by Ms Toi | Jun 8, 2010 | Do It Yourself Beauty, Eyes on the World: Who’s making it Beautiful
All eyes of the makeup world will soon be on Los Angeles. The countdown has officially begun to the International Makeup Artist Trade Show. After a worldwide tour, IMATS will finally be at the Pasedena Convention Center on June 26th-27th.
IMATS brings the top makeup companies and the top makeup talent to one spot for one weekend. It is the biggest gathering of the year for the makeup world. Thousands of makeup artists from film, theater, and fashion come together to partake in educational venues, a makeup museum, networking, and fun.
Lilikoi Looks will be a part of all the action this year. Follow Ms Toi’s IMATS Vlog; and you too can be a part of the excitement. Learn more about IMATS at http://www.imatsshow.com .

Come along as I vlog my IMATS adventure
by Ms Toi | Jun 4, 2010 | Eyes on the World: Who’s making it Beautiful
Beauty salons across the nation are now cutting hair for a cause. An effort to collect tens of thousands of pounds of hair is in effect to help soak up the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Officials estimate that one pound of hair can absorb a quart of oil in one minute and can be reused up to 100 times.
The catastrophic BP Oil Spill dumped millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. The oil spill is being called the worst disaster in American history. Matter of Trust, a nonprofit environmental organization, is leading the way in the major cleanup effort. They are petitioning hair stylists, groomers, pet owners, and all hairy individuals to donate their hair for this major cleanup.
If you would like more information on this cause or would like to donate hair visit the Matter of Trust website at http://www.matteroftrust.org . Also, if you’ve found a way to aid in the cleanup leave a comment and share your story with the Lilikoi Looks community.
by Ms Toi | May 31, 2010 | Healthy Beauty Hacks & Tips
Today’s forecast: Cloudy with an 80% chance of frizz. The Weather Channel is now helping us avoid all of those bad hair days by providing a beauty forecast along with the weather report. They provide beauty tips and product suggestions to keep you from being a beauty victim of inclimate weather. To get skin and hair alerts based on your local weather forecast CLICK HERE.
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by Ms Toi | May 29, 2010 | Healthy Beauty Hacks & Tips
Getting bikini ready can be a very hairy situation. Removing unwanted hair is a must when it comes to looking your best.
There are pros and cons to each method of temporary hair removal. Shaving is fast and inexpensive, however, the stubbly regrowth can appear within hours.
While waxing may buy you more time before regrowth appears, the process is frankly a form of torture and if you don’t go to the right hair removal center, a lot of things could go wrong. Depilatories are painless and effective, nevertheless, absorbing these harsh chemicals into your dermis on a regular basis can lead to detrimental skin damage.
So what’s a hairy girl to do?
Sugaring is an often overlooked hair removal technique. This technique originated in ancient Egypt and can be used on all areas of the body.
A paste made of sugar is applied to the skin in a rolling motion. When removed, it takes the unwanted hair with it. Generally, sugaring results lasts between 4-6 weeks. It is also less painful than waxing because the sugar only adheres to the hair and not the skin and is easily removed with water. Therefore, there is no unnecessary tugging of the skin. Best of all, it is all natural.
CLICK HERE to learn more about sugaring. Try sugaring at home with my favorite ready made kits from Moom. Also, be sure to subscribe to the Lilikoi Looks YouTube channel to stay up to date on any videos I post on healthy beauty tips.

Watch my detailed tutorial on how to make and use sugar paste
by Ms Toi | May 25, 2010 | Makeup Tutorials
As the Golden Age dawns it heralds in the “Return of the Goddess”. Express your inner goddess with the assistance of my latest makeup tutorial. Get step by step instructions on how to create my signature look: The Eye of Isis. This tutorial honors the true goddess within us all.
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