New You!

We have all heard the saying "you are what you eat."  This statement could not be more true.  Not only does certain foods effect our bodies it also effects our skin.  As quoted in the award winning book Skinny Bitch "you can't keep eating the same shit and expect to get skinny."  What you put in your body and on your body effects your body, skin and mind.  

Skin Foods

• Vitamin A is  essential for healthy skin.  Low fat yogurt is on the best places you can find Vitamin A in.  Low fat yogurt also contains acidophilus, which is the live bacteria that is good for your internal health.
• Blueberries, blackberries, strawberries and plums are the best fruits for your skin and body. They have the highest level of antioxidants in them then any other fruit.  The antioxidants help your skin from sun damage.  We all want our skin looking young and youthful for a long time.
• Other fruits and vegetables high in antioxidants include artichokes, beans, prunes and pecans.
• Salmon, Walnuts, Canola Oil and Flax Seed Oil all contain healthy oil; which helps keep the skin lubricated and keeps it looking and feeling healthier overall.
• Whole wheat bread, muffins, and cereals; turkey, tuna and nuts all have mineral selenium which plays a key role in healthy skin cells. 
• Green Tea is simply a natural miracle beverage.  Whether you take green tea orally or put it directly on the skin; it can reduce the risk of damage from ultraviolet light.
• WATER is probably the most important thing for your skin.  Think of your skin as a flower; you need to keep it hydrated or else it will dry up, get ugly and die.  Get your 8 glasses a day!  Buy a water bottle that has 32 fl. oz of water.  You will only need to drink the whole water bottle twice a day.

Remember to love your skin and it will love you back!

Conceal it!

Want clear sparkling skin? Do a great cover-up job and your worst sins will never show up on your face. Concealer can be a girls best friend for blemishes, under eye bags, zits and veins!

Always remember these concealer tips!

• Don't expect one concealer to cover everything. 
 
• A concealer for the eye area needs a creamier, more moisturising consistency that moves with your skin so it won't dry out and enhance fine lines even more.  A concealer for spots and blemishes need a drier product that stays in place and ideally has anti-bacterial properties.

PERFECTING UNDER-EYE COVER

• Take time to find the right colour for your skin. It's a common misconception that if you have dark circles you need to use a really pale colour to compensate.  Too light can emphasise the area you're trying to hide, and end up making skin look grey and ashen instead. Light-reflective concealers that lighten dark circles by reflecting the light are great, as long as you don't overdo it. 

• The best way to apply concealer under and around the eyes is with a very fine brush or a clean cotton bud, then blend it on to the skin by dabbing it into place with a clean finger. Remember, you're trying to conceal something, so you need to leave a fine layer of the product on your skin but only put it where you need it.

• Pat don't rub or you'll need to add more and more until it starts to look heavy and caked, which only emphasises fine lines and wrinkles. 

MAKE SPOTS AND BLEMISHES DISAPPEAR

• If you wear foundation, always apply concealer over spots and blemishes afterwards, not before. Too much make-up on the skin is ageing, and this way you only use what you need and so use a lot less. 

• If you don't wear foundation, you will get a more flawless, but natural-looking finish if you use a tiny bit of concealer on a brush, just to paint out minor blemishes or marks. 

• If a spot or blemish is red  add a tiny bit of green concealer first to take down the redness but not too much or else it will look grey. Dab a small bit of covering concealer on top, then dust over a little translucent powder. 

• Less is more Often too much concealer on a spot may make it look even worse than nothing at all.  Put makeup on in a room where natural light shines through. 

Cheap tricks to look fab for the fall without spending a dime!

A new season is approaching but you don't need a ton of new products to make your fall look hot. Save your wallet and use these tricks to rework your basics!  You might have to rotate your closet for the fall but you won't need to change out your makeup bag.

Hot Lips: Turn old into new! You don't need to buy all new lipsticks, layer your existing shade to create fun fall options.  You can combine brown and pink, red and purple, and coral and red.  This fall is all about dark dark lips.  Just go reach for your dark eye shadow powders.  Apply the dark shade with your finger between coats of your lip shade.  Try a dark purple with a red or brown lipstick.  

Standout Eyes:Contrasting color shades! Apply a bright intense hue like a purple on your upper lids and then apply a lighter pearly green on your lower lash.  This is a hot trend for this coming fall.  You can choose any two colors that suit you for the fall.  Have fun with this look and be creative!  You can also use bronzer and blush's to double as eye shadows!

Makeup Art!

Makeup Art!

Beauty Idol

So Soft!

Night&Day 2 Vitamin A & C Serum is my new addiction.  Before this product I have never used Serum; I am now obsessed!  It's clear and light formula makes my skin silky and smooth.  I put the serum on right before I moisturize.  My skin is so soft after I use it.  It allows the moisturizer to just glide right onto my face.  Since using the serum I've noticed and my friends have noticed as well that my skin looks brighter and healthier.  This is a miracle product.  Vitamin A & C are essentials vitamins for our skin and body.  Night&Day 2 Vitamin A & C Serum is a vitamin for your face.  

Make Me Toned!

As women, most of us are cursed with the dreaded cellulite!!!!  This curse is something I have been dealing with forever!  Whether cellulite comes from what we eat, lack of exercise or just our genes....it is a condition that just plain sucks.  I know my cellulite has been one of my biggest insecurities.  But I have great news for you, iQ Derma Firmaceuticals is your savor.  I have been using this cream for about 3 weeks!  I apply it twice a day, once in the morning and once at night.  My cellulite on the back of my legs is disappearing right before my eyes!  I am feeling so much more confident in my short shorts and my bikinis.  I'm loving the results from this product, I'm just a little nervous if and when I stop using this gel that my cellulite is just going to come right back!  But I am just gonna focus on the now and love my more toned looking legs because of Firmaceuticals!

Spray your tone!

Do you want a toner that is easy to apply, smells fresh and makes your skin feel hydrated all day long.  Spa Face is the product for you.  I have never included toner into my skin care regimen because it took too much effort.  This toner is so easy; all you have to do is SPRAY.  I love products that require the least amount of effort!  Not only is this product So So easy to apply it also smells delicious!  Most toners smell harsh and are filled with chemicals.  Spa Face has become one of my beauty must haves.  I look forward to putting on this product because I know after I apply this toner that my face and skin will feel smooth, hydrated and clean all day.  It comes in a tiny bottle but you know what they say good things come in small packages.  So what are you waiting for spray your skin away with Spa Face!

Make it last!

In this time of economic despair every purchase needs value!  A beauty product must have is Makeup Finishing Spray.  This product keeps your makeup from melting and flaking off.  You don't have to touch up all day!  This is a value saving product.

Beautiful Blues

Brilliant shades of blue are what's next for eyes and nails.  Keep it simple and focus on one feature.  For eyes, try blue liner or mascara and wear it with a toned-down lip.  Or paint your nails, but keep them short and neat.  Blue mascara products to try: CoverGirl Exact Eyelights Mascara in Black Sapphire 710 and Napoleon Perdis mascara in Blinking Violet.  Blue nail polish products to try: Lancome nail polish in indigo Paris and OPI No Room For the Blues nail polish.  Experiment with different shades of blue.  Blue symbolizes trust, loyalty, wisdom, confidence, intelligence, faith and truth.  Find your inner blue and express it through your cosmetics.

Cosmetic Ingredients!

So right now in the beauty industry the biggest trend is go green/ all natural beauty products.  I consider myself to be a pretty eco friendly individual but never one to only buy all organic beauty products.  I never read the ingredient list on the cosmetic products I bought, or even cared to know what chemicals I was putting on my face and body.  I've recently been learning about the different ingredients that go into all the beauty products sold out there on the market today.  The knowledge I am gaining about negative beauty ingredients has me considering to go all green with my cosmetic products.  I felt it was important to share some of these harmful ingredient names that are on tons of beauty products.  If you see ANY of these ingredients listed on your products toss them out!

1. Propylene Glycol: This ingredient locks humidity which has caused allergic reactions and can cause kidney and liver damage through skin contact.

2. Diazonidinyl Urea: This ingredient has been known to cause inflammation of the skin.

3. Parabens: This ingredient is highly toxic and can cause irritation of the skin and allergic reactions.

4. Petrolatum: It is used as a moisturizer but it actually stimulates sun damage and inhibits natural moisturizing process.

5. Laureth Sulfate: This ingredient causes skin irritants and can cause cancer.

6. Toluene: This ingredient is used in nail polishes that  causes damage to the nervous system, liver and kidneys.

7. Phenylendiamine: This ingredient is found in hair dye and has caused skin and respiratory irritations.

8. Alluminum Chlorohydrate: This ingredient is used in antiperspirants, which can cause allergic reactions.

9. Formaldehyde:  This ingredient is used in nail polishes and shampoos.  It has been linked to respiratory irritations and cancer.

10. Dibutyl Phthalate:  This ingredient is found in nail polishes and perfumes.  It has caused birth defects.

These are just a few unhealthy cosmetic ingredients.  Make sure you do your research before buying your next beauty product!  

My current beauty routine/products!

1. Shower: Rusk Sensory Smoother Shampoo and Conditioner, Dove soap and Caress exfoliate body wash

2. Skin Care: Neutrogena face wash, Weleda Skin Food moisturizer and Oo La La eye lift by Benefit

3. Eye Make-up: Mac solid eye shadows, Urban decay liquid eye liner, Mac pencil eye liner and Colossal Mascara by Maybelline

4. Eye Brows: L'Oreal eye brow pencil

5. Face Make-up: Lauren Geller Tinted Face Primer, Almay Clear Complexion Concealer, Mac Studio Fix Powder, Sisley Bronzer and Mac Powder Blush

6. Lips: daytime lipgloss; Mac's glosspiltality, nighttime lipgloss; Nars Boogie Nights