Hey everyone!

As some of you may know, last month when I was in New York I had the opportunity to visit the Glossier and Into The Gloss HQ. While it was such an exciting experience to attend their Summer Friday's Braid Bar, I was also able to purchased their Phase 1 Kit. The Phase 1 kit included: soothing face mist, priming moisturizer, perfecting skin tint, and their famous "BALM DOTCOM" universal skin salve. I had the option of buying their original Balm DOTCOM or the newest one which is the Coconut BALM DOTCOM. Of course I went with the Coconut balm because it smells very yummy!

Since I've been back from the Big Apple, I've been using these products individually and when I am on the go I like to use them all together because I can apply them all within 5 minutes. I'm going to tell you now that if you're looking for some products to use on your days off or just for those on the go days I think you'll love the Phase 1 Kit. I fell in love with the set because they are very light weight and easy to apply which is what I look for when I am purchasing products I can wear daily.

Here is my on the go routine with Glossier:

1. I start off with washing my face with Biore's deep pore charcoal cleanser. After patting my face dry I then close my eyes and spritz my face 3-4 times with Glossier's Soothing Face Mist. The face mist hydrates and preps my skin for my next step. I also like using the face mist throughout the day as a refresher especially being on the go it's a nice pick me up!

2. Now that I have sprayed my face with the Soothing Mist, I apply a generous amount of the Priming moisturizer on my palm and massage it onto my entire face. What I love about the priming moisturizer is that it's build-able and it's also a redness-reducing primer which means that it brings out the best in your skin and balances out any discoloration and or redness.

3. I am now ready for the Perfecting Skin Tint! The tint comes in 5 different shades, I use the medium shade. Before applying it I shake the bottle and then I squeeze about 10-15 drops (sounds like a lot but its not I promise!!) of the tint onto my palm and then I use my fingers to apply a thin, even layer onto my entire face. It is a low coverage and breathable which I think is my favorite quality that it holds. It's funny because when I wear regular foundation it hides all my freckles but using the Perfecting Skin tint it actually doesn't hide my freckles but it minimizes any discoloration while brightening my face also.

4. Last but not least.... Glossier's skin salve in coconut, the BOMB DOTCOM to say the least lol! I apply the balm last and what I like about this product in particular is that it's not a one purpose product. You can use it for your lips as a finishing touch to your look, you can dab it on to your cheekbones and or eyelids for the perfect natural and dewy highlight. In the pictures above I used the balm for my cheekbones, eyelids and my lips. Sometimes I even apply the balm to my cuticles. They don't call it the "universal skin salve" for nothing!

Lightweight everyday 5 minute makeup using Glossier

I went ahead and linked each product above just in case you guys were interested in purchasing them. I hope you all learned something new with my On-The-Go 5 minute ritual with Glossier.

With Love,

Gabrielle

As I promised yesterday on my snapchat, I will be sharing 10 super-easy steps to achieving the perfect everyday makeup look.

1. Starting off with a clean face, I moisturize with Nuetrogena's oil-free moisture with sunscreen spf 15. I like to make sure I massage the moisturizer onto my face and whatever is left over I usually apply onto my neck.

2. After moisturizing with Neutrogena, I apply YSL's Touche Eclat Blur Primer onto my face. A little goes a long way so remember not to apply too much of every product.

3. Next, I grab Laura Mercier's oil free supreme foundation in Sunny Beige and using my Mac 187 Duo Fibre Brush I start blending my foundation in a circular motion, starting from my outer cheeks and I work my way into my T-zone and neck. Remember not to apply your foundation in areas where you'll be using concealer.

4. Once my foundation is on, I use Urban Decay's weightless complete coverage concealer in medium-dark. In my opinion the most effective technique to applying concealer is to draw a triangle with the base under your eye and the point toward your cheek, then using a Beauty Blender to blend out the concealer. Not only does using this technique conceal dark circles but it also brightens your face and draws more attention to your eyes.

5. To top off my foundation I use Giorgio Armani's loose powder to set my foundation with Mac's 150 Large powder brush.

6. Contour Time!! I grab my favorite product, Chanel's Les Beige Healthy Glow Multicolor broad spectrum SPF 15 sunscreen; I love this product because it works as a highlighter, a sculpting powder, a bronzer, and a blush all with a sheer and natural finish. Applying with Mac's 109 Small Contour brush, I start right below my hairline at the top of my forehead, on the right and left side of my forehead (near my hairline on both sides), in the hallows of my cheeks (to find them suck your cheeks in), both left and right side of my nose, along my jawline on both sides, from my ears to the tip of your chin. It sort of sounds like a lot of work and makeup but I am not applying a lot of the product. I am simply applying a quick sweep in those areas to highlight and contour my face.

7. Don't make me BLUSH!! hahaha... For a blush I use the Coral shade in Lorac's PRO to-go palette. Typically, people think you should apply your blush on the apples of your cheeks but I'd say that's pretty old school and clown-like. So, to avoid looking like a clown you want to apply your blush up along your cheek bone, using your eye as a guide for your starting point. I do this technique using Sephora Collection Pro Angled Blush Brush #49.

8. Blush is on and now I lightly fill in my brows with Benefit's Instant Brown Pencil in "deep" shade. I like them to look as natural as possible so I use strokes going upward with the pencil and finish with using the brush on the other side of the pencil to fluff them up.

9. Now that my brows are finished I use Sumptuous Bold Volume Lifting mascara by Este Lauder in black and apply the mascara starting from the roots of my lashes and go upward in a zig-zag motion to avoid getting mascara on my eyelid.

10. Finishing my look off, I apply Glossier's coconut balm to my lips and VUALA!!!! Picture Perfect!!

I tagged all products into this post just in case you guys wanted to purchase any of the products.

With Love,

Gabrielle