Get this look with beauty expert, Holly Gowers

It's officially Fall, and the weather shouldn't be the only thing that's changing---your makeup should, too. Here is an easy, every day look that is on trend with the season's hottest styles. 

Apply foundation and concealer where needed. Top with a light dusting of powder on your t-zone.

Apply CoverGirl & Olay Simply Ageless Sculpting Blush in 230 Lush Berry on the apples of your cheeks using a synthetic blush brush, a makeup sponge or your fingers.

Apply CoverGirl & Olay Simply Ageless Sculpting Blush in 200 Plush Peach on your cheek bones using a synthetic blush brush, a makeup sponge, or your fingers.

Gently blend the blush using a circular motion. 

If you are on the oily side, you may add more powder to set the cream blush.  I love switching over to cream blushes for the fall because they give a fresh, youthful look.

Using CoverGirl Smoky Shadow Blast in Bronze Fire 815, apply Step 1 all over your eyelids and blend upwards slightly above your crease with your fingers or a synthetic brush. Apply Step 2 in the crease of your eyes and blend with your fingers or a synthetic brush. 

Apply CoverGirl Queen Collection 1-Kit Eye Shadow in Down to Earth Q120 with a small brush along the outer 1/3 of your lower lash line.  Gently smudge with a brush, a cotton swab, or your fingers.

Use CoverGirl Intense ShadowBlast in 800 (shimmery snow white color) on the inner corners of your eyes (starlight) to brighten your eyes.

Using a liquid eyeliner in black, draw a thin winged line along your upper lash line. 

Generously coat your upper and lower lashes with CoverGirl Lash Blast 24 Hour Mascara in Very Black.

For your lips, mix CoverGirl Lipstick in 360 Euphoria and 255 Delish to make a neutral plum.

Xoxo

Holly Gowers - The Skinny Intern-- Beauty blogger. 

P.S. 

Thank you Natalia Jhete for the designs and illustrations!

See more of her work here. 

www.nataliajhete.com

Lusting Over Lush

If you've never been inside a Lush store, you're truly missing out. They sell fresh, handmade natural bath and body products. Let's put it this way, if Sephora is Disney World, Lush is Candy Land. The store is more than addictive.

If you're new to Lush, here are some great starters that will surely get you hooked:Celestial Face Moisturizer, Dream Cream, Strawberry Fields Massage Bar, Eau Roma Water Toner, Sex Bomb Bath Bomb, Silky Underwear Dusting Powder, and Ocean Salt Scrub.

XOXO 

Holly Gowers

Beach Bums permitted.

Enjoying a beach day in Miami before Holly heads to New York next month. Top Secret business, but we'll be sure to fill you in on all the details as soon as we can.

We only tan on cloudy days, that explains the paleness for two Florida gals.  

Xoxo

Kristin & Holly

Beach day tip: Holly's favorite sun screen product, the only one she would ever recommend, is LaVanilla. Its 100% natural, chemical-free, moisturizing, and provides UVA/UVB protection. It's a little pricey, $28 for 1.8 oz, but totally worth it!

Ocean Drive: Splurge

Technically I should be in bed right now since I have to be up in less than eight hours, but I'm trying to calm the butterflies in my stomach after my makeup splurge today. 
Tomorrow I have a shoot with Ocean Drive Magazine for their annual Swim Issue out in July for Miami Swim Week. I'm doing the makeup for the cover and the swim story. I am so excited! I probably can't go into detail regarding the inspiration for the shoot, but I can tell you that it's a throwback; and the model will be wearing swimsuits. You're just gonna' have to wait. Listed below are the new products that I felt I simply could not live without. I mean, no one should.

Stila Custom Color Blush Self-Adjusting Coral: Kinda' self explanatory. It's like a mood ring blush.
Stila All Over Shimmer Liquid Luminizer in Kitten Shimmer: Beautiful champagne shimmer. Not too pink. Not too gold. Just right.
Stila Smudge Pot in Black: For the perfect winged eyeliner...or double winged eyeliner. Shhh! No more hints.
Too Faced Royal Oil Coconut Oil Body Bronzer: Drop what you're doing and buy it. Seriously. Go.
MAC Amplified Lipstick in Impassioned: Beautiful, creamy hot/neon pink with a hint of tangerine.
MAC Eye Shadow in Antiqued: The perfect bronzey brown. My favorite color in the world.
MAC Eye Kohl in Teddy: A shimmery brown, easy to blend eye liner. My favorite eye pencil in the world.
LUSH Eau Roma Water Toner: Okay. This product is only for me. I ran out of Celestial lotion and needed a sample to tide me over for a bit. I didn't want to seem cheap, so I bought this. It smells pretty freakin' spectacular. (fresh rose petals and lavender)

Alright, I'm going to bed. I think.

xoxo

Holly Gowers