Jessica Kinnari

(Courtesy of annasaccone.com) Anna Saccone is the most subscribed to female Irish youtuber, the author of "The Style Diet", and 1/4 of the SacconeJoly's YouTube reality show. She also had incredible style and makeup, and so today's post is my take on my favourite of her daily makeup looks, which is very natural but polished. I loved her makeup back in July of 2013 and so that is mostly the look I am going to try and recreate.  Face: 1. Take a full coverage concealer, and dot it under your eyes, on any blemishes, or acne scars. Anna has oily, acne prone skin, and so using a heavier concealer means she can get away with wearing a lighter foundation.  Anna likes Maybelline 24hr SuperStay Concealer or Estee Lauder Double Wear Concealer. I used Rimmel 2 in 1 Highlighter and Concealer .  2. Blend a light BB cream or tinted moisturizer all over your face and neck. Anna likes Mac Studio Tint or Maybellline Dream Fresh BB Cream. I used Maybelline Dream ...

Today is the final day of FabFebruary! So in honour of spring  I thought I would do a nice and fresh makeup look! This look is inspired by Mrs. Bond herself. So if you have dreamed about being a Bond girl take a page from Rachel Weisz' look book. Face: 1. Apply your favorite medium coverage foundation to your face using a foundation brush. Jessie's Picks: L'Oreal Infallible Anti Aging Foundation. Rimmel True Match Foundation. 2. Use a creamy brightening/highlighting concealer under your eyes, and a heavier one on any blemishes. Jessie's Picks; Almay CC Brightening Concealer Duo. Yves St Laurent Touche Éclat. 3. Apply a powder pink sculpting blush to your cheek bones, sweeping the brush upwards. Jessie's Picks: Mac Powder Blush in Dainty. L'Oreal Sculpting Blush in Posh. Eyes: 1. Using a fluffy eye shadow brush, apply a matte cream colored eye shadow all over your eye lid. Jessie's Picks: Mac Eye Shadow in Brule. Bobbi Brown Eye Shadow in...

1. Starting the night before wash you hair; now before you go to bed separate your hair as if you are putting it in pigtails.  2. Grab one “pigtail” and start to twist it. Twist your hair all the way until it begins to twist on it elf. Now take you twisted pigtail and pin it on top of your head. You can use butterfly clip or bobby pins. I, personally, find long dance bobby pins the most comfortable to sleep in. You really should not feel the clips that much unless you sleep in a headstand.  3. Do the same to the other pigtail. 4. In the morning, take down your pigtails and unravel them. You now should have nice curly waves.  5. Flip you head upside down and spray with a loose hold hairspray.  If you need to, tease the roots with a fine toothed comb to add volume. The curls will fall a little throughout the day, but the still will look like beautiful and effortless waves. There you have it! A super easy and fast hair style for those rainy ...

Today's Fab February is looking ahead to the warmer rainy days of spring, which I am sure are only days away. (After, of course, the latest cold front passes then I am positive it will be spring). So looking ahead to those beautiful days when you will still need to dress warm, but not polar vortex warm, here are a few items to have on stand-by in your closet: 1. Cozy Knits. This has not changed from my winter weather post, however now you may not have to wear 4 layers of thermal underwear underneath your sweater. You can just be cozy in the sweater worn all by itself. 2. Thick Leggings . No leggings are not pants, but they can be worn underneath your long cozy sweaters. Just make sure the sweater comes down to at least mid thigh if you are planning on wearing leggings and no pants. 3. Rubber Boots . Get rid of those clunky winter boots and grab your bright yellow rubber boots! Or riding boots. They come in all sorts of colours and patterns nowadays so pick which one is you...

Today's Fab February is a school look inspired by Megan Fox in the above picture. Its is pretty, light and perfect for school because it emphasizes all your best features without going too over the top. I have modified a few products to make it more wearable and affordable for those of us in school; I have also tried to use limited number of brushes. This look should take no more than 5-6 minutes. So let's get started: Face: 1. Starting with a prepped and moisturized face take a BB cream and blend it all over your face using your fingers. The warmth from your fingers will help the BB cream blend into your skin easier. Jessie's Picks: Maybelline Dream Fresh BB Cream. Rimmel London 9-1 BB Cream Matte. 2. Next take your concealer apply it under the eyes and on any spots or dark marks, then using your ring finger gently pat until blended. Jessie's Picks: Rimmel 2-1 Concealer and Highlighter. Maybelline 24hr SuperStay Concealer. 3. Again using your fingers apply a c...

(Pictures courtesy of Pinterest)  Jessica Alba is the Queen of casual style. So today's hair and makeup duo is all inspired by her. And as you probably guessed from the pictures, it is going to be a simple ponytail and fresh faced makeup look (my favourite!). This look can work any day of the week but  Mondays and Fridays instantly come to mind. So here we go and hope you enjoy: Let's start with the hair: This look works best on day old hair, but you have just gotten out of the shower, scrunch a thickening mousse through your hair and then blow dry smooth with a paddle brush. Regardless of where you started take a large paddle brush and brush your hair back into a high ponytail. Now you can either pull your hair back super sleek or looser and more casual, both work for this look and as it is casual Sunday do which ever makes you feel more comfortable. Slightly tease your ponytail to create volume. And voila! That is the hair done. Now onto the makeup...

My daily makeup look is quick, and simple (in my opinion) and it leaves me looking polished and feeling confident. It is a little bit Jessica Alba, a little bit Miranda Kerr, and a little bit Anna Saccone. Alright so here we go: Face: 1. I start with my Hourglass No 28 Primer Serum and I smooth it on with my clean fingers. I then go and do my hair to give it time to sink into my skin. 2. Then on a Real Techniques Buffing Brush, I take my Maybelline Fit Me Foundation, and I buff that all over my face, over my ears, and down my neck. 3. Under my eyes, I then blend my Clinique  Airbrush Concealer using my ring finger. I then pat my Maybelline 24hr Super Stay Concealer over any blemishes or acne scars that are still visible through my foundation. 4.  On an angled blush brush I contour my face using my Rimmel bronzer. 5. Using the same brush I apply my Yves Rocher blush just along my cheekbone, avoiding the apples of my cheeks. 6. I then take Benefit HighBeam, and apply tw...

The winter time is the perfect season to play up your fair skin. Use soft and cool toned colours to keep the focus on a healthy, and glowing complexion. Face: 1. Start with a good hydrating primer. Jessie's Picks : Hourglass No28 Primer Serum. Laura Mercier Hydrating Foundation Primer. 2. Pick a natural finish foundation in the shade that matches your skin tone. Jessie's Picks: Yves Rocher Pure Light Radiance Foundation. Mac Studio Tech Foundation. 3. Take a baby pink powder blush and sweep it along your cheekbones for an après ski glow. Jessie's Picks: Avon Ideal Luminous Blush in Rose Lustre. Benefit Cosmetics Box Powders in Dandelion. Eyes: 1. Apply a frosted white eye shadow all over your lid.  Jessie's Picks: Mac Eye Shadow in White Frost. Urban Decay Eye Shadow in Polyester Bride. 2. Blend a matte light brow eye shadow through your crease, and onto the outer corners of your eye. Jessie's Picks: Mac Eye Shadow in Omega. Urban Decay Eye Shadow in Buck...

Chloe Morello is a YouTube makeup guru and stunning all at the same time. I will link her YouTube channel at the bottom. This is the makeup look that is clean, flawless, and is a go to makeup look. Especially for days when you are on the go. This look works best with a sleek ponytail or top knot. Face: 1. Take your favourite BB cream or tinted moisturizer and blend it well into your skin. Make sure you bring it down the neck and over the eye to avoid any tide marks. Jessie's Picks : Garnier Miracle Skin Perfector For Oily/Combination Skin. Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer Oil-Free. 2. Using a matte bronzer contour your face. Jessie's Picks : Benefit Cosmetics Hoola Bronzer. Marc Jacobs Beauty O!Mega Bronze-Perfect Tan. 3. Blend a peach blush along your cheekbones and a little on the apples of your cheeks. Jessie's Picks : Mac Mineralize Blush in Warm Soul. Bobbi Brown Blush in Desert Rose. Eyes: 1. Using a brow powder softly fill in your eyebrows. 2. Take a black li...

The sunkissed effortless feel of the French Riviera is something that makes everyone feel beautiful, grab a Louis Vuitton purse and you're set to go! This is the perfect travelling look, as it takes minimal effort but still makes you look clean and polished. 1. Take a gel bronzer and blend it into the skin anywhere the sun naturally hits your face. Jessie's Picks : Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector SPF 25++ in Topaz. 2. Blend a shimmery peach blush onto your cheekbones for a natural flush. Jessie's Picks : Nars Blush in Orgasm. Yves Rocher Luminelle Powder Blush in 51 Rose Gourmandise. 3. Fill in your brows using a matte brow powder. Don't do anything fancy, simply clean up the edges and define the shape. Jessie's Picks : Anastasia Brow Powder Duo. HD Brow Kit in Vamp. 4. Apply a shimmering dark brown eye shadow in a sheer wash all over your eyelid. Jessie's Picks : Tarte Amazonian Clay Beauty in the Box in In the Buff (darkest shade). Mac Eye Shadow in Tem...

The "No Makeup" makeup look is perfect for casual days when you want to to look polished but without looking like you are wearing a  full face of makeup. Face: 1. Start with a light natural finish foundation or tinted moisturizer. Jessie's Picks:  Guerlain   Lingerie De Peau Invisible Skin Fusion Foundation SPF 20. Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer. 2. Blend a cream blush in a pink shade along your cheekbones. Jessie's Picks : Stila Convertable Colour in Sweet Pea. Nars The Multiple in Riviera. Eyes: 1. Take cream taupe eye shadow all over your eye lid. Jessie's Picks : Clinique Chubby Stick Shadow Tint for Eyes in Lots'O Latte. Maybelline Eye Studio Color Tattoo in Tough as Taupe. 2. Tight line your upper lash line with a dark brown eye liner. Jessie's Picks:  Make Up For Ever Aqua Eyes in Pearly Brown. Clinique Quickliner for Eyes in Black/Brown. 3. Curl your eye lashes and apply a coat of a black/brown mascara. Jessie's Picks:  Givenchy No...

Makeup: Kim Kardashian's makeup look is flattering and perfect for a glam everyday look. Face: 1. Apply a photo friendly primer all over your face and down your neck. Jessie's Picks : Smashbox Photo Finish Primer. Laura Mercier Foundation Primer. 2. Apply a much lighter concealer or cream foundation under your eyes in a triangle shape, along the cheekbone, down the bridge of your nose, on your chin and in the centre of your forehead. 3. Apply a much darker cream foundation or concealer in the hollows of your cheeks, along your jawline, the sides of your nose and on the sides of your forehead. 4. Blend and pat a full coverage liquid foundation all over your face. It is best to use a beauty blender or makeup sponge. Use a stippling motion to create an airbrushed finish. Jessie's Picks:  Laura Mercier Silk Cream Foundation. Estee Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place Foundation. 5. Apply a peach powder blush along your cheekbone to further give the appearance of an angular...

Women in France are known for the extreme beauty, and natural makeup looks. This look is perfect for a date, a family dinner, or whenever you want to look polished but not overly made up. This makeup focuses on highlighting your best features. Face: 1. Pop on your favorite tinted moisturizer and really blend it well into your skin. Jessie's Pick: Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer Oil-Free 2. Add a pink or deep rose colored cream blush to the apples of your cheeks. Jessie's Pick: Elizabeth Arden Ceramide Cream Blush in Honey Eyes: 1. Brush over your brows with a tinted brow gel. If you must fill them in do so with a brow powder not a pencil to avoid to harsh and drawn on looking brows. Jessie's Pick: Benefit Cosmetics Speed Brow. 2. Tight line your upper lash line with a dark brown eye pencil. Jessie's Pick: Mac Eye Kohl in Teddy 3. Curl your lashes and apply a volumizing mascara, preferably one that does not make your lashes look hard or flakey. Jessie...

It's almost that time of year again...Victoria's Secret Fashion Show Time! Every girl sometimes has one of those days when you just need a pick me up, and sometimes natural and glamorous makeup is just that pick me up. Face: 1. Start with an airbrushing primer, blend it all over your skin and down your neck. Jessie's Picks: VS Airbrush FX Primer. Hourglass Veil Mineral Primer 2. Next take your favourite tinted moisturizer or BB cream and buff that into the skin. Jessie's Picks: Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer Oil-Free. Garnier Miracle Skin Perfector All in One. 3. Take a warm and shimmery bronzer and apply where the sun naturally hits your face, so your forehead, nose, chin, and cheekbones. Jessie's Picks: Urban Decay Baked Bronzer. Rimmel London Shimmer Bronzer. 4. Blend a peach cream blush onto the apples of your cheeks for a warm and youthful glow. Jessie's Picks: Nars The Multiple in Portofino. Maybelline Dream Mousse Blush in Peach Satin. 5. I...

The dark lip, à la Tom Ford, is a major trend and favourite during the fall/winter season. The lipstick can range anywhere from a more wine red to a deep and dark purple. Below is a simple makeup look that would be great for an evening out, but could also be adapted for daytime. Face: 1. Start by using a luminous foundation, preferable one that is quite light. Because we are going so dark on the lips we want to keep the rest of the face very light. Jessie's Picks: Nars Sheer Glow Foundation or Maybelline Fit Me Foundation. 2. Conceal under the eyes and any blemishes. Jessie's Picks: My usual, Mac Studio Finish Concealer for blemishes, and Clinique Airbrush Concealer for the undereyes. 3. Apply a very light warm peach blush just to your cheekbones to add a slight definition to the face. Jessie's Picks: Avon Blush in Dusty Rose or Lancome Blush in Cedar Rose (but be very very light handed with this blush). Eyes: 1. Dust a light matte cream coloured eye shadow all ov...

This is just a quick everyday look for those in high school , or college. It is sweet, feminine, and gives a nice and polished look. Skin: First start by taking care of your skin. Cleansing, toning, and then using a good moisturizer.  Base: 1. Apply a creamy concealer under your eyes, and then a long lasting liquid concealer over any blemishes, acne scars, or red spots. Jessie's Picks: Mac Studio Finish Concealer and Maybelline 24 Super Stay Concealer. 2. Apply a tinted moisturizer over top. Applying your concealer first allows you to be more heavy handed, and then adding a light base avoids the "1 inch face" look. Jessie's Picks: Maybelline BB Cream or Mac Studio Moisture Tint 3. Apply either a cheek stain, or a coral cream blush to the cheek bones and apples of the cheeks. Blend, blend, blend! Jessie's Picks: Tarte Cheek Satin or Avon Cream Blush Stick 4. Powder your skin with a fine finishing powder, and spritz with a setting spray. Eyes: ...

Here is just a quick daytime look inspired by Miranda Kerr's daily makeup routine. The focus is on healthy glowing skin with lush lashes and rosy lips. Hope you enjoy! 1. Start with super nourishing moisturizer. Argan Oil or Coconut Oil are great moisturizers as well as work great as a makeup base. 2. Smooth a nourishing tinted moisturizer or bb cream all over your face and neck. Miranda's pick is her KORA Organics Tinted Day Cream. Using a tinted moisturizer allows your own flush to come through, so there isn't really a need for blush; if you would like to wear blush, pick a cream blush in a natural hue. 3. Curl your eyelashes, add apply 2-3 coats of masacara. 4. For your lips apply a sheer lipcolour in a red hue. Miranda's pick is Chanel Rouge Coco Shine in Rebelle. The Revlon Kissable Balm Stains would be a cheaper alternative. That's really all there is to it. Its super quick, easy, and creates a put together look in less than 10 minutes. Perfect if yo...

If you have an hourglass shape, you are the perfect balance between a pear or apple shaped body type. You have a defined waist with equal bust and hips. When choosing outfits, look for clothes that accentuate your even proportions and your waist. Don't wear pieces that weigh down your upper or lower body. Styles that flatter "hourglass" shapes: Fitted dresses. Pick one in a bold colour or fabric, and pair it with a blazer for a night out. Short and tailored jackets. Jacket that cut or cinch at the waist will draw attention to it. Sweaters or casual clothes with a little bit of fitting. This way you can be casual and still show off your figure. For winter or fall coats, go for wrap style coats, or fit and flare. Pick most coats in a dark or neutral colour, but have one statement coat in a bold colour like cobalt. Slim V-Necked shirts or dresses. The slim v will lengthen your upper body, accentuate your bust, as well as keep you proportioned. Pair a bright v-n...

Sorry I haven't posted in over a week, I was away on a trip :) Now that school has started, I have again realized how much I love sleep more than makeup. The following is my everyday makeup routine that allows me to look polished and feel pretty. This is the makeup I do on the days when I don't just wear mascara and lipbalm. Hope you enjoy! Face Makeup: 1. I start with a primer; I flit in between Hourglass Veil Mineral Primer or Hourglass No28 Primer Serum. If my skin is particularly dry I will use the serum. 2. I apply Clinique Airbrush Illuminating Concealer under my eyes, and then I apply Maybelline 24hr Super Stay Concealer on any blemishes, red spots, or dark spots. 3. I then blend Mac Studio Moisture Tint in Medium over my face with my fingers. I prefer to wear it over my concealer just in case the concealer is little to light (as I'm in between shades right now), and I find blending with my fingers doesn't disturb the concealer underneath. 4. I then dust my...

On days when you just feel like sporting a sleek ponytail; structured and girly makeup is a must have. It will take away from any greasy roots, and will let you feel more polished in leggings and a slouchy knit sweater  ( my style from about  November to April).  Face: 1. Start with a mattifying primer, and blend into the skin. Look for primers that melt into your skin, and make it feel nice and soft. 2. Apply a matte foundation and mix it with moisturizer, this will sheer it out, and make the foundation feel lighter. 3. Apply a highlighting concealer under your eyes and a heavier concealer (cream to powder) on any blemishes. 4. Add a touch of cream blush in a mauve shade on your cheek bones to give you a chiseled look. 5. Dust your entire face with a very fine finishing powder to lock everything in place. Eyes: 1. Apply a matte off-white eye shadow all over your lids. 2. Blend a dark matte brown eye shadow into your crease. 3. Line your top lash line w...