Seperation Anxiety: God, I wish I had More of This Body Souffle

When I finished this, I kind of acted like my dog does when he finishes his food bowl and wants more…
I (honestly) found myself clanking the container against the sink in a desperate attempt to make more appear. Too bad I don’t have some one to come to my rescue and leave more product in the container every time it empties.
Damn…my dog is sooo lucky. When he wants more, he just gets more…
JEALOUS

Tags: carols daughter, makes my body feel like butter, ocean shea, smells so good I want to eat it

OMFG: HAVE YOU SEEN THIS PRODUCT?

I love oil, and I use some form of it every day, whether I’m cooking, moisturizing, cleansing…Oil always gets the job done.

But with the weather in New York finally warming up, all the oil that I love to use on my skin is getting a little bit greasy. Luckily, there are plenty of dry oil options – And they’re all really fabulous.  I especially like the Neutrogena Rainbath Dry Oil Spray.

Anyway, just a few weeks ago while perusing the web for new beauty finds, I came across the following little gem:  Johnson’s baby Oil LITE.

Supposedly, it’s a dry oil type thing.  But, with all the gentle goodness of the Johnson’s baby oil that everyone loves and trusts.  The only problem is that this oil is reportedly only available in the Asian market.

My friend Angeli suggested that I may be able to track down this ‘must-have’ product in Chinatown.  Can anyone confirm a sighting of this oil in Chinatown, or anywhere else in the U.S.?

I would KILL to get my hands on this.  I think it would also be amazing for removing eye makeup

Sightings?  Thoughts?  Suggestions?

Tags: Asian Market, Baby Oil

OMFG: I love GG and Lubriderm

My roommate and I love some Gossip Girl.  Monday nights are major in our apartment, and we can’t get enough of the GG cast.  New York magazine was totally right when they declared it the ‘BEST. SHOW. EVER.’

Every time I think the story lines can not get any more ridiculous…They do.  And I am LOVING the whole ‘Dan/Serena share a sibling who is supposedly deceased but totally alive’ drama and I’m dying to see how that one plays itself out this season.

But the thing that really makes Gossip Girl a truly guilty pleasure, are all the beauty indulgences we get to partake in for one solid hour every week.  My roommate usually does her nails, and I usually take the hour to do a face mask – We are super girly girls and watching Gossip Girl makes it all that much more fun to engage in a power hour of beauty.  Despite the fact that we’re multi-tasking whilst watching our favorite guilty pleasure, we are 100% dedicated to our friends Chuck and Blair (How bad do you want to see them together already?), and until this week I can’t think of anything that has derailed our focus from our favorite Upper East Siders.

This week after braving some fiercely frigid winter days, I decided to forgo my usual face mask, and give a little TLC to my hands.  My digits have taken a beating this season, and I’ve been on the hunt for a hand cream that will make them look (and feel) a lot less like they’ve been beaten to death by the elements.  And for the first time ever, a product came along that was so amazing, it actually made us come to a pause.

Advanced Therapy Hand Cream from Lubriderm is a new product designed to not only protect your hands, but also heal them.  It’s not greasy, lasts through hand washing (really, it does), and provides 24 hour moisture.  Enriched with vitamins, nutrients and  antioxidants – This stuff is the real deal.  My hands instantly felt smoother and softer and the improved texture was so amazing that I could not stop applying it obsessively throughout the program.  Even my roommate (who is a very fussy consumer) was hooked and has been loving how effective and gentle this formula is.

I realize I’m a makeup artist, and I usually try and keep my product reviews focused on cosmetics and skin care.  However, I also believe the only other thing worse than an old face is old hands (Ok maybe saggy boobs are on the same level, but, that goes without saying).  If you read this blog regularly you know that I swear by skin care.  Make-up can not look good at any age, if you’re not taking care of your skin.  Like Madonna once said, ‘eventually we’re all going to get old and shrivel up and die’ – But, why should we get there any sooner than expected?  That’s why I think it’s important to fight the good fight against pre-mature aging.  People usually think their face is the only place that shows their age, but did you know that after your neck your hands are one of the first areas that can show signs of aging?

OK, so now you know, and now you can go and pick up some of this really fabulous hand cream.  Do it.  Now.

xoxo
Jillian

Tags: Gossip Girl, Hand Cream, Lubriderm

OMFG: ‘Not Fergie But Still A Video’ Edition

I haven’t done one of these in a while…Mostly because I’m too busy trying to be focused on my own work to notice a job well done by others lately.

Usually I reserve an OMFG post for a celebrity with make-up that I would die for.  Those celebs are usually working the red carpet, although there may have been one or two times that I’ve referenced a magazine.

In any case, there has only been one OMFG post in which I have referenced a music video.  Sometime back in the summer I posted a link to a video of the Fergie x Nelly callabo “Party People’, where she’s got these insane, cherry red, glossy lips that are BANANAS. If you are unfamiliar with this video, you should know that they look so delicious that I’m STILL dying over how fabulous they are.  (Side Note: If you still haven’t seen that video yet, you can still peep it on youtube here.  Do it.).

Anyway, I haven’t posted a video in this category since then.  There also hasn’t been an OMFG post in a minute (Not since Alexis Bledel rocked fuschia lipstick on the red carpet at the Pantapalooza Traveling Sisterhood sequel).

Now, what I’m about to do is really rare.  I’m about to post a video – And an OMFG post – With…boys (gasp!).  I know.

OK so, watch the boys (They’re friends of a friend and are actually quite lovely)…And then freak out over the girl (Her make-up is AMAZING).

P.S: GLITTER.  There is mad glitter in this video.  GLITTER!!! I. Love. It.

Tags: Glitter, The Urgency

OMFG: SARAH PALIN

First, I must acknowledge her little one wearing a tiara with her arms folded in a very surly manner.  LOVE HER.  She’s going to rule the world someday.  I’m sure of it.

Moving on…

I don’t know much about this woman except that she’s McCain’s VP pick.  I think she’s gorgeous and I am flipping out over whatever lipstick/lip gloss combo she is using.

She’s totally working that sexy, librarian look.  Flawless.

I don’t know when women in politics started looking so fierce, but I’m totally loving this election

Tags: Politics, Sarah Palin

OMFG: HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON

Hillary. Rodham. Clinton.

I know I’m going to get heat for this. But, she’s my girl…And, I could not be more proud of her after her incredible speech at the DNC last night. She delivered a speech with strength, intelligence, a bit of humor (hello pant suits?), and a whole lot of class and grace.

And for those of you (Hi Sarah) who want to nit pick and say that her voice makes you cringe, or that you cant stand her because she’s dishonest and blah blah blah…

WHATEVER.  This woman is smart.  And, she’s also really kind of fabulous.

Sometimes I look at her and think she’s amazing.  And, last night I not only thought she was amazing, but I also thought that she, quite literally, LOOKED amazing.

I swear that her face has never looked better.  What a FLAWLESS airbrushing job on her foundation, and an even better job on the contouring of her face…And the lipstick…My friend (and sometimes assistant) Melissa and I are both DYING to know what red she uses.

Well done Hillary.  I love you, and your red lipstick.  Forever.

Tags: Hillary Clinton, Politics

OMFG: ALEXIS BLEDEL

Confession: I LOVED the “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants”

Go ahead – Have at me if you like. I don’t care.

Here is Alexis Bledel at the premiere for the sequel (Which I will not watch. Maybe). Please ignore the dress and try to focus on her face. I know it’s difficult since her tissue paper/ribbon/peanut butter cup cluster fuck of a dress is very distracting.

She’s working the hot pink lip color thing which is hard to pull off unless you’re Christina Aguilera.

See…Here is Christina wearing it in a totally different way. But, it doesn’t qualify as an OMFG post because I don’t think there is anything that Xtina can not wear.

Anyway, if you want to get in on the trend these are my product recommendations:

Paula Dorf Lip Cream, Ipanema (As I write this and search for a link, it seems that this has been discontinued which I am not ok with since I ACTUALLY WEAR THIS)

Shu Uemura Rouge Unlimited, Hot Fuschia Pink (Sometimes this is sold out, but no worries – You can still get this it just might take some leg work)

Mac Lipstick, Impassioned, Lustering, and Girl About Town (This should be easy to find since it’s MAC and they are EVERYWHERE)

Now, please excuse me. I have a lipstick to hunt down before I have a panic attack.

OMFG: Jennifer Missoni

It also happens to be my work:

The pinkness…

I can’t say enough about how much I LOVE the pinkness!

OMFG FERGIE!!!

I love Fergie and I’m not above admitting it. Today I heart her even more.

Her make-up is perfection in this video. Those red lips…It’s love.

Check it: