Get Ready With Me: My Baby Shower Makeup

Products Used;

[Face]

Maybelline Fit Me Foundation

Garnier Anti Dark Circle Roller

Maybelline Fit Me Concealer

Maybelline Dream Matte Powder

Rimmel Brow Pencil

Nars Laguna Bronzer

MAC Blush in Melba

Hard Candy Bronzer (use as a highlight) 

[Eyes]

MAC Painterly Paint Pot

MAC e/s Soft Brown

UD Naked 1 e/s Sin

UD Naked 1 e/s Smog

UD Naked 1 e/s Virgin

UD Naked 1 e/s Sidecar 

Loreal Lineur Intense Carbon Black Liner

Covergirl 24hr Mascara

xo, Hannah

Through the Eyes of my Instagram #2

I've been a busy bee trying to get all things baby organized for my girls' arrival - picked this cute piece up at Chapters on sale this past week. I could not resist! It also goes nicely with the color scheme I have going. (And who doesn't like a peach colored whale?) 

Finally got this little guy.. couldn't be happier! 

Lunch with my mom at our favorite little cafe/cupcakery - what I really should have snapped a photo of  was the blueberry velvet cupcake I had for dessert (yes it was as amazing as it sounds) 

Essie 'Cute as a Button' - new purchase, new love

My 29 week baby bump :)

Baby shower outfit of the day - Maxi dress is from Old Navy 

The lovely table my friends put together for my baby shower - diaper cake and all, so cute!

My Instagram - hannah_griffin if you would like to follow along! 

xo, Hananh

Nail of the Day - Essie 'Cute as a Button'

In the spirit of a new month beginning, and one step closer to it officially being summer, I picked up this little guy the other day. Let's just say I am in love.

When I picked this up it appeared much more of a creamy pink with a hint of coral to it - vibrant none the less. After applying two coats to my nails however I feel it came up much more coral than I first expected. This is not in any way a complaint however, as I love the result! It is the perfect kind of bright for me - it stands out without going too over the top.

As I said before I applied two coats and that seemed to suffice perfectly as it has (as many Essie polishes do) a very opaque quality - this is one of many reasons why I am such an Essie lover. 

xo, Hannah

I'm Finally NAKED

That's right, after well over a year has passed since its release, I've finally managed to get my hands on my very own Naked palette (I know I'm probably the last youtube/blogging guru to do so). I'm certain nearly everyone reading this blog will have heard about this item more than a hundred times, and you may even be tired of all the hype and talk. For me however this is a brand new product that I feel I should give my two cents on - my apologies to anyone who feels it to be repetitive.

I adore the packaging - so sleek and stylish with the brown velvety case and the gold lettering. 

Colors

Virgin, Sin, Naked, Sidecar, Buck, Half Baked, Smog, Darkhorse, Toasted, Hustle, Creep, Gunmetal

I was already the owner of the UD Ammo Palette so that means I now have doubles of Sin and Smog, but this is something I really can't complain about as they have been two of my favorites for a long while now - too much of a good thing? I think not! 

Although it's been said many times, and many ways, the pigmentation and vibrant results you get from these colors is nothing short of amazing. I also find it astounding that after swatching, and then proceeding to use these colors in makeup looks, the palette still looks brand new and untouched. To me this is a sign of a great eyeshadow - I expect to get an extremely long lifespan out of this product.

I must admit that one thing that kept me away from this palette was the price - 60CAD plus tax for an eyeshadow palette (and lets face it, I've had wallets bigger than this). However, now that I have this little baby in my collection I do not feel the least bit guilty for spending that much. Truly when you break it down it ends up being a mere 5 dollars per shadow - you would be hard pressed to find something of equal quality at your local drug store for that price, in fact, if you can, please prove me wrong on this point. 

I am extremely excited to continue experimenting with the numerous looks I will be able to create using this bad boy - I don't see myself running out of ideas any time soon!

xo, Hannah

April Favorites

xo, Hannah