MOVED!

Hey everyone.....I am in the process of changing my blog over to my own website.  Please visit me at

afmakeup.weebly.com

Does this help?

For all of you that read my blog, I need some feed back.  Is it helpful to you? Is there something you would like me to talk about more?  How can I improve the blog?

I see a lot of people who read my blog, but no one ever post's.  Does that mean I am doing something wrong and you don't want to post, or you don't have time to post?

Please give me some feed back on what you think, it can be good or bad (I will try not to cry)!  I just want to improve.

Thanks for your help.

Heather

Mascara, Mascara, Mascara!

I love wearing mascara!  To me a face is not compleate until you  have on mascara.  I have been blessed with pretty long eyelashes, but they are so light you can not see them until I put on mascara.  Sometimes when I dont want to put on makeup, I will throw on some mascara and I am off.  I have always envieded those who have dark lashes, what I would not give to have that too!

I have tried so many diffrent mascara's and I always come back to Maybellines Great Lash.  To me there is nothing better.  I love the way it goes on and I love the wand.

If you have a favorite mascara let me know and I will be willing to try it and let you all know how I like it.

Thanks for reading!

Best Drug Store Lip Stain

I love lipstick!  I think lipstick is the finishing touch on any face.  Even if you have a light color on your lips it works wonders on your face. 

I have found that this lip stain is the best drug store stain.  I have many colors and I have loved all of them.  I drink all day long (no, not alcohol) so I need a lipstick that will stay on all day.  I never have to reapply color on my lips after I have used this.  You do have to put chap stick on through out the day, but I do that already.

The colors you can get are beautiful.  My favorite is Forever Chestnut.

Just remember that if you don't wear any color at all on your lips you should start.  Even if you start with a light pale color and work your way up to a fun color, I promise you will love the way it makes your face look polished!

Now go and put some color on your lips!

There Are So Many Ways...

There are so many ways that people have told you to match your foundation.  The most common is on your cheek.  After doing much research I found that you are to match foundation to your neck, since that is what you are trying to match anyway.  If you match to your neck then you don't have to worry about having lines and a "floating" head, meaning face much darker than neck. 

The next time you get a color test for foundation, make sure they match it right.  I know some people are worried that the person who is matching you knows better, well I am here to tell you that they don't.  I am not going to talk bad about makeup counters, but just remember they don't always know what they are talking about, they just want and need to sell makeup.

Happy Matching!

Swisspers

Swisspers is my latest obsession.  They are cotton rounds, but the best thing one side is an exfoliation and the other side is soft cotton. 

Anyone who knows me knows I always wash my face with a wash cloth (new one each day)  Using these swisspers it takes off ALL the makeup left on my face from my face cleaner.  Needless to say when I wash my face each night with a wash cloth it is always clean, another plus since one side exfoliates my face is SUPER SOFT!

You can get them at any drup store, they run around $3.00 for 50.

A MUST HAVE!

This is a Time You Don't Want to Shine!

 5 Don't for Getting Your Pitcure Taken.

1. Don't wear a moisturizer or foundation with a sunscreen.  They reflect to much light under the flash, so the picture will look over exposed.

2. Drink as much water as you can the day before and the day of.  This will help your skin "glow"

3. Don't put on to much dark eye shadow, you will need a lot of eyeshadow, make sure it is the color you normally use but wear more than you usually do. Don't use a dark color (smokey eye) that you are not use to, the camera will pick up any dark color that has settled into fine lines.

4.Always use a matte finish, for eyes, cheeks, lips, foundation and powder.  If you use a shimmer, frosty, or shinny the camera will pick up the unwanted shine and bounce off the light resulting in a shinny face.

5. Use to colors on your cheek. One neutral color under your cheek bone (blend well into hair line) and one pinkish color for the apples of your cheek.  This will give you dimension to your face which the camera loves.

I know that taking pictures are a pain, but also very necessary to remember good times that you have had. Do a test run on your makeup so the day of the photo you know what you need to do.

Just remember these tips and your picture will be flawless!