Spring is almost here and with that comes all of the trends straight off the runways and into the pages of beauty magazines everywhere. We all know that a wash of a shimmery shadow on your top eyelids is pretty, and that’s all there is to it. But the latest trend that makeup pros are doing for spring is sweeping the same shade beneath the eyes for a look that is extremely feminine and glowy 24/7.

To create this look on yourself I suggest using your fingers for a sheer application especially on the lids, and for extra pigment an eyeshadow …read more

Whenever I am working, and lately even when I am not, It seems like I am always talking beauty. I share my tips and advice with all of my clients, family and friends. I even shop with them and help them pick out their products which of course I just love.  Just a few tips, but many more to come. As always, if you have any questions regarding beauty, give me a shout out whenever you want.
What’s the best way to line the inside of your eyes?
This can be a little tricky but I find that the easiest way …read more

Lush lashes are always on every gals list, hence the number of mascara’s competing to give you volume, length and thickness. Some of them do and some of them don’t, but there is another way you can get them and have everyone thinking you did absolutely nothing.
Angelina Jolie is known for her signature Cat Eyeliner and gorgeous lashes. You can usually find her sporting this sexy look on the red carpet as seen here at this years Golden Globes. To create a thick-full-lash look that will have heads spinning, try adding some individual lash clusters to the ends of …read more

Julie from Snarkstress has just started her Snarkstress Challenge! What a great idea to start the holidays off with some fabulous beauty and fashion tips to give you a new twist on how to style your hair, update a blouse, or a pair of pants you’ve had tucked away in the closet for ages.
Julie is actually playing too and I did hear some mention of prizes….ooh, that sounds like fun:) If you’re feeling a little bored why not give your look a little pick me up and check in with Julie as she shares her tips on feeling fabulous.
Today she …read more

Oh my gosh, another great gift set from Smashbox! The Smashbox Mini Lip gloss kit is so cute and comes with 3 fabulous mini-glosses to keep or give as a gift to a fellow “beauty junkie” and BFF. This cute little carry pouch and glosses are a steal at $16.
A quick beauty tip: When applying your lip gloss, get longer lasting color by filling your lips in with a lip pencil of the same shade and then adding your gloss. If you’re planning to do lots of kissing during the holidays, add one layer of lip gloss, blot with a …read more

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Now that’s what I call fantastic! Save it to your fav list and forward to all of your friends. The resources are endless, and you can spend hours just on this one site, its that great.
The Holidays are right around the corner …read more

Apparently, if you are of a certain age (like 40-ish) and you do not have short, squared tip, french manicured nails, then you are looked at as “different”.
With dark blue nail shades one of the hottest trends this season, I decided to take the plunge and painted my fingernails with MAC’s Nail Lacquer in Whirlwind. I have worn darker shades on my toes before, but not on my fingernails, so it is definitely something new.
Whirlwind is a frosted metallic royal blue with green, blue and purple pearl. And I really like it more than I thought I would.

To those dozen …read more

I received one of the best how-to books ever last week. It left me wondering, where it was a month ago when I was dealing with my own hair coloring disasters. As the book is just officially released today, I realize it was no where to be found, but I am happy to have it in my library now.
The book is titled The Hair Color Mix Book, and it is written by Lorri Goddard-Clark. Lorri is one of the most in-demand hair colorists in the world. Not only does she work at the Neil George Salon in Los Angeles, …read more

Radiant and restored. Though it is hard to feel like it every day, you can look the part, with some help. I need to preface this with the fact that I am skeptical about certain makeup products, especially ones that promise “certain” wonders.
Enter Covergirl’s Advanced Radiance Restorative Cream Foundation. The premise of this foundation is to not only provide coverage for what we want to hide, but to enhance and hydrate as well. In the end, to give the skin the luminous look of a full nights sleep. This foundation contains more complexion enhancing ingredients then I can fathom. But …read more

Ok – I am speaking to my Mother, and perhaps some of you too! There is not need to pile on the perfume – or scents. Really – there is not.
I honestly think that my mother could be losing her sense of smell. At 64 years old and diabetic, maybe this is what happening. I have tried to tell her politely that you can smell her rooms away, and that her scent lingers after she is gone.
I recently explained how to layer your fragrance to her. If you don’t know how, you can layer your fragrance by simply using …read more