Showing posts with label beauty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label beauty. Show all posts

SLATHERlotions- First Fully Personalized Skincare Company

SLATHERlotions





Hand-blended natural and organic skincare and personalized by yours truly, Chelsea Cavender from Chandler, Arizona!

I had the amazing opportunity to partner with Chelsea through Etsy and let me tell you, I was blown away by her amazing products! I cannot tell you how excited I am to review these and tell all of you how investing a little into something amazing, will give you great results.

Oatmeal Cookie Natural Body Lotion

This body lotion is in my opinion, the lightest and very hydrating lotion I have ever had the benefit to try! It gives you hydration for a great portion of the day as well as it soaks into your skin with ease and does not have the tacky or sticky feeling that some lotions leave behind.

The fragrance is absolutely natural and is very subtle. With this body lotion having colloidal oatmeal as one of the ingredients, it helps relieve dry and itchy skin. So those cold winter days where you feel like all the moisture is being taken from your skin and your co stantly itching you dry, scaly legs- apply this fabulous hand-blended lotion to those areas that need a little TLC.

You can choose your own scent which fully personalizes your experience. Below is a list of scents that you have to choose from;

Customer Favourites: Apple Peel, Citrus Basil, Oatmeal Cookie, White Tea

Other popular scents: American Musk, Fresh, Ginger, Herbal Mint, Tidal Wave

And of course, they do offer Fragrance Free lotion for those lovely individuals who can not have and/or are sensitive to scents.

SLATHERlotions Eye Cream

This eye cream is loaded with superfruit antioxidants to help with minimizing dark circles and puffiness and also to promote collagen synthesis. The Penny Wort and Gotu Kola will give your delicate eye contour a younger look with regular use of this eye cream. It is also infused with Tamanu Oil which softens, smoothes, firms and increases the elasticity as well. But I cannot forget the Green Tea and Mint because those two ingredients are a great anti-inflammatory and the mint definitely wakes up those tired peepers early in the morning!

I personally love this eye cream. It is not sticky or tacky and blends into the eye area with ease and you don't have to wait long to continue your skin care routine. I started noticing 1 week after use that my fine lines were softened and my eyes were not looking so tired as they normally do. I liked the cooling feeling when I put it on because it instantly felt like they opened up wider.

The best thing about this eye cream besides the ingredients is how little you need. You really need a pea sized amount and using your third finger (that's the least pressure added to your eye contour) it blends very nicely with other items in my makeup and skincare bar. I take it everywhere with me and I admit I apply it a few times throughout the day.

Use this morning and night and you will notice results in no time. I am happy to of had the opportunity to connect with Chelsea and her amazing company.

If you are interested in learning more about her company, check out her website www.SLATHERlotions.com.

Check out Chelsea and SLATHERlotions on ETSY, FACEBOOK, TWITTER, PINTEREST and INSTAGRAM. 

Simple Yet Daring

Simple Yet Daring

Simple Yet Daring by katurahali
featuring TheBalm




To get the best look and flawless approach to a daring look, stay neutral and highlight your best features!

Whether it is your cheek bones or your amazing eyebrow arch or even your voluptuous lips, playing off your best features will have everyone staring! Start with a tinted moisturizer that is the perfect colour match for your skin, then apply a loose powder to set your make up and give you that matte finish.

Next, apply a bronzer to your brow bone, cheek bones, and chin. That will give you a glow in all the right places that the light hits. Make sure you keep in mind that blending is the best thing you can do when it comes to application.

Then focus on your eyes. If you want to make your eyes sultry and the focal point, make them stand out to the point that people won't be able to look away when they see you. Just blend colors together and find a technique that works for you!

Lastly, your blush should give you that fresh glow. You always look fresh with rosy cheeks, so play with color and find out a few shades and experiment!

Keeping your makeup light but daring, will make you look flawless and fabulous! Finding the best products that work for your skin, will help in making you feel best by the end result.

Enjoy my tips to being fabulous and keep following!

The Beauty Geek


Something To Pout About!

Something To Pout About!

Something To Pout About! by katurahali featuring Clarins



Kissable lips, soft and voluptious, are all words we want our lips to feel like. My favourite treat to pamper my pretty pout is exfoliating and nourishing. 

Choose a sugar lip scrub, whether it tastes like fruit or vanilla, it will benefit you as well as your sweetheart! Always keeping your lips hydrated especially in the different climates, will keep them from aging as well. 

My top three lip treatments are: 

1. Clarins Extra Firming Lip and Contour Balm- $45.00

I absolutely fell in love with this product after I needed some quick fix for my horrible dry and flaking lips. This balm works well with lessing the aging lines that appear on our lips as we age and it also helped with any lines around my lips. It has Raspberry Seed Oil and Shea Butter which helps replenish and hydrate. Your lips will appear fuller, younger and defined with continued use.

2. Clarins Hydra-Quench Moisture Replenishing Lip Balm- $27.00

This balm helps with severely dry, chapped lips. This reparative balm helps heal your dry, chapped lips, as well as those lips that have had the effects of weather related dryness. Rose wax to help replenish the lips back to healthy state and the hydration is pure so it is equiviant to a glass of water but just for your lips.

3. Clinique Superbalm Lip Treatment- $18.00

With the rich emollients in this treatment, it will help with distressed lips as well as hydrate and nourish those chapped lips. This is good for everyday use, morning and night. It works for most individuals.

Overall, as long as you are buffing off the dead and dry skin cells, you can reveal your best pout yet. Find what works for you and enjoy the pampering treatments for your lips. Those you kiss, will love it too.



The Beauty Geek 

Browsing With Expression

 


Browsing With Expression



Bushy, thick, thin, those are just some of the descriptive words that we say when describing our eyebrows. Whether you are trying the thin brow look or you are letting them grow fuller, we have all, at some point disliked the shape or have had a bad experience at the salon when "cleaning them up".
 
To get that amazing arch and full "perfect" brow, it takes time and patience, especially after a few bad experiences. Once you work your brows into the shape you love all that is left is just detailing with an eyebrow shaper or a pencil.
 
When choosing a color, always go with either a neutral shade or the natural color of your hair. Don't press hard on your brow, because you want to gradually fill in your brow with light movements.
 
A couple options from a few product lines are; Shiseido and Lancôme.
 
 

 
Shiseido Eyebrow Styling Compact- $32, Sears, Sephora, The Bay





 
 
 
 
The defining brush makes it easier to detail the brow and get the best shape possible. It comes in three different shades from dark brown, medium brown and light brown. It is great to use wet or dry, depends on the look you are trying to achieve.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lancôme Eyebrow Pencil, $29, Sears, The Bay
 
 
 
 
Lancôme Eyebrow pencils are easy to use and can be thrown in your purse for those times at the office or a fun night out, you can easily apply the color fast and effectively. One end of the pencil has a groomer for those unruly brows that don't want to cooperate and it makes it easier to spread the color. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
So go on out there and raise a few brows and find what works for you and be bold and daring! Just think how many heads will turn and you will be glad you did!
 

GIVEAWAY!!! Top Nail Colour Picks of Spring 2014

Top Nail Colour Picks of Spring 2014

Top Nail Colour Picks of Spring 2014 by katurahali featuring a Spring nail colour


It's that time of year again and we are trying to match colours to our outfits and get into springtime mode! The colours above are my top 5 picks for the spring 2014 season!

The colours are from left to right: Vanity Fairest, Warm & Toasty Turtleneck, Play Date, Absolutely Shore, and Naughty Nautical. 

I personally love these colours because they are bright, eye catching and they just leave you feeling happy! Whether you have your nails done for your night out on the town or just a regular day at the office, you can easily find the perfect colour.

I chose Essie because I find that this nail polish stays on longer and if done right, it doesn't chip. You can pick up Essie at any drugstore in your area. It is also available online as well, just make sure to do your research! 

We have a giveaway going on and the Grand Prize is all 5 of those colours and the prize is worth $60.00CDN

To enter this giveaway, you need to LIKE the Facebook page, and comment on Facebook on why Essie is one of the top leading nail polish brands in the market today and a winner will be announced March 15th, 2014. 

You need to be following on the Facebook page in order to qualify. 

Happy following! 

The Beauty Geek

Your Eyes Are The Doors To Your Inner Beauty

Your Eyes Are The Doors To Your Inner Beauty

Your Eyes Are The Doors To Your Inner Beauty by katurahali featuring evening eye makeup

When it comes to our eyes, they are the first things people look into to learn about who we are. Your eyes tell everything from you being emotional to being happy. I want to inform each and every one of you on how to get fantastic looking eyes from having high curled lashes to that wide eyed open look.

One thing you need to learn is the natural curl of your lashes. By doing this all you need to do is study your eyes and apply the mascara with the arch of your lashes, from root to tip.

If you are going to use an eyelash curler, always curl your lashes before you apply the mascara because you will not damage your lashes. If you were to curl your lashes with mascara on, you run the risk of pulling your lash follicle away from the lid and damaging the area. You will also leave a mess because your mascara will clump together.

One of my favourite tricks to get me the extra curl I need, is to turn the brush while I am applying. But I also curl it backwards with the natural lash and curl I have. Try this trick next time you are applying your mascara! 

When you are looking for that wide eyed, wide awake look, take your mascara wand and go as close to the base of your lashes as possible and as you are going through your lashes, give the brush the back and forth motion. That will help lengthen and also separate and lift those hairs so you can show off those beautiful peepers! 

When picking out your mascara it is as tricky as trying on a few hundred pairs of pants. I mean for myself, I am picky! You want to get a great mascara that is going to do everything it is advertised to do so you need to have one that is going to do it all. You never want to layer mascara because for one thing the different formulations will not work together and you are left with spider like and clumpy eyelashes. Also you are contaminating two mascaras either way which In the end you are spending more money because you need to replace two mascaras instead of one.

So next time you are looking for a great mascara, get a disposable wand from the company you want to try and try one formulation on one eye and then another formulation on the other. Compare the pros and cons for each and from different angles so you can see which one is better. 


Happy reading fellow followers!

The Beauty Geek!

In My Makeup Bag







In My Makeup Bag
In My Makeup Bag by katurahali featuring perfume fragrances


I would love to share with all my readers and followers a few items that accompany me everyday in my life. Even though they are quiet simple, you can play them up for the neutral day look and even for the night look. 

I have chose the Clinique CC Cream because I find it is light enough and evens out my skin tone. Also, with having combination skin, I don't like to load layers on my skin and this cream is perfect when it comes to consistency. 

My absolute favourite lipstick colour is Rose Aglow from Clinique as well. It is long lasting and my trick to make it stay longer, is I line my whole lip with lip liner as a base and then add my lipstick. I am constantly drinking liquids throughout my day, so i do lose a little bit of the pigment colour but it does give my lips some added colour all day long. 

Neutral shadows are your best friend. Whether you are sporting the brown eyes, blue eyes, grey eyes or even green eyes, going neutral will be a winning look everyday. I chose Like Mink Duo Eyeshadow from Clinique because they stay on all day, they don't crease and they give my lids a little hint of colour on those days where you aren't looking for an extreme look. 

To finish the eyes off, I have High Impact Mascara in Black and I apply that to my lashes. It gives me length, volume and a bold look and finishes my neutral look off. An easy tip that I find works is, as you are applying the mascara, twist your wand as you are applying so it gives you a more wide-eye look and curls the lashes a little more. You will get perfect wide eyes daily especially on those days you are tired and feeling exhausted.

Before I go to bed, I like to apply Nivea Lip Butter because it replenishes the moisture I am lacking and I wake up with soft, supple, kissable lips. This lip butter helps heal chapped lips and also comes in a convenient tin that can tuck nicely into your clutch or purse pocket.

Last, but certainly not least, my absolute favourite perfume. It is Bombshell from Victoria's Secret. With the hints of vanilla in it and a fresh clean smell, it can be used for an everyday perfume. It is sexy, fresh and bound to turn a few heads. 

For more highlights of What's In My Makeup Bag stay tuned.

Thank you fellow followers!

Beauty Geek

New Products and You

Do you ever want to start a new skin care routine and you are too afraid to because you think that you may "breakout" or have a "reaction"?

What about reading all the articles on the internet that you're researching because you are unsure which line to go with and you hear all the bad reviews and it puts bad ideas in your head?

Well to be perfectly honest, once you start a new product, your layers of your skin go through what is call "Cell Turnover". Cell turnover is a regeneration process that happens every 28-30 days and it results in the old dead and damaged skin cells being pushed to the surface of your skin so the new skin cells can now start to build from the inside out. Once the old dead and damaged cells have surfaced to the top layer of your skin, it could result in a minor breakout, rough skin texture, redness, and even just a lack of radiance or dull complexion.

We have all started something new and once you see a "reaction" or something that didn't seem "normal" you instantly think it isn't for you or you are allergic to it. Which in the end, most times, is the wrong solution. It's just your skin pushing out the bad and accepting and repairing the new developing skin cells and replenishing your moisture barrier.

Next time you are trying something new you need to give it at least 35-50 days to get the full value and the full result of your product. Open mind and patience is a huge part of introducing anything new to your skin. If you aren't confident in the new product, research it beforehand, visit the consumers website, company's website and even call the consumer line and talk to a highly accredited dermatologist. They are there for a reason.

Just continue your normal skin care routine of cleansing, toning, exfoliating and moisturizing and radiance will begin to show through as the healthy skin cells of your epidermis pull through.


Dress Up Your Pout This Holiday Season

There is one item that will complete any look and that is a lip colour that complements the make up look you achieved or the outfit you are wearing to that dinner party that you are there set on impressing a few individuals with your confidence.

You have to experiment with colour and find the best tones for your skin and that will make your look pop, so I have a few of my favourites listed below.

Available in Tender Rose, Subtle Rose,
Natural Rose, Paradise Pink and Miami Pink.


For that neutral day look, where you are just staying around the house, running errands, just going out having a coffee with a couple friends, I would choose a soft pink colour. Here are soft pink colours that I recommend. These are all Clarins brand lip colours and they are moisturizing and give you full colour all day.


Shiseido RD613- Mystery







A few of my favourites for a night time look, where you are going out on a date, business event or just going out with the girls, you will be guaranteed to get a few compliments. I chose some different cosmetics companies for this one because I am torn with a few.





Clinique Different Lipstick- Rose Aglow








Once you pair up these colours to complete your overall look with your eyes and blush you are sure to have an amazing look. It is the holiday season so why not create that warm look and rock the colours you wouldn't normally wear. Step out of your comfort zone and take a chance.







And if you are very daring and want to go for bold and bright, choose Red Red Red from Clinique. That is a colour that is sure to grab the attention of many people and you will be asked all night what colour that is. Whether you are dressed in a little black dress or just enjoying a cup of hot chocolate by the fire, you can easily wear this colour alone or make a neutral eye make up look. The most universal lip colour that can be used by anyone.



 So throw on your sexiest dress, let your hair down and rock your look for the holidays and show everyone the confident woman you are! Enjoy my fellow followers! Happy Holidays- Beauty Geek