I'm not one for New Year's resolutions, but there are two things I do on New Year's Eve as part of my routine; 1) clean my makeup brushes and 2) throw out old makeup. I do both of these things regularly -- wash my brushes once a week and toss old makeup every month or so -- but these two cleansing activities give me some weird peace of mind on December 31st. You don't want to start off a new year with bad makeup ;) read more[...]
When it comes to makeup, I go through phases of which products I use and which I ignore. All spring/summer I have been obsessed with lip stuffs. Specifically liquid lipstick. Summer is too hot and too busy for me to worry about doing eye makeup, except for special events. I'm pretty much wearing sunglasses all the time, anyway. So brows and lips were the staples. Now that it's fall, and I'm going for much more natural of a look compared to the bright lips of fall, I've come back to using eye makeup and leaving my poor lips alone, lol. That brings me to the mak[...]
At one point I owned 43 lip products. 43. That. Is. Insane. The problem is, I love lip stuff. And I will purchase things without trying them first, which is a big no-no. Be fair to yourself and your wallet -- always sample your lip products. Because while the color can be awesome, the formula --more often than not -- is shit. This is what happens when you skimp out on your lip gear. Lately (since September 2015) I'm obsessed with matte lip color. Gloss is great, for certain events and day-to-day, but more often that not I need a lip that stays all day. And I mean[...]
I've got stubborn adulty breakout skin, and I work very hard to keep my flare-ups at bay. This means bi-monthly chemical peels and at least once a week I treat myself to a mask night. Okay, maybe more than once a week, probably at least twice a week. Usually when my husband is playing baseball or hockey. I call it "Masking Up" and it is my main source of at-home pampering. It's important for your skin that you get your mask on, once in awhile. Don't think that I do this when the hubs is out because I'm embarrassed or don't want him to see me. I totally send him ma[...]
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