If you are like me, you tend to bit your lips when they don’t have anything on them. That can lead to little dry pieces of skin on them and no lipstick will cover that up nicely.

When I start noticing that I am doing this often, I like to exfoliate my lips to make them look and feel smoother.

Here are a few homemade lip scrubs that I have tried and they all work well (you can try massaging on the scrubs with a very soft toothbrush (very gently) for extra exfoliation):

*1 tsp honey, 1 tsp white sugar – mix together to form a paste and massage onto lips and leave on for 5 minutes, rinse with warm water and allow to dry, then take a dab of olive oil and massage that onto your lips – repeat scrub as needed!

*2 tsp grapefruit juice, 1 tsp white sugar – mix together and massage onto lips and leave on for 5 minutes, rinse with warm water and allow to dry, then apply lip balm – repeat scrub as needed!

*1 tsp brown sugar, 1 tsp white sugar, 1 tsp olive oil, chunk of chapstick – mix together and massage onto lips and leave on for 5 minutes – rinse with warm water and allow to dry, then apply lip balm – repeat scrub as needed!

I came across this website and thought I would share it with you guys: www.buymebeauty.com

It’s a site that sells certain name brand makeup products, for less! Who doesn’t love a great deal! They don’t have a huge selection or thee best products, but they have some pretty good things that some of you might be interested in.

It’s worth a peek!

Pretty City is a group that I like to follow to get all kinds of fun “girly” information. I love attending their “girls night” events & they have some great info under their top beauty picks, beauty reviews and their “beauty bargains” section – it’s a great site to check out and see what’s new! Here is what’s currently under their “beauty bargains”: http://chicagobeauty.com/beauty_bargains.htm

Dark circles can be caused by a few things, try these tips to reduce the look of these pesky circles:

1. Get at least eight hours of  sleep every night & try to sleep with your head slightly elevated (when you’re lying flat, gravity causes fluid to collect in your lower eyelids, which may create shadows).

2. Moisturize the area with an eye cream containing nourishing antioxidants that help protect the skin, such as green-tea and grape-seed extracts, and vitamins C, E and K.

3. Cover up with a yellow-based concealer that is about 1 to 2  shades lighter than your foundation (applying it in an upside down triangle shape helps blend it in and avoids the “raccoon look”).