Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Quick Tip: Extra Virgin Olive Oil on your skin?!?

Olive oil, or more specifically Extra Virgin Olive Oil is a great makeup remover & is also very moisturizing!
 I use every Extra Virgin Olive Oil every night as a moisturizer, for my eyes & my face.

After I wipe off my makeup with makeup wipes & use my cleanser, I pour some EVOO onto a cotton bud & apply it to my face much the same way as a toner, & in a way it is a toner because it helps to remove extra makeup that didn't quite want to budge. & Then I rub it into my skin like you would with a moisturizer.
I find that it's particularly great for removing stubborn eyeliner & waterproof mascara, & it is great for conditioning the eye lashes as well.

If you're too scared to use it like that, you can always use it only as a makeup remover for the face, and/or eyes & then use your cleanser after wards.

Also I would like to note that I have dry acne prone skin, but using this does not cause any more breakouts for me then I usually get (& I have stopped breaking out! But that's another story ;))

Before you get scared at the thought of using any oil on your skin ('coz oils must cause pimples, right?!) Have a look at this table I borrowed from http://www.zerozits.com/Articles/acnedetect.htm (scroll down to see the full table with heaps of other ingredients)



Here it says that olive oil has a COM (Comedogenicity) grade of 2 which means it can cause pimples (but its not super bad) & the IRR (Irritancy) grade of 0 which means that it doesn't irritate your skin by causing hives, redness, swelling, flaking, peeling, & itching.
Now this chart says Olive oil, which is different to EVOO, where EVOO is typically produced from the first pressing of olives, making it more pure and least acidic than olive oil, which would most likely bring down the COM grade.

Hope this was helpful, maybe wasn't that quick of a tip haha :P 
Disclaimer: I am saying what works for my skin & doesn't necessarily mean it will work for yours. However I have had a good experience with Extra Virgin Olive Oil & have wanted to share it :D

piCture pOlish Giveway on Sara Hassan's Blog!


Win your choice out of 3 lovely nail polish shades by entering Sarah Hassan's Blog by clicking the above picture! Closes April 30th, Winner announced after May 1st

Monday, April 11, 2011

Yet another giveaway: Sigma Brush Set

Glamorama Makeup & Beauty is having a giveaway thanks to sigma! Winner will be announced April 21. Good luck!

Fresh Faced + Winged Liner


 Hey guys =) The other day I just wanted something simple & fresh for work. So here it is!



I was sitting outside taking pics & the sun decided to show it's beautiful face after not being the nicest weather lately.

Face~ A cocktail of liquid foundations lol, MAC strobe cream, Nyx cream blush in Orange, Nyx Taupe

Eyes~ Nyx vanilla shimmer, nyx taupe in the crease, Lancome Art liner, CG lashblast fusion

Lips~ Nyx Narcissus l/s

The sun washed out the right side of my face =/ lol but this shows the glowy-ness :)

Kitty enjoying the sun too!! ^^

Fragancia's Giveaway!

Fragancia is having a giveaway on her blog for a sigma E25 brush!! Click the picture to enter, ends 20.4.11

Friday, April 8, 2011

Over The Taupe Giveaway!


Click the picture to enter Over The Taupe's Beauty Giveaway! Contest closes April 30th, great prizes to be won!

2 Looks:Taupe Eyes, Bright Lips

 What seems to be my go to look lately, is Taupe Eyes & Bright Lips. I think I'll be wearing it quite a bit in the winter, although I should have taken advantage of the extra sunshine we have been getting this autumn because it has now turned dreary. Anyhooo.......... enough about the weather, lol.



 
Eyes: FOA e/s in Jasper  , Nyx JEP black bean for e/l, white pearl for highlight
Lips: I actually used hot pink zinc for my lips, lol! It was just sitting there so I dabbed some on, put some Nyx l/g in LaLa over the top and loved it!

This look was done soo long ago and I was getting around to posting it one day lol


 Eyes: I'm pretty sure I used The Body Shop's Shimmer cubes
Lips: Avon Ultra Color Rich Mega Impact Lipstick (phew!! long name) in Really Rosy blotted down
  
Not the most exciting post but thx for looking :)