Every month I anxiously await it’s arrival. I check the mail multiple times a day, I check the tracking, I plan, I obsess. It’s my monthly Ipsy Glam Bag. I’m hooked. I’ve yet to receive a product I didn’t like and many have become staples in my beauty routine. For only $10/month, it’s one of… Continue reading Tutorial Featuring January Ipsy and Kat Von D Alchemist Palette
My ex-husband has these amazing, long, beautiful eyelashes. Fortunately for my daughter, she inherited them, and not my wispy, stubby, little poor excuses for eyelashes. Half a lifetime ago, I purchased some drugstore false eyelashes (we’re talking really cheap ones) to go with a Halloween costume and fought with them. I won’t get into the gory… Continue reading The Great False Eyelash Caper
We’ve been having some cold weather here in Central Texas (no, really!) and my skin has been dry, dry, dry! I’ve been wanting to spoil myself with a facial scrub and mask to quench my skin’s thirst, but I haven’t gotten around to purchasing anything. Since it’s so cold inside this weekend and I have… Continue reading DIY Face Scrub and Face Mask Tutorial
I love lipstick. I love every color it comes in, even if it makes me look like a pumpkin or a vampire. I ❤ every Instagram lip swatch I see. For years, even though I love lipstick, I didn’t bother wearing it much. Why? It was always gone in a matter of minutes, the hapless… Continue reading Makeup Problems Part II: The Case of the Disappearing Lipstick
In real life (as opposed to my rich fantasy life), I make a living working in the field of education. In honor of today, my first day back on the job after winter break, I’d like to discuss makeup problems. During my break, I had the luxury of time, a lot of which was spent… Continue reading Makeup Problems Part I: Raccoon Eyes
Raise your hand if you are in love with Too Faced’s re-released Sweet Peach Pallette. ✋ I couldn’t resist, so I hit up Ulta yesterday and got some amazing items (reviews for days, my friends!), along with my palette. I put together this tutorial for the complete look, including color correcting and contouring. Links to products are included.… Continue reading Sweet Peach Pallette Tutorial
As I mentioned in The Five Commandments of Just Like You, proper skin care is essential to your beauty routine. It can even be your entire beauty routine! Some people are blessed with perfect skin. Thankfully, for the rest of us, there are all kinds of goodies out there to get us there. If you have… Continue reading Let’s Talk Skin Care
Beauty should be fun. The following Five Commandments of Just Like You reflect my philosophy that beauty should be unique to the individual. Have fun and happy beautifying! 1. Take care of your skin. Regardless of your use of makeup, always always ALWAYS take care of your skin (can I get an amen?). A good… Continue reading The Five Commandments of Just Like You
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