When I was 14 years old, I had a really beautiful best friend. I won't say she was evil, but  I will say, adolescence is difficult, and  friends sometimes do shitty things to each other ... You get the picture?  As for my friend? (Let's call her "Suzie".) She had the longest lashes I had ever seen!        I had tried everything to get mine to look as long as hers; Gobs of mascara separated with a safety pin... Baby powder under my mascara Olive oil every night Nothing worked, f inally, I asked her... "Suze, how can I get my lashes to look like yours, all long and beautiful? She said, Do you really wanna know? Yes, whatever it is, I'll do it, just name, it I said. Cut them, she said. Cut them??? Yup, she said How short do I cut them? That depends,... How long do you want them? Her eyebrows raised, The shorter you cut them, the longer they'll grow" she told me. I've Heard About This GIF from I...

This is my quick introduction to the ZenMed Skincare Collection and Giveaway, and my top four products.  Because that's how many you will get, if you win my Giveaway! (Which let me tell ya, it's not  easy to narrow down.) So I'm here to help you "navigate" your way  a little.  in other words, a Cheat Sheet.                      The more I use this the more I fall in love with it!  I want to order their HD Powder by the trunk full! It is so fine milled that it literally makes me look photo shopped.  oh, and i had a really embarrassing realization... Turns out I really dig BB cream now. I'm almost embarrassed to say this because I spent so many years thinking it was just a so so tinted moisturizer. Or maybe it's just this Complexion Perfection, but this is kind of the bomb! I have seriously been wearing this every day and i swear my skin looks younger...

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Quick Tip Tuesday - unruly brows! Here is  a quick 5 min beauty tip that I use and think you'll love. If you've seen my blog before you know that I am more than a just a little obsessed, with Lastics Shave Soap. But check this out...you'll never believe how I use it today! Here's my routine. You will need 1. A brow brush - the ones I use are either Senna fine line, Senna Fine Liner Brush Ve's Favorite Brushes - Slant Tip  Ve's Favorite Brushes - Slant Tip  Nars #5 brow brush. Nars #5 Brush  2. A brow pencil I don't spend big money on this, the one I'm using for this video is from Daiso (it's $1.50 and I love it!)  3. A brow powder  I am using Senna's brow palette because I want to use 2-3 colors so it looks natural and not one dimensional  4. A spooly or a toothbrush to brush them into place and       5. Here's the kicker, instead of brow gel, I use my Shave Soap from Lastics...

I recently had the opportunity to try out VL Pure Skincare. I didn't know much about them but had heard that they were eco-conscious, that their products were all natural, paraben free and most of all cruelty-free. (I would think by now, with all the intelligence we posses, all cosmetic companies would be cruelty-free, but unfortunately that's not the case.) Before I get up on my soapbox, let me tell you about these products! All Natural Rose Hip and Seaweed Facial Cleanser There's so much I love about this cleanser! First of all,  this is by far one of the most gentle cleansers I have ever used. However, don't let the fact that it's gentle make you think that your skin is not getting absolutely clean. I have used so many cleansers in the past that make your skin feel "squeaky" clean, but here's a little hint, save that for your pots and pans, if your skin feels "squeaky" clean, chances are you are stripping it of the essent...

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"Every day it's something new with you!"   I've been hearing this my whole life and to be honest?  It's true!   Everyday I'm obsessed with a new product or idea or hack that I'm convinced I can't live without!  So everyday I'm going to (try to)  tell you about it!  Quickie posts. Here's today's- Bad Baby Hairspray Pens!   Bad Baby Hair Pens If you're even close to my age you remember a time when hairspray was ginormous, I kept the 24 inch can of shaper in my duffle bag, and wielded it like a sword-   (a normal sized can next to a can of Sebastian Shaper)  Well,...flip the switch chick,   cuz this little can, can fit in your pocket: It's the size of a pen!   I ordered the hairspray and the dry shampoo which i use as a texturizer, and it's ahhhhhhhhhhmazing! The smell is to die for!  I literally keep a little can of this in my change holder in my car just to freshe...

Yesterday I was fortunate enough to be given the opportunity to do makeup and hair for the Oscar's. It was a long awaited dream of mine and I feel so blessed that it came true! So in true Oscar fashion, I would like to thank some of the people that helped me achieve this dream, or at least made their products available for me to use at the Oscars. You all know how much I love taking pictures of my layout! this one is one of my favorites! First and foremost, I would like to thank Diane at KohGenDo Cosmetics for generously supplying the makeup I used. Here are the products that I used to get those award winning looks: I started the day by making sure everyone was relaxed and their skin was hydrated by giving each of my clients 10 minutes of down time with a Macro Vintage Essence Mask. Then I primed their skin with PeterThomas Roth Un-Wrinkle Primer For those that needed a little extra help with sallow skin I used Maifanshi Makeup Color Base La...

Just thought I would let you know why you haven't heard a peep from me, ...  I'll have to make this quick because I don't know how much I'll be able to get out before I'm kicked off.  I am "attempting" to write this blog post from my phone 📱 And unfortunately I'm finding out the hard way why people don't, because it's a bit of a crap game really, at any moment my app will just crash erasing everything I've written! That's happened more times than I'd like to admit. It all started over the holidays when a certain someone who will remain nameless told me I could delete .... actually probably best if I keep this short, I'm surprised it hasn't crashed already.    My computer broke, I didn't see a reason to get a new one because luckily I have a backup laptop.  The other day that one died as well (the black screen of death is just as ominous as it sounds.) Now this comes at a really bad time since it's been impossib...

In a very typical "Dyana" move, ...... anyone that knows me, knows that there's nothing I like more than a challenge. So when I was sent a jar of Innarah Veno Defense Treatment Creme Innarah VenoDefense Treatment Creme  to review, I spoke with the company rep. I told her my usual terms were that I try it for 2-3 weeks, and then I would compare the before and after pictures, and write my review. She replied, "oh there's no need to wait, it works immediately". I thought (to myself) " Listen lady, it's not the first time I've heard that. but sure it does, let's put it to the test." As I said, I love a challenge. Here's is the first law of the universe:  Everyone thinks their baby is the cutest, and every skincare brand thinks that they have discovered and bottled the fountain of youth. Here's the second law of the Universe: - a man will buy any product under the sun, that will promise him that he will keep his ...

My 15 minutes of Fame came wrapped in a package of Elder Supermodel and cheesy runway quotes by yours truly Back in the old days....before you could get your makeup/ makeover advice from YouTube, and Instagram, there were shows like Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, and Style Interventions, and a network show called CoverShot. This was more of the "New Year/ New Me, Momma needs a Makeover" variety. The premise goes a little something like this; Girl gets Guy, Guy marries girl, they have 3.5 kids and settle into suburbia, Guy gets Mistress, Girl divorces Guy and finds herself on her own, having to navigate the world dating and the new job market, Girl gets a Makeover, out of her sweat pants and into a pencil skirt, a Dolce & Gabanna bustier and several hours in hair and makeup and the resulting transformation is splashed across Old Broadway as she gets a segment on the show and a billboard in Times Square! The results look a little something like this: many more ...

I was commissioned by Xberts.com to review the ASNAP selfie ring light, unfortunately a glitch in their website prevented me from uploading my review, so(#timewaster) perhaps with any luck, they'll see my review here. So without further adieu, I give you my review of the  ASNAP FILL-IN LIGHT FOR SMARTPHONES PROS  compact and lightweight design makes it easy to toss into a purse or pocket and take it with you.  heavy-duty plastic feels sturdy and not flimsy or fragile despite its weight. clips onto any smartphone or tablet easily even with a case on and doesnt feel like it will fall off.                 AND CONS The packaging leaves a little something to be desired, but as I can see from the other reviews of the product,  I must have gotten an older model because the green ones look like theyve been upgraded  Unless you can read Japanese the instructions are useless The Unboxing - My device...

I've taken the plunge!   It's official, I'm leaving dyanaaives.blogspot.com and moving everything over to my new wordpress site www.inurfacemakeup.com follow me on blogspot and sign up for the big launch!

Everyone wants a poutier pucker and now you can have it without dangerous suction devices or lip glosses that feel like a swarm of killer bees have landed on your lips! Too face lip injection has a slight tingle so you know it's working, and within minutes Dyana Kissy Face my lips look and feel fuller..... without looking like I've been punched in the face. I love this product  #sorryKylie #lipplumper #injectionnotinjections *****no disclaimer today,I bought this cuz I like this! haha Pucker Up

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or how a shaving soap changed the   my world....                   I may have a problem balancing the girlie girl in me, with the cynical New Yorker? I don't usually think of myself as a hopeless romantic, but lately I equate everything to relationships, even blogging about products. As much as I'd like to be that wham bam thank you ma'am reviewer... you know, the one that gets the product and says "OK you'll have final copy in 3 days", I just can't. I need to fall in love with it, even if only for the moment, and for that I need to get to know you better .  Seriously, can you really get to know a anything in such a short time, enough to feel confident telling all your friends about it ?  Because that's what you are, you're my friends.  And friends can smell BS a mile away.  So I'm not going to candy coat it, if I love it, I'll scream it from the rooftops, and if I don't....well.  I'm ...