Gleek..Nope.

Lea Michelle has never looked better.

Love how she added highlights from the mid section of her hair down.

A "soft" ombere' if you will.

XOXO-ALittleJuneBug

My Future Mom Cut..I think?

I know this is kinda old but I love Ciara's Bob Hair Cut.

If I ever get a "Mom Cut" this is what I want it to look like >.<

Photo Credits: Getty Images

XOXO-AlittleJuneBug

So Sweet

I made this scrub last night and it was wonderful!

I used Coconut Oil and it made my skin so soft.

I didn't even have to use lotion after my bath.

The best part I already had these things laying around in the kitchen.

So treat yourself and enjoy!!!!

Difficulty: Easy

Time Required: 10 minutes

Here's How:

1. For this body scrub, you can use salt or sugar. Sugar can be gentler on the skin. Just make sure to choose a sugar or salt that has small granules that won't tear at skin. A basic table salt or sugar works wonderfully. If you have super sensitive skin, you might opt for a dark brown sugar.
2. Choose an oil. You can use baby oil or any of the following: organic extra virgin coconut oil (my absolute favorite, which you can buy at a health food store), almond oil, safflower, vegetable. According to Allure, makeup artist Joanna Schlip uses olive oil in the homemade scrubs she uses on actress Eva Longoria.
3. You want 1 part oil to 2 parts sugar or salt. Place anywhere from a few tablespoons to a cup of salt or sugar in a container. Place half that amount of oil. Mix with a spoon. Don't freak out if the salt settles to the bottom. It's virtually impossible to keep it mixed.
4. If you want your scrub to smell divine, put 5 drops of an essential oil into your mixture. Mix with spoon. Or do what actress Cate Blanchett does and put in mint (muddle it up first or put in a blender) and lemon zest. See my list of essential oils.
5. Now onto the bath itself. I find scrubs work best on dry skin. Step into a bath tub and put on loofah mitts. I like the exfoliating gloves that you get in health food stores. They really scrub your skin good. If you don't have a bath mitt, don't worry, you can use your hands.
6. Take a spoonful of the mixture into your palms or your gloves and then rub the mixture all over your body in a circular motion. For tougher areas such as the knees, soles and elbows, spend extra scrubbing time or cut a lemon in half and pour sea salt on the halves, scrubbing your soles, elbows and knees with the lemon. On places like the chest, neck, and stomach, where the skin is thinner, take it easy with the scrubbing and instead use cleanser on a washcloth to exfoliate. If you feel the salt is too harsh on your skin, rinse off the bath mitts and then spoon only the oil onto the mitts to continue.
7. Once entire body is scrubbed well, rinse thoroughly.
8. Pat skin dry. You should be good and cleansed. The salt (or sugar) should have exfoliated your skin nicely with the help of the loofah and the oil should leave skin soft and moisturized. You shouldn't even need to follow the bath with a moisturizer.
9. The only bad part about this scrub is the oil can build up on the bathtub bottom. Make sure to clean it up so the next person who gets in doesn't slip.

What You Need

• salt or sugar
• oil (I prefer organic extra virgin coconut oil, but you can use any type of oil)
• a bowl
• essential oils if you choose
• a spoon
• loofah mitt (or you can use your hands)

By: Julyne Derrick

XOXO-ALittleJuneBug

Flawless

Wow, I am blown away at Ashlee Simpson's over all look.

She looks FLAWLESS.

Want to know the secret to the texture of the one curled lock in the front there? It's all in the technique you use with your iron. Here's the breakdown: Keeping the clamp closed the whole time, wrap your hair around the barrel, holding the last inch of your hair so it doesn't get curled. Just be careful not to burn your fingers!

by Beth Shapouri

Photos: WireImage, Getty Images

XOXO-ALittleJuneBug

Does She Ever Look Bad?

She always looks flawless.

Nina Dobrev at the Great Gatsby Premiere

Hair Envy

*In love with her new cut*

Hair Crush

Can't wait for season 4 of Pretty Little Lairs.

Let the countdown begin.

Did I mention Shay's hair looks so lovely and shinny.

Hair Crushing.

Fo' Sho'

XOXO-ALittleJuneBug

Style Crushing

I am so style crushing these items from the following sites.

Shophopes.com

Forever21.com

Lulus.com

Love these shorts.

Love this whole outfit.

This blazer paired with the dress below.

Heavenly.

(Queue the Angels singing)

And a Dainty necklace to top things off.

XOXO-AlittleJuneBug

Shadows & Light

post + photography by amy nadine, graphic design by eunice chun

When you apply foundation to your entire face, you’ve created a blank canvas, so you have to go back and add the dimensions back in. Remember in art class how you used darker shading to push an area away and lighter shading to pull an area towards you? That’s all we’re doing here! It creates the illusion of a stronger jawline, more chiseled cheeks and a slimmer face. And the easiest way to do this is by drawing the letter E on each side of your face to contour and the letter C on each side of your eyes. Anyone can do that, right? I’m showing you how to do it with both cream and powder formulas together for staying power, but you can certainly do one or the other.
TOOLS:

• Cream Foundation or Cream Bronzer — you can simply find a cream foundation that is four or so shades darker than your foundation (I love Jouer Age-Repairing Perfector Foundation in Tawny for fair to medium skin tones or Almond for darker skin tones) or you can try Hourglass Illume, a cream bronzer + highlight duo that I’ve been using on my clients with fair to medium skin tones for at least three years now.
• A Flat-headed Foundation Brush — this really presses the cream into the skin and does all the work for you. I love Dior Full Coverage Fluid Brush for an investment but Sonia Kashuk Flat Top Multi-Purpose Brush will get the job done too.
• Blush/Contour Brush — the best brush to blend cream foundation or bronzer is a natural-bristled round-headed one that is densely packed like the Cozzette Contour Stylist Brush, the iconic must-have for makeup artists at Fashion Week around the world.
• Bronzing + Highlighting Powder — you can certainly buy them separately but I love Trish McEvoy Dual Resort Bronzer + Highlight because it’s the perfect amount of warmth with a hint of shimmer.
• Angled Contour Brush — I love Sigma’s Large Angled Contour Brush for its fluffy angled bristles.

STEPS:

1. After you’ve applied your foundation all over your face and neck but before any powder, dip your brush into the cream bronzer/darker foundation to load it up.
2. Swirl the brush on the back of your hand to take away some of the intensity.
3. Start at the middle of the top of your hairline and begin the letter E by tracing along the perimeter down to your temple.
4. Suck in your cheeks to see exactly where your cheekbones are then continue the middle prong of the letter E by sweeping the brush from your temple to just underneath the cheekbone (to hollow it out).
5. Go back along the underside of your cheekbone to the ear then down to your jawline. Finish the E by sweeping the brush just on and underneath the jawline. I like to also fill in the whole neck to really shade it, but I have profile issues and do anything I can to make mine more pronounced!
6. Repeat on the other side.
7. Now swirl off any remainder on a tissue or the back of your hand and use the same brush to fill up with the cream highlighter.
8. Draw the letter C by holding the brush in the middle of your forehead just above your brow and outlining the eye all the way to your temple then down under your eye just above your cheekbone. This will pull that area forward and really highlight your eyes.
9. Repeat on the other side.
10. Take the dry blush brush and go back over the E’s and C’s in swirling motions to really blend it into the skin. You could also use a Beauty Blender sponge to do this.
11. Finish by grabbing the angled contour brush and going over the E with the bronzing powder and the C with the highlighting powder.

Thank you  http://thebeautydepartment.com/ for this great read.


                                                              XOXO-AM

No Mom Jeans

Okay let’s be real here people.( By the way this post is for all the mom’s out there but anyone is more than welcome to read and maybe even take something from this.)

After having my son my world was flipped upside down. When I say flipped upside down I mean EVERYTHING. From my daily routine, to what I was wearing, how I carried myself, how I saw myself, my habits,  how was I going to fit in my workout and the list goes on.

After 19 months I am finding myself again and getting my hotness back. Please don’t think I am shallow, I’m just saying you know it has all crossed your minds.. It may take other mom’s shorter or it may take other mom’s longer to get back to everything with full force. (Please remember there is no time limit on these things, only you will know when you are ready.)

 Ladies these are just some quick tips I picked up along the way and maybe they will be useful to you.

Beauty Routine:

You want to use things that are multi taskers. Check, Lips all in one?! Yes Please.

Let’s not forget to use a great Primer Base and Coverage in One. BB Cream is all the rage right now and it does Multi Task. Key word here ;)

Also a good key piece to have is a great under eye conceder because girl you are going to need it more those sleepless nights. I personally like and use this one. It has caffeine it in which helps the eye look more awake.

                                                   

PS Don’t forget to use the mascara. It makes a world of difference, trust me.

Try washing and styling your hair at night after the kiddo’s are in bed. In the morning just refresh your hair style with a little finishing spray.

                                                      

And Boom you are one pulled together Mom ready to take on the world.

Fitness Routine:

Invest in a jogging stroller; spring will be here before you know it. You don’t have to jog, you could walk. Whatever works for you as long as you are a mom that is moving. Plus the fresh air will be good for the both of you and this may even get baby to nap. Bonus.

I guess this saying is true.

“When babies are born mothers are born.”

 I love being a mom and would not trade it for anything in this world. I feel like every moment with my son is a blessing. At the end of the day there is nothing better than snuggling with your loved one or ones.

XOXO-A LittleJuneBug