Brooke Moinet

Spring is officially here ,which means, fresh makeup colors are in the air! I always love a season change, because I get to play around with the latest color trends in makeup.  One thing we can always count on with spring is a “fresh face” look, which is usually refreshing after bold lips and a harsher eye for a typical winter trend. 

This spring is all about feeling peachy.  Gorgeous, apricot, coral, and peach shades are filling up the cosmetic booths for both lip and cheek colors. Thankfully these pops of color can be worn on all skin shades. Simply follow one simple rule, the lighter your skin color is, choose the lightest shade of peach, and the deeper your skin tone goes, go deeper with the coral or apricot tone.  If you can’t find the right shade in one brand, keep browsing, eventually you’ll find a perfect peachy pop for your cheeks and pout.

Now, get out there and give yourself and your makeup collection an instant update with these spring shades. And who wouldn’t want to look and feel warmer and brighter these days?

Well, the jury is out.  As a stocking stuffer, I purchased Anastasia’s Brow Enhancing Serumfor my mom in hopes that it would stimulate the inherited barley-there-brow we both suffer from. Not that we weren’t born with lush full brows, just that through the years of  “thin is in” for eyebrow’s and several trips to get a brow-wax before tweezing or threading came along, our brows have given up on us and decided to stay frail and thin.
So, when I spotted the Anastasia Brow Serum that promised to help stimulate the regrowth of our over done brows I thought, finally thick beautiful brows again. However, verdict is in and it’s a no-go. Momma still hasn’t seen results three months later. Bummer, I was really crossing my fingers on this one.

Chicken Bumps aka Keritosis Pilaris are those bumps you see on the back of your arms or your friends arms that are red and blotchy. Basically, it  is hardened cells that get stuck in hair follicles and the become raised and irritated. How can you get rid of this unsightly problem? Try a cream with glycolic acid in it. Ones that I like are KP Duty, that you can find at one of my favorite stores Sephora, or you can try Glytone’s KP Kit.

The glycolic works to remove dead surface skin, and help open pores to release blockage. It may tingle a bit, especially if your skin is dry, but trust that the tingle means the product is hard at work, restoring your skins soft and smooth texture.

An added bonus for these products is that when you use them on your feet, you get a magnificent pedicure. Simply apply to the bottoms of your feet, and heels, add socks, go to sleep or about your day and viola!  After you remove the socks instantly polished feet.