3 Minute Face By Girl Loves Glam

Hey new friends! I am McKenzie from Girl Loves Glam and I am excited to share my all time favorite makeup look for a busy day.

We have all probably seen at least one episode of What Not to Wear, right? I used to be totally obsessed with that show. I loved not only seeing the clothes they got, but I loved seeing the entire transformation! Well, if you have seen at least one episode, you have probably heard Carmandy (the makeup artist) refer to her infamous "5 Minute Face" that she does on almost everyone. I love the idea of the 5 minute face, but honestly, I don't think you need a whole 5 minutes. Sometimes you don't have a whole 5 minutes for your makeup! When you are a busy mom on the go, a student running late to class, or a career woman in need of getting to the office early, you may only have 3 minutes! Here is your solution. The 3 Minute Face.

Yes. I said THREE minute face! This can easily be done in 3 minutes. I suggest having these few items in an easy to grab place so that when you have occasions such as these that you literally only have 3 minutes, you don't take up any extra time digging for your makeup! Here's what you need...

*Moisturizer

*Concealer

*Foundation

*Blush

*Eyebrow Pencil

*Mascara

*Lipstick. Not too bright of a color. You want something you can put on quickly, without a lot of fuss, but will add some color to your face.

To achieve the 3 minute face, follow these steps..

1. Moisturize your entire face.

2. Concealer under eyes. This is really important because you won't be wearing much makeup to otherwise distract you from dark circles.

3. Put foundation all over your face, neck, and eyelids.

4. Brush blush onto your cheekbones.

5. Pencil in eyebrows.

6. Put mascara on top and bottom lashes.

7. Lipstick. You can line your lips too, but you will add a little time to your routine by doing so.

BAM! Three minutes and you can run out the door and do the things you really need to do today! I suggest practicing this routine before you actually need to get it done in 3 minutes so that when you do, you are prepared!

Be sure to check out my makeup book, The Busy Girl's Guide to Makeup and follow me on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest too!

Be.You.Tiful Link Party #5 and $100 Giveaway from PicBoxPro

We like, we like to Party! It's Thursday night, and it's time to whip out that diet coke and rock this joint!

Welcome back to the...

If you are new to the link party, don't stress, we got ya covered!! Read what this link up is all about below….

We are the lost bloggers...the octagons trying to fit in a square hole! There are so many amazing link parties out there for the crafters and the chefs...but where do we belong? What if you do more than that? Well then,

This link up is for you!

We want to see what inspires you! So we have come together to bring a link party that is all about sharing those inspirational posts that we each search for daily! We, as lifestyle bloggers want to bring those posts together! We want to be inspired by your beautifully designed playroom, your incredible organizational talents, your amazing weight loss journey, or even your beautifully styled outfits and make up tutorials! Maybe you've experienced hard things and are willing to share what helped you through. These are the kinds of posts we have been anxiously trying to find a place for among linky parties, and finally, here it is!

Link up your inspirational posts below and your links will automatically be added to all three blogs, and you'll have a chance each week of being featured on ALL 3! It's as easy as that! We can't wait to see what you've done this week!

This week's giveaway is from PicBoxPro

PicBoxPro is not your ordinary online wrapped canvas print ordering store. They're a small and local business who calls Provo, Utah their home. We're all about supporting small businesses. PicBoxPro was born to make creating and ordering amazing canvas prints as easy and painless as possible. Traditionally high quality gallery wrapped canvas prints have been way too expensive. They're changing that. Their passion is creating masterpieces that are affordable to everyone. 

What sets PicBoxPro apart is their quality, attention to small details, and their awesome customer service. Ordering your wrapped canvas is easy. They have a built in program in their website where you select your photos, select your canvas size, and you can move, edit, add text and graphics to totally customized your wrapped canvas. You can preview your purchase before you add it to your cart, which made it really helpful because I made several changes to my pictures.

Enter to win a $100 gift certificate to PicBoxPro and link up your projects after the break.
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{Fry Sauce and Grits} {Maybe I Will} {My Mommy Style}

The INSPIRING POSTS from our HOSTS!

Maybe I Will - Peanut Butter Honey & Banana Sandwich Protein Shake... 52 Weeks of Shakes: Week 28

 

 Fry Sauce and Grits - Fireplace Mantel Update

 

 My Mommy Style - The 50 Best Read-aloud Chapter Books

 

We love the creativity and inspirational posts from last week's link up, and would love for you to click and pin on each of our featured posts below: From My Mommy Style: We just loved this post from Flats to Flip Flops with such a cute way to wear a monogram sweater!

  

   Along with this Stylish Diva, from Only Be You

Along with these valentine's day stylings from The Love Nerds: 

And of course, this great theme for 2014 from R&R Workshop  

  

From Fry Sauce and Grits: From Two Live Colorfully - Simple DIY Color Block Art

 

  

and from Maybe I will: From You are My Sunshine Blog - 14 Healthy Snacks to Keep on Hand



Party Rules:

1. Link to a specific lifestyle post from your blog, not your home page - think design, beauty, fashion, health and anything that really inspires you.

• Link back to the Be.YOU.tiful link party with a text link

• Don't add links to promote giveaways, etsy shops or other link parties

• Don't show up and not socialize! Visit and comment on at least 2 other links in the party, share, pin etc! It spreads good karma!

• Don't link ideas you've linked before

By linking up, you’re giving permission to us to feature your projects and recipes on our social media and blogs with a link back to you. Proper credit & links will always be given. This party starts Thursday night @ 7pm MST & ends Sunday @ midnight Let's party!

PicBoxPro Fireplace Mantel Update

This post is sponsored by PicBoxPro where I received free product in exchange for a review.  All opinions are 100% mine.

I was really excited that we got our first official family pictures taken this last fall by the talented o get our  McKell Morgan because I knew this time was going to be different.  I was going to get them printed and replace all of our old family pictures with the new ones.  If money wasn't an issue, I would have loved to get a nice canvas print of our family and put it above our fireplace mantel to make a big statement.  After investigating and comparison shopping a 30X30 canvas print was going to cost me up to $110 at Costco!  Well, I needed to feed my family this month, so that wasn't going to work.  I'm happy to announce that I found a more cost effective way of getting that big statement canvas print of my family, say hello to PicBoxPro. 

PicBoxPro is not your ordinary online wrapped canvas print ordering store.  They're a small and local business who calls Provo, Utah their home.  I'm all about supporting small businesses. PicBoxPro was born to make creating and ordering amazing canvas prints as easy and painless as possible. Traditionally high quality gallery wrapped canvas prints have been too expensive. They're changing that. Their passion is creating masterpieces that are affordable to everyone.

What sets PicBoxPro apart is their quality, attention to small details, and their awesome customer service.  Ordering your wrapped canvas was easy. They have a built in program in their website where you select your photos, select your canvas size, and you can move, edit, add text and graphics to totally customized your wrapped canvas.  You can preview your purchase before you add it to your cart, which made it really helpful because I made several changes to my pictures.  

After I placed my order, I received a phone call from PicBoxPro.  They told me that during my ordering process, I didn't move the picture high enough on the canvas, so the very top part of the canvas where it folds over, was showing white.  I didn't catch that during the ordering process, so they called to let me know, and asked if I wanted them to fix it!  I was so touched that they would call me to double check.  

When I received my canvas it was two days after I ordered it, now that's what I call fast service! I opened it up, and fell in love.  It looked great, the colors were vibrant, and the canvas was thick.  I turned it over and saw that my canvas had a black dust cover, installed sawtooth hanger, and felt bumpers!  It was all ready to be hung.  Get this, the same 30 X 30 size print I was eyeing at Costco, cost $20 cheaper at PicBoxPro AND Costco didn't include all of the extras in the back like PicBoxPro does!    

I love how my 30 X 30 wrapped canvas makes that big statement I wanted to make in our family room.   

One helpful tip when creating your wrapped canvas.  I found certain sizes didn't work well with horizontal pictures.  I was wanting to order the 21 X 36 size wrapped canvas and I had to zoom in the picture a lot to get the picture to fit and cover on all of the sides.  If I didn't zoom in, then the wrapped sides would be shown white because the picture wasn't wide enough to cover the sides.  I hope this makes sense.  After playing around, I found the 30 X 30 size was going to fit my horizontal picture a lot more comfortably.  Rule of thumb, make sure to play around with the different canvas sizes, some might be better for vertical or horizontal pictures.

Chocolate Raspberry Protein Packed Oatmeal by Maybe I Will

I'm so excited to be guest posting today @ Fry Sauce and Grits! I LOVE Courtney and her super cute sisters! It is a pleasure to be asked to stop by and share one of my favorite breakfasts! If you're like me mornings are crazy busy and I always seem to be in some sort of rush! Or if I do have time I am headed into a busy morning where I won't have the opportunity to eat or snack until lunch. Enter my secret weapon! These Protein Packed Oats will seriously keep you full for HOURS! I have a couple different flavors combos that I have whipped up that I rely on. Today I'm sharing my Chocolate Raspberry version! It is SOOO good and like I said will keep you FULL!

See how pretty! 

Chocolate Raspberry Protein Packed Oatmeal 

Andie Thueson of Maybe I Will

1/2 C Old Fashioned Rolled Oats 

1 C Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk 

1 C Water 

1/2 Scoop Chocolate Protein Powder 

1 Cup Fresh or Fresh Frozen Raspberries 

2 pkts Stevia - or to taste 

Top with a small handful of Dark Chocolate Chips (optional)

Stir Oats and Liquids until they come to a full boil. Reduce heat to a slow simmer. Let simmer for 10-12 minutes stirring occasionally. When you have about six minutes left whisk in protein powder. By whisking you'll avoid nasty protein clumps. (Trust me you don't want them!) Once the Protein has been whisked in add your raspberries.  Remove from heat and let stand for a couple minutes. Then top with dark chocolate chips and ENJOY!!! 

After adding the Liquids you're gonna think I'm crazy! 

It will seem like WAY too much! But trust it will all work out!

Whisk in your Protein Powder during the last 6 minutes of Cooking -- this will minimize the protein powder breakdown. 

Ahh yeah the best part enjoying your yummy oats! Between the raspberries, oatmeal, and protein powder this little gem is engineered to provide energy and lasting fullness! Enjoy!!! 

Want more of these types of recipes!?!?! That is what I do! I blog over at Maybe I Will

 I am always sharing healthy recipes, detox and diet reviews, fitness tips and routines, and every once in a while I get creative and share my crafty skills! Come Stalk Me!!! We'll have some fun I promise 

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Be.You.Tiful Link Party #4

We are THRILLED that you've come back to party with us! We LOVED seeing all your Be.You.tiful posts last week!!!

If you are new to the link party, never fear!! Read what this link up is all about below....

When you think of a link party what do you see? DIY projects, crafts and seasonal goodness for all of us to share, try, and love!?!…but is that all blogging is all about? I mean, sure we all love ourselves some good craft time but is that really what inspires us? Is that what makes us want to get up in the morning? Is that what helps us strive to be a better mother, friend, or wife? Isn't it time for us to have a place to link to for that exact inspiration we are looking for? Well, look NO further! We have come together to bring a link party that is specifically about sharing those inspirational post that we all search for daily! We, as lifestyle bloggers want to bring those posts together! We want to be inspired by your beautifully designed playroom, your amazing weight lost journey, or even your perfectly styled outfits! Come check out what inspires you this week and in turn, you will inspire us!

LINK PARTY HOSTS!

Girl Loves Glam | Maybe I Will | Simply Sadie Jane | Fry Sauce & Grits | Love Me, Dani Marie | My Mommy Style

The INSPIRING POSTS from our HOSTS!

10 FUN, CHEAP, CREATIVE, and ROMANTIC DATE IDEAS by MY MOMMY STYLE 

8 REASONS WHY YOU'RE NOT LOSING WEIGHT by MAYBE I WILL

SEXY VALENTINE'S DAY GIFT GUIDE by FRY SAUCE & GRITS

RUFFLED VINTAGE WINTER COAT by GIRL LOVES GLAM

MATT'S MIRACLE STORY by LOVE ME BY DANI MARIE 

6 WEEK-AT-HOME CROSSFIT INSPIRED WORKOUTS by SIMPLY SADIE JANE

Now for the part you have all been waiting for...

THE LINK PARTY!!!

Before we begin, here are a few rules we have laid out…

-Link up your be.you.tiful lifestyle posts of design, beauty, fashion, health, and inspirational posts!

-No giveaways, Etsy shops, or other link parties

-Link up starts at 7:00 p.m.
-Make sure to link back to the Be.You.Tiful link party.

-Don’t show up and not socialize! Share, pin, and comment on 2 other link ups, it spreads good karma!

-By linking up, you’re giving permission to us to feature your projects and recipes on our social media and blogs with a link back to you.

We’re excited to see what you link up! Join us every Thursday at 7 pm MST to link your Be. You. Tiful posts!  Link up your Beauty, Fashion, Inspiration, Health and Design Posts!

My Chantelle Valentine's Day Gift Guide!

This post is sponsored by Chantelle Lingerie where I received free product in exchange for a review.  All opinions are 100% mine.

When I worked at Nordstrom many years ago, one of my FAVORITE bra brands I loved to put on my clients was Chantelle.  Chantelle is known for their feminine, beautiful, hand crafted, and high quality bras and lingerie.  Valentine's Day is coming up and if you're wanting to look for something that is going to spice up the night with a timeless piece of beautifully hand crafted fashion, then look no further than Chantelle!

At the end of the 19th century, the company that was later to become Chantelle is founded in Paris, France.  Fast forward 130 years, Chantelle is one of leaders in high fashion bras and lingerie.  Chantelle offers women everyday underwear made of rich fabrics with the most precise fit, similar to couture design.  

What I love about Chantelle is their range in sizes, fit, styles, and cup shapes.  They have awesome push up bras for those wanting more cleavage, full coverage bras that are stylish and comfortable, and beautiful lace cups that have intricate detail to make you feel like a woman!  Every Chantelle piece I've own has outlasted all of my other bras and make me feel so much prettier.  I feel like it's so important to feel pretty, sexy, and desirable especially when you're a mom.  Sometimes practical and pretty don't always go hand in hand, but Chantelle combines sexy and comfortable, so you can have both!    

I'm really excited because Valentine's Day is coming up and I'm one of those women who doesn't expect a lot from my man when it comes to Valentine's Day (I've learned the hard way and plus it helps me to prevent putting up way high expectations), but I do expect something that is thoughtful.  If you want to do something that is different then, I've got some great news for you!  I've gathered up a list of some of my favorite Chantelle picks for you that are fashionable, beautiful, classic, and will be a hit for your Valentine's Day night.  These are also great for surprises for the hubby, anniversaries, weddings, and getaways!  Drum roll please!

A lot of women, and sometimes me, when it comes to lingerie you don't want to spend a lot of money on it because it doesn't stay long for very long (it's the truth), and when you're a mother, the thought on something sexy sometimes makes me want to cringe.  The thing I love about Chantelle is that all of their bras and lingerie are classic pieces of underwear.  These will stand the test of time and will be in the drawer for a long time.  I'll be honest, they're an investment, but an investment that will be used and worn time and time again.  

I received this Rive Gauche T-Shirt Bra and matching hipster panty from Chantelle in black and ABSOLUTELY love it!  It's perfect for fuller and swopping breast shapes.  To learn more about how to identify your breast shape go here.  This bras come in an A to a DDD or F cup size.

I love this Paris Paris Push Up Bra, the matching Tanga Panty, and Waist Cincher (not pictures above).  This combination is perfect for smaller size breasts from an A to DD cup.  

 The great thing about this Paris Paris T-Shirt Bra is that you it can be an everyday bra too!  This also can be combined with the Tanga Panty and Waist Cincher!  It's feminine, beautiful, and racy, but in a good way.  This bra comes in a B to a DDD or F cup size.  

If you like to cover up a bit more, then this Opera Camisole and matching Hipster Panty is perfect for you.  I love the way the lace is designed which creates a slimming effect. The vertical lines also make this a flattering fit.

Palais Royal Chemise and matching Bikini is what I wished I wore on my honeymoon.  It's feminine, pretty, and simple.  

I LOVE this Opera Chemise and matching Hipster because there's not much left to the imagination, haha.  I love how it covers up, but shows off your best assets.  

This Merci Push Up Bra and matching Hipster in the watermelon color scream spring to me!  I know it's January, but I can dream right?  This bra comes from an A to a DDD or F cup.  

For you fuller busted gals, this Vedone Demi Bra and matching Hipster is queen!  The demi cut will make you feel and look so beautiful!  

Which one of these do you like the most?  What are you planning on doing for your significant other for Valentine's Day?  Even if you don't love lingerie, I promise you your husband will!  Make sure to surprise him or do something out of the ordinary to let him know you love him!

If need help with finding a bra that fits, or learning more about how they should and shouldn't fit, or interested in learning more about my bra consultations, make sure to go to my Bra Guide tab on the top of the blog! 

Thank you Chantelle for literally "supporting" me and this blog.

Make sure to follow and connect with Chantelle on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Youtube! 

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Link Up Loves #4

Hey everyone!  I hope you're having a fabulous weekend!  I was really excited about this week's link ups because they're all so different!  Here's what I'm crushing on this week!

This article from Simtten By was just what I've needed to read to help me with something I've struggled with for a long time, to celebrate the success of others.  Sometimes I get down or feel insecure when I see other succeed.  This is a great reminder that by thinking that way only hurts yourself.  

I love this rain cloud mobile from Root and Blossom!  This would make the perfect baby shower gift or just that craft itch you've been feeling for a while! 

Don't you wish your front door looked this cheerful during the gloomy winter months?  I love this look from Delineate Your Dwelling!

This DIY Sunburst Mirror is a stroke of genius from Bigger Than the Three of Us!  She uses some old blinds to make the bursts!  

Oh my gosh, don't you love this dress from A Lifetime of Rain?  I sometimes get in a black and frumpy mess during the winter.  This dress is just what I want to spice up my winter wardrobe!