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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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It's Perfect

The Splash Liquid Lipstick Collection is stunningly amazing of three
 full size liquid lipsticks in very wearable shades. It’s a great way
to try out some new lip colours, with seven with an array of crimson,
 pink and reds, a daring blue pink and a little soulful, there is a shade
 to suit a wide range of styles. Next up is the Glisten Up Kudos, and
 probably my favourite. Featuring a nude pink gloss called lucid, an
evening bag nestled inside is a splurge creme eye shadow of your
choice fit for a queen.  A moodstruck polar blue smudge proof eyeliner.
Could it get any better?  Inside the clutch bag is a mirror and lined in
yes that is right lined in purple satin to create the perfect festive look.
Match it with the addiction palette four crushed with pearls. All of the
shades are gorgeous, there are some lovely nude, brown and bronze
shades to create a subtle smokey eye, and the most stunning dark
triumphant blue which could be used as an eyeliner, or to create a
dramatic dark look. 

I think any of these gift sets would make a lovely present for a beauty
lover, so LeatherandLashes.com is definitely one to have a look at
if you’re shopping for that perfect gift!

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Are you Baking your makeup?

You're already familiar with contouring and are wrapping your head around strobing, but now "baking' or cooking" your makeup is making itself a part of the mix, cropping up on youtube tutorials everywhere.

The term, which as been used in the drag community for years, refers setting translucent powder sit on your face for five to 10 minutes, which allows the heat from your face to set your base foundation and concealer, and then dusting it off your face, leaving you with a creaseless flawless finish.

Here's how you too can pull off poreless, picture perfect skin and brighten your eye area while you're at it:
1. Hydrate your eye area.  Apply instant uplift around your eye area to hydrate your skin and plump it up, minimizing the appearance of any fine lines or crease.  Try http://www.leatherandlashes.com 's hydrating moisturizer.

2.  Apply a thick concealer under your eyes.
While concealer usually contains oils and has a tendency to crease, it won't if it's set right.  Apply it upward from the apples of your cheeks toward your temples all the way underneath your eye.  Then, blend it in with a damp makeup sponge.  Try Moodstruck Mineral Concealer and the Blending Buds.

3.  Coat on more concealer.  At this point, you might be thinking. This is a shit ton of makeup.  and yes. it is.  S you can skip this step and still get great results, but for lasting power, a sheer second coat can lock in the first formula.  After you apply the second layer of smooth out all the creases before setting your concealer in the next step.  Try Skin Perfecting Concealer.

4. Dust on translucent powder.  Us a fluffy eye shadow brush to apply translucent powder over the entire patch of concealer to set the base makeup.

5.  Now. "bake" or "cook" your makeup.  Use a beauty blender or a wedge and dampen it with a setting spray, like Rosewater Toning Spritz Then, dip the wedge into the translucent powder you use in step 4 to pack the loose powder generously over the are where you applied the concealer.  eave the powder on for five to 10 minutes.

6.  Dust it off. Using the same fluffy deluxe eye shadow brush from step 4 and a pressed powder, like Touch Mineral Foundation., swirl the fluffy eye shadow brush over the formula and dust away the powder as you add more coverage to blend any harsh edges.

Now your baking baby!

Younique are always a brand I get most excited for when there is news of a palette release. I love Younique eye shadows and the Addiction palettes are pretty much a staple in my makeup collection as they offer a great range of colours for the nude lover as well as wearing really well and blending like a dream. When I actually got palette 4 & 5, I was completely blown away by the fact that there was these bright, vivacious colors . I wasn’t really sure what to expect from the palette, but knowing that Younique had designed it, I anticipated quite a lot of vibrant and adventurous colours which wouldn’t have been up my street. However, instead I was met with a gorgeous array of nudes, golds and taupes and that was just palette 4.  Palette 5 are nothing but hot to say the least a variety of mattes and shimmers with pinks, purples with two slightly more colourful options and I instantly fell in love. 

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Does it get any more festive than a bright red lip? I think not, in fact i’ve been rocking a red lip most of November and December! I actually love wearing one all year round but they just feel extra special at Christmas. Today I’m sharing my top 3 red lipsticks, which was actually so hard to narrow down. Three of these are matte shades, I find a matte red is just so much more wearable, yet can help create such a bold look which is perfect for parties and special occasions. Matte shades are also a bit more long lasting, and with something as bold as a red lip, you want these to last well and with limited smudging. 

These 3 shades (Sizziling, Stoic, Stubborn) are the ones that I always reach for when I want to create a bright look that compliments a more neutral eye and that can be worn either day or night! What is your favourite go-to red lip shade?

#rocktheredlip #Topfavorite #leatherandlashes

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