Happy Birthday

This is a non-beauty related post but a very special post all the same.  Today is a very important day.  Today is the birthday of the strongest person I know.  A person who has faced tremendous adversity with grace and patience.  Someone who has sacrificed so much for others and gets so little in return.  Someone who has held me in her warm embrace through the struggles of life, and celebrated with me through many triumphs.  She is super woman in EVERY sense! Sometimes I just don't know how she does it and still manages to stay sane... Although lets face it she is a little crazy. :P  She has taught me so much in life and has helped shape who I am, and through her example shows me who I want to be. Happy Birthday to the most wonderful, spectacular, amazing person I know... I love you Mom.

XOXO

Review: Moisture+ Tinted Carmax

Also, check out their website, they have a TON of stuff I didn't even know about!!!:D


Active Ingredients 
Octinoxate - 6 %Sunscreen , Oxybenzone - 5 %Sunscreen

Inactive Ingredients
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract (Aloe Butter) , Beeswax , Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit (Shea Butter) , C10-30 Cholesterol , Lanosterol Esters , Camphor , Caprylic , Capric Triglyceride , Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil (Safflower) , Cocos Nucifera Oil , Ethylhexyl Palmitate , Euphorbia Cerifera Wax (Candelilla) , Flavor , Isopropyl Palmitate , Lecithin , Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil (Meadowfoam) , Meadowfoam Delta-Lactone , Menthol , Olea Europaea Oil Unsaponifiables (Olive) , Ozokerite , Palmitoyl Oligopeptide , Paraffin , Persea Gratissima (Avocado Butter) , Phenol , PPG-3 Benzyl Ether Myristate , Ricinus Communis Seed Oil (Castor) , Saccharin , Sorbitan Isostearate , Tocopherol Linoleate (Vitamin E) , Tribehenin

Fall Beauty Wish list

I thought I'd do a fall wish list of things I've been interested on that have come out or are great for the fall season.

 Chanel Peridot Le Vernis- I've heard so much about this color and at first I was like..... meh. But then the more I looked at it and saw swatches the more I REALLY like this color and think it's a gorgeous color for the fall. The green and gold duochrome just makes it unlike other colors and soooo different. It is a limited addition color and it's crazy hard to find.

 MAC Blush in Gingerly- This is just such a gorgeous peach for fall.  It's so versatile and I would love it in my collection.

 MAC eyeshadow in Cranberry- I've gone back and forth about this color it's a purple/red toned color that's gorgeous for fall and just a really beautiful color in general.

 MAC MSF in Lightscapade- This came out in their Fall Color collection. It's a limited addition color and many people have said it's their holy grail highlighter.

Duo Body Butter from the Body shop- I have never tried body butters from the body shop but have hear amazing things. This particular one is really cool because it comes with a light moisturizer and a more thick, rich moisturizer so this would be a great product to use all year round.

Essie Nail polish in Angora Cardi- I saw this color on someone and said " I have to have it" It's a gorgeous might mauve color. It gets darker with more coats and I just think it's stunning for fall.

What's on your fall wish list??

XOXO

Cuticle Eater!

I LOOOVE this product! I tend to get really dry cuticles that crack and snag easily.  It can be really painful and unpleasant. I started using this product and my cuticles look and feel soooo much better, I absolutely love it!

Gel Cuticle Remover
Quickly Removes Excess Cuticles

* Moisturizes as it Smoothes Cuticles.
* Fast-acting, lightly fragranced gel gently softens and loosens excess cuticles.
* Formula with moisturizing Jojoba extra, antioxidant Kiwi Extract and nourishing Wheat Protein deeply condition delicate cuticle skin.
* Built-in pusher tip is perfect for easing back softened cuticles.

Special Ingredients:
Enriched with Jojoba & Kiwi Extract.

Have you guys tried this or similar products that you like?? Let me know!!

XOXO

My Favorite Female Celebrities

Taylor Swift

Love her! She is just gorgeous, I love her gorgeous curls.

 Sofia Vergara

I LOOOVE the show Modern Family, and I just think Sofia is a classic beauty.

Blake Lively

Love her makeup here.

Catherine Zeta Jones

Rachel Mcadams

Reshma Shetty

I don't think that she's crazy photogenic, but she is soooo gorgeous on Royal Pains. She always has the best makeup looks on that show!

Jennifer Aniston

Who are your favorite celebrities?   

XOXO

Pump it up: Add Volume to Your Hair

I used to blow dry my hair upside down to get more volume.  Little did I know completely blow drying your hair upside down isn't good for the shafts of your hair! So I decided to do a post on how to add volume to your hair.

1. Use products that volumize- Shampoo, condition, hair spray, gels, leave in conditioner ect.  All of these are great to help you get a bit more lift.  I suggest a volumizing shampoo and a really deep conditioner as it can dry your hair out. Also, lots of brands care volumizing sprays/mousses that you can leave in to add volume

2. How to dry- blow dry away from the scalp but not against the way your hair grows.  Blow drying your hair upside down for a little while can help boost volume but doing it too long can damage your hair.  Instead, tilt your head to either side and blow dry from the underneath.  This helps the hair dry away from the scalp while not damaging your hair as much.

3. Curls or waves- Creating curls or waves REALLY helps add to the volume of your hair.  You can do this with a curling iron, sponge curlers, or even braid your hair at night while it's wet and take it out in the morning for soft waves.

4. Splish, Splash- Make sure you have CLEAN hair.  Nothing weighs hair down more than oily, greasy roots. Make sure your using products that aren't heavy and oil it may look nice at first but through the day it will start weighing down your hair.  Dry shampoo can help you achieve this look between washes.

5 Tease- Backcombing helps add volume to whatever level you want.  You can add lots of volume at the crown of your head, or do a little teasing all around to get all over volume!

Enjoy your beautiful voluminous hair!

HUGS!

XOXO

Feminine with an Edge

Feminine with an Edge by sparklemepink22 featuring wool coats