DIY 5 INGREDIENT HAIR MASK

I've been looking for a great hair mask to was going to benefit my hair and scalp. Of course Pinterest is the first place I look.. There's so many different recipes for DIY hair masks, so I though I would conjure up my own. Look through your kitchen pantry to see if you have these 5 simple ingredients: brown sugar/raw sugar, honey, peppermint extract, egg, and olive oil.

Let's talk about the science behind this hair mask.. The sugar is the exfoliant, this will help rid your scalp of build up, honey and olive oil are the moisturizers, these two will leave your hair silky and shiny! Peppermint extract will stimulate your scalp and hair follicles, this will promote hair growth, and last but one of the most important ingredients is the egg. Your hair is made up of proteins, and in order to have healthy hair, you have to ensure your hair is getting enough protein; there's no better way to do that than to slather it on your scalp!

 Step by step:
1. Beat the egg in a small bowl until it is all broken up and mixed well. Then add the rest of your ingredients and mix well.

2. Wrap yourself in a towel.. This will get messy!

3. Starting down the middle of your hair apply the product with a hair dying brush, or your fingers. Repeat until the top of your scalp is coated.

4. Separate your hair starting at the bottom and apply the mixture from the root to the end of your hair.

5. Repeat until all your hair is saturated and your scalp is covereed.

6. Put a shower cap on, if you don't have a showercap use cling wrap or a grocery bag, and wait 30-60 minutes. The longer you leave this mixture on, the better your results will be!

7. Once the time is up, wash your hair as usual and style as usual. Your hair will feel silky, smooth, and easier to style!

 Let me know if you try this out! I would love to hear how it works for you.. Leave any comments down below. If you have any questions/buisness please email me @ beautyinsiderbyna@gmail.com!


xoxo
-Feliciana

HAIR AND MAKEUP INSPIRED BY DEMI LOVATO @ the AMA's

If you watched the 2015 AMA's you would know how flawless Demi Lovato looked on the red carpet and during her performance! Once I saw her, I knew I had to recreate this look! She had lovely finger waves in her hair, a super dark smokey eye with black on the lid, and a beautiful burgundy lip. If you're feeling bold, this look would be perfect for a holiday party or a night out!

Let's start with the hair.. I always like to begin with my hair first to avoid getting hairspray on my face and ruining my makeup! Demi's hair has a vintage feel to it, so I wanted to create old Hollywood waves. To do this, you can use a curling iron, wand, or straightener. (YES! A straightener!) I prefer to use my straightener because my hair tends to last longer that way than with a wand. I created a deep part on the right side of my head then I sectioned my hair. Starting from the bottom I curled all my hair inwards towards. The key to this look is to curl all the hair the same way. If you want your hair to last all night, I would recommend that you pin each curl while its still hot, and leave until it is completely cooled. Once I curled all the hair in the same direction I let my hair cool. I usually let my hair cool until I am done with my makeup, this will also help the hair stay curled longer. Once the cooling process is done, I brush out the curls until they turn into waves. Be very gentle with your hair at this point. Start at the top of your head and go straight down. This may take a while but you should end up with waves that create an "S" shape.

Now, onto the makeup.. I created this look using my BH Cosmetics 5th Edition palette. But, you can use any shadow palettes you have.

First, I start with my usual Master Conceal by Maybelline as a base. I use a chocolate shadow as my transition shade with a large fluffy blending brush. I start every look with these two products, they're definitely my GO TO products!

Then, I take my black shadow on a shader brush. I like to pack on the product, the darker the shadow, the better this look will turn out. QUICK TIP: I recommend doing your foundation last because you will have a TON of fall out from the black shadow. I pack on the black shadow only on my eyelid.

Now, BLEND until your arms fall off. If your arms aren't hurting, you didn't blend enough. Adding the chocolate shade at the beginning of the look will make blending the black so much easier. I use a clay/brick red color to blend out the black with a tapered blending brush. I like to use circular/ windshield wiper motions to blend out the black. TAKE YOUR TIME. This is the most important part of the tutorial, you don't want to end up with a black eye, so be sure to take your time blending.

At this point, I took a baby wipe and cleaned up all the fall out under my eye (IT WAS A LOT). I highlighted my inner corner with a champagne color and also my brow bone with a flesh toned color.

Time to apply Falsies! I am using Grand Glamour by Vegas Nay. Of course you dont have to use falsies but it will bring the whole look together. I also smoked out the bottom lash line with black and the two other shades I used in the crease.

Here's the finished look! I hope you enjoyed this look inspired by DEMI. Please leave any comments down below. If you have any questions/ business inquires please email me @ beautyinsiderbyna@gmail.com.

xoxo
-Feliciana

Everyday Natural Brow!

Brows shape and frame your face. Some people are blessed with thick beautiful brows, others were given tweezers in the 8th grade and no longer have much brow to work with. If that is you, don't give up, you too can give the illusion to beautiful brows! I have naturally thick brows, but on my left eye I have two scars that I like to fill in without making my eyebrow look too harsh. Here's my tutorial on how I do my everyday natural brow.

For this look I am using Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz in the shade Ebony, Maybelline Master Conceal in Fair, a shader brush, small angled liner brush, and a brow brush.

To begin I brush my brows into the position I want them. I like to make sure all the hairs are going with the shape of my brow. The Brow Wiz is double sided- on side is the product and the other is a spooly. To brush my brows I either use the spooly that comes with my Brow Wiz, or I will use a brow brush. 

  Next, with my brow pencil, I line the bottom of my brow using short strokes and applying light pressure.  I do this starting at the beginning of the brow (use your nostril as a guide to the start of your brow) until the tail of the brow. Your arch should be inline with the pupil of your eye.

Then, I focus on the tail of my brow and the scar in my brow. I like the tail end to be darker than the beginning for a more natural look. I fill in everything except the front of my brow. I use short strokes to achieve a natural hair like look.Then, I blend the color with my spooly to disperse some of the product evenly.

 

  The next step is optional, you don't have to do it. I like to take my concealer on a small angled liner brush and line under my brow, I also conceal the top of my brow from the arch to the tail. This will give the brow a clean and highlighted look. After, I blend in the concealer with a shader brush to get rid of any harsh lines.

Here is my finished look! I hope you enjoyed this natural eye brow tutorial! If you try this look out, post a picture on IG with the hashtag #beautyinsiderbyna so I can see your take on this tutorial. 

If you have any questions/ business inquires please email me @ beautyinsiderbyna@gmail.com 

xoxo
-Feliciana

Airspun Setting Powder review!

After a long (much needed) Thanksgiving break, I am back! I hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving with their families.

Today, I will be reviewing Airspun Loose Face Powder. I heard about this product from the amazing Patrick Starrr, he raves about this product on his Youtube channel, I knew I had to find this product and try for myself. I had to go on an adventure to find this product. I wasn't able to find it at my local Walmart, Walgreen, or Target. My last stop was K-Mart, in the beauty section I finally found it. You may have this product at your local store, you just have to search for it.

I have a HUGE problem with creasing under my eyes so I wanted a powder that was going to take care of that and leave me with a flawless under eye concealer. Airspun did just that! This powder is awesome for only $5.99. Patrick uses this product to bake with, which is also what I wanted to use the powder for. (If you don't know what baking is, I will be doing a post about it soon) I use this powder with a makeup wedge and pack it on to my under eye concealer, or I will use a fluffy brush to put a little under my eyes for a less dramatic effect. Let me tell you, this product did not budge all day. I did not have under eye creases by the end of the night, my concealer was still bright and highlighted. It was lovely. The powder does have a powdery makeup scent, but once you apply it to your face the scent goes away. I have tried many drug store setting powder but none have impressed me as much as Airspun has. Other products would fade away throughout the day so I would be left with blotchy concealer! Not cute!

Thank you Patrick Starr for raving about this product! It's amazing especially for a drug store product. Stay tuned for an in-depth tutorial on how I use this product! I hope you enjoyed this quick review on this lovely product. Check it out, and tell me what you think! Please follow my blog for more Beauty Insider.

Beauty is only skin deep

Today, I'm going to take a break from my normal blog routine to bring you something I feel is very important. At the end of the day, when all the glamour washes away, how do you see yourself?

"Beauty is only skin deep," I've heard this quote since I was a little girl and it stuck with me. For me, this quote is much deeper than what it seems. No matter how beautiful you may be, no matter how much or how little makeup you are wearing, it's whats inside that matters and how you treat others. You may have a full glam look on your face, but that won't make up for the ice you may have in your heart. I came across this quote this other day on Pinterest.. I couldn't have said it better myself.

 

There's so much more to being a "Beauty Guru" than just loving makeup. To me, being a "Guru" is all about inspiring other women, creating an environment where everyone can show their creative side with makeup, and most of all making other women feel beautiful. One thing that I love from the bottom of my heart is helping others. If that's helping someone feel beautiful on a special day, or helping my little sister dress her Barbies. I love it. I see many other "Gurus" who are only passionate about makeup, not about how makeup affects other women. It's important for me to stay humble throughout this journey, and I am so happy to be able to share this experience with so many people who love the same things I do.

When you're feeling down, remember, "You are either as beautiful or as ugly as you believe you are. You define your beauty. That's not a power anyone can have over you." The only reason a person may have a mean bone in their body is because they're not happy with themselves, they have internal demons that they take out on others. Don't let those people tell you, you are not beautiful. I hope every mean person finds it in themselves to love themselves once again.

Secrets to confidence:
1. Wake up, look in the mirror, and love what you see. Tell yourself "I love you." I know, how corny, but trust me when I tell you it works.
2. Smile at strangers, at your siblings, parents, boss, everyone. Don't let someone take your smile away.
3. Forget other peoples standards. Create your own. Set your own standards for yourself, and set them high because YOU CAN DO IT.
4. Contribute to something. You'll feel great about yourself knowing you're helping someone reach their goals.
5. Stay HUMBLE. This is so near to my heart, in the world we live in today, it's always important to remember where you came from. Your roots are what make you, you.
6. Strive to be different. Don't let anyone take your shine away, you've earned it!

I hope you enjoyed today's post. Please follow my blog, leave any questions or comments! Thank you for reading.

Beauty Tip Tuesday: Color Correcting

What if I told you, you could hide every blemish, dark circle, or hyper-pigmentation using green, orange, and purple.. Would you believe me? Maybe, maybe not.


 It's not as scary as it sounds; it's all about knowing what colors go where. Let's take it way back to elementary school when we learned about the color wheel. On a color wheel, there's colors called COMPLEMENTARY COLORS, theses colors are what we will be working with when we color correct. Complementary colors are colors that are across from each other on the color wheel. For example, red and green are diagonal from each other which mean they complement each other. Blue and orange; purple and yellow; these are all complementary colors.

 Okay, let's talk about how this works, the science behind color correcting! So you wake up one morning and have a huge, red pimple on your face. Concealer just isn't going to cut it. What do you do? Using NYX Color Correcting Palette, you would take a small amount of the green concealer and cover your pimple. Watch as the green cancels out the redness of your pimple. Once you've blending the green concealer onto the red blemish, finish off your face by putting your favorite foundation and completing your foundation/concealer routine. Since green is complementary to red, green concealer will cover all red imperfections on your skin.

Hyper-pigmentation around the mouth is troublesome to cover up. If you have a light complexion, a pink concealer will bring that area back to life and cover up the darkness. For ladies with a tan or darker skin tone, orange will cover the hyper pigmentation for you!

Dark circles? Cover them up with an orange concealer. Since dark circles have blue undertones to them, orange concealer will wipe them away!

Don't be afraid to use colors to conceal, you will get a perfect, even toned finish to your makeup look! Try this beauty tip and let me know what you think about it.

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