How to determine your Skin Tone!

Knowing your skin tone can come in handy when choosing a new hair color, when figuring out what color clothing is most flattering on you, and most importantly your guide for deciding what makeup shades suit you best! There are three different skin tones Cool, Warm and Neutral. Below are very detailed ways on how you determine them.

1.Hold out your forearm in natural lighting, look at your veins are they blue, green or a mixture of both? If they are green you most definitely have a warm skin tone, blue you have a cool skin tone, and if it appears to be a mixture of both green and blue then you have a neutral skin tone.

.2. Wear two pieces of jewelry, one at a time,one gold and one silver, be your own judge, which color compliments you best? If you look better with gold you most likely have a warm skin tone and with silver a cool skin tone. If you look good with both it's highly likely that you have a neutral skin tone.

 3. Try on a  true white piece of clothing and a more off white shade of clothing, which one compliments your skin the best? If it is the true white you have a cool tone and the off white a warm tone, and if both looks super sexy then you are neutral toned.

FOR WARM SKIN TONES

HAIR COLOR

When choosing a new hair color look for shades that say 'golden or warm' these tend to be most caramel, honey, auburn and burgundy shades. These shades tend to suit warm skin tones best.

CLOTHING COLORS

When shopping for clothing look for shades that are in the warm range on the color wheel, confused as to what shades are warm? don't worry think of fire, what shades remind you of fire? red, orange, yellow, and the hues in between like orange red etc.

MAKEUP COLORS

When deciding your foundation shade, look for foundations that contain a more yellow or olive undertone. These shades compliment warm skin tones gorgeously.

 When choosing a red lipstick shade choose one with a more orange tone this helps to enhance warm skin tones.

FOR COOL SKIN TONES

HAIR COLOR

When choosing a new hair color look for shades that contain the words ''Ash or Cool'' in it. These shades usually contain a green, blue, or grey undertone, relax don't get scared your hair isn't going to turn these shades, they just contain those undertones to maintain the cool tones.

CLOTHING COLORS

When shopping for clothing look for shades that are cool on the color wheel, these would be colors that remind you of water such as blue, green, purple and other hues in between such as turquoise, lilac etc. 

MAKEUP COLORS

When choosing foundation shades look for shades that contain a more pink or red undertones, these are most likely the undertone of someone who has a cool skin tone.

When purchasing a red lipstick look for one with a more blue undertone, again, your lips won't be blue this is just to help it maintain it's cool tone.

FOR NEUTRAL SKIN TONES

You are absolutely blessed!! As a result of that you can rock any of these shades with confidence! good for you!! I'm jealous haha!

Remember though that beauty is subjective, if you feel comfortable wearing a certain shade of lipstick or certain colors of clothing that's totally cool. These tips just serve as guidelines to choosing different items that suit your skin tone. 

Thank you all for reading and have a great day :)

Home Remedies To Cure and Prevent Acne!!!

Here are some effective home remedies that blast those hideous zits and pimples into thin air!
These do it yourself recipes contain ingredients that are found right in your very own kitchen! Isn't that awesomely convenient??  Not everyone can afford those expensive treatments while on a tight budget so your wonderful friend Lisa is gonna help ya!! :)

1. FACIAL CLEANSER

This may sound weird to quite a number of persons, but trust me it works I have tried it on several occasions.
All you need for this is toothpaste and water!! Squirt some toothpaste  into your palms just a little will do, then add some water to it and create a foamy mixture. Toothpaste helps dry out pimples and absorbs oil. Wash your face as you usually would with a cleanser.Get a CLEAN  hand towel  or paper towel and pat dry. Just a little note please refrain from using toothpaste that are used for teeth  whitening these usually contain the ingredient hydrogen peroxide that may irritate or burn the skin.




    2.  ACNE MASK


All you need for this is some non whitening toothpaste and some baking soda. Mix both in a small bowl and stir for 30 seconds. Apply mixture to each pimple. Leave on for 10 minutes and rinse.Pimples are going to look redder after this because of the menthol but that would wear off after a while.


  3.  ACNE SCRUB


What you need is some SEA salt  and some honey. Please do not use the refined ones you see at the grocery store, make sure the label says pure sea salt. Sea salt works wonders for the skin , it heals blemishes, kills bacteria and removes toxins from the skin.Mix both ingredients in a small bowl and apply to face, gently massage face for a few minutes as you would a regular facial scrub and rinse. If you have open wounds on your face this will sting, but don't think your skin is going to burn off lol! Salt on any open wound is going to sting! If it becomes unbearable simply rinse it off. You can always use the steam treatment I'm about to mention.


  4. FACIAL STEAMS


You have several to chose from!!! yay!!
Sea salt and water.
Lemon juice and water.
Baking Soda and water.


With these steams it's as simple as pouring the ingredients in some boiling water, turn of the stove, then place your face over the pot, not on the pot! and allow the steam to penetrate and clear your pores. If your face becomes too hot, simply move away from the steam for a few minutes and then resume when you are ready.


Now there are a couple on the spot treatments you can use to help heal your pimples. All you do is apply some on each pimple, leave on  for a few minutes and RINSE! haha so easy its crazy!
 Apple Cider Vinegar
 Lemon Juice
 Sea salt and water mixture
 NON WHITENING  Listerine


NB Remember to use a moisturizer after any of these methods, seeing that these ingredients can be very drying to the skin. 




Tips for preventing acne breakouts!!! whoo hoo my favorite part!

1. Dont touch your face unless you have washed your hands! hands contain acne causing bacteria and can cause several other illnesses when place in the mouth.
2. Do not sleep with makeup on.That's a death sentence in my book.Seriously I have done that twice in my life and each time I woke up with about three pimples.How lovely ;)
3. Change pillow cases regularly. Come on we all know when we are travelling whether it the maxi or the taxi or the train or whatever your hair touches the seat and we bring that home to our pillows each night.Gross right? I know.
4. Clean makeup brushes at least once a week. Germs enjoy new breeding grounds to get their groove on!
5. After a cleanser, ensure that you use a toner or astringent to remove any excess  makeup or dirt that the cleanser didn't take off. Try this and you'll see what I'm talking about.
6. Drink tons of water and maintain a healthy lifestyle we must be clean on the inside  to ensure that our outside glows with beauty!

Thank you guys for reading hope you found this informative and helpful in your battle with acne!
Love you all and stay beautiful
Lisa <3


Comment below I would love to see what recipes you have come up with that helped with your acne.I always   enjoy feedback from my readers! xoxo Have a great day or night whichever one! haha

Niki Minaj and Ricky Martin MAC Viva Glam lipstick campaign

The ever popular queen of hip hop Niki Minaj & the 'livin la vida loca' man Ricky Martin himself have both teamed up with MAC cosmetics to soon launch their individual lipsticks within the Viva Glam collection.

The two lipsticks are both pink shades, seeing how Niki rocks those pink lips in her videos makes me salivate with the thought of a pink lipstick lover like myself wearing it.

The new lipstick campaign reflects vibrant colors, manly charm, and sexy at its best! The ever gorgeous 28 year old rapper erotically kneels on a motor bike, in a sassy pink body hugging dress and pink flowing hair to match, Ricky Martin on the other hand hold up a gigantic mac lipstick while he dazzles the ladies with his tattooed muscular arms.

Each of the celebrities' lipsticks are sold entirely for charity purposes with one hundred per cent of the sale price donated to help the widely spread disease HIV & AIDS.

Previously Niki Minaj collaborated with MAC to launch the ever popular 'Pink Friday' lip shade. It was named after her platinum selling debut album.

What's your opinion on this charity campaign, would you be purchasing?

ZUCA MAKEUP TRAINCASE

So I recently entered a contest giveaway that the well known guru MakeupByLeinaBaaaby  held. ''Why did Lisa enter'' you may ask. Well up for grabs was a Zuca makeup traincase as you know these things can be crazy expensive so I seized this opportunity like it was gonna leave!!!! (it is leaving actually today was the deadline) anywho this traincase could really come in handy when it comes to freelance work.I think you all know by now that  makeup is my passion and that I actually do freelance work for free!!! but only for now seeing that I’m trying to build my portfolio. This bag has many storage compartments each serving its own purpose  in keeping your makeup neat and secured in addition to this it  has wheels so assure yourself no struggling with a heavy traincase will occur! this is the link to get your very own traincase    .


http://www.lecosmetique.com/Zuca_Pro_Artist_Case_Merlot_p/zucapromerlot.htm http://www.youtube.com/user/MakeupByLeinaBaaaby


so thank you guys for reading 

muah <3

PUPPY LOVE!!!!!!!

Dont you guys just love puppies! This pic was taken the day right before Cupcake died :( it was so sad  

I dont think I ever showed anyone this pic cause it just brings back so many memories she and I had together.She was like the most loving thing ever, I remember this one time when she was really tiny, my dad and I were looking for her everywhere, we called and called but no answer! suddenly we saw the white sock in dads shoe move well you wouldnt believe how our hearts nearly skipped a beat!!!!

Turns out it had a head haha cupcake was sleeping peacefully in dads shoe!! she was so tiny that she fitted so well!! we were relieved :) she was always such a darling. RIP Cupcake we all miss you :) <3<3<3

Hello Gorgeous People!!!!!!

So my blog is official, a warm welcome to all my lovely subscribers!  <3<3<3 xoxo

Here you are going to find all things beauty related, if you absolutely adore makeup like I do you are gonna find yourself visiting here quite often.Look out for makeup tutorials and much more girly lusciousness on my youtube channel http://www.youtube.com/user/BeautybyLisa313?feature=mhee !

  So see you later guys and take care, hugs!!!! 

Lisa xoxo