Tammy Gibson

A mom of two, Tammy Gibson offers up beauty and style tips that moms can actually work into their hectic schedules to look effortlessly fantastic. Momz in the Mix hails Tammy as a Master Mom and a trend-setting entreprenuer.

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It's Momz like Tammy that give hope and inspiration to the Momz in the Mix and all Momz!

TAMMY GIBSON

Transform, restyle and create your own look in an instant with Lilli Black shoe accessories. What a fabulous way to update your shoe wardrobe! Make your classic black pumps edgy and fun with a zipper roll. Pair your safe nude heels with a feather accessory for an instant trendy look. If need to update your shoe collection for the summer party season but just can’t make your budget stretch for a new pair of killer heels, these shoe clips are a great idea for a quick refresh and best of all they are less than $35.
The one Lilli Blakk I’m really loving? The fur cover that makes your pump into a furry boot! So fun! These are the ultimate shoe costumes that bring your shoe wardrobe up to a really sassy level!

Tammy Gibson: A Strong Fall Forecast for Faces

Minimal Makeup Trend for Fall

The mood for Fall 2010 is strong and confident. Makeup is polished and effortlessly chic. The Minimal Makeup trend is a look that is wearable from runway to mom duty. Keeping the emphasis on flawless skin, soft eye makeup and neutral lips, this look allows your inner radiance to shine through! Not only will you look bright-eyed and well rested, you’ll feel pretty and fresh!

Get the look:

• Start with a light to medium coverage foundation or tinted moisturizer if you have naturally clear skin.
• Add a peachy blush to the apples of your cheeks
• Blend a sparkling nude shade all over lids, from lashline to brow bone. A light shade of eye shadow, goes underneath brow bone, while a dark shade contours along the crease, from midpoint to outer corner.
• Line upper lashes with a brown eye liner pencil.
• Apply a white or pale pink eyeliner on the waterline to make your eyes look wide awake!
• Coat lashes with black mascara for impact.
• Keep brows dark and full, for a beautifully framed face.
• Smooth on a lip stain, dabbing with your fingers and blotting with tissue. You are not going for a high-gloss lip with this fresh face so keep it matte!

Recommended Products:

• Bare Escentuals bareMinerals SPF 15 Foundation
• NARS powder blush in orgasm
• Clinique Colour Surge Eye Shadow Trio in Totally Neutral
• ALMAY intense i-color kohl eyeliner in Mocha
• Benefit Eye Bright Pencil
• Maybelline Lash Stiletto™ Ultimate Length Washable Mascara
• Tarte LipSurgence™ Natural Matte Lip Stain in Nude

The Minimal Makeup look is so perfect for moms as it is a low-fuss look that is perfect for most days! Keep it simple, keep it polished, look absolutely stunning!

Next month we’ll discuss fun ways to wear eye shadow for the months ahead! Get ready to pull out the rich, deep colors that are so perfect for Fall!

Back 2 School Beauty Basics

Back-to-School Beauty Basics: 5 Products to Get You Out the Door Fast!
Whether you are dropping off your kiddos at school or rushing to class yourself, you need a morning makeup routine that’s going to get you into the grove of “Back-to-School”!

These 5 products will help get you out the door looking polished and ready for your day:

Cheers for Cherry Crush!

1. A tinted moisturizer like Stila Sheer Color Tinted Moisturizer with SPF 30. You’ll get out the door quicker with a multi-tasking product like this 2-in-1 product! It evens skin tone, provides medium coverage while protecting your skin from the harsh rays of the sun, and naturally absorbs oil with white willow bark to leave your skin glowing. $36
2. A lip/cheek stain like Stila Cherry Crush Lip and Cheek Stain. Another multi-tasking product that can be used as a cheek stain, lip tint or both! The color is luscious! Plus, it offers anti-oxidant protection and moisture! $24
3. Eye compact with highlighter: FACE Stockholm Highlighter Quads- This adorable little compact is the perfect makeup to take along with you in your bag! The convenient collection has complimentary shimmering hues to dab on eyes, face and body for alluring sparkle! It applies easily with your fingertip when you’re on the go. $28
4. Wake-Up Eye Makeup! Rimmel Soft Kohl Kajal Eye Pencil in Denim Blue: Navy blue helps your eyes look bright and awake! This budget-friendly pencil is easy to blend and available at practically any mass retailer! $3.49
5. Smudgeproof Mascara, because who has time to clean up smearing makeup? MAC Zoom Lash Mascara adds to-die-for length to your lashes! It’s smudgeproof and long-wearing! $13

Pack it all into an IcyBag to bring with you on especially busy days so you can touch up as needed. The IcyBag keeps your makeup cool so it doesn’t melt if left in the car!

If you fail to have time to get ready on some mornings (we all have days like that!), don’t fret. Just use the tried and true method for looking great: Smile and wear big sunglasses!

Next month we’ll be talking about new fall makeup. You won’t want to miss one of the most exciting beauty topics of the season! Until then, let your beauty shine!

You’re Good to Glow

Since the unofficial start to summer is upon us, it’s time to get the glow going - the healthy way! Makeup artist and Avon Global Creative Color Director, Jillian Dempsey, mom of 3, shares with us the quickest way to a sun-kissed look.

For a sun-kissed look any time of year:

1. First apply your favorite bronzer with a Kabuki brush.

2. Then apply Glazewear Liquid Lip Color in Brown Sugar or Mirage.

3. Now you’re good to glow! For added drama, add gold eye shadow and lots of black mascara! Keep your face shaded with a large hat a la Jennifer Lopez or stay out of the sun all together to keep your face from getting naturally bronzed by the sun.

As good as it feels and as great as it may look, it will only lead to damaged skin. Sun spots and wrinkles are not sexy, a gorgeous sun-kissed glow, compliments of makeup, is!

*image credit: Avon.com