Kourtney Kardashian’s Beauty Secrets

All of us woman would be lying if we didn’t admit we have a girl crush, meaning ( a celebrity or whoever we wished we could look like, whether its their body, face, hair or whatever). Well mine is Kourtney Kardashian. Ever since I became obsessed with all their shows, my favorite Kardashian girl has been Kourtney. She has an amazing body, especially for just having a baby, a beautiful face and gorgeous hair!! Here are some of Kourtney’s secrets to looking as beautiful as she does: 

HAIR:

As far as products, Kourtney says she loves Frédéric Fekkai products. She says she uses them on days when her hair feels dull and needs a little shine and since she has fine hair and loves volume (just like me) she uses Frédéric Fekkai Full Volume Shampoo and Conditioner with their full volume mouse when she blow-dries her hair. The mouse makes her style last longer and also gives it extra lift. When her hair feels dry she uses their glossing crème’,  only apply a little drop and rub it from your ends up, she says.

Oh and her absolute favorite hairspray is “TextureLine Texture Spray Hold Firm by L'Oreal”.

She says that she’s absolutely OBSESSED with hair masks and her favorite all time one is K-Pak by Joice, the smell is the best part and she always uses a hair mask once a week.

Believe it or not, but Kourtney says she horrible at styling her own hair (I'm surprised),  she usually likes to keep it low maintenance and prefers just to just let it air dry and go.

SKIN:

Kourtney claims it's all about moisturizer.. “I started putting Aquaphor all over my face,” she revealed. “It’s so healing, especially if you’re in the sun — I mix it with serum and I just put it all over my face.”  Her oldest beauty trick, one she learned as a child from her also beautiful mother “Kris Jenner” Is to use a hot washcloth and to scrub up your face. Kourtney said her mom has always embedded this into their minds. “She says to get a scalding hot washcloth and put it on your face and it will steam your pores and scrub it and everything will come out.

Kourtney says she probably discovered makeup way too young, while wearing lipstick in 7th grade but since her and sister Kim went to a catholic school they weren’t allowed to wear makeup and would get their lipstick taken away by their teachers. As for her own style, she says she loves to mix stuff, wearing things that are not always expected like major designer stuff with stuff she just buys at the mall. Her main two styles are a bohemian style and an electric style, and a mix of some other styles. She admits she’s all about comfort, she said her sister Kim Kardashian is all about wearing whatever looks good, while Kourtney has to be somewhat comfortable all the time. She really sounds low-maintence,  it takes her about an hour to get ready before going out at night and about a half hour in the morning.

Kourtney’s Beauty Favorites:

In her makeup bag right now:  She says she loves Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer,and a Smashbox bronzer.

Mascara: Lancôme Extencils.

Blush: NARS Orgasm.

Foundation: Make Up For Ever HD or High Definition 

Lip Gloss: the new MAC Dazzleglass lipgloss

Concealer: Laura Mercier Secret Camouflage Concealer.

Nail Polish: she says she loves OPI in general, but for this summer she’s really been into fluorescent orange pink nail polish from an unknown cheap brand she picked up at a random nail salon. It’s called “Hot Pink”   but it has a florescent pink-orange color that’s perfect for summer.

Body Wash/Body Lotion: She loves Johnson & Johnson baby body lotion (and so do her sisters). Her other favorite is Philosophy Crème Brulee Shampoo,Shower Gel & Bubble Bath.

Fragrance/Scents:  her favs are, Jivago, Michael by Michael Kors, and Quelques Fleurs.

Hair Care Products: “Frederic Fekkai products, especially their shampoo and conditioner” She also says she doesn’t like to use hair styling products unless someone else is doing her hair.

Skincare products:  she admits to not really having a whole skincare routine, but however she does love Peter Thomas Roth eye cream and Peter Thomas Roth Un-Wrinkle Peel Pads. Also likes to use Neutrogena Pink Grapefruit Foaming Scrub.

Her number 1 beauty secret or philosophy: 

Lots and Lots of sleep, she says she has to sleep at least 8 hours plus an eye cream. She also says her and her sister Kim started using eye cream in 7th grade!!! No wonder!! lol.

If you could pick any celebrity to look like for one day, who would it be? We already know mine…lol..I want to know yours too! 

Beauty of the Day: Mila Kunis

How gorgeous is Mila Kunis? I used to think she was so cute when she was on that 70’s show but now she has transformed into one of the most beautiful woman in Hollywood. This picture is from the  movie premiere of her new move “Friends with Benefits” in new york city.
Her makeup artist Tracey Levy was inspired to give her a look similar to that of Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida, aka: gorgeous bronzed skin, eyes that popped with nearly nude lips. I think her mission was accomplished greatly. Here’s a list of the products used to achieve this look: All makeup by Lancôme

   Face:
    - Teint Miracle Foundation
    - Star Bronzer in Solaire
  Eyes:

      - Color Design 5 Pan Palette In Bronzer Amour                                                     

   - Hypnose Doll Lashes Mascara  
                              
     Lips:
         -Juicy Tubes Gloss in Tickled Pink

Cat Eye/Winged Out Liner:

NICOLE RICHIE ROCKS THE CAT EYE

Ahh!! the famous winged out cat eye look. This is a look I’ve always admired, especially on Nicole Richie. I don’t know if it’s the fact that it looks really great on her eye shape or if it’s the style she does (it’s probably both). For you guys that have tried to achieve this look probably know its not the easiest to do, when your first beginning anyway. I know for me that was the case, I’ve bought so many different brands and types of liquid liner (that are now are all lonely piled up in my makeup draw). I would practice, practice AND practice this look determined to get it right.

 My problem was that one eye would look okay but then I could never get the other eye to look the same!!. I watched multiple tutorials on youtube, followed every magazines step by step articles, then after what seems like years of trying to get this down to a science I finally did it. (and both eyes even matched)!! Now I know exactly why I wasn’t doing it right. First you need to find the right liquid eyeliner (or it could be gel or pencil liner). I finally found my favorite liquid eyeliner, L'Oreal's Felt Tip liquid liner and it made the process so much easier. Then you have to make sure you have your chin up while looking in the mirror, this way you can make sure your getting the liner as close to the lash line as possible. While your doing that you can hold the skin of your upper lid taught, and dot the liner along the upper lash line. Then extend the line upward at the outer corner of your eye ( make sure you don’t make the line too high). Then where the top of that line is hold the liner and in a quick motion make a downward line in the style of “Nike sign” (or look at Nicole's eye and I might start to make sense lol). Then with the liner fill in the shape you just made. Remember when you first start dotting the liner along your upper lash line start thin and make the line thicker as you get to the outer 3rd part of your eye. (that will also help you make that “Nike” sign im trying to to explain). Then do the other eye being careful to make sure both eyes match( you don’t want one line higher on one side than the other). I've had to use several cotton swabs to try and make them look even. I'm happy to say (even though it literally took me a few years of practice) I'm pretty sure I’ve finally mastered the cat/winged eyeliner. There’s a really great tutorial on youtube by Eve Pearl on how to do this. She literally goes over each step while showing you at the same time. It really helped me. 

Summer Hair Trend: How to Get the Messy Side Braid

One of the hot summer trends this summer are the long messy side braids. It’s very easy to do and you can easily copy the look Audrina is wearing if you have long or medium hair. If your hair is on the shorter side you can always add extensions or those clip on pony tails, but don’t’ go overboard, remember you want it to look natural. Here’s how to copy the look:




1. You want some body so spray a dry shampoo onto roots while massaging your scalp.    This will give you the extra volume you want. If your still lacking volume slightly tease up near the hairline and on the sides. It’s okay if it doesn’t look perfect, its not supposed to.

2. Part your hair to the side and loosely gather hair and pull it all the way to the opposite side that you just made the part on.
Now begin braiding your hair, leave 2-3 inches of the hair at the end so the braid doesn’t look too skinny. 

3. Finish off with securing the braid with either a clear or black elastic or you can use a pretty ribbon.
If you have some large chunks of hair falling out (usually from shorter layers) secure them with a pin. But remember loose pieces can fall out and the braid isn’t supposed to look perfect. That’s the trick to getting this look.