?"
          "When is mommy's naptime?"
           "Ill just drink this coffee slow so I feel like I have a reason not to move from the couch yet."
          "An IV of coffee would be glorious, than around 5 switch the IV to wine."



9 am. "All these dishes, so. many. bottles."
          "Oh too bad the dishwasher needs ran first."
          "Guess ill just have to wait to do these until that's done. Lord knows I can't hand wash these dishes and bottles, wouldn't want the dishwasher to feel like I'm taking away from his purpose in life right?"

 

10am. Come to my house any time of the day this is usually what I will be in, my pajamas. My kids could care less what I wear and I feel no need to impress the mail lady when she comes to deliver my mail. It is almost bizarre that I have such a shopping addiction since I rarely wear anything but t shirts and yoga pants. My hair is on the top of my head to avoid being ripped out by Jude and lets be honest I do not get the chance to shower every single day, my hair can be a hot mess. Now writing this my husband must really love me.

 

11 am. "Ah yes the babes are both asleep, finally after just now my coffee is kicking in"

 

11:30 am "Both babes are sound asleep, I should get as much done around the house as I possibly can."

               "Butttt... I haven't caught up with the Kardashians in a while."

               "I deserve some time on the couch watching something other than Sofia, Mickey, and Oso."       "Maybe after a second cup of coffee ill do something productive."

 

Noon. "Oh look there's my death bed."

           "Better tackle this before Andrew gets home so he thinks I did something today."               

           "Netflix will get me through this."

           "Is noon on a Monday an acceptable time to drink wine?"    

           "No, better wait til I have to cook dinner, because that's always a struggle."

           "So. Much. Laundry."

 

1pm. "Ah finally a relaxing shower."

         "Was that a kid crying?"

         "I think that was a kid crying."

         "Yep definitely a kid crying."

          "Guess I wont be shaving my legs today."

 





 1:30pm. Ophelia's lunch is all made and ready to go. My thought and I'm pretty sure every single toddler mom's thought, "Can't wait to clean this off the floor in 15 minutes."

 

15 minutes later.......             

2pm- Ah yes, that is exactly the splash of color I wanted for my cream couch. Nothing like scrubbing permanent marker and only making it worse. My only thought "Excuse to buy new couches, this time buy inflatable, plastic."

 



















Lastly, the face every baby, toddler makes when you take away an item they should not have that they find so dear to their heart. For example, a permanent marker.

Now I am ready for wine, pray for me mommies.

xoxo