Jessica Kinnari

Hello Everyone! I have some super exciting news! Today my Youtube Channel is launching. I am incredibly excited and have been working hard to get everything in order. I am going to aim to upload at least 2 videos a week, and they will act as a visual aid to my blog posts. I hope you enjoy! Today's post is a summer What's in My Makeup Bag.  Items in my makeup bag: Maybelline Dream Fresh BB Cream Rimmel 2 in 1 Concealer Mac Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation Too Faced Chocolate Soleil Matte Bronzer Nars Blush Elizabeth Arden Cream Ceramide Blush Beautique Eyebrow Pencil Highlighting Stick Essence Longlasting Eye Pencil  Covergilr Lashblast Volume Mascara Tokyomilk Lip Elixir If you want to hear a bit more detail in regards to the products please check out my video below: xx JD Twitter: @jessicadonna_ YouTube: JessicaDonna 

Welcome to Super Sunday the Spring Edition.  These are the current products in my makeup bag. There are always many different items that are in and out of my bag, but these are the ones that I have been using everyday for the past month.  Avon Perfect Look Color Palette in Cool. This palette comes with four lip colours, four eye shadows, two blushes, and a powder. All of them are for cool toned skin and so are super flattering. I just use the powder from this palette but I like having it around because it gives me options.  Avon Colour Fold Up Palette . I use the darkest blush from this palette, it is a shimmery peachy pink shade. Again another huge palette that contains lots of bright eye  shadows perfect for spring.  Clinique Choco-Latte Eye Shadow Quad . I use the darkest colour from this quad for my brows. I fill them in using a little angled brush. Almay Intense Eye Color Trio for Hazels. These shadows are super pigmented and last all day. I use...

I have had a number of requests for this post, and I thought now would be a good time to do it since a lot of people are going away on the weekends or on holiday. Most of these products are just in my everyday makeup bag, but a lot of them I have in a travel size, to make them more convenient to carry. By no means are there fewer products, I tend to bring things "just in case" which leads to a lot of unnecessary items being brought along.  So this is what I pack when I am just going to visit family, or whatever, but they can be tapered to wherever you are going whether it is hot or cold there. It is currently rainy and cold in Canada, so let's pretend we're going away on a nice ski weekend, to sip hot chocolate and watch all the skiers go down the hill. Pictures to come! 1. Hourglass Veil Mineral Primer in the Travel Size . This is my go-to primer. It helps with redness, it moisturizes, and it creates a gorgeous base for makeup. The fact that it comes in a conveni...

When I was in Bed, Bath, and Beyond the other day, I picked up a cosmetic organizer. It is from U.S Acrylic, and it is the large version with removable lipstick holder.  This is what it looks like as a whole, it has lots of different places to keep things, and it holds most standard size cosmetic palettes. First is the lip stick holder, which I put beside the organizer to create even more storage room. It holds 12 lip sticks, and so I have my favourite 12 arranged in order of preference.  The left side has 3 sections that get deeper as you go back. In the front section I keep some of my smaller eye shadow palettes, like my Mac, Tarte,  and Clinique. I also keep my Paint Pots here. In the section behind I keep all of my setting powders, bronzers, and blushers. In the final section is where I keep all of my foundations that I am not using. So I have my Mac Studio Tech and Studio Fix, etc. I also keep here my cream concealers, and liquid bronzer.  ...

Hi guys! Today my blogmas post is going to be about my top 5 favourite YouTube Channels. Most of them, or all of them are fashion and beauty related, because that is what interests me the most. 5. Pixiwoo . Pixiwoo was my first YouTube love. It was the first channel that I subscribed to, and I learnt most of what I know about makeup styles and techniques by watching Pixiwoo. 4 . Tanya Burr. Formerly Pixi2woo, Tanya Burr is such a delight to watch, her videos are always fun and interesting, and teach you stuff without you realizing it. She has since started doing vlogs and other kinds of videos so there is something for everyone. 3. TheMakeupChair . Sinead is the cutest! And her Irish accent is just awesome. All of her video's are incredibly concise and very easy to follow. She has a lot of basic makeup tutorials which are super helpful when you are just starting out. 2. RachhLoves . 1) Rachel's Canadian and 2) her get ready with me videos are the best. Enough said. Sh...

When you are going away for the holidays to visit family, or even if you are just going for Christmas dinner, not having to worry about your makeup is bonus. So here are my holiday makeup bag tips, to just pack the essentials, but still have a polished and fast look. What to bring in your holiday travel (or not travel) makeup bag: 1. A moisturizing base . Be it a tinted moisturizer or a foundation, pick a tried and true product that you know you can rely on to make you look flawless. Jessie's Picks: Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer Oil-Free. Estee Lauder Double Wear Foundation. 2. A creamy concealer . Try and pick a versatile one that works both under the eyes as well as on blemishes. Jessie's Picks: Bobbi Brown Creamy Concealer. Estee Lauder Double Wear Concealer. 3. A peach blush. This blush colour will go with almost all lip colours as well as skin tones, and that is a plus when you are in a rush and don't stop to think if your blush complements your lip stick...

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...

Pictures to come..... What's in my makeup bag winter 2013! The prducts in my makeup bag have somewhat stabilized since the seaon turn over, and I have now being wearing the same makeup look for about a month (I will write another  blog post using these products). Here are the items in my makeup bag, I will try and go a in some sort of order.... Face: 1. Hourglass No 28 Primer Serum. This is my HG primer and facial serum. It is not oily, it hydrates your skin, and gives your skin a beautiful glow. I wear this on its own or under my foundation. 2. Mac Studio Tech Foundation in NC25. I wear this foundation on days wear I need more coverage, or if I know my photo is going to be taken, and I want my skin to look flawless but not cakey. 3. Maybelline Fit Me Foundation in 115. I like this foundation because it very sheer coverage and a very dewy finish. This is my everyday foundation. When I set it with a powder and/or a setting spray it lasts all day, and it does not cling to an...

Face Makeup:   1. Clinique Even Better Foundation 2. Mac Studio Fix Powder Foundation 3. Covergirl Stick Concealer 4. Deep Red Blush 5. Urban Decay All Nighter Makeup Setting Spray Eye Makeup :  1. Clinique Colour Surge Eye Shadow Quad 2. Tarte Eye Shadow Palette  3. Clinique Lash Doubling Mascara 4. Benefit Stay Don't Stray Primer 5. Rimmel London Waterproof Kohl Kajal Eyeliner 6. Yves Rocher Waterproof Eyeliner 7. Clinique Kohl Eyeliner Lip Products:  1. Smith's Rosebud Salve 2. Rimmel London Lipliner in Rose Quartz 3. Yves Rocher Lipliner in Rose 4. Yves Rocher Lipstick in 101 ( a bright matte fuchsia)  5. Yves Rocher Sheer and Shine Lipstick in 01 ( a sheer orange red) 6. Revlon Lipgloss in Coral Reef 7. Revlon Lipstick in Siren 8. Pupa Milano Lipstick in Rosetta (a sheer coral) 9. Clinique Quick Liner for Lips in Bamboo 10. Cinique Plump and Shine Lipgloss in Glamour 11. Clinique Long Las...