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Fall/Winter Makeup + Skincare with Lauryn

November 22, 2014  //  Health

Lauryn1Hello hello!!! Today on the blog, I have a mega treat! My good friend and makeup guru, Lauryn, is here to answer all of my questions (and probably a lot of yours) about Fall/Winter makeup and what to do differently when the seasons change! If you already read The Skinny Confidential, you know Lauryn is a risk taker with makeup and can pull of any look she wants. She will happily rock a red, bright pink, or even a black lip like nobody’s business. She owns any bold look because she wears the makeup and doesn’t let it wear her. Now you guys know I LOOOOOVE makeup and have my routine and faves pretty locked and dialed. However, I am the queen of keeping things fresh and buy new makeup all the time because there’s always such great palettes, colors, and consistencies coming out from my favorite brands. One thing I struggle with is knowing what to do differently when the seasons change because I have my standby colors I like to wear year round. My skin also changes and goes from its usual oil slick condition to combination with dry patches on my cheeks and nose. I asked Lauryn how to combat this ish and how to amp up my Fall/Winter makeup game and incorporate some tweaks while sticking with what works for me…

A: What are the most important changes I need to make to my skincare routine as the weather cools off?

L: Ok so, obviously everyone in the whole world is on the coconut oil train…but I also use a lot of other essential oils. I like lavender, almond, & grape seed oil. I love rubbing it all over my skin!! YUM.

My absolute favorite thing to do as the weather cools off is to DRY BRUSH. Seriously though, I fully live and die by dry brushing. It’s so invigorating & flushes out the lymph system. I can’t go a day without dry brushing. To find out more, check out THIS POST.

Also, I think regardless of the season it’s important to stay hydrated. I do this by chugging water like its no one’s business & drinking Suja!! I am obsessed with Lemon Love in the AM & Twelve Essentials at night.

A:  How do I transition my makeup routine from summer (tinted moisturizer, bronzers, glowy illuminators) to fall?

L: Ahhhh! This is so important. So summer months I tend to go for the golden colors…think: bronzers, orangie-pinkish blush, tinted Chapstick ( Burt’s Bee, BB ), & a flirty lash.

BUT FALL?! Opposite. I like to go for cooler tones. I’m loving a wine colored lip at the moment. It’s sexy and understated & looks to-die with a plaid scarf. Also obsessed over kind of a paler look for fall with a fuller lash. And I just tried a black ( YES BLACK! ) lip the other night and it was a hit.

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A: What are your top fall picks of makeup colors for blushes, lipsticks, and eye shadows?

L: Ohhhhhh. I love MAC. They get it. Insane makeup all the time, makeup I can’t live without because it makes all the difference. They have awesome fake lashes (I cut them in half & just use them at the end of my lashes), F-ing rocking lipstick colors (loving ‘Sin’ lately ), & amazing creams for contouring (a little contouring never hurt a flea).

For the daytime, I love Laura Mercier’s tinted moisturizer because it has sunscreen. A lot of people think that since it’s fall and it’s cooler, they can skip the sunscreen. NOOOO. PUHLEASE use sunscreen. The sun is creepy and peaks its head through the clouds. Cover up! So this tinted moisturizer is everything because it has coverage AND it’s dewey. I’m all about dewey. No one wants to look like a clown.

Elizabeth Arden makes some great foundations for nighttime. I reallllly love their products too. They keep it natural.

I also like a cream blush. NARS makes a great one called ‘Orgasm. ‘Yes, ‘Orgasm.’ Meow.

Not an eyeshadow girl. Never have been, so I’m definitely the wrong person to ask. I like to cover my lids in foundation actually; it brightens up the eyes & looks pretty and natural. Natural is always in, in my book.

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A: I’ve always been afraid of self tanner because I’ve had a couple oompa-loompa moments, but I really don’t want to look like a pasty snowman all fall/winter. How do you get a fool-proof application?

L: I’m totally not a self tanner person BUT I love Mystic Tan. It’s quick and easy and perfect for someone ( << ME! ) who hates the sun. I believe the sun is super aging, gives you brown spots, & causes sun cancer. So I stay away.

For a proper Mystic Tan application: come clean, shaved, & exfoliated, wash your hands immediately after, baby wipe the bottoms of your feet after, take off all your jewelry before you spray, & don’t shower for 6 hours. Ta-da. A sun kissed tan in fall!

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A: I get really dry hands, elbows, knees, and neck (I know, that’s a weird random one). What do you use to moisturize the driest body parts so it actually works and sinks in?

L: Definitely oils! I use oils on everything. Zits, dry spots, face, lips, neck, everything. The oils I mentioned above are amazing. Tea tree oil has changed the pimple game. It’s so good. For dry hands, elbows, knees, & neck…I would stick to the product everyone in the universe uses: organic coconut oil ;).

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Ok, could that be any more helpful? I really never considered this stuff in past years and suffered through dry skin and pasty makeup, thinking that was just the way winter goes. I’m so excited to play with oils and seriously considering the black lip! Thank youuuuu Laur!

Do you change your makeup and/or skincare routine when the seasons change?

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  • Liz Stark

    Excellent skincare tips and guest post from Lauryn! I especially love the tips about the benefits of oils. The only major change that I make to my skincare routine is just using extra-hydrating lotions, to combat extreme dry skin when the winter months hit (brutal winters in the locations I’m in, during the coldest months).

    Love that you and Lauryn both did guest posts for each other 🙂

  • Wild Hearts + Green Tea

    Lauryn’s great, loving her tips! Why have I never thought of using coconut oil on dry hands? Trying that out as soon as humanly possible.

  • Bec D

    Excellent tips love it. My friends always think I’m strange as I keep a little bottle of coconut oil in my bathroom at all times haha =P
    http://theombrecloset.com

  • Lauryn

    Thanks for having me!! Love you : ) xx

  • Chantelly Jean

    Love all of these tips! SO incredibly helpful when it comes to fighting these drier months!

  • blawnde

    I love the lotions/creams concept! I think for anyone scared to try oils on their face, hydrating lotions are a good baby step 🙂 You definitely have extreme winter weather conditions so its great that you do this.

    Lauryn is the best! X

  • blawnde

    Coconut oil is seriously good for EVERYTHING. !

  • blawnde

    nooo that’s so smart! It’s so useful! X

  • blawnde

    Thanks for having ME! And thanks for this great interview! Love you! <3 X

  • blawnde

    I agree! Lauryn is awesome.

  • Alyssa Fong-Cripe

    I absolutely love that oils are helping others too!! I suffered from extreme acne AND dry flaky skin on my face for years and oils have been my savior. They have fixed it all. Wrinkles, acne, dryness, and dullness. I’ve tried them all and love them all. Cocoa, Argan, and Vitamin E Oils. My current fav is Fresh Seaberry Facial Oil. I am addicted and it smells wonderful!!

    And to add to Lauryn’s Fall Picks– Since she isn’t an eyeshadow girl and I most definitely am, MAC is still the go to spot. Their shadows stay in place better than most eyeshadows, even without eye primer, and are well pigmented! So, for fall and winter, I love sticking to the darker colors. Grays(Print, Diesel, Scene)-Blacks(Knight Divine, Black Tied, Carbon)-Oxbloods(Cranberry, Blackberry, Nocturnelle, Trax)-Silvers(Stony, Silver Ring, Electra, Forgery). I love the subtle smoky eye, not across the entire lid, but just within the crease of your eyelid.. It is just bold enough without being overwhelming.

  • Mariel

    Love most of these tips! She sure can rock any look. Though I’m surprised that you suggest Mystic Tan, Lauryn. I know you are both health and ingredient conscious, so just take one look at research done on the ingredients in Mystic Tan (major yikes). What goes on your skin goes in your body! Not only are you getting an intake of nastiness through your skin, but you are also inhaling/ingesting the spray. That’s a double dose of chemicals. This is is a product that I’ve find closest to being “natural” and less chemically-frightening (though it has DHA): http://www.modelcocosmetics.com/shop/natural-tan

    Also, for ladies with larger pores or who are prone to black heads, keep coconut far, far away from your face. I love it for my body, but on my face, it just creates a breeding ground for large pores and black heads. For those who don’t share that unfortunate problem and can use it on your face, it tends to sit for quite awhile, so I would recommend using it at night.

  • blawnde

    I love your MAC picks and have most of them! I’m a dark eyeshadow girl too. I’ve been experimenting with an oil blend that has grape seed, almond, and lavender oils and it has been amazing! I have weird skin because it’s flaky/dry and greasy in different parts so this has been a great balancer. I’m still new to the oil thing so it’s really encouraging to see them working! XX

  • Alyssa Fong-Cripe

    I definitely would love to try out new oils!! What brands do you use?

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