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Beauty Products I'll Use Until the Cows Come Home
When I wake up in the morning, the first part of my beauty routine is to wash my face with my green tea milk facial wash for sensitive skin. This is from Farmhouse Fresh, which has many cruelty free products and helps to rescue farm animals. I have many different products from the company ranging from face masks to lotions. Farm animals have always been a fascination for me and I love to get the pictures of the cows and goats that come with the package when I open it up. I get extremely happy every time I drive by a field of cows. I am definitely the person that yells, “Cows!” every time I see them, or at least some variation. I also like to say “Look how cute the moochas are!” That is a play on the Italian pronunciation for cows. The Italian word for a cow is mucca, but I like to say the word with a big long moo. I even have a realistic looking stuffed cow that is one of my favorites besides my kangaroo and llama stuffed animals.
By Seashell Harpspring 5 years ago in Blush
My Makeup Journey
Christmas got a lot better when my sister, Kelly, got a job at Dillard’s department store in 1980, complete with an employee discount which she took full advantage of. My parents had declared my brother, sister and me too old for gift giving years before, when I was only eight, but suddenly at fourteen my sister had brought it back into my life and she never disappointed. The gift I craved the most? Makeup. The gift she always plied me with, large, lush and lavish holiday gift boxes of premium department store makeup. Whether it was Estee Lauder or Clinique or some other fine brand, the name I no longer can recall, it was one plastic suitcase full of prime color after another, year in and year out, and I couldn’t have been more thrilled. One year she even threw in a denim dress by Calvin Klein that didn’t even reach my knees, and another year, a generous bottle of Chanel number five. And then she would “do” my makeup for me. And then a little later I would sneak back in front of the mirror and “do” it a little louder by myself, glorying in all the colors on the fold away trays and slide out discs.
By Helen Stuart5 years ago in Blush
Sunscreen: Stay Youthful
Years ago before I got into skincare, my thoughts on sunscreen were wildly stereotypical. Do I really need sunscreen? Maybe sunscreen is for sunburns only? Do black people need sunscreen? Yeah, it’s cringy to think about really. Now, in my lovely mid-20s, I have found myself raving about it. I have tried various sunscreens since my skin isn’t “sensitive”. Drugstore, high end, makeup infused, even other countries (K-Beauty has amazing products). While that has been an experience, I have tied to narrow down my list to at least 3 interchangeable products.
By Deborrah Bennett Valentin5 years ago in Blush
Beautiful Scalp, Beautiful Hair
For the longest time, I struggled with dandruff and an itchy scalp. "Ewww" is the typical reaction most people would have and trust me, it was not the most attractive look. But besides being unsightly and embarrassing, it was also very uncomfortable! If any of you have ever or are currently suffering from dandruff, I feel ya. And it looks like there's a solution and perhaps a product you'd like to check out.
By Lauren Parker5 years ago in Blush
Need a skin reset?
This cleanser served as a reset for my skin. I’ll admit, I went through a period where I overloaded my skin with too many active ingredients in hopes of getting fast results of even, glowing, smooth skin. It worked for a few weeks but then “out of nowhere,” I noticed breakouts, which was a first for me, and an oily sheen in my t-zone yet a super tight feeling overall in my skin, which wasn’t altogether new but a big sign for me that I needed to change what I was doing.
By Jazmine James5 years ago in Blush
My Skin And Hair Are So Grateful...And So Is My Pocketbook
Lets just get right into it. It is vital, in my opinion, that every person, not just women, have at least a three step skin care process they do every night before bed, and every morning before you leave for work. I'm a big fan of taking time off from wearing makeup. I do it often. When I worked for a major retail store that is primarily known for their makeup and skin care selection, I still followed the "no makeup" rule on certain days. It also helped my sales in skin care so customers could see that the products actually do work. My face was like a walking advertisement. Lets be real though, there's still that one week a month where my hormones turn psychotic and certain parts of my face break out, it happens. I embrace it. You can't compete with mother nature, she always wins.
By Charity Faye Alexander5 years ago in Blush
Saved by the Stem Cell
Post-breakup Soviet Union countries were not exactly what you’d call a land of plenty. When people struggled to survive, wondering how to put their next meal on the table, such things as teenage body care were simply nonexistent. I remember what a revelation hair conditioner became for my mother and me, when we first bought a bottle. It was, I think, 1995, and we couldn’t stop singing hosannas to the newfound smoothness and manageability of our hair. I still remember it. Purple, lilac-scented, under some obscure label… but forget hair conditioner – we were grateful to have running hot water in the house, which we didn’t have when we first moved to the little suburban village where my parents still live today.
By Anastasia Stratu5 years ago in Blush
