Ok, so I just wrote a whole blog and then I deleted it on accident....yay!
Normally I would write a blog about makeup and I do have plenty of things to discuss but at a later time. I want to write today about a photo shoot I am doing on Sunday June 6th. I am SOOOO excited! I have wanted to do a photo shoot using cheap, good makeup and show everyone that you don't have to spend tons of money to look like you just walked right off a magazine page! I just cannot wait! I met up with Mrs. Jessica McIntosh about a month ago to talk about working with her for a photo shoot. We went to high school together and she is an amazing photographer! I had to get in contact with Jessica so I could get her to take photographs of my makeup. We met up and Jessica really grasped my style and I am just so excited!! I have been looking forward to this photo shoot for over a month and it's almost here!! This is the style of me and this photo shoot-Just think bohemian safari. I am so so so excited!! I will be doing the styling, makeup, and hair for this shoot and we will be focusing on all different skin tones, types, issues, any type of skin we will work with it! I am so excited and so honored to work with Jessica!
Another thing I want to write about is that I was lucky to work with Jessica about 2 weeks ago as well and it was great!! I was honored to work with Jessica on a photo shoot for a great, talented Christian musician Krysten Roseman! Check out this link below and check out the photo shoot and after that-check out her amazing voice!!
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=lf#!/album.php?aid=2303833&id=38413859&ref=mf
We couldn't have had a more beautiful day for the photo shoot and Krysten just looked absolutely beautiful! I am so pleased with the photo shoot and she just looked beautiful! Jessica did an amazing job and she just has a great eye. I am so excited to work with her again and I can't wait for you all to see it!!!
Monday, May 31, 2010
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
These are a few of my favorite (skin care) things!
Hi all!! It's been a long time since I have updated. Every time I write a blog I always promise that I will write the next one soon, but then life just happens and things get crazy and this poor blog gets forgotten about. First of all I want to say that I am still praying for everyone in Nashville that has been affected by the flooding. This is such a quick, unexpected disaster and it was just awful! But-Tennessee is really coming together and showing that we're not called the Volunteer state for nothing! I'm proud to be from Tennessee!!!
Next-here's a quick blog on one of my favorite skin care lines. This line is amazing and the website is so educational!!!!
Mario Badescu--
www.mariobadescu.com
This is one of my favorite skin care lines and for many reasons!! For one, it's affordable!! You do not pay for the packaging for sure. It's a simple bottle and that's all you need! The prices range from I'd say around $12-$45. Two, there are so many different types of cleansers, toners, masks, serums, treatments, moisturizers, eye creams, everything!!! Lastly, I love this line because they are boarder-line all natural. You can read and understand every ingredient in the products!
Here are a few of my favorite things!
Cleansers-These cleanser are affordable and fantastic! Non of the cleansers I have used from Mario Badescu are harsh, drying, or irritating. I do love all of the cleansers that Mario has to offer but, these are just some of my top picks and what I use. I will suggest to cleanse your face 2 times every time you wash. So what I would love is if you cleansed your face morning and night and washed it two times. If you think about it-when you shampoo your hair sometimes you will wash it with shampoo twice, so you should do that to your face. These are gentle enough that you can wash your face twice and it won't dry your skin out. If you don't want to use that much cleanser then wash your face once and massage the cleanser in for about a minute and then wash it off.
Acne Facial Cleanser-This is a gel cleanser that will not dry out your skin! This cleanser will deep clean and help keep breakouts at bay! I use this all the time even when I'm not having breakouts. It's fantastic!!! Mainly for oily, combo skin $15
Enzyme Cleansing Gel-This cleanser is amazing, it is soap free and fantastic!! This cleanser removes dirt and oil and will gently exfoliate because it contains papaya and citrus. You can use this day and night and it's great for all skin types! $12
Seaweed Cleansing Soap-This cleanser has tiny bits of seaweed in it which will give you a light-exfoliation and seaweed also is so nutrient-rich for your skin. This cleanser will exfoliate and soothe and is non-oily. This cleanser is great for everyone and it also is a mineral-rich cleanser for all skin types---just make sure you're not allergic to fish!! $12
Toners-This is what you will do after you cleanse and dry your face. I suggest using a cotton square or a round. I feel like cotton balls absorb too much toner and you're just wasting it. I like toners because these toners are gentle and are all going to give your skin some vitamins and minerals and that extra clean that your skin needs!
Chamomile Cleansing Lotion-The only thing that could throw you off about this line is that cleansing lotions are toners. All you have to do with cleansing lotions and toners are put them on a cotton pad and wipe all over face after you cleanse day and night. The chamomile cleansing lotion is great for all skin types!! It is very soothing and contains no alcohol. This is a great one for everybody!! $15
Glycolic Acid Toner-I love this toner! I use this every night for a nice, gentle exfoliation. I like glycolic acid because it can help your skin from anything to acne or anti-aging. This toner will help clean out clogged pores and really gets your skin super clean after you cleanse. This toner is good for anyone that needs a good deep clean to people who are wanting to focus on anti-aging. $18
Seaweed Cleansing Lotion-This is my absolute favorite toner!! I use this one every morning. The scent is this fresh, clean smell that is fantastic for the morning and the toner also gives your skin this fresh, tingle in the mornings. It really makes your skin feel clean, fresh, and awake. This is a alcohol-free, witch hazel toner that nourishes the skin and also is an anti-inflammatory. This one is great for all skin types but once again, make sure you do not have a fish allergy! $15
Serums and Emulsions-These are high doses of vitamins that are very thin liquids that will be able to penetrate the skin easier. These liquids will go deep into the skin and really help with any skin problem that you have. I say use these after you tone your skin and make sure you let your serum dry before you put on moisturizer.
Vitamin C Serum-This contains 7% ascorbic acid which is true vitamin C. Vitamin C helps brighten your skin and is a great antioxidant! This serum will help with anti-aging and will help detox your skin and repair damaged DNA cells. $45
Herbal Hydrating Serum-This serum is oil-free but hydrating which is great! You can put this one day or night and not worry about it feeling greasy or heavy and you can put your moisturizer right on top of it and it won't feel heavy at all. This serum is great for dry, dehydrated skin and really softens and refreshes your skin. $30
Anti-Acne Serum-I use this whenever I have a break out and this stuff works great! I use this at night before my moisturizer and I honestly can tell a difference when I wake up the next morning! I would not suggest to use this every night, I would maybe use this every other night and the nights you're not using this use the buffering lotion (I will write about this in a bit!). $20
Cellufirm Drops-This is great for anti-aging!! This serum will help tighten your skin and enhance elasticity and tone your skin!! This serum give you lots of minerals and nourishes your skin with seaweed!! Great for anti-aging or if you want to help prevent aging. $25
Night Creams-Of course I use a night bream at night. If you have acne-prone skin or really oily skin you can use a regular moisturizer at night rather than a night cream. Some nights I will not use a night cream it depends. When I'm breaking out I will use a treatment serum and a moisturizer. When my skin is behaving itself then I will focus on anti-aging and I will use a night cream.
Seaweed Night Cream-This cream feels heavy but when you wake up in the morning your skin feels so soft and amazing!! As you can tell I really like seaweed and what it does for your skin! This night cream is hydrating but it is oil free which is great for all skin types! This night cream also helps plump, firm, and nourish the skin. I also like to get clients to use this after chemical peels and microdermabrasions, it really helps with dryness and soften the skin and help heal. $20
Vitamin E Night Cream-Vitamin E is great for anti-aging and where can you get a fantastic night cream that is natural and works for $20? So this cream is great for dry skin and will help smooth out a rough texture. $18
Protein Night Cream-This night cream has emollients and plumping agents. This night cream helps firm and add tons of moisture to the skin. This night cream is great for all skin types and also has a lot of antioxidants in it as well! $20
Moisturizers-These are great for day or night. If you tend to be a little on the oily side then I would suggest a moisturizer for day and night. But make sure to only use S.P.F. in the morning and do not use it at night.
Buttermilk Moisturizer-This moisturizer is my favorite! I use it at night when I'm dealing with breakouts because it hydrates but it also is a gel-like feel so it goes on super-light. It feels great and my skin has never looked better since adding this to my skincare regimen. This moisturizer has Alpha Hydroxy Acids that will help exfoliate and sooth skin. There is also lactic acid that helps fine lines and wrinkles and this moisturizer has an anti-inflammatory. This moisturizer does it all, hydrates, exfoliates, helps with anti-aging, and soothes. Great for all skin types. $18
Collagen Moisturizer with S.P.F. 15-This one is great for the mornings!! This is going to give you your anti-aging dose as well as your protection from the damaging sun rays! The s.p.f. is not greasy or heavy and it is great! $22
Control Moisturizer for Oily Skin-This moisturizer is great for anyone who has extremely oily skin. You can put this moisturizer on the back of your hand and it will instantly give your skin a dryer texture. If you do not have seriously oily skin I would not suggest this product but if you suffer from oily skin and you're always shiny, this works great! $18
Honey Moisturizer-This moisturizer is great for all skin types. This moisturizer has alpha hydroxy acids and and tons of antioxidants. You can use this day or night just make sure you wear an s.p.f. on top of it if you wear it in the morning. $25
Oil-Free Moisturizer S.P.F. 17-This is a great moisturizer for every morning. You have your protection from the sun and you have your daily moisture. It does not go on heavy and it's just fantastic! $22
Eye Cream-I think eye creams are so, so, so important! Make sure you do not put your moisturizer too close to your eyes because the molecules in face moisturizers are so big that they will clog the sensitive eye area. So, keep your face moisturizer away from your eyes and use and eye cream! I apply to eye creams around the orbital bone and let the eye cream work from there.
Ceramide Eye Gel-This is a gel eye cream that I use in the morning. I keep it in the fridge so it really helps wake up my eyes and the cool gel will help with puffy eyes. This eye gel is grease-less and will help sooth and get rid of puffy eyes. This eye gel also helps diminish fine lines and wrinkles. $18
Glycolic Eye Cream-This eye cream gives a ton of hydration as well as the glycolic will give a light exfoliation and help combat fine lines and wrinkles. This eye cream has a ton of antioxidants and is fantastic for dryer skin or someone that wants to focus on anti-aging. $20
Facial Spray with Aloe, Herbs, and Rosewater- I love this stuff!!! I suggest anyone to go out and buy this stuff!! It's so affordable and you can use it anytime. If you tend to have dry skin you can just spritz this amazing water on your skin right on top of your makeup and it won't harm it at all! All it will do is give your skin a drink of moisture as well as give it a dose of aloe and nurturing herbs. I use this right before I apply powder on my skin when I'm doing my makeup and I also use it right when I'm done doing my makeup just to set it. It's great for people who travel all the time because flying can dehydrate your skin as well. It's great!! $7
Acne Products
Buffering Lotion-This stuff is great! When I look in magazines I always see the Mario Badescu ad for the drying lotion and when I worked at a cosmetics store people used to buy that drying lotion like crazy but the truth is, people really need the buffering lotion over the drying lotion but people just don't know much about it. The Buffering Lotion is this thin liquid that you shake up and then pour it on your face and rub it in. I put this all over my face and I use it when I'm breaking out. This product is great for people who have clogged pores and cystic acne. Let this stuff dry and then I will apply my moisturizer at night. $17
Drying Lotion-The drying lotion is in a glass bottle that has a clear liquid on top and has a pink think liquid on the bottom. Do not she up and all you do is just dip a q-tip in the jar and apply this liquid on whiteheads. $17
Silver Powder-This is a white powder that you damped a cotton pad with and then apply it on clogged pores and this powder will tighten up and help deep clean pores, diminish blackheads, and absorb oil. I put this powder on and then apply a mask on top of it. It works wonders!! $12
Healing Cream-This is a cream that I apply on deep, cystic acne. I apply right on the blemish at night and this cream will heal the blemish while helping prevent any scarring. This cream also helps soothe, calm redness, and help irritation. $18
Masks-There are so many masks it's insane!!!! I'm just going to write about a few and I really suggest everyone to look at the Mario Badescu website, it's amazing!!
Calma Mask-This mask is great for rosacea! It is soothing and calming and great for all skin types especially sensitive/rosacea skin. $22
Azulene Calming Mask-This mask has soothing azulene and chamomile. This one is great for people that are suffering from sensitive skin, acne, rosacea, and anyone wanting to soothe the skin. $18
Drying Mask-This mask smells but it works!! It is a sulphur based mask that will completely dry up any oil and help pull up any dirt and debris stuck in your pores! Great for people who are suffering from acne! $18
There's about 20 more masks, but I'm not going to write about all of them. All I can say is please check out www.mariobadescu.com it is a fantastic website that is so educational!!! I hope you enjoyed!
Next-here's a quick blog on one of my favorite skin care lines. This line is amazing and the website is so educational!!!!
Mario Badescu--
www.mariobadescu.com
This is one of my favorite skin care lines and for many reasons!! For one, it's affordable!! You do not pay for the packaging for sure. It's a simple bottle and that's all you need! The prices range from I'd say around $12-$45. Two, there are so many different types of cleansers, toners, masks, serums, treatments, moisturizers, eye creams, everything!!! Lastly, I love this line because they are boarder-line all natural. You can read and understand every ingredient in the products!
Here are a few of my favorite things!
Cleansers-These cleanser are affordable and fantastic! Non of the cleansers I have used from Mario Badescu are harsh, drying, or irritating. I do love all of the cleansers that Mario has to offer but, these are just some of my top picks and what I use. I will suggest to cleanse your face 2 times every time you wash. So what I would love is if you cleansed your face morning and night and washed it two times. If you think about it-when you shampoo your hair sometimes you will wash it with shampoo twice, so you should do that to your face. These are gentle enough that you can wash your face twice and it won't dry your skin out. If you don't want to use that much cleanser then wash your face once and massage the cleanser in for about a minute and then wash it off.
Acne Facial Cleanser-This is a gel cleanser that will not dry out your skin! This cleanser will deep clean and help keep breakouts at bay! I use this all the time even when I'm not having breakouts. It's fantastic!!! Mainly for oily, combo skin $15
Enzyme Cleansing Gel-This cleanser is amazing, it is soap free and fantastic!! This cleanser removes dirt and oil and will gently exfoliate because it contains papaya and citrus. You can use this day and night and it's great for all skin types! $12
Seaweed Cleansing Soap-This cleanser has tiny bits of seaweed in it which will give you a light-exfoliation and seaweed also is so nutrient-rich for your skin. This cleanser will exfoliate and soothe and is non-oily. This cleanser is great for everyone and it also is a mineral-rich cleanser for all skin types---just make sure you're not allergic to fish!! $12
Toners-This is what you will do after you cleanse and dry your face. I suggest using a cotton square or a round. I feel like cotton balls absorb too much toner and you're just wasting it. I like toners because these toners are gentle and are all going to give your skin some vitamins and minerals and that extra clean that your skin needs!
Chamomile Cleansing Lotion-The only thing that could throw you off about this line is that cleansing lotions are toners. All you have to do with cleansing lotions and toners are put them on a cotton pad and wipe all over face after you cleanse day and night. The chamomile cleansing lotion is great for all skin types!! It is very soothing and contains no alcohol. This is a great one for everybody!! $15
Glycolic Acid Toner-I love this toner! I use this every night for a nice, gentle exfoliation. I like glycolic acid because it can help your skin from anything to acne or anti-aging. This toner will help clean out clogged pores and really gets your skin super clean after you cleanse. This toner is good for anyone that needs a good deep clean to people who are wanting to focus on anti-aging. $18
Seaweed Cleansing Lotion-This is my absolute favorite toner!! I use this one every morning. The scent is this fresh, clean smell that is fantastic for the morning and the toner also gives your skin this fresh, tingle in the mornings. It really makes your skin feel clean, fresh, and awake. This is a alcohol-free, witch hazel toner that nourishes the skin and also is an anti-inflammatory. This one is great for all skin types but once again, make sure you do not have a fish allergy! $15
Serums and Emulsions-These are high doses of vitamins that are very thin liquids that will be able to penetrate the skin easier. These liquids will go deep into the skin and really help with any skin problem that you have. I say use these after you tone your skin and make sure you let your serum dry before you put on moisturizer.
Vitamin C Serum-This contains 7% ascorbic acid which is true vitamin C. Vitamin C helps brighten your skin and is a great antioxidant! This serum will help with anti-aging and will help detox your skin and repair damaged DNA cells. $45
Herbal Hydrating Serum-This serum is oil-free but hydrating which is great! You can put this one day or night and not worry about it feeling greasy or heavy and you can put your moisturizer right on top of it and it won't feel heavy at all. This serum is great for dry, dehydrated skin and really softens and refreshes your skin. $30
Anti-Acne Serum-I use this whenever I have a break out and this stuff works great! I use this at night before my moisturizer and I honestly can tell a difference when I wake up the next morning! I would not suggest to use this every night, I would maybe use this every other night and the nights you're not using this use the buffering lotion (I will write about this in a bit!). $20
Cellufirm Drops-This is great for anti-aging!! This serum will help tighten your skin and enhance elasticity and tone your skin!! This serum give you lots of minerals and nourishes your skin with seaweed!! Great for anti-aging or if you want to help prevent aging. $25
Night Creams-Of course I use a night bream at night. If you have acne-prone skin or really oily skin you can use a regular moisturizer at night rather than a night cream. Some nights I will not use a night cream it depends. When I'm breaking out I will use a treatment serum and a moisturizer. When my skin is behaving itself then I will focus on anti-aging and I will use a night cream.
Seaweed Night Cream-This cream feels heavy but when you wake up in the morning your skin feels so soft and amazing!! As you can tell I really like seaweed and what it does for your skin! This night cream is hydrating but it is oil free which is great for all skin types! This night cream also helps plump, firm, and nourish the skin. I also like to get clients to use this after chemical peels and microdermabrasions, it really helps with dryness and soften the skin and help heal. $20
Vitamin E Night Cream-Vitamin E is great for anti-aging and where can you get a fantastic night cream that is natural and works for $20? So this cream is great for dry skin and will help smooth out a rough texture. $18
Protein Night Cream-This night cream has emollients and plumping agents. This night cream helps firm and add tons of moisture to the skin. This night cream is great for all skin types and also has a lot of antioxidants in it as well! $20
Moisturizers-These are great for day or night. If you tend to be a little on the oily side then I would suggest a moisturizer for day and night. But make sure to only use S.P.F. in the morning and do not use it at night.
Buttermilk Moisturizer-This moisturizer is my favorite! I use it at night when I'm dealing with breakouts because it hydrates but it also is a gel-like feel so it goes on super-light. It feels great and my skin has never looked better since adding this to my skincare regimen. This moisturizer has Alpha Hydroxy Acids that will help exfoliate and sooth skin. There is also lactic acid that helps fine lines and wrinkles and this moisturizer has an anti-inflammatory. This moisturizer does it all, hydrates, exfoliates, helps with anti-aging, and soothes. Great for all skin types. $18
Collagen Moisturizer with S.P.F. 15-This one is great for the mornings!! This is going to give you your anti-aging dose as well as your protection from the damaging sun rays! The s.p.f. is not greasy or heavy and it is great! $22
Control Moisturizer for Oily Skin-This moisturizer is great for anyone who has extremely oily skin. You can put this moisturizer on the back of your hand and it will instantly give your skin a dryer texture. If you do not have seriously oily skin I would not suggest this product but if you suffer from oily skin and you're always shiny, this works great! $18
Honey Moisturizer-This moisturizer is great for all skin types. This moisturizer has alpha hydroxy acids and and tons of antioxidants. You can use this day or night just make sure you wear an s.p.f. on top of it if you wear it in the morning. $25
Oil-Free Moisturizer S.P.F. 17-This is a great moisturizer for every morning. You have your protection from the sun and you have your daily moisture. It does not go on heavy and it's just fantastic! $22
Eye Cream-I think eye creams are so, so, so important! Make sure you do not put your moisturizer too close to your eyes because the molecules in face moisturizers are so big that they will clog the sensitive eye area. So, keep your face moisturizer away from your eyes and use and eye cream! I apply to eye creams around the orbital bone and let the eye cream work from there.
Ceramide Eye Gel-This is a gel eye cream that I use in the morning. I keep it in the fridge so it really helps wake up my eyes and the cool gel will help with puffy eyes. This eye gel is grease-less and will help sooth and get rid of puffy eyes. This eye gel also helps diminish fine lines and wrinkles. $18
Glycolic Eye Cream-This eye cream gives a ton of hydration as well as the glycolic will give a light exfoliation and help combat fine lines and wrinkles. This eye cream has a ton of antioxidants and is fantastic for dryer skin or someone that wants to focus on anti-aging. $20
Facial Spray with Aloe, Herbs, and Rosewater- I love this stuff!!! I suggest anyone to go out and buy this stuff!! It's so affordable and you can use it anytime. If you tend to have dry skin you can just spritz this amazing water on your skin right on top of your makeup and it won't harm it at all! All it will do is give your skin a drink of moisture as well as give it a dose of aloe and nurturing herbs. I use this right before I apply powder on my skin when I'm doing my makeup and I also use it right when I'm done doing my makeup just to set it. It's great for people who travel all the time because flying can dehydrate your skin as well. It's great!! $7
Acne Products
Buffering Lotion-This stuff is great! When I look in magazines I always see the Mario Badescu ad for the drying lotion and when I worked at a cosmetics store people used to buy that drying lotion like crazy but the truth is, people really need the buffering lotion over the drying lotion but people just don't know much about it. The Buffering Lotion is this thin liquid that you shake up and then pour it on your face and rub it in. I put this all over my face and I use it when I'm breaking out. This product is great for people who have clogged pores and cystic acne. Let this stuff dry and then I will apply my moisturizer at night. $17
Drying Lotion-The drying lotion is in a glass bottle that has a clear liquid on top and has a pink think liquid on the bottom. Do not she up and all you do is just dip a q-tip in the jar and apply this liquid on whiteheads. $17
Silver Powder-This is a white powder that you damped a cotton pad with and then apply it on clogged pores and this powder will tighten up and help deep clean pores, diminish blackheads, and absorb oil. I put this powder on and then apply a mask on top of it. It works wonders!! $12
Healing Cream-This is a cream that I apply on deep, cystic acne. I apply right on the blemish at night and this cream will heal the blemish while helping prevent any scarring. This cream also helps soothe, calm redness, and help irritation. $18
Masks-There are so many masks it's insane!!!! I'm just going to write about a few and I really suggest everyone to look at the Mario Badescu website, it's amazing!!
Calma Mask-This mask is great for rosacea! It is soothing and calming and great for all skin types especially sensitive/rosacea skin. $22
Azulene Calming Mask-This mask has soothing azulene and chamomile. This one is great for people that are suffering from sensitive skin, acne, rosacea, and anyone wanting to soothe the skin. $18
Drying Mask-This mask smells but it works!! It is a sulphur based mask that will completely dry up any oil and help pull up any dirt and debris stuck in your pores! Great for people who are suffering from acne! $18
There's about 20 more masks, but I'm not going to write about all of them. All I can say is please check out www.mariobadescu.com it is a fantastic website that is so educational!!! I hope you enjoyed!
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