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How to Pick the Perfect Lipstick – Be Your Own Beauty Expert

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Lip color is one of the most fun and accessible areas of makeup, and also one of the most noticeable.  From pretty and natural through classic and sophisticated to glamorous and vampish, how we makeup our lips can change our mood in an instant!

The right shade of lipstick can add to your attractiveness.  Bold, unnatural colored lipstick has the opposite effect.

Bubble Gum Pink?  Rock Star Red?  Nude Namaste? What is the perfect color for you?

When shopping for the perfect color, try lipstick on your fingertips – the skin there is most similar in color and texture to your lips and will give a fairly close representation of the effect.

 

Try it on your fingertips

Look in the mirror

and hold your finger up next to your mouth

Here are some other pointers:

  • Bare or Neutral colors look fantastic on everyone, especially for day (Just make sure it’s at least one shade darker than your skin)
  • Pinks warm up pale or older skin
  • Pale or glossy lipsticks make thin lips look fuller
  • Dark lipstick, especially harsh reds, is more aging than any other makeup choice
  • Choose lip liner that blends with your skin tone

Source:  JEMMA KIDD make-up masterclass

 

Did this help you?  If so, I would greatly appreciate it if you commented below and shared on facebook.  Friends, don’t let their friends wear the wrong colored lipstick!

 

“Makeup is something everyone can master.  You can be your own makeup expert.  I’ve come a long way since my first makeup nightmare.  At 40, I taught myself how to do makeup and then I got my license.  I immediately landed the dream job of a makeup artist, with a national brand (it rhymes with “black”); I was the store manager – teaching and training women (and a few fabulous men), how to apply makeup based on their unique beauty.  I worked there for 5 years.  Then, I opened a makeup studio and spa – offering skin & airbrush makeup services for brides, fashion shows and photo shoots.  My favorite thing to do was teach and train everyday women how to take care of their skin and apply their makeup.  I even returned to the skin school that I graduated from and taught makeup to the students there for a couple of years…  Over the past twelve years – I’ve touched thousands of faces and shown them the power of makeup…  Follow my advice and you will have a better understanding of makeup and makeup products.  That knowledge will give you confidence about the makeup you choose to wear and how to apply it.” – Excerpts from The Fashionating Life Formula: How to Build Your Self Confidence, by Nancy Joseph.

PS – Do you feel uncertain about the way you look?  Are you going through the motions and calling it living?  Does fear keep you from taking chances and living a more authentic life? If you want to be more confident but don’t know how, The Fashionating Life Formula book is for you.  Here is the Amazon link: http://a.co/ac1r3rg

 

 

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The Top Eye Makeup Mistakes Most Women Make

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EYE MAKEUP is practical magic.

It keeps you from looking washed out and tired, gets you going on a bad day, elevates your mood, and restores your confidence when you don’t feel fabulous.  it will make you feel sexy when you haven’t worked out and think you look fat.  EYE MAKEUP makes you look polished and gives your face definition.

Here are Three Top Mistakes Most Women Make –

  1.  Hoarding – If your makeup drawer is like a cosmetic graveyard; filled with makeup mistakes and products from five years ago, toss them out. Now!  Makeup can breed bacteria.  (Read my When to Break up With your Makeup post)  Mascara is the most vulnerable. Replace it every 3 months.
  2. Using the Wrong Tools – Using the applicators that come with the makeup you buy.  Short foam applicators with stubby round tips make applying shadow difficult.  Ge a pro set of brushes for a rock star application.
  3. Neglecting to Clean – I’ve seen some pretty horrific makeup come spilling out of cosmetic bags.  Grimy, dirty makeup pouches with dull pencils, crumbly powder shadows; and mascara with grubby applicators.  Puh-leeze clean dirty brushes, sharpen dull pencils, crape the top film off shadows, and use coconut oil to de-grease and clean all your compacts, as well as the interior of the case itself when necessary.

 

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PS- With the right tools and simple makeup techniques, anyone can be their own makeup artist and create stand-out eyes.

Source: The Makeup Wakeup

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What is Shiny Object Syndrome? (and is there a cure?)

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What is “Shiny Object Syndrome”?  S.O.S. is the tendency for someone to get distracted by new thoughts and ideas, their own and others, and never focus or complete anything!

In effect, the solopreneur is in such a state of constant distraction that they continually lose themselves in imagination & dreaming, instead of seeing the bigger picture and getting things done.

S.O.S. will commonly result in procrastination even chronic procrastination and a constant sense of unease and dissatisfaction at not being able to move forward.

S.O.S. results in one or more unfinished projects that often times, they would be better off focusing on to actually make real progress.  This is probably one of the toughest challenges any new solopreneur has to overcome.

Here’s your Prescription!

F.O.C.U.S.

Follow. One. Course. Until. Successful.

Concentrate your effort and energy on what’s important.  YOU BECOME EFFECTIVE BY BEING SELECTIVE.

If you want your life to have impact, FOCUS IT!!!

As solopreneurs we need an incredible amount of discipline and focus to stay on course, because it’s easy to wander.  The challenge is to remain focused and disciplined in a solopreneur world.  

 

PS – Proof that S.O.S. is real, while creating this post – I was distracted and had a thought about lipstick…  Did you know that the average woman consumes 6 lbs of lipstick in a lifetime?  Allow me to offer you a Beauty Tip so you will be the shiny object that others are attracted to.

Lipstick Tip:  Light colors with “shimmer” or “shine” enhance thin lips best.

Was this helpful?  I challenge you to stay on path.  I would like to hear from you – Please COMMENT below and SHARE your experiences so we can all stick together and support each other with S.O.S.

Kisses!

Nancy

“The Image Consultant for Entrepreneurs”

 

 

 

 

 

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Why You Shouldn’t Work in Your Pajamas – Struggles of a Solopreneur

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Working from home on your own can cause laziness.  If you treat it like a hobby, you’ll have hobby results, so treat it like a business.

GET UP, GET DRESSED AND GO TO WORK!

The act of being dressed will set this time apart from doing household chores, watching TV and drinking coffee.  Yes, you have the luxury of working in your pj’s, but when you are dressed for work you’re more likely to leave the house, network and connect with clients.

*WINNING WITH YOUR CLOTHES!

Color attracts the eye first.  Are you wearing the right color?

How many times has someone asked you “Are you tired?” “Are you not feeling well?” and yet you were perfectly fine!  Chances are you were wearing the wrong color.  The natural color of your skin, your hair and your eyes determines which colors will make you look radiant or washed out.

When you are wearing your best colors, there is a balance and harmony between your natural color and the colors you are wearing.  The colors of our skin, hair and eyes will seem fresher and brighter.  Your skin will appear more clear and healthier, and because of how others will react to you, you will feel more confident.

When you are not wearing your best colors, there is a lack of balance or harmony between you and your clothes.  Your clothes will clash with your natural color, causing you to look unhealthy and tired.  Any lines or dark, uneven color in your face will be more apparent.

Knowing whether you are Warm or Cool is the foundation of your personal image.

Here is a quick do-it-yourself assessment to identify which colors will make you look your best.

In the natural light make a fist and look at the inside of your wrist.

If you see Green veins your are WARM and Red, Orange & Yellows will look amazing on you.

If you see Blue veins you are COOL and Green, Blue and Violets will look beautiful on you.

What if you see Blue and Green veins?

Ah, ha!  Most likely, you are both Warm and Cool.  You’re NEUTRAL.  You can wear any color on the color wheel.

Divide the wheel down the middle.  To the right are WARM colors.  To the left are COOL colors.

Your eye color is your best neutral.  If you have no idea what color to wear… go with the color of your eyes!

“Life is a fashion show and the world is your runway, so always dress your best and walk with confidence.” – Coco Chanel

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*Excerpts from The Fashionating Life Formula by Nancy Joseph.

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What To Do If You Suck At Network Marketing?

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What To Do If You Suck At Network Marketing? Don’t worry.  You are not alone.
“HELLO, My name is Nancy and I suck at Network Marketing”. There, I said it. Admitting this is my first step into recovery and so begins the journey to achieve higher levels of productivity, prosperity, success and well-being.
I started in Network Marketing in the 90’s. Like most people do, I entered a company only to get discounted products. Words like: upline, downline, sponsor, commission, qualification and residual income were not in my vocabulary. I was simply playing with stickers and making pretty photo album pages.
In 2006, I joined a skin care Network Marketing company and set out to make “gangster money” and drive a White Mercedes Benz.
TEN YEARS in…. I’m not driving the Benz; instead, I’ve been riding the struggle bus! Oh, sometimes the struggle bus takes me to Downline Drive and Commission Corner – but because I can’t see myself there (poor self-image), I’M STUCK!
This past Saturday I attended a training by Ray and Jessica Higdon in Fort Myers, FL. It was a Home Business Intensive – training geared toward Network Marketers. Who is Ray Higdon?
If you’re in network marketing, you may have heard of Ray and Jessica Higdon. They are an awesome Power-Couple who have gone from being regular people, like you and I, working full-time jobs, to becoming top MLM earners & now they train other network marketers to do the same.
I first met Jessica back in 2009; while working together at a makeup counter. We both left that job and lost touch for several years.  I’m so happy that recently, we reconnected.
I believe that MLM, Direct Sales and Network Marketing is one of the smartest things you can do with your time and money in today’s economy.

The three main reasons why I like Network Marketing is: 1) I get to build my fortune, not someone else’s; 2) Time Freedom; and, 3) I get to surround myself with like minded, fun, ambitious people. However, I’m frustrated… because I suck at it!
When I saw that Ray and Jessica were doing a local training…I knew I had to be there!

 

I’d like to share my “take aways” from the Business Intensive Training with YOU:


Why I suck at Network Marketing…
I’m not successful because as a Leader I don’t make it easy for my customers or my team.
I don’t do the things that I wish my team was doing.
Everyone has different goals and I “feel” like I disappointed someone – so I didn’t stay.
I heard it was “Easy” and It’s NOT! (Stop pitching “easy”)
Because I didn’t have success in the Fast Start Program, or get my car bonus in 18 months, (or for 10 years) – I was comparing myself to those network marketers with the Super Hero Powers instead of focusing on what happened “good” this week.
I don’t have reusable resources that I can share with my team or my customers (videos, blog posts, PDF’s, etc.)
Desperate eager energy to make money is keeping me from making the money.
I allowed certain people to be in my organization that don’t share my core values.
When I talk to people about my opportunity, I sound like I’ve been abducted by aliens instead of sounding like me. There is no “magical script”

More reasons why I suck at Network Marketing…
Instead of finding people who “want” what I have, I am looking for the people who “need” what I have. Everyone is not for me and I am not for everyone. Duh!
And because I don’t have a mantra that I say to myself before I speak to someone, make a video or do a presentation, I don’t have the confidence I need.
I don’t have a success system in place.
I super suck at follow up!
I don’t look at myself as an owner of a business.
I don’t have a network marketing mentor.

And I realize the NUMBER ONE reason I suck at Network Marketing is…
SELF-IMAGE
“The “self-image” is the key to your personality and your behavior. Change your self image and you change your personality and your behavior… The “self-image” sets the boundaries of individual accomplishment. It defines what you can and cannot do. Expand the “self-image” and you expand the area of the possible… The development of an adequate, realistic “self-image” will seem to inspire the individual with new capabilities, new talents and literally turn failure into success.” – Dr. Maxwell Maltz

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Just to be clear… I’ve been in the fashion and beauty industry for more than 12 years. I’m passionate about this field because I struggled with my self-image and confidence. Today I help women entrepreneurs discover and develop their personal image, purpose and potential. I love to help them feel and look good. But for me, as far as building a NETWORK MARKETING business, I battle with self-sabotaging behaviors and I want to be as productive and prosperous as possible and so

On Saturday, after attending the event, I decided to get off that struggle bus and get on the SUCCESS TRAIN!

First Stop- Get rid of those self-limiting beliefs.

THIS IS MY 21 DAY JOURNEY…. WHO’S WITH ME?

I would like to hear from you. Please comment below and share some of your struggles with having a Home-based business.

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Beauty Hack: Top Secret Ingredient for Glowing Skin

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Would you like to know the secret ingredient to looking good, feeling confident and gaining attention?  This works! You’re going to LOVE it!

Are you feeling, Blah? Boring? Maybe you haven’t had a chance to exfoliate (which by the way, is my number one anti-aging skin care tip!); to get that fresh looking skin. I’ve got a beauty hack for you today.

TOP SECRET! We’re going to start with your cream or liquid foundation (it won’t work with powder or loose mineral foundation) and you’re going to go ahead and put some on the back of your hand. One pump (dime size) and then here’s the secret ingredient… it’s oil! I have the acai (ah-sigh-ee) oil with pomegranate (tomorrow I’m going to try Coconut Oil) and it’s going to take one little pump along side the foundation. Get your brush and mix it all together. “Stipple it” and it looks like beautiful flawless skin with a little bit of a glow. The oil doesn’t take away from the coverage it just makes it look more like your skin. It’s glowing. I love it! What do you think? Glowing, right? Try it! You’re going to love it!

Share this hack with your friends and your team and then COMMENT below and tell me which flavor oil you tried.

This is a game changer for you Essential Oil Independent Consultants!!!

P.S. Your skin always needs to be moisturized even if it’s oily. Your skin will over produce oil if it’s not moisturized. That was my #1 takeaway from Aesthetics School.

Do you want to be a Makeup Artist?? We need to talk! CONTACT ME so I can tell you all about our Online Course.

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