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Beauty / March 2, 2016

Nordstrom Spring 2016 Beauty Trend Events

Kick off your spring with Nordstrom Spring 2016 Beauty Trend Events, happening this March! This season, join Nordstrom in-store for backstage access to the season’s freshest beauty trends.

Inspired by the art and technique of glamorous beauty, the Spring 2016 trends embrace warm natural looks and pretty pops of pastels for a truly new approach to your everyday look. Here’s a list to additional information on the Beauty Trend Season: http://shop.nordstrom.com/c/spring-beauty-events

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Beauty / February 24, 2016

Celeb MUA Latisha Nicole – Tips for Jordin Sparks Beauty Look

Latisha Nicole Rankin is the extraordinary artist behind many of singer and actress Jordin Sparks’ beautiful beauty looks. Below, Latisha Nicole shares her five steps and expert tips on how all women can achieve Sparks’ everyday glam.

“Working with clients like Jordin Sparks keeps me continuously inspired. Jordin truly understands the essence of beauty in the most sophisticated way. Beauty is an enhancement to what we naturally have; it’s like wearing a piece of jewelry to compliment your outfit.Trust is very important. Jordin has to trust and believe that I cannot only make her look beautiful, but feel beautiful too. Feeling beautiful will radiate past the makeup and translate as pure confidence. When Jordin and I discuss looks for the day, we collectively create something that we hope in turn inspires other women everywhere.”
~ LATISHA NICOLE

1. PREP
I always prepare Jordin’s skin with Murad Oil Control Mattifier moisturizer, Dior Airflash CC Primer and Urban Decay Setting Spray. I begin by applying the moisturizer first, followed by the primer, which I apply using a Beauty Blender that is damp with Urban Decay Setting Spray. Jordin does not like make up to be applied onto her face with hands, so I only use brush applicators and place the product on a makeup dish or mixer.

2. EYES
After her skin is prepped, I “base” or prime her eyes. I use Bobbi Brown Longwear Shadow in Smokey Topaz or Mac Cosmetics Paint Pots. Next, I focus on her eyebrows. I love using Anastasia Beverly Hills Soft Brown brow shadow to lightly fill in any holes and to also define the shape of her brows. For eye shadow, I use the Keyvn Aucoin “The Essential Eye Shadow” palette #3. With an eye shadow blending brush, I gently apply into the crease of her eye. Using a black, thin liquid liner, she covers her waterline. Lastly, she pops on her favorite false lashes, the Ardrell 113’s and, voila, her eyes are complete.

3. FOUNDATION
After finishing the eye make up, I clean up any excess shadow that may have fallen onto the under eye area and prepare to apply foundation. When it comes to foundation, Jordin and I are both OBSESSED with the Nars Radiant Sheer Glow! Jordin’s color match for this foundation is Syracuse, but if she has a little more color than usual, I like to use the Cadiz hue to warm her skin tone. I apply her foundation using the same Beauty Blender used for her skin preparation in step 1.

4. BLUSH
Unlike most celebrities, Jordin is not a big fan of adding much highlight or glow to the cheek, as she prefers a very, very natural look. I usually convince her that adding just a slight glow gives her a perfect amount of radiance for a final touch. After a little back and forth, I manage to brush it on and she, of course, loves it. I use Nars Orgasm and Bobbi Brown Brightening Blush; I slightly contour the cheek for a little definition and she automatically has a refreshed look, it adds a perfect natural glow against her natural color. The combination of the blush and glow that both of the products offer, are always captured beautifully on camera.

5. LIPS
Last but not least, I line her lips with a Nars Velvet Lip Liner and add The LipBar Tiramisu Toffee lacquer. For her simple and chic daytime looks, I focus on glowy skin with a nice full eyebrow and nude lips. For her evening looks, I like to keep everything very neutral and clean, much like her daytime looks, but add dimension with lip color. I add depth using deep wines, reds and berry color lips. I also like to infuse pop colors such as vibrant oranges, fuchsia pinks and purples.

Latisha Nicole’s 5 Fun Facts
about Working with Jordin Sparks

1. I work in slow steps with her because Jordin likes learning different techniques along the way to use when applying her own make up.
2. Jordins’s favorite false lashes are the Ardrell 113’s, as mentioned above, and the Ardell Wispies.
3. Jordin applies her own eyeliner, top and bottom; lashes too!
4. Jordin is not a fan of concealer, so I use Nars’ Radiant Creamy Concealer.
5. I set Jordin’s skin and make up using the Ben Nye Banana powder and spray, in addition to a final mist of Urban Decay Setting spray, before she’s out the door!

Brooklyn-based celebrity makeup artist Latisha Nicole Rankin’s journey began when she discovered her passion for beauty after attending Christine Valmy. She quickly became an intricate part of major cosmetic companies, which allowed her to hone in and fine-tune her skills. Armed with her invaluable experience, Rankin decided to try her hand in freelancing. Today, she continues to nurture her craft and work with some of the best wardrobe stylists, hair stylist, photographers and models to date. Latisha has built an impressive celebrity client base which includes singer/actress Jordin Sparks, in addition to Extra’s Tracey Edmonds, Angela Simmons, TV personality Jamie Krell, musician Swiss Beatz and Paula Abdul to name a few.

Beauty / January 20, 2016

Beautyblender Care and Tips from Instyle Magazine

I wanted to share this article titled, “Stop Ruining Your Beautyblender By Following These Tips” written by Alexis Bennet from Instyle Magazine. For those who may not know, this particular makeup sponge is significant due to the shape, material, and application technique.

Although the blender’s considered to be much pricer than normal applicators, most makeup artist (and enthusiast) notice a difference after use. I also love the fact that it’s small enough to fit in my pocket or cosmetics bag. I’ve noticed several questions (on Instagram) asking how to properly care for the Beautyblender. Thankfully, Instyle Magazine explained the best tips for preventing holes and breakage.

Beautyblender creator Rea Anna Silva states, “First and foremost, it still amazes me how after so many years that people (even friends and family) still don’t know to wet it,” Silva exclaims. “You have to wet your Beautyblender to get it in its optimum condition for use and for the best makeup application.”

The brand has also expanded to cleansers, tools, and more accessories. Click on the article and watch more “blending magic” on January 21, 2016, the upcoming HSN special: Stop Ruining Your Beautyblender By Following These Tips

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Beauty / January 11, 2016

Lady Gaga: Winning Red Carpet Look and Hairstyle

2016 Golden Globe winner, Lady Gaga, looked stunning with an old Hollywood glamour look on the red carpet of tonight’s Golden Globe Awards. Celebrity hairstylist, Frederic Aspiras, created these voluminous waves and curls with the help of KMS California products. Here, Frederic shares how to get Lady Gaga’s red carpet look.

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 10: 73rd ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS -- Pictured: Actress/singer Lady Gaga arrives to the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 10, 2016. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images) — BEVERLY HILLS, CA – JANUARY 10: 73rd ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS — Pictured: Actress/singer Lady Gaga arrives to the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 10, 2016. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

1. Start with clean towel dried hair. First apply KMS California TAMEFRIZZ smoothing lotion (18.99) from root to tip and comb through for even distribution.

2. Next, spray KMS California ADDVOLUME volumizing spray (18.99) at the roots to create big voluminous hair.

3. Give a light mist of KMS California FREESHAPE quick blow dry spray (21.99) to reduce drying time and get a smooth fly-away free result to your blow dry.

4. Next, section the hair for blow drying. Using a medium round brush, drying with an up and around movement to get full volume.

5. Using a 1-inch curling iron, take 1-inch sections of hair and curl the hair all back and away from the face. Take a velcro roller and set each curl after you curl only using medium to small curlers. Allow rollers to set and cool. After, 15-20 minutes remove curlers.

6. To finish, brush the hair out with a sable bristle brush. Use KMS California HAIRPLAY playable texture ($20.50) to spray waves and curls in place but still maintain a soft bouncy look.

KMS California products are available at salons nationwide, please visit http://www.kmscalifornia.com/en-US/salon_finder.aspx to find a salon near you.

Beauty / October 12, 2015

The Aginging Gracefully Cookbook: The Power of FOODTRIENTS Book Review

Everyone wants to age with as much poise and grace as possible. While there are many books about super foods and supplements, few provide at-a-glance guides in each recipe detailing key ingredients and how they increase health and longevity.

Delicious foods and rejuvenating nutrients combine in Grace O’s The Aging GRACEfully Cookbook: The Power of FOODTRIENTS To Promote Health and Well-being for a Joyful and Sustainable Life, a collection of enticing, nourishing recipes that promote health and a joyful, sustainable life. The age-fighting recipes here are crafted based on a foundation of scientific research and many different cultures’ ancient knowledge of medicinal herbs and natural ingredients.

Grace O’s cookbook focuses on five categories of natural anti aging properties of food that are essential to healthful living:

Antioxidant
Anti-Inflammatory
Immunity Boosters
Mind and Beauty
Disease-Preventing

About the Author: Grace O has been cooking and baking professionally all of her adult life. As a young adult in Southeast Asia, she managed her family’s cooking school and eventually opened three restaurants. She is also the creator of FoodTrients, a unique program supported by current research that positions food as an anti aging strategy.

Book Review –

This particular book intrigued me because we can learn about the health of our bodies through the various foods we eat. The Aging GRACEfully Cookbook is no ordinary cookbook because the author’s not listing recipes based on taste alone.

The cookbook truly combines recipes that are in connection to the properties (previously) listed such as immunity boosters which is vitally important this time of the year. Also, the natural ingredients are in line with the expected health benefits such as the use of flax-seed or coconut oil.

I would recommend this book to anyone who’s interested in changing their lifestyle and health through food. It’s also great to have in your kitchen for guests with dietary concerns.

Click on the link to purchase the book and remember that true beauty starts from within!

Beauty / October 2, 2015

Alterna Haircare Caviar Moisture Intense Collection

Introducing the Alterna Haircare Caviar Moisture Intense collection for thick, dry, coarse hair. Formulated with Abyssinian Oil, these luxury products provide the ultimate hydration to parched strands. The collection features the FIRST luxury pre-shampoo treatment.

Alterna Haircare Caviar Moisture Intense Oil Crème Pre-Shampoo Treatment (MRSP $30 at Sephora, Ulta, Nordstrom, alternahaircare.com and salons worldwide): A luxurious pre-shampoo treatment that deeply moisturizes to revitalize dehydrated strands, leaving hair cashmere soft and shiny. Boosts the performance of shampoo and conditioner to leave hair cashmere soft and shiny, binds the conditioning agents in conditioners, allowing it to better hydrate hair and repels minerals present in water to defend against build up.

Alterna Haircare Caviar Moisture Intense Oil Crème Shampoo (MSRP $32 at Sephora, Ulta, Nordstrom, alternahaircare.com and salons worldwide): A low-lather oil-based cleanser that gently removes dirt and oils. Features an innovative oil-based texture transforms to an anti-aging crème with water. The Abyssinian Oil binds to surface impurities and bad oils on the hair to gently cleanse without stripping parched hair of much needed moisture. It gently cleanses impurities, smoothes raised cuticles on dry hair strands, replenishes intense moisture and transforms dry hair to supremely soft and smooth.

Alterna Haircare Caviar Moisture Intense Oil Crème Deep Conditioner (MSRP $32 at Sephora, Ulta, Nordstrom, alternahaircare.com and salons worldwide): An intense deep conditioner that penetrates and hydrates even the driest hair types to transform coarse hair into soft and smooth. Provides the level of conditioning of a masque, but can be used with every wash like a standard conditioner. It penetrates hair to deeply condition, smoothes raised cuticles on dry hair strands, replenishes intense moisture and transforms dry hair to supremely soft and smooth.

Beauty / September 22, 2015

Drugstore Beauty Buys on a Budget

There’s no better place to find quality beauty treasures than at the drugstore – who doesn’t love a good deal? From lotions and shampoos to oils and frizz serums, we’ve rounded up six drugstore favorites that won’t break the bank and are sure to make you look like a million bucks!

See below for these tried and true drugstore beauty musts:

Palmer’s Cocoa Butter Formula – $5.50

Provide deep hydration all over with this velvety soft formula that locks in moisture leaving skin smooth, supple and beautiful!

Loved by Candice Swanepoel, Jennifer Lopez and Katy Perry

La Bella Los Caballos Shampoo and Conditioner – $3.99

Relieve dry and damaged hair with this enriched Coconut and Olive Oil formula for soft revitalized locks!

Palmer’s Cocoa Butter Formula Skin Therapy Oil – $10.95

Perfect skin with this advanced multi-purpose product for all over the body use that helps to improve the appearance of scars, stretch marks, dry and damaged skin, uneven skin tone and fine lines and wrinkles!

Zero Frizz Keratin Corrective Serum – $7.99

Eliminate frizz and flyaways and protect color-treated hair for longer, lustrous color and shine!

Palmer’s Cocoa Butter Formula Swivel Stick – $3.50

Moisturize and soothe dry, cracked, chapped lips and provide on-the-spot help for marks and blemishes!

La Bella Cosmetic Gel with Snail Extract – $7.49

Accelerates skin cell reproduction and hydrate and heal skin wounds and blemishes!

Accessories / September 21, 2015

Taylor Schilling – EMMYS with John Frieda Hair Care

THE LOOK: Modern elegance.

INSPIRATION: John Frieda International Creative Consultant Harry Josh gave Taylor Schilling an elegant, voluminous look for tonight’s EMMYS, “Taylor’s dress has a bohemian Grecian vibe and strong color so we thought it would be cool to take something classic and make it more modern – the volume on the sides gives a contemporary pyramid shape and the relaxed waves evoke glamour,” he says.

Here is his step-by-step breakdown:

To begin, Harry applied John Frieda Luxurious Volume Volume Building Mousse on towel dried hair for maximum volume and width.
Then, Harry loosely blow dried sections of her hair with a round brush.
After blow drying, he used the Harry Josh Pro Tools 2-in-1 Ceramic Marcel Curling Iron to create waves – making sure to wrap the hair around the iron in the same direction.
Once the curls set, he finished off the look with John Frieda Luxurious Volume All-Day Hold Hairspray to give the hair some shine and to keep it from falling flat.

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Beauty / August 31, 2015

Beauty Products: Sustain Your Summer Glow

Take a look at the beauty products shown to help us maintain a healthy summer glow. Although the season’s coming to an end, that doesn’t mean our beauty regimen should stop! Our goal is to look fabulous year round.

· Teeth—Extend the appearance of a summer tan with a bright, white smile! Luster Premium White, innovators in teeth whitening, offer whitening solutions proven to remove the toughest stains while maintaining zero tooth and gum sensitivity. Options include the new Smile Illuminator Instant Whitening Kit and Pro Light Dental Whitening System.

· Scent—Give off those summer vibes with just a simple spray – Bella Vince Camuto possesses sweet notes of Peach Nectar, Pear and cooling Lemon Ice, providing any girl with a sensual boost of confidence.

· Skin—Keep skin looking healthy and radiant long after the sun sets on days spent at the beach. Rejuvenate and replenish your post-summer glow with Retinol Anti-Aging Facial Oil. Utilizing nine right essential oils plus vitamins, this facial oil hydrates and protects skin combating wrinkles and dryness!

· Bling—Beat that end of summertime sadness with a bang! Rock metallic bling with Lulu DK’scollections of jewelry inspired temporary tattoos that give new meaning to fashionable beach chic. Lulu DK makes it easy to accessorize in trendy and fun ways so that you can leave the heavy bangles and tangled necklaces at home!

· Lips – Seal the summer with a fabulous kiss using Moodmatcher Luxe Twist Sticks. The Twist Sticks are smudge-proof, fade-proof and kiss-proof, allowing you to show off that bold lip from the pool party to the after party!

Beauty / August 21, 2015

How To Remove a Gel Manicure – Skyy Hadley

There are many positives to having a gel manicure – It stays for two weeks without chipping and looks shinier than a normal manicure. However, all good things must come to an end and it’s important to learn how to safely and effectively remove a gel manicure at home. You may not have the time or money to get your gel mani removed at a salon and it’s essential to learn because it can be harmful to your nails when removing gel improperly. By peeling off a gel manicure, you are not only removing the gel, but also the top layers of your nails. This can result in white patches and textural irregularities throughout the nails.

Skyy Hadley, owner of As U Wish Nail Spa provides tips and a step-by-step tutorial to safely remove your own gel manicure:

File – Use an emery board to lightly buff each nail to remove the shiny top coat so you’re left with a powdery finish. Be careful not to over buff so you don’t hit your natural nail underneath the gel.
Soak – Next you must soak your nails in 100% acetone polish remover. To do this, take a piece of cotton ball the size of your nail and pour the acetone on it, place it on your nail and cover your nail with a piece of aluminum foil or tape to keep it in place. Do this on every nail and let soak for 15 minutes to relax the gel.
Remove – Remove the cotton pieces from your nails and take a wooden cuticle stick to push the gel polish off your nails. If you have trouble, instead of forcing it, soak your nails with a cotton ball for 5 more minutes and try again.
Moisturize – After the gel has been removed, wash your hands and apply a cuticle oil to the nail and cuticle. This will rehydrate your nails after using acetone on them to keep them strong and healthy between polishes.

It’s important to take your time when removing a gel manicure yourself as it can be a slow process and you want to treat your nails very delicately and carefully to avoid weakening them.

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