Skin Care

NEW PRESS! Lifetime Launches New Site!

August 10, 2009 by Jillian

I was recently interviewed for beauty tips for the new Lifetime Moms website – which is a new site under the Lifetime Digital Network.  You know Lifetime…They run television for women and feature cult classics like ‘Anorexi Lexi’…

OK maybe that’s not the official name of the movie, but you all know the one I’m talking about. Anyway…yeah…THAT Lifetime.

Whether you’re a mom or not, I think you’ll find my beauty advice helpful as you transition from Summer to Fall.

Shakeup Your Routine: Beauty From Summer to Fall.

Special thanks to Erika Lehmann of Chic Shopper Chick for hooking this up!

P.S: Chic Shopper Chick was recently re-designed and looks really fabulous.  Check out the new layout here.

I’m an Idiot

August 7, 2009 by Jillian

I’m going to come right out and say this, because no matter how many times I have tried to re-work this statement, it really doesn’t sound any better…

I burned my neck. Badly. With a curling iron…While simultaneously trying to put on mascara.

I’m sorry, but, there really isn’t anything else to say about it.  Sometimes things are better put with pithy words, particularly when you’re mortified by the visual image that those very simple words convey.

I’m going to guess that you’re wondering a few things, one of which is probably why I was trying to do two entirely different tasks at once…

The honest truth is that I was in a rush to go to a BBQ, and in my haste an enormous surge of vanity overwhelmed me and I made a bad judgment call regarding my multi-tasking capabilities…and I accidentally maimed myself.

Despite putting burn cream on it, as well as aquaphor…The situation got worse before it got better.  I’m talking a really nasty case of “Um, my neck is oozing and it HURTS, and this wound sort of makes me look like a Leper,’ which eventually led to me thinking that I Maybe shouldn’t go out last Saturday night.

As I’m sans health insurance, I am not only a make-up artist but my own doctor as well.  So, I shimmied over to Duane Reade and scooped up a bottle of iodine and a box of Snoopy Band-Aides to help battle infection and also liberate my inner 5 year old.  I also picked up some Haribo Gummy Cola things and Cheese puffs – Those were to soothe my worries, just in case you were wondering.

The iodine seems to have been a good call, because everything has dried up quite nicely and the pain is extremely localized to the one particular area and doesn’t hurt anywhere near as much as it did a few days ago.  My only concern now, is that it’s going to scar.

I have some Ambi Fade Cream , but I’m wondering if I should try out Mederma Cream instead.  Thoughts?

Seperation Anxiety: Avon Liiv Botanicals Vital Day Cream with SPF 20

August 4, 2009 by Jillian

I will seriously miss this cream!

I get sent so many products to test, that it becomes difficult to kill something. But, every once and a while I fall in love with a product so much that I get really sad when I get to the bottom of the jar.

Such is the case with this amazing day cream from Avon that I’ve been using regularly for several weeks now.

MISS YOU
imikimi – Customize Your World!

This stuff is incredible, and since it’s packed with natural plant extracts AND offers an spf of 20, I strongly encourage all of you to try it out. It’s dye, fragrance, and preservative free – making it a great go-to moisturizer for the hot summer months!

It regularly retails for $15.00, but you can score some on Amazon for the bargain price of just $9.99!

Cop it here:

My Make-up: Public School. Jersey City, NJ.

April 29, 2009 by Jillian

I’ve been learning how to skateboard.

So far so good, although I must admit it’s definitely a slow process. I’m getting more comfortable with it every day, but I can’t go THAT fast yet and I can only turn to the left – And even my left turns are still a bit wonky. Don’t even get me started on my right side turns. That’s a disaster and I usually just jump off and kick the deck to the right and jump back on. Eh…Baby steps.

So anyway, I’m out skating around the other day and my roommate and I go right pass this super cute store called Public School. It’s full of crazy kicks and really dope t-shirts – Definitely my kind of store :)

Last night (sans skateboard) we stepped out for a little JC jumpie at the store and I copped the cutest pair of sneakers from Greedy Genius!  I love them so much that after I put them on for this photo, I wore them out of the store.

Now, as You may know – We’ve been having a really random heat wave around here.  90 degrees in April is really weird and not even close to normal, and it was hot last night.  Normally when it’s super hot I don’t like to wear too much makeup, but my skin is really angry at the heat that came on all fast and furious – And I have some weirdo prickly heat rash all over my face.  I love the heat, and usually I’m very pro inferno…But, I was feeling a little awkies stepping out with that kind of a face sitch last night – Especially since I knew Mel would be there taking photos (He took the one featured on the left).

Thank the make-up Gods for Bare Minerals…I did a heavy coating of that stuff all over my face (F the swirl, tap and buff instructions – I popped the top off of this baby and dunked my brush in until I covered it with product), and in pictures you cant even tell my face was a red bumpy mess.  The great thing about BE is that it’s an amazing product for sensitive skin and didn’t  further irritate my skin even when it was in a state of crisis.

I’m also wearing Benetint, with a bit of apricot blush from Rimmel on my cheeks;  Posie Tint on my lips with a Bonnie Bell Lip Smacker over it; BadGal Eyeliner applied with a really heavy hand and then smushed around to give a smudgy/smokey look on my eyes; Plus 3 or 4 coats of Avon Supershock Mascara (This stuff is good).

Shhh!

April 13, 2009 by Jillian

I’ve been keeping this one to myself for a while.  As a makeup artist, and a blogger I do feel a certain responsibility to let my clients and readers in on the latest and greatest in all things beauty.  Then, sometimes I stumble upon something that is such a find, that I just want to keep it to myself.

I am totally the product of my mother in that way.  For example:  I once had this AMAZING colorist.  I mean…AMAZING.  He moved to another country, so now no one in the U.S can have him.  But before he moved, he made me all sorts of shades of blonde that were all equally fabulous.  My hair was so perfectly colored that women would stop me on the street daily, desperate to know the genius behind my luscious locks.  Whenever they would ask, I would respond with ‘Oh this, this is just some box color.  My friend did it for me.’

LIES.  And all of the curious women who asked totally knew that I was lying.  But, my mother always said ‘DON’T GO TELLING TOO MANY PEOPLE ABOUT AMAZING THINGS JILLIAN, BECAUSE THEN EVERYONE WILL HAVE IT AND THEN IT WON’T BE AMAZING ANYMORE.’

I sort of agree.  I also feel kind of guilty for holding out on all of you.

It’s just that now I’m torn.  I WANT to tell you about this amazing beauty find, because it’s what girlfriends do – They share information on beauty and other girly stuff.  Then there is a part of me that wants to keep this to myself, so as not to ruin it.  Once this catches on it’s going to be huge…Like…Sephora…Only, NEXT LEVEL.

Ugh.  Ok. (Let me catch my breath).  Here it is. (I can’t believe I’m sharing this – God, I am SO GOOD TO YOU ALL).  It’s called…

SASA.

Sasa is kind of like Sephora, but they only have standing locations throughout Asia.  Thankfully, they have a website, and they do ship internationally.  The thing that makes Sasa the next level Sephora is that they have things you have never heard of in the U.S.  Products that are rare and amazing…

Looking for Bird’s Nest Eye Mask?  Yeah.  They’ve got it. (P.S.: It’s edible.  Not sure why you’d want to eat it, but just in case you feel compelled to do so – It’s safe).

Or, maybe you’d like to try hairspray for your EYELASHES.

Dying to try Bai Cheong Lung pills?  They have them!  Don’t know what Bai Cheong Lung pills are?  No problem!  Apparently they moisturize the body, give you energy, help with absent mindedness, and post-partum!  Seriously, why isn’t everyone taking this???

Desperate for that wide eye’d doll look?  Try Sasa’s Super Dolly Powerful Mascara guaranteed to give you dolly eyes that will be the center of attention everywhere you go!

I could go on and on…But I think you get the idea.  Basically Sasa has EVERYTHING.  Things that you can’t even imagine.  Things that you would never know that you needed or even wanted until you realized they were realistic options.  Sasa is all the brands that you already know (Olay, Loreal, Dior etc.), PLUS hundreds of foreign brands that you never even knew existed.

The best part is that they always have sales! I’ve even found products that are carried at Sephora on the Sasa website – FOR A DISCOUNTED PRICE! Before you let international shipping turn you off from trying them out, you should know that you get free shipping on orders over $75.00.

What are you waiting for?  Explore Sasa today!

OMFG: HAVE YOU SEEN THIS PRODUCT?

April 6, 2009 by Jillian

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?

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