Just A Quick Question…
Hi BM!,
I just have a quick one about how often I should wash my makeup brushes. Is it really necessary to wash them after every use? I use them daily too. How dirty can they be for goodness sake?
My best efforts at a quick reply:
I don’t imagine your makeup brushes would be too dirty unless you follow up your makeup application with a light house dusting as well. Weekly should be fine for makeup brushes that have been used on dry/powder products. Clean after each use is generally the recommendation for brushes that have been used on moist or cream based products. But if you’re like me and a bit time poor, have a few makeup brushes on hand for moist product application and rotate them through the week’s use or apply makeup with clean fingers when and where possible. That way your makeup brushes can have one big lovingly attentive wash together at the end of the week as they do adore one another’s company to dry and I’m sure you’ll appreciate the free time that arises from doing them all in the one go. Thanks for your great question. Fingers crossed that helps.
-BM! x
No Magic…Just Pure Majesty!
That’s it in a nutshell really. Thanks to L’Oréal Paris the glorious elder stateswomen in our lives can still work it like they always have. L’Oréal Age Re-Perfect Re-Plumping Foundation is a gorgeously formulated foundation specially designed for women in their 50’s and beyond. L’Oréal Age Re-Perfect Re-Plumping Foundation capably assists women to continue to beautify skin that may require special considerations based on its maturity. Concerns like drier, finer skin, deeper wrinkles, localized redness, and pigmentation patches are addressed and made light work of with graceful efficacy when using L’Oréal Age Re-Perfect Re-Plumping Foundation.
L’Oréal Age Re-Perfect Re-Plumping Foundation draws on the revolutionary technology developed specifically for the L’Oréal Age Re-Perfect Pro-Calcium SPF 15 range. The formula is enriched with Dermopeptides and Collagen Boost, which help to stimulate skin, plus Vita-Collagen (a combination of Vitamin E and Marine Collagen), which works to protect the epidermis from oxidation, dehydration and dryness, in order to restore its strength and vitality. Skin feels more supple, is re-plumped and looks noticeably rejuvenated. L’Oréal Age Re-Perfect Re-Plumping Foundation also draws on a new-generation patented texture from L’Oréal Research. The formula contains silicone elastomers which are able to blur the complexion’s textural changes that often result with maturity by diffusing light.
Age Re-Perfect Re-Plumping Foundation also features an exclusive combination of anti-redness pigments, which neutralize the complexion’s unintended colour variations, and a ‘reflector’ complex to reveal skin’s radiant healthy looking glow. The complexion is re-unified and worrisome markings and pigmentation patches are concealed without accentuating wrinkles.
L’Oréal Age Re-Perfect Re-Plumping Foundation also has a fresh and sumptuous texture to it and sets to a moisturizing, non-greasy nor powdery finish. The delectable finish of L’Oréal Age Re-Perfect Re-Plumping Foundation is no doubt due to the silky blend of silicone elastomers which allows the foundation to glide over and sit comfortably on the the skin and is effortless and uniform in its application.
L’Oréal Age Re-Perfect Re-Plumping Foundation is just perfect, much like the majestic woman wearing it!
Thank You.
When I sat at my desk in preparation to write the Get Even More Gorgeous With Beauty Marked! blog for today, I was humbled by a singular thought. This thought, oddly enough, is not a thought that I have every now and again, but in fact, one that I have every single day of my beauty-FULL working life. That thought, that very lovely thought was how grateful I am to be able to do what I really love to do and that a large part of the thanks is due to our infinitely beautiful Beauty Marked! readership. So thank you gorgeous ones, for inspiring and supporting me to do a job that I truly love. *SQUISH*
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!
A Little Dab Will Do Ya!
A little dab of colour that is… For today, why not sneak in a gorgeous bit of colour into your makeup FOTD (face of the day). I’m thinking a little something on the lines of a gorgeous hint of shimmering couverture tight lined along your lower lashes, or an emerald, copper or aubergine perhaps? Even a touch of graphite, violet or deep teal smudged gleefully into your lashline would be beyond divine. Just a hint of colour added to your eyes will make your eyes pop (in the nicest, most lady-like way of course)! Here are a few of the many eyeliner possibilities to assist in graciously emboldening you to make your fabulous foray into the bright side. The options are endless and endlessly beautiful:
Clinique Kohl Shaper For Eyes in Blackened teal
Bobbi Brown Long Wearing Gel Eyeliner in Graphite Shimmer Ink
M.A.C. Eye Kohl in Prunella
i.d bareMinerals Liner Shadow in Green Tea
NARS Eyeliner in Kitty
INIKA Mineral Eye Liner in Chocolate
Stila Smudge Pot in Copper
NYX Eyeliner in Sapphire
CLARINS Kohl Powder Eye Liner in Tropical Violet
Go on, give it a go… you’ll adore it, that I’m sure of. Enjoy!
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.
Now Is That Really Necessary?
As graciously emailed:
Hello Beauty Marked!. Thank you so much for putting together a killer beauty blog and online beauty magazine. I’m 100% sure that you have really made such a difference to my knowledge about makeup, skincare and as you always say…to all things beauty! At the moment, I only have one question that continues to niggle away at me:
Is it really necessary for me to curl my eyelashes? I never do and wondered if maybe I should?
As gleefully answered:
*melts* Thank you so much for your kind words (and great question)! They mean so much to me and it’s always my complete pleasure to be of service. *big grin*
As for curled eyelashes, I’m a big fan. Curled lashes really open the eyes up and add tremendously to one’s beguiling beauty. Even those with short lashes can gain a fair bit of glam from curling their lashes then applying a lengthening mascara. For those with poker straight eyelashes…well, what better way to get them to stand and stay at attention, than to curl them and then apply a few coats of waterproof mascara? Curled lashes are a lifesaver for those with free-range lashes that just are hell bent on doing their own thing. A well wielded eyelash curler will get even the most recalcitrant lashes to figuratively straighten up and fly right, for sure! Curled lashes (and separated and de-clumped ones) are really much like groomed brows: an integral part of creating a gorgeous, overall-polished look. So to make what only required a short answer even longer (because we all know I can’t help myself)…Yes, curled lashes are necessary. Absolutely!
