Citizens of Beauty

  If you follow me on Instagram, you will already be aware that I am raving about the e.l.f baked eyeshadows that I spotted at Target last week. In the packaging the colors looked so vivid, so I decided to buy 3 which was great because it only cost me $9.00 total. So let’s take [...]

Press Sample: Bona Clara skincare is a new brand that focuses on creating skincare that targets your specific needs at your age. They have four different skincare categories based on age (20′s, 30′s, 40′s, and 50′s) that have multiple skincare sets to choose from. I had to resign to the fact that my big 3-0 [...]

  Press Sample: Check out the gorgeous Sweet Sun Shines Lipgloss Collection from Too Faced Cosmetics! These poppy and polished lipglosses are lightweight, non-sticky, and keep your lips moisturized. If you are someone who is thinking about venturing into the orange lip trend but are not really ready to go full fledge, the Papaya Slushie [...]

If you have been on citizensofbeauty.com for a while, you would know that I am a huge fan of airbrush makeup–especially for bridal season (which is pretty much here). Today I am showing you the Belletto Studio HD skin secrets studio airbrush system and set. This isn’t just for the seasoned makeup artist to pull [...]

Sunscreen is without a doubt the single most important item to have in your daily skincare routine. So I am excited to announce and review the newly launched (as in two days ago) Skin Balancing Ultra-Sheer Daily Defense Sunscreen from Paula’s Choice! What Is This: This is a full spectrum sunscreen that helps to prevent fine lines [...]

  We all have “must have” items, the Amazonian Clay Waterproof Liner is one of mine. I think I would have a melt down if this liner wasn’t in my makeup kit. Fortunately this liner would survive that melt down if that were to ever happen. The Amazonian Clay Waterproof liner is $22.oo and worth every single [...]

I bought this mascara a few days ago at the ULTA “21 days of beauty” sale for two reasons: 1) I needed more mascara to add to my stash. 2) It was only $10.00, an incredible price. I love when ULTA does these sales because you can get items like this at 50% off which [...]

There are times that I find myself really geeking out about people I get to meet in the beauty world or products that I get to try. This is something my husband doesn’t understand unless I put it in terms of Sports or something similar. A month or so ago I was contacted by Paula’s [...]

I didn’t really join the Army. Believe me, no one in the actual Army would ever want me as their backup for protection. For starters, I am only 5’1, and the only weight I am currently lifting is my baby. So, no bueno. I did however join The Beauty Army officially which is a monthly [...]

After a long day of chasing my exceptionally active two-year-old, bouncing my 3-month-old, blogging, responding to e-mails, cooking dinner, having a business meeting, and smooching my man.  It’s nice to do something fancy for just myself. Being a low-maintenance girl (my humble opinion, of course), give me a glass of red wine, a piece of dark chocolate and a bath with all [...]