BeyondBlushing...

My life has been a crazy whirlwind lately. I’ve been under a tremendous amount of stress for the last month both personally and professionally. From meeting deadlines for work to planning two parties, having company in from out of town, and then the usual hustle and bustle of taking care of the husband and two kids. I’m not complaining—but sometimes life seems really overwhelming. Exhaustion starts to take place and my body takes a toll. The first signs that I start to notice when stress is prevalent is that my skin starts to break out, looks red, uneven, blotchy and aged. Does that sound familiar to anyone else? I know my sister is the same way—stress rears it’s ugly head on her skin too. Well, I got up this morning and took a long HOT shower and decided that I would give myself a well deserved—and needed facial. A little time to pamper myself before coming down stairs and cleaning up the mess from yesterday’s baby shower and preparing for a late afternoon barbeque and Laker g...

I love a great lip stain. Recently I have become addicted to Tarte’s Rise & Shine in “cherry and pink. I don’t use the word “addicted” too often either. Seriously, they stay in my purse instead of my kit so I have access to them whenever I want. What makes Rise and Shine so special is that it is a lip stain and gloss…and they’re waterproof! One end has a felt tip to apply the lip stain and the other end is a plumping gloss in either a sheer pink or sheer red. The stains are so pretty and the gloss is that perfect kind of gloss that isn’t too sticky but remains on the lips for a good amount of time. “Pink” is a perfect color pink that will look good on everyone—really-- and the red reminds me of that natural pigmentation babies have when their lips are bright and pretty. You know what I’m talking about, right? And that’s just the stain part! The gloss has a tint of color which is nice and the bonus of a plumping agent. It’s like killing three birds with one stone (I know it’s a mor...

I’ve mentioned before that I am 30 years old now….which is a major mile-stone, right? Well, it feels like it to me. I’ve always looked young for my age but have a personality that is somewhat more mature than my age. I think it’s been a pretty good balance so far. A reversal in this process would not be cool though. I certainly do not want my skin aging faster than I am ready for it to or for what it should be for my age. I would much rather mature personality wise than look wise. Not that I have anything against matured skin. I don’t. I always have said that we earn our wrinkles and when we get older we should embrace and be content with who we are and wrinkles usually come with the territory. But for now I would like my skin to look as young, fresh and radiant as possible without surgery or botox. I noticed that I started to get some very small fine lines around my eyes in the last year. Nothing that really bothered me yet…and my friend still thinks I’m crazy but they were...