Makeup Tips and Hacks

How to get a poreless, flawless face instantly

Primer, Foundation, and Baking Tips!

Everyone who loves makeup knows there’s nothing better than learning new trends and techniques to make your makeup routine easier. I recently did a live video of applying my daily routine make up with my favorite New Year look and wanted to give those who missed out a chance to get to know my favorite tips and hacks.

First- Primer: I know personally I was always skeptical about primers…I just saw it as another product for the industry to make use makeup addicts fall into but ladies! LADIES! Primer is a must! It helps smoothing fine lines, wrinkles and large pores. Once you apply the primer think of your face as a beautiful blank canvas, for makeup to go on flawlessly and stay on all day! My go to Primer is Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer!

Next Foundation Application: Everyone has their own preference on applying foundation but after using everything in the book I found my one true love, which is my Urban Decay Pro Optical Blurring Brush. But regardless of the brand using a brush is by far the best way to apply foundation. Why? When used properly, a brush is one of the fastest ways to apply foundation. They blend foundation seamlessly giving skin an even, airbrushed finish. They provide great coverage. Hygienic You can layer easily, giving you more control over coverage. They are good for getting into hard to reach nooks and crannies and they buff foundation into the skin for natural-looking results. In comparison to a makeup sponge…you are just pressing the product right onto you face, sponges are meant to adsorb...so you will be going thru your product a lot faster..also sponges need to be replaced frequently..so buying yourself a nice foundation brush is the equivalent of going thru 5 sponges. The difference is undeniable! The Brush works best with my favorite foundation.. Urban Decay All Nighter Foundation!

Baking: Here's how you can pull off poreless, picture-perfect skin and brighten your eye area... BAKING! My favorite! which refers to letting translucent powder sit on your face for five to ten minutes, which allows the heat from your face to set your base foundation and concealer, and then dusting it off your face, leaving you with a creaseless, flawless finish. It also works as a matte highlighter on your face for those who don't like that shiny sparkly look! My Favorite product to bake with is Dermablend Loose Setting Powder!

All products can be found at Ulta Beauty- honestly, they have everything!

Try these tips out and let us know what you think? Or if any of you beautiful woman out there have any tips to share yourself be sure to comment and let us know! Us woman got to stick together!

It's a new year, make sure to try new things, be courageous, confident and above all love yourself!

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written by:

Taylor- ajbc photography's makeup queen

2018 Fashion and Beauty Trends

2018 Trends

These looks are happening, wether you are ready for them or not! Embrace them or ignore them- but you'll be seeing them, and we guarantee you'll probably secretly be in love with them by Spring! 

I'm a motherfucking woman ✨💖✨💖

A post shared by Kesha (@iiswhoiis) on Dec 7, 2017 at 11:26am PST

Trending Tip #1 Loud and Proud.

Tis the season to be bold! Nothing screams that out more than colorful hair. Not your typical ombre or sun kissed ends, balayage either. We are talking smoked out greys, lavenders, and yes, millennial pink hair! Now is this easy to achieve, not entirely. Especially women with dark hair will take a few trips to the salon. But trust us, we know the struggle is so worth the patience in the end. There are a few box dye brands that have now come out with pastel colors, but we warn you to stay awayyy!!! Box dyes are way more damaging to your hair. If you’re bold enough to rock this style be smart about it and talk with a professional hair stylist.

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Happy Saturday everyone😘💕 ps.its faux 🎀

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Trending Tip #2 Be extra no matter what the event!

Every girl has that desire to unleash their inner diva. Please don’t be shy. You know that fur (faux of course!) jacket you thought was sooo 90’s Posh Spice? Well, reminisce no more… because they’re making a come back! Running hot this time around is the straight lined fur jacket, even better in pastel. Yes!!! Pastel! Now, you don’t need to be going out with the girls to rock one of these, but if you are, pair fur jackets with either a slim fitted dress and tights, or your favorite bedazzled top, jeans, and thigh high boots. For a more casual look in your simple v neck and jeans, cover up and stay warm with your fur, after all that was the true purpose of it. This is definitely a way to make you feel a bit more ‘extra’ anywhere you go.

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Trending Tip #3 Iridescent Everything

While this is still on the rise be sure to get a jump start on this one, it will be striking. I saw this trend on a few women wearing what they call ‘unicorn’ polish on their nails. After that I was on the hunt! Whilst places like Ulta and Sephora were sold out of this color, we did manage to find some alternative options. Opal nail polish has a similar sheen to it, as well as holographic nail polish. But the iridescent movement is more than just nails. Phone cases, key chains, shoes, or even totes and backpacks! I don’t think you can go wrong with this lustrous mermaid color.
 

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Look past the world’s beauty standards. They’re not real anyways. Close your eyes. Find what’s burning and beautiful inside.

Trending Tip #4 Let's talk Makeup! 

The world of makeup is a whole other beast to tackle! So here's what we are finding hot for the 2018 cosmetic style- 
While we are overjoyed to know glitter and rhinestones still remain, as well as the summer heatwave of festival makeup; there's always room for improvement! You'll see the iridescent movement trickling in as we spoke of above. 
And on the flip side- natural is huge right now. Easy, clean, true. While we embrace playing with colors and new looks, we will never say no to fighting beauty standards and rocking who you truly are. 

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Tell us what looks you're loving right now, what you're excited for, and what you are so over!
 

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written by:

Elores- ajbc photography's fashion queen

let it be - two thousand eighteen

It’s the first day of 2018

For me that means...

For me, that means an entire year has flown by and a part of me feels like SO much has changed, and SO much is about to change, while another part of me feels like not enough has changed, and will enough change in the future!?

To be honest with you I find it very hard to accept times when things aren’t changing.
If things are staying the same, what are you working towards?
If things aren’t changing, how will you ever feel excited again!?

I am learning, or better yet, training myself, to appreciate the things I have and the time I have where both will stay exactly how they are.

I feel like we all ride that thin line of wanting time to stand still and time not moving fast enough.
This year, most of all, has taught me about balance.

Every year I feel like “balance” is what I strive for and every year I fail at it. But that’s because I wasn’t being honest with myself- was I really trying to find balance?
No. I was constantly looking for reasons to throw me off balance. This year, I’ve just learned that’s who I am. But I’ve gotten better at taking time out of that part of my life to just….. “be.”

Just Being-
to me that means:

I feel like that’s going to be a HUGE theme for us at ajbc this year.
Just… being, un-apologetically “being.”

More importantly- just being: you.

I’ve realized us girls at ajbc, myself (Autumn) and my 2 assistants (Taylor and Elores), everything we do in our lives, everything we do in the studio, everything we want to share with you, boils down to being YOU, embracing YOU, being proud and showing off YOU, and always in a fearless and bold way.

I think all 3 of us have always been very aggressive when it comes to being individuals.
And that’s what we’re most excited to share with you this year.

If we’re talking trends, makeup, beauty, adventure, portraits, it’s not just because it’s hot right now, or bc it’s “what you should be doing” but because we see new daring things happening, and hope to inspire you to do the same. And if being completely untrendy and undaring is what makes you feel like you- make that your own trend.

As long as you can show up to life every day happy… that’s what should be on your “must have” list. That’s what’s empowering. That’s strength, that’s beauty, that’s the true meaning of life.

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Written by:

Autumn- ajbc photography's empowerment pusher

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Leave us a comment below:
What are you working towards this year? Resolutions? Goals? Changes? Promises to yourself?