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Combat dry, peeling lips with this dermatologist-approved routine: After brushing teeth, gently exfoliate lips with a clean, wet toothbrush to remove flakes. Immediately lock in moisture with petrolatum-free balms like Dionis Goat Milk Lip Balm or vitamin E sticks (avoid Vaseline/ChapStick). Finish with Line Smoothing Lip Gloss containing sunflower oil and brown algae to hydrate while reducing fine lines.

TALC. It is a four letter word. And talc is an ingredient that you should avoid. Here’s why: Talc can be drying to the skin. Sensitive skins can (and usually do) have adverse reactions to talc. Talc can "scratch" the skin. And If talc is not processed properly, it may even contain some asbestos in it! 

How can mineral makeup contain talc? I did not think this was possible? Talc can be drying to the skin. Sensitive skins can (and usually do) have adverse reactions to talc. But apparently the folks at bareminerals feel differently!

There’s a saying... "People who have nothing to hide, hide nothing".Think about it... More than anything else, this saying should apply to your beauty products! When I shop online it frustrates me when a website or brand does not share the product’s ingredient listing! I find this A LOT with the big beauty brands and all I can think is "What are you hiding?

The change of season often effects our skin. But no matter what the season is, here are 6 skincare standards to live by.Being a makeup artist and having worked in the cosmetic industry for 20+ years; I am constantly given skincare samples by brands in the hopes that I will suggest them to my clients. The products listed below I have used myself and on my clients. These are my humble opinions and I was not compensated in any way for expressing them. 1. It is super important to use a good eye cream and NOT a gel under your eyes. Creams give the eye area more hydration and do not feel gummy on this delicate skin. A few eye creams that I find effective are Acure Radically Rejuvenating Eye Cream, Yeouth Retinol Eye Cream, and Maelove Eye Enhancer. 2. Exfoliating is key to healthy skin. A gentle exfoliant is best. A good one is Acure Brightening Facial Scrub.After cleansing, your face should still be damp. Use about the size of a nickel, and gently roll the product around your face. Spend more time around your nose and center of the face. Do not scrub hard... I always say, "you scrub a floor but not your face!” 3. Wear sunscreen every day!! My dermatologist told me an SPF of 30 is best to wear on a daily basis. The saying about "an ounce of prevention..." is true! 4. Drink water - Hydrating the skin starts from within. 5. Wash your face before going to sleep no matter what. 6. Read ingredient labels and become aware of WHERE your skincare products are made. Do not use products that say "Made in China" or "Made in PRC".

Everyone loves a great looking lip color! The issue that most busy women have is getting your favorite lip color to last longer!  Here is an old stage makeup trick that will make your most favorite lip shades last longer. I call this The Tissue Trick!

Wikipedia states"In the animal rights movement, cruelty-free is a label for products or activities that do not harm or kill animals anywhere in the world."And so you would think that in this day and age that most cosmetic brands are cruelty-free… Well, think again... Many brands are cruelty-free in the USA but not around the world!! 

When it comes to taking care of our faces, most of us have good hygiene... We wash our faces morning and night, apply moisturizer, exfoliate etc. But facial hygiene also involves your makeup! Especially your mascara! This has been said before but it is worth saying again... It is important to get a new mascara about every 3 months! Even if you think your mascara is still moist enough, or there is still plenty of product in the tube, at around the 3 month mark you should toss your mascara and buy a replacement. Here's why...

BB creams (and CC creams for that matter) have been all the rage for a while now. And being that Mommy Makeup is the Best Beauty for Busy Women we have received several inquiries asking why we do not have our own BB cream. The answer is quite simple... "I'm just not that into you".

Which lip product should you choose? When it come to the phrase, "Coverage", I want you to think of pantyhose and tights 😄 Here is our guide to selecting your best lip color!

At Mommy Makeup we are proud to say that all our cosmetics are Made in USA. Not all brands can say that... So, I wanted to take this opportunity to decipher what it means when I say, WHERE your cosmetics are made matters.

Years ago, in what I sweetly refer to as BC (Before Children) I worked for a well known beauty brand at Bergdorf Goodman. Just down the street, on East 57th St, there was and still is J. Sisters, known for being the pioneers of the Brazilian Bikini Waxing in the United States. And in those BC years, every 4-5 weeks I would schedule my appointment and 20-30 minutes later, after warm wax and fabric strip after strip, my bikini line was completely bare and silky smooth (sorry if this is TMI ;-). This summer I made it my mission to find a more convenient and less expensive substitute... And I believe I did!

You would think since I work in the beauty industry, that I would have nice fingernails… But sadly, I do not.  I never have. I get manicures at the nail salon and to no avail, my nails break. Sigh…

It is hard to believe that I am the mother of teenagers! I attended a PTA meeting at her school last week and a speaker discussed teens and their self image. The speaker quoted several studies proving that some of the biggest issues for teen girls is their appearance, how they look and they feel pressure to look "perfect".