TOOLS FOR BROWS

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Eyebrows have power you know. Power to make or break a person. JK JK. Ok, they don't have that much power but they do have a little power to really add definition to your make up.

I am half italian. That being said, I have dark thick hair aka I was born with thick eyebrow YET in my early teens I tweezed the junk out of them and sadly they have never been the same. But thank God for make up that can fix my teenage mistake (insert praise hands emoticon).

 So I have a brow tutorial for you but before that let's talk brow tools...

TOOLS FOR BROWS // S.S. Heart

I like to joke with James that Home Depot is to him as Sephora is to me. It's my playground, my happy place and where I get (a lot of) my tools.

So that being said, here are my favourite brow tools.

1. Forever 21 Tweezers- Any tweezers will do but just make sure you get some sharp ones. These were a gift and they're actually pretty sharp AND they have a kitten on them.  The best.

2. Mac Brow Pencil in Spiked- This is my third of this product so clearly I love it!

3. Forever 21 Compact Mirror- Not necessary but cute and allows you to fix your brows on the go.

4. Brow Brush- This one is a freebie I got years ago and it still is great! (I've linked a bigger, classier one which I hope to upgrade to one day).

5. Sephora Brow Scissors- These are used to trim any long brow hairs. I just got these a month ago and I love them.

6. Mac Brush #266- This flat angle brush is used to apply powder on your brow.

7. Mac Brun Eyeshadow- Even though this is an eyeshadow, it works like a charm on your brows AND it's a pretty universal shade aka it works for most people. Oh, and you can use it for a contour shadow on your eyes too!

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So there are my favourite tools! A lot of people use a brow gel as well to help keep your brows in place but I have never used one as my brows usually sit right in place.

Tomorrow I'll be back with how to put these tools to work!

 

Happy Monday!

s.s.♥.

HELLO SPRING.

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Spring is here and I couldn't be happier. The cherry blossoms that line my entire route to work are in full bloom. It's light until at least 7pm. I can run in a t-shirt (on good days).

I've been serving at my church's kid's day camp the past three days and the last day is tomorrow. It's incredible (300 kids came!) but I can say that I am VERY excited for the weekend. (I have so much respect for you children workers!!!!) 

My weekend plans include summit homework, blogging, meal planning, & lots of running (19km on Sunday, ouch!!) I'm VERY excited to not set an alarm on Saturday….

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Happy Friday!!!

xo,

s.s.♥.

ONE WORD 2014 // DANAE

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Today get ready to meet the beautiful Danae. I get to see Danae almost everyday as we work together at the church and it is honestly such a blessing. She's incredibly fun, has the best "snort laugh" and has a heart of pure gold. Her she be…!

Hi! My name is Danae and I had the privilege of taking part in the one word brunch that the lovely Laura hosted this February.

2013 was the year of new experiences for me. I, as a 25 year old woman, entered into my first relationship. Let me be clear, saying that I “entered” it is putting it really lightly. What I actually mean is that I jumped blindly, wildly and without any inhibitions headfirst into it. I went in with the mentality of “I am 25, I know what I’m doing… seriously! God! I’ve soo got this”. I left God on the edge of that relationship and I ended up experiencing a lot of pain and hardship as a result of that decision. 

 I learned so much about myself throughout that time and most of it has been pretty hard to accept and face. As a result of abandonment as a child, I have the mentality that I don’t deserve the best that God has to offer me and that I should be willing to settle for sub par because that’s all that I am ever going to get. I felt the need to quell all that I am as a person in order to fit into whatever mould my significant other wanted me to fit into. I lost who I was during that time and it has been quite the journey over the past few months trying to regain my identity. 

 I spent some time early on in January praying over what God wanted to say to me about this next year and one verse kept on coming back to me.

“But this I recall and therefore have I hope and expectation: It is because of the Lord’s mercy and loving-kindness that we are not consumed, because His [tender] compassions fail not. They are new every morning; great and abundant is Your stability and faithfulness. The Lord is my portion or share, says my living being (my inner self); therefore will I hope in Him and wait expectantly for Him.” Lamentation 3:21-21 

 Hope was my word of year! I decided to look into the original Greek and Hebrew words from which hope derives from in the bible. Tiqvah(Hebrew) literally means a cord or attachment. Tiqvah comes from the root word qavah, which is also commonly translated as hope. This word originally carried the sense of something strengthened by being bound together, such as a rope. This rope or cord endures when tested and stretched. The concept of hope as symbolically represented by these words is the trust placed in an unbreakable promise. Another common Hebrew word translated as hope is yachal. Yachal means to wait expectantly. It is to patiently endure because of the assurance of what is coming. In contrast to the plethora of Hebrew words, there are only two Greek words for hope in the New Testament. Elpis is an expectation or confidence, and its verb form, elpizo, is the act of expecting or trusting.

 

So this year I am putting my trust in the unbreakable promise that is Jesus Christ, I will wait expectantly for all the amazing things God has in store for me and I have immeasurable hope in the beautiful work that God is doing within me and will continue to do within me! 

 2014, bring it on!

all photos by Amy Gary

Such gold right there. Thank you so much for sharing Danae!

If you haven't yet, be sure to check out the other girls' one words- Amy // Nadia // Sarah // Tiffany // Me and here is the original post from our one word brunch!

 

I'm still taking submissions for one words! So if you would like to share on here about your one word for 2014 email laura@ssheart.com

 

xo,

s.s.♥.

OH JOY + TARGET

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Oh Joy! has arrived to Target and I am SO excited about it. Sadly, not everyone shares the same enthusiasm as I do. (FYI Oh Joy! is a blogger and she recently collaborated with Target and designed all this cute party stuff!)

TWICE, I've received the "crazy" look when I asked about it in our local store. Ok, the first time I was a week early…but they had no idea and didn't seem to know who "Oh Joy" was. Come on people, let's get educated on the blogger scene!! 

The second time was on Sunday morning. Sunday was the official launch date of the collection (I made sure this time!!) and I was soooo excited. I was also pumped to be checking out the newest Target in my city. Well, this Target was AH-MAZING. It's the biggest Target I've ever been to and it's soooo beautiful and everything is so crisp and new (ok, I'll stop rejoicing over a store now). But, as incredible as the new store was, it sadly didn't house the Oh Joy collection and again, I received the "crazy" look when I asked about it (this guy was really nice though!)

So for now I'll just dream about what I'd purchase...it's probably safer that way.

1. Scalloped Bowl  |   2. Hooray Cake Topper   |   3. Gold Confetti Dots   |   4. Paper Plates   |   5. Trash Bags   |   6. Noise Blowers

How insanely cute is everything!!!!?? I need that scalloped bowl in my life. Can't you just envision chips on chips filling it? And those pretty garbage bags? Um, amazing.

Now if only Target online shipped to Canada....

 

xo,

s.s.♥.