What is your favorite time of the year?

Yesterday I uploaded my current favorite makeup look to my youtube channel. I find myself really starting to enjoy different products and shades at this time of year. When the evenings start getting shorter and the weather gets colder, it’s a great time to change up your makeup bag and introduce some lighter tones, berry lips and pink sassy eyes all the way!
It’s a fairly straightforward look, the base is fairly simple with foundation, powder and blush. I’ve been absolutely loving the SPF Moisturizer, and then putting the Glorious Primer over it. I apply the Skin Perfecting Concealer to cover those MAMA bags and pat on the lightest Scarlet on my trouble areas and let it sit while I do my hair. Apply the Liquid Touch Foundation and presto no more bags or trouble areas for a flawless look. The Pressed Stunning Blush and Sunset Bronzer to give some color! It’s a great base to start with and give such a natural look. I have then been warming up my collection with a splash of Al a Mode, a really natural looking luminizer, and finishing it off with a dusting of setting spray.
This look has become one of my favorites,Spring is my favorite time of year so I love having a look to go with it! Let me know in the comments what your favorite beauty products for this time of year are!

A whole Lotta LOVE!!

Nothing says “I love you” like a valentines flatlay. With valentines day just around the corner, I thought it was a great time to put together a few new bits i’d received or purchased recently. Most of which are perfect for this loved-up day, but are also just very pretty in general. I am someone who believes love should be expressed all year round, and not just one particular day, therefore these products will be well loved beyond February 14th (plus, look how pretty all this packaging is). A couple of my favourite bits include the “The Addiction” eyeshadow palettes and , Liquid Matte Liquid  Lipsticks, Lip Bon Bons & you certainly can’t go wrong with some deserts.  Whether you’re running out and grabbing these for your partner after reading this, or treating yourself on a day that means absolutely nothing to you, I hope it’s injected a little bit of love! 

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Small Eyes, Straight Lashes?????

There are some things in this world that are inexplicable: What really happened at Roswell? Or what came first, the chicken or the egg? Sure these may not keep you up at night, but one mystery LeatherandLashes.com was intent on solving involved stubbornly-straight eyelashes. When it comes to small lashes, small eye makeup, the most common complaint is lashes that seem to be forever answering the question, "Where's the ground?" "Down there," they say. Straight down.

See tips on how to fix straight eyelashes now.

While this is most prevalent for Asian women, those of Eastern European and Spanish descent also deal with stubbornly straight lashes. The Essential Beauty and Makeup Guide for Straight Lash Women), we can finally take this case out of the Unsolvable Mysteries file. My struggle is real!!!

We've learned lashes that don't curl are primarily due to a lack of a double crease. The monolid forces lashes to grow straight down. Plus, the lid covers the base of the lashes making them look shorter than they are.

Curled lashes make eyes look prettier, finished, feminine and sexy. And now there's no reason why you can't have them too. Look no further than this guide to finally get those darn lashes to curl -- and stay curled.

While we may never know what happened at Roswell, at least this makeup conundrum is solved. See tips below on how to fix straight eyelashes now.

It may sound crazy, but with daily use of the curler, "you can actually train your lashes to curl." Initially, lashes are more resistant to curling, so you may have to hold down on the curler longer for the first few weeks. But eventually they will learn and you'll see a difference, so don't be discouraged after the first few times and continue to curl dutifully.

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Leather and Lashes: How to Use a Lash Comb!

Leather and Lashes: How to Use a Lash Comb!: Trying to make big, wide, sexy eyes? Remember these 3 tools: a decent eyelash curler, some Reformulated 3 D Fiber  mascara, and an eyelash...

How to Use a Lash Comb!

Trying to make big, wide, sexy eyes?

Remember these 3 tools: a decent eyelash curler, some Reformulated 3 D Fiber  mascara, and an eyelash comb. Don't try to skip the comb.

I admit, I have usually used a straight pin to carefully comb through my lashes. (DON'T DO IT I POKED MY EYE)  Is it true? Who knows. But I have met a number of makeup junkies who also use straight pins to separate their lashes. They have become frustrated with lash combs that have broken teeth or clumpy old dime store mascara residue caked on them.

Let's be honest here, using a straight pin to comb through your eyelashes works well. However, it can become a dangerous tool in an unsteady or clumsy hand. A few weeks ago, I was getting ready to head out to dinner with my friends. I was hurrying, trying to separate my lashes, when I missed with the pin and scraped across my cornea and iris. The pain was immense. I panicked. I had trouble seeing. I rushed to an eye doctor who examined me, and told me I would be just fine in a couple of days. He chuckled when I told him how the accident occurred. My friends didn't believe my eyelash mishap. They couldn't stop laughing.

There is an easier and safer way to separate your lashes. You should use a lash comb. The key point to remember here, are the type of teeth featured on your comb. The plastic comb with the plastic teeth break easier and are tougher to clean.

Instead, look for eyelash combs that have gold-plated or silver plated metal teeth. For some strange reason, the metal teeth give superior separation. Separated lashes look longer, fuller, more natural, and widen the eye. Just clean the lash comb with alcohol on a cotton ball or tissue after each use.

And a lash comb is quite simple to use, except, you can jab yourself in the eye, so only use with complete attention. First, curl your lashes with an eyelash curler. Second, begin applying thin coats of mascara at a time. Then, take your eyelash comb and start separating, or combing through your wet lashes. Comb from the roots upward, immediately after applying each coat. You will like the results---long, thick, more uniform lashes. No clumps or 'spider-looking' lashes. Oh did I tell you the New Formulated Mascara does not clump and it is slick as oil?
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How to clean your brushes!

Cleaning your makeup brushes is one of those mundane tasks that we must 

all carry out (unless of course you like to spread bacteria across your face). 

You’d be surprised at how many people I come across who have used 

the same foundation brush for months or years and NEVER washed it. 

Sickening isn’t it. 

For those of you who don’t wash your brushes regularly, let me tell you exactly

 why it’s a very good idea. When you apply foundation to your face, you are 

picking up bacteria from your skin, and it’s then left to fester in the brush after use. 

The next time you go to use it, the same thing happens, except the bacteria that 

has festered from the time before, it now ALSO on your skin. It’s a vicious circle, 

that I can assure you, will only ever cause you to break out in spots. Obviously

 eye brushes are a less of a problem, but it’s still important to do a deep clean 

(as opposed to a spot clean – cleaning quickly with a makeup brush solution

 after each use) every few weeks, just to make sure they are bacteria free.

 I am lucky in the fact I have quite a lot of brushes, so after using one brush,

 I can then use a different one another day instead of having to be constantly 

deep cleaning brushes 24/7. If you have problem skin or acne, I’d definitely 

advise that you clean your brushes a little more than average person, you may 

notice an improvement. 

1. Lay out all your dirty brushes ready for cleaning to commence!
2. Dampen the brush slightly with lukewarm water.
3. Pump your cleaning product of choice (I often use a mild shampoo but at the moment I’m using a Dove hand wash because it leaves the brushes exceptionally soft, and I like to think that the anti bacterial properties of a hand wash are beneficial in cleaning away all the nastiness.)
4. Start swirling your brush around on the palm of your hand, occasionally adding a little bit of water to lather up the product and allow the brush to be thoroughly saturated. 
5. Squeeze out excess product and watch all the foundation drip away into the plug hole!
6. Repeat if necessary (stubborn dirt or a very dense brush)
7. Marvel your clean brush (yes, that’s very important…)

*Also, try not to use too much water, we don’t like to waste now do we! It must be a

 running tap though, as there is no point washing your brushes in a pool of cloudy, dirty water. Just make sure you are turning it off between steps and between brushes*  

I also just thought I would add a little memo about my favourite brushes as a

 little extra to this blogpost (I will do a separate in depth blog post). As you can

 see, the black heavy Younique tools brushes feature heavily. These are by far 

my favourite brushes for applying foundation. In particular, I love to use the 

powder puff brush for the liquid foundation.  I absolutely love them.

 They buff foundation into the skin like a dream. 

Hope you found this blog post helpful! How many of you are now going to run

 and wash your brushes?

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