one of the sweetest things about having a little girl, i think, is just how many memories it brings back for me about being a little girl myself!! i mean, the first time maddalena came out of my closet trying my shoes on her own tiny feet, iii just plain melted. and it’s only gotten better from there!
right now, she is at that age where she loves playing in my makeup with me. she sees me getting ready and asks to try it herself… and i know she’s only 4, but no matter her age, i will always try to teach her what my mom taught me along the way: that makeup is only to enhance your features, and you won’t ever need it to be beautiful. but!! it’s also just fun. and it doesn’t seem to take too long for girls to catch on to that!
i also feel much, much better about letting maddalena play in my makeup since i know how picky i am these days about what i put on my own skin. i have tried product after product, brand after brand to find what works best without the harmful ingredients. right now, i’m using and looooving beautycounter products, a top-scoring brand on EWG [!!!], which i get through my sweet girlfriend and fellow mama denise. [well, fellow mama is actually an understatement, i think! we both have little girls with the same birthday, followed by little boys with very close birthdays, and all are july babies! and oh, i can promise you she is one of the absolute loveliest ladies on this earth!!]
so, on my skin, i’m using tint skin foundation, which is amazing for daily wear!!! it’s not too heavy, but it has better coverage than the more natural BB creams i’ve tried. and! it doesn’t break me out! glory hallelujah!! also, i haven’t tried the recommended brush for it [i want to!], but i have learned that i get better coverage when i apply it with my fingers rather than with a beauty blender.
and my faaavorite bit of shimmer and glam for all the holiday things we have going on is the winter warmth palette that denise sent me to try out. it’s GORGEOUS!!! [and will actually be gorgeous in the summer, too. but for those of you who prefer cool tones, try the winter dream palette!!] all of the colors in this palette have actually been my favorite shades for years now. my go-to look is the bronze or goldleaf on the lid with one of the darker tones set back in the crease. i also LOVE the amethyst color, which is an especially great shade for playing up green eyes, ps!! 😉 plus, i love that it includes a highlighter for brow bones and the tops of cheekbones… i like tawny for a smidge of rosiness right on the apples! and then when maddalena asks for some, too, we apply just a the tiniest bit of whisper to her sweet cheekies.
i know many of us are looking to support friends and moms and smaller, honest businesses as we do our christmas shopping this year, so here is one great way to do that! there are so many holiday sets to ooooh and ahhh over, too… how ’bout some charcoal cleansing for your main man, some glossy lips for your bestie, and a little balm to share with your smallest lady? 🙂 and if it doesn’t say denise lopatka as the consultant in the upper left-hand corner of the screen, just type in her name. i even emailed beautycounter once after i had ordered to make sure my order was under her name, and they were so helpful!
sooo… tiiiiiime for shopping! oooh, how i love being a girl! <3
[and thank you to sweet denise for enabling me in the glam department!!!]
This post makes me want to care just a tiny teeny bit more about make up. My mom never wore any so I learned in middle school. So scary! But Letty sure does love watching me do mine! It's the bonding!!
yayyy!!! oh thank you sweet friend for this honest and lovely post. you are gorgeous – inside and out!! love you!
I love some of beautycounter's skincare products. I've never tried their makeup but I'm sure it's really good!
These pictures are so sweet! I looooove beautycounter!
Those pictures of your daughter are gorgeous!!
ahhhhhh I love this because Gracie already does the same, I love BC, I love Denise !