THROWBACK THURSDAY...Cosmetics of the Late Victorian Era......Makeup Was Frowned Upon!

In the latter part of the Victorian Era, no refined lady would be caught dead with the devil’s trickery on her face, meaning makeup!

In the late 1890s, the makeup style of Victorian women was that of paleness. Lemon juice and vinegar juice was either applied or consumed to maintain this fair complexion.The idea of a woman actively seeking a tan was unheard of and only expected in the farming class. Society women kept indoors much of the time. Women’s facial looks was much more about skincare and the careful application of creams.

This was the line that the beauty guides promoted in theory. In practice, most upper class women wore a little makeup. Cold cream was recommended as a priming agent, applied prior to dusting the faintest veil of rouge across the cheeks and finished with a transparent layer of powder to avoid a greasy complexion.

Youth was coveted, but makeup was not the way to achieve it. Instead, face masks and other concoctions were advised for Women of a Certain Age to decrease wrinkles and promote a healthy glow.

Hi. My Name is Kris, and I am an Exfoliating Addict. TUESDAY TIP OF THE WEEK!

Not something to be ashamed of for sure.

The best thing you can do for aging skin is to exfoliate on a regular basis.  It makes all the other things you do with your skincare, and your makeup work 100 times better!

With that being said, I would like you give you the breakdown of how I use an exfoliator, what my schedule is, and which products I love the best.  I will list my top five.

First things first.  You must use a good cleaner before you ever start the process of exfoliation.  Getting your skin free of makeup and debris is priority #1!  If you use an exfoliator on dirty skin, all you will do is grind the dirt into your pours, and that is totally what you don't want to happen.

I use makeup wipes to get rid of the bulk of my makeup, then use the cleanser to remove the rest from your skin.

I use an exfoliator 2-3 times per week.  This helps my skin to be soft, and to accept serums and moisturizers better.  They soak into the skin much quicker, and more complete.  If you moisturize without exfoliation, all you are doing is rubbing moisturizer on the surface, and it really does not have the opportunity to penetrate past your top layer of your skin.  Allowing your serums and moisturizes to go deeper into the skin will help fight the signs of aging.  In my humble opinion, using a good quality exfoliator should be done be everyone over 20.  It's never too early to start the fight!!  It works wonders for breakout prone skin as well.

When I use my product, I take about a nickel size onto my fingers and blend it together between the two hands and then apply to a very damp to wet face.  In a circular motion with light pressure, I massage the skin avoiding the eye area, for approximately 1 to 2 minutes, and then rinse thoroughly.  Tapping your skin dry with a towel and then moisturize as soon as you can after will help to lock moisture into the skin.

So, here are my 6 favorites as far a a physical exfoliator goes.  (Notice they all that have that aqua-blue type color on the packaging?  Not sure if that draws me to them in the first place, or if it's just coincidence!)

In this order, these are my favorites!  Prices range from $72.00 to $24.00 for full sizes.  When ordering on line like Amazon or Ebay, watch sizes!!  Travel sizes that are small are NOT worth the $15.00 to $17.00 I see them going for.  For example, Amazon has a full size of the Vasanti for $34.00, when a .07oz size is going for $17.00.  That is a rip off.  

 

                           Bliss Micro Magic is my all time favorite!

                          I really have enjoyed my trial size of the Vasanti BrightenUp!
                           that I got in one of my subscription boxes.

                                The product from Serious Skincare is great too.......
                          but pretty expensive.Fortunately it was a gift with purchase 
                           when I bought another product.

       

                                 I love this dr. brandt microderm, but it's super expensive 
                           and I probably would never spend that much money.  $72.00.
                                             

                                                     The Christie Brinkley
                                               is very reasonable for the size at $24.00

                               This Mixnature Face Scrub is wonderful.
                                You get to pick your own active ingredients,
                                but it's the least effective of my top six.

I hope you have enjoyed and benefited from this admission of addiction!  It's for sure nothing to be ashamed of!  If people tell me all the time they don't believe me when I tell then I will be 60 years old in 5 months time, I must be doing something right!

See you next week for the TUESDAY TIP OF THE WEEK!

My New Favorite Setting Spray!

This is totally my new favorite makeup setting spray. Gerard Cosmetics makes this wonderful products that is called "Slay All Day." It is available in several different scents, but I chose the Green Tea.

Gerard Cosmetics is cruelty free, which is very important to me. The product makes my beauty products stay on all day long!!

I ordered from the Gerard Cosmetics website.

Check it out as soon as you can. This is one of my best purchases so far this year.

THROWBACK THURSDAY- Makeup and Hair Styles Between 1900 and 1920

I found this website, and has so much great information, I am just going to share the link here, so you can take a look.  It;s well written, and full of information.

http://glamourdaze.com/history-of-makeup/1900-1919

I hope you enjoy reading this!!  I did!

TUESDAY TIP OF THE WEEK! HOW TO CUSTOMIZE ANY FOUNDATION!! CHANGE THE FINISH, COVERAGE

My girl Nikkia Joy is at it again with another great tip, so I just had to share!!  If you have not done so already, make sure to subscribe to her channel!

THROWBACK THURSDAY - Makeup and Hairstyles of the 1920's

The 1920's brought in the era of silent movies and flappers!  Makeup trends from this era carried over into the 30's but after the end of the 20's more colorful lips were on point.

Here are some pictures of makeup, hair and clothing trends of the 1920's!

                  The trend of the thin brow carried over into the 20's for sure!

It's fun looking back at the trends of the past, because you can always see something that is still in style today if you look hard enough!

Wet n Wild Megaglo Highlighting Powder

Wet n Wild has really stepped up their game.  They have some of the nicest, and most reasonably priced products at the drug store these days.  These "megaglo" highlighters are really amazing!  The colors and wham-bam in your face highlighting is awesome!  

I picked up the "Precious Petals" color, but there are: 

Royal Calyx (lavender), Botanic Dream (pink), Blossom Glow (champagne), and Golden Flower Crown (yellow-gold) will join the current lineup of Precious Petals (peach) and Crown Of My Canopy (copper).Wet N Wild is cruelty-free and retails for $4.99 most everywhere. 

I give these highlighters a HUGE 

TUESDAY TIP OF THE WEEK! Do Your Hair a FAVOR!

This one is all about hair!  If you are using a styling tool on your hair whether it be a curling iron, flat iron, rollers, wand, etc. make sure you are using a thermal protection spray before you begin styling.

It will really protect your hair from getting fried and make your hair more manageable in the long run.
I use the 44 IRON GUARD from CHI.  I really think it works the best out of the others I have tried.

I usually pick mine up at Walgreen's and I think it runs about $14.99 for 8 fl. oz.

Throwback Thursday - Makeup Trends of the 1930's

Today we take a look at the makeup and hair trends of the 1930's.

The classic look for this decade was super thin eyebrows and overly accentuated rounding of the upper lip.

Hair trends of the 1920's were still in play as the "finger wave" was what everyone was still doing.


             The lovely Ginger Rogers was a classic example of beauty in the 30's

Marlene Dietrich totally had it all going on!

I hope you enjoyed taking a look back at the 1930's in beauty and hair trends!