SomniumUltra

MOVING

2013-06-23T21:48:00.001-05:00

Hey guys, As the post suggesst I am moving to a new site. It runs more like a real website and has better features (to me at least.) so most of my time for a while anyways will be moving all my posts onto the new site. Please check me out there and all future post will be there. When all my post are moved I will be shutting this blog down. SO to all to my followers don't forget to follow me on http://somniumultra.weebly.com. There some posts up and I will be adding more and more over the next few weeks/months.

Thanks for all the support on this site it was fun, but I feel I can grow more on the new site. :)

SEE YOU SOON. :)

Broken Pencil

2013-05-24T22:30:00.000-05:00

Okay, so my oh so innocent puppy (Above) chewed my white pencil (Below), it wasn't totally trashed but sharpening it wont be happening. So I thought I would show how you can save the lead so you don't have to waste the whole thing.

So since she wasn't nice enough to break the thing in half I had to. It shouldn't be to hard.

Now that its all broken I took the end of a metal hair stick and used it to help push the lead out. I liked to use the metal stick because its cleans easy, but any thing small enough to fit in the curve of the pencil will work. Like the end of one of your makeup brushes could do the job nicely.

Now I'm using a old container(Above) I got from Sephora (I was given a small sample of some facial cleanser) that I got 4 years ago that happen to be empty. Anything small enough will work...be creative. I chose this because it has a lid so I don't have to worry about it drying out.
Once I got it all in I smooched it to one side (Below right). That will make it easier to get the product on your brush. Otherwise it will resist you to no end and you wont get much product on your brush.

There you go and this is how well it works with just a brush. The left it more concentrated but was long side of a angle brush done in one stoke and the right side is using the wide side of a angle brush.

Winged Out

2013-04-25T15:12:00.002-05:00

Hey guys long time I know. Didn't mean to just leave, but I’ve had some things going on. Such as building an addition onto my house. It's still got a long way to go but its going. I also got really sick, so sick that I was made to go to the doctor. But hopefully with this post I'll be able to get back into the rhythm and will be putting up more posts from now on.

Okay now I've had this one on my mind for a while and I wanted to do something quick and simple for my first comeback post. So what’s simpler that a winged eye. I know there are some of you that don't know either what I’m talking about or how to really do it although I think that with the internet and all that 99% of you do but maybe you can't seem to get it right so this will be the post for anyone.
Every girl needs to know how to do this. Even if you don't wear makeup often, this is still a must know. The great thing about a winged eye is that you can wear barely there makeup looks or over the top looks and will instantly make you look super chic. The concept is easy line you eyes and add a flick goin' up. And some can get away with just that, I am not one of those people.
I've done this with different mediums (loose and pressed pigment, gel, liquid, pencil) which one you use is up to you and what you want your finished look to be. Softer looking wings are best with pigment or pencil whereas for a more dramatic look liquid and gel are better. I personally prefer gel or liquid. It gives you a well defined line and is darker and I think gives it that great retro look.
Now I prefer to use my Maybelline Master Precise Liquid liner pen. I like to use this because it’s quicker and easier to use. Also my camera is on the fritz so I drew the pictures on my computer so you could see what I'm talking about.

First you’re gonna take your liner (if you are using a angled or flat brush the concept is the same) and line from your inner eye using small strokes otherwise your liner will be choppy and won’t look like a smooth line.

You want to draw in a way that makes will make it wider at the outside corner and thinner the closer you move towards the inner corner.

You may need to fill in the area of your line and the base of your lashes but that's okay that's what you want to do. Make sure that you get as close to your lashes as you can you don't want there to be a line when you open your eyes.

Now that's done take your liner (brush or pen) and make a line going up at a 45 degree angle. The easiest way to make sure you have the line right every time is to draw from the top outside corner of your LOWER lid. It’s like a continuation of your lower lid. If you follow it correctly you won’t mess up.

Now that you've got the beginning of your wing you have to make it flow into your liner. I like to curve it into the liner and fill in where I need to. It will make the liner thicker so please keep this in mind when you start to put it on. You can always experiment with the thickness of your liner and wing to give you different looks and more or less drama to your looks.

Curl you lashes and add a coat of your fave mascara and you are ready to go.
Super easy right? Okay you may need a little more practice but once you've done it a few times it will be like second nature and you'll never want to put your liner on any other way.

Stay Fabulous. ♥

HAPPY NEW YEAR

2013-01-01T12:20:00.000-06:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY!!!!

Hope everybody was a safe and fabulous in ringing in the new year.

Want to show off your new year glam look send in a pic of your new year fashion and I'll post it.

REVIEW: Maybelline Eye Studio

2012-12-31T12:01:00.000-06:00

I went to the store to get some new liner cause I ran out and Ive been eyeing this gel liner for a while but wasn't really sure if 1)I like it and 2) if I would be able to put it on as well as my liquid liner. Before this liner I hadn't ever used a gel liner before. I dont know why I was so worried cause it goes on like a dream. Its supper silky and creamy when you put it on. Bonus you can really smudge it and blend it for a super sultry smoky eye wihc you cant do with liquid.

It wears really well. I even slept in it and still had my wing and that's without any eye primer. Its also super pimented and it dont take much to get a nice dark line. I have a feeling that this will soon become a go to liner for me. This is defiantly a keeper. The only thing is I want to put a negative on here but I cant find one. :)

How to make tinted gloss

2012-12-30T21:07:00.000-06:00

Hello, So sorry it took me so long to make a new post but my internet was down. You really don't realize how important it is till its gone. :)

So this is obviously about how to make tinted gloss. Now I was trying to find a black gloss cause you can use it to make you lipstick darker which is what I wanted to do but the store was out when my memory reminded me that I can make my own. duh. So here's what I did.

1. Use a clear gloss. I bought Rimmel London's Stay Glossy in Seduce Me.

2. Use a loose pigment and place a small amount on a piece of paper. I used Bella Terra's black pigment but you can use any color you want.

3. Place the applicator on the pigment and then place it back into the tube.

4. swirl it in the tube. you will see it starting to mix. You may need to do this step more that once depending on the color and its pigmentation.

There you go. Stupid simple right.

Now you may think it would feel grainy. I think that it would depend on where your getting the loose pigment from. With Bella Terra you would never know that you put powder into the gloss and I thought for sure you would feel it but its super silky. Its like it just dissolved into it.

Silver Bells

2012-12-06T01:43:00.000-06:00

Ok you guys are going to have to bear with me. My key board as started to act up. The g, h, and back button on my keyboard aren't working well and and I cant upper case wont upper case my g, and h'es its a real pain in the butt. So if you see any of these things I'm apologizing right now but I will try to catch it before the post goes up.
Alrighty then lets get started. So I tink its safe to say that this look is all silver and shiny :)
I don't use a lot of different products on this look I use elf for the majority of my eye.
First things First make sure that you put on a eye primer.

I took the light silver and put that on my lid. The brightening shadow quad i used form elf is Drama.

Then I used the dark silver from the same quad and put that in my crease.

Now I took the black again in the same quad and put that in the outside corner I also took the white in that quad and put that on my brow bone. I now took a metallic silver and placed that on the inside corner and flicked in up into the crease and near the brow. I used Silver Lining from Maybelline.

Now for the fun part at least for me cause i love using liquid liner. I took my Maybelline Master Precise liner in black and made a thick cat eye and took some of the black and silver shadow and lined my lower lashes.

Now just finish off with lots of mascara or false eyelashes. I choose just mascara because I like to save my falsies for special occasions like weddings.

Finish off with some dramatic lipstick and you got one drop dead look.

♥

NEW APP

2012-11-30T22:29:00.001-06:00

Hey I have some very exciting news. I've made an new app for SomniumUltra!!! Here is the QR code so that you can download it to you phone FOR FREE!!!!!!! Don't forget to download it after you scan it.
If you have any questions please leave a comment or send me a e-mail

New Translator Options

2012-11-29T09:54:00.001-06:00

Hey, I know this isn't beauty related but I just got this up and running a few months ago but, I don't think anyone really knows about it, so I just wanted to makes sure that everyone knows that you can now translate my blog into just about any language. I have noticed that this is something that many of the blogs I run across don't do. I know that when I find something on pinterest or google and I hit that site that it's not in my language, it's really hard to really know what they are talking about especially true if its a diy craft that I want to do so that being said I wanted to make sure that anyone can read my posts hence the translator. So now if English isn't your first language you can read it in the one you prefer. Here are the steps to do so.

You will notice that on the right hand side there are these dark grey bar.

You have to hover over it for it to expand and you will see 7 tabs come out with some symbols on it.

But you can't exactly figure out what they are with just those pictures can you so here they are from top to bottom.

You want the second tab obviously. So click on it.

You will see a bunch of languages on there I couldn't get a screenshot of them but here are a few of the many options: French, Spanish, Hindi, Chinese, Japanese, Swahili, Urdu and 58 other languages.

So now you've click on the language you want. I choose french. Now you can read my post in French

Super easy right. ♥

Interviewee Part 3

2012-11-28T22:10:00.001-06:00

   Yeah the time has come for me to do the last post in the this series, but even better new is that this post marks my 100th post. How awesome is this.

   Now as promised this is all about what to wear to an interview. I've found that when talking with people that many don't know what to wear to an interview. Here is the basic rule, dress up, not formal but up. I would suggest that everyone should have at least one pair of dress pants and a blazer and/or vest. And please keep it simple. Just like your hair and makeup you want the focus to be on what you can do not on what you are wearing. That doesn't mean that you can dress for your personality that's important too. So I'm going to show you some basic this to do and avoid. Keep in mind that different professions may be more or less conservative, so this not a time to show off your cleavage. Unless you know for a fact that they are not conservative be as conservative as you can without looking like you are a nun unless of course that's the look your going for. :)

    Pants vs Shorts

Never ever ever wear shorts. Even though the shorts on the right are long don't wear them. Although this is a perfect length if it was a skirt and the shirts are spot on.

Dresses

The first one is I think quite perfect the length is just below the knee and the collar is high but the cut is a sheath so you get a flattering silhouette. The second dress is hit and miss so be a little more careful with this one. It comes above the knee and you have to wear a sweater with this one because it showed off my bra. The third dress is well way to short. Even though I'm wearing tights with it one false move and my butt is showed off. The third dress even though it's long and has a nice neckline is just to casual for an interview.

Vests

The first two are perfect there is nothing wrong with them. The are fitted and their is no pulling or puff outs. the third one is a nice cut but the decal on it is too casual and I'm missing button not to mention that it is squishing my boobs to death. The last one is also too casual and does is too loose and flowy. As you can see its actually cutting down the center of my boob and that was just from me walking from the camera to getting into position for the picture.

Hoodies and Baggie

These are both dont's and heres why. I think hoodies are a given, they are too casual. Even though the cut and fit of the shirt is perfect the hoodie just brings it down to a casual level. The baggie shirt although I think it it's very cute and is one of my go to shirts when I want to dress up a little and not want to show off my tummy it is just not something you want to wear to an interview. Most tend to make you look more like a slob than as a professional. Even if it is cute.

Bonus- Earrings:

I just could do a post about clothes without doing one about jewelry. You would think that thiswouldn't matter but it does. In fact most places wont event let their employees wear earrings that are bigger than a dime. So with that said the first row is your best bets. They are smaller but still have some impact. The second row is bigger and they fall in the maybe pile. Again it depend on what you are interviewing for. The third row are don't they are either to bright, long, or way to much bling. It's ok to have that in your jewelry but in small doses.

♥K♥

Interviewee Glam Part 2: Hair

2012-11-21T12:17:00.000-06:00

   Hey this is part two in my interview series. Last post I gave you some tips on how to put you best face forward now I want to show you how to showcase your hair. Some think its just enough to pull you hair up or to just let it all down but that's not true. First impressions mean a lot in a interview and even if you have a great resume if you don't showcase yourself well you will just fade into the background. I don't think I need to tell you that your hair should be washed and dried or at the very least clean. If in doubt just wash it. You don't want to be remembered as the girl with oily, stinky, dirty hair. And trust me they will notice. Now you notice that my hair has been curled but you don' have to have your hair curled you can use your natural hair texture or flat iron it straight, I was just feeling wavy hair. I normally just let my hair be straight because that's my natural hair and I don't like putting a lot of unneeded heat to it. All the looks coming up are for long to medium hair length and please forgive the shirt I was cold and its warm. Not the cutest sweater I own but effective. Also I took these pics early in the morning and I'm not a morning person so this is my just woke up and I hate morning face with NO makeup on I just didn't feel like it this morning, lol. So lets get started.

If you have short hair just keep it simple and maybe add a cute headband. Easy as pie.

   In this first picture I just let my hair down sleek or curled this is a great easy way to do your hair. The only way you could mess this up is if you hair is in need of a washing.

   This next set of pics is a twisted side pony. Now with side ponies I like to have at least a wave to my hair it makes it look fuller and just overall better. I added a nice twist to the back of my hair for a little more interest. You just twist your hair into itself and hold in place with a few well placed bobby pins. If you don't like to show your hair band just take a inch wide section of hair and wrap it around and bobby pin it under the pony to hide the pin. This is quick and simple and can be done in less than 5 min. Unless your anything like me and your hair hates you and never wants to listen. :)

   Now if all else fails you can always do a pony tail. never underestimate a simple pony tale. Especially if it been dolled up.

    Of course there are a dozen things you can do to your hair. From french twists to a high sock bun. As well as braids such as the one here.

   Just remember to always look polished you are selling yourself to that business and you want them to buy. So that may mean you may need to wrap yourself in some pretty packaging. So you can't just stop at makeup and hair you need to dress for success but what to wear that can be a challenge. Challenge Accepted in part 3.

♥

Interviewee Glam

2012-11-18T20:57:00.000-06:00

Hey Guys, I have been looking for a new job and though I would share some what to's on how to dress when you go to an interview. For anyone who ever wanted a little help in this area, I've got you covered. Its a little 3 part series on makeup, hair, and clothing. Its also something that anyone no matter your skills can do so no worries.

The first part is going to be on makeup. Now I do have a tutorial for y'all but first I'm going to give y'all a little basic info. First ALWAYS make sure that you makeup is neutral. Unless you are going for a job that is artsy don't use colors unless its one of these; Navy, Burgundy, and Hunter Green and these should be kept in small doses only. And no glittery,metallic eyeshadow or have it really dark you want them to focus on you not your eyeshadow. Also no bright or overly dark lipsticks. Stick to sheer lipstick or tinted lip gloss if you want to wear color. Foundation should be light if your worried about acne or scares use some concealer. Blush should be light and natural. I personally conture and highlight but that's up to you. Nails should look natural no funky or trendy looks if you want to paint them use either clear or neutral colors. Ok now that I got those done with I'll show my little tutorial. Please for give if some of the pics are a little blurry my camera lied to me.

First I put a sandy color on my lids. I used Bella Terra's Sand

Next I put a brown in my crease. I used Bella Terra in Rusty but very lightly, it doesn't take a lot to cover and if you have to much on your brush it will be way to dark so just keep adding color in small doses till you get to the desires color again you don't want your shadow to be to dark.

Now I used a blackish purple again very lightly adding color in small doses. I applied it to the outside corner. I used the dark purple from Maybellines purple smokey eye quad.

Then you need to highlight. I used the white in the same quad as before. You want to put on you inner corner, along the brow bone and in the center of you lid. Make sure that you blend it in very well, you don't want any white lines. The picture here is unblended so that you can see it better.

Next is your eyeliner. I used Maybellines Stiletto liquid eye liner in black but you could use brown as well. You can also use pencil if that's what you prefer. Now you want to make sure that is a thin line slightly wedged out no no large wings you can add a little flair out but don't go more that halfway up your lid and do not go to the crease.

You final touch to your eyes is your mascara. I used Clinique intensifying mascara in black. I did one coat all over and added another coast just to the outside corner lashes. Do not use false eyelashes. If you don't feel comfortable with not wearing falsies then you should use ones that are natural looking not thick colored, overly flared, or dramatic.

Yeah, all done now just add your preferred interviewee lipstick and your ready to go. Well your face is anyway. Now you just have to figure out what to do with your hair. Which lucky for you will be on my next post. YEAH.

♥

Salty

2012-11-01T13:45:00.000-06:00

   Hey guys I though I would write a quick post about salt. Now some of you may know that i have dry skin and because of that I have to be careful about what cleansers I get but what you may not know is that I also have to be on a low sodium diet because of my skin not only because of my dry skin but also for my breakouts on my face. Now many of you may be wondering what does salt have to do with you skin being dry and a pimple or two popping up. Well let me explain.
   Salt naturally dries out you skin which if you have excessively oily skin is a good thing but if you like me it dries it out too much which then puts my skin in overdrive to put back the oils which ends up with me having a oily face. Not only that but a most people have a high salt diet. Even if you don't cover you food in salt your still getting it. Most store bought drinks have sodium as well as all canned food, even your deli meat has salt. Any meat that say honey or anything like that has higher amounts of salt that others type. I know it sounds weird but the sweeter the meat the more salt. If you don't believe me check out the ingredients on the package. You should only be eating enough salt that is 1 olive that's it that's all the salt you body needs on a daily basis. Its not just dry skin and acne that gets effected by too much salt but its your heart. Having a high salt diet puts you at risk of having high blood pressure even if you have no family history of it. So what can you do after all its everywhere.
   Well there are a few things you can do. First look at the ingredients of everything (yes everything) you buy. Be the smart shopper. Second don't cook with salt if you can help it. You can always add salt to your food after its cooked. If you use salted butter to bake with try omitting the rest of the salt in the recipe there's no need in you adding more salt if it only requires a pinch the butter has enough. Stop or limit how often you eat out. I know its convenient but fast food and even nicer restaurants put a lot of salt on their food even if you cant taste i,t its there. Its also heather on your wallet. Stop buying pre-made frozen food, I know that its quick and easy but again loaded with food. Don't use salt scrubs or soaking salts. Unless its Epsom salt your just drying out your skin, try using a sugar scrub instead. If your going to use salt try sea salt. you don't need near as much as table salt to flavor your food and is much easier on you skin. Have you ever noticed that when you are swimming in the ocean that you skin feels softer and that maybe your skin even looks better that before. That the salt and minerals in the water and when you eat that salt your getting those benefits.
   Not say that I do all of these things. I love chips and mountain dew and burgers, I like salty foods but I pay for in the long run with a broken out face. When your poor and living on a limited income I know that its hard to eat right. you live off of canned food, potatoes, rice and ramen noodles really any kind of noodle but there is still a way that you can limit you salt. Not only so you can look beautiful but so your health is good. So next time you see that your skin it breaking out more than usual look at your salt intake it may be whats to blame.

NEW PAGE????

2012-10-29T18:57:00.002-06:00

Ok, I really want to start a guest page to show my appreciation for everyone that follows and reads my blog. But instead of running a contest(Not enough people comment), I though I would have everyone send in a post. Yes a post. So here's how this is gonna work: (1) Do a make up look, (2) Write what you did and what you used with at least one picture of the look, (3) Send the whole thing to me via email which I will post my email on the bottom of this page. That's it. Here are the rules to follow for the look you do.
It needs to be in one of these categories: Spring, Summer, Fall or Winter. I want a season look There will be a one post for each season so that means there are four winners. Put the season that you are doing in the subject part and please send it with you name and if you want where you are from and any other information you would like posted about you. The look can be a quirky look or a something that you could wear out on a regular basis, which type you do is up to you.
You also have to have these sent in by November 12, 2012 12:00 am Central Time, USA. That's two weeks from now. I will accept any looks from any country as this is not involving any kind of shipping just emails. :) If you have any questions about this please email them to me I will answer them.

These will be up for the whole month after wards they will be replaced with other photos. I may have another contest like this with a different look requirement I don't know yet. But its a great way to get you skills out there. So as promised here's the email address that you need to send your contest entry to: somniumultra@gmail.com

Remember to have fun and be creative and let it be an expression of who you are. Good Luck ♥

Earth Goddess

2012-10-28T16:43:00.001-06:00

Finally after a lot of frustration, begging, pleading, bargaining and such I was finally able to upload my tutorial into YouTube, Now I did this video in January 2012 and It now is October 2012 is just how long and hard I've been trying to get this thing up and running. It took me four strait days to upload, ugh. To you that don't think that's a big deal it is when your only internet comes from your smartphone and you can;t use it at all while your uploading so I really went through some phone withdraws while doing this. LOL. But I'm going to let that go and give you a quick description of the following tutorial.

I was really inspired by the liner which at the time I did this tutorial was brand new and when I used it this is the look that popped into my head. Now its a very organic look so its not going to look perfect or will look the same each time you use it. Its colors are based on, well, earth, so lots of brown and green and for an extra splash of color some purple. With the purple I was thinking flowers and the black liner is a vine. Its a bit of an abstract look so again nothing perfect. I would keep the lips neutral so that the big focus is on the "mask" that is being created.

I really hope that you like it and enjoy ♥

REVIEW: Revlon ColorStay Foundation

2012-10-19T17:02:00.001-05:00

OMG... it's been such a long time since I've made a post. I feel so bad for not being able to keep up with everything that has been going on with my family, school, graduation from school and working and now with being sick for almost a month. It's like were do I start. I guess first off is I'm finished with my schooling medical assisting I graduated with honors and a 3.89 GPA so I'm going to give myself a well deserved pat on my back. I'm the first one in my family to finish any kind of collage. So needless to say I was very excited as where my family. I was working but that didn't work out :(. But that's ok. This last month has been a lot of me being sick. Three weeks ago I was vomiting my guts out, it only lasted a day but the next day which turned into the next week I've been battling sever congestion. but no this last Tuesday I was not feeling well but then I started coughing and apparently cant quit. Looks like I have Bronchitis so yeah me. But enough about me, this is a review on some awesome foundation.

This is probably one of my favorite foundations. I really like the coverage. You can really layer it on and it doesn't feel really heavy. But If you don't do it right and blend it well it will start to look caked on Now living in the humid south where sometimes you can't tell if you sweating or if the vapor in the air is condensing on your skin, its really important to have a foundation that can last. It also comes in two formulations, one for oily skin and one for normal/dry skin. which is really nice. Now this is suppose to last 24 hrs and even though it don't last that long in the humidity you only need to do a little touch up so its really not that bad.
This is definitely a keeper. It runs about $10.00 depending on where you live and what store you go to but because of its great coverage it lasts a good amount of time.

REVIEW- Murad Skin Perfecting Primer

2012-06-24T19:00:00.000-05:00

So a while back I was given some samples and one of them was the Murad skin perfecting primer that states that it can mask imperfections while reducing and prevent breakouts. And boy does it deliver. Ever sense I got off birth control my hormones have been majorly out of wack and I've been have some major breakouts. I never had breakouts so needless to say I've been freaking out and trying to get my skin under control and not really ever having a skin cleansing routine, cause frankly I never really needed one before. I would put on a facial mask three times a month and that took care of all my skin problems. Nice right, I soooo don't have that anymore.
So needless to say I'd try just about anything to help my skin dilemma. I did notice a reduced amount in my breakouts and the were less severe and for the masking imperfections not so much but it does its job as a primer. I layer primers with this one and because my skin is still healing I have a lot of redness still so I've been using Smashbox photo finish color correcting you know the green one and that really helps. I wouldn't let this be the only source of breakout control especially if you have major breakouts. If your need medication for your breakouts please don't stop taking it. This to me is great to add to your regimen especially if you are nearing a point where you know your hormones are going to cause you to break out. I don't think I need to mention when this time is cause every girl knows when that time is.

This is a tinted primer so it may be to dark for some but I find that for me it adds a nice bit of color to my skin but not so much that it looks strange so if you feel comfortable you could go without foundation.

So all in all nice product I love my samples and I'm gonna have to get some more here soon cause I'm almost out. AHHH

♥

Pinterest- Fair Warning

2012-06-13T23:25:00.000-05:00

Ok as some may have noticed I have a link to my pinterest boards. So for some odd reason I feel compelled that I should warn everyone that 1) want to join pinterest 2) want to look at pinterest and 3) looks at my boards on pinterest.
If you look at pinterest you will eventually join pinterest and then you become addicted like me. I swear I spend hours every night on there while I'm "watching TV" which lead me to my number three. Because I'm addicted I therefore do a lot of re-pinning, and liking. So you do go look at my boards here's the stats as of the moment I'm writing which I'm sure will change as soon as I'm done writing this: Boards; 14, Pins; 248, and Likes: 479. So like I said I'm addicted and I don't even have the most. It's mostly fashion and make-up that I like but I've also posted some of my own stuff like photos that I've taken and some sets of mine from polyvore. I do hope that you take a look and get addicted like me it has so many great ideas and inspiration it will blow your mind.

Happy pinning

Whats striped, red and painfull all over?

2012-06-08T16:33:00.000-05:00

SUNBURN!!!! Sorry for taking so long for a new post but sense summers in full swing I thought that I'd post about some during and after sunburn relief.

We all know that the best thing to do when we are going to be out in the sun is to lather ourselves in suntan lotion but we either forget, apply the wrong SPF or don't apply it enough times. Which almost always results in a sunburn. So after doing some digging and using some of my own remedies here are some things you can do after you get your sunburn.

You first can take a cool shower not cold but cool lets face it when you skin is that hot it's like a shock to you system so it better if it just feels refreshing and with cool water you are actually stopping your skin from continuing to burn. Even if your out of the sun your skin continues to burn deeper into you skin layers. I don't think I need to say not to take a hot or warm shower because we all know that it feels like your in a burning fire torture chamber. If you want you can use this recipe to soak your sunburn and give you some needed relief:

Sunburn soothing bath
2-4 cups *Colloidal (not regular) oatmeal
1/2 to 1 cup baking soda
1-2 cups powdered chamomile flowers
1 cup buttermilk, optional

And a soothing misting after:

Sunburn mist
2 fluid ounces of distilled water
9 drops of lavender
2 drops of peppermint
1 drop of spearmint

Mix all, then mist lightly over sun-burned skin. Please do not add more peppermint or spearmint to the recipe it will not be pleasant.

Also their is always aloe gel whether bought or from your own plant, apply it to the sunburn and pop a few ibuprofen to help with any swelling, You can also take cold milk (the more fat in the better ie: whole milk) soak a rag in it and place it on your skin when it warms up repeat process. But be warned milk is drying so you need to follow up with a lotion that's not greasy cause that could irritate your burn. Here's a recipe for you to make your own lotion:

Cucumber sunburn lotion
1 cucumber - chopped
1/4 cup glycerin
1/4/ cup rose-water

Squeeze juice out of the cucumber with a lemon-squeezer, and mix with Glycerin and Rose-water.

So now that you got some relief and your sunburn is gone now you have to deal with the pealing and as much fun as it can be to peal yourself you shouldn't do that. You could scar and that's not good. But you don't want to leave it on either not only is its nasty to look at (although your probably the only one that notices it) it itches like crazy so best thing to is get rid of it but sense you cant peal it scrub it off. I like to use a exfoliating pad and using conditioner and very lightly scrub it tiny circle all over my sunburn. You don't want to damage your new skin. I also like using sugar scrubs like this one from Tree Hut. But remember scrub lightly you still have raw skin under all that flaking and pealing so only scrub hard enough to get most of the dead skin off. If after your done scrubing your skin has a burning or stinging sensation your scrubing to hard and you may not get all the dead skin off on the first try you only want to take off whats ready to come off and not any of that new skin your getting.

Also keep in mind that sunburns damage your skin which can lead to skin cancer. So make sure that you check yourself for any new freckles and any change in your freckle and moles. If you think it might be skin cancer get it check by a doctor right away. It's better to be safe than sorry.

Hope y'all find this help full and have plenty of fun this summer with no sunburns ♥

REVIEW: Napoleon mighty concealer pen

2012-04-15T20:29:00.000-05:00

Yeah a new post. Been so busy with school and work. right now I'm learning about the nervous, sensory and endocrine systems, so my brain is going to be mush this month but it's my last month then I go into my externship so yeah. I will probably be able to do more post when I'm in my externship cause I will have a life and time to have a life again. :). But back to the review. It's on a great find at Ulta. I'm always trying new concealers because I have some scarring on my face especially on my cheeks and chin from some really bad breakouts. Unfortunately no matter what I do, I scar and they are super dark in comparison to my fair skin so finding a concealer that holds up and makes my scars go away is a constant battle, uphill in 5 feet of snow, in a blizzard, blindfolded. In fact when I do my tutorials and any pics for my blog that are of me I put so much stuff on that if you were to see me in real life like that you would wonder if I had any skin that was mine.

This concealer from Napoleon is really easy to apply, goes on smooth and sticks even after I apply my foundation. I have noticed with some other concealers that it does a great job all alone but the minute I put on my foundation it barely does anything. This is not the case with the mighty pen. The brush on the pen to me is kinda worthless I end up either using my finger or my own brush. The only other problem I get is that it a click pen (you have to twist the pen to get product) and I have to twist/click it a lot to get a little product out. and sometimes its a lot of clicks. Its like there is a lot of air in there and it has to push that out first but air shouldn't be in there in the first place. I also feel like I'm not getting enough product for the price. Its almost $30 and I would like there to be more product.

So all in all great product. It works great it just needs a better way of getting it and more of it. It would be nice if it came in a stick or maybe something like urban decays eye primer potion's new packaging.

REVIEW: Rent the Runway

2012-03-31T18:02:00.001-06:00

Alright I have review but it's not on makeup it's a website review that I think everyone is going to love. The site is call renttherunway.com at its really awesome. It allows you to rent clothing,shoes and accessories from designers that you normally would have no way of ever affording.

The nice thing is that they have clothing up to a size 16 and they even send you two sizes of your choice for the same price you just send back the one that doesn't fit. and they have a wide range of prices so any one can rent a whole outfit.

I found this dress from Milly for only $75 and considering this dress cost $430 its a total steal. But lets say you want a whole outfit you gotta have some jewelry right. I found these from Lee Angel. It's worth $90 and you get to rent it for $15. These earrings are from Crislu. They are worth $120 and you can get them for $25. But don't worry if you don't have pierced ears they also have a collection of clip-ons that you can rent too. Ok so now you have your jewelry how bout a nice pop of color with a handbag. So here's one from Kate Spade New York and its worth a whopping $328 and you can rent it for $50. So for an outfit for lets say a wedding I would have spent $165. I was to buy all of this it would be $968. So that's a $803 savings for something that I wouldn't wear but once in a blue moon so no bad right.

This is just a sampling of what is available. There is such a wide range that you can choose from that you could get a outfit to suit any occasion. Also they even have a few things that you can buy but for that you are going to have to see for yourself. Its totally worth it .

POLL: Do You Like?

2012-02-13T19:07:00.000-06:00

I have a little questions for everybody. As you can see I did a little rearranging to the blog. I'm using one of the new templates from blogger that makes it run more like a website. I like the consept of it running like a website but you just dont have as much options.

But heres my question: What do you think about the new layout, colors and everything?

I want your brutally honest opinions, no holds bar, as mean (hopefully nice) opinions.

PLEASE l leave your comments. I truly want y'alls opinions

Re-Post: Diet Drinks are BAD!!!!!!

2012-02-01T16:28:00.000-06:00

Had to re-post this from beautylish. I've always been a firm believer that diet drinks are bad for you. Especially the artificial sweeteners. Take a look at what this article has to say it just might surprise some of you. I already knew a lot of this but no one ever believed me. Sweet vindication :).

Beauties, have you been reaching for diet sodas to lose weight and cut back on sugar? Newsflash! These drinks can actually pack on the pounds, and can even cause a sugar addiction. We spoke with Washington, D.C.-based nutritionist JJ Smith, author of Lose Weight Without Dieting or Working Out, to get the scoop on why these popular beverages are a Beauty’s worst nightmare.
A big problem with diet drinks is the assumption that they contribute to weight loss. Consumers also think that because of the "low sugar" or "low fat" label, they can drink as many as they want. While sugar-free drinks may not have sugar listed on the packaging, sugar is still the main ingredient in them—even when the bottle says “sugar-free!” "Diet drinks are packed full of preservatives and artificial sweeteners—which are essentially sugar—labelled under different names that most people don't know or understand," warns JJ. The misconception that there is no sugar is what causes people to overindulge, and too much of this sweet substance triggers an unhealthy response in the brain.
"When the brain craves sugar and doesn't receive it, it will continue to crave it," explains JJ. "So while these diet drinks do contain sugar—in the forms of preservatives and artificial sweeteners—it's not the type of natural sugar that will end your body's craving." This results in your body begging for more sweetness, causing you to consume more. Before you know it, you become addicted to these bad-for-you beverages.

Many diet drinks also contain caffeine, which is another addictive substance. "The combination of chemical sugars and caffeine causes a vicious cycle," explains JJ. "By consuming so much sugar, your body experiences a high, then drops into a severe low when you don't feed it enough sweetness. When you're in that low, all you can think about is getting more sugar so that you feel good again."
Another ingredient that has harmful effects is the artificial sweetener aspartame. "Studies have proven that aspartame raises your insulin levels, which causes fat storage," says JJ. So not only is your body craving more sugar, which makes you drink more diet soda, it doesn't burn the consumed sugar into energy. Preservatives, artificial sweeteners, and chemical ingredients (such as aspartame) are extremely hard for the body to process, so they build up in your system, turning into fat. This fat is also extremely hard to work off. Over-consumption of sugar wreaks havoc on your hormones, making it easier to put on weight in stubborn places, such as your thighs and hips. "The only way to remove this fat is by changing your entire diet and lifestyle," says JJ. "You need to correct your hormones before you can expect any real weight loss."
So, Beauties, it’s time to put down the diet soda can! While it may be hard to resist your body’s cravings at first, it’s an important step in changing your lifestyle (and your health!).

Proper Bathroom Makeup Storage

2012-01-09T11:00:00.000-06:00

Ok I recently went to a relatives house and of course had to use there bath room and what I saw was horrible. There bathroom was clean but how they stored there makeup up kinda made me gag. She had her eyeliner brush right next (and touching) her tooth brush.

I'm totally fine with someone doing there make up in the bathroom and some may thing that this is a little bit over board but your brushes touch your face and you liner brush especially.
You don't want to leave you make up open in the bathroom. Just becuase when you flush poop get in the air and that means on your make up and your brushes. Just think about that for a minute. You applying you fave lipstick with a lip brush that you left out in the open on the sink that's right next to you toliet. And never put your toothbrush next to your brushes. Your mouth has germs a lot of germs and you toothbrush collects them even if you rinse your brush out really well to you really want to risk it?
Here's what you need to do if you want to keep you makeup in your bathroom. First get a container for you make up if your eye shadow and anything does have a lid your find but if its missing or broken you need it to be sealed up. My mom (always does her make up in the bathroom) has a long plastic container that is normally used for food. This is a great way to store you make up under you sink cabinet without taking a bunch of room. And because it will have a lid it'll keep all the nastys out. I would just recommend that every once in a while you take all your makeup out and clean the container just because it can gather a lot of loose makeup. You can also store your brushes if you like in there but if you prefer there are storage boxes out there that can store your brushes completely enclosed and up right you just have to be creative and be looking for it. If you still can't find one buy a cheap food container with a lid that would be able to hold all you brushes. The next think you might want to do is clean you makeup. Its either been in the open or contaminated by your contaminated brushes.
Here's what you can do. First get some alcohol and some water and dilute the alcohol. spray that on your make up. if you don't want to do that take some tissues and wipe off the top layer of makeup just make sure you use a clean part of the tissue every time. If you want to go over board (better safe than sorry lol) you can do both. After you clean your make up you don't want to recontaminate it right so you'll need to clean your brushes which should be done at least once a month if you don't use make up very often. The more often you put make up on the more often you need to clean your brushes.
To clean you brushes is quite simple really. You can either buy some brush cleaner at you nearest beauty store or you can use a mild shampoo like Johnsons baby shampoo. hang brush side down and allow it to drip dry or lye flat on a clean dry towel somewhere not in your bathroom and allow it to air dry before you use them again. I personally do this before I go to bed so that they're dry when I wake up.
I know this can seem like a lot of work for just make up but its not about your makeup its about you health. Viruses, bacteria and other nastys all can easily enter you body through your eyes and mouth and love that environment and can get you really sick. So please no more leaving your stuff for all those nastys to get on and always stay beautiful. ♥

REVIEW: Rimmel London Spark It Up Gleaming Eyes Darking Liner

2011-12-08T17:31:00.001-06:00

Hey yet another Review for you. This one is a eye liner pencil. As some of you might know I dont really like liner pencils but due to the fact that lately I dont have the time to line my eye like I useally do I been reverting to pencils.

With all the colored liners that are out now it can be really intemitating to use a color liner. I know that I don't really like bright colored liner, bright shadow yes liner no. But this liner makes it much easier to use a color liner. It looks like its going to go on bright but it turns very dark but the color is still easy to see.

It goes on very creamy and easily. It blends very well so if you want to do a smoky eye with this it would be very easy. It last about as long as any other pencil liner.

So, the color is very pigmented, go on smoothly and last a decent amount of time and for the price its definitely a keeper. And because it is such a decent price if you find out that color liner is just not you at least its not going to break the bank.