5 EASY TRICKS to WAKE UP PRETTIER

Over the years I have collected tips and tricks that help me get more sleep and wake up refreshed. It  just makes sense to utilize those precious hours and use them to your full advantage!  Save time in the morning and you get to sleep in!  Here's the routine.

1. Shower before bed, exfoliate and relax.  This will get you ready for sweet dreams.

2. Apply deodorant, this actually works better than applying in the am your skin is calm and dry at night so the deodorant absorbs better into the sweat ducts.

3. Moisturize like mad! Face and Body.  As your body recovers during sleep it will thank you for the extra help!

TIPS:

•  If you would like to wake up with a glow use a self tanner.
•  If you're feeling a bit frizzy, sleep with a deep conditioner on your hair.
• Use a lip scrub to exfoliate then moisturize your lips with a heavy balm.

4. While your hair is still damp, pull it up into a top knot, twist and secure with a bobby pin.  This will give you a beautiful wave in the morning! 

(there are literally hundreds of ways to do this on youtube)

5. Dry Skin-game changer!  A humidifier may just change your life! Turn one on while you sleep (works better in cold months when the air is drier) and let it moisturize your lovely self.  It fills the air with moisture, which in turn plumps your skin and keeps it hydrated.  

Viola!  You will be radiant, refreshed and hydrated ready to start your day! 

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Sunless Tanning DYI advice

My advice.. DON'T do it yourself!  For the very best results, get a professional sunless spray tan and learn to maintain the color so it lasts for WEEKS with professional sunless lotions!

Over the years I have learned that lotions, foams, sprays DO NOT compare to a sunless tan from an HVLP gun.  It is faster, streak free and flawless.  There is just no substitute.

If you try to go from lily white to tan using lotions, foams, gels and cremes there is a 95% chance it will streak and be too dark in all the wrong spots.  Sadly that is the reality.

Disclaimer: I do have friends such as Tanya who can use a lotion like a champ, however this takes practice (preferably in the winter when you can cover up your practice sessions with long sleeves and pants.)

SO-start with a professional sunless tan from somewhere like Spa in the City or Call me to schedule a home visit.  After your tan use one of the following lotions every other day to maintain the flawless sunless tan.



Hempz Touch of Summer is the very best lotion I have found for daily application where the color builds and there is no streaks, you can pick this up only at Spa in the City for under $20

If you want a drug store brand, this is only one I would use.. however it does have that "sunless tanning smell" where the Hempz does not. :-)  Additionally you will need to mix this with a lotion, because it will streak if you put in on right out of the bottle (unless your Tanya) LOL.

YAY!! Logo is done!

6 Steps to a Flawless Complexion

The media would like us to believe that ONE MIRACLE product  will create a flawless face in seconds, but that is just not the case.  Trust me I have bought nearly all of them (or ask my family, they call my bathroom the "beauty supply" LOL).  It takes preparation, skill and products to create a flawless complexion.

That doesn't mean it is difficult or unattainable, you just need to know exactly what you are doing.


Here are the 6 steps to a flawless complexion.

1. Start with a moisturizer (the right one for your skin type)

2. Next use a perfecting face primer, (this will even out skin tone, help your makeup stay on longer and absorb oil with salicylic acid)

3. Then use a foundation (there are several coverages and types perfect for your unique skin tone and texture, foundation should feel light and non-cakey, if it is uncomfortable you do not have the right one for your unique needs).

4. Brush your entire face with a finishing powder (again there are many from translucent to HD to full coverage)

5. To ensure a great start to your eyes use MOTIVES eye base (smoothes and neutralizes color on your eyelid, keeps eye shadow from creasing, and the eye color stays true)


6. LASTLY! 10 years younger finishing spray, to ensure your make-up lasts all day with NO smudging. I can not talk about this product enough!  I LOVE IT and IT WORKS!

This entire routine should take less than 5 minutes and SHOULD NOT be cakey or look thick.  Using the right products for your unique face is the key!  This routine with the right products will give you a flawless complexion for 10 -12 hours!  I do it all the time, I promise we can find your 6 products that will give you that "photo finish".

If you would like a consultation and discover your "perfect 6 combo" give me a call or send me a facebook message. xoxox  Tara

WHOA! What lipstick can do for a girl!

BEFORE

and now... I HAVE LIPS!

Ladies, who needs the needle when you can play up your pout with moisturizing, beautiful color?  These pictures just goes to show ya...all those times my mother said "you need lipstick" she was not lyin!

Here is what I used:


I lined my entire lip with MOTIVES lip crayon in Cinnabar
Then I used MOTIVES pucker up lip plumper in Temptress

I LOVE MOTIVES pucker up lip plumpers they smell great, glide on sheer and smooth and come in great colors as well as clear.

I have tried many.. however my sister has tried one I have not... funny story.  Jaime and I went to an open house for an eyelash extension boutique that was so proud of their lip plumpers so Jaime tried one.. AFTER she put it on we find out it feels like bee venom!  OMG! you should have seen Jaime's face! HA HA HA she was horrified and it really hurt! Poor thing.

So ladies skip the pain and reach for MOTIVES pucker up lip plumper :-)

Favorite ALL DAY lipsticks!

There are many lipsticks on the market that claim "long wearing", most fall short of their promises and I have tried MANY!  They can be super dry, crack and peel or be a pain in the a$$ to get off.  I have experienced all of these :-)

Here are two of my absolute favorites that glide on and stay supple all day!

1. Revlon ColorStay Overtime Sheer.  This is for everyday use, when you want color that won't slip off while at the gym, kissing babies  or laying face down at the chiropractor.
Plus, it has a gloss on one side that you can use all day long. Shipping is only .97 to get it right to your door! :-)

2. Revlon ColorStay Ultimate Liquid Lipstick.  This is more for special occasions.  I love the red one because I can't wear most reds, inevitably most reds get all over my teeth however this red stays PUT! I use whatever gloss I choose over it or no gloss at all.
Currently if you  buy one you get one 50% off!  Also FREE shipping if you spend more than $25.00.  and, if you sign up to shop with Market America you will get 2% cash back!
Gotta love that!