Eyes Lips Face ELF Cosmetics

Have you heard of E.L.F. Cosmetics yet? Eyes, Lips, Face is what it stands for, and all of their makeup is under a dollar!

Definitely worth checking out. I miss my old Wet 'n Wild nail polish, I can't find that anymore so hopefully ELF will be cool!

The Best Sunless Tanning Methods

If you haven't noticed the summer is already here. Surprisingly, you don't have to wait for the summer for endless beach hours beating down on the sun rays. Sunless tanning also known as the indoor tanning is more popular and easy than ever and it is much safer than sun tanning. Here are 10 tips for sunless tanning:

1. Airbrush tanning - Airbrush tanning is a new an emerging sunless tanning method. Using a clear liquid containing called dihydroxyacetone (DHA), you can get a golden tanned look for five to ten days. The ingredients of the airbrush tanning lotion are FDA approved and are considered safer than coomercial tanning beds.

2. Tanning beds - Tanning beds and tanning booths actually imitate the sun. Tanning bed lamps use UV-B and UV-C rays to achieve the optimal tanning results. However, tanning bed lamps do not use UV-A rays which are considered harmful.

You will feel the tanning beds results after a couple of weeks.

You may go to a professional tanning salon and get the golden look at one of the commercial tanning beds (Wolff tanning beds are the best ones) or get your own home tanning bed. You can get a discount tanning bed in one the wholesale home tanning beds shops. Yet, you must realize that maintaining a tanning bed is an expensive task - you will have to purchase tanning bed products like tanning bed lotions and tanning bed bulbs.

3. Tanning lotions - There is a wide variety of sunless tanning lotions. They are definitely the cheapest sunless tanning method. Nothing is easier than buying discount tanning lotions. However. Most of them have uncertain efficiency. In most cases, the tanning lotions are made of vitamins, minerals and herbal ingredients.

You may choose either one of the above sunless tanning methods. There is no reason for sun tanning nowadays. It takes too long and it is too risky.

Makeup, Clothing, Color & Your Skin Tone

Is My Coloring Cool Or Warm? Why Does It Matter?
by Suzanne Ryan

Choosing the correct color for your clothing, hair color and makeup is one of the biggest steps you can take to look your best.

With complimentary colors in cosmetics and clothing your skin tone will appear radiant and glowing, your eyes will appear brighter and clearer, your hair will reflect highlights and you will hear compliments - such as "You look great"!

With the "clashing" colors in cosmetics and clothing your skin tone will appear tired and drained, your eyes may appear shadowed, dark circles are more apparent, even your teeth can appear with a slight yellow hue and you will hear comments - such as "You look tired" "Do you feel OK?"

Coloring is generally broken down into cool and warm colors. You should match your skin tone in your fashion and makeup choices.

To determine the undertone of your skin, look at the underside of your arm. If your veins appear bluish you are cool toned, if they appear greenish you are warm toned.

Cool colors include "jewel tones" - blues, greens, pinks, purples, blue-greens, magentas, and blue-based reds. People with cool coloring look better in pure white than in off-white or ivory, and they can easily wear black

Warm colors include "earth tones" - yellows, oranges, browns, yellowish greens and orange-based reds. People with warm coloring look better in off-white or ivory than in pure white and look washed out by black.

Ladies with cool coloring should select a foundation that is more pink based and warm tones should go with a yellow based color.

Cool skin colors include: Very dark brown with reddish or blue undertones; Brown with pink undertone; True olive (most Asians and Latinos); Medium with no color in cheeks; Medium with faint pink cheeks; Pale with no color in cheeks; Pale with pink undertones; Ruddy-pinkish red and Brown or bronze tan.

Warm skin tones include: Very dark brown with golden undertones; Brown with golden undertone; Medium with golden undertones; Pale with peach or gold undertones; Golden brown when tan.

Celebrities with cool coloring include: Elizabeth Taylor, Cher, Jaclyn Smith, Marie Osmond, Princess Caroline, Liza Minnelli, Marlo Thomas, Catherine Zeta Jones, Oprah, "Snow White", Jaclyn Smith, Barbara Bush, Elizabeth Hurley, Gloria Estefan, Cindy Crawford, Angela Bassett, Michelle Kwan, Winona Ryder, Sophia Loren, Sharon Stone, Charlize Theron, Michelle Pfeiffer, Meg Ryan, Vanessa Williams, Courtney Cox, Elizabeth Taylor, Katie Couric, Demi Moore.

Celebrities with warm coloring include: Nicole Kidman, Kathie Lee Gifford, Sarah Ferguson, Reba McEntire, Gillian Anderson, Molly Ringwald, Hilary & Chelsea Clinton.

If you can't decide, cool coloring is much more common than warm. (You probably know if you are warm.)

about the author:
A Registered Nurse, Suzanne Ryan has a passion for helping women look and feel their best. She has received training in image consulting and color analysis. One of greatest passions is Mineral Makeup. Charts of cool and warm colors can be seen at her website, Mineral-Makeup-Reviews.com.