Prom series: Prom beauty essentials

On lasts post I gave you girls makeup and hair inspiration which hopefully helped but I forgot to mention some places to get your hair and makeup done.

Mac: If you buy at least $50 worth of products (thats a really good price for makeup; it can range anywhere from $50- $200), you can get a full face of makeup done. 

• Before going I recommend calling a day before to make sure theres at least 2 or three artist in the store incase the following day is very busy. 

• I will be honest and say that probably a few of you may not like getting your makeup done there because you don't know if the artist is heavy handed, which is one of the reasons people end up with cakey makeup or even get to see their work, they could be good with brows but not eyeshadow, you never know. 

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Sephora: They charge $50 as well for a 45 minute session, which i am guessing is enough for a full face of makeup. You need to call to schedule an appointment, I would call a day or two before anyways to be safe. 

• The same goes for sephora, you do not know what you'll get.

*Getting a job at either of these companies can be very difficult so, keep in mind that they got hired for a good reason. Just make sure to let them know you don't want too much makeup if you aren't comfortable with it. 

Tip: Take pictures with you so the artist can know what look you are going for.

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Ulta: This is the salon I go to get my hair cut, they are very professional and budget friendly. I have not gotten my hair styled there so I would know what to tell you girls, but its worth going to.  Right now they have a promotion (Link is here) for hair and makeup which is worth checking out if anyone is interested.

*$80 for both hair and makeup is a good deal, for my middle school promotion I went to a local hair salon and was charged $80 for JUST hair.

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If you are located in Sonoma county here are some good places I found on Yelp:

http://cblsalon.com

http://www.jcpenney.com/for-the-home/salon/service-menu/cat.jump?id=cat1001080002

http://www.rpssalonsr.com/index2.php

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Beauty essentials

So lets say you are ready to go, already have your makeup and hair done and have a few minutes to spare or maybe your prepping the night before prom, put together a beauty emergency kit- its a must! 

Use a small to medium sized pouch 

      *Carry items you might need to touch up your makeup as well as a few toiletries

In my makeup bag pictured above I have:

• A mirror- This is a must have for everyone, you can use it to quickly check your makeup on the way to prom or quickly take a peak during the dance to avoid waiting in line for the bathroom. 

• Tweezers: You never know when you might need this, maybe for plucking your eyebrows or taking a splinter out of your hand. 

• Eyeliner: It helps makeup your eyes more bright, awake and look larger. 

• Pressed powder and a mini kabuki brush: I highly encourage you girls to take some type of powder with you to touch up through the night, especially if you have oily skin. No one wants a shiny t-zone on prom night. 

• Lipstick: No makeup look is complete without lipstick! Unless you wear a lip stain, your lipstick is bound to come off a little while dinning or just by talking. Lip liner helps it stop from feathering but it can still come off while eating. 

• I have other products like a mini highlighter, eyebrow powder and chapstick- carry things you know you might need to reapply through the night. 

• Eyelash glue: For those of you wearing false eyelashes, you do not want to leave home without this! Incase your eyelashes start to feel like their coming off or to help a friend out. 

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Tip: If your going to buy fake lashes, buy them at either Target, Ulta or Walmart. Stores like CVS, Rite Aid and Sallys Beauty Supplies sell them at expensive prices.

****I have nothing against those stores just trying to help you save money:)

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Other good items to consider putting in your makeup bag are:

• Oil blotting sheets 
  
  
• A tide to-go pen

• Hair ties and bobby pins

• Medicine 

• Mints 

• Safety pins

• An extra pair of shoes if wearing taking heels***

Hope you enjoyed todays post. As always please like, comment, share and subscribe! Look out for tomorrows prom series post.

Thank you

Prom series: Hair and makeup inspo + Tips & tricks

Now that prom season is here, I would like to share some tips and tricks to achieve prom ready makeup as well as give some ideas for you ladies.

Aside from the dress and shoes, make up and hair are an important for prom. Here are some pictures to give you ladies an idea of how to get your makeup done or do it yourself.

Neutral makeup- For those of you that are not used to wearing too much makeup or prefer something more simple yet classy- this is the look to go for.

• Apply bb cream or light coverage foundation

• Bold eyebrows: eyebrows are everything, they frame your face and make you look more put together. Try these Dip brow pomade or E.l.f. eyebrow kit

• Eyeliner: Theres many ways to wear eyeliner, you can do the classic cat eye, thin eyeliner or thick eyeliner 

• Bronzer/blush: to give your face structure and dimension- apply bronzer to give your face warmth and contour to make your face slimmer. Blush is applied on the apples of your cheeks to give color to your face 

• Lipstick: My favorite part. You can go with a neutral toned lipstick or stain or a nice bold lip paired with a lip liner. 

Disclaimer- I do not own any of these pictures, credits to the original owners. All these pictures were either found on Pinterest or Google Images.  

                

Bold makeup: For those of you that are comfortable and want a little more makeup applied, glam is the way to go. A flawless complexion, killer high light and contour, bold brows, lips and beautifully blended shadow with false eyelashes.

• Eyebrows: Bold- filled in with similar product or this

• Shadow: Shimmer, metallics and a lot of sparkle 

• Liner: Cat eye, winged out

• Face: contoured, highlighted and nicely structured

• Lips: Bold or neutral

*Tip: For high lighting and contouring using cream products gives a much more flawless look and will look much more natural and less cakey. 

*Tip: To ensure that your lipstick stays on all night exfoliate with a lip scrub (honey, sugar and cinnamon mixture), line your lips with a similar lip color then apply the lipstick. 

*A good lipstick and lip liner brand that is budget friendly is NYX these two products are under $6 

Here are a few of my make favorites:

$3.99 at Target 

$1.00 at Target 

*Tip: If you don't want to wear falsies, curl your eye lashes with a spoon or before using an eyelash curler put it under a blow dryer on low heat for a few seconds then curl your lashes. Either of these methods gives long beautiful lashes. 

$3.99 at Target

$2.99 at Target

Hair Inspiration: 

Hope you enjoyed my first post of the series! I will have two maybe three other prom series posts, be on the look out! My next blog post will be tomorrow. 

As always thank you, please do not forget to subscribe, share and comment down bellow. 

Bella