Hasta La Ideas

International make-up artist and award winning product designer, Jemma Kidd, offers tips for the beach-bound to feel confident and ready for the summer months ahead.

To get started, ‘Mix a little body shimmer into sunscreen to prevent skin from looking dull, and use make-up to define the eyes and add a healthy glow.’

Jemma Kidd gives us tips on how to look good for a full summer day! From lounging on the beach, then from beach to bar, she’s got the insider beauty secrets!

Read more by clicking over to our friends at Couture in the City!

One of Rihanna’s greatest assets? Her smooth flawless skin. It only makes sense that Rihanna and Nivea would team up to bring to you the #SKIN2SKIN challenge to celebrate 100 years of skin care.

Simply submit your photo for the challenge and automatically be entered for a chance to meet Rihanna! More details here.



And that’s not it! Exclusively for our Hivers – we have 2 tickets to Rihanna’s concert on July 21st in East Rutherford, New Jersey! They’re great seats (within the first 15 rows!) and it’s so easy to enter!

Simply answer this question in comments below – What’s your favorite Rihanna song?

*This Contest will ONLY provide €œwinner€� with concert ticket(s). You MUST have your own transportation. You MUST have your own LODGING. You MUST be 18+.

It seems that even with color and heat treatments, Asian hair stays sleek and shiny with natural body and volume. And who doesn’t want that?

While big cities like LA, New York and London boast some of the best hair salons, it’s in Korea, Hong Kong and Japan that originates some of the best salon quality secrets and products. Now you can take these hair secrets back to your own shower with Ookisa hair products!

By using key Asian botanicals like Camellia oil, white peony tea and water lily, add shine for sleek, healthy looking hair with their shampoo and conditioner and natural looking body and volume with their instant volumizing souffle.

Now there’s no need to be scared of the damaging effects of ocean or pool water, or feeling reluctant to try out that new summer hair color in case it damages your locks. Give Ookisa a try and get the hair you’ve always dreamed of!

Dip-Dyed Hair – This hair trend allows you to really have some fun without doing anything too drastic. Simply choose a color that you want (try a few shades lighter than your hair color for a subtle look, or go for a head turning hue like red or blue for Fourth of July!). Simply section your hair into three parts and tie your hair off with an elastic to the point where you want the dyed color to stop. Brush the hair dye paste onto the ends and let it sit for 20 mins. (times vary be dye). Rinse and voila!

Two-Tone French Manicure – French manicures are always a classic, but punch it up for summer by picking bright hues! A white base with red and blue tips are great for Independence Day, or try out a neon combo for an even more electrifying look! Paint 2 coats of the chosen base color onto your nails, allowing ample time to dry (this beauty tip works best when the base color is lighter than the tip). Using nail tape, or just a very steady hand, paint an even strip of the second color across the tip of your nails. Repeat for a more saturated color then finish with a shiny top coat when dry!

Boldly Colored Eye-Liner – When it’s hot out, the last thing you want is heavy makeup that can clog pores or melt in the summer heat. But that doesn’t mean you have to go bare! Simple line your upper and lower lids with a vibrantly colored eyeliner and finish off with a light coat of waterproof mascara. This beauty tip is guaranteed to be eye-catching (pun intended)! We’re loving teal, violet and … for the truly bold … deep orange!

Click on the slideshow to see some of our fave products that make trying these beauty pick me ups a cinch!

Not born with Kim Kardashian locks, Angelina Jolie lips or Eva Longoria lashes? So what? We’ll tell you how to get all three by following just a few easy steps that are tried and true and expert approved! Check ’em out!

Full Bodied Hair – Skip the expensive salon blow outs and do these quick and simple steps at home!

On damp hair, rub in a quarter sized amount of volumizing serum or mousse between your hands and work it through your hair, focusing on the roots.

Turn your hair upside down to brush smooth and blow-dry. Style as usual, being careful to be more gentle at the roots. Finish it off with a few last spritzes of volumizing hairspray.

Pouty Kissable Lips – Make your lips appear fuller with just the help of a little white shadow shimmer and lip liner!

Place a small dot of shimmer in the bow of your upper lip and gently blend. Carefully line just outside of your natural lip line with a freshly sharpened lip liner. Focus more on the bow of the upper lip and the middle of the lower lip, tapering and fading out in the corners.

Fill the lip with a corresponding lip color and blend with a lip brush. Add a small dot of white shimmer in the center of the upper and lower lip and finish off with a coat of clear high shine lip gloss. Besos!

Thicker Longer Lashes – This method works best if you do one eye at a time. Using a spoolie (an empty mascara brush), lightly brush your lashes so they’re separated. Curl lashes and brush on a lengthening mascara, wiggling from the root to the tip for even coverage.

Then apply a coat of volumizing mascara, also being sure to focus on wiggling the wand from roots to tip for maximum potential. Repeat these steps for the other eye.

After both eyes are complete, apply one more coat of volumizing mascara and voila! Long flirty lashes!

Now check out the slideshow to see some of our fave products to help complete these beauty tips!