Beauty Junkie

3 Step Perfect Lashes EVERY Time

Beauty Junkie — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 05:54:37 +0000

One of the most common complaints I hear (slash see when girls walk down the street with their lashes looking like bricks): My mascara goes on clumpy. The brand helps, but it’s not the mascara, it’s the technique. Luckily, the fix is simple and easy. 3 things, that’s all you need:

1. Spool/Lash Comb. It’s small, it’s cheap, it makes ALL the difference. Comb your lashes before and after mascara application.

2. Eyelash Curler. Little known trick, if you use the blow dryer on your lash curler for about 3-5 seconds before you use it, it works even better. It’s like a hair curler for the lashes. Just be careful, touch the curler before you use on your eye. That’d be a nasty burn. Use before mascara application.

3. Run Your Mascara Tube Under Hot Water. This loosens up the mascara itself and that way you have less on the brush. It just makes life easier than wasting tissue on your mascara.

Honestly, I mostly wrote this article for my personal peace of mind. I hate seeing clumpy lashes when it’s an easy fix. There are probably other good ways to keep your lashes looking lush. If you know any I’d love to hear them junkies.

B.Junkie,

How-To: Easy Bedroom Eyes

Beauty Junkie — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 19:51:51 +0000

Everyone does (and if not, should) have a beauty/style icon. Some people love Audrey Hepburn, some are bolder and look to Rhianna, I stick to the classics and adore Sophia Loren. Everything about her is sensual and gorgeous, so anytime I have an event, this is my go to look.

Step 1. Start with a good moisturizer, so the foundation goes on smooth. Put your foundation on only the spots of discoloration. Putting foundation everywhere will only make blemish’s stand out and make your face look cakey. Blend well then add loose powder all over face to absorb any shine.

Step 2. Take a small brow brush and brush up, shaping the brows. Lightly pencil eyebrows in. Add bronzer to just below the apples of your cheeks. I suck in my cheeks (in the resemblance of a disabled fish) and put the bronzer in the hollows. This creates shadow and thus creates the illusion of defined cheekbones. After this apply powder blush on the apples of your cheeks.

Step 3. Take liquid liner and close one eye, gently pull the eye and lift up your eyebrow, then draw a thin line along your lash line. Gently use a Q-tip to fix mistakes. Use an eyelash comb (or spool) to comb through lashes, then use an eyelash curler to curl lashes (for a more dramatic lash, blast your curler with a hairdryer for around 5 seconds, it works like a curling iron on your lashes). Apply your favourite mascara going from root to tip gently wiggling the brush as you go.

Step 4. Look hot, feel good.

What look did you go for last night? Oh and who’s your style icon? It’s worth a thought.

Happy New Year Junkies!

B. Junkie,

The Top 5 Everyday Beauty Staples

Beauty Junkie — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:15:22 +0000

#1. Good moisturizer.
If you wear foundation, it’s the groundwork for a smooth canvas, and if you don’t, it makes your skin soft and gorgeous. Beyond that, I go for the SPF factor, to protect my lovely, and very sensitive, fair skin.
My recommendation? Burts Bee’s Radiance Day Lotion. I don’t wear foundation so this gives my skin nourishment without making it greasy, plus it really does make your skin glow.

#2 Mascara.
I don’t always need eyeliner or shadow, but if I don’t have at least mascara, I feel washed out. I have really light eyelashes, and definitely need the extra oopmh factor.
I’ll be testing different mascara’s coming up, so I’ll give you my recommendation soon enough.

#3 Perfume
I would NEVER NEVER NEVER leave my house without a piece of i.d. If something happens to me, I want to be identified, and that is exactly how I feel about perfume. I wear it everyday and it’s like my signature, it’s what I should smell like. I love it, it makes me feel delicate and feminine. It’s fantastic. Even if I wear no make-up but I’m wearing perfume, I still feel great.
My recommendation?: I personally love Burberry London, but I think everyone should find their signature scent.

#4 Blush
I love how blush instantly brightens up your face. I am really pale, so I need a little bit of colour in my face. I try more for the “pale-and-pretty” look not the, “pasty-and-lookin-for-blood” chic.
My recommendation?: Nars Blush in Orgasm. This blush is amazing, in fact, I love it so much, I’m giving it away for free right now. Check out the Beauty in the New Year competition.

#5. Leave-in Conditioner.
I have a fair amount of hair. Beyond that, I am a beauty junkie and am constantly doing horrible, unspeakable things to my mane. I’ve dyed it every colour, cut it every length, and curl/straighten/blowdry on a daily basis. I need the hair lovin’ leave-ins give me.
My recommendation?: Sunsilk Hydra TLC. I know, I know, me going for the drugstore brand is strange, but not only does it work, it makes your hair smell really nice. I’m all about the scents.

So there you have it, the products I refuse to leave the house without. Every girl has them. I’d love to hear your feedback. What can’t you live without?

B.Junkie,

Beauty In The New Year

Beauty Junkie — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 05:45:58 +0000

Who likes free make-up?

Answer?: ME.

I like free stuff, especially makeup. But what I like better then free stuff is all of your ideas, opinions and knowing that you dig my site. To ring in the new year, I want to give you my favourite ever make-up product.

What do I want from you? I want an idea. I want you to comment on this post about what my next article should be on/testing. That is what I want. The person who has the idea I like best will get the Nars Blush in “orgasm” shade. The holy grail of blush basically.

Contest closes January 15.

Stay junkie ladies,

B.Junkie

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Beauty Junkie — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 06:50:21 +0000

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Gorgeous Skin Anytime: The Results

Beauty Junkie — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:07:18 +0000

Just a refresher for those who don’t know about the original experiment, over the last week or so I severely restricted my diet, wore no makeup and used only organic products on my skin. Basically, I wanted to see if diet affects your skin.

For a little while, I had a REALLY hard time going without make-up. I felt naked and to be honest I felt really out-of-place. As strange as it is, it took me a while to get used to my own face again. That and the whole not eating cheese thing, I love Italian food. But at the end of it, I think the results were worth it.

I still have a few blemishes, but the overall quality of my skin improved. I have less redness, less puffiness, and just a nicer quality of skin. Also, after a few days I realized how much free time you have in the morning if you don’t do your makeup. The diet ended 3 days ago and I’m still avoiding dairy, and not wearing skin makeup. My skin is a lot nicer, beyond that, my stomach and whole body feel better. I have fewer headaches, and less nausea. Turns out what you put in your body really does affect everything.

HOW TO:

There are definitely ways you can incorporate this into your beauty routine without going drastic. I recommend drinking more water, replacing pop with juice, and your white chocolate mocha with tea. Little things make big differences. Pick your 3 favourite/unhealthiest guilty pleasures and find alternatives. Yogurt for ice cream, berries for candy, chips and salsa for Doritos.

There are a lot of little things you probably don’t think of that show up on your skin. At the end of the day, I’d say taking a look at your habits is never a bad thing.

B. Junkie

Gorgeous Skin Anytime

Beauty Junkie — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:09:57 +0000

I always hear girls bitch about their skin, it’s probably the most common complaint I hear. Whether you have a small pimple every few years, to a full-out break out all the time, it effects us all at some point. Skin woes affect everyone so I’ve been doing an experiment. Last week, I spent the entire week staying up till the wee hours of the morning, drinking 3 coffees a day, and eating whatever my little whims desired. I lived like a pig essentially. Now this week I’m not eating dairy, drinking pop, liquor, coffee, meat (I’m already a vegetarian to begin with, just to be fair). I’m also not wearing makeup, washing my face twice a day,going to bed by ten and only using organic products. Basically, I’m seeing the effects of lifestyle on one’s skin. Maybe beauty really does start from the inside, or maybe that phrase is just a refugee for the unfortunate looking… Guess we’ll find out!

Next Monday, the 21st of december, I’ll post the results. Stay tuned for more!

Stay Gorgeous,

B.Junkie,

Pleased To Meet You.

Beauty Junkie — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:35:37 +0000

I love reading Cosmo, I love going to Sephora and acting like a kid in a candy store. I loved playing with my moms make-up, and I still love going and playing with my own. I love when my skin looks like a million bucks, and when my hair does that bouncy shampoo commercial flip. I hate when I read something and it doesn’t work, or when I try a new product and end up looking like Bobo the clown. I know these things, and I get the feeling you probably do too. Maybe you don’t care about magazines, or shopping, or makeup, but everyone wants to look good and feel great. So yeah, I think you can relate to what I’m after.

What is it I’m after? I’m after results. I want to know what works and what doesn’t. I want to know if I slice potatoes and put them over my eyes, if they’ll really decrease puffing, or if I’ll just be a girl with potatoes on her eyes. I want to know why my skin breaks out every 3 months and won’t stop. I want to know if eating chocolate is really as good for my pores as people claim. I want to help you know what works without making you go do something stupid to your body. How am I going to do that? Well I guess I’ll just have to try it myself. As a matter of fact, that’s exactly what I’m going to do. I’m going to try every mask, liner, wash, diet, cream, gloss, lotion, potion, anything you can think of, I want to show you. I’m going to take the bullets, to see what you want and don’t.

I’m not the first beauty junkie, but I’m not the last, and I want to be of use to the ones in between. I always love hearing feedback, and every post will be accompanied by whether or not it works, before and after pictures, and a debrief on how you can use it in your day-to-day routine. I don’t want to tell you what to do, I just want to help you know what you don’t want. As a matter of fact, I’m already knee-deep into my first experiment. I’m a junkie. How about you?

B.Junkie,