Father's Day Gift Ideas: Products for Men

Hello Ladies!

For those of you looking to buy Father’s day gifts for the men in your life, but struggling on what to buy, get them “men cosmetics”.  The men can definitely use these products in their regimen which means you know nothing will go to waste, and plus you’re helping with making sure they stay on point with their skin care. J Below are a few options you can pick up, and can be purchased at drugstores or department stores.

Nivea Sensitive Shaving Gel

This can be used on all skin types, specifically those with sensitive skin.  Though you might not have such sensitive skin, it’s still best to use this type of shaving gel because it’s less harsh, it won’t irritate the skin, and contains Chamomile extract and Vitamin E to help soothe the skin after each shave.  It will leave your skin looking healthy and smooth, and very moisturized.  (This can be purchased at Target)

King of Shaves Gel

This is also like the Nivea product, but slightly better.  This has contains a little more ingredients to help the skin stay less irritated, very moisturized, and protects the skin from becoming dry.  I find this brand has a lot other products that are definitely worth checking out as well. (This can be purchased at Target)

Jack Black Pure Clean Daily Cleanser

I say never go too cheap on your cleanser.  This is a must to pick up!  Because men skin types can be rougher, drier or highly prone to irritation; it’s worthwhile investing in a really good cleanser to wash away the bad stuff that just sits on your skin.  And just like women, men definitely need to wash twice a day.  (This can be purchased at Sephora)

Jack Black Energizing Scrub

I would say this is an optional product to purchase.  But definitely should be used by those men who work in construction, play sports, just basically stays outdoors a lot.  Again because men skin types can be dry, you would need to use a facial scrub to help get rid of dead skins cells and to help your pores breath properly. (This can be purchased at Sephora)

Philosophy Hope in a Jar

This moisturizer is a holly grail for a lot of people.  This moisturizer is perfect to use day and night.  It’s light weight feeling, but definitely knows how to lock in the moister leaving your skin feeling so baby soft.  Because men tend to not want to use many products that may leave their skin oily, this helps fix just that.  (This can be purchased at Sephora or Ulta)

Jack Black Intense Therapy Lip Balm

This is a MUST to purchase.  Most of men’s lips stay dry and chapped, and this helps solve that problem.  It seals in moisturizer so quick leaving the lips feel like butter after 1 hour. J

I hope that helps you ladies get a few ideas together on what to purchase for your men.  Maybe throwing one or two of these products in a little grab bag of miscellaneous goodies would be suffice.  Trust me they’ll love it!! J

Thanks for reading…..until the next post!  Have a good day beauties! xo

Product Review: Too Faced Candlelight Pressed Powder

This invisible pressed powder is really not that bad, I really like it.  I have to say it’s not my favorite product I reach for all the time, but I love using it when in the mood for a glowy effect on my face.  Usually when I want my skin to look fresh, healthy and glowing, I’ll definitely reach for this.

This pressed powder can be used as a setting powder for your foundation, and is also translucent.  So it definitely can adjust from the lightest to darkest skin tone.  My skin tone is about a warm tan color, and it doesn’t appear white or like I have an ashy effect on my face.  However; if you have oily skin, I would say you absolutely need a primer (which you should use all the time regardless) because by the end of the day your skin will have some natural oils seeping through.  Or you may use a setting spray as well. 

I absolutely love that the powder contains the gold flecks inside.  This is what helps give your face looking very glowy….giving you the “J LO Glow”. J  Although because of the gold flecks, I wouldn’t use this powder during any flash photography.  You will get tons of flash back and your face will not look so cute…if you know what I mean! J

So just to recap….

Pros:

Glowing and dewy skin

Sets your foundation

Packaging is cute and compact – perfect to throw in your purse

Con:

Skin can appear oilier after a period of time

Do not use during any flash photography

Thanks for reading…..until the next post!  Have a good day beauties! xo

May Favorites

Hi Everyone,

I know this is a way…way…way overdue post….but I am finally back! J  I’m here to share with you my May Favorites.  I seriously can’t believe that we’re already through half of 2012…geezz where has time gone.  Anyhoo….let me get started on what I’ve been using very frequent in the month of May

Makeup:

A lot of my favs have been focused on lips.  I’ve been loving a lot of the coral-ish shades.  I haven’t been too crazy about doing my eyes given it’s the Spring/Summer season.  I just wanted to stay focused on clean fresh dewy skin and a pop of color on the lips. 

MAC Lipstick shade Morange

YSL Lipgloss shade #2

Maybelline Super Stay 24hr color shade Continuous Coral

As mentioned the focus of my makeup has been on fresh dewy skin; this is what I’ve been loving:

Neutrogena Healthy Skin Foundation (This foundation is amazing for being from the drug store.  It seriously is almost just as good as some of my higher brand foundations.  I love how my skin looks very natural and fresh, yet the coverage is still great, and the price….affordable!  I’ve heard so many others in the beauty community say this is worth buying, so I had to try myself.  And I agree….it’s so worth purchasing

Bobbi Brown Corrector Concealer (perfect for hiding the dark circles J)

Beauty:

My favorite scent of perfume that I’ve been wearing is Issey Miyake.  There are a mix of notes that I can’t pin point, but lets just say it’s a subtle floral scent….but in a mature way, not the young girly stuff.  I feel like a real power woman when I wear this. LOL

I have been trying this amazing skin product called Yves Saint Laurent Forever Youth Liberator Serum.  It’s super expensive but I got a really nice sized sample that has been lasting for a while.  A little of this does go a long way.  This serum has really made a difference in my skin.  It looks really healthy, glowing, smooth, almost like baby’s skin.  I love it so much….I’m in heaven when I put this on all the time. I don’t know what I’ll do when I run out, so I try to use it sparingly now.

Home:

I love love love candles, and the scent I have been loving is Mandarine by Votivo.  It smells so good it's like you want to eat it. LOL

This is a really short list of favs…I know, but I honestly I haven’t been wearing too much on my face because it’s starting to get into the warmer days.  So because of that, I keep the face looking very much less effortless. J

I promise to get my posts back to normal schedule…I know I’ve promised before, but I will get back into the routine.  Especially because I have excited events and opportunities coming up that I’d want to share.  A week from tomorrow I will be headed to NYC for an opportunity of a life time.  It’s Full Figured Fashion week (www.fffweek.com) so I will be there networking while also working on many many models.  So I definitely will be sharing all of the colorful scenes I see, of course the beauty shopping, and some good eats as well.   So please stay tune for that blog post. 

Until then…..thank you for your support in viewing my rambles, I greatly appreciate it. 

Have a nice day beauties! J

Tiffany xo

Update (why I have been MIA)...and...April Favorites

Hi Friends!

I’M SO SORRY I have totally neglected to post something….again!! L It’s been a while since I have been blogging, and this time I have been out of the loop because of having a family emergency within my immediate family for the past 3 weeks.  Everything is finally better and back to normal, so I’m ready to get back in the swing of things. 

Anyhoo….I thought I’d share my April favorites.  Goodness…..I can’t believe we are already in the month of May…how time flies.

So lets get started:

Makeup

·         Fix+ spray from MAC – I use this daily…and I mean everyday seriously!  This is like a refresher spray, but some people like to use it as a setting spray.  I use it for both! J  After applying my moisturizer, I like to spritz my face with Fix+.  For me, it helps for when I buff my foundation on.  And then after I’ve applied my full face makeup, I spritz again and the fix+ just helps my skin look a bit more dewy and not so matte and of course everything stays in place  

·         Naked 2 Palette – Yes yes….I have been using the heck out of this palette.  I still swear by the first Naked palette, but this one just has a few unique colors that I love and it has a matte BLACK…..finally a palette with a matte black.  This is a quick and easy palette to grab when you’re on the go (I know I promised a review on this, but because I picked this up so much later I’m sure there are tons of blogposts and videos out there so I don’t want to repeat what’s already been mentioned)

·         Infallible Lip Colors – I’m back to using this lip product again.  Perfect for when I’m on the go, and especially when I don’t want my lip color to budge since I sometimes don’t touch up throughout the day.  I have done a review on this product, please check back in my blog posts

Beauty

·         MAC Turquatic perfume – Love this smell…it’s not to strong and it’s not to subtle it’s just right to wear daily. Love it!

·         Oribe Hair Spray – Love the smell of this hairspray…and the hold, its just perfect.  It keeps my curly in tack, but leaves my hair feeling still soft and NO stiff crunchiness

·         Aveeno Nourish + Conditioner Treatment Spray – I use this all the time before my hair straightening process begins.  After washing my hair, I spray the lower half of my mane with this treatment.  And let me tell you….it helps with making my strands feeling so soft and nourished (as what is says it does J)

This concludes all of the products I have been loving and using religiously for the past couple of weeks.  It’s not much since I’ve been dealing with personal issues within my family practically the second half of this month….so I promise next month will be interesting. 

Take care beauties….talk with you soon! xo J

Beauty Deal Announcement....please read...it'll be worth it!! :)

Hi Beauties!!

Ohh goodness…..I just came across the best deal ever.  It’s the Smashbox Photo Op 78 Shade Mega Palette.  Of all places, I found this on QVC.com for $98.48…BUT it’s on an easy pay plan for $23.37 for 4 installments.  Is that a great deal or what!!! J  It contains the following:

·    56 - 0.044-oz Photo Op Eye Shadows

·    4 -  0.032-oz Brow Tech Powders

·    1 - 0.024-oz Brow Tech Wax

·    8 -  0.031-oz cream eyeliners

·    2 -  0.298-oz blushes

·    3 -  0.132-oz Soft Lights

·    4 -  0.024-oz lip glosses

Seriously this is all you need for a starter makeup kit, definitely great if you’re traveling, or just want a good deal on some Smashbox products.  Just alone, an eyeshadow from Smasbox is $16 and the blush is $24.  Yes you may get a little more product in a single item; however, look at how many other colors you get for a fraction of the price….and then some!!

So anyhow, I thought I’d share with you a great deal that is definitely worth checking out.  Happy shopping! J

Click here to shop: http://www.qvc.com/qic/qvcapp.aspx/view.2/app.detail/params.item.A217751.desc.smashbox-Photo-Op-78-Shade-Mega-Palette

Quick Check-in...and what's up n' coming...

Hi Everyone!

Thought I do a quick check in.  So sorry there was not a post yesterday for Makeup Monday.  Things again are getting hectic….lots and lots of clients and appointments, daily life, etc.  However, I have tons to share over the next few days:

1)      A recent haul of items that include…NYX products I picked up at Ulta that was 40% (huge deal), I FINALLY got the Naked 2 palette….and much much more.

2)      I will share must have beauty items to pick up for prom….and budget friendly too.  So for all you young ladies out there soon going to prom and can’t get your makeup done professionally, it’s okay…I’ll provide a list of affordable items you can pick up at local drug stores.

3)      A list of Spring favorites (and not just all makeup related, hair and skin too! J)

So definitely please come back to check out these amazing reads….you will love them, so don’t miss out!!

Have a great day beauties… J xo

Makeup Monday: Contouring and Highlighting

Hey Everyone,

Lets talk about highlighting and contouring your face.  Some people don’t understand the concept of doing these steps to your face…and here I’ll explain the benefits of doing so! J  Yes, they are 2 extra steps added to your face routine, but it’s okay because they are quick and definitely worth it….so lets get started:

Contouring

When using a contour shade you want to be sure that it’s a matte finish and also your color is at least 2x darker than your normal skin tone.  The purpose of contouring your face is to shade the areas on your face so that you have a very defined look and the planes on your face are very prominent.  For example, if you want to define your cheek bones, give your jaw line and chin more of an elongated look, and of course you want to hide the “fluff”; follow the guide in the picture I’ve provided below.  Be sure that when contouring start with a very light hand so it’s easy to blend.  The worst thing for when applying a contour shade is you have that strip of color that doesn’t look evenly blended, or it looks very muddy and dirty on your skin.  For best results, use an angle brush also known as a “contour” brush.  If you want subtle contour, blend the areas and buff out the color very thoroughly. 

Highlighting

Ladies….I just have to say this is the best best best thing you can add to your face routine if you don’t already.  Just in general, highlighting your face adds that extra pizzazz to your face making you look very refreshed, glowing, hydrated…just the best ever! J  The purpose of highlight is…exactly what the word means; to highlight the areas of your skin where the sun hits natural.  However you can highlight in many ways and with different products and techniques.  To highlight naturally without using a shimmer, you can achieve this by using a concealer or foundation.  But before doing that you’ll need to correct your imperfections or skin problem areas if necessary.  The shades you’ll need should be 1-2 shades lighter than your skin (the opposite when finding a contour shade).  Or you can find a highlighting concealer product (i.e. YSL Touché Éclat) that can easily match your natural skin tone.  To achieve the highlighting glow look, find products that are consider highlighters (i.e. MAC Mineralized Skin Finish, Bobbi Brown bricks, even a shimmery eyeshadow in a nude/ivory/golden shade depending on your skin undertone).  Follow the guide I provided below to see the best highlight areas…besides just your top cheek bones.  One dilemma, do not apply a shimmery highlighting product under your eyes.  You will look like a disco ball and just odd.  Even though in the picture it looks like you’re highlighting under your eyes, and yes this is true please do so….but do not with use a shimmer product.  You’ll need to use a concealer as I explained above (“highlighting the natural way”).  Definitely use all amounts very lightly in the beginning so you can build up the product.  Quick tip: when picking up product onto your brush, pat the back of your hand to eliminate that chunk of product so that when you apply directly to the skin you don’t have a patch of intense product in one area.

I hope this helps you all with understanding the benefits of contouring and highlighting your face.  Definitely try it at home if you don’t already, you’ll love it.  Also, please reach out to me if you have any questions.   I’ll be able to answer anything you ask more in depth if I happened to not explain it properly here. 

Thanks bellas….and have a lovely day! J xo