Beauty Tips| Can you get hooked on Lip Balm?

                  Its not an addiction in the true medical sense, but yes, you can train your body to rely on lip balm. Here’s what happens: When your lips start to feel dry or get flaky, they send signal to a deeper layer of skin to produce fresh, plump skin cells. But when you put on lip balm, you slow down the signal because you’re creating a barrier layer that prevents the evaporation of more moisture, so the basal layer never gets the signal to produce new cells. When the lip balm wears off, all of a sudden your lips dry out again and your basal layer has to hurry up and start producing your lips  feel dry, you add more lip balm, which once again tells the basal layer, hey we don’t need any more skin cells. And the cycle repeats.

Lipstick VS. Gloss

The average lipstick stays put for two hours, while gloss can be fleeting.
LIPTIP
BEFORE SMILING FOR THE CAMERA, SWIPE ON A MATTE LIPSTICK. THE FLASH CAN MAKE SHINY GLOSS LOOK HARSH.

The Look
Lipstick: Deeply pigmented, nodoubt-it color. whether you go for a decadent  red ora demure nude, the-coverage effect is ladylike and polished.
Gloss: A single wave of the wand  bestows a juicy, often sheer shade plus a generous dose ofsheen.
Where to Wear it

Lipstick: Ideal  for evening, work, or anytime you want to look put together or done.
Gloss: Weekends and nights out when you'd rather play up your eyes. (smoky lids with bold lips looks a little too beauty queen-ish.)

Pout Perks
Lipstick: Precise application ensures that your mouth looks defined-a bonus as you get older and lips become less pronounced.
Gloss: The sheer stuff makes your pucker appear fuller. Just a dab of clear gloss on the center of your bottom lip creates a voluptuous effect.

Durability
Lipstick: The average lipstick stays put for two hours, less if  you're sipping lattes (steamy drinks melt away color-binding waxes) or devouring potato chips (greasy foods require mouth wiping)
Gloss: Gloss is fleeting, but not all formulas have wanderlust. For extra insurance suggest moisturizing your lips balm before topping them with
gloss.

Scarlet Lips

  Keep that red lipstick in place! Apply it with a lip brush, you'll get total control (how much color and exactly where it goes).

  Use a foundation brush dipped in base to draw around the edges, of your lips it will keep them nice and sharp! try: Revlon Foundation Brush, $10, drugstores

Prettiest Trends In Hair And Makeup For 2012!

Senorita Hair

Insider trick: Rub Wella Professionals Rugged Fix Matte Molding Crème into the roots of your hair all over to create a slightly matted, dancing-the-night-away texture. As for the low pony, make sure you start with a side part, and then pull hair loosely back, allowing it to cover the ears.

WOW Brows

Insider trick: Brush brows upward to make them appear thicker and more youthful. If your arches are sparse, then use Maybelline Define-a-Brow Eyebrow Pencil to fill in gaps, suggests Willer.

Flared Lashes

Insider trick: After drawing a slightly winged black line along the upper lashes, go over it with a carbon-colored shadow (from Dolce & Gabbana's SmoothEye Colour Quad in Femme Fatale). Then, like McGrath, place just "a quarter of a strip" of faux fringe at the outer corners of eyes.

RED Hollywood Look

Insider trick: As an update to traditional crimson lips, McGrath skipped the liner and instead applied color with her finger for a soft, long-lasting finish.

Flesh-Toned Nails

Insider trick: To create a custom polish that matches your own skin tone, mix your basic nude hue (likeDashing Diva's Mr. Right) with loose mineral makeup powder, as the manicurists did backstage.

The New Braid

Insider trick: After pinning your twist, spray a light control hairspray (like Ted Gibson Beautiful Hold) on the rest of hair and scrunch to achieve that laid-back, faintly tangled look.

Choosing The Right Lipstick For Every Season.

We all like to change up our look from time to time, and seasonal changes when the colors of the earth and the colors of what we wear change is a fantastic time for us to change up our lipstick shades as well. The question is what should we change our lipstick shade to as the seasons change?

The Fall Lipstick Shades

Fall brings us crisp, clean golden shades and hues that look good on everyone. Some of the hottest colors for fall are:

• Spice shades
• Pumpkin colors
• Bronze tones
• Browns
• Taupe
• Dark apple reds

All of these shades almost all include one element of the other, whether it is a dark brown with some flecks of gold or taupe with a bronze hue. Experiment and see which ones work best with your eye color and skin tone.

The Winter Lipstick Shades

When we think of winter, we think of icy, cool tones and gemstone colors. Don’t be too surprised to see a lot of these colors in a more glossy, frosty style rather than a more matte style. Iridescent pinks are always a hit, especially if they have a hint of brown to them. Plum colors are also a great choice, as are the more neutral tones like brown and beige colors.

The Spring Lipstick Shades

Spring is all about keeping it soft and feminine, which is why any sort of pastel shade of lighter, paler colors are definitely a big hit. Pinks, soft reds, corals and other glossy mauve shades are a big hit in the spring. Orange tones can work for those with the right skin tone (typically warmer skin tones) and neutral colors are always in. Try a peach color for a softer look.

The Summer Lipstick Shades

Summer is where the bright shades come out to play. These colors are brighter yet usually more translucent than the heavier shades that fall and winter bring. Think of bright party pinks and cherry reds, magentas and even neutral shades if you want to keep it low key. Rose shades are great for a more natural look, while the frosty pinks will give you just a bit more of an edge while still being simple.

A common mistake that we all make when it comes to choosing lipstick shades based on the season is that we will open up the newest fashion magazine that we have pulled off of a rack, and an article will be going on and on about how a certain color is a huge hit this season. Sure, the color may be gorgeous, but that doesn’t mean that the color is gorgeous on you.

Before trusting any recommendations that a magazine may make, if there is a picture of a model or someone wearing the lipstick, be sure to see if the model has any similar features to your own. For example, is their hair color the same? Eye color? Skin tone? Or are you a brunette with brown eyes and she is a red head with green eyes? If that’s the case, chances are the lipstick will look fabulous on her but may be a flop for you.