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I Tried Huda Beauty’s New Palette and Pastels Are the New Neutrals

You might be thinking Pastels for spring? Groundbreaking! but take one look at Huda Beauty’s Pastel Mini Obsessions and tell me you aren’t stoked for warmer weather and colorful makeup. Beauty boss Huda Kattan is rolling out three new palettes under her Mini Obsessions line, promising pastels are it for this upcoming season. “Pastels are the new neutrals, so while the runways have been flooded with soft, powdery tones, with these palettes your lids can too,” she said in a statement. “Our brand-new Pastel Obsessions eyeshadow palettes are the perfect way to indulge in the dreamy trend by taking pastels from the catwalk to a cat eye!”

Pastel Mini Obsessions come on the heels of her three nude eyeshadows palettes that gained popularity for their compact size featuring all the transition, highlight and pop-of-color shades you need to get the trend. These have a similar look but with a 2020 twist. Lilac, Mint and Rose each include five matte shades, three metallic “jellies” and one really innovative shimmer swirl.

huda beauty mini pastel obsessions

Image: Huda Beauty.

You already know the pink eyeshadow trend is going anywhere. Just this past award season, a dozen celebrities tried rosy makeup to great success proving it looks gorgeous on all skin tones. That’s what’s so great about pastel makeup’s flexibility. You can do a light wash of color or pack it on for a bolder eye. Already on the pink eye trend? Give Mint or Lilac a try. Each has complementary shades, such as coral and bronze, to give you the tools to experiment with color—all in a cute 9-shade, travel-friendly palette.

I personally wear both pink and lavender eyeshadow a lot. So much, in fact, I’m wondering if I need to switch up my look. Mint is the perfect hue to shake up my makeup routine. It’s still a pastel (a trend I love) but in a color family I’m not super comfortable with.

huda beauty pastels mint

Image: Huda Beauty.

To give Mint a shot, I decided to keep the rest of my makeup pretty simple. I applied Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer Natural Skin Perfector Broad Spectrum SPF 30 ($47 at Sephora) and Tarte Shape Tape Concealer ($27 at Ulta) under my eyes. I warmed up my skin with Marc Jacobs Beauty O!Mega Bronzer Coconut Perfect Tan ($49 at Sephora) and Patrick Ta Beauty Monochrome Moment – Velvet Blush in She’s Passionate ($32 at Sephora).

For my eyes, I prepped my lids with Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion ($24 at Sephora). I then applied the lightest mint shade across my lids and packed the teal hue into the creases. Because I live for shimmer, I used my finger to pat on the middle row’s brown-and-mint swirl to the middle of my lids. The colors blended together really beautifully to create a diffused look. I applied the teal shade to my lower lash line and popped on the lightest shimmer shade into my tear ducts. I finished the look with Benefit BADgal BANG! Volumizing Mascara ($25 at Sephora).

huda beauty mint eyeshadow

Image: Elizabeth Denton.

The finished look was really wearable for every day. I appreciate that it’s not too bold. But if you like a deeper look, it would look really pretty with brown eyeliner to anchor the green shade.

huda beauty mint shadow

Image: Elizabeth Denton.

I find Huda’s Mini Obsessions palettes to be really easy to use, even if you’re a writer like me and not a makeup artist. There aren’t so many shades that it’s overwhelming, but there’s enough variety to keep it interesting. Pick up Pastel Mini Obsessions on Huda Beauty’s website on March 1 and online at other retailers on March 13.

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Madison Prewett’s Black Printed Top

Madison Prewett’s Black Printed Top in Australia

The Bachelor Season 24 Episode 9 Fashion

According to the previews for the week’s episode of The Bachelor Madison Prewett tells Peter “I won’t be able to move forward if you have slept with other women.” And considering we know Peter can’t keep it in his pants we’re just seriously hoping that she goes back on her word so that we can get at least a few more cute looks from her this season like this black floral top.

Fashionably,

Faryn

Madison Prewett’s Black Printed Top

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I Tried Huda Beauty’s New Palette and Pastels Are the New Neutrals

You might be thinking Pastels for spring? Groundbreaking! but take one look at Huda Beauty’s Pastel Mini Obsessions and tell me you aren’t stoked for warmer weather and colorful makeup. Beauty boss Huda Kattan is rolling out three new palettes under her Mini Obsessions line, promising pastels are it for this upcoming season. “Pastels are the new neutrals, so while the runways have been flooded with soft, powdery tones, with these palettes your lids can too,” she said in a statement. “Our brand-new Pastel Obsessions eyeshadow palettes are the perfect way to indulge in the dreamy trend by taking pastels from the catwalk to a cat eye!”

Pastel Mini Obsessions come on the heels of her three nude eyeshadows palettes that gained popularity for their compact size featuring all the transition, highlight and pop-of-color shades you need to get the trend. These have a similar look but with a 2020 twist. Lilac, Mint and Rose each include five matte shades, three metallic “jellies” and one really innovative shimmer swirl.

huda beauty mini pastel obsessions

Image: Huda Beauty.

You already know the pink eyeshadow trend is going anywhere. Just this past award season, a dozen celebrities tried rosy makeup to great success proving it looks gorgeous on all skin tones. That’s what’s so great about pastel makeup’s flexibility. You can do a light wash of color or pack it on for a bolder eye. Already on the pink eye trend? Give Mint or Lilac a try. Each has complementary shades, such as coral and bronze, to give you the tools to experiment with color—all in a cute 9-shade, travel-friendly palette.

I personally wear both pink and lavender eyeshadow a lot. So much, in fact, I’m wondering if I need to switch up my look. Mint is the perfect hue to shake up my makeup routine. It’s still a pastel (a trend I love) but in a color family I’m not super comfortable with.

huda beauty pastels mint

Image: Huda Beauty.

To give Mint a shot, I decided to keep the rest of my makeup pretty simple. I applied Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer Natural Skin Perfector Broad Spectrum SPF 30 ($47 at Sephora) and Tarte Shape Tape Concealer ($27 at Ulta) under my eyes. I warmed up my skin with Marc Jacobs Beauty O!Mega Bronzer Coconut Perfect Tan ($49 at Sephora) and Patrick Ta Beauty Monochrome Moment – Velvet Blush in She’s Passionate ($32 at Sephora).

For my eyes, I prepped my lids with Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion ($24 at Sephora). I then applied the lightest mint shade across my lids and packed the teal hue into the creases. Because I live for shimmer, I used my finger to pat on the middle row’s brown-and-mint swirl to the middle of my lids. The colors blended together really beautifully to create a diffused look. I applied the teal shade to my lower lash line and popped on the lightest shimmer shade into my tear ducts. I finished the look with Benefit BADgal BANG! Volumizing Mascara ($25 at Sephora).

huda beauty mint eyeshadow

Image: Elizabeth Denton.

The finished look was really wearable for every day. I appreciate that it’s not too bold. But if you like a deeper look, it would look really pretty with brown eyeliner to anchor the green shade.

huda beauty mint shadow

Image: Elizabeth Denton.

I find Huda’s Mini Obsessions palettes to be really easy to use, even if you’re a writer like me and not a makeup artist. There aren’t so many shades that it’s overwhelming, but there’s enough variety to keep it interesting. Pick up Pastel Mini Obsessions on Huda Beauty’s website on March 1 and online at other retailers on March 13.

Our mission at STYLECASTER is to bring style to the people, and we only feature products we think you’ll love as much as we do. Please note that if you purchase something by clicking on a link within this story, we may receive a small commission of the sale and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.

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The Second Chakra: Connection, Flow, Movement, and Feelings

The Second Chakra Connection, Flow, Movement, and Feelings

The
seven Chakras provide us with a wonderful road map for how to age gracefully.

Our second chakra is Svadhisthana. The color is orange, the element is water, the energy is connection. While the Root chakra is satisfied with survival, the Sacral chakra seeks pleasure, enjoyment, and connection to others through the flow and movement represented by water.

Our Sacral
chakra is the center of our passion, sensation, feelings, emotions, pleasure,
intimacy, connections, movement, and change. The water element is the flow of
our creativity, our sweat, and our tears. It’s the fluid movement of our water
that defines the Sacral chakra.

Emotions
define our core reaction to an event. Our feelings are the thoughts, beliefs,
and stories the emotion arouses.

The Sacral
chakra is our touch. Without touch, we become ‘out of touch’. The Root is our
grounding, the Sacral is our movement, our flow. We move from earth to water,
from solid to liquid; fluid flow.

Location of Your Sacral Chakra

The Sacral
chakra is located between the pubic bone and navel in the front of the body and
at the sacrum in the lower back. The organs affected by the second chakra are the
ovaries, lower digestive tract, lower back, and the hips.

The movement
of physical fluids in our bodies is governed by the Sacral chakra. It is also the
area of our feelings and wisdom. We literally feel some things ‘in our gut’.

Aging and the Sacral Chakra

Each
of our chakras gives us messages as we go through life. An unbalanced Sacral chakra
can feel like a low back ache or an issue in the lower digestive tract. When
there is pain or emptiness in our senses, our Sacral chakra shuts down.

As
we age, we can become less fluid as our emotions ebb and flow. As Pema Chodron
says, “no feeling is permanent.” Even our connection to others changes.

We
experience the deaths of our loved ones. Our relationships change as our
spouses and partners age, our friends might move or become less able to enjoy
what we enjoy, our children don’t really need our care and are busy with their
own lives.

Our
own sexuality changes. We may not have an intimate partner, or we feel less
sexual desires. Our bodies are changing – a few droops, a bit of a wrinkle, a
sag here and there. We may regret not pursuing passions of our youth.

When
this chakra is out of balance, negative emotions fester within us, sitting in
our gut, decomposing slowly. We all know people who are unable to let go of
anger and carry resentment for months and even years. These negative emotions
settle in the second chakra, turning it toxic.

The more
we entertain negative thoughts, the more diminished the zest of our Sacral chakra.
We must be aware and bring the passion, the movement, the flow in our lives,
especially as we age.

Color of Your Sacral Chakra

The
color orange is the color of joy, enthusiasm, and creativity and promotes a
general sense of wellness. Orange is composed of red and yellow in equal parts,
and it is a color of vitality and strength.

Orange
is the color of success and relates to self-respect and having the ability to
give ourselves the freedom to be ourselves as we expand our interests and
activities. Orange is an emotional stimulant. It connects us to our senses,
helps to remove inhibitions, and makes us independent and social.

Shadow Side

While
the energy of flow and movement is our Sacral chakra, its shadow side is guilt.
Guilt curtails the free flow of movement by removing the pleasure. We
experience the guilt of not being enough in our connection to others.

We
need to accept the reality that certain things happened in the past, and we
need to forgive ourselves for the actions that hurt us or somebody else.

The
lesson the Sacral chakra teaches is that every relationship we create, from the
casual to the most intimate, has a purpose, no matter how painful, to help us
become more aware.

Balancing the Sacral Chakra as We Age

Moving
our Sacral chakra keeps it in balance. When we are constricted, our flow is
limited. When we let go, we carry the excitement through our whole body. Once
we are secure in who we are from our Root, we can move, connect, and explore
the inner flow of our passions and the outer flow of our movement.

It’s
interesting to note how many women over 60 love Zumba, line dancing, tap or any
kind of movement. We have a desire for the movement, the zing, and the joy of
connecting with that part of ourselves, our natural flow!

Eat
orange food, wear orange clothing, celebrate the connections you have!

Overabundant Sacral Chakra

An
excessive Sacral chakra makes us overly self-centered, manipulative, and
self-serving, disregarding the needs of others. Pride, arrogance, and becoming
needy of others’ attention.

Lacking Sacral Chakra

A
deficient Sacral chakra is cold, distrustful, timid or shy, and overly
sensitive. If you become introverted, are unable to show emotions, worry about
others’ opinion, fear pleasure, and deny yourself things that make you feel
good, you are suffering from low Sacral chakra.

It’s All About Balance

A
balanced Sacral chakra creates graceful movements, emotional intelligence,
ability to experience pleasure and change, and maintain healthy boundaries.

Balancing Exercises

Here are some gentle yoga movements to replenish and awaken an unbalanced Sacral chakra:

  • Barrel circles
  • Hip circles
  • Moving sacrum and pelvis forward and back
  • Simple loose movements
  • Kidney slap
  • Head to knee
  • Windshield wiper legs
  • Moving bridge

As we become aware of our Sacral chakra, let’s repeat the affirmation:

Life is pleasurable, and I deserve it.

What
is the default state of your Sacral chakra? Do you need to balance it? What
exercises do you do to balance your Sacral chakra? What effects have you
noticed on your feelings, connections and self-esteem? Please share in the
comments!

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10 Reasons to Travel Solo with a Group After 60

10 Reasons to Travel Solo with a Group After 60

Traveling solo has its upside at
any age, even for women who have passed the midlife half-point – you do not have to consult anyone
when you want to do something particularly interesting.

The downside is that you will have
to make all the decisions yourself, including planning and research, which is
exhausting. It can feel lonely to not have anyone to share your adventurous
spirit with. Not to mention, eating alone every meal on vacation can be very
lonely indeed.

You can combine the very best of
both worlds by traveling with a group of solo travelers. Here are 10 benefits
you can reap from that experience:

You Will Make New Friends

You may arrive solo, but you will
lose that feeling very quickly. You, and everyone else in the group, will have
no choice but to make the necessary introductions. It’s less intimidating this
way too. Small groups end up bonding very quickly, especially since you’re
visiting a place of common interest.

You Will Share the Excitement

You will have others with whom to
share your travel experiences. Someone to laugh with, to do things with, share
stories, make memories – and to
take that picture of you having a great time.

You Will Not Feel Lonely

Loneliness can be hazardous to
your health and is linked to increased cholesterol level, depression, and high
blood pressure. You will not experience any feeling of loneliness in a group of
solo travelers.

You Will Feel Safer

It is true, there is safety in
numbers. Studies have shown that you are less of a target when traveling with a
group rather than alone. Everyone looks out for one another in a group.

You Don’t Need to Do Any Planning

Group tours are already planned
for you with a day by day itinerary. When you join a group, someone else
handles all the logistics. Your group leader takes care of the details. You get
to sit back, relax, and enjoy.

You Can Still Have Alone Time

Free time will be included for you
to do whatever you would like to do. And you can choose to have some alone
activities or bring a friend you made in the group.

You Will Have Guidance

Expert guides will be at your
disposal to answer all your questions about the history and culture of the
places you will be visiting.

You Will Save on Rates

Traveling with a group is much
more economical. With negotiated lower rates for hotel rooms, airfare, cruises,
and discounted rates to events, they pass that savings on to you with a lower
price than you would get if you were traveling alone.

You Will Not Pay More for Traveling Single

Traveling with a group will avoid paying
the dreaded single supplement. Solo travel companies can pair you with another
same sex roommate so that you are not paying double for a hotel room or cruise
cabin. Some cruises and tours will not have a single supplement for anyone.

Your Comfort Zone Will Be Challenged

Your new travel friends will give
you courage to leave your comfort zone and try things you would never do alone.

So don’t wait until you feel
comfortable with the idea of solo traveling with a group. Instead, get out of
your comfort zone and join a group tour – it will enhance your travel experience and save you money.

Moreover, the friendships you will
develop with people from all over the world and shared memories will be
PRICELESS.

How often do you travel by yourself? Do you
group with other people? How do you avoid paying the single supplement? What
group travels have you been to? Please share with out community!

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