spring is here

so spring is here and every year its basically the same makeup trend that hits the market but its in a new package. smoky eyes and nude lips.

now here's the thing if you have tan,olive or dark complexion go for brown smoky eyes and black eyeliner and a nude matte lipstick.

if however you have fair,pale or porcelain complexion opt for silver or navy smoky eyes and black eyeliner with baby pink matte lipstick.

brown smoky eyes are achieved by using these colors: dark brown, golden or copper, beige.

silver smoky eyes: grey, silver or white, beige.

navy smoky eyes: dark blue, silver or white, beige.

now how do you apply these colors to get the smoky eye effect? here's a tutorial link i found on you tube. check this out and it should be a good enough guideline. if however it is not clear i will make my own video and post it for all of you guys.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCnJ8B0Ay14

enjoy!!

Tips by professionals to get thicker hair ASAP

Here are some tricks that the pros use to help mpodels and actresses with thin hair:

Shampoo hair with a volumizing formula; apply a conditioner for fine hair from your ears to the ends. Blot hair with a towel.

Work a volumizing spray or mousse throughout damp hair, then spritz a heat-protecting spray everywhere but the roots. Gently comb hair, starting at the ends and inching up.

Flip your head over; blow-dry hair without the nozzle on medium heat with a vent brush. When it's nearly dry, stand up and finish with a medium-size boar-bristle round brush.

Switch the dryer to cool, then lift hair with your fingers. Point the air at your roots for several seconds to build volume. Repeat all around your head, then brush the hair.

Once a week, apply a hot-oil treatment containing jojoba oil and proteins from just below the roots to the ends.

Professional Hair Stylists Tricks of Trade:
•The right haircut makes a difference. Ask your stylist for minimal layers (heavy ones can look flat), or try deep bangs.
•Condition very fine or sparse hair before shampooing -- you'll get just enough moisture without weighing hair down.
•To boost volume, set dry hair in Velcro -- not hot -- rollers for ten minutes
•Revive limp hair with dry shampoo. then massage your scalp with your fingers.

Products to consider using to get thicker hair:
•Some volumizers bulk up hair; some weigh it down and end up being counterproductive. For lightweight lift, try Fekkai Root Lifting Spray, L'Oréal Professionnel Texture Expert Mousse, or Suave Professionals Volumizing Mousse
•Heat-protecting sprays work by coating the cuticle with a lightweight silicone. Redken Hot Sets 22 Thermal Setting Mist and Tresemmé Thermal Creations Heat Tamer Spray won't weigh down fine hair.
•Dry shampoo makes hair look thicker. We like Big Sexy Hair Volumizing Dry Shampoo.
•A vent brush, such as the Goody Ouchless one, helps add fluffiness while you blow-dry.
•Scunci Smooth and Shine round brush, which is made with boar bristles, is gentle on fragile hair.
•Battalia by Spornette Velcro rollers add bounce but won't flatten the cuticle, as hot rollers can.


Hope this helps let me know if you have other tricks that work for you.

highlights!

highlights are serious business.. a friend of mine gets the best highlights ever.. well she has changed salons quiet a few times and finally settled with aveda. even though she gets the same thing done she still takes a cut out of the hair color she need. Its basicallya picture of a firl with hair that my friend wants. The process is time consuming can go from 10 min to 5 hrs! but she has awsome hair so i guess its worth it.
My friend gets her hair dyed first then gets highlights and lowlights to get a more complete and natural look. But the right highlights really do help bring forward a skin tone that complements you.

The thing ive noticed is most people just try to explain what they want they dont bother to take a picture with them. I know salons have color swatches but its best to have you picture in hand so you can match swatches to what you want then go blindly trying to find a swatch to match your imaginery hair color!

Also always get a trim with your highlights bcz highlights tend to burn the ends.

Let me know if this has helped you any!

you smell good! wanna smell me me??? (johnny bravo you have to luv him!)

sorry haven't written in a while.. but I'm back and will be more regular. now out of curiosity ever wonder what perfume could work out to be your signature scent?

well i have and I've finally mastered my scents for different occasions. at home i use a mix of vanilla and hint of sandalwood mixed body oils on my pulse points after i get out of my shower.

@ work i use princess by Vera Wang its light and yet it lasts on you through the day i just spray a little on my neck and wrists.

for any occasion I'm meeting friends or getting dressed up i put on addict by Dior.

now these scents work for me and the essence either keeps me in a mood that i want to portray myself as in each situation. as women peopl expect us to be mysterious and that's not easy. but perfume has an effect on us that takes us from sexy to happy to just Ive got a headache!

based on our own body perfume last son us. some smell better for longer. but you have to pick a scent and stick to it.

here's a list if scents you can smell and see what works for you.
lavender- relaxing
lemon- uplifting
vanilla- calming
sandalwood- sexy
cocoa- soothing
orange- energizing
rose- romantic
jasmine- romantic
Oceanus- relaxing
yin yang- sexy
cucumber- calming
apple- happy
musk- sexy

now you go to your local body shop store smell out each scent and create your own signature. i have one in a mix of cocoa, vanilla and sandalwood. i vary the strength of each oil on a daily basis depending on my mood. My husband loves how i smell and i like smelling me too. i even like inhaling my clothes! its weird i know. but we all have an animal instinct and smell is one instinct women don't employ enough. We should all have a signature scent something that empowers us and lets us feel good about ourselves.

Let me know what is your signature scent. is it something you created using body oils or is it a specific perfume?

something short and sweet

i was just surfing the net and came across this most fascinating article pointing to a vintage beauty book. i mean here is a book by a princess who is sharing royal beauty tips, as well as beauty tips of foreign top models and Sophia Lauren!
the style of the book is very Paris Hilton and is a very entertaining read.

name of the book: The Beautiful People's Beauty Book was written by Princess Luciana Pignatelli

i mean who wouldn't want advice by a woman who works out in her bikini and takes advice from Parisian homosexuals, royalty, models and Sophia Lauren!

this is a true collectors item for everyone. and just a really hilarious take on beauty.

some advice in the book:

On skincare:
"An excellent astringent mask, the rage a few years ago with Paris homosexuals, is this: Take the white of one egg, a teaspoon of the best olive oil, beat, apply for 20 minutes. Remove with a hot face towel, lace trim optional."

love the lace trim comment! i am purchasing the book on amazon. you can too :)