Everyday Makeup Routine

It's been a while since I've share a makeup look here on my blog! I thought I'd share my simple and go to, everyday makeup look that I've been wearing lately. I usually opt for lighter eyemakeup during the week (if I actually do my makeup), and save a full eye look for weekends or if I have go somewhere important.

PRODUCTS I USED

BASE + FACE MAKEUP

I rarely ever use a face primer anymore unless I do my makeup earlier in the day and want it to last, or if I have somewhere special to go so that is why no primer is pictured. For foundation I've been using my Covergirl Healthy Elixir Foundation. For concealer and setting power I use Mac Pro Longwear and Rimmel Stay Matte, these are my two holy grails. My go to bronzer has been the Stila Stay all Day Bronzer, I use it to warm up my face and a light contour. For blush I've been reaching into my Morphe 9N blush palette for this look I used the peachy shade in the very center (middle shade, second row). Since this blush has some shimmer, I skipped a highlight.

BROWS

The only brow products I ever use is Nyx Micro brow pencil and Essence Gimme brow gel. They are just the best brow products.

EYES

I always prime with Mac Painterly paint pot, even if I don't wear shadow. It conceals any darkness or discoloration on my lids. For shadow I honestly just take my blending brush and dip it into my Bronzer, blend it into my crease and under my lash line. Then I've been using L'Oréal Amber Rush shadow all over my lid. It's light, pretty, and gives a little color and shimmer without being too much. I tight line with L'Oréal Silkissime liner so my lashes look fuller, and finish up with L'Oréal Lash Paradise mascara (missed my review? Check it out here!)

FINISHED LOOK

I forgot to add my lipstick in the photo above, so here it is with the makeup look photos. I absolutely love this mini Tarteist lip paint in Birthday Suit that came with the Sephora birthday gift. It's literally the best color of life, and the most comfortable liquid lipstick I've ever worn. I want need the full size.

So there's my everyday makeup look and routine! I probably should have filmed this for my YouTube channel but *shrugs*.

EXTRAS!

I reached 600 followers on my 2nd Instagram account that I have for my Etsy Store! In honor of reaching 500 last week, I'm holding a giveaway over there and I'm over the moon that I already grew to 600 in just a few days. 

I'd love for you all to enter the giveaway, and win some goodies from my Etsy Store! Checkout my giveaway post on my MoonElements Instagram for more details!

My Etsy Shop is Open!

Hello beautiful friends!

If you follow me on my social media accounts, then you might have seen that late last night I opened my Etsy shop! I've been teasing for a while with photos on my Instagram of things I was making to sell on Etsy, and it's finally finally open!

An Etsy shop has been something that I've wanted to do for a while, and last summer when I left my job, this is what I had in mind for myself. After a lot of thought, failed craft ideas and attempts, I finally found what I wanted to make and sell- Crystal Jewelry.

I've had an interest and longing for crystals for a while, and the idea came to me one day when I was scrolling through my news feed on IG. I follow a lot of crystal shops on there, and a lot of them make jewelry. I saw a photo of some pretty wire wrapped crystal necklaces, and I thought "I wish I could make something like that", and literally, I said to myself "Why can't I?", and I knew that it was meant to be. 

So there's the little back story behind how I found exactly what I wanted to create and sell. I still have tons of ideas and a lot of things planned for the future. Everything that I've made thus far are creations that I've worked super hard on. I've had a lot of late and sleepless nights, and tons of overwhelming emotions. I've felt stressed out and humbled at the same, but at the end of the day I'm proud of myself and the little business that I've started.  (p.s. I might not be making total sense, my brain is seriously on overload!)

I've been kind of absent here on my blog for a while, and there's many reasons for that, but one of those reasons is all of the time that I've been putting into creating things for my Etsy shop. I've been working on jewelry for the past few months, and this past week I've spend a lot of time getting things up and running. It was a ton more work than I expected, but I'm so so happy that it's finally up and running. I don't have every single item up yet, but there will definitely be more up this week and next!

If you want to check out my shop, it would mean the world to me. I had a sale within the first hour that my shop was up, and then two more items sold in he next hour. I can't even explain how much gratitude that I have and am feeling right now! My heart is so full <3

Moon Elements on Etsy  is the link to my shop, and check out my shop Instagram  and Facebook page as well! I'm currently working on a Pinterest page as well!

I have so many plans and can't wait to see what the future brings. I want everyone to know that if you put their mind to something, then they can accomplish anything. You can make your dreams come true if you put yourself on the right path to manifest them!