Gender Reveal Party

Hello My Bondbeautys,

So today I wanted to share with you a Special Event, My Gender reveal party!

Since this is baby number two I wanted to keep the gender a secret and do a gender reveal instead of a baby shower. So I kept it a secret from my family and friends and finally got around to doing a barbecue / gender reveal party. So we made hotdogs and had blue and pink cupcakes. We also had pink lemonade and blue punch. we had fruit as well.

I made the invitation all myself on pic monkey just in case you were wondering. I also made picture props so that everyone could cast there vote of what they thought baby would be before we revealed it.

Here are all the fun pictures we did…

Then We went ahead and did a big family picture and made it semi funny…

Then we went ahead and let the kids hit a piñata to reveal the gender, the candy inside was blue so it is a BOY! For some reason I don’t have the pictures of them actually hitting the piñata sorry guys but here is our last family pic and obviously everyone and their mother thought it was going to be a girl!

We also did little prizes for those who guessed right! They were simple boy toys we got from the dollar store!

After we ate and we revealed the gender we all had a water balloon fight. It was so fun watching all the kids going crazy!

Gender Reveal was such a fun thing to do specially the pictures. I am going to put the pictures in Durhams Baby book that way he can see who thought he was going to be a girl or boy..

Remember, Beauty comes from within so let it shine!

<3 love, Bondbeautyful

31 Week Pregnancy Vlog

11 / 20 / 145 / 24 / 16

hello my Bondbeautys,

Sorry for the crazy pregnancy blogs I have been posting up, this is the last one then I will be caught up on these ! I will have another makeup blog up soon so don’t worry! So this is my most current one I am 31 weeks pregnant right now!

Due Date? Jan 6,2015
How far along? 31 Weeks
Symptoms? I have been having lots of heart burn still. Now I am getting so uncomfortable even when I am lying on my sides. My nails are getting so flimsy and bendable. So I broke my nails, it is terrible! I am also having scary braxton hicks that last 2 hrs even when I am lying down. I also have discoloration of the skin so I have dark spots on the back of my neck, and legs. This is just something that will go away once the baby is born.
Weight gain/measurements? 174 lbs so I have gained a total of 34 lbs so far. I haven’t gained from last week which is good!
Stretch marks? No new ones, although I did have a scare with a mosquito bite on my belly.
Sleep? I am starting to have insomnia I am just so uncomfortable all the time. Also I have to pee all the time and it is at the point where I can’t wait to long or I will pee my pants.
Exciting Moments/event? I had my Gender reveal party! It was so fun, we did picture props to determine everyones vote !
Miss Anything? I don’t miss being out of breath! Even when get in and out of the truck I get out of breath. I also miss long nails! My nails have been braking lately !
Movement? Yes he his constantly kicking me and flipping.
Food Cravings? I have been craving tamales and spicy food still. I also have been craving cookies and donuts! not healthy!
Gender? He is a boy! We are going to name him Durham and we are so excited to finally release the Gender!!
Labour Signs? Pressure lots of pressure and braxton hicks!
Belly Button In or Out? In Still
Rings on or off? Off my hands are still really swollen
Mood? I have been emotional but not as cranky surprisingly!
looking forward to? I am looking forward to finishing his nursery I am almost done!

Now its time for the belly bump shot…

So do you think it is bigger than last week?

Remember

Beauty Comes from Within, so Let it shine!

<3 Love, Bondbeautyful

30 Week Pregnancy Vlog

11 / 18 / 145 / 24 / 16

Hello my Bondbeautys,

SO I am back with my 30 week pregnancy VLog, I will be doing a new pregnancy Vlog every week so look out for those.

I can’t believe how fast the time is going, I am in my third trimester!! It is so crazy I am getting a bit nervous!

Due date? Jan 6, 2015
How far along? 30 Weeks , but the doctor said that I am week ahead so it is crazy!
Symptoms? Heart burn is a constant! It is terrible ; but Tums are seriously the best ever! It makes it go away in like 2 seconds!My lower back has been just killing me too! My bones are so soft right now, its crazy! Im also so emotional! I am a lot more emotional and moody than my last pregnancy! I have been getting Braxton hicks/ contractions specially since I have been traveling! I went to the florida keys and all the boat rocking and walking just about almost started my labour! Or at least thats how it felt seriously I was worried about the flight home! I am also feeling nauseous which is so weird! My doctor says that I am not eating enough snacks during the day, so I am going to try to always have a snack!
Weight gain/measurements?174 Lbs ( I usually gain 40 lbs when I am pregnant)
Stretch Marks? No new ones yet! Yay!
Sleep?Starting to wake up a lot during the night!
Exciting Moment/event? Went to the doctor and he says baby is head down so it is getting more real! Baby is coming soon!
Miss anything? I miss not being so tired and my back not hurting!
Movement? Yes, baby moves so much it is crazy the baby flips all the time! And now I can see my belly moving from the outside it is so crazy!
Food Cravings? Woppers and Fries it is terrible how much fast food I have been craving!
Gender? Still not telling! I will tell next week so stay tuned!
Labour signs? Braxton hicks/ contractions if I am up all day! Baby Is also head down!
Belly Button In or Out? Out
Rings on or off? Off I am so swollen now it is terrible!
Mood? I am getting so emotional and moody not fun!
looking forward to? I am looking forward to the gender reveal party this saturday! I am so excited to finally tell the gender!

Here is my Belly Bump…

Its a big different from my 19 week Vlog huh!

Remember,

Beauty Comes from within, so let it shine!

<3 Love, Bondbeautyful

19 Week Pregnancy Vlog

11 / 18 / 145 / 24 / 16

Hello my Beautys,

So todays post is a little bit different ! It is a pregnancy Vlog ; for all of you that didn’t know I am pregnant! I am currently 22 weeks but I am catching up on these !

How Far along? I am 19 Weeks
Weight gain/measurements:
Stretch Marks: No new ones!
Symptoms: It is getting so hard for me to sit up crunch style! I have to roll over if I want to sit up , I also feel like I can’t lie on my back anymore. I am also so thirsty for water, no soda or juice.
Sleep: Its been going good so far!
Exercise : walking a lot at night with my son, I would go to the gym but I don’t have a babysitter!
Exciting news / event: I learned what the gender was! I went to an independent Ultra sound place and the experience was amazing! The lady was so nice , she gave us pictures on a disk and I got to see babes face! But I am not telling yet ! I want to do a gender reveal for my family before I tell!
Miss anything? Miss sleeping on my belly!
Cravings? I Have been craving blueberries in everything! So weird I wanted Blueberry Th rolls! I also have been craving Chocolate teddy grams, it is so crazy but so delicious!I also have been craving fruit which is great for my diet! I mostly have been loving oranges with salt on top ooo delicious!
Gender? Its a surprise for now!
Movement? I haven’t felt a movement yet ..
Labour signs? I have not had labour sounds thank goodness !
Belly button in or out? Belly button Is in!
Wedding ring on or off? On
Mood? I am happy most of the time !
Looking forward to? To telling my family back in AZ!

So here is a picture of my belly bump…

I feel like my belly has definitely popped , what do you think?

Thank you guys for taking time to read about my pregnancy , leave any comments bellow!

Remember, Beauty comes from within, so let yours shine!

<3 Love, Bondbeautyful

October Makeup Favorites

11 / 11 / 145 / 24 / 16

Hello My Bondbeautys,

So Im a little late with this post, but at the end of each month (or beginning of the next month) I like to post my Monthly makeup/beauty favorites. October was such a fun month for me because of all the Halloween stuff going on! So there are a little random favorites this month because of Halloween.

Like always you can watch the video to see the products , but here on my blog I like to get into more detail about why I like the products etc.

Favorites:

Covergirl Outlast Stay Fabulous Foundation- This is one of my favorite foundation in the drugstore because of its full coverage capability’s and its staying power. I have never had a problem with the staying power; I put it on in the morning and its on all day. I also never had a problem with it oxidizing ; which basically means it never changed colors on me throughout the day.
Wet N Wild Eye palette : Poster Child- Wet N Wild has some of the best eye shadows out at the drugstore right now! These palettes especially are amazing , this is a newer palette that has only bright, mostly matte, shades. I love the pigmentation , the eye shadows feel soft and smooth. I used this palette for all my Halloween looks this year and really enjoyed it!
Kirkland Eyeshadow Palette- This palette is from Cosco and I decided to pull it out last month because I wanted to do a lavender bridal look for on of my blog posts. A lot of you may have already read this post and if not I encourage you to do so. I posted pictures showing you step by step how to achieve the look. This palette really surprised me , the eye shadows felt smooth and almost like velvet.
Doll 10: Highlighter- This is a cream Highlighter that is very subtle. Sometime we see pictures where the woman has a glow on her cheek bones , that is all because of a highlighter. Where some highlighters are very glowy and can make you look oily this one is more natural ; which is perfect for everyday use.
Kiss Eyelashes 01- Im not one to where eyelashes everyday because its so hard to find natural looking ones. But with that said I have been loving these ones, and you can find them at Walmart or any drugstore.
Wet N Wild Color Icon Lip Liner: Cherry Red – This is the lip liner that I used for Halloween and for some of my tutorials as well . It works amazing for only being $1 it stays on all night even when I eat and talk all night.
Wet N Wild Lipstick: Cherry Frost $1- This is the lipstick I paired up with the lip liner and like I said before for only $1 it works like magic , very impressive.
Wet N Wild Fantasy Lipstick : Black- I Used this lipstick for my Harley Quinn Blog/ Tutorial and I loved it perfect for Halloween.
Starlooks Lipgloss: Guilty Pleasures- This lip gloss is a nude lip gloss that I have used all month long. It is not sticky , it is instead very comfortable on the lips and the color pay off is pretty good . I got this in recent Ipsy bag and have really enjoyed it.

I am wearing some of these October Favorites on today so you can see how they look on! I love favorites because then they give you an idea of some good makeup products that are in stores right now!

Thank you guys for all your support I really do appreciate it!

So what is a makeup product that was your favorite for October? Let me know in the comments!

Don’t Forget Beauty Comes from within so let yours shine!

<3 Love, Bondbeautyful

Lilac Bridal Look

10 / 30 / 145 / 24 / 16

Hello my Bondbeautys,

I am so excited to share this Bridal Makeup Look with you guys ! For this look I paired up with Lover.ly , which is a online one stop shop for brides. I was really surprised when I visited their website, it really is a one stop shop! I wish this was around when I got married it would have made wedding planning a whole lot easier!

They sent me pictures of three different dresses and I immediately got inspired by the beautiful strapless dress with purple detailing at the bottom. The first thing I noticed on this dress was the beautiful ombre fabric on the dress. It turned this dress into a non- traditional wedding dress. This gave me lots of leg room for what type of makeup to do. Usually bridal makeup is more neutral and natural; but for this look I wanted to add a modern twist by having lilac eye makeup instead of the usually browns. It added flavor and a modern twist to this bridal look without making it look informal. The sweetheart neckline gave me even more of a reason to use a such a feminine color on the eyelid.

This Lilac Bridal Look that I have created for you will compliment this dress perfectly. The Lilac eye makeup really ties the makeup and the gown together nicely. I wanted this look to be fun and flirty but still elegant. I wanted you to notice the makeup but I didn’t want to take away from how stunning the dress looks. So enough of all the blabbing lets get started with how to accomplish this look. (List of the products used will be below).

First I applied a white cream eyeshadow base to the Eyelid area. (to help the lilac color show up more vibrantly.)
I then applied a cream matte shade to the brow bone for a subtle highlight. (because the dress is so eye catching I didn’t want to distract with shimmery makeup!)
Then I applied a matte Lilac Shade to the Eyelid. (Using patting motions for the most color payoff).
Next I applied a Light Cranberry Shimmery Shade on the outer half of the lid. (Blend the two shades together)
Apply a Medium Brown shade to the crease with a crease brush.
To deepen the crease I used a Matte Grey shade in the crease and lightly to the outer third of the lid. Then make sure to blend with a fluffy blending brush.
I Also added that same Grey in the lower lid. I also added a pearly white shade to the inner corner of the lid. (doing this opens your eyes more and it looks stunning in pictures)
Next is winged liner. I also added a dark eyeliner to the tight line and in between the upper lashes to add volume. Then in the waterline I added a white eyeliner pencil to open up the eyes even more!
No Bridal look is done without adding lashes! (Lashes really show up beautifully in pictures so even if you are not a lashes girl I would highly recommend them for your wedding pictures).

Since the dress is a strapless dress it adds a sexy vibe to the bridal look ; so I wanted to incorporate that into my eye makeup with a winged eyeliner. Having your eye makeup done is only half of it, next is having flawless face makeup.

First I applied a Matte Bronzer underneath the cheek bone for a nice contour. (Even if you never contour or highlight your face doing so on your wedding will make such a difference in your pictures. Don’t you want that bridal glow?!)
Next I applied my blush, I chose a blush that is more of a natural Pink shade. (you don’t want to much purple or it won’t look natural and will take away from the dress.)
Last I applied a pink highlight shade to the tops of my cheek bones, nose & cupid bow.
For the Lips I decided to do more of a nude pink shade . I used a matte lipstick and then later added a lipgloss for that shiny finish. (Matte or Shiny is up to you, they both photograph beautifully).

This makeup look is so easy you can do it at home. If you are getting it done by a makeup artist make sure to do a trial run. I hope you guys like this look, if you do feel free to pin these pics on your Pinterest for later! Thank you so much for all your support and also thanks to Lover.ly for featuring me on their website! Make sure to check out their website!

Products I Used:

Face:

Covergirl Stay Fabulous Foundation
Rimmel Stay Matte Powder
Instant Age Rewind Neutralizing Concealer (Under the eyes inverted triangle shape)
L’oreal Feel Naturale Blush Au Naturel
Pixi Bronzer: Subtly Suntouched
Elf Baked Highlighter: Baked Diamonds
ELF Matte Lip color: Natural
Philosophy Holiday hugs lipgloss

Eyes:

Kirkland Borghese Palette (Lilac ,cream & Grey Eyeshadow)
NYX Eyeshadow Pencil : Milk
Profusion Neo Perle Eyeshadow Journal( Cranberry Eyeshadow)
Naked Palette: Virgin (Highlight in the inner corner)
Wet N Wild Eyeliner: White (Water Line)
Starlooks Obsidian Kohl Pencil (Tight line & In between Lashes)
Essence Gel Eyeliner: Midnight in Paris (Winged Liner)
L’Oreal Voluminous Butterfly Waterproof Mascara
Kiss 01 Lashes (Duo Lash Glue In Clear)

Don’t Forget Beauty Comes from Within so Let yours shine!

<3 Love, Bondbeautyful

Harley Quinn Halloween Makeup

10 / 22 / 145 / 24 / 16

Hello my Bondbeautys,

Yes , I am doing another halloween makeup look. This time I am doing a collab with another Beauty Guru on youtube , we decided to each pick a villain from the Batman Comics. I decided to do Harley Quinn and she is doing Poisen Ivy. I am so excited I loved the Batman Comics as a kid and still do , last year I did do a cat woman Halloween look too. A video is so much easier to do for this because of all the steps.

I hope you enjoyed the tutorial. This was actually a pretty easy look to do it just took a few steps ; but I felt like it turned out great.

For the face I decided to use my reg
ular foundation and concealer rather than a white face paint. I really wanted Harley Quinn to still have her pretty look rather than look ugly. So all I did was apply my concealer & foundation, then I used a red blush on the cheeks.

The eyes are a little bit more complicated. I decided to do a black smokey eye on and smudge black eyeliner on the lower lid. Harley Quinn’s costume is half black and half red so I decided to incorporate the red in with the eyebrows. I just used a Lipliner and then applied red shadow on top to make it more long lasting. I did notice that my lashes got lost in all the black so falsies are definitely going to be your friend with this look. I think that all the curvy lines and dots really added to her look and made it seem more like her.I did decided to do a winged eyeliner on the upper lash line & fill in the waterline with a red lipliner. (Any time you use lipliner make sure to top of with red eyeshadow.) I also went onto of my winged liner with a glittery eyeshadow to add some sparkle and red into the eye look.

The mask was pretty easy to do with an eyeliner, if it is easier for you just map out your lines with a white or nude eyeliner first. I really wanted to keep the diamond trend going on the face because her costume has lots of diamonds on it. So thats why I made my mask look more like diamonds.

I wanted the Lips to be a big eye opener so I decided to do a diamond in the center of the lips but make it half black and half red. Then on the outside of the lips I used the opposite colors. I did decided to make my lips more pointy and a little thicker than my actual lips to play up the costume.

Wet N Wild Eyeliner : White , Wet N Wild Lipliner: Berry Red
Wet N Wild Palette: Poster Child (Red & black)
Wet N Wild Blusher: Mellow Wine
Wet N Wild Lipstick: Cherry Frost 514a , Wet N Wild Fantasy Lipstick: Black
J Cat Beauty Lashes: EL20 , Duo Lash Glue: Clear
LA Colors Pearl Eyeliner, LA Colors Grafix Eyeliner, LA Colors Automatic Eyeliner
Jordana 12 hr Eyeshadow Pencil: Stay on Black , Nyx Jumbo Pencil : Milk
Elf Makeup lock & Seal, Wet N Wild Single Glitter Eyeshadow: Vices

I hope you guys enjoyed this Halloween Look, I had so much fun doing this collab with Gemma! Make sure to subscribe for my youtube for more videos & like my Facebook Page!

Don’t forget Beauty Comes from Within so let yours Shine!

<3 Love, Bondbeautyful

Greek Goddess Makeup

10 / 21 / 145 / 24 / 16

Hello my Bondbeautys,

Im so excited because today I am going to share with you my very first Halloween Makeup Tutorial of this year. Last year I did several halloween looks as well so make sure to check those out!

So today I am doing a very common and popular Halloween costume, Greek Goddess. This is such an easy look, you don’t need halloween makeup all you really need is a gold shadow or pigment and a nude lipgloss. So lets get started!

For this look I really wanted it to include a lot of Gold, as you guys know the first color you think of when thinking of a Greek Goddess Is Gold!

So I had Gold lips, gold cheeks & even a Gold Forehead to add a little more of the Goddess look. Gold pigments I found are the easiest way to do this to the face because as you can see it really showed up great , even on my olive skin tone.

For my Forehead and cheek area I used a gold pigment dry at first then to add some more punch to the color I mixed it with a drop of water, or you can use eye drops.

For the eyes I wanted them to be more romantic & mysterious. So what better way to do this than with a smokey eye. It was so easy to do all I used where two eyeshadows from the Naked Palette. You don’t need to run out and get this palette as long as you have a Gold shimmer shade & a deep bronzy eyeshadow.

I of course love the shimmer so I did a total shimmery smokey eye ; but if you would rather use a matte deep bronze shade then go ahead.

For the Lips I really wanted a nude lip , but then I felt like it was missing some gold so I used the Gold Pigment I had used before and added it to the lips. What really helps the pigment stick to your lips is using lipgloss before so try using a Nude lipgloss overtop of the matte lip.

Products Used:

Naked Palette
Ulta Eyeliner Bronze (brown Eyeliner)
Wet N Wild Eyeliner: White
Smashbox Palette: Gold Mine
Gold Pigment
Elf Matte Lip Color: nearly Nude
Bh Cosmetics : Peace love & mod Lipgloss
Bh Cosmetics Blush Palette: Hot Pink
Maybelline Butterfly Mascara

So Let Me know if you have any halloween suggestions!

Don’t forget to support me on youtube & Facebook!

Don’t forget Beauty comes from within so let yours shine!

<3 love , Bondbeautyful

Melinda Gordon Ghost Whisperer Makeup Tutorial

10 / 9 / 145 / 24 / 16

Hello my Bondbeautys,

I am sorry I have been gone for a couple months , but I am back and I have been itching to show you guys how to recreate Melinda Gordons famous Brown Smokey eye! If you want to see what look that was exactly then click here.

Like always I did do a video tutorial for you guys , but I also decided to take real detailed pictures for you guys to pin for later or for you to do right now!!!

If you guys like my videos then make sure to subscribe to my youtube channel!

Ok so lets get started with the makeup. (List of the products used will be at the end)

* She is almost always rocking this Dark golden brown smokey eye & of course you can’t forget her fake lashes that make her eyes look doe eyed! Its actually super simple to recreate.

*For her face she kept it simple. She warmed up her complexion and added a very soft coral blush. She does always contour her cheeks & highlights to bring out her bone structure. Then for her lips she used a nude or a slightly natural pink lipstick & gloss.

So thats it, as you can see it is pretty simple. I tried to use more affordable products , the only high end product is the face palette.

Products used:

Elf Long-Lasting Lustrous Eyeshadow: Gala
Elf Single Eyeshadow : Wild Wheat
Elf Beauty Book Warm
Urban Decay 24/7 Pencil
Essence I Love extreme Mascara
Kiss Lashes: Oh so Natural
Divergent Face Palette
Pixi Subtly Suntouched Bronzer
Nyx Soft Matte Cream : Stockholm
Bh Cosmetics Lipgloss: Peace Love & Mod

Makeup sure if you recreate it that you #bondbeautyfulrecreation so that I can see how beautiful you guys look!

Remember Beauty Comes from Within ,

so let your shine!

Love, Bondbeautyful

My Wedding Makeup

5 / 27 / 145 / 24 / 16

Hello my Bondbeauties,

Today I am sharing a very special look, this is the look I did for my Wedding! I was married on May 11,2012 so on behalf of this being my anniversary month, I thought I would share this special Makeup with you! I am using all the exact products I used on the day 2 years ago! Lets go…

I did my own makeup for my engagement pictures and my wedding, you can do it too. This look will last you all day , look great in pictures and its easy to do. This is also a great Prom look, graduation look, or any special event .

I chose to do a more natural look for my engagement pictures so I skipped eyeshadow and went for a natural flush on the cheeks and lips …
For My wedding I made sure to do a full face makeup, pictures tends to fade what you have on so you have to apply a little more makeup then you normally would..

So are the Products I used:

Maybelline 24 hr Super Stay Foundation
Elf Face Primer
Elf All Over Face Color: Pink Lemonade
Rimmel Stay Matte Powder
Divergent Highlight (Gold Highlight for the cheeks)
Elf Warm Bronzer
Naked Palette
Urban Decay 24/7 Pencil (Black)
Maybelline Butterfly Mascara Water proof
Essence I <3 volume mascara
NYC Lip Stain : Fuchsia
Covergirl Lipstick: Demure
Elf Makeup Mist & Set Spray

This makeup look lasted me all day with minimal touch ups. All I had to do was use some powder (because we had taken pictures outside, you get oily) and some lipstick.