Dewy + Hydrating Spring Makeup Routine

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Did you know that drinking enough water is essential to your skincare routine? Gosh, I have such a hard time meeting that daily quota but I'm doing my best! My go-to pure & crisp drink is smartwater®, which I pick up from Target while I'm doing one of my weekly Target strolls :) 

With springtime on the horizon, I love all the fresh flowers and sunshine outside. It inspires me to wear brighter colors, make flower arrangements, and serves as a reminder to keep my skin and body hydrated! Snag the 6-pack smartwater from Target and pick up some makeup while you're there so you can follow my hydrating & dewy springtime makeup tutorial! 

Makeup Shopping List

Moisturizer (preferably with SPF)

Hydrating skin primer

Foundation with SPF

Mauve creamy matte lipstick

Neutral makeup palette

Golden-pink blush

Volumizing mascara

Golden face highlighter

Glitter liquid eyeshadow (I picked up a rose gold shade)

Makeup finishing spray

smartwater

1. Hydrate!

Gotta hydrate your skin with a moisturizer that seeps into the skin, and has SPF to protect your biggest asset! Make sure to grab some vapor distilled smartwater to hydrate yourself as well :) 

2. Prime your skin & use beauty blender to apply foundation

I use an illuminizing primer all over to make my skin look dewy and fresh. Then use a damp beauty blender to apply your favorite foundation with SPF all over your face. You'll pat the foundation into your skin so it has more staying power. 

3. Highlight browbone & inner corners on eyes

Use your favorite neutral eyeshadow palette for the next couple of steps. I used a light shimmery pink  to highlight my browbone and the inner corner. 

4. Deepen the crease 

Use a fluffy brush and find a warm brown tone on your palette, then apply that to the crease. Lightly go back and forth along the crease then use the windshield wiper motion and go upwards to blend and 'smoke out'. 

5. Glitter the lids!

My favorite part! This rose gold formula is pretty creamy, so I applied directly to my lids and then patted with my ring finger to blend into the crease. The shimmer gives the illusion of being wet, which is perfect for this hydrating makeup routine. 

6. Highlight your pretty face

Finish your face makeup with more pretty shimmery highlight! Spring is all about being bright, shimmery and happy ;) Apply this to your upper cheekbones, down the center of your nose, and along the Cupid's bow. You want the high points of your face to be reflective and gorgeous! 

7. Blush it up

I picked up a golden-pink blush that would look good on any skin tone! Smile, and apply lightly to the apples of your cheeks with a fluffy brush. 

8. Apply your lippie

With how much shimmer and glitz I have going everywhere else, I toned it down with the lipstick choice. I picked up a creamy matte mauve shade that will complement the other shades I've used, while still adding some dimension.

9. Lashes & finishing spray!

Finish with a dewy finishing spray, and your favorite volumizing mascara! This look is perfect for any spring occasion, I'll be wearing this on vacation to go bike in Central Park in NY :) 

10. Hydrate with smartwater!

While wearing this look in Central Park, I'll need to bring my smartwater so I can hydrate during the sunny day. 

Where would you wear this look? Where would you bring your smartwater to hydrate?

Glittery Snail Mail

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For the past 7 years my best friend Sam and I have sent each other Valentines gifts. It started after I moved away to Utah for school and we were both single (with no Valentine Day dates haha). We wanted to celebrate our friendship by sending a fun gift! Even though over the years we've both gotten engaged and then married; we still send each other Valentines gifts along with other snail mail to let one another know we're thinking of each other. 

Sam recently had surgery and I wanted to send a package with some comfort chocolate, cute post-it notes, and a glittery PAPYRUS Taylor Swift-inspired card! We both love Taylor Swift and everything girly. This new line of 44 cards at Target features adorable embellishments such as brightly colored glitter, embossing, gems, and fun flowers made of tulle! 

I picked up a friendship card to mail to Sam, then a birthday card and thank you card to save for later. It's always smart to have cards on hand! I love how each card was so thoughtfully designed, and that PAPYRUS had so many fun cards to choose from for various occasions. I took time to pick out my favorite cards, so that my recipients feel special when picking up their stash from the mailbox :) 

Pick a special and unique PAPYRUS card

I loved this glittery and feminine card! Totally screams "Sam" :) 

Write a thoughtful note 

Even though my handwriting is awful, it's the thought that counts right?!

Fill your package with all sorts of goodies!

Chocolate can ease all pain ;) Also you can never have enough cute stationary from Target!

Which PAPYRUS cards would you choose for your close friends and family? You know everyone enjoys snail mail, snag one for your collection! 

Get Beautifully Soft Skin + Burt's Bees

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Whenever I'm overwhelmed, one of my favorite escapes is Target late at night. No one is there, it's quiet and oddly soothing. Not only do I love to peruse Target by myself...but I love treating myself to Burt's Bees beauty products. They are made with natural ingredients which gives our skin the nutrients it needs. All Burt's Bees products are 99% or 100% natural, only using ingredients that nature gives us! 

On my most recent lone Target adventure, I picked up Burt's Bees Cleansing Oil, Burt's Bees Intense Hydration Day Lotion with Clary Sage, and Burt's Bees Replenishing Pomegranate lip balm. WINTER IS COMING! Haha I hope at least one of my readers get's that reference, but in all seriousness the cold and dry Utah weather is coming quickly and I need to prepare! 

I love how oil products have become so popular in beauty care over the past year, so I had to try out this new Burt's Bees Cleansing Oil. It removes dirt and make-up, doesn't leave a greasy/oily residue, and left my skin so soft! This Cleansing Oil is made of natural moisturizers such as Argan and Coconut oils.  

Step One

Wash and dry hands to ensure no grime is transferred to your beautiful face :) 

Step Two

Gently massage the Burts Bee's Cleansing Oil onto your face, make sure to get off all the stress of today's workload! 

Step Three

Wet hands (or towel) and massage the product into your skin. 

Step Four

Rinse your face thoroughly and pat dry using an adorable towel with a bee on it.

Step Five

Pull out your Burt's Bees Intense Hydration Day Lotion with Clary Sage and prepare yourself a place to lay down as you massage this into your skin. The scent is heavenly and SO relaxing! 

Step Six

I finished off my hydration skin routine with Burt's Bees Replenishing Pomegranate lip balm. Made my lips feel so soft! 

Take yourself on a date to Target to pick up the new Burt's Bees Cleansing Oil product, and get it for 10% off until 8/15/2015! What's your favorite Burt's Bees product?

Poipu Beach

One of our more "relax" days we hit up Poipu beach where the water was a beautiful 3 shades of blue and there was this fun rock jetty going out into the ocean. I ordered this romper from Asos and it was one of my favorite vacation purchases. I wore it ALL the time during the trip! It was flowy, lightweight, and I could throw it on over a swimsuit and go out to eat.

Another favorite that I picked up for Hawaii were my Rainbow sandals. I've never owned a pair before, which is shocking since practically everyone in my high school had some. I got mine from Flip Flop Shops in the Fashion Place Mall in Murray, UT where they had a ton of options. 

It took me a while to break them in, but once I did they were amazing! They can withstand all the wear and tear from sweat, sand, ocean, water, climbing on rocks, and everything else I put them through. Gosh, these pictures make me want to hop another plane right back there! :)

Pom Pom Trim Printed Beach Playsuit: Asos

Braided one-piece swimsuit: Victoria's Secret

Rainbow sandals c/o Flip Flop Shops (Fashion Place Mall in UT)

Backpack: Target

Sunglasses: Anthropologie