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Advice on Taking care of African American skin from a MAC beauty expert.

So yesterday I went to a beauty seminar for African American women and a woman from MAC cosmetics gave us some advice for taking care of African American Skin. Here are a few of the key things she mentioned.

• Less is more. Don't wear allot of make up everyday. African American skin is high quality skin that does need to be covered all of the time. Only contour your face for special events and going out. contouring is an artistry when done right it can slim out chubby face when done wrong you can look like a drag queen.
• The everyday face. The everyday face for black women should consist of two steps foundation and eyebrows. First fill in eyebrow with a brow pencil. Apply foundation or BB creme all over you face including the eyelids to give the effect that you are wearing eye shadow. concealer should be used to cover up and blemishes or dark marks.
• Eyebrows. To start of with eye brows invest in a good eyebrow pencil. shape the to your natural shape brown and conceal underneath and on top. concealer should be no more than five shade down from your foundation color. When you go to get eyebrows waxed or threaded please do not apply makeup afterwards or beforehand because you don't want anything irritating that area.
• Dark spots. Dark spots come from us popping and picking at pimples and then going out in the sun with out sun screen and the sun darkens that area. Clean the affected area and apply sunscreen for protection. To get rid of existing dark spots apply lemon juice and honey mix to the area
• Facials. Invest in facial mask or make some at home. Before you can apply any make up you have o start on healthy skin. try out different system for at least a month to see which one your skin likes. and make sure you follow up with a good moisture creme. Always make sure you never sleep in makeup.
• Lip liner. Lip liners are for shaping the lip. When picking a lip liner always use a shade or two darker than the lip stick. Never match the lip color or choose a color lighter than.First apply lipstick to the lip leaving outer corners and edges bare and pat lips together. Then apply the lip liner to out edges and corner to define the shape of the lip.

beauty blogger tag

So the Broke Black Chick tagged everyone in her beauty blogger tag so I thought that I would participate. 

Go check out her blog at http://www.bloglovin.com/frame?

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1. How long does it take to do your makeup in the morning?
Normally it take at most 20 minutes to do my face depending if I couture.

2. Will you leave the house without makeup on?
Yes, I have pretty skin. Why not?

3. How often do you change your handbag?
I used to change up my bag every month but I got this Betsy Johnson cross body bag from TJ max and that purse has been my life! Its black, cream and gold and it has bows all over! So cute!  

4. How did you come up with your blog name?
My family calls me LaLa, short for Delilah.
5. How often do you change your nail polish?
Once a week because it just keeps chipping. If any nail expert knows how to prevent this please let me know. I tried it all!

6. Do you collect makeup or buy what you need?
I used to hoard but now I buy only what I need.

7. Name a beauty regimen you rarely do?
I never put on sunscreen. The last time I wore sun screen was in 2011 and I went on a trip to the Bahamas. 

8. What is your worst beauty habit?

Dear lord I'm a pimple popper. It just makes me feel good to pop.

9. Name a non-beauty thing do you put off doing all the time.
I learned the hard way that procrastination fails you. I usually stay on top of things.

10. Who do you tag?
I tag everyone!

What are your worst beauty habits???

-x0x0

oolala

November: GPA awareness month

 So it's November and that is national GPA month. During national GPA awareness month you have allot of test, projects and papers going on and less time to do it because of thanksgiving break and it could be a little stressful. So here are a few of my tips to relieve stress during the time of the semester!

1. Make a calendar. You are less stress when you know when everything is due.
2. Make a list. List everything you need to get done that week and that day. I use an app on my on my phone called Anydo and it helps me keep track of my life, when my brain gives up.
3. Take it a step at a time. procrastination and multitasking is a no break things up day by day or week by week or hour per hour
4. Clean your space. The less clutter the less stress.
5. Take breaks. But not too much!
6. Drink some tea. It helps with stress and healthier than coffee
7. Get enough sleep
8. Take a bath, it relieves stress
9. Eat right, make sure you are not stuffing your face with sugar and greasy. Healthy foods are better for the brain
10. Ask for help. Sometime we can't do this alone!

How do you handle school stress? please share!

-xoxo

oolala

Cozy day Routine

Hello my pretties! I haven't blogged in a week or two do to allot of test I had to study for but I'm back for a new entry and I'm going to explain my cozy day routine. Yay!

So its cold and rainy outside and the perfect time for a cozy pamper day, because who want to leave their house when its 40 degrees outside, and raining all day. "Not I!" said the girl with a panda bear pillow pet. So this is what I do when its absolutely atrocious out there.

• Start the day off with breakfast. Today, I had french toast and sausage links with a cup of hot chocolate. I use almond milk instead of regular milk and it just gave it so much life!
• After some cocoa, breakfast and T.V I take a nice little shower to get yesterday's icky off. I shave, wash and condition my hair, and wash myself with Caress body wash and an exfoliating brush. Then I apply some baby oil and lotion.
• For my face, I oil cleanse as usual then exfoliate with my cleansing brush. Then, I use an oatmeal and avocado mask by Freeman's. After my mask has dried I remove it with warm water then apply some coconut oil on my face for some moisture and I put on some chap stick for my lips. I wear sweatpants, a big tee and my fuzzy slippers
• After I have treated my body and prepared my hair, I just lay in bed and watch T.V for hours until I get bored.
• When I'm bored I just play on my phone, or listen to music right now I'm listening to Nick Jonas new album on Spotify. It's really good you guys!

And That is pretty much it. How are your cozy days?

-xoxo

oolala

Make it Like Frozen and Let it Go; Makeup, hair products, clothes, old tracks...

"Less Stuff, Less Stress"

So I have came to the conclusion that i have to much stuff for my own good. I'm not a horder. Okay not a Burried alive one but I have a collecting problem and a buying problem. If its cute, I want it. If I think it make benefit me, I want it. If its on sale, I want it. If it is free, I want it. So after reevaluating my life I have came to the conclusion that this has got to stop. To be honest my bank account told me I have got to stop. And I want to live a minimalistic lifestyle because I think its less stressful. I realized the reason why I have too much stuff is because I'm afraid of not having any stuff so I collect things for the future and then it ends up gathering dust.

I wondered if anyone else shared my issue of having to much stuff, so I went to Youtube! I found this woman named Pinksofoxy and her series of "less stuff less stress" videos. What she does is go through all of her stuff and just starts making piles of things to keep, throw away and give away. The amount of things she had was unreal and she gave the majority of it away to a women helping women organization. So she has just inspired me to go through all of my clostes, draws, boxes, bins, and bags and just get rid of things and just declutter. The only things I'm not getting rid of is clothes. Usually during the Summer I go through all of my clothes and get rid of things, so I think I'm good on that issue. I really just need to stop buying thing just because they are on sale. For now on if I need it. I will buy it.

So for the next couple of days I will be purging to organize and simplify. I hope this post has inspired you to reevaluate your stuff. Why do you have it? Do you use it? If someone broke into your house and stole it. would you know its gone? Does it have a place to live? Below is a link to PinkSoFoxy's video!
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-oolala
xoxo