Thursday, July 22, 2010

Being Bronze

Allure magazine offered valuable skin-warming info in the article Bronze Works, June 2010. Plainly stated, "with expert tips on avoiding the most common mistakes, you'll have healthy, pretty, natural-looking color in no time..." Visit Allure.com for article information.

This article was hugely inspiring for our blushing bride's sun-kissed photo shoot... We played with multi-dimensional colors from creative corals to tempting tawnies, and a NEW limited edition mineral eye shadow foursome that really got her glowing. The color story was simple, expressive and sultry.
The cheeks were dynamic (a little sneak peak at Fall 2010, read: blush is big for Fall); from coral sun to a pinch of un-tame fun this delightful combination delivered.
The smoldering summer eye, crafted from the limited edition, mineral foursome was beautiful and brilliant.
For more information on this look or to schedule an appointment, send an email to sari@sarimotley.com or visit the contact page. Images courtesy of Sara Catherine Photography.

Monday, July 19, 2010

NEW Studio

I just moved in to my NEW studio, and wanted to give you a sneak peak of this special place I call "the best place to work, ever!"
I look forward to offering you the very best service in Makeup Artistry, Skincare Coaching, Private Shopping parties, special events and more. Visits to the studio are by appointment only. You can contact the studio by email (sari@sarimotley.com) or phone at 713-292-6711.

The above images are courtesy of Sara Catherine Photography... Sara is a Houston area photographer who found a genuine love for photography and photo editing. Her talent, skill and essence help her capture true personality allowing you to keep the moments forever. For more information about Sara, visit www.saracatherine.com.

Sunday, July 18, 2010

Re: The Gilded

Last Friday One Green Street hosted "Gilded You" an event bringing you the best for skin inside and out.

I was there representing sarimotley cosmetics, sharing great ways to achieve better, cleaner skin; with a little pretty on top...

I shared the golden light with green, clean beauties from "hippie tested, diva approved" W3ll People Makeup; the holistic approach to beauty with SuppleSkin Tea and Throwing Copper for organic body hueing.

Do you hue? I did, two days prior... invited over by Throwing Copper co-founder Stephaine, I hued... and in a word, "GOLDEN."
For more information about the vendors visit One Green Street or the links listed below.

Thursday, July 8, 2010

Natures Knockout

I found these awesome gals on youtube and wanted to share them with you.

Natures Knockout is a super-cute mother/daughter team who provide great information about safe cosmetics products.


Friday, July 2, 2010

Sunblock vs. Sunscreen

There has been a huge shift in the awareness of our need for sun protection, which has impacted its use in our society. A result, there is a mass quantity of products that are manufactured with a multitude of interesting ingredients.

As a Makeup Artist and Skincare Coach, I tout the advantages of using sun protection to prevent unnecessary signs of aging, yet I understand that the mass variety and contradictory research on different types of sun protection can be confusing. When you do choose, make sure the product suits your skin and lifestyle - this makes it more likely that you will apply it regularly, not haphazardly.

Sun protection is either a chemical SUNSCREEN (see list below) or a physical SUNBLOCK (titanium dioxide and zinc oxide) that blocks the sun's rays. The difference between sunscreens and sunblocks are the active sun protection ingredients.

Sunblocks use mineral active ingredients Titanium Dioxide and Zinc Oxide to block and reflect dangerous UVA and UVB ray. Sunblocks are effective immediately upon application. If a sunblock is what you are seeking, sarimotley cosmetics offers COOLA Natural Mineral Sunblock Collection.
Sunscreens used FDA approved chemicals to absorb and reflect UVA and UVB rays. Sunscreens should be applied 30 minutes prior to sun exposure. Chemical sunscreens often offer a light, easy-to-use application, yet may irritate the skin. While ease-of-use, variety of price points and clever packaging supports the demand for chemical sunscreen, emerging research is offering information that will allow you to make educated decisions.

Chemical Sunscreens Include: Benzophenones (dixoybenzone, oxybenzone) PABA and PABA esters (ethyl dihydroxy propyl PAB, glyceryl PABA, p-aminobenzoic acid, padimate- O or octyl dimethyl PABA) Cinnamates (cinoxate, ethylhexyl p-methoxycinnamate, octocrylene, octyl methoxycinnamate) Salicylates (ethylhexyl salicylate, homosalate, octyl salicylate) Digalloyl trioleate Menthyl anthranilate Avobenzone [butyl-methyoxydibenzoylmethane; Parsol 1789]

For more information on suncare for your skin send an email to sari@sarimotley.com or visit the contact page.