Month: November 2021

Shoppers Say This Multifunctional Cleansing Balm & Makeup Remover Is A Total ‘Game Changer’—Here’s How

After getting home from a long day of work, the last thing you want to do is remove your makeup and wash your face. It can sometimes become a monotonous task that almost feels like a burden. But it doesn’t have to feel that way, especially when you can skip a few steps and use just one item to scrub off your makeup and double cleanse. Let us bring you in on a secret to saving time, energy, and money when you’re tired AF and can’t be bothered to walk through your entire skincare routine: Youth To The People’s new Superberry Dream Cleansing Balm.

This multifunctional formula quickly removes layers of makeup and sunscreen from your skin, without stripping it dry. Because while it is an effective makeup remover, it also functions as a cleansing balm and can remove excess oils and impurities. This is probably why shoppers call it a “game changer.”

“My skin has felt more vibrant, soft, and youthful in the mornings, and I cannot recommend this product enough!” wrote one reviewer.

RELATED: This Cleansing Balm Literally ‘Melts’ Makeup Off Your Face—& TikTok Can’t Get Enough Of It

We’ll explain how it wields such powers, but just know that this velvety, whipped balm is here to help your skin in more than one way. It consists of only the best ingredients, as well as the most divine fruity aroma.

If you’ve ever wondered about what a cleansing balm might feel like and do for your complexion, the Superberry Dream Cleansing Balm is a great place to start (and stay). Keep reading for a breakdown of its ingredients and how to use it. 

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Youth To The People Superberry Dream Cleansing Balm

Courtesy of Youth To The People.

This cleansing balm works like magic by gently taking off all your makeup while still providing a bunch of skin benefits. A blend of moringa, jojoba, and sunflower seed oils melts away your makeup and sunscreen, but they’re also packed with omegas, antioxidants, and vitamins, so they won’t strip your skin of moisture. They also level your oil production and smooth your complexion. 

Another group of ingredients, superberry extracts, are enriched with lots of antioxidants to protect your skin from damage. These magical maqui, acai, and goji berries join forces with oil-soluble hyaluronic acid to deliver hydration deep into your skin. 

The formula has a ton of natural ingredients that cleanse and moisturize your complexion, without leaving it feeling greasy. It’s also gentle enough for those with sensitive skin and is safe to use around the eyes.

Using it is simple, too. With dry hands, rub the balm onto your dry skin. You’ll notice the texture will feel more like an oil. Then, splash some water onto your hands and keep massaging the product into your skin as it transforms into a milky cleanser. You can use this balm on its own or as part of your double cleanse.

Several reviewers, like this one, had never used a cleansing balm before, but said that this formula turned them into believers. “This is going to save me so much money on face wash, as I was double or triple cleansing to get all my makeup off,” they wrote. “I highly recommend, and will be purchasing again!” 

You’ve got nothing to lose and everything to gain from this multifunctional cleansing balm. So, why not give it a chance?

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Tracy Tutor’s Navy Satin Crop Top and Belt Bag

Tracy Tutor’s Navy Satin Crop Top and Belt Bag on MDLLA

Million Dollar Listing LA Season 13 Episode 10 Fashion

Tracy Tutor’s navy satin top that she wore on last night’s episode of MDLLA (with a super cute mini belt bag!) is definitely the kinda office attire we approve of. And if you work somewhere where your employer would have a problem with you showing up in a crop top, we highly recommend that you take the time right now to put in your two weeks notice (and then shop a Style Stealer down below). 

 

Fashionably,

Faryn

 

Tracy Tutor’s Navy Satin Crop Top and Belt Bag

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Originally posted at: Tracy Tutor’s Navy Satin Crop Top and Belt Bag

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Housewives Holiday Beauty Gift Guide

Housewives Holiday Beauty Gift Guide

This post is a sponsored partnership between BigBlondeHair.com and Nordstrom, although all thoughts and picks are my own! We may receive a percentage of sales for items purchased from Nordstrom through affiliate links in this post. The celebrity names mentioned are in no way affiliated with this post or endorsing any products mentioned.

The holidays will be here before you know it and thankfully, once again, Nordstrom has our backs with the most amazing collection of beauty gifts and sets to date. Whether you’re looking for a small yet chic gift for a friend or to splurge on something for your sig other (or yourself, because, well, after this year we all deserve it), I’ve found amazing options that are tried and true by our fave celebs.

I would LOVE to get any of these gifts. The amazing thing about gifting someone products from luxury beauty brands is that while people may not have yet tried the products themselves the reputation of these brands speak for themselves and packs a real punch when the open the package! Can’t afford to buy your bestie a YSL purse? Don’t worry, a YSL lipstick set has a luxe feel for a small, small fraction of the price! Plus, the savings on a lot of these gifts are not to be passed up.

Since there are so many amazing choices that are ALL great it may be hard to narrow down, so I added my top 8 faves at the bottom which I’ll totally be scooping up for the people on my list along with why! However, even things that aren’t on the list are things I’d love to spot under my tree.

And with that, happy shopping and happy gifting…

 

The Realest Housewife,

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(In no particular order)

1 Lancer Skincare Rapid Results Set $50

After Tracy Tutor revealed she is obsessed with Dr. Lancer’s products when I interviewed her on Closet Confessions I followed suit. They’re pricey (like no regular sized individual product is even under $50), so giving someone the ability to try a variety and decide on their face is amazing. I gave this set to my mom for her birthday and she loves it!

2 Dior Lip Glow + Care Set $70 ($100 Value)

After spotting Meredith Marks and Kathy Hilton using gloss by this brand, in addition to having some other Real Housewives fans on the roster, we know this gift is fit for even the most fabulous. This set is in a neutral, almost sheer color so it’s a no-brainer for anyone! I’m also a huge fan of their lash primer which is also included.

3 Glam Glow Thirsty Mud Hydrating Mask $25

I think I have given this gift to just about all of my close friends and it’s the best. It smells amazing and is a mask you can rub into your skin after you let it sit to maximize moisture. I’m scooping this up this year to take to a holiday “My Favorite Things” happy hour! It’s a great gift at an affordable price.

4 Mario Badescu Full Size Drying Lotion, Face Mist + Lip Balm $19 ($33 Value)

If the person you’re gifting doesn’t use Mario Badescu products yet, they are soon to be hooked. Whether we’re talking about Lala Kent, fans of BBH, BBH’s Faryn or my husband and I, we all love these products!

5 La Mer Soothing Regimine Set $95

Everyone knows La Mer is synonymous with luxury, and it comes with the price tag to prove it. To buy the cream alone starts at $95, so this is a great way to give a taste of luxury to anyone who seeks it. 

6 Charlotte Tilbury Cream $70

This skincare brand has always been a celeb favorite, and after seeing these products on the Real Housewives of New York and in Melissa Gorga and Kathy Hilton’s bathrooms, it’s safe to say even our fanciest friends will be more than happy to put any of these products on their face.

7 Tom Ford Soleil Body Oil Set $72 ($90 Value)

The minute we spotted this product on Kyle Richards’ vanity I needed it. The minute we spotted it on Tracy Tutor’s vanity soon after I NEEEEEDED it! This is a great opportunity to gift a friend both shades (to buy just one full size is $100, and these are a little under half the size each), especially if they have an upcoming trip and are about to shimmer in the sun, or just want to feel like they do.

8 Peter Thomas Roth Peel + Reveal Best-Seller Set $68

Peter Thomas Roth eye patches are also a fave of Kyle Richards and Tracy Tutor, and now mine! I’m so into this brand and this combo is the gift that will keep on giving! 

Originally posted at: Housewives Holiday Beauty Gift Guide

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Madison LeCroy’s Lip Gloss

Madison LeCroy’s Lip Gloss on Instastories

Southern Charm Instagram Beauty 2021

Good Morning Gorgeous! ☀💄 Not only did we recently catch a peek of Madison LeCroy getting ready with hot rollers in her hair on the ‘Gram, but also one of her vanity where we spotted a cute little lip gloss sitting beside our go-to lip mask. And although I personally haven’t tried this exact product yet (I’m currently loving this gloss by the same brand in ‘Rosewood’ though!), you better believe it’s now on my must-have-makeup list that I likely won’t need to be checking twice. 

 

Fashionably,

Faryn

 

Madison LeCroy’s Lip Gloss

Click Here to Shop Her Dior Lip Glow Oil (We think she has ‘001 Pink’)

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Click Here to Shop Her Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask in ‘Berry’

Note: The packaging on Amazon looks a bit different than at Sephora because it’s the packaging they use in Korea. As BBH’s Lauren mentioned in this Amazon Live, she has tried both and it’s the exact same product!

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Can You Ever Really Know Someone?

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My sister and I exchange emails at least once a week. Sometimes I’m shocked when I read her impressions of something I’ve said. It’s eye-opening and gives me a different lens through which to see myself.

Brought up in a small town in northern Minnesota, we were raised by parents who had a solid marriage. We went to the same Lutheran Church, the same grade school, and graduated from the same high school. I’m the oldest. She’s the middle. Born two years after me, she was close in age to the youngest, our brother.

After graduation, our paths diverged, like the Robert Frost poem I love, and in the ensuing 40 years other factors influenced who we’ve become.

Considering Different Lenses and Attitude Filters

This month I’m taking an online course on writing. Much of the writing I’ve submitted for the assignments comes from memories of childhood. My sister reads everything I write.

In a recent email exchange she commented, “I love hearing you tell the stories the way you see them – so different from the way I see them. I guess we all see things through our own attitude filter. It’s liberating to consider a different view!”

And then she asked, “Where do these attitude filters come from?”

The Source of Attitude Filters

The question threw me, not because I had no answer, but because this is something I think about all the time. I had assumed, quite obviously and incorrectly, that everyone does. With my fingers flying, I hammered out a list and wrote the following response:

Attitude filters, filters of any kind, come from many sources:

  • Where you were born;
  • Your birth order;
  • Who raised you;
  • What happened to you along the way;
  • What work you do (did);
  • Where you live(d);
  • What prejudices you were subjected to, knowingly or unknowingly;
  • What fears you have (had);
  • What was your religious training;
  • Where you were educated and by whom;
  • Who were your friends;
  • Who were you enemies;
  • Who encouraged you and how;
  • Who discouraged you and how;
  • Who you admire(d);
  • What TV programming, movies, music, books… you enjoyed… and the list goes on…

I think it’s important to realize that all these things impact our core belief system – that mysterious conglomerate of truths that subconsciously instructs our every decision – which may not be “truth” at all.

Differences in Awareness

Then my sister surprised me a second time. She asked if I’d found the list somewhere, or compiled it from years of study.

This isn’t some stranger, mind you. This is a person I lived with growing up and have exchanged thoughts, writings, and ideas with for 60 plus years! This is a person I should know well; someone I expect to also know me. The fact that my thought process was so foreign to her made me wonder how odd I really am!

The items I listed are the measuring sticks by which I daily monitor my responses to life, people and the events around me. Uppermost in my mind is that I was born white in the richest, most powerful country in the world. I am well-educated, well-traveled and have enjoyed privileges that are unequaled anywhere.

The people in my present community had none of those advantages. Perhaps this kind of awareness of difference is easier living in a foreign country. The inequalities are ever-present, and to ignore them, one runs the risk of causing offense and deepening misconceptions.

It is, however, equally as important to be cognizant of our own attitude filters when we’re in familiar surroundings rubbing up against people more like ourselves. In that situation there’s a tendency to assume we share commonalities and that we’re very much alike. Those assumptions may be far from the truth.

Nobody has identical sets of inputs (see, the list). Therefore, nobody will ever think about things exactly like anyone else, even close siblings.

The Danger of Sameness

Another danger inherent to living among people mostly like ourselves is that the “others” are out of sight. They don’t challenge us. They keep to their own communities where they also feel less challenged to understand differences. Then, when something happens, there’s no basis for agreement. It’s us against them, them against us.

Here in Bali, I’m a minority. My skin color, my language, my heritage, my culture, my beliefs, the way I dress, my manners, and the very way I think are at odds with the majority in this country. I could choose to live in a cloistered ex-pat community where I’m sheltered among my own kind. Many do. But it would rob me of one of the greatest joys of my life.

That joy is the privilege of living intertwined with the Balinese people, listening, asking questions, being amazed at our similarities and blown away by our differences, striving to understand, which I never fully can because of that list.

If you have a sibling or friend you know well, or think you do, talk with them about this attitude filter list and tell us what you discover. Do you think you can ever really know someone? Or, can you know only those things about them that mirror your own experience? Please share in the conversation.

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