Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Before & After - A Face Transformation!

Today I am joining the other brave women who have dared to get their face on - inspired by "Get Your Face On" by Beth @ the Stories of A 2 Z. If you would like to see the post that was the inspiration for this party where Beth shows us her (beautiful) before & (gorgeous) after when she decorated her face, please just click here. Beth is a huge inspiration to me when it comes to crafting and decorating, and it seems as though she is not only good at decorating her home...she is good at making over her face too! ;) Thanks, Beth, for putting on this fun (although slightly scary) party. It's not every day that you just let people see you in the "before" mode...although, I think that we really shouldn't worry that much about what people think about the real us...I am quite confident that I am worthy or "worth it"...not because of how I look, but because of WHO I have inside of me---Jesus! He is all I need to feel beautiful and special...and having a hubby who loves me just the way I am helps too! Okay ladies...here I go...extra 25 preggo pounds and gaining (yikes!)...in all my baby-glowing glory!



Fresh out of the shower...which is in itself an accomplishment! ;) You moms of little ones know how hard it is sometimes to squeeze that in! And, speaking of little ones, for my facial moisturizer, I simply use J & J Baby Lotion. For me it works the best...although I may need to "grow up" and find one to help with those smile lines that I see creeping up around my eyes!


My face after adding a bit of matte powder (Cover Girl) and some Maybelline Mineral Power loose powder blush. (I really don't like wearing foundation, and never have...it always feels too thick on my face).


Whoa, there's my eye! I added a little (elf) black eye liner (which I sometimes wear, sometimes don't) and some eyeshadow (Cover Girl Shimmering Sands) and Maybelline Mascara...Colassal in very black for the top lashes and Discovery (the slim mascara) for the bottom lashes...the larger brush always seems to smeer onto my skin when I try it on the lower lashes. Oh, and I also smudged the eye liner with a Q-tip before adding the eye shadow...I like the "smoky" look I guess! I put just a tad of eye shadow underneath my lower lashes too for some extra sparkle!


Okay, view from the top of my eyelids/lashes...don't pay attention to my nose...I think that I need to use some of those biore nose strips! Haha! I'll blame any and all skin problems on my pregnancy! ;)



My face after "adding" my eyes, and after putting on just a bit of Burt's Bees chapstick to moisten my lips a bit.



And, to finish up I just added a bit of Cover Girl's lip stain to my lips to add a bit of color and then some Neutrogena lip gloss for a bit of shine.


Viola, I'm done! Now, my hair...that's another story. I am extrememly low maintenance with it...it is usually just air-dried, brushed and then either put up in a pony tail or held back with a head band. Someday I'll add making my hair all pretty to my beautification routine!


The few simple (and inexpensive) things that I use on my face. Sorry, no major beauty tips here, but this is what works for me!
Thanks again Beth for encouraging us and inspiring us to do this! Blessings!


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24 comments:

  1. Nice, Grace! I like simple and I can remember what it was like to have small children around. You were lucky to take a shower! I like a smoky eye, too.

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  2. Yay! I'm so proud of you! You look fantastic and your eyes are gorgeous. I'm loving the smudgy eye liner. I can't seem to accomplish that look on my own eyes but I'm inspired to try again.

    THANK YOU for being brave and not leaving me hanging out there in dangling MckLinky land :).

    Love you girl,
    Beth

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  3. Gracie you are so pretty! I think you look good without makeup too...I've certainly seen you enough without it...but the after is definitely WOW. I just wish I could jump through the screen and hug you! I miss you.

    xo,

    Gail

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  4. You are adorable! I've never liked the feeling of foundation either. It just makes my face feel so dirty.

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  5. Your skin is gorgeous without foundation! And look how looooonngggg your eyelashes are, girl! Lovely! Miki

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  6. Darling post - you are too cute!
    You look great, love the pictures :)

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  7. Love it, you eye are amazing. BTW I am now stalking you.

    Cha Cha

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  8. FAB.U.LOUS.
    I'm so glad you posted! I just put mine up as well!

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  9. You look really pretty with or without makeup !

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  10. Way to go! I love simple products that produce awesome 'afters'!! I linked up too and wanted to make sure I cheered everyone on! Thanks for sharing!!

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  11. grace- I love both your before and after. You look so pretty in both. Your makeup looks great and I love the lipstain.

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  12. omg! you have the longest eyelashes! they are beautiful. lucky you!

    how about you in wet hair. now that was a great idea in the before pic. honest. i am one of the brave ones, too. finally, got to post after a crazy morning.

    take care, friend!

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  13. i too can't do foundation...it's too humid here in FL. you're bright smile & long lashes are to die for!

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  14. Grace~~~

    You do a great job with your make up. I'm not in the party, but I was at Beth's. You look fantastic. I never thought to use powder instead of foundation...I have to try that!! And your lashes are gorgeous!!! :-)

    xoxo
    Janie

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  15. Gee, I just stumbled upon this event.. I don't even remember HOW!!.. But I wish I had known about it sooner! How much FUN is THIS?!! You look great! I'll have to look for "Shimmering Sands" and some "Colassal" too! I have to hand to everybody for being so brave! Nice to meet you today! ~tina

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  16. Great before and after shots! And I feel your pain about taking showers, shaving legs, etc. once you have kids. I know the feeling way too WELL!

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  17. Girl, you just glow! You're eyes are so pretty...such long lashes!! I love Burt's Bee's lip chap. I love the mintyness of it. It's like a dance on your lips.

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  18. you're such a pretty girl! i love your eye make-up.

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  19. Grace you are beautiful! This was a fun blog party.

    Thanks for following, hope you don't mind if I follow/stalk you as well.

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  20. you're one brave girl...but gorgeous even without makeup. Love the eye look though!

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  21. You look great without makeup and so pretty with! I love a small makeup routine! Thanks for sharing!

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  22. you & your sister are both gorgeous! i love your name, it's my little girl's too.

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  23. Gorgeous! Your before picture is just as lovely as your after!!!

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