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As a blogger I am lucky enough to test out tons of products but every once in awhile, I come across a few things that I absolutely ADORE. Right now I’m loving these babies (and you probably will as well):
I’m so excited to share my feature on THE GLITTER GUIDE from this past Thursday; I was featured in their “Beauty Talk” series and I’m pretty pumped since Glitter Guide is one of my favorite sites! Make sure to click over HERE to read my beauty Q&A and to learn about a few of my favorite beauty products 🙂
Give your bathroom a spring makeover and, of course, a cleaning (image via StyleatHome.com)
Try a nude lip like I wore at my Jouer Spring Sirens photo shoot with Troy Jensen (image via HonestlyJamie.com)
Treat yo’ self to a skillet cookie. They’re easier to make than you think! (image via ABeautifulMess.com)
As a beauty editor, I get a ridiculous amount of products sent to me for review and, believe me, that’s not a humble brag, it really is insane how much stuff enters my 700 square foot apartment every month. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE it…but when it comes to my shower routine I tend to stick the the basics. Right now I’m loving a few different products but probably don’t use as many as one might assume, which is mainly because ain’t nobody got time for that, ya know? Here are my current favorites:
When I first saw this product I thought “no…that can’t be. Can it? Is that Calamine Lotion in there with the salicylic acid?” Yes, yes it is. Let’s take it back a minute to a time when young Jamie was constantly covered in either bug bites or poison ivy because, yeah, that was my reality. My parents stockpiled Calamine lotion which, by the way, is BRIGHT PINK and, now that I think about it, the fact that I was always covered in pink dots may be a big contributor to my affliction to the color, but I digress. The MARIO BADESCU DRYING LOTION is pretty amazing at not only calming the itch out of mosquito bites (and it DOES do that, trust), but the formulation of calamine mixed with salicylic acid and other acne-fighting ingredients really gets rid of whiteheads FAST.
When my friends at Jouer Cosmetics offered me the chance to become an ICONIC MUSE for celebrity makeup artist and photographer, Troy Jensen, I jumped at the chance. If you’re like me and you’re obsessed with the beauty industry, then you KNOW of Troy and his work with celebs like Miranda Kerr, Elle Macpherson, Jennifer Lopez, Gwyneth Paltrow, Rachel McAdams and more, and I mean…I wasn’t about to scoff at annny of that. So, here’s how it went down…
We were told to bring a few pieces of clothing to wear for the shoot and, naturally, all I brought was my beloved Bebe motorcycle jacket and nothing else. Now, normally I wouldn’t have been such a jerk but I was scheduled for the second day of this epic shoot and I happened to see tons of Instagram photos from other beauty bloggers doing the same thing, all of which showed the most gorgeous sparkly pastel and white gowns that Jouer got for us to wear during the shoot. Since I’m so not the sparkly pastel dress kind of girl, I thought it might be fun to throw a little black moto over it and go for the punk princess kind of look. Luckily Troy was into it and, in fact, had this reaction:
“You…Brigitte Bardot. Yes!”
(which was achieved by the genius Nikki Lee and her team of 901 Salon)
Full disclosure: the first photo was retouched, but guys…I’m also posting a few of my favorite photos and some behind-the-scenes shots that are totally untouched (like the one directly above). As much as I love the idea of perfection, I’m a big believer in the #NotPhotoshopped movement because, honestly, the photos are gorgeous even with out the magic airbrush.
Here are more of my untouched faves and behind-the-scenes shots from the most amazing photo shoot ever:
I’ve always hated running, which is why this story about cardio for people like me is perfection – IntoTheGloss.com
Spiked milkshakes are what they serve in HEAVEN. I’m obsessed with this list – Brit.co
Emily put together a really great post with all her Instagram tips and tricks! – CupakesandCashmere.com
