7 Makeup Tools Every Woman Should Have

I was always fascinated with makeup ever since I was little. My mother was a powder and lipstick kind of girl, but my father had cousins who would take hours doing their hair and makeup before they go out.  I used to watch them when I go to my grandparents' house every weekend and would practice at home using whatever left-over make-up they gave me.  You can just imagine the hilarious results and how annoyed my mother was.  I became quite adept doing eye makeup for elementary and high school presentations (the only time I was allowed to do so), but I noticed that the colors did not blend well.  I did not know then that there were different makeup tools needed for application and blending.  All I had were small sponge applicators that came with the eyeshadows. It was much later in my adult life that I learned that there were different brushes and sponges for every kind of makeup product.  Today, there are so many in the market that one has to know the differences between each one.  Unfortunately, not all makeup tools (and products for that matter) are made equal.

How To Take Care of Your Skin

In the old days (I can't believe I wrote that), most women were not aware about the importance of taking care of their skin. Maybe because there were not much information or skin care products available then. I was raised to wash my face with soap and water and not much else. Before I reached my 50's I really did not pay much attention to my skin. My skin care regimen basically consisted of the following 3 steps, twice a day: washing my face with water, apply toner or astringent, then moisturizer for my oily skin, but sometimes, step 2 and 3 were optional depending on how late for work or how sleepy I was.  And of course, there's sunbathing and sunburn. I was a beach baby up till my late teens and sunscreen/sunblocks were not available in my time.  But even if they were, I don't think I would have used them anyway since tanning was the fad and suntan lotions were the norm.  I remember slathering on baby oil mixed with several drops of tincture of iodine to get even darker. OUCH, those were "innocent" days!