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One of my YouTube videos
It took me a solid 10 years to perfect my makeup routine with paralyzed hands. Here’s how I do it.
- Tiff
How to look good naked from your wheelchair
This popular British reality show that shows women how to look good naked, takes on a wheelchair participant.
Read all about it, plus my thoughts, here
- Tiff
Wow makeup!
My favorite non-famous YouTube makeup artist – Kandee Johnson – has a video on shading your double chin/flabby under-the-chin skin and minimizing it; and **omgz** it really works. All you need is a foundation that’s a few shades darker than what you’d usually use and a long-handled brush for easy application. Paint on a triangular area of the makeup underneath your chin entirely, with proper blending on the edges so it looks natural. The darker shade almost perfectly mimics a shadow, and really does hide the area to a certain degree, highlighting your jawbone instead.
Das Good
A few random items I absolutely love, as should you!
1. Lush Toner Tabs: These things cost a couple bucks and are a great way to pamper your face and feel awesome (if you’re paralyzed with a sensitive upper-body, you’ll especially love the steam action these babies give off). Simply drop one in a bowl of warm water and put your face over with a towel over your head (and bowl). It lasts about 4 minutes and they really work.
2. Cans of black beans: I recently dropped a pants size by incorporating a shit ton of legumes into my diet, notably black beans. A can costs less than a dollar (recession friendly!) and are great on salads, in tacos/burritos, and even by themselves.
3. Cherry Carmex: This stuff is the shit. The cherry flavor is consistently pleasing and their legendary formula works like a dream (not to mention Carmex is cheap as hell). Buy it!
4. Thrift stores: I just bought a pair of jeans, a pair of Issac Mizrahi houndstooth trousers, a killer belt (with an oval silver buckle with turquoise embellishments), a loosely knit brown 3/4 sleeve cardigan, and a dark blue cable knit sweater all for $24. Why in the hell I ever paid full price before is beyond me.
5. Bronzer used as eyeshadow: I’ve been using Neutrogena’s Healthy Bronzer (Sunkissed) since Spring as my eyeshadow – in conjuction with using it as a bronzer - and have received tons of compliments on how “colorful” (in a good way) my face looks. If you have blue eyes, you’ll especially love what these colors do for you.
- Tiff
Daily makeup tip
When it comes to mascara, it’s all about the wand/brush, not the actual makeup. So be sure to note the wand before purchasing. This is why I love Maybelline Great Lash. It’s cheap as hell, the makeup is nothing spectacular, BUT THE WAND, oh, the magical wand…it does amazing things to my lashes.
Look for wands with very defined brushes (these ones will separate your lashes more, which in the process will make them appear longer).
- Tiff
Tinted Lip Balms
I’m constantly getting bored with my makeup routine. The latest makeup product I’ve decided to mix it up with is lipstick. Instead of blah blah boring lipstick (and lately I’ve been feeling it looks like you’re trying to hard when you wear it anyways), I’ve been experimenting with tinted lip balms.
I love these! They’re good for your lips, they give you the perfect tint of color, and the best part, they make your lips look kissable. Here are some of my favorite tinted lip balms on the market.
- Pixi Rose Lip Treat. $12. Available at Target. Contains Vitamin E, rose extract, and comes in rose or fawn.
- Burt’s Bee Lip Shimmer. $5. Available at most drug stores. Contains sunflower oil, and comes in 13 colors.
- Benetint Lip Balm. $20. Available at high-end department stores. Contains Vitamin E, SPF 15, and comes in rose (and smells like roses too).
Are there any other brands out there I’m missing?
Also, if you already have plain lip balm on hand like I do (I have three new, uncolored, Lipsmackers in my makeup case right now), you can make your own tinted lip balm by removing the lip balm from the tube completely, nuking it in the microwave for 20-30 seconds, adding a hint of color by adding a little bit of eye shadow or lipstick, and then you can put it all back in the tube for instant tinted lip balm.
- Tiff
The im-perfect makeup regimen
If you think putting on makeup without being able to move your fingers is hard, you’d be right :p But I’ve perfected it.
Watch and be amazed!
EZ-Combs
While watching CNN this past weekend, I was inundated with a wacky commercial for EZ-Combs, the latest hair accessory to be peddled on TV infomercials.
At first glace I wanted to vomit. It looks pretty fugly. Am I right or am I right? But then they started to demonstrate how you use it, and then I realized me – a woman without any finger control – might be able to use it on my own.
It looks simple enough: Insert one side, stretch it and pull it to the other side of your head, then insert the other comb. Sure, it may look ugly, but being able to put my hair up on my own on a sweltering summer day? Priceless.
I can always put a bandana over the whole EZ-Comb emsemble anyways.
Has any quad-ess used this baby yet?
- Tiff
All Day Lipgloss?
On a whim last week I bought a tube of Maybelline’s Super Stay gloss (in a pretty pink tone to break-up the winter blahs).
I’ll admit I doubted it’s ability to really stay. “Gloss? Really? All day?” But I’m here to announce to the interwebz that yes indeedio, this stuff really works.
Tip: Apply it as evenly as possible. It can easily shift over your lip line before drying all the way, and will look totally ridiculous (and it’s not easy to fix/wipe off). So be careful.
And yes, it does cost a few more dollars than your average lipgloss, but the fact that it stays on a helluva lot longer is worth it. And do I really have to mention again that lip color that doesn’t need to be reapplied all day is a good thing for women like us?
- Tiff
PS. Is Maybelline paying me to pimp-out their products yet? *echo*
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