BET Beauty Lounge: Melyssa Ford

melyssa ford dishes her beauty and style secrets in the beauty lounge

Melyssa's Secrets - Melyssa Ford’s name is synonymous with <i>va va voom</i>.<BR><BR>You’ll be surprised to know that her beautiful face can actually be attributed to a few drugstore wonders. Not only does she have killer looks, but she also has an even more lethal love (and vocabulary) of all things beauty.

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Melyssa's Secrets - Melyssa Ford’s name is synonymous with <i>va va voom</i>.<BR><BR>You’ll be surprised to know that her beautiful face can actually be attributed to a few drugstore wonders. Not only does she have killer looks, but she also has an even more lethal love (and vocabulary) of all things beauty.

Face Forward, $23 - $25 - I am the unofficial spokesperson for Olay products. I’ve been using Olay since I was 13 years old. I use &lt;i&gt;OlayTotal Effects 7- in-1 Anti-Aging Cleanser&lt;/i&gt;, along with their basic toner. From the Olay Regenerist line, I use their &lt;i&gt;DNA Superstructure UV Cream SPF 25&lt;/i&gt; and mix that with their &lt;i&gt;Regenerist Micro-Sculpting Cream&lt;/i&gt;.

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Face Forward, $23 - $25 - I am the unofficial spokesperson for Olay products. I’ve been using Olay since I was 13 years old. I use <i>OlayTotal Effects 7- in-1 Anti-Aging Cleanser</i>, along with their basic toner. From the Olay Regenerist line, I use their <i>DNA Superstructure UV Cream SPF 25</i> and mix that with their <i>Regenerist Micro-Sculpting Cream</i>.

Focal Point, $25 - $30 - Take extra precaution with the skin under your eyes. That’s the first place you’ll see aging. I use &lt;i&gt;Olay Regenerist Eye Derma-Pod Anti Aging Triple Response System&lt;/i&gt;. It diminishes the appearance of fine lines and gives you a very youthful look to your face.

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Focal Point, $25 - $30 - Take extra precaution with the skin under your eyes. That’s the first place you’ll see aging. I use <i>Olay Regenerist Eye Derma-Pod Anti Aging Triple Response System</i>. It diminishes the appearance of fine lines and gives you a very youthful look to your face.

Travelista - I travel a lot for my job. I’m in airplanes more than cars and airplanes are very drying. There’s probably like 10% moisture. I have a little airplane kit that I take with me. It contains a lip balm, a tiny jar of my Olay moisturizer, and a small spray bottle of Evian water. Also, I always wear an eye mask during the flight.

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Travelista - I travel a lot for my job. I’m in airplanes more than cars and airplanes are very drying. There’s probably like 10% moisture. I have a little airplane kit that I take with me. It contains a lip balm, a tiny jar of my Olay moisturizer, and a small spray bottle of Evian water. Also, I always wear an eye mask during the flight.

Frugally Fierce - I’m a big fan of the drugstore. Most people think that they’ve got to go to department stores and buy all of these high-priced brands. I found this amazing mask at the drugstore. It’s &lt;i&gt;C. Booth Derma P17 10-Minute Oil Control Thermal Clay Mask&lt;/i&gt;. Kid you not; if I have a blemish appearing on my face, I put this mask on for 10 minutes, wash it off, and by the next morning, every trace of a blemish is gone!

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Frugally Fierce - I’m a big fan of the drugstore. Most people think that they’ve got to go to department stores and buy all of these high-priced brands. I found this amazing mask at the drugstore. It’s <i>C. Booth Derma P17 10-Minute Oil Control Thermal Clay Mask</i>. Kid you not; if I have a blemish appearing on my face, I put this mask on for 10 minutes, wash it off, and by the next morning, every trace of a blemish is gone!

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Detox Diva - There are spas that will slather your entire body with mineralizing clay. As you sit in the sun and bake, it removes all of the impurities and toxins from your body. Once you’re done, you feel like so much toxicity has been drawn out of your body, especially if you’ve been partying, eating or drinking too much.

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Detox Diva - There are spas that will slather your entire body with mineralizing clay. As you sit in the sun and bake, it removes all of the impurities and toxins from your body. Once you’re done, you feel like so much toxicity has been drawn out of your body, especially if you’ve been partying, eating or drinking too much.

Melyssa Ford: November 7 - It's a model 34th birthday for this celeb.

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Face the Facts - When I go in for a facial, I make sure that they are triple-oxygenating facials. I want as much oxygen pumped back into my skin as possible. I’m not very big on facial extractions. The one time that I allowed them to do it, I had red marks and broken capillaries. It had the potential to scar and that really bothered me.

Get Great Skin, $16 - I found this amazing brand of hair, skin and nail pills. I take &lt;i&gt;Vitol Great Hair&lt;/i&gt; supplements and it contains 3,000 mg of biotin. My nails grow like I don’t know what! It makes my hair grow too. I also take a multivitamin by Vitafusion, along with ginseng for energy, and my triple Omegas (3, 6, 9) in case I’m not getting enough from my diet. I also take calcium chews that contain Vitamin D and K.

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Get Great Skin, $16 - I found this amazing brand of hair, skin and nail pills. I take <i>Vitol Great Hair</i> supplements and it contains 3,000 mg of biotin. My nails grow like I don’t know what! It makes my hair grow too. I also take a multivitamin by Vitafusion, along with ginseng for energy, and my triple Omegas (3, 6, 9) in case I’m not getting enough from my diet. I also take calcium chews that contain Vitamin D and K.

The Great Hydrate, $64 - $68 - Bliss Spa has these socks and gloves that feel like the inside is made of rubber. The material actually allows the &lt;i&gt;Bliss Glove Gel and Sock Salve &lt;/i&gt;to really effectively get to the hard parts of your feet and hands. When I’m sitting down relaxing with a glass of red wine, I’ll put them on. It’s the best way I could spend a night off!

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The Great Hydrate, $64 - $68 - Bliss Spa has these socks and gloves that feel like the inside is made of rubber. The material actually allows the <i>Bliss Glove Gel and Sock Salve </i>to really effectively get to the hard parts of your feet and hands. When I’m sitting down relaxing with a glass of red wine, I’ll put them on. It’s the best way I could spend a night off!

Protect Your Skin - Black people tend to think that they don’t need to use products with SPF, and everyone needs to consider the fact that we live in a very, very different world in terms of global warming and the ways that UV rays affect us. Melanin is not enough to protect us from suffering from different forms of skin cancer.

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Protect Your Skin - Black people tend to think that they don’t need to use products with SPF, and everyone needs to consider the fact that we live in a very, very different world in terms of global warming and the ways that UV rays affect us. Melanin is not enough to protect us from suffering from different forms of skin cancer.

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Sheer Beauty, $36 - If I want to give myself the appearance of having a little more color, rather than using foundation, I love &lt;i&gt;Stila Sheer Tinted Moisturizer SPF 15&lt;/i&gt;. It gives you that natural, extra glow to your skin, with a tiny bit of color.

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Sheer Beauty, $36 - If I want to give myself the appearance of having a little more color, rather than using foundation, I love <i>Stila Sheer Tinted Moisturizer SPF 15</i>. It gives you that natural, extra glow to your skin, with a tiny bit of color.

Melyssa's Favs - My go-to beauty item has always been black eyeliner. I love black eyeliner. You can do so much stuff with it. My favorite eyeliner is $2.99 and I literally have my mother ship it to me from Canada. It’s a brand called &lt;i&gt;Annabelle&lt;/i&gt;. It goes on just as dark as you want.

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Melyssa's Favs - My go-to beauty item has always been black eyeliner. I love black eyeliner. You can do so much stuff with it. My favorite eyeliner is $2.99 and I literally have my mother ship it to me from Canada. It’s a brand called <i>Annabelle</i>. It goes on just as dark as you want.

Pretty N' Sync - Have a pamper party with your girlfriends! We really have to acknowledge that these are hard economic times for everyone. We have to find ways to indulge in things that make us feel feminine and pretty, but won’t break our banks, which kind of correlates to us doing it ourselves (facials, ect).

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Pretty N' Sync - Have a pamper party with your girlfriends! We really have to acknowledge that these are hard economic times for everyone. We have to find ways to indulge in things that make us feel feminine and pretty, but won’t break our banks, which kind of correlates to us doing it ourselves (facials, ect).