Mothers Day Gift Ideas

Often when we think of mom's - we go to a place in our mind that makes us wonder, what wonderful things we can do for her.  I am not just talking about biological mothers, I am talking about sisters who are mothers, sister in laws who are mothers, friends who are mothers and so on.  Most of the women I know are mom's and love being so.  So yes, there are a ton of options out of things we can get for mom.   And yes, most of the time we have to set a budget, so with all of that being said, I wanted to share some makeup gift ideas with you.  Mom's love makeup, it does not matter how old or young... lipstick is among the most favorite makeup item there is. So here are just a few ideas that may help you decide.

Now, Gentlemen, yes I am talking to you... are you having a hard time figuring out what to get your beautiful wife/mother/daughter for mother's day?  Younique has wonder makeup collections.  Here are some links!!!  There you Glow is a fantastic collection that comes with eight items and makeup bag.  This collection includes Younique's 3D Fiber Lash Mascara and our new BonBon lip balms.   So are you planning on a summer vacation perhaps a cruise?  She would love our Beachfront Collection which includes everything she needs to get a per-tan without the sun's harmful rays! I do not know of one woman who does love a good skin care system. Younique has a Au Natural Collection that has all of our skin care products including a great cleanser, moisturizer, rosewater, primer and MORE! I love this kit myself!!

Of course you can purchase items separately and there are a lot to choose from:  The Bon-Bon lip balms are to die for, seriously. I only use the vanilla milkshake but I use it every night as a night treatment for my lips.  The 3D Fiber Lash Mascara is a huge hit!!  When it comes to the lips, I mean seriously.. most women love lipsticks!!!

I do hope all of you mom's out there has a beautiful wonderful Mother's Day.  If you have a favorite Younique Product that you want, send your husband, boyfriend, or friend my way and I will help them.  Eva Thomas-Younique Presenter

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I am not Blushing, it is called Rosacea

                                                  Eva Thomas Younique Presenter

Another one of my articles in my 'working with mature skin series' is dealing with redness in your complexion, also known by Rosacea. Redness of the skin is usually caused by Rosacea, which is a skin condition that one in four people have but never heard of.  It is pronounced: Row-zay-shuh. At first rosacea comes and goes usually once someone hits their thirties. That is not to say that younger people never get it, it is means that usually rosacea will hit people when they hit their thirties.  Once it sets in, you will begin to notice tiny blood vessels appearing all over your face, and/or in patches.

There are no cures for Rosacea but there are treatments.  There are several triggers that if you have rosacea these things can irritate it more, sun exposure (here we go with sun damaging effect again), stress, alcohol, spicy foods and some cosmetics. That is why it is important to use non-irritating, hypoallergenic and non-comedogenic (makeup that does not clog the pores) cosmetics when at all possible.

There are a lot of different makeups designed just for those who suffer with rosacea. It is real important  to use green tinted based correction concealer with UVA and UVB sun protections.  On the color scale green is directly across from red which means green cancels out red. It is best to use an oil free foundation and concealer.

When you are applying makeup use soft smooth taps, by using a good foundation brush. It is real important to use a makeup brush and not your fingers, because our fingers have oil and other impurities on them which could irritate the rosacea even more.

Younique Moodstruck Mineral Concealer does not contain oil, and can be used wet or dry.  Applying the concealer brush is very important.. add a little of the powder in the lid of the mineral concealer and add a touch of water to make it creamy. By using the concealer brush, tap the conceal on gently all over the area you want to cover.  This is a trick I swear by when using concealer.. after you apply the concealer use some transparent powder and with a small brush apply the powder to the areas you covered with concealer.. this helps to set it, ensuring the concealer will last all day.

Younique also has a Touch Mineral Powder Foundation, that feels like heaven on your skin. Again, you want to make sure you are not using a foundation or concealer with oil.. so both of these items, the Moodstruck Mineral Concealer and Touch Mineral Powder Foundation would make great options for those who suffer from Rosacea.

One of the best things about purchasing from Younique is they have a fantastic return policy!  It is called the "Love it Guarantee"  You have 7-14 to return the item no questioned asked. So once again it is a win-win deal!!

To Young To Know Better

Unfortunately, we did not know until later in life about all of the damage we were doing to our skin. As teenagers growing up in the late sixties and seventies our main concern was getting as dark as we could, as fast as we could.  I personally remember using a lot of baby oil and of course I had to use the silver blanket sheets because I had to draw as much of the sun to me as possible! The more sun, the more burnt, the darker the tan. A motto used by a ton of teenagers when I was young.

One of the best or should I say most beautiful things about being so tanned was wearing soft colored clothing, pinks, lavenders and even white just enhanced our skin so much. Those colors just looked so beautiful with the bronzed skin, oh man did we look good!!

A few years down the road you begin to notice these crazy little brown spots appearing. Like one day there were none and the next day like magic, wham... there they were!!  What in the world? Then brown spots start appearing on your face, except now they are large brown patches! You try a thousand and one different concealers, along with foundation and the darkness still sneaked through!  You try adding color correction concealer along with regular concealer and foundation now not only can the brownish color still be seen, but now your face looks cakey, ashy, and you feel like you just want to give up and just wear a mask!

This is my own experience because my only concern as a teenager was worrying about how dark I could get. Today I have a lot of sun damage on my face, not the best place for discoloration. I have literally tried so many concealers, that I felt there would never be any hope in hiding the patches. I have wrote a few articles about some good products I have tried. Like Julie August correction concealer pallet, Mac has a peach correction concealer that is semi ok, Ben Nye has a pretty good correction concealer pallet and neutral set colorless powder, but to be honest nothing seems to work as good as the product I am about to tell you about.

Younique Cosmetics has three different kinds of foundation, cream, powder and liquid. Since my skin is mature, I wear the cream foundation. Along with the foundations Younique has a very good concealer called Touch Mineral Skin Perfecting Concealer. Remember, I have tried a lot of different products and this one is among one of the best I have used. But there is a trick to applying the concealer and cream foundation that will indeed help to hide brown patches.  Always try to apply a primer first.  Next take a concealer brush and pat the concealer onto the brown area you are trying to conceal.  Let it set for a moment, if you do not have the coverage you want, pat another coat of the concealer on.. be sure to smooth out the edges!  Wait a second and take a small brush and use a colorless powder and lightly tap the powder over the areas you added the concealer.  This helps to set it. Tap on the cream foundation and you will be amazed of the coverage you will get.

The whole point to this post is just to let you know I am fully aware no matter what you read, often in life we need to experience and learn things the hard way.  Now I often wonder, if the beautiful bronze skin I had as a teenager (which was temporary) was worth all of the imperfections I have today which are now permanent.

I would love to tell you more information about Younique Foundations and Concealers, just contact me here or you can check out the product here.  I can actually help you earn these two products FREE if you are interested in hold a virtual online party.

NEW Makeup with a side dish of YUM!

Can you say YUM, Younique Bonbon's?

Yesterday, it felt like Christmas in March when I got my Younique order. It was filled with some of our new items and I am over the moon about them.

First I got one of our new products the Lip Bonbons!! I do not like tinted lip gloss or tinted lip balms, so I ordered the Vanilla Milkshake Bonbon and I am crazy about the product. Younique has five delicious scents, Vanilla Shake which is clear/white, chocolate truffle, red velvet cake, cherry cobbler and raspberry cheesecake.  Each are tinted except for the vanilla milkshake.  The scent of these little jewels is beautiful, they have five natural oils, that helps keep your lips moistened and nourished all at the same time. One of the most unique things I love about these little bonbons, the cap screws on, ensuring your product will remain intact and fresh. They are GREAT to use at night especially after using a lip scrub. When I woke up this morning my lips felt smooth and the scent of vanilla just topped everything off.. if you love vanilla, think about trying the Vanilla Milkshake... you will love it!!

Just case you may have missed it, my lip scrub I do nightly.. or try to do nightly, is a little coconut oil and tiny bit of sugar.  I rub that on my lips for a few minutes and rinse off.  Wearing the bonbons would help even more considering they have so many wonderful oils in them that is very beneficial to your skin.

Now, this is truly an amazing item, Younique's new Liquid Eyeliners!! I am 100% blown away with the these liners. I have used some great liners one being Kat Von D's liner.  Younique eyeliners are very pigmented, no smudge and water resistant.  The felt tip gives your full control for a beautiful cat eye, or a perfect wing. One of my favorite ways of using the pen is for lining on the lower lashes.. the tip works perfect and gives you the thinness most perfect line!!  

Of the two I am going to be very honest, the bonbons.. are amazing.  I plan on keeping extra of them in my collection.. if you have tried them or plan on trying them, please share below what your thoughts are on them... Have a beautiful bonbon day everyone!!

My Younique Pinky Look

This is my first post talking about a full face Younique look. So I am pretty excited about it.. I have been a Younique Presenter now for just a tiny bit over a month, and I am madly in love it. Not only the company and what it stands for, but with the products that are beyond fantastic!!  So I will walk you through the steps and how I achieved my Younique Pinky Look!!

First and foremost, since I started my QC Makeup Artist class and started doing all of the research I do, I have become very aware of my skin and the proper way to take care of it. I suppose I was either too lazy to keep up with it, or I just was not as aware as I should have been taking better care of my skin. But as they say, it is never too late to start any journey, hence me and my skin.

The first thing I used on my face was Youniques Shine Eye and Makeup Removal Clothes. I will admit it and I am not ashamed, I am madly in love with this item!! The cloth makes your skin feel clean, soft and healthy.

Next, I used Divine Daily Moisturizer.  It makes your face feel hydrated and so soft. The moisturizer is very light feeling, it is not heavy like many moisturizers I have used.

After the moisturizer, I used the Glorious Face & Eye Primer. Can we say LOVE THIS!!  It takes very little product to give you the most beautiful canvas to start working on.

On my face, I am using the Touch Mineral Cream Foundation in the color Chiffon. 

On my eyes, I am wearing the 3D Fiber Lash Mascara, Glamorous and Vulnerable Eye Pigment powders and Dainty cream shadow in the very corner. I used the glamorous pigment dry on the V area of my eye and I sprayed my brush with rosewater to dampen the pigments and I lined under my bottom lashes.  On my waterline I am wearing Proper Precision Eye Pencil.

On my lips I am wearing Posh lipliner. I not only outlined my lips but I filled them in with the lipliner as well. On top of that I put the Sultry lip stain. 

If you are interested in learning more about the products I have used, please click on this link Eva's Younique Party and click on shop and you will be able to learn more about the different products that Younique offers.  If you are interested in having your own party and earning 1/2 off products and Y-Cash that you can use to get FREE products the link is on the same page to let me know. 

How long will they go ?

I recently became a Younique Presenter, here is my web page. The reason I became a presenter was to add onto my adventure as a QC Makeup Academy student. I have loved makeup all of my life and decided I wanted to start a new career in my mature years.  You are never too old to start a new journey in life! So, I found Younique's product to be very interesting to a point I wanted to stock some of the products in my makeup artist case.

After doing a lot of research, reading different articles, watching different video's and listening to people share their experience with one of Younique's products, I thought why not share my view. There is no doubt that Youniques Moonstruck 3D Fiber Lashes has hit the news big time on the internet. 

Youniques Moonstruck 3D Fiber Lashes in among one of the most unique; makeup products I have ever used. The product only comes in black. You will receive two tubes of mascara products, one tube is a gel and the is a tube of fibers.  The tubes come in a nice little snap closure pouch and it also comes with an instruction booklet.

You begin by applying a coat of gel.  I have learned, only work on one eye at a time. If you try doing both eyes at once, the fibers will not stick to the gel as well.  I have found and also have seen videos that talk about when you are applying your gel, be sure to apply it to the front and back of your lashes. Wait a couple of seconds and apply the second tube that holds the fibers. Wait a second and add another layer of gel.  For most people one layer gives them the length they want, so they stop there.  I have personally stopped at two layers, but I have to tell you.. my mind wants to know how long will they go. 

I do love this mascara, I have never used anything like it before. One of my favorite things is, the mascara does not feel heavy on my lashes AND it stays put until you take it off. I can only say good things about this product.  You just have to remember: after you apply the fibers be sure to seal them with another coat of gel. That is very important!

So I would love to see, or watch any videos you may have that shows how long you have taken your lashes!!  If you share the link, I would be than happy to post it on this page. So until next time, if you would like to follow me, I will follow you back.