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Last month, I got a mild allergic reaction on my lips. They were peeling for days, and the skin around my mouth was very dry. Some lipsticks irritated them even more, sending it into an ugly cycle. Finally, I was able to heal my lips with hydrocortisone. But I didn't want to give up makeup or balm as it healed. So here, I'm highlighting a few products that treated my lips well when they were almost done healing. 🌊 Becca Liptuitive Glow Gloss: A very liquidy, HYPER glossy formula. It changes to a warm pink on your lips, and has moisturizing avocado & jojoba seed oils. Jojoba oil is a humectant, meaning it creates a seal around your skin that prevents it from losing moisture. Perfect for soft lips. 🌿 Smith's Menthol and Eucalyptus Balm: Made by the same company that makes rosebud salve. This one is just as moist and comfortable, but with soothing mint. I put it on in the day for a healthy looking gloss. 🌰 Butter London Sheer Wisdom Lush Lip Oil in Rich Nutmeg: One of my favorite daily products for soft lips. It feels like a thin oil, but stays on with even opacity. Even after most of it comes off, it leaves a healthy glow behind. 🧁 Glossier Balm Dot Com: A rich, emollient balm that keeps your lips moisture-locked over night. I would 100% purchase it again. I got it in the shade Birthday, which is sheer with added glitter. I do recommend getting it without glitter, though, just because it stayed stuck around my mouth by the morning. Out of all these products, the last two are my favorite. If your skin is in a situation that needs a little extra love, these might be the answer to have both moisture and beauty.

I used 'Yummy Mummy' from butter LONDON - Nail Lacquer Artful Dodgerand 'Hollywood Hills Hot Number' from NCLA BEAUTY - NCLA BEAUTY Nail Polish to create this look!

When I really want to accentuate my eyes, I never reach for just *one* mascara. I want to have my cake and eat it to, so I love cocktailing multiple mascara to get the best volume, length, and curl I can. Sometimes this results in clumpy lashes, sometimes it results in lash perfection. Here I am wearing the MAC - In Extreme Dimension 3D Black Lash Mascara which gave good length to my lashes but not a lot of lift. The curled wand from the butter LONDON - Oh My, How High! Lengthening Mascara mascara really brought in the curl and lift to my lashes so that they look full and long. This is my go-to trick to making my eyes pop when I’m doing my makeup!

💅🏼 PRODUCTS 💅🏼 Sally Hansen - Insta Dri Nail Color | 205: Pink Blink | This goes on opaque and dries in a minute. butter LONDON - Trend Nail Lacquer | Bit Faker | A beautiful 3-free polish. A little chunky, though. essie - essie Enamel Nail Polish | Find me an Oasis | Gentle sky blue, needs at least 2 layers to be even. Chelly - Chelly Nail Lacquer | #56 | A gorgeous deep blue with shimmer. #Forever 21 - Nail Color[products]#[FiveStars] | *N/A* | Pretty lilac. Wish it was 3-9 free though. #Wish - 5 Pack Art Vinyl Stencil Manicure Stickers[products]#[FiveStars] A great value stencil kit I got from the Wish app. 🐟 ZODIAC INFO 🐟 Pisces are known for being sensitive, intuitive, and compassionate. They can also be indecisive - Which I felt when I couldn’t choose between 3 colors for my nails LOL. But the most important trait I wanted to play on with Pisces nails was dreaminess. We’re associated with water (hence the little fishies and mermaid scales), but so is Cancer and Scorpio! I thought of doing more deep and mysterious blues or purples- but that felt more like Mysterious Scorpio ♏️. And designs about the moon or more muted tones would be for Cancer ♋️, imo, since they’re more guarded. So with the blue, I added details that felt dreamy / otherworldly. Like glittering, holographic scales, and a tiny purple rain drop. The two fishes are a direct homage to the Pisces symbol ♓️ And I thought it’d be cute to have them face each other. If I had a sparkling, duochrome blue to add, I think it would take it to the next level. ⭐️ PICKING NAIL ART FOR YOUR ZODIAC SIGN ⭐️ Since each element 🔥 💧 🌬 🌏 has more than one sign, I think it’s fun to take inspo from their individual personality traits. For example, Leo and Sagittarius could both have fire red. 🔥 But the sun represents Leo ♌️ , and they like the spotlight- so more flashy, jeweled nails could fit them. Sagittarius ♐️ like philosophy, complex problems, and exploring new things. So Sag nails could play with new geometry patterns and odd colors. You can also pull color inspiration from each of their planets. So honest Capricorn ♑️ can have Saturn’s 🪐yellow ring tones. Eccentric Aquarius can have Uranus’ muted blue colors. Some of the signs have a lot in common. What do you use to tell them apart ?

If you do manicure frequently and found that your nails are becoming weak and brittle, it means your nails are damaged by nail polish. There is a layer of protective film on the surface of the nail. But if the way of manicure is improper or you apply nail polish too frequent, the efficacy of this protective film will be weakened, then the nail will be easier to get corroded. That’s why we should pay attention to nail care. Base coat is the best foundation for nail care. You may consider what is base coat and is it really necessary? Base coat for nail manicure can be regarded as primer for make up. Sometimes you may skip this step, but by taking this small but meaningful step, you’ll get stronger and longer-lasting manicure. With this extra layer between nail and polish, your manicure will be smoother, shiner and less easy to get chipped or cracked. Base coat can also protect your nails from getting stained by chemicals and dyes in polish. I recommend that all the girls who do manicure frequently and want to keep nails healthy and to get lasting manicure add a step of base coat before nail polish.  butter LONDON - Nail Foundation Priming Basecoat There is one base coat I like very much and want to share with you, that is Butter London Nail Foundation Priming Basecoat. It costs $18 a bottle. This base coat works well, and I quite like this brand in general.  Butter London is a professional nail brand which provides quality products for manicure enthusiasts. It believes a healthy manicure starts with healthy-looking nails. This base coat helps strengthen and smooth nails according to preventing nail staining and filling ridges in fingernails. I really like this base coat. It is a good coverage for nails and it dries quickly. By the way, its packaging is so cute!