Mom's Little Black Book of Skincare & Makeup

By Marilynn Dawson

A great face begins with great skin.  Many products today offer the "look" of healthy skin, but fail to actually encourage the skin itself to BE healthy.  This little book will introduce you to the methods by which your skin can BE healthy and therefore, look healthy! Learn about skin conditions that can be exacerbated by wearing make-up, or helped through care and attention. Learn what to look for in product choices.  Answer questions that will help you choose wisely.  Learn the basic tips that will set you on course for fabulous skin and an amazing face!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Songdove Books
• Release date: Apr 28, 2022
• ISBN: 9781928160328

Marilynn Dawson

Marilynn grew up in a solid Christian home, coming to Christ at the age of 7.  She has been actively involved in Church life since age 10, including activities such as joining her Mom and sister in singing special numbers, choir, teaching Sunday School, leading Sunday School open session, planning Sunday School lessons, and more.  Marilynn attended both public and private schools growing up.  She attended North Island Community College on Vancouver Island and Trend College in Kelowna, obtaining certificates in receptionist work and Comptia A+ computer repair. Throughout her life, Marilynn has written poetry and published in the American Poetry Anthology(two issues).  She wrote the series, “Becoming the Bride of Christ: A Personal Journey”, “Mom's Little Black Book: Godly Advice for the High School Graduate” ebook- “Practical Thoughts on Becoming an Author”,and has written numerous unpublished articles on end-time eschatology, written unpublished short stories, word studies and more. Marilynn lives with her two teenagers, cat and gerbil, in Kelowna BC Canada.  Her day job sees her fix computers and engage in multimedia for her church.  In the evenings and on weekends she's a soundtech doing various events through the year from funerals to workshops to concerts and weddings.  Marilynn sings in the choir and sang on her church's praise teams for several years.

Book preview

MOM'S LITTLE BLACK

BOOK OF SKINCARE &

MAKE-UP

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MOM'S LITTLE BLACK BOOK

OF SKINCARE & MAKE-UP:

BE Healthy, Look Healthy

By Marilynn Dawson

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All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews.

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 444 Castro Street, Suite 900, Mountain View, California, 94041, USA.

Copyrighted February 8, 2016 Marilynn Dawson ISBN 978-1-928160-32-8

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I dedicate this book to my daughter Ashley and her friend Teefah.

May you both grow into your womanhood as beautiful, strong Princesses of the King of Kings and Lord of lords!

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction......................................................Pg 1

The Four Understandings................................Pg 9

1. You are what you eat.................................Pg 9

2. Look After It!...............................................Pg 15

3. Get Your Beauty Sleep!................................Pg 21

4. Get Your Exercise!.......................................Pg 22

Skin Conditions.............................................. Pg 27

Problem Ingredients in Make-up:................. Pg 28

Comedogenic or Non-Comedogenic:............Pg 30

Application of Make-Up:.................................Pg32

Make-up Removal:..........................................Pg 33

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Continued. . .

Tools and Tones..............................................Pg 37

What to Do About Blemishes!........................Pg 44

What Are You After?........................................Pg 45

Learn Your Face Shape!................................. Pg 47

Open or Closed?............................................. Pg 49

Blend!............................................................. Pg 50

Lip Lines........................................................ Pg 50

Conclusion..................................................... Pg 53

Appendix.......................................................... Pg I More From This Author................................. Pg V

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Mom's Little Black Book of Skincare & Make-up Tips Introduction

It was back in the late '90's, but I can still remember the conversation. A lady sat beside me at the dining room table as we poured over a white card dotted with a dizzying array of colours and their varying shades.

Her hair was a dark auburn reddish brown. Her skin was dark as far as Caucasian goes, and she wore clothing in varying shades of red and brown as well,