beautiful with any eye colour!

Summer is officially HERE! Swiping on nice earthy tones like Gold, Bronze, Browns, and darker colours are all good for colder weather… but now that it’s all sun and fun, have some fun with COLOUR!

Stock your eyeshadow palette with colours such as CORAL, YELLOW, LIME GREEN and AQUAMARINE. I love love love coral right now. Especially on eyes ! (see pic above). The colour is very flattering on all eye colours!

Just make sure you’re not wearing the same eyeshadow, cheek, and lip colour. That’s a little… odd.
Balance your eyes and lips – focus on eyes, play down the lips. focus on lips, play down the eyes.

I can’t tell you how many girls I know think that shiny, gooey, colourful lipgloss is moisturizing their lips.

Most lip products actually dry out your lips – with their chemicals, perfums, colours, and other additives. If you were to slick on some proper moisturizer under the layer of fabulous colour – that’s a different story. But many women consider the one layer of colour to be enough to prevent them from the flaky, dry, aging lips.

Yes, lips age!

Summer is coming up – and that means the monsterious (word?) DEHYDRATION is right up behind us. We all take extra precautions (you SHOULD if you don’t already) to drink more water, moisturize our skin, replenish our bodies, etc… but have you ever realized how often you lick your lips in the summertime? Wayyyyy more than wintertime! As we are eating more often and drinking more often throughout the day, our lips lose the moisturizer we previously put on, and start to dry out.

So make sure you’re applying those lip moisturizers – preferably with SPF! Sun=sun damage=wrinkles. On your lips too.

My favourite lip moisturizer!

There’s been so much buzz about mineral makeup that I can’t wait to try it. I’m really curious if it does what it says.

Some of the infomercials promise a natural, “airbrushed” appearance, and who wouldn’t want that?

Since I don’t have the extra cash to throw away on an expensive product line that might not deliver on its promise, I’m wondering if any of you have tried it and what kind of results you got.

In the meantime, I thought I’d experiment with an affordable makeup line by trying this sample from Maybelline first. I’ll report back to you soon (and please do the same for me).

Lately, a lot of people have been telling me how great my skin looks and asking what I use on my face.

I like to try out all kinds of beauty products and mix it up a bit, using one product line one day, another the next. But my total favorite is the antiaging Skincare Intensive line by Nantucket Skincare–I mentioned this company yesterday when writing about the most delicious smelling body cream you’ll ever use!

The products are a little pricy, but from all the comments I’ve been getting, totally worth it. I started with free samples and liked it so much, I shelled out the extra $$ for full-size containers.

My regimen includes a few drops of the Botanical Bio-peptide Concentrate, followed by Line Filler around the eyes and other line-prone aeas, and then Face Nourisher–a nourishing and hydrating moisturizer that goes on thick but absorbs quickly and feels great.

Contact the company and ask for free samples. And BTW, don’t forget to try the Sugar Smoothie line. I LOVE IT!

Before going to the dentist the other day, I slathered a bunch of this lotion on my dry hands and arms.

Throughout my whole appointment, the hygenist kept raving about what smelled so good. She asked if I was wearing some kind of body butter. And I’ve noticed every time I use it, I receive compliments galore.

One whiff of this stuff by Nantucket Skincare and you’ll be hooked. It smells so good, you’ll almost want to eat it. It also gives your skin a shimmery glow that looks good with anything you wear, especially short sleeves. Check it out!