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Anonymous asked: Hey girl, I need your dating advice. I'm 21 I'm starting to date talk to different guys all fun. but every time we talk on the phone or hang out in person I get somewhat shy just act stupid but he just laughs. I Feel like i need to get my confidence level up any advice? i know you can't teach me how to be confident but how did you become successful at dating??

i don’t think anyone is successful at dating unless dating is what you want to do — like date around and what not.

For me, i’m the type that naturally goes for what i want and won’t stop until i have it. I’m naturally a pretty determined person, so that alone helped me get whatever guy i wanted. You have to know yourself and be confident in yourself — and you’re right, i can’t teach you that, but if you don’t like yourself, how will anyone else? ;)

Learn to love yourself and be comfortable with who you are.. once you have that, you’re golden.. :)

Anonymous asked: What would be a good lipliner to use iwht MAC's Playing Koi Lipstick? thanks Rach!

anything that’s a warm pink neutral .. MUFE and Urban Decay have some great ones you can try.. :)

Anonymous asked: Hey Rachel, it is possible to ask for your advice on something kind of personal but in a private message? :)

yep, just email me :) loveblendnbeauty@gmail.com

Anonymous asked: Hey Rach! what is the nudest shade of lipstick you can personally use from MAC? I'm about the same shade as you, and I want that super nude lip look, so I want to go as pale as possible for my skin tone, without hitting "ghost lips." lol, thanks girl! xoxo

The nudest i would go would be Blankety. I tried Creme d’Nude and it’s do-able but too light for my taste on its own, i always warm it up with a lipliner to keep it from being so pale. Blankety is just right for when i want a pale nude even without a liner. You can also use Lip Erase, they work great for blanking out the lips for a pale nude lip.

Anonymous asked: Hey hun! would MAC Brave lippie look good on someone who is about an NC40/NC42 isn? thanks girlie!

sure, why not? :) i’d wear it with a lip liner to add some dimension though so it doesn’t look that flat..

Anonymous asked: what does the one that got away exactly mean ...?

it means exactly that — they got away. it usually refers to someone who you missed your chance with.

Anonymous asked: Hey girl! How do you feel about the Tarte Amazonian Clay Mousse for brows? I really want to try it out, and would Taupe be a good shade for someone who is an NC42 with black hair? I like my brows to be really defined, but not too dark. Thank beautiful :)

i like Medium Brown. there’s a darker brown also but it looks too dark on me; it’s do-able, but kinda too dark for my personal taste. Taupe will work just fine, but the color won’t look proper, so i suggest Medium Brown. :)

Anonymous asked: Hey Ms. Rach! I need your help. I wear black eyeliner and black waterproof mascara every single day. But, mid-day I notice that my mascara has transferred beneath my eyes. What is causing this? I don't moisturize my eyelids, but I am oily. Any tips to prevent this from happening? Thanks!

i usually set underneath my eyes with a translucent or setting powder of some sort. i also usually wear waterproof or smudgeproof products, that definitely always helps. also consider whatever undereye concealer you’re using, sometimes they can be too creamy and it can cause whatever you’re wearing on your lids to transfer.

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Anonymous asked: How do you cut off ALL communications with someone you loved deeply? There's always that temptation.... -.-

you delete them from any social networks, then delete their number out of your phone and delete any other way you have to contact them.

you do exactly just that — cut off all communication. don’t give yourself a way to contact them. so that even when you’re tempted, you won’t have a way to satisfy that temptation. :)