The original Lashblast Mascara was one of my favorites from last year. Now CoverGirl has introduced their latest, LASHBLAST LUXE, which has a hint of shimmer in all four new shades. Just gorgeous I tell you! Same brush that coats each lash and gives them glam appeal for eyes that can’t be ignored.

For the price, this is a really great mascara for creating lengthy, thick lashes that look amazing! I always have at least three tubes in my kit, and usually by the end of a shoot I have given at least one tube away.

image credit: CoverGirl

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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 is to start by using a waterproof eyeliner. They glide on and last longer. To apply place a finger right below the arch of your eyebrow, lift the eyelid so it pulls away and line beneath the lashline. Try Benefit’s Rich Black BADgal Liner.

I want good makeup brushes but don’t want to spend too much?

Depending on the beauty brand makeup brushes can be very costly. Beauty guru’s like Bobbi Brown, Francois Nars, The late Kevyn Aucoin, and Shu Uemura all have brushes that are amazing, but a little pricey. On the other hand Makeup artists like Sonia Kashuk have fabulous brushes available exclusively at Target that are inexpensive and do the job.

My skin is on the shiny side, what kind of blush do you suggest?

It depends on where the shine is, but usually when you are shiny in the T-Zone a powder blush works best and stays on much longer. When your skin tends to get shiny quicker a cream blush can disappear in no time at all. Also if you are prone to blemishes a mineral powder blush will be better to your skin. Most mineral foundations and blush sit on the surface of your skin and don’t clog your pores.

What’s the best way to apply mascara?

To get gorgeous lashes place the brush horizontally at the base of your lashes and wiggle it side to side as you move up from root to the tip. Holding the mascara brush diagonally, sweep it over your lashes at the outer corners to fan and separate them. If you are a bottom lash girl, use what is left on the wand and hold it perpendicular to the eye and skim the tip very lightly over your lower lashes.

Kisses,

Beth

image credit: Benefit, Sonia Kashuk for Target, Bettes Boutique, Dior for Sephora

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In keeping with my list of beauty products going green and leaving out harsh chemicals and parabens, Physicians Formula Organic Wear Mascara is the latest to make the list. If the packaging doesn’t sell you, the mascara will. With a 100 percent natural lash plumping formula that contains the purest ingredients, and provides 5 times the lash boosting for length, volume, and definition. Who doesn’t want that?

I have a feeling we are going to see a lot more beauty products that focus on healthy ingredients, not only good for you, but good for the environment too.

xx,

Beth

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Beauty, beauty, beauty, all year long.  With so many products we shared and so many products that we couldn’t live without, we thought why not do a 2008 beauty round-up and recap all of our favorite beauty goodies.

10. 2009 Beauty Forcast -Top 10 Ingredients list. Although this list is meant for the coming year, it was posted on Aging Fabulous in 2008. It is a list of ingredients that will be making their way into most beauty products next year. Some are already key elements in skin care lines right now. My favorite, the Acai Berry, is known as the “Fountain of Youth” berry for it high counts of anti-oxidants, amino’s, and omega’s. So, so, good for you!

9. The Pedi-Relax Line. Great foot creams for anyone who is on their feet as much as I am. Oh my gosh from the second I started using these creams my feet have been feeling so soft and smooth. No other cream has ever worked as well as these. Love them!

8. No one does a shimmer brick better than Bobbi Brown. I loved them from the first time she pulled her own sample out to show me, and still continue to use them whenever I work. They are so much fun to use and the Copper Diamond Shimmer Brick which is a limited-edition, rocks!!! I live for this one especially, so of course I had to stock up like a good little make-up artist would:) Big Kiss Bobbi!

7. One of my very favorite gift sets for the holidays. The Happy Thoughts PDA set from Clinique. I would have purchased just for the absolutely darling sleek, silver case. This was a big hit for a few of my BFF’s. So sorry I didn’t get a few more. Oh well will have to wait until next year.

6. NeilGeorge Everyday Cleanse and Conditioner. These products are, as my son would say “off the hook“. I have been loving my hair ever since I started using these two “must have” hair care essentials. They have a list of celebrities who swear by these products and I have to say they are on point. Simple, chic packaging, amazing smell, fantastic products!

5. Smashbox Halo Hydrating Perfecting Powder. I went out and bought this the same day I wrote my post about it, and all I can say is “where have you been all my life?” This is some powder. It is so fine and gives your skin a flawless finish. I just love the brush it comes with too! Smashbox is really on the cutting edge when it comes to cosmetics.

4. My list wouldn’t be complete without mentioning my absolute favorite Eyebrow Stencils from Anastasia. Why spend the extra time filling in your brows stroke by stroke, when you can achieve perfection using these stencils from Anastasia. They are for sure the best stencils and the easiest to use. Lots of kits to choose from and all very affordable.

3. Shu-Uemura Rich Black Mascara. Still my first love and the one I still have after so many years. Yes, I have others that I love too, but this Shu is just the best.

2. SPF Cream from Somme Institute. I have just run out of this fabulous cream and I am scraping the last bit of it with a brush to get the last drop. The smell alone is worth checking out. I have the entire line of products, and love them all. Their latest is a neck cream which I have just started using.

1. The last beauty product to make my Top 10 List for 2008 is Duwop’s Doubleglow7. This is one product I just can’t live without. I use it everyday and on almost every shoot. It looks amazing worn alone, or as a primer underneath foundation. This is the beauty bomb in a very good way!

So there you have it. I hope you enjoy checking each one out! I wish everyone the most amazing new year and the very best in 2009! As always thank you for keeping Aging Fabulous on your beauty radar.

Kisses,

Beth

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• Smashbox Photofinish Primer – I don’t know what took me so long, but I cannot live without this now.
• Tarte Cosmetic’s Lights. Camera, Lashes! Mascara – I think this is my hg mascara find.
• Bare Escentuals Get Started Kit – a great kit to get started with BareMinerals, and I am happy to have finally become a BEliever.
• Lancome Flash Retouche Concealer – I use this daily to cover and brighten my under eye area.
• BourJois Lip Gloss Cell Phone Charm – the cutest and best accessory ever!
• Clinique Brush On Cream Eye liner – so easy to use and blend – and stay on all day!
• Bliss Spiff Upper Lip – I use this twice a day to fill in lines, plump my lips, and stop hair growth.
• DuWop Revolotion Face – a tinted moisturizer that lightens, brightens, and covers.
• ModelCo Tan Airbrush in a Can – the best body self-tanner I have ever tried.
• Philosophy’s Purity Cleanser – I don’t think I will ever use anything else to cleanse and freshen.
• Essie Nail Polishes – too many to name, but they continue to work the best for me.
• Estee Lauder High Gloss Lip Gloss – a lip gloss fave that I have multiples of.

Do we share any of the favorites I have listed?

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What’s your favorite and what can it do for your lashes?? Mine are rather pathetic looking on their own. Why is it that it’s always the guys that are on the receiving end of long, gorgeous lashes?? Just isn’t fair!

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That is just the intro to what we have to go through. And I also want to know why it is that it’s always the men who get the long lashes. Is there a line that I missed when I was born. If there was, I REALLY missed it. And the same goes for eyes. I have brown and what did I pass on to my kids. Jamie has the most gorgeous blue, green, brown eyes all mixed together. I did Britt a favor and passed along an unusual shade of soft sandy brown.

*I keep telling everyone that mine is the shade of dark chocolate, but you know their reply now don’t you!

The Article in Question…

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Well, you can stop wondering! I have good news for you. I once read that it took a whole hour for a makeup team to work on a model’s lashes for a mascara advertisement. No wonder we can’t compete. If we had a team of makeup artists at our disposal, we might look a lot different too!

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And yes, I am putting this into practice today. As much as we try to do everything right, there are going to nights when sleep just doesn’t want to come!

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