Be a Glamour Girl

As I searched through my mail a  few days ago I stumbled upon this neat 'clip and save' via a Glamour Magazine subscription mailer.  So I did what it said, clip and save...except I threw out the subscription thingy.  No thanks, but thanks!  Check this out, it is called "10 DOS AND DON'TS FOR HAIR, EYES, LIPS, NAILS".  Here is a snippet of each one:

1. DO ADD A LITTLE SHIMMER- it says to mix gold or silver eyeshadow with pomade and lightly run it over styled hair.  Let me know how that goes.
2. DO CURL YOUR LASHES- you will look awake and alive.  But, being awake is awake and alive right?
3. DO TAKE IT OFF (MAKEUP, THAT IS)-Kim Kardashian does it, so I guess we all should too!
4. DO STEP OUT OF YOUR COSMETIC COMFORT ZONE- a red lip. Just do it.  I think a good red lip is hot, sexy and striking.
5. DON'T SKIMP ON EQUIPMENT- get a good blush brush, its worth it.  I say invest in good brushes-period.  Sephora is a great place to start.
6. DO OUTWIT CLUMPY LASHES- blot your mascara wand on a tissue to get rid of excess before applying. Or make them as thick as you want!  Everyone is wearing false eyelashes anyway, the thicker the better.
7. DO TRY A CLASSIC BUN- lots of instructions on this one so just make it look pretty and spray some shine mist on it when you're done.
8. DON'T GO "BUN" OVERBOARD- basically don't make your bun bigger than your head.  Makes sense.
9. DO REMEMBER: SHINY LIPS=SEXY LIPS- yes, and yes.
10. DO FIND THE PERFECT SHAPE FOR YOUR NAILS- look at your cuticles and follow the line it makes.  Or do whatever your heart desires.

So there you have it.  Every bit of it was paraphrased and with my own words except for the bold print.  Just want to give credit to Glamour for giving me such insight on how to be a glamour girl.  But, no matter what rules are made about beauty the fact is that THERE ARE NO RULES.  So if you feel beautiful the way you are then YOU GO GIRLFRIEND!!

A new color to try!

So I was at the grocery store yesterday and I always look in the cosmetic isle to see if there is anything new that I would like to try and I saw this incredibly sparkly eye shadow called REVLON diamond lust- Neptune Star.  Wow, a piece of space star pressed into an eye shadow!  

The application was okay with the little sponge tip applicator that it came with, but when I applied it on my eye lid with a brush I got flecks of pigment all under my eye... it made a dark mess. The color is intense when applied with a firm applicator and I recommend using a brush for blending.  I liked the color in the package, it gave my eye a little drama on the outer corners and turned into a sultry blue hue with glittery specks here and there.  If I were rating it from 1 to 5 I would give it a 3 simply because later in the day it faded a little and the blue wasn't so sultry blue anymore.  It was worth a try though!  I will give it another go another time.  

Explore a new color for your eyes, Girlfriend!

Beauty tip: This type of color is great for an evening look.  You can apply a color like this on the eyelid for a more dramatic look during the day, but keep it light.