Makeup Tips

A good friend of mine recently invited me to a beauty product swap event last week. My first thought was, “How cool, what a great idea,” until I started to go through the bins and draws full of makeup and beauty products that I bought and never used.

We all have that perfect (in the store) lipstick that just wasn’t the same when you got it home and put it on in normal lighting or the latest nail polish that went out of trend ten minutes after you found space for the five bottles you bought.

Being in an industry where you’re constantly bombarded with real size samples and swag bag goodies, you tend to accumulate quite the collection.

Wanting to swap or simply unload these perfectly good beauty products off to others, I had to make sure they were still perfectly good.

I did a little research to find out what are some of the tried and true ways of telling if your beauty products are fit enough to be traded to the major league or benched for life in the recycle bin.

When it comes to any type of face makeup, according to continues on Bangstyle

Check out the new Chantecaille Spring 2012 Coral Reefs makeup collection, discover seriously lovely and fresh goodies that can make a difference not only when it comes to your looks but also the protection of the environment. Have a nosey and get involved!
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Celebrate the arrival of sunny days with a lovely infusion of oh-so-delicious and delicate hues as the ones spotted in the new Chantecaille spring 2012 Coral Reefs makeup collection. As usual, the famous brand delivers some seriously gorgeous on-trend goodies containing skin-friendly natural ingredients and botanical antioxidants that are interpreting each season’s important hues, textures and finishes. “Our customers are very intelligent women with the power to make a difference,” founder Sylvie Chantecaille said.

The label has always sought to raise awareness about important environmental issue…………… continues on becomegorgeous.com