I got a TON of new products in for my professional makeup kit. It felt like Christmas morning opening up all of the packages I got! My favorite things are my two NYX palettes, my Ben Nye concealer palette, and my new set of brushes!
I got an NYX eyeshadow palette with 78 colors and the makeup artist box. It gives me so much to start playing with! I love, love, love them both!
The Ben Nye concealer palette truly works wonders and is worth every penny I paid for it.
My FAVORITE thing about my new brushes is...
100% Animal Cruelty Free!
Who didn't see that coming, right? Haha.
By the way, NYX doesn't test on animals either.
My friend Lauren came to my house tonight and allowed me to make her over for fun! She's such an awesome sport!
Before
After
Woo!
And, over the weekend, I got some time to play with some of the super bright colors in my NYX palettes. I gave my own self a little mini makeover!
This coming week is going to get crazy! Starting the Halloween makeup tutorials (since I didn't have time to on Friday =( lame), more birthdays (in addition to the three birthdays last week!), a day date with my boyfriend (our first outing together like this in a VERY long time) and searching for a new car! Hopefully a few more makeovers this week, too. So busy, busy, busy!
Oh, and before I go... I saw this article online. Thought you guys might enjoy checking it out, so I decided to share it!
5 Surprising Ways You're Ruining Your Skin
1. Outdated glasses/contact lens prescription: Anything that makes you squint — like reading or working in a poorly lit room, or not updating your contact lens prescription — leads to more fine lines and wrinkles around the eye area. Get thee to an eye doctor, stat!
2. Steam rooms: We all love a good detoxifying sesh in a steam room or sauna, but Dr. Gross says to limit your exposure to these extreme-heat bad boys because they decompose skin's elastin and collagen. Eeeeek!
3. Running (or any high-impact exercise): "While such exercise may benefit our hearts, it can cause the fat pads to slide south, and collagen and elastin to break down. If you enjoy running, try walking," explains Dr. Gross. OMG — remember on Ally McBeal when Jane Krakowski's character invented the face bra for jogging? It was for this!
4. Not sleeping: Okay, it's not news that pulling an all-nighter makes your skin look like crud the next day, but did you know that chronic sleep deprivation leads to long-term skin probs? "Lack of sleep can be so stressful that it actually causes our bodies, including our skin, to generate free radicals," says Dr. Gross. More free radicals mean you look older, faster.
5. Tap water: Chlorine in tap water can strip the natural oils from skin and cause dryness and irritation, especially in the winter when there is less humidity in the air to balance it out. I can vouch for that — I bought a new showerhead with a built-in water filter and have noticed fewer dry patches on my legs.
Obviously, if running is your passion then no one is suggesting you give it up. But maybe a trip to the eye doctor is in order, and get your sleep issues under control, why dontcha?
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