Beat the shine!

With the warm weather approaching, here are some easy affordable ways to help beat the shine!

1) lemon juice- apply to a cotton pad then use this as a weekly treatment all over the face

2) milk of magnesia- wet cosmetic sponge then dip it right into the milk of magnesia then apply to the face as the ultimate shine control primer

3) baby powder- apply this using a big fluffy powder brush concentrating on your oiliest areas before makeup 

4) cornstarch- mix a tiny amount with your foundation for an amazingly matte finish that lasts potentially all day, you may need to use a bit more foundation than usual

Bonus- invisible solid deodorants work great as quick shine spot treatment balm

march 2013 birchbox

I love what birchbox is about. getting stuff to try and learn what works for you with minimal risk. for $10 a month you get generous samples in a reusable box. (i have some great ideas for repurposing the box to show you) this is what came this month:   Whish Shave Crave Shaving Cream, here                                    Juice Beauty Stem Cellular Repair CC Cream, here                                    Serge Normant Meta Revive Dry Shampoo, here Juicy Couture Couture La La 3.4oz, here                                    Madewell for Birchbox Nail Emery Board, here                            I will be doing reviews on what I think are the star products from this bunch.

aden and anais blankets

eyeliner FYI

Great stuff to know! You can visually adjust your eye shape to your preference!

video update

beauty DIY

Make a BiG batch to use as a body scrub!

DIY magnetic palette

I'll have a full tutorial up soon, but I wanted to show you the finished magnetic palette I made. so easy!!