Tricks to Looking Younger

Curling eyelashes makes you look younger, causes your eyes to pop, and look more alert.

We just finished a photo shoot and most everyone needed their eyelashes curled. The difference was amazing. Just the simple act of curling your lashes will draw your eyelashes
upward. They will appear longer and your eyes will look more open. These two effects result in a younger looking you! As we age, our features begin to lose that freshness; eyes tend
to droop a bit more and lashes are less then luscious. Using the right makeup to your advantage, and knowing the right tools to use can help fool the eye and cheat some years off
your face. In just a few seconds your eyes can go from dull to lively with just the squeeze of a lash curler.

Technique

Always curl lashes before primer and mascara are applied; otherwise you take a risk of breaking off your eyelashes.

For maximum effect you want to get as close to the base as possible without pinching your skin.Clasp down lightly at first to make sure you are where you need to be with the curler. Then firmly hold for a full five seconds. Your goal is to create a beautiful curve, not an L shape kink, so you will need to experiment with the lash curler to achieve optimum results. Be sure to release the eyelashes fully before pulling it away from your eye.

It’s important to clean the curler every so often so bacteria is not collecting on it day after day and going into your eye. Just a cotton swab with a bit of witch hazel will do the trick, or a quick rinse in soapy water. Make sure to leave it out to dry in an open position so you don’t get it rusted.

Make it a Beautiful Day,
Tracy
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How to Create Smokey Eyes – Step by Step

HI Ladies,

Here is a step by step guide on how to create the smokey eye look. We’ve broken it down to include some of the best eyeshadow shades for your eye color. Obviously, this is just the starting point as far as eyeshadow color. Anything goes, for the most part. This is just a sampling of creative color that will make your eyes pop!

Smokey Eye for Blue Eyes

1. Concealer – All Over
2. Light, sparkly color all over lid from lash line to brow
3. Black/Brown pencil – smudge into lash line
4. Brown eyeshadow press into upper eye lid only to the crease
5. Blend, Blend, Blend – Same shadow
6. Eye Liner – Use on upper and lower lashes – Always a deeper shade then shadow
7. Smudge shadow along lower lash line
8. Push in dark brown shadow over eye liner
9. Mascara

Smokey Eye for Green/Hazel Eyes

1. Concealer – All Over
2. Light green or other sparkly color all over lid from lash line to brow
3. Brown pencil – smudge into lash line
4. Musturd Green shadow press into upper eye lid only to the crease
5. Blend, Blend, Blend – Same shadow
6. Eye Liner – Use on upper and lower lashes – Always a deeper shade then shadow
7. Smudge shadow along lower lash line
8. Push in dark brown or dark kaki shadow over eye liner
9. Mascara

Smokey Eye for Brown Eyes

1. Concealer – All Over
2. Light sparkly eyeshadow all over lid from lash line to brow
3. Blue/Grey pencil – smudge into lash line
4. Blue/Grey eyeshadow press into upper eye lid only to the crease
5. Blend, Blend, Blend – Same shadow
6. Eye Liner – Use on upper and lower lashes – Always a deeper shade then shadow
7. Smudge shadow along lower lash line
8. Push in deep, dark purple eye shadow over eye liner
9. Mascara

Make it a Beautiful Day
Tracy
naturesgenesis

How to Apply Concealer

HI Ladies,

All Natural Mineral Concealer

For those looking for the perfect concealer to cover those annoying problem areas, such as the dark circles under the eye, keep reading for a great tip!

Using the proper color of concealer and having the right placement is vital to achieving the right look, and hopefully do away with those dark spots. Women with caucasian coloring need a concealer that is no more than one shade lighter than the rest of their face. It should also have a hue of either salmon, melon, and/or pink to counteract the dark circles, which most of us have on those oh so tired days.

Interestingly, most ladies get the placement of concealer totally wrong. More times than not, concealer is not needed on the outer third of the eye. When concealer is applied there it will only enhance the crow’s feet which most of us do not want highlighted! Only apply concealer wherever there is darkness.

Here is the best rule of thumb. Think of the shape of a comma. Apply from the inner corner of the eye and extend the concealer to where you can feel your ocular bone. If you follow this tip, you will have the perfect look!

Make it a Beautiful Day,
Tracy
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Best All Natural Mineral Makeup

HI Ladies,

It’s been sometime since I’ve blogged. I thought it would be ok to take off and enjoy the beautiful summer weather, since Minnesota summers last for such a short time. The days are already getting shorter:(

A few exciting things are in the works. If you haven’t looked at our website for a while you might be in for a few surprises. We’ve added some amazing new mineral makeup. I absolutely love the stuff. You will see liquid mineral foundation, subtle yet intense eye color, beautiful lip color etc…..I’ve stumbled upon a gold mine in mineral makeup. It wears all day. So come take a look.

If you have any questions or need help deciding on a color please don’t hesitate to shoot me an email.

Make it a beautiful day,
Tracy
Natures Genesis

What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You! Part 2

The animal rendering plant (recycling plant)  pays the area farmers for their dead animals that die either from natural causes or diseases.  This plant uses many different kinds of animals in their operation cows, horses, lamas and pigs to name a few.  On this episode, cows were the main focus.  Some were bloated because they had lain dead for up to four days. So, you can imagine how they looked, how they stunk, and how they….  you get the picture. The process was horrendous. First, they stripped the hide off the bloated animals to be used for leather items. Next, they took everything else, Blood, guts, eye balls, hoofs, ears, intestines (with everything in there), you name it, and threw it into a grinder where everything was ground up. Some of these bovine were diseased. Needless to say, the sight was not pretty to look at. Subsequently, they cooked the animals until the fat/oil rose to the top. When the fat/oil cooled, they skimmed the fat off to  sell to the manufacturers to use in their cosmetics, skin care, and soaps that are distributed around the country. These are products  that ladies, men, and children are applying to their faces and bodies. I’m amazed that the FDA doesn’t have better regulations regarding the cosmetic industry, but they don’t. Cosmetic regulations are one of the lowest in the industry.

Ladies, we need to do our homework. Do you want to apply cosmetic and skin care products to your skin that are riddled with potential disease? Do you desire to use cosmetic and skin care products with these kind of harmful ingredients? I don’t think so! As you all know, our skin is the largest organ in our body. What is applied on the outside seeps into the inside.  Hopefully, this brief little article made us all more aware of the importance of using All Natural Skin Care products. We here at Nature’s Genesis only use the purest ingredients that have the finest quality. The bottom line is, our products do not cost anymore than your average retail outlet. Yet, they  host the best ingredients possible for your health, beauty, and welfare. Why not give us a try? You have nothing to lose but wrinkles!

Here’s another fact finding article.

http://purehealthsystems.com/render.html

Until Next Time,

Tracy

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The Best Investment for Your Face!!

Before I begin to tell you the beneficial benefits of oils, I would love to share a little bit more of my story with you. When my face began going down hill, I’m talking looking older then my years, I began to research and research to try and find something that would work. Guilt was setting in quite rapidly because I was spending so much time and money researching for the perfect cream. I even went to visit the area Skin Care Professionals, who told me to exfoliate more. All anybody would tell me is to exfoliate. I even had a Microdermabrasion done hoping that would work. (In and of itself, this is okay) My poor skin was a dry, wrinkly mess. No amount of cream helped. Until I came upon the Cleansing Oil Method. After using this for a period of time, lines began to diminish, pores were greatly reduced, they were back to normal size. Honestly this has been my ticket to beautiful skin. Most professional skin doctors don’t understand using oil on your skin. They will tell you not to use it. It is mainly  taboe. (There’s always exceptions)

More next week!

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