The Best Way to Hide a Blemish and Mask the Redness!

Blemishes always seem to erupt at the worst times. With Valentine’s Day so close, I thought I should post this helpful bit of advice just in case that lovely face of yours has or should get some angry looking blemishes that could spoil the occasion.  

When this would happen to me, I had always relied on a tube of thick stick concealer in the past for this purpose. However, I later discovered the more control you gain by using a concealer pencil because your aim is more targeted and precise.   Also, the drier texture manages to mask the problem better.  At the same time, the product in this form seems to stay in place longer than a slicker version.

In a previous post, I shared a great tip on how to calm down redness around the blemish with Visine that I want to remind you about.  Please  do this ONLY if you didn’t pick at it and have any open skin.  After all, you don’t want to land up looking worse by getting that blemish infected–so this is what you should do.

Hopefully, this post will help you stay pretty!                                                  

A Great Concealing Trick to Brighten Eyes and Look More Rested!

Whenever your eyes could use some extra brightening power, I want to share a simple makeup trick to make you look like you had a few hours more sleep with the way it distracts the eye from that problem area.  

You won’t believe how much better that you’ll look by wearing highlighter along with that concealer.  Apply under eyes, near the top of your cheekbones and work your way over to the sides of your face. This one extra step will divert attention away from any remaining under eye darkness.

You could stop there, but I like drawing the eyes further to focus more on the upper-lip area. Try applying some of the highlighter in the two creases of your cheeks near your mouth and above your lip beneath your nose.  Blend into your foundation carefully. This takes a bit more time, but the results are worth it, especially for those days when your eyes could benefit from some perking up.

I hope you try this trick because it is a keeper as far as yours truly is concerned.

Vasanti Cosmetics Review

The name Vasanti Cosmetics is new to me.  However, I was sent a few of their products to review and must say that I was, indeed, impressed.  In fact, I was wondering how they stayed out of my radar for this long.

I received a tube of the Moisturizing Tinted Lip Balm in Grenada.  On their website, the shade looks a bit brighter of a reddish-brown.  In reality, the color is a deeper, warm sheer brown that is natural with just a tad of red to provide a lovely compliment to lips.

Once applied, their tinted lip balm drenched my dry lips with soothing moisture while delivering just enough beautiful color.  This is a wonderful dual purpose product instead of buying two separate items like a lip balm and lip color.

The second item I tried was their Wonders of the World Under Eye and Blemish Concealer in Fair to Medium.   Although I'm not the fairest shade on the spectrum, I'm usually about the second shade of pale beige in any line and found both of the colors that came together in this compact were wearable.   This concealer spread easy enough and covered dark circles wonderfully without settling into any tiny eye creases.    

For a creamy concealer, I was surprised at how well it also handled hiding a tiny mark left from a blemish.  Usually, you would need to use a thicker stick concealer to do the job.  But I must admit, Wonders of the World Under Eye and Blemish Concealer, was now my new good friend that earned a rightful place in my cosmetics bag.

Looking for some awesome new concealer or an amazing tinted lip balm, then you should do yourself a favor and check Vasanti Cosmetics out.  I know I want more of their products and will be visiting them in the near future for myself and for my holiday shopping list.  How about you? 

Moisturizing Tinted Lip Balm and Wonders of the World Under Eye and Blemish Concealer

*Disclaimer:  This is my own honest opinion.  No money was exchanged.  All I received were free products to facilitate this review.*