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Archive for July 2010
USA Today With Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee Gifford
Being a guest on The Today Show with Hoda Kotb & Kathie Lee Gifford (aka Hoda Girl & KLG) is definitely a “happy hour!” If you’re a fan of the show, you probably know the banter can get, well, pretty witty! Check out USA Today http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2010-07-26-kathieleehoda26_CV_N.htm that talks about my recent beauty segment with the ladies!
How to Look Cool When the Wx is Hot!
We’re officially in the dog days of summer, but that doesn’t mean your makeup needs to melt down your face. Find out my top tips to keep your makeup in place when the heat is on.
Don’t Let Summer Be a Beauty Bummer – Find out my top tips I shared with Today Show’s Hoda and Kathie Lee to keep your bikini line bump free and your hair from frying in the sun.
Summer Beauty Bummer: Bushy Bikini
The Fix: Gillette Venus Bikini Kit trims bikini hair at an even length safely – unlike scissors – so you can feel confident in your bathing suit. $10 at drugstores.
Summer Beauty Bummer: Self-tanner that rubs on clothes
The Fix: St. Tropez Instant Wash-Off Instant Glow ($15-18; sttropeztan.com) gives you instant color so you can fake a bronzed glow and go from pale to just back from Bora-Bora in a second.
Summer Beauty Bummer: Puffy Skin
The Fix: Olay Total Effects Plus Cooling Hydration ($19; CVS) has a cooling effect to instantly reduce puffiness and bags while anti-aging ingredients help hammer out wrinkles.
Summer Beauty Bummer: Cakey Powder Makeup
The Fix: Illamasqua Sealing Gel keeps powder in place by creating a color-intense paste to your favorite powder shadow, foundation, and blush so it stays in place and doesn’t run. $15 at Sephora.
Summer Beauty Bummer: Runny Bronzer
The Fix: Too Faced Aqua Bunny Bronzer gives you a natural glow and is a waterproof and sweatproof formula so it won’t fade throughout the day even when you’re shvitzing. $28 at Ulta.
Summer Beauty Bummer: Chlorine Discolors Hair
The Fix: Philip Kingsley Swimcap ($27; amazon.com) contains PABA and olive oil to shield out chlorine and salt water damage that destroys your hair color.
Summer Beauty Bummer: Fried Hair from Color and Sun
The Fix: Inoa Haircolor the first permanent ammonia-free hair color, which means less damage like breakage and dryness, which is especially important when it’s summer and the sun can cause hair to look and feel brittle. Also ideal for people who use hot tools or get chemical relaxers. Price depends upon hair; www.inoa-us.com.
Summer Beauty Bummer: Sticky sunscreen
The Fix: DDF Ultra Light Moisturizing Dew SPF 15 ($40; ddfskincare.com) is a superlightweight formula that let’s skin breathe, but still provides a serious shield from the sun.
Summer Beauty Bummer: Sunscreen Spills in Your Bag
The Fix: Tocca Stella SPF30 Sunscreen Towelettes these individually wrapped sunscreen pads are perfect for on the go. Made with aloe, marine silk, and oat extracts to keep skin smooth and satiny all summer long. $28 at www.tocca.com.
Summer Beauty Bummer: Peeling Nail Polish
The Fix: Sephora by OPI Chic Nail Prints these stick-on designs create long-lasting DIY instant nail patterns to dress your tips with designs like anchors, lace, tiger, or skulls. $15 at Sephora.
Summer Beauty Bummer: Peeling/Chipping Polish/Yellowing
The Fix: CND Shellac – a hybrid between a gel manicure and UV polish, this professional manicure lasts up to 3 weeks without chipping, nicks, or yellow. www.cnd.com for a salon in your area $40-50.
Melt-Proof Your Makeup
The heat is on and that means your makeup is probably melting right into your mojito. To keep your liner, foundation, and bronzer in place, find out my tips on WCAU-TV to keep you looking pretty even through a heatwave.
Opt for Oil-Free
Choose a moisturizer that’s oil-free and lightweight to hydrate skin without causing slipping and sliding. Also, look for one with an SPF because that prevents oil glands from enlarging and causing skin to look even slicker.
Try: Neocutis Bio-Restorative Day Cream SPF 30 makes sun protection simple and easy by combining the most effective anti-aging ingredients (growth factors, the Cadillac of peptides), antioxidants, and hyaluronic acid with SPF 30 in a fragrance-free, weightless formula. Its formula is tinted with melanin, so it blends into your skin and won’t run off or stain your clothes. The small size is also great for travel. $75 at neocutis.com.
Take time to Prime
A primer may seem like a second step, but they work like double-stick tape and keep your makeup in place all day long. Primers are now available in special formulas like a tinted formula or a primer just for your lids to help lock in shadow. Only apply a pea-sized drop – don’t overdo it.
Try: NP Set Eye Primer which helps shadow stay put. $15 at Target. CoverGirl & Olay Simple Ageless Serum Primer to help firm and smooth skin and keep makeup in place. $14 at drugstores.
Forget the Foundation
Just like switching your wardrobe, you should stash your foundation. Instead, try a bronzer to help even out skin and hide imperfections. Look for a waterproof formula that holds up to sweat, sun, and surf.
Try: Too Faced Aqua Bunny Bronzer gives you a natural glow and won’t fade throughout the day. $28 at Sephora.
Color With CreamSwitch to cream shadows and blush, which are not only sheerer and softer looking for summer, but also don’t run and fade like powder formulas or cake when combined with sweat. New longwear, waterproof formulas contain silicone that creates a water-resistant barrier to lock color in place and almost create a barrier between skin and makeup.
Try: Makeup Forever Aqua Cream a creamy shadow that won’t crease or smudge – available in fun summer shades like turquoise and peach. $22 at Sephora.
Lock in Lip Gloss
Gloss is a must to get the look of summer. But, gloss can easily smear. To help it stay, line your lips with a lip liner. These contain waxes to help keep your lip gloss in place. Line and fill in lips completely – then top with gloss. Bonus, pencils create a more stained effect, so lips won’t look too heavy.
Try: Estée Lauder Double-Wear Stay-in-Place Lip Pencil prevents lip bleeding for 12 hours. $19 at esteelauder.com.
Line It RightMany women wear eye liner for definition, but pencil can run. Gels and liquids last longer – plus you can create a more natural (thinner) line.
Try: Bobbi Brown Long-Wear Gel Eyeliner comes in colors like denim ink and $22 at bobbibrowncosmetics.com.
Blot it
Instead of repowdering throughout the day—extra layers can cause cakey product buildup in warm weather—keep plasticky oil-blotting sheets at your desk and in your purse. Dabbed over your face, they soak up excess oil without messing up your makeup.
Try: Clean & Clear Oil-Absorbing Sheets changes colors so you know it’s working and won’t rub off your makeup. $6 at drugstores.
Top Beauty Tweeters
Tweet, Tweet! Find out my picks for the top beauty tweeters I shared with PIX11.