The Juicy Beauty Word

If you are reading this, you are probably feeling the summer heat and looking for ways to keep your makeup from melting off your face!  Here is a post I did a couple of summers ago. I have some great sweat proof makeup tips that work for special occasion makeup for a wedding or prom, everyday summer makeup and vacation makeup as well.  I'm getting ready to do makeup for another  summer  outdoor wedding this coming weekend and I'll be using these techniques to keep the bride looking fresh and beautiful all day long in the summer heat! A Summer Wedding in July I had the pleasure of doing some onsite wedding makeup this past weekend for the bride, bridesmaids and mothers. One of my colleagues joined me to get all the ladies ready before the photographer arrived. The beautiful bride was planning an outdoor ceremony at The Westin Wilmington, Delaware on one of the hottest days of the summer. Sweat proof makeup that would withstand the summer heat and last all day wa...

You've search and sampled and finally found the perfect liquid foundation to match your skin color. The problem is, it's summer and you're a bronze goddess, so now your foundation doesn't match your tan skin!  You could go back to the drawing board and start shopping for a new foundation color for summer.  But, foundations can be expensive. One of my favorites, Urban Decay Naked Skin, is $40.00. I don't want to pay that much for a foundation that will just be used for the summer months. Plus, the skin could get even more tan or maybe even less tan, then the new foundation would no longer match. The other thing you could do is purchase a darker, warm tan shade of foundation and mix it with your foundation. But, then you would still have the expense of purchasing that new foundation. There is a simple less expensive solution  that I frequently use  to solve this foundation dilemma. You can add a loose powder bronzer to your foundation. It's an easy solution ...

We have such a great time enjoying summer fun in the sun.  It's great to be outside experiencing a beautiful summer day! While you are enjoying fun outdoor activities, it's sooo important to remember that those UV sun rays are super strong and they can burn our skin. You have to take precautions and take care of your skin. I call sunscreens magic potions. Think about it. It's amazing really. You spread a cream on your skin and it prevents a painful sunburn. Maybe you forgot to put on sunscreen or maybe you thought you wouldn't be out in the sun very long and wouldn't need it. Maybe you forgot to reapply sunscreen while having fun at the beach or pool. Or maybe your sunscreen was expired or didn't have a high enough SPF for your skin. Whatever happened, you ended up with sunburned skin. The skin is traumatized and damaged. It hurts and you need to cool it down and help it heal.  I have had many clients come into the salon with painful sunburns looking ...

My husband came home with a bottle of Absolut Vodka for his favorite summer cocktail, the Lemon Moscow Mule. The Absolut bottle was all cute in a red, white and blue design. I just love it!  ❤ I will be keeping this bottle, the empty bottle of course! 😜 As it turns out, this is a limited  edition  Absolut  America bottle to help raise money to Keep America Beautiful.  From May 1, 2018 till September 3, 2018, Absolut will donate one dollar to one of four  charities including  Keep America Beautiful   for each picture submitted showing how you party with a purpose this summer. You can select your charity and submit a pic on the  Absolut site .    (You will need to sign in with your age over 21.) Fun and giving back at the same time. It's all good! The simple painted design on the Absolut America bottle inspired me to create some bold, simple red, white and blue nail designs for the upcoming July 4th holiday. Simple stars and ...

Zoya has created 3 new Jelly nail polish colors called the Jelly Brites.  This collection is a special edition for 2018. Zoya's Jelly finish formula is a super shiny buildable translucent nail polish.  The polishes are sheer but have a nice dose of bright color. You can wear them as a sheer color or build them up to a solid glossy color. I like to wear them with 4 coats for solid super shiny color.  The beautiful Jelly Brites colors happened to coordinate perfectly with the purple wave petunias in my the planters on my deck. So you know where my photo shoot took place...on the deck in the beautiful late afternoon daylight! A bee joined me during my Jelly Brites photo shoot and was getting nectar from my purple wave petunias in a curious way that had me fascinated. It was going to the base of the flower on the outside of the flower where the flower meets the stem.  I never saw a bee do that before. Interesting. Anyway..... I will show you how the poli...