I’m very tempted to try and start a YouTube account showing my beauty secrets and techniques. However, I never uploaded a video before on the internet. I have a webcam but never used it before. So we will see what happens.

Thank you for the people that are acutually reading my blogs and sending me comments either on here or on Facebook. If you have any suggestions for any future entries, please tell me. I’ll look into whatever your suggestion may be.

OKAY! So now on to my favorite makeup products I use daily.

1) Maybelline New York Coverstick Concealer in white

• Before I put on my powder foundation, I use this concealer to hide any blemishes or dark circles I may have. It’s important that you concealer is lighter than your complexion so it can accurately hide those imperfections on your face. I like the “lipstick-like” applicator. It blends in very well and hides any blemishes. You can buy this at any drugstore.

2) Maybelline New York Mineral Power in creamy natural

• I don’t put foundation on my face. It often messes up what the conceler is supposed to do; which is hide any blemishes or dark circles. The mineral powder hides the white that I put on my face from the conceler and makes my skin tone even.  This powder is one of the best I have ever tried. I recommend it to anyone! It’s cheap and affordable. You can get it at any drugstore. I bought this at Wal-Mart.

3) Rimmel London Eye Magnifier

• This mascara is one of the BEST I have ever tried! I bought this at the beginning of November and it made my lashes about 5x longer. It also made my eyes look bigger. Since I have short eyelashes, this helped me to achieve longer, more natural eyelashes. No more fake eyelashes for me. They irritate my eyes.. I also bought this at Wal-Mart too. You an buy it at any drugstore also.

4) Covergirl Exact Eyelights

• I’m in love with this eyeliner. It doesn’t smudge and it doesn’t fade. It illuminates my brown eyes and makes my eyes seem even bigger. No need for sharpening this eyeliner. It has a “roll” type applicator. It lasts pretty long. I use to use Loreal Liquid Eyeliner before this because I couldn’t find any non-liquid eyeliner that suited me well. I really hate liquid eyeliner because I have “shaky” hands and sometimes I mess up. Loreal liquid eyeliner is good for anyone who can control thier hands..lol.

Revlon Eyelash Curler

• I love love love this. After I apply my mascara, I curl my eyelashes with this. It makes my eyelashes look long.

Hope some of this helps you in choosing makeup products.

I decided to grow my hair at the beginning of the year. I’ve always had short or medium length hair. My hair has a thick/fine texture and it always irritated me during the hot summer months. I was tired of having the usual short bob I’ve sported for a while. I wanted to try something different. If the long length bothers me in hot weather, I just have to endure it. I’ve come across numerous YouTube videos when I decided to do this and tried some products that were VERY useful in growing out my hair.

Products that I found out that worked best for my hair growth were Biotin 1000 mg and Mane n’ Tail shampoo.

• Biotin is a B vitamin that provides dietary support for healthy hair and nails. If the hair is healthy it will grow quicker. Biotin also aids in the metabolism of carbs , proteins and fats.
• Mane n’ Tail is a horse/human shampoo. I know what your thinking, but it aids perfectly in helping hair grow. I’m not sure about the details about it on why it helps hair grow. But ever since I’ve used it, it’s helped my hair grow. The only problem is it made my hair really dry during the upcoming winter months that I had to stop using it and switch to another shampoo. It smells like lotion also.

It is also important to trim you hair every month are so. This gets rid of the spilt ends. Remember: healthy hair aids in quick hair growth!

I don’t really know if this is a myth or not but I also heard that spicy foods can help hair grow quicker. Not sure though, but you guys can try it.  I love spicy foods by the way!

Well, it’s about time for me to get a trim. I think I’ll wait a week or so. I might try a different style and put some layers in it. Well, maybe it’s more like cutting than trimming, but I’m not going to cut it short..lol

Here are some pictures of my hair progress…

Hair before me growing it out (Summer 2009)

My hair now. (Fall 2009)

You can buy Biotin at any drug store. I bought mine at CVS. Mane n’ Tail can be found at most drugstores, especially at CVS. I use Finest Biotin 1000mg and it has 100 tablets in a bottle.

Some websites that might be useful:
Finest Biotin
Mane n’ Tail

As of a week or two ago, I’m starting to make healthy choices. I learned that fiber is essential in daily intake of foods. Most people should consume about 20-35 grams of fiber each day. It is recommended that women have 20 grams and men have 30 grams. Why is fiber important? It helps bowel function, fights against heart disease, lowers the risk of diabetes, and of course weight loss! Fiber can be found in whole grains, such as 100% whole wheat bread and breakfast cereal, oatmeal, fruits and vegetables, and beans. That is why beans are the magical fruit! Some food products I consume daily that are high in fiber are Fiber One bars that are made with oats and chocolate, Activia Non-Fat Yogurt (The strawberry kind ), honey bran muffins, any type of oatmeal, apples, 100% whole wheat sandwich bread. I eat these along with foods that might not be that high in fiber. There are many other types of food I consume also that are high in fiber but I can’t think of any right now. Fiber alone isn’t going to help with weight loss. One must excercise for at least 30 minutes. I almost never excercise for that amount of time because I’m lazy; but I try to get some excercise everyday. I take the stairs when I’m going or leaving my dorm room (which is on the 6th floor so it really helps); I do sit-ups (about 5 sets of 10), and sometimes I play Dance Dance Revolution on the workout mode that counts the calories I’ve burned.

It is also important to drink PLENTY of water! It is recommended that one must drink at least eight 8 ounces of water each day. Since the Thanksgiving holiday season, I failed to drink a lot of water. Because of this I became really dizzy. I had to go to the campus nurse because I felt so bad and found out that I was on the borderline of being dehydrated. This scared me and I’m back on drinking the recommended amount now. I can’t get sick anytime during finals! D:  Water is essential for maintaining and losing weight and it also helps you skin glow!

Jaclyn

Sources:

http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/fiber/
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/water/NU00283

-Jaclyn