The look of shiny, glossy eyeshadow has appeared on runways and in fashion magazines for a long time now, but I've never seen it executed in a "day look." I'm really curious as to how to do it because I think a shiny ivory or champagne color could be very pretty. Does anyone out there know the best way? Simply put Vaseline on your lids?
Photos: The Beauty Department, Vinitates, Elle, Unknown
We all know that lying in the sun and in tanning beds is horrible for your skin, and yet summer after summer we still want a nice tan and sacrifice our skin for it. Sure self tanners are available, but they are a pain in the butt! You always end up with streaks, smelling funny and orange fingers.
Well, recently, my sister-in-law Nicky and I tried our hands at self tanner again, but this time we were armed with a Self Tanning ULTA Sunless Mitt. I definitely think this is an AWESOME , CHEAP and EASY solution to avoiding orange hands and streaks! The mitt only costs $4.99, and it's totally reusable. All you have to do is rinse it with soap and water and lay it flat to dry.
You can use the mitt with lotion, foam and spray tanners. It rubs the product perfectly into your skin and makes everything nice and even. Give self tanners a try one more time with this mitt. I promise you'll become a fan. Now if only we can find a self tanning product that doesn't smell horrible...
It's beach season! YAY! I'm finally headed out to the east coast this week, and I couldn't be more excited to see my family and swim, swim, swim. I'm also excited to get some more use out of my new favorite hair product, Bumble & Bumble Surf Spray.
This product has been on the market a long time, and I've never used it simply because I thought it was ridiculously expensive for such a small bottle. I still think it's pretty expensive, BUT after trying almost 20 different curly hair products so far this one takes the cake.
Why you ask? Well, I don't have to use ANY other products with it. All it takes is five sprays or so on damp hair. Add a blow dryer and defuse your hair upside down...Voila! My hair is voluminous, soft, curly and smells awesome!
You can find this product at Sephora.
Sometimes I wish I could see the future, and there are definitely times I wish I had this power in the fashion industry. It has been said that Anna Wintour posses this gift, but I don't have any desire to be in that woman's shoes. So, I'm going to stick with aspiring to become a great guesser. haha!
Something that has my Spidey senses tingling is the combination of purple eye shadow and red lipstick for the fall. I saw a little bit of the combo last fall, and I think the beauty industry is ready to say good-bye to the usual beauty rule of only wearing pale lips with dark eyes.
Some of you may not like this guess or idea, but I'm in the mood for some rule breaking! Are you?
I'm a big fan of dry shampoo, especially using my new favorite product Pssssst for Wavy and Curly Hair. I had used the original formula, and had thought it was so-so. I preferred to use Batiste because I thought it smelled better. Well, that was until Psssst came out with one formulated for curly hair.
It smells SOOOO good! It's basically like wearing Clinique Happy in your hair, but better! It also doesn't leave white residue like the original formula does. It only costs $6.99 at Ulta.
Try it! You'll love it!
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