How to Keep your Dreams Alive

i love these lyrics from Cinderella, A DREAM IS A WISH YOUR HEART MAKES:
A dream is a wish your heart makes
When you're fast asleep
In dreams you lose your heartaches
Whatever you wish for, you keep
Have faith in your dreams and someday
Your rainbow will come smiling thru
No matter how your heart is grieving
If you keep on believing
the dream that you wish will come true

I know, that each one of us...before we were even a twinkle in our parents eyes, had a dream packed in the little suitcase of our heart, waiting to come to Earth!
Our dream may be to be a photographer or a writer, but dreams don't just stop with careers! We may dream of owning a ranch or living on a beach, of being a mama or finding your soul mate and traveling the world! 
Each one of your dreams is precious, and it's there for a reason!
Each dream that you have...is valuable. Don't let anyone talk you out of your dreams. If your dream is in your heart, you have the desire, and you the natural "talent" (that is, whatever you want to do, is actually something you might be really good at), don't let anyone's discouraging words stop you!
I was told about me being a make-up artist:
that I should get a real job
it's just a pipe dream, nothing is ever going to happen
stop living in a dream
I need a regular 9-5 job
and many more things!
I never gave up! I never stopped! And I have been a freelance (means that I don't work for anyone in particular, I just get hired for photo shoots, tv shows, movies, celebrity appearances, things like that) make-up artist...just doing make-up!

Your dreams are there...they've been with you since you came into the world! You may think:
"no, I don't really know what my dream is"...
OH YES YOU DO!!!
It's the same thing you loved as a little kid!
For example:
when I was little I loved:
drawing, photography, pretending I was making movies, fashion, dressing up, dancing, singing, and I dreamed of playing in my moms make-up (I wasn't allowed to touch it...I guess especially since me and my sister got my moms bright red lipstick and my little sister drew with it all underneath our dining room table!) I loved entertaining people and making them smile.
To this day, I still love all the same things! It doesn't change!
What are the things that have interested you since you were small?

Your dreams have always been with you, they are with you like the color of your eyes. All you have to do, is spend some time with yourself, maybe alone, listen to music you love, go to the bookstore and see what kind of books to you love: books on cooking, gardening, race car driving, photography, drawing, fashion, writing, health, how to become a hair stylist! Have a little discovery time, getting to know you! It'll be worth every second!

Whatever your dream is, don't let anyone steal it away from you with negative words. If your dream is in your heart, then God has given you everything you need to make it happen!

And if your dream is to find your true love....God knows that too, and no matter where you are or who your with, or how lonely you feel...God has that person waiting for you. Somewhere in the world, your soul mate is waiting, waiting for you to get out of the relationship you're in, waiting for you to be patient, maybe waiting for themto get out of the relationship "they're" in!

I believe in you, God already believes you can do it (since he's the one that gave you the dream in the first place!), what more do you need!
Now it's time that you believe you can do it too! I'm cheering you on! Let's all be dream-believers!
What would the world be without dreamers?
No one would be flying in airplanes, the thought of computers would be just a silly "dream", we'd probably have no music to listen to, unless we made it ourselves...
our world would be art-less, discovery-less, music-less, invention-less, cure-less, life-less, and sad...
so go on...dream small, dream big, just let the dreams inside you light your heart up! 
DREAM MISSION (if you choose to except this):
1. write a list of the things you love to do
2. go to a bookstore and see what kind of books you love to look at
3. write a list of the things you loved as a kid
4. if you could do anything today, what would you do?
5. do you have a favorite movie or show or person that you'd like your life to be like? (and it can't just be because they have lots of money! ha ha ha)
6. Tell yourself, "I can do this!" (God will give you the strength to do any dream He put inside you!)

here's one of my favorite Disney songs about dreaming: listen and enjoy!
huge love and even bigger dreams....your kandee
 



How to Get Rid of Under Eye Circles

banish under eye circles with a "magical" wand (AKA your concealer and a few tricks)...
maybe you stay up late (like me...editing, blogging, trying to get through my emails), maybe you naturally have dark rings around your eye from your good ol' genes, or maybe you just can't seem to get enough sleep, ever!
I am working on a home remedy treatment to help...but until then, here's my Plastic Surgery With Make-Up trick: How to Get Rid of (ERASE), "the dreaded" Under Eye Circles~
everyone want to look, rested, awake, young, and free up rings under your eyes...

and I promise you these work...My "magical" trick and me, were even featured in ELLE magazine! The editor said she had never seen this, and loved it! Which means a lot to me, because she has seen almost every beauty trick and product in the world! hee hee hee

So let's go get out under-eye erasing on!!!

AND remember always:
foundation first
then concealer
then powder! 


(click on any of the names of the products for links to get them!)
my fav right now for foundation is:
 and for cheap:

and my favorite concealer is:
so many celebrities can't live without this!
and for cheap concealer:

my favorite powder right now:
(I wear 4W)
and a cheaper face powder:

cozy up to your computer with some popcorn...and let me show you some make-up magic! huge love and light under eyes!!! your kandee

How To Tweeze Perfect Eyebrows

Watch my eyebrow BEFORE & AFTER in the video below! (I had way bigger, Brooke Shields style brows before!)
One of the most amazing things to transform the face: eyebrows!
You face can look skinnier, more angled, just plain, more attractive from a good eyebrow tweezing!

I am an eyebrow perfectionist. I love to shape, tweeze, pluck, and prefect everyone's eyebrows!
So here it your at-home eyebrow perfection instruction.
AND as a sidenote: I think waxing is great for backs, legs, bikini zones...but not precise enough for your eyebrows. (it's like if you went to eyeline your eye, but using something the size of a lipstick...too much!!!)
SO let's do an eyebrow make-over...
what you need for bombshell eye brows:
I love my tweezerman tweezers!

 curved cuticle scissors like this:

An eyebrow / eyelash comb brush combo!
(click here for where to find one)














and one of these AWESOME eyebrow razor!
(my FAVORITE is the TINKLE, and I love their name! Gives, "do you have to TINKLE?", a whole new meaning! ha ha ha)
click here for where to find them!
and a business card or anything with a straight edge!
and last but not least, a pair of unruly lashes! ha ha ha

so let's get ready to get some super fab brows that will get you some eyebrow compliments!
watch and enjoy, huge love and tweezers, your kandee


How to Get SUPER white teeth for CHEAP!

The tooth "whitening fairy is about to make a visit!
Get ready to be the proud owner of a "blindingly" bright smile!

                                   

WHAT YOU NEED:

 2 clear mouth guards (like you'd wear to protect your teeth for sports) You'll need one for your top and one for your lower teeth)
CLICK HERE FOR WHERE TO GET A 2-mouth guard set
(I got mine for $1.00 at walmart)
I show you how to make the custom teeth trays in the video below!

PLUS WHITE 5 Minute Speed Whitening Gel
(I got mine a walmart, click in the link above to buy it online, too!) 


and here's the LINK FOR THE PLUS WHITE SENSITIVE FORMULA

Then, all you need is your your teeth, and we're ready to rock n' roll!
 So get ready to light up the world, with your new smiley self!


I've been "bleaching" my teeth since I was about 16. I've never had any tooth sensitivity, and watch the video to hear me explain about how amazing this bleach is compared to the expensive kind you get done at the dentist! (and that it works even better!)

The world needs more smiles....and if your teeth aren't "yeller", it sure makes you want to smile more!



So get ready and let's get our BLEACH on!!! huge love and sparkly, white teeth, kandee

The Skin Doctor's In!

The Skin Doctor (AKA your beloved Kandee), is in the house!
Ready to teach you how to get perfect looking skin!
HOW YOU ASK?
ever heard of the phrase,
If life gives you lemons, then make lemonade?
well, I say, 
If life gives you lemons....let's get some perfect skin!
Do you have any of the following:
ance
freckles
age spots
blackheads
skin discoloration
pimples or zits
sun spots
dull looking skin
If so....watch my little precious, because we're taking a trip to "Awesome-skin-town"...right now!
Watch the video to see how to make this awesome Lemon-Sugar scrub, that will change the life of your skin!
Lemons have BHA (beta hydroxy acid - the skin-slougher-off-er AKA anti-aging wonder!)
Beta hydroxy acid work as an exfoliant, causing the cells of the epidermis to become "unglued" setting the old. dead skin cells free, making room for regrowth of fresh, new skin. Beta hydroxy acid is known to improve wrinkles, roughness, and mottled pigmentation! yeah baby!
AHA- (alpha dyroxy acid- AKA the skin improver) prevents clogged pores,  enhances cell renewal through exfoliation (which makes you look younger!). AHA's help hydrate the skin, increase collagen production, and improve skin texture, making it appear more glowy and beautiful.
So get out your:
Organic Lemons (or Organic Lemon Juice)
(organic) SUGAR
cotton balls or cotton rounds (or even a washcloth)
and click on the video below!
And remember:
When life gives you lemons.....
add some sugar and scrub your face to perfection!
huge love and lemons, kandee


BFF


30 years ago, I waited for my parents to come
home with a present for me!
It was my little best friend....Tiffany Johnson.

She has been the best Barbie player, ATC rider, pirate, dress-up player, house player, sidekick, spying-on-me-and-my-boyfriend spy, school mate, and basically, my go-everywhere-with-friend. She dependably sat on the left back seat of the car, me on the right, wherever we went. (it did throw me for a loop when I started driving....I was so used to sitting on the right! ha ha ha)
I've always wanted to be the one to go somewhere first, but only to make sure, it would be okay for my sister. Once when my sister fell down, I made her a huge card, with "stamped" art work ALL over....this is it: ( i think the says how much I 've always loved her)
TO SASSTER:
I love you more than words can say....I wish I could be there to hug you in person, and throw confetti in your hair! You are helped shape my world, my sense of humor...to this day you make me laugh harder than anyone else! You are everything that I'm not! You are like having a back-up mom-support...and no matter what friends have come and gone, I know you will ALWAYS be there for me!
Until my last breath on Earth, I will try to protect your heart and love you....and I will hold your hand and laugh with you forever in Heaven!
I don't know what I would've done without you all my life (well, those first 22 months, I did have mom all to myself, but I still needed you!)
Thanks for being my "twin".....I love you more than all the stars in the sky!
LOVE your biggie-smalls....Kan

Since I couldn't be with you...I wanted to make you a surprise (that took me the last 4  hours to make...ha ha ha) enjoy.....I love you! Happy Birthday!

How to Look Like a Chola



me (Kandee AKA Lil' Dulce...dulce means "candy" in Spanish...ha ha ha) as a Chola

WHAT is a CHOLA?

Chola's & Cholo's go back for hundreds of years, but the Cholo/Chola style really started in the 1940's, in Los Angeles. Funny songs like, "Lean Like a Chola" sing about the "sharpie pen" eyebrows and "thick eyeliner"! It's got big bangs, thin eyebrows, dark lined lips, big earrings, bandanas, freshly pressed Dickies pants, white tank tops, top buttoned plaid shirts, woven military style belts, and sometimes some gold name jewelry!

(My mama is half Mexican, so nobody better say anything mean....I'm not worried about here, but Youtube....is hte king machine of mean comments!)

My Nana, my mom's mom, was even born in East LA. And my great grandma was from Chihuahua, Mexico.

Gwen Stefani has represented Chola style for years!


Lady Gaga in her Telephone  video shakin' her yellow hair to a chola inspired make-up and hair, with an American theme too! Chola meets the American flag!
 
Jennifer Lopez (J-Lo) as a Chola, living Latina Loca!
 
Sandra Bullock as a Chola (thanks to George Lopez)
 
she has classic, chola (cholo, the man version of a chola)...

and now, let me show you how to get some Chola looking style in your make-up! Instead of looking like Chola's as a stereotype, look at it as a style that you can draw inspiration from!

Watch and enjoy.....

huge love, kandee uh, I mean, for this, Lil Dulce.....ha ha ha