Supernatural Botanicals

All you glossy girls listen up.  If you like a super-glossy lip without being sticky, YBF just might be Your Best Friend.  As you probably know from experience, some glosses can be so sticky and cakey on the lips that you can’t tolerate it.  Not so with YBF.  The glosses are easy to wear, and provide mega shine.  Available in trendy, cute colors, too.  The Pink Pearl color is baby pink with just a hint of the pinkest-pink color, and ultra glossy.  It’s very Kardashian.  And if you like to be a glam girl, these glosses are perfect for your kisser.

YBF Set of 3 Aqua Liplights Lip Glosses
These lip glosses help reflect light for a beautifully fashionable, get-you-noticed look. They are sheer enough to wear alone fur a pop of color during the summer or layer over lipstick in the fall for a rich pout.
Available in 3 different shades
Pink: Crystal Crimson, Pink Pearl and Radiant Raspberry
Neutral: Rustic Reflection, Twlight Tan and Twinkle Taupe
Wine: Glimmering Grape, Luminous Lilac and Vivid Violet.
Price: $19.80
Where to buy: www.Ybfstacey.com

While teens across the nation are gearing up to go back to school, the fashion and beauty industries have kicked into overdrive.  When you have too many options, many times you’ll end up spending your money on things you don’t end up liking once you get them home.  Beauty products, much like clothes, are very personal.  Get to know what works for you. Experiment and try new colors, new fashions, new trends, and see what works for you.  Just because a skinny leg jean or a flesh-colored lipstick is hot and trendy doesn’t mean it’s going to look good on you…specifically.  So explore your options.  When you get a lot of compliments on a color you wear, pay attention to those cues.  That color works for you, so stick with it and expand on it.  If low-rider jeans make your hips look too big, then kick them to the curb and wear a more flattering cut for your body.

Back to school makeup is a snap with a few of these favorite items right from the drug store or supermarket.

Start with a clean foundation…a blemish-free face.  So you’re prone to breakouts at this age.  No biggie.  Send blemishes packing with an easy skincare routine.  Wash your face in the morning and before you go to bed.  Never wear makeup to bed.  Just wash and go twice a day.  That will keep your skin fresh and clear.

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Next, prime your face with foundation to even out skin tone, cover blemishes (if you have any), and to give your skin a pretty glow.  Mineral makeup is a relative newcomer on the scene in the makeup world.  It’s one of the easiest foundations to apply.  Liquid foundation can leave you with an embarrassing ring on your jawline.  Mineral makeup blends perfectly into the skin and is great if you have oily skin.  It reduces shine and eliminates excess oil on the skin’s surface.  And it’s so easy to apply, you won’t even need a mirror.

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Pretty eyes are easy to achieve with the thousands of choices in eye color you have to choose from.  Whether you go bold and beautiful or soft and shimmery, you’ll find every color of the rainbow to choose from.  Being a teen gives you a license to use bright and bold colors, and there’s nothing wrong with that.  But avoid doing that every day at school.   Try to stick with a more daytime look while at school.  Try going bright and bold on Fridays!

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The teen license to use bold colors applies to lips as well.  Glossy pink cotton-candy colored lips are so pretty and is a perfect color for teens.   Afraid to go bold?  Try a sheer bold color for a more muted effect.  Glossy lips and teens go together like Friday nights and football games.  It just works!

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Maybelline Great Lash mascara is a secret tool of the trade to many makeup artists in Hollywood.  This mascara is used on many of the sets for Hollywood movies.  It goes on clump free, stays put all day long, and makes your lashes appear to be a mile long.

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And it’s as simple as that.  Back to school beauty is in the bag in a few easy steps.  Here’s to a beautiful new school year!

This is my absolute favorite makeup look, soft eyes and bold lips.  It works for me, but play up your best feature.  My favorite lip look is wearing a lip pencil over the entire lips.  You can follow this with a tiny bit of lip balm or gloss if  it feels too dry.  The advantage of this is that it “stains” the lip with color, as if you’re not wearing wearing lipstick at all.  You have all the color, but none of the glossy/sticky mess.  And it’s completely kiss-proof.  Pencils have great staying power, too.  You’ll apply the lip pencil to your lips far less often than  you would a lipstick or gloss.  Best of all, they are less expensive than lipsticks.  It’s a win/win. 

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Proof that everyone looks good in red lipstick.   When is the last time you wore red lipstick?  I’ve been a red-lips fan since childhood.  It works on every hair color, every skin tone.  It’s the epitome of sexy…we love that!