DIY T-shirt Cutting: T-shirts to Cute Tank Tops:

You know you've got some unflattering, old, (maybe you even have a boyfriend or hubby you could take a hand-me-down from) t-shirts hanging out in your closet!

I'm gonna show you how to give that t shirt a KAN-DIY make-over (get it!? yeah I used the first half of my name there!). 

I've got WAYS 2 to cute your t-shirt into tanks:

1- a girl strappy way, that looks cute with jeans, shorts, even a long skirt would look adorable paired with this:

*THIS NASHVILLE T-SHIRT I HAD JUST BEEN WEARING TO SLEEP IN!

2- TANK TOP #2 - Rocker, Edgy (Rihanna, Gwen Stefani or just Kandee Johnson, hee hee, style top)

*you could even get a really big shirt, and use these as a cute bathing suit cover up!

Now go dig for a shirt, or just watch this and think of where you have a shirt that needs a make-over, with some DIY T-SHIRT CUTTING:

WHAT YOU NEED:

•t-shirt (men's, women's, if you tiny enough, an old kids shirt)

•scissors (preferably fabric scissors to it cuts nice and straight and smooth)

•pencil, highlighter or washable Crayola kids pens work great too

*I have been able to wash out all evidence of highlighter with a spray of Oxy-clean stain remover

TIME: less than 5 minutes

Helping your closet get cuter, one video at a time....
huge hugs from your virtual bestest, friend ever....Kandee

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Winner! Winner! Winner!

Okay! It's time to announce the winners from my BIG BIRTHDAY GIVEAWAY!!!!!

I have 5  10-PIECE BHUMI BRUSH SETS TO GIVE AWAY:

 You can still get the 50% OFF any of these brush sets (until July 21st) HERE


And here's the 5 winners:

YOUTUBE: Laura Walker

INSTAGRAM: G_ROD3

TWITTER: Amberly

FACEBOOK: LivPlus

MY BLOG: Holli Eggert

TO everyone that one, I've messages you in some way, on Facebook, youtube, or a DM on twitter....if you haven't gotten it please leave me a comment below to your Facebook or twitter or youtube, so I can try to message you again!

Thank you everyone for all your awesome comments, I love each and everyone one of you and I wish I had thousands of brushes I could send to all of you!



Huge hugs and so much love! If you missed my latest video here it is:



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PS. My t-shirt cutting video is on it's way! Would you rather me upload it on SUNDAY NIGHT or MONDAY?!?

Wanna Peek In My Makeup Bag

 It's Friday so I thought I'd give you guys a fun peek into my make-up bag. Now, please note, this is not my regular "toss in my purse make-up bag"...this is my "traveling and needing a bunch of different make-up for filming stuff makeup bag"...

Yesterday, I did my own make-up for a shoot and these are some of the babies in my bags:

LIP STICK BAG looks like this:

FOUNDATION CONCEALER BAG looks like this: (and no I don't wear all this on at once, but as any good makeup artist/ makeup apply-er knows...you always bring more than you need, in more shades than you need:
I'm not gonna list all my products in the bags, because that will be boring to read, but I will tell you
an secret essential is the RCMA  "VK Palette #11" (CLICK HERE TO GO TO THEIR WEBSITE) is amazing...I've been using RCMA palettes as foundation and they're so good you can use it as concealer too!

*And don't you love I left my Maybelline Age Rewind Eraser packaging, I'm testing out it's "erasing" powers!

MY EYSHADOW PALETTES look like this:
My Z-Palette full of my MAC Eyeshadow
My Urban Decay Smoked Palette
My Ben Nye Glamour Shadow Palette
And I always throw in my Naked Palette because I just love a couple of the shimmers in their

How much would you guys want me to make a video, and show you guys all the stuff in my "traveling makeup bag"?!?

Huge hugs and I'm on set working on a super fun surprise video that has a little something to do with a prank and some a certain hunky celebrity, but I will be vlogging about it on my vlog channel, Kandeeland (did you guys see my b-day vlog I put up yesterday)...

PS. Don't forget my big brithday giveaway winner will be picked and announced tomorrow! CLICK HERE TO ENTER AND SEE DEETS!

Huge Hugs and I'm off...literally running after I hit publish! ha ha ha

MakeUp Artist Secrets: Tips, Tricks, DIY & Super Products

Hi guys!

I'm going back to the old school Kandee, back to my make-up artist roots!

I've wanted to re-do and update some of my old videos and do some more "beauty basics" and tips and tricks videos...

And I thought I'd start with some "make-up meltdown stoppers", "picture perfect skin tips" and a flash back to some DIY home treatments that can make-over your skin!

#1. PERFECT SKIN IN YOUR KITCHEN- When life gives you lemons, make your skin look flawless! CLICK HERE TO SEE MY "SKIN DOCTOR: LEMON TRICK" video to whip your skin into the most amazing before and after, that you can feel asap!

#2. OIL SKIN DIY TRICK- Go grab some Milk of Magnesia.

Not only will this help with tummy troubles, but oily-face woes too!

*swipe it on wherever you have oiliness, or your entire face with a cotton ball

*let it dry- you might look a lil chalky, but that's ok, just put your primer, bb cream or foundation right on top and voila....oil be gone.

#3. PRIMER- it's the glue and the smoother, that covers up large pores, fine lines, wrinkles and all that not-awesomeness.

No need to be confused, a BB Cream is not a primer, but it will make your skin look amazing when you put it on before your fav bb, cc, dd, ee cream. (Just kidding, I totally made up the last 2, or did I!?!)

*I'm kinda' obsessed with the one shown here, at the moment, the Smashbox Color Adjust. For A drugstore option, I like L'Oreal's Miracle Blur, and I think I need to do just an entire video promoted to primers. Silicone, silicone free, etc.

#4. AIRBRUSH MAKEUP WITHOUT AN AIRBRUSH- I've been putting airbrush make-up on without an airbrush for years, because it looks amazing and light and almost like you have nothing on, but perfect skin! Comment below if you want to see a video on how to do it perfectly!

*My fav is Dinair Airbrush Foundation. I like the Dior Airflash, but it's just so stinkin' pricey!

#5. THE BEST MAKEUP FINISHING / SETTING SPRAY EVER- Model In A Bottle

MODEL IN A BOTTLE (SENSITIVE)

If you want to set your make-up and make-it last forever (well, almost), this is the business! It' waterproofs, sweat proofs, everything proofs your make-up!

Not only was this one of Oprah's makeup artist's secret weapons, but I used to spray this on every bride's make-up I did, and they would even email me back, that even after an outdoor, Summer wedding, full of sweat, usually tears at their vows, dancing and who knows what else....

the would tell me the morning after their wedding, they would wake up still looking good!

This stuff doesn't mess around. I only like the sensitive formula though.

Now come hang with me as I explain some of these makeup tip-tastics, in my new MAKEUP ARTIST SECRETS video:

And hold onto your Caboodles, because I've got more BEAUTY BASICS, TIPS, AND TRICKS COMING UP!

*If you have special requests, too, lay em on me in the comments below!

PS. There will finally be a new video on my KANDEELAND (2nd channel) on youtube today!

Huge hugs and may your skin start to look better, just from reading this, your bff, Kandee

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The Little Birthday That Could....

 Sometimes our birthdays roll around and feel bad because:
1. We're not with the certain ones we love (for me it was my sister)
2. We don't have any fancy plans like it seem everyone else does on their birthday
3. We are not having a huge party (like with a photo booth or something awesome)
4. Too many other things are going on in our lives, that are birthday doesn't feel so special

Well, I woke up and didn't have any plans for my birthday, the plans we did have didn't work out...so I was not so excited...
Then my mama showed up with a "party in her car"....she brought me the awesome, Red Velvet Birthday Day cake with my favorite Coffee ice cream.

She bought eclairs, which are my 2nd favorite pastry next to Cheese Danishes!

She brought pizza, a birthday balloon and all the little boxes of presents that her and the kids had gone and picked out....

Ellie's card was hilarious! And she had some wonderful scribbles that are priceless!

And here's a wrist full of my gifts...Each one of my little ones picked these out:
Alani got me the camo-stud headband, Ellie got me the rose bracelet, Blakey got me the British-themed bracelet...

My birthday was filled with nothing fancy, no parties, or even a big dinner, my mom made us all "Birthday Bean And Cheese Burritos"...

but it was filled with more love from my precious little people, and my big Jordan, who wrote me the sweetest card!

Sometimes life is not made up by the "big moments" we think we are missing, but made up in the little moments that are priceless and amazing.

Little diamonds cause big sparkles....

and all my little diamonds filled my day with so many sparkles...

and all of you filled my heart with so much love and joy reading all your birthday love...

you have no idea how much it mean to my heart!

Thank you for being a gift of love in my life too!

PS. I filmed a little "bday vlog" video that I still need to edit and you will see me in all my non-birthday glam-ness and why and where we went! It will be up on my vlog channel: KANDEELAND (click here to see it) soon!

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It's my Birthday....here's me over the years...

 The very first birthday I ever had, I wore this little sailor dress...with my dad.

And me as a little toddler, showing off my teeth....

When sweet 16 time rolled around, I looked a little this...My make-up and hair is oh-so-90s!

And I have to send the biggest thank you to my mama, because she is the one that went through all the labor to get me here! Thank you mama, for having me, for making all my birthdays so fun and full of love, especially the year you made me the cake that looked like a doll, and hula party when you painted me the monkey cut-out for people to stick their head in and take pictures looking like they had a monkey body! I loved that party! I love you mama!

I haven't had a bday party in years...somehow once you're older than 18, you're not as excited about your birthdays anymore! ha ha ha

I'm typing this on my bday right now, so I guess I should go try to do something fun now...ha ha ha

Ah, you can watch this video if you want, I'm giving 5 brush sets away in honor of my bday...here's the deets:



I'm gonna go throw confetti at myself, and happy birthday to anyone else who's bday is today too!
Bday hugs from me, Kandee

Just Another Manic-cure Monday: Confetti Party Nails

Oh, it 's not "just another manic monday", it's another MANICURE MONDAY!
And since it's my birthday, tomorrow, I wanted to add some festive birthday fun to my nails, to make it look like their a party on my hands!


Party Polish Options:
these were the polish color contenders....

1. L'Oreal - Lacy Lilac
2. L'Oreal - The Palace Life
3. China Glaze - Pizzazz
4. Essie - Sweet Talker
5. Sally Hansen Extreme Wear - Lacy Lilac (yes the same exact name as the L'Oreal one!)
6. MAC Nail Lacquer - Near Beth Experience

Which ones would you choose?

And the winner:

 I went with the the princessy combo of lavender (L'Oreal - Lacey Lilac) on all my nails except for my ring finger and thumb that have on pink (L'Oreal- The Palace Life), with the confetti glitter (China Glaze- Pizzazz) on top! Finish with a top coat and it's PARTY POLISH TIME!!!!

Everyone needs a little party on their nails sometimes!

Huge hugs and handfuls of confetti in the air, your friend, Kandee

PS. If you want to enter my big birthday giveaway... CLICK HERE (to read about it and all the details) or click the center of this video to watch it and see all my June Favorites too:




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