You can’t feel completely dressed without having your nails perfectly manicured. Whether you are an "ah naturale girl" or a "fake and fabulous" one, you know you aren’t FIERCE without fabulous nails. So while you are getting your next fix of lacquer love, think where did nail polish come from.

Nail polish was first originated in 3000 B.C. by the Chinese. They used a colored lacquer mixture of flower petals and alum to make their polish. The longer it stayed on the more it changed color, going from pink to red. Soon after this Japanese and Italians began using it to polish their nails. How cool! And then the creative Egyptians started with reddish-brown stains, referred to today as henna dyes, to color their finger tips and nails. If you think back to movies and recreations of Egyptians you will remember the beautiful paints they had on their hands, body and face. Simply beautiful, oh to be able to do it up like them . This color on them signified social order, today it is just something we do to look and feel beautiful.

The polish we use today was created around the 1920’s and was inspired by, can you believe it, car paint. This is the time that nail enamel was brought about. Today nail polish is everywhere and on everyone. You can find nail polish in matte, glitter, glossy, clear, and a whole scope of colors. If you can think it up, you can find the color for your nails.

  I saw today on HSN, a new product Eye Majic Instant Eye Shadow. To sum it up, AMAZING. Looks a little too good to be true, if I say so myself. What it is is, eye shadow you put on in small strips across your eyes and instantly(10 seconds) you have beautiful perfect eye shadow on. It reminds me of those nose strips for snoring . I was amazed, and inquisitive about this item. Usually if it looks too good to be true, it is. Well maybe not in this case. I looked it up on the net and read through all the reviews and every one….seriously every one is raving about it. This is a perfect item, in my opinion, for someone who is just starting out with make-up, like teen.

      The kit comes with an instructional sheet and in a 10 pack of 5 warm toned colors with a hint of shimmer in them. With so much positive feedback, I am going to give it a go. Heck, it’s only 19.95, I waste that on junk all time, hopefully this won’t be!

What’s the biggest craze out? Mineral make-up and I am GLAD to say I am apart of it. My weapon of choice is Bare Mineral’s (Bare Escentuals). If you keep up on my post you will find mention of it often. I am a Baremineralaholic (my made up word ), but for good reason. Mineral make-up is becoming one of the hottest beauty trends I have seen in a long while. With the first mention of mineral make-up back in the ’70’s, this new craze spread like wildfires.

Mineral makeup claims numerous health/skin benefits, stating to be so natural you can sleep in it. I love it simply for the way it makes me look. With one sweep of the brush, I have the airbrushed skin look going on. Simply Great! Mineral makeup gives you a natural, light, lasting glow. Other makeup products strive for what this makeup has already done. I usually break out or have some other nasty side effect from makeup, but not this one. Could it be the missing irritants, such as fragrance and preservatives, maybe? Bare Minerals has my skin looking even toned and healthy, I don’t know how they do it, but they do it. Now almost everything is capable of coming in the small powder jars. I know, because I have a whole case of mineral makeup .

Good for your skin or not, I love it. I haven’t any trouble wearing it and you’d have a hard time ripping my flawless face brush from my hand . If this is your first time hearing about mineral makeup, "where have you been" and if you have heard about it you should already own some and know what I am talking about!

Just Swirl Tap and Buff yourself to beautiful skin!

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  I didn’t know there were so many different colors you could color your lashes! I knew about black and brown. Then I saw Carmen Electra with some weird color lashes and thought…”hmm, that’s kinda cool, wonder how she did it”. There are vast array of colors and brands you can buy to make your lashes just about any color you like. I guess, you can now match your lashes to your outfit .

“While basic black is fine, a well-chosen color can brighten your face and save you time by taking the place of liner or eye shadow”, says B.J. Gillian, a New York City–based makeup artist. Choose a more  subtle shade that will accentuate your eyes, not stand out alone.

     This is the ultimate must have for the all night partier or club scene type or just someone who wants to make a statement!! Wouldn’t it be great if they came glow in the dark, or in black light (really cool). It’s a fun and unexpected change. You can go from blahto WOW in a matter of swipes, seriously. Colors range from blue to fiery red. You can also go more subtle with auburn’s or cinnamon. I initially saw Max Factor’s highlighting mascara, Vivid Impact Highlighting Mascara, and was blown away by the way it makes your lashes look. I thought it would just put a hint of color on your lashes…no it really COLORS them. You can also find this item with Maybelline, MAC, Avon or a thousand other brands. Just start looking around for them, you’ll be amazed,I was!

You decide what color you want your lashes to be!

Whether you work or are a Stay at home mom, we all can use a little more time during the day to put on make up. It gets hard when you have to take care of everyone else in the morning, but it can be done. The key is to Simplify. Simplify and find a routine that incorporates your time for make up application.

     I find that the easiest and fastest make up for me to use is Bare Escentuals Warmth, Eyebrow kit, and their blush. Application is very easy to do and it goes on quickly with out all the mess. It’s hard to go wrong with this make up. I bought the Essential Eyebrow kit, which is very easy to master for any beginner. Then I went to, one of my favorite spots, QVC and bought a kit, Glamorista Grand Collection that had everything else I needed, and then some. For my lip gloss I use, this is a shocker, Love My Lips Lip Gloss Lip Juice (strawberry flavor) from Walmart. This is the best lip gloss I have found that I like, and it was so cheap, only like 2.00. Then I end with a little eye shadow (warm earth tone). A little crimp from my eye lash curler and I am done and ready for the day!

     I keep all my items right next to the sink in easy reach. That way I can simply grab, use, and go. A good trick is to sit out everything you need the night before, so you can quickly get your make up on in the morning. Make a routine of waking up, brushing teeth, shower, (while waiting for steam to clear out) get dressed, then back in the bathroom for make up application. Try to do all this before the kids or anyone notices you are moving around (so stay in your room until done). You may feel like a ninja creeping around, but it is well worth it. Otherwise, you may have to balance a baby on your lap while putting on make up. But hey, whatever works…works.

     Get your make up application down as simple and quickly as possible. The easier it is the more likely you are to keep it up. Looking beautiful shouldn’t take all day!

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