beauty tips Archives

Makeup Brushes: Part I

Set of makeup brushes

Don’t you just love makeup brushes? I certainly do. Having a set of makeup brushes can make you feel like a makeup artist. And if you love makeup enough to have a brush set, then more than likely you are a makeup artist, at least…

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Makeup On The Go

Makeup on the go

Are you a busy woman?  Do you love makeup but just don’t have time to put it on?  Then this post is dedicated to you! Here are a few beauty tips for the busy woman so that she can have the best of both worlds:…

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Smoothing Out Fine Lines With Makeup

Reduce fine lines with makeup

Tired of looking at the fine lines on your face and wondering what to do about them? Well, I have just the thing for you! There are certain makeup tips that you can use to reduce the lines; in other words, make them look less…

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Regain The Plump Skin Of Youth!

Regain the plump skin of youth

  As we age, the production of collagen (the main component of connective tissue) and elastin (which helps the skin to resume its natural shape) slows down. Collagen and elastin are what help to give skin its plumpness and elasticity. Without them the skin becomes more…

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Take Off Ten Years With Makeup!

Tired of fine lines?

There are a few beauty complaints that come with age – skin looks duller, fine lines and wrinkles appear around eyes and lips, and brows and lashes get sparser. One way to battle aging is to have a daily  that provides you with young-looking skin. …

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Top Ten Tips for Radiant Skin

Tips to creating radiant-looking skin!

Let’s start the New Year right by creating our best looking skin! Here are my top ten tips to creating radiant skin: 1.  Be sure to exfoliate regularly to remove dead skin cells which will leave your skin looking fresh and healthy. Either use a…

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Thank you for being a visitor!

There is a lot to be thankful for in this passing of 2012! I am thankful for my parents who are still with me. My parents are septuagenarians and it’s been my greatest honor to help care for them and to continue to receive their…

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Nine Makeup Tips To Create Your Best Look

Great makeup tips!

Here are nine great tips to help you create your best makeup look! 1. If you want your eyes to appear wider and fresher, and to neutralize any redness use a flesh-colored eyeliner on the inner rim of your eyes. Pale eyeliner on the inner…

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Meow: Add Cat-Eyes To Your Look!

The cat-eye look

One of the sexiest eye looks is the cat eye! It’s a look that has many variations and is quite easy to do. It is named as such because it resembles the eyes of a cat. If you have ever seen cat eyes before  they…

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Smokey Eyes!

Smokey eyes

Smokey eyes is a very popular eye makeup look that has been around for quite a while; and it’s showing no signs of going away. This eye look is worn by all kinds of women from celebrity stars to the average working lady. In this…

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Glamour Tips For Your Eyes

Peacock eye glamour look

A glamour eye look can be done in many different ways. Adding glamour to your look can also mean using bright colors or it could be as simple as adding sparkly powder to what you have already, to using color on your eyebrows. How you…

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Classic and Dramatic Eye Looks

The classic eye look

Before we get into how to create a classic and dramatic eye look, let’s start with some basic definitions of the different parts of your eye for future reference. Parts Of The Eye Crease: located where your upper eyelid meets the browbone (where the skin…

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Use Eye Primer Before Putting On Eye Color

Eye color

After I put on foundation, I always start my makeup look with the eyes. I put on eye color first because it helps me to set up the rest of the colors that I will use on my face. I am sure that you have…

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Which Make Up Colors Should I Wear?

Finding your best look!

In today’s makeup industry, companies as well as makeup artists are always pushing the boundaries by wearing clashing colors and mixed-up textures which is often viewed as a fashion-forward statement, rather than a mistake. But if you’re after a more natural, beauty-enhancing look, here are…

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Highlighting powder

In this post we continue with our discussion of concealers. As a reminder the different textures of concealers help deal with different problem areas that you want covered up for your perfect makeup look. Wand concealers offer the lightest texture and are excellent for evenly…

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Light concealer

One of the most important aspects of having a great makeup look begins with coverage! There are two products that help to provide the coverage you need: foundation and concealer. (If you haven’t read my posts on foundation, click here:  and  before reading on.) Today,…

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Advanced Exfoliation Supplements

Exfoliating mask

Exfoliation is necessary to create young-looking skin because it removes dead skin cells on the face. There are different types of facial skin care products that will exfoliate your skin. There are products that you can use daily; these are typically gentler on the face….

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Men's facial care

Guys these days like to groom themselves and it’s important that they have the right products to take care of their daily skincare needs. I already posted on the kinds of products that they need to use on a daily basis. Today, I am adding…

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Extra Hydration Moisturizers Are A Must!

Moisturization

Extra hydration moisturizers, which can come as a serum, gel, lotion or cream, help to maintain healthy, younger-looking skin! Lack of elasticity in your skin and wrinkles are due to lack of moisturization (in other words, old-looking skin). Your skin would benefit greatly by adding…

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Men’s Skin Care: The Basics

Men of all ages love to take care of their skin!

Young, healthy-looking, skin is not only for the ladies. Men need it too! We no longer live in a time where rough, dry-cracked hands are sexy. Maybe a rough look, which usually means a light five o’clock shadow, but it needs to be clean cut…

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