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If you liked the Johnson's Baby Powder as a body veil tip, maybe you'll love this next tip: layer Johnson's Baby Oil Gel over sunscreen. This is actually a Sports Illustrated (SI) Swimsuit Issue Beauty Secret I remembered reading on the InStyle website. Makeup artist Tracy Murphy says she reaches for the Johnson's Baby Oil Gel because "it's super shiny, repels water and looks absolutely stunning in pictures."
Editor's note: The eyeSlices product mentioned in this article was provided for editorial consideration.
Thank God Taraji didn't arrive at the 2010 People's Choice Awards looking...questionable! I'm glad that there aren't any hideous, ghostly circles under her eyes, the makeup was fully blended and Taraji decided to rock a natural look yesterday night. I'm willing to bet that BeautyBlender played a significant part in the application.
hair. I see Taraji decided to skip the long Malaysian weave and stick to a sleek lob. Not my favorite hairstyle for her because I'm always going to love her in the hairstyle she wore the 2009 Oscars and "I Can Do Bad All By Myself."
The BeautyBlender is the one makeup tool that I'm planning to buy this year. Celebrity makeup artist Rea Ann Silva, who did Taraji's makeup for the 2009 Oscars, shared an insider tip with InStyle: "The key to achieving a natural-looking look, no matter how much makeup you have on, is blending it really well." In 2010, I will rule supreme with the natural makeup look with the BeautyBlender! Just you wait!
Taraji Tweeted that the Hollywood Eyebrow King, Damone Roberts kept her eyebrows "fiercely snatched!" I'm not sure what that means exactly. If you know, could you please tell me in the comments? Thank you.
I guess I didn't even see the bags under her eyes until I read JadoreBrittanie's commentary: Her eyes age her and take away from the rest of her flawless face.
As reader Cynthia pointed out, those might just be her lower eyelids. However, if those are bags under her eyes, besides tea bags and freezing spoons, there's eyeSlices.
Unfortunately, my pair dried out but I was able to reap the benefits, even for a little while. eyeSlices are thin, lime-green eye treatment pads that are enriched with cryogel polymer technology. This technology is a dermal delivery system that helps to reduce common eye concerns we all have experienced one time or another. And get this: it's supposed to work in 5 minutes! My main eye concerns are dark eye circles and puffiness.
While the technology sounds impressive, I'm not going to say that they made my under eye circles and bags disappear because they didn't. What I will say is that they helped make them appear less noticeable. Make no mistake - they were still there but it was easier for me to conceal them. I'm sure if Taraji had a chance to test them out, her concealer would have covered up most of the puffiness and her bags wouldn't have been as prominent.
Furthermore, if Taraji had treated her bags with eyeSlices for a maximum of 10 uses (that's how many times you can use them), the bags under her eyes would've probably been completely nonexistent. I just wish I had remembered to use my eyeSlices on a daily basis. However, I'll add that to my neverending shopping list as well.
What did you think of Taraji's look last night?
While I'll always be a fan of Korres' Jasmine Lip Butter, I am slowly embracing their lip gloss as well. The only shade I had a chance to try was their Plum Cherry Oil Lip Gloss. This shade was a little too pigmented (completely opaque) for my liking - instead of a true purple color, it's more like a brick red. I'm not 100% sure, but I think there may be some purple undertones. but after reading Temptalia's review on these glosses, I want to try the Cherry Lip Kisses lip glosses, $19.50 as well. The Cherry Oil lip glosses are moisturizing, glossy, shiny and smell faintly like cherries.
Another use for Rosebud Perfume Co. Smith's Rosebud Salve? Use it to add gloss to your lids. As seen in the January InStyle issue: Your basic beige shadow is anything but blah when you top it with clear gloss. At the L'Wren Scott fashion show, Lancome artistic director Aaron De Mey smeared models' lids with lip balm. "The play on texture gives any ordinary shade an extra kick," he said.
For those of you who have been using Smith's Rosebud Salve since forever, I think you'll appreciate the Rosebud Perfume Co. Three Lavish Layers of Lip Balm, $16. A set of Rosebud Perfume Co.'s best selling balms, you'll find the original Rosebud Salve, Strawberry Lip Balm and Minted Rose Lip Balm for your lipsmacking pleasure. One of my favorite makeup artists, Denise Tunnell, sent this to me. I'm so glad she did because it's one of the products I've been using to keep cracked and crusty lips at bay. Seriously, I love myself enough to keep my lips in check!
Photo via FashionMag.com
