File this under “I-should-know-better”:
On long runs, I make sure to slap on some sunscreen (current favourite is the new Climatik Outdoor Protective Lotion from Marcelle — hey, if it’s good enough for Olympic Gold Medallist Jennifer Heil, then it’s good enough for regular ol’ weekend-warrior me). It comes in a sleek little tube (slim enough to tuck into my hydration belt so I can reapply while out working up a sweat — the downside is that at only 50 mL, I go through a tube pretty darn quickly) and its formulation was developed to handle the extreme variations of our lovely Canadian climate.
And yet while I make sure to slather on UV protection, I don’t wear sunglasses on my run.
Come to think of it, a lot of the runners I see aren’t sporting shades either. Learning about the potential dangers to the eyes from UV exposure is enough to get me to change my ways, though. My next gear investment will most definitely be a pair of running sunglasses — I’m kinda digging this pair called Forsake from Oakley.
April 14, 2010
For someone who’s been reading beauty magazines for over 20 years (as a tween, a year’s subscription to Seventeen from my big sister was only the bestest gift, like, ever!), my application skills are embarrassingly limited, particularly when it comes to eye makeup.
But I so fell head over heels with this modern take on 60s makeup inspired by the look of the Valentino spring runway, that I’m planning on trying it out for my next night out. And thanks to a live demo and detailed instructions from P&G Beauty makeup pro Greg Wencel — he swears it’s easy to pull together — along with a few of CoverGirl‘s latest new products, I am armed and ready to go. Love it, too? Here’s how to get the look:
Eyes: Using CoverGirl’s Smoky Shadow Blast in Onyx Smoke (it’s a double-sided cream shadow) “start at the corner point where the brow point ends, low into the crease — the focus is on the outer corner,” says Wencel. “Then so that your eyes are not devoured by darkness, use the white highlighter on the brow bone and blend with your fingers”. Complete the look with CoverGirl Lash Blast Length in Very Black, which I’m told contains the nifty addition of nylon so the mascara is like lash extensions in a tube.
Wencel says that anyone can pull off this dramatic look, but if you have a wider eye bed, you can get away with applying a thicker liner.
Cheeks and lips: Keep the rest of the look “soft and pretty by using a really nude palette,” he says. Warm up the cheeks with a bit of Cheekers Bronzer in Golden Tan and dab some Simply Ageless Concealer on your lips (“to make the lipstick a creamier beige”) before applying Continuous Color Lipstick in In the Nude.
So, so pretty, n’est-ce pas?
February 4, 2010
File this under “I-should-know-better”:
Come to think of it, a lot of the runners I see aren’t sporting shades either. Learning about the potential dangers to the eyes from UV exposure is enough to get me to change my ways, though. My next gear investment will most definitely be a pair of running sunglasses — I’m kinda digging this pair called Forsake from Oakley.