Beauty Tips & Tricks

There was an old thread similar to this, but it's so old I couldn't find it, so I just started a new one.

Anyway, ladies, I wanted to share some info with you about some really good "pretty products" (lol, that's what I call them, because I like to be a nerd whenever possible). And since I have the insider's edge now that I work in the beauty industry, I know all the juice about what's really good, and what's a rip-off. 🙂 Knowing juice is fun!

So, the other day I purchased a bunch of stuff from Sally Beauty Supply (the real store, cuz they don't have an online one), and I could not be more thrilled, ecstatic and generally overjoyed with my purchases.

Here's what I bought:

http://www.sallybeauty.com/shop/product.asp?dept% 5Fid=1215&pf% 5Fid=140712">Last Call Hair Masque by Beyond the Zone
http://www.sallybeauty.com/shop/product.asp?dept% 5Fid=1225&pf% 5Fid=140032">Get 'n' Creamed Lusterizing Cream by Beyond the Zone
http://www.sallybeauty.com/shop/product.asp?dept% 5Fid=1225&pf% 5Fid=140222">Frizz Zapper Anti-Frizz Oil-Free Glosser by Beyond the Zone

Use the Last Call conditioning masque (which smells really great) in the shower (I leave it on for about five minutes) after you shampoo, then if you want extra shiny hair, rinse with cold water (but I refuse to go through such torture when our heater is broken and it's freezing where I live. lol, you can certainly rinse with warm water).

The Lusterizing Cream also smells great and is like a very light consistency lotion to smooth your hair and give it more shine.

The Frizz Zapper ALSO smells yummy and is a more concentrated serum-like product that will define your waves or curls (in my opinion) while giving even more shine.

And I forgot to mention two more products I bought:

http://www.sallybeauty.com/shop/product.asp?dept% 5Fid=1225&pf% 5Fid=600030">Happy Hair Lusterizer. This is a product that many professionals use in salons as a finishing mist to give yet even more sheen and shine (can you tell I'm obsessed with shine?! lol)

And here's another great one:

http://www.sallybeauty.com/shop/product.asp?dept% 5Fid=1320&pf% 5Fid=140104">Super Sexy Styling Sauce by Beyond the Zone. This is for people who don't like the stickiness or hardness of gel, but who need control and wave or curl definition but not to the point of over-emphasis like you'd get with a scrunching product or a hairspray, wax, pomade, that sort of thing. This kept my curly wave things loose but defined, and never weighed down or dull looking.

Feel free to ask me beauty questions now ladies. lol, I know way more than I ever wanted to about all kinds of products 😢🙂😢 lol

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i'm being extremely girly by asking this, but what kinda makeup(company & object) do you use everyday? rofl i use for my lips, m.a.c(red or shimmery light pink) and lipgloss! but first i HAVE to put chapstick on to go any further hahaha for eyes i use eye liner 😉. Sometimes i put alittle blush on my cheeks but that a rare occasion. What about you! and omg..this korean song is getting on my nerves...

M.A.C. is a great line for lipsticks and liners. I've never tried their face make-up though. But I hear it's good. It's just so damned expensive! I use Maybelline True Illusion Concealer on any trouble areas, then I follow by using a fluffy brush to lightly dust on Maybelline True Illusion Pressed Powder. They recently raised their prices, which is irritating because they used to be one of the less expensive brands. But, I have found that they are the best quality you can get on a budget. For blush, which I only use really in the winter when my skin is at its palest, I use Cover Girl Classic Color in "Natural Glow" (a neutral peachy shade that compliments any skin tone). I just bought some new lipstick, it's actually a lipcolor/gloss all in one, gloss on one end and color on the other. It's called Revlon Colorstay Overtime Lipcolor in "Endless Spice". I'm very happy with the color but not so happy with the gloss (it wears off in like five minutes). It wasn't worth the $ 8.99 I paid for it, especially since you only get .006 fl. ounces (no joke!)...but, it does last a long time and the color is pretty. For mascara, I use waterproof (cuz who knows when you might cry, lol) Maybelline Great Lash in brownish-black. I never use eyeliner, and I almost never use eyeshadow except for very special occasions. I think eyeliner looks too dramatic and harsh on me.

p.s., i used to use cherry flavored chapstick (lol), but I decided I like SoftLips in French Vanilla better. It's lighter and yummier and smells great, although it wear off fairly soon.

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rofl, i use the cherry chapstick hahahaha. I used to have softlips and yeah it leaves that cool minty feeling afterwards...nice nice. Have you ever tried j lo's perfume glow? oh wait, oh yeah o.0 she's basicall your enemy LOL ben affleck ;P i heard it smells pretty good though. I used to wear mascara and curl em but i rarely do that anymore.