Beauty Tips Blog

You’ll never know when you need to be extra pretty, so it always helps to be ready especially if you’re always on the go. But then again, lugging around a heavy make-up case isn’t fashionable unless it’s part of your job. So here’s a quick list of the trusty beauty arsenals you shouldn’t leave home without.

* lip gloss to quickly accentuate your pouters
* eyelash curler to dramatically open up your eyes
* blush to give you a girly glow
* extra clips or pins to easily change hairstyles
* mints to keep your breath fresh and your smile confident

Throw in some eye shadow, mascara, and lipstick if you will. But even if you only have our recommended beauty arsenals, you could never go wrong.

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Want luscious lips that has the ability to shift colors according to your mood? Then Dior has the answer with their Addict Lip Glow, Lip Balm. It is loaded with mood minerals that change colors according to heat thus your overall mood. The human body is subject to many harmful compounds through make-up and you wouldn’t believe it if we told you your daily regimen would go into the hundreds of compounds form naturally obtained to synthesized chemicals you wouldn’t even consider buying should you know of their existence. Dior and the many other cosmetic manufacturers have re-focused their attempts to come up with quality make-up by turning back to nature, trying to imitate what occurs naturally in the natural world. (more…)

Everybody’s wearing them and color is something that can really bring drama to one’s eyes. Blue liners used with black eyeliners to begin the shade shift brings more drama to your eyes and add to that a dramatic set of lashes with mascara and you get very dramatic eyes that can really make you stand out. Using back first makes the blue stand out as if it were floating, giving your eyes with a blue glow you simply can’t get enough of. Want more drama in your eyes, try some of the best products from Sephora with their products from OPI which comes in a mermaid shade collection that is enough to bring the sun and beach into your eyes as if you were made for the surf. (more…)

Most dry shampoos that are used for heavily styled hair (washing ruins those expensive curls and styling) come in either spray form (why dry?) that sends it all over the place, on your face, clothes and many other places that it ruins and can affect. So why not go for some really dry shampoo that kinda looks like dried up shoe polish complete with a brush on top so spread the mixture all over your hair. The best thing is that the powder form gets more of the stuff into the roots of your hair follicles rather than everywhere else wasting a lot of the product that should otherwise be on your scalp. It comes in two shades, light and dark. The lighter shade is suited for blond hair and the darker shade is suited for other hair types (dark). (more…)

Having an oily, shiny face can be very frustrating and can even start pimple breakouts. A beauty essential for those people with oily skin is an oil control/blotting film.
An oil control film is a must-have for people with oily skin, especially when going out. It instantly removes excess oil on the face, giving a fresh and clean feel after. It is easy to use, just pat a sheet/film over the shiny areas of the face to give your skin a beautiful result. Using the film with a light dab will only remove the excess oil/grease on the face without messing the make-up. Another advantage of the oil control film is that it is very convenient, economical and handy which makes it easy to bring along and stuff it anywhere.

Like any woman, lipsticks seldom get worn out before you get tired of the shade or the trends make them a thing of the past. If you have several tubes of formerly favorite shades and colors, why not try to make a unique blend by cutting off some stubs (two or more), placing them in a microwave safe container and heating them till they melt. You know those small bottles with metal caps that once contained some face cream, they make good containers for such stuff and apply with a brush or with your fingers. Transfer it while still warm so it pours easy, let cool and use as regular lipstick with a brush or with your fingers. Who knows, you might just get a unique shade you can’t buy from the store.

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To get beautiful skin, you’re spoil for choice in terms of products. But if you want something other than manufactured cosmetics, natural home remedies can work wonders for your complexion. Here are a few of our favorite granny remedies.

Dry skin
Use rosebay willow herb to remove make-up
Throw a bunch of rosebay into a litre of boiling water. Once it’s cold, filter and mix a glass of the remains with 2 tablespoonfuls of fresh milk. Apply with a cotton pad to remove your make-up.

Oily skin
Purify with a mud lemon mask
Mix 2 tablespoonfuls of green mud, the juice of half a lemon, 2 drops of tea bark essential oil and 1 drop of citrus essential oil. Apply, avoiding the eye area, leave on for 15 minutes and rinse with tepid water.

Normal skin
Cleanse and refresh with a purifying cucumber mask
Peel and remove the seeds of half a cucumber, and mash. Add 2 tablespoonfuls of crème fraiche and 2 tablespoonfuls of flour. Apply the mask for 10 minutes, avoiding the eye area, and then rinse.

Say your BFF is not exactly the girly girl but you want to give her a beauty product as a gift. Tall order? Not with Urban Decay. These two products need no wrapper and no lengthy apology. Choose of three lip potions and store it in this limited edition silver-plated ring. Poison Ring comes in a gorgeous purple faux snakeskin box lined with black velour. Did we say rocker chick? There is no gift (in the beauty section, at least) quite like it. Commando’s dog tag packaging is for the camouflage-wearing army girl. Inside are two lip glosses, Naked XXX Shine Cooling Lip Gloss and O Ultraglide Lip Gloss, leaving no excuses for dry lips in the battlefield. The adjustable chain makes it good for the bar and the barracks.

Alright, alright. It was designed with makeup artists in mind. But it's hard not to gush over Ólafur Ómarsson's MixUp, a ceramic palette for mixing makeup color on one's hand. The white plate is attached and secured to the hand using velcro and can be removed and replaced easily. It frees up the artist's hands and provides plenty of room of whatever pigments you need to combine. Think of natural-looking, glowing skin as the finished canvas, masterpieces in their own right. Who wouldn't want that? Now if only we could go to Iceland...

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If it’s been a while since you last updated your makeup kit, here’s a good addition to your collection: cream blush. No brushes needed, just a touch on the cheeks using your fingers is enough to give you that natural sun-kissed look. A great thing about cream blush is that it’s handy to bring along for quick touch-ups.

A lot has been said about DuWop Blush Therapy and makes it worth mentioning. It’s in stick form for easy application without any mess. Nearly all the makeup brands have joined the cream blush bandwagon, so there’s a great selection in practically as many shades as powder blush.