18 Backstage Beauty Tips You Can Steal!

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  Posted by Ashley Wed Sep 30, 2009 3:42pm PDT

  I'll hit dat moos3 b4 I dry dis hair

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  Posted by MaryMary Wed Sep 30, 2009 4:49pm PDT

  I have such a mental block when I try to put on fake lashes (tip 3). Love the way they look, but thanks, I don't want to glue my top and bottom lids together (again). :)

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  Posted by Amanda Fri Oct 2, 2009 2:38pm PDT

  NOTHING will help get curls more volumized on my head :( Nor will anything get them to stay even 2 hours!!!

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  Posted by KERSTIN WILLIAMS Sat Oct 3, 2009 6:23pm PDT

  Hey The-chicks-at-total-beauty.com.I know your talking about beauty tips and all that but,I say women should not wear make-up and show what they really look like.I don't wear make-up and in return I met the most wonderfulest guy who actuals likes me for who I am.People usually make fun of me for the way I look.But,my boyfriend will ignore what they say.When the say something about me my cousin will tell my boyfriend and he will be mad at those people.He is a good boyfriend.So girls out there who read this show the world your true beauty.

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  Posted by michelle Sun Oct 4, 2009 7:44pm PDT

  Do you know a way to make your curls appear more big or ommph?? my hair has ALOT of volume which i hate soo much i want soft looking curls..

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  Posted by Holly Mon Oct 5, 2009 7:15pm PDT

  In response to:

  Posted by KERSTIN WILLIAMS Sat Oct 3, 2009 6:23pm PDT

  Hey The-chicks-at-total-beauty.com.I know your talking about beauty tips and all that but,I say women should not wear make-up and show what they really look like.I don't wear make-up and in return I met the most wonderfulest guy who actuals likes me for who I am.People usually make fun of me for the way I look.But,my boyfriend will ignore what they say.When the say something about me my cousin will tell my boyfriend and he will be mad at those people.He is a good boyfriend.So girls out there who read this show the world your true beauty.

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  Your comment holds some truth and also some "mistakenly painful assumptions". You see, (TRUTH HERE)I agree with you on the women should not wear make-up thing...all the time that is. Only because it is not as healthy as going au'naturale', even if you opt for a "healthier brand". There is nothing better for your skin then well, "nothing." I see nothing ( I must like that word tonight) wrong with a woman wanting to "enhance" her beauty or highlight a few features here and there. It makes us feel a bit more beautiful on the days we feel a bit down (for whatever that reason is), IE: PMS, Kids ran you down this week, showing yourself that "you still got it", a night out with the girls, whatever. Each woman's decision to wear make-up is just that... her choice.

  Now to your "Mistakenly Painful assumptions" when you say that "I don't wear make-up and in return I met the most wonderfulest guy who actuals likes me for who I am." I really doubt it had anything to do with your make-up or lack there of. I firmly believe that your comment not only relayed a message of NO make-up = boyfriend to those you tried to teach "TRUE BEAUTY" too, but also portrayed a biased opinion about wearing make-up in general, and instead you just implied that because you don't wear make-up, it landed you a man. It was just YOUR TIME to meet "Mr. Right". I have a problem with women relating make-up to finding a man. You finding your boyfriend has nothing to do with the fact you wear or don't wear make-up, because in reality, men could care less if you do /don't. When a woman meets a man, do you think his first thought is " oh my, she is not/wearing make-up"? Absolutely not, unless he is a Gay make-up artist looking for his next project to beautify.

  (and what a fantastic job some of them accomplish *wink*) When a man meets a woman, the truth is, yes they see physical first, we all do. There has to be some attraction there, but make-up is the last thing on their minds. Trust me =)

  However one of our first thoughts might be... "I hope I look good enought to land this guy" "Is my lip gloss still on?" I hope my foundation didn't run" etc. I do believe that women wear make-up to feel better about theirselves, for a little pick-me-up, and because of societies reactions. You also said ..."People usually make fun of me for the way I look.But,my boyfriend will ignore what they say." The truth here is.... if your boyfriend didn't exist, what would YOU ignore? I think the big picture/problem here with your post is. Deep down inside your version of true beauty depends only on the fact that you "think" you found a man because of your lack of make-up. Wearing make-up does not mean you aren't beautiful without it, or even that you NEED it to feel confident about yourself, it's about having enough confidence in yourself to make the choice on whether you need it or not. There is a saying that beauty is in the eye of the beholder... there is only one true beholder "Yourself", and unfortuantly, we are our own worst critics. I hope that this post not only brings about some light to the horrible relation between men and make-up, but also reassures a few women out there that it is ok to wear make-up, and it is ok not too. Women weren't always so "free", so be thankful that you have a choice on "what's right for YOU".

  Holly

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  Posted by des Tue Oct 6, 2009 7:59pm PDT

  I would love to learn to put make up on like the model's make up artist do for them. I have long eyelashes and I sometime's wear mascara to make them look fuller and add definition to them. I like Avon eye liner and I just use it on the bottom of the eye lids, as far as eye shadow I like soft hue's that match with my skin tone since I am dark, as far as lip stick I wear soft pink lip gloss or soft pale pink lip stick, sometime's I go bright red. It's not what other people think and or like I just like to use what I like on my self as foundation goes I like tan just to blend out blemishes. But over all I wear barely any make up every once in awhile if I am going out with my husband. But I am happy with going natural all the time since I just had a little 3 month old I barely take time to do make up trick's but I love reading all the tricks of the trade.

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