I know it’s not even Thanksgiving yet, but I’m already jumping to snowflakes and frosty nails!
I used the Cheeky GA41 stamper plate for the snowflakes
Blue Rhapsody by essie
And a matte top coat also by essie
I’m not used to metallic polishes so I have to work on my applying technique so it’s not as streaky
I love the color though. It’s a perfect winter color and goes well with the snowflakes.
More nail art to come soon!
I purchase two new shades of eyeshadow from MAC and I LOVE them.
I decided to go out of my comfort zone for one and bought a bolder shade.
I had to do it.
Plumage is a very dark green. It has a soft pigment so it doesn’t go on thick and dark at first
You have to keep applying it to make it darker.
I still love the color. Maybe I’ll wear it out and tell you guys about it
Copperplate is just perfect!
I love neutral eye shadows more than anything so of course it caught my eye
The pigment is perfect, almost kind of fluffy feeling.
It easily sweeps onto your eye lid.
I just thought I’d share my findings with you all
I hope you enjoyed!
Beauty sleep is real!! If you have ever skipped a night of sleeping or pulled an all nighter I’m sure you’ve seen the effect is has on your face. Your eyes look dark and saggy, your skin looses is brightness and altogether you just don’t look or feel too great. The reason being is the lack of sleep causes your blood vessels to expand and that’s what causes those dark circles to appear. Sleep is the time when the body’s cells have a chance to repair themselves. Your skin renews itself by growing new skin cells and replacing the old ones.
Night time is a perfect time to absorb moisture and nutrients. The temperature of the body is also higher which increases the blood flow to the skin. That’s the reason why we have that rosy glow when we wake up. But how much sleep do we need? Seven to eight hours of beauty sleep should do the trick. The main problem with me is sleeping more than the recommended time. I wake up sometimes around 9:00 am and feel like I can get up and get going! But, if I don’t have anything to do for that day I’ll fall back asleep, wake up around noon and feel awful. My body is sore, and my head hurts. I found out that sleeping in too much can actually increase skin cell break down and it’s just as bad as not getting enough sleep. For me, the more I sleep in the less productive I feel/am. I feel more stressed out for wasting my day which makes me irritated and puts me in a bad mood. Not sleeping is is definitely something I need to work on.
Some things to do to help your beauty sleep are:
1. Get in a sleep habit – Go to sleep and wake up at the same time every day.
2. Put a soft cover on your pillow – The higher the thread count the better
3. Do some stretches and light yoga poses to calm you down and get you ready for sleep
4. Listen to soft music or an ASMR video (Autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) – is a neologism for a perceptual phenomenon characterized as a distinct, pleasurable tingling sensation in the head, scalp, back, or peripheral regions of the body in response to visual, auditory, olfactory, and/or cognitive stimuli).
5. Take a warm bath – relax your muscles. The warmth of the water will make you sleepy
6. Do deep breathing exercises
Clear your heads tonight and dream of beautiful skin
The main problem about exercising for me is that I don’t do it very often… Whoops! I’ll take a run around the block with my dog but an intense, muscle crunching workout at the gym just doesn’t happen for me. I HAVE to work out though because I love food way too much. However, after finding out that exercising can actually help your skin got me a little more interested in it.
Not only does exercising improve your general health and well being, it increases your circulation which boosts delivery of nutrients and oxygen to skin cells. Even sweating is a good thing! It rids your body of toxins that clog your pores and gives you blemishes. Make sure you shower after your work out or else you’ll have the toxins you just sweat out make you break out. Now, you don’t need to spend hours at the gym (unless you have that kind of time then I envy you), all you need is enough physical activity to leave you slightly out of breath. I personally like yoga. Not the easy, and relaxing yoga though. I go for the p90X yoga that works you HARD. I love it! Just a couple minutes of that every day plus the run around the neighborhood leaves my skin nice and pink. I find that after a lot of the physical activities I am involved in leaves my skin looking more bright and rosy. Your skin produces more of its natural oils that helps the skin look more healthy and elastic. Although that naturally moisturizes the face make sure that you cleanse it after to prevent a break out.
Exercise has been known to help lower your stress and anxiety levels. High levels of anxiety and stress can dampen your mood and drain your vitality which tends to show in your face and body. Wake up and do a little yoga in the morning to start your day off positive and relaxing. I love doing soft yoga in the morning to stretch my sleepy bones and also at night to calm my mind and release all the tension from that day. I encourage you to try it out twice a day for a week and track how you feel during the day and as to go to bed.
Make exercise your new skincare secret for healthier, smoother, younger complexion!
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Beauty Can Be A Beast 