Beauty Obsessed

2/23/2013

Throwback Saturday- Bobbi Brown's Tips on Blush!

Hey Dolls! I hope everyone is enjoying there weekend! It's Throwback Saturday so I kinda randomly picked one of my "Beauty Tip of the Week" posts that I used to do. If you've been following my blog since the beginning you probably remember that every Wednesday I posted a beauty tip. I'm thinking about maybe starting that again, I stopped because I started running out of tips to share with you guys. Let me know if you like reading beauty tips, if you do I will start that up again :) The post below was written on November 16th, 2011 and it's tips on how to apply blush from Bobbi Brown. I'll shut up now and let you read the post :)

Beauty Tip of the Week

JUST ADD COLOR!

BOBBI BROWN'S TIPS ON BLUSH

I'm sure you have all heard of the makeup artist Bobbi Brown or at least of her makeup products. If you haven't she's an internationally reowned makeup artist and CEO of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics. Her products are sold in more than 400 stores and 20 countries worldwide. In addition to her creating cover looks for magazines, working with models, fashion shows, etc. She's also the author of two New York Times bestsellers. I have one of her books, Bobbi Brown Beauty Evolution. It's a really good book and she's filled with tons of tips and tricks.

So for this week's beauty tip I thought I would share a few of her tips on blush and give you a break from my boring tips lol. She has a whole chapter dedicated to blush and its called Just Add Color. Here are some of Bobbi Brown's best tips when it comes to wearing blush:

Bobbi's Guide to Just the Right Blush of Color

Porcelain Skin: Pale pink or pastel apricot (never use bronzer or brown toned blush; it will look dirty on your light skin)
Fair Skin: Sandy pink tones
Medium Skin: Tawny brownish pinks
Tan Skin: Deeper brownish rose
Latin or light black skin: Plum, golden brown, or deep rose
Black Skin: Dark or deep bronze or deep red
The second shade: For an extra pop of color: choose anything that's a bit brighter than your regular blush and one that works well with your lipstick

Bobbi's Blush Rules

Find a color that makes you instantly healthy
The right blush should practically blend itself. If you have to work to blend it, the color is too dark or too bright.
Own two different shades: one that looks totally natural and is the color of naturally flushed cheeks, and one that's a bit brighter for a pop of color
In a pinch, use your lipstick on your cheeks as you would cream blush

To apply, smile at yourself in the mirror and dab the blush on the apple of cheek, blending up into the hairline. The trick is to also blend down to truly soften the color and make it look like it belongs on your cheeks. Then add a pop of a brighter color just on the apple of the cheeks to guarantee that you don't look washed out in an hour. The same basic technique applies to using cream blush. Dot it on the apple of the cheek and use your finger to blend it up to the hairline and down.

Is this how you usually apply blush or do you have a different technique? I personally never check to make sure my blush practically blends into my skin like I do with foundation. I hope I haven't been walking around looking like a clown! lol

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2/20/2013

ABC Nail Challenge: Letter G

Hey Everyone!! This week is letter G for the ABC Challenge and I decided to do a Gold Glitter mani. I think I'll always love glitter polishes no matter year, season or day it is. I also did some nail art using scotch tape.

I used Black Out by Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear for my base on all my nails except my ring finger. Then I applied a coat of Seche Vite and let them dry for a good 20 minutes. With two pieces of regular Scotch tape I made a triangle shape to place on my nails and filled in the area with a coat of Gold Coin by Revlon. While the polish was still wet I carefully removed the tape. Once I did all my nails I applied another coat of Seche Vite, can you tell that's my favorite top coat? :)

On my ringer finger I used Milani's Jewl FX in Gold. I have a few of the other polishes in the Jewel FX collection and there more of a fine glitter but this one takes it up a few notches. To me this isn't normal glitter polish, it's like a dense layer of miniature sequences in a clear base. You can't paint it on like usual, for me I found it easiest to just apply a few blobs and use a toothpick to separate the glitter until my whole nail was covered.

I'm excited to check out all the other ladies nail looks this week!! If you want to take part of this challenge just go to Kimber's Laquer Korner and let her know you're interested!!:)

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2/18/2013

Blue & Pink Ombre Nails!

I know the whole Ombre trend was last year but I decided to try them out on my nails (I know I'm behind the times lol). I'm actually surprised that this was my first time since I love trying new nail art trends.

But anyway, I just wanted to do a quick post showing you how they came out. I didn't pick the usual lighter to darker colors within the same shade. I used Scandal and Savage by Sinful Colors because I think they look gorgeous together.

If anything the color combo reminds me of spring/summer or a bright sunny day. A few of the nails didn't blend together as well as I would have liked but its okay.

This was one of the easiest nail art looks I've done. I applied 2 coats of white polish as my base. I cut one of those white makeup sponges in half and used the flat side to paint one half blue and the other pink. Then I just aligned the sponge up with my nail and kept dabbing onto my nails and then repeated the process of painting the sponge and dabbing. So I did two coats using the sponge. (If that made any sense). Adding a coat of Seche Vite makes such a difference, before they looked a little splotchy but the topcoat made them look nice and shiny!!!

What do you think of my blue and pink ombre nails?

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Monday February 18 2013 BLOG HOP!

Monday Beauties Blog Hop February 18 2013

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2/15/2013

Rimmel Scandal Eyes Show Off Mascara; Review

I am so picky when it comes to mascara. It seems like I've tried so many but have only been really impressed with a few. So, it's rare when I find a mascara that I feel is worth mentioning. Rimmel Scandal Eyes Show Off is worth a mention in my opinion. I picked this up at CVS about a month ago and have been using it ever since.

Rimmel Scandal Eyes Show Off Mascara; $6.99 at drugstores

The selling point of this mascara is the unique flat brush with the round bristly ball at the end. According to Rimmel, the flat side of the brush is what gives you the volume and the ball tip is for lifting and defining. I can honestly say that I agree. The round ball at the end is also good for getting those hard to reach lashes in the corner.

One of the reasons I like this mascara is because the application is super easy, no mess, no clumps or anything even after two coats. In the before picture below my lashes are curled with no mascara and the after picture is with two coats. I only have a very light coat on my bottom lashes. (Sorry about the pictures guys, I don't know why the rims of my eyes look so pink and scary).

Overall, I like this mascara, I mean it doesn't look like I have false lashes or anything but it does the job. It gave me length, some volume and the ball tip is excellent at separating my lashes. It stays put and my lashes look exactly the same at the end of the day. Oh, and you have to love the bright purple packaging, at least I do. I feel like Rimmel's products are usually hit or miss so it's nice that this is actually a hit. You can't beat the price either, I got mine at CVS for $6.99.

Have you tried this mascara, if so what do you think?

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