Illamasqua Powder Blusher in Katie

Hi everyone! I hope you're all doing well! I wanted to do a quick post to tell you all about one of my my new favorite blushes that I've rediscovered recently. I haven't tried many products from Illamasqua, but I absolutely adore this blusher. I have it in the color Katie which is a beautiful baby pink shade that is perfect for any time of the year if you want to add a little color on your cheeks! I rediscovered this blusher in my pile of other blushes and I have been using it almost everyday since I stumbled upon it. I haven't tried any of their other products but I am definitely going to give them a try since I love this one so much!

What is your favorite Illamasqua product?

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My Life Lately...

1. We found out back when I was 15 weeks pregnant that we are having a girl! I'm so excited! Baby girl clothes are so much fun to shop for. 2. My husband got me a puppy for Valentines day & I named him Waffle. He is a terrier chihuahua mix. A little bit on the wild side but he's a cutie pie. 3.My husband got me some beautiful flowers just because. I love having fresh flowers in the house. 4. Headed off to an April wedding at 17 weeks pregnant!

5. Panera Bread lunch date with my husband. 6. 21 weeks pregnant belly! 7. A lovely bath complete with candles and relaxing music. 8. Last week at 25 weeks pregnant!

  9. My pretty little kitty. 

I hope you all are having a great start to your week!

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May Favorites

 Hi everyone! Since I'm now getting back into the swing of things, I wanted to start off doing a May Favorites post since I haven't done one in forever. I don't have a ton of favorites this month, but there were few items that I found myself reaching for all the time. 

One of my absolute favorite products that I've been loving is the new Revlon Highlighting Palette which is a really nice dupe for the Bobbi Brown Shimmer Brick. I got the Revlon palette in the color Rose Glow which is a gorgeous mix of champagne and rose colors that add the perfect bit of glow to your cheeks. As the name says, it is a highlighting palette but I have been using it as my blush and adding another highlighting powder on top of it. It doesn't give too much highlight to your cheeks, so if you like a bit more then layering a another shimmery powder on the top of your blush will give it an extra little pop.

Benefit High Beam has become such a staple in my makeup routine for the last few months. I have been using it to brighten up under my eyes by adding a tiny dab of the product and blending it in with my fingers. It doesn't make my under eye area look too bright, but it gives just enough to make my eyes look brighter and more awake. If you want to add more of a glow, then popping a little dab of it on your cheek bones looks gorgeous as well! 

Of course when spring and summer come around I have to bust out my bright lipsticks! One of my all time favorites is the Miliani lipstick in the color Fruit Punch. It's a fun matte bright pink that is perfect to wear if you want to spice up your makeup a little bit. It's not a super bright fuchsia pink which I like, but it definitely is one of the brighter colors that I have in my collection! I love to wear this when I have a more simple look going on and I want to brighten it up a bit. It's the perfect summer lipstick in my opinion!

The last favorite that I have for this month is a nail polish. I love painting my nails fun bright colors during the warmer months, but for some reason I keep going back to Essie's Sand Tropez, which is a gorgeous neutral beige color. It's a shade that goes with anything and everything and it's easy to just pop on your nails when you don't really feel like picking out a color. The formula is my favorite out of all of the polishes I own. It's easy to put on and quick to dry. If you haven't tried this stunning shade yet, I would highly suggest trying it out!

What are some of your favorite products from last month?  

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Starting Over: New Blog!

 

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Hi everyone! Some of you are probably wondering what's going on and why I'm starting over with my blog. For any new followers, I used to blog at Life of a Housewife.com but I recently decided that I wanted a change and wanted to get back into blogging regularly. Last year, I had a ton going on in my life and my passion for blogging got lost in all of the bad things that were happening. After my mom passed away I let my depression get the best of me and I totally stopped blogging. I posted a few things here and there just because I felt like I had to but my heart wasn't really in it. 

But I'm so excited to say that I am for sure back in the blogging world and I can't wait to get started again! With all the (good) craziness in my life now with a new baby on the way & a great job as a freelance makeup artist, I really want to keep up with all the positivity in my life. So I am going to be posting more regularly and trying to get back into the blogging scene and hopefully my blog will become something that a lot of you will love to read on a regular basis!

I changed the name to Lace & Pearls because I feel like that fits the majority of my posts on this blog. As all of you know, I love posting about makeup and beauty so I thought that Lace & Pearls fits the girly and feminine vibe of my blog. Of course there will be baby posts here and there (how can I not?!) but the majority will still be beauty and fashion related!

If you followed me on Life of a Housewife, I would love it if you would continue to follow me on here, through GFC (which is on my sidebar, just click Follow!) and on Bloglovin!

Thanks everyone for your support! It means the world to me!

 

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Pregnancy Update - Week 15-17

17 week baby bump! On the way to a friends wedding!

How far along?
17 weeks 6 days.

Total weight gain?
Still about 12 pounds.

Maternity clothes?
I've been wearing a lot of maxi dresses since it's been such nice weather here lately! It's so much cheaper as well rather than buying actual maternity wear.

Stretch marks?
Not yet! Still using cocoa butter.

Sleep?
I've still been sleeping really well. It's just getting harder now to get comfortable. I can't really sleep on my left side much other wise the baby kicks me a ton.

Best moment this week?
Wasn't this week but we did find out that we are having a girl! So exciting! I also received my baby shower invitations in the mail this week, they are so cute! I can't wait until my shower in June!

Miss anything?
Having a beer or a glass of wine with my husband when we go out to dinner :(

Movement?
She has been kicking me and punching like crazy!

Food cravings?
Pizza!

Anything making you feel queezy or sick?
Nope, I feel really good!

Gender
GIRL!

Symptoms
Still really lightheaded which can be a pain in the butt when we are out in public and I need to sit down :( Also, my back has been hurting a lot lately as well.

Belly button in or out?
In!

Happy or moody most of the time?
Happy!

Looking forward to?
My baby shower! It's at the beginning of June and I'm so excited for it. Only 2-ish more months!

So like I said in the update, we are having a little baby GIRL! I'm overjoyed that our first little baby is going to be a little miss, but of course I would have been happy with either gender as long as baby is healthy! I haven't made a video in a while either, I'm so sorry about that guys! I've been so busy lately, but I am going to do my best to get one up at the beginning of next week!

Pregnancy Update - Week 14

How far along?
15 weeks 3 days.

Total weight gain?
About 12 pounds :(

Maternity clothes?
Yes! I bought a super comfy pair of maternity jeans and a lovely maxi dress that I have been wearing the heck out of lately. I still need to get more though.

Stretch marks?
Not yet! I switched to using Palmers Cocoa Butter because I like the smell so much better.

Sleep?
I've been sleeping a lot better at night, so that's been a relief. And still have a lot more energy during the day as well.

Best moment this week?
We bought the rocking chair/glider and crib mattress for the nursery!

Miss anything?
Eating lunch meat! I have been just dying to have some cold Salami and pepperoni. Mmm.

Movement?
Definitely been feeling a lot of of baby this week for sure.

Food cravings?
Anything cheesy. I've really been loving cheese quesadillas.

Anything making you feel queezy or sick?
Nothing right now. At the moment I can't stop eating!

Gender
We are finding out on Friday!

Symptoms
Not much has changed since the last time I updated you all. I still have really bad heartburn and I've been getting really dizzy and light headed lately too. At my next doctors appointment I am going to be asking about that.

Belly button in or out?
In!

Happy or moody most of the time?
Happy!

Looking forward to?
Our gender scan is on Friday and I am sooooooo excited to finally know what we will be having!

I hope you all enjoyed the update! After our gender scan in Friday I will possibly be doing a video to let you all know the gender! I'm still deciding if I want to reveal it in a video on on my blog. So we will see!

Baby Clothing Haul!

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