Confessions of an Over 40 Make-Up Junkie!: Over 40 makeup junkie ideas for self tanning that ...

Confessions of an Over 40 Make-Up Junkie!: Over 40 makeup junkie ideas for self tanning that ...: "If your over 40 skin is anything like mine, my face is the absolute hardest part of my body to tan, for a couple of reasons. First is that ..."

Over 40 makeup junkie ideas for self tanning that face!

If your over 40 skin is anything like mine, my face is the absolute hardest part of my body to tan, for a couple of reasons. First is that I have such unevenness to my skin tone and it never tans evenly, but also I use such high sunscreen that it never matches the tan color to my chest and neck areas......it's always something isn't it! So here are a few tips to self tanning that beautiful face!!

1.) Start by exfoliating the skin with either a scrub or a peel but be sure that what you choose is oil free because oil can keep the self tanner from absorbing properly. Then you can lightly moisturize around your nostrils and other dry spots with an oil free lotion which will aid in preventing streaks.

2.) It is best to use a gradual tanning formula, it may take 2-4 applications to achieve your preferred shade but I think it is better to go slow as to insure you get what you want and not have too much color in 1 application and then your stuck! So, blend a dime sized (give or take) amount of your tanner and blend in the areas in which you naturally tan; your forehead, the apple of your cheeks, the bridge of your nose and your chin. Blend outward from the areas, remember to use a light hand around the nostrils and upper lip because these areas pick up more color due to the fact that they tend to be drier. Continue to feather the product out to the hairline and jawbone area, avoiding the eyelids and eyebrows which could turn these areas orange looking. NO CARROT COLOR GIRLS!

I hopes this helps in the ever so intimidating art of using self tanners!!! MUAH!

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Nothing to do with makeup..... :)

Mornin beauties, this post will have absolutely nothing to do with our love of makeup or how to apply or which brand to buy.  I wanted to share with you a struggle and a breakthru of sorts that I have experienced, all with the love and help of a most awesome God.

For those of you who have ever experienced God's incredible grace and His mercy know the peace and love that come with those moments, for those of you who have ever experienced  His presence....KNOW THAT VERY MOMEMT!  I have been overtaken over the last several years with personal issues in my life that at some points I was the overcomer, I had this, I could make it......then other times I was completely defeated, overtaken, no hope in sight and done.  But thru all those different times I always called upon the Lord to help me, God give me direction, God change this, God change that.......umm, now please.  But as I look back, it's been a whole lot of years in this cycle, and it's honestly quite exhausting.  

I have been to several different churches over these years and have been called out by different pastors and given the same word ........they have all said that God wants me to know that I AM NOT ALONE, that HE IS WITH ME and He hears me......OMG just typing this, stirs up that emotion and makes me cry.  The God that formed the heavens and the earth, that heals the blind, hears little unimportant ME, but that's the thing.....I AM important to Him!  So last night was no exception, I went to church with expectancy that God would move for me, because I am truly at the end of my journey with this struggle, I literally cannot do it another stinking day.  The pastor's sermon was right on the money, then he started calling different circumstances out that he felt God was working with in the church and low and behold, he spoke my situation exactly......exactly people, no hiding......it was for ME!!  So of course the tears started flowing.......and my heart started fluttering because at the moment you know that God sees you and knows your heart........it is truly overwhelming .  So I stood there and kept worshipping this most incredible God and a lady that I have known and loved for too many years to say, came to me and she could hardly speak and she said that her husband wanted to pray with me.  Her husband is a mighty man of God so I all but RAN up to the altar and stood in front of him and listened as he spoke the most precious word that God had given him to give to me..........he said "God wants me to know that I need Him for me and my kids, and that He has never left me and that I am NOT ALONE"!!!  Again, reminding me that I have NEVER been alone, even when I thought I was going to die(not literally)HE WAS WITH ME!!!!  Well!!!!  The uncontrollable tears flowed and flowed and flowed as all my fears and hurts and heartbreak were being released at that alter as Godly women began to pray for me and with me, I'm telling ya, there is nothing that the world can give you that even remotely compares to God's incredible peace that only He can give.......NOTHING!  I don't know what tomorrow will bring to me, but I do know who holds my tomorrow, and in that.......I can make it!!

O.k., ha, ha, ha I fibbed.......I HAVE to tell you that the makeup I was wearing withstood the waterfall of tears and dabbing of tissues......it didn't streak a bit!!!!!  It's by Face Atelier out of Canada and I was testing it for a silicone based alternative to airbrushing!!!! 

 WOO-HOO!!!!

Confessions of an Over 40 Make-Up Junkie!: Over 40 makeup junkie decision, decision!!

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Over 40 makeup junkie decision, decision!!

O.k., so I have been working with a graphic design girl to come up with the most fantastic, memorable, funky, edgy, never forget logo.........and it's not workin out so well.  It's been  over 3 weeks and countless back and forth e-mails, and it's just not hitting me like it should and I'm completely bummed out.  I am already too far into this process as far as time and money so I grimmace at the idea of just saying thanks, but no thanks, I am going to go find someone else to design this for me.....because you know I lack in the patience area!  I want it and I want it now, and I want it to blow my socks off.......but it's only slightly tuggin at my socks, well actually only one sock!  HELP!!!!

Here are just two samples that I am still working on and tweaking to try to get them to my idea of what I want.....care to give me some feedback?  Those of you who know me, or think you may know my attitude and style......which one would you say, wow that ROCKS!!!?

Now remember, these are NOT finished products, just about 60% of the final......

Any ideas of what would just "set if off"?????

O.K. HERE ARE 3 MORE "TWEAKED" LOGO'S !!!!

DO YOU LIKE THE WORDING CENTERED OR OFF CENTERED???

A makeup junkies love of java!!!!

O.k., so I wanted to put another shameless plug and shout out to a wonderfully devine little coffee house in Liberty Township and Monroe, Ohio! It is The Coffee Beans and Brew and let me tell ya, they have the BEST Highlander Grogg brew around, and a drive thru at the Monroe location.....love that!!!!! I always get a large Highlander Grogg Vanilla cafe Ole'....and I NEVER HAVE TO DOCTOR IT UP TO MY LIKING!!! They also serve great sandwiches and lunch items, and I just saw signs for ice cream sundaes and all that good stuff that summer brings. So go give them your business and support your local Java haven!!!!!! You will not regret it!!