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I love getting dressed up. I tend to lean toward feminine silhouettes and colors, but I wouldn’t consider myself a girly-girl. Meaning, it only takes me 20 minutes to get ready, I don’t have to be wearing makeup to leave the house, and I have an aversion to frequent shampooing.
With that said, I still jumped at the chance to receive a gift pack of Mary Kay’s newest products!
But as soon as I opened the box, I feared I was in over my head. I’ve had the same makeup routine since high school: blush, a single light-colored eye shadow, charcoal eyeliner and mascara. And in recent years, I’ve had to add concealer to mask the time marching across my face. Needless to say, I was overwhelmed by all these options!
Once I started going through it, though, I realized Mary Kay made it all so simple and convenient. The Compact Mini is an ingenious refillable magnetic compact that is easily customized and can go from your makeup bag straight into your purse. It’s perfect for all women, whether you like to keep things simple or love to change your beauty routine frequently. The long-lasting mineral-based eye shadows stay true, providing fade-and crease-resistant coverage. They even include Vitamins A, C and E to protect against wrinkle-causing free radicals. I’ll take all the help I can get in that area!
I’m not too savvy with eye shadow, but I am a connoisseur of mascara! Mary Kay Lash Primer creates stronger, more voluminous, longer-looking lashes. This primer also strengthens and helps condition lashes, while also lifting them and helping them stay curled longer. I was impressed with both the Ultimate and Lash Love mascaras. Neither flaked, smudged or budged all day.
And while I don’t know that I’ll forgo the makeup readily available at drugstores, I will be ordering the TimeWise Microdermabrasion Set when this one runs out! After the first use, my skin was definitely smoother. I’ve been using it for two weeks now, and my fine lines and pores appear less noticeable.
I also love the TimeWise Eye Renewal Cream. It has a fun applicator tip that somehow stays ice cold, and gently applies a thick cream to my very unfunny laugh lines.
For more product information, check out the Mary Kay website, Facebook page or YouTube Channel.
GIVEAWAY!!
Leave a comment with your greatest beauty tip for an opportunity to win a fabulous Mary Kay gift basket!!! Each comment posted generates an automatic entry into the sweepstakes.
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This giveaway is open to US Residents age 19 or older. Winners will be selected via random draw, and will be notified by e-mail. You have 72 hours to get back to me, otherwise a new winner will be selected.
The Official Rules are available here.
This sweepstakes runs from 12/5/12–12/31/12.
Be sure to visit the Mary Kay page on BlogHer.com where you can read other bloggers’ reviews and find more chances to win!
***I was provided with Mary Kay products to use and review, and was compensated for this post, however all opinions are my own.***
My greatest beauty tip has been that I wash my skin and hydrate it with oil. It sounds horrible, but I use the Josie Maran Cleansing Oil Wash and the Argon Oil as a moisturizer. If I really need hydrating (I live in New England…winters are killer for skin) then I slather up right after the shower with Aquafor. I tend to break out easily, but none of these products have made me breakout. ….On a side note…my husband hates the temporary "oil slick" face I have until it's absorbed.
My best tip: Moisturizing is your friend! All ages and skintypes can benefit from a healthy drink 🙂
My best beauty tip: use teeth whiteners!
A good moisturizer is key and I love using olive oil as a makeup remover, it's really good for your skin and leaves it so soft:)
Coconut oil! As moisturizer after a showers, to take off eye makeup, on my hair as a mask! I love it!
My best beauty secret is to use mascara always. Even if you don't us any other products. tt'll make your eyes pop and you will looked put together even in yoga pants!
Sleep is my best beauty tip!
My best beauty tip….vaseline on my lips every night. Keeps them soft all through the winter months.
Best Beauty Tip: If you don't have time to do your whole face, don't leave your house without moisturizer, mascara, blush and lipgloss! Those things will keep your looking awake and pretty in a pinch!
My greatest beauty tip is to cleanse and moisturize daily. 🙂
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always wash and moisturize your face!
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My fave beauty tip is definitely to use coconut oil on your hair! I change my hair color about as often as I change my clothes and I swear by coconut oil to repair the inevitable damage!
Also tweeted about the giveaway here: https://twitter.com/tbaby13/status/276456378208509953
I hate to admit to Preparation H under the eyes, but … yeah.
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I would have to say my best make-up tip would be: Wear lipstick that is a lip healer like chapstick. It not only looks great but makes your lips get a healthy healing property.
Never leave home without your lipstick.
My beauty tip is to cleanse and moisturize daily. Also I love the new BB creams- they moisturize, protect and give you a good glow!
Probably a combo moisturizer/sunblock ASAP,as your skin is pretty hard to change as you age.
I wouldn't consider it a secret but as I get older I find that three things are essential for me to not look like a bag lady: under eye concealer, mascara, and lipstick. I also use Cetaphil every night to wash my face.
I am all about the gentle cleansing from Cetaphil! It is the only face wash that keeps me from breaking out and still hydrated.
Mascara and lipstick will get you by in a pinch!
Louise
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My best beauty tip is to get plenty of sleep and drink enough water! They both make such a difference in your skin!!
Mascara is a must. Definitely could use some eW inspiration in the ol beauty department.
My greatest beauty tip is to get plenty of sleep!
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It's so simple but it's true– wash your make up off every night! Your skin will look so much better in the morning.
My best beauty tips? A good nights sleep, a grateful heart and sunscreen!
Sleep 😉
Use moisturizer every day before applying makeup (and when you're not wearing makeup). And apply it to your face AND neck!
My greatest beauty tip is to keep hydrated from the inside–lots of water!…and wear lotion with SPF everyday!
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My best beauty tip is to always use an eyelash curler. It will make your eyes look bigger and prettier.
Use an eyebrow powder with an angle brush if you have thin eyebrows. Someitimes the eyebrow pencils can be too heavy.
I'm a big fan of oil too. Olive oil is said to prevent wrinkles – just rub a couple of drops between your hands and pat over a clean damp face, and follow with your regular moisturizer. It feels so amazing, you'll look forward to washing your face.
Use sunscreen religiously especially on your face, neck, and chest! I'm paying for not doing so!
moisturizer and sunscreen every day
Never apply concealer over under eye wrinkles. It just settles in those lines and makes them look worse!
Wearing lipstick can never be wrong!
Finally figured out how to get the tweet URL: https://twitter.com/babymamajuice/status/276671239328759808
Mix self tanning face lotion before applying to your face and it will be steak free!
I'm such a make-up addict. I can never get enough, yet I always fall back into my easy routine. I think it takes me like 5 minutes to do my face each morning. I looooooooooove mascaras! But nothing makes them do their job better than the Shu Uemura eyelash curler!
I feel like I don't have any beauty tips, which is why I'm sooo hoping to win this and experiment and hopefully come up with some! The only thing I know for sure is LOTS of sleep & drink LOTS of water! Otherwise, I'd say grooming your eyebrows can really open up your eyes!
SUNSCREEN
Sunscreen and lots of water! It really works and helps keep your skin healthy and hydrated. And you can never go wrong with a good mascara!
Always wash your face at the end of the day! I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to win this box!!!
Moisturize, moisturize, moisturize….
My best tip is sleep! And daily sunscreen 🙂
I cant get enough lip gloss!
As many others have said – if nothing else, use mascara. It makes such a big difference!
Take the time RIGHT NOW (this week) to discover your absolute minimum time and technique. Then it's there, and you can tweak as you do all in life. You only need to use what YOU feel is necessary. Don't let the marketeers design your look. Find it yourself!
My best tip is a full nights sleep and a really good concealer~!
I soften my eyeliner with a lighter for about .5 seconds before applying it. It makes a much smoother line.
Top three tips: moisturizer, sunscreen, and mascara!
I would LOVE to win this!
I am a long time user of Mary Kay products. Due to a financial crisis in my life I haven't been able to purchase them, so I would love to win this giveaway. My beauty tip is for older women whose hair has lightened (grayed). Keep color on your eyebrows. It makes us look washed out if we don't.
My best beauty tip is to put on a dollop of lip gloss and always smile!
Great giveaway!
One of my tips is to make sure your foundation matches your skin by going outside and checking it with the daylight and not inside lights. Having a two-toned neck & face is not pretty! 🙂
I am a Mary Kay rep and I LOVE all our products! I decided to sell it because I discovered that the Mary Kay brand was the only brand of skin care and makeup that didn't bother my super-sensitive skin. Besides from being much better quality than drug store brands, the great thing about MK is that if you have a good sales rep, she'll deliver your product right to you door! That's what I do, anyway. (:
My tip to all women – invest in electric curlers. They don't have to be expensive. Mine were $25 and they have lasted 10 years! You plug them in when you wake up, let them heat for 15 minutes, put them in your hair (takes 3 minutes), leave them in for 10 minutes (do your makeup, eat breakfast, etc), take out and spray! You have beautiful waves/curls that last all day and no fussing with the curling iron!
My best tip is simply to wash my face before bed every night.
My greatest beauty tip is to drink lots of water and always smile…joy is beautiful!
A smile!
A smile!
Best tips are to cleanse well, use moisturizer and apply makeup in an upward stroke. If you apply it in a downward motion it contributes to saggy skin and wrinkles…or so I've been told.
My best beauty tip…brush your lips at the end of the day with your toothbrush when you brush your teeth. Leaves them nice and smooth, no need for a special exfoliating lip product. Even my friend who is a big Mary Kay seller loved this one!
My tip is to drink lots of water. For me, that's what prevents break outs.
I wash my face and brush my teeth at least 3 times a day. Clean face and white teeth always makes you look younger.
Always Always wash your face before going to bed. No matter what & drink tons of water!
Always wash face and,fake smile,and concealer,with lots of pray,THANKS ,,,martha at [email protected]
I use olive oil to remove eye makeup.
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oooh fun giveaway! my fave beauty tip is some stuff called aquaphor – i use it as lotion and chapstick. i also put it around my eyes when i sleep at nice – keeps my skin so hydrated and soft.
I think as I get older, more sleep and lots of water make me feel better
Thanks for the chance
Greatest beauty tip: don't stress. Stress is so hard on skin and can prematurely age you.
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My favorite beauty tip is to exfoliate your lips by lightly brushing them with a toothbrush.
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i always make sure i make off my makeup at night
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Gently exfoliate lips every week or so to keep them soft and pink. Btw, Mary Kay has a great lip exfoliant and conditioner kit.
Sleep!!!
Wash your face before bed each night and moisturize in the morning! Simple as that! 🙂
(To the tune of Jingle Bells)
Cleanse your face… Cleanse your face Using MK Cleansing cloths, Use Timewise microdermabrasion set to fight those lines, refine those pores, and…. ring in beautifully smooth like silk… SKIN!
And don't forget the Satin LIPS!!!!! 😉
These are my tips, Holiday version.
Tweeted it!
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Drink plenty of water & moisturize! (I live in the desert & had oily skin til we moved here!!)
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My beauty tip is to use a sunscreen and moisturizer before you put on your foundation. There are really awesome new products our there called BB or CC cream. These have a lot of products to help your skin. The sunscreen will help prevent cancer and sun damage. The moisturizer will help keep your skin moisturized and not feel dry during the day. Put on nite cream at nite to help with fine lines and wrinkles as well.
My tip is to always wash your face and remove makeup before bed!!
I learned about the clarisonic facial cleaner – and I love it!
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tweeted: https://twitter.com/KerryBishop/status/279783880477786112
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Use an eyelash curler and heat it up a little bit with a blow dryer to get the curl to stay!
Best advice is to stay away from alcohol and cigarettes. They wrinkle the skin.
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i love mary kay products! my best tips are: moisturize a lot, drink lots of water, and always wash makeup off before going to bed!
My best beauty tip (that I learned the hard way) is: don't overpluck your eyebrows!
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my beauty tip would be to always remove your makeup before bed!
The greatest beauty tip I’ve learned is put on a moisturizing mask before putter on makeup. You skin will absorb the foundation much better.
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Always always wash off all your makeup before bed. Sounds obvious but its so important!
Best beauty tip I know is emphasize your lips OR your eyes – not both. It keeps you from looking over made-up.
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Over the years, the best advice that has helped me long term to to use the best moisturizer you can possibly afford – now that I'm older, I go for the best serum I can afford!
apply a good primer before applying foundation
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https://twitter.com/sweetums82/status/285522570307047425
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My best beauty tip is to use an under eye concealer because it really helps make your face look younger.
Lisa Garner
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Lisa Garner
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always moisturize at night and you complexion will clear up over a little time
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Thanks for the chance to win!
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my tip is never try anyone else makeup
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always take your makeup off at night before going to bed
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