#Fall #Nude #Nail Colors!

Loving these Nudes & Browns... So trendy this season...

I am all about these right now...

What trend are you rocking?

Yours in beaute,

~Dee

#WedWords of #Beaute ;-) ~xo

Cheers to #Beaute - in All forms... 

Confidence is Beautiful!

yours in beaute,

~dee  -xo

#Nude Crazed! Nude in the fall... sure, why not? ~xo

I am super in love right now!

This may be my new staple... I have always and I mean always been a red girl... what an extreme...

Funny, it feels bold, however, in a subdued way...

Have a super day, loves!

yours in beaute,

~dee  -xo

#Breakfast Meal of Champion #Beautes! ~xo

Good morning loves!

Here to share #ThursdaysThoughts with you!

Beaute is not only skin deep - I always say that what you put in is way more important than what you apply topically =)

Make sure you beautify yourself and your body by nourishing it first thing in the morn!

 

photo: courtesy of Vitacost

 

yours in beaute,

 

~dee  -xo

Au Naturel on a Rainy Day - Feeling #Nude! ~xo

Good afternoon, loves!

I hope you are having a beautiful day! I wanted to share a little something with you.

Here is a great drug store buy for all of you lovers of the Nude lip…

While I love the Dior Nudes and D & G Nudes… I am always on the lookout for a great buy / bargain…

This L'Oreal lipstick is great! It is called Fairest Nude and I say that you should have this in your makeup arsenal… =)

We have been enduring some rainy days here in Vegas and the best go to look for me – is a baseball cap and very, very low maintenance makeup… here I am below rocking just that… so, if you are on the make for a great nude – look no further… you can pick it up at your local drugstore…

Have a super day,  Beautés!

 

 

 Yours in beaute,

~dee  -xo

#BeauteIcon of the Week: Monica Belluci

#BeauteIcon of the Week: Monica Belluci

Though she is not technically an icon… I strongly believe she deserves the Beaute title!

Give it up for Italian Beaute, Monica!

 

yours in beaute,

~dee  -xo

#ThrowbackThursdays – Pintame! ~xo

#ThrowbackThursdays – because I missed Tuesday =)

Amigos!!!  Today’s Throwback will be in Spanish… just because I feel like dancing!

I hope you are having a great day wherever you may be – thank you for tuning in!

Have a super day & an even better evening!

 

 

your constant companion,

~deirdra  -xo

#LookOfTheDay - Purple lined eyes & Living Your Passion ~xo

Today’s look: Purply lined eyes w fun, purplish / pinkish lips!

With all my daily activities it is sometimes hard to do the things that I love! Being a mom, a full time worker, a housewife without really staying home… time is a commodity!

Take time even if it is 5 minutes a day to live your passion – mine happens to be Beauty! Give into your passion!

Below, is my look for  today using Urban Decay’s – The Black Palette – dark, deep colors =)

 

 

yours in beauty,

~dee  -xo

Trendy Orange Eyewear - MUFE Tut! ~xo

A few weeks ago I went and picked up some new colors from Makeup Forever... lately, all the rage for the Spring / Summer are vibrant Oranges & Pinks... I wanted to do an everyday look for you using the Orange... I hope you enjoy it below!  Thanks for watching!

 

 

yours

 

yours in beauty,

~dee -xo

 

Naked #UD Everyday Look Tut! ~xo

hello beauties...

finally, I am able to upload videos... I just might go crazy... :)

Here's a video on an everyday look for me - nothing difficult - quite easy and pretty...

I hope you enjoy it - thanks for checking it out!

 

 

yours in beauty,

~deirdra

#MakeupReview: M•A•C Tenderling

Review: M•A•C Tenderling

So, I bought this a month or so back… I had also purchased the Mineralize Blush in Gentle.

I really, really wanted to like Tenderling, however, it is not working out for me… I am not sure if this happens to you – it appears that the blush is oxidizing… at first I thought it was the brush… I changed it and continued to use it and still the same thing… what a bummer! As you know… anything MAC does not come at a bargain and I am really disappointed that it has turned out to be a lemon… so to speak… on the right is the Tenderling & you can see what I mean – I did clean it up a bit for aesthetic purposes…

The mineral blush, on the other hand, is a success! =)  I really like it a lot!

I have another review to do very soon as I just picked up some other goodies that I need to share!

 

A witty woman is a treasure; a witty beauty is a power -George Meredith

yours in beauty,

~deirdra  -xo

Feeling grey...

Hello beauties! Hope you are having a beautiful week so far… just wanted to share my favorite look lately…

I think grays / greys are me… what do you think?

 

yours in beauty,

~deirdra

 

 

Hello beauties! Merry Christmas!

Hello dears!

Merry Christmas to you!  I cannot believe that the New Year is already upon us!  Sooo much to do! So much I wish to accomplish in this coming year!  I know have been away for so long - so many things happened - experiencing loss took a lot of my time and energy... not being able to focus on what I really wanted to work on - feeling like a boat without direction...  Now, that is all over - or, I guess I should say - I am moving slowly, however, surely towards my beauty goals for 2012 =0)

I pray you experienced a blessed time with your loved ones during this beautiful Christmas season!

I am working on uploading my videos - I have had an awful time w my editing software - looking to update it... I WILL have some videos posted within the next week! For sure! =)

May you have a wonderfully, beautiful day!

yours in beauty,

~dee  -xo

hello beautiful friends...

hello beauties!

I know it has been a bit - I have been busy with sooo much...

I will be updating you on some goodies that I have picked up recently &&&& a link to my new vlog...

please stay tuned...

thanks for tuning in ...

yours in beauty,

~dee

Eyebrows and coffee...

Ugh! So despise this growth phase in an effort to reclaim my once glorious eyebrows...

Now showing: ugly thick strands protruding as they fight their way to lay flat again :/

Why, oh Why, did I thread them??? To be progressive - that's why... hehehe

Anyways, at least I will always have my coffee - that soothes me whilst I shade in the once full areas...

Have a beauty filled day, my friends!

yours in beauty,

~dee

Achieve Glorious Skin by Quitting These…

Achieve Glorious Skin by Quitting These…

-          Stop Smoking:

o   Smoking causes premature aging… smoking asphyxiates the skin – leaving you with a sallow, gray appearance…

-          Stop Skimping on Your Beauty Sleep:

o   Lack of sleep or rest shows up on your skin – circles under your eyes, tired and  / or wrinkled looking appearance.  Without adequate sleep, your body cannot restore and repair itself.  Not only might you live longer, your skin will look much better, too!

-          Biggest Offender:::

o   Picking and or Scratching your face… this is a big No, No… this leads to scarring and or craters in your lovely face… Please, please do not Pick!

-          Going to Sleep with Makeup On:

o   Cleansing will be sure to remove waste excreted throughout the day and any germs and bacteria your face may have come in contact with.  I will admit that I have fallen asleep once or twice with makeup on (Oh, I felt bad).  It did not harm me, thank God!  However, for some it only takes one time to mess up and provoke acne, besides waking up with your eyelashes stuck together J

-          Forgoing Sunscreen:

o   For me, this is No. 1 before any makeup touches my face.  I use a Moisturizer with SPF 30 already in it – so, it goes on lightly.  I know using an SPF directly will sometimes give you the ‘white’ look and I like to stay away from that.  The sun’s rays are so damaging and not only do you leave yourself open to skin cancer, you also leave it open to the attacks of free radicals… (they damage and age skin)

-          Excessive Exfoliation:

o   It is a common misconception that you need to exfoliate every time you wash your face.  On the contrary, too much exfoliation might actually lead to dry, irritated skin.  While regular exfoliation is necessary to reveal, alive, glowing skin – it is probably recommended to limit it to a few times a week.  The goal should be to keep your skin moisturized.

 

Just some food for thought…

Happy skin is moist skin J

 

Yours in beauty,

~dee

Threading and Cake!!! :)

As you all know… I LOVE thick eyebrows… I do NOT let anyone touch my eyebrows.  On a whim yesterday, I decided to have them threaded… eek!  My lovely threader, Sama, got thread happy and thinned them out a bit much.  However, I am a good sport and I will shade in where I feel necessary… :s  ~~~ Btw, cake made it all better for about 5 minutes… they surprised me with Freed’s! Yumm!

It is just hair, right? I will let them grow back in – I know my girlfriends out there would absolutely love ‘em, however, I feel naked… hehehe.  G, on the other hand, loves them and so does my boy – he says bushy is not in! What is a girl to do? hmmmpppfff…

 

yours in beauty,

~dee

 

Feeling all LUSH...

Have I told you about LUSH? I may have mentioned them briefly in earlier posts, however, let me just brag a a little on them and say – you must head over there and do it fast! J  I first found LUSH about 7-8 years ago in Carmel, CA… when I walked into that fragrant little gem I was pleasantly assaulted with jasmine, coconut, cinnamon, the list goes on.  Anyway, when I came back to Vegas – much to my disappointment we did not have one… LUSH is a refreshing change – they are focused on (can I say) homemade products – a bit of an organic approach to your typical shampoos, conditioners, creams, lotions, etc.  I have been on a more ‘organic’ approach in my daily living and they truly fit the bill!  I have visited them at least 3 times since November… not a good sign on the pocket – I have been told to stay away from them by Gio… I hide the receipts.  Even though the products may seem a little costly upfront, you will notice with consistent use that a very tiny bit of their product is all that is necessary being that they are so concentrated, therefore, lasting longer than your normal commercial products. 

My favorites right now are:  BIG (Sea Salt / Seaweed & others) it is a shampoo, Trichomania is another shampoo I love – it comes in a solid (soon to be discontinued – hence, my recent visit ;) Had to stock up), UltraBalm is a petroleum free balm for all your dry bits, Mange is a solid body lotion that is also edible (tastes a bit like Chocolate), Sex Bomb is meant for the bath a refreshing change from your normal bubble bath, Mint Julips is my newest conquest – it is a scrub (exfoliator) for the lips… there are too many to list right now as I might embarrass myself with all the goodies I might have to admit to… 

Another plus is that the products I mentioned above will be bought again - they live up to their name and I am happy!  Sharing the love… if you love the natural side of things – do yourself a favor and go check them out! You will not be sorry…

yours in beauty,

~dee 

 

Retin A - To Use or Not to Use... What is your opinion?

Sitting here arguing over::: to Use or not to Use Retin A...

I have to say, when I read article after article speaking how you should not use Retin A if you are looking to conceive, then I have to wonder how safe is it really for you?  I am a huge believer that a more natural approach is the best way to go in handling your acne...  I can, however, understand that there are people even teenagers who are experiencing horrible cases of acne.  I still believe that there has to be a better way... Am I alone here?

On another note... When I hear firsthand from friends and users of Accutane - another ‘skin care’ product that is said to clear up aggressive acne, that their skin has been ravaged by use of this product, again, I have to wonder - What are the long term effects...

What do you think?

yours in beauty,

~dee

I Love Vegas at Christmas time...

What a Lovely Christmas we had...

I hope you also shared a warm, wonderful time with your family during this wonderful holiday season...

I just wanted to quickly share with you my fabulous news!!!

Much to my surprise and wonder... I received a wonderfully packaged gift from my family...

They gifted my with the Tarte Jewelry Box... Oh, What Joy I felt when opening that unsuspecting gift bag...

Anyway, I will report back to you with my review and a few snapshots of some 'eye opening' inspiration...

 

ta ta for now,

yours in beauty,

~dee