The Unveiling!

Happy Friday!!!!  


It has been a great week but I know that all of us are ready to let our hair down this weekend.  As a great end to a wonderful week, we have unveiled our new model on LaceCosmetics.com!!! 

Click Here to see Danielle and the fab look we did on her!


For her eyes we used:


Teal eye liner (smudged up from the lash line)
Caribbean Sea Eye Shadow on the lid
Terracotta Matte Eye Shadow in the crease
Truffle on the outer corner of the eye
Warm Sand Eye Shadow by the brow
Black Magic Eye Liner
Black Mascara 


Cheeks: Sunkissed Blush


Lips: Fierce Gloss


I hope you love it and have an AMAZING weekend!!!!




XOXO

I'm Back...And I'm Moisturized

Hello All,

Sorry we have not been updating lately but the last month has been crazy and I have been in the process of moving cross country to the great land of California :)

One of my biggest struggles since I moved to Los Angeles has been adjusting the the dry air.  Atlanta is very humid and I have always had excessively oily skin but now that I am in southern California, you cannot believe how dry and flaky I have become!!  I consider myself a bit of a product guru but it has been very challenging finding any products that would heal my face.  I have many expensive and inexpensive products and none of them work!

Yesterday, I went to Target with my sister-in-law so that she could pick up some of her Boots skincare.  I had heard amazing reviews about this line but have never tried it for myself.  I decided that I had nothing to lose (except for flakiness) and bought a few items.  After using my new finds last night and this morning, MY SKIN IS COMPLETELY HEALED!!!  I am so amazed and will swear by these products from here on out.

Here is what I bought:

1. Smoothing Polish $9.39

Boots Botanics

2. Intensive Moisture Mask $8.39

Boots Botanics

3.  Organic Moisturizing Eye Cream $15.59

Boots Botanics

All of these products work GREAT and are so inexpensive!  You cannot go wrong!

I hope you are all doing well and I'll see you next time!!!

XOXO

They Picked Us!

I am a fan favorite!  I was awarded "The Knot Best of Weddings 2012 Pick" and I could not be more excited!! Thank you SO much to all of my amazing brides that gave me such amazing reviews! Y'all are amazing!

You can check out the profile here!!

TheKnot.Com-Amanda Boggs Profile

xoxo

Fight For Your Right To Have Great Skin

Hello Beauties!


After a long weekend of traveling, rainy weather, being sick, work and apparently more hormones than I know what to do with, my skin has been going CRAZY.  Luckily, I have a few tricks that I always pull out of my sleeve for just this situation.  I know many of you go through the same thing from time to time so I wanted to share my tricks with you so that your bad skin day wont keep you down.


1. Pur Minerals Mineral Mud Mask

http://www.purminerals.com/Mineral-Mudd-Mask-With-Pascalite

This mask is serious.  It has the ingredient Pascalite which sucks all of the impurities out of your skin without it all coming to a head. LOVE LOVE LOVE this product.

2. Murad Clarifying Cleanser

http://www.murad.com/acne-face-cleanser.jsp?overwriteSection=11248

This invigorating cleanser kills bacteria in the skin and feels amazing!


3. Water!!!!

When my skin looks bad I drink as much water as possible.  It makes me feel great and my skin looks more radiant. 


4. Multivitamin

http://www.naturemade.com/Products/Multivitamins/Multi-Complete-LSG

Your skin cannot look good unless you are taking care of yourself on the inside first.  Literally after a couple of days of taking my multivitamin, my skin looks so much better!  Not to mention, I feel great when I take it.  When you feel good, you look good.




Take these tips and get your skin back to its radiant self!


xoxo

Have You Seen It Yet?

After weeks of hard work our beautiful new website has launched.  Check it out and look at the amazing products that Lace Cosmetics has to offer.  We are thrilled to show off Lace and all of it's glory.  Try our products and show off the glamourista that is inside of you.

lacecosmetics.com


xoxo

New Year Raffle!!!

Happy 2012!  Now that we have started a new year, it is time to start working on your new makeup collection. No worries. Lace is here to help. 

Due to this chilly weather that we have come into, we want everyone to try out our Jojoba Foundation.  It does not matter what type of skin you have. ANYBODY can use it!!  With jojoba root extract, our foundation soothes the skin, hydrates, protects and locks moisture in.  But do not worry.  If you have oily skin (like me) the foundation will keep your face smooth and supple all day without looking or feeling heavy or oily.  For the more mature woman, this foundation smooths the look of lines, wrinkles and pores and does not sink into the skin.  


As a "Happy New Year/New You" gift, if you email us at info@lacecosmetics.com with your address and a picture of you celebrating New Years, we will mail you a free sample of our Jojoba Foundation.  Also, for everyone that signs up to follow our blog, your name will be put into a raffle to win a free full size Foundation!  We will announce the winner here next week!




Good luck everyone!!


xoxo

Happy New Years

Happy New Years to all of my fab followers!!  I hope you all have a beautiful 2012!

xoxo

Five Friday Faves

Happy Friday Everyone!!!

Here are a few things that I found and loved over this past week.  I hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas and I'll talk to you guys next week!

Favorite Tutorial:

Beyonce Video Phone Eye, Lip, Cheek Tutorial 

by MakeupDesignory

Favorite Holiday Dress:

Favorite Christmas Youtube:

Favorite Funny Picture:

Favorite Quote:

xoxo

Hello Monday!

Happy Monday Everyone!!!  

I am so excited to start this new week and get busy with Lace! Christmas is now less than a week away and folks have been going crazy for our lip glosses and lipsticks.  The holiday season has been a great excuse for people to rock a statement lip.  My favorite holiday Lace lips include the lipsticks Rich Mauve, Mandarin Red and Cranberry.  They make your lips pop and look absolutely amazing in those holiday photos!  Check out lacecosmetics.com so you can get your fab lips today.  

Now through December 24, 2011 if you use promo code xmas20 you will receive 20% off of your entire purchase on our website.

Happy Holidays and I hope everyone has an amazing week!!

xoxo

Get Pampered While Helping Others!

I ran across this post today and wanted to pass it along.  How can you turn down the opportunity to get pampered AND help those in need?!?!  Click here to find out how!

xoxo

Why Wait Till New Years To Make A Resolution?

Happy Monday my loves!  

When I have a client that tells me that they are having problems with their makeup not blending smoothly, that it does not cover their imperfections, it catches on dry skin (the list goes on) the first question I always ask is "What skincare are you using?" That question is usually followed with "What is your diet?"  Skincare, diet and exercise have a huge effect on how your skin looks.  If there are no imperfections...there is nothing to cover. Right?  

Well, for my personal health, I have decided to do what I have been preaching about for so long.  I have acne prone skin (which I have amazing skincare that regulates it) but lately have been getting darker under eye circles, lines under the eyes and on the forehead and low energy.  Also, lets get real...between Thanksgiving and Christmas...it's not exactly easy to lose weight with so much temptation out there. 

I have decided that by doing all of the things that I teach to my clients, I am going to prove that what I am saying really does work. With my concerns I listed above, I know that I need to hydrate more, get on an exercise regimen and have a better diet.  Since I am also trying to lose a couple of lb's I am putting myself on a 1,200 calorie diet with a minimum of 20 minutes of exercise 5 days a week.

I guarantee that my skin will look amazing and radiant in the next couple of weeks.  I'm excited to start this journey with all of you and look forward to obtaining a healthy body!

Why dont you make this YOUR resolution for the new year?

XOXO

PS. I'm A Genius

Hello All! I hope everybody had an awesome and fun filled Thanksgiving.  I got to enjoy some much needed quality time with my family for this hearty holiday and feel so rejuvenated! 

I have been rocking the red nails for the last week in honor of the holiday season but now it is time to do a look that is a little more toned down and reserved. I decided to go with the purple tones.  They are perfect for this cold and dreary weather we are having on the East Coast.  It goes well with my winter clothes and matches with almost everything!  Here is how my nails turned out.   

(Left) OPI: Parlez-vous OPI?
(Right) OPI: OPI Ink

While working on the pedicure portion of my artistic polishing, I made a genius move.  My feet were freezing while I was painting my toes and it was driving me crazy.  I went into my drawer and pulled out a pair of toe socks.  I took my scissors, snipped off the tips of the toes (while i was NOT wearing them)and voila! Pedicure socks!!

You're welcome.

xoxo

History Repeats Itself...But It's Never The Same.

I was cruisin through some web sites today and came across these fab fab pictures of Brigitte Bardot who was a sexy French model from the late 50's through the early 70's.  I loved looking at her photographs because the definition of "sexy" was so much more tasteful and glamorous then than it is now.  Models from her era were "real" women and I wish that things could again be what they once were.  If you take a look below, the fashion and makeup styles have made a comeback but has the tastefulness? 

Fall Inspiration

Fall is here and with all of nature's colors changing, I have been so inspired with my makeup.  Green, terracotta, brown, yellow, red, plum...the color combos are never ending.  It is so fun to play with eyes, lips and cheeks and try to create a warm holiday inspired look.  Check out some of the colors I chose to wear together for the fall season.

Five Friday Faves

Hello All! TGIF!!!!

Once again, here are my top five faves this week :)

favorite nails

favorite eyes

beautylish.com

favorite hair style

ebeautyblog.com

favorite outfit

polyvore.com








favorite D.I.Y.

happy 11/11/11
have a great weekend!

XOXO

Get In The Mix

There are certain beauty products that I think every girl should always have and always update.  Think about it.  Fashion always changes and so should your beauty products.  Here are a few products who's colors, styles and techniques I like to change up monthly, weekly or even daily.

Lace Cosmetics Eye Liner
lacecosmetics.com

Lace Cosmetics Eye Shadow
lacecosmetics.com

Butter Nail Polish
butterlondon.com

Lace Cosmetics Lipstick
Mandarin Red
lacecosmetics.com

Lace Cosmetics Lip Gloss
Buttered Rum
lacecosmetics.com

XOXO

Everyone Needs A Little Structure

Well...you might have to suck it up admit that your parents and teachers were right.  You need a little structure in your life.  Fortunately, I'm talking about structure you can buy!  Though flowing dresses and blousing shirts are still an easy "go to", in the coming seasons everybody will start to see very structured outfits hitting the streets.  I have put together a couple of examples from the worlds most renowned designers.

Yves Saint Laurent Spring 2012 Collection
uslifepost.com

Balenciaga Spring 2012
fashion-style.becomegorgeous.com

Givenchy Spring 2012
afanovashion.com

 

Bottega Veneta Spring/Summer 2012 
collectfashions.com

XOXO

Google Me Spooky

Halloween is on Monday which means plenty of Halloween parties are popping up for this weekend.  If you are like me, you are so busy that you don't even think of looking for a costume until time is about to run out.  I have been looking to do something unique and inexpensive this year and have decided to go to other blogs for inspiration.  After hanging out with my BFF, Google, I found so many fun possibilities.  I wanted to share some of my fun findings with you guys.

60's Pop Art Girl

Gloss-ary - A Beauty Blog

Dark Angel

Color Me Inspired

Makeup By Mario

Blue and Purple Fairy

Inspiration Makeup






Sci-Fi Geisha

Samantha Lennon Blog

Happy Halloween!

XOXO

Five Friday Faves

Hello All!! Happy Friday!!  Here are my five faves from this week :)

Favorite Laugh

Favorite Song

Sia - Breathe Me

Favorite Manicure

Favorite Outfit

Favorite Hair Style (Would be so cute for a wedding!)

Hope everybody has an awesome weekend and happy wedding planning to all of my brides out there :)

XOXO

Bridal Makeup Cheat Sheet

One of the grueling tasks when getting married is trying to figure out how to do your makeup.  Should you stay natural?  Should you use a smokey eye?  Should you have a statement lip?  Almost every bride asks herself these questions.  After doing my fare share of wedding makeup, I have come up with my "go to" shades that look amazing on any bride.  If you're getting married, you may want to look below because I'm about to make your life A LOT easier!


Fair to Medium Complexions:

 With this look, I simply went all over the lid with warm sand which has a glow and will make your eyes pop.  In the crease I put Pewter to give a little bit of depth but not too much color.  On the cheecks, Apricot Mist.  A great color to give you that perfect "Blushing Bride" look.  Lastly, on the lips you have Rich Mauve lipstick and Berry Red lip liner.  This is the perfect amount of color.  If you go lighter than this shade, your lips will not show up in photographs.


Medium to Dark Complexions:

I love doing darker complexions because you can give a slightly sultry look without over doing it.  This is a really fun look for darker tones.  On the lid, i colored the lash line in with a heavy black line (Black Magic Eye Liner) which went a quarter of the way up the lid and then smudged it until it was evenly distributed and a medium grey color.  I then pressed Truffle Eye Shadow (a darker shimmery chocolate brown) on top of the smudged liner.  Right above these colors in the crease, I buffed out any harsh lines with Goddess Shadow (shimmery Gold).  Goddess is also a fabulous color to brighten darker skin tones (LOVE it).  Bump lashes with Black Mascara and fill in the lip with Chocolate Mousse lipstick and Chestnut lip liner.

These looks are very simple to achieve and look fab on any bride!

XOXO

To Spray Or Not To Spray....Is It Really A Question?

 

There is absolutely nothing wrong with creamy porcelain skin.  It is beautiful, it makes makeup pop, it is lovely.  Some people can pull it off beautifully but if you are like me and have pink undertones, dark circles and blue veins that show up all too well....you might want to consider going under the gun (spray gun that is).  I do not encourage laying out in the sun or tanning beds unless it is infrequent and for the purpose of getting a little Vitamin D. 

One huge thing that I would also like to point out is that spray tanning is not just for the pale girls!  For all of my ethnic ladies out there, spraying can be a great solution to blotchy or uneven skin.  It is very common for women of color to have the "halo" on their faces, light/dark spots from injuries/scars or general uneven tone.  Go to your local tanning salon, buy a spray session and kiss your imperfections goodbye!

Many people think that spray tanning is scary and it absolutely is if you do not know how to do it correctly.  If done incorrectly you could end up looking like a pumpkin with leprosy.  Not a good look.  Below I will tell you exactly how to get the perfect faux tan and avoid disaster.

STEP 1: EXFOLIATE AND SHAVE

Your skin cells are constantly trying to renew themselves and push away the old cells.  You have to remove that dead skin otherwise the dead cells (which cause that dry/flaky look) will absorb more of the tanner and cause darker uneven spots.  Shaving is also important.  On top of it being another form of exfoliation,  once you have tanned, shaving will strip your tan off of your skin and that is literally money down the drain.

STEP 2: MOISTURIZE

This is very important.  In conjunction to what I said in step 1, you really want to hydrate your skin so that any dry skin you may have will not absorb more of the tanner than other areas of your body.  Focus on knees, ankles, heels, elbows, toes and nail cuticles.

STEP 3: TAN

If you are going to a tanning booth all you have to do is step in, push the start button and a ladies voice tells you step by step what to do.  If you are spray tanning at home, it may take a couple of tries but you have to make sure you spray every single part of your body.  This sounds obvious but I promise, you will miss places the first time.  If you do miss spots, wait until the tan develops, lightly spray the areas you missed and blend with a sunless mitt (described in step 4).  My personal favorite spray tan is Versa.  Many people do Mystic Tan but if you are as white as I am, Mystic still looks Simpsons-ish.  Versa turns you the perfect shade of ooooo la la.

STEP 4: BLEND

Whether you are in a tanning booth or using an at home self tanner, you must blend.  Many tanners say "streak free" but that is a bunch of bologna.  My favorite product for this is a $4.99 Ulta Sunless Mitt.  Put the mitt on your hand and after you have applied your tanner, gently rub it on you skin in a circular motion.  Do not rub hard.  That is just unnecessary. 

STEP 5: DEVELOP

DO NOT let your skin get wet until your tan processes or else it will stop developing!!  This includes sweating and wet little dog noses that want to sniff you (I learned that the hard way).  I usually tan before I go to bed and then rinse in my morning shower.  If you do not want to get too dark, keep an eye on how the tan is developing and when you get to your desired color, hop in the shower and rinse that bad boy off.

MAINTENANCE:

Once you have tanned, I suggest you respray every week to week and a half.  When your skin gets wet from showering, swimming or washing your hands, pat your skin dry. DO NOT RUB!  Last but not least, moisturize.  You should be doing this anyways but just as a friendly reminder, please make sure you are applying your lotion or using your shower oils every day!!

I hope this helps you and if you have any questions, leave me a message in the comments box below!

xoxo