Daily Lip Routine

Especially with the cold starting to blow in here at my home, I have to start taking better care of my skin and lips. The lip routine I'm about to share is what I do everyday and if very helpful to do because it will help take care of your lips.

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1. Lip Scrub (scrub your lips!)    scrubbing your lips is a way to help prevent your lips to chap and have flakes show up when you wear lipgloss and lipstick (I know that has happen a bunch to me before) but ever since I started scrubbing my my lips, my lips doesn't flake. Using a lip scrub acts like a exfoliator to help clean off dead skin off your lips. However, I use a tooth brush which also do the same thing. So after I am done brushing my teeth, I would take the bristles and rub my lips with it, exfoliating my lips.

2. Lip Balm (moisturize your lips!)  moisturizing your lips is the absolute must! They help your lips from chapping in the cold and helps keep them lush and beautiful. Also, I learned that using lip balm before applying lipgloss and lipstick will help prevent the flaking of your lips and the sticky feeling. The lip balm will ensure the lipstick/lipgloss to glide right on. I usually moisturize my lips in the morning before applying lipstick and lipgloss and at night before I go to bed. Also, lip balm is something to carry with you everyday because it will help keep them from chapping during the day and can even add a bit of shine, acting like lipgloss.

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3. Lip Butter (the 3 in 1 step!)  this 3 in 1 product from Revlon (also something similar by L'Oreal) is a product that is helpful when I don't have anytime or on the go. It is a lip balm, lipstick, and lipgloss all in one. I am a huge fan of multifunctional products and this is a must have because it does all three at once saving you time and money!

4. Lipstick (coloring those lips!)  I love lipsticks but going to high school I feel kind of uncomfortable of wearing bright colors, bright reds, or deep colors to school because most of them usually go without lipstick. But I do wear the nudes, pink and light corals and having an obsession brewing now! But lipsticks help add to outfits giving them a statement and a pop of color! Rock those lipsticks! (:

5. Lipgloss (glossing/finishing touch!)   Lipgloss is like the sealer and the bow on the whole package. The give the give more colors and give the shine in the gloss. I also have a huge collection of gloss, but I know for a fact that boys don't really like lipgloss because they make lips sticky and unappealing. But also in my opinion I don't like my lips too shiny because it looks like I have grease all over my lips. However, I do wear lip gloss using a lip brush to I am able to control it from going over my face and minimize the amount of gloss used therefore minimizing the shine!

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Back to School Series: What I Carry in My Makeup Purse

I don't wear much makeup to school, only BB cream, eyeliner, eyeshadow and lipstick/lipgloss. The hard part for me is keeping it on the entire school day. So I carry a makeup bag in my purse to touch up in between class or when I am in an emergency to clean up my face. So here are what I pack in my makeup bag to school and keep in mind that I don't wear foundation or go full out on makeup products.

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.....My makeup bag for school....

The makeup bag is from the Sephora Perfume collection and that $50 perfume sampler is a good deal because some of the perfume sampler's actual sized perfume is more than $50 and you get it for free. Also, you can use the perfume sampler's for school.

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1. Pop up hairbrush w. mirror: This is a two in one great item to have. It's both a mirror and a hairbrush. Before, I had a compact mirror and a hairbrush in my purse and it took up a bit of space, so this is a great item to have to help save space and use. Plus, it isn't expensive at all!

2. Hair Ties: I hate having my hair in my face when I am working or performing a lab, so I keep hair ties with me so I wouldn't have to go around asking people for one or use a rubber band. Also, I keep more than one because people always ask me for a hair tie and never return them so it's good to keep extras.

3. Bobby Pins: I have bangs and with my hair tied back the bangs keep falling in my face and totally makes me irritated so my handy dandy bobby pins help pin back those extra hair falling in my face. Also, they help in case you have a hairstyle and have a piece of hair coming out and you need to pin it back. They are like a lifesaver for making your hair not becoming a disaster throughout the day.

4. Lip Balm/Chapstick: Whether you call it lip balm or chapstick, this is a must have in your purse. They help keep your lips from chapping throughout the day and you don't want that chap feeling hanging around you throughout the day. Also, they give a little gloss so they also can act as a lip gloss for you lips. If you want a two in one, go for the Revlon Lip Butter or L'Oreal Colour Riche Lip Butter which gives you a lipstick, lipgloss and lip balm all in one!

5. Lipstick: I always keep a lipstick with me to touch up on my lips after lunch or during the day when my lipstick comes off from snacking or drinking water. So, it's good to retouch on those lip to give a pop of color or in my case, I like to stick with nude to pinky because I'm not a huge pop of color gal and neither is most people in my school. Apply chapstick/lip balm before to prevent your lips from chapping!

6. Lipgloss: I use lipgloss for on top of my lipstick to give it a shine, but don't over do the lip gloss because no one likes over shiny lips or to kiss the stickiness of your lips! Also careful that they don't chap your lips by making your lips peel.

7. Hand Sanitizer: Throughout the day, there is a ton of germs everywhere, and with the flu season coming, you don't want to be sick and miss those dances or parties. So, SANITIZE! Keeping a pocket/mini hand sanitizer in your purse will help you if you are in a hurry to wash your hands. I like to sanitize after every class and before lunch to help me be sick free! You can even get a yummy smelling one to make sanitizing fun.

8. Travel Hand Lotion: Lotion is a must! They help keep your hands moisturized in the winter and they can be yummy smelling and act as a perfume too. Keeping lotion will not only help your skin and help cover up some dry patches throughout the day, the can even be a conversation starter by saying, "Oh, that is some nice smelling lotion" or "Can I borrow some lotion?". (: Instant friends!

9. Perfume Atomizer or Perfume Sample: Perfume Atomizer are perfect to carry your perfume without bringing the whole bottle. They help refresh yourself before class or an important meeting because image is everything! If you don't have a perfume atomizer, perfume samples work as well. Plus you can get them at your makeup counter! Sephora perfume collection for $50 gives you a ton of samples plus a free full size perfume and a mini bag! Score(:

10. Neutrogena Cover Up Acne Stick: This is so useful for those zits that decides to come up during the school day and can ruin your day. So this stick is portable and will not only cover up the stick but will help eliminate that zit so you can go zit free in the future.

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