My Ulta Haul includes NYX color mascaras in CM08 Pink Perfect and CM07 Forget Me Not, L’Oréal’s True Match concealer in Fair/Light, and Maybelline’s Baby Lips in 115 Mad for Magenta. I do love the L’Oréal Magic Nude foundation and True Match concealer together (see photo below). Baby Lips is the best lip balm, it…
Tag: Skin care
Toxic Beauty: Ugly Truth
We associate beauty with youth, health, clear skin, and shiny long hair, but can the chemicals in your beauty & household products cause cancer & disease, premature aging, and worse, poison and negatively impact your health? Just because it’s sold in stores, online, or is produced by big name companies, consumers feel the…
Natural Beauty Miracle Ingredient Discovered
…and I’ll never tell …unless you want to partner on a skincare product line. I recently decided to be the Guinea Pig and test something on my face…that instinct proved right! The skin plumped up instantly, fine lines reduced, the under-eye area appeared lifted and smooth! None of my eye creams or skin-care oroducts do…
Crazy Beauty Hacks, Tricks, Treatments, and Celebrity Secrets
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5R-BJIrtbM&w=560&h=315] These are the craziest beauty treatments and hacks, secrets of celebrities and stars. Poking your face with needles, electrocuting it, rubbing a potato on it, vacuuming it, then soothing it with some Vitamin C and coffee. These are some of the weirdest skin-care, beauty, make-up, and hair-care tricks out there. Endermologie and Lipomassage: Well…
I scream, you scream…Eyecream!
Like a face serum, eye creams and gels provide a punch of ingredients and moisture. You should apply eye cream before bed and under your makeup but on top of your moisturizer and serum. (Photo: Marie Claire) Eye Creams & Gels I’ve used Peter Thomas Roth Gel: peptides, Benefit Eyecon: targets dark circles and fine…
Masked: Mint Julep Masque
I never use masks, but decided to try Queen Helene’s Mint Julep Masque. It smelled and felt minty, tingling as it dried. Afterward, I was pleasantly surprised to see the effect it had on my skin and pores. It definitely also helped with the dry skin- like the dead skin was exfoliated in the…
Sunscreen: Broad Spectrum UVA/UVB Protection
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-UbdDOqVDY&w=560&h=315] This video, in honor of National Sunscreen Protection Day, discussus Sunscrean and Broad Spectrum UVA/UVB Protection. *Makeup with SPF will not given you full even coverage or protection.
Bi-Coastal Skincare Regimine
I previously posted on my seasonal skincare and makeup switch ups, but can being on one coast or another affect your skin differently? Yes! California’s dry air and difference in climate contrasts south Florida’s humid muggy air. Since returning to Miami, I’ve had to switch from gentler cleansers and washing my face once a…
Shaving Face & Body: No Bumps
I have had a hate relationship with shaving since adolescence. I would get razor burn on my neck. I tried every type of razor (2-5 blades), purchased different types of shave gels from men’s brands to Neutrogena’s, and settled with Nivea’s sensitive formula foam. I did love the Bliss Bikini Perfect but although the multitool…
Clear Skin Face and Body
I have used many different products throughout the years I have tried things from drugstore brands to more of the higher end product lines at Sephora. From Neutrogena to Peter Thomas Roth- i’ve tried it all and will share my insight on getting clear skin. Know your skin: depending on your skin type your regimen…
