Jessica Kinnari

Today's makeup look is inspired by all the cosy Winter knits. It is soft, gold, and glowing, kind of like firelight. The eyes are a shimmery soft gold and champagne, paired with peachy gold cheeks, and lips. Face: 1. Start with a moisturizing face primer, and using a flat foundation brush blend it all over your face. Try: Hourglass Veil Mineral Primer or Smashbox Photo Finish Hydrating Foundation Primer. 2. Using the same brush blend a tinted moisturizer into your skin, making sure to bring it down the next. By using more hydrating base products it will protect your skin from all the harsh drying elements of winter. If you don't have a tinted moisturizer simple mix a little bit of your face moisturizer into your foundation or concealer. Try: Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer or Clinique Moisture Surge Tinted Moisturizer. 3. Dab a luminous concealer underneath your eyes in a v-shape to highlight, around your nose, and above the browbone. Take the foundation brush...

Hello!  Today's Fab February is a spring clothing haul from Vero Moda. There is only one store (that I know of) outside of Quebec and I have seen so many of their nice clothes on Anna Saccone's blog that I knew I had to go inside when I found it. They were having a sale, so I actually went back and picked up another two items. I truly believe in the rule that you should never buy anything full price.  Here are the items I picked up: I love the pattern and the high-low hem line of this button up. It is light and airy, and perfect for spring. The other is a wool knit sweater that has sequins all through and just the perfect pick me up on a cold rainy morning.  The first time I was there I got two dresses, both reduced from over $35 to $12.50. The first is a black shift dress with beaded detail on the sleeves. The other is a sweetheart neckline with sheer mesh over top. It is incredibly comfortable and breathable.  I hope you enjoyed this post and mayb...

This Monday Morning’s Fab February is the final chapter of my Victoria’s Secret Trilogy. Today we are focusing on makeup inspired by the above picture of Candice Swanepoel. It is dewy bronzed skin, clean eyes, and nude lips. So break out your liquid bronzers from the depths of your makeup bag and let’s get started. Face: Starting with a clean and moisturized face, take a liquid bronzer and mix it with your tinted moisturizer. Pick up a buffing brush and buff it all over your face and neck. Jessie’s Picks: Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector in Topaz. Take a highlighting concealer and apply it under your eyes in a triangle shape, down your nose, on your cupid’s bow, and onto the centre of your forehead. Blend out with your buffing brush. Jessie’s Picks: Maybelline Dream Touch Lumi Highlighting Concealer. Next pat a cream peach blush along your cheek bones and the apples of your cheeks. Make sure to blend away all harsh edges. Jessie’s Pi...

Victoria's Secret Models are looked to for fashion inspiration by thousands of women all  over the world. So today's Fab February is a few fashion ideas to take from the ladies at Victoria's Secret that will match your Victoria's Secret Style hair from yesterday. 1. Wear Slim Fitting Pants . Choose either skinny leg or slim cut pants in dark and classic shades. Jeggings are way more flattering than usual jeans and they hug your curves and don't make it look like you have "tree trunk" legs. Not to mention they are ten times more comfortable than regular denim. 2. Pick Solid Neutral Colours . Choosing solid coloured tops will streamline your figure and make you appear longer and leaner. They also create an interchangeable wardrobe, and take the guessing out of which patterns to pick. 3. Wear Heels . Heels lengthen you, they lift your bum, and make you look instantly thinner (the exact reasons why French women wear them everyday). When looking for ...

Today's Fab February is a hair how-to which is inspired by the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. It is soft loose waves which are simple to do, and make you feel glam any day of the week (even if you are not walking in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show that day). Products Needed: - a round brush -blow dryer -velcro rollers (or hot rollers) -paddle brush -thickening mousse - light hold hairspray -shine serum 1. Starting with damp hair scrunch a grapefruit sized handful of mousse from roots to the tips. But make sure you focus on the roots as this is where you want the most volume. Jessie's Picks: Ganier XXL Thickening Mousse. 2. Flip you head upside down  and blow you hair until almost dry. This will give your hair lots of volume. 3. Now flip your head back up and using your round brush blow dry the top of your hair. Use the brush to pull your hair up and out, this will create lift at the roots. 4. Once your hair is pretty much dry, use your paddle br...

(Picture Courtesy of Pinterest) Welcome to the first day of Fab February! I was at the movie theatre yesterday and I saw the trailer for Angelina Jolie's new film Maleficent , and I thought why not do an Angelina Jolie makeup tutorial. So today's look is based on the picture above, and I will be using the Tarte Beauty and the Box Eye Shadow Quad in In the Buff. These eye shadows are amazing, they are so smooth and silky and have excellent pigmentation. I have been using this quad for over a year, and it is perfect for neutral makeup looks. The colours compliment any eye colour, but blue eyes will especially benefit from the bronzey shades.  Alright enough rambling here is the Angelina Jolie inspired makeup look: Face: 1. Start with your favourite sheer-medium coverage foundation or tinted moisturizer and blend it all over your face and down your neck. Jessie's Picks : L'Oreal True Match Lumi Foundation. Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer Oil-Free. 2. Apply...

I realize that, especially in Canada, winter has been in full swing for the past 4 months, but let's be in the mindset that it is almost spring! And for the month of February we can resort to a few basic clothing choices to keep us warm and sane. These clothing items are the ones that get me through the last bit of winter by keeping me warm, dry, and stylish at the same time. No need to plan out your outfit you can pick any of these items and throw them on together. Here are my top late winter style basics that will do all the styling for you: 1. Slim Black and/or Grey Pants . Pack your jeans away for the month of February and grab your favourite pair of comfortable black or grey pants. They can be any material or size, my favourite pair are made of a wool like material and slightly loose. Black and grey pants can be paired with any outfit, and are versatile winter colours. 2. Knit Sweaters. These are available everywhere and now are all on sale. They come in different knits, co...

Lily Aldridge is a gorgeous model, and after having a not so great day I thought I'd do a model makeup look. This a fresh and bronzed makeup look, so if you can fake tan the night before or just tailor it to your skintone. Face: 1. Apply a gel or liquid bronzer all over your face as a base. Jessie's Picks: Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector SPF 25++ in Topaz. Laura Mercier Foundation Primer in Radiance Bronze. 2. Using a brush add some tinted moisturizer all over your face and down your neck. Jessie's Picks:  Maybelline Dream Fresh BB Cream SPF 30 in Medium. Clinique Moisture Surge Tinted Moisturizer SPF 15 in Shade 04. 3. Contour your face using matte bronzing powder. Apply it under your cheekbones, on the sides of your forehead, and under your jaw. Jessie's Picks: Too Faced Chocolate Soleil Bronzer. The Body Shop Honey Bronze Bronzing Powder. 4. Apply a bronzey-rose cream blush to your cheekbones and blend upwards. Jessie's Picks: Elizabeth Arden Cream Ce...

Here is my weekly roundup of the best fashion looks of the week (my opinion of course). I hope they get you thinking and give you some nice fashion inspiration for the week to come! Hope you enjoy: (Picture courtesy of celebmafia.com) 1. Jessica Alba. As per usual Jessica Alba has made my list :) This outfit is my favourite because hse is all bundle up but still looking chic, which here in Canada is almost a daily feat. (Picture courtesy of celebmafia.com) 2. Reese Witherspoon. Of course she has also made the list! This is the second outfit of hers in the past few weeks in which she has been wearing bright pink/magenta. Maybe it's her new favourite colour? (Photo courtesy of www.reveal.co.uk) 3. Taylor Swift. I love black on black outfits and paired with her red lips this outfit is divine!  That's this week's round of favourite fashion looks. I hope you enjoyed them and were inspired by some of them! xx JD ...

Today, I was inspired by this picture of Mila Kunis (found on Pinterest) and I thought that it would be a perfect makeup tutorial! This eye makeup will look great on most eye shapes, and it is a clean and sharp makeup perfect for daytime. Face: 1. Start with a cream to powder foundation, and using either a damp cosmetic sponge or a buffing brush, and blend it well into your skin. Jessie's Picks: Mac Studio Tech Foundation. Benefit Cosmetics Some-Kind-of-Gorgeous . 2. Next add a pink pink cream blush to your cheekbones, and blend upwards to lift your face. Jessie's Picks: Maybelline Dream Mousse Blush in Pink Frosting. Stila Convertable Colour in Petunia. 3. Using a brow powder and an angled brush fill in your eye brows. Eyes: 1. Blend a matte grey eye shadow all over your eyelide using a fluffy eye shadow brush. Jessie's Picks: Urban Decay Eye Shadow in Mushroom. Nars Single Eye Shadow in Euphrate. 2. Next blend a matte golden brown eye shadow through your cr...

Yay! Happy 50th post everyone! Today's look is for those days when you just throw your hair up into a top knot but still want to feel glam. This makeup will take about 15min. So it is fast, simple, and super pretty, hope you enjoy! Face: 1. Start with a tinted moisturizer, and blend it all over your face and down your neck. Jessie's Picks : Garnier Skin Perfector. Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer. 2. Pat a peach cream blush along the cheekbones and apples of your cheeks, to keep a youthful glow. Jessie's Picks : Maybelline Dream Satin Mousse in Peach Satin. Bobbi Brown Pot Rouge for Lips and Cheeks in Fresh Melon. 3. If you like you can now powder the skin, or you can leave it as is for a dewy effect. Eyes: 1. Sweep a shimmery cream coloured eye shadow all over your eye lid, and in your inner corner. Jessie's Picks : Urban Decay Eye Shadow in Virgin. Mac Eye Shadow in Naked Lunch. 2. Apply a matte medium brown into your crease and blend. Jessie's Picks: ...

Face: 1. Start with a lightweight foundation, and buff it well into the skin. Jessie's Picks: Mac Face and Body Foundation. Burberry Sheer Foundation. 2. On a big fluffy brush, sweep a matte bronzer along the contours of your face, so under you jaw, in the hollows of your cheeks, and on the sides of your forehead. Jessie's Picks: Benefit Hoola Bronzer. Rimmel London Natural Glow Bronzer in Sun Bronze. 3.  Apply a pink cream blush (or lip stick) along your cheekbone, and blend for a youthful glow. Jessie's Picks: Elizabeth Arden Cream Ceramide Blush in Honey. Rimmel London Lip Stick in Airy Fairy. 4. Set your face with a translucent powder. Jessie's Picks: Nars Setting Powder. Clinique Stay-Matte Powder. Eyes: 1. Apply a wash of matte skin-coloured eye shadow across your lid to give it an even colour. Jessie's Picks: Mac Eye Shadow in Brule. Bobbi Brown Eye Shadow in Bone. 2. Curl your lashes and apply 2 coats of a dark brown or black mascara. Jessie's ...