Fabulous Over Forty – Where Beauty Is Ageless

Look party ready with these beauty items on a budget.

Sally Hansen HD Hi-Definition nail colors from the Tracy Reese collection are great for being stylish and budget-wise.   Shown here in 4 shades

• Gigabyte – a light pink shade for those wanting a demure color
• Opulent Gold – a golden/silver/greyish/brown hue all in one  – very hot!
• Fast Lane Fuschia - a great holiday pinkish red
• Disc – for a warm coppery tone

For you lips red is all the rage – recently at the Nordstrom Cosmetic Trend show red lips were shown for holiday and people of all ages were lined up to find their perfect shade.    The key is to be sure to line you lips when doing a dark shade – you don’t want the lipstick to run into the fine lines around your mouth.   You can also find a long-wear shade so you doesn’t disrupt your look when having a few cocktails.  Try:

• Rimmel London Intense Wear Lipstick – shown in #166 Temptation
• Rimmel 1,000 Kisses Lip pencil – in 021 Red Dynamite
• N.Y.C . Ultra Moist Lip Wear – in Firefly, if you’re hesitant to go the red route

Do you want a bronzer for your summer glow, but not pay department store prices?   Well, I have the perfect bronzer for you!

This Color Wheel Mosaic Face Powder bronzer by NYC is available at your local drugstore for only $4.99.   But does it look like a good bronzer or a cheap imitation?   Well, I work with a guy who wears bronzer because he had the scare of melanoma several years ago and now stays out of the sun.   But he has pale skin like me and wants to have that “healthy glow”.  

He used to use Guerlain bronzer in the matte finish – no guy wants shimmer, and they discontinued what he used a few years ago.   He was bummed because he had used it for years and it did not look fake.    Unable to find something in the department stores that would give him a nice tan look, he headed to the drug store – thinking “what the heck – if it doesn’t work, I’ve only spent a few dollars vs. several dollars”.

Here’s a true story about how fantastic and real this bronzer looks.   We were at a work event recently and several people from the press were there.   Someone from the media said to him “well you must have just gotten back from a great vacation with that summer tan.   You look so rested and refreshed!”   Well guess what – he never was on a vacation.   It was this N.Y.C. bronzer.   Enough said.