I can’t do without these three products during the winter seasons.

Powdered shampoo: For second day hair when I don’t feel like getting my hair wet in this cold weather! (not recommended for dark hair)

100% goat’s milk: Say goodbye to dryness before you step out of the shower. It’s a kind of never-going-back-to-anything-else kinda product. Yup, It’s that good. (several online retailers were sold out! Just look for 100% goat’s milk soap)

Hempz lotion: Say hello to lasting moisture after you step out of the shower. I haven’t found anything better. Thanks Mona from Center for the Healing Arts for this discovery!

As an amateur makeup artist with 13 years of experience in giving makeovers, I consider myself a makeover minimalist. When I give makeovers my goal isn’t to highlight the makeup and hide the person, but to accentuate a person’s features and cover flaws, while giving minimal attention to the actual makeup. If I had perfect skin I’d probably just curl my lashes and put on some blush and lip gloss.

This comes from having two brothers who have always had the opinion that makeup shouldn’t really be all that noticeable. Men like to see the person, not the makeup. Or, as one brother  says, “If she looks amazing with all that makeup and it’s pretty obvious that she’s wearing it, you start to wonder what she’s hiding. You have this fear… what does she look like without all of that?” Or to put it in perspective the guy’s thinking long term. If he were married to you, what would you look like first thing in the morning?

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Li Gong

She looks like she could be your 20-something son’s hot girlfriend, but actually she’s probably a peer. You might remember her in 2005’s movie, Memoirs of a Geisha, as the evil but beautiful Hatsumomo. She was also the love interest of Colin Farrell in Miami Vice. She was born on December 31, 1965, making her actually 42 years old! What are the beauty secrets of this beautiful Chinese celebrity?

According to the online fansite, admiringgongli.com, Gong admits to sometimes sleeping more than 10 hours a night. The interviewer also spotted some Lancome creams on her vanity table. Other than that, her secrets to a youthful glow remain a mystery.

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