The Morning Thing’s own Rachel Rinehart is super passionate about skincare and makeup, it’s something she loves! So, this morning on the show, she shared with us some tips and tricks to make your skincare routine better, and to make your makeup flawless!

Let’s start with skincare:

1. Know your skin type: oily, sensitive, dry,  or combination? Take this quiz to find out! This will help you find skincare products specially made for YOUR skin type! Click HERE  for the quiz!
2. Know the ingredients in your skincare! Stay away from these chemicals in your skincare, they can be harmful and cause your skin to breakout! Click HERE to see a list, look at #5.
3. Don’t waste your money! You can find some really great skincare brands that won’t break the bank, and have the same ingredients as the most luxury skincare on the market. Here are some of my favorite drugstore brands that have never failed me! Click the links to check out their products: Soap and Glory, Fourth Ray Beauty, Pixi, and Neutrogena.
4. Skincare is not just for women! Men, make sure you are using sunscreen in these summer months, and don’t forget to moisturize! Your skin will thank you! Check out menshealth.com for some suggestions!

So, let’s move on to makeup!

1. Want your makeup to last all day? Make sure that you are setting your foundation with setting powder! Especially in the summer months, makeup can start to melt off your face. By setting your makeup, you are forcing that foundation to stay in place!
2. Figure out what your essentials are for your makeup routine. For Rachel, she has to have mascara, concealer, and moisturizer. If your skin isn’t feeling the greatest, or you need to give your skin a break, do some minimal makeup days. It’s great for your skin, and takes you less time to get ready in the morning!
3. Clean your makeup brushes! Bacteria can live on those brushes if you don’t clean them regularly. Rachel tries to wash her brushes every Sunday, it’s become a routine for her. When you wash your makeup brushes, your makeup will apply better as well!
4. TAKE YOUR MAKEUP OFF BEFORE BED! This is the #1 rule when it comes to skincare and makeup care! If you don’t wash your face before bed, you can risk getting acne, clogging pores, and making your skin not feel great. Wash that face!

Here are some of Rachel’s favorite makeup brands that won’t break the bank: Maybelline, Colourpop, Ofra, Elf, and Wet n Wild.

If you can’t tell, Rachel’s super passionate about this stuff. We hope you use some of these tips to your advantage!

Today is National Cupcake Day, and today on the show we shared some awesome, but simple cupcake recipes for you and your family to try!

ALL of these recipes use box cake mix. SO EASY!

Check them out below!

Chocolate Peanut Butter ‘Box’ Cupcakes

Red Velvet Cheesecake ‘Box’ Cupcakes

Cookie Dough ‘Box’ Cupcakes

Chocolate-covered Strawberry ‘Box’ Cupcakes

Today is a day to be celebrated by everyone in the family! National Peanut Butter Cookie Day is in celebration of Peanut Butter as a baking ingredient.

Here’s some fun facts about peanut butter:

Alabama’s American agricultural extension educator, George Washington Carver, was the most well-known promoter of the peanut. Carver compiled 105 peanut recipes from various cookbooks, agricultural bulletins, and other sources.  In 1916, he put together a Research Bulletin called How to Grow the Peanut and 105 Ways of Preparing it for Human Consumption. Included in this Research Bulletin were three recipes for peanut cookies calling for crushed or chopped peanuts as one of its ingredients.

It was in the early 1920s that peanut butter was found listed as an ingredient in cookies.

Here are some of our favorite Peanut Butter Cookie recipes:

Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

Peanut Butter Cake Mix Cookies

3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies

Peanut Butter Edible “Cookie Dough”

Father’s day is right around the corner, and today is Superman day! Allprodad.com gave us 10 ways that you can be your child’s superhero:

1. Be their security.

Every child needs to feel secure. As their dad, they look to you to provide that feeling at all times. When those little eyes look up at you, they see Superman. Live up to the hype.

2. Open your heart.

In society, men are expected to be strong. This is a good thing. However, with your children, open all of yourself to them. Show them compassion, sympathy, and forgiveness. They will, in turn, do the same with their kids when they grow up.

3. Love and respect your wife or their mother.

Your children will learn how men should behave from you. Treat your wife or the child’s mother with gentle care and the utmost respect. If you are married you can’t love your wife perfectly, but your kids should never doubt your love for her. If your children are raised in a loving marriage, they have a great model for future relationships.

4. Read to them.

Young children like nothing more than to be read a story. It lights up their imaginations and gives them time with you. They also love it when you take it a step further and add sound effects and funny voices. There is no sweeter sound than the pure laughter of your own children.

5. Understanding your children.

No matter how similar to you he may be, your child has his own unique personality. Take the time to learn your child and understand him. What makes him tick? What makes him sad? What is his dream? Children want your acknowledgment of who they are.

6. Be affectionate.

The glow on a child’s face when his dad picks him up with strong arms is an awesome sight to see. Never be ashamed to hug your child, kiss your child, and say, “I love you”. This comes hard for some men, but it could be the difference between your child feeling loved or unloved.

7. Teach your kids.

Teach your kids the life skills they need. Sometimes parents assign tasks and just assume a child knows how to do them. When things pop up that you are not great at, learn them together. Be humble and clear and give your kids all they need to be successful.

8. Eat dinner with them.

It is a busy world we live in. Dinner time gets scattered, covered, and smothered very easily. When at all possible, make sure your family sits down at one table and shares meals together – television off. You will never learn more about your child in any other setting than at a dinner table.

9. Show them how to live.

One of the biggest parenting mistakes is losing yourself in the process. Let your children see all the things that make you wonderful. The family comes first, but the things you are passionate about do not have to die just because you’re a parent. When your kids see their dad living a full and awesome life, they will most likely do the same when they are adults.

10. Learn new skills.

The day you stop learning new things is the day you start slowly dying. No matter how old you get, never stop learning. Times change, new technology is developed, and we need to adapt to it. Learn how to fix things around the house and under the hood. Be a man who can hold his own in a kitchen. This is a complicated world and your children will adopt your versatility.

See the entire article HERE!

Today on the show we shared some awesome iced tea recipes for you and your family to try! But first, how did National Iced Tea come to be?

According to holidayinsights.com, In 1904, English tea plantation owner Richard Blechynden set up a booth to sell hot tea at the St. Louis World Fair. It was a sizzler of a day, and fair visitors didn’t want anything hot. Rather, they needed something to quench their thirst… something cold. He dumped some of his hot tea into ice and served it cold. It was an immediate hit. This was the first known use of iced tea.

Here are some awesome recipes you can try!

Smooth Sweet Tea

Sweet Lime Iced Tea

Lemon Mint Iced Tea

Very Popular Bubble Tea

Peach Orange Iced Tea

see a complete list of recipes HERE!