How often do you clean out your makeup products? As suggested by their use-by dates, right? Now, how about your makeup bag and your makeup brush case? How often do you take the time to clean them? Many of us may think that cleaning your makeup brush bag is just a nuisance. The occasional dust-out…
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Tips To Save Time On Doing Your Makeup
Everyone needs to adapt to today’s fast-paced lifestyle. Hence, there have emerged several fast foods and instant meals, with everything being ready in an instant. To continue living at this pace, people also learned to multitask, such as using a massage pillow that allows them to relax and have a massage while working. Prepping up…
Do Pimple Scars Go Away Naturally?
Pimples form when your pores get filled with too much oil and dead skin cells. Depending on how close to the surface of the skin pimples appear, it will take more or less time to heal, and leave more or less scarring. If the pimple appears close to the surface, it will heal quickly and…
How to Use Tinted Moisturizers the Right Way – Top Tips for How to Apply Tinted Moisturizer
There are days when we absolutely love a full-coverage foundation, but there are also times when we want to embrace the no-makeup makeup look. If not that, then at least something that is a little lighter and also a bit more casual. For such days, knowing how to use tinted moisturizers the right way will…
How Often Should You Moisturize Your Face?
How often should you moisturize your face? You might find yourself asking this when thinking about your skincare routine. If you’re someone who only needs to focus on having a good moisturizer, then lucky you! But whether you tend to focus on moisturizer or not, take time to read this article in order to do…
Beauty Concepts Brushes Review
BC Beauty Concepts is a trademark of Enchante Accessories, and they cover a wide range of beauty products, including brushes, eyeshadows, lipstick, and mascara. Brushes are a significant part of a smooth makeup routine. Having professional-quality ones is a nice thought – but look at many makeup artists using fingers to apply makeup. However this…
Tips for Applying Eye Makeup Like a Pro
Trends in eyeshadows change as often as other fashion aspects do. As difficult as it might seem to keep up with all the changes, we should also be aware that celebrities have makeup artists and professionals that handle the faces they present to the world. But how do these professionals start? They start by experimenting,…
Is Lotion a Moisturizer or Not? – Why you shouldn’t confuse them
Can you use lotion as face moisturizer? We would all like to live in a world where we have perfect skin that maintains its elasticity and hydration. However, the reality isn’t quite as idyllic. The truth is, we are constantly exposed to harsh environmental elements, and we use severe cleansers which leave our skin feeling…
Best Dewy Foundation in the UK
Finding the right foundation has a lot of factors to consider. You must think about shade, coverage, finish, and tone; and even then, you’re not done! There’s also thinking about external circumstances (like environment, and temperature) that play a role in the performance of those foundations. On top of the foundation attributes, you have to…
What Does Eyeshadow Primer Do?
A wide variety of makeup and beauty products are peppering the market today. Question is, are they making a difference, or are they optional? Here’s some information on whether eyeshadow primers are necessary and why you should use them. What does eyeshadow primer do? What is eyeshadow primer? This is a wondrous product that can…
What Is a Good Moisturizer for Oily Skin: Things to Look For
What is a good moisturizer for oily skin? This can be a very tricky subject as there are a lot of factors to consider. For those who are wondering why you should use a moisturizer when you already have oily skin, then congratulations! You are well on your way to skin rejuvenation. In all seriousness, it…
The Most Beautiful Places to Add to Your UK Bucket List
There are a lot of great things to do in the UK on your vacation, with many amazing places to visit. Often when you think of the UK, the first things (and potentially the only thing) that many think of is England. But there are many other beautiful places to add to your UK bucket…
Why Use Eye Primer for Mature Skin?
Beauty and fashion have always been an integral part of the female world. It used to be as simple as just applying face powder, a little lipstick, and BAM — you were ready to go! However, with all of the advances in just about every field, and with the contagious vouching of beauty bloggers and…
What Goes in a Toiletry Bag?
Women lead busy lives. Despite work, perhaps children, and constant postponing, you’re finally going on that trip with your girls. You’re ecstatic and can’t think straight. There are a million things you need to pack, but you don’t know which ones or where they go. We all go through this exciting process of shopping and…
What does Dopp Kit stand for?
Toiletry Organizer Bags are used by many people, including men. There’s one kind of bag that stands out above many others, and that is the Dopp kit. If you’ve never heard of it, you’re in luck. What does Dopp kit stand for? Do you know its purpose? What exactly is it in the first place?…
Expensive Gifts for Teenage Girls
The start of the Christmas shopping season is closer than we realize – and yet we have the same question each year: What is the best gift we can give our loved ones? This becomes even trickier when we factor in shopping for teenagers – they are hard to impress! Here are a few ideas…
Sunscreen Before or After Moisturizer? – Which goes on first moisturizer or sunscreen?
No matter what time of year, the sun’s harmful UV rays shine down on us and can cause severe problems if left unchecked. Without using sunscreen, you’re opening yourself up to rapid skin aging and potential skin cancer. But does wearing sunscreen mean you can’t moisturize too? Moisturizing is as important as protecting your skin…
Foundation Tips for Mature Skin: Everything You Need to Know
Many things change as we get older, and one of the major areas that is affected by change this is our skin. How to apply foundation on mature skin These changes can be everything from and including: Drier and increased texture Loss of elasticity (leading to lines and wrinkles) More transparency from the thinning epidermis…
Applying Powder Makeup Without a Brush
Sometimes it happens. You forgot your kit at home, or you just don’t have a brush nearby, or maybe you haven’t cleaned your set recently. Yet you still must put your face on. Then the question becomes: how do you apply makeup without a brush? In this post we’ll be concentrating on how to apply…
The Correct Way to Use Oval Makeup Brushes
Finding the right tools to use in any situation can be difficult; when it affects how the world perceives you, it becomes quite important. In this post we’ll be looking at how to use oval makeup brushes. We’ll take you through the key pieces and how to apply your makeup with them correctly. We talked…
How to Organize a Purse Without Pockets
Some purses (such as the Louis Vuitton Neverfull, Tory Burch totes, and even your everyday eco bag to name a few), come with no compartments at all. This can make a mess of all the items inside. Despite being more prone to messes, we all have at least one favorite pocketless purse. They are absolutely…
What To Pack for a 3 Day Trip
Almost all of us have realized at some point that we forgot something back home. May it be something small like perfume or a piece of clothing, or something more disastrous, like a cellphone charger. Check out these tips and make sure you refer to them anytime you get ready for a short vacation –…
How to Apply Powder Foundation for Oily Skin
It can be pretty challenging when you’re dealing with oily skin. In fact, the whole routine you go through is changed when dealing with this skin type. There are many makeup tips out there for oily skin, and you may find yourself having tons of questions after reading through them. Things like: Is powder foundation…
Packing Makeup for Air Travel
With all the rules that have been put in place by the TSA, many questions have arisen, especially about feminine products. How do you travel with makeup? How do you pack makeup, so it doesn’t break or leak all over your bag? Do we know how to pack makeup for air travel properly? These are…
How to Choose Foundation Color Online: Four Easy Ways
Ask any makeup lover and they’ll all tell you the same thing: finding a shade of foundation which makes their skin look absolutely flawless is probably their lifelong quest. While it’s already a massive headache to do that at the store, how to choose foundation color online is even harder. Nevertheless, with our easy tips…
Mature Skin Matters: Powder or Liquid Foundation?
While everyone ages differently and everyone’s skin is unique, there are a few characteristics of mature skin that really matter when choosing makeup. As such, today we’ll be battling out which is better: powder vs liquid foundation for aging skin? Here are the most common issues facing mature skin Thinner, more delicate skin As we…
Get Glowing! How to Apply Highlighter
Highlighter was originally developed and used in stage makeup or for special effects in film and photography. It was a tool for professional makeup artists. However, recent years have seen highlighting and contouring being practiced by women all over the world. The trend shows no sign of stopping. Today let’s take a closer look at…
Traveling with Expensive Jewelry
Jewelry completes a look. Wearing them expresses your style and accents your fashion. While you may not pack much jewelry for a quick beach weekend, one can’t deny the importance of accessories for longer vacations, business travel, and destination weddings. So, how do we exercise caution when traveling with expensive jewelry? Jewelry and Airport Security…
NARS Foundation Reviews: Sheer Glow Foundation
As time goes by, we become more and more meticulous as to what we put on our skin. Women, in particular, use a wider variety of cosmetic products. One such common product is foundation, which we use to cover blemishes, acne marks, dark under-eye circles, and freckles. For this post, we’re going to have a…
Are Oval Makeup Brushes Better?
Oval makeup brushes are saturating the market. Seems they’re gonna stick around for quite some time yet. Question is, are oval makeup brushes better? How do they perform against regular brushes and sponges? Let’s find out. Who created oval makeup brushes? Oval makeup brushes were invented by Matthew Waitesmith. He realized that traditional beauty brushes…