fall has it all

The change of seasons dictates fashion, and the biggest transition is Fall. Who will show what, and how will its runway edginess translate to everyday wear? Easy enough, pick a trend or two and make them your own. Fall 2012 is captivating, expressive and bold. Find seriously smooth skin, extravagant eyes and lovely lush lips.

getting it covered

smooth skin with vapour organic beauty
stratus soft focus instant skin perfector
and atmosphere soft focus foundation 

If you are still searching for the foundation that makes your skin appear flawless, now is the time to find it. With multiple formulas on the market–many touting skin-benefitting advantages—getting your hands on just the right one has never been easier. Foundation should look and feel like your skin. When choosing a new color, start with a few shades; paint a stripe of each near the jaw line. In natural light, the color you want is the least noticeable.

Flawless is different for everyone, but the result is the same—gorgeous skin. Find the perfect match with beauty award winning Luminous and Soft Focus formulas from Vapour Organic Beauty at sarimotley cosmetics.

extravagant eyes
black box lash jewel, gel eyeliner pencil
and pressed mineral eyes shadows

feast your eyes
Classic or dramatic, winged or smoked-out sexy; a favorite look for Fall requires keeping eye-defining tools within reach. Don’t worry if you’re not a pro, these lines are totally doable. Easy to apply, simple to smoke-out and brilliant for building lashes with impact.

Eye shadow shades you’ll want to wear: navy (indigo), gold (antique brass, gold minx, sand), taupe (moonstone, taupe tan), mauve (fading rose, brushed velvet), grey (cat’s eye, platinum, opal) and green (emerald mist, olive slate).

read my lips
First off, keep lips smooth and soft with gentle exfoliation (one to try: sarimotley amazing lip polish), and apply lip balm regularly so lips stay moist (sarimotley smartmouth natural lip balm available in the studio).

lovely lush lips with vapour organic beauty
siren lipstick in tryst and bold

Using a neutral tone lip liner is an easy way to keep lip color in place and looking great. Also, you may want to invest in a professional lip brush for applying lip color. It takes a little more time, but you’ll have more control over the finished look. Go bolder and sexier with color. Hues to look for: plum (tempt, au pair), pink (coquette, possess), red (ravish, tryst, bold, torrid) and neutral (chere, naive).

For assistance and info on creating your look for Fall, contact sari@sarimotley.com.

take it off, take it all off

You’ve done it at least once after a long tiring day or a wild night out. The only thing you want to do is kick off those shoes and fall into bed. But your makeup—did you take it off? If you go to sleep right now, it will feel so awesome. You think, “Oh, I’ll just wash my face in the morning...” Well, sure; chances are you will wake the next day with the same gorgeous face you fell asleep with. However, repeated nights of shimmering shuteye can lead to a bevy of un-beautiful.

Your skin has a chance to replenish itself when you sleep, so take advantage of that. This is its moment to soak in nourishment, erase environmental filth and purge signs of stress. Be good to your skin because what you do when you are twenty will show up when you are forty. Nearly every time you sleep in the day’s muck and makeup, your skin can age ten days. Not to mention the fact that waking up with blah, dull skin, clogged pores and a general lack of radiance is senseless. All you really need to do is simply cleanse and nourish. To bypass un-beautiful, see the blog post “prepare to preserve” for an easy-to-incorporate plan.

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