New Favorites

Sometimes you just have to change your routine a bit. I know personally when I find something I like, I stick to it. Especially if it's an important aspect of my life (as important as fashion and beauty can be, anyways). But this month I've found a few new favorities by chance and they're seriously amazing. 

First, this new mascara from Marc Jacobs. Now I've been a die-hard fan of the Lancome Hypnose Drama mascara for years. It's a holy grail for me and I don't often stray away from it. But when I got to try the new Velvet Noir mascara from MJ I fell in love, really quick. It's amazing if you're similar to me and you enjoy thick, voluminous, almost spider-y lashes. It doesn't give a ton of length but the volume is amazing. New favorite. 

Another thing I got for Christmas from my parents (thanks Mum + Dad!) was this beautiful 70's inspired purse from ASOS. I've been carrying a vintage leather bag that I got in Italy a few years back, but when the strap broke I thought it would be a good time for a change. This is such a beautiful rust color, and that gold button on the front is my favorite. So good. 

*Thank you to Influenster for sending me this mascara to try. 

CollegeFashionista YouTube

Check out some of the videos that I've produced for CollegeFashionista's newly launched YouTube channel this spring! Make sure you subscribe to the channel for amazing new videos each week. 

Hair + Makeup Work // b.lovely

Something I feel really blessed by is the immense amount of talented friends I have in my life. It's really encouraging to be surrounded by people who are hustling day in and day out to reach their dreams. They don't settle for anything less than passion, and that is incredibly inspiring. One of these friends of mine is Lyndsey. Over the past year I've watched her start an online boutique, b.lovely, and her success so far is amazing. The shop has become not only an online boutique, but a pop-up shop where she throws parties and events on a monthly basis. She sells the cutest clothes, especially if you want to look cute and still be comfy. 

A while back she asked me to do hair + makeup for her first photoshoot. I jumped at the opportunity! With our two gorgeous models, Brittany and Briana and shot these fun photos for fall + holiday. Doing their hair and makeup made for a really fun day. Some of these pieces might be on the b.lovely site, but if you see anything you like I recommend emailing Lyndsey personally! Seriously, this stuff sells out fast, so don't hesitate.

b.lovely website // b.lovely instagram

Lyndsey's email: shopblovely@gmail.com

Hair + Makeup // Cassie Dulworth

Photography // Alteri Studios

Location // Borrow Vintage + Eclectic Rentals

| Briana and Brittany with shop owner, Lyndsey |

The Brown Wedding

Hi beauties. This past weekend I had the amazing pleasure of doing wedding makeup for this bride. Shelbe has been a long time friend (the going on 12+ years type of friend). Even when she moved away in middle school, her, Jenny and I have always stayed in touch. This Saturday she got married and she asked me to come and be her makeup artist! I was so honored and honestly, how hard is it to do bridal makeup on somebody who's already so gorgeous? It was a beautiful day and I love how her makeup turned out so here are a few snaps and some of the products I used. Enjoy! 

** If you're in the Ohio are and are looking for a makeup artist, email me at cassiedulworth@hotmail.com **

face // bare minerals original foundation, MUFE HD concealer, bourjois bronzer, milani baked blush

eyes // urban decay NAKED palette, urban decay 24/7 glide on liner, red cherry 213 lashes

lips // rimmel show off lip lacquer in 101 celestial

Project 10 Pan + Reviews

I first heard about Project 10 Pan from Laura, back when she was still making YouTube videos. If you've never heard of it, it's basically a challenge to finish (or hit pan on) 10 products before you buy anything new. It's great for those of us who can't seem to stop buying beauty products, even if we have way too many. 

I decided to do this recently and have finally hit pan on or finished 10 products. I thought I would tell you if I liked them or if I would repurchase them, now that I've used them up!

Make Up For Ever Mat Velvet+: Repurchase? Yes. This is my favorite high end foundation. The color range is amazing and on oily skin it's a great foundation. It stays matte for quite a few hours and has medium to full coverage, easily. The only thing I didn't like was that mine oxidized in the bottle after a few months, but I can look past that. 

L'Oreal True Match: Repurchase? Yes. This is not at all similar to the Mat Velvet+ but it's my favorite drugstore foundation. Again the color range is amazing and it has great coverage. I used it in my Flawless Foundation Routine so you can learn more there! 

Sephora Single Shadow (not sure of color): Repurchase? No. This is the only Sephora shadow I've ever had and I didn't like it. The pigmentation wasn't great and it was a little chalky for my taste. I would rather spend a little more money and get Urban Decay. 

Urban Decay NAKED Palette: Repurchase? No. I love this palette, don't get me wrong, but there are some shades I almost never use. I will however, be repurchasing Sin and Naked. As you can see, I love those shadows. Sin was the first to go and I think I might have cried when it completely cracked out. 

Bobbi Brown Corrector: Repurchase? No. I was so excited to try this light peach corrector. It's supposed to go under your concealer to counteract the blueness of under eye bags. It just did not have enough coverage for me. It works wonders on other people but I just am not in love (and as you can see, I really really tried to love it). 

Mark Champagne Shadow: Repurchase? Yes. If I could. This is discontinued which makes me so sad because it was a gorgeous pigmented light shadow. If you have any dupe recommendations, let me know!

NYX True Taupe Shadow: Repurchase? Yes. This is one of the best eyebrow colors I've ever found. It's light enough for my skin but dark enough to make a difference. I also love how cool toned it is, so my brows don't look oddly red. I also use it as a normal shadow sometimes and the pigmentation is great. 

Make Up For Ever Mat Bronze: Repurchase? YES. This is holy grail bronzer status for me. I believe mine is the 2nd lightest shade. If you're fair to light, this is AH-MAZ-ING. It never looks fake and it lasts so long. Go buy it. Trust me. 

Rimmel Stay Matte Powder: Repurchase? Yes. I've bought this probably 6 times now. It's great and inexpensive and so handy. I always buy translucent. 

ELF Contouring Blush and Bronzing Powder: Repurchase? Maybe. This is a definite dupe for the NARS Laguna/Orgasm palette. It's not the greatest pigmentation, but if you have the patience to blend a lot and you don't want to pay for NARS this is a good option. I might splurge next time. 

What's In My Shower

So today I thought that I would show you guys some of my favorite shower products—and ones that I'm currently using and obsessing over! All of these have been long time favorites and most are repurchases. That says something for a girl who has a whole box of shower products in her closet. 

L'oreal EverCreme Intense Nourishing Shampoo: This is amazing. I love all of the EverCreme lines but this nourishing one is great. It doesn't make my hair really tangled but it also isn't too rich. It really keeps my hair healthy. And the smell is amazing, definitely one of my favorites at the drugstore. The only thing I don't like is the bottle. It's so flimsy and sometimes its so dang hard to get product out! 

L'Oreal Total Repair 5 Restoring Conditioner: Again, L'Oreal has hit the nail on the head here. This works as well as $30 salon conditioner in my opinion. It's definitely my favorite drugstore conditioner by far. It's extremely rich without being oily and it always leaves my hair silky soft. I never get buildup like with some thick conditioners. I can say that I never get split ends and I'm pretty sure it's due to this product. 

The Body Shop Tea Tree Face Wash: I hated this when I first tried it, but now it's my go-to. It takes off eye makeup, it clears my skin and it doesn't make me too dry. I'm doing an acne-fighting video soon and I'll talk about this more there, so keep watch!

Neutrogena Pore Refining Exfoliating Cleanser: I use this once or twice a week, mostly in the shower. It's very gentle especially compared to some other exfoliators such as the Apricot Scrub. I love that because it keeps my skin baby soft without irritating the redness or acne. Great for sensitive and oily skin!

Dark Kiss Shower Gel (Bath and Body Works): I'm not too picky when it comes to body wash. All I can say is that this smells amazing and it lathers SO well. I think it's limited edition so if you're in need of a new body wash get to B&BW soon to smell this!

Fairy Friendships | Summertime Makeup

Sometimes you have to let your inner artist out. Allow your imagination to run wild and just create whatever comes to mind. Without a plan. I did these makeup looks the other day just for fun and I'm so happy with how they came out. Floral and fairy inspired, the soft colors are gorgeous in the summertime sunshine. 

St. Tropez Instant Tan Review + Country Concert!

I don't remember how I ended up with this product, but this summer I have been putting it to the test. St. Tropez is known for their amazing tan products (which I need to try!) but I was still pretty hesitant about this. Since I have such pale skin, most tans end up looking SUPER orange, like an oompa-loompa on me. Not pretty. 

I started out using the St. Tropez Instant Tan on my chest and neck whenever my makeup looked too dark for my body, and it works great like that. A tiny bit mixed with some moisturizer makes an amazing "blender" color to soften too-dark foundation against the rest of your body. But that wasn't enough. I wanted to put it to a real test.

Last week I went to Country Concert '14 with my friend Stephanie. It's a huge 3 day concert in the middle of Ohio that gathers 40,000+ people to watch some of the industries biggest singers. I went on friday and we saw Chase Rice, Dustin Lynch, Montgomery Gentry and Brantley Gilbert. I was pretty excited. Seeing as how almost everyone wears denim shorts+bikinis I was feeling a little pale. I decided to give this a try on my legs for the first time. I was really surprised and pleased at how well it blended it. It gave me enough color to make a difference without looking fake. And it stayed. all. night. long. In between dancing, sweating, singing and more, it did not budge. Which is a miracle. 

The next morning it washed off in the shower really easily. All in all, I'm obsessed with this stuff. I bet it would give anyone with fair to medium skin a great dose of color. It looks really dark in the tube but it's not crazy on your skin. It doesn't move with sweat so it's ideal for concerts, dances, fancy events or just a night out with the girls. If you haven't tried any St. Tropez products this is a great one to start with!

Festive Face of the Day (4th of July)

Here are a few pictures of my 4th of July look today! I added a bit of blue on the bottom lashline for a fun addition to my usual natural eye. The shadows are actually from a Coastal Scents palette and a NYX Smokey Eye palette. I also added a few Urban Decay products to make the color really pop. I placed ULTRAVIOLET 24/7 Glide on Eye Pencil in my waterline and dabbed a bit of the SPANDEX Heavy Metal Glitter Eyeliner on the bottom lashline—very, very lightly.

I hope you enjoy your Independence Day. Spend today free of worries & celebrating all of the blessings in your life, including our amazing country!

(Picture from my Instagram.)

Neon Nails

Painting my nails is not something that I do really often. I wish I was the type of girl who could repaint them every other day or whenever a chip happens, but I just do not have the patience. Last night I finally got around to fixing my nails though & I ended up going with this neon pink. Which is another surprise, because anyone who knows me knows that I normally go with more neutral shades, like in my summertime nails post.

I haven't used this polish in forever because the first time, I hated it. I'm not sure why now, as I quite liked it this time. It went on really easily (albeit a bit splotchy on the first coat...you definitely need two). I think my favorite thing though is how fast it dries. I mean, it was rock hard within two minutes of finishing. Now that's my type of polish. 

American Apparel: Neon Pink

Face Favorites: Milani Baked Blush

Instagram from Thursday. @CassieDulworth

Earlier this week I posted this picture (above) on my instagram to show off my fishtail (yes I was very proud of it haha.) After looking at the pictures though, I noticed how well my blush was showing up and decided it was about time I told you guys about my favorite cheek color right now.

If you watch YouTube videos or read beauty blogs, this product is probably no stranger to you: the Milani Baked Blushes.  It's not really new to me either, but I figured I should give you one more reason to go get it! I have two colors: Dolce Pink , which is what I'm wearing, and Berry Amore. Both are gorgeous and illuminating in all the right ways. Dolce Pink is lighter and more natural, at least on my fair skin. It's perfect for a "no-makeup" look where you want a subtle wash of girly color. Berry Amore is a coral and slightly darker, with plum undertones. It's equally gorgeous and would probably look really natural on medium-dark skin tones. 

Either way, this Milani Baked Blush a great product. It's extremely pigmented and gives a highlight without being sparkly or glittery. And it's under $8! Go pick one up from CVS and let me know what you think!

left: Dolce Pink 01 | right: Berry Amore 03