Taupe Leather Jacket

BlankNYC Taupe Leather Jacket

BlankNYC Taupe Leather Jacket

BlankNYC Taupe Leather Jacket

BlankNYC Taupe Leather Jacket

BlankNYC Taupe Leather Jacket

BlankNYC Taupe Leather Jacket

Jacket: BlankNYC
Jeans: Joe’s Jeans
Top: Old, similar here, here, here
Shoe’s: VC Signature, less expensive version here
Handbag: Old, similar here, here, here
Necklace: BCBG, old, almost exact here
Earring: House of Harlow, old, similar here, also love these
Sunglasses: Chloe old, similar here, less expensive here
Lipgloss: Whitening Lightning ‘Shimmer of Hope’, use code ‘rachel’ for 25% off
My adorable son who loves to help “take pictures of mommy”!

I am absolutely in love with the color of this jacket.  Because of my light hair, light eyes, light skin I tend to have a hard time with clothing this color.  But this has just enough grey in it to work for me.  This is one of the hottest colors for fall.  It looks great paired with black, grey, grey, burgundy, teal, and more.  Make sure to incorporate it into your wardrobe in some way.

I’m so excited!!  Tomorrow I fly to Tampa to meet up with my sister and mom.  Then Sunday morning we are off to LA.  We will be there for an entire week!  Just a girls trip, yeah!  We will be totally busy with a jam packed schedule all week, but so much fun!  We will be attending Beauty Con on Saturday.  If anyone is there please come up and say hi :)

Have an awesome Friday and a great weekend!!

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Easy Full Eyebrows

For me, my eyebrows have been a huge struggle my whole life.   In my teen years I had Brooke Shields eyebrows and thin brows were in style.  So I was over tweezing, over waxing, over doing everything to thin out those bushes for eyebrows I had.  I can’t tell you how many times I waxed off entire chunks of my eyebrows and walked around with a bald spot for weeks.  Now a full brow is in style.  But not just any full brow, a “tailored” full brow.  They need to look full, yet under control and managed.  Again, not that easy for mine.  If I let them grow in to their fullest potential they look like out of control jungles.

Full brows is very on trend right now, and it will continue to be on trend through the fall.  It’s important to tweeze to get the shape you want.  Click here to read my post on how to tweeze.  Then to create the fullness you need to fill them in.   I like anything that is easy and simple, and very hard to mess up.  So I use Anastasia Brow Powder Duo, in color ‘soft brown’.  This will give you a soft, natural looking full brow.  No harsh lines that can some times happen with a pencil.

Anastasia brow powder duo

applying anastasia brow powder

I’m using MAC brush #228, dabbing a little Anastasia Brow Powder.  Put a little on first, you can always add more.  Gently apply the powder to the entire brow, making sure to fill in the entire area.  The more powder you put on the more intense brow you will have.  For a more natural look, apply less.  Your brows will instantly be fuller.  And this powder will not move all day!

applying anastasia tinted brow gel

Then I’m setting the brow with Anastasia tinted brow gel, in color ‘espresso’.  Without this brow gel, my brows would fling all over the place throughout the day.  This brow gel holds like super glue!  But you can’t even tell it’s there, it looks so natural.

Rachel Barkules full brows

As you can see, brows make a huge difference!  It’s the finishing touch that completes the look!

I’m wearing Whitening Lightening Lip Gloss, ‘Wild Orchid’.  This is a brand new color in their brand new packaging.  How exciting!!  Use code ‘rachel’ for 25 % off your entire purchase.

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Tips & Tricks #9

  1. Before you get in the shower brush your hair from scalp to ends.  This will bring the natural oils through all of your hair.  Try this “wet brush“, you can literally rip through your hair (wet or dry) and it painlessly gets your knots out.  Works great on kids too!
  2. Exfoliate first, then shave; never the other way around.
  3. Use an under eye concealer 1 shade lighter than your foundation.  This will naturally create a brighter, more open eye.
  4. When you feel tired or have a headache try drinking a glass or 2 of water.  Some times you feel this way from dehydration.
  5. If you experience hormonal breakouts, typically around the mouth/chin area, reduce your dairy intake and you will notice a difference.

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