Comments on Already Pretty: Reader Request: Sal's Beauty Tips

Hey! I read your blog every so often and I love wh...

2009-11-10T12:28:47.621-06:00

Hey! I read your blog every so often and I love when people post what they use/prefer. Although, I do not agree with any of the make up advice :) sorry! I do agree totally with the hair/no smoking/diet advice!! I use make up every single day and I HATE mineral make up, and all those make ups claiming to be "natural".

I work in a business where things (food, make up, hair products...) do not legally have to prove anything is really "natural" to be called natural... So I don't buy that crap...! Organic has to be registered and all that, so that is the best way to go in terms of foods, and other things.

First, that pic of you is gorgeous!! You are glowi...

2009-11-10T12:01:29.318-06:00

First, that pic of you is gorgeous!! You are glowing...and I love how you let the color of your outfit be the starring color, rather than also adding a whole bunch of color to your face.

With that said, I am a makeup loving gal that seriously had to read it twice when I saw that you only recently tried mascara!

P.S. My captcha word was "oweally". Of course, I read it in a 2 yr. old's voice. :-)

I just wanted to add a word about PIZZA as junk fo...

2009-11-08T13:41:18.656-06:00

I just wanted to add a word about PIZZA as junk food or good food. Most takeaway pizza and sadly a lot of North American restaurant pizzas are indeed of the junque persuasion.

But pizza is basically flatbread and toppings. How junky or good it is depends on the dough you make it from and what you top it with. Made from organic unbleached flour + semolina and a bit of good olive oil, slowly raised and topped with some good cheese and vegetables, it can be a very good food indeed, just not eating too much as you wouldn't eat a whole baguette.

I do all that good stuff EXCEPT for the hair dyein...

2009-11-08T07:23:57.502-06:00

I do all that good stuff EXCEPT for the hair dyeing - my hair is quite grey now (50-something) and I detest how people treat me when I let it be grey. I'm not anyone's mum or gran - and even if I were I'd not want to be treated like an old slipper. So I do have it coloured often, a redder take on my original dark. Some products are much gentler than others. I wear little makeup - and love Burts' Bees merlot - don't find it particularly bold, but I'm une brune.

You might like Clarins products; they make some very nice lip colours that are very gentle; I believe they are petroleum or other oil based.

So glad I never took up smoking - I know I'd have a hard time quitting it. I play with pens instead.

This is a really great list of advice. I think it...

2009-11-07T15:41:27.422-06:00

This is a really great list of advice. I think it's especially true to go natural a few times I week. At least once a week, I tend to have a make-up free, hair product free day. I think it's good to give your skin and hair a chance to rest. And I just starting using Clinique's new mineral powder, and I love it!

All I can say is: Amen.

2009-11-06T19:01:37.921-06:00

All I can say is: Amen.

Great post! I personally NEVER have my nails bare...

2009-11-06T14:51:36.684-06:00

Great post! I personally NEVER have my nails bare. It has been that way for the past 20 years. My mom and gram are the same way and they have the longest and hardest nails ever. I know what you mean by breathe but nails actually don't need to "breathe" (mom is a cosmetologist) But fake nails or lots of buffing will cause harm but a good thing for them and your hair is to take a B multi vitamin. The extra biotin is what makes them hard.

I used to love the Kiehls lip stuff but they aren't gluten free!!! Darn wheat germ. I am fiercely dedicated to their Formula 33 conditioner.

I flat iron every single day but I use Moroccan oil to keep it healthy. It keeps it silky and soft.

love you, sally! how about using cruelty free cosm...

2009-11-06T14:16:47.030-06:00

love you, sally! how about using cruelty free cosmetics and products? i always check the PETA site to see which cosmetic companies do not test on animals. here is the link http://shopcrueltyfree.peta2.com/index.aspx

Hi there-great tips, especially staying natural an...

2009-11-06T12:24:18.326-06:00

Hi there-great tips, especially staying natural and not smoking. I guess drinking loads of water is something I really should do more of!!

Sal, will do. :) I have had similar luck with Cl...

2009-11-06T12:20:04.312-06:00

Sal, will do. :)
I have had similar luck with Clinique's Dramatically Different Moisturizing Gel, fyi.

barisaxyvet: WHAAAAAAAAAAAT?!?!? Those bastages. ...

2009-11-06T11:36:04.935-06:00

barisaxyvet: WHAAAAAAAAAAAT?!?!? Those bastages. Bleh. If you find something comparable, will you let me know? I've relied on that stuff for YEARS.

Have you heard that Aveda is discontinuing the All...

2009-11-06T10:50:57.290-06:00

Have you heard that Aveda is discontinuing the All-Sensitive line?
This sucks, as I just recently discovered it and have been loving it for my sensitive, acne-prone skin as Iowa winter approaches.
Good luck either stockpiling or finding something that you like just as well.
Keep us posted on that, eh? :)

Great tips. I couldn't agree more! Also, that pic...

2009-11-06T07:23:54.401-06:00

Great tips. I couldn't agree more!

Also, that picture of you on this post is GORGEOUS! S.

All v interesting. All in favour of cetaphil. Sun ...

2009-11-06T02:36:52.690-06:00

All v interesting. All in favour of cetaphil. Sun screen is the best anti-ageing product apparently, but perhaps I say that because I'm Australian. Clinique make a good barrier type one for the face.

Sally, I really enjoyed this post! (You know bein...

2009-11-06T00:30:42.373-06:00

Sally,

I really enjoyed this post! (You know being a beauty blgoger and all, haha). I agree with all your tips, but I especially love your point of "being kind to yourself".

As much as dressing up and glamming it up is fun, what's the point if you're miserbale from, like you said, a migraine, foot blisters? For example I cannot wear heels, I get insanely painful muscle spasms... I know alot of women who would bare the pain just to be a fw inches taller, but the pain is too much and I don't want to be miserable all night! So I ditched the heels and found my new love: boots! :-P

Anyway just stopping by and hope you have a great weekend! Great post as usual :)

xx Renee

Go Sal! Yay for natural beauty! I really love your...

2009-11-05T17:22:26.762-06:00

Go Sal! Yay for natural beauty! I really love your point of view.

great post...I always love hearing the beauty secr...

2009-11-05T16:31:21.466-06:00

great post...I always love hearing the beauty secrets of others!

So full of wisdom you are... I'm embarrassed to s...

2009-11-05T16:16:23.084-06:00

So full of wisdom you are...
I'm embarrassed to say I wear make-up every day, even to work...when I landscape. I start out the day fresh and by the end of the day I'm bedraggled with dirt lines and hair out to there but I feel better. However, if I had those adorable freckles I see peeking out at me occasionally on you, I would go bare-faced too.
And yes, ugh to smoking...

I hear you on everything but the mineral makeup. T...

2009-11-05T15:18:00.200-06:00

I hear you on everything but the mineral makeup. That's dirt people - it's dirt you're putting on your face. And most of us with acne can't wear mineral makeup without breaking out.
I also think you have to be careful with the "natural" plant based ingredients. Natural, yes (though once processed it's questionable) but some plant based ingredients can be quite irritating.

no smoking- check. minimal nail polish- check. no ...

2009-11-05T13:43:37.591-06:00

no smoking- check. minimal nail polish- check. no heat/dye on my hair- check. some natural beauty product-check.

Other than that, thanks for being someone other than my mother telling me all this. I really should listen more.

Great post! For the drier-skinned, "mature" reade...

2009-11-05T13:36:04.796-06:00

Great post! For the drier-skinned, "mature" readers among us, I highly recommend Jin Jang Creme, used in a very thin layer all over the face at night.

What a great post! I'm getting more into makeup an...

2009-11-05T13:34:47.368-06:00

What a great post! I'm getting more into makeup and beauty stuff these days than I used to be, but if I had to choose between spending money on skincare products or on makeup, I'll choose skincare every time. It makes more sense to me to take care of what you have than slather on stuff to disguise the fact that you've been neglecting the health of your skin!

Love this article, well all of the other ones too....

2009-11-05T12:48:17.510-06:00

Love this article, well all of the other ones too. And that picture of you is gorgeous. Thanks for sharing.

Knitosaurus: Hurrah for lip mutants! I totally bel...

2009-11-05T11:53:44.340-06:00

Knitosaurus: Hurrah for lip mutants! I totally believe that the petroleum-based balms are bad news in the long term ... they totally go against my whole "be natural" mantra. But what's a girl to do when it's 70 below? Or when everything else just looks like gook? Have you tried anything uber-natural, like straight-up olive oil? Maybe that's the next step ...

I definitely agree about the heat treatments - I b...

2009-11-05T11:50:02.095-06:00

I definitely agree about the heat treatments - I blowdry my hair BUT I've gotten to the point where I can go 3-4 days between washing my hair, and it looks a lot better than it did when I was doing the whole routine every day.

Oh, and I read an article lately (in Allure, maybe?) where they showed pictures of identical twins who had different lifestyles - like, one twin applied sunscreen every day and the other tanned, one twin smoked and the other didn't, etc. The ones who smoked and tanned looked way older than their identical sisters. There's proof for ya!