Promote Your Blog: Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

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It’s been a while since I’ve done a piece on blog marketing and promotion, although the topic has gotten a lot of buzz (see: How To Market Your Blog Part One, How To Market Your Blog Part Two, and How To Market Your Blog Part Three). Whether you’re blogging for extra cash or just want to get your writing out to the masses, search engines are a crucial means to get more traffic from people who are looking for exactly what you’ve blogged about. Continue Reading »

In My Bag: Jane “One Liners” Self-Sharpening Eye Liner

My beauty bag staple, must-have, whathaveyou is definitely black eyeliner. I feel so naked without it! It truly picks up my face and completes all of my makeup looks. I’m often told that I look “tired” without it. Today would be one of those naked days since I’ve used up my new drugstore fave eyeliner Jane One Liners Self-Sharpening Eyeliner. I used Jane One Liners in Blackline in this video. My favorite thing about this liner is that, not only is it only $4 (drugstore steep, maybe, but cheap compared to my usual high-end makeup buys), but the twist-up “self-sharpening” kohl is perfect for quick and easy application. You never have to sharpen this baby! The only con is that if you use eyeliner as much as I do, Jane One Liners will only last for about a month.

All in all, I give Jane One Liners a thumbs up and will purchase again!

Color Story: Lancome “L.U.C.I.” Spring 2008

The Lancome L.U.C.I. collection for spring 2008 is inspired by beach sands and luminescent pearls against deep suntanned skin. Lancome has introduced new “photonic” shades of lipstick and gloss to layer over colors to transform looks. On fair skin the “photonic” shades add a pearlescent effect and on dark skin “photonics” deepen the look.

I love the gold and pearl eyeshadows in the Ray of Apricot Light duo because you can really tailor the two shades to get the look you like. I like to sweep the golden apricot shade across the lid for a wash of color then use the pearlescent shade to highlight the brow bone and inner corners of the eyes.

The featured Color Fever Shine lipstick in Desert Pink suits most skintones and the “photonic” shade Luminous can be layered on top for a stunning effect. Also new in this collection are three Ombres Glacee Cooling Gel Illuminator shades for eyes and face as well as the Photonic Illuminating Powder Face Brush that can also be swept across the decollate.

Eyes: L.U.C.I. (Light Color in Motion) Eyes shadow duo (Ray of Apricot Light) / Ombres Glacee Cooling Gel Illuminator (Chameleon – Sunrise -Morning Pearl); Traceur Design Eye Pencil (Ray of Purple Light)

Lips: Color Fever Shine Photonic (Desert Pink – Luminous); Color Fever Gloss Photonic (Rainbow – Sunray – Seashell)

Face: Photonic Illuminating Powder Face Brush (Apricot Ray of Light)