Even though I love to dress it all up, I am a klutz when it comes to make up. I remember experimenting in high school with the full foundation, eye shadow, blush, and lipstick. None of my friends had the courage to tell me that I look like a crumpin’ clown, but my Spanish teacher said one teeny little sentence that awoke me from my makeup hell:
“Hmmm, you look very interesting today…”
With that simple statement, he, unknowingly, changed my make up mantra forever…I am now a simple gloss and mascara girl. For a special occasion, I might put on a little foundation. For an extremely special occasion, I get my make up done. I know longer play in the makeup kit…but I know my mascara and lip glosses!
For your make up pleasure, I strongly suggest you check out this new Perfect Eye Set from She Uemura. Not only is the mascara non-clumping, but the eyelash curler included will give you curly and long lashes to layer on the beauty. Check out Sephora’s link below for more info:
Now go and pretty up your lashes…and keep it strictly stylish!
Great skincare, like makeup, doesn’t have to cost a lot. A $100 jar of moisturizer? Forget it! Not many of us could afford a daily routine in that price range. So don’t get caught up in the marketing madness and don’t pay for pseudo science. Your endorsement is the only one that counts.
Here, my top 10 skin tips:
1. Protect yourself from the sun — use sunscreen and avoid direct sunlight between the hours of 10 and 2.
2. Don’t — I repeat — don’t smoke. Your skin is a large organ and it needs a lot of circulation. Smoking impairs that dramatically. That’s why smokers’ skin looks dull and gray. Instead of having oxy-generated blood delivered to the surface of the skin, they’re getting poisons and oxidants.
3. Get adequate rest and nutrition.
4. Protect yourself from stress — both emotional and environmental stress.
5. Wash your face twice a day and put on the proper treatment product. I’m amazed when women tell me they don’t wash their face in the morning. A lot of icky stuff collects overnight — dead skin cells, dirt, and dust!
6. Don’t neglect certain areas of the skin. Elbows, heels, neck, and decolletage need moisturizing, and your scalp and the tops of your feet need sun protection.
7. Touch your face less and wash your hands more! Don’t get too surgical on yourself. It’s very tempting to pick, poke, squeeze, and scratch in front of the mirror. But the more you traumatize the skin, the greater your risk of scarring. Apply treatment products and let them work.
8. Keep your makeup clean. Replace the sponges in your compact on a regular basis. Now and then, toss the whole works and start fresh — the average shelf life for cosmetics is 6 to 12 months. Don’t buy products so expensive that you’ll be heartbroken if you have to throw them away.
9. Exercise moderation. More is not always better. Moisturizer, for example, is the most overused product in America. We’ve been bamboozled by cosmetic companies into thinking every square inch of our body has to be slathered. And it’s simply not true. Exfoliators are another thing to be careful with. Used too often, they overacidify and irritate your skin.
10. Beware of counter girls. If it were up to them, you’d be in the bathroom for two and a half hours each morning — putting 80 layers on your face. Keep your regimen simple. And when you do add a new product, do it gradually so your skin has time to adjust. Each skincare or makeup product has an average of 20 to 40 ingredients — you’re introducing 20 to 40 potential allergens to your face every time you try something new.
Thanks, Candy
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That’s a perfect stocking stuffer…love it.
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Stay fab luv!
I love it Celena, it’s a great gift and buy as well. A lot of women don’t like to fuss with too much makeup. This will make the rounds for a lot of friends.