How to Clean Your Beauty Sponge or Beauty Blender

Recently I purchased a Beauty Sponge from Charlotte Russe, which is a lot like the Beauty Blender. I had heard so much about it and how it made your skin look more flawless, so I decided to try it. Since this is not a review I'll just say it works great but the only problem was cleaning it. 

Makeup seems to love getting stuck in this applicator, the sponge absorbs it. Since makeup (such as foundations and concealers) is made with oil, water and brush-cleaners don't always work since they repel oil. So this is an easy, cheap, and effective way to clean your Beauty Sponge or Beauty Blender.

What you need:

1.) Olive Oil

2.) Dish Soap

3.) Dry Paper Towel or Wash Cloth

4.) Beauty Sponge or Beauty Blender

How to:

Take your dish soap and drip a tiny amount into your hand, a little goes a long way. Then use the same tactic with the Olive Oil and add it with the soap. Then simply rub it on the Beauty Sponge or Beauty Blender and you will see your recently use product squishing out of the sponge. Simply rub it until completely clean then rinse it of excess Olive Oil and Dish Soap. Then simply pat with Paper Towel or Dry Wash Cloth until dry.

And that's it! Simple, easy, cheap and will keep your Beauty Sponge or Beauty Blender in good shape so it can continually make your face flawless looking everyday. You can also use this method to deep clean your makeup brushes!

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L'oreal Paris Magic Nude Liquid Powder

First off, I'm sorry we haven't posted anything. I couldn't get blogger to work and Jackie moved so we've been busy but that's no excuse and we are extremely sorry. 

Today I'm reviewing the L'oreal Paris Magic Nude Liquid Powder.This product can be purchased at your local Wal-Mart. I got the color natural buff which I would say matches pretty well. You can probably see the color of it in the picture since I'm messy.

This product can be worn over the top of your normal foundation or by itself. I have acne scars that I prefer to hide therefore, I wear it after I use concealer and foundation.

 As far as shine goes I'd say it does a good job of concealing it. My nose gets super oily throughout the day so I wear primer and foundation plus this product and then regular powder. However, I have worn this product alone and it covers well and does a decent job of keeping away shine. 

This product is a bit messy which is why I apply with clean fingers in place of a sponge.

We will be updating much more often now that we have things sorted out. So look out for posts in the near future.

DIY Neem Oil Magic

     So everyone probably knows that it's good to exfoliate the skin from time to time. I have a DIY method that I use from occasionally that is especially good for those with acne.
Things you will need:
        1. Neem oil (I bought mine at the bodyguard in our mall for about $10 but you can probably find it in drugstores. Neem oil is used for helping irritated skin so if you have acne this will be great for you!)Neem oil is used to help with skin that is irritated. Note that the neem oil does smell quite a bit like garlic and if you can't stand the smell of garlic this is probably not right for you.
        2.Coarse sea salt (the sea salt is what does a lot of the exfoliating)
        3.Plain yogurt (the yogurt helps to get rid of redness and just in general gives you a healthy glow.
     First off you take the sea salt and put it in a little cup. Next take the neem oil and put a few drops into the cup and shake it all together so that the neem oil is on the majority of the sea salt. Next just take some of the mixture and gently rub it on your face.(i just used my hands to grab it and spread it) After the oil is on your face you can choose to let it sit for a bit or wash it off right away.(i always just wash it off right away because i'm impatient and because it doesn't make that much of a difference.)
      After that is done take your yogurt and put it in a bowl and then spread it all over your face. Let it sit for about 15 minutes to half an hour. Generally you will get better results if you let it sit longer. Note that you should lay down for this because otherwise the yogurt runs down your neck. When done simply wash it off. I do this every couple months or try to just whenever my acne starts to come back really bad. I hope this works well for you because this worked for me when a lot of the name-brand stuff didn't.

DIY Lipscrub

Okay, so recently I've been obsessing over making sure my lips are super smooth and soft because if they aren't I tend to bite them. Anyone else have that problem? Or am I alone in this? Anyway, I wanted to find an effective way to face this strange problem. And so I did some research on lipscrubs! I really didn't want to pay for anything so I searched Pinterest. There I settled upon one very simple lipscrub, of course I changed in a little to make it even more simple, because simple is better. I'm glad to say that this really does work!

So lets begin...

What you need:
1.) Honey
2.) Olive Oil
3.) Brown Sugar
4.) A washcloth
5.) A tsp
6.) A little container with a lid

Really, there is no real measuring to this. I put an equal amount of each ingredient (Brown Sugar, Olive Oil, and Honey) in, but ended up hating the consistency because the fact that is was so oily bothered me to no end, so I added a couple more teaspoons of Brown Sugar until it was a more solid consistency. Of course, you can make it to what ever consistency desire just as long as it still "scrubs" your lips because the point of this DIY is to rid your lips of dryness.

How to use it:
Take a finger-full and rub it on your lips (just for around 30 seconds but you can go up until two minutes). Then dampen the washcloth and wash off the scrub. And "TADA!" you've got smooth lips.You simply store it in the refrigerator until the next use. It's good to use as long as your Olive Oil is good.

This is a great option for those who have dry or flaky lips, it hydrates and moisturizes. I will definitely be using this again!

DIY Clear Acne Fast With Lemon

Throughout our lives we go through an awkward moment, they usually start mid-teenage years (lets all decide this is puberty's fault). All of us usually have at least one pimple in our lives. If your an average teenager, like myself, you'll have what seems like thousands at a time. This horrible condition can leave you with absolutely no self-confidence! Wherever you go you may feel like everyone is staring at you constantly in a negative way, I promise you they aren't, but sometimes your mind plays tricks on you. Doctors love to recommend expensive products, and if that works for you that's awesome, but really there's a simple trick to getting rid of acne fast! Plus, it's cheap!

What you need:

1.) 1 lemon

2.) A knife

3.) A container

4.) cotton ball

5.) Oil free moisturizer

Steps to success: 

1.) Take the lemon and cut it in half with your knife

2.) Squish lemon juice into container

3.) Dip cotton ball into the lemon juice

4.) Dab on oily skin or newly occurred break out

5.) Wash it off after letting it sit for a bit

6.) Moisturize skin

7.) Then store in the refrigerator

Lemon juice not only clears up acne quickly but also brightens the skin! Nature has the best medicine.

The downfalls to this treatment is that if left on the skin for a long period of time it can be very drying. Also, you shouldn't use this in the morning because it increases your skin's sensitivity to the sun. If your skin burns after using the lemon juice, remove immediately. You could be allergic.

I use this tactic on an occasion and I believe it does wonders. I recommend this highly!

Maybelline BB Cream 8-in-1 Beauty Balm Skin Clearing Perfector Review

Today I've decided to do a review on a product that has become more and more popular in the last month or so. Other than it having an extremely long name, Maybelline's New York Dream Pure BB Cream 8-in-1 Beauty Balm Skin Clearing Perfector claims to:

1.)Clear acne

2.)Conceals imperfections

3.)Minimizes look of pores

4.)Reduces appearance of redness

5.)Adjusts to skin tone

6.)Hydrates and smoothes

7.)Enhances and clarifies

8.)0% oils and lightweight feel

Being the teenager I am, I have acne, which is a good reason to try this product. I do believe since buying the product and using it I have had fewer breakouts, but since it has been such a short time I'm not sure about the long-term effects.

When it says it conceals imperfections it does an okay job, it's very sheer and it does say that on the tube, which means it takes some layering. If you want to completely hide an imperfection, concealer is needed. 

It doesn't really minimize the pores, I'm guessing if you want smaller pores you should go for another one of their newer products called Baby Skin Instant Pore Eraser Primer. I unfortunately haven't tried it yet, but I've heard good things about it and there may be a future review on it. 

Even though it is sheer it does hide redness well. So it's great for slightly uneven skin tones and blotchiness.

I was tanner at the beginning of July, therefore I got the second to the lightest color, Light/Medium. Apparently, I wasn't thinking ahead because my tan is slowly fading away. I should probably have gotten the lightest shade on hand because it now looks too orange on me, so it doesn't adjust to your skin tone hardly at all.

When is says "Hydrates and smoothes" it doesn't dry your skin out like other products, but it definitely isn't a moisturizer. 

This is actually a very light-weight product. It's awesome for the summer time since some other products are quite heavy and begin to melt off your face as the day carries on. I think that's one of the greatest perks of this product!

This product is great, really it is. Just some of the claims are a little over exaggerated. The fact that they invented something like this for teenagers to help with acne is brilliant! I will definitely use it for the remainder of my summer and carry on using it throughout the school year.

Peachie Posts

    So our Peachie Posts will consist of various DIY's, fashion tips, outfit ideas, makeup tricks, nail inspiration, hair styles and skin treatments .We will also post reviews on various products. We will also be recommending and sharing youtube videos and songs that we love. Just any creative things that we find interesting. Basically however we choose to express ourselves. We will try to post something at least once a week if possible. 

Just 2 Girls

    We're just two small town girls trying to find our way in today's beauty industry.

     These are the definitions of beauty that we found on the internet:

        1. a combination of qualities, such as shape, color, or form that pleases the aesthetic senses, especially the sight.

        2. a combination of qualities that pleases the intellect or moral sense.

        3. denoting something intended to make a woman more attractive.

    

     Beauty to us is definitely not about what's on the outside, but what is held within. But we want to help girls reflect what's on the inside in a way in which they can feel more confident. A girl's mission in life is for all her dreams to come true and before there can be success there has to be confidence.

Our dream is to someday share our own business/makeup-line with the world and change the way society influences a girl's self-esteem by enhancing what God gave girls to begin with.

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