Have a Feel-Good Holiday this Year
Posted by girlpaint | Filed under DIY, face, gifts, holiday, self-improvement
Sleigh bells are ringing, snow is glistening, and you’re all about that walk through a winter wonderland. But along with the joy of these seasonal outdoor elements comes the stress of holiday shopping, party hopping and family gathering. We say, no need to be gloomy when there’s merriness to be found. Here, ways to relax and rejoice, while respecting the green (both the Earth and your loot).
Tags: beauty, dry skin, fashion, holidays, inspiration success writing education self-improvement, makeup, winter blues
Paint Your Eyes with Color Contact Lenses
Posted by girlpaint | Filed under artist, bargain, makeover, self-improvement, tools, brushes, gizmos, gadgets
Skin care, anti-aging bargains, self improvement eyelids, moisturizing makeup and surgery: Whole industries have emerged to protect, maintain, enhance and even alter natural beauty. There is however an additional product that will create the desired effect. Today’s beauty tip is about color contacts and how they can make your eye sparkle.
The color contact [...]
Tags: bargain, beauty, contact lenses, fashion, party perfect
Spring ‘09 Fashion and Beauty Favorites
Posted by girlpaint | Filed under fashion, gifts
Spring ‘09 fashion and beauty shopping list with images and product links
Tags: beauty, clothing, fashion, gifts, value
Beauty for TV Babies
Posted by girlpaint | Filed under anti-aging, cosmetics, education
here are some of my favorite vids featuring some terrific and very easy beauty tips and tricks:
Tags: anti-aging, bargain, beauty, fashion, Hollywood, inspiration success writing education self-improvement, skin care
Blushing beautifully: A recipe for cherubic cheeks
Posted by girlpaint | Filed under DIY, bargain, blush, face, recipe, wedding
This morning I was getting ready for my day with a simple, clean daytime look and, even in my enormous collection of blushes and cheek tints, that I didn’t have that “just right” color to set off my clean eye makeup including simple almost-black liquid liner, perfectly groomed brows and neutral lids.
Well I found the right color — Face Atlier’s Perfect Blush in Pink Satin — but in a powder, which, for me, don’t last through the day. In fact, I’m lucky to make it to lunch without looking sallow and sad. To top it off, I’m one of those people who doesn’t like to touch-up.
My solution: craft my own long-lasting cheek tint!
Into the lid of a leftover mineral makeup sample (I get lots of those), I added about 1/8 teaspoon of plain glycerine. Then, using a sterilized metal nail file, I scraped a little of my lovely Face Atelier blush into the glyercine. If I was to guess, I’d say I all in all, I ended up with a little over a “dash” of blush powder. BTW, in cooking terms a dash is a little more than 1/16 teaspoon and less than 1/8.
Tags: bargain, beauty, blush, DIY, fashion, recipe
Bargain of the Season: $52.50 Kenneth Cole Trench Coat
Posted by girlpaint | Filed under bargain, fashion, gifts
Rated four out of five stars, this gorgeous Kenneth Cole trench is perfect for transitioning from Winter into Spring, plus it’s a classic item (recommended by Tim Gunn…hello!) that will wear beautifully for years. Available in classic khaki or basic black for only $52.50, on sale for a limited time.
What’s the Opposite of Oscar?
Posted by girlpaint | Filed under fashion, self-improvement
…that’s the nature of the world of beauty, fashion, and yes, even movies and Hollywood. In fact, Hollywood is one of the biggest “homage-payers,” or offenders, whichever way you want to look at it. The old saying, “everything old is new again” rings true year after year, collection after collection, movie after movie.
Tags: fashion, Hollywood, inspiration, Oscar, won
Halston is back
Posted by girlpaint | Filed under eye liner, fashion
From neon brights (see also Michael Kors) and cashmere-blend wool suiting to heavy black eye-liner and heavy black tights, the catwalk at NY fashion week was screaming, screeching and slithering with styles borrowed from the decade that did much of the same, the 1980s.
Hats off to Michael
Posted by girlpaint | Filed under fashion, holiday
I LOVE this hat-scarf combo. The color pops! As does the fuzzy-funness.
A Beauty Icon Bids “Adieu”
Posted by girlpaint | Filed under face, fashion
GirlPaint joins the world as it mournes the loss of the great Saint Laurent, deservingly described as…” a towering figure of 20th century fashion” and “…a French national treasure”.
Tags: beauty, fashion, yves saint laurent
