My Top 8 Go To Lip Balms

Myke The Makeup guy's Top 8  Go To Lip Balms

I'm my work the most commonly used product for everyone would be lip balm. When i prep for a show it's usually the first thing that i buy. It's one of those products that you just don't share, at least i don't regardless of the budget your handed you & you can find pretty much most all Lip balms pretty cheap. So Here is a list of the one's that use.  I find great value in each and everyone, some are very inexpensive other a tad but costly, but they all do the same thing, save your lips..

1. DIOR  Creme De Rose Lip Balm

This is really a must have for the care of damaged lips. A touch of Smoothness of rose petals. with rare precious Damask Rose Essential oil extracts together with Anti- aging complex and Shea butter. Your lips are Instantly soothed, moisturised and plumped and soft. I love it and use it on my own pucker, maybe that's why i never have it in my kit! DIOR $26.99

2. EOS LIP BALM
Not only does it look cool it's a really great product. this is great for those that are Gluten- free.  has long lasting moisture with Shea butter and Packed with antioxidant rich vitamin E. It's keeps your lips so soothing during the day. $6.50 EOS or at a drugstore near you

3. JULIE HEWITT/ Camellia Lip Balm
Those those of you that don't like thick, heavy balms, this one is amazingly light textured it can even be used on the face. It comes in a rather large pot that  goes along way...and its smells faintly like a creamsicle.. This is always a huge hit! $14.00 JulieHewitt

4. EVE LOM/Kiss Mix

Very luxe lip balm  from the renowned British Facialist, is a fan favorite. The formula feels amazing on the lips and leaves your pucker the slightest pale , glossy tint . love this!  $25.00 SpaceNK

5. MATTE FOR MEN

This is an effective and treat all natural moisturizing lip balm that protects lips from sun damage, dryness and of course chapping. It's been proven to be highly effective in extreme conditions. via ski slops, the dessert or beaches. Contains citrus essential oils, cocoa butter, beeswax, she butter, vitamin E and its SPF 15. oh and it's Matte in  its finish so you guys wont be left with that supper glossy hooker pout.

It's great on set for men. $6.50  Sephora

6. SHEA LIP CARE STICK

The Body Shop Shea Lip Care Stick: For fans of the company’s cult body butter, a lush, Shea butter-infused balm for the lips that smells faintly of coconut oil. $15 for two; thebodyshop-usa.com.

7. E.L.F. Cosmetics

Relieves and soothes lips with a drench of moisture. SPF 15 helps to shield lips from harmful sun rays. Softens lips to prevent and temporarily protect against chapped, cracked or chafed lips. and can believe its at TARGET  & E.L.F.and it's $3.00 bucks!

8. JACK BLACK/Black Diamond Formula Intense Therapy Lip balm SPF 25

This is a must for my kit, in fact  many men request this and it's got one of the highest SPF around in a lip balm... smooth and conditioning , yet doesn't look to shining! It's amazing! $8.99 Sephora

and check this out.......look for them around Christmas time, right now i think  they are only available in the UK right now, but how fun are these..... A lip balm for any weather or condition! CHAPSTICK

Chapstick LipKits

Loving these bright and colourful lip sets from Chapstick which could be prefect for stocking stuffer right? I think they would fab on set wrap gifts to give to the people that didn't drive you batty on set that year  HAHA! The Lip Kits are £3.99 each and contain their most popular flavours: cherry, apple and strawberry. 

Gotta Have! New Brushes!

ecotools / limited edition kabuki brushes 

These are a must have them, get and own, i love ecotools brushes and these are just as great as the others.
Check out the website for more info these became available on October 4th so go get them!

ecotools

A Few Of My Favorite Things

Every one's  got  there something, well at least that's what singer Nikka Costas Is signing in my ears at this moment. So, I thought Why not share my something;s with you, A few of my favorite things.




BENEFIT Creasless Eye Shadows in Busy Signal & Birthday Suit.
These Amazing Little pots of pretty are guaranteed to make you gorgeous as they line, shade and contour your pretty peepers.  This is truly a do it all shadow that doubles as  liner as well, multi-use is good right? These shades are blendable too so you can wear them sheer or as dramatic as you like.  These Creaseless Shadows have great staying powder, i mean, 12 hours on set in hot lights, perfect. great for the gal that seems to eat her makeup. I swear by them and think you will too!


quick tip: for keeping it sheer? blend evenly from the lash line to brow bone. For buildable coverage, let the shadow sit for hm, about 30 seconds then apply another layer.

BUSY SIGNAL [Venitian Brown]

BIRTHDAY SUIT

quick tip: for lining eyes, sweep tip of brush into the shadow. place edge of brush against upper lash line at outer corner of your eye and ever so steady draw a line towards the inner of your eye. Then smudge in into the lash line for sexy softer look. repeat on lower lases.  BENEFIT $19.00

TARTE cheek stain in tickle ~ 

Hands down this is one of my favorite blushes these days. I use this almost every time I do the lovely Brooke Burns Makeup. what I love about it is that its buildable and i can apply it sheer for just a kiss of color or over another color for depth.  It give the cheeks a healthy glow that's not wet looking, but healthy and  beautiful. Also these are made to wear on your lips too.  Don't let the color shade of the packaging scare you.  i was like, "this is grape, no thanks", but i gave it a try and look love forever. 

TARTE $30.00 [great Buy last Long Time too]

Brooke Burns Wearing Tarte Tickled Cheek Stain

And for those of you that may want n alternative blush try Tartes Award winning Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Blush is matching shades. wear alone or with matching gel cheek stain $25.00

tickled

SMASHBOX Nude Eye Shadow in nude ~ this is a staple in my kit at all times, i have up to 4 at all times, what i like about this shadow is that it can be worn alone for a clean , soft look, or washed on in layers to create a deeper eye, but still look natural. also it's great for contouring the eye and as a blueprint shade to outline the design your going for..and its MATTE! yes!  long wearing too! Smashbox  $14.00

 MAC  Pro Long wearing eyeshadow in Legendary Black [warm almost black]  I love this new to me unique eye shadow with it's  silk-creamy texture  thats' easy to blend and build. creates a smooth eye lids no matter how dramatic the application and last up to 8 hours

here's a tip: I like to use it as eye liner, mix a little water with your angle liner brush and glide ever so evenly at the top lash line, the almost black shadow leaves a more subtle, yet still dramatic look.

MAC: Legendary Black $20.00

ECOPOUF® CLEANSING PAD This dual-sided shower loofah is a natural bath and body essential! The natural loofah side gently exfoliates to reveal fresh, radiant skin. The EcoPouf netting, made from 100% recycled plastic, creates a rich, cleansing lather. The reversible hand strap provides a controlled comfortable grip so you can cleanse to perfection from head-to-toe.  ecotools

I love This Product! Burt's Bee's To The Rescue!!!!! Perfect tinted Lip Balm For Life of The Prarie.....

So I am working on a western Mini-series and makeup can be an issue, an issue in the sense that I want to make all my ladies look glamorous and well, it's set in 1870's  and as it is my leading lady Natalie Hall, looks like Briggitte Bardot Ala 1870's  on the prairie. So for lips, I turned to Burt's Bee's New Tinted Lip Balms, and low and behold perfection. The colors are rich in pigment , yet subtle and smooth, easy to blot down and not to shining. I have mixed it with TARTE'S Lip Surgence In Peaceful too. Brilliant effect!

i used Burt's Bee Tinted Lip Balm in PINK BLOSSOM for Natalie Hall Pictured .

check out there other colors!

Honey Suckle

Red Dahlia

Rose

Pink Blossom

Tiger Lily

Hibiscus

Available Everywhere Burt's Bees is Sold/ $7.00 each
Burt's Bee's

NATURAL BEAUTY: SOPHIA LOREN BEAUTY SECRET!

I am Italian and of course I love all things Italian, just like my movie stars, SOPHIA LOREN is one of the last Great Film stars we have living today and continues to work in films and  she stays fit and beautiful. It's always been rumored that Italian women use Olive Oil  on there skin and here's proof.

So you ask your self how can i look that good when I'm 76?  Simple, says Sophia, she owes her curvaceous figure and amazing skin to spaghetti and olive oil as a beauty product.  I heard that she even bathes in it. Olive Oil is rich in Polyphenal, an antioxidant, look it up if you don't believe me,  which slows the process of akin wrinkling, oh my, I need to go sit a vat  of it right now! With all this said, I wanted to share some neat beauty uses for Olive Oil.

• As a deep conditioner for your hair. Yep, olive oil can give you healthy, shiny hair.
• Wet hair.
• Work a little bit of the olive oil from the roots to the ends of your hair.
• Wrap your hair in plastic saran wrap (to avoid getting it all over your shirt and towel)
• Wrap your head in towel and wait 15-20 mins. before rinsing it off.
• As a makeup remover.
• Soak a cotton ball or a cotton pad in olive oil and rub face makeup off.
• For eye makeup removal, I just apply a little to my eye area and leave it for at least 20 seconds then rub the makeup off. Leaving olive oil, or any eye makeup remover, on your eye area for a few seconds makes for a much easier removal.
• As a heavy moisturizer for the night time
• Pat a little bit of olive oil on your skin lightly before you sleep.
• 
  

Beauty Quotes:

“If you can learn to use your mind as well as your powder puff, you will become more truly beautiful.” 


“Style must be adapted to the woman and not vice versa. The same can be said of clothes.” 


“Beauty is how you feel inside, and it reflects in your eyes. It is not something physical.”


“I do not have a set regimen of exercise. The only activity I really enjoy is swimming. And I love to walk for long distances.” 

"Sex appeal is fifty percent what you've got and fifty percent what people think you've got."
— Sophia Loren


"If you haven't cried, your eyes can't be beautiful."

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: 5 FOODS THAT FEED YOU HAIR

FOOD FOR THOUGHT/  5  FOODS FOR FOR YOU HAIR

Having a bad hair day? maybe it's more like a bad hair week? Well, i have some news for you that just might be the ticket you need to get your dull, damaged, stressed hair back to it's natural state. All using foods, that's right food from your own kitchen. These products that you can use are pretty much Staples in most kitchen around the world and they are miracle workers for your hair.  And yes, it would be easy to just run to the store and grab the newest product off the shelves and insto presto its done. I look at it this way, why not when your in the kitchen cooking  a meal and feeding your self, why not feed you hair at the same time.

1. BAKING SODA

Did you know that rinsing your hair once a week with Baking Soda will remove build-up?  Using Baking Soda will help to clarify and leave your hair shiny and silky.
There are two way to do this:  1. Add 2 Tbsp of Baking Soda to 3 cups of water. After you shampoo, rinse with the baking soda water and then condition as usual. or there's way #2. or you can put shampoo into your hands and then sprinkle a fair amount of baking soda on top of it, then was your hair as normal.

This  is good  for any ones hair type, just as long as its once a week. Best used for people who have issues with hard water or build up from product.









2. EGGS

Eggs strengthen , moisturize and condition your hair. Eggs and egg yolks are filled with Vitamins A, D,
and E that are all amazing for shiny,healthy hair. The Fatty acids from the eggs moisturize and condition hair like no body's business.

The best way to uses eggs in hair is to add a beaten egg to your regular shampoo. and wash as normal.
Depending on your hair volume, whipped up one or two eggs and rub onto dry hair. Cover with a towel or better yet shower cap or plastic wrap and leave on for 15 minutes, then wash out.

Here's Tip: Believe it or not, make sure the water  your using inst way to hot or you can cook the eggs, yuck scrabbles please!






3.  OLIVE OIL

This Century old remedy creates softer Shiner hair. There are a few ways to use olive oil to repair your hair back to its lovely locks.


To moisturize and strengthen: use 1/2 cup of olive oil, put in microwave for 15 seconds [you could also heat on low for a few minutes]then apply to damp hair Wrap with a plastic wrap or cover with a warn towel. leave on for 20 minutes to an hour and then shampoo out. easy!

To Smooth & Shine: Put 1/2 tsp of olive oil in your palms and rub. Then apply to the top or your hair, moving downward.

Great for all hair types and pretty much works for any issues you may have for your hair. Try it you will be amazed.




4. MOLASSES & MAPLE SYRUP

Who new that Molasses was a gift from the heaven for dry and over processed hair?
Both the Syrup and molasses work in the same way.

Pour either Molasses or Maple Syrup [you can dilute molasses with water if its way to thick to scrub in]
on to you hair, Wrap with Plastic wrap or shower cap and leave on for 20 minutes. Wash out  in your normal fashion. [TIP: must use real maple or molasses, not the high fructose kinds its not gonna help]
Great for those with  dry hair or anyone that wants a very hearty boost of moisture.

Here's a tip: Black Strap Molasses, taken internally, 2 tsp a day can help clear up acne and strengthen hair and nails. and helps alleviate hair loss, who knew?





5.Apple Cider Vinegar

Creates very Shiny Bouncy hair.
The smell is a bit to muster at first but the apple cider vinegar scent dissipates as the hair dries and leaves very pH balanced scalp, which means really healthy hair.
Add 1Tbsp pf apple cider vinegar to 2 cups of water, shake well. After you condition, and just before getting out of the shower rinse your hair with the mixture.

Here's a tip:  boil some chamomile [for Blond hair], Rosemary [dark hair] and Nettle [any color] in the water before adding the apple cider, please strain the herbs first.
great for anyone who  needs a little extra clarifying or suffers dandruff, oily scalp or dullness.