Strobing Makeup Trend: Getting Your Glow On Fast 'N Easy!

Everyone's been buzzing about STROBING. From Good Morning America to YouTube. It's ALL about the light....the glow. And the upper cheekbone, brow bone + inner eye bone are all you have to worry about  if you want a quick radiance.

Let's face it. Contouring takes a lot of time to shadow the bad stuff and highlight the good. Plus you must BLEND, BLEND, BLEND perfectly.

With STROBING, all you do is HIGHLIGHT. It's fast 'n easy, too. And it's a HOT summer trend.

We like the idea of a pearly kind of glow atop the cheekbones. They just look higher, more defined + pretty.

STROBING adds depth. It can transform a flatter cheek to WOW status. And it looks more natural than the heavier contouring that stars like Jennifer Lopez + Kim Kardashian often wear.

MAC Cosmetics has their own strobe cream ($33) to bring luminosity + a soft dewy-ness to the face.



Check out YouTube's Missy Lynn for her methods of STROBING.

Jessica Alba's Diet Secrets: Dinner Salads + Gallons Of Cholula Hot Sauce

Jessica Alba appears to live a clean life. She's married, a mom of two adorable little daughters, has a great career, etc.

In other words, you NEVER hear about Jessica Alba falling over in a bar or getting caught doing bad things .

Plus, girlfriend ALWAYS looks flawless on the red carpet.

So what is her secret?

Well, we don't know much about the pretty star, but we do know that she has a couple of diet secrets she revealed to Delish magazine recently:

SALADS for Dinner.

CHOLULA Hot Sauce.

Well, hot sauce does burn calories, so maybe that's a tip, plus she likes spicy food.

If we stopped by your house for dinner one weeknight, what would you probably be making?

"I try to always have a salad, and I always make my own salad dressing—it just tastes better. I'll often make a chicken quesadilla with corn tortillas—and gallons of hot sauce. Literally. It's like I'm trying to burn a hole through my stomach. It's so good. It's such a problem."

There you have it.

Well, it is true that HOT peppers can BURN fat. Read on what Dr. Oz has said about the magic ingredient that  revs up the metabolism:

"Capsaicin, the key substance that makes chili peppers hot, stimulates your "fight or flight" stress response and may increase metabolism by 23 percent. Peppers may even improve your muscle-to-fat ratio: Research suggests that capsaicin inhibits the generation of fat cells."

Beauty Tip Today's 2015 Summer Beauty Buy

You can toss this one in your 2015 summer beauty bag, ladies!

Here at Beauty Tip Today, we like to see makeup + skin care products that give you lots of bang-for-you-buck. So here it is:

L'Oreal Paris Colour Eiche La Palette Nude 1

Hey, you CAN'T go wrong with a neutral palette. NEVER!

You get 10 classic soft eyeshadow shades to play around with. Plus, this palette would be flattering on all skin tones + eye colors. These shadows glide on like butter and blend together perfectly.

We found this good beauty buy at ULTA for $19.99.

Hey, this is GREAT for summer---1st day today! It's practically goof-proof. The colors are lovely + natural-looking. Nothing garish here.

We give this La Palette Nude the green light!

L'Oreal Paris' Telescopic + Voluminous Mascaras Together Can Mimic One DiorShow Mascara

Okay, so maybe our headline here is a bit confusing, but let us explain......

Mascara is our friend, our FAVE beauty item. And let's be honest...a high-end mascara like the iconic DiorShow Mascara is REALLY superb stuff.

But it isn't cheap at $27.50 a tube. So we don't use it too often.

However, our friend Nina just gifted us with some DiorShow, and we were quickly reminded how AMAZING this cult fave formula is.

DiorShow mascara gives your lashes  BOTH length + volume. You CAN see your fringe grow before your eyes!

And now for the clever DUPE.....Two L'Oreal Paris mascaras can equal the quality of one DiorShow mascara:

L'Oreal's Telescopic mascara ($10.59) for the LENGTH

.....and L'Oreal's Voluminous mascara ($7.59) for the VOLUME
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Sounds silly/stupid. But if you apply both L'Oreal mascaras, you can COPY the more expensive DiorShow.

Telescopic is NOT a thickening formula but gives super length to lashes. And Voluminous gives you the necessary fullness.

So, just a little beauty experimentation on our part.

Hey, it's only makeup. Have some FUN!

Ravishing Ruby Rose: Uses Cheap Skin Care Products

Orange is the New Black star Ruby Rose is not ashamed to admit that she uses cheap skin care products for cleansing + moisturizing.
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Ruby is stunning and her complexion looks smooth + radiant to us, so the brunette Australian beauty must be doing something right.

We don't care if she completely shaves her entire head, she is STILL gorgeous with her most unique androgynous style.

So here are 2 quick beauty tips from Ruby Rose as told to Beauticate.

1.)  Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water ($16.24, free shipping)
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2.)  Cetaphil Moisturizer ($12.39).

Ruby explains: "When you're wearing full make-up for hours, you'll start to break out from just not having that freshness on your face. Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water gets rid of all the make-up. I moisturise with a light Cetaphil, which is like the cheapest, most simple product in the world, you can get it everywhere. I love Cetaphil."

Plus, Ruby said she washes her face, a lot---"I wash my face three times a day, if I can. That's my one important thing. I'll do hair and make-up and then if I've got a break between the next fashion show I'll wash it all off, do a quick mask and then put make-up on again, just to let my skin breath."

Nina Dobrev Goes For Big Hair + Loose Curls At The Final Girls Premiere

Lovin' this look. If you're into BIG hair + lotsa volume, then Nina Dobrev takes the cake!

The gorgeous actress wowed on the red carpet recently at the premiere of her new movie,  The
 Final Girls in L.A..

Take a look at Nina's hair. We think she's pretty flawless here with a sexy, glam side-part.

To COPY Nina's do, you will need a one-inch curling iron. That's an essential to create those loose curls all over the head.

You will also NEED a root boost spray to maximize the fullness + thickness.

Try this one:

OGX Biotin & Collagen Root Boost Spray, 6 fl oz ($5.74, Walmart).

This root booster is gentle + good for your locks, formulated with hydrolized wheat proteins.

Hey, girls--- Go big or go home!

Thank You So Much, Tyra: A True No Makeup Selfie

We've all seen some great-looking stars showing us how brave they are, taking no makeup selfies + posting them on Instagram.

The only thing with that, we would venture that MOST of these au naturale photos are NOT 100% makeup free, plus many have been photoshopped to blur hard edges, or used special lighting to make their naked face selfies super awesome.

We have been waiting for the REAL deal, and model Tyra Banks has stepped up to the beauty plate.

So for that....we say THANK YOU, Tyra!

Here's the 41-year-old, gorgeous model wearing ZERO makeup and with ZERO special photo effects

Wow....We are pretty blown away.

Yup....Tyra, you look  NORMAL, like a real chick with common beauty imperfections----- dark undereye circles, uneven skintone and not the longest eyelashes.

We LOVE you, Tyra. There is so-oooooo much emphasis on women feeling pressured to appear flawless or perfect. And you have shown us that even extremely attractive women get help with proper makeup, hair + fashion.

This is what TYRA wrote on her Instagram:

You know how people say #no filter but you know there's a freakin' filter on their pic? Or maybe there's a smidge of retouching going on but they're lying and saying it's all raw & real?

'Well, this morn, I decided to give you a taste of the really real me. I wanted to smooth out my dark circles so badly!!! But I was like, "Naw, Ty. Show 'em the REAL you." 

'So...here I am. Raw. And there YOU are...looking at me, studying this picture. Maybe you're thinking, "Whoa, she looks ROUGH." And if you are, great! You deserve to see THE real me. The really real me. #RawAndReal'