My Makeup Essentials

My favorite things! Oh and I have a LOT of favorites, but if I had to narrow it down to top 5...ok 6 makeup items that I had to have, these are it! 

• Chanel Vitalumiere in 40- Beige: my all time favorite foundation, it's light, dewy, has buildable coverage, and is natural looking. There is also an Aqua option for lighter coverage

• Butter London Cheeky cream blush in Ruby Murray: such a natural looking blush- comes from within almost. Buildable, long lasting, and all of their blushes are rich in color *imagine the look of flushed cheeks after sprinting a flight of stairs*

• Christian Dior Creme De Rose lip balm: soothing, creamy, plumping, and the aroma of rose is at perfect potency (notice the perfection of this balm...I'm obsessed)

• Kevyn Aucoin concealer pot in SX08: such a huge amount of product in these concealer pots, creamy, full coverage, and doesn't settle into fine lines (those would be my lil finger prints...a little goes a long way)

• Motives Perfecting face primer: I attribute the compliments I get on my skin to this lil number. Holds my makeup in place ALL day, lays down a velvet veil underneath my foundation, and feels like silk

• Shiseido eyelash curler: I can't live without it. Curls my lashes without denting them, doesn't pull or snag, and the curl is natural and lasts throughout the day

• (shown at the top- barely) BECCA shimmering skin perfector: if you mix this with your foundation each day, you'll notice people staring at your glowy dewy angelic face (shhhh it's a secret)

Ok that was technically 6 things, but if you sent me off to a deserted island these would be the things I hoarded away at the bottom of my satchel! That and a razor ;) 

Tell me what your makeup essentials are and I'll see you back here on Wednesday to chat all things wedding season! 

Have a beautiful day beauties!

xoxo- Jess

Staying young, raising a teenager, and giving back!

I'm raising a teenager guys! Pretty crazy right? My daughter is 17 years old. I have to say this over and over to people sometimes and I still can't believe it myself. Post coming soon on what it's like to have her go to college soon and my empty nesting! 

I get asked a lot about my skin care regime and lifestyle since I'm no longer in my 20's but still have 20 something skin (all hail the eye cream). I have a video on this that goes into detail about routines and the importance of drinking water and getting rest, but it's also genetic. Genes and lifestyle are the two main components I believe in skincare. Prevention prevention prevention!

Here are my current obsessions:

I was the face of this amazing campaign called the "ACURE pop up challenge" (see the whole series HERE) where I skipped around L.A. talking to strangers about skin care and if they knew what was really going on their skin and in their bodies. We talked to people of all ages at farmer's markets, at colleges, and from all walks of life. You'd be surprised how clueless we can all be when it comes to ingredients...yours truly included.

I fell in love with this company, what the brand stands for, and the story behind their products. If you love organic, all natural, and putting pure ingredients on your skin, hair, and eventually into your body, give this brand a try. 

Of course get your rest, drink a ton of water (I'm talking at least a gallon a day), be active, be well, be happy! And your skin, your body, your energy- will all reflect that. Follow my advice and your glowing skin will thank me later ;) And speaking of thanking (is that a word?), I want to thank all of you always supporting my work, and 10 of you personally - so I'm giving away TEN Acure Organics kits to the first 10 people to share this post on your social media! 

Have a beautiful week! See you later this week, right back here, to talk fad dieting, working out, and the other 'F' word....fruit. lol. More on that soon!

xoxo- Jess

***To enter into the ACURE giveaway, simply post a link to this post to your social media and share it, then screen grab it and email me at jessicalizamabusiness@gmail.com! First 10 to do so get a care package from yours truly! Thank you! <3***

Inspiration, goals, and 2015!!!

New year, new beginnings, new goals. We're all setting them so lets share what our goals are and any updates..... accountability is everything! So here are some goals of mine for this year and you can crack the whip on me if I slack up on one of them:

• 3 blog posts a week (alternating 6 of my most passionate topics)
• stick to it (anything and everything and this includes being active)
• family time (and me time, this is necessary and I should do more of this)
• a video a week on my YouTube channel and Beauty channel
• read more (20 minutes before bed each night)
• give time to my friends (dedicate time each week to empower another friend of mine)

So share with me what your goals are this year, if you have a blog, the name of it so I can check in with you, and where you draw the most inspiration. I'm inspired by different things every day and today it was my daughter coming home from school and asking me to paint with her. She inspires me to be creative. In the drawing world and even though I suck at it, she makes me feel so talented!

Updates: My app (in the app store and totally free!) is going through some awesome updates and new features are rolling out each month. Download it if you haven't and join our community of creatives! 

My home screen and this face 

 

Some of the content you'll see in the app

 

The login page, which will be changed to our logo, the Encourage, Empower, Inspire infinity circle

Hope to see you in the app and hearing your goals for this year! Have a beautiful week! 

xoxo- Jess

New Year new things

Happy new yeearrrr! Sorry for the lack of posts here but I like to post when I have something to say not just post to post. But I finally have words to say! Wahooo for getting over this sicky feeling, got the flu over NYE and still fighting it but I missed blogging so here I am. 

Onward with the new year, I love that each year NYE brings on new possibilities in the year to come, new goals to set and achieve, and new starts. It really does remind us though that any day we can start over, set new goals, or begin again. 

2014 was an incredible year. Probably one of the best I've had in a while. I accomplished a lot of things this year both personally and professionally. You all had something to do with that too, so thank you for coming back to check in on my posts, share in my videos, and participate on social media. This space can be overwhelming at times, but so rewarding when you think about what it is that we really do. 

I crossed some things off my bucket list this past year, held on to my courage, let go of some people in my life that were toxic to me, and strayed from my comfort zone which was a good thing. 

This year I resolve to blog at least twice a week, post on my beauty channel twice a week and on my main channel twice a week, whewww that's a lot of posts! But I can do it, just have to take focus from other projects and redirect them back to my own business. I also need to learn how to take a day to rest. Like really rest. From work, from working out (this too I started on the 1st, like a real plan that I'll stick to like for reals), and just let my well refill. We have to remember to do that especially being creatives, we get burnt out. A lot. 

So I hope your new year had a kick ass kick start, I hope this year is incredible for you, set goals, give yourself a break sometimes, and remember that each day is a new chance. 

All the hugs, 

Jess xoxoxo

Weekend Wrap-up: #Techgating and Twitter Parties!

Happy Tuesday to you and happy weekend wrap up! I hope your week, your day, and your month have all been amazing. We've been doing a lot you and I: Twitter parties, launching an app, catching up... and slowing it down to get ready for the holidays! Yes, I said the H word! Can you believe it's only TWO more Thursdays until Thanksgiving and SIX more Thursdays until Christmas!?!?! The red cup is out and everything (praise to PSL all day with sprinkles of nutmeg).

So I'm wrapping up the weekend and the week's happenings.

If you love hosting parties, love football season, or just love awesome gifts, then you're not going to want to miss out on our LIVE #Techgating Twitter party happening this Wednesday, 11/19, with our friends at AT&T @FanForAll. Sign up here . RSVP with your Twitter handle and be sure to use the hashtag #Techgating to participate and for a chance to win fun prizes! We'll contact the winners after the event. I can't wait to chat with you all, share my hosting skills secrets, and talk about how tech obsessed we all are! 

As much as I love writing, I also love creating videos - whether they are, my video blogs or my sketch comedy, all are up on my channel now! Click here to check out my latest video blog where I take you around my #Techgating party with my closest friends, show you my DIY tech stations that I'm so proud of, and introduce you to my party's signature hostess drink! It's complete with photo booth props and game day shortcakes! For all of the recipes you see in the video and my game day DIY how to's, click here for that post! I hope this inspires you to get creative with your parties and make them your own with your personal style. Please share your blog posts and photos in the comments so I can check them all out!

Comedy really is my creative outlet. Some people meditate or bake. I write comedy sketches and web series. My latest sketch shows all of my fellow football 'noobs' just how to fit in with the cheering and celebrations by throwing the best party ever! It goes through all of the things you'll need on game day to stay connected to the game and to your friends enjoying it somewhere else. Oh technology, such a beautiful thing. Except when my parents try to Facetime us and aren't sure how to use that feature on their phones! Ha! So click here to laugh out loud at my dance skills (errr lack there of)! 

And for some knee slappin' good time giggles, check out the video Corrine and I did together. It's our mother/daughter 'favorites' video. You KNOW Corrine doesn't love the camera as much as I do but she rocks it! Click here to check it out. She steals all of my things like my makeup and my clothes, so it's no wonder they end up in our 'favorites' video as her own! Awww parenthood...gotta love it! 

And last but definitely not least; if you love a sense of community, would like to be a part of some awesome collaborations, and would like to be featured here on my blog or over on my YouTube channel, then please download my FREE mobile app! It's totally fun, totally free, and I totally love being a part of all the conversations that are happening over on the app between you all, myself and the rest of our community! So click here to join in on the fun. I'm running a contest right now - #10DaysOfJessmas haha I'm so cheesy! So I pick a winner a day to get a handmade holiday ornament from yours truly. Oh, and I'll be filming myself making them for you so you can be a part of the moment when I glue my fingers together ;)

So that's the week and weekend wrap-up! Please leave a comment below if I'll be seeing you at our live Twitter #Techgating party. (Sign up here) and let me know what's new and exciting with you! I respond to comments so leave 'em all!

Have a superb week and thanks for stopping by for a read!

Hugs, 

Jess

Join our #Techgating Twitter Party and win 1 of 6 tech gifts!!!

Hello! I hope your week is going amazingly! I have some exciting things for you. Yes YOU! So I'm super excited to announce that I'll be hosting another Twitter Party ahhhh!!! Yes I'm a pro now at this Twitter Live thing! This time I'm bringing on some friends to host with me! My amazingly hilarious and talented friends Nikki Limo and Sean Klitzner will both be joining me and we're so excited to get to chat with you all!

So the prizes given will be: 

(1) Samsung Galaxy S5 phone

(1) Samsung Galaxy Note 4

(1) Miroir portable projector 

(1) Portable Speakers

(1) $500 AT&T Gift card

(1) Portable phone charger  

The Twitter party will take place next Wednesday, November 19th at 5pm PST (two games are on this day and we'll get a chance to talk about it!) So mark your calendars! We'll talk about the game, tailgating, and of course #Techgating and how you're implementing tech into your game day! I mean I did share all of my hostess secrets with you all in my last video (click here if you haven't seen it). I really want everyone to partake in our party so I'm so happy to announce that we have SIX amazing prizes to give to you all during the event, all courtesy of our sponsors @AT&T @FanForAll! Yes you're correct, that is another form of love. Gifts=love. Makes sense. 

I mean whoa! Pretty awesome right?! So all you have to do to enter for a chance to win one of these rad prizes is sign up for our Twitter Party in the form I've provided below. You'll list your 'name' as your Twitter handle (i.e. @jess_lizama) and your URL as your Twitter web address (i.e. http://twitter.com/jess_lizama). Leave us a comment after you've signed up I love responding to comments.

You'll have to be RSVP'd to the Twitter Party in order to be eligible to win, and at the end of the party we'll DM all of the winners for their information.  You're going to want to participate in our party where we'll be asking you some fun questions, challenging you to participate in some fun interactive games, and testing your DIY skills! Just kidding, no but really what are you making for your game day? Perhaps a recipe from my #Techgating party? (hint hint). The games will be a lot of fun, you'll be sharing with us your game day parties, how you're techgating and implementing tech into your game day, all while entering for a chance to win these amazing prizes listed above. 

Be sure to use our hashtag #Techgating so we can see all of your responses. Be sure to follow myself, Nikki (@NikkiLimo), Sean (@SeanKlitzner) and AT&T Fan For All (@FanForAll) so you're sure to be included in all of our conversations. I'll be passing some questions and games over to them during the party so you won't want to miss out! 

I really can't wait to chat with you all, check out all of your photos from your game day, see your game faces (literally), and give you some cool prizes that we teamed up with @FanForAll to send you home with! So please RSVP below, follow us all on Twitter, and use that hashtag! Easy like 1, 2, 3!!!! Ready set go! :D 

Cheers and I can't wait to chat with you all LIVE! 

All the hugs, 


Jess

How To Throw The Best #Techgating Party Ever!

Why yes, my title would make an amazing hashtag! Sooo if you know me personally then you KNOW I'll take any reason to get dressed up and host a shindig of my own! The football season is upon us and I may be THE walking definition of a 'footbal noob', but I still throw the best darn football party anyone's ever seen! I even made a video about it, 2 of them! I'm so excited to share that I've teamed up with AT&T for their #TechGating campaign, which takes tailgating, technology, and social media, and marries them all together to bring you the most interactive and fun social experience, while enjoying the game! Below is a still from our shoot, it's a sketch I wrote for my YouTube channel where I show you how to throw your very own #techgating party, while giving you all the things you'll see and experience at every.single.tailgating.party. Ever.