day 3 of 30 day challenge

so far my face feels really soft and clean. and tight! in a good way. no saggy spots for me. anyway I haven't really changed up the routine… the usual skin care cleansing gel, sea salt facial scrub, and the tonic. I did however add one new thing BEFORE the moisturizer

the defend and restore night crème
Helps skin to recover and recharge while moisturizing thirsty cells, encouraging collagen production and reducing the signs of aging.
I know I most certainly need this stuff.
after that I put on my moisturizer.. sealed for the night.


tonight I also decided to do my feet. cause we all know if you a person that likes to run barefoot and gets cracked feet then you know how I feel.
so I first sprayed a detoxifying foot spray that “eats away at the dead skin” GROSS youd thing but minty and cool.
then I used my all time favorite margarita foot crème… smells sooo wonderful!!

day 1 of 30 day challenge part 2-makeup

a job well done when it comes to make up always starts with the base of the look. i.e. the secret agent cover up

if you have red spots, blemishes or anything else…”red” use the green. I remember it like christmas colors. red and green. hides the imperfections.

green dots. rub the product in till it either disappears or where it blends in enough you wont notice later.
next step. the yellow. I remember black and yellow like a bruise…which is what the black circles under your eyes are…bruises. so to cover those up use the yellow product.


and that’s what both the green and yellow look like blended in.
next if you have over sized pours or scars and have always wanted that air brushed look. the clear product is what you want. it goes on feeling feathery and light. and a little goes all over the face! I promise you

next you want to use a foundation. I use a powder mineral foundation with a special soft sponge.

proper coverage if you DON’T  want that line around your jaw and ears which is really rather unattractive. so evenly spread the foundation thru to the hair line, down your neck, and over your ears. so it looks like a complete look. and you don’t do to much cause you don’t wanna look like a caked weirdo. just gross and fake!

my next big problem is my eye brows. I usually don’t have eyebrows cause they are SOOOOO light! so I used a brow color kit. to keep them from looking feathery and to give them some color.

I look silly with no color to my face…but everything I use it mineral makeup. I use the light powder color to the far left. and then the wax on the far right to control and keep the color all day long.

last I add my mascara and then eyeshadow.

mineral passion eyeshadow VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL

day 1 of 30 day challenge part 1–skin care

to start off I used my older set of skincare since I still had it. why waste it right? so in the shower I washed my face 1st with

the skinlogics 20s set cleansing gel. to loosen dirt and other nasties

next 

I used the skinlogics 20s set facial scrub. and that takes away dead skin and under lying dirt and nasties. making your skin feel softer

next

the skinlogics 20s set tonic. tonics don’t contain alcohol so they don’t dry out your skin like most toners. this evens out your skin tone and gives it a moist feel. you don’t need much of any of these really. a little really does go a very long way. so on a cotton ball squirt just a little bit of the tonic and rub it over the face and neck and chest area.

this is what my face looked after the first 3 steps.

even skin tone…or well more even

next step. since I have blemishes..and lets face it who doesn’t? I used my zit zapper! and let me tell you best thing EVER!

you take the white end of the zit zapper and put it on all your blemish spots. usually your supposed to wait till evening to put the clear on but I use it one right after the other and it works faster.

next I have a problem with dark circles under my eyes and wrinkles too. so I used

first you wanna use the spa solutions under eye dark circle and puffiness solution. roll from inside corner of the eye to the outside. goes on wet, so pat it gently until it rubs in.
next use the microderm eye-x-cel cream on top of that. seriously a little goes a very very long way. so like the roller, go from inside of the eye to the outside and gently rub it in. make sure to use your ring finger as it is a gentle touch under the eyes which have very soft sensitive skin.
my after face :

next I pampered my lips. because no matter what your lips need treatment too. so don’t neglect them. most chap sticks are not good for your lips because they eventually dry out your lips causing you to lick and pick the dead skin and sometimes still makes your lips crack and bleed. so please take time to pamper you pout :)
there's a special mask for your lips. looks silly but the end results are wonderful!

^^during the mask^^
its just a simple white paste that you rub on your lips. in circles all the way across and also over your lip lines. it dries and becomes flakey. that’s what you want! so get a paper towel and hold it under your chin and rub it off letting the flakes fall. whatever's left…don’t lick off it tastes horrible. take a wet paper towel and gently rub it off.
after put a lip balm on top. preferably the one that comes with it

comes in a duo container. lip balm on top. mask on bottom
next I did my sun block and my moisturizer to seal the deal.

ALWAYS!!! wear the sunblock! no matter what!! if u walk outside for an hour make sure you used your cell block c! please. use that before the moisturizer because that’s the plastic wrap for the face.

finished with the skin care.

my goals

I may sound like I want way to much. but I know what I want to do. and by george im gonna do it!!!

so heres a list:::

1. go on a camping trip with friends/family
2.continue to work at joanns after the month of august.
3. SPA!!!!
4. some day win a trip for 2 from beauticontrol
6. get more people to BUY my jewelry instead of using me

so here is what im gonna do to achieve my goals:::

1. get annoying and bug said person to pay me for her jewelry!!! been 4 or 5 months now…
2. get my friends in southern illinois and around me to hold a spa for me.
3. get busy busy busy at joanns so they like me and keep me.
4. save my money to go on this camping trip.

 

I see everyone going on camping trips or out hiking or float trips and stuff and I soooooo am jealous. yes. im a jealous person. because I want to go on one because they are sooooo flippin fun!!!!

do you think people would help me buy BC products or my jewelry or both??? I HOPE SOOO! cause I deserve it all.. lol and so do you :)

30 day challenge

went to my second beauty U today. and graduated lol it was kind of fun. met some nice people. and some people who's faces and overall you could read….they screamed stuck up. but that’s ok. never gonna meet them again.

let me back track. got up at 330am today and couldn’t go back to sleep till….7 and I needed to be up in an hour. that didn’t seem to work. missed my alarm and woke up with only 15 minutes to get ready. needless to say I looked like CRAP!  so went to beauty U at 9 am. had some good fun. learned things I never knew about products I've already heard of and used.

like for instance the herbal serenity collection, its good for restless leg syndrome because it has peppermint in it. also good for diabetics, and people with skin problems. pretty cool. might totally have to get some of that because I must admit I suffer from restless leg syndrome and well just love anything with peppermint in it!

ok so back to what this was supposed to be about. I think I'm gonna post a daily blog post every day for the next 30 days to record me using my beauty control products to show that they work. OH and I totally wanna win a cruise for 2. just saying…I think I deserve something special.

I thought maybe ill do a video blog…but im not too comfortable doing that plus im shy. so ill just take a couple pictures. so starting tomorrow and for the next 30 days im going to use all my products and record my progress.. and then when I get my FREE microderm set ill add that into my routine.

the greatest thing since mac n cheese

these people no matter how crazy and insane and silly we can be are the best people EVERR!!!
family humor is just intense and wonderful and brings tears to my eyes from laughing.

this week the trend --- venting rights

id have to say its not been the best week. no I take that back just the weekend. I hate feeling like im ignored and second best some days. and it truly grinds my gears when people think of themselves before anyone else no matter what. seems like this full moon is making people crazy. I thought my idea of always putting others first before me would rub off on some…but I guess it takes more than that. hmmmdoes that look crazy enough? I think so. haha.

on a brighter note I got my paypal set up finally. and hope to get my jewelry sold to those who appreciate my work.

  ----kinda tired of people taking advantage of me and my work. just cause we are friends…or well used to be anyway…doesn’t mean im gonna just send you your stuff.. NO! I spend hours and my hard earned money to make something special for you.

im selfish. yes. I admit it. and im not ashamed of it. a girl is allowed to be selfish some days. just feeling like all I do is clean, cook, and do laundry. or sit and get online or watch tv. Id like to go hiking, or swimming. or for a walk. or a movie. so my best friend is a dog.

yeah that dog.
so saw our friend on the tv the other day. the police around here get more tv time cause it’s a small town. :)

Tim Jarvis.
my challenge for the next grocery trip and a dinner after is to make something my friend Patricia posted. looked SOOOO amazing and good. I don’t even care if im the only one to eat it.

homemade bruschetta

pasta with shrimp
doesn’t that look so good? if im the only one to eat it… :D more for me and that’s ok.

Achy breaky tooth lol

Well this week and last weekend have been ca raaaazy. Coles had a tooth ache for like ever and one night at 2 am had to take him to the er only for them to give him antibiotics and pain pills. So up till the sun came up running round town to get those. Finally got in to see the dentist the other day and they couldn't do anything too afraid to try. So he's now got an appointment with a dun dun dun oral surgen. Oi back and forth all week.
what else. Oh got a new bed too. Flipping lovely and comfy bed!!
Rooms coming along pretty nice too can't wait for drywall which should be soon then we can move in! Yaaaay
July 4th weekend went to Jim and mels house for BBQ and swimming and fun. Missed fireworks totally bummed about that :( kept hearing them but never saw any. Ugh oh how I miss the fireworks and the river front carnival. Hopefully I'll be able to go!
Hmm not much this week. But I got offered a place that could maybe hire me. Totally would love tht. Another daycare.
Well hopefully since I'm trying this on my iPod it works if not laaaaame app. I can post cute pictures from the week tomorrow.