March 2006

Detox Your Beauty Bag!

By Rhonda Jackson

Does your makeup bag look like a stuffed turkey with all the stuffing spilling out?

Does your purse weigh an extra 5lbs because your makeup products are taking over?

Are you scared to reach into the bottom of your bag due to uncapped lipsticks, lip pencils or sparkly shadow that has cracked into a million little pieces?

If any of these scenarios sound somewhat familiar, then you best believe it's time for you to detox your beauty bag!

That's right, out with the old and in with the new and best of all you'll feel brand new too.

Day one

Throw away all dirty makeup sponges, applicators, and cotton balls and sanitize all your makeup brushes. Check out Sephora makeup brush cleansing wipes, easy pull out sheets come in a clever travel pack. These quick-dry wipes will clean all your makeup brushes and any residue left around the rim of foundation bottles in no time!

Master your makeup skills with professional makeup sponges by Shu- Uemera. These wonder sponges can be customized to all your blending needs. And they are sturdy enough to wash and reuse again!

Day two

Get rid of stale mascaras. Any over 6 months has to go!

Toss all broken or shattered eye shadows, blushes, and bronzers (yes even the ones with the whole in the middle) into the nearest garbage. Instead or cramming several different shadows and blushes into your beauty bag, think about using a sleek palette that can hold several colors of your favorite makeup! Yes, all your favorite shadows, cheek colors, bronzers and lip-glosses can be in one sleek palette. Less packaging, less bulk, and more room in your purse for big cash...right? Check out the latest palettes by NARS, Scott Barnes, and Chantecaille. Or, for those of you that want to pick your own palette of color, go and get a MAC Pro Palette, which you can customize for your specific makeup color needs. Trish McEvoys nifty Planners make organizing your makeup as easy as picking up the mail. These small notebook size palettes slip easily into your travel bag or you can organize your makeup, skincare and hair necessities into the Trish's Ultimate beauty bag...truly a must-have for Spring.

Day three

Line up all your lipsticks and lip-glosses and take a hammer...just kidding! Just get rid of any colors that you have had for over 12 months or if its down to the numb and you just can't bear to let it go, scoop out the remainder and place it in a mini lipstick palette like the one by Japonesque. This chic tortoise shell case, no bigger than a credit card, can hold up to 6 of your favorite lipsticks, lip balms or crème blushes too!

Day four

Carry all of your makeup products in a sturdy clear plastic makeup bag, like the one from Alan Stuart. This bag not only makes everything easy to see (great for when you are going through airport security), but its sturdy design will hold up to your hobo bag and your gym bag. If you are a pro makeup artist and looking for something sleek & sturdy to hold all your makeup products check out MAC zip snap packs. This is a unique vinyl sheet of 5 different sized makeup pouches that you cut apart yourself. How's that for convience! Best of all you can hold everything from brushes and combs to foundation sticks and body lotions.

Day five

Leave the bulk of skincare and body care products in your bathroom storage and scale down your full sized bottles of toners, moisturizers and facial cleaners. Try buying mini versions of mouthwash, and mini floss that will fit nicely into your makeup bag. Also check out mini plastic refill bottles from Aveda to help you travel lightweight and in style!

Now go reward yourself with a new Spring handbag!

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