Dove Hair : #LoveYourCurls

This post is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group® and Dove Hair, but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #LoveYourCurls #pmgdove http://my-disclosur.es/OBsstV

When was the last time you looked at your hair and said "hey hair, thanks for being you!" Not often I'm sure.  It took me years to truly understand and appreciate my hair for all that it is. I always had wavy/messy curls that never looked right, and for years it frustrated me. I have never been the girl who can get out of the shower- and air dry with no issues. It's always been a work in progress for me. I would constantly wear my hair up because I couldn't deal with how my hair handled humidity or any kind of rain situation.

I finally decided to start loving my hair and realizing that there are so many great things about it. I love how thick and wavy it is, and I also love the wavy curly ringlets that come along with it. Even though they aren't tame like I want them to be- I wouldn't have it any other way. I know most women want what they can't have, but it's time we all start embracing what we were born with. Loving something about yourself can seem difficult, especially when you don't feel like it's what you want. My best advice? Learn to roll with it. If your hair is wavy in the wrong ways- start using products that help keep it looking shiny and great. 

In the last few years I have learned how to tame my waves, and it's made so much of a difference for me. Although my hair may not be perfect- I think it's pretty perfect for me, and that's all that matters.

I am so excited to be teaming up with Dove Hair today, and to be able to share that they have an awesome Dove Love Your Curls Emoji keyboard! It's so awesome to be able to customize what your hair looks like in emoji form! Curly hair for the win!

Download the Dove Love Your Curls Emojis in the App Store and Google Play Store to show you #LoveYourCurls!

To follow along and keep up with Dove, make sure you follow them on all their social channels! 

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Everyday Makeup Products & The Prettiest Makeup Bag

Hey guys, and Happy Halloween! I am super excited to share some of my favorite products with you guys on the blog today. I just recently got some new stuff (and an awesome new makeup bag) that I've been using and I am really happy with how the results have been so it's something I have wanted to talk about for quite a while now.

Before I go into detail about the products I have been using, can we please talk about how awesome this handmade makeup bag is? Kusi Life was nice enough to send me one to review, and since I already wanted to discuss some products, I figured it would be a perfect time. I really like this embroidered makeup bag for a few reasons. The main reasons being that it's colorful and fits a lot of different items in it! I also love that the item is handmade using recycled materials and that each piece is unique and different. Something I also want to note is that they contribute some of their money back through charitable contributions in the Peruvian community. Any company that gives back, is a company I want to support.

Now onto makeup! So for those of you who don't know, I was having a really hard time with my skin over the past few months. I was having more breakouts, and not really feeling like my makeup was covering up what I needed it to. A few weeks ago I went to the makeup counter at Sephora and spoke to one of the assistants there about some new products and what I should be using. Since they normally try to push products on you, I wanted her to try them on me first before I spent a whole lot of cash for things that didn't work.

The first thing I was doing wrong, was not putting SPF lotion on my face every day. This sephora brand lotion is awesome because it's matte and fights acne at the same time as it hydrates your skin. I also decided to invest in a primer. (Sidenote: I was never one to want to cake my face with a million things, I never wanted to feel like a clown, so I mostly stayed away from products because a) I didn't know how to use them and b) I didn't want to clog my pores. ) Anyway, I ended up going with this mattifying primer by Cover FX which also has acne fighting ingredients in it. The last product I decided to get was some good foundation. I had never used foundation before, and assumed they were all created equal. Which in my head means = thick, creamy and obvious looking. WRONG! This stuff by Urban Decay is awesome! It's lightweight, and blends perfectly to my skin.You'll have to figure out what shade works for you but I highly recommend going into the store and having the makeup consultant try it out for you, I never would've been able to decide which color suited me properly without her help.

I hope this helped some of you out, I am happy to report that my skin is looking so much better, and my skin is finally starting to even out. I will be doing more posts about beauty products as time goes on, and I hope you enjoyed a little peek into my every day routine!

My Daily Beauty Routine

Murad Hydro - Dynamic Moisturizer // Coffee Bean Caffeine Eye Cream (organic)

Eco Tools Brush // Tarte Foundation // Bare Minerals Matte Powder
 // YSL Touche Eclait  // NYX bronzer

 Dior Show Mascara // Stila Eye Liner

This is my every day go-to makeup. I don't really wear a ton, because I don't like the "cake" feeling too much makeup comes with. The only thing I really love to focus on is my eyes, which is why I almost always have a cat eye. I also realized throughout doing this whole process that it's extremely hard to take these pictures yourself while applying, haha. I hope you guys get the gist of it though. I will be doing more beauty/hair tutorials as the weeks go on, and I can't wait to share more of my personal styling techniques with you guys. Happy Wednesday!