Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Beauty Tips| Bleaching Skin With Lemons


       Hello, this is wat I use to lighten my darks spot on my body or my face. I actually added shampoo that is yellow liquid on the bottle like u can see its very yellow thats because the shampoo. I use it every time I take a bath witch is maybe 4-5 times a week. Make sure you use alot of lotion where you put lemon because it tents to get dry when you get out of the shower. Also before heading out on the sun make sure you put sunscreen, your skin is sensitive. Hope this works for you. :)

1. Start with a fresh lemon or lemon juice. Put some lemon juice in a container or spray bottle and dilute it with an equal amount of water. You can also add honey or aloe, which will are gentle moisturizing ingredients.
2. On clean skin, apply the lemon juice mixture to a test area on your neck first and rinse. If okay, then apply it to your entire face or just on dark spots. You can wash your face over the sink with the lemon mix as well.

3.Rinse off completely with water. For better results, you can repeat this treatment regularly every day or week





 

Monday, February 13, 2012

Beauty Tips| Can you get hooked on Lip Balm?


                  Its not an addiction in the true medical sense, but yes, you can train your body to rely on lip balm. Here’s what happens: When your lips start to feel dry or get flaky, they send signal to a deeper layer of skin to produce fresh, plump skin cells. But when you put on lip balm, you slow down the signal because you’re creating a barrier layer that prevents the evaporation of more moisture, so the basal layer never gets the signal to produce new cells. When the lip balm wears off, all of a sudden your lips dry out again and your basal layer has to hurry up and start producing your lips  feel dry, you add more lip balm, which once again tells the basal layer, hey we don’t need any more skin cells. And the cycle repeats.

Beauty Tips| Why do some perfume last so long?

                     Fragrances are complex mixtures of natural and synthetic chemicals diluted in alcohol. That alcohol is the first thing to evaporate, which is why you should wait a few seconds before smelling a perfume on your skin. Once the alcohol is gone, the scent ingredients known as top, middle, and bottom notes develop. Top notes are fleeting (think citrus) you smell them first and they disappear within a few minutes. Middle notes create the body of the scent and are usually floral or a combo of fruity and floral. Bottom notes  are the fragrance anchors, they’re the heaviest and stick around the longest. These are often woody, smoky, or musky. So if your favorite scent has serious staying power, it probably has more base notes in the mix

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Beauty Tips| EXFOLIATING SKIN to SMOOTH COMPLEXION




          Hello everyone, dead cells suck the luster from the face. Not only that, but the clog your pores and highlight fine lines too. As you age the rate of cell turnover slows, causing flakiness and dullness, this are signs to step up your exfoliating signs. Here’s how based on your skin type.

                                


OIL OR  ACNE-PRONE SKIN
Exfoliation works wonders at decongesting clogged pores, making it a must for zit- prone skin. But taking a sandpaper approach can leave you with even more bumps. Use a scrub with a small, nourishing jojoba beads, like the ones found in Neutrogena Naturals Purifying Pore Scrub which smoothes  skin and controls oil production. Apply a thin even layer to wet skin, message in circular motions with medium pressure then rinse and pat dry. Try not to exfoliate more than once a week, scrubbing too often can make breakouts worse.





NORMAL SKIN
If you’re one of the lucky ones who is neither oily nor dry, you can tolerate a variety of exfoliating techniques and do deeper pressure. Every other day, apply an alpha hydroxy-acid cleanser ( it removes dead skin cells) to wet skin and drive it in using a face-massage device in five – to 10- seconds. Try Olay Pore Minimizing Cleanser + scrub Only $7 at drugstore and Clarisonic Mia Skin Cleaning System $145 at sephora.
To take exfoliation to the max (normal skin can tolerate a more intense approach), add a retinoic acid such as the prescription cream Retin-A to your nightly routine to help speed up the cell turnover and increase collagen. Its great for improving tone and texture and reducing wrinkles.






DRY OR SENSITIVE SKIN
Sensitive types require a lighter touch and gentler products. Be sure to avoid using strong exfoliants that contain glycolic acid, which travels quickly into the sensitive skin’s fragile layers. Instead, look to physical exfoliants made with perfectly round synethetic spherules that are less likely to irritate skin the way natural ones can, try Clarins Gentle Refiner Exfoliating Cream ($28.50 at Nordstrom).Wet your face, the massage the product onto your skin using light pressure and small, circular motions (if your face is red immediately after, you’ve scrubbed too hard). Remember to do it once a week is just enough to smooth skin without drying it out.

Beauty Tips| Make the Hair Color Last

          




The Problem:
 Chlorinated water, iron, and minerals from inside your water pipes can tint blonde hair to green.

          What to use:
Use a showerhead attachment like Resc-Hue Water Purification System ($120 at sephora.com) to filter unwanted chemicals in the water, and deep treat once a week to keep blonde locks hydrated. TRY Marc Anthony Advanced Color Protect Anti-Aging Night Repair ($10 at Ulta)

                                



                                                    


                                                




                                                   
                                                     
The Problem:
    Over time, brown hair dye oxidizes on your strands, resulting in an orangey, rust-colored tone.

  What to use:
Wash hair with tepid water hot opens the cuticle and lets color seep out. Apply a nonpermanent dye in a cool tone on top of the color you have permanent color once a month to neutralize brassiness. Try GarnierbaShine Color Crème Medium Ash Brown ($8, at drugstore)








                                                   









The Problem:
    Red dye fades faster than other hue; the color    particles are the largest and escape the hair shaft more easily.

                                                 What to use:
Try to keep shampooing to a minimum to hold on to precious pigment. Once a week, twice if you shampoo every day, lather up with a color depositing shampoo. TRY Bumble and Bumble Color Support True Red Shampoo ($23, Bumbleandbumble.com)

Beauty Tips| Can you use the same moisturizer for face and hands?

          You need to use different products to suit your skin’s different needs. The skin on your face tends to be thin and prone to breakouts and wrinkles, while the skin on your hands is thicker and tends to get overly dry and cracked due to washing them with soap several times a day. So your facial moisturizer should be lightweight and noncomedogenic, and perhaps contain film-forming agents that will tighten skin to help reduce appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Your hands should be a heavier barrier cream that protects your digits from harsh conditions and boost their moisture. 

Saturday, February 11, 2012

Beauty Tips| Sore from a workout? Some effective treatments

     What I do is hold a bag of frozen peas against the sore area for 10 to 20 mins, or freeze a plastic bottle full of water and roll it over achy legs and feet for the same direction. Ice decreases inflammation and speed up recovery. Make sure to keep moving: stretching and walking gets blood flowing through the muscles for faster recovery. Hope this works for you! :)

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Beauty Tips| Do eye creams really reduce wrinkles and puffiness?

Well, yes and no. These essentially moisturizers that have been modified for use on the thin skin around the eyes. While they can't work miracles, they do often contain ingredients that may offer some temporary benefits. They can smooth lines and decrease piffiness with the help of polymers that form a skin-tightening film as  they dry. But     as always, the effects vary from person to person, and the result may not be dramatically noticeable.

Beauty Tips| How Water Works In Your Body

It has some surprising health-enchancing powers. Turn out, water is a...

Waist Slimmer
Time to start swallowing: People who sip two cups (16 ounces) of water before a meal shovel in 13 percent fewer calories.

Endurance Enhancer
Cyclists who dip their legs in water for 20 minutes before a ride put out 20 more watts of power than those who skip the soak.

Headache Stopper
A study found that migraine patients who drank one liter of agua daily had 21 fewer hours of pain over a two week period.

Kidney Saver
Downing enough water to produce two quarts of pee daily helps your body flush out junk that could cause a kidney stone.

Beauty TipsI Home Remedies Skin Whitening

One of the safest bleaching options is natural method. Drinking water 10-12 glasses a day will help flush out toxins from your body. Lack of enough sleep hurts your body and this will reflect on your skin appearance. Whatever you eat also affects the appearance of your skin. Foods rich in fiber, for example fruits and vegetables, are natural treatments of hyper pigmentation. They contain anti-oxidants which flush out toxins from your body. Green tea, another rich source of anti-oxidants is a health drink that will brings out the glow in your skin.

     There are different homemade skin bleaching remedies. Bleaching skin with these remedies is all about having the right ingredients. The advantage of these ingredients is that they are safe. They therefore pose no harm to the skin of its user. Examples of homemade remedies are:



1. Honey and turmeric face mask. Mix 1 tablespoon of honey, turmeric paste, and water. Apply the paste on your skin and leave for 15minutes. Applying this mask will not only lighten your skin but also get rid of dark spots and pimples.
2. Sandalwood and lemon juice paste. Mix 1 tablespoon of sandalwood with lemon juice. Apply on your face for 15 minutes. This is an effective home remedy for inhibiting melanin production from your skin. You may supplement the lemon juice with rosewater.
3. Lemon juice. Mix lemon juice, turmeric powder and cucumber. Apply the mixture on your skin and leave for 15minutes. Wash it off with cold water. Lemon juice is an effective natural skin lightener. It illuminates the skin dermis giving it a healthy glow. The acidic nature of lemon juice makes the skin photosensitive. Therefore, lemon juice should only be applied on the skin at night to avoid the sun’s UV rays.

Friday, February 3, 2012

Beauty Tips| Hide A Zit With Make-up!

  Instead of caking on foundation all over, I spot conceal blemishes so my natural skin shines through on its own!

CORRECT
Cancel out redness with a greenish- tinted corrector. Tap it on the spot using your ring finger it's weaker then your index. so the gentle touch won't irritate the blemish further.

COVER
Find a creamy concealer that matches your skin tone. Apply it to the blemish with a small concealer brush, focusing on the darkest part of the spot, and then lightly fade it out to blend with the rest of your face.

SET
Set the concealer with an oil-free face powder. Use a big fluffy brush and dust it on the spot. Swipe the remaining powder over the rest of your face to blend and remove extra shine.

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Beauty Tips| 10-Second Healthy-Hair Test

Pluck a strand from your head and drop it into an eight ounce cup of water. Thefaster and deeper it sinks, the less protein and moisture it has . If your hair floats, it's healthy.