the one about beauty products I love and personal style

 

Happy Tuesday, friends! I thought I'd talk about the art of style: finding what yours is, knowing what looks best on your frame, and some beauty products that I love. If this isn't for you, I'll see you back here tomorrow. (Bill, I'm talking to you!) I'll jump in with beauty products that I love. 

I love lipstick! I've been a sucker for a bold lip my entire life, and though I go through phases of colors I wear, for now I'm back to wearing hot pink. My favorite one right now is by Revlon; it's called Cherries in the Snow. Here's a link to one on Amazon. I usually tone it down a little with a lighter neutral color; I'm wearing that combination in the photo above. 

I have a very simple nighttime skin regimen: I use coconut oil to remove my makeup, sometimes I use this toner you see pictured above, and I moisturize with Cerave twice a day; sometimes I add vitamin C serum and collagen to the moisturizer. After I do that in the morning, I start on makeup, beginning with this glotion you see below. 

I love this stuff! It's not foundation, but more a tinted moisturizer. I'll add SPF to it eventually for more protection, but this is probably my sixth tube of it since I started using it months ago. Here's a link. The rest of my makeup is minimal: neutral shadow, a tiny smudge of eyeliner, brow gel, blush, transluscent powder to set it all, and mascara. 

Here's a link to the mascara above; I buy it in black.

I love to be comfy while I'm at home; this was what I wore on Saturday while I was home all day. I don't really have pajamas that I wear at home because people are in and out of my house so much, so I always wear leggings and a t-shirt or sweatshirt. Even though I was going stir crazy by that night, it did feel good to stay home and get caught up on things like washing my bedding, and getting to go without makeup all day. Isn't my shirt cute? I bought it last year, but I forgot about it and just found it again. I made a cut to modify the neck that felt constricting, and now I love it! Can someone tell me how to make the words read right from an iPhone picture?? Tanya? Joanne? Marilyn? I feel like we talked about this last year in Nashville when we took that picture in front of Draper James. 

Part of my personal style is that I pile on the jewelry. I love a good bracelet stack, layering necklaces, and fun (big) earrings. I love wearing my three pairs of earrings everyday, too, and think it adds a little something to my own style and outfit. Are you like this with jewelry? 

This picture doesn't have anything to do with what I'm talking about, but I liked showing my tattoo off that day. This is the one I got last year when Dad died...it's his writing, and it says, "I love you, Daddy." I love the visual reminder of Dad's writing, but I also love its double meaning; now that my earthly dad has passed away, God is my Dad, and I am His daughter. Thanks to Tara-Leigh Cobble from The Bible Recap, when I close my prayers, I tell Him that I love Him too. He shows me His love in a million little ways each and everyday. I'm so thankful for Him! I wouldn't be able to do life without Him. 

I'm short, so I enjoy wearing cropped pants. I think it's important to know yourself and what looks best on your frame. I'm not skinny, so you'll never see me dress as if I am. I'm not being self deprecating; I'm just speaking truth. I feel good about the way that I look, and even though I'm still losing weight, I'm not doing it for any other person than myself. I don't want to be a certain size or weight, I just want to feel good and confident in my skin. But truthfully, I already feel that way. I think confidence is one of the most important things we can put on each day, along with a smile, and a kind spirit. 

My friend Melanie taught me to love V necks; they elongate your torso and are the most universally flattering neckline that you can wear. And how fun is it to wear a necklace right there in that little V?

I'm in my leggings-as-pants phase. I don't always wear them as pants, but when I do, I just make sure everything is covered. I think that women over a certain age should make sure all the things are covered when wearing leggings, regardless of size! I know, I know, I'm very opinionated. 🤣Also, when I wear leggings, I usually wear something loose on top since the leggings are fitted. I do the opposite when I wear something loose on the bottom by wearing something fitted on top. 

I think it's good to know your favorite color and to rock wearing it as much as you can! I'm having a thing with pink right now, any and every shade; I literally can't get enough of the color pink. I also love wearing wide legged pants and think they're more flattering than people realize. Have you tried these yet? I have a pair of the Halara wide legged jeans that I bought last fall, but I can't wear them anymore since I've lost weight. I feel like I might try to sell them on Facebook marketplace, because I spent $60 on them! I'd love to get half that back. The pants pictured above this are from J. Jill; I have this pair and a taupe pair that I literally wear nonstop. 

And of course I painted my front door hot pink!

There's not a formula to go by, as far as personal style, but the advice that I would give is to use the internet and social media as inspiration. My thing with dressing is that I have always needed to be comfortable and have never been willing to sacrifice my comfort for style. I discovered that I can do both!  

Know your colors, figure out your style, and observe what the styles are regarding both clothing and makeup. Use social media and Pinterest to see what the trends and styles are! Regarding makeup, I used to wear dark brown eye shadow all the time, because it was the thing to do until it wasn't. Now I wear neutral makeup, and I go heavy with the blush and bronzer to give my skin color. People tell me that my skin looks glowy, but it's because of the L'Oreal glotion and the blush that I use. It needs to show up, so I always recommend going heavier than you think you need, and then rubbing some of it off with tissue or cloth. 

What would you consider your style to be? I'd love to hear from you! Thanks for reading my blog today, friends. Love to all!

Jenn 🩷❤️