Out With the Old

photo by swecanspaincooperations

Let's face it, if you are like me (a true makeup addict) then you probably have 50 pounds of makeup stashed under your vanity, in your closet and perhaps in your garage in an old makeup train.  And this is all for ONE FACE.  Why do I hoard this stuff??  If you are anything like what I described then its about time for an intervention.

Here are a few easy steps to clear out the colorful clutter!
1. Get a tall kitchen garbage bag, or a thirty gallon trash bag or a U-Haul... you decide.

2. Crack the knuckles and start to purge everything you have not used in this past year.  Don't have a conversation with yourself about why you loved that lipstick you wore on your first date, etc.  It will only make things worse.

3. Immediately say a prayer and toss that bag into the makeup heaven receptacle.

Congrats!  Getting rid of all that mess will help you reclaim your beauty and your shelf space!  Give it a go Girlfriend!

Vintage Beauty

So where have the pictures of beautiful older women gone to? Archives? Now that I am getting older I've noticed that our culture supports the younger skin. And why shouldn't it? Younger, thinner and bombshell is totally acceptable, but I really would love to see older, beautiful and timeless on the cover of Vogue every once in a while. It seems that we are forgotten. I'm 38 years old and feel like I need to step it up to compete with these younger beauties... But why? 

 

Let me offer some encouragement. Being beautiful or "hot" does not mean we need to become someone other than ourselves.  Some women have a hard time adjusting to the newest "season" they are in including myself, but there is a way to accept with joy ... Be the best beautiful you can be. No one can replicate your beauty so take joy and pride that you are one of a kind.  People will see that and notice your kind of beautiful.

Be beautiful, girlfriend! 

Beauty Giveaway!

Beauty Review Products

I recently posted a review about some products that I tried called "OTC Beauty Review".  I feel every woman deserves a little something to brighten their day so I decided to give away a Maybelline Dream Bouncy Blush in Candy Coral!  This product is so cool!  I love the cream to powder texture and coral is definitely a MUST HAVE color for this season! 

To qualify for this GIVEAWAY you need to:

1. Read my post "OTC Beauty Review"
2. Leave a comment

Simple as that.  I'll leave it up to you to follow and share. 

Everyone who participates will be entered to win the Dream Bouncy Blush plus other goodies and samples from my secret stash!  And its a good stash, too!!  The winner will be drawn on April 30th and will be contacted via the comment/email.  I would really love to bless someone with this product!  Good luck Girlfriend!  xo

OTC Product Review!

products used

Every time I go to the store I always pick up a new cosmetic brand to try whether it is mascara, eye shadows or different primers/concealers, I just want to try stuff.  So recently I picked up a few items to try from L'Oreal and Maybelline and put them to the cosmetics test... let's see if they passed!

The items being tested are:

- DreamLUMI touch Highlighting Concealer by 
  Maybelline in Radiant
- MagicLUMI Highlighter by L'Oreal in Light
- DREAM Bouncy Blush by Maybelline in Rose
  Petal and Candy Coral
- Downtown Denim eye shadow by Maybelline
  Eyestudio
- The Colossal Volum'Espress Cat Eyes Mascara by
  Maybelline in Glam Black





To start, I put all my primers/foundation on and did my eyes first with Downtown Denim as my lid and crease color and then added the darker blue-denim color under the bottom lashes as a soft-liner effect.  NOTE- You MUST have a primer on your eyelid for this pigment to even deposit.  Otherwise it just a wash of sheer color and its a bit... well blah.  Next, I applied the Colossal Volum' Express mascara by Maybelline.  It separated my lashes well but I am not sure it gave me the volume that I wanted.  Maybe its just my lashes??

After that I applied the DreamLumi by Maybelline first as a corrector and then added the MagicLumi by L'Oreal as my concealer.  It gave me a good highlight under my eyes.  The texture is creamy and they both have brushes to easily apply with!

Last but not least, I tried the Dream Bouncy blush in Rose Petal and the color looked very faint so I layered it with the other blush in Candy Coral.  The Rose Petal is great for a highlighter on the cheekbones!  This blush is definitely a cream to powder and is really lightweight.  You can get a sheer to medium application and then it kind of melts into the skin to leave a soft glowy finish.  The texture feels like a sponge but its not a sponge.  If you were to dig your finger in it you would break it.  Just use gentle, circular strokes with your ring finger when picking up the product and then apply.

So did these products pass the test???  What do you think?  I say on a scale of 1-10, I would rate a 7 because of the simplicity and it did exactly what I needed. 

Final product- unedited photo

So next time you are at the grocery store pick up these beauty finds and try them yourself.  Have a fantabulous day girlfriend!!!  xoxo

Ps.  I am not being paid to review these products. I bought them with my own money and am reviewing at my own will.  But I would be happy to get paid for it!  :)