I hate dry cracked lips! I can not stand it when my lips are not nice and smoothly moisturized. Here is a simple recipe for making a natural lip exfoliator. Get rid of the dead skin to reveal smooth soft lips.
What you need:
1 tablespoon honey
2 1/2 tablespoons coconut oil
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
In a bowl, warm up the honey and coconut oil. Then, add the granulated sugar and brown sugar. Apply to your lips and gently scrub before rinsing off. I got a pack of 10 little containers from the Dollar Store to store the extra lip scrub in.
Now that it is summer time it is more important than ever to protect your skin and hair. If you have a swimming pool or swim in the ocean the chlorinated and salt water can reek havoc on your hair.
This tip was actually given to me by my sister in law. We both have daughters with long hair and dealing with the aftermath of a day spent swimming can be tough for all those involved.
While I try to always deep condition my daughter’s hair after she has been swimming, instead of just treating it, preventing the damage in the first place is always a much better idea.
Before going into the pool (or ocean or lake or where ever you might be swimming) completely wet your hair with fresh clean water. This simple step will minimize the amount of water your hair can absorb while you are swimming. After swimming, I always wash my daughters hair with clarifying shampoo and deep condition it.
Mascara is one of my favorite makeup items. Finding the perfect mascara is not always easy. Sometimes the formula is great but the brush is terrible. It may be that the brush is awesome, but the mascara smudges and flakes.
My tip for this week…
If you find a mascara wand that you love, keep using it. If I buy a new mascara and discover that I hate the brush, before I write it off completely, I will take a wand/brush that I like from a mascara, ( after cleaning it off really well with rubbing alcohol between mascara bottles), and use it in the new mascara. Sometimes that is all that it takes. It might not be that the mascara formula is one that I don’t like, it might just be the brush.
This weeks tip is a really simple yet super important tip…
When in doubt blend blend blend it out.
If you are trying to achieve a natural makeup look, one of the biggest beauty mistakes that you can make is not blending enough. Harsh makeup lines are a dead give away to where your natural beauty ends and your makeup begins.
If you’re thinking to yourself, “Of course I blend?!” I’m not just talking about contour, eyeshadow, and blush, I mean all of it. The simple step of blending your eyeliner (especially if you use liner on the lower lash line) will be a game changer for your makeup look! I have a specific smudging tool, but you can use a q-tip or a small eyeshadow brush.
How about those lips, yup, blending your lipliner will add another level of natural looking beauty. This simple step will also help your lips to look more natural as your lipstick wears off. Once again, using a q-tip or even your finger works well if you don’t have a specific smudging tool.
I have chin length, very straight, somewhat thin/fine hair (which is the main reason I keep it short). My hair is also more on the oily side, therefore, I have to wash it every day. All that being said, that doesn’t mean that I never use dry shampoo. I just use it for a completely different reason.
My tip for today is to use dry shampoo to add volume your hair.
Holding the can about 6-8 inches away from my head, I section apart my clean dry hair and spray the dry shampoo at the roots. I let it dry while I do my makeup and then style my hair as usual. The only difference is that I have a lot of added volume! Also, my hair doesn’t really hold much of a style, but if I spray it with dry shampoo first I can get a better curl or tease.
Remember last week I told you about my tip for concealing your blemishes? Well, this week’s tip has to do with blemishes as well. Instead of concealing, I’m going to tell you what I do to heal them faster.
If you are a mother you probably already have this product on hand…
I’m talking about diaper rash cream!
Zinc Oxide which is usually the main ingredient in diaper rash creams is great for spot treating acne breakouts as well. What Zinc Oxide does to helps protect, dry, and soothe little irritated baby bums, it also does for acne breakouts. When I have a breakout, after following my usual nightly facial cleaning routine, I apply a small amount of Zinc Oxide cream to the effected area.
I prefer Boudreaux’s Butt Paste (in the red tube, not the yellow one), and not just because its name is super fun to say, but also because it has the highest percentage of Zinc Oxide in it.
I recently saw this little tip on fashionsy.com and wanted to share it here on Tip Tuesday!
Of course, wear any eye shadow shades that you want, but certain eye colors look better with certain eye shadow shades. Try out these different shade suggestions with your eye color to make your eyes shine and pop!
I have deep dark brown eyes, and I know that whenever I wear purple shades on my lids my eyes look great.
As you know, I love to wear makeup, and I love it when my make up stays where I want it to until I decide to take it off.
There are so many awesome long wear and waterproof products on the market. The downside to long lasting and waterproof makeup is removing it, removing it that is without removing all your skin or eyelashes in the process.
There are many great makeup removers on the market. The downside to these makeup removers is not only the chemicals, but sometimes the price tag. I have been making my own makeup remover for about 2 years now and it only costs me about $3* for 8 oz. A little goes a long way and 8 oz will last you a long time.
Easy DIY Makeup Remover
All you need for this Easy DIY Makeup Remover is
-one empty 8 oz travel sized container
-grape seed oil (or olive oil)
-witch hazel**
-a measuring cup
-a funnel.
How to Make the Easy DIY Makeup Remover
1.) Measure half a cup of grapeseed oil (or olive oil)
2.) Use the funnel to pour the oil into the empty 8 oz travel container.
3.) Measure half a cup of witch hazel.
(If you only have a 4 oz travel container use 1/4 cup of each grapeseed oil and witch hazel. If your container is 6 oz then you will put 1/3 of a cup of each.)
4.) Use the funnel to pour the witch hazel into the 8 oz travel container with the oil.
5.) Put the cover onto the 8 oz container tightly
6.) Shake well before each use, the oil and witch hazel will separate.
7.) Pour a small amount onto a cotton round. Start removing your makeup quickly and easily!
The reason I like to use Grape seed oil instead of olive oil is that it is thinner and doesn’t feel as thick on the skin. Grape seed oil is also packed with antioxidants, including skin-brightening vitamin C. It has also been said to help treat acne, fight aging, moisturize, and tighten the skin, as well as lessen dark circles under the eyes.
There are also so many skin benefits of witch hazel. It has both antibacterial and antiseptic qualities. Witch hazel is a great natural remedy for skin conditions like psoriasis, acne, and eczema. Witch hazel help remove excess oil from the skin, making it effective at treating blackheads and other blemishes.
*At around $2 for a 16 oz bottle of witch hazel and around $8-10 for 16 oz of grapeseed oil, 8 oz of makeup remover will end up costing you around $3, (plus the cost of your empty bottle if you don’t already have one).
**Witch Hazel is safe to use in small amounts around the eyes.
This weeks tip is short and sweet! When storing your makeup remover wipes keep them upside down instead of right side up. This simple change in direction will help to prevent the wipes at the top from drying out while the ones at the bottom remain extra wet and saturated.
You don’t have to break the bank in order to get a great facial primer. Instead of spending $30 or more you can get a great facial primer in the feminine hygiene aisle…
Monistat Chafing Relief Powder Gel
Don’t be hesitant or dissuaded from using this product on your face as a primer because of the name on the label is or which aisle it is found it. It works perfectly!
If you check out the ingredients for both the Monistat Chafing Relief Powder Gel and the BENEFIT COSMETICS The POREfessional Face Primer you will see that they are almost identical. I put the similar ingredients in bold, as you will see the main ingredients in the lists are practically the same.
Monistat Chafing Relief Powder Gel list of ingredients: Cyclopentasiloxane, Dimethicone, Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Silica, Tocopheryl Acetate, Trisiloxane
Now check out the ingredients list for the BENEFIT COSMETICS The POREfessional Face Primer: Cyclopentasiloxane, Dimethicone, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Isononyl Isononanoate, Silica, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Isododecane, Phenoxyethanol, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Cyclohexasiloxane, Tocopheryl Acetate, Fragrance (Parfum), Mica, Iron Oxides (CI 77492), Limonene, Iron Oxides (CI 77491), Iron Oxides (CI 77499), Triethoxycaprylylsilane, BHT.
What you need:
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