New Round Brush

I love my new round brush!  I just bought it at one of my favorite stores, Target! 

As I get older, my hair gets thinner, and needs as much lift as it can get!  I've been letting it grow longer.  This brush is great!

It's from Goody and it's called the "Ouchless Curling" Brush with Retractable Bristles.  For me, the retractable button at the top was pretty pointless.  It's hard enough to use just two hands to blow dry your hair with a brush, so to try to press the button at the top, well, that's just crazy!

A tip for keeping the curl/lift in after blow drying a section of your hair with the round brush, let it cool for a few seconds before releasing your hair. 

The one I bought was the medium size.  I also have a teenier size that I bought at my hair salon.  That's great for just taking tiny sections of hair, just in a few spots for lift.  Just make sure to cool it before releasing it, that is the best trick!  Instant lift!

My brush was under $8.00!

Have a great weekend!

Jen

Mascara

I know, I know, you've been waiting forever for an update to this beauty blog! hehe

Here's my favorite thing for this week!

Maybelline's "The Colossal Volume Express" Mascara!

It makes even my old eyelashes look long and thick!

Inexpensive and can be found at your local drug store!

Anyone that would like to contribute a beauty tip, I'd love to hear from you!

Jen

Chanel No. 19

This has to be one of my all time favorite fragrances!  Chanel No. 19!  I had a bottle of this perfume quite a few years ago, and decided recently I had to have it again!

Purchased at http://www.nordstrom.com/ and described on their site as: "A legendary scent from 1971.  A rich blend of green floral wood notes, jasmine, rose, iris, ylang ylang, sandalwood & mosses.  Audacious, Assertive.  Never conventional" 

I love that description!  And they described it quite well!  It's not over-powering (unless you over do it!).

Perfect for any season!

It's a bit pricey, but well worth it!

Try it!

Jen

Check your Feet

Sandal time is almost here!

I love summer time!  I love the clothes and love wearing sandals!

I have a problem with icky cracked heels, especially my right one for some reason!  I just got a pedicure about 3 weeks ago, so I thought that would help, but it was temporary.  The crack is back!

My manicurist, Juliette (love that name) told me to get a foot scraper thingy.  She wasn't trying to sell the one they had there, she actually told me to check out Sally Beauty Supple (love that store!).  She said the ped-egg thing they sell at drug stores isn't good. 

But I was at my salon a few days ago (finally got a french manicure, I've always wanted one!), and they had a deal on their scraper (okay they call it a foot file) and lotion set, so I bought it!

It's a miracle!  My heels are much smoother!!

This one is called "Microplane Personal Care Foot File", for $21.95.  The Microplane Personal Foot Care was usually $9.95, but the deal was $5.00 (woohoo!).

You could probably get something similiar to it at a less expensive price at Sally Beauty Supply, like Juliette said, but it was there and I wanted it so I just bought it!

So check your feet!  I also do yoga, so need my feet to look nice all year round!

Happy Spring!

Jen

White Teeth

First of all, I hate my teeth!  I had braces back in the 60's, but a guy named Dr Stifter!  Should have been warned by that name to stay away!  Whenever I tell a dentist I had braces, they're like "really!?". 

I have teeth envy!  I notice everyone's white, straight teeth!  I recently talked with my dentist about teeth whitening, and was really ready to spend the $300 to get them white!

But, I had recently bought some Crest Whitestrips for my daughter, and saw such an improvement, that I decided to give it a try myself!  I had bought Katherine a cheaper version of the one's I bought.  I went for the $50 3D Whitestrips Advanced Seal.

The box says you'll start seeing results in just 3 days.  They're right!  My daughter said my teeth now look whiter than hers!  I've only noticed a slight senstivity, but nothing bad, and it's temporary.

They're easy to use, and just 30 minutes/per day!

I'm glad I bought these and didn't spend $300 on the dentist's version!

Oh-and if anyone out there is an orthodontist and would like free advertising, please make my teeth pretty and I'll blog about it!

Keep smiling!

Jen

New Year's Resolutions

Yep, that's what I said!  New Year's resolutions!  Because right around now most people who had at least one New Year's resolution, have already given up!

Don't do it-don't give up!  At our local rec center I see so many new faces at the beginning of the year.  So eager and hopeful!  But, right around now, crowds have dwindled.  I wish I could go up to each and everyone one of them and say "keep going-don't give up!", but they probably wouldn't take to kindly to that!

So I'll just blog about it!  Whatever you're New Year's resolution, keep it up!  So what if you fell off the wagon for a bit, get back on and keep going!

You'll be proud of yourself, and when 2012 rolls around, you can start on a new resolution!

Happy 2011!

Jen

Beauty Products I love

"Jen, please tell us your beauty secrets!"

Okay, okay, here's a few of them!

Actually, two of these products will do basically the same thing for you.  Both "The Present" by Philosophy, called Clear Makeup, and Smashbox Photofinish are perfect, in my opinion, for 2 reasons.  The first, is for those that choose to go without makeup, but may need just that bit of evening out of the skintone.  Both of these will work great for that.  It actually makes the skin appear (and feel) smoother, and lines are less noticeable.  The second, is for those that do choose to wear liquid makeup (like I do), it creates a better "palette" for your makeup.  Try one of these products and I guarantee you'll love it!

My 2nd product was given to me as a gift by my sister, Susan.  Yes, she's younger than me, she loves to tell people that.  Isn't it funny how when you're younger, you're so proud to be the older sister, and then suddenly, it's not so cool!?  Anyways, she gave me this jar called F.Y. Eye!  Claims to be the "ultimate eye shadow base", by Benefit.  I love it!  This is another product perfect for both makeup wearers and non-makeup wearers.  It will also even out your skin tone for that "natural" look, and your eyeshadow will stay on longer!

And last but not least, during the winter, my hair is crazy full of static!  Wonder Wax Defining by Davines, is perfect for just such a problem.  It seriously just takes a tiny bit to smooth the hair without flattening it.  It's also good after you've styled your hair just to set everything in.

So there you have it!  I do love beauty products, and I'll share more with you soon.  Or, if you have any products you'd like to tell me about, I'd love to hear from you!

Stay warm,

Jen