BB Creams, Satin Finish, Matte, Who Cares?: Deciphering Between Foundation Finishes

     It's summer time, and everyone is telling you the best way to go is a lighter coverage foundation, such a BB Cream, to avoid having you face melted off by the end of the day. Because that doesn't look good on anyone. Heck, what's a BB Cream? Whose to say it's any different from a liquid foundation? Matte foundation? What are you talking about? I am here to put those questions to rest.

     To start, a BB Creams, is the second lightest coverage you can go for next to a tinted moisturizer, which honestly doesn't do much difference. BB Creams will even out you skin tone while letting your natural color shine through, without it looking like you've caked on five pounds of makeup. If you're not looking to cover up a huge breakout of acne, this is the one for you. They also usually come equipped with their own defense against UV/UB rays (SPF). It is also the best when Earth has turned up it's thermostat, and outside feels like the inside of an oven.

     After BB Creams it's on to liquid foundations. Liquid foundations come in many different finishes and offer several levels of coverage from medium to full coverage. The finish of a liquid foundation refers to the amount of, hmmm how should I say this, glow the foundation has.

     Satin finish offers the best "glow" of all foundations. It gives your skin the appearance of a healthy, natural glow and shine.
     This is the best one go for if you are looking for a medium coverage, and have dry to combination skin texture. You do NOT want this if you have oily skin as it will only add to the excess shine that will accumulate on your face throughout the day.

      Matte finish, is just the opposite, the lack of a glow. Matte finishes, even out your skin's texture, gives you a nice level of coverage, but has to shine. All you will see with this foundation is a nice even canvas.
     This is the best one for you if you are one with combination to oily skin texture. This way you have some control over the shine that natural oils your face produces, and there is not too much shine on your face when you are prepping for your close-up.
   
     Still it is always, always, always a good idea to carry a little package of blotting papers in your purse to clear up that T-zone throughout the day to clean up, and to help prevent future breakouts.

     With all these different kinds of foundations on the market it is easy to get lost and confused amongst all of them when shopping for the best match. Don't be afraid! Practice, practice, practice always makes better, and you will soon find you are the master of your canvas.

     By the way, almost, almost, almost nearly finished with my makeup course! Oh so close to printing off my certificate!!

Loves,
   Jessica Ashley


   

Going All Natural

     I know I'm not the only girl that struggles with this. We're all unhappy with our hair texture. If you have straight hair, you wish you had curly hair, because you swear your hair never has any body to it, and it won't hold any body you give it. If you have curly or wavy hair, you wish you had straight hair, because your hair never does what you want it to, and it never stays straight and ALWAYS gets frizzy. Am I right?

    You know what I say? Embrace your natural hair texture! Have fun with it! Let it do it's own thing, and learn to see it in a light that makes you unique and beautiful! Try it for a week, and see how you like it. I'm sure you'll be surprised how much you love it, plus how much time you save. That's always a bonus. :)
    Of course, never forget heat protectant. Even if you're not using any heated styling products, you'll be exposed to the sun, and you want protection from that. Even for your hair. Sure, there may be a few things that you want to mend here and there. Maybe add some serum to help add shine, and help with frizz, but seriously. Once you hop out of the shower, slap on that heat protectant and that serum, and from there just let your hair do it's own thing!

    I've been trying it out for myself, and I love it! Sure maybe one side of my head has more wave to it than the other, but the natural waves that come out of scrunching my hair a little and letting it air-dry are brilliant! Even better than the curls I get from a flat-iron curl or barrel curling iron! Much less frizz from the natural curls, than when I use heat on my hair. It's great!

Honestly, one of the best hairdos I've ever had. :)
Pictures coming soon.

Talk to you soon!

Loves,
   Jessica Ashley

(P.S. I'm going to play it up for Fourth of July, so get ready for a fun tutorial!)

Will You Be Rockin' it Tonight?

     Behold! I have returned! I come bearing a new video tutorial for your own entertainment. Yes, I FINALLY made my next tutorial, I know. It's actually straight from the assignments I've been doing for my makeup class. I learned some new tricks with Scotch tape. Who knew it could be so beneficial in the beauty world?

     I'm very glad that this video pulled together. While I was filming it, my camera was at twenty percent battery life, and I had a feeling it might die somewhere in the middle, but I pressed through anyway. Just like I had previously suspected, after having been filming for thirty minutes (don't worry, the video's not that long) I had about a minute and a half to go, and guess what? Yup, it died... I was not pleased. I plugged it in immediately, turned it back on, and searched my camera for the video, but I couldn't find it! I thought I'd lost it all! What?? Almost completely done with a tutorial, and it all goes ka-plooy right as I'm about to make my last marks? No way!
     Fear not though, I waited another minute, and it appeared on the memory! Phew...that was a relief. So, I continued filming, and now have what is presented before you.

     I know, I probably won't film it vertical frame next time, but hey. You can see me clearly, and that's what matters, right?

   
For all those of you now wondering know how in the world are you ever supposed to successfully apply false lashes, and make them look believable, don't worry. I got your back.

Loves,
   Jessica Ashley