Sweet Sundays: The Ritual

1 C Booth Body Scrub. 2 Macadamia Hair Mask. 3 Venus Embrace Razor. 4 Queen Helene Masque. 5 Nail polish. 6 Biore Pore Strips. 7 Jergens Tanning Lotion. 8 Bobbi Brown Eye Creme. 9 Korres Sleeping Facial. 

Sundays are my jam. My pampering ritual before the work week starts is one of my favorite things. 

I start with a piping hot bath. Since I'll be washing my hair, bath salts or bubbles aren't really a good choice. I use my regular shampoo and follow with a deep conditioning mask for about 10 minutes (this one by Macadamia is the best best best). I have pretty fine hair, so I keep the mask out of my roots to cut down on grease. 

While that's workin' I'll use this C Booth scrub all over. This stuff is pretty great - it's super moisturizing, smells good, and gives you enough exfoliation without making it raw. I'll shave my legs after that, rinse the hair mask and get out of the bath. 

Now it's face masque time --- can someone tell me if there's a difference between a mask and a masque? This is one of those green, slimy masques that dries up all your nasty stuff. Honestly it's one of the few masques where I can see a difference after I use it. After I wash it off with a hot towel, I'll use an old school Biore strip to get out what the masque couldn't. These are so rewarding... to see all that crap come out of your skin. I want to try these black ones and see if they work even better. 

The only time I apply body lotion is right out of the bath or shower. I really hate the greasy feeling and luckily my skin doesn't really need it. So I'll take this opportunity to use this Jergen's lotion about three times a week (probably five in the summer). I've been using the firming kind and I really don't know if it makes a difference but it certainly doesn't hurt to try. 

Eye creme, you sneaky SOB. You take my money because the counter lady told me I needed to buy you. I really can't tell a difference, but it feels nice and I'm sure it helps somehow... Maybe I'll understand when I'm older. 

But dat sleeping facial tho. This thing is pretty great. It's basically a heavy night creme that soaks into the skin fast and is non-greasy. I use this most nights. 

After all that I'll paint my nails. Check out a quick tip here. 

So that's it. I'll grab a glass of wine and watch a few episodes of a TV show and spend too much time on Pinterest and then go to bed. 

How do you spend your Sunday's? Anything special you do to get ready for the week?

How to: Look Your Best When You Feel Your Worst

So it's that season for allergies, the flu, and weird viruses that never seem to go away. Here are some makeup tips for when you feel nasty, but don't want to look like it! I use a lot of cream products for added moisture, and not to look too powdery. Also they are super easy and quick to apply. 

FACE

My first tip is to moisturize, moisturize, moisturize. After cleansing the face, use a moisturizer and an eye cream. This will help your suffering skin and help your makeup look smooth and natural. This is always true, but especially important when you're not feeling so hot. 

Next I like to use a light, yet moisturizing (see the trend here?) foundation. You want to even out your skin tone without being too heavy. This Bobbi Brown one is great and Neutrogena Healthy Glow is a great drugstore alternative. 

Concealing is important on these days and I love a good corrector for under eye circles. When you feel sick, your eyes can be red and tired. This will brighten and lighten that area. I like to use a concealer brush or just my finger. This one is from Bobbi Brown.

                  

Another good concealer to layer on top is the Garnier Skin Renew Anti Dark Circle Rollerball concealer. This is a nice light alternative that has a metal rollerball for easy application. Apparently that helps somehow. Easy to find at all drugstores.

For blush, I like to use a cream blush that is easily blendable. This Bobbi Brown one (I like the brand ok?!) is called Sheer Lilac and it works nicely for my fair skin tone. I wouldn't use anything too dramatic for these days, but something that builds well and looks natural. 

Highlighting is a great technique to add that extra glow (where you want) to distract from a less flattering part of your face like your untamed brows or something you don't have time or energy to fix. Place a highlighter like the Benefit High Beam shown above at the tops of your cheekbones. 

EYES

Adding some brightness around the eyes is important, just like the corrector I mentioned. 

Rimmel Scandaleyes is perfect for the inner rim of your eye where it can be red or puffy. (found at drugstores)

Benefit Eye Bright is great for that same area, as a pinker tone, and also below the eyebrow for added lift. 

Curling your lashes can open your eyes up and make you look well rested! 

LIPS

I like to use an easy, yet bright balm for (you guessed it...) moisture. These are so easy to apply and you don't need a mirror (gasp!). 

(A gloss would be good too, but I'm just not a gloss kinda girl. I can't get over the stickiness. And my hair gets stuck in it.)

I hope you found this helpful! Let me know if you use any of these tips! 

*This post is not sponsored and none of these companies (sadly) know who I am. I purchased everything myself.