By Guest Blogger Sidory Dan-Perry
Shine, shine, oh why do we shine all the time? I hear this so much from my clients. They ask, “How do I control this?” Proper skincare products are a must but for a quick easy fix there is M·A·C Cosmetics “Matte.”
It’s a cream based product that is much more than an anti-shine. It works as a primer, creating a smooth finish to your foundation. In addition, apply it to your eyelids and it helps increase the longevity of your eye shadow.
How to use:
This product can be used before and after makeup application. But for the …read more

By the name “Spackle” you might think this product is heavy and thick, but actually Laura Geller Spackle allows you to achieve a fresh, flawless look all day long without looking cake-y or heavy at all. Spackle is an amazing primer that preps your face for foundation.
Laura Geller Spackle ($23 at Sephora) is an undercoat primer that is silky smooth and perfects your skin. It’s lightweight, 100% oil-free and uses nourishing botanicals. It comes colorless or tinted. Personally I like the colorless product under makeup, but the tinted formula can actually be worn alone.
Another thing that you’ll like about Laura …read more

Smashbox has put together five of their most popular products in one kit. If you have never tried Smashbox Cosmetics, this is a fabulous opportunity. This set includes travel sizes of each product. They are great to keep in your makeup bag so that you don’t have tote around full size versions.
The Try Me Kit Vol. 2: Smashbox Superstars kit includes:

Bionic Mascara in Jet Black (Travel Size)
Mini Reflection High Shine Lip Gloss
O-Glow Intuitive Cheek Color (Travel Size)
Mini Photo Finish Foundation Primer (Love this stuff!)
Mini Fusion Soft Lights in Baked Starburst

The primer is top-notch and the O-Glow cheek color is a …read more

Summertime makeup gets glamorous in metallic tones of bronze and gold. Urban Decay has put together several of their favorites in these shades in one convenient set. Perfect for a hot summer date or a night out at the club with your girls, the Best of Urban “Baked” set has everything you need to get glitzy eyes.
The Best of Urban set includes:

Half Baked Eyeshadow (bronze)
Heavy Metal Glitter Eyeliner (bronze)
24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil (brown with gold glitter) – travel size
Eyeshadow Primer Potion (nude eye base) – travel size

Originally priced at $32, the set is now available for just $20.
Also, you can …read more

Have you hopped aboard the mineral makeup craze? If you have pots of powder foundation, blush and eyeshadow on your bathroom counter then you might want to ask yourself if you are really doing everything you can to properly prep and prime your skin first.
Bare Escentuals, one of the biggest names in mineral makeup (and my personal favorite – if you’re not sure where to start, try the Mineral Veil. It’s heavenly) has a collection of primer products in the bareViamins Prep Kit.
The kit includes:
* bareVitamins Skin Rev-er Upper
* bareVitamins Eye Rev-er Upper
* bareVitamins Prime Time
Each product is enriched with …read more

Have you ever noticed how some fruit scents don’t transfer well when it comes to body sprays or moisturizers? Take peach, for example….if done wrong, eww, more like rotten peach, than fresh Summer-time fruit smell. Apple, well that’s a safer bet. I’ve never smelled a stinky apple-scented anything.  Pair the apple scent with a good moisturizer and you are set. 
Juice Beauty makes a Green Apple Antioxidant Body Moisturizer with SPF 20.  Billed as “a vitamin for your skin,” it uses fruit acids, peptides, DMAE, alpha lioic acid, and Q10 to battle aging, while shielding your skin from the harmful rays …read more