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How to #doyourmakeup: Beautiful eyes using two eye shadow colors

So, recently on Instagram (which I am obsessed with), I’ve started posting pictures of myself with my daily makeup and hashtagging them “#doyourmakeup”.  Here are some examples:

You get the idea!  Anyways, I invited other Instagrammers and Twitter users to play along, posting pics of themselves all made up and using the #doyourmakeup hashtag on Instagram or Twitter.  Much to my delight, people have started playing along!  I LOVE seeing everyone’s makeup looks every day, from  basic to the dramatic!

Some of my Instagram friends have been asking me to do some how-to-do-your-makeup tutorials.  I’ve done some in the past using my laptop webcam but was never happy with them. So, this weekend I decided to try the iPad to record one and – voila! – it worked great!  So here it is, my VERY FIRST #doyourmakeup tutorial!  It’s “How to do your eyeshadow using only two colors” – super easy and less than TWO minutes long!  I think it will change your makeup life. 🙂  Enjoy, and pretty please  join us on Instagram and Twitter for #doyourmakeup – just do your makeup, snap a pic, upload it and use the #doyourmakeup hashtag!  And tag me @jennyitup so I can see and comment!

 

So that’s all there is to it! Does that look do-able? Leave me a comment and let me know what you think!

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Coke + Olympics = How Jenny & Emily Spent their Summer Vacation

Jenny and I have a thing for the Olympics. We also have a thing for Coke, so we are excited to announce that we’re going to be working with Coca-Cola and their 8-pack of athletes.

To celebrate the Olympic Games, My Coke Rewards created an exciting, interactive experience that will help visitors learn about each athlete and use MCR points to redeem exclusive U.S. Olympics and Coca-Cola merchandise. This week’s prize includes a card autographed by an Olympic athlete, a pool towel, a Coca-Cola gym bag, and more.

We’ll be talking about the 8-pack of athletes more next week – and we’ll be hosting a giveaway for our readers.

We cannot WAIT for the Olympics to start. Are you as excited as we are?

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New Sunshine

I don’t think we’ve ever done a music review here on Mommin’ It Up, but there’s a first time for everything!

“New Sunshine,” a collection of original songs by Darrell Sallee, is my new favorite CD ever. It is amazing. I might be slightly biased, because get this – my dad co-wrote some of the songs. My dad is a song writer – who knew! I guess you can teach an old dog new tricks.

Seriously, though, it’s been so much fun for me and my family to watch my dad go through this process with Darrell, and we all absolutely love the music. My kids know all the words to every song, and years and years from now, their kids will too. As my dad says about my outstanding musical taste, it’s their legacy.

Here’s Sammy doing his rendition of “A River Washing.”

The real version is even better – hard to imagine, I know.

Here’s what people are saying about the album:

“An amazing collection of original songs and music. Masterfully arranged music and lyrics speak to the humanity in us all. Moving and insightful commentary on life, love and the happiness that comes from ‘New Sunshine’. Plus it downright ROCKS.”

“To simply say ‘Wow, this is a good album!’ doesn’t quite do justice to the finished product. It’s much more than a new CD ‘from a friend of mine’ or ‘some guy I know’. It’s the culmination of a life’s passion with music and a work that speaks to a life’s journey.”

“Darrell’s writing has matured like fine wine and the collaboration with Dan Burns has created some magic alchemy.”

How can you add this incredible music to your collection? I thought you’d never ask.

Each song and the album are available for purchase on CDBaby.com, Facebook’s music store (which I didn’t even know was a thing), and iTunes. So, go buy it! Then Darrell and my dad will get rich and famous and you can say you knew them when. My inheritance is riding on this, people.

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