PTB Spring Reboot : Skincare

 

Clensing ( washing your face )  

Cleansers : Cethaphil , Phisoderm, 

• Splash warm water on your face
• Dispense product on your palm
• With your finger tips , use upward and outward motions to apply product 
• Once you scrubed your face . rinse it away with warm water
• Take a towel and pat face dry 

Toner : Is debated in the beauty industry, I personally think it does a great job getting rid of excess dirt and restoring PH balance in your skin. If you want to skip it , Ill leave it up to you . 

Burts Bee's Toner ,witch hazel are my favorites though what you have on hand is good.

• Wet a cotton ball with warm water
• apply toner to cotton ball 
• Using upward and outward motions 
• Avoid eye contact 

Exfoliate : This is extremly important , you only have to do it 2x's a week. Since you shave it is a form of exfoliation your doing it already . Exfoliation is extremly important. 

St Ives Apricot Scrub is my favorite 

• wet your face with warm water 
• Take a quarter size amout of product 
• apply it too yout finger tips
• in circle motions apply the exfoliant
• avoid eye area 
• Take a warm wash cloth and remove the product 
• Rinse face with warm water to get rid of grains
• On days you exfoliated do toner after 

Moisturize : Very important , even if you have oily skin or acne .What happens is the sebaceous gland (gland that secrets oil and keep skin protected) sees that your skin is dry , goes in too panic mode producing more oil to protect your skin. I know if your skin is oily you want to dry it out . Its very important to moiturize . It keeps the gland at bay and my reduce your break outs or oily feeling. 

Dispense product on your palm using upward and outward motions 

• With your finger tips , use upward and outward motions to apply product 

So this helps you get started or if you have gone pro a little brush up for you . If you have any questions more than happy to assist 

Saturday Sheet Masking

On Instagram you have been seeing people wearing sheet masks. This is now a two year old trend. I've been wanting to try , while in target the other night. I found a whole bunch of sheet masks . I will say that the prices vary. The mask I purchased was $1.80 USD . The weather extremely cold this evening in the northeastern United States. What a perfect night to mask. 

Sheet mask 

 

 Reading directions the keep on the face for 10 minutes 

 

The mask feels like the texture of a moist towelette, slight oily consistency. The smell is a robust coconut, the package says the smell of vacation I agree. 

 

 
 

I applied the mask it's was cooling and soothing on my dry combination skin. The mask did slightly feel intense when I applied it . I put on some music for ten minutes, dreaming of beachs,warmth and summer vacations. When I removed the mask my skin felt tacky that soon disappeared. My skin felt glowing and soft . I'll say I'm a fan , also eager to try more. 

The Pantone Color of the Year for 2015 is: Marsala

It’s here! The @WSJ announces the Pantone Color of the Year for 2015 is #Marsala #ColoroftheYear

A photo posted by PANTONE (@pantone) on Dec 12, 2014 at 9:39pm PST

"Much like the fortified wine that gives Marsala its name, this tasteful hue embodies the satisfying richness of a fulfilling meal while its grounding red-brown roots emanate a sophisticated, natural earthiness. This hearty, yet stylish tone is universally appealing and translates easily to fashion, beauty, industrial design, home furnishings and interiors."

Did you know there was a color of the year ?  I was familiar with Pantone from my time volunteering with Dress for Success Worcester's Marketing Committee.  I love this color can already see a gorgeous lipstick created in its likeness. So now let's see how many products will be dripping in gorgeous Marsala in 2015.

Bitten Lip Inspired Makeup Look ( Requested Repost 2011)

( I forgot that I had bling like acrylics that year ) 

I'm working on a Duran Duran Inspired Makeup look . It's just not ready so I though since my new addiction Revlon's Just Bitten Lip Stain and Balm has rocked my little world. Thought we'd take a look at it show you a basic look .

With a little Parisian influence for the bitten lip is worn in France. Our post Come Celebrate French Style and Culture we touch upon the bitten lip.

You first apply the stain which is forgiving in the fact it gives you time to remove if you go astray. ( I've never been a color in the lines sort )  Then you apply the balm is nourishing and prevents the cracked lip look. There is no lip plumper in this product. So don't be afraid due to the name " Bitten" It doesn't sting

( Wow this is an older post ) 

Old School Bitten Lip

1 . Exfoliate your lips of any feathered skin ( brown sugar , aquaphor , and a warm cloth should do the trick)

2 . Apply a lip liner 3 hues darker then your natural lip color. I start of dark on the edges get lighter as I work in so it has a gradient effect.

3. Apply a neutral or clear gloss

Pop Trash Beauty :Exclusive Interview Jemma Kidd ( Requested Repost from 2011 )

Since I've created Pop Trash Beauty, never have I had such an honor. Jemma Kidd granted us an interview. I've been a fan of Jemma for years. Well respected in every facet of the cosmetic industry. She is a mogul, makeup guru, teacher, mummy, author to name a few things on her stellar resume. A former model  who was more comfortable behind the camera. She emerged to become one of the most talented makeup artists in the world. In 2008 she launched her JK Kidd line with Target. Bringing her cosmetic line across the pond. Off the runway and into your handbag. Her makeup is wearable the price point is reasonable. Id like to thank Jemma for talking to Pop Trash Beauty. One thing you'll learn about this makeup guru, not only talented with the makeup brush. She has some seriously amazing taste in music.

PTB : How did you get started in the makeup business?

JK: I started out in the industry as a model, but I was never really comfortable – unlike my little sister Jodie! When I discovered what it was like being on the other end of the make-up brush, I knew I'd found the right career. I was lucky to work as an assistant to make-up supremo Mary Greenwell for five years and was then spotted by Premier Hair & Make Up Agency and taken on their books in 1999. Since then I've worked with leading fashion designers, photographers and a host of prestigious magazines, including American and British Vogue, Vanity Fair and Elle. I have also written a weekly beauty column in the Mail on Sunday’s YOU magazine for the past six years. In 2003 I founded an academy in London to train professional make-up artists and to offer a range of make-up workshops for women of all ages. I have also created three distinctive make-up ranges – Jemma Kidd Make Up School (launched 2005), Jemma Kidd PRO (launched 2008) and JK Jemma Kidd (launched 2008) – which are sold throughout the UK and US as well as in Australia and Hong Kong.

 PTB: What do you see being the next big trend for fall makeup?

JK : I’m loving the Sixties aesthetic that was seen on so many of the fall 2011 catwalks, from Anna Sui and DKNY in New York, to Moschino Cheap & Chic and Blumarine in Milan. This season the trend has been reworked through modern eyes: simple feline flicks, sultry winged eye shadow and doe-eyed Bambi lashes. To recreate the look try my new Sixties-inspired JK Jemma Kidd I-Sculpt Shadow & Liner featuring an innovative slanted liner to create precise lines and a complementary shadow perfect for sculpting the socket line. Finish with feathery, fluttery lashes for a full-on Sixties revival!

PTB: Is there currently a product in your JK line that you are “addicted to” that you use on a daily basis?

JK: My JK Ultra Plush Mascara and Mannequin Skin Complexion enhancer are my ‘can’t live without’ beauty products. The complexion enhancer is such a multipurpose product and can give skin an instant lift and the mascara is a must have for everyday glamour

PTB: A lot of my readers are over 30. How does makeup change for us at this age? Are there products we used in our 20’s that we should avoid?

JK: As you reach your later 30s, switch from out-and-out glitz to subtle shimmers that are more flattering and wont point out any fine lines around the eyes. There’s no need to stop wearing strong colors though. Pale skin, dark smoldering eyes and red lips can look inappropriately ageing when you’re 20, but in your mid to late 30s the Hollywood seductress style comes into its own for evening. Explore the benefits of high-tech anti-aging ingredients. Crème blushes and undereye concealers in hydrating and firming formulas will help to retain a youthful radiance

PTB: Where do you look for/find inspiration for your fall JK makeup line for Target? What are your influences? Do you have specific styles that you enjoy more than others?

JK: I draw inspiration from everywhere: fashion shows, films, books, design, art, nature, different cultures, people, photography…  I find inspiration all around me.

Q: Name five songs that are always in rotation on your iPod.

JK : 

1. Adele – Turning Tables

2. Bob Marley – Is This Love

3. Radiohead – Paranoid Android

4. Mark Ronson – Bang Bang Bang

5. Coldplay – Fix You

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PTB: Do you have a favorite Duran Duran song or video?  (Duran Duran is an inspiration behind the blog. Many readers are fans of the band and Jemma Kidd.)

JK : I love Duran Duran! Simon Le Bon is a friend of mine and I was sitting with John Taylor and his wife Gela at Wimbledon this year, as we were both invited by Ralph Lauren. I went to the Duran Duran reunion concert years ago. My favorite songs are Girls On Film, Rio and Ordinary World.

Lace-Front Eye Brow Wigs

Have I been living under a rock ? The night bra of two years ago sent me through a loop , such as this new find has.  While browsing Refinery 29 an article caught my eye . These lace- front eyebrow wigs are quintessentially based on false eyelashes.  In this excerpt from the Refinery 29 article they explain what a lace-front eyelash wig actually is .

"What, exactly, is a lace-front brow? Consider it the little sister to the lace-front wig, which is composed of real or faux hair sewn into thick layers of lace. The wearer slips on a wig cap, applies some glue or tape, and then affixes the wig. The brows work pretty much the same way: Itty-bitty pieces of hair are sewn onto the lace in the shape of brows. But, since there is no "cap" for your brows, you swipe a special adhesive onto the back strip and lay them down right on top of your natural brows."  ( via Refinery 29 " Lace-Front Eyebrow Wigs are the Craziest thing You'll See Today by Maria DelRusso ) 

They also mention in the article that women who have undergone chemo therapy are benefiting from the lace-front eyebrow wig.  I wonder though do they slip during the day.

 I've had some really embarrassing mishaps with ban lashes. You can purchase the lace-front eyelash wig online they are widely available. Maybe spunky super model Cara Delevingne will maybe develop her own line of eye lash wigs ,  based on her own signature eyebrows ? I guess there is a cornicopia of options in reguards to these eye brow wigs.   You can even make your own thanks to the plethora of YouTube tutorials out there. So would you rock a pair of these lace-front eyelash wigs ?  

Ode to Velvet Orchid 405 Lipstick ( Re Post )

 Ode to Velvet Orchid 405 Lipstick ( Re Post )
 This is a love story of a girl who meets the right lipstick. You notice it across a crowed makeup counter. The name of this lipstick was Velvet Orchid . Though it pains me to admit it I only tried Velvet Orchid for the name. I thought it was a merging of Andy Warhol and Nick Rhodes two iconic men of inspiration ( did I just write that oh well its done) . My love affair with Velvet Orchid was to be sweet and brief for the Queen Estee Lauder banished it too the land of discontinued. Now to see my sweet love I must go to eBay to find the surviving tubes who evaded the exile.   I think of a quote from another man of inspiration William Shakespeare. In the play Romeo and Juliet  the pinnacle story of unrequited love when Juliet says "What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet."  .So there you have it my favorite lipstick Velvet Orchid  by Estee Lauder. Parting is indeed such sweet sorrow.  I've posted some snaps of my happy times with Velvet Orchid. I got one tube in the freezer for a special occasion.

Great Pumpkin Beauty



Philip Treacy eat your heart out

When Charlie Brown and Lioness sat in the pumpkin patch waiting for the great pumpkin to visit. They were disappointed that the Great Pumpkin didn't leave toys for all the good little children. Well they were mistaken he did leave the good little boys and girls gifts. Pumpkin has allot of gifts for all the girls and boys . One being its benefits for our skin. I decided we'd talk about some of the attributes of pumpkin. Its not just for pie and jack o lanterns. Maybe you'll think twice about letting one decay on your doorstep this fall. I also have included a pumpkin inspired eye.

Benefits of Pumpkin on the Skin

I was reading the LiveStrong website here is an except of there article on Pumpkin Skin Care

Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/193307-benefits-of-pumpkin-skin-care-products/#ixzz1bN08gFfW

Pumpkin is excellent for use on all skin types, but especially if your skin is damaged from environmental conditions such as overexposure to the sun. Pumpkin is rich in vitamin A, which soothes and softens your skin, and vitamin C, an antioxidant that can help to remedy damage produced by free radicals, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center. Pumpkin facial masks, moisturizers and peels nourish your skin and promote the absorption of these nutrients.

I also found this youtube on how to make a pumpkin mask. I tried the mask it is wonderful .  I had some patchy dry spots that smoothed right out . I would recommend  making sure your hair is pulled back away from your face when doing this. Its awful sticky in the hair . Give it a try . When your shopping for the fixings for pie grab yourself a can for your face .




Our next blog post is celebrating Makeup and Halloween " Halloween Makeup Mash up " Followers of this blog are participating. So if you have a picture to submit go ahead. Just give a description of your look and products used. Even if the pic is old and your proud of it send it to Velvetbanana31@gmail.com

Pop Trash Beauty :Exclusive Interview Jemma Kidd

Since I've created Pop Trash Beauty, never have I had such an honor. Jemma Kidd granted us an interview. I've been a fan of Jemma for years. Well respected in every facet of the cosmetic industry. She is a mogul, makeup guru, teacher, mummy, author to name a few things on her stellar resume. A former model  who was more comfortable behind the camera. She emerged to become one of the most talented makeup artists in the world. In 2008 she launched her JK Kidd line with Target. Bringing her cosmetic line across the pond. Off the runway and into your handbag. Her makeup is wearable the price point is reasonable. Id like to thank Jemma for talking to Pop Trash Beauty.One thing you'll learn about this makeup guru, not only talented with the makeup brush. She has some seriously amazing taste in music.

Q: How did you get started in the makeup business?

I started out in the industry as a model, but I was never really comfortable – unlike my little sister Jodie! When I discovered what it was like being on the other end of the make-up brush, I knew I'd found the right career. I was lucky to work as an assistant to make-up supremo Mary Greenwell for five years and was then spotted by Premier Hair & Make Up Agency and taken on their books in 1999. Since then I've worked with leading fashion designers, photographers and a host of prestigious magazines, including American and British Vogue, Vanity Fair and Elle. I have also written a weekly beauty column in the Mail on Sunday’s YOU magazine for the past six years. In 2003 I founded an academy in London to train professional make-up artists and to offer a range of make-up workshops for women of all ages. I have also created three distinctive make-up ranges – Jemma Kidd Make Up School (launched 2005), Jemma Kidd PRO (launched 2008) and JK Jemma Kidd (launched 2008) – which are sold throughout the UK and US as well as in Australia and Hong Kong.

Q: What do you see being the next big trend for fall makeup?

 I’m loving the Sixties aesthetic that was seen on so many of the fall 2011 catwalks, from Anna Sui and DKNY in New York, to Moschino Cheap & Chic and Blumarine in Milan. This season the trend has been reworked through modern eyes: simple feline flicks, sultry winged eye shadow and doe-eyed Bambi lashes. To recreate the look try my new Sixties-inspired JK Jemma Kidd I-Sculpt Shadow & Liner featuring an innovative slanted liner to create precise lines and a complementary shadow perfect for sculpting the socket line. Finish with feathery, fluttery lashes for a full-on Sixties revival!

Q: Is there currently a product in your JK line that you are “addicted to” that you use on a daily basis?

My JK Ultra Plush Mascara and Mannequin Skin Complexion enhancer are my ‘can’t live without’ beauty products. The complexion enhancer is such a multipurpose product and can give skin an instant lift and the mascara is a must have for everyday glamour




Q: A lot of my readers are over 30. How does makeup change for us at this age? Are there products we used in our 20’s that we should avoid?

As you reach your later 30s, switch from out-and-out glitz to subtle shimmers that are more flattering and wont point out any fine lines around the eyes. There’s no need to stop wearing strong colors though. Pale skin, dark smoldering eyes and red lips can look inappropriately ageing when you’re 20, but in your mid to late 30s the Hollywood seductress style comes into its own for evening. Explore the benefits of high-tech anti-aging ingredients. Crème blushes and undereye concealers in hydrating and firming formulas will help to retain a youthful radiance

Q: Where do you look for/find inspiration for your fall JK makeup line for Target? What are your influences? Do you have specific styles that you enjoy more than others?

I draw inspiration from everywhere: fashion shows, films, books, design, art, nature, different cultures, people, photography…  I find inspiration all around me.

Q: Name five songs that are always in rotation on your iPod.
1. Adele – Turning Tables
2. Bob Marley – Is This Love
3. Radiohead – Paranoid Android
4. Mark Ronson – Bang Bang Bang
5. Coldplay – Fix You


Mark Ronson The Business INTL - Bang Bang Bang from Olivier on Vimeo.



Q: Do you have a favorite Duran Duran song or video?  (Duran Duran is an inspiration behind the blog. Many readers are fans of the band and Jemma Kidd.)

I love Duran Duran! Simon Le Bon is a friend of mine and I was sitting with John Taylor and his wife Gela at Wimbledon this year, as we were both invited by Ralph Lauren. I went to the Duran Duran reunion concert years ago. My favorite songs are Girls On Film, Rio and Ordinary World.

30-day Blog Challenge : Bitten Lip Inspired Makeup Look



This just came out all spooky and cool

 I'm working on a Duran Duran Inspired Makeup look . It's just not ready so I though since my new addiction Just Bitten Stain and Balm has rocked my little world. Thought we'd take a look at it show you a basic look . With a little Parisian influence for the bitten lip is worn in France .Our post Come Celebrate French Style and Culture we touch upon the bitten lip.  The stain is forgiving in the fact it gives you time to remove if you go astray. The balm is nourishing and prevents the cracked lip look. There is no lip plumper in this product. So don't be afraid due to the name " Bitten" It doesn't sting

clean face , clean eye , bitten lip





Revlon  Just Bitten LipStain & Balm
Color : Frenzy

NEXT Makeup Look On Pop Trash Beauty:   Duran Duran's -Leave a Light on -All Need Is Now Album

#4 Duran Duran Inspired Look " Girl Panic "

Duran Duran Girl Panic Inspired Look

I think its a no brainer here we had to have bold eyes. I wanted to the eye to be playful with vibrant pink an purple bursts of color. I matched the best I could the Duran Duran All You Need Is Now cover art . This eye also is sexy an wearable . The version in the photo's below would be if you were going out to a party or concert . Though you can blend it down for the office .You can add glitter for extra sparkle .( my bathroom has not recovered from red carpet massacre so I omitted it here )  So your mission if you so chose to complete it ladies. Is to rock out this look out an memorize those men in too full on girl panic .





Foundation, concealer , brows groomed ugly shower curtain priceless

White , neon pink, purple , liquid liner



Glitter  option



In respect of the shootings in Tucson Arizona today. I wont be posting the photos for Red Carpet Massacre Inspired look today. I will post the full look in a respectful amount of time. I used allot of fake blood to look like I had been through a Red Carpet Massacre. I didn't feel it proper to post such images. I lived in Tucson for almost three years my love hugs an support go out to you. To my favorite Tucson resident my cousin/sister Tammy I love ya ! Love an Peace Tucson xo

Duran Duran Inspired Eye #2 All YOU NEED IS NOW

All You Need Is Now is Duran Duran's newest album. Its being said that it is the follow up to Rio . I have felt like a Teenager again grasping at any little track they will let us hear. About two weeks ago Simon Lebon and Nick Rhodes were guests on Mark Ronsons radio show on EVRadio. I have to say this was one hell of a show. They premiered a song called The Man Who Stole The Leopard. I thought about this song for days. Knowing that a leopard theme would have to be incorporated into this eye. Don't forget to download there album on Itunes. Even if you aren't a Duran Duran Fan. Its worth a try ..  ( I came out yellow Ill get the new camera settings right eventually.  )
Duran Duran All YOU NEED IS NOW inspired eye .

This eye was built using a very basic pin up makeup. I wanted to make sure that pink was incoporated in the look seeing that the cover art has a vibrant hot pink. Pink ended up being the perfect highlight to my leopard spots .The one thing you have to remember when you do this look is leopard's spots are not perfect.

Basic Pinup Makeup




 







 Applying my spots

Mascara wand made the spots , I filled in spots with silver liquid eyeliner.

High lighting the area with pink to make it pop

Complete Tutorial available on Pop Trash Beauty's youtube channel  January 5 2011



Now I leave you with the title track from Duran Durans new album ALL YOU NEED IS NOW !
( you know you need to Download it )



How to Follow a Makeup Tutorial on Youtube

Youtube is probably one of the most powerful tools for the DIY (do it yourself ) community. Especially makeup community inpaticular. You have everyone from Professionals, blogger, drag queens,makeup junkies teaching you the tricks of the trade.
  
For a makeup novice a 5 layer eye tutorial must seem daunting. Especially when brush numbers an crazy products are being thrown at you. When you get more acquainted with the makeup world. You'll become more comfortable buying brushes an product.  Remember this is the place we answer all the question your afraid to ask. I have received allot of email about youtube tutorials. So let's try this one together.  Emily is a Youtube guru she is also a news women. I like the way she uses drugstore products in some of her tutorials.  This is a good one to try an most likely you already own what is needed . Send me your pics to velvetorchid30@aol.com an  I'll post them on a results blog post. We all have Q-tips an eyeshadow let's play !
Easy Smokey Eye using Q-Tips

How mine came out ! I think someone needs a brow wax .

Youtube Makeup tutorials are great for learning new tricks an tips. You want another tip on free makeup training watch QVC when there selling an artists lines. Honestly I got a really great tip on highlighting the lip are that I use all the time.

For your enjoyment some blending music . Can you figure out the Q-tip connection. Yes I am a dork to the max.

Morning Makeup Makeover ( Getting Out of a Rut )

   I have been in a morning rut taking the option to sleep rather than do full makeup in the morning. At times like this I'm greatful that I participated in No Makeup Mondays . I was wondering why this basic morning task had become so overwelhming for me. I didnt have to go very far to find out why? Like my purse my makeup bag had beacome a demented game of I spy. Coupled with jet lag an things going on my life that havent let me slow down. I am to be simply put in a rut.

Makeup Bag Explosion

So I decided that I needed to find some kind of order in this ciaos. I wanted to invent a morning routine that was simple basic an could be done while the coffee was perking. My old one was just too much . Here is a picture of me using serveral types of concealer. I was making this harder on myself than it had to be.


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Tracey Whitney in daily war paint. Ready to do battle in the coffee line .



The Product's

You don't have to use the same product this is just an example. Rest assured I get no freebies doing this blog. See we do the pop culture , music thing too. So makeup companies aren't that eager to hand over the free stuff. I'm not promoting anyone this is just what I use.

Eye Shadow :  Tokidoki Cromatico Eyeshadow Palette - Bastardino

This quad has what I need the basics with a hit of sparkle. Yet it is appropriate for work .

Eyeliner : 1 liquid liner , 1 creamy eyeliner pencil

Concealer :Boots No. 7 calming eye concealer  I use my concealer as my eyeshadow base also.

Mascara :Estee Lauder  Lash Primer Plus & Double Wear

Foundation: 1 Daywear Moisture Tint . Using your foundation blended with moisturizer will do the same thing.

Powder : Use loose powder to set it an forget it .

Lips : Lip liner  , Stilla Lip Glaze : Kitten

Brushes: Large Blush, Concealer, med eye, large eye, eyeliner brush, With the exception of the eyeliner all my brushes are Estee Lauder . Eyeliner brush is Debra Macki's my makeup teacher .

I posted a youtube makeup tutorial's to show you how to build the eye. The Makeup Geek is one of my favorites. She is friendly an great for beginners. This eyeliner tutorial is excellent .

 This is what I came up with with practice you can get everyday makeup application down to about 10 minutes. Let's hope this breaks me out of my rut. Hopefully this was helpful I forget some of you are just getting into makeup. I was a late bloomer too so I understand how it is all a bit much. Keep sending your wonderful questions to velvetbanana31@gmail.com

The Real Beauty Movement

   



   When I was in Aesthetics school , I took a job at a makeup counter. I was very heavy at the time and was shocked I got the position to be honest.(before my 90lbs weight loss ) My first week on the floor after learning the ropes. I finally got a chance to take a breath and look around. Was I dreaming but each counter had a look in beauty advisor. As I made friends with the other girls in the area. I learned I was on the old lady /fat girl counter. I can't tell you who the companies are . I will tell you if you go to any high end department store's makeup dept. You can figure it out pretty quickly. I soon learned, as I went out too many salons seeking work. All the talent in the world wouldn't help me. If I didn't fit the look they required. I interviewed a high end Boston salon. Who was thrilled with my resume and skill set. When I went for the face to face the salon manager couldn't hide his disappointment. Asked me if I'd like a job in the basement of the salon answering phones. This made me doubt my talent as an artist, most importantly my value as a women.

So this brings us to the topic at hand, beauty discrimination. I think this problem is indeed a global one. The way you look can effect what you earn, relationships, etc. Makes one think has the world gone mad ?  This morning while on twitter one of our favorite tweeps is Kate from Eat The Damn Cake Posted a News Week article on Body Bias written by Dahlia Litwick here's a little excerpt of the article. I have provided the link below to read the article in full.

"Meet Deborah Rhode, a Stanford law professor who proposes a legal regime in which discrimination on the basis of looks is as serious as discrimination based on gender or race. In a provocative new book, The Beauty Bias, Rhode lays out the case for an America in which appearance discrimination is no longer allowed. That means Hooters can’t fire its servers for being too heavy, as allegedly happened last month to a waitress in Michigan who says she received nothing but excellent reviews but weighed 132 pounds. And the top management at Abercrombie & Fitch couldn’t hold weekly meetings, as they allegedly did, at which photos of its sales associates were reviewed and purged for any sign of breakouts, weight gain, or unacceptable quantities of ethnicity." (Dahlia Litwick for NewsWeek ) newsweek article


There is good news slowly but surely, the real beauty movement has started. One site which I think embodies this whole movement is Alexis Wolfers The Beauty Bean . This site is amazing in the positive well balanced message in which is sends out too all of its readers. Makeup Free Monday movement is amongst our favorites. I have posted an excerpt for you to read about the movement. Alexis is explaining her Makeup free Monday and the benefits of joining the movement. I encourage you to click on the link and join the movement.

"On Mondays, I still look professional and put together and nothing close to sloppy or messy. I still do my hair. I still get dressed. I still conduct all business as usual – and I work in the beauty industry. It does not mean that on Mondays I do not care how I look. I still take care to put my best face forward – my best face, unencumbered by cosmetics. Or, more accurately, my best self forward – since it is, after all, the goal of Makeup Free Mondays to take the focus off our faces and put it on those aspects of ourselves that really denote beauty. " ( The Beauty Bean /Makeup Free Mondays )



I wanted to show you in this post where we are, most important where we are going in the future. Looks like there is some hope that real beauty will be embraced in the world. Just remember no matter what to always shine.