Sun Damage, No Thank You!!

This is WHAT I AM LOVING right now.  It is fabulous!!  Run to buy Dr. Dennis Gross Alpha Beta Glow Pad. 

I have spent years and years baking in the sun, looking for that high you get from a tan.  Only in my early 30's, with a face full of melasma, did I stop spending countless vacations seeking that sunkissed glow.  I have tried lots of sunless tanning products, but almost all of them have left me disappointed.  That is until now.  Not only does this product deliver a healthy, natural glow but it does so with no harsh or offensive smell and no stained fingertips.  Another big bonus in my mind is that it is Cruelty Free, Vegan and Paraben Free!  Great for your face and body, get that fabulous glow so you can glow year round.

Be lovely
xoxo
Suzanne

Mascaras, Worth the Price?

Mascara is one of my deserted island must haves.  I rarely leave the house without at least one coat and a touch of concealer.  I think that it makes all the difference in the world and without it, I feel totally undone.  Although I love cosmetics and find myself spending pretty pennies on fun, new products, I have a very hard time paying top department store prices for mascara. Is it worth the price?  After tubes and tubes of the stuff my answer is, sometimes.  Here are a list of my favorite drug store brands, that rivel most high end ones and a few that I think are not only worth the price, but are a must in my ever evolving kit.

$ Covergirl LashBlast Fusion Mascara- Love the volumizing and legthening power of this mascara.  The brush is oversized and a bit clunky, maybe not the best if you have small eyes.  Don't bother with any color other than Very Black.

$ L'Oréal Paris True Match Naturale Mascara- A true natural look.  Doesn't clump or give you a scary spider look but does lengthen and volumize nicely. 

$ L'Oréal Paris Double Extend Waterproff Mascara- Best of the waterproof ( I would say water resistent) products that has a two step application with a base that creates volumized, all day wear amazing lashes.

$ Rimmel London Extra Super Lash Mascara- An inexpensive mascara that challenges any Dior mascara for depth of pigmentation and ability to layer for a dramatic and flirty look.

$$ Blinc Mascara (formally known as "Kiss Me")- the original mascara invented to form tiny water-resistant "tubes" around your lashes. The tubes bind to your lashes and cannot run, smudge, clump, or flake, even if you cry or rub your eyes. Easily removed with light pressure of your fingers or a wash cloth and warm water.  Worth every penny.  I picked it up at Sephora.

$$ Make Up For Ever Smoky Lash Mascara- My favorite new mascara that has pigment like none other.  The color is the blackest of black and delivers extreme volume.  Not for the natural girl look.

Play around, find what you like for the right occasion and wear MASCARA!

Be lovely
xoxo
Suzanne

Eyebrows Abound

It is pretty tough and really overwhelming to decipher the mixed messages telling us how to keep our brows lovely, soft and perfectly shaped.  We hear first waxing is best, then threading or wait, maybe tweezing. Maintaining those lovely eye-frames can be not only confusing but quite costly.  Waxing maybe the most widely available form of shaping your brows. It is quick, rather painless and cost effective.  Keep in mind that you do have many options to keep your eyebrows looking lovely, manicured and expressive.  Try one or or them all, lord knows I have.  Please just don't go on your own. Those eyebrow stencils that you can use to create a shaped brow only spell DISASTER. Put your brows in the eyes of a professional. My new favorite are brow bars that are popping up in cities and suburbs. I make a regular trip to Benefit's Brow Bar at Bloomingdale's.  They wax and tweeze to give a natural, shaped and elegant frame perfected just for your face.

After you have achieved that perfect shape it's time to talk products that will give a flawless finish to your snazzy and newly shaped brows.

I adore Makeup Forever's Waterproof Brow Corrector.  It's a waterproof eyebrow defining cream in a tube that fills, defines, and intensifies brows with natural-looking, stay-put color.  You must use a slanted brush to apply.  Trust me, you put this product on and you will be flawless all day and night.

Another must is Anastasia's Brow Wiz.  I am absolutely ga-ga over this product.  It delivers a precise application with its ultra-fine pencil tip, mimicking the appearance of tiny hairs.  This product is ideal for a natural look or use it to freshen up your shape when it seems as though your girls are unruly. Anastasia also makes another product that I covet for ladies with very sparse brows.  It is her Brow Pen. Not only does it fill in the brows with a true natural whispy hair look, it also can be used as a base for your other brow products for double duty long lasting wear. 

If you love a penciled brow look and can't seem to part from your method of brow filling check out Clinique's Instant Lift for Brows.  This two-in-one automatic brow pencil and pearlized highlighter duo creates a contrast and definition that give eyes a virtual lift. First, fill in and shape brows with long-wearing natural-looking pencil. Then optically 'boost' brow arches with universal highlighter shade just below brow hairs. A fantastic and portable manner of making your brow look amazing and your eyes open and bright anytime.

Be lovely
xoxo
Suzanne