NYFW Inspired Beauty Smoldered: INGLOT Debuted Black Amethyst Makeup for Michael Costello Fall/Winter ‘17/’18

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Haunting smoky eyes, dramatic red lips and lots of hair is in store for fall 2017.

Vamp up your beauty look for Fall/Winter 2017/18 taking the clue from designer, Michael Costello’s inspired Black Amethyst, created using INGLOT Cosmetics.  His vision for a woman has an edgy, dynamic presence that knows no boundaries to flaunt her sexiness. Whether strutting her stuff on the runway to her daily trek to the office, the Black Amethyst woman is bold and ready to take on the world, exerting her power with effortless cool sophistication and a stage-worthy sparkle.

How to Shop for the Best Fitting Jeans to Make Less of a Tummy Or Heavy Thighs!

When you have figure flaws, these jean buying tips can help before hitting the dressing room.

How many of us can say we have the perfect figure?  I wish that I could say I was one of them, but I have my problems areas just like a lot of other women.  Therefore, you need to find some ways to minimize body flaws and play up your best parts.  Here’s my downsizing strategy when jean shopping to bringing home the best fitting pair that will hide ample thighs or a tummy.  

To compress the tummy, you need to try on a pair with a strong, easy to zip fly that will smooth over any bulge when you close it.  A weaker-closing zipper fly can tug material and emphasize the tummy that you’re trying to hide.

An Easy Fix for Dresser Drawers That Are Hard to Open!

Nothing irritates me more than a dresser drawer that is hard to budge.  Instead of wasting time trying to yank it every time you need to get in there, I have a great hint that solves that sticking drawer problem once and for all.  

All you need is to get a bar of any soap.  What you do is start rubbing it on the runners of that drawer.  Later when you try that formerly stuck drawer again, it will glide easily! 

Try My DIY Oil Reducing Toner If Excess Shine Is a Problem

This beauty is about to discover the amazing skin care benefits of ingredients from the kitchen.

Not so long ago, my complexion was oily.  For me, it was an endless battle trying to keep the shine away despite how hard or as many products that I tried without being overly harsh on my complexion. Desperation drove me to experimenting with natural beauty with ingredients from my kitchen and pantry.  This DIY Oil Reducing Toner is one that I thought I had shared, but apparently overlooked when I was searching through my old posts.

All you need to have on hand is a bottle of apple cider vinegar.  This is an excellent way to disinfect your face of bacteria, balance the pH level and control oil.  The recipe is simple.  What you do is mix two tablespoons of that vinegar to one-fourth cup of water. Wash your face first, then dip a cotton ball in this toner and swipe it over your face.  Leave this toner on for about 10-15 minutes.  Afterwards, rinse clean. 

Though you have many brands of apple cider vinegar to select from, you might want to consider an organic apple cider vinegar like Braggs.  This cloudier variety contains the “mother,” with more proteins, enzymes and friendly bacteria than the other varieties and seems to have more beauty power when it comes to skin.  

I hope that you give my DIY Oil Reducing Toner recipe a shot because I’ve been there and know how frustrating an oily complexion can be.  Try this and hopefully it will do for you what it did to cut the excessive oil from my skin.

Before Your Next Possible Nail Polish Mishap, Try This Nail Tip!

This manicure tip can save you time and trouble redoing a freshly painted nail!

Have you ever noticed that some formulations of nail polish are equipped with a better designed brush than others that help you paint within the lines of the nails more accurately? Perhaps, this does not matter to you since you never make mistakes regardless of what the nail enamel product or brush is like.  However, if this does not always apply to you as it does for me with sometimes getting the polish outside the nail and instead on the surrounding skin, then you have two alternatives.

You can use a nail polish remover pen and try to erase the unwanted nail polish in the area.  This method works, but the clean up could also ruin a freshly painted nail, if you got too close in your efforts.  

Yet, I have a tip that can save you some trouble.  What I found that does help is taking a cotton swab with a tiny bit of petroleum jelly and spread it on the sides of the nail first.  Make sure that petroleum jelly avoids the nail and stays on the skin only because the polish will not adhere if any ends up there.

What happens is the petroleum jelly provides enough of a slick surface that the next time you accidentally get some polish on the skin, you can just quickly wipe it off with a tissue or cotton ball!

How to Give Your Eyeliner Pencil a More Natural Look!

I happen to prefer eyeliner pencils for everyday since it can give you a softer, more natural look over the liquid forms.  I also use those types, only more for nights when I want bolder, full glamour.  In order to get the best effect from my pencils, I have a simple tip. 

You can more softness to your look just by making a slight alteration to your eyeliner pencil.

Make sure you don’t keep too sharp a point on your pencil when you go to use it. Instead, try getting a fresh tissue and round the tip a bit against it.  Doing so will keep the line just slightly thicker then the original sharper point, but provide a softer line that will open up your eyes more naturally.

New Shoes Fix to Save You From Slipping!

This shoe fix will only take a minute or two and give you more traction when walking on carpet.

I love getting new shoes, but sometimes they can be tricky when you’re walking on carpet.  If you also noticed how slippery they can be and want to save yourself from possibly slipping when your feet hit that rug, then I have a new shoe fix.

Before wearing a new pair, I take a pair of scissors to the bottoms of the shoes first.  What I like to do is run the scissors over the soles and scratch the bottoms in a crisscross design a few times  because it helps with traction.

I hope that you keep this new shoe care tip in mind because it is a good way to break those shoes in instead of risking a fall.

Vary the Effects of Your Liquid Foundation With Just Two Tools!

Change the tool--and change your look!

Our complexions change periodically due to the seasons or what’s going on internally in our bodies.  As a result, the look we are trying to achieve from our foundation might some thought to meet the new demands of our face.  Instead of replacing a current foundation, altering our makeup tools can often do the same thing.

For instance, a sponge or beauty blender is what you need to create a sheer look.  Being porous, the sponge, however, sucks up more foundation than your fingers or a brush unlike a beauty blender, which absorbs less. Therefore, lightly dab that loaded sponge or blender and press the foundation into the skin slowly until you get the desired coverage.  Blotting gives you better control of the foundation that you’re laying down. The technique is also much better than using a sweeping motion with your sponge, which can leave streaks of the foundation on your face. 

Here’s a DIY Hair Recipe That Can Really Rev Up That Shine!

All you need are three simple ingredients to help boost that shine. 

The first thing that I noticed when my friend stopped by the other day was her new shorter cut along with much glossier hair than ever.  When I asked what conditioner she was using, she just started chuckling before sharing  it was something she learned from a co-worker when she made the same observation about that woman’s hair.

You don’t really need many ingredients to whip this hair mask up.  Most are probably in your kitchen anyway.

Kelly’s Glossy DIY Hair Mask

2 egg whites
1 tablespoon olive oil
½ ripe, mashed avocado

What you do is to combine the three ingredients before applying to your hair.  Make sure to wrap in a shower cap or a towel because this is messy.  Once you finish, leave this mixture in for about 20-30 minutes before rinsing out and shampooing as usual.

Try this DIY fix because what it does for hair beauty is amazing!