Beauty Solutions: Artemis Woman Shea Butter Paraffin Spa

If you ever took the time to do a paraffin hand or foot session at your manicurist, you surely know what I’m talking about when I say that it can be an outter body experience. Paraffin treatments remove dry, chapped skin and leave your skin feeling like silk. If you suffer from dryness on your hands, this is the best treatment I have ever seen. The downside to this kind of treatment is the fact that most of us can only access to it at our local beauty salons, For some of us that can mean long waits even if we have an appointment, and let’s face it, time is a luxury that we aren't always blessed with.

That's not a worry anymore, now Ulta has introduced the Shea Butter Paraffin Spa by Artemis Woman. This way, you can have your own treatment at home. This kit comes will all you need and then some. For $39.99 you’ll get the special electric pan (that will warm the paraffin at the exact temperature) and lavender scented special shea butter wax. The lavender scent will help you relax and then, all you have to do, is dip your hands onto the warm wax, take them out and let sit for 10 to 15 minutes. The next step is to peel the wax and apply a good hand moisturizer. You can choose your favorite, but this kit comes with a 3.75 Oz. Gem Therapy Hand and Body Cream and a 1 Oz. Topaz Foot Butter.

"Fashion is Foremost Inspiration"

Micky

Beauty Solutions: Clinique Travel Makeup Palette

If you have medium to dark skin, then today’s makeup palette is perfect for you. The Clinique Travel MakeUp Palette is awesome even if you don’t travel. You can always keep it at your drawer at work for those days when you need to do your makeup at the office because you had to run to work and, trust me, we all have those days.

This palette has a blush in Mocha Pick, which is a brown pink that serves as a bronzer and as a blush, two eyeshadows, a light pink to be used as a lid colour and a highlighter and a warm reddish brown to be worn as crease colour and liner and it even has two awesome lipsticks (a berry one and a nude one so you can have the option of wearing one, the other or a mix of the two).

In this set you get a lip brush, a blush brush and an eyeshadow applicator. Though these aren’t the most perfect tools, they are OK for emergencies.

This palette retails for $38 and Straberrynet is providing free US shipping as well as Free Stila makeup for their new costumers (while supply lasts only) so, if I were you, I’d hurry up if I wanted such a handy palette!

"Fashion Is Foremost Inspiration"

Micky

Beauty Solutions: E.L.F. Bronzed Mineral Glow

Around this time of year, many women walk around sporting the sun kissed look. Unfortunately for too many women the sun beaten look is more common during those long summer months. To avoid that and to turn us all into Bronzed Goddesses, ELF has a ton of affordable products. E.L.F’s Mineral Glow, for example, will mimic a healthy glowing skin without making you look oily. Wear it in the shade “Bronzed”, lightly apply on your temples, cheekbones and in the bridge of your nose (avoid the tip of the nose) and you’ll be sure to look radiant and ethereal. This Mineral Glow is only $8 but if you spend $10 or more and enter EGBRONZER at checkout, E.L.F. will give you an awesome bronzer kit that includes the cutest wristlet, a bronzer and a brush. Of course, if you want to go ahead and spend $15 and enter EGBANGLE, E.L.F. will send you three golden bangles. Now please excuse me, while I decide how much I want to spend and what present I want to get.

"Fashion Is Foremost Inspiration"

Micky

Beauty Solutions: Smashbox Brow Tech

Honestly, I don’t fill my eyebrows in everyday. I only do it when the look I’m going for is either extremely dramatic (to balance the overall appearance) or really very natural (so my face doesn’t look so washed out). However, I’d benefit from doing it every day. Makeup experts say that when your eyebrows are well defined and filled in, the optical illusion it gives to others is that your eyes cease to be the size comprehended from one lash line to the other- they’ll look much bigger.

Filled in and tamed eyebrows make you look polished without much effort. Besides, strong, perfect brows have been seen on runways ever since fall 2007 and that trend is here to stay. If you haven’t found the perfect method to make your eyebrows look their best as far as filling and taming them is concerned, I strongly suggest looking into the BROW TECH WAX This is a very popular product and it’s been around for some time now.

On one side, the split pan holds the powder you’ll fill your eyebrows with (Net Wt. .03oz), and the other holds the appropriate wax that’ll keep the powder locked in and your brows in place (Net Wt. .025). Though it may seem small at first I assure you it’s not. Even if you need some heavy filling in, it will last you a long time and if it were any bigger, the wax could eventually go bad and start to smell. Take a look at the ingredients list for the wax and you’ll be pleased to find some really good conditioning agents. You’ll know right away it’s good for your eyebrow hairs- it won’t make them fall nor get stiff and break. If you run out of the wax, Smashbox also sells the wax separately.

Wondering how to choose the right color for you? Well that's easy. If your hair is dark, go two to three shades lighter than your hair. If it is more on the lighter side, one to two shades darker than the darker part of your hair will do the trick. If you’re hair has a medium colour, I always recommend going for a shade or two lighter than your hair. If your eyebrows appear too dark it can make you look older, therefore I say it’s better safe than sorry.

Applying this product is easy if you use an angle eyebrow brush. Define the lower line of your eyebrows with a clean line and then blend up. If you need to, define the upper line and blend down. The bigger colour concentration should be right on the middle of the eyebrow and it should fade to the sides. Let the powder set for a moment and with the same brush put the wax sparingly on your brows, combing the hair in growth direction. It couldn’t be simpler.

I bought one of these in Blonde earlier this week and it’s one of my new found loves already. What about you? Do you fill your eyebrows in? If so, how often and what do you use? I love hearing from everyone, so comment and let me know

"Fashion Is Foremost Inspiration"

Micky