Back to School Beauty - A Makeup Lesson

Do you need to brush up on your makeup application skills? If you do, the wonderful Elke, celebrity makeup artist and our blogging neighbor over at The Beauty Newsletter, has a great series of videos that will do just that.

There are 9 clips in all, and here they are.

Step # 1 PRIMER
Step # 2 FOUNDATION
Step # 3 CONCEALER
Step # 4 THE BLOT TRICK
Step # 5 POWDER
Step # 6 BLUSH
Step # 7 BRONZER
Step # 8 LIP PENCIL
Step # 9 LIPSTICK

Enjoy!

Back to School Beauty - Markers for your Lips!

I am tired of school supply shopping. I never had to bring anything to school but a back pack, a few pencils, maybe a favorite pen, and a binder. My kids have lists 2 pages long - ugh.

As we strolled through Staples yesterday afternoon looking at the multiple sizes and types of magic markers there are - I wondered - what about a magic marker for your lips? Voila - there is one. I totally forgot about it - but I need to refresh my (and your) memory.

Bourjois Lip Stain Pen - the equivalent to a magic marker for the lips. Inside this nifty pen is a lipstain - that comes out through the felt-tip - just like a marker. Yes - I said - a magic marker. It is very cool.  All you simply need to do is glide the tip of it ever so gently over the lips. They immediately feel wet - water-like wet. And then almost instantly - they dry - with a beautiful flush of color.

The color really soaks into the lips, leaving a very matte finish. All you need to do is top it off with a bit of gloss, and you are good to go. And the stain - it stains. Really, it lasts, and lasts, and lasts- day and night. A tint was even seen after removing my makeup - but it was gone by morning - phew!

Currently, there are 4 pretty colors to pick from - and at just $15, a nice deal.

Now what will you think of when shopping for boring magic markers? (I'll be thinking about Sephora too!)

Back to School Beauty - Principessa Beauty Box

Inside every woman is a princess.  And for every Princess there is Principessa Beauty.

I saw these adorable products a few weeks ago at Extracts NY and was instantly smitten. The lovely Trish, creator of Principessa Beauty, saw the love in my post, and thanked me by sending over their signature Beauty Box, called the Bellezza Box.  

Inside this cute as ever black and pink lunch-box tin is an array of Principessa's best selling products, which include travel sizes of the following:
Bacio Me - a pretty pink sweet tasting lip balm
Bagno Bliss - a creamy bath wash
Candela-to-go - a 100% pure VegeSoy wax travel candle
Cattiva Diva - a rich and creamy hand cream
Dolce Dreams - a whipped body lotion
Fresh Fiore - a sudsing shower cream
Principessa pouf - a pink nylon bath pouf

The scent of these products is fabulous. It is very hard to describe, but soft, feminine, and whimsical come to mind. It is one of those scents that every girly girl love.

The box retails for $41.00 and it is truly the best way to try our their offerings. Send your girl a little beauty box when she goes off to school - it makes the bet present for any Princess!

Visit Principessa Beauty to check out their adorable website, and see the numerous celebrity photos they have sharing in their goodies too.

Thanks, Trish!