Blemish products that actually work!

Hello beauties!!

Don't you just love those days when you wake up and upon brushing your teeth you come face to face with a new blemish.. "Oh hello pimple, care to join me for the rest of my day and take over my face??" Yep, best days ever! Well after trying hundreds of products I have officially narrowed down the technique to just a few simple steps that actually do work immediately. 

Mario Badescu is one of my favorite skin care lines for the mere fact that it works and is affordable!


The Buffering Lotion and Drying Lotion are the two must have products for anyone who gets a random blemish here and there. 

Mario Badescu Buffering Lotion

As a skin care fanatic, the one thing I look at first is the list of ingredients. If the list is way too big and the print is far too fine I'm already over the product. Simpler is better, especially when it comes to your face!
This  lotion is my go-to whenever I notice a pimple or whitehead. The way you use this lotion is effortless. Just shake the bottle so that the powder is dispersed throughout the liquid and squeeze a tiny bit onto a clean finger and apply directly on the blemish. Easy peasy! What I really love about the buffering lotion is that it is so light and practically invisible. You won't be walking around with any noticeable thick cream or gel because it's quickly absorbed into your skin. Perfect as a day treatment. 


Full Ingredients: Deionized Water, Isopropyl Alcohol, Sodium Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Hydrolyzed Serum Protein, Hydrolyzed Yeast Protein, Pyridoxine, Niacinamide, Panthenol, Propylene Glycol, Allantoin, Biotin.


Mario Badescu Drying Lotion is hands down the best overnight blemish treatment so throw all your other false remedies away and get your hands on this bottle asap!!!

Mario Badescu Drying Lotion

All That Glitters...

The second I thought my glitter nail polish obsession was finally weakening, I was introduced to Deborah Lippmann's gorgeous collection! And back I fell into the love-hate relationship I have with glitter nail polish. The Love being the obvious -- who doesn't want to have sparkley fun polish?!? The Hate -- the long and annoying process of taking that damn stuff off! Until now.. finally found a less torturous way to remove the glitter nail polish without having to bite, scrape, peel or buff your nails down. It's practically effortless and the result is a set of glitter-free nails and cuticles :) 

Step One - Take a cotton ball and saturate halfway through with Pure Acetone (for those who have very dry cuticles or nails, you can use Non-Acetone although Pure Acetone will be more effective). You will need one cotton ball per nail. 

Step Two - Place the wet part of the cotton ball down on your nail and press down. Take a small sheet of aluminum foil and wrap your finger, with the cotton ball in place on top of your nail. Do this step to all of your nails. 

Step Three - Leave the foil on your fingers for about 5 minutes. 

Step Four - To remove, press down on your nail while slipping the foil off your finger. Voila!! No glittery mess!

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Kisses, 

BeauTyJunKkEe 

Fake it til you Bake it

Living in the northeast this winter has been pretty brutal but walking around pale as a ghost is even worse and I can no longer try to fight the winter blues. I finally whipped out my spray tan bottle last night and went to work. My all time favorite spray tan is Fake Bake. It's an aerosol bottle and the color is instant and fast drying, not orangey or streaky. I sprayed it all over my face, neck, and decollate, waited 10 minutes and went to bed. Woke up this morning with a sun-kissed bronzy glow! The real mystery is why I spent the past winter months without my Fake Bake?! 

Suggested Retail $27.99

Lights On!!

Just sampled a new lipgloss that actually has a mirror and LED light as part of its design. My initial reaction when I heard about this new innovation went a little something like this.."umm.. really? Who would actually buy this?" And then I was given one as a gift and I'm loving it! No longer need to whip out my mirror when applying my lipgloss and I'm done trying to maneuver using my blackberry as a light source! This is a very creative and practical idea and the gloss itself is pretty awesome. It's infused with almond oil, jojoba, vitamin E, and lanolin. They even have a plumper formula for those who want fuller lips. 


Check out www.pureillumination.com
Kudos to The Lano Company!! You've earned another fan!

Pure Illumination Gloss in Pouty Pink
Suggested Retail $20.00

Pure Illumination Gloss in Shimmer
Suggested Retail $20.00

My two favorite shades are Pouty Pink and Shimmer... Find yours. 


Kisses, 
BeauTyJunKkEe

OPI SHATTER

For all those obsessed with OPI Black Shatter and still cannot seem to get their hands on it -- DON'T FREAK OUT! The company is releasing more and almost every nail salon that is trying to stay in business was wise enough to pre-order a collection so they can please all their shatter-obsessed clients.. yes that means you! *Just beware of getting a mani/pedi done at a salon that seems to have used their Black Shatter one too many times.. the effect isn't the same once the polish has been thinned out a lot* Best way to avoid this problem?? Hunt down every beauty supplier you come across until you have your own bottle!


And speaking of Shatter-obsessed..I have some amazing news! OPI will be releasing a Silver Shatter along with the Pirates of Caribbean collection sometime in May!! There will be six bright pastel colors and a silver shatter to go over.. Just when we thought OPI couldn't get any more genius.. way to keep us on our toes ;) One more reason to be excited for spring! 

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Kisses, 
BeauTyJunKkEe

Welcome to BeauTyJunKkEe

Calling all fellow beauty junkies and addicts!! I'd like to introduce my blog.. a place where I will share all of my beauty do's and never again's and all that lies in between. 


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