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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.

Match Brows With Hair

    Brows frame your face and draw attention to your eyes. But the wrong color can wash you out. So the key is to fill them in so that they complement your hair but don't match it perfectly.


Brunette
If you have chestnut hair, look for honey or warm on the label. Those with chocolaty hair should go for medium brown. Try Covergirl Brow & Eyemakers Pencil in Honey Brown (above) or Midnight Brown ($5, at drugstores).

Black
Go with a dark- or medium- brown pencil ( the latter looks best on fair- skinned women with light eyes) but never black, says Foote. Try Clinique Superfine Liner for Brows in deep Brown or Soft Brown

Blonde
Brown should match the darkest shade on your head. Fill them in with a light-brown (taupe) pencil. A good Taupe brow pencil is Anastasia Beverly Hills Perfect Brow, works pretty well.

Red
Put down the copper pencil. Few natural redheads have ginger brows. A reddish brown is more flattering . Try using Lorac Creamy Brow Pencil in Auburn at Sephora really good. 

Dark Under- Eye Circles

Every morning when I wake up, I always seem to have dark under-eye circles. I don't like looking tired when I'm really not! I've tried numerous cover-ups and creams, but they haven't helped at all. How can I look awake and ready for the day? 

     Dark circles are often hereditary, which can be a drag because it means there's no real way to prevent them (darn genetics!). But luckily for those of us who suffer from the dreaded discoloration, there are ways to treat and cover up dark under eye circles.

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      The biggest mistakes are to use a heavier concealer around eye area. These are best for sides of nose and blemishes and only should be used in extreme moderation. Try using foundation first to see how much of the job it takes care of  then using a concealer in a tone a bit lighter than your skin color, in a brush form that is targeted for brightening the under eye area. Use this in the entire under eye area. If that didn't do the trick then use a heavier concealor which matches skin color exactly on only the lower part of orbital bone (where the darkest crescent forms). If you have dark circles under the eyes it is best to stick with light shimmering eye shadow and to skip the heavy eyeliner. Heavy eyeliners will add more shadowing and light tone shadows will brighten all over eye area."Clarins Instant Light Eye Perfecting Base to even and brighten the lids which help brighten whole area. If all else fails, try using a "pop of bright lipstick" to draw attention away from eye circles!

DIY At Home Blow Dry (hair)

Put the Squeeze On

Once you're out of the shower, gently press chunks of hair with a cotton T-shirt; it's so soft, it won't ruffle the hair's outer layer and bring on—gasp!—fuzzies the way a rough towel can.

Flip Out

It's best to blow-dry hair someplace other than your steamy bathroom, to escape the humidity. Tip your head over, and dry roots as you run your fingers through hair, Gurgov recommends. Straighten up while hair is still a bit damp.

Divide and Conquer

Apply another round of product; during hair-raising weather, it's key to keeping frizz under control. If you have straight hair that could use fullness, go for mousse. If your hair is wavy or curly, reach for a straightening balm.

Starting at the back of your head, use a wide-tooth comb to separate hair into four sections—the top, the sides and the back.

Bring the Heat

Unclip the back section of hair. With a medium round brush, lift a 2-inch piece from the roots. Keep the dryer about 1 inch above as you firmly pull the brush out.

"A shiny blowout comes from tension you create with your brush as you dry".

Cool It

When a piece of hair is dry, blast it with a shot of cool air to seal in sleekness. Repeat until all the hair in that section is dry. Then go through steps 3 and 4 with the left, right and top sections.

When they're all dry, mist with a flexible-hold hairspray. That's all you do—so sexy!

Beauty Tips The Magic Wand (mascara)

A magic wand that can give you an instant makeover.

Hooded

Brush a lengthening mascara onto your top lashes only. The extra length can offset eyelid droopiness the wand and pull the lashes upward as you brush on the mascara.

Deep-Set

Swipe on a volumizing mascara go a little heavier on the center lashes to make youur eyes appear more pronounced. A formula with a shimmer will reflect light, which will aslo help bring eyes forward.

Close-Set

Fanned-out lashes create the illusion of space an width. Use a lash- separting mascara with a plastic-bristle wand to comb out lashes. Add an extra coat to the outer corners to make eyes appear farther apart.

Small
Try a curling mascara its curved wand lets you get close to the lash line, and wax polymers lift lashes and keep them there all day. Applying a light coat to lower lahes can also help fake a wide-open, doe-eyes effect  

Beauty Tips| How to Get Rid of a Pimple: 1-7

1. Do not touch or pop the pimple. It will only make the pimple more obvious and risk infection and scarring. Instead, take up the following routine, twice a day, until it disappears.
2. Wash your hands thoroughly before you touch your face.
3. Wash your face gently but thoroughly with a mild, medicated soap and warm water. The water shouldn't be steaming hot; it should be just a little warm. Do not use a washcloth, as the scrubbing action could distribute bacteria to other parts of your face. Use your hands. Wash for about 30 seconds.

      4. Pat your skin dry with a towel. Always pat; don't wipe or rub. Wiping can move bacteria on your  face and spread it by redistributing it in other places.

      5. Apply mandelic acid, benzoyl peroxide or salicylic acid topical cream on the pimple. Mandelic acid has antibacterial properties which will kill the acne causing bacteria, Propionibacterium acnes." If the spot is under the skin surface and hurts when touched, use benzoyl peroxide. Salicylic Acid should work well for all other acne spots.

       6.After topical treatment is dry, apply a basic face moisturizer (preferably allergy-tested, fragrance free, and oil free). Without moisturizing, the skin around the pimple can dry and irritate your skin, possibly making the pimple more inflamed and noticeable. Some contain a mild sunscreen, which is often recommended with some acne washes and medications.

        7.Dermabrasion removes the redness. A simple natural home remedy for this is to use the skin inside of an egg shell. Google "dermabrasion with eggs".

Beauty Tips| Why You Should Start Sticking Your Mascara In Your Bra

          Apparently there is a majore beauty benefit from sticking your mascara in your bar while you do the rest of your makeup. "I go through a tube of mascara a month since I like to use it a lot. But I've found I can extend a tube by a few weeks just by using body heat on the tube for 5 mintues each day. I just tuck my mascara in my bra cup while i do my base makeup and the mascara is then warmed up enough to go on super smooth. With both application ease and getting lots more applications out of one tube by doing this. Don't know if this would work on all mascaras, but works great with Cover Girl Professional Lash." 

Beauty Tips| Create Perfect Brows

Having neat brows frame your face and complete your look!

Shape
Clean up any stray hairs that fall outside of your natural brow shape. tweeze them out in the direction of the hair growth to minimize irritation.

Comb
Use a spoolie brush to comb hairs into place. Brush your brows up and out toward your hairline for the best shape. Cut those extra long hair.

Intensify
Find an eyebrow pencil that is the same color as your hair. Fill in your arch by using short, fast strokes to mimic the shape of real hairs.

Highlight
Apply a champagne shadow along your brow bone below your arch. This will define your shape and add a touch of shimmer to draw attention to your brows.

Beauty Tips| Complexion Concealer

Concealer is supposed to mask problems but applied the wrong way, it can actually magnify a zit.

1. Look for a matte or oil-free concealer
It will adhere better to the skin and wont slide off like a creamy formula can. One with sulfur also helps keep skin clear.

2. Remember light shade enhance dark ones recede.
Never put a too-light concealer or shimmery powder onto a raised bump its like shinning a spotlight on it. Match the concealer to your skin, then use a brush to lightly tap on a slightly darker matte eye shadow shade to give the illusion of shrunken bump

3. Layer
Think of a pimple as a tiny hill on your face. you need to apply a few thin layers to the blemish and the area around it to make the spot visually shrink. Use a concealer brush to pat it on and blend well. Your fingers are a breeding ground for bacteria, which worsens acne don't forget that.

Beauty Tips| Vitamin D For Skin

Stored Skin-care vitamins A, C and E are making room in your medicine cabinet for vitamin D, which hydrates skin, smoothes fine lines and boosts radiance.

Sun exposure is that it can cause sunburns, aging and skin cancer. You can get your daily dose of D without the sun by consuming vitamin D rich foods like yogurt, salmon and swordfish; by drinking milk or by taking supplements. But the best way to get vitamin D to your skin is by applying it directly. Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare Active Vitamin D Serum-Oil, $65, dgskincare.com

BeautyTips| DIY At Home Face Mask

Products: Pineapple+Banana+Honey

Create your own exfoliating pina colada face mask! In a blender, puree one ring of canned pineapple, one medium-size banana, and one tablespoon of honey. Spread the mixture on your face, set for five minutes, and then wash off to leave your skin deliciouly soft.

Beauty Tips| DIY Beauty Lifesavers

Have Yellow Nails?
Soak in lemon juice
When dark polish gives your nail an icky yellow stain, find the solution with lemons! Rub down your nails with lemon wedge ( the acid helps cancel out the yellow) then put vitamin-enriched treatment to return your nails good health. :) try sally hansen

Jawline and cheeks zits?
Clean your phone
Zap the dirt and bacteria that are  clogging your pores by wiping down your phone each day with sanitizing wipe those zits should clear up on their own once the phone gunk is  gone!

Greasy hair roots
Brush in  baking soda
Sprinkle a little baking soda into a paddle brush and rake it through your hair. The absorbent powder will soak up excess product and add volume  to  lifeless strands!

Streaky makeup
Wash your brushes
The best shampoo to wash your brushes is baby shampoo. Mix a teaspoon  of baby shampoo and warm water in a glass and swirl your brushes clean. Rinse them well, then squeeze dry with a paper towel.

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

 

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

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.