CHICAGO – The holidays are upon us. Family get-together, office parties, school festivities and shopping for
gifts will soon be vying for our attention. The season will either bowl you over or it will make you merry. With a little preparation and a detailed calendar, you can multiply your good cheer and avert stress – a sure-fire beauty buster!
Before you do anything else, make an appointment for a good haircut. Photos are a fact of life, especially during the holidays, so tackle that potential stress factor by getting the best haircut you’ve had all year. Get some flattering foil highlights or hand painted balayage color put in and take care of your overgrown brows before someone posts a horribly unflattering phone photo on Facebook. Find a good brow threading artist and take care of that stubble lickity-split.
After you get those hair issues under control, pack yourself a small cosmetic kit for emergencies to tuck in your desk drawer at the office, in your hobo tote bag, or even in your car’s glove compartment. That way, you can do a quick touch up before heading out for a holiday cocktail with friends after work or catching your niece’s dancing debut in “The Nutcracker.” Your friends and family will marvel at your spontaneity and your festive aura.
Here are 12 items to include in a beauty-to-go kit this holiday season:
- Collapsable brush or wide-toothed comb to remedy hat hair.
- A compact of foundation with a mirror for touch-ups.
- Concealer stick for those unplanned blemishes.
- Blush to revive your color after a day at the office.
- Eyebrow pencil that can be used as liner too.
- Small pot of sparkle dust to smooth on shoulders, legs, eyelids or even through your hair – to give you that snow-kissed look.
- A miniature vial of your favorite perfume.
- A moisturizing lipstick or gloss to keep lips looking pretty. Think cranberries, cinnamon sticks and candycanes.
- Mascara. It’s a must-have. No debating this one.
- Small tube of hand lotion. It can be used to remove eye makeup smudges in a pinch or moisturize dry legs.
- Travel-size deodorant. No explanation necessary.
- A pair of festive dangly earrings, a holiday scarf, or a stunning pin to dress up a blouse or to tuck into a “messy bun” knotted at the nap of your neck.
Those in the Chicago area during the holidays may contact beauty experts at Salon Trendz in Palos Heights for the latest in stylish haircuts, as well as blow-outs and special airbrush makeup for seasonal events. Eyebrow threading and sculpting, Japanese hair straightening, and hair coloring services are additional ways to face the holidays head-on. To make an appointment at this women-only salon in the Chicago area, call (708) 671-1333
12859 S. Harlem Ave. Palos Heights, IL 60463.To your Stunning Beauty!
