Getting Your Lip To Stick.
Did you know that lipstick will stay on longer if you push a small bit of foundation onto your lips? Foundation placed on the lips first acts as a primer and works doubly well if you lightly powder it to set. After setting the foundation on your lips, apply lipstick, blot with a single-ply section of tissue, and reapply your lipstick once again. It’s as easy as that.
For extra bulletproof lips, apply lip liner to the entire area of your lips after setting your foundation with the lightest amount of powder and just prior to your first application of the lippie-then-blot number. Blotting with a single-ply of tissue works a treat because it lifts a large majority of the oils from the lipstick leaving only colour pigment. The last coat of lipstick ensures that you finish up with an emollient and moisture-rich base of gorgeous, pigmented colour. What I also love about this technique is that if you’re unable to reapply your lipstick throughout the day, it will tend to wear more evenly than if you just popped your lippie straight on without priming. With this nifty number in mind, give your little magic bullet a shot. Ooh, and let us know how you get on. As always, we’d love to hear from you!
Prior To Proceeding To Boarding Gate.
When traveling by airplane, your skin is likely to to dry out from the cabin air if left to its own devices. Prior to flying, apply liberal amounts of quality moisturizer to your face, hands, body, and lip balm to your lips (preferably petroleum free). Although high maintenance and not entirely integral, water spritzes are effective, but only if applied often during the flight. But, and it’s a big but, if you water spritz without ensuring that a liberal amount of moisturizer has been applied and quite possibly reapplied prior to spritzing, you’ll soon end up with ultra dehydrated and ashen skin. More than likely, not the effect you were going for. Perhaps the water is best drunken and not spritzed. (That sounds rather Bond-ish doesn’t it?) So before heading on-board, do make sure you’ve got yourself all moisturized-up and expect a great flight!
Beauty Tips From A True Professional.
For attractive lips, speak words of kindness. For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people. For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry. For beautiful hair, let a child run his or her fingers through it once a day. - Audrey Hepburn
I’m Diggin’ It!
The exaggerated version of the “No Makeup” look is really working for me. Much like in the image shown above, courtesy of M.A.C. for Carolina Herrera A/W 08. James Kaliardos created this gorgeous look by employing beige tones to accentuate the natural architecture of the face.
“It’s a neutral face…but it’s a built face. It’s graphic, but minimal.”
According to M.A.C. this ethereal glow was crafted by cueing lids contoured in the eyeshadow Satin Taupe, a deepened lashline, light mascara, set brows, subtly scooped-out cheekbones and blushed-up lips. Just divine! As every self-respecting makeup maven will have several breathtaking shades of beige in her arsenal…just to be sure to be sure, you’ll have no dramas creating this flawless look to suit your beautiful self. This makeup look is the very reason why we all look so good “without” makeup on. *wink*
By Jingoes!
I know. Incorrigible, I am. I think I may have found THE most amazing eye and lip makeup remover on this planet. I kid you not. Shizen Certified Organic Lip & Eye Make-up Remover is just awesome! As we all know, I do fancy a little bit (okay, a BIG bit) of eye makeup and the more tenacious the better. So with my penchant for long-wearing eye makeup, a little tickle with a run of the mill remover isn’t going to make a lick of difference. Shizen Certified Organic Lip & Eye Make-up Remover doesn’t take any mess from the best of the not easily discouraged. This little beauty is so gentle, ultra nourishing, uber effective and exceedingly graceful in persuading your eye and lip makeup to take leave. I’ve never been so excited to remove my makeup before using this gorgeous little number. You’ve got to grab a bottle just to witness the maestro at work. Just fabulous! Shizen Lip & Eye Make-up Remover is the business!
My Beautiful Religion.
You will be really proud of me. I was filling in a few routine medical forms the other day and when it came to filling in the section asking my religion, I instinctively wrote: Everyone should wear makeup! Cheeky, I know. I couldn’t help myself. You’ll be doubly chuffed as I didn’t even cross it out and write something more traditional. I left it! I felt strangely liberated, truth be known.
A while later, I went on to think about my gorgeous newly declared religion and what it meant to me. I mean, why is wearing makeup so important? I suppose if I had to sum it up in as few sentences as possible (For starters, that would be darn near impossible for me, as we all know…but I’d try…), I would have to say that wearing makeup, having radiant, evenly pigmented skin that reflects exuberance, groomed brows that dress the eyes that are the windows of the authentic soul and encapsulate the sparkle, excitement and joy felt for life, lips that showcase the brilliant smiles and heartfelt laughter that we love, gracefully showing the flush of cheek that only comes from the flame of one’s inner beauty and passion are all just the beginning of why. Makeup worn well can infinitely assist one in feeling beautifully confident, full of vitality and wondrously self-expressed and that would most certainly, be amongst my defining reasons. I am also allured to the magic that happens when an individual is in their divine state of feeling beautiful, self-assured, spirited, and joyous. This incredible magic happens only when ones inner beauty is allowed to make its rightful journey outward. With this magic, you get the most creative, inspired, far-reaching, and amazingly beautiful ripple effect! I love that!
Conversions occurring daily at a dressing table near you!
Change Is As Good As…
A holiday, yes siree, Bob! I don’t know about the weather in your neck of the woods, but in mine, it’s so changeable that the old adage about fickle weather rings true: “If you don’t like the weather… just wait a minute.” Yep, it’s just that variable. So to cope with the “variety” I’ve been really giving my new cosmetic crush a workout and have managed to have all the bases covered, with great aplomb (or should that be apeach?), thanks to BECCA. BECCA’s newest Beach Tint in Peach is it. Love it! Love it! Love it! BECCA Beach Tint in Peach is a gorgeous warm orange pink crème stain for the cheeks and lips. BECCA Beach Tint in Peach is a beautifully scented, long-lasting, ultra blendable stain that is darn near kiss-proof and highly water-resistant. This divine creme stain is streak-free, non-greasy, and suitable for all skin types. But wait, there’s more: You can apply this beauty with fingers or brush and it will look gorgeous every time! Plus, BECCA Beach Tint is preservative and paraben free. Just like we like it!
BECCA Beach Tint in Peach is on counter now. Away you go…you’ll love it! Promise.
