The Juicy Beauty Word

Purple has always been one of my favorite colors especially the shades of soft lilac and rich shades deep blue violet. If you love the purple too, you can wear it easily by creating a beautiful purple makeup palette for your face with eye shadow, blush and lipstick. Don't shy away from purple. I find there are so many shades, anyone can wear it. There are warm purples that have more of red in them, the red violets. There are cool purples that have more blue in them, the blue violets. A red violet and blue violet can be grayed to create soft mauved shades that anyone can wear.     Let me show you some beautiful purple cosmetics I like. Eyes  I use purple a lot on my brides. Many of them have purple themed weddings and want to add a touch of purple to their makeup to coordinate.  See my spring purple bride Here are some great purple eye shadows to get this look. Apply  Moondust from  Honey Bee G ardens Powder Colors to the inner half of t...

I'm all about eating low sugar, vegetarian healthy food, but sometimes, a girl's just gotta have cheesecake! My Piña Colada Cheesecake is full of cream cheese (which is a nice calcium dairy food), pineapple (rich in Vitamin C) and the trendy health craze ingredient coconut milk. It's practically health food, right? That's what I tell myself, anyway! I believe a small piece of a yummy dessert is good for our mental health especially if it contains a little rum! I sometimes make this cheesecake for my husband's birthday since it's one of his favorites. It also is a lovely dessert for the Easter holiday. This recipe can easily be made gluten free by using gluten free graham crackers for the crust. One of my daughters was gluten free for a time. She has gravitated away from gluten free but says she felt better when she was gluten free so I like to adjust my a lot of my recipes to accommodate a gluten free diet. My Gluten Free Chocolate Cake Recipe To g...

Long beautiful eyelashes are all the rage. I like enhancing the natural lashes to their full potential instead of relying on falsies or expensive lash extensions. Don't get me wrong, false lashes and lash extensions look fabulous, but I for one, don't like the glue. I find it irritating.   And.... my brides are always worried the lashes will start to unglue before the night is over. It can happen. I even saw lashes come unglued on Dancing with the Stars! How to Apply Lash Fibers to your Lashes Start Clean First, always start with clean lashes. Get rid of any mascara remnants that will interfere with a smooth mascara application. Use an oil free makeup remover and rinse your face for good measure.  Curl 'em Curl the top lashes with a lash curler. Warm the curler with a blow dryer to get maximum curl that lasts.  Test the curler on your wrist to make sure it's not too hot. C url lashes 3 times with your eyelash curler at the root, the middle and near the ends. ...

If you like a shampoo that gives you billows of lather and reduces hair breakage, this is the shampoo for you!  Maple Holistics Silk18 Shampoo is a shampoo good for men, women and children with all hair and scalp types. It is especially good for repairing dry, damaged hair with it's blend of 18 amino acids. Amino acids are protein building blocks. The 18 amino acids in this shampoo are derived from silk and help to strengthen the strands of hair and protect the hairs from damage and breakage.  This shampoo contains botanical keratin which is another protein beneficial for strengthening hair.   Try the Good Hair Diet Our hair is made of hard keratin protein just like our nails. Skin is also made of keratin, soft keratin protein. Nutrients in our diet help our bodies create strong, healthy keratin cells for good hair, skin and nails. Applying keratin and other proteins to our hair and nails is beneficial as well.  Professional keratin protein treatmen...

Zoya has created a soft, beautiful collection of 6 nail polish colors for spring, the Innocence Collection.  You are going to love them and actually can wear them now while we wait for the spring flowers that are starting to peak through the snow!  These easy to wear colors are  already  a hit at the salon. Maybe my clients anxious for spring or maybe they are just tired of wearing the darker colors. All of the Innocence colors have a soft looking quality to them. Most provide full streak free coverage. Theo, the glitter gray, goes on more sheer than the others. I have my favorites, of course! Here is the collection in detail: The Zoya Innocence Collection for  Spring 2019 Birch Birch is a pale grayish lavender. It provides full opaque creamy coverage and has a nice modern look. Agnes Agnes is a lovely skin flattering blush. It also provides full opaque creamy coverage. Agnes is a perfect bridal blush color. One of my ...