My favorite bloggers lately have been some gorgeous ladies, who love to give me tutorials on how to do my makeup and hair.
To them, I am forever indebted.
Because I desperately lack in that area of my life, until recently.
Now see this is odd, considering my mother has been a hairstylist since she was 18 and has owned the best Salon in this area since before I was born. She is the greatest in my eyes, and I am not biased at all. :)
You would think that being raised in such an environment I would be much more up to date on the latest everything, have the best hair, the nicest skin, etc.
WRONG!
My hair is fried, my skin is dry, I am lucky if makeup even gets thrown on my face. You see when you have the best of everything at your fingertips, so readily available, you tend to take it (or not). My hair has been 50 shades of dead. Red, black, pink, brown, blonde, purple, you name it- I've probably done it. TERRIBLE! Thank Heaven for hair conditioning/repairing treatments, or i'd be bawled. Now all of this nonsense it neither here nor there.
The point of this post is that I love to read what you guys use hair and makeup wise. I think as women our best quality is sharing. I have learned a lot from y'all and I want to share the things I can't live without.
Let's start with hair.
Like I said, being a Salon owners daughter I have my hands on the best of the best.
I swear by the Pureology 'Perfect 4 Platinum'.
Even though I no longer have platinum hair, I still use it after every shower. It's miracle serum. My hair never feels better.
Diamon Oil. That's expensive stuff! However you only use one tiny drop, so it practically lasts a lifetime, literally. Oh and it comes in a gorgeous glass bottle. That's totally not the reason I love it so much though, but it might play a small role.
Hey, it's not a crime to totally dig shiny things. I may or may not be a 5 year old. haha.
Redken Hairspray #18, its wondrous. Hands down.
But I mean even though I have my hands in the best, I still love some good 'Cheap Products'.
Shhhhhhh, don't tell my mama. I'm not supposed to condone this publicly, oops.
I have curly hair, but lawddd does VA heat every frizz my hair to death. Herbal Essence mouse it the best I have ever found to hold my hair, even more so than pricier product.
Dry Shampoo- couldn't live without it, enough said. If you don't own dry shampoo you are killing yourself, it's a life saver.
Leave in Conditioner- because it smells good, and my poor hair needs all the conditioning it can get.
Let's talk makeup.
Mirabella & Jane Iredale.
Best.Stuff.Ever.
I have VERY sensitive skin. I have wound up in the ER on more than a handful of occasions with a swollen, red, puffy, ridiculous face after reactions to different products.
I have never once had an issue with either product. They are both lines of strictly mineral makeup and I love that!
On a daily basis, the makeup I cannot leave the house without.
1. Mirabella Foundation
2. Mirabella Bronzer
3. Mirabella Blush Duo
4. Mirabella Perfecting Powder (it's white and helps keep my makeup on all day)
4. Jane Iredale Make Setting Spray
But like always I have my knack for 'Less Pricier' products.
Shhhhhhh.
1. Kat Von D eye shadow pallet. LOVE!
2. Revlon Mascara
I own about 2000 Mascaras and Eye liners, i'm obsessed but these are my favorites.
3. Elf Cream Eyeliner-sighhhh it was a life changer. Truly.
4. Elf Makeup Remover Pen (I make a lot of mistakes and it removes it, no hassle or start overs)
5. Lip gloss. Ladies, this is always a MUST!!
I'm obsessed with brushes. This is about half of my collection, but they all serve a different purpose.
Totally necessary! :)
Skincare.
Ladies, you have got to take care of your skin. I cannot stress this enough, moisturize, moisturize, moisturize!!!! Then moisturize some more. I have oily skin and these have helped me so incredibly much! Sleep naked, i.e. always remove your makeup before bed, ALWAYS!!
I don't care how drunk you are. If you pass out, make sure you have wonderful friends who will remove it for you.
No, i'm not kidding. :)
1. Garnier under eye lifter.
It rolls on, under your eyes, via a metal ball. It is 50 shades of heavenly.
2. Clearly corrective dark spot remover.
I had Shingles back in February on my face, and it left my face scarred up VERY badly. This stuff helps to lighten the scars on my face. It's also very good zit zapper. I'm just saying.......
3. Clinique Moisture Surge Moisturizer.
It makes my heart happy.
For the rest of my body, I swear by these lifechangers.
1. Moroccan Argan Oil.
Trust me.
2. Jergen's Natural Glow.
Because admit it, we can't all live on the beach but a tan is a MUST.
BONUS: it firms your skin. Or so the bottle convinces me of.
Well, I hope someone gathered something out of my ramblings. Kind of like I have been lucky enough to gather from some other lovely ladies, I love to follow.
Love & hugs.
xoxo.
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