Tip Tuesday #35

October 18, 2016October 2, 2016 LauraJoli LookingJoliGood4 Comments

Here is another tip for Tip Tuesday!

This week’s tip is to use coconut oil as a makeup remover

I have mentioned before that I have to wear waterproof mascara if I want my lashes to stay curled. Since it is waterproof most regular cleanser will not remove my mascara. I like to remove every single little bit of my makeup every night, so I needed to figure out a way to get all my waterproof mascara off. That is when I discovered coconut oil as a makeup remover.

Coconut oil is great for so many things, but one of my favorite things to use it for is a natural makeup remover. A small amount goes a very long way, so a jar or bottle will last a long time!

I start with my eyes since it takes a little while for the oil to breakdown the mascara. I use take one pump of fractionated coconut oil or one tiny scoop of organic unrefined coconut oil. I rub it gently on my eyes in a circular motion. I let that settle in while I remove the rest of the make up from my face.

To remove the rest of the rest of my face makeup, I gently rub coconut oil in a circular motion all over my face. I wash it all off with a warm wet wash cloth*.

*You don’t want to let the coconut oil filled water that you rinse off your face with go down the drain. Over time it will harden and clog up your pipes. Pretty gross!

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Tip Tuesday #34

October 11, 2016October 13, 2016 LauraJoli LookingJoliGoodLeave a comment

Here is another tip for Tip Tuesday!

If you have been around Looking Joli Good for any amount of time, you know that I love long lashes! I never wear false lashes, mostly because the thought of putting glue next to my eyes makes me feel grossed out.

While there are so many great lash-pumping mascaras on the market, you don’t need to spend a ton of money on one of them. Instead, after applying your first coat of mascara quickly dust some translucent powder onto your lashes. Apply a second coat of mascara over the powder and be amazed at how full your lashes look!

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Tip Tuesday #28

August 30, 2016August 7, 2016 LauraJoli LookingJoliGood6 Comments

Here is another tip for Tip Tuesday!

I love to wear long dangling earrings!

It is so annoying to be looking amongst your jewelry for the perfect pair of earrings and only being able to find one of them. One way I keep all my earrings organized and easy to find is with buttons. I insert the earrings into the button holes and have a simple yet ingenious way to keep my earrings together and organized. Now whenever I am looking in my jewelry box for a pair of earrings they are already together and easy to find.

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Tip Tuesday #27

August 23, 2016October 14, 2016 LauraJoli LookingJoliGoodLeave a comment

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Baby wipes are not just for babies!

If you are a mother, you will already know all about this tip, I am not telling you anything new, but baby wipes are amazing for so many things. One of my favorite things to use baby wipes for is removing my makeup. Since the wipes are made for delicate baby skin they are also great for the more sensitive skin of the face.

I usually get the scent free and sensitive skin ones. Not only are they gentle, but also efficient at getting the job done. Also, baby wipe cost so much less than the wipes that are specifically labeled as “makeup remover wipes”.

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Tip Tuesday #26

August 16, 2016July 13, 2016 LauraJoli LookingJoliGood2 Comments

Here is another tip for Tip Tuesdays…

This weeks tip has nothing to do with beauty or makeup, but it is still a great tip!

I was using my microwave the other day and what I was heating up exploded all over the inside. So gross and so annoying to clean up. This weeks tip is a simple way to effortlessly clean your microwave.

Apple cider vinegar water mixture heated for 10 minutes on high. | lookingjoligood.wordpress.com — Look at how gross and dirty the inside of my microwave is! Yuck!

Fill a microwave safe bowl with 1 cup of apple cider vinegar and 1 cup of water. Put the mixture into the microwave and heat it on high for 10 minutes. Let it sit in the microwave for an additional 5 minutes. Remove the bowl and wipe down walls, top, bottom and door of the microwave. (Be careful when you take the bowl out, it will be hot!) The steam from the vinegar water mixture will have loosened everything from the inside of the microwave making it quick and easy to wipe clean. It is like magic!

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Tip Tuesday #25

August 9, 2016June 30, 2016 LauraJoli LookingJoliGood4 Comments

Here is another tip for Tip Tuesdays…

If you have sad straight eye lashes like I do, there is hope and this tip is for you!

Personally, my super straight eyelashes will curl beautifully… only to become super straight and very sad again as soon as I apply mascara.

Snuffleupagus' eyelashes | lookingjoligood.wordpress.com — This is what my eyelashes look like before I curl them.

Problem solved by only using waterproof mascara. While that is a great tip that I learned from Wayne Goss, that isn’t actually this weeks tip….

Maybelline Great Lash Mascara | lookingjoligood.wordpress.com — Great Lash mascara is a cult classic for a reason!

Some mascara formulas are awesome in the regular version and terrible in the waterproof version. So, when I want to use a regular non waterproof mascara, but also want my lashes to stay curled, I first apply a thin layer of waterproof mascara concentrating at the roots of my lashes, then using the regular non waterproof mascara I apply a second and third (sometimes even a fourth) coat of mascara. This keeps the curl to my lashes while still being able to get the benefits of whichever regular mascara I want to use.

DeepDark Brown Eyes | lookingjoligood.wordpress.com — What my eyelashes look like after applying a thin layer of waterproof mascara and a top coat of Smashbox Full Exposure Regular non-waterproof mascara. Still Curled!!!

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Tip Tuesday #24

August 2, 2016June 29, 2016 LauraJoli LookingJoliGood2 Comments

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Tip Tuesdays #23

July 26, 2016June 29, 2016 LauraJoli LookingJoliGood3 Comments

Here is another tip for Tip Tuesdays…

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.

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Tip Tuesday #22

July 19, 2016June 20, 2016 LauraJoli LookingJoliGood7 Comments

Here is another tip for Tip Tuesdays…

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.

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Tip Tuesday #21

July 12, 2016June 19, 2016 LauraJoli LookingJoliGoodLeave a comment

Here is another tip for Tip Tuesdays…

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.

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