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belles are primed and ready…

18 Monday Feb 2019

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beauty, cosmetics, fenty beauty, flawless filter, makeup, nordstrom, primer, Rihanna, sephora, Tatcha

We are both “winter babies”, and as we celebrate, we also become more and more interested in age-blurring, age-defying, wrinkle-smoothing, et al. Lately, we have been digging into the world of primers and have found a few that really do the job.

This Tatcha silk canvas primer is true to its name. It is velvety and smooth and a bit luminous. It makes a great base for your foundation or tint and helps keep the makeup out of your pores. hence fewer clogged pores and potential “bumps”. It can also be applied on top of foundation where you want a little highlight or glow.

Available at Sephora

Fenty Beauty is new to us, but from the first try, we have to give a big shout-out and a huge thank you to Rihanna for creating this line. This primer provides more matte coverage. You can use it all over or just in T-zone. It provides great pore coverage and a beautiful blurring effect. We use this one when in warmer temperatures, or when we want to avoid shine. We also love this because it is hydrating at the same time!

Available at Sephora

While the other two primers are firmly in our rotation, this one might be at the top of our list at the moment. In fact, the words holy grail come to mind. Charlotte Tillbury is fast becoming a belle favorite. This Flawless Filter does exactly what it says and more! We have used it as a primer which creates a beautiful glow without any sparkle, we tried it mixed with foundation for luminous staying-power, and we’ve even used it on its own when we just need a hint of coverage (for those non-makeup makeup days). It can even be used on top of makeup for a little extra coverage! If you can only have one, pick this one. (Although we really think you need all three so that you are prepared with the product that best fits the moment. Just sayin…)

Available at Sephora and Nordstrom

Oh…and all of the above only require a small amount so they all will last a long time!

Glow on belles!

a&a

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belles always nail it…our fave Essie nail colors…

28 Monday Jan 2019

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amazon, beauty, Essie, manicures, nail colors

There are a few tried and true nail colors we always are drawn to and that make us feel happy and elegant.

These are our top picks…

A timeless, neutral pink…Ballet Slippers (said to be Queen Elizabeth’s fave as well!)

Because sometimes we are feelin’ a bit Wicked…

Another sweet pink for zee sweet Mademoiselle

So good we are wearing it now…

Stitches…a fabulous coral pink ….

The new neutral – Chinchilly …

A beautiful bright pink for the Bachelorette …

Flowerista…the perfect pop of color…

When we grow up we want to be professional nail color namers!

In the meantime we will just be happy getting nailed 😉☺️

a&a

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our new favorite soap…the perfect bathroom perk

23 Tuesday Oct 2018

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amazon, beauty, soap, Swedish Dream

We recently stayed as a guest with a friend and discovered this best soap ever…it lathers beautifully, is moisturizing, smells divine and has this great exfoliating effect…all in one bar.

We adore it so much, we ordered it from Amazon before we even made it home. We have it in every bathroom and are seriously addicted!

Via Amazon

Thank you Swedish Dream!!!!!

a&a

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belles go brazilian…(it’s not what you think!)

01 Monday Oct 2018

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beauty, body lotion, bronzing lotion, bum bum cream, sephora, shopstyle, sol de janeiro

We are always on the hunt for a great lotion and have tried at least a bazillion.

We were playing in a little round robin recently and a belle friend started regaling us about the benefits of this body lotion. Despite being super creamy, it absorbs beautifully, and the aroma is divine…but it has an added perk. It actually minimizes any dimples you might have for a few hours. Score! We have become addicted to this wonderful elixir also known as Brazilian Bum Bum Cream .

Photo via Sephora . Available at Sephora .

We also fell in love with another product from Sol de Janeiro . This bronzing oil is amazing, and after two minutes is completely transfer free! It gives the perfect amount of sheen and shimmer to enhance your legs and blur any flaws.

Image via Revolve.

Available at Revolve

So let’s all go Brazilian….just sayin’

a&a

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summer belle-essentials…

15 Thursday Jun 2017

Posted by theRAREbelle in fashion forward, what's ringin' our belle

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accessories, bags, beauty, dress, hair, hat, Net a porter, nordstrom, Oribe, sandals, shopbop, shorts, sneakers, stylers, sunglasses, sunscreen

These belle-ringin’ essentials will fit the bill for every belle…

Shorts, Hat, Dry shampoo…

Dress, Wedges, Lipstick…

White jeans, Sunglasses, Cleanser…

Towel, Sneakers, Sunscreen powder…

Dress, Cooler, Dress…

Styling wand, Sandals, Earrings…


More to come…stay tuned!
a&a

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Monday beauty perk…a new fave beauty tool

12 Monday Sep 2016

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amazon, beauty, fake bake, self tanner

We all know a tan makes you look thinner and masks the dreaded cellulite. But now that summer is becoming a distant memory, we need a way to hold onto that healthy glow!

While we still love you, St Tropez Everyday, we’ve discovered a new (to us) sunless tanner that works beautifully, isn’t orangey, and lasts for a good 7 days. While we don’t love the smell as you put it on, we soon forget the scent because it’s just that good!


Available via Amazon

Go glow, belles!

a&a

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share and share alike…3 un-belle-ievable links every belle needs

03 Friday Jul 2015

Posted by theRAREbelle in Beauty belle, fashion forward, the organized belle, what's ringin' our belle

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beauty, beautyhigh.com, organization, stain removal, tips and tricks, whowhat wear.com

Ahhh those hot summer nights….and days…and mornings! Sometimes a belle feels like she might just melt! So….before you melt completely this holiday weekend, check this list of hacks from the beauty high blog.

What a brilliant list of pertinent and helpful ideas to keep us belles looking pulled together and fresh-as-a-daisy. Some are great reminders, but plenty are tips we’d never heard. So read on and keep cool…inside and out!!

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Go to beautyhigh.com

Not to be outdone, and certainly no less useful (especially for us messier belles) is a list of hacks …a veritable wealth of information…frankly a mass of miracles…to solve all of our stain dilemmas. Thank you whowhatwear.com, a blog that we love to check regularly with for all sorts of tips, tricks and advice for the fashionable, au courant belle.

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And because whowhatwear.com has been on another level lately with their helpful tips, we had to give them another shout out and share their organizational tips. We can never be too informed on this matter and they have come up with some ideas so simple and plentiful that you’ll want to drop everything (in a tidy pile of course) and get to organizing.

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At whowhatwear.com

So there are a few tips and tricks that we are sure to use and we sure hope by sharing that y’all will make use of them too. Here’s to a beautiful, clean, and well organized summah and beyond.

a&a

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bareskin belle…a bare and beautiful friday friend-1-1

20 Friday Feb 2015

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BareMinerals, BareSkin, beauty, makeup

We know…there are lots of products out there promising that perfectly flawless skin every belle desires. BB creams, CC creams, tinted moisturizers, serums, concentrates, plumpers, fillers…we can hardly finish one before we are tempted to grab another! The belles’ choix de la journée…

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bareMinerals BareSkin Pure Brightening Serum Foundation!

Why we love it…

The “beauty-speak” version…It offers the anti-aging ingredients of a serum (vitamin C, plant stem cells) with “just the pigment part of foundation, leaving out the fillers (oil, silicone, water, para beans, fragrance)”…we quote from marie claire, the June 2014 issue.

The practical, belle-speak version…one little, tiny drop gives us the lightest-weight, practically bare-feeling coverage that looks more natural than anything we’ve tried to date (and, belles, due to our on-going giddiness over the latest and greatest products, we feel like we’ve tried ’em all!). Seriously…One. Little. Drop!!

And…word has it (that word being the March ’15 issue of InStyle mag) that Jennifer Anniston is a big fan of this little creation. Quite a stamp of approval!

Available at BareEscentuals stores as well as Ulta and Sephora, the wonder-product comes in a whopping 20 shades, so we encourage you to go get a professional color opinion (a bit hard to “wing-it” with so many options!).

Give this one a try, belles…after you’ve finished the tube, bottle or jar of whatever it is you’re “on” at the moment, of course! (wink, wink) We will be on this one for a while!

a&a

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c’est chic…a french-y friday friend-1-1

16 Friday Jan 2015

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beauty, books, forver chic, french, health, lifestyle, tish jett

While we are both southern in our hearts, we we have also always been in awe and enamored with the seemingly effortless chic of the French belles.

For Christmas, Santa brought us a great book Forever Chic by Tish Jett

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Now, fair warning, you may want to wait until you have a wee bit of free time on your hands before you begin reading…cause once you start, you won’t want to stop. Filled with realistic, practical, fun, motivating information about how those French women keep themselves lookin’ so good…inside and out. By the way, they do have to work at it, they just don’t talk about it. This book is a real insider’s guide to what those women are really up to, and they have a few tricks up their sleeves we’d like to try. These French philosophies will inspire you to take the European approach to health and beauty…avec attitude !

bonne chance belles!!

a&a

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the belles give curls a whirl…your friday friend-1-1

20 Friday Jun 2014

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beauty, curlers, hair, hot rollers, sephora

Frankly my dears, we belles give a damn…about our hair…a lot! We are never quite satisfied with our tresses au naturel, so the hair salon is a shrine. Appointments with our hairdressers are not to be missed….ever.

Good hair day: we see everything through rose colored glasses
Bad hair day: look out, the glass is half empty, Eeyore is our best friend and the world is just plain out to get us.

Over the years, we have tried it all and embraced any brush, comb, flatiron, curling iron and product that will tame our tresses.

We have highlighted, low lighted, permed, Japanese straightened, relaxed and Brazilian blowouted (don’t care if that’s not a word…and, by the way, still love the Brazilian blowout and their hair care products are by far the best we have tried to date…just sayin’)

Until recently we have been fans of having smooth, soft, straight hair. Actually, we are still fans of the look and thanks to the Brazilian blowout and the flat iron we achieve this look with a fair amount of ease. But sometimes we feel a little flat and our locks fall forward into our faces…good for hiding wrinkles, but not so good for say…walking?!

Enter curlers….yes we mean hot rollers!! Back to the days of old…who would’ve thought? Might seem a bit retro, but we have found that a really good set of curlers can tame the frizz, add a touch of volume, keep your hair out of your face, give you a nice side swoosh and a soft bend on the ends…all in a snap! We’ve been experimenting and like the results.

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These pics are taken right after removing the curlers, and this head of hair can be quite frizzy and unmanageable. As y’all can see, we achieved almost a beachy look. After a bit, it falls a little but still has nice bend and looks even more natural.

Now to the specific equipment. Since we are only hair experts in our own minds, we reached out and had another belle try out our chosen hot rollers. This belle’s hair also has some frizz issues and she wanted to get some volume without getting “big” hair. So how did it go? She loved them so much that she already has her own set purchased and in hand!

We found THE hot rollers beyond all others to be the T3 Voluminous Hot Roller Set. Available here and here.

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And, of course, we belles love that quilted black case it comes in!!! Très chic….

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And one more very important thing…while those curlers are in you can be doing something else! (Do your makeup, shave your legs, check your email, eat a bon bon or two…). Multitasking and efficiency…gotta love it!!

So let’s go retro! A little bounce in your hair might just put a little bounce in your step!!

See ya…these belles gotta bounce!!

a&a

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