Beauty Secrets Revealed: Permanent Eyeliner

Beauty Secrets Revealed will be an ongoing series. Every week, a new woman and a new beauty secret will be shared with you. We are honored to introduce to you our first woman, a St. Croix resident.

Sandi, a resident of St. Croix, shared her most important beauty secret with us -- permanent eyeliner. Self-conscious of her eyes without makeup, Sandi underwent the application without trepidation.

Sandi, did it hurt?

"Yes, it's very painful, but it was worth the pain. I swim daily, and now I can jump in the pool without eyeliner running all over my face."

Is it expensive?

"I paid $300, but it was worth every penny."

Thanks, Sandi, for sharing your beauty secret with us.

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Beauty Secret for Women On the Go

If you girls are like most of us, it's hard getting out of bed on Mondays. Oversleeping leaves us little time for our beauty routine. If it wasn't for dry shampoo, we would have to come up with some creative excuses for being late for work (i.e., my neighbor stole my dog, my dog ate my neighbor, the Pope declared a holiday for my mom.)

As fans of dry shampoos, we are always on the lookout for new ones to try. Some of our faves are Klorane Oat Extract Dry Shampoo (America's Best Beauty Supply $15.95; Oscar Blandi Dry Shampoo (Amazon, $19); Ojon Rub-Out Dry Cleanser (Spa Look $24); and you can't beat Psssssst Instant Spray Shampoo for the price (Drugstore.com $5.99). Many stylists and models consider dry Shampoo a secret weapon because it is a multi-tasker that helps preserve a blowout, adds volume, and banishes any second day oilies.

Sanli, the Ford Model in the video, offers her beauty secret: Klorane Oat Extract Dry Shampoo.

Klorane Oat Extract Dry Shampoo is perfect for frequent use to clean hair without water. Ideal for people in a hurry or those confined on their beds, who are unable to wash their hair. How does it works? When sprayed directly onto hair Klorane Oat Extract Dry Shampoo penetrates the hair absorbing dirt and hair products. When brushed out, Klorane Oat Extract Dry Shampoo takes all these impurities with it, and you are left with soft, clean hair. This dry shampoo is based on softening, protective oat extract, cyclodextrins and natural polysaccharides to clean the hair without washing, as often as required. The hair regains volume and lightness within minutes. Quick and practical to use, suitable for busy people or the bed-ridden, who cannot wash their hair.

If you are in a pinch and don't have any dry shampoo on hand, rub a little baby powder on your roots. With less time needed for your beauty routine, you can catch a few more winks of sleep.

Have a great Monday and hope you made it to work on time,

Beckie and Jamie

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Easter Beauty Secret

Beauty secret overheard in the gym: When you want to drop a few pounds or not overindulge, put a toothbrush and toothpaste in your handbag. Before you satiate that sweet tooth with marshmallow Peeps or devour the Easter smorgasbord, brush your teeth. Allegedly, this diminishes your appetite and causes you to eat less.

Jamie

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Beauty Secret That Will Leave You Less Chafed Financially

Here is a beauty secret that will not only prime your face for foundation but leave you less chafed financially. While chatting with fellow bloggers on Total Beauty's wonderful new message boards, a question arose about drugstore alternatives versus more expensive brands carried at department stores.

It jogged my memory that someone mentioned to me a few months ago that Monistat Soothing Care Chafing Relief Powder Gel (Hocks.com $6.05) contained the same ingredients as Smashbox Photo Finish. I am sure most makeup junkies know that Smashbox's foundation primer is used by makeup artists and smart women to create a perfect canvas for foundation application.

What is Monistat Soothing Care Chafing Relief Powder Gel? Made especially for women, it temporarily protects and helps relieve chafed, chapped, or cracked skin. Provides daily prevention and relief from chafing and irritation of skin in intimate, delicate areas like the inner thigh, bikini area, under arms, and breasts.

Monistat Soothing Care ingredient list:

• Dimethicone 1.2%(silicone)


• Cyclopentasiloxane


• Dimethicone/vinyl dimethiconecrosspolymer


• Silica


• Tocopheryl acetate,


• Trisiloxane.
  
  

Smashbox Photo Finish (original) ingredient list:

• Cyclomethicone


• Dimethicone Crosspolymer


• Isopropylparaben


• Retinyl Palmitate


• Tocopheryl Acetate


• Ascorbic Acid


• Carthamus Tinctorium (Safflower) Seed Oil


• Vitis Vinifera(Grape) Seed Extract


• Cola Acuminata Seed Extract


• Propylene Glycol


• Camellia Oleifera Leaf Extract


• Isobutylparaben


• Butylparaben


• Water
  

Smashbox's primer does contain a few other ingredients that reportedly do not relate to the "smoothing" process.

Brains on Beauty: For $30 difference, run to the feminine product section of your local drugstore and give Monistat a test-drive. Not only will you be less financially chafed, but you will also create a smooth and unchafed canvas for your makeup. Drop us a line and let us know how it worked for you.

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