Madame Walker’s

Need more information about mascara? Well, I found it. I was reading Fitness magazine from May 2008 - page 38 (yes, I’m trying to catch up) and they have great masquara brush tips. Here is what they came up with to help you learn which brush you need to buy for yourself. Let’s begin…

1. If you need VOLUME you’ll want a thick, fat brush that will put a large coat of mascara on in one application. They recommend for us to try Stila Major Las Mascara ($22).

2. If you need LENGTH you’ll want a classic brush where you can do slow applications which trains your lashes to eventually increase in length. They recommend we try Maybelline New York Great Lash Mascara ($6.15), but I don’t think I will try this because there are better mascaras than this brand.

3. If you desire CURLS then you’ll want to use a curved brush and “apply pressure at the base of the lashes and wiggle up!” They recommend Lancome Courbe Virtuose Mascara ($23.50).

4. For DEFINITION you’ll want to use a flexible brush with separated bristles which will prevent clumping. They recommend using LOreal Paris Telescopic Clean Definition Mascara ($8.15).

5. If you want a REFRESHER to just go over what you have applied earlier to clean up clumping they recommend going with Tarte Rejuvelash ($16.).

Want to know what I use? I use Sephora’s Weather Everything Waterproof Mascara and it for all of $15 it doesn’t clump up, it makes my lashes look thicker, helps them to grow longer and I have no problem curling with this mascara. Best of all, it’s not coming off and it’s waterproof. I recommend this simple product to everyone.

Not just cases, purses and luggage, but jewelry with lip gloss inside.  Sweet.  Every girl loves Juicy Couture I don’t care who you are and if you say you don’t then you just don’t know what you’re missing.  Here is the collection and you can pick it up at Sephora store or at Sephora.com.

(pictured: lave lip gloss heart ring $68. , barrel in stripe $58., wristlet in velour $78., lip gloss heart pendant $78., zip pouch in crown $78., soft train case in velour $128., hard train case $347. (I WANT THIS!!), brush set in stripe $78. and bowler lip gloss charm $58)

In order to get to know your face, how it reacts, what it’s currently doing and how to solve problems with it then you must be able to look into the mirror often. Why? Well, the mirror is the place where you experiment with your beauty and it tells you what other see when they look at you. Yeah, I know. Why should I care what others think of me? You don’t have to if you don’t want to, but you should. Let me lay it all out for you. Here we go!

Examine your face carefully each night. Make notes about what you did that day, what you ate, what you put onto your face and importantly, make note of success and failures. For example, I have those hideous large pores in which I want to shrink. I look into the mirror each night and take a look at how they are doing since I’ve started using this product. It usually takes about a week to two weeks to be able to review a product after using it for it’s specified amount of time to be fair. You can then try another product if the one is not working for you.

Look at your face while moisturizing it. I know a lot of people will say they don’t have time to do this, just slap on the moisturizer and be done with it. I say take the time and look at your face as your apply your moisturizer. This gives you the opportunity to “feel” your imperfections if there are any. Sometimes there is a problem, but you can’t see it because you’re applying too fast or you just can’t see it in the mirror.

Experiment with your makeup. Many people have a set way on how they apply their makeup and even the tones of makeup they use. I say experiment. Take a look at the style channel and get a glimpse of their makeup minute to get new makeup tips. It doesn’t hurt to experiment, you may even find something you like and will possibly be able to change up the way you’ve been doing things all of these years. I always buy one new product, reasonably priced to experiment with and I add it to my makeup case. If I don’t like it, then I can just take it back to the store and let them know it didn’t work out and that you’d like to exchange it for something else. YES, YOU CAN DO THAT!

Admire your hard work. It’s OK to love yourself, your face and everything about your existence so tell yourself “you better work girl!” when you know you’re looking your best. If you don’t do it for yourself first, don’t expect anybody else to do it for you. Only you can make you feel good about you. Remember that!

Mirrors. Mirrors. Mirrors. I have a large mirror in my bathroom, a good one on my dashboard (don’t work on your face while driving - BE CAREFUL), a good sized mirror on my desk at work and I always carry a pocket sized mirror in my purse each day. Keep your confidence up. Always keep a mirror handy. For those of you who like to shine like me definitely needs to keep a mirror glued to herself. Make sure you know when you have to pat or wipe.

That’s all for now. Stay beautiful

I go the email today and of course I had to go look and check out the colors so that’s what I did and concluded that I would go ahead and try this out. I picked the shades of polish that I already have so it was ok to do this experiment ;).

I put on two coats and it took about 2 minutes and 15 seconds to dry. That equals 135 seconds. I was hoping it would take 100 seconds since this polish is supposed to dry in 50 seconds and that’s per coat. Or was I not supposed to do a double coat?? Everybody does a double coat so I think Maybelline’s plans for this nail polish didn’t actually work out right. Just my honorable opinion.

I will say this though, I love my new color and the polish is thick and rich. I’ll using mine instead of giving them away as Christmas gifts this year. I’m enjoying my new polish!