Apple

Do you think Apple is fashion now?? haha. probably sounds crazy. I mean like an iPhone or iPod something mac maybe... but do you think that could be considered fashion?? like... you ALWAYS have your phone with you, so people see your phone... if you have a super old flip people think... wow... they need to upgrade. kinda like... if a person wore clothes from the 70's then people are like... wow, they need to go shopping... haah. like... it is almost the same thing.

I don't understand... I wonder what people think about my clothes and my phone... I am not very fashionable, and my phone is so far 2 years old and it doesn't do anything... it is just an ordinary phone... not a flip not a slide, just a phone... all I do is text on it... maybe call once and a while... should I be upgrading?? it isn't an ugly phone... if that is what you are thinking... but I mean... it is no blackberry or iPhone. and I have to say I want the iPhone so badly... but is it uncool to have a normal phone??

does this even relate to beauty?? I think it does in a way...

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Natural

Well...My eye lashes hurt today... bummer.... so... I did my foundation like normal. white on the water line. Brown on the lash line and then just a little mascara. no curling. that might be what is hurting my eyes... who knows... i have also been putting on lots of mascara on the last 2 weeks... and then taking it off at night isn't so easy, so that might be the problem... So I am going to work with a very natural look.. I hate it when my eyes hurt from makeup. and sometimes I have very sensitive eyes... like I get sty's (if that is how you spell Sty, and if it isn't hopefully you know what I am trying to say) and I get eye infections. it's just gross... so I try hard to make sure I get new mascara all the time... and clean my brushes... and sharpen my eye pencils... I try not to share makeup... haha... I rarely share makeup... but I don't know. sometimes I will just take something from my mom and other times she will take something from me... my grandma used my makeup all the time... hopefully her eyes stay okay... but never with friends. I make sure everything is cleaned and okay for them if they are using my things... and I don't think I use any of their eye makeup...

anyways. natural look today.

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Long day.

When I have a long day and seeing people I usually like to do my makeup all nice and pretty, but when it is work, I don't like to have to much makeup on. I find it frustrating, I don't know why. but today i have to work at the Bakery, and right after I am going to babysit for a family and I don't want to look sloppy... but if I was just at the bakery I wouldn't care as much, so my makeup today is

-regular concealer foundation routine. primer first.
-eye base, keeps everything lasting longer
-white on my water line. makes eyes look bigger and more awake. and the whites of the eyes appear whiter.
-I line my crease with brown liner and then spread it with my right ring finger, gives a little dimension.
- black liner, stay close to the lashes. today I made it a little too thick, and I didn't want to fix it, so my liner is thick, but I suggest a thin line.
-curl lashes. I curl about 2 times in different spots on my right lashes then 3 times in different spots on my left lashes... my left lashes have a hard time curling. not sure why.
-black mascara (or whatever you like to use) I put like 3 layers on... it could be to much, but I wanted them more noticeable then the thick liner.

anyways. that is how I did my makeup today.

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Work.

Well... I work in a place where I am ALWAYS running around doing things and it is also very hot. The makeup I wear is VERY simple. I have my foundation and everything as usual. and then for my eyes I just conceal the dark circles and lately I have used either. white on the water line and then just black liner close to the lashes. I line my water line with black and then top water line thing... forget what it is called... I line that with black then Blue on my lash line. and today I have blue on the water line and black on the top water line part and then my lashes are curled and mascara as always. and then a nice warm blush. If you have a busy job then you should be priming your face and eyes just so it lasts longer and you dont have to touch up all the time.

Sorry again for not updating lately... I have been busy.

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Thanks Giving Weekend.

Well... It is now fall and the colours are beautiful. Red, Brown, Orange, Yellow, Gold, hint of Green, very warm colours. Very similar to the fashionable colours for fashion... right?? We are now seeing almost a Mustard Yellow, Crimson Red, Brown. Time to embrace the warm colours and change up your style. Weather is starting to change and we are now layering up the clothes. and I think people start layering makeup too. Summer is very simple. you don't want to wear to much because you might go swimming at the beach or it is so hot that the makeup will just melt off, and that isn't fun so people just stick to the basic makeup in the summer and now it is fall and school has started and you want to look good.

There isn't much reason to this blog post, I just thought I would point out the obvious. haha.

sorry I have been very laid back with my blog, I have just been SUPER busy.

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Rediculous

I have been so tired and busy from Traveling I haven't been thinking about this blog. So sorry everyone.

I believe I have written a blog about traveling makeup. keep it light and very simple. but. when you have a lay over for a few hours and you are ALMOST home I think that is a good time to change and do your makeup a little bit nicer so you look good for your family. haha. I brought some toner to just kinda wash my face and a little sample tube of moisturizer and then I re did my concealer and blush. I think blush is very important. it makes you look for... lively. traveling is like... it drains you a little bit... and having a pink flush on your cheeks just makes you look better. and then I had my black eyeliner and I just added a little bit more mascara. but. what I didn't know was my connecting flight was another 5 hours. so it would have been better to re do makeup on the plane... but whatever. I could sleep on the plane I guess. I also changed my clothes. I went on with sweats and a loose t shirt and then I changed in Toronto to some leggings and my brown boots and kept the loose t shirt on. more fancy.

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Back from Thailand

Well. I went to Thailand for 2 weeks. that is why there hasnt been many new posts. the blogs that did go up were pre written. and now I am back.

I wanted to talk about style or something in Thailand and really... They are so layed back and you can were ANYTHING!!! haha. It is so hot there that I think most people are just wearing dresses and shorts and little thin shirts. but I did go in the cold season for them and there were also many people wearing jeans. and I could not believe it. it was so hot. and shoes. mostly flip flops... didnt see many different shoes... but I guess the fashion was just like everywhere else if you really looked. but hair was... hmm... just like Aisian hair you see on TV... haha. layers, long, colour. LOTS of extentions. almost EVERYONE wears coloured contacts.

I am not the best at noticing things. especially clothes. I just saw hair and eyes. makeup is light. it is light because it will just melt off their face in the heat and humidity.

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Foundation? Freckles?

So. Most women wear makeup. haha. DUH! Most women wear foundation. DUH again.

But I have met some girls that HATE their freckles... why?? I would like some freckles on my face... and I am not going to draw them on thats lame... but why do girls hate their freckles...

Just saying. ladies. people LOVE freckles!!! they are cute! and I think its not nice to see layers and layers of makeup on faces.

Can I just ask. Why do you cover your freckles??

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Nail Painting

I took Cosmetology in high school. and I have to say I got really bored in my 4th year taking it. it was like learning the same thing over again and I knew more then they were telling me, so I didnt go to class anymore... bad. dont do that.

but, something I think of everytime I paint nails is the way to make it easier. :)

So, when you are painting nails people seem to get it all over there fingers and it is because of a lack of control. I am still not great at painting my right hand. but I am getting better.

so when start start with the pinky and move to the thumb, prevents you from making dents.
when you lay the brush on the nail lay it maybe a milimeter away from the cuticle and THEN push the brush to the cuticle and then back... if that makes sense?? but this gives you more control and your dont get the polish all over your fingers. :)

when you are done painting your nails take a q-tip and dip it in nail polish remover and just gently go around your nails. VERY gently!! again, this gives you control and less mistakes happen. and start with the pinky and work your way to the thumb.

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looking good sick

well, looking good while you arent feeling good is hard.
I had a cold when I wrote this and my tips are

dress in something comfertable, but still cute. like. I have Lulu Lemon pants on a black tank top and a clear peach shirt on.

makeup. Dont over load. if your eyes are running and your sniffling and blowing your nose its not good to over load on makeup. I think just the usual concealer and founation. then just put your concealer in your bag when you have to touch up your nose after using a tissue. and have a very light blush, your cheeks might already be red and showing through the fountation. your eyes. well. this is that part that looks most sick. tired and sometimes the eye ball is red... well... obviously try to cover the dark circles. then white or peach on the water line light brown on the crease nothing bold. a high light colour on the iner corners to make you look more awake. maybe a little bit of purple on the outer corner line. curl your lashes and light mascara. not to heavy.

keep your self looking natural. Dont have your makeup to bold. people will notice that your not feeling so good. Just remember. less is more.

if your going out. clear your nose. take an advil to clear your head. drink some camomile tea with honey and your set. if your a person that likes eye drops then maybe use them... :)

but seriously. keep thinks natual and simple when your not feeling good.

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Beauty?

I am not sure how beauty related this is, but I was thinking... I really admire Elle and Blair Fowler... but... you know... I bet people would actually like to be them... and people dont see behind the fame is less privacy... I was really thinking about it... like... I think it would be awesome to be known and recognized and have the whole world know who you are... BUT!!! I dont want people knowing everything about me, and having less privacy about my life, you know?? like, people on TV or youtube make everything look so easy and this and that, make things look so glamerous. and I guess it take certain kind of people to be able to do it. you know?? and I think I am not one of those people. I am not a person that likes to look good every day. I have many many days where I dont want to wear makeup. and I am just at the mall with my bare face. but, you know, I dont know what I am talking about. but famous people seem to have to look good all the time... and thats not fair to them. its like... they arent people anymore. they are this icon that means nothing bad happens to them in life, they are able to get everything they want and the whole world knows them. and I read that Elle and Blair are getting ready to have a reality TV show, I am sorry, but that is crazy. I cant even put what I am thinking into written words.
But. Elle and Blair always seem to look good right? they work out and they always have their makeup on when we see them on youtube. they are never sick when they film. and I bet people think they dont do any work and they get everything they have, you know? but I am thinking, they are VERY busy people. In many videos they are saying they have a meeting to run to, and I dont see why someone would lie about that. so. they have a meeting. they have projects that people dont plan for them. the plans they have are big. not small. they probably have to come up with many ideas and do a lot of work themselves.
anyways. I am trying to say that. Elle and Blair might make everything look so easy and things come easy to them. and sure. maybe some opertunities are given to them. but they have to work hard for those things to happen. fame isnt all beauty glammer and fame. there is a lot of work behind it, lots of disapointment.
prepare for everything when you are starting to make it big.

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Stress

Sorry I havent been blogging, didnt have internet for 5 days.

Stress is important to consider with beauty. Break outs can happen when you are stressed, or you look tired. No one wants to look tired.

My suggestion is to figure out what is stressing you out, and try to fix it. makeup can only do so much. you want to destress. relax. think of something different. I bet most people in high school stress about the obvious school and passing classes, and then the pressure of friends and boyfriends and girlfriends. that can be stressful.

Things I do when I am feeling over whelmed.
1. lay in bed and just think.
2. Blog. www.cosmobubblez.blogspot.com
3. give myself a spa day. I have all my lush products and I take all traces of makeup off my face, slap on my favorite face mask. give myself a simple mani pedi. light a soothing candle and just talk to my mom... haha.
4. I like to ignore my cell phone when I am stressed. electronics is hard on the eyes.
5. take dog for a walk.
6. watch an animation film with my brothers.
7. play with my cat. but I get mad at her because her version of play is biting. haha. so I have socks on my hands...
8. SHOWER!!! best thing ever. long nice shower. I dont bath. but I know it is relaxing. so do that.
9. bake. chocolate chip cookies mostly.
10. I talk to people. I vent to my mom and best friends.

I hope that helps. It isnt truly beauty. but not being stressed will show and being stressed will show. and no one wants to look over whelmed.

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Smoking

I am putting this in my beauty blog because it is for beauty.

Please dont Smoke people. first it is NOT attractive. NOT AT ALL!!!! I have a few friends that smoke and I asked why they stared, and there answer was, I wanted to look older, or, it was fun, or everyone else was doing it...

well... you will look older... But not in the way you want. First there is the risk of cancer. Your shedding years off your life.
The beauty part... Your nails turn yellow, the whites of your eyes have a tint of yellow, your skin will look unhealthy, in a way dirty and again, it will have a tint, a very slight tint of yellow. Your skin will age faster and your voice will sound different. It was beautiful to smoke in what... early mid 1900's??? during world war 2. well. It is not beautiful anymore. People want to stay young as long as they can and smoking will.. umm... Not keep you young.

If you are a person that is very into your looks and thinking your going to look the way you do for a long time. Then think twice about smoking for beauty reason. You always learn the affects of the inner health of your body. But now you can consider the outer health. If you are a healthy person inside it will show on the outside.

Just say no. If a friend offers you a smoke you say no. If they stop being your friend because of it... well... they werent really your friend to begin with.

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Hair

NUTS!!!! Hair is very fragile... haha. Sounds silly, but it is. To much heat and it will break. If you are a person who takes VERY good care of your hair you probably get trims every 6-12 weeks you use heat protectant and everything like that... You are still damaging your hair... Using a heat protectant and then adding heat will still damage your hair, maybe a little bit more slowly, but its still not good. You also have to be careful with shampoos and conditioners. Shampoo can really dry out your hair, thats why you should not be washing it every day. and then conditioners... they can add a layer of, I dont know what to call it. plastic?? to your hair and thats why you think it is so healthy looking because its shiny, but really it is the layer of rubber and that could also be the reason why your hair is really oily. and another reason why you shouldnt be putting conditioner on the top of your head.
I dont think there is a reason to have to use heat on your hair every day. why not work with your natural hair?? I have been in Denmark for 2 months and I have only used the sraightner ... 3 times... and I have been trying to work with my natural waves... and if I am going to put my hair up I do NOTHING to my hair. I dont braid it when it is wet. BAD!!! I have to say my hair is very healthy right now... I dont colour my hair. although I might put some high lights in my bangs... I dont know... I need a little lightness. but I dont do it... I havent been using heat. not washing my hair every day... unless I have been playing with it a lot... then I have to wash it again because playing with your hair will add more oils and that might also be a reason for it being greasy. using to much product could also be a reason for hair feeling greasy... your going through puberty and your natural oils are just exploding everywhere. haha. everyone goes through it, dont worry.

when you are buying shampoos and conditioners maybe sure they are the right pH level. look it up. but I think it is about 5-6 pH... I forget... I took cosmo and it was one fact that I totally knew... but now i dont... booo...

Oh. If any of you have tips about... not hair loss, but just losing a lot of hair... what do you do?? like... I am not balding. haha. but I lose a lot of hair... and I dont understand how I have hair left on my head... not good. but seriously... is it on emotional thing?? or... something you eat?? I dont know what to do about this issue.... and it has been happening for a long time... so it isnt recent...

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Tips

Someone recently commented saying it would be easier to undertsand what I am talking about with a photo. I have thought about it in the past couple months, and I will do it, but I am traveling and can not do add photos right now. and I feel bad. The commenter also said she doesnt follow blogs without there being photos. Just relize, I dont ask people to follow my blog. I just want people to have a chance to give my blog a chance. don't say you won't follow because there are no photos, I dont think that is very fair for anyones blog. it is a very good tip about adding photos, and I will be doing it as soon as I can. thank you. :)

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Support

I am going to fallow every Beauty Blog I come accross... I think it is important to support all bloggers that are blogging about the same thing as you are... You know what I mean?? I am not going to look blogs up, but when someone suggests for me to check out their blog I am going to check it out and fallow. We are writing about Makeup and Beauty products and everything. I think we have to support each other, kinda like online friends. we have one thing in common. I don think we should be like. oh. her blog isnt cool because no one is fallowing her. no. its not a competition. it is a group of people that enjoy the same girly things. like if people writing about video games. they should be supporting each other and getting to know the blogger in an online way... You know what I mean?? anyways

I just want you to know. give me your beauty blog and I will follow you. have I been using an a in follow?? or is it an a fallow... nope... okay... sorry...

anyways. it is not a competition.

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Beauty Blog Award??

NUTS!!!! now there are beauty blog nominations. CRAZY!!! Well. I suggest everyone nominate their favorite beauty blog. I mean. why not?? a lucky girl/boy will get an award for writting beauty blogs. that is SO great! good luck everyone

http://www.handmadereviews.net/2011/08/beauty-blog-awards-winter-2011.html

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Purple Liner

Have you tried purple liner? I have recently been really into using it instead of my black liner. It is lighter and made my eye colour pop. Purple eye shadow, liner, mascara, whatever, goes with everyones eye colour and skin colour. Dont be hesatant to use it or just try it. It is a beautiful colour that anyone can pull off and can become very playful and give you that little bit of colour that you feel you need. I only use my liner on my outer cornor of my eyes. I am finding hard to explain, but I just put it on the outer half of my lower lash line and the outer half of my regular lash line. It looks great. I have gotten so many complements on the look. I find that doing this with liner makes your... well, my eyes look bigger and brighter. After I apply the purple liner I add peach to my water line and then black mascara. Sometimes if I am or look tired I will just put some white on the inner cornors. but when I do this look I am usually in a rush... which is always. haha. but trust me. try some purple eyeliner. you might be surprised.

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Lush Ultra Bland #2

I know I have done a review on this product before, but I have to say. IT IS AMAZING!!!! I LOVE this product. Ultra Bland is a cleanser from Lush for $29.95. I use it as my makeup remover and I just LOVE it!! I think it is so amazing. I dont know how to even say how great it is. I like to rub it all over my face and leave it for two minutes and then with a cloth and warm water and wipe it off. and I find that it is also very moisturizing so I dont have to use my everyday moisturizer after using this product. so. it takes my makeup off, cleans my face, and moisturizes all in one. I thought it was a great product in Canada, but in Denmark I... wow. I just think it is AMAZING!
This is what Lush says about their product

Ultrabland is a huge cult product. With a new almond oil base, this cream cleanser takes off make-up and cares for your face. It's gentle, but the deeply-cleansing oils reach down and remove stubborn dirt and makeup. Helen has used it every day for 13 years and has never looked back.

I am sorry I can not add pictures right now and I am not writing a blog every day like I was in Canada, but I havent been trying new products lately. and I cant put pictures on because this computer doesnt have enough memory to hold so many pictures and I cant figure out how to delete them. I cant figure out PC's and I dont know why... they are supposed to be SUPER easy to use, but I have issues...

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Clean Face

It is VERY important to krrp your face clean. taking off all makeup and rinsing your face after the day even if you dont wear makeup. washing your face is very important. and protecting it. use a moisturizer to keep your face from getting dry. where I come from it is very dry so i had to use a god moisturizer, but now i am in a place where it is VERY humid and I dont need to use as much moisturizer, but it is still important to use it. Sun screen is VERY impotant. keeping your face protected from the sun will protect it from aging faster. makeup with SPF is better then nothing, but underneith there should always be something stronger that will last longer. washing your face before you go to bed is very important becasue it takes off all makeup and durt form your face. and in the morning cleaning you face is important because you will be starting with a clean base and take off any creams from the night. if you dont wear makeup it is even better to wash your face in the middle of the day. but the ideal way to have nice clear skin is to eat healthy. not just healthy, but to have an even diet. make sure you are drinking water. you need to be hydrated. and will make you feel less tired and even make you look less tired. veggies are very important and fruits. and meat and grains. Dairy I am not 100% sure about. I dont think having milk from an animal is very healthy. I am sure dairy is healthy in a way, but humans I believe, arent meant to drink milk from a cow. humans are meant to drink human milk... i mean... isnt that why women produce milk when they are or have a baby?? and then after breast feeding your not supposed to drink milk any more. that goes for yogurt and cheese as well. but I am not a food or health expert. I am just writing what I know. and it is true. you are what you eat. you eat healthy your skin will show it. you can apply all the products you want on your face, but it wont help if things inside arent taken care of.
Just remember. Keep your body healthy and clean and you will see differences. and nothing happens over night. be patient.

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Back to school.

It is early August, it is time to start getting ready for school. fashion, makeup, school supplies, everything. Some of you may be just wanting to start wearing makeup but dont know what to buy. well. My 5 basics for your first products are...

Basic 5

-Mascara: mascara is in every girls makeup kit. it opens your eyes and makes them sparkle. If you are just starting and dont want to be too bold go for a brown. it is more natural then black.

-Eye shadow: get a natural light nutral colour. a tan, maybe with some shimmer, you do not NEED a brush. just use your finger. but remember. stick to a light tan peach colour. with a little bit of shimmer.

-Eye shadow: this time a darker colour. maybe something that is a light brown with a tint of purple. purple goes with any skin colour and eye colour. you would use this colour for the crease and outer corner to give your eyes a little bit more depth, dont over lap this colour to many times. you dont want it to be too drastic.

-Concealer: this is not needed at all on young faces. I personally dont think so anyways. ya sure peoplehave acne and stuff, but i found that cover up made my face a little bit worse, but if you want something i think concealer is good, only because it is just to cover the spots you dont want. just the odd pimple and around the nose because many girls have a red nostral area, oh, and if you think you have dark under eye circles.

-Lipgloss: any colour that you like, clear to purple, haha. anything would work. a soft pink is an easy pick. but anything that draws your eye.

You are probably wondering why I didnt add blush. and it is because if you arent using foundation you shouldnt need it... just pinch your cheeks a little bit and you will get some colour on your face, but it is all up to you. but to me all you NEED to start out is mascara and lipgloss. those are my top two. haha. that is what i started with. for about a year i just used mascara and lipgloss and then added liner, then eye shadow, and then i didnt use shadow or eyeliner, and i went back and forth, then i think it was grade... 9 i got my concealer or soemthing... and then foundation... and then i dont remember what i used for shadow... i feel like i had a lot, but i dont remember... I wish i did... I think i got rid of it because I got a BH pallet and i still have it and i dont always use eye shadow... you know... there is no reason to pile makeup onto your face all the time... use just mascara one day and then the next day use more... you dont have to look perfect all the time.

I dont know what the fashion is this year. I am not a huge fashion freak. haha. but i know here in Denmark it is over sized. over size shirts with leggings. BIG hit!!!! and I am getting really into it. I love the style here right now. get a nice pair of every day shoes... like... runners or something, something comfy, if that is heels or runners, it doesnt matter, then get some heels... soemthing nicer... also for every day or once and a while, whenever. but change it up. skinny jeans are still in. look it up. or just combine the things you like. you dont have to follow fashion if you dont like it. i never do... i like my sweaters and jeans. that is how i go almost every day.... but i make sure i have a variety of sweaters. and now i am learning to change up my shoes.

for a school bag. I dont really know what to say about this because i change mine ALL the time. I like the classic backback. simple. easy. everything fits in it and then you have your purse. you dont have to run to your locker all the time. if it looks like all the girls are just using their purses as a backpack kind of thing but you dont want to, dont. use the back pack system. and putting school stuff in your purse and kinda make it really heavy and weigh it down and it will get older faster, so if you are a person who pays a lot for a bag dont reck it by putting pencils and stuff in it. keep it clean and organized and nice.

Hope you all have a good year, and I might make more posts about school fashion, although I am not very good at it.

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GOSH

GOSH is a drugstore brand I have found here in Denmark. I have bought only three products from there and they are the same thing, I have bought, a white eyeliner that i use as a highlight colour where ever i need highlight, and a peach eyeliner that i only use on my water line and inner corner, and a purple eyeliner that i use as a regular liner, and WOW!!! I love these liners! they are amazing! they are just so good. and colours are beautiful and they are smooth and just wonderful. I love the purple liner, I havent been using black when I am having a lazy makeup day, I use the purple, and it just makes my eyes more open... brighter. I have brown eyes and i think purple looks so good. I also love purple on green eyes, i think it looks amazing. i am curious how it would look on blue eyes... but wow. i saw a difference and it was so nice, ans the white liner is great for high light and i love it so much, i never thought white could make a difference but it totally does. and the peach on the water line is amazing as well because it is more natural and it just gives it a nice finish to eye makeup. i love it. if you have seen GOSH cosmetics buy something. i think you will be surprised! I love these liners. just so you know they are pencil. I have never used anything else, and i want to get into it more... :) I just dont have the money right now to be buying makeup left and right.

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MAC

I have never bought anything from MAC before, and I want to, but I dont know what I should buy, I dont want to much, because I am in Denmark and it is more expensive here then in Canada, but I really want something. I would like a lip set kinda thing, like a pencil, a lipstick, and a gloss, oh, and a lip balm, but I dont know if it is even worth it. I just want something that is a good colour for me for every day, and it would go with anything. I am not sure. I have never bought something special for my lips. I have two lip sticks, and one i dont use, and the other I use for blush. Maybe I should just wait. But I hear good things about MAC, I am always looking at stuff online... well... I look at a lot of makeup online, but lately it has been MAC and I keep changing my mind.

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youtube.

Youtube is a very easy way to learn how to do makeup. there are many different artists with different ways of doing things and many different tricks. My personal favorites are juicystar07-Blair Fowler, allthatglitters21-Elle Fowler, and michellephan-Michelle Phan, they have helped me build on what I know, or knew about makeup and different techniques. and from that I have come up with my favorite ways to do makeup, and learned more about what goes with my eye colour, skin colour, and so on. I still have things to learn and things to add to my collection that I just can not get myself to buy, like bronzer, I dont know why but I ant get myself to buy bronzer. but I like what it does to my face, and so on, but I just dont want to spend my money on it. I probably will soon, but I just dont want to... haha. I also dont want to ask someone, i dont know why... again, I probably will. and that is another thing you can do, just walk into a makeup store and right away talk to someone, pick someone that you think you would like or something, like a friendly looking person to you, and just ask them, TONS of questions if you have them, they should be experts. When I walk into sephoras I always ask people about foundation, and if you dont like what they suggest, just say so, and try another. if you have a lot of money to spend on makeup but you havent bought much, and you want something simple but that you can amp up at night, ask them to gave you a make over type thing, or suggestions ask why they suggest it, and so on. when I ask questions I ask LOTS of questions. i need details, i dont know why. but I think the key is being comfertable with the person. they have to be friendly, and understand what you are looking for. if you are new to makeup, like just thinking about buying something but dont know what to start with, then I suggest mascara, I started with clear, then went to black, but thought it was too harsh, so brown, then black, now i like BLACK! but brown is good to start with, it isnt heavy. then maybe go to... i would say light shadow, not heavy. then try liners... last thing should be foundation. but I suggest never getting it. even if you have skin problems. well... maybe a tinted moisturizer, but not straight foundation. I dont think people REALLY need it. truly. I think it is a waste, but if you feel you need coverage then a tinted moisturizer. then everything else, like bronzer and eye brow stuff and concealer, and whatever else, but first mascara. I think that is the best to start with. then last foundation. anyways, hope this has helped you youngsters out there. and no i do not have youtube to show you or talk to you about starting out. everyone has been young. dont be embarassed.

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Orion

This is my new favorite blush. this is the web site description.

This creamy product can be used for many things. Eather to light up and accentuate certain features of the faceor be directly applied on your lips or combined with lipstick or lipgloss. You can fixate glitter with High Tech Lighter or use it as a primer to your Eyedust. You can also mix the product with your foundation for a lustrous effect

I have only been using it as my every day blush and I love it. I love the colour, and I love how easy it is to apply. it is amazing!

Orion is from Make Up Store. I have only ever seen there store here in Denmark. but when you go online I believe the store is in MANY countries.

Orion is a very coral colour, and I think it is very warm and great for summer. it reminds me of sunset on the beach. and I am very serious about that. I think it is so beautiful.

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I do my makeup differently every day. Some days I don't wear any makeup, some days I wear everything.

simple to more complicated.

When I know I am not going to want to take my makeup off I DO NOT use foundation or concealer, and I just use mascara.

when I want to amp it up a little bit I use eyeliner only on the top and mascara

I usually tight-line my eyes and put eyeliner on the water line then I use a shimmer on my lids with mascara

then on days when I am feeling like I want to make my eyes pop I use all shimmer, from the BHCosmetics palettes, tropical shimmer. and I use a light shimmer, brown pink based, then a gold shimmer on the outer corner then a brown shimmer on the crease and over top of the gold. if I want more depth I put a little bit of silver black. then I tight line, water line and just line. mascara and your done. change the look to your own liking.

You can use foundation for any of these looks, I am just tired of the feeling of stuff piled on my face and I feel greasy...

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Annabelle Black Eyeliner

I have been using this eyeliner since the day I started using eyeliner (since I was 14, so 4 years), and obviously I LOVE it!! I buy it in black, and I find that it goes on so smoothly. It doesn't stay in the waterline, but I have never used an eyeliner that stays in the waterline...

but I love this eyeliner, and it is inexpensive, you can get it at any drug store.

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Lush R & B

This is a hair product from Lush that I am LOVING!!! R & B.

This is what Lush promises

Smooth rhythms.
Enjoy some smooth R&B stylings. The tropical butters and candelilla wax will help to moisturize and control frizzy, flyaway hair, but this works to soothe dry scalps, too, with calming oat milk. And once you smell the orange blossom, your hair will truly get its groove back.


What is says up top is TRUE!!!! My hair is soft and feels AMAZING!!! I haven't felt an improvement on my scalp though, but I do not put it on my scalp, I would have to use WAY to much and it is not cheap, $18.95, and the container is small... you don't have to use very much though. but I love this product. the only thing I don't like is that it smells like a bathroom... haha... not a gross dirty bathroom, but I don't even know how to explain it, because NO ONE likes the smell of a washroom, but if you go to the store and just smell it you will know what I mean... :) but I truly love this product. I put it in my hair when it is wet and then I dry it and my hair is soft and shiny!!!!!!! extra shiny!!!!!

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These are products I kinda don't really have an opinion on...

1. Angels On Bare Skin: Lush Cleanser/light exfoliant: I have had this product for about 3 months and I don't know what to think of it... I think it is perfect for a person who is just starting to wash their face, but I don't know what to think of it. smells pretty good...

2. Venganese: Lush Conditioner: again... I don't know what to think of it. It doesn't work as a salon conditioner. I feel like I have to use SO much on my hair and the price isn't worth it, but what is worth the price is the smell. the smell is AMAZING!!!

3. Coconut: Lush Deodorant: I am not sure about this one... I don't know if it works for me... it is a powder and it is a big pain to use... I have it all over my bedroom. Love the smell... but I don't know if it is working as a deodorant...

Other then those 3 items I can't think of any other product that I have that I do not have an opinion on.

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Lush Colour Supplements

This is like a foundation, but Lush uses the word supplement because they DO NOT use ANY animal products or test on animals. and I am LOVING this foundation. I got the colour Light Pink, but It is too light so I mix a little bit of Charlotte Island and it is my perfect colour, and it smells good. :) but I use the original light pink under my eyes and read spots, then I mix the tan colour. it goes on SUPER smooth, and it is VERY good coverage, and I breakout less, and I think I might be less oily, not sure... my skin is having problems with the weather changing ALL the time. it's cold and raining, it hot and sunny, cold, raining, windy, sunny. it's annoying. but I am loving this supplement right now. and with all my face lush products I don't even really need cover up anymore... although I am still kinda red, but I can live with that. :)

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... facials...

So... This is going to be about making your own skin care products. these are fresh products and should only be used once or twice in the first 3 days they are made or they go bad. I am doing this because I know if men are reading this and they think it is stupid, but they want to know how to take care of their face without the embarrassment of purchasing products they can just make their own... if that makes sense... :)

anyways...
Some basic things are just researching what is good for your face, but obviously your reading this so you don't have to.

If you are looking for a lip scrub that doesn't cost very much, MAKE ONE!!! use brown sugar, olive oil and I mix in vitamin E oil. mix it together and just scrub your lips to get the dead skin off and to smooth out your lips. I suggest not storing this. after using a lip scrub make sure you have a lip chap with you, or use olive oil, or vitamin E oil.

before you start using cleansers and exfoliators etc. Make sure that there is no makeup on the face.

For a homemade exfoliator you can pretty much do anything. You can mix some sea salt with olive oil, sea salt with mashed avocado, oat meal and plain yogurt, oat meal and honey, sea salt and honey, sea salt and lemon, although lemon is runny, so maybe mix lemon with yogurt or something. make sure any fresh food you use is organic. mashed bananas, rub on the face and rinse. Sugar and olive oil.... it also depends on your skin type. for example, I have oily skin so I think I would use honey, saly and lemon, yogurt and oatmeal...

For a cleanser, you want something softer. more relaxing. Cucumber is always food for the face and eyes. mash up cucumber and maybe some honey mixed in and rub on your face, rinse off. there you go, :) Avocado is great for the skin, again mash, mix with some olive oil, lemon, maybe a mashed banana. if You can get your hands on some fresh lavender mash it up and use it on your face, lavender is very relaxing and calms redness. seaweed. you can use the seaweed from your left over sushi. and just rub it on your face how it is. There are so many things you can do with natural food.

toner. I like using green tea and vitamin E oil. I warm up the green tea and mix in the Vit. E as much as I can, it usually sticks to the top... and use a cotton pad and rub it on my face. it gets any extra dirt off and it feels nice. you can freeze this mixture in an ice cube tray and have toner cubes. just remember when it is a little bit frozen you have to stick tooth picks in it so you can easily take the green tea cube out and put the tray back in the freezer. organic rice water is good for calming the face.

you can't forget to moisterize!!! This is a VERY important step, even if your don't do any of the above things, you should be moisturizing every day. I live in Alberta. it is a very dry climate and people should be moisturizing every day. I don't know very much about moisturizing with organic products, but I know that egg yolk is good. you might want to rinse it off after a minute and dab to dry, don't wipe. I read that peach's are a good moisturizer. honey, olive oil... after I moisturize before bed I put vitamin E oil around my eyes first and what ever is left all over my face. and sleep with it. I have seen a huge improvement on my face. I try not to sleep with makeup, but sometimes I get really lazy and I do sleep with it... bad... I know...

I forgot I have a recipe for an exfoliator. I use aspirin. I get 3 aspirin pills without the weird plastic coat on them, and I wet them a little bit and wait until they turn into mush kinda... when the pill separates or whatever. and then honey and vitamin E and I just rub it on my face and rinse off.

for around your eyes. Cucumber is truly good for the eyes. if you are relaxing in bed or something put cucumber slices over your eyes, Vitamin E. You will look greasy using vit. E, and it might be annoying that I say to use it with everything, but it is good. trust me. :) especially if you are worried about wrinkles and fine lines.

it is better to start taking care of your skin when you are young then when you are older. when your older the damage is done and it could be hard to repair. don't go over board with washing your face. use different products and recipes so your skin doesn't become immune. exfoliate maybe 2-3 times a week. use a mask maybe once a week. cleanse tone at least once a day. twice is better for toning. moisturize at lest once a day. twice is better. Try to clean your face 2-3 times a day. once when you wake up... get the tired off your face. :) It gets the stuff from the night before off your face. if you can do it in the middle of your day... but what women wants to do her makeup 2 times a day?? :) so then wash your face again before bed. In the morning I just use a toner and a moisturizer, sometimes I cleanse. at night I take my make up off. twice. I have to take off my makeup once and my skin seems to just soak up makeup, so I wash it again. very annoying. and then I tone, then I moisturize, then I use my vitamin E. if I was to totally do EVERYTHING. I would... wake up. wash my face in the shower, cleanse. tone. moisturize. and if I didn't wear makeup I would tone again and moisturize again in the middle of the day. and then at night I would exfoliate, use a mask, cleanse, tone, moisturize, vitamin E. sleep. maybe with the mask I would use cucumber.

I am sorry this is rambley, but people do things different. and if you are looking for maybe a cheap way to clean your face, just use the product in your own home.

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This blog is going to be about a Lush pedicure. :) I love doing these to my mom... I know, weird, but it is wonderful.

Since my mom has a lot of callus on her feet I have to use a foot paddle... but here is step by step on how I do a pedicure at home.

0. Optional: Use the Volcano Foot Mask ($20.95) before starting any other procedure. Volcano Foot Mask prepares the feet and drags out any dirt or toxins. Of course I did it on my mom so she goes and washers her feet in the shower, but for a client you might want a bowl of warm water and a face cloth to wipe the mask off. When you apply the mask massage it on, and when you take it off massage it off.

1. Warm water in a clean LARGE bowl (remember when the feet are in the bowl of water the water will rise, so don't fill the bowl TOO much). Make sure it is a comfortable heat for the client and break off a piece of Stepping Stone (This helps relax the clients feet ($3.95)) and put it in the warm water. put the clients feet in the bowl of water and let them soak for a little bit.
2. After a minute of soaking take off any polish and put the feet back in the water.
3. If the client has a lot of callus build up use a foot paddle (that you can purchase from pretty much any drug store) and scrub their feet to remove callus, try to remove as much as you can, and don't take to much skin off it could harm your client, use the rough side and smooth out the skin with the smoother side of the foot paddle.
4. Rotate feet when using the foot paddle. (I did my moms left foot and then put her foot back in the water and scrubbed her right foot and did it over one more time)
5. Use Ocean Salt on wet feet (Large jar $30.95, small jar $18.95), this removes extra skin and just feels good on the feet. Rub Ocean Salt all over the foot (top and bottom) and try to focus on the tough parts of the foot, for example the heel of the foot.
6. Rinse off Ocean Salt in either a clean bowl of water or the same bowl that was being used earlier.
7. Bring a foot out again and use Sugar Babe on damp feet ($4.95) and rub all over the foot again, massage the bottom of the feet while you rub. This is a finer texture then Ocean Salt and will get more of the skin off and smooth out the skin. Just remember that Sugar Babe is sticky.
8. Rinse the scrub and pull both feet out and dry.
9. When the feet are dry use Fair Trade Foot Lotion ($21.95) and massage it into the feet and thighs and continue massaging into the skin. (It is hard to describe a massage but...)
10. When you massage the feet and legs start massaging the thighs, massage towards the heart, it gets the blood flowing. I usually focus on the heels of the feet because they are usually very tough and hard. Then I go to the big toe and do everything in between. I massage for probably 10-20 minutes.
11. After most of the lotion has been absorbed into the feet put on Lemony Flutter($14.95) on the Heels and other tough parts on the foot.
12. Pied De Pepper Foot Lotion ($15.95) is the last lotion I put on the feet. I only put this on the feet and I finish the massage with it. make sure you are finishing the massage calmly. at first you want to start the massage slow and go faster and then wind back down so the client feels like they have had a good calming massage and treatment. You want the client to be fully relaxed.
13. Optional: Use Ultrabalm ($12.95) on the tough parts of the feet and any crack on the feet that couldn't be scrubbed off.
14. use a dusting powder. I do not have T for Toes ($10.95) so I used Vanilla Puff Powder ($11.95) to set the lotion. It also makes it soft and not so oily.
15. If the client would like painted toes, remember to wipe off any lotion from the nails or the paint would not stay.

There is my version of a home foot massage/pedicure using Lush products. May be a little pricey, but 100% worth it! My mom is LOVING her feet. She gets really bad callus and I would like to do her feet about every 3-5 days just to get them nice and soft and not cracked anymore, but I don't have time and she doesn't have time... so it is a little bit hard... :)

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Coalface

Another Lush. This one is new and I have only used it about 4 times, but I have to say that it is WONDERFUL!!!! If you go on the website it says it leaves your skin squeaky clean and that is literally how it feels. after using it, you rub your fingers on your face and it feels like your skin should be making a squeaking sounds... haha. it is fantastic! I think this product 100% helped my weird breakouts. I mean they aren't totally cleared, but they have minimized and it's just a nice feeling. It absorbs extra oils on the face, so I don't recommend it for people with dry skin. But it is truly great for oily skin.

Just remember when you use new products that your skin is not used to them and you might breakout a little more, and then clear up. some people just assume that face products with just make breakouts vanish, and your skin will most likely get worse before it gets better. and I suggest changing your skin care products once and a while so your skin doesn't become immune to the products. or not use the one product so often.

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Girlactik Beauty: Pearl Base

I bought this eye shadow base in Sephora and I LOVE it! I use it when I feel lazy, and it just makes my eye lids pearly effect, and it is amazing! i just put it all over my lids and in the inner corner and it just lightens my eyes so much, and with the eyeliner I just tight line my eyes and put on mascara and it is the perfect lazy beauty eye look.

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Soak and Float

Dandruff Shampoo from, of course, Lush.

UNBELIEVABLY AMAZING! I get an irritated scalp A LOT!! and I have tried like EVERY shampoo for it, I have tried washing my hair less, like waiting 3 days and using less shampoo. nothing. and this week my head was SO SO SO bad I had to get my mom to check for lice (I don't have it I promise) but it was SO awful and my mom says I was scratching so much that my head was bleeding. NOT GOOD!!!!!! So I HAD to go to Lush for their Dandruff shampoo, I used it last night and WOW! My head is still a little itchy, but OMGOODNESS!!!!! I LOVE this shampoo, and it lathers SO much, I did not know that. It is a solid bar of shampoo, so you just rub it on your head then use your hands to lather and get it all over, well... I guess I rubbed it on my head too much because I had A LOT of soap in my hair. The only negative part is the smell. the smell is NASTY!!!! like a yucky fire. like NASTY! but I don't care anymore, because I can not handle having an irritated head anymore! but if you have dandruff or an itchy head you NEED this shampoo bar! It is $9.95 and it looks small and it smells bad, but the lady there said it would last aprox. 50-60ish washes, and it is amazing!!! I got 2 because I really need them! make sure you have a good smelling conditioner because you don't want this smell in your hair all day.

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Ultra Bland

All my blog posts are going to be about Lush, and I PROMISE they are in no way sponsoring this blog, it's just that I love their products SO much, and everything I have comes from their. :)

anyways,

this is about the cleanser Ultra Bland. I use it as a makeup remover because IT IS AMAZING! THE BEST MAKEUP remover EVER!!!!!!

this is what the website says

Bland and non-irritating.
Ultrabland is a huge cult product. With a new almond oil base, this cream cleanser takes off make-up and cares for your face. It's gentle, but the deeply-cleansing oils reach down and remove stubborn dirt and makeup. Helen has used it every day for 13 years and has never looked back.

and I LOVE it!!! I don't like makeup removers because they are greasy and gross, but this stuff is amazing, and it cleans your face too.

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I went to Lush the other day and I bought a few more things of course, and one thing that a bought is AMAZING!!! Grease Lightning. This product absorbs oils and is supposed to reduce break outs and blemishes, and let me say, W.O.W!!!!!! This product is AMZING!!!!!!!! You have NO IDEA!!!! I put it straight on my breaks outs that I had at the moment and they reduced to almost nothing in hours. of course products aren't prefect and I am still getting them but I am getting less, it is AMAZING!!! LOVE!!!!

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Dream Cream

again, this is a Lush review. Almost all my cosmetics are from Lush now...

Dream Cream is a body lotion and it is THE BEST lotion I have ever used IN MY LIFE!!! I have used MANY MANY MANY lotions but they are sticky, or you feel gross after using it, and Dream Cream is just amazing, your skin just absorbs it and it makes your skin flawless, and soft... smell... there is no smell really... but it is AMAZING! LOVE IT!!!! Dream Cream is $24.95 CAN and I don't know if you think that is pricy for the size, but a little goes a LONG way!

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NARS Sexual Healing Lipstick

This is an AWESOME lipstick! It is a wonderful colour. I like it on my lips with a gloss over top because it washing me out a bit. But I have recently discovered blush, and I was like... well... I don't like the idea of powder blush and I don't really know why... so I was like... do I have something that is a nice pinky colour? and my lipstick was PERFECT!!!!!! Like beyond perfect. I just put it on the apples of my cheeks and then then spread it with my clean finger, I also put it on my eye lids! and I just LOVE it, it is shimmery... so that is something to be aware of, but I am just loving this lipstick. :)

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K-PAK Conditioner

I have been using Joico shampoo and conditioners for maybe 7 months and I have seen a HUGE difference in my hair, and then about a week ago I bought the Joico K-PAK reconstruct conditioner and WOW!!!!! I spent about $20.00 on this small bottle, but WOW again, my hair has been SUPER soft and I love it. It is amazing! I will probably never use another conditioner again... haha. I probably will. I always change my hair products, I am trying to find the best ones for my hair. That might sound funny. But I like to keep my hair healthy and nice, and I just want to make sure that it stays that way. I don't colour it, and I don't think I ever will. I mean, I get high lights sometimes, but not often. I don't keep them up, and I get them under my hair so the new growth (new growth is usually called roots by most people that is the wrong term because the root is under the skin) doesn't show and I don't have to worry about it. but I like to make sure my hair is healthy, so I have to figure out good hair products to use. when I come back from Denmark I am going to buy some from Lush and see how they are. But at this moment. K-PAK is AMZING!!!!! try it!!!!

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BH cosmetics Eye & Lip Primer

I have only used two primers in my makeup life. The first one I used was the Urban Decay Eye shadow primer or something, can't really remember what it is called... and I guess it was good, I didn't see the point of using it. Then I ordered the BH cosmetics Eye & Lip Primer and WOW!!! I love it!!! It is a great primer, but for me it is a perfect colour for my skin tone. I put it ALL around my eyes like a concealer. I LOVE IT! I think it is a good eye concealer, I put it on my dark circles and on my eye lids, and I think it is just amazing! I just love it! It is not creamy like the Urban Decay one, it is more like a concealer, that might be why I use it all over. It is also a tint lighter then my face so it brightens up my eyes more then a regular concealer would. LOVE THIS PRODUCT! One negative though is that the bottle is a little small... like... actually tiny. but I have had it since Christmas, so December 24th, to now and it is still half full.... so it's good.

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Homemade Lip Scrub

I made this myself, I needed a lip scrub and I didn't want to buy one so I made one.

You need

Brown Sugar
Honey
Vitamin E

One tablespoon of Brown sugar to a tablespoon of honey, and one tablet of Vitamin E oil. Stick a tooth pick through the oil tablet and squeeze out the oil.

You can ALWAYS alter this recipe. use more honey more oil. I don't know if this is storable or re-useable, so I don't know if you want to make to much. But when I use this on my lips it took off extra skin on my lips at the same time the honey made it softer but the Vitamin E is perfect. After you have used the lip scrub and rinsed you should put on lip balm, just to enhance the feeling and hydrate more. DO NOT use salt! salt is drying and you don't want that on your lips.

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I have had 100 views in a week. That is exciting to me. :)

No pictures for this multi Lush review. Pictures go up with single products.

Breath Of Fresh Air: Toner: This is a FANTASTIC toner! goes great with my face and evens out my skin tone. It also takes off eny extra makeup that has been left behind from washing it off.

Pied De Pepper: Foot Lotion: WONDERFUL smell! Warm, relaxing. Love it! very smooth.

Lemony Flutter: Cuticle Butter: Not only does it smell AMAZING! But it does more then heal your cuticles. It heals your hands, the heels of your feet, and dry elbows. It is truly amazing. I love this product.

Dream Cream: Body Lotion: This one is new to me, but I am in love with it. It doesn't irritate my skin like other lotions, it doesn't dry my skin more, it is the perfect kind of smooth, and super absorbing. LOVE IT!!!

Fair Trade Foot Lotion: Foot Lotion: Cooling. SMELLS UNBELIEVABLE! It has softened my rough feet, and I love putting it on before bed because it just so relaxing.

H'Suan Wen Hua: Hair Treatment: AMAZINGLY WONDERFUL!!! I LOVE the smell, but I don't think it is a smell a lot of people love. It made my hair softer, shinier, I can tell it healed my hair. I just LOVE it!

Sugar babe: Sugar shower scrub: I do not use this in the shower, I use this on my feet! AMAZING AGAIN!!!! But x10 amazing!!! it takes off dead skin, so built up callus on the feet, it is sugar so it is sticky, and since it is sugar and not salt it does not dry out the feet more, but AMAZING! MUST HAVE!

Stepping Stone: Foot scrub: it says scrub, but it's not rough enough to be a scrub personally, so I take off pieces and put it in hot water and let my feet soak. GREAT RELAXING smell!!! Just amazing. I calms the feet and gets them ready for the Sugar Scrub.

Volcano: Foot Mask: AMAZING!!!!! LIKE AMAZING!!! MUST HAVE!!! I ran out of this because I used it on other people, so i have only used it 2-3 times. but I am in love with this product. I put this on before I soak my feet and before the scrub, and it is so refreshing and wonderful. cooling. and WOW!

Lip Service: Lip Balm: This is the best lip balm I have ever had in my life, and I have had many! my lips get really dry and this just, wow again. The first day I used it, it just WOW!!! Noticeable difference.

Flying Fox: Shower Gel: I loved the smell in the store, but then when I was in the shower I HATED IT!!!! it is NOT my smell!!! I am so happy I only bought a little bottle. I just hate it. I am not sure how the soap part is because I just DO NOT like this shower Gel. :( breaks my heart because I love lush.

Ice Blue Soap: Soap: I bought this a LONG time ago and I LOVED LOVED LOVED it!!!! I bought a new one recently, but I haven't used it because I want to get rig of the crappy stuff in my shower.

Strawberry Feels Forever: Massage Bar: LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ALL Gorilla Perfumes: Perfumes: HATE HATE HATE!!!! None of them are my smells. applications great!!! but the smells again are not me!!!!!!

Imperialis: Face moisturizer: LOVE!!! smooth and calming! great!!!

Ocean Salt: Face and Body Scrub: AMAZING!!!!! LIKE LOVE LOVE LOVE x10 000000000 AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!! AHH!!!!!! JUST AMAZING!!!! LOVE!!! MUST MUST MUST HAVE!!!!

Mask Of Magnamity: Face and Body Mask: AGAIN AMAZING AMAZING!!! WONDERFUL!!! FABULOUS!!!!! LVOE LOVE LOVE!!!! MUST HAVE!!!!!! YOU USE THIS MASK YOU WILL NEVER EVER EVER EVER WANT TO USE ANOTHER ONE IN YOUR LIFE!!!

I have used two fresh face masks, but I won't use my money on them again because I never used it often enough. they go bad after 3 weeks. so it was a waste of money for me. but I used...

cupcake... though it was good. nothing special, and something with blueberries... but I can't remember what it is called... nothing special...

I believe that is all I have used from lush... oh...

Charity Pot: Hand and Body Lotion: Smells kinda yucky... but I bought it because all the money went to Japan, thought it was good.... works well. but I don't like the smell... :)

now I think that is it. that is all my lush stuff... I think you can tell that I have my absolute favorites, but I mostly LOVE it all! haha. you can find all this in stores I think all over the world, and online.

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Water/Sleep

Drinking LOTS of water and getting enough sleep is VERY important to your health and for your skin. Water doesn't only keep you hydrated but it also can improve your complexion and brighten your eyes. Sleep I think is obvious, getting enough sleep (not to little, not to much) can just make you look awake and fresh. If you are tired and haven't gotten enough sleep you can get dark circles under the eyes. Fresh air is also very good, getting outside of the City and just sitting there is good for your health and it's relaxing. Pretty much anything that is good for your health will show up in your skin and hair, it is worth being healthy because then you look healthy fresh and clean. I am not the healthiest person ever, but I try... kinda. I could try harder, and some day I will. I guess this blog is a reminder to me that I have to drink more water and get an even amount of sleep every night. Don't forget to exercise, take a 30 minute fast walk around with your dog, run if you want, but if you haven't ran in a long time you should start with a fast walk and then go faster every week. Get your body used to it again.

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Ocean Salt

Lush has a face and body scrub called Ocean Salt and there is literally salt in it. It is WONDERFUL!! Like you have no idea!!!! I have used it on my face twice and it just... WOW!!!! and I have used it on feet!! I think it is amazing. elbows hands, any rough patches. whatever!!! and it's just, WOW!!!! I LOVE it, I wasn't sure the first time I used it, but yesterday I used it on my face, hands, elbows, and feet, and it's so amazing. I think it evened out my skin. made it smooth. I LOVE it!!! It's so refreshing. I don't even know how to explain it. But I used this scrub then put on the Mask of Magnimity on and it was just PERFECT! like you have no idea! someone told me they used it on their legs before shaving... I believe it would work. You just scrub off the extra dead skin then rinse and use shaving cream and whatever. I just have to say try it and you'll love it!

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Imperialis

Imperialis is a face moisturizer from Lush, one of my all time favorite stores on Earth!

Balance and concentration.
Imperialis is a good-value, finely crafted moisturizer for oily skin. It's considered Mark's temperamental princess because it can be difficult to get right. Based on English herbalism and the majesty of the imperial age, Imperialism is made with lavender infusion to balance the skin's sebum production. Lavender encourages dry skin to produce more natural oils and discourages oily skin from overdoing it.

The up top paragraph is the description on the web site www.lush.ca

What I have to say about this moisturizer is... IT IS AMAZING!!!!!!!! The BEST face cream I have EVER tried!!! first you do not need very much and it goes ALL over your face, it is light and it doesn't grease up your face. I have oily skin but at the same time dry and it it PERFECT! I don't know what to say about it, I just LOVE it so much! It is a small pot, but it is TOTALLY worth it! price... $22.95, pricey, but again WORTH IT!!!!!!

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Spring Look

I think Spring and summer is a good time to use less makeup. Winter. huh... pound on the makeup. haha. But summer you want to look fresh and clean, plus it should be warm out and you should be outside. Less is more. :) right? well. for me I just have been only using my foundation which is really light and is a tinted moisturizer. I get it from Sephora and it's called Tarte Smooth Operator SPF 20. On the web site it is $36, but I think that might be the US $. and I just put that all over my face and neck, just to make sure the colour flows, and try to find a foundation that has SPF. mine is a little low, but it's better then nothing. and then for my eyes I have been just using mascara, but sometimes I like to use white eye liner on my water line and the inner corners, White just lightens up your eyes and makes them look wider. Sometimes if I want to line my eyes I will tight line my eyes and do my water line with black eyeliner and if I feel like it I will put something on my eye lids. This might sound odd and weird, but I found the most beautiful coloured lipstick and I like to use it on my eyelids and cheeks it is called Sexual Healing by NARS, I also get this at Sephora, but trust me, it is a wonderful colour on the cheeks. it is the best. I just put lip chap on my lips. I really like my lip colour. I think everyone should lighten up their looks. It is spring and people should brighten up. it is a month and a half until school is over and summer starts. Others are graduating, I am going to Denmark. People are still figuring out their goals in life. it's almost like a new year, but not. and in the summer you don't want to be wearing a ton of makeup. You have to give your face and eyes a break.

For your hair try and pull it back a little bit. a side pony, 2 braids is always summery, at the moment I have used bobby pins and pulled back 2 strands of hair and pinned it. Do something fresh and new. Don't do straight back pony tails though. They are to serious and lazy. I do a pony tail on lazy days, I try to make it nice sometimes, but pony tails in general are just boring.

Nails. Finger nails I think very light very new. Like right now I have Privacy Please by OPI on and it is such a nice colour. it is barely a colour. haha. but it just makes you nails look healthier and smooth and it's just so perfect, and if you have longerish nails then it looks like a french manicure. it's AMAZING. LOVE THE COLOUR! Toenails... I am actually not sure about this one. I am thinking not something dark. something light. I just took off the red I had on and I think that might be a fall winter colour. I think... Blues, greens, I have a yellow called Need Sunglasses? by OPI that I got yesterday and I want to try it, that would be a good colour. maybe put a design on the big toe. :) but ya. do simple things on your nails this spring and summer. keeps the spirit high. :)

Fashion... I am not good at this kind of beauty. I am not that fashionable. but I am thinking Skirts. LOTS of skirts. I am not a dress person. I don't feel comfortable in dresses, so I choose skirts. plus with a skirt you can have a different top. you know? OH, and gladiator sandals, these sandals look good with ANYTHING! dressy or casual. :) AMAZING!!! Don't wear to much black. black is a sad colour. plus you get really hot wearing black, if you want to stay kinda cool then white is the best option. :) light pinks, light colours. I think dresses are in right now though. so maybe you want a dress. :) I am just not a big fan of them.

What are other beauty things?

Lotions. Lotions are good. I am not sure if lotions are all that great in the summer because you sweat and you don't want to be sticky and have the feeling of yuckyness. I don't know if it is bad to say this on a beauty blog, but I don't like lotions from bath & body works. I feel like they dry out your skin even more then it started with, and I LOVE the smells, but I don't think they are very good for your skin, Candles are amazing though. but lotions not so much. I am not sure how I feel about the shower gels though. They smell amazing, and they last on the skin for a little bit... not long. I wouldn't buy stuff from their anymore, except candles. At the moment I am LOVING Lush. like LOVING! Everything I have bought from there is the best thing ever! except the perfumes. I am not loving the perfumes very much. They aren't my kind of smells. DON'T boycott the perfume because I wrote this! They might smell AMAZING to you. I do have to say that they smell ALL day!!! put it behind your years and on your wrists and you will smell it ALL day!!! and they feel nice. I am just not into the smells. but EVERYTHING else from Lush is AMAZING!!!! It might be pricey but 100% worth it!! lotoins, AMAZING, Face stuff (cleansers, masks, toners, etc.) AMAZING, Scrubs, AMAZING, Soaps, AMAZING! EVERYTHING IS AMAZING!!!! I will do blog post on Lush products I have tried!

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OPI: Privacy Please

Another Nail Polish. Privacy Please is used for french manicures and it is a BEAUTIFUL colour! It is very plain I guess and basic, and it's just the same colour as a natural nail, but it it SO pretty! I just bought it today and put it on right away and it looks like I have a french manicure, and my nails look extra healthy and smooth. It is PERFECT for just everyday, natural look. I LOVE IT! This polish is now my favorite and Katy Perry's Teenage Dream is now second. I think I paid a little over $10CAN, but not by much. But it is SO beautiful! It is a MUST have for EVERYONE!!!! Even if you don't paint your nails, it is amazing! LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE it!!!!!! BUY IT!!!!

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Vitamin E

As weird as it may be, but these Vitamin Oil Pills are great. You can get them anywhere. I believe I paid about $6.00 ish... maybe. I like using them more at night after I have done a facial and cleaned my face. I just stick a tooth pick through it to make a little hole and with a clean finger I rub it around my eyes. Vitamin E is GREAT for the face. It helps prevent wrinkles if you are worried about them. It's kinda refreshing. Vitamin E helps heal scars, it is a good cleanser, sunburn relief, Chap lips, cold sores. Vitamin E is just a good thing to have. I just like using it around my eyes.

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Katy Perry- Teenage Dream Nail Polish

I only have the one nail polish from Katy Perry's line. Teenage Dream. At the moment it is my favorite nail polish to have on my finger nails. it is so glittery and the perfect shade of pink that it makes it okay to have on. I don't like the colour pink all that much. I don't hate the colour pink, but it is not my favorite colour. But this Nail Polish I think is wonderful! I just love this colour, and I think it is a perfect colour for spring. It cost I think about $10.99CAN but I am not 100% sure. but it is around $10.

And I forgot to mention the price of the Loreal Mascara from the previous blog. It was $13.99CAN.

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Loreal Paris Telescopic

Loreal Paris Telescopic mascra is my favorite mascara at the moment. I use different mascaras all the time and I have always liked Loreal. I think they might have the best mascaras, but I also like the Covergirl Lash Blast. My last favorite mascara was a combo of Covergirl Lash Blast (purple bottle) then over top using the Loreal Telescopic, but then I started getting lazy and only using the Loreal and at the moment it is my favorite. I like the brush, and I think it makes my lashes longer looking. I have short lashes so that is kinda what I want, I also want thickness in my lashes, but no mascara has both. That is why you use two different mascaras.

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Mask of Magnamity

The Mask of Magnamity is a face mask from Lush Cosmetics is truly one of the best products I have ever bought for my face. It's so wonderful on your skin and it leaves my skin softer then before I put it on. This product is $21.95CAN for the 315g and $10.95 for the 125g. Personally I think that is a wonderful price, and it lasts. I do not use mine all that often, maybe every 3-5 weeks, and I have had my small container for about 3 months and I have used it 3 times. I still have more then half of the container, and I have used it on my mom. It is so refreshing and feels clean.
You can view more details on the product at www.lush.ca it id under Skincare, then Face, then cleansers. It is the ninth product on the page.
You really have to try it to know why I love this product so much.

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