New Year's Beauty Resolutions

Here are some beauty resolutions that will make you feel and look great!

1) Buy beauty products that you LOVE! This is why I always say: ask for a sample!

2) Give your hair a heat break and don't flat iron and blow dry every day. Use a hair mask at least once a week!

3) Wear lipstick. You're a woman! Have fun! And it's only lipstick and trust me, I wasn't a lipstick wearer myself but it lights up your face, specially in photos!

4) Don't wear make-up to exercise or the gym. It clogs pores with yucky sweat! Opt for waterproof mascara and a hydrator with color and primer like the Miracle Skin Transformer.

5) Take care of your hands. They say so much about who you are. If you don't have time for a salon manicure, sugar and honey works as a wonderful hand scrub. File nails, apply a cuticle oil (like this easy cuticle oil pen!) and clear polish for a simple yet refined look.

6) Drink lots of water,eat your fruits and veggies and stay active for glowing skin and less breakouts.

The most important thing to know is beauty isn't only about the beauty products you use but also what you put inside your body that'll make you look fabulous inside and out! Oh, and stay nice and humble, that makes you look pretty good too!

Stay Beautiful!

My Interview Makeup (and cute outfit!)

Last week I went to an interview for an internship I really, really want. Lucky for me, it was unusually chilly in Houston and I got to wear tights and my favorite boots. My hubby picked out the dress, I accessorized with a leopard-print berry purple scarf and my green vintage earrings (a birthday gift from my friend Michelle). My make-up was lots of mascara,black liquid liner and berry lips. What do you think?

The Unsmearables

Nothing grosses me out more than seeing my make-up right splat on my cellphone screen. Runny eyeliner, feathery lips and transferable foundation are my nightmare. In my quest of long lasting make-up,these are my winners:

1)Kat Von D Foundation-even in the stickiest, hottest of Houston days this foundation never stayed on my cellphone.Yay!

2)MakeUp Forever Aqua Rouge-Apply the lipcolor. Let it dry. Apply the attached clear lipgloss. Sip,eat,chew,talk...your lipstick will still be there!

3)Benefit Cha Cha Tint- Crave that coral, dewy glow on your cheeks all day long? You must lighty and quickly apply this stain; 3 dots on the apple of your cheeks and rub in for a natural looking flush.

4) Estee Lauder Double Wear Zero Smudge Liquid Eyeliner- Perfect liquid liner. Long lasting, won't rub or flake off not even through tears. Must use a waterproof eye make-up remover to take off though.

5) Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil- I love wearing this liner on my lower lashes because it never comes off or gives me raccoon eyes. I can wear it and forget about smearing or reapplying.

This is me reporting for HCCTV in scorching Houston weather wearing all of the products above! This is after finishing the report and my make-up was still flawless!

I'm so excited to show you THE MOST AMAZING MASCARA that transforms your gaze with a faux lash look! Can't wait to show you with a video tutorial soon (like tomorrow or Monday)!

BIBI Bridal Make-up

Yesterday, I had the privilege to do the models's make-up for the 19th Annual BIBI Bridal Show at the Sugar Land Town Square Marriott Hotel. This event is unique because as a South Asian show, you will not witness the white, lace or pouffy bridal attire you're used to seeing. Rather, colors like green, red and orange are the perfect hues for the South Asian bride. The models were an international crew from Colombia, Persia, India, and Mexico. I love Houston's diversity! All the girls were stunners!

Even though I did not get to stay for the actual fashion show ( I had a date with the Houston Contemporary Art Fair ) I had so much fun doing the make-up for these lovely ladies. The look for that day was kohl-rimmed eyes and red lips.

Models from left to right: Jakaline, Afrouz and Neha (click on the photos for a larger view)

Persian model Afrouz shows me her finished look

This is a photo from last year's BIBI Bridal Show:

Products I used:

1) Urban Decay All Nighter (make-up setting spray)

2) TOKI DOKI Pittura Brush Set (cute, statement-making and great quality brushes)

Mozzarella Eyeshadow Brush,Adios Amigos Crease Brush,Donutella Angled Eyeliner Brush

3) L'Oreal liquid liner in Black Mica (so easy to apply, long-lasting, and inexpensive)

4) Revlon Color Correcting Primer

Check out BIBI Bridal Magazine's website or their Facebook page and stay tuned for their next bridal fashion show!

Last but not least, thanks to Elvia, from BIBI magazine, for contacting me to do the models's makeup for the fashion show.

BIBI 18th Bridal Show Photo Credit: My Block Media 11

Lady in Red...Lipstick

Red is the color of fire, love, passion and it makes lips look oh-so-sexy!These are three formulas I've found that are versatile and fit different needs. Take your pick!

I tried this lip stain and fell in love with the non-sticky,non-transferable,just bitten color that it gives your lips. My fave stain color is Beauty Queen. Find it here.

This is a lipstick I've bought over and over. It's matte, long lasting and highly pigmented. This particular color is Revlon Matte Really Red (number 006) Remember to use a good waterproof lip liner to prevent feathering and bleeding of color.

This particular lipstick is really a cream that goes on like matte lipstick but its also moisturizing and super soft, a contradiction in itself. Can't wait to get my hands on all of their shades. Their sultry red is called Amsterdam which I initially saw on beautiful fashion blogger Julia Engel (Check out her blog, you're going to love her!).