Winter Escape - Warm-Weather Vacation Mode

The holidays are finally here and I’m loving every single second of it, from the decorations, to family time, to holiday parties, catching up with friends, and of course, vacation days.  But all of this celebrating can leaves us feeling more than a little stressed out and a lot less festive.  Sometimes a girl just has to get away! So of a warm-weather vacation is in the cards, get packing! Or start dreaming about that mid-winter get-away to help you though the cold months ahead. Be inspired by the new collections to plan your vacation wardrobe.

The new Resort and Spring 2019 collections will soon hit the stores, and next year’s trends are ultra feminine, featuring lots of white, statement jewelry, loose and flowing dresses, and seventies glam style swimwear.  Look for ruffled white blouses, eyelet, and white wide-leg jeans.  Boho maxis have been a staple for years now, and the new dresses are more luxurious, silky, and flowing, in deeper tones.  Look for deep oranges, gem tones, and sophisticated florals.  Swimsuits are glamorous in 2019, with seventies details like halter necks, ties, and high cut legs.  

It has been quite a year! Thank you for all your views of Face This: A Model’s Secrets! I wish you all very happy holidays and an amazing new year! 

                                                         XOXO Shelley

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Rescue The Perfect Pout: Banish Dry, Chapped Lips

Are your lips crying out for mercy from winter weather, faced heating, and wind?  No need to suffer another day of painful, cracked, dried out lips.  There are amazing products that can treat, heal, plump, and protect your lips from everything winter throws at them, so don’t wait another minute.  Start tonight and your lips will be luscious in twenty four hours, so that amazing deep berry lip color you got especially for all the holiday parties will go on like a dream.  For my lips the Holy Grail lip treatment product is Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask which I use every night at bedtime without fail.  This leave-on mask softens and plumps like nothing else thanks to hyaluronic acid,  moisturizes with minerals that leave my lips soft and supple, and smells deliciously of mixed berries.  I love it so much that I saved a small sample version from Sephora and keep it filled up to take with my in my handbag.   Bonus: it comes with a cute little spatula to scoop out just the right amount.

Exfoliating with treatments like Kopari Coconut Lip Scrub, and Too Faced Peach Lip Scrub, can help remove dead skin, revealing softer lips that are ready for hydrating products, balms, oils, and color.  Use two to three times per week and you will quickly see an improvement.  Healthy lips don’t crack or dry out as quickly, and the better condition your lips are in, the better your lip color will look, especially if you love matte lip products.  I love using the Refresh and Prep Lip Scrubber brush from Sephora with lip balms or oils, to exfoliate and slough off dead skin, and to improve circulation for a rosy pink glow  - goodby chapped lips! Just be sure to follow up with an ultra-hydrating balm after using it to lock in moisture. While on the go, I love the tinted Agave Lip Masks from Bite Beauty for a wash of color that livens up my winter complexion without having to use a strong lip color which I will probably lick off in minutes. I also like Winky Lux Matcha Lip Balm containing oils that hydrate and protect, and give me a hint of delicious matcha flavor at the same time.  

Start tonight and you won’t need to run away from the mistletoe at the holiday party! 

                                                  Hugs and kisses, Shelley XOXO

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LIVING CORAL: Pantone’s Color of the Year 2019

Just when we can all use a bit of optimism and warmth, Pantone has released its Color of the Year 2019, Living Coral: “an animating and life-affirming coral hue with a golden undertone that energizes, and enlivens with a softer edge”.  We can all use a little life affirmation and energy in our lives, and if we can get it via a color, then bring it on! 

I’ve always loved coral as it seems less aggressive than red, and not as delicate as pink.  Not to be confused with orange, it feels traditional and fresh at the same time. With winter cold bearing down on us, less daylight, and forced heating, Living Coral seems timely and just the warm up we need, making us dream of sunsets, coral reefs and beaches, vacation, and sunshine. Optimistic and energizing, yes, and enlivening, for sure.  

Makeup, fashion, lifestyle products, and interior design will all start to offer this shade but there is no need to wait.  You can find coral-hued treats already that will brighten anyone’s day as a holiday gift, not to mention yours, so treat yourself!  

                                                       XOXO Shelley

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