Purple Smoke - 2014 Prom look

Hey everyone!  I hope ya'll all had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend!  Now it's back to reality.  Oh well.  Good things always have to come to an end.

May has been a good month and it is almost over.  Very busy month, but a good busy.  My oldest neice graduated from high school.  So we had many last time events to attend.  It was bitter sweet.  No more band concerts, ceremonies, dances.  I was really sad.  I have two other nieces, but they are only 10 & 8.  We still have plenty of time before they graduate.  But Alexis is my middle brother's daughter and last child.  My nephew, Tyler and his oldest son, is now 23 and lives and works in Florida.  I know.  Crazy right?!  I was only 12 or 13 when he was born.  And 17 when Alexis was born.  So they are sort of like my little brother and sister.  I absolutely adore them.  As I do my other 2 nieces, Carly and Jolie.  But I practically grew up with Tyler and Alexis.

Anyhoots, I'm sure you get my point.  I'm totally rambling.  Sorry about that.

On to the Prom look!

This is the exact look I did for Alexis's Senior Prom.  I absolutely LOVE how it came out!  Especially on her.  We were crunched on time, but I pulled her aside for a few pics of the look on her.

Isn't she beautiful?!  Here's a closer look....

I loved it so much on her, I just had to recreate for ya'll.  Check out my video below to see exactly how I got this look.  I'll have a list with links below as well of all products used.  

Till next time!

Lots of Love,

Aimee Lou

Products used:

- Mary Kay matte-wear foundation in beige 3

- Mary Kay luminous-wear foundation in ivory 6

- Mary Kay translucent powder

- Mary Kay bronzing powder in light/medium

- Mary Kay highlighting powder in pink porcelain (discontinued) *still searching for a dupe*

- It Cosmetics Eyelift In A Tube

- It Cosmetics Tightline Waterproof

- Laura Mercier Secret Brightening Powder

- Tarte Amazonian Clay Waterproof Brow Mousse

- Urban Decay De-Slick Setting Spray

- Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette (tease, foxy)

- Urban Decay Eyeshadow Potion in Sin

- Urban Decay 24/7 Glide On eye pencil in Demolition

- Stila Stay All Day Waterproof Liquid Liner in Intense Black

- Smashbox Full Exposure Mascara

- NYX Mega Shine Lipgloss in Beige

- Wet N Wild Fergie Perfect Pout Lipstick in Fergie Daily

- Sigma Beauty Parish Palette (Notre Dame, Elysees, Varsailles, Triomphe)

  (I also used cheek color Rouge & highlighter Lumiere from this palette)

- Sigma Defining Eyes Palette (white pencil) or similar here

Bare Minerals Pure Brightening Serum Foundation

Hey everyone!  Well, today is the day!  Bare Minerals finally comes out with their new foundation!  And I'm so excited!!!  Can you tell?  LOL!

Let me tell you why I'm so excited!  I was very skeptical at first.  I've tried and still use Bare Mineral products.  The original formula has Bismuth Oxychloride in it which breaks me out.  However, the matte formula does not.  But I rather the original formula's coverage over the matte.  Regardless, I still to this day use the matte formula.  I'm just not all that crazy about it.  Then came the Ready foundation!  I loved it!  The coverage was even better than the original formula.  And I just loved the way it looked on my skin. Sadly it ended up breaking me out too.  I checked the ingredients and of course that evil chemical is in there.  Ugh!  So back to the matte formula for me it was.  Then, one day, as opposed to every day, I was watching QVC and they presented this brand new formula.  I was very intrigued.  As I am with all makeup.  I just want to try it all!  I'm obsessed!  Anyway, I didn't do it.  I couldn't make myself make the purchase cause I just new it would break me out.  I then get an email from Bare Minerals a few days later stating this new product was going to be released May 1st.  A few days after that, a friend of mine asked me if I've heard about this new foundation from Bare Minerals and asked me if I could do a review on it.  So of course I just had to.  The very next time it was presented on QVC, who was offering it before the release date, I ordered it.  Long story short, I absolutely and completely LOVE it!!!  I used it for 3 weeks straight so I could give ya'll my truly honest opinion.  I did actually go back to my Tarte Foundcealer for literally a day.  When I used the Bare Mineral foundation the next day, I was like, "OMG!  I love this stuff!!"  LOL!

Here are some before and after shots....

(before, no filtering)

(after, no filtering)

See how it just evens out my skin tone?  Takes away the redness, covers any imperfections.  I'm just in love.  Have I said that too many times yet?  At this time I was not having any breakouts so no concealer was needed.  Lately though, thanks to those monthly hormones, I do have a few minor ones.  So extra concealer was needed.  I just can't get over how this foundation works.  It's a liquid, but yet, it's so lightweight you hardly feel it on your skin.  It's just flawless.  And I do find it to be brightening.  I am hooked.  

Here's a shot I took at work the other day with my phone.

I took this shot around noon.  No filtering in this photo either.  But look how bright my face is.  And notice I'm not all that greasy.  I'm still oily, don't get me wrong, but it doesn't look like I am.  Just amazed by this foundation, let me tell you.  I do touch up once a day.  But I do that with any foundation.  I'm just greasy like that.  LOL!  

So to sum it all up, I LOVE this new foundation from Bare Minerals.  And it comes in 20 shades!  If you'd like to see me applying this in action, check out my video below.

Thank ya'll so much for taking the time to read this.  I hope it was helpful.  Till next time.....

Lots of Love,

Aimee Lou


P.S.  Found out more about this foundation here.  It's also available at Ulta or on QVC.

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