Sunday, May 19, 2013

Using Blush/Bronzer as Eye Shadow--Step-By-Step Tutorial for Summery Coral Eyes

Hello Everyone!

I recently saw Lauren Beauty's tutorial on YouTube for these beautiful coral eyes, but I haven't been able to find any coral eye shadow to try it out...soo, I decided to use blush and bronzer to achieve these beautiful summery coral eyes! Comment and let me know if this was helpful!

Step 1: Use a white base all over the lid to make the coral color more vibrant. I used Rimmel London's Kajal Eye Liner Pencil in 071 Pure White

Step 2: BLEND

Step 3: Pack coral blush on a flat shader brush, and apply all over the lid. I used Cargo's blush in Los Cabos.

Step 4: BLEND

Step 5: Apply a matte bronzer to the crease/socket and the outside corner of the eye. I used Avon's Let It Glow in Light-Medium

Step 6: BLEND

Step 7: Apply a light shimmery highlight for the brow-bone. I used L.A. Colors' Loose Eyeshadow in Honeysuckle.

Step 8: Run the coral blush along the lower lashline, stopping just before the inner corner, and add the bronzer just to the outside of the lower lashline for more depth. Also, add a white shimmery highlight to the inner corners of the eyes. I used Wet n Wild's Color Icon Eyeshadow Trio in 381B Sweet As Candy

Step 9: Line your waterline with a nude eyeliner to brighten the eye. I used Rimmel London's Scandaleyes Waterproof Kohl Kajal in 005 Nude. You could use white for a more dramatic look.

Step 10: Curl your lashes and add mascara to complete the look! I used Benefit's They're Real! Mascara.

I hope you enjoy and recreate! I'll be uploading tons of tutorials soon--both makeup and hair!


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Sunday, May 5, 2013

All-Natural Handmade Soap for Sensitive Skin/ Eczema/ Psoriasis

A couple of weeks ago, I found myself at the Mt. Olive pickle festival in Mt. Olive, North Carolina. I came across this little stand with all-natural soaps, and being the body care junkie I am, I stopped to take a peek. I immediately started looking at a vegan soap named "Kinsley" that was specifically for people suffering from eczema (which I am, unfortunately), and took a look at the ingredients. I was really interested to try this soap, because firstly, it was made without any sort of chemicals. Secondly, it is made with almost all oils, which are extremely moisturizing, as well as vitamins and coconut milk. If you have eczema or any sort of dry skin issue, keeping moisturized is the most important thing you can do for your skin--and doing it naturally is a better way to do it.

I kid you not, this soap could pass as a Lush bar soap any day, without question. They look identical, lather nicely, and leave my skin feeling so moisturized, soft, and enriched. I would compare it to the Aveeno Eczema soap, but this bar of soap leaves skin much more moisturized. I am also exposed to chlorinated water daily, so my skin is usually hard to keep from being dry and scaly, but from the two weeks I have been using this soap, I have noticed a difference in my skins appearance and the level of moisture, and more importantly, this soap really helps with the itchiness and dryness of my eczema spots. Though the smell isn't the best (if you've used an eczema soap, you know they do not smell good), the scent does not linger on skin, and I am so pleased with this product.

The best part? This soap is actually cheaper than Lush, and saving money is definitely a plus. Now, I love Lush products, but when the soaps from Sunny Soap are $2-3 cheaper, and are so comparable it's insane, I will go with the less expensive product, because the quality is the same. Click HERE to check out/ purchase Sunny's products--among soap, they also sell sugar scrubs, lip balm, bath bombs, laundry detergent, ect--and click HERE to go to the Sunny Soap Facebook page and check them out, as well as give them a like. 

Ingredient list: Olive Oil, Coconut Milk, Coconut Oil, Grapeseed Oil, Safflower Oil, Tamanu Nut Oil, Sodium Hydroxide, and Vitamin E. 

Enjoy!