Beauty

I love talking about beauty. Makeup, skincare, and haircare is some of my favorite things. Note, I am transitioning into being cruelty-free so all beauty products marked with a * means that they test on animals, + means that companies’ cruelty-free status isn’t clear, and all non-tagged items are not tested on animals. Their parent company’s cruelty-free status information is not listed here but easily findable through a Google search if you are curious.

Stab Your Conditioner Bottle (Really, Though Be Careful)

May 23, 2013

in Beauty, Lifestyle

How-to get conditioner out of the bottle

When my conditioner bottles misbehave, I stab them.

Try it! It feels great and it actually gives you more product. Be careful though, stabbing is generally dangerous…

Wait, what?

After seeing a Pinterest post on how to stop suction with trash bags and trash cans it sparked an idea. Could this work for other products? Sure, suction isn’t the exact problem I was having but I gave it a shot anyway because I like trying new DIY projects. 

Whenever my Organix conditioners (my favorites: Biotin and Collagen, Vanilla Silk, and Keratin Therapy) start to run out of product I’ll take off the cap and tap it into my hand so I can get the product from the side of the bottle. This process generally works but often I hurt my hand because of how hard I have to hit the bottle to get the extra product out.

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So, I took a scissor and stabbed the bottle. Just one tiny hole. That’s it! When I tapped the bottle into my hand afterward there was much less pressure in the bottle so I got a ton of product out with a little tap. Problem solved! Now I can save some money and get a lot more uses out of my products by getting all the left over conditioner from the sides of my bottles (without hurting my hands). 

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I hope you give this a try, let me know if it works out for you. 

Tagged as: Learning to Live Minimally

DIY No-Sew Frizz Reducing Hair Towel

May 17, 2013

in Beauty, DIY

DIY Turbie Twist frizz reducing

Who likes frizz? 

I notice I did not see your hand go up. That means you’ll probably like this DIY. 

For a long time I’ve seen people talk about using a t-shirt to dry their hair. I was curious about the hubbub so I decided to try it out for myself. Whoa! The difference was apparent after my first use. My hair was a lot less frizzy and my natural waves were a little more defined. It was so easy to-do I thought I’d show you as well.

Supplies:

  1. One cotton t-shirt (a long sleeve might be better)
  2. Wet hair (apply styling products before you do this)
  3. That’s it!

Instructions: 

It is that simple to reduce frizz! If you want to see how it has helped my hair then just watch my past few videos.

Tagged as: Hair

My Spring 2013 Makeup Routine

May 8, 2013

in Beauty, Videos

A press sample has been given and affiliate links are used in this post.

Spring makeup routine

Perfect face makeup? I’m not a fan. There is just something about high coverage makeup that I just don’t like. I only really try to get that more perfect look when I’m going to a formal event. Am I the only one? I just feel weirdly about high coverage.

Here is the makeup look that I’ve been really loving this Spring. It’s very fresh and easy to recreate (even if you don’t have exactly the same products).

Products used:

-theBalm Time Balm primer (c/o)
-Dr. Jart Water Fuse BB Cream (Review)
-Physician’s Formula BB Cream (Review)
-Milani Light/Medium The Multitasker Face Powder 
-bdb Universal Brow Pencil (c/o) 
-theBalm Meet Matt(e) Nude (c/o) eyeshadows Matt Singh, Matt Malloy, and Matt Wood 
-tarte Lights, Camera, Lashes (The Mascara Diaries)
-Benefit* Posietint
-mark. Lipclick in Coral Fixation 

Do you prefer minimal coverage like me?

Learning to Live Minimally: April 2013 Empties and Favorites

April 24, 2013

in Beauty, Lifestyle, Videos

A press sample has been given and affiliate links are used in this post.

Today we are going through both my April Empties and my favorites. I didn’t have as much items in either category this month so I decided to add them both together.

If you aren’t familiar with my Learning to Live Minimally resolution, I am basically trying to use up all of the products I’ve stocked up on since I used to be a crazy beauty product hoarder. There is a little more to it though, so check out the introduction post. 

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Empties:

  1. Organix Biotin and Collagen Conditioner
  2. mark. Change is Going to Come body exfoliater
  3. Jergens Natural Glow Daily Moisturizer
  4. Bare Minerals Pure Transformation Night Treatment
  5. Sheer Cover Base Perfecter (c/o)
  6. tarte Lights, Camera, Lashes  (Seen on The Mascara Diaries)
  7. Physician’s Formula airbrushing powder
  8. Forever 21 blotting papers
  9. Nail strips from Kiss, NCLA, and MyGlam
  10. Loreal Miracle Blur sample*

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Favorites:

  1. theBalm Meet Matt(e) Nude (c/o) (See eyeshadow swatches on girl-karma)
  2. tarte Lights, Camera, Lashes  (Seen on The Mascara Diaries)
  3. Milani multitasking powder
  4. iPad Mini (specifically the Evernote application)
  5. My gratitude journal

I’m really trying to do my best to save more of my income and make sure that I really emphasize happiness in my life. It’s a work in progress. Any tips?

Tagged as: empties, Learning to Live Minimally

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