Make Up Tutorial // All Over Summer Glow

So this is my first ever make up video & I have been so excited to share it with you all!  I mentioned this past week that I love Wet n Wild so if you've been wondering how I use the Shimmer Palettes from the brand here is a tutorial to show you how.  I've already filmed another video in which I am much less stiff.....so I think I'm getting the hang of this talking to yourself sort of thing.

If you're looking for an all over bronzy look for summer featuring all drugstore products, watch below:

Again, so sorry for the stiffness!  I'm posting a first impressions video of Wet n Wild's CoverAll foundation later in the week!  Let me know if you want to see anything else.

Happy Saturday!

xoxo, Moe

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Brand Favorites // Wet n Wild Cosmetics

One of my favorite brands from the Drugstore is Wet n Wild.  I love nearly all of their products!  Wet n Wild is so affordable it's one of the go to brands to try something new.  I'm an advocate of buying cosmetics on sale - places like Walgreens & CVS often have bogo sales and places like Target, Meijer, & Walmart are cheaper - but Wet n Wild prices are already very, very affordable.  

This is part of my collection of Wet n Wild - these are my favorites!  Wet n Wild has 4 blushes but I only have two.  I can't, for the life of me, find the other two! When I find one of them it's the last one & it's usually all crushed up & powdery.  But these colors in Pearlescent Pink & Mellow Mauve are really pretty & both natural looking.

Mellow Mauve is a rich pink-wine color that is buildable from a sheer flush to a deeper color.  It is matte & deep - there's no glitter & highly pigmented!  A little will go a long way so be sure to tap off your brush (don't be so heavy handed!)  For me it comes off more of a true wine color but I've seen it on others where is more peachy.  I'm on the search for a peachy blush but this isn't it for me.  Pearlescent pink has a little bit of shimmer but I find it wears off & a really sheer true pink color.  If you want a lighter flushed color Pearlescent pink is it.  The other shades available are Heather Silk & Berry Shimmer - can't wait til I get my hands on them!

There's a newer collection by Fergie for Wet n Wild called the Center Stage Collection.  This collection features these Shimmer Palettes (the bigger marbleized guys there at the top).  There are three colors - Carnival in Rio, Rose Golden Goddess, & Rose Champagne Glow.  The two featured here are Rose Champagne Glow & Rose Gold Goddess.  

I use the Rose Champagne nearly everyday as a highlight on my cheek bones & really lucked out that my palette has a great big part with only the light pink color.  Sometimes I use that as a highlight on my brow bone.  Rose Champagne Glow is really sheer & a pinky-white highlight.  The other two shades on the other had are really shimmer bronzers.  I'm a bit intimidated by Carnival in Rio which I think might be better for darker skin tones but I really want to try a bronzy look with Rose Golden Goddess.  The swatches are just gorgeous!

Not part of the Fergie Collection are these Color Icon Trios & these 8 pan Color Icon Palettes.  There are beautiful shades that go together to create bright or neutral looks.  I am all about a neutral eye and my favorite trios are Walking on Eggshells, Sweet as Candy, & Silent treatment.  My favorite palette is the neutral one in Comfort Zone.  I can't wait for the release of more trios in July! They are going to be brighter shades but I still can't wait!

To make the shadow last longer I use the eyelid primer from the Fergie collection.  I've never tried an eyeshadow primer before but this one seems to do the trick!  My shadow lasts aallll day.  No lie!  Like I said Wet n Wild is so affordable - I'm avoiding the word cheap, because it's such good quality - that if you want to try something you should go for it.

So there you have it! All my favorite products from Wet n Wild.  Whenever I pass by the display I just have to check it out to see if I want to pick up anything else.  With prices from $0.99 to $5.99 + bogo sales, it's just perfect!

Do you have a favorite drugstore brand? How do you feel about Wet n Wild?

xoxo, Moe

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5 Things I Never Want To Do

I saw this post over on Habitual Homebody & since Alycia always has posts I can relate to - seriously, it's like she knows my life! - I thought I'd give my 6 things I never want to do:

Perform CPR - Alycia included this in her list too.  I did have a CPR certificate in High School - I think it was a requirement - but I have no idea what to do anymore.  I'm so terrified of getting stuck in that sort of emergency situation.  I couldn't live with myself if I could have, but didn't, do anything.  I also am terrified of any sort of group emergency situation.  Like end of the world sort of emergency situation.  Like, you know, there's a group and someone has to take charge for us all to survive - extreme example is LOST.  I'm such a take charge person - whenever there is a group thing I'm always like I'm always in charge, I'm going to sit back let someone else do it. Then they suck (lol) so I take charge.  So I guess I never want to be that person but I might end up being that person if this situation every came!

Lose an Appendage - I don't know what I'd do if I lost an arm....my hands are sooooo important to me.  I've been terrified to even break my arm (I've never broken a bone - knock on wood!)

Have to sell all my belongings - This is rather selfish but when I was trying to move up to Zach someone suggested to sell some of my stuff to pay for it.  That's fine, but I worked hard for all the things that I have...including my piece of crap car.  I don't mind the occasional yard sale & hell I even have a whole load of shit I need to donate to the thrift store.  But I'm not going to sell my bed or my car or any furniture, etc.  It's mine...it was a gift or I bought it. No sir.  I work hard for my things.

Lose my eyesight - I'd sacrifice my hearing before my sight or my appendages.  I couldn't imaging not seeing colors or not seeing inspiration.

Lose another loved one in a traumatizing way - Like be in a car accident with them & I survive.  Or get a call that someone has died with no warning.  This is how it happened with my Grandfather but I feel a bit different about this because he knew I loved him, etc and I tried to talk to my grandparents a lot.  But I've had dreams where my mom has died, dreams where my brother has died, and dreams where my sister has died.  All suddenly with no explanation - just suddenly they are dead.  I worry so much with Zach driving around all the time that he will get in an accident.  When I don't hear from him I get worried, when he's had a long day (think like 18 hour days!) and is driving home from some crazy far place, I worry.  I just am a worry wart!

So there you have it.  I think I'm going to do a few more of these like meme posts because I need to get to know me again through blogging....so this will help me (and you) get to know me better.  Does that make sense!?!?!

What are 5 things you don't ever want to do?

xox, Moe

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