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Jun 18, 2013

Top Ten Bronzers

June 18, 2013 By Carleenp 9 Comments

Looking for a good summer bronzer? How about a nice sunless tanning product. Or maybe just a touch of shimmery brown fro you nails? Here is a list of ten awesome products to get you started.

1) Guerlain Terra Neroli Giant Bronzing Powder: I love this beautiful compact.

2) OPI What Wizardry Is This: A great shade to pair up with your new sunless tan.

3) Origins The Great Pretender Shimmery Self-Tanner: For a shimmery look. Great on legs!

4) theBalm Mama Collection Bahama Mama Bronzer:A wonderful all around bronzer.

5) LORAC selfTANtalizer Face Gradual Self-Tanner: This self tanner helps avoid overdoing it on your face.

6) Philosophy Here Comes The Sun Self-Tanner: A good all around self-tanning product.

7) NARS Mini Blush & Bronzer: A nice pair of bronzer and blush for your summer makeup looks.

8) Estée Lauder Bronze Goddess Luminous Liquid Bronzer: this is one of my long time favorites

9) Xen-Tan Deep Bronzer Luxe: The entire Xen-Tan line is awesome. quality sunlesss tanning products all around!

10) Clarins Summer Bronzing Compact: Another really pretty bronzing compact.

You can shop for these at Sephora and Nordstrom

Want some more ideas? Click through to the other top ten lists below!

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May 17, 2013

Two Must Try Makeup Looks For Spring

May 17, 2013 By Carleenp Leave a Comment

Wearing makeup is one of the easiest, exciting ways to express inner creativity. Whether you prefer to emphasize the eyes or a bold lip look, makeup techniques can be incredibly diverse and easily customized depending on your mood or the occasion. This spring, try mixing things up a bit with one of these two new trends.

Beautiful, Bright Eyes

The purpose of wearing eye makeup is to accentuate the beautiful color of the iris and to make eyes appear larger. One spring eye makeup trend that'll make peepers pop is vibrant colored eye shadow. While fall entails a more sultry, smoldering smoky eye look, spring time makeup should reflect a fresh, bold appearance. Bight colors like teal, orange, lime, hot pink and amethyst shades will certainly hook onlookers and emphasize any eye color. If sporting a full lid of in-your-face color seems intimidating, simply line the eyes in one of the bold shades with a flat, angled eye liner brush. Avoid wearing lipstick, as that will promote a clownish appearance. Instead, wear a nude lip or sheer lip balm.

Prominent, Pastel-colored Lips

For the risk takers seeking another new spring look, bold colored lips is worth a try. A popular upcoming spring trend is pastel colored lips. With a plethora of blooming flowers accompanying the spring weather, pastel lip shades are certainly compatible with the natural scenery. Red lips made a statement last year, but 2013 is definitely the year of pastel shades like lilac, periwinkle, marigold, teal and violet. Wear minimal eye makeup to ensure the lips are the main focus, undoubtedly demanding a double-take. For the ideal fashion-forward look, pair the stunning pastel lipstick with only mascara on the eyes and rose-tinged cheeks.

With two striking looks growing in popularity this spring, choosing may be difficult. As long as the eyes or the lips are highlighted in bright hues, there's no denying how captivated others will be.

Filed Under: Eyeshadow, Lip Products, Makeup Tagged With: Eyeshadow, Lip Products, Makeup

May 13, 2013

Makeup Wars: The Best Waterproof Makeup

May 13, 2013 By Carleenp 12 Comments

This week, Makeup Wars looks at the best waterproof makeup. I don’t wear a lot of waterproof items, but I do have a few favorites that I particularly like to get out for hot and humid weather. Sweating off your makeup is no fun, so these items are great for avoiding that!

Here are my two favorites for eyes:

(1) Make Up For Ever Aqua Eyes: Aqua Eyes are the ultimate in waterproof eyeliner. These liners come in a ton of shades, are soft and easy to apply, and then they stay put. I have swam with these on before and the color didn’t budge. However, they remove just fine with a good eye makeup remover such as Lancome Bifacial, or you can remove them super easy with an oil cleanser such as DHC Deep Cleansing Oil.

(2) Diorshow Waterproof mascara: Diorshow is one of my favorite mascaras and the waterproof version stay put and looks great. This is a cult classic mascara for reason!

Here is a new item that I really want to try!

(3) Tarte Aqualillies Eye and Cheek Palette: This new Tarte Aqualillies palette has been getting good reviews and claims to be waterproof. The color selection is also great for summer. I fully intend to order this and give it a try!

See more great waterproof selections at the links below!