My eyes caught this bit when I was flipping through Allure: Confessions of a Beauty Editor, and I thought I’d share it with you. Take note of commandment number 10. 1. Wash your face just enough to remove dirt and makeup, not to leave skin feeling tight. 2. You wouldn’t leave the house without brushing [...]
Truly sensitive skin has a very low tolerance for fragrance and preservatives, as well as anti-aging ingredients such as retinol, AHAs, vitamin C, and many botanicals. If this sounds like you, test any new product on a small section of your neck, then observe it for 3 to 4 days to see if a reaction [...]
I saw this tip when I was checking out the book Rae Morris: Makeup – The Ultimate Guide at Borders last Friday, and I thought I had to share it with you. Rae Morris is a top makeup artist in Australia, who has won the prestigious Australian Makeup Artist of the Year award four times [...]
When it comes to your beauty budget, brushes are the best place to splurge. The difference between using a good quality makeup brush and a cheaper version is like cashmere to cotton. Choose your brush to fit the purpose: goat, squirrel and pony-haired brushes are soft and kind when applying powder foundation, powder eye shadows [...]
Do you know that you don’t need a lot of toner on your skin? (there’s been a lot of talk on whether you’d actually need to use toner in the first place, but I’ll leave that to another post) I know of people who practically soak their cotton pads with a lot of toner, when [...]
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