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Wednesday 31 March 2010

Get Feet Soft as a Baby's

Get Feet Soft as a Baby's


Dry, cracked feet are never sexy. While this tends to be a summer hazard, it can happen all year-round. If you can't afford a fish pedicure, get rid of dry heel syndrome with this five-step process I cobbled together and use myself from time-to-time. Because this is a 3-step process (foot soak, foot scrub and then overnight mask), you can skip parts of this process if you choose. If you continue to wear the foot mask every night for a week, your problems should be solved.
Difficulty: Easy
Time Required: 15 minutes

Here's How:

  1. Soak feet for 5-10 minutes in a warm foot bath made with 1 cup milk and 5 cups warm water.
  2. Create a homemade foot scrub by putting 4 tablespoons salt or sugar in 1/2 cup oil. Baby oil, sweet almond oil or coconut oil or even vegetable oil works well.
  3. Massage the homemade foot scrub in a circular motion into bottoms of feet.
  4. Scrub bottoms of feet with the pumice stone. Rinse and dry feet.
  5. Before you go to bed that night, try this tip from beauty guru Paula Begoun: rub a Stridex pad over dry areas of feet. Stridex, a product found in the acne section of any drugstore, contains 2 percent salicylic acid so it's a great exfoliant for the feet.
  6. Apply moisturizer thickly on feet (do not wash off Stridex). A super-rich moisturizer like cocoa butter, Eucerin (my favorite) or even Vaseline works best.
  7. Pull on socks and keep them on throughout the night for at least 4 hours.

What You Need:

  • 1 cup milk
  • Sugar or salt (either will work)
  • Baby oil, sweet almond oil or coconut oil
  • Pumice stone
  • Stridex, found in the acne section of any drugstore
  • Thick moisturizer
  • Socks
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Saturday 20 March 2010

What Type of Skin Do You Have?

What Type of Skin Do You Have?

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intrestThere are five basic types of skin care: combination oily, sensitive, dry and sun damaged. Your skin type is determined by how much - or little - oil your skin produces. Genes, diet, stress levels, medications and even your skincare regimen all determine how much oil your skin produces.
Rona Berg, in his book, "The beauty of the new key," explains the five types of skin. Here's how to know what skin type you have.
Berg suggests taking the "test of the skin." Wash your face, pat dry, then take a few pieces of rice paper or lens cleaning tissue paper and press various places on your face. If your skin is fat, the paper will stick, pick up oily spots and become translucent. If the paper does not stick and does not pick up oily spots, your skin is dry. If it sticks in your T-zone (forehead, nose and chin ) then you have combination (or normal) skin. About 70 percent of women have combination skin. Here are five different types of skin and their characteristics.

    
* Type 1: Oily skin tends to shiny fat with dilated pores and is prone to blackheads and blemishes. You may experience some tension.

    
* Type 2: Combination / normal This skin type has medium pores, a good flow smooth and even texture, color, healthy, may tend toward dryness on the cheeks while being oily in the middle.

    
* Type 3: Sensitive skin sensitivity tends to be thin, delicate with fine pores. It rinses easily, is prone to broken capillaries, is frequently allergic and can be rashy.

    
* Type 4: Dry Dry skin feels tight, especially after washing. You have a tendency to wrinkles, red patches and flaking. Among women of color, the skin appear dull or ashy May the accumulation of dead skin.

    
* Type 5: Aging or sun-damaged This skin also feels close with visible wrinkles, Slack complexion - especially around the cheeks and chin - with a leathery texture and broken capillaries.

Best Way To Apply Lipstick

Best Way To Apply Lipstick

A beauty advice I've always sworn is to pick your best feature and play it up. If you are often complimented on your lips, consider yourself lucky, it is time to step up. Here are 16 tips on how to apply lipstick.

    
* Do not play the eyes and mouth Women who wear heavy eye makeup and dark lipstick can look like a clown. If you want to wear red lipstick, keep the rest of your makeup light. If you play your eyes, keep your mouth light with a gloss or lipstick that light can not resist.
    
* For the "full lips, apply online just outside your natural lip line. Dab a bit of gloss in the middle of the lower lip.
    
* How to apply lipstick? I do not believe in rules applying lipstick. Some women use special brushes lipstick (pictured here). I own one and never, never. Others use the middle finger (I once said it was a beauty not fake but I reamed by a reader, I changed my mind). Most women apply right from the tube. Choose what suits you, until the color is on the lips, you're good.
    
* Use line on your lips as a basis. Lipstick will last longer if you fill your lips with liner first. If you're using light lipstick, try a nude liner. Then slick your lipstick on top.

      
Lip gloss is infamous for fading quickly, but if you fill in lips first with the liner, the gloss has something to respect.
    
* You can line before or after applying lipstick or gloss. Some women prefer to apply liner first, arguing that you will not be able to see the natural line of your lips if you apply lipstick first. But I find lips look more natural when I line lips after I apply lipstick.
    
* Never use a dark liner with light lipstick. Defined lips are great, but make sure the surface is the lipstick or gloss. Black liner and light lips is tacky.
    
* Never use a test lipstick on your lips. It's just plain unhealthy. Instead, test lipstick on your fingers. It is more suited to your lips than the back of your hand.
    
* Do not throw a lipstick color ill. Publishers beauty that you can create a great lipcolor by blending lipsticks you do not like. You can also color in lips with a darker liner before applying lipstick is too bright.
    
* Keep lipstick off glass. Discreetly lick your lips before taking a sip from the glass. It works!
    
* Keep out of lipstick your teeth with this trick. After applying lipstick, take your finger and place it in your mouth, then pull. The lipstick stands out above your finger rather than your teeth.
    
* Lipstick can act as a blush. But never use blush as a lipstick.
    
* The older, the "creamier" your lips should look. If your lips are thin and wrinkled, avoid matte or gloss and stick with a creamy lipstick.
    
* Not all shades of lipstick look good on skin color everyone.Your will determine what shades are right on you. You may like a lipstick on your friend, but she may not look good on you. Orange or brown shades, including corals, look good on some people. These shades tend to make teeth appear yellow.
    
* Camouflage yellowed teeth. To downplay a yellow cast to teeth, try lipsticks with a bluish tint. Tones that work include plums, pinks, wines and violets, according to Lazarus, a NYC makeup artist in the June 2007 issue of the journal O.
    
* Heal - Do not throw away - a broken lipstick. If your lipstick breaks, simply remove the broken part with a tissue, then slowly wave a lit match under the broken piece of lipstick. When it melts a little, put it back on the base, swing down and put it in the fridge - Uncovered - for 30 minutes.
    
* Lipstick done? You may notice that there is still a bit of lipstick in the tube. Scratch the last bits with a cotton swap or orange stick and mix it with Vaseline or lip gloss in a palette of lipstick. Use a lip brush to apply.

      
I also love this tip shared by reader Patti Campbell. She dug the remains of lipstick from the bottom of the tubes and she puts them in a case of pill, with each day of the week individually capped. " She then nukes the case until the pill lipstick melted. Campbell uses a lip brush and enjoys seven new lipsticks. I think it is perfect for the handbag.

Best Makeup Tips: 1 Lips

Best Makeup Tips: 1 Lips
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A beauty advice I've always sworn is to pick your best feature and play it up. If you are often complimented on your lips, consider yourself lucky, it is time to step up. Here are 16 tips on how to apply lipstick.

    
* Do not play the eyes and mouth Women who wear heavy eye makeup and dark lipstick can look like a clown. If you want to wear red lipstick, keep the rest of your makeup light. If you play your eyes, keep your mouth light with a gloss or lipstick that light can not resist.
    
* For the "full lips, apply online just outside your natural lip line. Dab a bit of gloss in the middle of the lower lip.
    
* How to apply lipstick? I do not believe in rules applying lipstick. Some women use special brushes lipstick (pictured here). I own one and never, never. Others use the middle finger (I once said it was a beauty not fake but I reamed by a reader, I changed my mind). Most women apply right from the tube. Choose what suits you, until the color is on the lips, you're good.
    
* Use line on your lips as a basis. Lipstick will last longer if you fill your lips with liner first. If you're using light lipstick, try a nude liner. Then slick your lipstick on top.

      
Lip gloss is infamous for fading quickly, but if you fill in lips first with the liner, the gloss has something to respect.
    
* You can line before or after applying lipstick or gloss. Some women prefer to apply liner first, arguing that you will not be able to see the natural line of your lips if you apply lipstick first. But I find lips look more natural when I line lips after I apply lipstick.
    
* Never use a dark liner with light lipstick. Defined lips are great, but make sure the surface is the lipstick or gloss. Black liner and light lips is tacky.
    
* Never use a test lipstick on your lips. It's just plain unhealthy. Instead, test lipstick on your fingers. It is more suited to your lips than the back of your hand.
    
* Do not throw a lipstick color ill. Publishers beauty that you can create a great lipcolor by blending lipsticks you do not like. You can also color in lips with a darker liner before applying lipstick is too bright.
    
* Keep lipstick off glass. Discreetly lick your lips before taking a sip from the glass. It works!
    
* Keep out of lipstick your teeth with this trick. After applying lipstick, take your finger and place it in your mouth, then pull. The lipstick stands out above your finger rather than your teeth.
    
* Lipstick can act as a blush. But never use blush as a lipstick.
    
* The older, the "creamier" your lips should look. If your lips are thin and wrinkled, avoid matte or gloss and stick with a creamy lipstick.
    
* Not all shades of lipstick look good on skin color everyone.Your will determine what shades are right on you. You may like a lipstick on your friend, but she may not look good on you. Orange or brown shades, including corals, look good on some people. These shades tend to make teeth appear yellow.
    
* Camouflage yellowed teeth. To downplay a yellow cast to teeth, try lipsticks with a bluish tint. Tones that work include plums, pinks, wines and violets, according to Lazarus, a NYC makeup artist in the June 2007 issue of the journal O.
    
* Heal - Do not throw away - a broken lipstick. If your lipstick breaks, simply remove the broken part with a tissue, then slowly wave a lit match under the broken piece of lipstick. When it melts a little, put it back on the base, swing down and put it in the fridge - Uncovered - for 30 minutes.
    
* Lipstick done? You may notice that there is still a bit of lipstick in the tube. Scratch the last bits with a cotton swap or orange stick and mix it with Vaseline or lip gloss in a palette of lipstick. Use a lip brush to apply.

      
I also love this tip shared by reader Patti Campbell. She dug the remains of lipstick from the bottom of the tubes and she puts them in a case of pill, with each day of the week individually capped. " She then nukes the case until the pill lipstick melted. Campbell uses a lip brush and enjoys seven new lipsticks. I think it is perfect for the handbag.

Tuesday 16 March 2010

Hair loss, its causes and remedies


Hair loss, its causes and remedies
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What is the normal cycle of hair growth and loss?
The normal cycle of hair growth lasts for 2 to 3 years. Each hair grows approximately 1 centimeter per month during this phase. About 90 percent of hair on your scalp grows at a given time. About 10 percent of hair on your scalp, at any moment is in a resting phase. After 3 to 4 months, hair fall and rest new hair begins to grow in its place.

It is normal to shed hair every day as part of this cycle. However, some people may experience excessive (more than normal) hair loss. Hair loss of this type can affect men, women and children.


What causes excessive hair loss?
A number of things can cause excessive hair loss. For example, about 3 or 4 months after an illness or major surgery, you may suddenly lose a large amount of hair. This loss of hair is stress-related illness and is temporary.

Hormonal problems may cause hair loss. If your thyroid gland is overactive or underactive, your hair may fall. This hair loss usually can be helped by treatment thyroid disease. Hair loss may occur if male or female hormones, called androgens and estrogens, are out of balance. Correcting the hormone imbalance may stop your hair loss.

Many women notice hair loss about 3 months after they had a baby. This loss is also related to hormones. During pregnancy, high levels of certain hormones cause the body to keep hair that would normally fall. When the hormones return to pre pregnancy, that hair falls out and the normal cycle of growth and loss starts again.

Some medications can cause hair loss. This type of hair loss improves when you stop taking the drug. Drugs that can cause hair loss include anticoagulants (also called anticoagulants), medicines used for gout, blood pressure problems or heart failure, vitamin A (if too much taken), birth control pills and antidepressants .

Some infections can cause hair loss. Fungal infections of the scalp can cause hair loss in children. The infection is easily treated with antifungal drugs.

Finally, loss of hair may occur in the context of underlying disease, such as lupus or diabetes. Since hair loss may be an early sign of disease, it is important to find the cause so it can be treated.


Then certain hairstyles or treatments cause hair loss?
Yes. If you wear braids or cornrows or use tight hair rollers, traction on the hair can cause a type of hair loss called traction alopecia (example: al-oh-pee-sha). If traction is stopped before scarring of the scalp develops, your hair will grow back normally. However, scarring can cause permanent hair loss. Salaries in hot oil hair or chemicals used in permanent (also called "perms") May cause inflammation (swelling) of the hair follicle, which can leave scars and hair loss.


What is common baldness?
"Common baldness" usually means male-pattern baldness, pattern baldness or permanent-pattern. It is also called androgenetic alopecia. Male-pattern baldness is the most common cause of hair loss in men. Men who have this type of hair loss usually have inherited the character. Men who start losing their hair at an early age tend to develop more extensive baldness. In male pattern baldness, comprising, with the hair loss usually results in a receding hair line and baldness on top of the head.

Women may develop female-pattern baldness. In this form of hair loss, hair can become thin on the scalp.


Then my doctor do something to stop hair loss?
Maybe. Your doctor will likely ask you questions about your diet, medications you take, if you had a recent illness and how you take care of your hair. If you are a woman, your doctor may ask about your menstrual cycle, pregnancy and menopause. Your doctor may want to do a physical examination to look for other causes of hair loss. Finally, blood tests or a biopsy (a small sample of cells to examine under a microscope) of your scalp may be needed.


Is there a treatment for hair loss?
Depending on your type of hair loss, treatments are available. If a medication is causing your hair loss, your doctor may be able to prescribe a different medicine. Recognizing and treating an infection may help stop hair loss. Correcting a hormonal imbalance, may prevent further hair loss.

Drugs may also help slow or prevent the development of common baldness. One drug, minoxidil (brand name: Rogaine), is available without prescription. It is applied to the scalp. Men and women can use. Another drug, finasteride, is available on prescription. It comes in tablets and is reserved for men. It may take up to 6 months before you can say if any of these drugs is effective.

If adequate treatment is not available for your type of hair loss, you may consider trying different hairstyles or wigs, hairpieces, hair weaves or artificial hair replacement.

Monday 15 March 2010

Face Care Basics Important For Your Face

Face Care Basics Important For Your Face



Healthy skin and soft, not so much a dream if you take precautions and pay attention to your diet and exercise. Proper nutrition, hydration and protection against sun and wind should be a part of your daily routine. There are four basic steps for skin care that are mandatory and can not be skipped under any pretext, if you want a naturally glowing skin. It is important that you use the products according to your skin type. You must pay attention to the order of steps as:

1. Cleansing
Cleansing is quite essential to avoid acnes and other skin problems. Wash your skin often using a mild face wash and wipe with a clean towel. It is very important to remove impurities such as dirt particles and makeup before going to sleep that your skin can breathe properly at night. Use a mild cleanser at least twice a day, but make sure it rinses away easily, causes no irritation and did not wash the natural oils too.

2. Skin Toning
Toners not only cleanse the skin and help remove all traces of particles that you may have left behind but also cools, nourishes, moisturizes and refreshes the skin. It strengthens the skin and close pores that opened in May while deep cleaning the face. Toners must be alcohol free as alcohol dries off skin.

3. Peeling Skin
Exfoliating removes dead cells from the skin, rejuvenate skin and eliminate fine lines and facial wrinkles. The younger skin that surfaces after exfoliation naturally looks more beautiful and radiant. These products are generally alpha or beta hydroxy acids to speed up the process but do avoid the ones that are granular as they tend to damage the new skin too that is much more sensitive than the layer that it digests mature.

4. Moisturizing Skin
As our body, our skin also needs hydration and proper nutrients to keep healthy. Thus, treat with a good moisturizer and a sunscreen with broad spectrum SPF of more than 15 daily and night cream daily that helps the skin to balance and restores any damage that might have occurred overnight.

Editorial | Romantic Pastels


Editorial | Romantic Pastels








Romantic Pastels
Marie Claire Hungry March 2010
Shot by: Pejkó Gergő
Styling by: Laczkó Mónika
Models: Eszter (Ten Models) & Barbie (Attractive Models)
Thanks to for lilaorgona the scans.

2010 Chanel Cruise

2010 Chanel Cruise