Color Trends ~~ Pretty in Pastel

Jordan Essentials has a lot of great mineral colors to accomodate a wide range of eople going for any specific look.  From the darks to the lights,  to the muted to the vibrant,  JE has you covered.

Recently Jordan Essentials has added new Lavender Eyeshadow.  We've paired it with our Petal Pink Eyeshadow and Shimmering Pink Lip Gloss for April's Hostess Special.  These might be different colors for people to try,  but we want to encourage you to be hold and get creative!  Pastels are the "IT" colors this season and experts in the field give tips on how to sport them.

Writers on TotalBeauty.com stated,  "While spring makeup typically includes lots of color,  this season it's all about pastels -- lilac lipsticks, petal pink blush, and even minty green and butter yellow eye shadows are the "IT" colors right now.  While we've always loved this trend in theory,  our initial reaction was horror:  How are going to pull off these colors without looking like a 5-year-old who put on her makeup using Barbies Stash?"

If, like us, you'd love to indulge in the pastel makeup trend but fear it's too tough to pull off, here's some refreshing news.  Pastel makeup is actually one of the easiest trends to wear, says celebrity makeup artist Geoffrey Rodriguez.

"Since you're not mixing any shades and you're just applying a very simple wash of the color on your features,  there's virtually no room for error:  he says.  The catch,  however,  is to apply pastel colors in a soft way.  Finally, a trend that doesn't require skill and camping on board.  Are you?

Lilac is one of the easiest pastels to wear,  says Rodriguez, because "it complements both warm and cool tones, like a neutral color."  He says the key to wearing this trend is to commit to the color and go all the way -- monochromatic that is.  "By wearing lilac on your lips, lids and cheeks, you don't have to wonder about coordinating -- you look put together immediately" he says.

See below for Jordan Essentials' Colors.

"Lilac"  -- Use JE's Lavender Eyeshadow
"Lilac Lipstick"  -- Use JE's Mauvelous Mauve Lip Butter
"Petal Pink Blush"  -- Use JE's Tickled Pink Blush
"Minty Green"  -- Use JE's Fern Green Eyeshadow
"Butter Yellow" -- Use JE's Aztec Gold

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What your Colors Say about you.

This is a posting that Nancy Bogart our founder and CEO shared on her  Jordan Essentials Blog,  and I thought you would find it interesting.

Have you ever seen a magazine and they ask you to pick a color and then tell you what it means about your personality?
Mine really has changed over the years, so it is hard to say one color over another. Yes, there are colors I look better in but I am pretty much a free spirit when it comes to colors.

Recently I read a Martha Stewart tip to color coordinate your closet. I am about as far from Martha Stewart as you can be. She wears khaki, I do not own anything khaki, but she has a point. I moved all of the pinks together, all of the greens, all of the blacks etc in my closet. I wondered to myself how long this would last. I LOVE IT!
Organization actually helps my creative spirit. I go in and think “How am I feeling today?” if it is pink I go to pink and then match my pants and shoes and off I go. I like to be ready to go in about 30 minuets. Must be my ADD.

My Mineral Make up color choices came next. How can I use this info to have a great, easy, pretty routine in the morning that makes me feel good about my finished look.

Step 1. I have 3 base colors. Depending on what I am wearing I pick my base shade of color. Most days it is Jordan Essentials White Sands on a dry eye shadow brush. Sometimes when I feel a little glamorous I wet the brush. Recently introduced I love the new Jordan Essentials Petal Pink. I did not think of myself as a pink eye shadow girl but it is sheer and beautiful as a base color. My third base is Aztec Gold for a bright eye day and no shimmer. Most days I like to shimmer.

Step 2. I have 2 Liner Colors. I used Chestnut Brown FOREVER, and thought it was time to really up “my look” to something new. Plumtastic and Emerald Green are my two new liner loves. The angled brush makes all the difference. Everything I read and the experts I talk to all say, the brush makes the difference and I have to agree. I love the liner brush wet and have not missed the pencil liners of my past pre JE Minerals!

Step 3. To smudge or not to smudge. I use the applicator that comes with my liner color and make a light or dark c shape from the outer corner of my eye and smudge the liner a little for a more smokey finish to my eyes.

However, some days I chose not to accent or smudge at all, just line. My lashes are pale yellow so I have to do something.

Step 4. a New Mascara! WOW your mascara really counts. I take my time with the new Volumizing Jordan Essentials Mascara, I LOVE IT! It gives a wet look without clumping. The brush is short and great to really define lashes. I have been using a second coat on the outer lashes in the corners which defines and gives my eyes a playful wink.

Step 5. Aw, just blush. I have probably not been using enough blush I learned after my makeover in Oregon with professional make up artist Jenny Karl. She started light and layered until I was just right and rosy. Too much? We just brushed a little mineral powder over the top.

I think we as women get a little caught up in wanting to have great colors that still keep us looking like ourselves. Minerals can really do that for you. They lay nicely on the skin and look lovely while lasting all day long.

I am feeling organized and ready for spring. I have worked out my closet, my colors and it really helps my confidence. Nothing is as beautiful as a confident woman in my opinion. I meet women all across the country in all shapes and sizes. The real beauty is in what she thinks about herself.

Give your closet and your make up vanity a spring check up and try your hand at something new. I think you will love it!

Believing in your beauty,
Nanc

Pink or Red this Spring?

Pink or Red?

 
Your Lipstick choice this spring says a lot about you! Pink you are super feminine and flirty. Red says you are ready to get out and have some fun!
 

Which are you? Positively Pink or Ready! Set! Go! Red!

 

Personally I have spent most of my life not wearing Lipstick, tried a few ones over the years,  but nothing that I felt comfortable in wearing.  (Well I did find one a few years back,  but of course the entire product was discontinued).     I love wearing the Jordan Essentials Lipstick,  of course I'm more the  "Remarkable Red" then "Ready! Set! Go! Red!".

 

David,  usually referred to as "hubby" has made comment that my lips are so much softer.   So why not look good and have softer lips at the same time!

 

No mineral oil or harmful chemicals.  Women lick their lips all day long, so it's important to us that we provide a "safe" product.  We know what is in our Lipstick,  do you!

 

Jordan Essential lipsticks are available in the following shades:

 

Mauvelous Pink

Remarkable Red

Positively Pink

Outstanding Orange

Ready! Set! Go! Red!

$18.00 each

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