The Juicy Beauty Word

It's the unofficial start of summer and it's going to be a gorgeous Memorial Day Weekend! That means it's time for your reminder about taking care of your skin in the sun. I call sunscreen a magic cream. It's amazing really. All you have to do is apply the cream and it keeps your skin from burning. It's also the most effective anti aging skin product available! Watch my sun and skin care video There is a vast array of physical sunscreens (aka mineral sunscreens) and chemical sunscreens to choose from.  Read about chemical vs mineral sunscreens Plus, a wide variety of SPFs from 15 to 100!  If you are someone who is concerned about the chemicals you apply to your kid's skin  and your own skin as well, go to the Environmental Working Group (EWG) for answers on product safety. They have a super list of sunscreens they have rated and have great articles on sun safety. They even list each ingredient in a product, rate the ingredient and tell you concerns ab...

Blue is one of my favorite colors. The shades of indigo, royal blue, prussian blue, cerulean, sky blue and turquoise are particularly pleasing to me. You can imagine how ecstatic I am about the trending blue eye shadow.  It's not that old fashioned, intense blue the goes from the lash line to the brows that Mimi used to wear on the Drew Carey Show. It's now a soft mix of well blended shades of blue and other colors including gold, silver, white, black and peach. If you missed it, here is a pic of Katy Perry's blue shadow on an episode of American Idol. Gorgeous!!!💙 Now, her shadow is quite dramatic, not necessarily a style you would choose to wear for work or even for a night out. It's makeup for television and it's intense and amazing under the lights. It certainly can be modified to be more wearable in everyday life. I use blue eye shadow quite frequently for prom and wedding makeup. It's nice to accent the eyes with a little blue when wearing a...

The name of Zoya's summer nail polish collection is just perfect for me. Barefoot.  I love to be barefoot with pretty polished toes! Especially when I'm barefoot on the beach with my pretty polished toes in the sand! The 12 colors in the Barefoot collection are beachy and happy. It's a rainbow of colors that perfectly represent the sun, sea, sand and sea shells in cream, shimmer and a glitter finishes. There is a color to please everyone in this collection! The color getting the most attention so far at the salon is Keira, a soft metallic color that reminds of sand. Maybe Kiera is the favorite so far because it's a soft neutral color that works well for the springtime. We'll see which color becomes the favorite when we get into summertime. Are you plagued with brittle nails? Click here for remedies. My sweet feral kitty friend joined me on the deck for my cloudy day photo shoot. Isn't he adorable? He's the fattest feral cat I've ever seen!...