So, another quandry I always find myself in is moisturizer for the face......good for my skin or making my skin break out? Well here are the things I do know:
1. The skin is the body's largest organ in the body
2. It protects us from the elements that age our skin so we have to protect IT
3. There are way way WAY too many choices to pick from that range from the price of candy to the price of a bike. Big extremes.
We all have different skin types. For example, mine is oily to normal and is acne prone. So, for me, I use a moisturizer when and where I need it and a very small amount. Also, it has to be oil free. Some people have dry skin and may need something more heavy. Our skin may feel smooth but there are small furrows and breaks in the skin that germs can get into so its good to use a lotion that protects your skin from the elements.
So, the skinny. Do you need to spend a bunch of money on moisturizers for the face? My answer? Kind of. I firmly believe that the cheapest on the market in many things have the cheapest of ingredients and those cheap ingredients don't need to be on your face. So opt for the middle of the road brand unless you have a specific skin need....addressing those needs (dark spots, acne, aging, chronic dry, etc....) costs more money. Its just the way it goes and we can all secretly be envious and hate those folks who have perfect skin without trying:)
A brand to try that is basic, clean, provides sun protection and is not oily....
And when in doubt of if the sun damages your skin. Look at this picture of a long time truck driver whose "drivers side of the face" is wrinkled, sagging, and aged; whereas, the "passenger side of the face" is MUCH less aged. Use a little sunscreen people.
I got a new mascara today. I always find it the hardest to find a good mascara. I've tried a bunch of them over time and I'll comment on some of those later but today I'll be telling you about TOO FACED "Better Than False Lashes" Mascara. Its about 28 buck-a-roos. That is steep for a mascara but I find that when doing my own makeup or others, beautiful long lashes are hard to come by, so I figured I'd give it a whirl.
So its a 3 step process. First you put a base coat of the gold tube and that looks like regular mascara with a medium sized brush. While the base coat is still wet, you put on the white tube. Whats inside of it looks like dry cotton fibers on a mascara wand and you brush it on. It sticks to the wet coat and you can see the extension start to happen. Then you finish with another coat of the gold tube. The difference is pretty remarkable. I took a before and after for everyone.
And that is after just one coat of the mascara with no curling. Pretty awesome. I can't wait to use it with full eye makeup!
So, the skinny.....Price is a little steep, but to me, its worth it for long glamourous lashes with no falsies glued on. Some others that are good but not as big of results as this are: Tarte "lights camera lashes" and Benefit "They're Real". Those are both in the $18 range. For a drugstore brand, I'd pick Falsies by Maybelline.
Stuff....its what we see when we go into a store to buy a product to help, enhance, change or correct our look. SO many choices and I know sometimes I spend my time going from product to product, reading the fine print and inevitably spending an obscene amount of time trying to figure out what to get. So, it was a long time ago that I became a self proclaimed product junky. I have every reason to be though, I am a cosmetologist with a will to look better myself and also to help others. I am no super model. I am not a know it all. But I have have tried a lot of things, come across a lot of products, techniques, and methods that I can share so that maybe....just maybe.....it may help you. So read on if you so choose and I hope that you do.
