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Hello! I'm Suzannah, a serious DIYer and mom of two little ones. Follow along with my DIY fixer upper house renovations, sewing and crafty projects, real food recipes, and de-stressing goals.
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DIY-er beauty


Happy Saturday!

So, wanted to post these today because sometimes I get very sweet emails and comments from you readers out there asking about how I do my hair or keep my skin healthy.  I've always been a little clueless on the beauty front--by choice, really; I tend to flip past the "Beauty" section of my Lucky Magazines--but I think I've got a pretty good, low maintenance routine worked out.  And it only took me, what, 15 years of trying to make myself look nice? ;)

The thing is, I'm a DIY-er by nature, and you probably are, too, which may be why you're reading this blog (if you're not, that's okay, I still like you!).  As such, it's like, physiologically impossible for me to get a professional manicure (pretty much ever), and I've literally had one facial in my life and I left wondering why I didn't just do it all myself at home.  (That's not to say there aren't benefits of professional spa services! But I'm pretty happy with what I can DIY.)   (I am also, by nature, thrifty--and a saver. I would much rather save my money for later than spend it now, most of the time!)

Of course, I rely on some storebought items and tools to keep me handy at home.  My latest fave for skin is along the Clarisonic trend (those $250 things they have at Nordstrom and Sephora--how I wanted one for so long!).  I found this SonicDermabrasion one on Amazon a few months ago and was seriously skeptical because it was so cheap but I bought it and it works amazingly well!  Highly recommend it!

Every day I wash my face with warm water and a wash cloth, no soap or cleanser or anything, and I use the brush every other day or so.  I wear moisturizer with sunscreen every single day.  Every single day!  Hope I'll see the benefits when I'm much older--trying to prevent problems later!

I haven't bought fancy makeup much since high school, so most of mine is from Target or wherever, and I don't care enough about it to be picky about brands.  But, I can totally recommend this lipstick as an awesome everyday make-you-feel-more-glamorous-without-being-over-the-top essential.  I put on Revlon ColorStay liquid in  #1 Nude every morning and it sort of stains my lips because it's the liquid kind.  Then I reapply Burt's Bees throughout the day.  I discovered it before our wedding since I didn't want my lipstick wearing off, and wore Prized Peach, and then bought #1 Nude as a more everyday shade!  (I also have Top Tomato for when I want a super long-lasting red!!

Also gotta give you rec on nail polish.  I am horrible with nail polish, and can usually only make it last 4-12 hours, which is soooo frustrating.  The only kind I've found that works at all (I can sometimes get 2-3 days of wear out of it!) is Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure.  It's amazing!  I have so many colors!  Here are my faves:

Fruity Petutie
All Fired Up (great for pedis!)
Shall We Dance, so pretty and soft
Commander In Chic, the perfect purple-ey grey
Seriously. It's practically all I wear.

So, that was fun, sharing my cosmetics pics, but whew, that's enough beauty talk for me.  I'm not enough of a girly girl to keep blabbing about it.  Sometime soon I'll share my hair routine system!  I do have a very few fave hair products as well!

Hey, what about you, DIY-minded ladies?  What are your fave easy beauty products and ideas??

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