July 22, 2015

Coming in for a “Soft Landing”

I love doing my nails, I mean all us women love doing or getting our nails done am I right? But the only downfall of doing our nails is the mess we have to endure with all the nail filings, glitter, and spilled nail polish the chaos seems never ending. That is until you find that you can now come in for a “Soft Landing” mani/pedi with Soft Landings Towels. Owned and operated by Kathy Weltman, Soft Landings makes clean up a breeze.

Soft Landings Towels Logo

Soft Landings Towels Logo

I wish I had known about these when I was a little girl. I can remember my mom would always get a little panicked when I painted my nails especially when designs got involved. Not much has changed but also this time with Soft Landings Towels, everything gets trapped within the fibers and can just be scooped up and tossed out. Soft Landings is also very beneficial for the salon professional when doing acrylics, and natural nail mani/pedis. Of course in the salon using the entire towel is the best so that it can cover the entire table top. But when I’m doing my nails at home, I cut the towel into sections big enough for one hand. That way you can have more than one.

Soft Landings Packaging

Soft Landings Packaging

Not only does Soft Landings Towels offer their line of Table Towels, they also have individual squares for removing gel or shellac polish. But that’s not it. Oh NO! A product like this is the true “jack of all trades” when it comes to uses. When in need grab them for your facial room or even for cosmetics. In fact some well known names proudly use the Soft Landings towels such as Essie, Milday Text books, Footlogix and Dazzle Dry… just to name a few.

So if you are tired of the mess, and don’t want to deal with anymore nasty lint bugs, or staining etc. check out www.softlandingstowels.com “Put your hands on these”

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July 5, 2015

Old mascara + contact solution= beautiful lashes

If you are anything like me you absolutely love makeup but sometimes find quicker is better. Especially if you don’t have a lot of time in the morning. Lately I have been looking up other makeup artists to learn their techniques and have also been looking up different techniques on the internet. One quick makeup “hack” I have found to be very useful lately (and a big money saver) is taking some contact solution and putting a couple drops into an old, flaky mascara. The solution will help smooth out the dried up mascara inside the tube so that you can use it all up. But word of caution, if you have had the mascara for longer than 3 months be sure to discard it. Having any makeup product past a certain point can result in infections, breakouts and more.

contact solution

contact solution

I know that many times I would go an buy a whole new thing of mascara not knowing that there was still mascara left over in the tubes. When I found out about the contact solution trick I couldn’t wait to share it. Now we can all save money & time and have beautiful lashes once again! So check out the contact solution trick and let me know what you think.

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mascara

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June 21, 2015

Sweden skincare comes to the USA

Lucille Ball once said “The secret to staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly & lie about your age”. Well Lucy I love you but I recently found that the secret to staying young comes in a bottle. Or 6. Face Stockholm has become my newest go to skincare to help prevent aging and will also dissolve acne, and oil throughout the use of the system.

FACE Stockholm

FACE Stockholm

FACE Stockholm is the first and only Swedish cosmetics/skincare line to hold true to the Swedish beauty regimen. The FACE Stockholm line is soft, yet powerful enough to fight premature aging. It is gentle on my sensitive skin. Equipped with a cleanser, toner, day cream, night cream, eye serum and corrective serum you can use it morning and night with no problem.

After two weeks I could see an improvement on the texture of my skin, my skin looked tighter and even the contours of my face seemed more “chiseled”. I have used many skincare products throughout my life and find that I can incorporate Face Stockholm into my routine. Each product stands alone in its purpose for your routine. I highly recommend this product for anti-aging, sensitive, oily or combination skin. If you want to know more about FACE Stockholm skincare and cosmetics, go to www.facestockholm.com

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May 25, 2015

Its just that Amazing!

When you have one product that can do a multitude of things, it can easily becomes one of those “I cant live without it” deals. That’s how I feel about my Amazing Cosmetics Perfection Sticks. Coming in 4, moisturizing shades, from fair to deep, covering, contouring and highlighting was never easier. Even as a professional I still had some trouble getting the right look of it. The great thing about the Perfection Sticks is you don’t have to be a professional to use them and also they are portable so you can take all this with you.

Not only is Amazing Cosmetics Perfection Stick ideal for contouring, highlighting and covering but you can also use it for prepping the eyelids for eye shadow. It will help accentuate the colors, keep them from creasing and make them last longer. Use it as a highlighter around the brow bone to make eyes pop and define the eyebrow. I also, found that dabbing just a little bit on the top and bottom lips will keep your lipstick or lip gloss last longer as well.

I highly recommend the Perfection Sticks for anyone with oily/combination skin, & even if you have dry skin. The sticks are moisturizing and easy to apply so you wont feel like your pores are being clogged or heavy. I have used products for covering and I feel like I'm putting oil directly on my skin. Not with these though. Its like silk when it glides on your skin. Little by little they turn from sticks to your go to "magic wands".

There is just so much you can do with the Amazing Cosmetics Perfection Stick that we would be here forever trying to talk about it. I share some of my favorite ways to do it in my video and be sure to check out www.amazingcosmetics.com for more tips tricks and products!

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May 14, 2015

Get your “Alter Ego” w/ LORAC cosmetics

Create a red carpet look in the comfort of your own home with LORAC Cosmetics. Designed and created by makeup artist Carol Shaw, LORAC Cosmetics is the red carpet authority. LORAC is designed to put, as they say, “Care before Color”. LORAC’s products are made with plant extracts skin rejuvenators and more but leaves out all the harmful ingredients. Carol’s goal with LORAC was to create a line that made every woman feel like a red carpet celebrity without having to wear much at all. I had the honor to try some of LORAC’s products I can truly say it does feel like you are walking your own red carpet when you put them on.

Watch my video here:

The Alter Ego eye shadow palette in Dream Girl and Duchess lip gloss creating a custom look is endless. Dream Girl eye shadow palette has 10 long lasting, highly pigmented colors that are bold, and a little bit daring. But don't forget about that beautiful summer glow! LORAC Cosmetics TANtilizer Baked Bronzer gives the perfect bit of bronze without the orangey look. TANtilizer is matte, velvety smooth and comes in three "tantalizing" colors. I used the Matte Tan.

LORAC Cosmetics

LORAC Cosmetics

Be sure to check out www.loraccosmetics.com to get your own Alter Ego today.

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May 8, 2015

Beautiful coverage with ELF

ELF has made its way around the world as one of the leading cosmetic companies. Affordable, cruelty free and long lasting ELF Flawless Finish Foundation gives a beautiful glow without having to “over do” it. Ever have those foundations that feel like you have to keep piling it on? That’s the exact opposite of ELF Flawless Finish.

Its full coverage, light weight formula feels like silk when going on and feels like nothing is even on your skin. Flawless finish comes in 6 shades. The beauty of foundation is you can mix them together if need be. This foundation will give you just that. Check out my video and see just how awesome its coverage is.

ELF Flawless Finish

ELF Flawless Finish

Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzV1o5v001w&feature=youtu.be

Check out www.eyeslipsface.com

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April 20, 2015

Talk “catty” with MAC

Photo courtesy of MAC.com

Photo courtesy of MAC.com

http://www.maccosmetics.com/product/shaded/168/310/Products/Lips/Lipstick/Lipstick/index.tmpl?SKU_ID=SKU61269&cm_mmc=email-_-Apr-_-0419_TopLustreLipTxt-_-catty

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April 14, 2015

Get the look: Shailene Woodley

Best Female Performance winner Shailene Woodley rocked the carpet last night at the 2015 MTV Movie Awards with a French inspired, bold yet naturally radiant look, created by Celebrity Makeup Artist Roxy.

Shailene Woodley

Shailene Woodley

To achieve this look, Roxy hydrated Shailene’s face by applying Laurel Whole Plants Organic Skin Facial Elixir to her face, neck and décolletage. Next, to even out her skin tone and achieve a flawless finish, Roxy applied a sheer foundation with a beauty blender sponge. She then softly played up the definition of Shailene’s cheek bones with a warm cream RMS Bronzer. Following this, for extra radiance, Roxy applied RMS illuminizer down the bridge of Shailene’s nose, above and around the corners of her brows, in a C shaped manner.

For her eyes, Roxy applied a chocolate brown liner along the top and bottom lash lines, diffusing it softly with a petite eye brush. To emphasize the eyes a bit more, she layered a soft black liner on her top lid with a subtle smudge. Last but not least, Roxy focused on Shailene’s lips, applying a mixture of Burt’s Bees Lip Crayons in Napa Vineyard and Redwood Forest ($9, www.burtbees.com), for a rich, bold and creamy red that finished the look flawlessly.

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March 31, 2015

Set the foundation

Set the foundation for your foundation with Kiehl’s Pore Tightening Uplifting Concentrate. Lightweight, easy to apply fast drying and feels great! Want to learn more about it? Check out my YouTube video here!

Kiehl's

Kiehl’s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6302QZbAPE&feature=youtu.be

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March 20, 2015

I am Loving my Glo Minerals

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I love Glo-Minerals makeup and have recently used two different products that I’ve never used before. They were Glo-Minerals eye shadow and their Precise Micro Eyeliner. First of all, the eye shadow is amazing. I got a really subtle color by the name of “Sand Pebble” and it goes on super smoothly with amazing color. It looks great, but it also works with any eye color and brings more attention to your eyes by making them appear brighter. Plu,s since it’s a very subtle color, it’s perfect for people that are more into natural looking makeup rather then darker colors like black.

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As for Precise Micro Eyeliner in the color “Charcoal”, I love this eye liner a lot. First of all, the eyeliner itself is very thin which allows you to create perfect, intricate, lines that are usually very hard to achieve with normal eyeliner. And the color is a very nice subtle gray which is very nice if you want to wear eyeliner, but do not want to have the really heavy, overwhelming look that black eyeliner can create. Plus this eyeliner has great pigmentation and stays on for a long time without smudging. Personally, I wore this eyeliner all day and it looked nearly the same as when I put it on. So if you’re looking to achieve natural looking makeup with long lasting color, give Glo-Minerals makeup a try.  http://www.glo-minerals.com/

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Rachael Murray, Teen Blogger

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