Thursday, September 27, 2012

REVLON PICK UP!

Picked up some new REVLON products :)
Super Lustrous Lipgloss in Pink Whisper, Peach Petal, & Lilac Pastelle.
Love this glosses. So smooth. Not sticky. Perfection colors! Work well as toppers or on their own for a light pigment on your lips! I own a few others from this line, love em! Good drug store lipgloss!
Super Lustrous Lipstick in Berry Haute! Finallllly got my hands on this. I absolutly love this color. Gorgeous fall time shade :)
Color Burst Lip Butter in Creamsicle, I would die with out Lip Butters! I loveeee them! Perfect for when you don't want to be fancy with lipstick or lipglosses. Butters give color to your lips & make them smooth & silky. Leave a glossy look without having a actual gloss on.
Color Stay Whipped Creme Foundation, mine is in Warm Gold. I haven't tried it on my face. I used it on my arm so far. LOVE the texture. Feels like nothing is on you when applied. It is a THICK consistency, a little goes A LONGGGG way!
Go give em a try! 

xo Traci

Monday, September 24, 2012

DAILY ROUTINE!

My usual beauty routine!
 Products of the moment!

Step one: washy washy! This wash I just recently purchased, LOVE. Good for removing makeup (gets everything off completely) and refreshing face before makeup.
Step two: I prep with Too Faced Primed & Poreless Pure Oil-Free Skin Smoothing Face Primer For Sensitive Skin (long name!) I use L'Oreal True Match foundation & concealer.
 ^My Colors ^

Step three: Set with fluffy brush Neutrogena Shine Control Powder
Step four: Bronze it baby!
Step five: Use favorite Blush to pop cheeks!
Step six: Apply favorite eyeshadow to compliment eyes :)
Step seven: Brows! This is NYX eyebrow pencil, LOVE. Go through these like so fast! This color is Brown.
I set my brows with Urban Decay's Naked 2 Platte with Tease.
Step eight: I do a few coats of mascara, these are the order and the ones I am using at the moment!
 
Step nine: Set your face with this Skindinavia No More Shine setting spray! Works ladies!! Buy Here!
Step ten: Prep lips before you apply your lipstick & gloss! I use my EOS balm.
Step eleven: Apply your lip shades, my most used at the moment is MAC Snob & MAC Good Times Lipglass.

There ya have it!! Try it out ;)
xo Traci

Friday, September 21, 2012

Leave It To The Pros ;)

With the start of fall, hair is in need of some extra lovin! Here are my go to leave ins! 

All Applied after shampoo (and daily conditioner if desired).
It's a 10: Helps strengthen, thermal protect, and de-frizz hair before you blow it dry. Used over time it will rebuild your hair from past damage.
Simply Smooth Magic Potion: This potion has keratin in the formula to help repair and refresh your hair back to a healthy state. Helps de-frizz and smooth, "fixes everything" as the bottle says. I find this gets through even those "yucky" areas in your hair where you feel it's a goner, it brings it back baby!
Macadamia Natural  Oil No Tangle Pre-Styler: Combs though dry, damaged hair without causing breakage. Very lightweight good for virgin hair to color treated hair. I like this product for multiple use during the week.
Crack: 1st, hehe, this product is newer to the scene. I have seen good results! Rather than a spray in, this is a cream. You only need a dab and work it into the mid to ends of your hair. Then, blowdry and it helps seal ends and gives great shine!
It's a 10 Lite: Similar to the regular 10, this is gear towards volumizing hair. This is a lightweight, fresh scented, and generous spray.
Moroccanoil Hydrating Styling Cream: Smooth buttery texture, only need 1 pump or 2 depending on your hair length & thickness! Keeps hair nourished and smooth, helps blowouts last for days!
Redken Smooth Lock Stay Sleek: This baby is good for kinky, curly, unmanageable hair. About 1 to 2 pumps applied generously to hair keeps hair smooth and silky & lasts in hair through 3 shampoos! This bottle alone will last months. Heat activated, used with flat iron your hair will be revived.
Matrix "Sleek" Blow Down: This is my go to for ANY HAIR TYPE. I use this on all my clients. It is the freshest smell. (I could bathe in this!) Helps smooth out hair. Has 24 hour technology to keep hair the way you style it. De-frizzes and smooths hair without a greasy look. 
Hask Placenta: Laugh if you must. This stuff repaired my hair from a over-processed mess to manageable hair. Available at Sally's Beauty Supply. Shake and spray this baby into your hair and it repairs chemically damaged hair. I used this in the shower mixed with my own daily conditioner. I did rinse out. However it is made to be a leave in. It gives INSTANT results. No joke.
Big Sexy Hair "Healthy Sexy Hair" Soy Tri-Wheat: This stuff is awesome. Smells great. Light formula. One of my 1st leave ins I tried. It doesn't weight down hair. The soy strengthens and the wheat gives shine to hair & body.

Well there you have it! Now go get some!!

***I recommend purchasing professional products at your local salon. Products in drugstores are highly over priced, could be tampered with, and outdated.

Sally's
Ulta
xo Traci

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

E.L.F. Nails!

Stopped in Target today picked up NEW FALL E.L.F nail polishes! The packaging alone loured me to them, so chic!
They don't appear to have a name although the bottom said:
"28 & 26"

Used both colors on my toes :)

Love these polishes, I hope to see more polishes from
E.L.F. They are a steal at $2.00 a bottle! Perfect fall colors!! They also had CUTE nail files, tweezers and a eyeshadow book for $6 bucks!

Buy E.L.F. Here! 

xo Traci

Saturday, September 15, 2012

FALL NAILS

To achieve this look I used:
Little guys are from the OPI Germany Collection (As seen here!) Purple is called Suzie & The 7 Dusseldorfs & nude color is Don't Pretzel My Buttons. The glitter topper is Lavender from the Milani Jewel FX line.
HAPPY PAINTING :)

xo Traci

Thursday, September 13, 2012

Drug Store Facial Washes

Sharing my MOST USED drug store facial washes!
My favorite. This scrub is a creamy consistency not rough. It is made to fade past acne marks, treat present acne and prevent future acne! LOVE. I feel this wash really does what is claims.
This is more of a scrub, but very gentle! I tend to use this in the shower as a mask. The warmth from the shower mixed with this scrub wakes you up! I feel my skin is tighter and fully cleansed after using this.
This wash is a light scrub. You can feel the mirco-beads but it doesn't have the same scrub feeling as the "power-clear scrub" from Neutrogena. It is a daily wash for me. I don't think it clears up acne. It mainly does the trick of waking you up! Good daily cleanser for oily to normal skin.
This is similar to the last one mentioned. I find this wash to be effective as a daily pure wash for your face. Nothing fancy! But it does smell amazing! It is infused with real fruit which caught my eye. I tend to use this if I need a pick me up or don't want a strong wash!

Hope my opinion helps! Not everyone's skin is the same. But these are my choices for my skin.

xo Traci

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Jeweled Nails

 Achieved this look with:
MILANI DISCO LIGHTS & OPI PINK FRIDAY

Mentioned these two polishes in previous posts! Mixed them together to achieve this jewel toned look!
Love it and the glitter topper keeps the nail polish on really well!

xo Traci