Makeup Talk With Jess

4th week of pregnancy

2012-08-27T09:46:00.002-07:00

A bit about me :)

Hey everyone my name is Jess, I have a gorgeous 16 month old son with my wonderful boyfriend of 3 years I like to refer to him as my partner because he means so much more to me then the typical boyfriend is presumed as. We are not married but one day we will be (weddings are so costly). As of right now where quite content living outside of a major city In Ontario, Canada. My partner works full time and I'm a stay at home Mommy. I have a youtube channel.
http://www.youtube.com/user/morganandjessbeauty?feature=mhee
It's focused on beauty related things but maybe I'll do some mommy and pregnancy videos. I do like to be very private thats why I don't do videos where you see me talking however I will be doing bump shots and showing pictures once the baby arrives :) Anyways thats just a bit about me if you have any questions leave a comment!

How far along? 4 weeks I believe.

Total weight gain/measurements? No idea aha I'm very bloated though and my stomach is getting hard already. I've heard it's common for women in there 2nd pregnancy. A month ago I weighed 133lbs. I don't like to go on the scale to much.

Maternity clothes? Nope, I gave most of what I had in my last pregnancy away.

Stretch marks? I do have some from when I went through a growth spurt and from my last pregnancy, I gained 60lbs! I Started off at just 120lbs.

Sleep? I've had pregnancy insomnia for the past week, I've been waking up a lot earlier too.

Best moment this week? I have two! lol Going to a big Canadian festival in the city. It was a lot of walking and I wasn't feeling 100% but I got to eat a fried mars bar which was delicious! The very best moment was taking a positive pregnancy test on Sunday :)

Miss anything? My energy!

Movement? Nope to early :)

Food cravings? Fried pickles! I did have it when my partner and I went out for dinner last week. They were delicious.

Anything making you queasy or sick? Just feeling nauseous for the sake of it lol I didn't throw up in my last pregnancy so I'm hoping I don't again

Gender? No idea! This pregnancy seems totally different then my last which leads me to believe I will have a girl this time. My partner has always wanted a girl but I have a feeling I will have another boy!

Labour signs? Nope...

Symptoms?
My pregnancy symptoms are very minor compared to my last pregnancy.
Stomach cramps have been bad once
Pregnancy insomnia
My appetite raised a little
I'm bloated
Nauseous
My acne just almost disappeared for no reason
Metallic taste in my mouth.
All the symptoms have been there the past 2 weeks but they were brushed off until I woke up 1 night to stomach pain and then missed my period.

Belly button in or out? In! Was in with my last pregnancy, my baby bump was quite small.

Happy or moody most of the time? I'm always moody lol Usually happy though

Looking forward to? Finding out if the baby is a girl or a boy! I know its far away but I can't wait to know :)

I used the questions from Anna Saccones pregnancy update post.

Yay! :)

4 weeks, I'm bloated

Nails Inc The Donmar Collection

2012-01-04T16:29:00.000-08:00

   Once I saw this on the Sephora web site I new I had to check it out. On the site it appeared to be a dark base nail polish with a glittery iridescent 3D top coat. It was eye catching and edgy, a couple months ago I purchased the magnetic nail polish by nails inc and I loved the results and how easy it was to get the effect so I had high hopes for this product.

   In the set you get the dark base (Plum Black Chelsea Polish) as well as the iridescent glittery top coat (The Donmar Overglaze Top Coat). Both polish's are .33oz

   I first Applied my Sally Hansen base and top coat then the Plum Black Chelsea Polish, I noticed the polish was very runny and took 2 coats for a even application. I then applied the Donmar Overglaze Top Coat. As soon as I applied it I realized just how glittery and iridescent it really was I was super excited to see the effect up close. I applied two coats and waited a few minutes to reapply my Sally Hansen base and top coat to set it. After 15 minutes of waiting I noticed the polish still wasn't completely dry, even though I was very careful it still smudged a few times and I had to do some touch ups. After about 45mins - 1 hour it was finally dry.

Results :)

I now have been wearing the polish on for 4 days and its chipped in quite a few places :( . After the 2nd day it started to chip slightly... Keep in mind I am a busy Mommy of a 8 month old so my hands go through a lot!

    Over all I would give this product a 7/10

   Pros- Looks Great
   Unique
   You get two polishes

   Cons- Takes forever to dry
- Chips easily
- You cant buy the over glaze separately

   Even though the dry time sucks I still love how it looks on my nails, I would recommend a top coat that helps polish dry faster :)

    Price $24 Canadian and $20 American

Mac Snowglobe Eyeshadows

2011-12-01T21:57:00.001-08:00

Hey everyone :)

So I picked up this pallette a couple weeks after it came out, what really got me was the gorgeous packaging! Some people may say its to much but I'm a total gotti lover and I think its so Christmasy and fun I just adore it. What really grabbed my attention was the beautiful colours, I could already see myself wearing a makeup look using this product. I ended up buying it and when I got home and swatched it I was a tad disappointed in the pigmentation :(

Don't get me wrong, the eyeshadows are quite lovely but some of them you have to layer up a LOT! Above is a picture of the pallete showing how the colours look like...
First row: Lightfully and Fun!
Second row: Black Tide and Trax
Third row: Festive Delight and Shadowy Lady

Worst pigmentation defiantly goes to lightfully and Trax, however I find they work well to blend out other shadows. The only matte shadow in this pallette is Shadowy Lady, I kind of wish they replaced Lighfully with a matte light pink...

(This pic goes in the same order as I listed above, you can barely see Lightfully)

At the end of the day I suggest buying this product if you don't have much MAC eye shadows and you want to test some out or if you just want a compact that's gorgeous with a nice set of colours :) And random fact the brush in this actually applies the shadows well on your eyelid cuz its so tiny but can really pack the product on!

Thus I give this product 7/10 (wish the colours were more pigmented but I adore the packaging)

I bought mine for $45.50 Canadian, I believe its a bit less in America though :)

Hope you enjoyed this post <3

Urban Decay 24/7 shadow pencil stash review and swatches

2011-12-01T21:15:00.001-08:00

Hey so this is the 1st time I've ever made a blog post and I'm super excited because I'm going to be talking about 1 of my favorite items :) Its the Urban Decay 24/7 shadow pencil stash, these are probably the best cream pencils out there! They're super creamy and so pigmented, they blend lovely and in this deal you get 5 of them! You can wear these gorgeous shades all day without worrying about creasing or fading which is always a plus especially for a busy mom like myself.

The colours you get in the set are (from left to right) delinquent, rehab, sin, clash and juju.

These colours are a lot of fun to play with and I think this set would be perfect for any makeup junky like myself.

Thus I think this product deserves a 10 out of 10, I haven't had any problems with it and the colours are sooooo gorgeous!

Retails for $34 American, I think I got mine for about $40 Canadian at Sephora :)