Cultivating confidence through fashion and style
By Erika, Fashion Expert Happy Monday YCS Family!! A couple of weeks ago I posted a "60 Seconds of Chic" video showing how I use concealer to hide the dark circles under my eyes. After I posted the video, I had a few requests from people asking if I could post a make-up tutorial about [...]
By Erika, Fashion Expert As you may know, I’m away from home this week. It’s our son’s second trip and the first time he took a flight. He’s a great traveler but hasn’t been sleeping well (I think the unfamiliar bed has everything to do with it). As a result, Momma has not been sleeping [...]
Beauty on a budget (College Edition) By Torrey, Make up MavenI remember day I moved into my dorm, Hess Hall at the University of Tennessee, 3rd floor (I forgot the room number). I was BEYOND excited, nervous, and eager to start this new journey. Fast forward 9 years later (that just made me feel so old), dare [...]
Torrey, Make-up Maven Here’s a pictorial for a very simple look that can be worn during the day and at night, to any type of event you can imagine. This look is perfect for the office and can easily take you into the evening for date night. If you’ve ever purchased eye shadow but don’t [...]
Throw back Thursday : Make-up moves : Summer Make-up Good Morning ladies and gents, and particularly ladies who are tired of the summer heat ruining their day time BEAT! So, today for throwback Thursday were going back to a post from our Make-up Maven Torrey, who breaks down the right products for all different skin [...]
By Torrey, Make-up Maven Depending on where you are in the country, it may or may not look like spring is coming. Regardless of the weather, spring is here! It's time to bring out your brighter colors and pastels! To transition your winter look to a spring look, as always it only takes a few [...]
By Torrey, Make-Up Maven We all have some sort of skin imperfection we wish we could get rid of, but just won’t go away. Instead of spending loads of money on various skin care treatments or procedures, try using color correctors and concealers. Concealers alone won’t have the same effect as using them along with [...]
By Torrey, Make-Up Maven For Valentine's Day you have so many options for makeup. You can keep it casual and light or bring on the dramatics. You can also incorporate the Valentine's Day colors of red and pink (although I would only opt for lipstick or blush, red/pink eyeshadow is very difficult to use without [...]
By Torrey, Make-up Maven December 18, 2013 An easy way to create the appearance of a differently shaped eye is to play with different shades of eyeliner on your waterline. Now, where's your waterline? A while back we did a post on the different parts of the eyes, seen here. Basically, the waterline is the [...]
By Torrey, Makeup Maven I'd heard many great things about Benefit's 'They're Real' Mascara. What prompted me to finally purchase it was my mom's rave about how good it was. She has fairly thin lashes and asked me several times how to get fuller lashes. I told her about MAC's prep & prime lash and how [...]