Luxxe Beauté

07/11/2019

My glam posts are definitely the ones I’m more comfortable posting. The ones that take about 100 shots before I decide it’s worthy of actually posting.. no seriously my camera roll is absolutely ridiculous sometimes..
ok all the time 😂

But this has been my current reality and I want to share that.

No make up. No filter. No glam.

This is ME.. and this has been me on a regular basis lately. Makeup has taken a backseat to the tasks of daily life and enjoying any moment I can of summer with the ones I love.

Life has been harder lately— I feel like I am constantly juggling a million things at one time, and I try to keep all the balls up in the air but sometimes I fail. I fail as a mom, a girlfriend, a friend, a daughter.

Life can be hard... but we have to remember to GIVE OURSELVES A DAMN BREAK!

Layla is in summer school and summer camp— but the changes in our life have been hard on her. She’s still behind in reading at school and she knows it and I see it affecting her confidence and her overall behavior some days. She’s also adjusting to having my boyfriend around a lot since it’s basically been 10 years of just her and I— and having to share mommy with other people has been a struggle for her but we are working on it.

I truly have to count my blessings that I am able to be around much more than I used to— to be there for her and help her thru this tough time.

But there are some days that I have ZERO and I mean ZERO patience. I feel like I’m on a hampster wheel of never ending to dos and I get overwhelmed and irritable.

Some days I get absolutely nothing that I want accomplished... but I’m learning that ITS OK!

ITS OKAY to not be perfect. It’s OKAY to not have it all together all the time! It’s OKAY to hide in the bathroom from your family with a big glass of wine and take a deep breath... WE DESERVE A BREAK! 😝

We’re all just doing the best we can. And if somedays we fail, ITS OKAY! We are human. Our children aren’t going to remember the dirty dishes in the sink, or the laundry that didn’t get done. I’m learning to live more in the moment and not in the future because I did for years.

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06/28/2019

YUP, that’s right! I now have a subscription Beauty Box each month that is a surprise in the mail full of LL goodies!

We SOLD OUT in less than 24 hours the first time we launched.. and then we sold out the second time in 15 MINUTES! 🙌🏼 We will hopefully be back next week... but there is a cap of 2,000 new subscribers per month— so you’re going to have to be quick!! May the odds ever be in your favor 😝

The DEETS on The AMAZE BOX:

🌸 $38 monthly/ cancel at anytime

🌸 FREE SHIPPING

🌸 $50- $100 value in products

🌸 Full size product + travel/ samples products and other little goodies added

🌸 Sign up and receive a $5 CREDIT towards any purchase!

🌸 Sign up for the month and remain subscribed for 6 months to receive an EXCLUSIVE LIMITED EDITION GOLD BOX + an EXTRA Free Gift

If you already subscribed, what do you LOVE about your box?! 💕

06/26/2019

Look who’s back! 💃🏽

I took some much needed time to focus on others things and gave the gram a break but I’m back IG fam so let’s do this! 👏🏼 I hope to bring you tons of value AND inspiration!

I created this R O S E - G O L D look a couple weeks ago and I’m obsessed 😍💕✨

I’ll never get tired of makeup that lasts all day 👏🏼 + makes me feel like a queen 👑

Shoutout to my n**e eyeliner that brightens these tired mama eyes 👀 and that rose gold liquid highlight that gives me that subtle glow 🙌🏼

Every women deserves to feel like a QUEEN and with this makeup, I can guarantee you will 👸🏻

04/12/2019

LASH EXTENSIONS 💕

*What you need to know*

WHAT I GET:
I get volume lashes, CC curl. I have had classics in the past (1 lash extension to 1 natural lash) but that was awhile ago now when volume lashes weren’t even a thing yet! I like them to be full, but still wispy at the same time! A great lash technician will know what style will look good for the shape of your eyes.

MAINTENANCE:
I personally can go between 2-3 weeks for my fill. Some people go longer, some people go every week. I think this is personal preference and also depends on how many you shed and if you have good retention with the lashes that are on. I also sleep on my back and not on my side to prevent them from getting squished while I am sleeping.

CARE:
My lash queen gave me a lash cleanser. I use this every night and I brush them when I get out of the shower and when I cleanse. I typically cleanse them at night because I wear makeup during the day. I don’t put mascara on my extensions but I do wear it on my bottom natural lashies!

I also get asked a lot if they damage your natural lashes. I think if you go to someone inexperienced there is def a possibility of that. If you find someone who truly knows what they are doing, they are just like hair extensions. They won’t hurt your real lashes at all. It can be tempting to touch them or pick at them, but don’t! This will most definitely cause damage to your natural lash.

FINDING A LASH QUEEN:
My advice is to GET A REFERRAL! If you see someone’s lashes who you like, ask them who they see and what they ask for and then check out their social media.

MY LASH QUEEN:

located at The Professional Stylist Forum in Andover, MA

PRICE:
You will find there are many price points depending on where you go and what type of lashes you are getting done. I personally don’t think price point reflects skill level. Maybe in some situations, but not all.

Overall I’m obsessed with my lash extensions. I would recommend them to anyone interested in trying them! Just know they are a commitment that requires maintenance if you are going to keep up with them! 💕

If you have any other questions feel free to leave t

03/16/2019

People will throw stones at you.
Don’t throw them back.
Collect them and build an empire ✨

02/24/2019

Hay insta-fam! 🙋🏻‍♀️

This past week alone, I have welcomed lots of new followers to my page so I wanted to introduce myself to those who don’t know me (yet!) and to my longtime followers, maybe you’ll learn something new!

I’m a single mama of a fierce little girl.. she’s my world! I was adopted as a baby from Colombia.. yep my parents are pretty incredible. I have been in the beauty industry for the past 13+ years. I LOVE Trader Joe’s... probably alittle too much! Investigation Discovery is my favorite channel and I binge watch any type of murder documentaries. I hate drama but I do keep up with the Kardashians 🤣 I am a HUGE animal lover and our rescue dog Beau 🐶 is my best buddy.

I have a beauty biz and it is my PASSION!
I am obsessed with my mission of spreading . I enjoy sharing my knowledge of beauty and watching women’s confidence sky rocket because of it. I am on a journey of personal development and love meeting new people who are too!

I strive for growth everyday and to not let fear, failure or any other obstacle stop me from achieving my greatest potential! I am so grateful for the opportunity social media has given me to connect with and inspire other like minded women.

I hope I can provide a giggle here and there and bring inspiration and value to your news feed! I look forward to continuing to use all of my platforms to make genuine long lasting connections 💖

02/15/2019

My forever Valentine 💕 @ Wakefield, Massachusetts

02/15/2019

02/09/2019

Trust the wait.
Embrace the uncertainty.
Enjoy the beauty of becoming.
When nothing is certain,
anything is possible ✨✨✨

02/01/2019

I didn’t even get to post about the MOST POPULAR n**e liquid lipstick being back in stock today before 6 months of inventory already SOLD OUT! 😱

We on Some level here,
so I am starting a PREorder list for the next time this sought after shade restocks.. so I URGE you to jump on that!

In the meantime- swipe to find some of my other fave n**e shades 😍

1 + 2 // ruby chocolate
3 // s’mores
4 // moonpie
5 // macaroon

01/31/2019

TO MYSELF :

I love you so much.

I appreciate you and recognize you for all you have gone thru, everything you are going thru and for the person you have become because of it all.

You are brave, strong and courageous.

You are made of self love & affirmations.

You can’t break a woman like that ✌🏼 @ Austin, Texas

01/23/2019

So I have never actually told anyone this never mind announcing it to my whole social media audience but a part of personal development is saying out loud what you want, so you can manifest it into your future.

This is what my INSPIRED FUTURE looks like :

1️⃣ I want to travel to Bogota, Colombia where I was born, with my family and try and find my birth mom.

I would also like to go to the orphanage I was at when I was a baby and maybe meet my foster mother or anyone else who helped facilitate my adoption. I want to meet the children who are in the orphanage now and help them know they are not alone and that some beautiful family is going to come and they will have an amazing life. I am proof of this.

This is my most precious goal.
For many many years I said I didn’t care much, but I do and I am determined to make it there someday, even if I don’t find her, I want to be able to say I tried.

2️⃣ I want to build a home for me and Layla and my future family. We have been an apartment family for Layla’s whole life and I want her to experience being able to live in a house like I did someday. I’d love to be able to design it and create the space myself! This is a huge goal I know but I don’t dream small!

At this point in my life, I have so much confidence that I will accomplish both of these someday, and just the fact that I can dream this BIG gives me all the feels! ❤️ @ Wakefield, Massachusetts

01/22/2019

My daughter isn’t always my top priority.

HEAR ME OUT!

I am the MAIN provider and care giver for my daughter. Yes she sees her father, yes I get a break on Saturday’s and some Fridays... but at the end of the day it all falls on ME.

She has been my absolute top priority and still remains a huge priority in my life. But you know a HUGE mistake I was making?

Not taking care of myself.
And I am not talking about physically.

MENTALLY.

I wasn’t scheduling ME time that was actually valuable. I didn’t put the time or effort into personal development. I didn’t grow my brain and come up with things that were new and different we could do together. I didn’t try and grow or evolve. I didn’t take the time to relax by myself and do things that really made ME happy.

I was too busy being stressed and trying to survive as a single mom, that I neglected my own self care and when we do that, all sorts of things start to happen.

Our patience thins out, our ability to understand and relate goes away, and we turn into robots of our daily life.

I have made my own mental SELF CARE an enormous priority this year, so that I can fully pour into my daughter.

I leave for Texas in a week to visit my best friend. I will be away from my daughter for the LONGEST amount of time I have ever been. And I KNOW I will miss her. Mom guilt has kept me from doing this for myself in the past.

But I know now, when I get back, I will have an amazingly FULL cup and be so refreshed and rested from having some much needed adult best friend time, that I will be SO ready to MOM SO HARD again!

MOMS- we can’t pour into our families from an EMPTY cup!!
Make sure you are taking care of your mental health, practicing self care and really making an effort to put yourself first!

It is SO IMPORTANT!
It isn’t selfish, it is necessary ♥ @ Wakefield, Massachusetts

01/17/2019

”I’m not a sales person.”
“What if I’m not good at it?”
“Are people going to judge me?”

All of those things ran thru my head before I made the decision to take the opportunity with LL. I honestly had SO many DOUBTS in myself, I just knew I wanted something MORE.

As I sit here today, I am at the top 13% of my company as a Lead Beauty Guide, I have almost $10,000 in personal sales, promoted in rank last month AND doubled my tribe! (and we are continuing to grow!)

I’m not sharing this with you to boast or brag... but to show you that I was once YOU! Doubting that I could change my situation or that I deserved better.

I have gained so much confidence, friendships, self worth, fulfillment... the list goes on and on, but if I had let my doubts take over I wouldn’t have any of those things today ♥ @ Wakefield, Massachusetts

01/15/2019

Let’s talk Foundation!

I have had many people tell me they don’t use it because they are fearful it will feel too heavy on their face and I completely get that. I have definitely had some BAD experiences with previous foundations that made me feel like “cake face”

I want to share what I personally use and what works for me because I am always getting questions on this topic.

What I LOVE about the foundation I use now among other things is...
IT LOOKS & FEELS LIKE MY SKIN!
It doesn’t ever feel like I’m wearing a heavy mask.

Here are some other key features why I love my perfect foundation so much!

♥ 50% pigmented (usually foundations are 18-23%)
♥ paraben free
♥ lightweight and easy to be color matched
♥ wax based cream so easy application
♥ lasts 4-5 months
♥ affordable

APPLICATION:

There are two ways to apply my foundation. You can apply with either a foundation brush OR a beauty blender.

I personally use my blenderful which is my version of a beauty blender. I dampen it first! Do not skip this step! I find my application is much better this way but make sure it is damp not soaking wet!

I mix mine with my famous LIQUID GOLD so I do half of that and half foundation, but if you are just using foundation you want to turn your beauty blender or foundation brush in the pan of the foundation. Then apply to your face DABBING into your skin. This is another VERY important step! You do NOT want to swipe. No swiping!

You can add more after the first layer if you feel like you want more coverage.

With perfect foundation, you want to make sure that if you are using PRIMER, it can’t NOT contain silicone.

Because it is a wax based foundation, if you use a silicone primer, the foundation will not stick to your face!

Are you happy with your current foundation? I would love to hear what works for you! @ Wakefield, Massachusetts

01/08/2019

How to waste time:

Gossiping
Comparing yourself to others
Waiting for other people
Feeling sorry for yourself
Thinking and not doing

I have been guilty at one point or another of all of these.

People wonder why I do what I do, why I share the heck out of my opportunity and why I LOVE inspiring women! I will NEVER again waste my time. I wasted YEARS, waiting for others and constantly comparing myself to the next person.

I felt sorry for myself ALOT last year and instead of doing something, I just fantasized about it.

Today... I have found myself. I work every damn day to become a better version of myself. I’ll never go back to being that person who was so unhappy with herself and her life.

Now I just want to show others, that there is another way, a BETTER way, you just have to be brave enough to say YES to yourself! 💕
@ Wakefield, Massachusetts

01/07/2019

01/04/2019

Today I was challenged by my mentor to do something that scares me and is outside my comfort zone. I thought long and hard about this one and maybe to some people this isn’t scary but to me, it is.

I’m actually so scared to post this, I’m shaking but here goes nothing.

In 2018, I got my heart broken.

There.

That’s it.

Admitting that for other people to know, scares the s**t out of me. I fear being judged and the opinions of those who know me personally. I don’t want pity and I don’t want to hear “I told you so”

I am a pretty private person when it comes to my personal life, so saying that out loud and on a social media platform is extremely difficult for me.

I am not even going to lie, I lost myself for most of last year. I didn’t know how to navigate such an experience as I had never experienced that before.

After many months of self reflection and personal development, I have moved on and I have forgiven. The weight of resentment and anger were not serving me and were not worth carrying around any longer.

I take it as a lesson and I am now grateful for the experience. It makes me want to be a better person and further become the best version of myself for my future. I hope I can inspire others who have gone thru this or are currently going thru this, that there is a light at the end of the tunnel even if it feels like right now there isn’t.

You WILL come out on the other side and be stronger for it 💫

12/31/2018

What if I told you starting tomorrow you have the potential to earn up to $1800 in cash and rewards just for saying YES to an opportunity?

Let me just be honest. I don’t need to convince you of the quality of the products I share. They speak for themselves. I don’t think you NEED my amazing foundation, my one of a kind moisturizer or even my liquid gold that I am utterly obsessed with. You probably want it and I’m 100% confident you will be just as obsessed as I am if you try it!

But what I truly think you NEED is this opportunity.
This side hustle.
This sisterhood.
This community.
You need dreams, goals and a fulfilling purpose.
You need to believe in yourself.
You need to make 2019 the year you made a decision to better your life and your families future.
I made that decision and have never looked back!

Are you ready to say YES to yourself and your future? If so, you NEED to come run with me! January is going to be EPIC! Mark my words 💫

2019, me and my girls are coming to slay!

#2019

12/30/2018

Why do I look like I have just come back from a tropical island you ask?! 🌴

Most of my girls will know the answer to this one.... but if you don’t...
LIQUID GOLD is MAGIC! 🦄
No sun damage for this girl,
just glowing, healthy skin ✨

My goal is to get this magicalness into the hands of 10 more girls for the start of the new year!
Let me help you be glowy all 2019 😉

12/29/2018

I need 5 girls to swap out their current foundation to try my perfect foundation.
You will have 14 days from the time you receive it to give me your feedback.

If you are unhappy or like your original foundation better (which I can almost guarantee won’t happen 😉) we will return your product for your money back!

Please answer the questions in the comments so I can help you find your perfect shade!

My perfect foundation contains NO animal ingredients, NO lanolin, NO petroleum and NO mineral oil.

It is 50% pigmented (most foundations are 18-23%) does NOT clog pores and is suitable for ALL skin types.

Did I also mention how AFFORDABLE it is?! Mine lasts me almost 5 months and I wear makeup almost everyday!

*There is no filtering or editing on my face in this photo. Just natural light, my perfect foundation in Shinto 2 mixed with my liquid gold for an overall glow✨*

12/20/2018

The beauty industry will always be my PASSION but I spent years working for other people. What they wanted and on their schedule. Building their businesses and their dreams, but what about MINE?

For so long I felt like I wasn’t even in control of my own life. I constantly had to answer to others or ask permission. I felt completely stuck. I still wanted to help women feel confident but I wanted time freedom.

I was approached with an opportunity almost 3 years ago with a different company. Ultimately I decided that company wasn’t for me, but it led me to find my home at LL and for that I am forever grateful.

Now I have the ability to DESIGN my life the way I WANT and am still able to fulfill my passion.

The amount of support and motivation the LL community provides to every single person, is amazing. Michele and Madison truly care and you can feel it.

I will never beg anyone to come with me. I will however educate others that there is another way if you are feeling stuck like I was.

This isn’t for everyone.
I want girls that want to be with me, and see the same vision I see. That are self motivated and thrive off being surrounded by other like minded women.

MINDSET is everything and once you make a decision to change yours and have a positive one no matter what the situation, you won’t want to surround yourself with anything less ✨

12/19/2018

Sooooo true story 🤭....

I used to spend $62 every two months on Dior air flash foundation.
Yup.
Every. TWO. Months.

Now my foundation lasts me FOUR to FIVE months,
costs significantly less,
looks and feels like my actual skin
andddd did I mention..
is cruelty FREE, paraben FREE and basically the best foundation you’ll ever wear?!

What you waiting for girl?! Let’s get you color matched! Link in comments 👇🏼

12/17/2018

My little lipstick model 😭😍
If you know us, you know how long I have waited for this moment!

TWINNING fo lifeeeeee!

I am wearing Candy Apple 🍎
And Layla is ROCKIN’ Cupcake 🧁 @ Wakefield, Massachusetts

12/13/2018

HOW TO: Fake a lip job 🤷🏻‍♀️

Did you catch my FB live about how I fake a lip job?!

I kinda look silly but hey, my lips look alittle fuller sooooo don’t currrr! Lol

Go check it out if ya missed it, gurrrrl!
I posted the link in the comments of my video of where I purchased my from!

XO 💋

Lip liner : in soft spoken
Liquid lipstick : in macaroon and in seductress

12/10/2018

So you want a flawless makeup finish but you don’t have a consistent skin care routine? 🤔
It all starts with your skincare, girl!

Let’s kick this Monday off right 💕

Right now you can try an ENTIRE skincare routine and get the cutest bag, for less than the cost of a bottle of perfume! Hello! No brainer!

Slide into my DMs and I’ll hook a girl up!
@ Target Store Woburn

12/08/2018

Success waits for no one.
Liberate yourself from drama and
gossip and get focused on your GOALS.
There’s no time for bullsh*t when you’re growing into best version of yourself ♥

12/07/2018

Who run the world?! Tell ‘em ....
If you’re comfortable, you’re not growing 🙌🏼 I spent today brainstorming for my tribe, we gon crush these goals hunnnnnayyyy! Ain’t no stoppin’ us! 💪🏼 I got fire in my soul and it feels so good! Come sit with us and feel the fire too! 🔥 @ Wakefield, Massachusetts