Purdy Brown's!!

Here's a not so quick tutorial on some easy to do, affordable eye colors!!  Hope you like it, and by the looks of my picture......I need to find some wax!!  Good Lord!

I will be drawing for the "Too-Faced" Give-a-way today beauties!!!  Keep checking back for the  winner!!!  I'm sooo EXCITED!!!!

ALMOST THERE!!!!

Beauties, we have just about hit our mark on this "Too-Faced" give-a-way!!!  Hold back your excitement now, we still

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"Drum Roll Pa-leease"

**UPDATE**  My venture with "The 17 Day Diet" has rendered great results!!!  I have lost 4 lbs. in 7 days!!!!  Woo-Hoo!!  Granted a lot of this is water, but who gives a who, I'm back on track with healthy eating and that is what I needed!  I have had not one single solitary Coke for 7 DAYS!!!!  OMG'osh do you even know how HUGE that is, no I don't mean my bum! So, I encourage you to give it a whirl, it could just change your life.....ya never know!

Over 40 photo shoot!!!!

So, my 2 besties and I got together to have a "learning day"!  For me it was to practice my skills in the art of makeup application for flash photography, for blonde it was to practic her skills at using her wonderful photography lights and the beauty of shadows, and for the  Queen, well she was along for the ride to get some great head shots etc. for her Image Consultant business!!  So together we had a ball, but whenever we 3 dorks get together......it's an ADVENTURE!!!!  Woo-Hoo!!!  ENJOY!

Unleash the beast.....RED lip time girls!

O.k., so there you have it, my unleash the beast moment, I have hot red lips girls.....at 41!!  And it's not so bad, I don't look like a floosy, well at least I don't think I do!!  Ha Ha

Go play with some reds, see what you think, granted you may want to reserve them for a night out with your man, or girlfriends and not bust em' out at soccer,  but non the less, go try a pair on.......you may just get hooked!!!

***The Red that I used in the video was : L"Oreal's Paris Infallible in CRIMSON #310***

Here are some examples of different reds for different skin tones!!

~ Fair Skin try L-Oreal Paris Colour Riche in British Red & Estee Lauder's Signature Lipstick in Spanish Red

~ Medium Skin try Chanel Rouge Allure Lip Colour in Exessive & Elezabeth Arden Exceptional Lipstick in Simply Red

~ Dark skin try Revlon ColorBurst Lipstick in Crimson & Make Up Forever Rouge Artist Instense Lipstick in #44

I only  need 24 more comments girls to be able to give away the "Too-Faced Classic Collection" gift........

I must admit, I never thought it would be so hard to give free stuff away?????  :( :( :(

the BEAUTY of a middle-aged TATOO

O.k., so........ever had a "I'm over 40 and found my back bone moment"?  If so, CONGRATULATIONS!!!!  Well I found mine last summer, and with the help of my two beautiful kids, a needle rearing gal named Anastasia (don't you LOVE that) and a camera toting *best friend*, it was documented!!  Woo-Hoo!  To the OVERWHELMING dismay of my husband of course.....but THAT"S part of "found my back bone moment"!  Not  that I ever make a habit of going against my husband's strong and voiced disapproval, but it's that I went against my husband's strong disapproval and still did something that had significance and meaning to ME! Now THAT"S something!  And I think secretly, he adores it, think's it's sexy , but I will NEVER hear it from his lips, ........but I know. he he
And when they say it hurts......well.....I reckin it all depends on where you are getting "Inked", yes I can officially say that with much pride and pain under my belt thank you very much!!  The pain was not unbearable, but of course my "Tat" (another word I am in the official capacity to say) is really not big enough to really put up on the pain scale!!  HA HA HA!!!
My "Tat" was derived out of my love for the cross and the love I hold for my children. Now don't go put me on too high of a pedestal because they only got the first initial of their first name forever engraved on their mom's skin!!!  Another Ha Ha Ha moment....what can I say, I'm a wimp!!!  And my BFF was there of course, encouraging me along the entire time, telling me to GO BIGGER......really......you get your happy butt up in that chair and let's see how BIG you wanna go blonde!!!  And that of course is said out of much love, she's the best and I was glad she was there, she made me laugh, which at times of sheer and dire pain and nervousness, comes in pretty handy!!!

I'm a big girl now!
And there's my bff at her finest!

So here are the funny pictures of my Mid-Life, heart felt, I'm tough, don't tell me no, symbolic and hopefully at 80 won't look like a willow tree by  rippling waters TATOO!!!!

o.k.....soooooo, does this hurt?

My baby girl holding mom's hand...awe, love

Son of a biscuit eater, that kinda stings women!

I'm laughing because it's FINALLY OVA!

O.k., so the story behind this pic is this.....2 YOUNG girls, maybe 17 were sitting and waiting to have their BOYFRIENDS names tattooed on the inside of THEIR LIPS!!!!!  OMG!!!!!!  So the look on my face is me saying....."OMG...... your doing WHAT"??  Stupidity at it's absolute finest!

I think it's pretty special myself.....

THE BEAUTY OF A LEMON!!

Well hello!!!!  So today, I made a video of a wonderful, natural, good smelling, awe inspiring CHEAP way to cleanse your face and do a little acne fightin and scrubbin!!  He, He

*Lemons are loaded with Vitamin "C" which is an ascorbic acid, which has been shown to stimulate collagen, decrease wrinkle depth and has lightening effects on pigmentation....so why not give it a whirl!

*Lemons are good in aiding in the clearing up of acne
*Lemons are good for evening out your skin
*Lemons are good for lightening acne scars or any other scars for that matter
*Lemons aid in the light fading of age spots

*Use on cotton balls to cleanse face/allow to dry for 10-15 and rinse WELL, then moisturize
*Squeeze fresh lemon juice onto cosmetic "round thingy" and top off with a little bit of sugar for a quick and easy facial scrub......but remember don't do it with a lot of pressure or for over 2 minutes or so!

*Use the pulp of the lemon and apply to scars and leave on 10-15 and rinse well.

sidenote:  all of these "techniques" are ideas that I got from reading articles, watching related video's etc...., these are not my Einstein moments....just sayin!

and..........GO TO MY GIVE-A-WAY VIDEO AND LEAVE A COMMENT TO BE ENTERED INTO THE DRAWING FOR A 

"TOO-FACED" THE CLASSICS COLLECTION!!!!!  I NEED 39 BEFORE I CAN PICK A WINNER GIRLS!!!!!  OR BOYS!!!  WHICHEVA!

Confessions of an Over 40 Make-Up Junkie!: What are your words?

Confessions of an Over 40 Make-Up Junkie!: What are your words?: "My husband purchased for me, for Valentine's Day, a book, titled 'The Naked Mom' by Brooke Burke. You can only imagine my thoughts whe..."

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HELLO BEAUTIES!!!

The time has come for the first ever

Make-Up Junkie Give-a-way!!!!! 

I'm so excited!!!!!

So again.....the way were gonna do this is:

~ No anonymous comments please. for obvious reasons!~

~ You must "Comment" below to be entered into the give-a-way~

~Your "Comment" must consist of....what is your to die for right now beauty product?

~ Become an official "Follower" of this blog and receive an extra entry~

~ Become a "Subscriber" to my Youtube Channel @ Rainee40 and receive another entry~

~ "Follow Me" on Twitter(that bird thing!) @ Rain_1 and receive yet another entry!~

I must have 39 comments before I can pick a winner!!!!!
so what are ya waiting for.......
go comment women!!!!!

Can you help?

As I sit here typing these words, my heart is heavy.  I continue to watch all of the horrible, heartbreaking footage of the Japan disaster and I truly can not even begin to remotely imagine.  To see the faces of these survivors, to see their pain and looks of pure uncertainty as to their future, to know that entire villages, towns and families have been devastated if not completely obliterated, again, I just CAN NOT IMAGINE, and I complain of all the groceries I just had to haul in......shame on me!!!!  I am so thankful that my friends and family are safe, that we are not in worry of earthquakes or Tsunami's, and that I, as an American, as a mother, as a wife, as a sister and as a friend can in some small way do my part.  

Won't you join with me and text the word "Red Cross" to 90999, this will give the Red Cross a $10.00 donation to go toward Japan relief, and it will be billed to your wireless bill.

JAPANESE SYMBOL FOR "HOPE"


And as you lay your head down tonight in your warm bed, with your bellies full and your heart at peace(I hope), remember to be ever thankful for the blessings the Lord has so graciously given to you and yours......... 


let me know via comment if you have decided to contribute, and thanks again beauties!

Are you READY!!!!! Give-A-Way Time!!!

IT'S GIVE-A-WAY TIME BABIES!!!!!

WOO-HOO !!!!!!

NOW  KEEP CHECKING BACK THIS WEEK AND I WILL UNVEIL ALL THE DETAILS!!!!

MUAH!

TROUBLE COMMENTING? ugh!

Soooo, I have been trying to investigate on the reasoning behind a lot of you who tell me that you cannot seem to be able to leave a comment.  Understand that it's not the easiest thing in the world and you do have to be somewhat knowledgable of the cyber world..........SORRY!!!!  I certainly am  NOT "Cyber Savvy" by any stretch of the imagination so i feel your pains!  The easiest way I believe to leave a comment is this:

~ under the comment box you see the drop down menu which says "Select Profile", click on the arrow and you receive different options on which profile you want to choose to leave your comment.
~ the easiest is to click "Google Account", I would assume that almost everyone will have a google account.  And it may prompt you to sign in under your google account user name and password, but after you do that then it's smooth sailing baby!!
~ Or you can try to leave one as "Anonymous"......ooooh so mysterious!!!
~ If not,  I understand that that is A LOT to ask of you to set up a google account just to leave comments for me!!

I'm sorry that I don't have any more knowledge than that, but like I said, the cyber world is quite intimidating at times but I muttle thru it and get by with a slight limp!  Ha, Ha

Have a blessed day, and if I may I just wanted to say thanks to the Lord, for keeping my family and I safe, for waking me up with a sound mind and healthy body, for blessing me when I don't deserve it and for His grace and mercy that follow me all the days of my life, and for being a God that never fails........He is deserving of a "Shout-Out" this morning!!!!!!!  

Just a short THANK YOU!

Hello beauties!  I wanted to give you all a quick thank you for all of your support, it makes doing this that much MORE fun and rewarding!!  

You are the BEST!!

By George, I think I FOUND IT!!!!

O.k., so I can now breath with much joy and wonder...I have found a foundation that actually hides about 95% of my redness!!! My search for which has taken me far and wide, over many continents and countries, many pain staking hours of toiling and troubling over products....

is finally  OVA!!!!!!

 Can you believe it!!!!! 

Can you even imagine???

Can you grasp the hugeness of this?????

CAN YOU HANDLE IT?????? 

..........o.k., now I'm done.

Too much Charlie Sheen in the above rant?????   

Green......Really? YES really!!

Since today is hump day and for whatever reason I always think of green when I think of hump day, I thought I would play with my eye shadows and get my green on!!  I do think I am getting somewhat better on my video's, or am I completely delusional???  
Muah!

How bout them Pretty PINKS!

Good morning beauties!!!!  Since Spring is approaching....(slowly if you live here in Ohio) and for others it's right around the corner, I wanted to give you some useful information on how to wear beautiful HOT PINK'S!!
For starters here's a quick and useful guideline for choosing your perfect shades of HOT PINK'S!

~~The darker your complexion, the warmer and richer the shade should be.  This means that if you are more fair skinned, you should look for blue-based shades .  Medium skin tones can handle darker shades and for dark skin tones, the more electric and saturated the pink the better!!!~~  

Examples:

FAIR SKIN EYE SHADOW= Sephora shadow in "Blushing"

FAIR SKIN CHEEKS= Avon Cheek Color in "Pink Melon" & Bobbi Brown Blush in "Pale Pink"

FAIR SKIN LIPS= Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Volupte Lipstick in "10" & Clarins Moisturizing Lipstick in "Parisian Pink"

MEDIUM SKIN EYE SHADOW= Shiseido Makeup Eye Trio in "PK403" & Urban Decay's Eyeshadow in "Woodstock"

MEDIUM SKIN CHEEKS= Clinique Quick Blush in "Pronto Pink" & Tarte's Clay Blush in "Amused"

MEDIUM SKIN LIPS= Elizabeth Arden Exceptional Lipstick in "Hot Pink" & Dior Lip Colour in "Fuchsia Star"

DARK SKIN EYE SHADOW= Napoleon Perdis Color Disc in "Pink Slink" & MatteseElite Pure Color in "Pure Pink"

DARK SKIN CHEEKS= Bodyography Creme Blush in "Dahlia" & Smashbox Blush Rush in "Radiance"

DARK SKIN LIPS= M.A.C. Amplified Creme Lipstick in "Show Orchard" & N.Y.C. New York Color Ultra Lip Wear in "Blue Rose"

Hope this is helpful!!!!  Muah!

WEST COAST BOUND BABY!!!

After much deliberation, anguish, feelings of guilt, and pushing by my husband.....I'M GOING TO "MAC'S AWARD SCHOOL/STUDIO" IN  L.A. !!!  Say it with me now 

WOOOOO-HOOOOO-HOOOOO!!!!!

I started the process yesterday by making my hotel reservations, man, Cali is expensive......yikes!  Now I have to figure out my flight arrangements and get all of my paperwork into the studio, and then officially FREAK OUT!!!!!!!   

Am I really and truly doing this?????  

WELL YES I AM!!!!!! OMG'osh, OMG'osh, 

Oh....... My........ G'osh!!!!!!!

More "Gifts with purchase" WOO-HOO!!!!

O.k., so we are embarking on a couple of "Gifts With Purchase!!!

~ The first one is offered by Macy's
It's an Estee Lauder gift with any $32.50 purchase, you are able to choose your moisturizer, your lip and eye shades(warm or cool)PLUS YOU GET Sumptuous Mascara, make-up remover and Advanced Night Repair..... and a cosmetic bag!!!! OMG'osh that ROCKS!!!!

~ The second one is offered by Elder Beerman
This is almost the same gift that I sooooo raved about last month from Macy's but they now have a choice of an eye shadow quad with a lip color(natural or dramatic look)and a cute little pink or purple bag with any $32.50 purchase!!!! LOVIN IT!!!!

Almost some GOOD instructional material....ALMOST!!!

We were bored so we decided to play in my make-up treasure chest!!!  We were doing so well, and then it happened......my camera died!!!  

ALL IN THE DAY OF ME!!!

JUST ME AND THE BASICS! High Def....NOT my friend! Dear Lord!

Oh for the love of Pete and his brother......I hope I look somewhat better in person  than I do in HD!!!!  Oh well, I yam what I yam I guess!  I just realized how much of a dork that I am as well, and for that I apologize!  I see all these young girls on their make-up blogs post these really cool video's and they all look so cute and I thought, ha, I can do that!!!
Well I did it, but.............it's.........not.........quite.........as cute?  But I will learn and make them better as we go along..... So for starters, here ya go!

 Woo-Hoo?  

IN THE VALLEY OF INDECISIONS....

Good morning beauties!!!  So, I have a lot on my mind and have been pondering on so many ideas and avenues to take and blah, blah, blah.  I adore the idea of studying to be a freelance makeup artist, few things though..... First is the time, full cosmetology schooling is out of the question(too many other responsibilities to tend to), second, I would kill to attend MAC'S Award School in L.A., it's a 7 day course that covers anything and everything I need to fullfill or at least jump start my dream.......ummmmmm, IT"S REALLY EXPENSIVE and I have 2 kids and a very busy self employed husband who is incredibly encouraging, but the guilt of being gone would consume me!!!!!  All you mom's know the extreme guilt of spending that much moolah and time on ourselves, especially when I have a teenage son who just got his temps and is going to need a vehicle this summer!  And not to mention what if I took the leap and went here, spent the money and completely fell on my booty????  Is that insecurity or what????  LOL...I'm pitiful!
I know  I'm not a spring chicken anymore, but I also know that I want to stand on my own two cute little feet and feel empowered, feel accomplished, feel like I have something I can call my own and work it and help it grow and succeed and say man.... I did THAT!!  And I know that those words should be about my children and helping them grow and accomplish life, and it is, I just need to feel that in another avenue.  I sit and daydream of what my "Makeup Design Studio" would look like, I drive by old bldg's that have so much character to them that you can taste it, and imagine how I would make it my own!  I imagine my pink and black striped awning over the front entrance with my name and logo so proudly displayed!!!  So WHY AM I SO SCARED????? Is it age?  Money?  Time?  Midlife Crisis?(.....no, no huge gold chains draped from my neck, no fake tan and no corvette in sight)
But I do know this, the word of God says in Jeremiah 29:11 that....."For I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you...plans to give you hope and a future."  And God's word is true, I just wonder if it's for this time in my life or if that verse has set sail for me?  And of course in Matthew 19:26 everyone knows that His word says "With God all things are possible." and again I know God's word to be true and the doubt is not in Him, it's in ME!  
So, as I anguish, ponder, toil, think and re-think and pray over my decisions and finding my purpose......here are a couple of pictures of me doing some make-up retouches on some beauties, who by the way didn't need my assistance but I enjoyed every minute of it!!  Woo-Hoo!

Well, THAT'S pretty cut and dry.....and on a JAVA CUP to boot!!!  

Woooooo-Hooooooo!!