Brooke Moinet

February is the most romantic month of the year, and the magazines, fashion industry, beauty industry, and the rest of the world knows it.

Check out February magazine issues for the sweetest and sultry looks to try through-out the year!  Glam it up for a special date, or keep it soft for a sweet night in with your sweetie.  Rip out the beauty tips and keep them for a special date that may come your way in a few months.

Let the romantic fabrics of what you are wearing to inspire your hair and makeup.  For instance, Tulle and lace, and silky fabric is very now, so keep your hair soft by adding loose curls or a soft french twist with your makeup dewy and light.

xo

 I am always looking for the perfect shade of nude lipstick. I feel what might read as “nude” on  the tube may really come out as “mauve”, “pink”,or just plain “muddy”.  So, the other day when I needed a quick pick-me-up for my lips I decided to grab a random Maybelline lip-plumping lipstick that said it was “In The Nude”, I thought, “if its too pink, I don’t care because it was cheap anyway”.

Well, to my surprise it was actually what it said it was, NUDE.  Who knew? And as an added bonus it had a slight tingle, that gave my lips a little plump.  It moisturized them nicely too, and in the winter that’s a major plus.

So, thank you Maybelline for being affordable and honest, and for doing right by my lips!

I have recently had the pleasure of trying a royal line of lip wear, literally… Lipstick Queen has mastered the art of the perfect lipstick, as well as a variety of glosses, pencils, and everything else your lips could desire. Her majesty’s  textures come sheer to opaque, matte to high shine.  Poppy King, the creator of the line, has given her lipsticks two definitions based on Saint (sheers) and Sinner (opaques). Too cute!

I adore this line for the the rich, non-sticky feel. My lips are conditioned and luxurious when I wear it, almost like I have on a super rich balm, not your typical lip-shade. Love it!

Hey all!

 I joined Twitter for anyone out there on the site…http://twitter.com/BewTQween

Here is something I love and can’t live without.  GO SMiLE FLASH LiTES, are a must have in your purse/ make-up bag for an evening out, or throughout the day to refresh your smile, and breath. I love them whenever I go out to eat, or have a girls night out and I am drinking red wine. If you are a red wine drinker you know what I am talking about. GO SMiLE FLASH LiTES  erase the purple teeth and save your smile. These are a beauty must have, especially if your girlfriends turn into the paparazzi every time you are out on the town with them.

It’s officially summer, thank God!  When it’s hot out, less is always more, especially when it comes to your makeup routine. So, I am going to give you a few insider tips for a fresh summer face.

1. For the perfect “fine-line” around the eyes, draw a heavy line on the lash line. Then take a makeup-remover cloth, or a Q-tip dipped in remover and wipe off the excess.  You are left with that perfectly fine-line on the lash-line.  The result is not too heavy, yet dark enough to make the eyelashes appear thicker and make your eyes stand out without looking like you have eyeliner on.
2. Dust a translucent powder on your lashes before you apply mascara. This trick gives mascara extra Oomph, to give you Ooh La La lashes.
3. A mineral based tinted moisturizer will keep you covered by, leaving your skin looking fresh, and  protect your skin from aging sun rays.
4. Try a lip tint/ stain as opposed to a gloss. This lasts longer than a gloss, and the look is a fresher take on lip color.  Plus, you can also use them as a cheek stain! Cheek stains are great in hot weather because, they don’t melt off.

If you are like me, a change of season calls for a change of  hair color. Example, I tend to go a bit darker in the cooler months and brighten up as it warms up. But you shouldn’t just change your hair color, you should also keep your lip color in mind as well.  Here are a few tips.

Brunettes : Sheer colors, nudes, and plum tones work best with darker hair.

Blondes: Fair haired beauties always look great in pastels (don’t forget a little bronzer ), pinks, and punchy reds.

Red: Lips stains are a nice subdued choice next to the vibrant hair color, as well as subtle peach tones, and rosy lip shades.

Attention all puny lash sufferer’s:

 Latisse is the answer you have been looking for! The only FDA approved lash enhancer that is scientifically proven to work. There are a lot of products out there promising to provide you with longer, fuller lashes after several applications, but this one is the only guarantee. What you need to do is, find a Derm or Plastic Surgeons office that offers the RX, and shell out the dough, and dedication for product. One trusted Dr’s office I know of that carries the lash-script is Dr. Youn of Rochester Hills, MI.

So, if your not that skilled at applying falsy’s and aren’t willing to semi-permanantly glue eyelash extensions to your lids, check out this product.

It’s as simple as painting the product on your upper lash line and waiting for the new thicker, fuller, longer lashes to come in.

Economy got you down, and drab?.. Put a little color back into your life, and on your face, and I promise you’ll forget for a night that the rest of the world around you seems so glum.

Beauty trends aren’t falling into the black hole that seems to be taking over the rest of the world. Instead of following  trends of economic times and going for drab,  blah-ness, make-up artists are going in the opposite direction and giving women a sense of fantasy, and glamour to take them away from any sort of depressing reality.

To brighten up your outlook on your next night out:

Go for a power lip, and show  optimism with a bold red. Remember to leave the rest of the face minimal for this look.

 Or, get glitzy and flashback to glam-rock days with funky colored shadow.  Try Makeup Forever Aqua Eyes liners, paired with a beautiful high impact colored shadow, or alone under a thin black liner. or just layer up the colors with shadow, and be daring.

L'Oreal's Double Extension Beauty Tubes Mascara

So, as of  lately I’m all about anything quick ,and the less  the mess is best.  I’m a mascara whore, I can’t ever get enough and I love trying all of them in search of the “perfect” one. So, when it comes to a daytime mascara I love my Fiberwig mascara as you may have read. I love it mostly because, it volumizes and doesn’t leave a mess under your eyes when you wash it off. Another similar mascara is Kissme, which creates “tubes” around your lashes, to lengthen, and washes off cleanly with no mess as well…

Anyway, while I was in the drug store the other day I thought maybe I’ll try L’Oreal’s Double Extent Beauty Tubes Mascara,  a less expensive mascara that claims to create tubes around the lashes to thicken, lengthen and wash off cleanly. A cheaper version/ combination of the two more expensive mascaras.  And for half the price of the other mascara’s there is no better time than the present to try to cut back a little.  So, I experimented and… Loved it! It’s a great day to night mascara that does it’s job beautifully.

For the complete opposite in mascara, the one that’s at the top of my list is Dior Show Blackout Mascara. This is a gorgeous mascara that thickens, lengthens, and creates a faux-lash effect. It also has a ton of pigment, so watch out when you wash-off. It’s a bit messy. But it’s great for a night out on the town!