It is 4 days after christmas and I am still sweating all the junk out that I ingested. With New Years Eve around the corner, these next few days are very important, so make them count.

Three things I do to get back in fighting shape are drink tons of water, sweat (either running or spinning) and lather on moisturizer and eye cream! For me, my eyes are are a tell tale sign of too mush salt and sugar.  The morning after Xmas , my eyes were so swollen! Even Lauren said to me “what happened to you? “ I drank 3 bottles of water and ran for my BRIGHT EYES.  They both helped but I needed to sweat and 5 miles later I actually felt and looked like myself again.

A few tips as we go full speed into a holiday that can centered around drinking alcohol and eating fattening foods.  Start hydrating now, today! Eat as clean as possible-lots of fruits and veggies. Workout as much as possible and sweat(this is the best way to get rid of toxins).

If you have any fun tips or tricks that you use to get back in shape after a holiday, please share it with us!

The Daily Scrub is so happy to introduce Kailey Konow, the gorgeous editor and founder of the popular Pretty and PinKK blog! The Holiday season brings so much happiness and a lot of dinners, parties and fun. Weather you are on the go every night or once a week, we all need a few extra beauty tips during the overload of the holidays. Pretty and PinKK reports on the DO’s + DON’T’s for beauty this season!

By, Kailey Konow, Owner & Editor Pretty and PinKK Beauty Blog
www.prettyandpinKK.com

The holidays are my favorite time of year. The streets are dressed up with special once-a-year décor, stores are enveloped with mouth-watering scents, houses dazzle with pretty lights all-a-glow, and the ground glistens with a fresh blanket of snow.  If you can ignore the long lines, the now more-than-occasional rudeness and the sweat on your brow from going in and out of overheated shops, then you can really appreciate the beauty of the season.

The beauty world is no different. Everyone seems to up their game a bit. Bright and colorful packaging from your favorite brands; gorgeous window displays featuring seasonal kits you “have to have”; and even daring makeup looks from that girl next door who never wears makeup, holidays are a time to play. So what’s my idea of holiday beautiful? Sparkle! The holidays give you this freedom to add a little of this or a dash of that– sort of a license to sparkle, if you will.

Here are my DO’s and DON’Ts for that beautiful, sparkly holiday look:

DO opt for shimmer not glitter on your face. Big chunks of glitter can look obvious or immature. Stay sweet with shimmer.

DON’T go overboard. From sparkly nail polish to twinkly eye shadow, you could literally glow from head to toe! Pick one or two features to highlight and keep the rest neutral or matte. For example, if you shimmer your eyes, keep your lips matte.

DO go for glitter or shimmer nail polish. Nails are the one acceptable place to have some fun!

DON’T think you’re too old to pull off some sparkle in your life. Apply in areas with few lines or wrinkles so the shimmer won’t draw attention to them. Shimmer eyeliners and cheek highlighter are great options for any age.

DO stay away from shimmer liquids for eyes and face. These can often apply unevenly if you’re not a pro. Sweeps of shimmer powders are more subtle, buildable and much easier to control.

DON’T sweep or brush on sparkle eye shadow.  This can literally make it spread all over your face. Instead, pat it on to keep a controlled sparkly eye (and don’t forget that eye primer so your hard work lasts!).

DO remove sparkly makeup with a cotton round, some baby power and hairspray. Sound funny? Well, it works well to help remove most of the sparkle before you cleanse your face. Take a cotton round, apply a little baby powder, quickly spray with a shot of hairspray and gently buff away. The baby powder acts as friction to help buff while the hair spray helps the sparkle stick to the cotton pad.

My best tip to surely sparkle this holiday season? DO wear a smile. It’s infectious, spirited and, most importantly, holiday beautiful.

According to The New York Times Thursday Styles, the colorhot pink is not waiting to make it’s reappearance in Spring of 2013. Hot pink has returned early this season to keep our mood light throughout the dark winter. Seen on models, actresses and socialites, with Valentino and Thakoon leading the pack. Emma Stone wore the most adorable dress (Valentino), with pointy white collar and cuffs.

I think my favorite thing about hot pink is that it looks good with many colors. Black and pink is an old staple that makes me think of the 1950’s and then of course you can never go wrong with winter white. Mixing pink with maroon or navy can be a fun look too!

In other “pink” news, stay tuned tomorrow when we welcome one of our favorite bloggers, Kailey Konow who writes Pretty and PinKK Beauty Blog
We are SO excited to hear her ideas on how to sparkle and have fun during the holidays!!

Think PINK!