Just A Bit Of Colour…What Do Ya Reckon?
I’m willing to bet that if you were to add just a bit of colour to your day it would not only brighten your nature, but also boost your energy levels as well as those around you. I’m thinking something along the lines of a non-neutral bit of lip colour, vibrantly lined eyes, a flutter or three of coloured mascara caressed lashes, or blushed cheeks that are the hallmark of a true blooming beauty. Whatever you fancy, as just a wee bit of colour to pop is all that’s needed. So what do ya say? Go on…make our day!
The Progressive Pedicure.
The other day a new client of mine said to me that she dreads the strappy summer sandal season because she never has time for a pedicure and is always embarrassed about the state of her feet. Just for a moment, a rather surreal moment, after hearing this, I had a very dark and chilling thought about life without the possibility of pedicure, I shivered for a second and then popped back to the magic of present moment of all things mani and pedicured. Needless to say, I felt for her. No time for a pedicure? No time to feel fabulous and confident in gorgeous summer shoes? *shivers again and races back to my happy place*
Then I asked this lovely lass if she’d ever thought of a progressive pedicure? A progressive pedi might indeed be the salvation for her sole. *idea* All you need to do for a progressive pedi is to scrub your feet, especially the heels and balls of your feet and around the skin along the sides and bottom of your big toes with a pumice stone when showering daily, which takes like…a minute. Then when your drying your feet, make sure to firmly rub to dry all over your feet as this does wonders to further slough off dead skin. Then moisturize your feet, as post showering is ideal. At some stage, take the opportunity to clip your toe nails and file them short and squarish. That can be all that’s done at this time.
On the next opportunity you have a hot minute post your daily pumice, firm dry, and moisturizing session, push your cuticles back carefully and paint your toes with a base coat. If you prefer toes sans polish, just gently push your cuticles back, buff your clean, clipped, and square-filled nails and leave it at that. If you do decide to polish your nails, just do a coat at a time. You can do a lightening-fast coat a day or a coat between chores etc.. It’s lucky for us, that toe nails that are cut short and squared will actually hold a neater polish longer. When you have finally managed to polish your toes completely and follow up with a top coat, they will stay looking dazzling for sometime. Especially, if we continue to moisturize after showering. You can also do a quick slick of top coat every few days to ensure that your nail polish remain in good nick. So there you have it. Great looking feet that are in fantastic form before you know it! Do enjoy!
A Thought Worth Remembering.
When we place ourselves or allow ourselves to be placed in a negative light, we forget the truth of the real depth of our beauty. A healthy and flourishing self-esteem rests in the respect for self and this fact always bares remembering. Otherwise, we negate an opportunity for joy. -Beauty Marked!
A Handy Number From Ms. Necessity…Literally!
Since we wouldn’t dream of dashing out with dingy digits if we can help it, what’s a quick little number to dry those nails in a hurry? Well, thanks yet again, to the mother of invention…Ms. Necessity’s got you covered. To dry nail polish quickly, try popping your nails into very cold water, but only after you have waited a minimum of about 5-7 minutes of natural drying time. Alternately, you can hold your fingers in the freezer for several minutes or longer if you can Brrrrrrrr…I mean bear it! *boom tish* That aught to give your polish the brisk hurry up, for sure.
Just awesome! Thanks, Ms. Necessity! xx
Yet Another Beauty Of Nature.
Not only do the wonders of nature never cease, nor does its beauty. This pot of pure gorgeousness is amongst the newest offerings from the Purist Company’s [A’kin] skincare range. [A’kin] Rosehip & Shea Intensive Moisture Anti-oxidant Complex is a moisture-abundant face cream that contains certified organic shea butter, Australian avocado (a rich source of vitamins A, B5, and E), rose canina (rosehip) seed extract, is high in Omega 9 (oleic acid), 3 (alpha-linolenic acid) and 6 (linoleic acid) essential fatty acids, Australian cold pressed jojoba seed oil, olives and aloe barbadensis leaf juice to calm and soothe dehydrated skin.
This beautiful skincare offering from [A’kin] is also free from sulphates, ethoxylates, parabens, propylene glycol, petrochemical cleansers, silicones, phthalates, mineral oils, DEA and artificial colours as is the entire Purist Company range.
[A’kin] Rosehip & Shea Intensive Moisture Anti-oxidant Complex also feels every bit as lovely as its all-star ingredient line-up and is exceedingly mild and naturally coquettishly fragranced. It is, indeed, a pleasure to feel and know that you are, absolutely, doing something wonderful for your skin. [A’kin] Rosehip & Shea Intensive Moisture Anti-oxidant Complex is just perfect in every way!
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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
The Totality Of Beauty.
Whatever is in any way beautiful hath its source of beauty in itself and is complete in itself; praise forms no part of it. So it is none the worse nor the better for being praised. -Marcus Aurelius Antonin
