Useful Skin Care Tips You Should Take to Heart If You Have an Oily Complexion!

My skin used to get quite oily, especially around the T-zone.  If you have an oily complexion, you know the story of how often you would be washing your face and scrubbing just to feel clean. However, I wasn’t helping the problem by what I was doing.  Therefore, I even went a step further and always followed up with a deep cleaning product.

Of course, I thought I needed more cleaning power to zap up that oil.  My belief was a strong cleaner with ingredients such as menthol or mint that you apply with a cotton ball could more thoroughly solve the problem after and in between washing my face.  

I assumed that slight tingling feeling that followed was because that cleaner was working deep into the pores, but it was a sign of irritation.  That tingling was my skin crying out in protest. Instead of improving my skin’s situation, I was overstimulating it enough to trigger more oil, not less with washing it too often and using deep cleaners that produced that refreshing sort of feeling. 

Learn by my example.  Don’t wash your face so often or trust the feel of those refreshing deep cleansers working for your skin’s benefit.  Ingredients to be wary of also are eucalyptus or any cleaner with SD or denatured alcohol.

Try My DIY Multi-Purpose Green Cleaning Spray and Save Yourself and the Planet At the Same Time!

Kitchen ingredients such as white vinegar and baking soda are effective natural cleaning agents that I use, depending on what I want to clean.  However, I mixed up an eco-friendly cleaning spray recipe that my cousin prompted me to try that is really wonderful for tackling practically any surface.  It worked so well that I thought you would love to try it too!

You'll save money, the environment and yourself from those harsh ingredients that could risk your health.

This cleaner will do its job to disinfect since it acts as both germicide and fungicide due to its tea tree oil.   I hope that you give it a shot because it is great to have on hand, will save you some money over the commercial versions and keep the environment healthy.

My DIY Multi-Purpose Green Cleaning Spray


5 drops of tea tree oil
4 cups of water
2 drops of lavender essential oil


Mix the ingredients together and fill one of those plastic spritz bottles to store for spraying.

Some Valuable Makeup Shopping Advice to Avoid Wrong Color Choice Mistakes!

You'll want to read this if you want to save time and mistakes.

How many of us has the luxury of free time these days?  Usually, we end up cramming some shopping after work or during lunch breaks if we want to see the makeup we’re considering in person instead of trying to decide whether to trust images of the product online before pressing the button to order at a website.  If you’re the type that likes to see makeup and sample the shades first, then I have some helpful advice that can narrow down your chances of coming home with bad color choices.

Instead of buying a foundation or any cream or liquid cosmetics late in the day after work, try saving that chore for earlier in the day, if possible.  Mornings are usually the best time because the skin hasn’t accumulated with oil that could alter the way those cosmetics could look.  

If you can’t fit any morning makeup shopping into your schedule, you could always browse those cosmetics and brands that you’re interested in after work first, but delay the purchase until the next weekend morning when you have the opportunity to test the color on your clean, makeup-free face.  

Take a friend and before buying, wait until you get outside to see how the product looks on your face instead of inside the store.  Also, try waiting a few hours to see how this product will mesh with the oils of your skin for any color changes.  Shopping for those cosmetics this way will give you more accurate results!

Some Ideal Makeup Tips for Aging Eyes That Can Help Soften Their Look!

We all age, but the wrong makeup choices and techniques can make it worse.

Depending on whether you have a problem with those fine creases that have deepened, bags under your eyes along with dark circles or puffiness, you want to be careful when using eye makeup so not to make the effects of aging so obvious.  Otherwise, your eyes might look too harsh at this stage in life unless you make a few simple changes to your makeup routine.

My advice is to forget the bold, dramatic glittery shades of eye shadows in favor of matte neutrals of a light flesh tone and a darker medium brown.  The matte colors won’t shout age like the attention-getting glittery shadows that will pull eyes right to the wrinkles.

Liquid eye liners are sensational, but if you have crepe-like skin of that area, they can become your enemy and make that aging area more noticeable.  Instead, eye liner pencils give you more control for smudging and thickness to give you a softer line.

The older you get, the fewer lashes you seem to have.  Therefore, you need to make most of what you got by curling them first before thinking of mascara.  This will help stretch and lift them upward.

Your concealer placement needs to change to keep up.  Try applying just a bit of it on the outer corners of your eyes and at the inner corners next to the nose instead of a thick coat spread directly underneath the eyes.  This technique will gently lift the eyes up and lighten darkness, only in a kinder way.   

A pair of well-groomed brows can help because aging can do unexpected things to the way they suddenly look and grow.  If you never tried a clear brow gel, you might want to pick a tube up.  This can help you shape those misbehaving brow hairs back in line.

You can’t stop aging, but you can still look attractive.  All required is a little extra effort!

Laura Geller Fifty Kisses Lip Locking Liquid Color (Beige Bite, Pink Pucker) Review

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Beige Bite is on the left with Pink Pucker on the right.

When you’re busy and hate needing to retouch your lipstick at the office after that first cup of coffee, you want a dependable lip color that won’t disappoint.  Well, I tried Laura Geller Fifty Kisses Lip Locking Liquid Lip Color and was amazed at how extra long this product can last without drying the lips out due to its special proprietary polymers complex.

This lip color does not have any parabens or mineral oils that you need to worry about.  This product has beneficial lip soothing sunflower extract, apricot butter, and almond oil. 

I received two from the eight shades in the line with Beige Bite (medium pink nude) and a bolder color with the Pink Pucker (vibrant red-pink).  These are more pigmented than you may expect and glide on to give the lips a creamy, satin-matte finish.

For a long-wearing lipstick, I was pleasantly shocked what a trooper Laura Geller’s Fifty Kisses Lip Locking Liquid Color was for how long it kept up with me and my day.  It didn’t feather, smear or seem to transfer despite my addiction for coffee.  I did add some clear lip balm later in the day just to lube my lips up a tad more.

Have you experienced Laura Geller’s Fifty Kisses Lip Locking Liquid Color ($21) yet?  You don’t know what you’re missing until you do!

John Frieda Brilliant Brunette Visibly Deeper Colour Deepening Treatment Review

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I found the solution for perking up brunette hair and refresh my hair color.

Only last week did I discover the wonders of what John Frieda’s Brilliant Brunette Shampoo and Conditioner could do to intensify the depth of brown tones in my color-treated hair.  I was quite impressed that I couldn’t wait to sample the line’s Visibly Deeper Colour Deepening Treatment next.

First, I shampooed with the Brilliant Brunette Visibly Deeper Colour Deepening Shampoo, but opted for the Visibly Deeper Colour Deepening Treatment instead of the following with the conditioner.

I poured out a healthy amount to saturate my head.  When I was sure I had applied enough to my wet hair, I began massaging the product in.  To make sure I didn’t miss spots, I combed the treatment through my hair from the roots to the tips.

According to the directions, you could wait with this treatment on for up to 10 minutes before rinsing out, then drying and styling as usual.  I wasn’t in a hurry so I decided to give it the maximum processing time, hoping for even more dramatic darkness. 

When I finally dried and styled my hair, my hair was definitely one full shade darker beyond using their Brilliant Brunette Visibly Deeper Colour Deepening Shampoo and Conditioner. It also had lots of gloss to it.

I don’t know how many shampoos this gorgeous chocolate color will last on my head since I just did this treatment last night, but it is a wonderful solution to perk up brown hair color that is on the verge of brassiness in between hair colorings.

If you are a brunette and want to freshen up your natural hair color or use hair color and want to keep your current hair coloring going for a while longer before needing a trip to the hair salon or drug store, then I suggest John Frieda’s Brilliant Brunette Visibly Deeper Colour Deepening Treatment is in order. Check it out!

Rouge Bunny Rouge Muse Eau de Parfum Review–A Complicated, But Compelling Journey of the Senses!

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Behold the bewitching beauty of Muse Eau de Parfum!

If you want to be intrigued and yet slowly seduced, Muse Eau de Parfum from luxury beauty brand, Rouge Bunny Rouge might be compared to stepping through a portal between reality and dreams to enter a world of blissful light revolving around the outskirts of deeper beautiful shadows.  This fascinating woody floral perfume that the company released in 2014 as a part of their Fragrant Confection line was created by perfumer, Nathalie Lorson and is sure to leave its mark.

Muse is a complicated enigma of notes that opens brightly with a fruity bergamot against sweet floral notes of freesia and gardenia.  The feeling is sheer joy like strolling through a flower garden on a perfect summer morning.   The more you explore, the more the landscape seems to change beneath your feet and plunge you further than you ever expected to go, surrounding you with sudden darkness and earthy green dampness.   

As this fragrance warms in the heart, the more you detect the jasmine and moss but almost traces of amber from the note of labdanum setting you on the right path out of this haunting natural beauty that is cast in shadows. 

You want to revel in its sweetness, but the light finally pulls you out of this mesmerizing hold this fragrance has over your senses in the base.  As Muse dries down, you find it impossible not to gravitate toward the inviting warmth once its notes of  musk, ambergris, cedarwood, and oud emerge.

I really liked this perfume because it is such an intoxicating blend.  Those that are thinking about a special fragrance to gift their mother or wife with this Mother’s Day would love how special and sensuous this perfume is so check Muse Eau de Parfum ($129)  out at Rouge Bunny Rouge.  

The Beauty Stash You Should Keep at Your Workplace!

Keeping on top of your game by never letting your look suffer can give you extra confidence.

Regardless of what you do, it’s important to keep your look fresh and polished whether for last minute staff meetings, client appointments, unexpected trips to the bosses’ office, dealing with the public to that big lunch that could move you further up the career ladder.  The few minutes that you take to touch up your makeup during your work day can make you feel better about your appearance and build your confidence so you make the best impression at all times.  Therefore, your desk or locker should contain some workplace beauty essentials that can help keep you on top of your game.

Inside a clear plastic container with a locking lid that fits into your desk drawer or locker, you might want to start with small bottle of hand sanitizer, a package of travel-size tissues, oil-blotting tissues, sample sizes of moisturizer, hand cream, and hair spray. You also might want to throw in  lip balm, a small bottle of rose water, and a handy comb and brush. 

Next, it’s good to add an extra lipstick that’s sexier than your usual day shade that you carry in your makeup bag to this container along with a more dramatic eye shadow, eye liner pencil,  and a perfume rollerball to use just in case you discover that you have dinner plans.  

Don’t forget about the tools you need.  Keep a zip-lock plastic bag to hold a few makeup brushes and a sharpener.  

With a little preparation, your beauty will never falter even through a stressful day at your workplace!

An Unbelievable Way to Curb Your Appetite That I Swear by!

Regardless of my love of baking on the weekends, I do try to behave myself and control my eating most of the time for those other five days.  Trying to cut back on those calories is never easy and can be a daily struggle, but I  found a way to help curb eating that honestly does work.  

You won't believe how beneficial a carrot can be until you read this post.

What I have been doing is eating fresh carrots one hour before dinner.  Believe it or not, I peel a fat carrot or several small carrots and then slit lengthwise into thinner strips.  I like to prepare them that way because it takes longer to eat.  

Timing my carrot break one hour before dinner allows me to eat a lot less.  Seriously, I’ve tried those nutrition bars and shakes that are meant to curb appetite, but nothing ever really helped as much as turning to carrots in their value to lose weight.  

I can almost hear you snickering through the computer as you read these words, but as you fill up on all that fiber, beta-carotene that converts into skin beneficial vitamin A and other antioxidants like vitamin E, C, and copper, you're also beautifying your skin along with improving the look of your body.  Carrots are also a great source of biotin (B7) for nail and hair health and other skin friendly B vitamins like pyridoxine and pyridoxamine (B6), riboflavin (B2), pantothenic acid (B5), and folate (B9) to keep it thriving.

Before you chalk this off, I hope that you try what I am suggesting here.  If so, I know that you will be amazed at the power of what the mere carrot can do to fill you up and improve your overall appearance. The only way that I can make a believer out of you is for you to try my method.  Trust me, but you will eat less and notice your weight drop once you step on your scale!