Beauty Blender

The Evie Blender Is The Silicone Makeup Sponge Of Your Dreams

... entire year. But that's where the similarities end. The Evie Blender addresses a LOT of the problems that people had with the original Silisponge — it's a genuine game-changer. photo: Evie Blender / Kickstarter. Instead of being a flat silicone pancake, it's shaped like the traditional beautyblender — wide at the base, tapered at the top. I found the Silisponge hard to use , because it didn't conform to the nooks and crannies of my face — the Evie Sponge's pointy top would fix that. Better still, it's textured like an ACTUAL SPONGE, so you still get that beautiful foundation finish. photo: @evieblender / Instagram. I found the super-smooth surface of the Silisponge really difficult — not only did the product slide around, I had to pat my face for EVER to blend the foundation and concealer halfway decently. Per the products' Kickstarter page, the Evie Blender ...

Meet Beautypie, The Everlane And Costco Of Makeup

... through the back door at factory cost,” Kilgore explains. “The mark-up on makeup is huge — it’s 10 to 12 times [the cost of production].”. Kilgore and her team test formulas from factories in cosmetics capitals such as Italy, Korea, France, and Japan to make cosmetics that rival most prestige brands. The Beauty Pie dream is to offer quality luxury products without the markup of having fancy name attached to them. Photo: Photographer: Tom Hartford/Copyright: Tom Hartford. “You go to these factories, and it’s just the most fun,” says Kilgore. “It’s like walking into a gingerbread house for makeup. These people and formulators spend an entire year trying to whip up a new lipstick. I would leave each factory with a suitcase of new beauty formulas and think, ‘How would women feel if they could do the same?’” Although Kilgore won’t disclose which brands ...

James Charles Gets Real About Beauty—and Being A Role Model

... I had pimples, so I just slapped it on and hoped it would fix the situation. It never did because it was about 18 shades too light for me.". On gluing his eyes shut: "I'm self-taught, and fake eyelashes definitely took the longest to master. I glued my eyes shut at least 15 times. It's embarrassing, and I laugh about it now, but in my first ten Instagram pictures, the lashes are Photoshopped on because my mascara didn't look good enough and I was too lazy to figure out how to actually put on the strips.". On being a freckle face: "I don't usually leave the house with makeup on. I wear it only for special occasions; I'm too lazy to get up in the morning before school and get glam. But if I had to pick one product I couldn't live without, it would be a brow pencil because you can use it for ...

5 Beautyblender Cleaning Tricks You Need To Know So You Don't Break Out

... for moments when you need to give Beautyblenders a deeper yet gentle clean. 5. Skip the crazy hacks. You might have heard that putting your Beautyblender in the microwave will kill bacteria, but this internet hack is not an effective way to clean makeup sponges. "This will not reduce the debris and oils left on the sponge," says Papantoniou. "Microwaving could potentially kill bacteria and other organisms, but some may not be affected." And by some, that means the badass germs. Cleaning Beautyblenders with alcohol is another hack to stay away from. Alcohol is commonly known to sanitize, but Silva says that you should never use harsh liquids on Beautyblenders as they can damage the sponge. And Papantoniou agrees that the traditional soap-and-water route is better for your skin. You may also like: The Only 5 Makeup Brushes ...

This Brand-new Beautyblender Launch Works With All Of Your Makeup Brushes

... than a couple washes—more like a couple of months. And as we've noted with its liquid cousin, you can use the Solid Pro to work through your entire brush kit. (Again, we cannot stress the importance of cleansing your makeup brushes enough: This model is a case in point.). You May Also Like. Makeup The Jaclyn Hill Palette: Everything We Know So Far (Update). The new cleanser, which launches in March, doesn't only come with a little more than five times more product; it also has a new formula. Just as the black packaging suggests, the solid cleanser is black, too. (In case you aren't aware, the regular-size one is white.) It gets its dark color from charcoal. Yup, the detoxifying ingredient isn't just awesome for skin care ; it's great for deep-cleaning all of your makeup tools, too—think brushes, combs, and blenders. The new cleanser also comes with a silicone scrubbing pad, as all ...

5 Weirdly Effective Ways To Clean Your Beauty Blender

... and yes, these brand-approved products will definitely help prolong the life of your sponge and yadda yadda yadda, but what if you don’t want to spend the money or go through the hassle, just to get your sponge clean? Welp, that’s where we come in. Photo: Imax Tree. We wrangled five of the best Beauty Blender-cleaning tutorials (and even threw in one using a brand-approved cleanser, because hey, rules are cool, too) to help motivate you to finally clean your damn makeup sponge. And if these videos don’t do it, just think of the fact that your Beauty Blender could, right now, be harboring viruses, bacteria, and even a hard, gross lump of poop-like foundation. Yup. Annie, go get your sponge. Caress it with some baby shampoo. Like the baby you never had. Or the baby you currently do have. Point is, treat it like a baby. Nuke it in the microwave with some dish soap. ...

Allentown Ym/ywca's Perfect Fit Event Raises $38,000

... and Kim Livezey at the 16 th annual Runway to Success luncheon for the Allentown YM/YWCA’s Perfect Fit for Perfect Women program, held at Lehigh Country Club. (Lehigh Valley Style/CONTRIBUTED PHOTO). Jennifer Marangos Special to The Morning Call. Perfect Fit Runway to Success Luncheon was a tight squeeze. Ironically, the 16 th annual Runway to Success Luncheon to benefit the Allentown YM/YWCA's Perfect Fit for Working Women program was a bit of a tight squeeze. More than 230 people attended the sold-out event at the Lehigh Country Club in late October, and extra tables were needed in adjoining rooms. The Perfect Fit, which provides career clothing and job-readiness skills training for low-income women, is the signature program of the Allentown Y. And the luncheon is The Perfect Fit program's major fundraiser. It exceeded its target, raising $38,000. In 16 years, The Perfect Fit has helped more than ...

This Drugstore Soap Will Make Your Beautyblender Like New Again

... even the most domestic, Martha Stewart type to get those unsightly traces of foundation out of my applicator without tearing the sponge or leaving behind a soapy residue. I used to wash my sponges with good old-fashioned dish soap—it works wonders on oily products like foundation and cream blushes, but I still had to force myself to ignore the stubborn spots left behind. (For the record, I’m not knocking dish soap—I still swear by it for makeup brushes). Let it be known I’m no Martha Stewart, but I stumbled upon a miracle soap that not only lifts those stains, but also disinfects my Beautyblender (because there’s no telling what’s actually inside the squishy tool). A little backstory: I recently got my ear pierced and received a mini bottle of Dr. Bronner’s Pure Castile Soap for aftercare cleaning. This disinfecting soap is formulated without dyes, whiteners or synthetic fragrances and is packed with certified organic essential oils, so it wouldn’t irritate my sensitive piercing. Fact: A product can only qualify as a disinfectant when it can kill 99% of germs. When I learn this, I break out all of my Beautyblenders and ...