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My Daily Make up Routine Verses My Special Event Make up

A peek into my make up bag! My daily routine takes me about 5 minutes to apply! I am pretty simple on a daily basis…Not that I don’t love make up… I do, I just don’t have a ton of time and I am not really fab at all the New tricks! (I don’t have a lot of Eye space to get creative with eye shadows either!) It might even be I am not very interested… I just have what works for me and I stick with it! My Basic Routine is as follows foundation, powder,blush, eyeliner, mascara, lip liner and lipstick! Done…

My evening out or party make-up…has a couple more steps…. I add highlighter, and eye shadow to the mix. I like to do a smoky eye for dress up so I will use a black eye liner verses my Brown (teddy by Mac).

Tuesday Tip Day: Weekly Beauty Routine

Do You Have a Weekly Beauty Routine? I am sure you have a Daily…. But do You have something YOU just do on a weekly basis to look and feel good? I sure do specially being over 40! I think I started this routine in my late 20’s maybe early 30’s! Somethings I learned form my mom and others I picked up on my own! I thought I would share with you some of my favorite tricks to help me look and feel good! Let’s face it when we take care of ourselves we feel good!OX

Body Scrub: I do a full body scrub once a week (the brand really doesn’t matter) you can even use the homemade version here I just love how it helps keep my skin soft! Remove’s the dead dry skin and helps give your skin a glow.

Coconut Oil: I use this on my skin every day in the shower! But once a week I use this as a hair mask… I grab a hand full or two, warm it up in my hands and rub on my scalp and all over my hair and wrap it up in a top knot or towel. I normally leave on for quite a long time depending on my schedule! Last week I left it on all day as I was doing DIY projects at home!

Face mask: Who wouldn’t love a professional facial every week!! I sure would but time and most people’s budget won’t allow it. So do a mini one at home. Again brand doesn’t matter I use what I have at Home. I am sure I have tried almost every brand over the years and really don’t have a favorite! I have bought full size of some brands and found I like the little trial ones to get different results! One of the reasons I get Birch Box & Ipsy is to try a new face mask (some month you don’t get a mask) I have built up a little collection though! Tip: If you ask at the Make up counter they’ll normally give you one! I never did this ( I don’t like asking for FREE stuff) and I have a Sister in the industry and a couple of good friends that say If your spending a decent amount of money at a counter or even at Lush or Sephora, They’ll happily give you samples of anything you’d like to try!

I do my mini facial after I have gotten my hair wrapped up in oil! apply mask, follow its instructions, then I wash off , followed by a light cleanser on my Clarisonic, rinse & dry then add a Layer of serum then a layer of Moisturizer and finally spritz with Evan or lush’s water mist.

(this serum I swear by and use daily, Its change my skin! Here’s a code to get 10% 0ff LOVEMYSKIN)

This was Sunday Mask….A sample of Fresh that was in one of my Monthly boxes!

Vaseline: This is something I do 1 to 2 times a week before bed… After my face is washed I apply a thin layer all over my face and neck! It’s dry in Utah and it really helps keep you skin in good shape! My mom has been doing it since her 20’s…Boy if you’ve seen my mom you’ll be doing it too!!! OX (I’ll catch my hubby doing it too!)

Olaplex: This is something I just started doing as a suggestion from my hair dresser! You use it once a week on wet hair leave in 20 mins and rinse! It helps strengthen hair! I do this before I do my Coconut oil treatment! My hair is looking healthier and stronger since I started using! (I have taken biotin and hair/nail supplements for years which work but this helps even more)

I would love to hear some of your Beauty tips? Leave a comment below! Hope you try some of the things that work for me! Enjoy your Week! OX D’Arcy

Tip Day Tuesday

Talking Lip scrub Today!

A beauty bag’s Must have, Lip scrub…Elf, InSPArations,
Benefit

Lip color by Chanel #54 Rouge coco shine

Hello pretty ladies! Today I want to share with you the importance of lip scrub. Lip exfoliation makes your lips more moist and retain its moisture longer; helping to prevent cracked lips. Winter weather can play Havoc on your lips and skin. If you’ll scrub your lips regularly, you’ll never have to worry about getting chapped lips. *Apply Moisturizer to lips after a scrub.

Here are some of the lip scrubs I have been trying out! ( I want you to note this is just my personal opinion!)

e.l.f= This lip exfoliator goes on like a lipstick, it’s affordable and smells good. It works ok if you have pretty smooth lips! If your lips are flaky or peeling it wouldn’t do the trick.

Benefit= Buffing lip beads/ exfoliant. This goes on like a cream and you buff gently. Doesn’t really have a smell and does wonders for your lips, specially if chapped or flaky! The tube last a long time.

inSPArations= Get lippy-lip scrub is a stick, I purchased in the Vanilla butter cream and smells delish! It works more like a sugar scrub and is ok for daily use. I don’t think it would help cracked lips. Is affordable but goes quick!

Living in Utah it’s super dry and using a lip Scrub has really helped to keep my lips kissable!

Note : I tried this DIY from pintrest and it work just as good as any store bought!

Hope you Have kissable lips! OX D’Arcy

Hair wand Tips

Do YOU have stick straight hair that does NOT HOLD a curl? ME too! My hair is silky straight and as a kid the only way I could have curly hair was to sleep in sponge roller’s! (remember those?) I even tried a perm and….that didn’t even take! So you can imagine how excited I was when I learned about Nume’ wands. Professional curling wands made of 100% tourmaline ceramic and heats up to 410 degrees. The high heat adds a curl that last ALL day and even into the next day without damaging my hair. ( I do only use 1-2 times a week) These wands are expensive but are worth it for the results they give. The Price range is from $139-169 but I found a code for you to use to SAVE 35% FALL35 off everything online www.numeusa.com (in NO way is this sponsored) I own 3 wands and these are the results below from each wand… I use the 25 mm the most! Each wand come with a glove and a tip sheet and you can pick you color.

25mm Curling wand by Nume’

32mm Classic Wand by Nume’

Pearl curling wand by Nume’

This Pearl wand is great for a super curly pony tail & up do!

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OX D’Arcy

Tuesday’s Tip=White teeth …BOOM

I often get asked how I keep my teeth so white? My tip is these little toothpaste tablets ” Boom toothy tabs” it’s charcoal & chili blend help keep teeth white. Don’t worry the chili part doesn’t make them spicy! Although the charcoal part makes you unattractive for a couple minutes, it’s worth it! These baby’s don’t harm your enamel and keep your teeth sparkling white. $9.99 a bottle, available at Lush shops. For those of you who know me know I am a huge Iced Tea drinker , Yes you can still have White teeth. Now I do use Crest White stripes for 1 week every year at the beginning of summer these little tablets are my white smile maintainers. Hope you enjoyed my Tuesday’s tip ❤️D’Arcy

Let me know if you try them and how you liked them. ( This post is not sponsored in anyway)

Toothy tabs by Lush

So sorry for the unattractive photo… But I thought it’s very important to know your tooth brush and foam will be black! It’s ok it doesn’t stain and washes out.

Another photo I am sorry about, post so visual… But I was worried the first time I tried these and had a black mouth❤️ It’s ok and washes right off without staining😘

White teeth without harming your enamel

Why I Love Dry Bar Blowouts

Dry Bar NYC

My Sister and I after Our First Blow out & Style In NYC at the Parker Meridien Dry Bar (no Make up😬)

My personal Dry Bar products…. I have been using for 2 years❤️

Dry Bar Las Vegas

The New Bag and just launched Dry bar Book!

Oh My… Have you been to a dry Bar? If you haven’t it’s a must do when your in a town that has one❤️

What is a dry Bar you ask? It’s a “Happy Place ” for woman, to Have Great hair at a affordable price in a fun and Chic Salon with Fabulous smelling products and serves a yummy drink! This is just a place for a Wash, blow out that gives you body and shine , finishing it off with great Styling! No other services are preformed here which means no yucky smells and is spotless from hair and dust from nails! It’s a pure delight!

Let’s talk Hair… My Hair I am a natural blond with Silky straight thin hair but I have a decent amount for hair for it being fine….. My mom has been a hairdresser for over 40 years and has never felt hair like mine…. Yes it’s tricky hair! (a huge reason I haven’t changed my hair since elementary school) Really… This is the first Year without bangs!!! We did try a perm once my senior year in High school… I want BIG 90’s hair and well let’s just say the perm didn’t take… When I washed my hair 2 days later it when back to stick straight!!! No Big hair for this girl… But Boy I tried with Hot rollers , sponge rollers, teasing and tons of Aqua Net! My mom always cut my hair dry and I never got a hair wash in the Shampoo bowl…. Because it would be a nightmare of tangles!!!! I am very tender headed as well !

Years later I moved to Utah.. I found Nume Curling wands…. A curling Iron that actually curls my hair and stays for a whole day!! (more on Numa wands in Next week’s post) Mom wasn’t close anymore but we see each other almost every other month, which she’ll give me a trim and about once a year gives me some highlights (I didn’t need until my late 30’s and moving to Utah…the California Sun worked in my favor) So I realized I need to find someone I could trust My hair too that wouldn’t kill me or ruin my delicate hair! My cute nail girl Sheridan was just finishing hair school and works at an Aveda salon. We talked about my hair at several nail appointments and I decided she listened to my concerns and really thought she could do a good job with my hair:). So Yes my First Hair appointment was in MY 40’s….. I booked for some highlights, a cut and a blow out….. I loved it and she helped me to Trust someone besides my mama with my hair! I needed to give you this little background to help you understand why Blowouts are Special to Me….

The Dry Bar experience ….. My First time was with My Sister Tiana (who has fab Hair, thick, curly and is not tender headed . She’s a natural brunette and can do anything to her hair) We were in NYC for Fashion Week and it was a Bucket list to go to a dry Bar…. I bought a Dry Bar blow dryer a couple years ago and some of their product and I was in LOVE❤️ I started looking into what is this Dry Bar…A place that Just Blows out your Hair swears they give you body to all types of hair and Style that last a couple of Days??? (I am lucky if mine last the day!). So this was something I was intrigued by. Is this true could they give me a style that last even for 2 days… Not kill my head or rip out my hair from tangling it into a mess…. Why yes .. YES they could!!!!

Dry Bar NYC, We arrived to be treated with a mimosa and met our cute Stylist… Who asked us what we wanted…the Straight, Manhattan, Cosmo, Mai Tai, dirty Martini, southern comfort, Etc I opted for The Southern Comfort Big Hair , lots of Volume with curls❤️❤️ It was such a great experience and our hair lasted 3 days..(mine stayed curled 2 but still had body) We went again While in New York!! It was such a treat not to have to worry about hair on our Trip!

On My Birthday we were in Las Vegas, The Dry bar Opened here in July so of course it was a must do with my mom…..when we arrived Home from our Trip The New Book & bag was on my doorstep (Can’t wait to read it ALL) I’ll keep you posted😘

This has become a favorite & something I will experience when I am in any City that has a Dry Bar ( I keep asking for them to put one at Farmington station in Utah) so please do yourself a favor and make an appointment for a blow out at The Dry Bar….. www.thedrybarcom. For cities near you….. Can’t get to one…. Order their products on their website or online at Nordstrom.com The smell of their Products are amazing and have changed my hair! Dry Bar lover❤️

Hope your hair has great style this week😘 D’Arcy