Forget buying stains and special lipstick formulas to get the most wear out of lip colour. You can turn any formula - in any shade - into a long-wear lipstick by increasing the surface tension of the product. And it's super easy! All you have to do is prep and post-treat the lipstick application:
My mother was a lot of things. I mean really - actual careers.
She was a single mother, with six small children (in 1978 she had six kids aged 12, 10, 4, 3, 2, and a new baby), during the height of the global economic crisis of the late 1970s and early 1980s. For those of you who don't recall: the Bank of Canada rate was 21% in 1981 and the GDP dropped 5% in that same year. The national unemployment rate was 12% in 1983.
I received a newsletter from Gwyneth Paltrow's mailing list recently:
Dear Friend,
It’s a well-known fact that lead is toxic, especially to children. But did you know it could be lurking in your lipstick, eye shadow or shampoo?!
Most people mistakenly believe that the personal care industry is highly regulated. It’s not. At all. Companies are not even required to say on the label whether a product contains lead – no matter how much is in it!
Ahhh, the new year. Resolutions abound. I have an easy one for you. It's time to clean out your make up bag. Well, actually to clean up all your cosmetics.
So many people keep cosmetics for much longer than is safe. Cosmetics expire like any perishable item. January is a perfect time to sort your products and ditch items which are old, expired, out of fashion, or going un-used.
The last few nights have been very cool where I live, and in some parts of the country there is already snow on the ground. It’s time to admit it: winter is just around the corner.
While most of us know to use great moisturizers, during the cold winter months, there are some great beauty tips which many people never think will save your skin - and also their budget!
If you are suffering from winter dryness try these three methods to prevent dehydration and irritation:
Summer is winding down, and so too are summer make up trends. This past season we saw some great new make up looks but there were also some just absolutely terrible trends which should be abandoned right away.
Here are my Top 3 Worst Make Up trends of Summer 2016
Let me begin by saying thank you for allowing me to indulge in a very personal post.
This past month the culmination of over 20 years of work manifested in a career long goal coming to fruition. Of course, as with all things like this there is a story.
Warm weather means reduced durability with make up. Like changing your seasonal wardrobe, for the hot weather, it’s time to summer proof your makeup as well.
Many of you know I am the contributing Beauty Writer for City Style and Living Magazine. Recently I was asked, by the editors of the publication what can be done to combat the very terrible trend in make up called contouring. Here is my reply:
I am not a fan of contouring - unless you are being filmed, photographed or working on the stage contouring is never an appropriate technique for daily makeup. Seriously stop!
