Shaping the Nose

Makeup can do wonders, it can even change the shape of your nose!

- Broad Nose. Use a foundation that is one shade darker than your natural skintone. Sweep along the sides of the nose with a small, firm makeup brush. Start just below the inner corners of the eyebrows, and end at the sides of the nostrils. Stroke a lighter shade of foundation down the bridge of the nose. Blend well.

- Flat Nose. Apply highlight down the center of the nose, avoiding the sides. Smooth and blend down the center.

- Narrow Nose. Sweep concealer that's slightly darker than your natural skintone down the centre of your nose. Then use a lighter shade on the sides of your nose and nostrils.

- Long Nose. Apply a foundation or concealer that is a few shades darker than your natural skintone onto the tip, between and around the nostrils.

- Crooked Nose. Apply two straight lines down the center of the nose. Follow with a lighter foundation on the concave area(the hollow, curved, rounded area). Apply a darker foundation on the convex area (protruding outward)

Conceal Eye Baggage

Some dark circles or eye bags may be due to stress, lack of sleep, or simply heredity. Eye creams won't be able to cure them, so the best trick is to cover them up!


1. Make sure you sleep well

2. Using a concealer brush and light reflective concealer

3. Choose a light reflective concealer. There are many types of concealers on the market, but liquid light reflecting concealers will give better results for under the eyes. Pick one just a shade lighter than your foundation.

4. Tilt your head down so that the raised dark circles under your eyes are more obvious. The bottom of the bags is where the shadow falls and appears darker than the rest so this is where to concentrate coverage.

5. Apply your concealer by lightly dabbing on some along the bottom of the bags. Use a little at first and build up slowly - do not cake it on.

6. Blend, blend, blend the concealer into your skin with your finger. Use a light rolling movement.

7. Try to keep the line under the bag the brightest, so the shadow is neutralized. Apply a little more concealer to the eye, and blend fully up to the lash line, so the skin tone is fully evened out.

Video example should help!

Latest Liposculpture Craze

What's better than liposuction? Probably Lipo-Sculpture. Even if you're thin and toned, you may not have the perfect body image you desire. That's where liposculpture comes in, targeting only the small problem areas you need to.

Liposculpture is a technique of body contouring and skin conditioning. It reduces the appearance of cellulite and helps define the figure. Liposculpture is not supposed to replace or subsitute good diet and excercise. Instead, it is supposed to help you remove stubborn areas of fat that have not responded to other weight loss methods.

Celebrities everywhere are jumping in on this craze. A session could cost about $5,000 and most patients can go back to work the very next day. Here's a great link for common questions and answers on the procedure.

Multipurpose Powder

Powder has many purposes than you may think:

- Set lipstick in place and prevent feathering and lipstick bleeding.

- Dry up excess oils from scalp

- Powder applied over foundation keeps the makeup in place longer

- Apply loosely under the eyes to catch loose makeup

- Powder softens any look, eliminates shine, and keeps foundation from creasing

Mascara Tip of the Day

Avoid pumping the mascara brush in and out of the tube. This will only let air into the tube and dry out the mascara. Try rotating the wand in a circular motion and pulling it out.

To prevent the mascara from clumping, dab a tissue around the wand and remove excess color prior to applying.

Make Sure Your Designer Glasses Have UV Protection!

Ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun can burn your skin AND the corneas and conjunctivas of your eyes. Plus, long-term UV exposure can lead to eye disease like cataracts and macular degeneration. Sunglasses that block UV light are a great way to help protect your vision, but you don’t need to spend an arm and a leg on them.

The American National Standards Institute has set some guidelines that can help you pick the right pair. They say that glasses should block UVB by 99% and UVA radiation by 95 percent. Make sure the glasses are clearly labeled with the type of protection the offer. The glasses should indicate the level of protection they provide. If the glasses aren’t labeled with a specific UV claim then they're not worth buying. Special lenses such as blue blockers, polycarbonate, and polarized lenses may block some UV light but without special coatings the lenses do not meet the UV minimum blockage requirements.

Look for these voluntary industry labels that manufacturers should be using:

- Cosmetic = 70% UV reduction
- General purpose = 95% UV reduction
- Special purpose = 99% UV reduction
- UV-400 and UV absorption up to 400nm = 99% UV reduction

The UV protectant coating doesn’t have a color, so don’t think that darker lenses provde better protection. The tint or color of the lens simply doesn’t matter.

UV labeling is what you should look for, not a high price tag. Taken from the Glaucoma Research Institute:

" The good news is that sunglasses don’t have to be expensive to protect your eyes and they can often be found at the local drugstore. Unfortunately, a high price is not always a guarantee of high quality and protection. Part of the difficulty is that standards and labeling regarding UV protection are voluntary, not mandatory-and can be confusing."

Tips for Asian Shaped Eyes

Found a great video to accentuate the asian eye and create a crease. Enjoy!

Tips for Bug Bites on Your Beautiful Skin

26 bug bites and counting - that's what I experienced after my recent travels. So I learned a few tips the hard way!

- Do not puncture, poke at, or pop the wound or blister. When I did this, the site turned red, and another one spread the venom from the bite. The logic here is to release the toxic stuff from your body. You can try it but be very clean and cautious.

- Take Benadryl. It works wonders for itchiness. Watch out for the marked drowsiness though.

- Apply a little hydrocortisone. Not too much though. Not sure if I put too much but my bites (compared to friends) turned out big, swollen, and a deep red. Looked pretty scary!

- Do not apply tiger balm or white flower serum (found in asian stores). The mintiness seems to irritate my bites and made them bigger and worse.

- Keep the area clean, and do not scratch!!

- Pop your multi vitamins. Not sure if it's the fish oil tablets or vitamin b supplements but my body seemed to heal faster this way.

The rest you will just have to wait it out, be patient and they will heal!