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Choosing Healthier Makeup

It is very important to choose healthymakeup. Not all makeup is necessarily healthy. They can contain ingredients that can result in everything from skin irritations to more severe problems. Knowing how to choose healthy makeup can protect you while it beautifies you

• 1. Know and avoid the main "bad" ingredients in order to choose healthy makeup.

  Read the ingredients labels on makeup before choosing them. The ingredients that are most often reported (including the Spring 2008 issue of Green Guide, About.com) as being harmful include talc, DEA, TEA, PPD, and MEA. The list also includes formaldehyde, hydroquinone, nanoparticles, mercury, lead, 1,4 Dioxane, Blue 1, Green 3, antibacterials, parabens, and patroleum distillates.

  
  

  2. Avoid being mislead by words like "natural."
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  3. That may not mean that all of the ingredients in the cosmetic are natural.
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  Choose brands that adhere to independent certifications or that are "green" or "organic."

  Some cosmetic lines adhere to certifications that help to ensure their health. According to Green Guide (Spring 2008 issue), lines such as Physician's Formula, Nvey Eco, Suki Color, and Dr. Hauschka offer cosmetics that have been certified by independent agencies. Other lines do the same thing.

  
  

MAC Youthful Skin

Green Smoothie

Kale and mango are super-foods bursting with nutrition that support your cleanse.

• 1  1/4 c chopped kale leaves (stems and tough rib removed), preferably Lacinato (also known as dinosaur)
• 1  1/4 c frozen cubed mango
• 2 med ribs celery, chopped 
• 1 c chilled fresh tangerine or orange juice 
• 1/4 c chopped flat-leaf parsley
• 1/4 c chopped fresh mint
• 1 tb flaxseed (ground)

Combine all the ingredients in blender. Puree until smooth. Pour into 2 chilled glasses.

Nutrition (per serving) 160 cal, 3 g pro, 39g carb, 5 g fiber, 0.5 g fat, 0 g sat fat, 56 mg sodium

Serves 2

Flatter your Face Shape with Eye Brows

Tweezy does it!

Round Face

Shape up Medium-thick,V-shaped brows with high peaks elongate the face.

Brow how-to "Tweeze several hairs above the outer edges of irises to create peaks. Define with powder.



Square Face

Shapeup Full, straight brows with short tails create the illusion of a narrow jawline.

Brow how-to Tweeze strays below brows to sharpen the lines, then blend a highlighter beneath the highest points to accentuate shape.


Heart Face

Shape up Downplay the point of the chin with thin, slightly S-shaped arches that draw attention up and out toward temples.

Brow how-to Foote recommends having a professional create the tricky shape, then maintaing at home,


Oval Face
Shape up Thick, rounded brows with tapered edges balance a long face, making eyes the focal point.

Brow how-to Pluck a few hairs from the center, starting directly above the pupil and continuing towards the temples, tweezing along the lower brow line. For natural looking definition use a brow pencil to draw short strakes in the direction of hair growth to fill sparse spots.