The Amazing Rose Hip Oil by Kosmea

The Balm Stainiac

Hearing the term ‘lip and cheek stain’ doesn’t exactly rev my engine since I’ve found them to be messy and so quick to dry that they almost always satin in streaks.

The Balm’s latest creation, Stainiac, keeps the too-bright colors and streaking away with a formula that’s subtle and allows for a little drying time befo… Read More…

Makeup Before and After; Pink Cheeks and Blonde Brows

Contouring and highlighting the face is something that we Makeup Artists do all the time, it’s all about bringing the best features forward, remember this tutorial I did? When you see before and after photos of someone who was contoured, you can see the subtle way that light hits the face and adds dimension, like in these pics for instance.… Read More…

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Lindsey Vonn: Even Sporty Girls Wear Makeup

If Lindsey Vonn rocks makeup while skiing at the World Cup, is it then not taboo to wear makeup to the gym? This photo was taken March 9th at the Ski World Cup in Sweeden where she set a record for most points in a season. Proving that you don’t have to leave your feminine side at the door while dominating the super competitive world of olympic-caliber sports… Read More…

Nail Trends: Leather and Velvet and Feathers (Oh My)

Nail art is huge right now. Forget color, right now it’s all about texture. Blake Lively wore a velvet mani for her wedding while the company Nails Inc caught fire after Alexa Chung tweeted this pic of her ‘leather mani.’ Now they have a new Bling it On Feathers collection so you can have tiny little (real? fake?) feathery looking bits on you… Read More…

Is the Brazilian Blowout Safe?

And there goes the Brazilian Blowout. Even if the the company claims that it doesn’t contain formaldehyde, this article from WWD is pretty much a nail in the coffin for the popular treatment. Independent lab results found that the formulations contained between 4.85%-10.6% formaldehyde which is especially rotten because the company has been tout… Read More…

‘Like a multi-vitamin for the skin’ is how Kosmea describes their Certified Organic Rose Hip Oil, a statement that’s pretty right on actually. Rose Hip Oil is hugely beneficial for the skin because it’s loaded with Vitamins C and A, and Omega 3′s. Their serum is packed with 80% essential fatty acids (not just found in fish you know..) which eases dryness and fights environmental stress because it’s a fantastic antioxidant.

My skin was dragging due to lack of sleep over the weekend, but a few drops of the non-greasy oil perked my completion up this morning and gave me a needed glow.