Blogger Feature Friday

Well I may have missed a few Fridays but the Blogger Feature Friday is back!  

Blogger Bio

I'm Chardae. A soon to be mama to a little princess, Pinterest addict, ice cream and cake connoisseur and wanna be interior stylist.

What is your blog name and how/why did you come up with it?

My blog name is Lioness Dae. My name is Chardae, Dae for short and I'm a Leo...like a textbook Leo.

What is your favorite thing to blog about? Why?

I like to talk and give advice. Right now I'm blogging about my journey to and through motherhood and my day to day life.

How do you take blog photos? Who helps you, if anyone, what equipment do you use?

Most of the images on my blog are stock photos. The actual photos are taken with a 4 year old point and shoot (a DSLR is on my wish list) and I take them myself.

What do you do when you're not blogging?

When I'm not blogging I'm reading other blogs and trying to figure out how to make mine better. I also enjoy reading, shopping and napping has become a fave in the third trimester.

Besides your own, what is your favorite blog?

It's so hard to pick a fave! Right now I'm really loving Mattieologie.com. I found her blog less than a week ago but I read a post that really pushed me to make a business move and it felt great!

Blog: LionessDae

Facebook: LionessDae

Google+: Lioness Dae

Instagram: Lioness_Dae 

Pinterest: Lioness Dae

Twitter: @Lioness_Dae

Hope you're enjoying meeting new bloggers!

Don't forget to Sparkle!

XO ~ Katie

P.S. email me if you would like to be featured :)

TooFaced is Too Amazing

I've been meaning to start a blog series about my favorite makeup items but just have not gotten around to it!  So instead I am going to write a post about my favorite high end makeup brand!

But first, a look at my makeup vanity!  Isn't it cuuuuute?!  And as usual with social media this isn't necessarily an accurate representation of it - it is usually a hot hot mess covered in makeup.  But hey it's all about image here so just image this is what it's always like ;)

Drumroll please... my favorite brand is... TooFaced!

When I first started entering the magical world of makeup I didn't get why women spent so much money on makeup.

Well boy has that ever changed!  But now that I have some makeup experience I can definitely say that you get what you pay for.  Now of course there are those diamonds in the rough at the drug store but when you buy something new you never know for sure if it will be good quality.

The difference I've found with TooFaced specifically is that I've never been disappointed.  I know it sounds extremely hard to believe but I have never not liked a product from them!

I think my first TooFaced product was a cell phone case sized pallet with eyeshadow, bronzer, and blush, see below.

I was amazed at how smooth and pigmented the products were.

Now I have an insane amount of TooFaced product, but I'm not mad about it ;)

Here are my favs!

This is my number one, purchased for me by my sweet fiance!

You will never need bronzer again or not have the exact shade you're looking for.  Cue music from the heavens!  Amaze-fest-USA am I right?

Next up, mascara.  This mascara doesn't clump and is super volumizing!  I naturally have long lashes so I don't like lengthening mascaras because they make me look crazy!  But I need all the help I can get in the volume department so this stuff is perfect!

This highlighter is pretty great too!  My favorite is the pink one and I think I will use this on my wedding day so I look all glowy and bridal :D

Finally is one of TooFaced's newest products - the Born This Way foundation (can't use this stuff without hearing the Lady GaGa song in my head...)!  It comes with some pretty lofty claims (read more here) and I have to say it lives up to it!  I didn't even know I had visible pores until I used this and my face looked flawless!  I have the shade Vanilla.

And of course the pretty pretty packaging doesn't hurt!

Let me know how you liked this post and if you want more makeup posts in the future!

Don't forget to Sparkle!

XO ~ Katie

*Some products were purchased on my own and some were provided by TooFaced*

#SBRealWomen Solutions Bridal Real Women Photoshoot

Spoiler Alert: This is NOT my wedding dress!  You all have to wait until December for that one!

But this is a GORGEOUS gown that I was lucky enough to model during the Solutions Bridal Real Women Photoshoot earlier this summer.

Solutions Bridal is a local bridal boutique with some seriously amazing dresses.  They had the amazing idea to bring together Central Florida bloggers in to represent the real women who are shopping for these wedding dresses.  You can see the other fabulous 'models' here!

It was an amazing, fun, whirlwind of an experience and I wish I could have spent even more time with the other lovely ladies there.

I hope you enjoy the photos!

 And a few behind the scenes:

         

Photographer

Hair and Makeup

Styling

I can't wait to wear MY dress on my big day!  Less than 5 months to go and I can't wait to share those pictures with you all!  As amazing as this photoshoot was I have no doubt my big day will be the best day of my life!

Don't forget to Sparkle!

XO ~ Katie