Five Products to a Sultrier You

Sometimes, a lady just needs a little help to feel sultry. When it's been one of those weeks I rely on these five products to put the sashay back in my hips. (*insert wink here*)

1. Cocoa Butter/ Neutrogena Body Oil

I like using extra moisturizing products after a long hot shower to put the moisture back into my skin and to make my skin touch-ably soft instead of just plain squeaky clean. You don't need to use these specific products but plain lotion won't do. Baby oil gel is a favourite of more than one of my girlfriends as well, and I enjoy using that too. An extra trick that works great at night on the legs or on the shoulders is if you add a dollop of highlighter to your moisturizer and run along the centre of your shin or along your shoulders and collar bone. It gives a sultry glow that makes you look radiant in low light.

     2.  Mascara

I cannot even begin to describe the wonders that mascara works on any woman. It opens the centre of the eye and elongates the end of the eye giving that Cleopatra effect. If you are new to mascara then try a dark brown voluminous mascara. That way if you mess up it won't be too obvious. If you are more daring then you can try a combo of a charcoal eyeliner with blue mascara. The effect at night is gorgeous. (Don't worry the blue isn't super obvious but has an eye-opening effect).

  3.   Red Nail polish

It's a classic. Red nail polish is sophisticated and classy and just a little bit sultry. (Just don't apply them to bitten down nails unless you're going for an ironic vibe).

 4.   A Heady Scent (Vanilla, Musk, Sandalwood)

Scents that remind you of food, vanilla, cinnamon, spices etc will get you compliments from the fellas. Lol. don't even try to figure that out, just accept it and move on. I like to mix Bath and Body Works - Warm Vanilla Sugar and Ralph Lauren's Romance for a musky vanilla scent

 5.  Charcoal Eyeliner

Smudge this into your lashes and swipe over with a cotton swab or smudge brush for a no-fuss smokey look. Much softer than black and more sultry than brown.  

What products do you use to make you feel sultry and sophisticated? Share in the comments below and I'll be sure to give them a try

Till later,
Jane

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Hot Weather Makeup

You spend time and care putting on your makeup so you want it to last right? Here are a few of my tried and true make-up tips that help makeup to last in the hot weather of a Jamaican sun.

• Less is more : Dilute your foundation by mixing two parts foundation with your moisturizer ( a colourless serum would be best). Apply with your fingers and blend in, then go over with a brush or a very slightly damp clean sponge. The brush or sponge will take off and blend in any excess product, while mixing it with your moisturizer will allow you to apply a thinner layer that will last longer in the heat.
• Set it and Forget it: Translucent powder will be your best friend in the heat. Do not however apply this with a sponge or pad of any kind as that will most definitely cause caking. Get a very dense brush and sweep over your face after your foundation has completely dried. Here's the trick though - apply the translucent powder only where your face sweats. For most people this is the top of your nose, your temples and/or eyebrows and along your hairline.
• Powder products are your best friend: Powder blush, and eyeshadow always last longer- I'm sure you've heard this many times. But what they don't tell you is that a thin layer of a cream product underneath a powder product will last all day. Simply put, apply a cream blush and blend it out then follow with a light layer of powder blush. This combination has always served me well, as my blush is usually the first thing to fade. For eyeshadows - the NYX eyeshadow pencils (the big fat jumbo ones) or any other similar products or bases worn underneath an eyeshadow helps to make the eyeshadow stay put all day
• Ink over Wax: Eyeliner in the pencil form contains wax, which melts in the heat. If you don't want your eyeliner to migrate down the side of your face then switch it out to liquid liner. In fact, many liquid liners come in a 'pen' form and are water-proof which contributes to longer wear.If you only have pencil eyeliner then sharpen the pencil and use a thin line (if you're going for a heavily lined look then draw lines on top of each other rather than going back and forth). Then on a liner brush, use an eyeshadow of the same shade as the eyeliner and pat on over it.
• Flake free: For mascara, waterproof formulas last the longest BUT what helps your mascara to last longer is if you do a thinner layer. This will encourage it to flake less and irritate your eyes. What I like to do is use my waterproof eyeliner pen and run along the topside of my top lashes to darken then follow with the mascara wand. Now, usually,mascara is applied to the underneath of top lashes and the top side of bottom lashes. If I want it to last in the heat though, I ignore my bottom lashes and focus on the topside of my top lashes. Tightlining your eyes is also a great idea
• A Swing and a Miss: I have no idea what makes lip products last longer - unless we're talking about smudge-proof lip liner or a lip stain. I can do a post on how to make your own lipstain, separate and apart from that, someone will have to educate me on this. Leave a comment if you have a trick to keep lipsticks and lipgloss on your lips in the heat.

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Till later,
Jane

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