Face Painting for Kids

On yourself it’s called putting on makeup, on kids it’s called face painting although I’ve seen makeup on grown women whose over-usage would qualify them for the latter title. Easter-eve this year was spent drawing on their requested bunny and batman faces for my niece and nephew.

I’m Batman

Cute as a bunny

It’s the best use … Read More…

Insteading With Sally Hansen Natural Beauty

Sometimes the best makeup is found in the most unlikely places. Sally Hansen Natural Beauty struck up a partnership with Makeup Artist Carmindy which resulted in the line’s best creations to date, a few basics even trump their (much) more expensive counterparts.

Instead of Dior AirFlash $62 – try Airbrush Spray Makeup $14:

If you spray the fou… Read More…

Lindi Skin

Breast, lung, skin, colon; chances are we all know someone whose life has been affected by cancer. We’ve all heard about the physical side effects of chemotherapy, targeted therapy and radiation, but we rarely hear about the skin side effects that are so prevalent like; rashes, dermatitis and leukopenia which can be worsened by traditional skin car… Read More…

Hydrating Serums for All Skin Types

For all skin types and those who favor natural brands:

Firming Flax Serum from New Zealand’s natural line Living Nature is wildly popular because it suits all skin types beautifully. It locks in the skin’s moisture helping dry skin to retain hydration, oily skin to keep balanced, and troubled skin to clear up with its mild astringent propertie… Read More…

The FDA’s New Warnings About Spray Tanning and Why I Don’t Airbrush Anymore

Have you read the new reports on the hazards of spray tanning? DHA, what’s used to darken the skin and found in every self tanning formula, has been shown to be dangerous when inhaled by the FDA. But I already knew that..

Let me back up a few years.

In early 2010 I went to an airbrushing class in L.A, they also had a spray tanning machine that I fell in love with a… Read More…

Per-fékt Eye Perfection Gel

Posted on October 29, 2009

Companies that stick with what they do well are a big favorite of mine. Per-féct is dedicated to a singular mission; giving skin the illusion of perfection. Bringing their product line to a total of three, their Eye Perfection Gel sits alongside their best selling skin and body gels which all act as a soft-focus filters to blur out fine lines and skin imperfections creating the best looking skin possible.

This ultra-concentrated (the formulas aren’t diluted with water) gel-mousse is applied using the cooling palladium tip that feels like a massage for tired eyes. Good old fashioned cucumber soothes puffy eyes, but peptides, ceramides, hyaluronic microspheres, and other magic-working wonders blur out fine lines giving them a much softer appearance, while a glaze of pretty color lightly coats the skin so well you might just skip the concealer.

.30oz, $45, 4 Shades, PerfektBeauty.com, Sephora