How Long Should You Keep Makeup?

While you’re doing your spring cleaning, maybe it’s time to take a look at your makeup bag, as well.  To keep your makeup fresh and your skin healthy, you should go through your makeup every few months, check smell and consistency, and take note of each item’s purchase date.   Keeping your makeup bag fresh and up to date will help you avoid skin irritation or infection that could arise from using old cosmetics.   Let’s talk about a few general guidelines regarding the shelf life of common cosmetics.

First and foremost, if your makeup smells funny, throw it out!  This seems like it would be common sense:  You don’t want to be putting something IN YOUR EYE that smells like it’s gone off.  Please. If any of your lotions or potions smells off, get rid of it, no matter how much is left in the container.

Now, here’s a list of general rules regarding the shelf life of make-up:

• Concealer:  12 months
• Foundation:  Water-based, 12 months; Oil-based, 18 months.
• Powder:  2 years
• Lipstick:  1-2 years.  Again, if it smells bad, throw it away. Now.
• Lip Gloss:  1-2 years.
• Mascara:  3-4 months.  This is the product you’ll want to replace most frequently.
• Pencil eye liner:  If sharpened regularly, can last 2-3 years.  Same with pencil lip liners.  Sharpening these pencils regularly removes the top layers of product and helps keep the surfaces relatively free of residual bacteria.
• Powder eye shadow:  2 years
• Cream eye shadow:  1 year
• Powder blush: 2 years
• Cream blush: 12-18 months

In addition, to help keep your makeup free of bacteria, you should wash your makeup brushes in a mild detergent every couple of months.  Makeup sponges should be washed weekly.

A final caution:  If you tend to use a lot of “natural” cosmetics which are free of preservatives, these should be tossed sooner. The lack of preservatives and the composition of many botanical ingredients means that natural makeup tends to go bad sooner.  Keep your eye on it.

So if you still have that fuschia blush and blue mascara in the back of your drawer from that 80s party you went to three years ago?  You guessed it: Time to get rid of it. 

Get Glowing!

 

 

 

LiLash Eyelash Stimulator: Add Life To Your EyeLashes

Did you know that the next most beautiful thing about your face, after your eyes, are your eye-lashes? The dark, curve of your eye-lashes lends character, depth and meaning to your eyes -- not to mention the various expressions you can actually give using it.

Taking care of your eye-lashes is,  needless to say, very important and the LiLash Eyelash Stimulator helps you to achieve just that.Helping you draw out your eyelash - long, full and luscious -- the LiLash Eyelash stimulator which can be applied like a liquid eyeliner helps you to transform your eyelashes into something as beautiful as your eyes and make you look even more beautiful.

The LiLash Eyelash Stimulator, also available with salonhive, has no salts; doesn't cause any irritations or side-effects and is easy to apply.

For both your eyes and eye-lashes, you can't afford to settle for anything less than the best. Why not take a look at what the LiLash Eyelash Stimulator can do for you?

How to Apply False Eyelashes

Nothing frames your baby blues or draws more attention to your gorgeousness than beautiful, lush lashes. False eyelashes are such a great way to dress up your eyes for a fun night out (or, well, a fun night in). Here’s how to attach your falsies properly:

First, hold the strip of lashes up to your eye to gauge the length you’ll need. If the strip you have is too long, trim it with scissors.

Dot your glue along the bottom edge of the lash. Try to avoid overdoing it - too much is going to make the strip stick to your own lashes - which is not what you want. You want the strip to stick to your lid. When the glue is ready, line up the lashes along the edge of your eyelid. Use your index fingers to press the lash into the inner and outer corner of your eye. Hold it there firmly for a few seconds to give the glue time to fix.

To finish up your look, swipe on a little mascara so that your own lashes get combed into the fake ones and create a more seamless effect. Hide the edges of the false lashes even further by lining your eyes carefully with a black pencil or shadow. And voila! Fab, fluttery lashes!

LiLash Eyelash Stimulator Gives You Luscious Lashes

For some women, it is a frustrating battle every day when they realize that they don’t have the thick, long, lush eyelashes that they would like. Everyday, mascara is dutifully applied, only to try and mask the problem and give the illusion of longer, more beautiful eyelashes.

Wouldn’t it be nice if you didn’t have to try and cover it up, you didn’t have to mask the problem and give the illusion of beautiful, full eyelashes but actually have them? Of course it would be nice, which is why there is an amazing product called LiLash eyelash stimulator which actually stimulates your eyelashes allowing them to grow and give you the longest, fullest lashes you have every had.

Not only will you get the results you want, but you don’t have to worry about messy creams and powders. LiLash is applied as a liquid eyeliner and after 4-6 weeks, you will be able to see the transformation right before your eyes. It is a non-irritating, no salt formula that will not harm your eyes and is fast acting for quick results. LiLash has been tested obsessively to make sure it is the most comfortable, natural and non-irritating product on the market.

If you enjoy the benefits of eye lash extensions, this is still the product for you, because users of LiLash who enjoy extensions for their eyelashes have reported stronger lashes with less breakage and more support for their eyelash extensions. Although once you start using LiLash, you won’t even have the need for eyelash extensions because your own lashes will be long, thick and luscious.

The transformation with LiLash, happens literally right in front of your eyes. No longer do you need to live with week, spindly and non existent eye lashes. LiLash is the world’s fastest-acting, most powerful eyelash stimulator so you will get your results fast, guaranteed.

Keep Organized With A Stylish Makeup Case

Every woman has a drawer full of tubes, powders, pencils, brushes, sponges, and various other tools and make up products that are needed to make you look radiant everyday. Even if you are a low maintenance type of woman who only requires a bit of face powder and mascara to look her best, you likely still have an arsenal of brushes, tweezers, creams and lotions. It’s a fact of life for most women.

But what doesn’t have to be a fact of life is the mess that tends to accompany all of these supplies. Who says you have to have drawers and shelves with all of your products spilling out everywhere? No, all you need is an organizational tool that will keep everything where you need it and still look great. That’s where make up carrying cases come in. I’m not talking about just simple make up bags, although those work great in the right situation too. But no, I’m talking about make up kits with pull out drawers that are compartmentalized so that you can keep your supplies organized.

Imagine opening the lid to your hot pink make up case, with reinforced aluminum corners and there you had all of your brushes, powders and lotions all laid out for you? No more rummaging through drawers, looking for the right thing.

Most of these kits are stylish, easy to keep clean and come with a mirror attached, so you have everything you need right at your finger tips. And if you’re worried about prying eyes, or sneaky fingers dipping into your make up stash, you can lock up your goodies to keep them safe.

There is no reason you need to suffer the mess of the bathroom all for the sake of beauty. Get yourself organized with a make up case that looks great and gives you the function and organization you need so badly.