Surface Beauty Blog

Here in Orange County, a very important question that should be asked about makeup as well as skin care is,"Does this have an expiration date?".  Nowadays you will find that most skincare does, especially if it claims to be organic. Skin care and cosmetics, especially liquid, usually come with expiration dates. If you are like the many women across the world who collect countless lipsticks and eye shadows, and have more pencil eye liners rolling around your bathroom drawers(even the ones down to a nub)than you could name, there is a time to throw it away. Beginning with lipsticks:...

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 When it comes to the ease of applying makeup whether foundation to shadow, the quality of the makeup brush can make it or break it, and with that said; it's the hair that truly makes the "grade". Orange County is abundant with animal activists, vegan, and vegetarians alike who might gasp at the mention of the multitudes of animal hairs that makeup brushes are derived from. Whether it be squirrel, badger, capra(goat), to sable. For example, many professional makeup artists are big fans of the squirrel-hair makeup brush. So it's a common response heard across the cosmetic counters and beauty...

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As we are all aware, Orange County is thriving with avid health buffs.  Not only within the gyms, that seem to reside on every corner but out in the parks, biking on and off roads, early morning boot camps at the beach, to running on hillside trails.  It's a life style more than a workout. We truly enjoy what we do and want to look good while doing it. Ladies, there's nothing wrong with wanting to look your best even when your'e heart rate is above 140 and you're sweating through your tank top. So what, if you consider yourself "better off" with some sort of base/concealer on your face before...

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Living in Orange County offers many privileges.  Cleaner air, beaches, and parks. Access to a plethora of health facilities, gyms, to fitness and wellness centers. Health food stores such as Henry's, Mother's, Whole Foods to farmer's markets, are taking precedence over the average grocery store due to the growing demand for organic, healthier food and health products. This O.C. lifestyle takes pride in doing what's best not only for the family but reaches out to the community and the world that surrounds them. So why wouldn't it make sense to expect the same from your beauty and health...

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Every woman out there, and men you too, have had some kind of skin related question or concern. When someone wants to talk about their skin, it's usually in regards to improving it in some way or form. Whether it's clearing up acne, how to hydrate ultra dry skin, to smoothing out lines. But what if we are not talking about your mom, or even you for that matter? What if the skin in question is already at it's pH balanced-best? What if the skin we are talking about hasn't made it's way down the over active sebaceous glands, black heads, and pimple road just yet? What if you are twelve?...

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Looking for a makeup artist in Orange County? For prom? A special night out?  For your video production or photo shoot? Does your makeup artist work with an airbrush?  Makeup artists have a tool available to them that will perfect as well as improve the outcome of their work, not to mention increase their income if they study and master the art of airbrush. Airbrush makeup is not the newest trend in makeup application, in fact it has been around for decades! We could look as far back as 1925, where it was first used cosmetically for the film version of Ben Hur. This form of makeup application...

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To all you Orange County makeup junkies and professionals alike, if you didn't already hear, The Makeup Show LA for it's fourth year has just come to a close. Opening it's doors Saturday, March 17th at 9:00 a.m., to those new as well as seasoned in the makeup and cosmetic industry. Welcoming all to stroll through the crowded isles of cosmetic wonder and invention, amongst fellow makeup addicts, connoisseurs, and airbrush FX veterans within the makeup industry. This Orange County makeup-snob truly felt blessed. Makeup pros, vendors, and schools from across the U.S. have collaborated in fabulous...

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Choosing a spa that's right for you can be daunting. To help you differentiate Spa Finder has created categories that explains types of spas. However, Surface Beauty is pioneering a whole new category called Mobile Spas. MOBILE SPA: SurfaceBeauty.com A company of professional estheticians and or cosmetologists who travel on location at the convenience of the client. Since there is no overhead (rent) the savings are passed on to the customer DESTINATION SPAS: spas where guests come to focus purposefully on lifestyle improvement, health enhancement, and self-renewal. Choose a Destination...

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Surface Beauty took a good look around this past month. This may have been a long and drawn out year of slow going business for many, but there is something people won't sacrifice and that is their health and beauty needs. Stores were bustling this past month with consumers not only shopping for friends and family but they too didn't seem to hesitate taking part in a little well deserved splurging for themselves. Salons were booked for holiday blow outs to glittering nail appointments, updating cuts, to freshening up hair color. Face firming facials, slimming body wraps, to spray tanning, preparing...

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 Sat in on a little girls birthday party today. Watched them play makeup and have their nails painted. They dressed up and wore costume jewelery. Then I overheard the moms chime in how they would love to play beauty parlor and get their nails done too! I offered to paint little pictures on the girls nails and glitter them up. What a sweet surprise to see them light up and get excited over the simple little things we can do. So next time you want a little something to lift your spirits and you're not sure what it might be, try anything from a clear gloss to a deep dark purple and add a little...

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