5 minute mommy makeup: vintage video!

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Hello Gorgeous!
How is your spring break going? Arizona is back in-or at least the Mesa schools are.
I was cleaning out my storage over the weekend and came across this old video-I mean, real old since my son is not even a year in the video and now he will be turning 7!

I did several beauty segments and beauty series for Good Evening Arizona and Good Morning Arizona which is Channel 3 in Arizona years ago. It was fun to discover this vintage gem I had forgotten about.

The makeup lesson is still as valuable today as it was then. A new mom is too busy for a full face of makeup but if you keep it through the center you will be fresh and pretty, and good to go!

Enjoy the video and special thanks to my model Chastity Reed.


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Super Bowl beauty tips: now is the time to wear the side swept ponytail

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Welcome to your weekend and a beautiful Saturday! Tomorrow is the Super Bowl, are you ready? Have you planned your "look"? I suggest, casual but the details have been taken care of. So you are wearing your team jersey, your hair is up in a side swept pony tail with some texture to it. 

Makeup: flawless skin, consider using the Arbonne primer, or Smashbox photo primer for this long day of celebrating. Not too much powder! Only use it as you need to: to tone down shine and blotting first is best. I always recommend a stain for a long day such as Benefit Cosmetics Benetint or Cover Girls lip stain.
(*I plan on acquiring one of these soon and I'll report back...)

This is not a day for wearing a set of lashes, but beefing up your mascara would be good. Try L'Oreal Double Extend Lash Tubes for this event, or Christian Dior Dior Show. :)

I know you will look great because you are you! I personally, am on a photoshoot this morning remaking the Ivanka styling Ivana photos and who knows what these will turn out like. But, since I'm taking the modeling blog down, I plan to let it go out with a bang and lots of new shots!

Remember: one of the best beauty secrets you can do for yourself is to stop criticizing yourself. The second best beauty secret is to stop comparing yourself to others. Let's face it: you are gorgeous and God was so smart, He only made one of you because of your rare beauty. Now go make the guacamole!
Remember: you are beautiful!
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How to apply red lipstick for Valentine's day soirees

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Ladies: with the upcoming celebration of love day racing toward us, you may be considering wearing red lipstick.
WAIT! There are a few things we need to talk about first: such as:
What type of lip products you are going to need?
1.Stain
2.Liner
3.Lipstick
4. Gloss

Also, will you be dining, drinking, kissing and so forth?  I ask this because you need the right products and technique to get the effect you dream of and want to have a lasting impression.  I say this to help you avoid the red feathering lipstick crawling quickly towards your nostril effect of highly pigmented lip products, such as red.

If we were together and I was doing your lips for this big night: I would recommend this routine for a lasting lip look:
1. When you brush your teeth, brush your lips so they are exfoliated and the dry spots and flakes are gently rubbed off
2. Stain your lips! My fave is Benefit Cosmetics Benetint, though Sephora's house brand, Urban Decay, Tarte, Lorac, Vincent Longo even Cover Girl make a lipstain! Use it!  Let it dry, apply another coat, and let it dry completely before moving on.
3. Line your lips: I would use a nude shade (Such as Chanel's Nude liner or N.Y.C. nude) and blend it into the stain with a dry lip brush
4. I would apply a full layer or your red lipstick. My all time favorite is the Satine lip color from the movie Moulin Rouge made by Lorac called Explore. Blot your mouth on a tissue and reapply again.  Your mouth should feel dry to the touch, and be tinted red. If you want more color, apply again and blot again.
5. Finish with your favorite gloss. Here's the fun part: choose the tone/shade/finish you want. Put clear over it, or a red tone, or pink even brown to tailor the shade of red to your outfit and level of drama you want to convey.

If all of this is too much work for your lips: use a red gloss. The H.I.P. line from L'Oreal has a good deep red with lots of color, or a sheer red from Neutrogena lip sheers works too.  Enjoy it ladies!
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Products that do double duty in your beauty routine!

Top 27 Multi-Tasking Beauty Products

These amazing products pack a lot of punch in one bottle/tube/compact.

Clear out those cluttered makeup drawers and shower caddies -- now you can save space, time and money with these multi-tasking goodies. See products

Before you click through and enjoy the beauty bubble, give a quick shout out to what your personal favorite double duty products are.
Mine:
1. Benefit Cosmetics Benetint stain. It's great for lips and cheek color, lasts all day and I've never had one open or spill while rolling around in my very large purse.

2. Mascara: whichever brand I am using that day, which usually is something from the L'Oreal family of mascaras. When I apply my mascara I rub the wand onto the eyelid along the lash line to make smear, then I blend it with a wee brush so it looks like a bit of liner and is smudgy. Just the way I like it!

Now what are yours?
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