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Corrective Concealer:101

THE PURPOSE OF COLOR CONCEALERS

The most important feature of your face is your skin. I don’t care how pretty you do your eyes or lips, if your skin looks bad, so does your look. 

If there was only one feature I could do in the morning, it would be my skin. It’s just as important to have both an overall smooth complexion and have a groomed appearance. By this I mean waxing your upper lip (even if you have light hair). This also means tweezing your stray eyebrow hairs, or waxing, or getting it done at the salon. Any of those options work. 

One of my peeves is dark circles under the eyes. So today I’m going to investigate colored concealers which I have been seeing recently but have no idea how to use. I will let you know what I find. 

PURPLEPurple concealer counteracts and brightens sallow skin.  So basically purple cancels out yellow. Mainly used for illness or on olive-toned complexion.

GREENGreen concealer counteract redness for example pimples or irritations. Use very little and blend the edges well. Top with your foundation or concealer.

BLUE

Blue concealer can counteract and neutralize orange tones in the skin caused by self-tanners. It can also be used to counteract redness and dark circles as well. If you can’t find your green or ran out, blue can be used too. If you have dark skin, this shade will also help you to hide dark circles.

YELLOWYellow concealer can warm up the complexion. It is also a color-corrective concealer that can hide redness from things like acne, blotchy skin, or any blemishes that are pink/red toned.

ORANGEOrange concealers include a wide range from bright basketball orange to a subtler peachy hue or anywhere in between. These are used to counteract any blue tones in the skin like hiding dark circles with a blue undertone or on olive-toned or darker skin. A lighter orange, more like an apricot or peach color, can brighten up your skin and give it a nice glow on darker skin tones or skin with golden undertones. Orange concealers can also counteract age spots, hyper-pigmentation and freckles. Just a small amount can reduce these problems.

PINK

A light pale pink concealer can be used for dull or grayish skin.

With these concealers, less is more, really applies. A small amount is all you need, apply to problem area, be sure to blend the edges out to merge with your skin. Use the correct tool (or finger) for the job depending on the size of the coverage area. Top with your foundation or concealer.

Let me know what you think! Do you use corrective concealers? If so which colors and do they work for you?

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Hello fabulous people!

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What’s Hot and How To Do It Series: Blog 1

What’s hot right now?  Nail art. There’s so much you can do with your nails by just being creative (and having the proper tools of course!). Well I am going to go over gradient nails and how to do them.  

 

Gradient nails start with one color at the base of your nails, mix with another color in the middle and then becomes the other color at the tip for a unique fade effect. It can really be done with any colors you like. 

 

STEP 1

Start with your base color and apply two coats of polish to the entire nail. 

 

STEP 2

Take your tip color apply it to the top 1/3 of your nail only.

 

STEP 3

While the polish on your tips is still wet use a blending color on the top 1/2 of your nail to finish the look. 

 

STEP 4

Repeat on your other hand. 

 

So this is really simple technique and has a nice effect for something a little more fancy than just a plain nail.

 

Please leave me your comments and thanks for reading!  I will go over more nail techniques in the future so be sure to follow!

Taking a poll

just curious whether the trend is over?  I’m not saying this ever was a trend however I am curioudoo know does anyone still like Angry Birds?  Or is that a thing of the past?  Just asking and I would love to hear your comments.  Please get back to me because I’ve been stuck on ebay for like a month trying to unload some brand new angry birds gear without very much luck. Am I wasting my time?  Thanks for reading and help me!  I need to come back to wordpress!  SOS!  Lol 🙂

Makeup Secret

One makeup secret:  work with a smooth surface.

Use a primer to create a barrier between your skin and the makeup. It will help it last longer and go on a lot smoother. You can also use microdermabrasion at home or just moisturize your skin. This all helps when getting ready to apply makeup. For those not familiar, microdermabrasion removes dead skin cells from skin. Doing this simple step before applying your makeup will make it last so much longer and will go on so much better! I love this secret. Leave me your comments and feedback. Thanks!

Burt’s Bees Cocoa Lip Shimmer

Where’s cocoa?

 

  Well I must say I’m very disappointed that Burt’s Bees has discontinued the Cocoa shade of their lip shimmer. That was absolutely the best color of the selection and I have no replacement.  What I loved about it:

-the color is a sheer brown but dark enough that its noticeable.  You can layer to make darker. 

-it is a tinted lip moisturizer so it serves two purposes. 

-so convenient! Just like Chapstick, it comes in a thin tube which rolls up and down.

-stays on for a fair amount of time without having to reapply. 

 

I absolutely loved this lip shimmer and used it every day. As a server dealing with a lot of customers it was absolutely perfect to slip right into my apron and use throughout  the day. In the morning I would start with lipstick by loreal in solvers tone with a nude or carmel liner. I never have time to go to the bathroom and reapply this during my shift but I could count on my Burt’s Bees to do the trick. Giving me a little bit of color and plenty of moisture on my lips throughout the day. Appearance is very important and it just looks professional. I like to switch it up between champagne color for a lighter, nude looking lip and cocoa. However, since cocoa has been gone I have not been able to find anything that compares. I want something that’s in the same tube style which looks like a Chapstick with a similar color. If anyone has any recommendations please let me know.