Posted by beautyqueen on February 7, 2010
Its Sunday and while the guys are away watching the Superbowl I thought I would treat the ladies to a few top beauty tips I came across this week. They won’t be in any real order just 10 beauty tips that I thought might be helpful.
Ready? Here we go!
1~ Removing nail smudges. We all have done this. Giving ourselves a manicure only to turn around and smudge a nail. Try to little fixer idea. Dip a cotton swab in your nail polish remover, then roll it on a flat surface so the swab comes to a point. Dab it over the mistakes smoothing out the smudge.
2~ Boosting your deep conditioner. We all love to give our hair a deep conditioner treatment but this is not a good tip for those with fine hair. A deep conditioner or leave in will weigh down your hair so don’t try this. For those with hair other than fine, try this tip. To give yourself a intensive 30-minute conditioning treatment s boost by adding a teaspoon of vitamin E oil.
3~ Got fine, limp hair? Those thick 30 minute conditioners or most leave-ins spell disaster for your type of hair. If you want body, stay away from thick conditioners. You need more of a 30 second to three minutes conditioners and only once a week at most. Anymore than that and you are just weighing down your hair and giving yourself the greasy look. (time tested by me, I got baby fine blond hair so I know what I am talking about here!) 
4~Teeth whitening tips using your lipstick. If your teeth are slightly yellow try pink, red or plum and mauve lipsticks as long as they have a blue base to them. You can tell by testing them if they do or not. A blue base red lipstick whitens teeth a brown base red will make your teeth look more yellow. Your best bet is to avoid most browns and corals, as they have a yellowing affect on even the whitest of teeth.
5~Got nail polish bottles that are hard to open? Try these simple tips. Rub a bit of petroleum jelly around the neck of the bottle when its new and will make it easier to open for the life of the bottle. If you have already opened the bottle and got nail polish on the neck, just take your handily cotton swab and remove the nail polish with nail polish remover to help insure a tightly closed cap. OR even better you can invest in the Polish Pal and you will never have that problem again opening hard to open caps!
6~ Want whiter nail tips? Try this simple trick. Dip a cotton-wrapped orange stick in hydrogen peroxide to bleach the inside of your nail tip. White tips look great if you are going with bare nails and if you tan. It will also product a better white tips than those white tip pens will and it cheaper to use!
7~ Hair standing on end thanks to static electricity? Apply a coat of hairspray to the inside of your palm of your hand and after each brush stroke run your open palm over your hair. Reapply hair spray as often as necessary. They say during the winter its because of your cheap hair brush, but if you got hair spray why replace your hair brush?
8~ Make your own expensive bath oil! This is a great idea for those who love to take a bath and have expensive perfume habits. (Me! Chanel wearer here) When you are visiting your local department store ask for perfume samples. They still have them if you are going to be buying perfume anyway right? Fill any 4 ounce bottle with sweet almond oil and empty a few vital sample size perfumes (same scent) into it and let it sit over night. You now have your favorite perfume as a bath oil! Add a few teaspoons to your next bath and enjoy!
9~ Not sure when to use bath oils if you don’t want to just dump it into the tub? Try this simple tip. Slather your bath oil all over your body BEFORE entering the tub. Then once you get out, apply your body lotion in the same scent to really give yourself that soft touchable skin.
10~ Wow at ten already? Not use how to wear mineral eye shadows because they are loose powders? There are two ways to apply powder mineral eye shadows. To keep it from falling all over your face, gently tap the brush so the excess falls back into the jar and then gently pat it on your eyelid. After applying it then brush it like you do your pressed eye shadows. It will take longer if you use a eye shadow base like Eye Fixit or use a neutral cream eye shadow. You can also apply it wet as eyeliner. Its called foiling but what you are doing is dipping your eyeliner brush into water and then dipping it into your powder eye shadow. Having a extra jar you can mix it and then apply it like you would eyeliner. The more eye shadow you use the more intense your eyeliner will become. It also helps it last longer. You can apply it all over your eyelid the same way to really vamp up your eyes!
That’s it, 10 beauty tips for the week! Have fun!
Posted by beautyqueen on February 5, 2010
Today is National Wear Red Day all over the world for women’s heart health. We got together with Lifesigns in Las Vegas to help them out and help you out at the same time. They are offering Go-Red nail polish gift sets to women who sign up for exam to be sure just what your numbers are.
Quote below from Sarah Waghorn Regional Director of Sales Lifesigns in Henderson NV.
“Basically Go-Red is all about educating women about the risk factors facing women in regards to coronary artery disease. (Next to breast cancer, heart attacks are the biggest killer of women these days) Lifesigns is a wellness facility and as part of our annual exam we do tests specifically to determine heart health, (screening ultrasound of the carotid artery and aorta, chest x-ray that looks at the lungs and the bottom of the heart, blood pressure screening and cholesterol testing) so we can make sure along with everything else that our female patients have healthy hearts and can also determine if they have any predisposing risk factors, it’s pretty cool really.
The Go-Red campaign is all about getting patients in the door (we are a business after all) but if we can educate and diagnosis issues before they become serious health concerns, then we are meeting our objectives financially and as well as giving a little back. The Go-Red packs have been really well received by several of my large casino clients who got to see them before we start handing them out on Friday.
We are contracted providers for Aetna, Anthem BC BS, Beech Street, Cigna, GreatWest Healthcare, Nevada Preferred Professionals, Teachers Health Trust and United HealthCare. We are not contracted providers for Sierra/HPN, Medicare or Medicaid.”
Contact Sarah Waghorn at Lifesigns for more information. Call 702-948-0013 ext. 3506 if you live in the Las Vegas area.. Tell her Kim of Overall Beauty send you.. I know she will get a real kick out of hearing that! 
In Las Vegas area? Do get yourself check out and why not visit Lifesigns for your health exam? We did our part to help out Lifesigns by giving them the hottest brand of nail polish out there.
If you were to buy this set, we are offering it at Overall Beauty for $17.99.
Today we are going to give one away!! You will receive one red nail polish with one Top Rock Top Coat for just reading our blog post this far. I have 2 to give away and you can pick the red you want!!
Visit here: Going Red BB Couture Gift Set and pick out the red nail polish one you want to win, then come back and tell us which one!
We are going to give away two sets and YES Napa Valley Red is one of the reds you can pick from!!
Posted by beautyqueen on February 2, 2010
We are always looking for ideas that we can do at no cost or little cost as couples. Here are a few ideas that might help get your mind a working on what you can do with your favorite better half.
Got children? If possible see if you can get a babysitter for this one special night together.
If not once the children go to bed, it is time for you and your loved one to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Prepare a special Valentine’s dessert for you and your Valentine. Focus your attention on what your loved one’s favorite desert is. We all have favorite deserts, even just if its freshly baked cookies. If they are a fan of chocolate, you can make a molten chocolate mini cake for each of you.
You can buy one made for you or you can try your hand at creating it. Even better why not try baking a cake together? What a way to get him into the kitchen! Tiramisu is another easy desert option for you to make for your loved one. If you are not the baking type, you can make a fruit parfait. Get a pre-made white pound cake and cut into into layers. Create layers with pound cake, vanilla pudding, and fresh fruit to make the parfait. You can finish the parfait with whipped topping. (tip on cutting a pound cake into layers, use dental floss instead of a knife ) Got extra whipped cream? Save it for later
Now to set the scene of what to do after you have created your special desert.
Lay out a blanket the floor of your living room to make it a special picnic desert for Valentine’s Day. Light scented candles around your living room to set the mood in the room for your special desert. You want the lighting to be dim, if you can do this with your lights that will work too. Place some pillows around the edges of the blanket that you laid out to give you something to lean on. You can also turn on soft romantic music to keep the theme of romance going.
Watch a romantic movie on your picnic blanket after you have enjoyed your Valentine’s Day desert. Open a bottle of wine and relax as you watch a movie that you would not normally get to watch with the children around. Some of the best movies to use for this special evening are the old romantic movies that you can get on DVD. Plan a movie marathon based around one of your favorite actors to make the evening last even longer. Try to find at least one movie he won’t mind seeing, lots of guys aren’t really into love stories.
Slow dance with your Valentine after the movie is over. This is can be funny and fun. Most guys hate to dance where others can see them. This is a traditional way to celebrate Valentine’s Day that is often forgotten. You do not need to be out in a fancy restaurant to be able to slow dance with the one that you love. Create a playlist on your iPod to place music you dance slow to.
Offer to give finish your romantic Valentine’s Day by giving each other a sensual massage.
You can get massage oil at overall beauty and use the blanket that you laid out for your picnic as the place to give each other the massage. If you do not want to stay out in the living room, you can move into the bedroom to finish off your Valentine’s Day.
Share the love with your better half this Valentine’s Day. Although this special day has become alarmingly commercial over the past few years, there’s no need to break the family budget. After all couple bonding is always free. Making memories for the years to come..
Posted by beautyqueen on January 31, 2010
I have to thank Melba owner of Paradise Potions for this. I was asking her about sugar shaving. And she has this wonderful product called Hawaiian Sugar Shave that you can buy here: Paradise Potions Hawaiian Sugar Shave > looks like its on Sale this week too!
Clever ways to use your sugar scrub
Thoroughly exfoliate your face (avoiding the delicate skin around the eyes) and neck before applying expensive moisturizers. Exfoliation will increase circulation, brighten skin, diminish the appearance of wrinkles and allow newly revealed skin cells to effectively absorb nutritional ingredients. The impressive results will be positively radiant skin.
Use to soften dry rough feet. Spend about five minutes massaging the scrub on your feet and then rinse and dry.
Sweet Body Smoothie is also excellent for gardeners, auto mechanics and anyone wishing for smooth hands.
Mix a small amount of face wash/shower gel with sugar scrub for a thorough exfoliation of the face.
Shave your legs-Yes, you heard me right- spend about one or two minutes massaging sugar scrub on your legs before shaving, paying extra attention to dry areas and the knees. Simply shave the scrub off your legs for the closest silkiest shave ever. Save your expensive razor and use disposable razors for this treatment.
Bikini shave? No problem! Sweet Body Smoothie, Tropical Sugar Body Polish, will help bring those nasty in-grown hairs to the surface for easy shaving. Plus, sugar will not sting!.
Men……….Try our sugar scrub for shaving your face!
Use sugar scrub to thoroughly exfoliate entire body, pay extra attention to knees and elbows, before using spray on tan products. This will result in a natural and evenly distributed tan.
Spend a few minutes and massage sugar scrub into your partners back using gentle circular motions. Rinse in shower to enjoy a wonderful circulation boosting massage and exfoliation all in one simple step.
Don’t forget the unsightly bumps on the back of your arms and behind! Again, simply massage into these areas for a minute or two and rinse.
Use a scented sugar scrub instead of perfume! > Check out scent Amber Absolute makes you feel like a queen!
Click here to find all the amazing products we offer by Paradise Potions!
Posted by beautyqueen on January 27, 2010
Check this out! We here at Overall Beauty teams up with one of the hottest cosmetic stars on the web Spectrum Cosmetics to bring you the cutest sweetest Sweetheart boxes! Talk about awesome gift idea!
Love is in the air. Be it a valentine’s day or any other day, you can celebrate each day with your valentine in your own special way! Pour your heart and show your love to make your sweetheart feel special..
AND Beautiful!
You get choices too.. The eye shadows sets are pressed with colors brand new and only in this set!
Electric Love Eyeshadow Quad {top left: Cloud Nine; top right: In The Mood; bottom left: Dream Love; bottom right: Tickle Monster} $27.00
Spectrum Cosmetics worked with Overall Beauty – one of the largest cosmetics sites on the net – to bring you
SweetHeart Beauty Box Gift Bag Sets
Sugar Hearts Eyeshadow Quad {top left: Sugar Lips; top right: Love Afterglow bottom left: It’s Love; bottom right: Panda} $27.00
You get so many choices you really need to check out Spectrum Cosmetics!
It comes cute little boxes with Magic Lash & Black Magic Mascara. Or you can get it as full set with Eyeshadow Quad, Magic Lash & Black Magic Mascara and two BB Couture nail polishes in Napa Valley Red and Labadie Beach with 25% of the sale of that polish going to our relief fund.
Super SweetHeart Beauty Box Gift Bag includes:
♥ SweetHeart Beauty Box Quads
Sugar Hearts
♥ Mini Lip Liqueur
Kiss Me Cupid
OR Glittering Heart
♥ BB Couture – Napa Vallery Red Nail Polish (pictured on the right)
♥ BB Couture – Labadie Beach Nail Polish (pictured on the right) –
25% of price of Labadie Beach goes Salvation Army – Hands of Hope to help women & children in Haiti
♥ Heart shaped Nail File
♥ Magic Lash
♥ Black Magic Mascara
Normally Priced this set would be – $90.00
♥ ♥ ♥Get the Super Set Today for Just $79.95
Get your awesome Super Sweetheart gift sets before they are sold out!
Personal note here: I have tried Spectrum Quads and they stay put! I love a eye shadow that you apply in the morning and don’t have to worry about it till you take it off that night. Spectrum Cosmetics are that good!
***I was given a quad to test out before deciding to team up with them for this amazing gift set. I wouldn’t have it if I didn’t believe in their product line.. Visit Spectrum Cosmetics to see this gift sets and more..
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