April 2, 2012

Beauty Q&A (Edition Three)



This week I want to focus on a few of my MAKEUP TRICKS & SECRETS
Shhh..I'm only telling YOU GUYS!! 

So...without further ado...

Number 1: Trick to a "SLIMMER NOSE"
Take your regular foundation and apply it to your nose. Then take a highlighter 
(I like Benefits High Beam) and swipe it down the center of your nose. You can also apply bronzer (lightly) to the outer edges of your nose--but don't get too crazy, you want it to look natural.
Set w/ translucent powder.

Number 2: Vaseline is your BFF!
 I carry a jar of this wherever I go (don't you love the portable jar?)! My favorite uses for this stuff:
{Dab a small amount to cheekbones for a little glow}

{It REMOVES eye makeup AMAZINGLY!}

{I mix "almost gone" LIPSTICKS in with it and make my own tinted lip balm!}

{Apply it to lips and scrub gently with a toothbrush for a greaaaat LIP EXFOLIATION!}

Number 3: 3 Tricks for longer-lasting EYE MAKEUP
1. PRIME your eye with an eye base (I love Laura Mercier's)!
2. CURL your eyelashes--squeeze and hold for 5 seconds (I love Shu Uemura's)!
3. PRIME your eyelashes with a Mascara Primer before applying mascara!

Number 4: Trick to making your LIPSTICK last longer
{Apply a light layer of lipbalm or vaseline around your lips before applying lipstick/gloss--
it will prevent feathering and bleeding}

{Find a shade of lipliner that MATCHES your lipcolor--then fill in your entire lips with the liner}


Number 5: FOUNDATION Tricks
{PRIME PRIME PRIME (have you noticed a theme here?) Use a primer to even out your skin tone, take down the redness, and smooth the look of your skin. Apply it, let it dry, and THEN apply foundation}
**I like Laura Mercier Hydrating Primer & Trish McEvoy Beauty Booster 
(I have YET to find a drugstore one I like)**

{Apply foundation FIRST, the gently dab concealer on with your ring finger.}

{Set your foundation with a translucent powder, to help with oiliness. I keep these Bobbi Brown blotting papers (bonus-it comes with a mirror!!) in my purse so I can pat off excess oil during the day}


So there you have it! My Top Tricks (for today anyway)! 

Have A Beautiful Monday!
Jenna, The Wife


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25 comments:

  1. What foundation primer do you like? I have tried a million it seems and haven't been thrilled.

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  2. Love your tip on slimming the nose down! Heaven knows I NEED that, ha ha!

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  3. I love these tips, the primer def helps with foundation staying all day :-)

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  4. shu uemura is the best.
    i love their stuff. love. love.

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  5. I have several comments for this post :)

    1) the thought of putting vaseline on my eyes has always weirded me out. Does it get not burn if it gets in your eye?

    2) I heard for a while that shu uemura was no longer sold in the US and I've been wanting one! When I go to Sephora I get this.... http://www.sephora.com/search/rdShu.jhtml?searchString=shu%20uemura

    3) I am obsessed with toothbrush lip exfoliation!

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  6. I have the same question...what type of foundation primer do you use?

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  7. The toothbrush exfoliation is one of my all time fave tips! Don't you love that your lips look so full after? Bonus! I must grab myself one of those little Vaseline tins. I have never spotted one before.

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  8. Great tips, Jenna! I always put chapstick on before applying any lipstick. :)

    Thanks for saying "hi!" Love your site!

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  9. Love these tips as always! oh vaseline--you're my friend!

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  10. Great tips, my friend! I have recently re-discovered the beauty of Vaseline-- it really is remarkable! I love the Shu Uemera eyelash curler-- I can't believe they don't sell it here in the US anymore :( So sad! ox

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  11. these are some great tips and I have to agree with priming your face and yeah vaseline and I have been BFF's for few years now!

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  12. such great advice! i love the vaseline usage! ha

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  13. great tips!

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  14. I love these posts. Thank you for sharing! x

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  15. You can now buy the Shu Uemura curler on their own website, just click Jenna's link in her post. They stopped selling in US last year but I just ordered mine today!

    Thanks Jenna :)

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  16. These are such great tips! I am so glad you mentioned eyelash curlers. I have faithfully used one since I started wearing mascara, and I love it. So many people I know are afraid that they'll pinch their eyes or rip out lashes, but they just don't know what they're missing!

    Allyson
    http://cupcakescandycanes.blogspot.com

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  17. Vaseline I hear is the best remedy to EVERYTHING! I once watched a special on a 75 year old lady, who no joke looked to be not a day over 40, her secret? She put vaseline on her face every night! It was beyond amazing!
    Loved your tips :)

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  19. Ah I love Vaseline! It is such a great and cheap product. I think it is the best makeup remover around! :)

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  20. Hmmm...I may need to try foundation primer. I'm such a lazy makeup applier though...there's part of me that doesn't want to add another step! Does the high beam down the middle of the nose make it look shorter too?!?!? Haha.

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  21. thanks jenna for these.. i love the vaseline one.. i need to take more interest in my appearance...i barely have time to squeeze my normal makeup on..but you always look gorgeous... i loved these...

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  22. Love these tips and I should use vaseline more I never realised it was so useful.

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  23. Can I just say that I LOVE all your beauity Q&A posts. Thanks for helping this frumpy mama out!

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