Bringing Out the Beauty

Hello Dolls! Sorry I have been away so long. The last few months have been busy, not to mention cold and drying to my skin. Don’t you just hate it when your skin starts getting flaky in the winter? Mine does and exfoliating only gets a certain amount of dead skin off. For the last couple weeks, I have been using the MB Seaweed Night Cream before I go to bed and it has kept my face moisturized and free of dry patches. I love being able to touch my face and not having it feel all grainy. Just soft and smooth skin!

The cream comes in a white jar and holds 1oz of product. The cost is $20. Don’t be alarmed with the price, a little goes a long way. I just place 5 small dabs on my face and work it in…forehead, chin, cheeks and nose. The cream is green in color and smells fresh and clean.

Here are the ingredients:
Deionized Water, Bladderwrack Extract,Polyglycerylmethacrylate,Stearic Acid,Isopropyl Myristate,Cetyl Alcohol,Glycerin, Hydrolyzed Elastin, Hyaluronic Acid,Collagen,Propylparaben,Triethanolamine,Methylparaben,Benzoic Acid,Imidazolidinyl Urea

It is Halloween time again and I just finished going through MAC’s Halloween Charts for this year. Here are my favorites from  the bunch! You can find them at MAC Facebook!!

STEP-BY-STEP
1. Block out the eyebrows with MAC Studio Sculpt Concealer.
2. Sketch out the card shape around the eye…use an actual playing card to get the right shape and trace it with Fascinating Eye Kohl.
3. Fill in the card with Luna Cream Colour Base and cover with White Frost Eye Shadow.
4. Add card details with Blacktrack fluidline.
5. Cover face with Studio Sculpt Foundation.
6. Use Blacktrack Fluidline and Mystery Eye Shadow to create the ultimate smoky eye.
7. Add lashes to top and bottom of eye with Duo Adhesive.
8. Using Lasting Lust Pro Long Wear create a heart shape on the lips!

FACE
Wipes
Studio Moisture Fix
Prep+Prime Skin
Studio Sculpt Foundation
Studio Sculpt Concealer
Blot Powder/Pressed - Medium Dark
Powder Blush - Dolly Mix, Desert Rose

EYES
Studio Finish Concealer
Fluidline - Blacktrack
Eye Shadow - Carbon, Soft Brown, Mystery, Bamboo, White Frost, Passionate
Eye Kohl - Fascinating
Cream Colour Base - Luna
Penultimate Liner - Rapid black
Cremestick Liner - Red Enriched
Zoomlash - Zoomblack
Fibrerich - All Black

LIPS
Lip Erase - Pale (PRO)
Cremestick Liner - Red Enriched
PRO Longwear Lip Colour - Lasting Lust
Dazzleglass - Extra Amps

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Woke up this morning and decided my face needed a nice and quick pick me up. So, I decided to try a Faifia Facial Mask. The mask I put on was the Green tea mask, which helps keep the skin looking clean and clear. Applying the mask was very easy, since it is one of those mask sheets. It comes in a fairly large moist packet, and is saturated with the green tea and other ingredients…listed at the bottom of the post. The mask is folded in half and stays intact when removed, thanks to the thrifty plastic divider between the fold. Read more…

My husband and I have been using a moisturizer launched by Your Best face (YBF) a few months ago. The interesting thing is that we both like the moisturizer and have completely different skin types. I for one, have combination skin and he has dry skin. I will go into it by first describing what the product looks like and what it claims to do and then let you guys in on our experience with the moisturizer. Read more…

Lately, I have been real busy, but finally got 2 weeks off! Even so, I have been trying multiple products for you guys. Mario Badescu, YBF, Nars and Erno Laszlo goodies…to name a few.

My recent craze has been MB Enzyme Cleansing Gel. I’ve been using it, once in the morning and once at night for the past month, yet, I saw a difference within the first week. My husband said, Why does your face look so clear? The first thing I thought was “Dang, was it that bad before?” I would like to think, not.

The green gel comes in a plastic bottle and you get a good amount of it (8oz). I still have half a bottle left and it’s been over 2 months. The cleanser like some MB products is non-foaming and has a nice clean scent to it. Seeing as I like foaming cleansers, I use a face brush w/ the gel so I can feel something happening. So, I just really work the gel into my skin, not harshly.

According to the bottle, the gel is for all skin types and thoroughly removes make up and debris. Well, I have not been using the gel as my main cleanser. I remove my make up first and then I work the gel in. You know, trying to Benefit from the Alpha Hydroxy Acid. That being said, don’t use this product if you are allergic to AHA.

List of ingredients:
Deionized Water, Glycerin, Papaya extract, Grapefruit extract, Monomide, Triethanolamine, Methylparaben.

Conclusion:
The gel helped clear up my skin…of this my husband is proof, LOL! Guess, we all have bad skin at times. I have not had any reaction to this product, but you know every ones skin is different. If you don’t like non-foaming cleansers and are allergic to AHA I wouldn’t recommend this product for you. A small amount of gel is needed to work it into the skin, but if you are gel happy and like to over use product…go with the 16 oz bottle.

If you are a MB fan, you’ll be glad to know MB is now available at some Ulta stores. Much nicer than having to order online all the time. Here’s a press link:Click

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Hello Dolls,

I have been getting a large amount of requests for the MAC Halloween Face Charts shown on my YouTube channel. I have been keeping busy with school and have decided to post the charts on my website, for everyone’s convenience and my own. I will start adding face charts pretty soon, so check back! In the mean time you can watch the video on my YouTube channel or website at this link:MAC Halloween Video!

Cherry Culture is having a sale & now also carries Milani…for all you Milani loving girls.

Coastal Scents is having a sale! They are clearing out 26 combo palettes that arrived without logos and the palettes are being liquidated at 1/2 price. You can get 3 per household. Sale ends 6-21-09 or when sold out.