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Mary Kay just released a new product that is terrific! Tinted Lip Balm with SPF 15. Here is a list of why I love this new product:
– Made with Jojoba Oil and Shea Butter moisturizers (oh so good for your lips!)
– Sheer Color in 5 Shades so it’s all you need
– Use it like chapstick and put it in your pocket/purse
– SPF 15, broad spectrum, blocks UVA/UVB rays (your lips need sunscreen too!)
– Ingredient Vitamin A and C (antioxidents)
– Sleek black tube looks great, plus color button on bottom so you know which color it is
– Only $13 and it’s your chapstick, lipstick, and sunscreen all in one (love the multitasking products to save money)
I’ve been using my new Blush color daily and am loving it! Read more about these on my website or by clicking here.
Last weekend I was helping some high school girls play with Mary Kay’s summer looks. It was great to see how much fun they had with the Coastal Colors Eye Palette, and how natural and beautiful they looked after applying the shimmery eye shadows, mineral powder foundation, and a touch of Hawaiian Sunset Gloss!
The girls were telling me how they had been watching One Tree Hill on Monday nights and noticed that the makeup artist was using Mary Kay’s products with all the beautiful ladies on the show!
The program has done a few special segments showing how you can use the same Mary Kay colors and technics to get the looks of Brooke, Peyton, and Haley. You can see these clips online at: http://www.cwtv.com/thecw/marykay. They are quick and helpful to see how to apply products like Island Bronze Eyesicles, Mineral Bronzing Powder, and Lip Liner. I highly recommend watching the three for some tips on a new summer look for you that is quick and easy.
Try of these new looks, just out for spring! Celebrity Makeup Artist, Ildiko, created 4 looks this season with this new color pallet: Coastal Colors. The shades are gorgeous, reminiscent of the sky, ocean, and beach – perfect for this season of summer and being outdoors.
Today I opened my Google Reader and noticed that Beauty Girl Musings had posted a product review on Mary Kay’s Nourishine Lip Glosses! Click here to read her thoughts and review of these moisturizing lip glosses.
If you are of an ivory skin tone like I am, you may also feel extremely white in the winter. Especially in Seattle, with the lack of enough days to catch some vitamin D rays, I am looking pale! Please someone tell me pale can be in! I’m not about to head to the tanning beds for some color and expensive cancer enhancers.
I came across this soft and pretty look. The model’s eyes have Mineral Eye Colors of Precious Pink, Sweet Plum, and Raisin. These colors can do double duty and create bold eyes, but in this case they are applied softly with the Precious Pink, blending them to a glowing look. Cinnamon Stick Blush gives her a rosy glow, along with the Frosted Rose lipstick and Gold Rush gloss to give her a natural and warm tone. Ivory skin tone is saved from a “death warmed over” to a beautiful winter face!
Not every woman can carry off the big fall trends: the graphic arch of a plucked and penciled brow; the dark red stain of a strong, vampy mouth; the smoky play of light and shadow on a Theda Bara eye. But in this season of glamorous choices and sophisticated natural looks, makeup lets a woman play — or underplay — whatever role she chooses. “Fashion is one thing,” says the makeup artist Heidi Morawetz, “but personality is quite another. A woman must always adapt makeup and trends to her own personality and use them to be more herself.” Be a heroine, if you feel like one. Didn’t someone once say that all the world’s a stage? (emphasis mine)
Matte Rich Dark Lips: Use minimal eye makeup and go for a deep rich color on the lips. This look is a favorite in the fall and winter seasons, and was all over the Nordstrom catalogue that recently came to my mailbox. To try this look, start with a great base color followed with MK’s Red, Amber Suede, or Nutmeg or another rich color. This weekend my husband is taking me out on a date and I’m taking my own challenge to try something new by sporting some bold lips. Which, by the way, I NEVER do. I am definitely a natural lips type of girl with more glamour around the eyes. I may write about my experiment if I get an interesting reaction from my husband.
Cat Eyes: It’s all about the eyeliner, especially liquid eyeliner. If you have been considering trying a little something dramatic like cat eyes, this would be the season. Some cat eye looks like this one, are fitting only for a night out, or for the really bold personality. But even for the average person, it doesn’t have to be too dramatic. Angelina Jolie’s cat eye look is terrific. Although, she’s not a good example of the “average person.” Still, check it out, it’s gorgeous.
Here is a helpful article “How to Apply Eyeliner” with directions for using liquid eyeliner to create the cat eye look. Have fun with this fall trend!
Fresh Face: Focus on getting flawless skin, with a natural soft look, and a touch of color on the lips. MK’s Even Complexion Essence with the TimeWise Miracle Set is a great start to silky smooth skin. Apply your Mineral Powder Foundation, or Sheer Mineral Pressed Powder to even the skin tone with a soft coverage. One of the secrets to this look is to use your bronzer to add contour to your face by applying it not for the summer sun kissed look, but using it to frame your face by applying along your hairline. Use soft eye colors in shades of white and cream. And finally accentuate your lips with a warm lip color. Simply elegant.
With the recent arrival of Autumn, I made the trip up to the attic to pull down all my sweaters and long pants, and put away my summer skirts and tanks. And I made a mental note to try a little something new with my look this week. For most women, this means buying a new wardrobe. But the best kept secret of updating your look may simply be a new lip or eye color.
Here are 6 reasons you should consider a more simple approach to acquiring that exciting new look this fall, and skip the shopping splurge at Nordstrom. 1) A new makeup look is fresh and attractive. 2) You can wear it with almost anything, anywhere. 3) You get more wear out of it than a new outfit because you can wear it everyday. 4) You feel great in it every time you wear it. 5) It’s cheaper than a new wardrobe. 6) No dry-cleaning required.
Now let’s talk about what to try this fall season.
Makeup artist Samantha Lennon at www.beautynewsnyc.com sums up the fall 2008 beauty trends, “I’ve been seeing previews and I think this fall, we will see the continuation of the sculpted, designed face, with contouring under cheekbones. For smoky eyes, purples and grays will reign. There will be lots of glitter, too. The glitter will be that 1970s-type look. It’s a very clubby look for the eyes. Oh and how could I forget! Eyebrows will be back this fall, in a big way.”
This week I’ll break down a few of the hottest makeup trends for this fall season so stay tuned for a new tip each day. You may even want to try them all!
Smokey Eyes and Shimmer: Smokey eyes can be an everyday look by simply applying them lighter, and then with deeper color for the evening. If you have hazel, green eyes, try smokey eyes with shades of purple and lavender like MK’s Sweet Plum, Iris, Dusty Lilac. If you have blue eyes or brown eyes, play with shades of gray like MK’s Granite, or even an earthy gold like Vintage Gold or Amber Blaze mixed with shades of olives and greens. Shimmery and sparkly is what it’s all about for the holiday season! Stunningly beautiful. See Marie Claire’s simple how-to for smokey eyes here.
Beautiful You 