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High-end makeup: here’s my top 5!

Posted by Kizzy-online on May 23rd, 2013

Beauty Question Answered: How do I prevent my foundation from looking caky?

Posted by Kizzy-online on May 20th, 2013

Sometimes readers ask me skin care or makeup related questions. I usually answer them directly, but sometimes I answer them here. Today’s question is:

How do I prevent my foundation from looking caky/powdery?

Below are 5 tips that work great for me.

1) My first tip would be to exfoliate regularly, especially in winter. I find that I get caky where I have dry skin. When I exfoliate to get rid of dry areas and moisturize to keep them, my foundation turns out much better.

2) So yes, keeping your skin well moisturized helps a lot! Dry areas tend to show up the worst with foundation.

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3) I use a buffing brush (I’ve been using the F80 Flat Top Kabuki Brush by Sigma for years) to really work the product on the skin and blend it out. I dab my foundation lightly all over my face, starting from the cheeks and working outward, then blend it all in.

4) If I’m using a liquid foundation (I mostly use liquid), I love spritzing a bit of setting spray on my brush before applying, because it helps to smooth out the foundation, spread it more evenly. It ensures it doesn’t go on too heavily.

5) Speaking of setting spray: at the end of application (after setting my foundation with a powder and applying my blush & highlight), I lightly mist my face. This takes down any excess powder.

If you know of something else that works great, let me know in a comment!

Beauty tip: how to prevent eye wrinkles (the easy way!)

Posted by Kizzy-online on May 17th, 2013

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Everybody knows the basics of looking younger: drink lots of water, protect yourself skin from the sun, exfoliate, get plenty of sleep and choose skin care products that are right for your skin.

For Kizzy Online I frequently look at products that claim to fight skin damage. I have reviewed tons of products over the years, some I loved and some I didn’t like at all. Besides trying out different products there are other very simple ways to prevent eye wrinkles and other signs of aging. Here are some of my tips to prevent eye wrinkles.

Get a silk pillowcase
Believe it or not: a pillowcase can be very important when it comes to wrinkles and signs of ageing. If you sleep on your back you are off the hook for this one, but if you sleep on your side or on your stomach, get a silk pillowcase!

The issue with regular pillowcases is that the delicate skin around your eyes cling to the fabric, moving the skin as you move in your sleep. You may not toss-and-turn, but you do move in your sleep even if it is just to readjust your head. Switch to a silk or satin pillowcase! Good to know: ‘pure silk’ pillowcases are a natural fabric and ‘satin’ is a synthetic. Both fabrics are suitable for preventing wrinkles.

Wear BIG sunglasses
You’re probaly rolling your eyes on this one… Well, sunglasses may sound simple but they really do make a difference. Everybody knows about the damage the sun can do (always wear sunscreen!), but repetitive face movements are a BIG cause of facial wrinkles too! Can you say squinting? I have to admit, I’m a squinter unfortunately. I hate that I do it, but I can’t stop myself. Especially since I know that squinting causes crows feet for sure. Boo me! Sunglasses (the bigger the better) help out a lot!

Use a thick eye cream
Obviously eye cream is going to be on my list of crows feet fighters, but one I definitely recommend is a thick eye cream, like this one I reviewed the other day. If you feel like it does interfere with your eye make up, use it at night only and use a thinner eye cream for daytime.

I like to keep my eye cream on my nightstand and I apply it just before I go to sleep. Without getting too close to my eye, I apply a layer below my eyes and up around the sides. Click here for my tips on how to apply eye cream properly.

If these tips aren’t enough, check out out this post I wrote about easy ways to look younger. Hope this was helpful!

Review: HTY Eye Gold (and a discount for my readers!)

Posted by Kizzy-online on May 14th, 2013

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Dark circles and wrinkles around your eyes, don’t you just hate getting them? I do. Unfortunately in the last months they have become my faithful companions. Ever since our baby boy came into this world, I basically stopped sleeping. Ok sure, I sleep…but a full 8 hours straight? Nope, hasn’t happened in a long time. My dark circles and I became inseparable. I knew I had to step up my game before they became worse. Luckily I was sent an eye cream called Eye Gold by HTY Gold that promises to do just so. I’ve been using this product (containing all-natural oils) for over a month and this is my review.

HTY Gold Eye Cream Anti Aging Anti-aging all natural all-natural

What is it?
HTY Gold is a line of all-natural, powerful anti-aging skin care products that help tighten and firm loose skin all over the body. This company also puts out an eye cream that contains all-natural oils. This is how Eye Gold described:

Eye Gold is a powerful anti-oxidant under eye anti-wrinkle cream. This gentle yet intensely effective patented eye cream is specifically designed to prevent and conquer fine lines, crow’s feet and puffiness around the delicate eye area. With the power of the rare super red palm olein, Eye Gold deeply penetrates into the skin to nourish, heal, smooth and enhance your skin’s natural firmness and elasticity.

Here’s how it looks. The packaging is super cute!

HTY Gold Eye Cream Anti Aging Anti-aging all natural all-natural

What are my thoughts?
How cute is the packaging? I love it! I’m normally not a fan of jars (I don’t like sticking my finger in it), but with this one I don’t mind… it’s cute. This eye cream is a little expensive but seriously, aren’t all eye creams? I’ve been using it morning and night and haven’t had my circles getting darker since I started. I’ve actually seen an improvement. It makes me look like I’ve actually slept enough! It’s rich, creamy and very hydrating, exactly what I expect from an eye cream. It works well under makeup (no weird fine lines) too! I will definitely be ordering it myself when I run out.

The all-natural ingredients for those interested are the following:

Elaeis Gaineenis (Palm Oil) and Red Elaeis Gaineenis (Red Palm Super Olein).

Where to buy?
Eye Gold retails for $49.95. It comes in a 1 oz jar (29.5 ml). You can find it on HTYGOLD.COM Shipping is worldwide.

HTY Gold Eye Cream Anti Aging Anti-aging all natural all-natural

Special offer for my readers!
The people at HTY Gold, who sent me my sample for free, are now offering Kizzy Online readers 25% OFF anything on the website! If you’re looking for new anti-aging skin care products to try, check out the website. By the way, their best seller is the ‘Body Gold’, a cream that helps conquer the dry and rough areas. In order to get the 25% discount, you have to enter code “Blogger4″ at checkout.