A Guide to Buying an Eyelash Curler!

As a professional makeup artist I am often asked what does an eyelash curler really do?

My answer is always the same it is like “boob job” for your lashes! It also opens up your tired looking eyes. Yes, that mere crimping can do wonders even if you have sparse natural lashes.

The RIGHT lash curler is what you need for bright, big awake eyes.

Lets’s go shopping for one!

Here’s what to look for in a eye 👁 lash curler.

Please stay clear of a plastic eyelash curler. They are less flexible and tend to break easy.

Look for a padded rubber one not just all metal. This ensures and cushions to curl not simply bend the lashes.

Choose wide handles that fit your thumb and middle finger to move with ease and move and curl lashes comfortably.

Pump curler at least 5 or 10 and make that curl happen. Or I like to count to 10 before I let go. Don’t rush!

* Please note: you can pull out and lose your eye lashes if you aren’t careful.

Never put mascara on and then curl your lashes. That is a disaster waiting to happen. It too tugs on lashes and your lashes will stick and web together. Not a good look!

Wash and disinfect your eyelash curler at least once a week. Bacteria 🦠 and old makeup adheres to them and you can get pink eye or worse. Keep it clean!

Lastly keep your mascara fresh too. Dermatologists and the beauty trade recommends replacing USED mascara every 3-4 months. No longer, Darlings!

Be safe! Protect those pretty eyes!

Protect

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Do you use … Makeup Wipes?

In a rush, in a pinch and for travel I do tend to use them too. So, I wanted to share a “beauty hack” I love to do. I didn’t always do it. But once Covid hit and things were on limited supply I started to do this.

Use the makeup towelette. Follow up with soaps water washing your face!

When it’s time to remove my makeup I take the towelette wipe out of the package. Next I grab a pair of scissors, fully open the wipe and CUT it in half. I then I wipe away the makeup and the long day away!

The half wipe towelette removes makeup just as efficient (unless you’re wearing theatrical or lots of makeup.) Then since I am also a soap and water girl I follow up and wash my face with a dash of Dove cleansing soap bar. Or use your favorite face wash.

Doing this step after using the makeup wipe makes MY face feel cleaner.

Doing this makeup wipe beauty hack saves you money$$$

It’s better for the 🌎 planet.

And you’ll feel good 😍 too!

Let’s celebrate Earth Day every single day and save money too one step at a time!

PS

Using makeup wipes on your face is not great for the skin on a daily basis. Rubbing that paper like cloth can scratch your face. Over time too tough on the skin. So,use and choose them wisely!

Is The Weather Wreaking Havoc on Your Skin?

Here are 3 ways to make your skin look better when it’s so cold 🥶 outside.

To start with you have to exfoliate and I am in love with a gentle exfoliant found on Amazon. It is called Cure Natural Aqua Gel It works wonders FAST and is so gentle! It can even be used around the eye area to kiss the driest skin cells “Bye Bye!” If you don’t own it. You need to. It comes from Japan and I discovered it in my travels.

Another alternative to the above product is to try this method. Use a luke warm wet with water washcloth “pressed” against the face. I like to work in sections. Doing this gently lifts up the tight, dry and flakey skin cells.

Work in circular motions.

When you are washing your face. Don’t use a deodorant bar use a creamy soap. face wash or oil cleanser. Work in circular motions as doing this will help lift up dirt, oil, pollution and dry patch skin.

Another quick fix is a sheet mask. You know those little wonders found almost everywhere and originated from Korea. There are so many to choose from!

I am in love ❤️ with them and so is my skin!

Make sure you leave them on as long as you can. Not just 10 minutes. I find the longer the better! 20 Minutes will do! They will soothe the driest parched skin.

I hope these skin care tips help you. And. while you’re at it invite your sweetie to join in on the fun too!

Use up every bit of the masks juicy hydrating goodness!

On the go? Give your Lipsticks 💄 some …

Much needed attention. Your cosmetic bag is longing to be touched!

Stranded at the airport, waiting in the car 🚘 pool line or even at home. Use your time wisely and give your lipsticks some LOVE.

Grab those lipsticks & quickly disinfect them!

If you happen to get a Purell wipes, towelettes from a restaurant after your meal or have some rubbing alcohol disinfectant pads. get out your lipstick tubes and lipgloss wands and disinfect those tubes!

It’s kind of satisfying and fun to do!

1. Take the top off.

2. Roll up those tubes. Be gentle not all the way. Only up to where you’ve used the tube.

3. Swipe and wipe the lipstick itself all around.

4. Next wipe the tube packaging itself. You know lots of germs 🦠 are waiting for you there too.

5. Allow them to evaporate and dry and close the lids.

You’re all set, a quick disinfect and good to go! Safely! Protect those pretty lips!

* A great idea after you have a cold or a fever blister too!

Easy as 1,2,3 …

Pooped Out? Me too! Between my work,travel and play schedule some days I can look not so pretty tired.

A simple trick I like to do.

I apply a eyeliner in a vibrant hue like a purple, green or blue from the center of the eyelid to the outer ends of the lash line.

A little goes a long way at opening up those eyes!

Skip eyeliner on the bottom of the eye. You might want to just do a thin line near the lash line.

Then I blend a bright liner pencil with an upward stroke towards the brow but staying at the lash line on the eyelid.

I apply a dash of shimmer color on the inner corner of my eyes. I like a sheer champagne,a white pearl, a gold or a silver.

Now you’re ready for a dash of colored mascara.

This will definitely …

Wake up those sleepy looking tired eyes!

Happy Earth 🌎 week!

Now that Easter has come and gone there are plenty of sales on Easter candy, plastic eggs and more!

Go stock up and pick up some plastic eggs and eat a few on sale Peeps along the way!

I love to repurpose, ♻️ recycle and reuse!

How about you? Do you like to be eco-friendly and love Mother Nature too? Do you live and love Easter 🐣 decorations and candy too?

If you use beauty sponges or blenders and don’t want to spring for an expensive travel holder for them. Use a plastic egg instead!

Protect your beauty sponges!

Make sure you buy the eggs in a few sizes to play with what ones will work for your sponge type and size. I like the ones with the tiny holes on the end. But if you can’t find them buy and use the other type.

They keep air circulating, to store them “on the go” or to store at home if you’d like. The eggs protect the sponge and keep it clean you and you too and no messy makeup fingers! Until you get a chance to wash them. As a professional make-up artist I like to use them on set on location too.

If you want to see more on this beauty hack tip check out my Instagram IGTV video from today.

@noreenkissyoung

Happy Shopping 🛍 and beauty hacking!

*Have you got an eco tip you’d like to share! Please do! I’m listening.

Counting down to… Las Vegas again!

Last year the shows got cancelled.

PRO only shows…
Stylists,makeup artists,nail techs,estheticians and beauty business owners from all over the world will flock to the ever popular International Beauty Show and the International Esthetics Cosmetics & Spa Conference.

But now … Counting down with hope to a fabulous and fun time. June is coming soon.

I’ll be BEAUTY reporting from there and sharing with you ALL THAT I SEE. It’s going to be a bumpy exciting out of the park ride! Hair beauty shows are not like peaceful spa shows. They have a mood and vibe all of their own and have seen some unique hair and makeup Pro’s. Some of them wear just as much makeup as you and I do and their men! If I bump into any you need to know about.

I’ll Instagram and blog out photo’s and comments to you. So follow me there too!

@noreenkissyoung on Instagram

I’ll be guest speaking at the spa show and reporting LIVE from both shows.

Find out …What’s hot, What’s Not, What’s now! It is going to be a beauty filled and hair raising time!!!

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I LOVE ❤️ Las Vegas and if you haven’t been maybe now’s the time to add it to your list of places to go when we can all travel without a care! So much to see and the eye candy is mostly FREE. SO MANY PLACES TO EXPLORE. Good and club life is non- stop. Hotels to die for! Amazing views! All waiting for me and you. Minutes from the desert 🌵 Red Rock Canyon and a few hours car ride to California.

I can’t wait to shop the IECSC show floor! And see the latest and greatest in skincare,makeup and more! If you’re a beauty pro, spa or salon you gotta go!

I will be teaching a class on MAKEUP and sharing the new look for the summer.

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Nail Techs will show the latest in hues and looks for nails.

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Hair in all it’s crowning glory will reign supreme! Can’t wait to see the new hues and styles and share them with you!

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So stay tuned I’ll share more.

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Happy National Lash Day!

Celebrating false eyelashes and lash extensions all day. You know I love sharing beauty secrets or new trends with you…

This is a beauty and skincare must have!

Lash Savers… A silky protective mask for your lash extensions or if you wear your faux eyelashes to bed. Worth looking into http://www.lashsavers.com

They can also be used as a sleeping 😴 mask too.

Lashes for Days!

Lash Lifts or False Eyelashes

Do you know how National Lash Day even started?

House of Lashes created this holiday to bring attention to this part of a persons face. so glad they did. I love ❤️ celebrating all kinds of holidays especially when it comes to beauty!

Day 23 of MY Beauty Secrets

As a professional Make-Up Artist I use products and things in different ways. I love being a creative and thinking outside the box,circle and square.

Lashes

When it comes to mascara and the beauty photo shoot or the client calls for a natural not caked on mascara look… I use a Tinted Grooming Brow Gel on the lashes instead of a true mascara. It adds thickness and color. But the lashes look totally natural.

Another product I like to use is a CLEAR Brow gel on the lashes and not just the brows. Colorless and natural my clients love ❤️ both the looks.

Don’t forget this beauty tip!

My sister called me upset.

She had pink eye (or so she thinks) she said her eyes 👀 were kind of closed shut!!! For days!

She like me is in love with a good black eyeliner applied to the inner rim of the eye for definition.

I asked her if she used anything new?

She said no just the same gel eyeliner I get from you! I asked is she sharpening it on a regular basis and she said yes. I also professionally recommended to her to wash her pencil sharpener regularly and she shouted ” What?” “WASH my eyeliner pencil sharpener?”

She told me in all her life she never ever washed it.” Do you really mean I need to wash it?” This sister is older than me and an artist and fashion illustrator. I couldn’t believe she does not do it yet treats her art supplies and palettes 🎨 like gold.

Needless to say, I just mailed her a new sharpener for her eyeliners. I encouraged her to book an appointment with her dermatologist or M.D.

Here’s my simple recipe to disinfect your eye 👁 and lip pencils.

And by the way, you need a different one for each type product. You can’t use the same one. You don’t want lip pigment in your eye area and you don’t want a dark eye liner around your lips when you apply lipliner. Get it?

What you will need:

1 bottle of Dawn dish washing liquid

1 box of alcohol wipe pads from the drug store.

Pointed Q-Tips

Soak your sharpeners in soapy water. Pull out of the sink.

Next take a Q-tip and place it into the hole. And clean all around the area inside and on the backside. There will be pencil residue all in there.

Next, I rinse it and get any Q-Tip residue out the sharpener if there is any.

Then I wipe down with an alcohol pad. Or you can use anti-bacterial wipes. Do not rinse afterwards.

Allow the sharpener to dry. You’re disinfected and ready to go.

If you want to be even more sanitary. Use SterileLight and place it on the sanitizing case. Check them out on Instagram.

*NEVER share sharpeners or eye makeup or any makeup for that matter.

Be careful,clean and safe girls! Your eyes need TLC attention. Not worth losing your eyesight over. Germs are all around us!