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noreply@blogger.com (Amber Silva) — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 16:30:00 +0000

My husband and I had fun shooting this beautiful model. If you need headshots, couples/engagement, senior photos, etc. my husband and I have packages available that also include professional makeup by me. We are currently building our porfolios and offering great rates. Check out www.erniesilvaphotography.com.

noreply@blogger.com (Amber Silva) — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 16:16:00 +0000

I am not a hair stylist however I am a person with extremely dry, course, and thick hair. Finally found what works for me. Thought I would post this incase others have the same issues I have with my hair.
I LOVE Enjoy hair care products! I use the Enjoy Luxury Shampoo and Conditioner. I wash my hair twice with the shampoo it is important to emulsify the shampoo in your hands first before putting in your hair for best results.
To style my hair I use Enjoys Leave in Conditioner then I mix Enjoy Straightener with hair oil, then I straighten it. I love the result!

noreply@blogger.com (Amber Silva) — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 16:14:00 +0000

Prevent aging with sunscreen! Its so hard for me to remember to always wear sunscreen when I leave the house so I leave it in the car. I have the Earth Science - Lotion Daily Sun Defense All-Natural Fragrance SPF 15 that I got from www.luckyvitamin.com! I really like it because it is light weight and not greasy at all.

noreply@blogger.com (Amber Silva) — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 22:08:00 +0000

Love Nars flesh colored eyeliner! Great for vintage style makeup looks or just to brighten tired red eyes!
Nars Rue Bonaparte

noreply@blogger.com (Amber Silva) — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 21:56:00 +0000

Ever wondered how to get the perfect cat eye and make it even on both sides? With this tutorial you can't get it wrong. The BEST wing eyeliner tutorial

noreply@blogger.com (Amber Silva) — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 21:54:00 +0000

Today after drinking my organic green tea I used the left over green tea bag on my face as a toner before mositurizing. I've done that twice today and my skin already looks better. Here is a link to makeupalley reviews seems to really be helping a lot of people. Love stuff like this! Benefits of Green Tea for Acne

Natural and organic ways to make your skin look bright and smooth!!! You will love this!

noreply@blogger.com (Amber Silva) — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 21:11:00 +0000

I got these tips from watching Kandee Johnson's Videos I have all the products now and my skin has never looked or felt better. http://www.thenaturalstore.com/alba-hawaiian-facial-cleanser-pineapple-enzyme/qxp90103?fromsrch=Alba (non-drying) http://www.luckyvitamin.com/p-20456-alba-botanica-un-petroleum-multi-purpose-jelly-35-oz - non clogging and holds in moisture (apply it around my mouth, eyes, and the outer corners of my nose at bedtime to soothe my temporarily irritated skin). This is the most amazing stuff ever. http://www.luckyvitamin.com/p-10296-carlson-labs-norwegian-cod-liver-oil-liquid-lemon-flavor-168-oz-lucky-deal (morning and night) awesome for your health and your skin. http://www.luckyvitamin.com/p-10220-burts-bees-citrus-facial-scrub-2-oz?redirect=1 – Amazing leave in the shower and can be used daily. Awesome homemade scrub once or twice a week (lemon and sugar) put lemon juice and sugar on a cotton ball and scrub. The lemon gives you brighter softer skin helps reduce blackheads. Make a moisturizing mask with honey, lemon, and olive oil! Let dry and sit on your skin for 10 min and wash off.

My favorite products and essential!

noreply@blogger.com (Amber Silva) — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 19:23:00 +0000

Neutrogena Oil Free Moisturizer SPF 15- Day
Becca Mattifying Primer
Laura Mercier Oil Free Tinted Moisturizer
Becca Stick Foundation (can also be used as a concealer)
MAC Select Cover Up Concealer
Becca Beach Tint for Cheeks and Lips
Becca Cream Blush (Petal and Tuberose)
Becca Loose Finishing Powder
MAC Blotting Powder
MAC Soft and Gentle Mineralize Skin Finish
MAC Powder Blush
Becca Brow Powder and Brow Brush
MAC Blacktrack/Dipdown Waterproof Eyeliner
Loreal Voluminous Mascara
Becca Lipliner
Becca Lipsticks in Yasmina/Estella/Gisella
MAC Lipstick in Snob
Becca Lip Gloss Julep
Becca Foundation Brush #18
Becca Fan Brush #39
Becca Soft Contour Brush #42
Becca Polishing Brush - Extra Small #55
Becca Eye Colour Brush #36
Becca Eye Colour Contour Brush #10
Becca Liner Brush #09
up & up acne wash oil free face wash
Neutrogena Ageless Essentials - Continuous Hydration - Night

Fresh faced with a natural glow!

noreply@blogger.com (Amber Silva) — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 19:43:00 +0000

I am in love with Becca's Topaz Shimmering Skin Perfector. Mix it in with your tinted moisturizer. Gives the most natural and radiant glow to your skin and it has SPF 20+ with antioxidants.

I also love Becca's Tuberose Lip and Cheek Creme. Gives a very natural and fresh look.

When you look good you feel good, When you feel good you look good

noreply@blogger.com (Amber Silva) — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:02:00 +0000

Wow having babies is wonderful but it does a number on your body. At least for me anyways. I think its all genetics. I was not one of those people that just needed to breast feed to loose weight I actually kept the weight on breast feeding.
I have not bought new clothes for myself for so long I am so picky and never find anything I like and besides I don't want to go shopping because I am not happy with my body.
When I got pregnant with my first baby I was 5' 7" and only 114 pounds I was tiny and loved it. I gained so much weight I was 169 the day I had him. It took me almost 3 years to lose most of the weight then I got pregnant again. I ate better this time but gained even more weight I was over 180 when I had my baby Kai.
It has been over 7 months and now I am on a mission to get my old body back and be a HOT mamma. Calorie counting is really working I don't have the time to officially calorie count but you can kind of measure how much you can eat and not eat. I have found that eating a big breakfast makes me so much hungrier during the day now I just have a Nutri grain bar for breakfast, small lunch, small snack, small dinner, and a low calorie popsicle for dessert. Of course throw in about 2-3 coffees with a little bit of sugar and fat free milk in the mix.
Anyways it seems to be working I lost 3 pounds last week. I am no where near where I want to be I have about 30 more pounds to go but I know I can do it. I need to throw a daily 15 minute workout and I will be well on my way.
What prompted my post today is because I had a wedding the other day I did the makeup but they are also great friends of ours. I was just torturing myself on what to where. I went to Nordstroms and a wonderful girl approached me in the Brass Plum area (such cute clothes right now) she just looked at me and took it upon herself to choose a bunch of different outfits for me. I went into the dressing room and had lots of cute stuff to try on. Long story short I spent $32o (I hope my hubby doesn't read this) I found such cute stuff that actually looked good on me. I felt great at the wedding and I could tell my husband loved it.
Stay positive, confident, and take care of yourself. When you look good it feeds you emotionally. Eat good stuff and make sure you spoil yourself often. Life on this earth is too short to feel bad about yourself. You have the control to be exactly where you want to be. Just thought I would share some of my story. I have a long way to go to be really happy with myself but I am definitely on the right path.
Lots of love!!!

Sunscreen Ladies Sunscreen!!! IMPORTANT!

noreply@blogger.com (Amber Silva) — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 23:22:00 +0000

So easy to make it a part of your routine daily. Just put some all over your face, neck, and chest every morning under your makeup. Just that simple.

Prevent aging, sun spots, skin cancer and look beautiful. I love and use Neutrogena Oil Free Moisturizer SPF 15. Great product and feels so refreshing and light on your skin.

Mascara Mascara Mascara

noreply@blogger.com (Amber Silva) — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 19:10:00 +0000

Ok so I got some intel from an amazing makeup artist friend of mine. She has amazing lashes too. Check out her website http://www.noabolozky.com. I have been on the hunt for a good mascara so I thought I would ask the most experienced makeup artist I know.

I am on my way this week to get mine.

Water Proof Mascara for weddings and other events she recommends:
L'oreal voluminous

Everyday look she recommends:
Clinique Lash Doubling

I will let you all know what I think after I am able to use them. Which will be soon because I have a makeup appointment on Wed morning and a Wedding on Saturday. Have a wonderful day!

Becca Cosmetics is the BEST!

noreply@blogger.com (Amber Silva) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:08:00 +0000

If you haven't already you have to go to www.beccacosmetics.com and check out some of their new products. Love love love. If you are looking for a natural look that stays check them out. Becca's beach tints are beautiful, easy to apply, and stays on.

Becca's Loose finishing powder will help your makeup stay. Let me know if you have any questions or are looking for a place that carries the line in Orange County.

MAC Cosmetics Recreating Icon's Master Class

noreply@blogger.com (Amber Silva) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:40:00 +0000

The instructor of course choose Madonna which I pretty much figured it would be Marilyn or Madonna. It was a good class and the artist did a great job. Of course he had a book of models to choose from and choose one that looked ALOT like Madonna. She was gorgeous. It is always fun to attend these classes I always learn something.

I Love Becca Cosmetics

noreply@blogger.com (Amber Silva) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:22:00 +0000

Yay guess what I found a local salon that is selling Becca Cosmetics. They have pretty much the whole line all my favorite stuff like the Primer, stick foundation, beach tints, and everything else. I had the opportunity to instruct some of the stylists on how amazing the Becca products are (most of them already use and love the products). They are very knowledgeable about the product and would love to show it to you.

Serandi Salon
1833 S. Coast Hwy.
Laguna Beach, CA, 92651
949.715.5115

Hair care! My hair is a pain in the @#&*%

noreply@blogger.com (Amber Silva) — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:42:00 +0000

So I finally found someone that did a great job on my hair. It is costing me an arm and a leg but she needs to get it back to where it use to be. Then if I just maintain it it won't cost me so much each time.

My hair is not good it is course and dry it never really looks good in my opinion and I can't figure out how to style it. Oh and by the way my natural hair color is almost black (very dark brown) and I dye it blonde for my hubby.

The whole point of this post is to let you know I finally found some products that are working for me. I use to not wash my hair for a week cause I dreaded doing it. It never looked good anyways. Now it looks awesome and it is so soft I love it. Here is the products:

Enjoy Leave In Conditioner 10 oz.

Use this after shower on damp hair its benefits are:

Excellent for detangling,
Preserves haircolor,
Gives hai hair smoothness and softness
May be used as a skin moisturizer

Moroccanoil Oil Treatment (3.4, 6.8 oz.)

Use this directly after using the Enjoy Leave In Conditioner. Even use a little after blowdrying and straigtening your hair:

Controls frizz
Protects hair from environmental pollutants
Hydrates and detangles hair
Softens thick, unruly hair
Restores shine and softness
Strengthens dry, brittle hair
Nourishes hair damaged from chemical procedures
Nourishes and balances the scalp
Strengthens hair's elasticity
Powerful antioxidant, rich in vitamins
Can be used on wigs and hair extensions
Not tested on animals
No animal ingredients
Amber bottle protects oil from oxidation and degradation

My favorite false eyelashes!

noreply@blogger.com (Amber Silva) — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 03:57:00 +0000

False lashes work magic. Of course you have to have the right style for your face and eyes. Elegant Lashes has the largest and best selection that I have found. You can get them locally at most beauty supply stores such as Angels Beauty in Irvine or on-line at http://www.eeyelash.com. My favorites are #46 (great for weddings, parties) and #824 (great for daily wear or a more natural look). Spice it up. I had the pleasure to work with this beautiful girl for her wedding and engagement photos I used #46.

Check out my hubby's photography website! He does such amazing work. Love him!

noreply@blogger.com (Amber Silva) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:52:00 +0000

His passion is shown through his work. Not only his passion for photography but for life and his family. Love you babes!

www.erniesilvaphotography.com

Its my lucky day!

noreply@blogger.com (Amber Silva) — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 01:00:00 +0000

I have been wanting to takes MAC's Bridal master class forever they only do it twice a year in OC. I went to sign up for Sunday's class and it was completely booked. An amazing well known MAC artist is flying in from Seattle to instruct the class. I was soooo bummed ruined my day. I couldn't help but be really really mad. I got to my car buckled my kid in his seat and the MAC girl called me. They had some openings I ran back in and signed up. I can't wait. I will let you all know how it goes. I always learn so much from these classes. Wooohooo!

Oh ya I have a wedding on bright and early Saturday morning with a really cool bride. It will be a fun weekend.

My husband and I make a great team! Of course great looking models help too. Check it out!

noreply@blogger.com (Amber Silva) — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 19:52:00 +0000

We had a blast last weekend at Balboa park shooting this post-wedding photoshoot. Perfect day and perfect weather.

Check it out

Finally got the Weather Everything Mascara from Bare Minerals!

noreply@blogger.com (Amber Silva) — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 04:39:00 +0000

I used this yesterday for a wedding I did. It worked great I like how easy it goes on and it look very nice. I do recommend.

Wash your face every single night NO MATTER WHAT! No excuses.

noreply@blogger.com (Amber Silva) — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 04:24:00 +0000

So just a little lecture. If you want beautiful skin you must wash your face every single night NO MATTER WHAT. If you don't the dirt and grime from the day will just sit and smudge into your skin through the night. The very few times I didn't drag myself to the bathroom and wash my face I regretted it BIG time in the morning. Guaranteed to have a few blemishes that were not there the day before. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Purity face wash from Philosophy it takes of eye makeup and the consistency is perfect. Love how it feels on my skin. Definitely cleans my skin. Something to remember is to rinse your face really good make sure to rinse all around your face. Some people just splash to rinse and leave extra face wash sitting around the edges of your face.

Another thing that I heard the other day that is great for your skin and is really working for me is to add blueberries (antioxidants) and Omega 3's to your diet. I just throw a handful of blueberries in my cereal every morning. WASH WASH WASH ;-)

Going to get the Bare Minerals mascara at Sephora!

noreply@blogger.com (Amber Silva) — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:43:00 +0000

I used this mascara on one of my brides and really like the texture. Once I have it and try it I will write a review. Finding a really good mascara can be hard. Right now I am using and love Lancome's Hypnose mascara.

I love working with a relaxed and beautiful bride!

noreply@blogger.com (Amber Silva) — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:06:00 +0000

I finally had the opportunity to work with Jack Randall Photography. He shot the last wedding I worked at. I always see his amazing work and am so glad I will finally be displaying some of his work on my site soon. To make it even better the bride and her bridesmaids were beautiful. I also had the opportunity to work with a great friend that I haven't see in over a year, but I have known her for a very long time. She is also an amazing makeup artist. Thank you Lorraine Kline for being there.

This is the BEST skin care and makeup review website ever!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Amber Silva) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:11:00 +0000

www.makeupalley.com

They have reviews from Covergirl to Lancome and everything in between. I use this as a reference all the time.