Forever Young: March 2012

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Neutral Eyeshadows That Will Compliment Anyone

For starters, when picking out eyeshadows, you need to know which colors compliment your eye color.

Blue eyes- Browns, golds, purples, or any "earth tones".

Green/hazel eyes- Purple shades look the best on green eyes; try violet shades and dark mocha brown.

Brown eyes- You are the luckiest,any color will work on you;however, if you want your eyes to "pop" try a green or pink eyeshadow.

Below is a List of some Neutral eyeshadows that are great products. ( some are a bit pricey)

First, we have the Naked Palette from Urban Decay. This palette has 12 beautiful shades that will compliment any eye color! You can find this at any Sephora store or online at http://www.sephora.com/ . This palette is a bit prcey; $50, but these are top of the line quality eye shadows. It also comes with a eye primer. Don't let the price fool you, women have been raving about this palette for a couple of years now.

Next, We have Maybellines palette of 8 colors. This is the Sun Baked Neutral pan # 10. You can find this at your local drugstores: walmart and walgreens. This pan of 8 features amazing earth tones and the colors blend beautifully. $ 6.48 at Walmart.

Here we have TOO FACED natural eye neutral eye shadow collection. You can find this eyeshadow(s) at Sephora as well. The price is $36, some of these shadows are glittery which will look great when going out for the night! This shadow stays on allllll day and keeps it's true colors.

These three colors are the basic earthy tones. They are great for an every day look and they blend very well. These shadows are from a company called NYX; you can find these colors at http://www.nyxcosmetcs.com/. There are many palettes to choose from, but these tones will work well with any eye color. The price is $7.00 and this palette is called ALOHA/MINK BROWN/DEEP BRONZE.

*TIP* look for this on Ebay first, before buying it on the website.

YOU CAN ALSO TRY REVLON EYESHADOWS (I have not used these products yet)

My favorite eye shadows are from MAC, Makeup Forever, and Lorac. These are VERY EXPENSIVE, but if you can afford them, send me a message and i will give you the links.

Last but not least.

This large palette is from BH Cosmetics.You can find this at http://www.bhcosmetics.com/ or Ebay. This is the 88 Neutral palette selling at $ 21.21

TRY EBAY FIRST, THEY ARE ALWAYS CHEAPER!

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Best Shampoos for Oily Hair

There are so many products on the market rght now that treat oily hair, but I couldn't find one to save my life! For starters we need to evaluate what your supposed to do to your hair if it tends to become greasy. These steps are VERY important!

1. It is best to conditon your hair only 3 times a week.

2. If you can't go without conditioning your hair every wash, then you need to apply it ONLY TO THE ENDS of your hair ( do not apply it to the scalp because this helps your hair become oily).

3. Rinse your hair with COLD water. Cold water kills the suds. This is a very important step because it slows down sebum ( this is what makes your hair oily) production.
*TIP* It also makes your hair shiny.

4. Don't leave in hair treatments or any conditionng product overnight. Every once in awhile it is ok to do hair treatments, but not every week.

5. If your hair looks greasy after you wash it, then it is a sign that your shampoo/conditioner is too heavy and you need to change products.

Here is a list of the best shampoos for oily hair ( some are a bit pricey).

Use any tea tree oil. Paul Mitchell has a brand, Desert Esscence, and many more.

Lemon Tea Tree oil by organics is a very popular product for oily hair types. You can find this at walgreens or online stores. This product usually costs around $ 7.99 . This product is used to remove excess oils and build up.

Next, is I Love Juicy by LUSH. The product has great reviews for helping women with greasy hair! This shampoo will soak up the oils in your hair, however; it may work alittle too welll, some women have reported that their hair becomes dry. You never know until you try it! Price range is $9.95-$29.95

Tresemme Deep Cleansing Shampoo can be found at Walgreens or Walmart. This product got 4.9 stars on an evaluation and review. Many women have reported that this shampoo helps with naturally oily hair and it will make your hair healthy and beautiful. One woman said

"Okay, for starters, I have NEVER found a product that controls the oil in my hair! And while looking in my local grocery store, I saw this bottle, and said, "Eh, I'll just try it." Best decision of my life! Oil free every day (and I use it every day) and I am absolutely in love with it! Really, really recommend it!!"

This product is around $3.48 .

Lastly is L'Oreal Pure Resource. This product was reviewed to control Sebum production and was rated 4 stars out of 5. The price is around $10 and you can find it at your local drugstores: Walgreens and Walmart. This product deep cleans your hair and it rids that greasy look!

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Top products of March!

I have been using Bare Minerals since it first came out and I love this product! It is so light weight and makes your complexion beautiful. This foundation is also wonderful for sensitive skin. I usually wear it to set my liquid/cream foundation; just because it adds extra cover. You can buy this at www.sephora.com or any sephora store., as well as the actual Bare minerals site. The foundations alone start at $20.

Beauty so clean is a wonderful product, because it cleans all your makeup! Makeup holds germs and bacteria and if it is not cleaned regularly, you can actually get eye infections...YUCK! So this product allows you to clean your powder/cream based products; such as eye shadows, concealers, etc. All you do is spray it 6 inches away from the product and BAM! Your done.
This is about $25 for a big bottle and they also have other sizes.

Lorac's tantalizer is a duo face color. It contains a bronzer as well as a highlighter. I love this product, and it is perfect for that overall bronzed/ summer kissed skin! $ 32 at sephora stores.

Last, but not least is Bare Minerals translucent veil. This product comes in 2 colors: translucent and tinted. This literally gives your skin a smooth finish and is absolutely amazing! I fell in love with this product because it will give you a flawless finish. $ 20 at sephora :)

Sunday, March 11, 2012

Drugstore foundations for your skin type!!!

Have you ever bought a foundation and it did not look good on you. Perhaps it made you break out or it looked too "cakey." That is because not all foundations work with your skin type. There are 5 skin types:

Normal Skin

Women with this skin type are the luckiest! Normal skin has an even tone, soft, a smooth texture, no visible pores or blemishes, and no greasy patches or flaky areas.

Dry Skin