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Did you know the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) employs a hands-off approach to cosmetics: there is no harm until harm is proven. Instead of testing products before they are sold, the FDA regulates products only after they are sold. In 67 YEARS the FDA has only banned or restricted nine (9)!! Personal care ingredients.


It took the FDA 20 years to ban LEAD in paint on toys and furniture. However a recent wave of recalls of millions of children’s toys that were contaminated with excessive amounts of lead in paint shows that such bans mean very little when it comes to Mass Selling.

Food for Thought I never knew just how dangerous the products on the shelves were until I started reading. It is sad to know that if it is going to sell to the masses it doesn’t matter if it is safe of not…

One of my “missions” as a Make-Up Artist is to bring the awareness of ingredients to my followers! I have to say that in the past I secretly thought people who are “Green” all the way are a bit over the top. But as I have educated myself along the way I have found I am one of “those GREEN” people. I have always said Knowledge is POWER! I want to share with you some of the interesting things I have discovered that have changed my way of thinking and have moved me to action. Most of the information I will share on this topic will be referenced from the Amazing Julie Gabriel and her fantastic Book “The Green Beauty Guide”. I encourage you to read it, if not read my blog for the highlights :)

We are obsessed with all the new lotions and potions that promise to make our skin appear healthy. We are so eager to make these magic concoctions work that we do not ask ourselves whether this chemical cocktail is actually making our skin younger or any healthier. We have to be careful of what we put on our skin, Skin can absorb up to 60% of what is applied to its surface. In a consumer study of 7,500 bestselling beauty products the findings showed, about 90% of cosmetic ingredients have NEVER been analyzed for health impacts by the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Board, a panel that oversees cosmetic safety. Nearly 55% of products contain “penetration enhancers” that increase the ability of chemicals to enter the bloodstream…. Just something to think about I will continue sharing more details. Let me know what you think. -Shante’

Under Eye Puffiness: Common mistake most make in trying to conceal this area is putting a light Concealer over the entire under eye area. This only draws attention to your problem, instead you can out smart your puffiness by highlighting the shadowy area just underneath it. This helps to bring it out and make it appear even with the rest of your face. Because most people look directly at you and not from above, your puffiness with appear even with the rest of your skin. Voila!! You’re flawless!!

What are you Washing With? If you have ever been to one of my workshops you know I pound it into your head that you MUST wash with a cleanser. SOAP and WATER will just not cut it!! So I found an article by DR. OZ that backs me up. Listen Up ladies and gentle men!! “You have an acid mantel (like Cellophane) that forms a protection layer on your skin to inhabit the growth of harmful bacteria and fungi. If it loses this acidity, the skin more prone to damage and infection. How does it loose its acidity by washing your face with ordinary soap!!!! Regular soap counteracts the acidity, so you end up removing the mantle that seals in moisture. You need a soap that is pH-balanced.” DR. OZ – so if you have any questions on cleansers that are right for you contact me and we will get you on the right track!! Have a fab day!!

The holidays are fast approaching!! Have you achieved your weight loss goals? Well if you need a little assistance I can help :)

with no diet, no pills, and no crazy gimmicks!! Yes I can help you lose 2-3 sizes in just minutes AND there are so many health benefits too!! It is a medically engineered body shaper you will just LOVE it!! Let me know if you would like to try one. And yes we have them for men too!!

Fun Facts about Skin

Our skin is an incredibly lare and complex organ. The average square inch of skin holds 650 sweat glands, 20 blood vessels, 60,000 melanocytes (pigment skin cells), and more thatn a thousand nerve endings. It is only 2 millemeters thick!! Crazy! Our skin protects us from absourbing he suns's energy and converts it into vitamins while shielding us from UV radation. So it is important to know that the skin can absorb up to 60% of the substances applied to it's surface.

Brows: Liner VS Powder Pencil is the easiest because it offers control. Use it to fill the bald or sparse spots and to extend the brow slightly. The pencil needs to be sharp every time to achieve the tiny hairline strokes. Brow Powder: Looks like a shadow, but the formula is different it is chalkier allowing it to stay put. Apply with a short, firm angled brush and again use tiny harilike strokes. Powder is the most natural looking because it looks softer than pencil. Quick tip when Tweezing- do it right after you shower, your hair follicles are more open and the hair will come out more easily 