Its November!

Which means Thanksgiving, Christmas Shopping, Leaves, Decorations, gifts, Diets, Hot Chocolate, tartans, turkies and the VICTORIA'S SECRET fashionshow! Excited? SO ARE WE!

New Skin Care Line For the fellas.

CharmFlakes loves a well-groomed man, and with the sexy new line called Reversa, your man, boyfriend, or yourself, can enjoy skincare made just for the male face. The Philosophy is simple, simple skincare for discriminating taste.
Below is the commercial for the line, that hints at a steamy session in the kitchen away from the heat wave and humidity. It's flirty, like any good southerner should be. You'll love the line!

For more, click here from Beautiful Blog.

Keep that foundation on your face girl!

In the South, keeping your foundation on is a hazardous and difficult job. But how is it most Southern women get it right? The ones we always see at our al dente soirrees with their foundation pooled in their cleavage all speak with an accent that harkens to a place farther north than the mason-dixon line. We've all been to that party, that barbeque, that lunch, where the makeup rolls off just as you roll up...Read More Here.

Beauty Tip Weekend!

This weekend is all about Beauty here at CharmFlakes. We're bringing the best of the best and providing you with where and how to wear them. It's amazing how many people don't know how to apply makeup, so we'll be looking at some new techniques and tricks that will show you how to look glamorous for all those steamy southern nights as this heat wave makes us swelter. We'll also show you how sultry Southerners like Eva Longoria, Reese Witherspoon, and Ashley Judd keep their cool and keep us in heat.

Jessica's Beauty Secrets

Jessica Simpson reveals what keeps her glowing. Jess is one of those good ole' Southern girls who'll tell you everything about herself, while keeping a lot of things private. (Southerners will know what we mean.)Jessica is dishing out the most sacred of secrets for tabloids all over the place. Here we'll list a few of the ones we recall from all that strenuous research...

1. Jess loves the Five Factor Fitness diet and lifestyle plan. It's a basic five meal, five excercise plan that is really healthy and has great results. Many Hollywood regulars are doing it. You can too! Check out at Skinny on Diets.com.
2. Jess went back to her signature blonde waves. She's trying to go back to the fun, flirty girl we all fell in love with in the first place. Her fashion sense got a little funky in the last two years, so we'll be seeing her tone that down and try more classic pieces. Developing a signature style or hairdo is the best way to be remembered, and with Back to School season approaching, now is a good time to rethink your look for fall. Now would be a great time to enhance your natural hair color with dimension and luminosity. Try Loreal Color Expert. Simpson Pal Eva Longoria is a fan.
3. Get toned. Getting the beach body is easy in summer, since appetites aren't as heavy and weather is perfect for a lazy run or walk in late afternoon. Small lifestyle changes make all the difference. Pretend you're a celebrity and run from the paparazzos.

Remember Celebrities are only human. What seperates you from them is supposedly discipline. Work hard and you can get anywhere you want to just as well as them.

Keep that foundation on your face!

And of course, we all see those articles of InStyle with glamorous parties in the Hamptons where everyones in All-white, and theres no makeup smudges to be found. And then, we've all emulated those same photographs for our next party and thankfully, the candlelight hid the disaster from most of our friends. And then, painfully, we've all been there when you get in your car and look in the mirror to find your foundation ran on you, revealed your true smudgy appearance and ruined your latest purchase from White House/Black Market.

After it all is over with, you swear off makeup for the rest of the summer, but slap it right back on with your now bleached white dress for the trip to Harris Teeter. So how do you keep it all together like a true southern belle? Listen closely. And hide your pc moniter from those conniving broads behind you, lest they learn the secret to flawless summer skin.

1. First you're gonna need a good base. It's summer, so moisture in the humidity isn't usually a problem. Start with a Primer, (We like PhotoFinish Bronzing Foundation Primer from Smashbox.)
2. Apply your usual foundation in one shade darker than your skin tone. (We'll explain why later.) Use a damp makeup sponge to help mattify the skin and allow for even coverage, especially if you use the different shade of foundation for a base.
3. After step 2, you'll notice you probably have some uneven lines that are going to end up as a 'line of demarcation' if you don't eliminate them. Now you'll need to even them with the freshly rinsed sponge free of foundation. Even them by blending downwards toward the neck.
4. Next you'll need to apply some moisturizer to the dried skin with the makeup sponge. Don't rub or blend. You'll only dab the skin on your cheeks, browbone, nose and chin, just where you want a lil glimmer of light.
5. Next lightly dust a your usual skintone colored loose powder over the skin, buffing any imperfections and capillaries around the nose, and paying closest attention to your oilest problem zones, (Usually where your makeup runs fastest, or where your most prone to breakouts). On these problem areas, apply another light dusting of the powder.
6. To finish it off, apply bronzer powder over the skin starting from the outside in. It's a little trick I picked up from a friend, Chris Lanston. You're gonna wanna apply a lil extra where the sun hits most. the cheekbones. The brow, forehead, and the chin. Be sure and do your neck too, you don't wanna look like J.Lo on crack.
7. The finished product will be a matte face that won't require touchups all through the night. Finish with all your other makeup. This is especially a great canvas for dramatic eye shadow, making a smooth place to play with color. You may want to buy some blotting sheets and carry them in your bag for that 1 break of the night in the powder room.

Now, when you meet your romeo at the next soirree or barbeque, your heart will melt long before your face does. Happy Heat Wave!