Don't Give Me That Lip! Oh, what winter cold and wind does to the lips. Unkissable! What to do? Exfoliate, hydrate and protect!
General Information, Happiness, Health, LifestyleThere are so many great lip exfoliators out there. What are they and what do they do? Well, when the lips get dry, chapped, cracked and wind burned, the best thing to make them look and feel better is to slough off the dead skin to help aid…
TO DYE FOR
General Information, Happiness, Health, LifestyleWell, we are almost through the winter (I never count it completely out till mid-april). Now it's time to think about Spring and some new looks to add to your wardrobe. Not just clothes and cosmetics but maybe a new color for your hair. Most…
So, my advice is to (on clean skin) do a color test. How do you do that?
General Information, Happiness, Health, LifestyleOn your arm or wrist, clean the area and dry it completely. Apply a stripe of color to the area. Cover it with tape or a band-aide overnight. The next day, look at the test. If the skin patch shows irritation we know that color is chemically…
Spring Had Sprung! And it's Allergy season. Hey, it ain't just pollen you have to worry about!
General Information, Happiness, Health, LifestyleLong ago I discovered that pigments can be major allergies. You can get all red from cabmium red and pheolin, or cobalt blue can really give you the blues (and you are sticking it in your eyes in pencils or on your lids). And it's not just the…
TAKE A POWDER - SPF FOUNDATIONS AND SO MUCH MORE!
General Information, Happiness, Health, LifestyleWhen I first started getting involved with make -up "powder" meant loose or pressed finishing powder or the pressed compact powder or cake powder foundations. Everybody liked like porcelain and faces if not hydrated literally cracked off. Believe…
GUYS - TIME FOR A NEW STYLE! "POMP" IT UP!!
General Information, Happiness, LifestyleHi Guys! My my beautiful Editor Doreen said "Michael. Don't Forget our Male Reader" ... So of course
I wouldn't Dream of it. So, "Hair" it is, Guys (you all know I'd have to add a rug to do this)!
Have you seem Mad Men or Magic City? If you…
SUMMER TIME DEGREASE AND STYLE YOUR HAIR!
General Information, Happiness, Health, LifestyleBack in the 1960's there was a product with aNew Concept. The product was called Psssssst " instant Spray shampoo". Back then it got mixed reviews. From "eh" to "ok".... And it fizzled away.Well, let's Jump ahead to 2010. Suddenly, Dry Shampoo…
Make-up Choices Closed Captioned for the Cosmetically Challenged
General Information, Happiness, Lifestyle(CAN BE APPLIED TO MEN FOR COLORS FOR CLOTHING, TOO!)
As a Make-up Professional I see it every day. A client comes to me... dazed.
"Michael, H E L P!!!! What colors are my Best Colors???!!" Ok, I say. Let's start with the basics... skin tone,hair…
THE COLOR PURPLE
General Information, Happiness, Health, LifestyleFashion Trends come and go. Fashion week was bathed in wines bejeweled in amethysts running wild, cooking with deep eggplants and blooming with passion fruit!
That's great ...
But, did you know purple is a color that has a shade for just about…