Current deals!

Hey guys. I've been buying lots of new makeup recently and wanted to let you guys know about a few sales and bargains!

• Free ecotools products! Go to www.lookgorgeouslovegreen.com . You can send in your old makeup brushes, body washes and scrubs, body lotions and butters, hand creams, body mists and bath sponges and they will send you a coupon for an ecotools alternative under $8. You can send in 2/ person.
• 75% off drugstore makeup! CVS is having a huge sale and is having 75% and 50% off certain shades of products. I got revlon creme gloss for $2, sally hansen nail polish for $1 and change, L'Oreal HIP pigments for $3, and much much more! It's definitely worth a look but go quick cause things are selling fast!
• 14 free samples from ulta. You can get 14 free samples from ulta when your online order is over $25, and that's a lot of samples! Some of the things included are peter thomas roth, too faced shadow insurance, bare escentuals prime time face prime and eye primer, along with many other high end products.
• Lancome has a free gift with any purchase over $32.50. It's a 6 piece gift with your choice of one of two tote bags, one of three anti aging creams, a blush or an eyeshadow quad, one of two lipsticks, and their deficinils mascara.

My favorite scents

• Euphoria by calvin klein
• sensual amber from bath and body works
• ralph lauren wild
• lavanilla spice
• lavanilla passion fruit

How to protect your skin from the sun while avoiding greasy, pore clogging sunblocks

This is going to be a list of products that you can use to protect your skin from the sun this summer that don't make your face look like a grease ball or clog your pores. I also tried to add a variety of brands and prices so there will be something everyone can get a hold of.

• Physicians Formula Healthy Wear Line. Includes the tinted moisturizer, powder foundation, and bronzer. All of these products include SPF 50, which is a lot for makeup! One precaution though is that the tinted moisturizer runs dark. I'm about NC20 and they lightest one was too dark for me. All these products are around $15 and can be purchased at any drug store.
• The next product is MAC's Prep + Prime Face Protect SPF 50. This is a primer that includes sunblock which is great because primers are made to last very long. This one's a little pricey, $28, but completely worth it. You can get it at most department stores.
• The next is E.L.F.'s SPF 45 UVA/UVB protection. This is a powder sunblock. It's a light, slightly pink color that will blend in with MOST skin types. However, I don't see this working well on someone very dark. It does blend pretty well but not that well, but that's what you get for $6. It can be purchased at www.eyeslipsface.com
• Another is bareMinerals SPF 25 mineral veil. I wouldn't recommend an SPF this low for an afternoon out in the sun, but this is great for everyday wear when you don't plan on spending every minute out in the sun. It's $19 and can be purchased at sephora.
• Don't really know what type of product you're looking for? A primer, a powder, or something else? Try sephora's Sun Safety Kit. It comes with 12 sample products for $25 plus a makeup bag.

Hope this helped! It's really important to protect your skin from the sun. You'll be happy that you did when you're old and NOT wrinkly :)

Your options for applying liquid foundation

There are quite a few different ways to apply a liquid foundation, and I'm going to explain a few of them.

With your fingers: This application will give you a full coverage. It is easy to blend with this and is probably the quickest way to apply your foundation. If you're going to apply your foundation this way, it is very important to may sure your hands are clean so you're not rubbing bacteria all over your face that could cause you to break out.

With a foundation brush: This way will give you a lighter coverage than with your fingers, however it is harder to blend and will take longer to apply. Although this will take longer, it will give a more natural look. For an inexpensive brush you could use the ecotools foundation brush ($7, ulta) and for a more expensive brush you could use MAC's 190 foundation brush ($32, MAC counter). To use, put a pump or two of foundation on your hand and dip the brush in it and apply to your face.

With a stippling brush: This will give you a very sheer and very natural coverage. It is definitely the lightest application you can get with still having enough coverage. You could try MAC's 187 stippling brush ($42, MAC counter) or coastal scents black stippler brush ($8, coastalscents.com). To use, same application as foundation brush.

With a dry sponge: This will give you a heavy coverage. I find that it is easy to make my foundation to look cakey with this type of application. You can get a large pack of wedge sponges at any drugstore, ulta, or any other beauty store at a low price. (However, ulta's are majorly overpriced). To use, put a little foundation on the sponge and blend onto face. Do it section by section so you don't have to put a lot on the sponge.

With a wet sponge: This will give you a youthful, dewy look with a sheer coverage. I love this look because it is definitely the most natural application I've tried. Once again, you can find the sponges at any drug or beauty store. To apply, soak the sponge and squeeze out most of the water so it is only damp. Apply the foundation the same way as with the dry sponge.