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TGIF! Woo hoo! Are you ready for the weekend? I sure am!
I just received my Ipsy Glam Bag for the month of January and I'm loving the bag and quasi lovin' the goodies inside.
Here is my video recap and all of the details on the products are below.
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Looking as if you sipped from the fountain of youth doesn't require thousands of dollars worth of laser treatments and plastic surgery. All you need are these six easy tips. They'll help you minimize signs of aging and keep your skin looking flawless for years. See the tricks that turn back the hands of time now.
Today I want to pay it forward and give a gift to a gal who is in need of a restoration in her faith that things are good and things are going to get better.
When you look good, you feel good and nothing puts a spring in your step faster than a great looking head of hair.
So to help you get ready for the holidays-Makeup University is gifting a salon appointment to get your hair done, how ever you want it done with my favorite and trusted stylist Star Flores at Arizona Hair Co. in the Tempe Marketplace is joining me in giving the gift of beauty and positive self image!
To enter to win the Christmas salon appointment with Star, please do the following:
1. Follow the Makeup University blog here on Blogger.
2. Write a comment on this post about why you need a holiday hair makeover and what you would like to have done to your hair.
3. Tweet this:
Gettin' my holiday hair done w/ #ArizonaHairCo's Star & #MakeupUniversity ! RT if you want to get yours done too! http://tinyurl.com/bw2tzmb
Contest runs from Dec 1st through Dec 10th. Prize must be redeemed at the Arizona Hair Co located at the Tempe Marketplace in Tempe Arizona by December 23rd, 2012 with Star Flores.
Please be at least 13 years old with a parent/caregiver's permission to enter the contest.
A before and after photo will need to be taken for use on the blog.
Thank you and good luck! I look forward to seeing your new 'do!
Remember: you are beautiful!
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**Hey friends! Quick note for you-this next week I will be out working an insane amount of hours! While I am away I am leaving you in amazing blog reading hands because Ann Marie Richardson is guest blogging and bringing you the secrets of an amazing bum for your wedding dress, honeymoon, high school reunion and every day live! Enjoy her informative posts as you discover how you can have an amazing shape.
p.s. To sweeten the deal and bless you this week: the first ten subscribers to Ann Marie's blog get beauty gift sets from Lowila and more! *** Brides, what is the best gift you can give your husband on your honeymoon? A Brazil Butt Lift! The Brazil Butt Lift is all the rage right now! Why Brazil? Because in Brazil the women are obsessed with having a tight, lifted, and perfectly round butt. Is having a Brazilian Butt possible without surgery? You bet it is!
There are three steps to creating a beautiful tight, toned, and lifted behind.
1- Discover your Booty Blueprint- All butts are not the same. Discover your booty type so you can customize your workout program to your unique butt type. 2- It’s all about the angles. Working the butt from many different angles is the key to the perfect behind. 3- Accelerate your results by eating Fat-Burning Foods In the next three days I will cover these three points so that you can have the booty you have always dreamed of, and be able to show it off on your honeymoon!
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p.s.s. I'm working on my booty blue print right now! Remember: you are beautiful! Thank you for visiting the blog and check back for promotions and beauty giveaways!
Pro stylists are very particular about which blow dryers, brushes, flat irons, etc. they use. Check out this roundup of the hairstyling tools they recommend, so that you can get your best hair -- ever.
Happy Labor Day to you! I made this earlier in the week and posted for today because right now, I'm guessing me and my Mancub are out at the waterpark workin' on a sunburn! Somehow, even though we are slathered in sunscreen, all the waterplay and running amok wears through the protection! It's our last trip for the season so we are planning to party hard! Slurpees all around!
Now below is a fun and easy Rosie the Riveter look for Labor Day. Enjoy! First I put my hair in hot rollers to get some volume going and yes, it's already been sprayed with heat protectant/conditioning setting spray
Skin wise: I've got serum, sunscreen loaded day moisturizer and eyecreme on
What you see in that tub are all the products that I am using to get the look ready and a full list of what's in there is below the video!
Now in this photo I have taken the hot rollers out and I just fingered combed them loose and hosed them down with a light coat of L'Oreal Elnet. Oh yeah baby, that gold can from the Walmarts is worth every single penny of it's $14!
I am also using the yellow and green concealers plus foundation sfrom Koh Gen Do liquid minerals makeup line.
It gives a good amount of coverage and seems to be wearing well under the extreme Arizona heat!
Next up in the process is to demonstrate the Fall 2010 beauty trend of extreme winged eyeliner.
Please notice the large flat brush that I am using because that is the secret to creating this look easily. The brush should be synthetic so it can get wet and about the width of your index finger, say 1/4 inch? The quad is a Dior quad and it's the medium blue with a purple base that I am using with a wet brush.
The stroke of the eyeliner should be from one pinky width past the end of your eyelashes and be drawn from the outside of the eye in towards the nose. It's easy, just practice! Using the larger flat brush draws a thicker smoother line versus using a pencil or wee small eyeliner brush.
Next I add eyebrows! Drawn thin for the Rosie the Riveter time period in which the makeup look is designed after.
Remember when doing brows: draw from the center of the arch to the end of the brow, then the nose to the arch-easy! While the eyeliner dries and my brows set I am applying a light coat of sheer pink to the round apple portion of my cheek. Simply load your brush, press into the skin and then work in small circles towards the ear.
Reapply if you want more color.
Lips should be sheer with this bold of an eyeliner look. I stain my lips first because personally I can't get enough of stains because they are so versatile, photograph so well and wear a really long time!
I did not line my lips for this with nude liner per my usual style because I wanted a really fresh mouth that could sip, eat, and carry on without having to be concerned about a touch up.
After the stain dried a moment I applied a sheer nude toned lip butter.
If you are wearing this look in the heat, eating and drinking: the last thing you want to worry about is if your lipstick is gone and your liner is there!
Okay, as my lips are done and I'm about to wrap up my Rosie the Riveter Labor Day look I quickly pop on a pair of Ardell Demi Wispy lashes. It's so simple! The more you practice the better you get and the more you will get to wear this complimentary look!
I always finish with mascara to create a stronger bond between my lashes and the set of false lashes.
Remember when applying false eyelashes: measure them first in case they are too long for your eyelid length and then simply snip off the inner corner if they are too long.
I prefer the Ardell glue that is white and in a tube versus the clear vial of glue-word to note: that clear vial of glue stings like crazy! While that glue is setting up and your lashes are drying finish your face with a nice buffing of translucent powder or hopefully you have some of my new most favorite product the Makeup Forever brand of HD Translucent powder.
Thanks for visiting, enjoy the how to video and share your comments! I love hearing from you!
Product list:
Koh Gen Do yellow & green concealer, 023 foundation, Urban Cowgirl eyebling in slate, Dior shadow quad 170, Makeup Designory Rose Petal blush, Bloom lipstain in Cinnamon, Bloom lip butter in heart of glass, Makeup Forever HD translucent powder.
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Remember: you are beautiful! Thank you for visiting the blog and check back for promotions and beauty giveaways!
