Archive for the ‘Beauty’ Category
How to Stop Procrastinating Right Now – 7 Techniques
Thursday, December 15th, 2011
Being honest with you guys, I have to admit that I procrastinated about writing this piece! Which only goes to prove that I truly do procrastinate on things all the time. It’s a habit in my life and it’s one I’d like to BREAK. So, I turned to to offer of reviewing an e-book on how to stop procrastinating by Trevor Johnson and published by Stonham House Publishing Company.
7 techniques to help you stop procrastinating and get things done:
* How to decide whether to procrastinate * Monitor how you currently spend your time (< be present, be accountable for your minutes!) * Does ‘Just Do It’ actually work? * Why starting with the smallest things first causes you to procrastinate * How to split up stuff into smaller chunks * Do you like rewards or punishments? (< I like both! And honestly, both work to motivate me.) * How to manage your attention span to your advantage * Find out how to stop chasing bright shiny objects all the time * Go public with your agenda (< Probably one that works the best for me)
The introduction reminds you of the reasons w ... Read More
Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show Hair Tutorial
Tuesday, November 29th, 2011
Below are the tutorial steps and product suggestions you need to get the official look of the Victoria’s Secret angels during their latest fashion show.
CBS/Getty
Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show Hair TutorialHAIR that’s bouncy! Because you’re kind of like a mermaid angel…thing!
See all the outfits! >> Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2011 Pictures of Alessandra Ambrosio, Miranda Kerr, More
The idea for the Victoria’s Secret Fashion show hair was for it to have body and be tousled and glamorous but no tight curls allowed. The hair for the 2011 show was done by Orlando Pita.
1: Curl hair with a 1-inch or 1 1/4-inch barrel curling iron. As you do this make sure you make the curls turn outward (or alternate, having your hair closest to your face turning outward first. And don’t be afraid to muss up your hair after you ... Read More
Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show Makeup Tutorial
Tuesday, November 29th, 2011
Below we have an official Victoria’s Secret makeup tutorial for each: face, eyes, lips and body!
Get the Victoria’s Secret Model Makeup and Hair look like Miranda Kerr, Alessandra Ambrosio and Adrianna Lima. The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2011 airs tonight at 10/9 c on CBS.
The makeup artist for the VS Fashion Show is Tom Pencheux and he gave the girls a natural, feminine, glowing, angelic look.
Photo by CBS/Getty
(Source: US Magazine)
Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show Makeup Look“Enough with the false lashes. We used to do a lot of fakeness: false lashes, fake tan, blah, blah, blah. This year we kill everything. No more fakeness.” Except for the fake breasts, huh?
Start with your face and cheeks
MAKEUP: face time! 1: Skin was prepped with the VS PRO Airbrush FX Face Primer SPF 20 ($18, ... Read More
Crest 3D White Strips on Sale – Black Friday 2011 Deals Online!
Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011
It’s Black Friday Deals Week on Amazon! Take advantage where you can. And where can you? Well, this first thing is something in the health/beauty department.
Black Friday 2011 Deals OnlineCrest 3D White Whitestrips Vivid Enamel Safe Dental Whitening Kit, 10-count Carton – Link!
List Price: $44.80 Price: $11.03 ($1.10 / Count) You Save: $33.77 (75%)
I actually got to review these. My review of them summarized is that: they work, but are not as all powerful as you’d wish they’d be. I think you need to do two sessions to achieve the whiteness that you’d ideally get in one. However, for this price it’s pretty easy to imagine doing two strip sessions in two days. It’s normally $44.80 for a box, and for this Amazon Black Friday deal it’s $11.03. That’s pretty damn good, even if you pay for shipping. If I didn’t still have some strips left, I’d buy these now.
Easy Spa at Home Ideas: My Refreshing Foot Spray Review
Monday, August 22nd, 2011
I received some Kanshi Instantly Refreshing Foot Spray in the mail and I immediately went into my Liz Lemon mode of mocking how this was clearly the most ridiculous beauty item in the world. I want to spray my feet to feel refreshed!? Yea, well, turns out…I kinda do. Like, a little. Let me just explain?
Refreshing Foot Spray Review
Kanshi is a nice line created by Lydia Sarfati (I bet people have often called her “Safari” half her life) and it’s nice because it is a natural line of paraben-free aromatherapy spa products. And, hello, I like to fake spa at my house. One of the easiest spa at home ideas I can give you is to sit down, put your feet on a towel, and have someone spray this on one foot at a time while massaging your feet. It’s nothing you get in your everyday life so it’ll feel special. And getting your foot rubbed totally causes endorphins to kick up and make you feel happier.
The ingredients in this spray aren’t random. There’s lemon myrtle which is a natural anti-micorbal, anti-fungal and it cuts odors. There’s also peppermint, spearmint and cornmint (who’s heard of that?) which also adds a nice smell and d ... Read More
Perfume that Smells like The Beach: Found!
Friday, June 24th, 2011
The scent of summer is often the scent of the beach. And even in the dead of Winter, we often long for that smell of sand, surf, and implied warmth. Well, look no further because I have found a perfume that smells like the beach.
This perfume is of the beach during the mid 60′s – think of if like if Betty Draper went to the beach. Of course, I’m not a huge fan of Betty Draper…I digress. While people didn’t know too much about why sunscreen was so important back then, there was still some to use. And one of the brands was Coppertone. I’m sure you know the bottle – it’s iconic! A blonde girl with pigtails has a dog pulling on her bathing suit.
“The prime note in this scent is Coppertone 1967 blended with a new accord I created especially for this perfume – North Atlantic. The base of the scent contains a bit of Wet Sand, Seashell, Driftwood and just a hint of Boardwalk. The effect when you wear At The Beach 1966 is as if you’ve been swimming all day in the ocean.”
At The Beach 1966 – CB I Hate Perfume – ... Read More
Dove Go Sleeveless Review and Giveaway – Plus Contest Details for a Fashion Challenge
Friday, June 10th, 2011
I’m taking part in the Dove go sleeveless campaign by hosting a giveaway and reviewing their new Dove go sleeveless anti-perspirant / deodorant which is supposed to reveal softer and smoother underarms in just five days.
Jessica Szohr (Gossip Girl) is the face of this campaign, and she picked a great winning sleeveless shirt design, that is now being sold on Top Shop.
Dove Go Sleeveless Deodorant ReviewWhat I can tell you is that it’s a pretty ingenious idea to combine some sort of softening lotion with deodorant/anti-perspirant because no one likes when their underarms have razor burn, and because you’re probably using deodorant daily you never have a chance to moisturize them separatley. It just makes sense to have a deodorant that can also work like a lotion. I used the product and found my underarms did appear both softer and smoother after only a couple days. It’s just a little thing, but it makes a big impact in how I feel.
How is it different? It is the only anti-per/deodorant with 1/4 moisturizers and vitamins E and F. I don’t know what the vitamins are all doing (although I know vitamin E is a healing vitamin), but the moisturizer makes a visible difference to me. So, i ... Read More
Natural Makeup Tips and Tricks that I Personally Use
Monday, June 6th, 2011
Natural makeup tips and tricks will be with you, like a guardian angel, all of your life. Once you learn what you can do fast and easy, it’ll become a basis for all other makeup applications. This will save you when you have to run out to the grocery store with only two minutes notice, or you got up late for class/work. There are some tricks that I’ve learned and put to use often, and I want to pass those along to you guys. I hope you can learn something new and feel encouraged to put some of these to the test. (Especially since it’s summertime – I like to wear very little makeup in the summer!)
Fact of life: If you go out looking like crap, sans makeup, in fact – sans any attempt to look decent, you WILL, I repeat WILL, run into someone you know. Even better? They’ll want to chat with you, unaware of your pain to be seen like that. Or maybe they’ll even know, and they just think it’s funny to watch you squirm. This happened to me recently. I thought I would be safe to scoot outside around the block with sunglasses on, no makeup, and in unfortunate laundry day clothes. And wouldn’t you know it, someone that I always try to avoid caught me while I was looking in a store window. I had to make smalltalk. Smalltalk is really one of the worst things that can be asked of you. And if you have to make smalltalk while feeling like you look worse than crap… oy.
So what are the absolute makeup essentials that will make anyone forgive you (even your own mirror) ... Read More
Manicures and Massage: Pampering for Women
Friday, April 22nd, 2011
Quick! Name two of your favorite things that start with “M”! I’ve got mine covered: it’s “manicures” and “massage”. (And maybe Macaroon’s.) I was thinking about it recently when it was the “loser” option for Blair and Serena’s Valentine’s Day on Gossip Girl. Well, sorry B and S, but I like a massage and manicure is just about as luxe as it gets sometimes. And to promote myself to, well, pamper myself, I’m instituting Manicures and Massage on ShesSmart.com! It’s one of the easiest combination to do that will leave you feeling you’ve achieved the ultimate in pampering for women.
See, I have tons of nail polishes but I never make the time to paint my nails. So earlier I did it. Boom. (I also took the time to deal with my cuticles. Siiigh of relief.) And I massaged myself via two instruments: by exercising on the Vibra Slim (which massaged my odd knee pain) and using a True Blue Spa handheld plastic massage to rub out some trigger points on my neck.
I read SOMEWHERE’s (read: many places, but I don’t re ... Read More
COVERGIRL NatureLuxe Foundation Review
Tuesday, April 19th, 2011
I had the opportunity to review two items from the COVERGIRL new NatureLuxe line for their word of mouth BzzCampaign. The first was their new NatureLuxe foundation.
My Covergirl Natureluxe Foundation Review:
I love the tagline for this new line, which is, “luxury touched by nature.” Of course, that means nothing to me if it doesn’t actually live up to that standard. This liquid silk foundation in flax is a light color, and it has SPF 15 which is important for summer.
As far as the performance is concerned, it’s a very lightweight foundation and it gives you just enough coverage without being heavy. I am a fan of mineral foundation for summer because I like feeling very little on my face, but for the fall and winter I can see myself using this product because it’s oil-free, and doesn’t give me a face that looks too “makeupy” – to use my scientific term! Haha.
Flax is the second lightest color, so I should have gone with Alabaster. But I find there’s not too much trouble when you’re one shade off and not using a ton of product (I don’t.)
The price is $10, and though the bottle is small I think it’s well worth the price because you don’t have to use a ton of product to ... Read More
