whiffs.

Public Service Announcement:  I have like the oiliest hair known to mankind.

Seriously, I wash it in the morning and each night it's already starting to look oily.  

And yes, oily = gross.

So there is absolutely no way I can go anywhere without a hat on if I don't wash my hair every single day.

This makes me super jealous of all the women who actually have hair that looks better when it's not been washed for a day or two.  But, alas, I am not one of them.

In high school I learned this little trick of using baby powder in your hair.  This takes the oily look away. But, I was always a little grossed out by it.  Just because I like for my hair to feel clean. 

Yes, I'm weird.

But I'm assuming you've already figured that out.

So I rarely - I mean like twice in my life, have ever used this so called "trick".

Yesterday being one of them.

Worker Man and I decided, kinda last minute, that we wanted to go to the early service at church.  And there was no time for washing my hair. Well, unless we were going to be late - which, by the way, I absolutely despise to be late to church.

So I remembered this little trick from high school and busted out the baby powder. It actually worked really well. [Except for the whole I don't like my hair to be gross thing.] So, since it was working so well, I just kept shaking until it finally looked like it needed to.

So we get to church and pick our seats.   And right before the service started, a family walks in and needs a seat.  So we move down like 5 seats.  And I end up sitting right under a vent.  And by vent, I mean I felt like I was in a tornado.

So all of the sudden I start getting these ridiculous whiffs of baby powder.  And yes, I love the smell of baby powder just as much as the next guy.  But holy cow!  It was strong.  I mean like over-the-top strong.

Thankfully no one was sitting on the other side of me.  Which was the direction in which the massive wind gusts were blowing.  

Well that is until our friends arrived late and came to sit beside us.  

Daniel sits next to me and I'll tell you, all I could focus on was the fact that he kept kinda looking around and sniffing.  And eventually kept his hands kinda, nonchalantly over his nose the rest of the service.

I caught the "you need to be a better wife" part of the message, but only between the ridiculous breaths of baby powder and the anxious anticipation that he might figure out my secret and realize that I was the one with half a bottle of baby powder in my hair.

Lesson learned.

frock!

look what i wore yesterday!

here's the front.
i promise i ironed it.

although you wouldn't think so looking at this picture.

and the back.

i'm so happy with it.
even if it did cost me $40.


have a great tuesday!

show us your life - beauty tips and favorite products

okay, so i'm definitely not one to give makeup tips.

especially considering my experience with buying makeup.

but, i figured i could at least show you some things i use when i do actually wear makeup and fix my hair.


first off, my moisturizer.

i love this moisturizer.  it's not too heavy.  i use it every morning and it's fabulous.  i've tried different moisturizers but i always go back to this one.




next, foundation.




i've never been an expensive makeup person. 

[which begs the question, why the heck would i go to the bobbi brown counter for all new makeup and all i can say is....i.do.not.know.]


so i'd been using neutrogena foundation.  it was actually really good.  and i thought i loved it.




that is...until my mom insisted that i try her makeup.






and OH.MY.GOODNESS.

it's like heaven.  on my face.

i'm not kidding.

and the best part?
  
santa brought it.
he brought it early so i could "use it for all of my holiday festivities".
my mom santa told me to make sure i brought it home on christmas morning so it would seem like i was getting it in my stocking. 



okay, next thing is eyeliner.


sidenote:  this morning my mother-in-law left me a voicemail saying that she needed me to show her how to put eyeliner on her eyelid.  she left me this voicemail as i was writing this post.  how weird is that!?!


now, back to the eyeliner.


i use smashbox [color:  caviar].

 but the secret to this eyeliner is that you use the angle liner brush.

it makes all the difference.

i put the liner along the bottom very thinly.  then i rub a little bit so it's got more of a smudgey look.  then, for the top -- i start about 2/3 of the way from the end of the lid, making a very thin line.  as i get closer to the end, i make it thicker.  hopefully that makes sense.






now, on to hair tips.




my number one tip?

a fabulous hairstylist.
and if she's your aunt too, consider yourself extra lucky.

seriously, if you live near winston-salem, nc  - let me know.  you need to be hooked up.  for realzzz.

she's fabulous.
and oh so stylish.



and only two other things.



number one:  you need to get your hair cut often.


aunt penny most likely just fell out of her chair because i am the worst about this but she has finally convinced me that it's worth it.  seriously, as your hair grows out it become so much more difficult to style if it's not shaped up often.



number two:  a huge round brush.  it gives you volume and it saves the step of curling your hair after you dry it.

and that's all i got.

check out more beauty tips over at kelly's korner.