My Face Care Routine

Morning,

Do you ever wake up in the morning and think this is the face I get to work with? There are many occasions this has happened and some of them happen around that "girly time" while other times happen after too many glasses of Chardonnay. I get a lot of people who ask me how my skin got so clear and honestly a lot of it is contributed to good genes.

I do take a lot of care of my skin though and try to always use make-up and cleaning products that are non-pore clogging. I think the biggest NO NO that I commit is not always drinking enough water and sometimes I fall asleep with my face on. The biggest sin is that second one so I always suggest buying those makeup wipes, ones from The Dollar Tree work great, and wipe your face off every night. Even for guys that don't wear make-up like us ladies it is best practice to use these wipes too because our everyday environment can really wreck our skin. I plan to share with you my skin cleaning routine and please know that this won't work for everyone but I want to share with you if it can help.

First Step: Ivory Soap (Wash your face) $1.00 for three bars!

I remember seeing my friend in high school who used to have pretty bad acne show up to school one week with almost completely clear skin. I asked him "Man, you look great! What have you been using for your skin?" He told me after a lot of different medicines he just started using his mom's Ivory Soap. I've been using it ever since he said that and I can truly say it cleans extremely well and doesn't clog my pores. 

Ivory Soap

Step 2: Witch Hazel (Toner) $2.99 for a whole bottle!

My mom told me she read an article when I was around thirteen talking about what makeup/skincare secrets models use and this was one of them. After washing your face use a cotton ball to throughly go back over your face/neck to get off any excess makeup/dirt/oil etc..

Dickinson Witch Hazel

Step 3: Queen Helene Mint Julep Masque 3 oz. (Use 2-3 x's a week) Sally Beauty Supply $3.69

I am a true Sally Beauty Supply shopper and I loved finding this product. I have used it since high school and it hasn't let me down since and I use it at night on a few trouble spots. It will probably freak your significant other out to see you with a green face but it will be worth beautiful skin later.

Mint Julep Masque

Step 4: St. Ives Microdermabrasion (I use this once or 2x's a week on opposite days I use the masque above) $5.00 or so at your local CVS or Walgreens

I bought this a few years ago and the packaging has changed but the product is still great. Let me know how this skin routine works out for you!

XOXO

JADATO

The Addys-Kansas City 2013

Happy Sunday,

Last night was great and full of so many talented people at The Addys Award Show. Our wedding invite even won an award from the talented ladies Megan Collins and Andrea Morris at DMH (Diamond Merkens Hogan). It was so nice to take time getting ready Saturday for the award show and knowing that it would be spent with the best creatives in Kansas City all under one roof. My work 19 Below was a sponsor for the event too.

I wanted to do my hair to match my black velvet vintage dress for the night so I google Hollywood Waves and found a great tutorial. For my makeup I made sure to use face primer called Hard Candy, a foundation brush for my Rimmel foundation, Revlon lipstick and lip liner, and Essie Pink nail polish.

I need to find more pictures of me in my dress from last night! After a few too many glasses of wine it got a lot harder to remember to take photos. The event took place at The Midland Theatre and it truly is inspiring everytime I visit. The after party at Liquid 9 was a lot of fun too with balloon chandeliers. I will write more soon and possibly post more pictures that I find. Thanks for an amazing night KC!

XOXO

JADATO

Valentine's Day-Date Night

Morning friends,

So last night's Valentine's Day 2013 was full of cheddar biscuits, the 30th Anniversary of Lobsterfest at Red Lobster dinner with thirteen of my friends was a success. It paid to call ahead because I haven't seen that many teenagers trying to eat somewhere since high school prom. Poor souls, they don't know it is smart to call ahead and they ended up waiting FOREVER to get lobster. I wore my prom dress from 2002 to Red Lobster too and loved every second of it. I wore it with my boyfriend at the time in 2002 to prom and we got in a huge fight so that dress deserved a better memory. My husband hadn't seen me in that dress and appreciated it much more than any high school boy could. Here are a few snapshots from that night and I forgot to take a picture of my super pretty make-up. Dangit.

Flowers from My Valentine

The Ultimate Feast :^0

Kate, Christie, Me, and Jenny

We enjoy warm coats

XOXO

JADATO

Makeup from NY Fashion Week

Hi friends!

Happy Valentine's Day of course! I have been saving up a TON of blog article ideas and my friend Sam and I are going to do a makeup one from NY Fashion Week. I wanted to give you ladies some ideas too for your makeup tonight possibly and in the future for a change up. I am going to post pictures early next week of my friend Sam Levi doing my makeup to look like the models and show you how different it looks than everyday makeup.

To my friend's in the Kansas City area or my followers elsewhere I hope you have an awesome Valentine's Day. I'm going to post ridiculous Red Lobster bib pictures tomorrow and show that I can still fit into my Prom Dress from my Junior year in High School. Hell, if that isn't an accomplishment of some sorts I don't know what is; it isn't going to fit after dinner tonight. TOO MANY CHEESY BISCUITS! Btw-let me know in the comments which 4 make-up looks are your favorite and I might choose yours! (PS-my favorite is second below)

XOXO

JADATO