Why Tint?

Eyelash/Eyebrow tinting is a service that falls under many people's radar. It is so easy to use mascara and pencil in your brows daily that we forget that there is a more permant solution. Those of my readers who have thick dark lashes and brows need not apply.... but you might know someone who faces the blonde hair dilema. All of us "Fake Blondes" don't have to worry either beause we have dark brows and lashes. I don't even know what my real hair color is, since I have been dying my hair since the 6th grade! Ill post that story at the end of the blog just for those people who are curious as to why I started dying my hair so young :)



Back to the tinting (I am the queen of shinny objects... always on a tangent)



If you have blonde lashes you notice a drastic difference in the apperance of your lashes when you put mascara on. You look at yourself all day with mascara, so when you get home and wash off your makeup you have light lashes staring back at you, you don't even feel like yourself. In some cases those with light lashes might shy away from others seeing them with no makeup. I know this because, many of my clients share with me their thoughts and feelings on beauty on a daily basis.


Solution: get your Tint ON Girl!!!! (or guy, I am not going to discrimate)





It only takes 10-20 minutes. It is going to save you time putting on your makeup in the morning. You wont have to coat every single lash perfectly with mascara or worry about getting all the way down to the root. You wont have to worry about penciling in both eyebrows exactly the same. They will already be penciled in. AND>>>>>>>>>> huge bonus: when you don't have makeup on you will feel like you have mascara and brow pencil on. You just might feel more confident being makeupless!



Here is the process for Lash Tinting.....



Eye pads are put under the bottom lashes to stop the tint from staining under your eye, the tint is applied, it processes and it is taken off. That is it! It can sting for a couple minutes but it is worth it. It is not "hair color" it is a vegetable dye. That is why it lasts between 3-5 weeks instead of the full lifespan of each eyelash.

Here is a photo of the tint processing......

What a difference a tint makes:)

Again... I always tell readers.... do your own research! Look it up, see if it could be something for you:) Ask me questions if you have any!!!!

**** Story

Hair Color at age 11:

Around age 10 my blonde hair from childhood started to turn. It turned very quickly! I went from blonde to brown hair in a matter of a year or two. My mother (if you know her you know her this will make so much sense) wasn't having any of that! She remembered when she was 18 she used Sun-In to lighten her hair, must of slipped her mind that it turned her hair ORANGE!!!!! We sprayed it on and blow dryed it. It got a little lighter and it, for sure, turned MY hair orange! Her best friends sister was a hairstylist in Burbank. We took drive out there and had my orange hair "fixed" (this was all part of her plan, I swear! hahahahaha). Instead of my hair being lighter than brown, it was White Blonde! We all loved it! I have been Blonde ever since. I did dye my hair dark once and boy did I learn my lesson. It lasted a full two days of me crying! I look awful as a brunette. Orange hair at 11 turned into a lifetime blessing:) Love you MOM! Thanks you for always letting me be creative and girly!!!! It gave me the tools to have an awesome adult job!...

Okay, one more story about my mom.......

I always had a fascination with makeup and high heels. I think that is why I wear so much makeup and have worn heels almost everyday since 9th grade! When I was about 5 or 6, I went snooping under the sink where, I knew, my mom kept the curling iron. I pulled it out, hid in the living room behind a big chair and plugged it in. I waited for it to heat up and went to work. I curled a few tendrils and then lost grip of the iron. It hit my wrist and gave it quite the burn. Instead of crying or screaming, because I knew I would be in big trouble, I quietly went into the bathroom, put back the curling iron and found a cartoon band aid to put on the burn. A few minutes later when I was talking with my mom, she asked "Why is there a band aid on your wrist, Lindsay?" I responded with "Mom, I wasn't using the curling iron behind the chair!" I was caught, "RED HAND-BURNED"! Instead of being mad, she asked if I was okay. After I told her I was fine and she checked out how much damage I had done, she laughed. Then she took me in the bathroom and taught me how to use the curling iron the safe and correct way. That is what kind of mom I have, an awesome one! I give all the credit for helping me find the woman I am today!

Lindsay

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Bumble & Bumble: Prep

When you have thin, fine or easily tangled hair what do you do?

Rich conditioners can be too heavy for this hair type. It is hard to find a good product that will not make your thin hair look stringy and greasy. I have always had fine hair and have always been faced with the choice: healthy/flat hair or damaged/voluminous hair? I would always stick with the later, of course!!! Who wants flat healthy hair, as if! ha ha. I loved Moroccan oil at first! It made my hair really healthy and smooth but it came with some down sides. The oil made my hair too slick to create volume and I felt like I need to wash my hair daily. I gave up on a detangler that would not weigh my hair down. UNTIL>>>>>>>>>>>>

I went to get my hair extensions blended in last month and my stylist sprayed a mild scented product in my hair. I asked what it was and he explained that it was a light detangler with many added benefits. He categorized it as a hair "foundation", which I thought was very interesting. It is a foundation to all the other products I put into my hair after. It was only $18 so I decided to purchase it. If I hated it I would only be out 18 bucks. No big deal. I gave it a month, I don't want to tell everyone to try something if I have only tried it once!!!! Well..... After one month.....I LOVE IT. I wash my hair, I towel dry, spray it on, comb my hair and blow dry. It is amazing. Having all this fake hair in my head makes everything tangle much more than normal so it is awesome for hair extensions. I have noticed my hair looks healthier and smoother without sacrificing body and volume. Big bonus... I don't have to wash my hair everyday ...... and ........It has been a month and it barely look like I have made a dent in the bottle! You only need a few sprays!

After my review I looked at B&B's website to read their description and this is how it reads:

Prep: a must for fine to normal hair: this nutrient-rich detangler reveals texture, enhances the performance of styling products and quickly refreshes already styled hair without weighing it down.

Check it out if you have fine hair!!!! or extensions;)

-LML

Mission: Gel Nail Polish

With my job I can NOT have FAKE nails (all of you know I love anything Fake and have had fake nails since I was 13 years old :) ha ha) For the past 2 years I have hated having stubs for nails. What I hated even more than having stubby nails, is having stubby nails that chip in ONE DAY!!!! Can we say: White Trash!?!?! I have tried a million ways to avoid this problem. Nothing works. My good friend, Melina, had some rockin' nail polish and I was totally digin' it! She said it was "Gel Polish". What, the heck, is gel polish? Well over the next months "Gel Polish" was a buzz word! I was hearing people talk about it left and right.

There can't be a beauty treatment I haven't tried at least once.

Mission:accepted!

I had to research my assignment...

Here is the skinny on "Gel Polish".
1. Can last over 2 weeks!
2. Doesn't damage your real nails
3. Shinny for the full 2 or more weeks
4. you soak it off to have it redone
5. The price is around $30 (may be cheaper to not have manicure with it)
6. It takes a little longer than a regular manicure
7. not as many color choices (but there is an OPI version & it is becoming so popular that will change)
8. You get to leave the nail salon with completely dry nail polish
9. Great alternative to acrylic
10. Normally it is not done on the feet (nail polish always lasts a long time on the toes anyway)


I had been dying to get it for the last couple of months but hadn't been able to find a minute to get it done between work, work, work & a social life. Finally... I entered the nail salon


I choose "You Don't Know Jacques" by OPI AXXIUM because I knew I loved that shade in their normal nail polish. The Gel is in a little pot not a normal nail polish bottle and has a much thicker consistency. (note: this color turned out a little lighter than the original nail polish)
Bellow are my nails before she started.....

Manicure Time at the Nails Boutique & Spa in Long Beach. click here to read their Yelp reviews...

After the manicure came a clear gel base. I was instructed to place my hand under the light for a few minutes.

Then the first coat of the AXXIUM Gel Polish was painted on the with another bake under the UV light....

Coat #2 & the light (you can see why it took longer than expected)

Then a clear top coat... of course, don't forget the light...

Little wipe with alcohol and .....

And I was done!!! Plus instead of a hand massage I got a shoulder massage (now that was the best part!!!!)

It has been a week since I got it done and my nails still look great! I have a horrible job for having pretty hands... all the spray tanning solution, lash tint, wax & glue guns.... but I think this is the answer for me. I can now have nice nails for a couple weeks with out having to have FAKE nails or chipped polish! Thank you Melina for filling me in and I hope this blog filled a couple more people in!!!!

Mission: Complete

Lindsay

Obagi C-Serum

So My skin was not on its game last month. I was not happy with my 27 year old aging skin because it wasn't looking like my 17 year old beautiful young skin. I am noticing dark spots of hyperpigmentation and areas that were not as smooth as I remember!!!!!! I know it is only going to get worse but I need to do what I can now to keep it looking its best.




My friend Carrie who is 37 and on the healthy skin bandwagon with me (of course we also keep up on our botox ;) ) had been looking fantastic. Now how can that be.. her skin is glowing and she is 10 years older than I. So I asked what the heck was up with her skin. She replied "I am using that Obagi C serum". Dang IT!!!! I had a bottle of that sitting in my medicine cabinet for the past 6 months and haven't touched it!!! Then I remembered how great it made my skin look!!!!!!!!!!!!

So I started using the 20% (highest dose of L-abcorbic Acid) about a month ago then I ran out of my old bottle and had Jan get me the 10% w/ 4% Hydroquinone (a bleaching ingredient so if you are not it to that idea just get the basic C-serum) ...Look at the difference:)

I tend to have dry skin so I love that this is an oily product. That is what makes my skin glow along with the exfoliation of the serum. I use it under my makeup in the morning. If you have oily skin you might not love it as much as I do :( so I would suggest you use it at night and wash it off in the morning. So you get great results but you don't look shinny throughout the day.

How could I have forgotten about it!!!! And every person that I know who uses it is equally in love with it.... what is my problem! ha ha ha

Check out the Obagi Website and research it. Click here I think it is a good idea for people to look into what they are buying instead of just trusting someones experience :)

Catch.....You have to get it from a Doctor or a Medical Spa... Look on their website to see where it is sold near you. You don't have to get a prescription for it but it is dispensed at medical facilities where you have to sign a consent form etc....



Or My Botox Lady Jan can also Get it for you at her place.

It is an awesome product and well worth the cost... it can range from $70-$100 a bottle depending on where you get it and what strength.

I am so glad Carrie reminded me of it. I am the type that goes in and out of regimes so I can't fall off the Obagi C Serum bandwagon again!!!

-Lindsay

Wilaine & Jason's Wedding

I met Wilaine in 2006 during my first season of wedding makeup. I was still getting the hang of doing large groups for weddings and loving it. Wilaine was a Bridesmaid in Cyril's wedding and contacted me this year for her own wedding, four years later. What a breath of fresh air she is! Everything was so positive and fun working with her. Between the wedding horror stories she went through on her journey and creating her wedding look we really got to know each other and had a blast.

I did her hair and makeup for her engagement photo shoot a few months back and here is how it turned out.

After the engagement shoot was done we planned for her big day. Since she was wearing all white and her Bridesmaids dresses were eggplant we decided to throw some purple into her eye makeup to give it a pop of color and tie her in with the rest of the Bridal Party. We choose to leave the Bridesmaids makeup more neutral so it didn't look too matchy-matchy.

The getting ready process was very entertaining. No one was happy about waking up at 6am but everyone was an amazing sport! 10 Ladies to get ready by 1pm. With two assistants in tow I was ready to tackle this task. Everything went according to plan. There was even a time when the Mother's of the Bride & Groom and a Grandmother had a dance party in the room with the ipod crankin'. There was no tension, no stress and Wilaine even said "I feel like I am getting ready for someone else's wedding" because the idea of HER being a Bride hadn't kicked in yet.I was impressed with her photographer from the second I saw this photos from the engagement shoot.

Jen O'Sullivan Boutique Wedding Photography

Jen was friendly, professional and punctual. She came early and was a great director for the girls with out coming off bossy. She knew what needed to happen and made it happen with ease. You can tell Jen loves what she does! Wilaines wedding was on Nov. 27Th and I received the photos from Jen on Dec. 4Th. This is amazing. Most of my Brides do not get as quick a turnover on their pictures. Jen is based out of Beverly Hills. Check out how great the photos turned out.

The Flowers were very beautiful. I loved all the different shades of purple involved in the bouquets. What stuck out to me the most about the florist was the attention to detail. Instead of bringing the bouquets in jars, handmade containers were made with creative tags. They almost look like center pieces. The Florist is Lola Flowers

After all the vendors came together with Wilaine to make her special day just the way she wanted we were left with one happy bride:) Thanks Wilaine for letting me be part of your special day!!!

-Label Me Lindsay

The "Sweatpants Funk"

Being in my line of work I see it all. My job has been, for years, to make each one of my clients feel like a million bucks. Your Wedding Day is a day you want to look more beautiful than everyone in the room. So what about the rest of your life? Do you feel beautiful everyday? Because, to be honest, I sure don't! Even when you see, what you think to be, the most beautiful woman who walked the face of this earth there is still underlying insecurity in her own mind. I have yet to meet a woman that wouldn't change anything about herself. Sometimes the most boastful women happen to be the most insecure.


It is extremely hard in our society to feel like you meet the criteria of a a sexy woman. When all is stripped away, what is left? No makeup, hair pulled back, grungy clothes, over worked, tired and broken. Many women feel like this every once in a while (even the supermodels). The days you wake up and don't want to put on your makeup or get out of your sweats! Those days can be a great way to recharge. It is easy for "those days" turn into "those weeks", "those months" or even "those years". You forget what it is like to get dressed up and feel amazing. At that point.......... you NEED to bring your sexy back! Get out of that funk and feel hotter than hell!

So how can you do that? Definitely not buying an outfit that is too small that you will fit into when you loose 10 lbs. It is about finding things that make you feel great right now. This blog is dedicated to those in a funk who want to climb out and dominate the day! We have to jump start the "Hot Tamale Train" people!

I am not saying that being your best solely depends on your outward appearance. I think beauty runs deep. But, when I feel good about my outsides I am much more productive, confident and open to new things. All, of which, better my insides as well. It is really easy for us, as women, to hate on ourselves when we are in that "Sweatpants Funk". Remember, a lack of self confidence can take a toll on our inner beauty sometimes. NO HATERS ALLOWED!!!


Every woman has the potential to feel and look like a their own 200%.


Here are some easy ways to feel hot in one day:


1. Workout - it feels good to get your endorphins going. If you are like me and hate working out: take a dance class, clean the house, take a walk or something that gets your heart rate up (be creative :) haha). You will be happy you did.




2. Buy a new outfit- get something that you can't wait to put on when you get home. Make sure it fits and shows off your best asset.

3. Get your nails done- go for the extra long massage. It feels good to be pampered. Try something outside the box (i.e. red, sparkles, long & fake)

4. Get a wax- clean up your brows or anywhere else you have unwanted and un-sexy hair!

5. Take a bubble bath- without your cell phone (I am so addicted to my blackberry so that is the hardest part) light a candle and stay in there longer than you might normally bathe.

6. Exfoliate- get a scrub and scrub the crap out of your skin. Especially your elbows & heels. Soft skin is amazing skin

7. Get a tan- now that it is winter we all feel pasty. If you get bronzed you feel like you lost 10 lbs. and you have an amazing glow. This is at the top of every "feel better" list.

8. Put on fake eyelashes- Who cares if it isn't prom! Thick, long lashes are fun and make your eyes stand out. Shoot, while you are at it put on some darker makeup around your eyes too!!! Smokey is Sexy! (just don't get carried away. We don't want you to look like you just got socked!)

9. Add some longer, thicker hair- If you don't want extensions clip some in. You can clip in hair and feel like a playmate. Everyone loves to have long and think hair from time to time (if you aren't born with it, of course).

10. Wear Heals- this makes legs look longer and sexier! No need to explain further. If you are female get on board.

11. Vitamin B12- This can put you in a feel-better-mood. Do your own research on it. I don't want to tell you to take something because I am not your Doc. but it gets you going in a positive way.

12. Your anti- "sweatpants funk" trick- we are all so different and have different ideas on how to vamp ourselfs up. Add to the list your favorite thing to make you feel your best.

These ladies definitly got out of the "Sweatpants Funk"!!!

Women have been amping up their appearance since the beginning of time. Don't feel bad about it!

Be your best and feel good about it! Take some time for YOU!!!!

-Lindsay