Snowsport Favorites- 4 Essential Products

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Hello Ladies!

If you don't already know I am a HUGE skier, and I'm bummed that the season is almost over. However, I know that the snow is still up in many other parts (I'm looking at you Rockies) so I felt that this article was needed. Here are my essential go-to products for skiing, or any winter sport in general. 

1. Tarte Amazonian clay BB tinted moisturizer 

This BB/tinted moisturizer from Tarte was an excellent addition to my bag this winter. The formula is lightweight and blends excellently. It keeps my skin from being chapped and moisturized when I am whizzing down the mountain. It has antioxidants as well, so I know I'm giving my wind chapped skin some TLC. Most importantly it is SPF 20 and oil-free.
I know, I know we aren't at the beach, why the SPF? At higher altitudes where the air is thinner, your skin is less protected against harmful and aging UV rays, not to mention reflection of the snow. Protect your skin and SPF up!

2. Maybelline One by One Volume Express (Waterproof)

I like this mascara because it withstands my day at the slopes. It holds out whether I'm in heavy snow or even a light rain. The bristles catch all my lashes and accentuates them, so I can show off my eyes to the cute stranger riding up the lift with me.

3. Blistex Lip Medex

Okay, this has to be my number one item for a day at the slopes. I am notorious for getting cracked, bleeding, painful lips and a day on the mountain makes it worse. This lip balm restores my moisture balance and cools my lips. Essential for windy days at the top of the mountain or bowl. I have been using this since I can remember, my mother used to put it on me before I would go out.

Even Mittens loves it!

4. Neutrogena Oil-Free Moisture, Combination Skin

MOISTURIZE, MOISTURIZE, MOISTURIZE! Put this on before and after the slopes. Your skin is very delicate, so give it some care. This is a good lightweight, oil free formula, and I layer it under my BB cream. Even if you have oily skin (like me), always apply moisturizer, never skip! This way, your skin doesn't have to over produce sebum (which it naturally does when exposed to wind or other harsh drying conditions). Trust me, it is in your best interests.


Use these and go shred up some diamonds!

The best views are from the diamonds after all. 

Stay Chic,

xo Haley

5 Tips For Wearing Perfume

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Today we will be looking at 5 foolproof ways to wear perfume and some information about perfume.

What are Perfumes?

Perfumes are mixtures of essential oils, fixatives, and aromatic compounds designed to leave a long lasting scent on ones person.
They include (in order of scent concentration) :

• Eau de Toilette- A skin refresher, label as a "weak perfume" or "body splash", applied liberally. Average of 10% aromatic compounds.
• Eau de Parfume- Stronger than an Eau de Toilette with a lasting scent. Normally 15% aromatic compounds.
• Perfume Extract- 20% aromatic compounds. The most expensive, potent, and long lasting of the three.

1. Apply After a Shower

By applying after a shower when your skin is moist and soft, the perfume can soak into your skin more readily. Moist skin will also allow the scent to last longer. If you do not shower beforehand, wash or lotion the areas you will be spraying.

2. Apply Without Clothes or Jewelry On

Many chemicals in perfume can stain that favorite shirt you were planning on wearing. Plus, you want to perfume yourself, not your clothes.

3. Apply to Your Pulse Points

When wearing an Eau de Parfume or a strong scent, lightly spritz or dab your wrists and and throat. When wearing an Eau de Toilette or a lighter scent, you can also dab pulse points behind the ears, your chest, inside the elbows, and behind the knees. By applying where blood flows on your body, you allow the scent to "warm up" and become rapidly diffused.

4. Allow the Scent to Dry

Let the perfume dry before you dress to prevent any perfume to rub off your skin onto your clothes. Also, refrain from rubbing your wrists together, or just rubbing the perfume in. The chemicals in perfume are very delicate, and doing so can alter the balance of the scent and crush it.

5. Less is More

Personally, I think this is the most important. You want the scent to intermingle with your natural scent and attract people, not to warn people of your presence 500 yards away. Use discretion when applying perfume and make sure any other scents, soap, or lotions you are wearing do not clash with the scent. 

Hope this helps, and leave your answer to my reader question in the comments below!

Q: What is your favorite scent?

(Mine is either Victoria's Secret's "Bombshell" or Marc Jacobs' "Daisy"!)

Stay Chic,

xo Haley

DIY Oatmeal Facial Cleanser

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So I am going to share with you the recipe for an AMAZING skin cleanser that works with all skin types!

My secret? Oatmeal.

I'm good for your inside and outside!

Oatmeal is a great natural beauty product, it can relieve itchiness, redness (also acne scars), dryness, and other minor skin irritations. It doesn't have the chemicals in many cleansers that strip the skin of its natural moisture. 

And to make it? All you need is pure Oatmeal, simple no?

Now this cleanser is incredibly easy to make, I start with a handful of oatmeal, then with my fist clenched I run hot water over my hand and through my fingers to make the oatmeal warm and soft!

Now I take the milk that appears from the oatmeal, drain it into my other hand and use that to wet my face.

Next I even the oatmeal between my two hands, I gently massage the oatmeal all over my face and my neck. I keep massaging it for about three minutes to let it moisturize my skin!

Lastly I rinse off the oats, pat lightly with a towel and I let my skin glow! It really is amazing how ingredients that are found in everyone's kitchen can be so good for your skin!

I've also used this cleanser as a hand scrub because it is excellent at keeping my dry hands from cracking. And now they look healthier and are oh-so soft!

Stay Chic,

xo Haley