Make-your-own Bang (Fringe) Clip

You know that annoying dent you get in your hair if you pin a section out of the way? Like when you use a bobby pin to pin back bangs while you do makeup and after you take it down you have a crimp where the bobby pin was? Well, watch my quick vid on how to make clip that will hold small sections of hair out of the way without leaving that unsightly crimp or dent. Enjoy!

Cheap (as in price not quality) makeup

I've recently discovered E.L.F. cosmetics. I love eye shadow. I have tons of it. I am also addicted to makeup brushes. So imagine my joy when I found a company that sells both of those things for $1 a pop. You read right: 1 buck. Almost all of their makeup is only a single dollar. The most expensive thing they seem to have are makeup bags and large makeup collections, but in the end, they're worth the price as well. I will be doing some product reviews soon, but in the mean time, go check them out! They also have a nice referral program. They give you free stuff when you invite your friends to buy too. All you have to do is enter their e-mail and ELF sends them a link, and if they buy, you get credits. If you get enough people to buy, you can earn free makeup for life!!! Unfortunately, I don't know that many people who like makeup, so I can't take advantage of this program, but maybe you can. Stay tuned for video reviews and spring makeup tutorials!!! In the mean time, check out E.L.F. cosmetics, and here's a great coupon to get you started:

Buy One Get One 50% off at EyesLipsFace.com! Use Coupon ELF4U with Your $25 Purchase.

TTFN,

Colleen

Upset about make-up

I was reading Cosmo last night, when I stumbled upon an advertisement for smashbox's lash DNA mascara. I don't usually look at the ads for expensive make-up, but being a scientist, I was interested in what smashbox defined as DNA. I figured it was an acronym, and I was right, it's apparently and acronym for DeoxyriboNucleic Acid...good ole fashioned genetic material. Now what could possibly make me angry about this? Nothing.

What upsets me is the information they deliver. Keep in mind, this ad will be seen by non-scientists, many of them young high school and college students. Here is what the ad says:


Long lashes not in your genes? Our revolutionary new scientifically-engineered mascara is packed with proteins and amino acids, the building blocks of DNA, that bind to lashes for genetic defying length as it conditions and repairs former damage. The unique double helix brush grabs each lash, no matter how small, for the ultimate fanned out effect. Dramatic jet black shade intensifies and defines. Defy genetics with Lash DNA Mascara.


What bothers me is the words in bold. PROTEINS AND AMINO ACIDS DO NOT MAKE UP DNA!!!
So this is false education. So, if any of you are just as upset as I am about this, please feel free to join me in e-mailing smashbox. A link to customer service is below where there is an e-mail address... I don't mind mascara that "defies genetics" or saying that proteins bind to the lashes to make them prettier, but saying proteins make up DNA is downright wrong and can serve to miss-educate students.


Customer Service contact info

Anyhow, I'm done ranting...hope you guys have a good day!