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Makeup tips for teens. Whether you’re looking for tips to apply natural makeup for school, want to know how to apply mascara, need tips for applying makeup for glasses, want to know how to make your eyes look bigger, or need the best concealer tips to kind acne and imperfections, we’ve got you covered. We’re sharing our favorite makeup tips, tutorials, and products for a gorgeous DIY look you can do on the daily!

Makeup Tips for Teens: 9 Beauty Tips Every Girl Should Know

From eyeshadow and eyeliner, to brows and lashes, we've rounded up 7 great step-by-step eyeshadow tutorials teach you how to apply eyeshadow for brown eyes. These videos are loaded with simple beauty and makeup tips for beginners (although I'm sure even the most well-seasoned makeup artist can learn a thing or 2 from them!) as well as fabulous product recommendations for a natural, glowing look.

Makeup for Brown Eyes: 7 Eye Shadow Tutorials We Love

The key to perfect eyebrows is to tailor them to your face shape and make them look as natural as possible. With the right products and techniques (thanks for the awesome tutorials, YouTube!), you can DIY your brows in next to no time. From plucking to filling and everything in between, these eyebrow shaping tips for beginners will teach you how to get perfect brows (and arches!) from the comfort of your own home.

How to Get Perfect Eyebrows: 9 Eyebrow Shaping Tips for Beginners

Love holiday nail art? We’ve got you covered! Whether you need nail art ideas for Christmas and New Years, or want something a little more general that’s cute and fun to spice up your nails during the fall and winter months, these easy nail tutorials are the perfect place to start!

Holiday Nail Art: 9 Holiday Nails to Get You in the Spirit

Cleaning your makeup brushes is essential to remove dirt and bacteria that can cause breakouts and spread germs, and while store bought cleaners work well, they can be pricey. Thankfully, you can learn how to clean makeup brushes naturally with dish soap (we like to wash ours with Damn!), with vinegar, with baby shampoo, with coconut oil, with alcohol, with baking soda...and other natural ingredients you have at home. We've rounded up 10 easy DIY recipes that will teach you how to clean your brushes like a pro!

10 Easy & Cheap Tips to Teach You How to Clean Makeup Brushes

The holiday season is coming! Whether you need a look for Christmas, New Years or your holiday office party, these makeup tutorials will take you to holiday glam in a cinch! From bold and dramatic red lips to gold glitter smokey eyes, these holiday makeup looks are all you need this season! Full makeup tutorials included!

Holiday Makeup Looks We Love: 11 Trends We’re Falling for This Season!

Looking for an eyeliner that’s precise and won’t fade? Need a pencil eyeliner that’s blendable and can be smudged into a shadow? Want a lip gloss that won’t get stuck to your hair on windy days? Wish you could find a lip stain that won’t feather or bleed? We’ve got you covered. From pencil, ink, and gel eyeliners that stand up to water and humidity to lipsticks, lip stains, and lip glosses that hydrate with a pop of color, we’ve got 6 of the best fall beauty makeup must haves of 2016!

Beauty Uncomplicated: 6 Makeup Must Haves for Fall

If you carry your weigt in your face and/or want to learn how to make your face look thinner without giving up your favorite foods or spending hours at the gym, you've come to the right place!. We're sharing 5 simple and easy beauty tricks to make your face look slimmer with a combination of the right makeup for your eyes, hairstyle, highlights, accessories, etc. These tips have worked wonders for me, especially when it comes to making me look skinnier in pictures!

5 tutorials to teach you how to make your face look thinner

If you want to know how to apply eyeshadow like a pro, this collection of simple and easy step-by-step tutorials for beginners is for you! Regardless of the color (blue, green, brown) and shape (hooded or monolid) of your eyes, and your personal style (natural, smokey, and downright dramatic), these guides will teach you everything you need to know about applying eyeshadow properly. We've also included product recommendations as well as the best brushes for blending and beyond!

5 tutorials to teach you how to apply eyeshadow properly

Want to learn the secret to making your face look thinner without giving up your favorite desserts and spending HOURS at the gym? You've come to the right place. We're sharing 5 beauty tricks to make your face look slimmer by combining our best tips around makeup, hairstyles, hightlights, and accessories, as well as the right way to accentuate your eyes with eyeshadow and eyeliner. These strategies have worked wonders for me, especially when it comes to making me look skinnier in pictures!

5 beauty tricks to make your face look thinner

Looking for the perfect back-to-school makeup tutorial for teens to give you a quick, natural look now that summer is over, another year of high school is looming ahead of you, and your darn alarm clock will be waking you up at the crack of dawn 5 days a week for the next 10 months? No sweat. We’ve got 5 fabulous makeup tutorials for beginners to teach you the basics, including essentials for your makeup bag, so you can look fabulous even on days you’re running late.

5 fantastic back-to-school makeup tutorials for teenagers

Want to learn how to apply mascara like a pro? You've come to the right place. This collection of 13 step-by-step mascara tips will teach you everything you need to know to get perfectly curled, thick, sexy, voluminous eyelashes WITHOUT CLUMPS your friends will be green with envy over. These tutorials are perfect for beginners and for teens, but have heaps of great tips for even the most well-seasoned makeup artist.

13 makeup artist tricks to teach you how to apply mascara properly

If you’re looking for the best step-by-step makeup tutorial for beginners to teach you the basics of applying foundation, concealer, eyeshadow, eyeliner, mascara, and blush, tips for perfect contouring and highlighting, how to fill in your eyebrows properly, and the secret to the natural no makeup makeup look we all love, this collection of makeup videos is for you! Perfect for teens and adults alike, we’ve rounded up 8 fabulous tutorials to teach you how to apply makeup like a pro!

8 Step-by-Step Makeup Tutorials for Beginners

Looking for an EASY smokey eye tutorial for beginners so you can master this sexy look once and for all? We’ve got you covered. We’ve rounded up 6 fabulous step-by-step makeup videos to teach you the basics. Whether you have brown, blue, or green eyes, like natural shades, prefer something dark or dramatic, or want something in between (think: GOLD!), we’ve got heaps of tips to teach you how to get the perfect smokey eye every single time.

6 Smokey Eye Tutorials and Tips We Love

Whether you want to learn how to shape your eyebrows with tweezers, with a razor, with wax, with makeup, or a combination of all 4, you've come to the right place. Perfect for beginners, this collection of DIY step-by-step tutorials will teach you how to shape and groom your eyebrows at home so you can sport fabulous brows at a fraction of the price.

5 tutorials to teach you how to shape & groom your eyebrows

If you want to know how to contour your face correctly, but don't know what products to use, what makeup brushes work best, and what makeup application techniques will give you the most definition for your cheekbones, we've got you covered. This easy step-by-step video for beginners will teach you how to transform the shape of your round, rosy cheeks for a more defined and sexy look using only one product and one makeup brush. Seriously. This is one makeup tutorial you DON'T want to miss!

How to Contour Your Face Correctly: A Step-By-Step Guide

Whether you're trying to learn how to apply eyeliner properly to your top lid, bottom lash line, or your waterline, have small eyes, asian eyes, or really big eyes, prefer pencil, liquid, or gel eyeliners, we've got you covered. We're founded up 7 fabulous step-by-step tutorials to teach you all sorts of makeup tips, tricks, and application techniques, and we've also included a few fabulous product recommendations.

7 fantastic tutorials to teach you how to apply eyeliner properly

From pencil to liquid to gel, this roundup of the best eyeliner for your waterline will help you find the perfect pick for your eyes. They won’t run, they won’t smudge, and they'll last all day! We've included drugstore brands as well as more expensive options, basics for beginners, products for a more dramatic look, and great waterproof eyeliners we can't live without.

The Best Eyeliner for Your Waterline: Top 10 Picks of 2016

On the hunt for tutorials to teach you how to make your nose look smaller without getting a nose job? We've got you covered! All you need is a little contour and highlight as well as the right brushes and makeup application techniques, and you can make your nose (and face!) look thinner in no time. This tutorial dishes the best beauty tips of my favorite makeup artist and will transform the shape of your nose instantly. Who says learning how to contour your nose needs to be complicated?!

How to contour your nose properly

When it comes to makeup and beauty tips, we're often inundated with information, which can lead us to question everything. Are we applying foundation properly, is it the right shade for our skin tone, and are we using the right eyeshadow for blue eyes? There's a lot to know, and mistakes are inevitable, but it's amazing what a few alterations to your beauty and skin care routine can make to your overall appearance. Check out 7 beauty mistakes you didn't know you were making and learn how to fix them once and for all!

7 Beauty Mistakes You Didn’t Know You Were Making (and How to Fix Them)

If you want to upgrade your drugstore makeup brushes to a more professional set but don't where to start, this Makeup Brushes 1010 tutorial will teach you EVERYTHING you need to know about makeup brushes - which makeup brushes you need, what each brush is for, the correct technique for using each brush, how to clean your makeup brushes, the benefits of synthetic brushes versus real hair brushes, what to look for when buying makeup brush sets, what brand will give you the biggest bang for your buck, etc.

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‘HOW YOU DO ANYTHING IS HOW YOU DO EVERYTHING.’ —Jess Sims . While some people love reading self-help books or listening to inspiring podcasts, quotes, mantras, and song lyrics are my jam. I spend hours upon hours scrolling through my social media feeds each week searching for motivational quotes and sayings, and I copy the ones I love most to the notes app on my phone so I never forget them. . I have a quote and lyric for pretty much every feeling and occasion, and if you follow me on stories, you know that I try to share something motivating and inspiring every morning. . I’ve recently been using short quotes/mantras to help me stay focused. Mantras are typically used in meditation, but they are also a fabulous tool to help you stay grounded. The idea is to pick a word or phrase with meaning to you, and each time your mind starts to wander, you repeat the mantra over and over to bring yourself back to the present moment. . I use mantras to help me stay productive with work, to keep me motivated when I want to push myself during my workouts, to stay present when I’m overwhelmed and trying to do too many things at once, and to stop me from ruminating about the things that make me stressed and anxious. . If you’re looking for inspiring quotes and mantras to help you stay focused, present, and calm, here are some of my favorites! . ‘Be present where your feet are.’ —Unknown . You don’t have to. You get to. —Jess Sims . Easy is bullshit. —Christine D’Ercole . Feel the burn, step closer to the fire. —Emma Lovewell . A setback is an avenue for a comeback. —Alex Toussaint . Hold the vision, trust the process. —Unknown . No challenge, no change. —Robin Arzon . Acknowledge the fear and do it anyway. —Emma Lovewell . Impossible is just an opinion. —Paulo Coelho . Treat your body like it belongs to someone you love. —Hannah Marie Corbin . Fix your ponytail and try again. —Unknown . 👇🏻 What quotes and mantras keep you focused and present when you’re overwhelmed or anxious?
‘ALL GREAT CHANGES ARE PRECEDED BY CHAOS.’ — ‘ALL GREAT CHANGES ARE PRECEDED BY CHAOS.’ —Unknown . f you’ve been following me on stories, you know we moved to a new house a couple of weeks ago. I was going to document the whole thing, but moving during a global pandemic in a city that is completely locked down with a child in virtual school is… 🤪 . This was the biggest move I’ve ever undertaken, and my Type A personality really struggled with how little control I had over everything. Lists and schedules are my jam, but it seemed the harder I tried to keep things on track, the quicker they fell apart. . I eventually decided to just embrace the chaos. I allowed myself to let go and just enjoy the excitement of it all and it ended up being the smoothest, most enjoyable move I’ve ever experienced. We’re still waiting on furniture deliveries and have lots of painting to do, but since no one will be visiting us for months (years?!) on end given the state of the world right now, there is absolutely no pressure. . And that feels great. . If you’re struggling, here are 4 things that helped me find order in the chaos that has been our lives for the last several weeks: . ✔️ EXERCISE. I start every single day with a hard workout to get those feel-good endorphins flowing. It makes me feel accomplished, helps me work through whatever is on my mind, and sets the tone for the rest of my day. . ✔️ ENERGY MANAGEMENT. I do all of my most pressing tasks when my energy is high and my mind is clear, and save all of the monotonous, mindless stuff (think: responding to emails, meal prep, folding laundry) for the evening. . ✔️ NEVER TOUCH SOMETHING TWICE. Once I ‘touch’ a task, I deal with it then and there so it’s taken off of my plate, rather than ’touching’ it multiple times and allowing it to take up extra energy and mental space. This is one of the best productivity tips I’ve ever read and it’s been a life-saver for me lately! . ✔️ DONE IS BETTER THAN PERFECT. I struggle the most with this, but the last few weeks have been a great exercise in challenging a lot of my Type A tendencies. . 👇🏻 How do YOU stay on track when you feel overwhelmed?
‘SELF-CARE ISN’T SELFISH.’ . If you met me I ‘SELF-CARE ISN’T SELFISH.’ . If you met me IRL, you’d probably [hopefully?] never know I suffer from anxiety, and would likely assume I’m just a high maintenance, high strung, Type A personality. All of those things are in fact true, LOL, but what you may not realize is that each of those traits of mine are the result of years of feeling anxious and worried and stressed. . I grew up at a time when we were taught to keep our struggles to ourselves, and when I think back to grades 3 and 4 when my anxiety was at it’s absolute worst, it pains me to remember how much I suffered in silence. I feel proud that I was able to overcome some pretty tough stuff on my own, but I refuse to let history repeat itself. . I will not raise my daughter in a world that stigmatizes mental illness. . According to the Canadian Mental Health Association, 38% of Canadians say their mental health has declined since the start of the pandemic, and people already struggling with their mental health were 2 times more likely to say their mental health has declined further.  . One of the biggest hurdles for anyone suffering from mental illness is overcoming the stigma. It is the number one reason why people living with mental illness do not seek help. . Today is #BellLetsTalk day and Bell will donate 5 cents to Canadian mental health programs for every applicable text, local or long distance call, tweet or TikTok video using #BellLetsTalk - all at no cost to participants beyond what they would normally pay their service provider for online or phone access. . MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS. . Let’s end the stigma.
‘STOP TRYING TO CALM THE STORM. CALM YOURSELF, T ‘STOP TRYING TO CALM THE STORM. CALM YOURSELF, THE STORM WILL PASS.’ —Unknown . My daughter went back to school virtually today, and while the Type A in me is excited we’re back in some kind of routine, I had forgotten just how chaotic and impractical distance learning is. A province-wide internet outage took down her teacher within 2 hours, shattering any hopes I had of grabbing a little time to myself to get caught up on all of the work stuff I’ve been putting off for the last 3 weeks. I’ve dried tears, prepared snacks, provided new Zoom logins, helped with grade 4 math, and I even made paper plates out of construction paper for a last minute craft. . Wash, rinse, repeat. . All is good in our world again, and soon we’ll dive back into those math problems and whatever else is on tap for homework before I retreat to my office to print off tomorrow’s agenda and worksheets. We’ll all play Roblox before dinner to help us unwind after a crazy day, and I’ll stay up later than I want to tonight trying to get caught up because I know tomorrow will bring more unforeseen challenges, and I hate starting my day feeling behind schedule. . Parenting in a pandemic is extra messy, and if this sh*t storm has taught me anything, it’s that we need to give ourselves a hell of a lot of grace right now. There will be days where we’re super productive and get through everything on our never-ending ‘to do’ lists, but there will be many more days where we feel like we’ve accomplished absolute nothing. . It’s on these difficult days that we need to remind ourselves that our most important job right now is making sure our kids are healthy and happy, and that they feel safe and loved. When they look back on this time, they won’t remember if the house was clean and the laundry was folded, how often we ordered takeout, or if we gained weight. All they will remember is how we showed up for them - even on the days we were struggling to show up for ourselves. . If the return to reality has you feeling overwhelmed today, stop trying to calm the storm. Take a deep breath, get present in this moment, remind yourself what’s important, and focus on that instead. . We’ve got this. 💙
BACK TO REALITY… . Are you ready to get back at BACK TO REALITY… . Are you ready to get back at it? . While we’ve certainly been busy organizing, packing, and getting our new home ready and didn’t really relax as much as we’d hoped to over the holidays, I’ve enjoyed operating at a slower pace the last couple of weeks. We’ve stayed up late, slept in a little bit each morning, had too much to eat and drink, and enjoyed a break from routines and schedules. . Toronto is currently under lockdown, so my daughter is going back to school virtually tomorrow while my husband and I continue to work from home. It’s not ideal, but we’ll make it work and I’m excited to get back into a routine. The time away from my computer helped me reset and recharge, and I feel like I’m starting 2021 with more realistic expectations of myself. And that feels good. . 2020 was definitely not my favorite year, but when I look back at the last 12 months, a lot of really great things came from it. It gave me more time with my husband and daughter and brought us much closer than our busy, pre-2020 lives would’ve ever allowed. It helped me reconnect with friends I had lost contact with due to the craziness that is being a working mom. And it helped me form amazing new friendships that I will cherish forever. . I know 2021 is likely going to be just as challenging - if not more so - as 2020 was, but for the first time since becoming a mom, I finally feel like I have a tribe of people around me. I feel less lonely than I’ve ever felt in my life, which is hilarious since we have been holed up in our house for ~10 months, but it feels pretty amazing. . I’m not sure where I was going with this post, but suffice it to say I’m ready to caffeine and conquer! ☕️
‘ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR LIFE. KNOW THAT ‘ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR LIFE. KNOW THAT IT IS YOU WHO WILL GET YOU WHERE YOU WANT TO GO, NO ONE ELSE.’ —Les Brown . I think we can all agree that 2020 was the absolute shits, and I know we’re all looking forward to a chance to start fresh in hopes that the universe will be a little kinder to us in 2021. . Of course, our lives aren’t going to magically go back to the way they were at 12:01 am. It’s not easy to be positive right now, but instead of getting stuck in the suck, remember that the only thing you have control over is your attitude. You can continue to feel sorry for yourself and mourn all the ways your life has changed, or you can straighten your crown and focus on all of the good things happening in your life. . If you dig deep enough, you’ll see that there is so much to be grateful right now. . And if you can’t think of anything that you feel proud of or that brings you joy, then it’s up to you to create it. Accept responsibility for your life. Stop making excuses and be the change you want to see. . Instead of thinking of 2021 as another year of lockdowns and restrictions while we wait for vaccinations to take place and herd immunity to take hold, look at it as an open book. . 12 new chapters. 365 new chances. 🥂
‘BE PRESENT WHERE YOUR FEET ARE.’ —Unknown . ‘BE PRESENT WHERE YOUR FEET ARE.’ —Unknown . What do you do when you have downtime? . I haven’t had time off since last Christmas. We hit the ground running in January as we were planning a 2-week family vacay in March and wanted to do ALL THE THINGS beforehand so we could unplug and enjoy the trip. Our vacation obviously got cancelled, and we’ve been on autopilot ever since. I feel like the pandemic has either made people really busy, or extremely bored. There’s no in-between! . My team and I have been busy working ahead over the past couple of months as I really wanted to unplug and unwind for a few weeks over the holidays and now that the craziness of Christmas is over, I don’t know what to do with myself! . I’m caught up on This Is Us, we finally watched The Undoing, I’m almost done Open Book, I’ve done a lot of drawing on my iPad, I’ve had a lot of wine, I’ve eaten a ton of chocolate, we’ve played games, I’ve done my nails…and I’m bored, lol. But unless I find something else to do, I have to face packing up this house (we’re moving, ya’ll!) and I can’t face that just yet. . 👇🏻how do you unwind?
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