Love, Life & Beauty After Fifty

I love my Beauty Blender ... I really do ... It is my preferred method of applying foundation or BB Creams. Enter the L'Oreal Blend Artist Infallible Foundation Blender - which I saw in the beauty section at WalMart.  It was half the price 😮 I was intrigued so I decided to buy it and give it a whirl. The next morning, I excitedly opened the package.  The sponge was, dare I say, even softer than my beloved Beauty Blender.   I ran the sponge under the faucet.  First thing I noticed is that it soaked up a lot more water (and I do mean a lot more) than the Beauty Blender.   After squeezing out as much water as I could, I went to work applying my BB Cream.  I must say, it applied the BB Cream wonderfully - and the sponge felt oh so soft on my skin. For the next week, I put aside my Beauty Blender and used the L'Oreal sponge exclusively.   Pros: - about 1/2 the price of the Beauty Blender - incredibly soft on the...

This foundation has gotten a lot of buzz on social media and I finally broke down to try it out to see what the hype was all about, and see if it truly is a very natural medium to full coverage foundation. The idea behind this foundation is your skin is supposed to look perfect, like you were born that way. I picked this up in Ivory which online was indicated as fair with neutral-to-golden undertones.  This is an oil free foundation infused with coconut water and there are 18 shades to choose from. After prepping and priming my face as usual, I dotted the foundation on my face and used my beauty blender sponge to blend the foundation onto my skin.  The first thing I noticed was that the Ivory (which is my normal color) was a bit too yellow for my skin tone and a little of this foundation goes a long way.  It was easy to blend and did look more natural than other foundations I have tried. I did have to powder the foundation (I used my Two Faced Primed and Porele...

Taking care of one's hair, especially aging hair, is extremely important in maintaining beautiful hair that has natural softness and silkiness. Here are some tips for keeping your hair healthy and happy after 50. Contrary to popular opinion, grey hair is finer than pigmented hair, but because it’s lost its oils, it feels coarser. Heavy conditioners will make grey hair limp so choose a style and hair product that give it volume. Get a hair treatment regularly. Everything we do to our hair (coloring & chemical straightening, products, heat tools & sun exposure) dries out the hair. Feed its need for inner moisture with a treatment ritual at least every other haircut or color service. Cutting your hair short can be as aging as refusing to chop off your old straggly, thin locks. If your long hair is in good condition, there’s no reason to cut it off. If you do go short, avoid elfin-styles as they’re hard to carry off. Mid-length, choppy shapes suit most older women. Wh...

The hot pink egg shaped Beauty Blender needs no introduction - I'm sure by now everyone has either heard of the Beauty Blender or tried it.  Problem is that this make-up blending sponge is pricey at $26 CDN. Since the introduction of the Beauty Blender, there have been a slew of knock-offs/dupes that promise the same results for a fraction of the cost.  I have been using a Beauty Blender for a few years now and decided it was time to try some of the others. As I live in Canada, there aren't a lot of dupes to choose from unless you order online, so first decided to try the Quo make-up blending sponge from Shopper's Drug Mart which was readily available where I live.  At $6, this sponge is much cheaper than the Beauty Blender. The Quo sponge is about the same size as the original Beauty Blender. Texture is similar, however, the Quo sponge is firmer and the base is slightly flatter wth the tip being slightly fatter. Upon using the new Quo sponge, I found...