Here are a few tips for getting professional salon looking nails without the hefty price.

Whether you want to keep it natural or  are going for the drama, lashes play a huge role on helping you achieve a sexy put together look. Mascara will help you define the eyes and make them stand out, but only when applied properly, so here are a few tips on how to do it the right way:

First curl your lashes with an eyelash curler, holding it for about 10 seconds. I like to start at the very root of the lashes, then repeat the step in the middle and again closer to the tips. This way you can get a really curvy curl!

Mascara: looking down if possible gently lift the lid and begin applying at the outside of your eye, then move towards the nose

Be sure to apply mascara close to the base of the lashes. This will ensure that the curl stays longer. Try and separate the lashes as you go, you don’t want those ugly clumps!

Make sure you wipe any smudges right away before it dries. But if mascara dries on your skin, use a q-tip to clean it up with a little makeup remover or lotion.

Don’t forget the lower lashes, angling the wand will make it easier to get all of them.

Choose the look you are going for: If you want to go for a more natural look 1 or 2 coats will do. You can skip the lower lashes. If going for a more dramatic look you will need 3 coats for impact.

No time for curling your lashes? skip the eyelash curler and use your fingers to push the lashes upward while the mascara is drying..it works every time!

When it’s your big wedding day, you dream of looking like a princess blossoming into becoming a queen. All eyes will be on you, and you’ve been dreaming of this big day for your entire life. You need to be flawlessly perfect, from your gorgeous dress to stylish shoes to that pair of earrings that capture the twinkle of the sun when you smile.

But preparing your face for this big event can be a little daunting. However, finding your own wedding makeup blend should be fun and creative. This is your day to look enchanted!

Never put your wedding makeup off until the last minute. With all the responsibilities of planning a wedding, from choosing a caterer to selecting the flowers to finding that perfect dress that makes you look strikingly beautiful, it’s often easy to save the makeup until last, working with different applications the day of the wedding in a vain attempt to make it perfect.

The problem is that your bridal makeup should involve a bit of discovery, a way of taking your usual and making it extraordinary. This takes a little play and experimentation. It’s best to try a number of different makeup blends, ideally a day or two before the wedding. Invite your bridesmaids and make it a fun, bonding experience that you and your friends will remember for the rest of your lives.

Also, make sure the makeup application will last. Your wedding is a big day, both in importance and in length. You need to look beautiful from the moment you walk down the alley until that late night dance when the music is rocking and everyone else is too. You need the makeup to last against time, against tears, against the extraordinary wonder of the night itself.

Know what you want to look like. This is your big day, so the possibilities are endless. Study your favorite fashion magazines, keep up on the looks of your favorite stars. Clip samples of your favorite makeup styles and share them with your makeup artist. The more you can tell him or her about what you want, the better they can stylize your desires into a beautiful reality.

Look great on your big day, from the style of your hair to the glow of your dress to the cosmetics shades making your face shine like royalty. Put thought and care into the shades and colors you desire. The more your makeup artist knows how you’ve always dreamed of looking when you walk down that aisle, the more shining your reality will match your ideals on your absolutely perfect day.

We all want that look achieved by professional makeup artists, perfectly sculpted with applied cosmetics capturing the glow of the light perfectly. If we are even going to get close to achieving a professional look by ourselves, we need to have the same tools that the pros use. That means an extensive collection of cosmetic brushes, each with a different design for its own unique makeup application, bringing our  techniques to the level of professionals.

When it comes to cosmetics brushes, each has its own specific job and purpose. A concealer brush should only be used for concealer, and another brush solely for foundation.

Blushing, bronzing and blonding calls for its own brush. There are brushes for eye shadow and different ones for eyeliner. Keeping a variety of brushes on hand means you’ll have one for every technique and application you’ll need, and never miss one particular brush when you need it the most!

The average woman spends more than $150 a year on cosmetics. When you are spending that kind of money, it makes sense to get the most for what you buy. You want to buy quality brushes that optimally perform over other brands. A good brush is more than a luxury, it’s a necessity if you truly want to look good. It will bring good results for a lifetime of wear if cleaned and cared for properly, and you’re makeup application will never look better. Besides ladies you know  there is nothing worst than a scratchy harsh brush touching your face!

Quality makeup brushes are essential to attaining the quality of professional makeup artists. Inexpensive brushes may sell for $5 a set, but predictably don’t provide good application. Often the bristles are thin, irregularly shaped or they bend, causing streaks and imperfection in your makeup.

Dust and bacteria sticks to them like tape, which can overly soil your face the more you use them, resulting in pimples and breakouts. Try to wash them and they disintegrate. Cheap brushes are stiff and irregularly shaped, creating a poor application every time they are used.

To check the quality of a makeup brush, notice the looseness of its bristles and its overall craftsmanship. The bristles should be soft and luminous, silky to the touch. Test the brush on the inside of your wrist. How soft does it feel? How flexible are the bristles? Pull on the bristles to test the strength. While some will naturally come off, if you pull off more than a few bristles, the brush is probably a very poor quality.

Invest quality in your makeup brushes: keeping a wide selection of clean brushes on hand is essential to a beautiful makeup production, keeping your pores clean and free of blemishes through an even and thorough application of makeup.

But if you really get into makeup, it can be expensive. Since having a wide selection provides a richer variety, it’s natural for us to want to own a lot of makeup. That’s fine, since it makes us look more beautiful and helps us to better care for our skin.. but expense is a real issue, especially with the difficulties in the economy and rising prices all around.

But the truth is, thanks to the Internet, you never have to pay full price again! Wholesale make up is readily available for those who look for it..so get your makeup on line. You’ll pay bottom dollar prices for top quality products. You’ll enjoy a richer selection, which means more options when you put on your face for the world. Since you’re actually saving more money than if you ordered from a catalog or a store, buying lots of different makeup products no longer has to be a guilty pleasure. In fact, it actually makes sense!

The selection of wholesale make up on the Internet is out of this world, since you literally  have the entire world to select from, right at your fingertips. This gives you as the consumer an advantage. Since you can easily find the lowest price on any product available on line, competing makeup sites have to provide you rock bottom prices, just for the privilege of having your business.

You don’t have to run your own makeup business to purchase cosmetics wholesale. All you have to have is a taste for a bargain. Many of these companies are so eager to sell you top quality makeup products, they’ll practically give them away, just to have your on-line business.

It’s all right to have a makeup addiction, but make it affordable. Buy wholesale make up on-line. You’ll not only save money; you’ll have more makeup options, more ways to look beautiful than you’ve ever imagined. Never pay full price again, and never ever feel guilty about your passion for makeup. It’s a healthy addiction that can be affordable, if you know where to look.

Don’t take your lipstick lightly.. find out what’s in its ingredients. Many lipstick brands feature harmful petroleum products, some, including widely respected brands, even contain alarming amounts of lead! Stories of lead in toys and toothpaste run the news every day, but many reputable sources are beginning to suggest these same harmful amounts of lead can be found in your lipstick. From your makeup bag to the lips of your very mouth, lead could be poisoning your body and adversely affecting your health.

In 2007, the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics tested 33 brands of lipstick. The results were surprising and may make you seriously reconsider what you are applying to your own lips.

They found that over 2/3 had higher than the FDA’s allowable lead rate for candy. How much lead should you worry is too much lead in your lipstick? If you value the health of your lips, any level.

Luckily, natural lipstick brands on the market make organic lip gloss a viable option. As more women become health conscious and concerned about the ingredients of the cosmetics they use on their bodies, a huge market has grown for organic lip gloss, leading to a variety of choice and opportunity. Natural lipstick can be found in any shade and glimmer, and it can be applied to long throughout the day, even in direct sun.

It’s good to be aware of what we put in our bodies. We want to live as healthy women and we shouldn’t compromise our health in the name of beauty.

Lipstick is easily absorbed through the skin, especially as we naturally lick and feel our lips through the course of the day. Think about how much lip gloss can be absorbed right into the content of your skin, and you might not even know it. What’s in that lip gloss? Petroleum chemicals? Lead products? Other synthetic ingredients that might compromise the health of your skin?

Your lips form the skin of the surface of your mouth, and therefore absorb anything that touches them. Don’t take health risks for beauty, especially when there are many organic cosmetic lip glosses that still enhance your lips with color while also being healthy. We all want to look great, but we don’t have to poison ourselves to do it. Taking care of your skin begins with your lips. Natural products that enhance through beauty through organic ingredients enhance the health of your lips while bringing out their essential beauty.

To cover the full extent of our imaginations, especially when the fancy strikes us, we need an extensive make up palette, one that leaves every possibility at our disposal. The more encompassing our makeup selection, the more range and freedoms our imaginations can take.

Truth be known, the best beauty discoveries are stumbled upon, often accidentally, when a girl is simply trying new possibilities on for size. An extensive, versatile make up palette helps keep that range of discovery open.

You never know what color combination will strike just right, bringing out the perfect blends of shadow and gloss, until you’ve experimented freely and tried new tastes on your palette.

With a versatile makeup selection, you should be able to swap rock star rocker with party princess, the dame of the ball with professional girl on the go. You don’t have just one look.. you’ve got a dozen pretty faces, and you’re always trying them on for size.

There’s a different face for every occasion and custom, every celebration and formal event. Ladies, we’re complicated people, so it just makes sense that we have a number of faces we have to put on! And we’re discovering new faces every day. Every time we look into a mirror and experiment, we are trying a new look, which can lead to some exciting discoveries.

There’s nothing more refreshing and new than re-inventing your appearance, becoming whole and new again, unrestrained and spontaneous. Ladies, we’re reborn every time we sit down in front of a mirror.

No one color covers all of us. As women, we are full and invigorating, and only a complete line of makeup at our fingertips can equal that promise of possibility. We need to keep our options open, especially when it comes to our cosmetics. Our beauty is worth experimentation and development.

Finding new looks and recreating ourselves is what makes us artists. Cosmetics and fashion at their heart are creative, passions fueled by imagination and personality. So keep your imagination open. A wide range of cosmetics at your disposal will free your creativity and make you a new woman!

We all love to look good, primp and pamper our faces, skin and bodies with cosmetic products and spa treatments that make us feel like we just left the salon.. we love to feel the caress of luxury on our skin and faces as we enjoy top notch beauty products.

Often, the brand-name products, especially those recently developed and innovatively released on the market, carry hefty price tags. But thanks to the world of the web, you can get those same brand name makeup shades, perfumes and moisturizers at a discounted price. Thanks to the versatility of the Internet, cheap makeup is now a reality for virtually every woman.

The web puts all your makeup options in front of you, almost as if you are sitting down before a mirror and deciding how to pretty your face. There’s a wide selection, all for perusal and purchase with the touch of a button. Since you have the whole world of makeup at your fingertips, the makeup world will naturally compete for your attention.

There are countless bargains to be found on the Internet, either through seasonal sales, wholesale price offers, or surplus discounts. You’ll never have to pay top dollar for your favorite makeup brand again.

Life is just too short to don imitation, but many women worry that the latest trends and beauty developments are just too expensive. Not true. Those top notch products are competing for your attention, and many sites are willing to offer a discounted price.

Wear brand-name makeup, the kind that beautifies the scent of beauty magazines, and never pay full price again! It may take some surfing and discriminate selection, but the bargains are out there, waiting to be picked up.

Why not? You deserve to look great, and it shouldn’t have to cost you a fortune. If you peruse the department stores, you know what an expense it can be fulfilling your passions with the latest trends in beauty and cosmetic products. The top name brand items can shrink a girl’s pocketbook like a balloon.

But stroll through the Internet, and the world of cosmetics is at your fingertips. Selection unwinds infinitely, and for the discriminating eye, bargains can be found in the nooks and crannies. Never pay top dollar again.. pay the Internet bill instead and do all your makeup shopping from home. The world is your oyster.. It shouldn’t cost a gorgeous pearl to look like a jewel.

If you use cosmetics, then you’ve undoubtedly violated some rules of cosmetic care. This is understandable, as most of us never get a copy of “the rules,” so to speak. Usually it takes an incidence or two, eg, an eye infection from using old mascara, to begin to take notice of caring for our cosmetics.

Following are some cosmetic care rules that can keep you looking beautiful – and safe.

Tighten All Opening Mechanisms: This simple cosmetic care rule not only makes your cosmetics last longer, it keeps them safe for use as well. Tighten all product lids. This keeps air and bacteria from getting into your products.

This is particularly true for those products that go on your face. For example, mascara left loosely closed can dry out and/or become infected with bacteria. When used, this can cause serious eye infections. So, never leave your cosmetics open. Close securely after each use.

Discard: This is a simple cosmetic care rule that very few of us find easy to adhere to. After all, who wants to throw out their favorite tube of lipstick, or their favorite eye liner. But, cosmetic experts say that all cosmetics should be discarded after roughly six months.

The reason is, after this time, most of what’s left has probably become infested with germs and bacteria from being open, closed and coming into contact with your hands after this time. It’s the gradual buildup of bacteria that can lead to infection. It’s best to discard the old, and buy the new. If not, you could be compromising your health.

Clean Storage: Clean usually means safe. This is another cosmetic care rule that most of us probably don’t give a lot of thought to. But, storing your cosmetics in a clean, temperature controlled environment will keep them safe for you to use.

Cosmetic Products Don’ts

Let’s start with the cosmetic products don’ts.

Don’t Share Makeup: This is a basic cosmetic products don’t that most of us have broken from time to time. But, sharing cosmetics can cause serious health problems.

For example, did you know that makeup sponges and brushes pick up bacteria from your skin every time you use them? If you let your girlfriend use your brush “for just a quick second,” then she’s in essence transferring her bacteria to your face. Yuck!

Don’t Sleep in Makeup: Cosmetic products were not made to be worn 24/7 in most instances, especially when you’re talking about makeup. Sleeping in makeup can leads to clogged pores, which in turn leads to acne, skin irritation and an overall bad complexion.

In addition to this, serious health problems can occur as well. For example, mascara: If it flakes into your eyes while sleeping, it can cause itching, eye infections and more. To avoid this, always remove all makeup before going to sleep.

Cosmetic Products Do’s

Do Wash Your Hands: Washing your hands before applying makeup will cut down on the transfer of germs to your face. You always want whatever touches your face and body to be clean. This includes your own hands.

Do Use Aerosol Cosmetic Products Cautiously: Aerosol cans are not only a health hazard, they are a safety hazard as well. Hence, they must be used carefully.

The health hazard: Because aerosol cosmetic products contain chemicals, they can cause lung damage if they are inhaled often and deeply into the lungs. Use these sparingly.

The safety hazard: Aerosol cosmetic products should never be used near an open flame. This includes smoking while “doing your hair.” Until products like hairspray are fully dry, keep them away from heat and flame because they can easily catch fire.

The market for organic and natural cosmetics is exploding. This is due on part to green consumerism. Every one is looking for ways to incorporate green into their routine. From recycling, to chemical-free landscaping products, to yes, even personal hygiene care. But, if you’ve set your mind on buying natural cosmetics, how can you tell if that’s what you’re really getting. After all, whenever there’s a big movement, there will be fakes. Proof? Look at the proliferation of fakes in the designer jeans, designer purses and designer sunglasses market. Following are some tips on how to tell if what you’re buying are truly all natural cosmetics.

Guidelines for Buying Natural Cosmetics

Buyer Beware: Knowledge is power when sticking your toes in the natural cosmetics market. Hence, one of the first things you need to do is arm yourself with it. Let’s start with what we do know about this niche.

Simply labeling a product as organic or natural cosmetics does not make it so because there is virtually no government regulation – by any nation – on what this is. So you as the consumer must do your due diligence, which leads to the next tip.

Investigate Companies: Because there are no official government guidelines that spell out what natural cosmetics are, compared to “unnatural ones,” many companies have taken it upon themselves to adopt private certification rules.

Find these companies and buy their products.

Know the Rules: Going a step further, just because a company has adopted certain rules doesn’t mean it meets what you think “natural cosmetics” mean.

For example, if a product is cruelty free, does it mean that it also contains no animal additives? Usually, if a company has gone so far as to adopt natural cosmetics rules, then they probably mean what you think it means.

Many dream of working from home. And, one of the more popular businesses is selling items like clothing and cosmetics on sites like eBay, for example. However, how do you find reputable wholesale cosmetics dealers? Here we will outline some tips for doing to get your on your way to profitability that much sooner.

4 Tips for Finding the Perfect Wholesale Cosmetics Supplier

Devise a Plan of Action: One of the first things you should do when thinking about buying wholesale cosmetics is to devise a plan of action.

This entails setting a budget and coming up with a list of beauty products you want to purchase. The reason you want to do this is because it will make your search for wholesale cosmetics so much easier to conduct.

Look for Surplus Suppliers: Instead of going the traditional route and trying to purchase from official distributors, look for surplus suppliers. The reason is, most official distributors won’t sell to smaller businesses. They tend to supply large retailers. This is partly done to control the distribution of a brand. The other reason is that it’s just not fiscally prudent for official distributors to deal with very small businesses.

However, surplus suppliers will. It can be difficult to locate surplus suppliers  of wholesale cosmetics because many of them don’t advertise. But, once you find a good one, it will have been worth your effort.

Know When a Deal is “Too Good To Be True”: If everybody and their brother is having a hard time locating a product, and you run across a wholesale cosmetics dealer who just happens to have tons of it at “a special price,” be wary..It’s probably a fake product.

Know When a Dealer Is Legit: On the flip side, reputable wholesale cosmetics dealers will be more than happy to provide you as much information as you need to make a prudent buying decision. This will include info like how items are boxed and shipped, expiration dates of products, and what quantity they have in stock.

Your wholesale cosmetics supplier will be the backbone of your online business. Keep these tips in mind as you shop for one.