Beautiful You

Who knew back in the day when we were over tweezing, that eyebrows would become the "thing" in days to come.  If we only knew... Here is a short Eyebrows 101 with some basics to help if you are working towards having perfect brows. Tweezing a soft natural shape is the goal; eyebrows that are too thick or too thin can take away from the rest of your face.  Follow these steps to create beautiful eyebrows. 1. Draw on the shape you want with an eyebrow or lip pencil, following the natural growth as much as possible. Take your time with this step, repeating it until you get the look you want. 2. Tweeze hairs that fall outside the brow you penciled on. Use rounded or needle-nose tweezers for accurate removal. 3. Brush eyebrow hairs straight up with an old toothbrush. 4. Trim hairs that are too long with a small pair of scissors. 5. To keep brows in place, smooth the hairs with an old mascara wand and then apply brow gel or clear mascara, or spray the mascara wand wi

We normally think of "concealer" as a product to cover blemishes or facial imperfections, as well as dark circles under the eyes, but concealer can also be used to highlight certain areas of the face, especially using lighter colors and textures.  Concealers with thicker consistencies are best for covering problem areas such as dark circles under the eyes or extreme redness on cheeks or noses. Concealers with a lighter or thinner consistency are better for minimal coverage and for highlighting areas of the face that you want to accent.

BB Cream- My New Go-To ! I've been playing with makeup since I had my first job and could buy it myself. I feel naked if I am not wearing at least a little, even to go to the grocery store...ok, so I guess that might be an addiction of sorts? What do you do when you are looking for a minimum amount of makeup, so you won't scare anyone- maybe a Saturday morning running errands? I recently discovered BB Cream!  BB Creams started hitting the U.S shelves in the Spring of 2011. BB Creams are short for "beauty balms" or "blemish balms". They were actually developed in Germany by a dermatologist who wanted a single cream that would protect the skin and provide coverage after laser skin treatments. Back to Saturday morning... BB Cream can streamline your beauty routine on the days where you simply don't have the time (or desire) to do your entire makeup routine. You can eliminate moisturizer, primer, and foundation with a good 3 in 1 BB Cream.  Hooray !

Sure I have used makeup brushes forever, but I wondered, am I using the right one for the right application? I had to do some research on this and here is a brief summary of what I learned. First off, you can buy tons of brushes to help make your makeup application flawless. However, the (5) I am going to talk about are the basic ones to have in your toolbox - I mean Makeup Bag 1.POWDER BRUSH The largest and used to apply loose powder, typically after you apply foundation. It can also double as a tool for blending makeup. 2.BLUSH BRUSH A bit smaller and not as full as the POWDER BRUSH.  Use it to apply cheek color powder (blush or bronzer). This is a good one to use to apply contour color too. 3.LARGE EYE SHADOW BRUSH Great for applying lighter eye shadow pigments - better with firm bristles to give you more control over placement and less drop-off. 4.MEDIUM EYE SHADOW BRUSH Ideal for applying darker eye shadow pigments- also better with firm bristles for better cont