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Is there such thing as easy makeup for busy moms?  Well, of course there is.  I am always running around doing errands, being a soccer mom, cooking dinner and basically running a mommy marathon.  While I do love a simple no makeup face, I do like to bump it up from time to time and add a little makeup to put a little pep in my every day step.  Normally when it comes to quick and easy makeup, I turn to my Urban Decay Naked 1 or Naked 3 palettes since they offer me a quick look with versatility – but I have since added the Coastal Scents Revealed Palette to my Mommy Makeup Routine and I am loving it.

Easy Mommy Makeup

This look is simple and quick to do.  Even if my tutorial seemed a little lengthy – when you eliminate my need to talk and jabber (which I am very good at – lol)… the look can easily be pulled together in minutes and you are out the door and on your way.  My routine may vary a little from those mommies that use foundation – so if you do make sure to add a few extra minutes to your routine to apply accordingly.  If you are not fond of foundation then a BB Cream, CC Cream or Tinted Moisturizer will surely help as well.  My tutorial takes you step by step from beginning to end – so the only thing on my face is my coconut oil – I no longer have Foundation as a part of my routine.

Check out my video tutorial embedded below or click here to watch on YouTube.

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Products used:

Brows – Chella Brow Defining Pencil and Perfekt Beauty Brow Perfection Gel

Eye primer – ELF eyeshadow Primer

Eye shadows – Coastal Scents Revealed Palette

Eye liner – Mally Starlight Waterproof liner in Midnight and Milani Ultra Fine Liquid Liner in Black Vinyl

Lashes / Mascara – 02 KISS Lashes with KISS Black Glue and Mary Kay Ultimate Mascara

Bronze / Highlight – NYC Sun 2 Sun Bronzing Powder in Bronze Mist and Milani Face Illuminating Powder in Amber Nectar

Blush – Milani Warm Petals Blush (Rose Powder Blushes)

Lips – Maybelline Color Elixir in Petal Plush

If you are interested in the Coastal Scents Revealed Palette, I will have swatches and a full review up soon – stay tuned!

Mommy  Makeup using Coastal Scents Revealed Paletted

Decided I would take photos with my Cell phone too so you could see what it looked like.  I posted some of the photos above on Instagram the other day.

There are a few things you can surely eliminate when creating this look.  If you need to get out of the house in a hurry – you can do an easy liner instead of a winged liner and you can also just use regular mascara instead of adding false lashes.  You can also opt to do an all over bronze instead of contouring, highlighting and adding blush.  The options are endless and if you love to have on some makeup before heading out of the door I hope this helps you on those busy days when you got a lot on your plate.

My every day consists of mascara and lip balm – so that is an option too.   Regardless of how you decide to “werk it” just remember that it’s all about feeling comfortable and loving yourself for You!

xo

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As a busy wife & mother, I am always looking for ways to keep myself organized as well as being able to plan accordingly for my family’s very hectic schedule.  I have utilized many different ways of organizing our lives to keep us on track of the things we need to do.  One of those things is writing out our schedules in a planner.  I’ve had everything from a Filofax to a Day Runner and even Agenda and now – I’m rocking out a Keeping It Together Planner for 2014.

Keeping It Together Planner

I have a thing for bright, fun colors.  And, those that know me, know I am a HUGE Lisa Frank fan and this planner screams colors of happiness to me.  When I first opened the box, I was greeted with goodies and bright tissue paper.  Upon opening up the rest of the box, the Planner laid there in all of its colorful glory.  Needless to say – if I wasn’t already excited just knowing I was getting it – I was like a kid in a candy store eager to rip it all open and start planning.

Keeping It Together Planner 2014

Check out my video review and open box embedded below.  Or click here to watch directly on YouTube.

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Keeping It Together Planner 2014

For those of you that like no fuss planners that eliminate all the extras like Birthday / Anniversary Lists and Contact List – this planner is definitely for you.  It offers you the opportunity to go straight into planning and organizing your life, with enough room for a little doodle fun if that’s something you like to do.  I love that there is no time slots for listing appointments but instead an actual writing space (similar to that of a journal) that will allow you to write in each date the contents of your day as you please.

Keeping It Together 2014

Each day offers you not only the space to write but also areas for Exercise and Gratitude.  I especially love this because it allows me to keep track of my daily exercise, run/walk mileage as well as the amount of water I drink each day and I can reflect back on this each week for improvement on the next.  You also get a daily quote as well as a Fitness/Health Tip which helps to keep you motivated and inspired each day.

Keeping It Together 2014 Planner

One of my favorite parts of this planner is the weekly menu.  I currently plan my meals out in advance to not only assist with saving money when purchasing food items, but also to keep our family on track and to help with our healthy eating.  Since this portion is already built into the planner itself, it is the perfect way to keep track of what your family meals are.  This is such a great addition and I’m glad that it was included.

Keeping It Together 2014 Planner

Keeping yourself and your family organized is an investment.  This planner retails for $50 on the Keeping It Together Website.  In my opinion – with all the additions this planner has, it is well worth the money and I have already noticed how beneficial it has been in organizing my family’s many events as well as my Blog and YouTube Channel.  I absolutely love the daily inspiration listed on each page that helps to keep me motivated for the day and this planner is so easy to use with everything you need to keep yourself on track.  If you are in the market for an Agenda, Planner or Organizer (what ever you may call it) and want something that provides a little happiness as well as a way to keep you inspired and on top of things, definitely check out the Keeping It Together Planner.  I can’t wait to see what they come up with next year.

You can get your own planner here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/88652759/keeping-it-together-life-planner-2014?ref=listing-shop-header-0.  For more photos and information about the planner – be sure to stop by their Facebook Page: facebook.com/KeepingitTogetherKIT

For a complete review and break down of the products included with the planner, shipping and more – be sure to watch my video reveal and review.

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Omigosh, I have been working like a nut on my new wordpress site that I honestly have been neglecting everything else.  But, come on now… we can all agree that if you are going through what I am – it is not the walk in the park for us all in the beginning.  I am a little at ease knowing that the site looks pretty darn good and in the next few days I can call and have my domain switched over so that this truly will be “Honeygirlsworld”.  Regardless though, I figured I would add a few posts here and there since I’m still getting used to the layout of WordPress and have been so used to the “drop and drag” option that Weebly offered me the last two years.  So – if you see random posts from me, do not worry – I did not go psycho overnight. lol  I did want to stop in and say “Happy Halloween”.  While I sit at my desk and plug away at this site, my twins are eagerly and patiently waiting for their big brother to be finished with school so that they can start dressing up.

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We went super easy for our pumpkin this year, mostly because I misplaced all of our pumpkin carving tools and really didn’t want to spring for new ones since I know ours will pop up again.  So – the knife and xacto knife were our tools of the trade the other day.  We chose to do 3 ghosts for our 3 little boys.  They absolutely loved it and were so excited.  The boys also lost their masks for their costumes (one of them anyway), so I’ll be pulling out my face paints and creating spiderman on Isaiah.  This will be the first time I’m doing so – so I hope that it will turn out okay.  I’ll be posting photos in the next day here so you can all see how it turned out.

Alright then, I’m back to the grind and will continue working on my site here.  What do you think of it so far?  Simple, but still… I’m pretty much winging it – lol (story of my life).

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