Let’s talk beauty! I’m not the Glam Runner for nothing; I love researching and trying out new beauty trends. I love talking skin care, hair, make up, nails, you name it, but not all trends are for everyone.
Here are a few new trends and products I’ve found for the fall:
- BB Cream: it’s a moisturizer, primer, anti-aging serum and adds a little bit of color. It minimizes the number of products you need in your beauty/make up routine and leaves you with a more fresh-faced look rather than too made up look when you wear foundation. I like Bobbie Brown’s BB Cream.
- Nail Art: there are so many cool trends out there right now for your manicure or pedicure! Pintrest is loaded with tons of different ideas but you need a lot of talent and patience to be able do it yourself. You can paint each nail a different color or do the Ombre trend yourself. Just find 3 colors in the same color family (one dark, one medium and one light shade) and paint the pinky and ring fingers the darker shade, the middle and pointer fingers the medium shade and paint the thumb the light color. I just did a manicure where I painted all of my nails red and the ring finger pink then topped the ring fingers off with glitter polish.
- Undone Waves: keep your hair natural looking this fall. It’s easy if you already have wavy hair (just run some styling cream through your hair and go) but it’ll take a little work with the flat iron and texturizing spray if you have straight hair. Here is a video from Birchbox on how to create waves with a flat iron: www.birchbox.com/video/how-to-curl-with-a-flat-iron
- Bright Eye Shadows: this fall try new shadows like electric purple, pinks, burnt orange or deep green. I know I am usually a bronze and green eyeshadow girl but I will definitely be trying some purples, deeper greens and pinks. Always remember to keep the rest of your make up minimal when you do bright or dramatic eyes.
- Plum Lips: plum lips are in for the fall. This is one of those trends that work for some but not all. If you aren’t ready to go for full on deep, dark plum lips dab a little plumb color on to your lips with your finger tips.
- Big Hair: I love this one! Not only are undone waves on trend for the fall but so is big volume. If you have heavy long hair like me, you need a root lifter (I like Big Sexy Hair Root Lift and Pureology’s Root Lifter), big rollers and a teasing comb. I like to curl my hair with a big barreled curling iron then set the curls with large plastic “magnetic rollers” or velcro rollers until my make up is done then tease the top.
Pick out what fall trends you want to try and make sure you feel comfortable with them. You don’t have to try everything – try what works for you. There are so many different options out there, I only laid out 6 but there are many more out there. Check out Sephora.com and Birchbox.com to find out what else is on trend.
XOXO The Glam Runner
No one wants to turn 30, look in the mirror and wish they would have taken better care of their skin in their 20s. Unfortunately once the damage is done, its done. I see so many women years younger than me or people my age who already have deep set lines that are visible in photos. According to Dr.Oz, if you’re 30 years old and lift your eyebrows and see 3 or more visible folds, your skin is aging faster than it should be. Please listen to these words…take care of your skin when you are younger so you’re not faced with looking older than you are when you’re in your 30s or 40s.
Of course genetics play a large role on how you will age but simply not smoking, limiting alcohol consumption, wearing SPF 30 or higher every day, avoiding the tanning bed (who does that anymore anyways?), drinking plenty of water, eating fruits and veggies and sweating through cardiovascular exercise are your best bets on protecting your skin and keeping that youthful glow!
When Joanna Krupa (supermodel and star of the Real Housewives of Miami) was asked how she says so young looking her answer was “moisturize, moisturize moisturize”. Aside from the obvious, exfoliating and keeping your skin well hydrated will lessen the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. I am partial to all Kiehl’s products but there are many quality moderately priced drug store brands that are great too! I moisturize with Kiehl’s Ultra Facial Cream in the morning after applying my SPF 30 and the Midnight Recovery Oil at night. Oil of Olay is always a great drug store brand to try.
Exfoliation is very important as well; when you exfoliate, you are removing all the old dead skin cells that dull your skin. It would be ideal to get a Microdermabrasion Treatment every month or so but not everyone can afford that at $90-$110 per session. I use Kiehl’s Pineapple Papaya Facial scrub and their Dermabrasion Scrub – it’s the strongest exfoliator next to getting a professional treatment. Swiss St. Ives Apricot Scrub, always wins awards for best drugstore brand exfoliator.
Using an SPF on your face is so important! It is recommended that everyone wears an SPF of 30 or higher every single day. The sun’s rays are so harmful to our skin and no one realizes it until they are older. I’ll admit it, I used to go outside and bake with accelerator oil on in the summer and go to the tanning bed 3-4 times per week when I was in High school. Now I use an SFP on my face all the time – my face is much whiter than the rest of my body. I also need to do a better job of using an SPF all over my body. Kiehl’s has an SPF 50 for everyday use as well as moisturizers with SPF already in them like the Abyssine Cream. I also use their SPF 50 Cross-Terrain UV Skin Protector when I go outside and run. The consistency is that of Vaseline but it stays on and doesn’t sweat off when I’m running. It’s also great for the beach, skiing or any outdoor activity where you’ll be sweating.
Using a vitamin C treatment at night is also a great idea. Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant that slows the rate of free radical damage. Free radicals cause dryness, fine line and wrinkles to the skin. With using a vitamin C serum you are slowing down that damage and significantly reducing the appearance of fine lines. I use Kiehl’s Powerful-Strength Line-Reducing Concentrate at night then use the Midnight Recovery Oil on top of that. Dermalogica makes a great pure vitamin C serum but it is quite costly.
We should all start using eye creams in our 20s as well. It’s your personal preference as to what kind you want to use; there are so many out there that target so many specific problems. Using eye cream is important because the delicate skin under our eyes requires special attention and more concentrated moisture than a regular facial cream. I am currently using Keihl’s Rosa Artica Eye Cream during the day and the Line-Reducing Eye-Brightening Concentrate and the Creamy Eye Treatment with Avocado at night. I’ve also used Clinique’s All About Eyes Gel and other Kiehl’s eye creams in the past.
I obviously love Kiehl’s! I am partial to their brand because when you look at the ingredients, its all vitamins and minerals – no strange fillers that I can’t even pronounce. I also like Origins and Philosophy products as well.
Don’t smoke, use SPF every day, drink lots of water, live a healthy lifestyle and make a few investments in some great quality products and you won’t have to look for the Botox needle at age 35!
XOXO The Glam Runner
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