Beautiful You

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