Stretch Your Beauty Budget

Being beautiful doesn’t have to break the bank. Beauty is something that is very easy to achieve, inexpensively, with just a little bit of know-how. By looking for great deals, using a single product for multiple uses and knowing which products actually require a bit of money, you’ll be able stock your vanity with the essentials and still have money left over!

Here are great tips for buying beauty products and staying well within your budget:

Make Your Products Multi-Task
One of the best tips we ever learned was from Teen magazine way back in the day: blush looks great on your eyes. If you’re going for a natural, daytime look, using the same color on your eyes as you do on your cheeks is the way to go for a fresh-faced look. Cream blush makes a great lipstick as well! Alternately, a great lipstick can be rubbed onto your cheeks.

Look for products that are already labeled for multiple uses. The newest foundations contain moisturizers and skin protectors. Even face powder is hydrating!

Know Where to Spend Money
One of the biggest mistakes people make when trying to save money on beauty products is purchasing 3-in-1 bath products. No product works as a soap, shampoo and conditioner! You can literally ruin your hair if you use these products for an extended length of time. Always purchase shampoo and conditioner that is exclusively made for your hair type. Leave the soap for your skin!

Buy What You’ll Use
Did you know that make-up has expiration dates? You may not since they aren’t printed on the packaging. Mascara, for instance, should be replaced every three months. If you won’t be using an entire tube of mascara before it’s time to replace it, buy a smaller tube.

Switch Consistencies
Most of us use liquid soaps and shampoos because they are more convenient and seem more hygienic. Were you aware that there are solid shampoo bars available? One shampoo bar can last longer than an entire bottle of liquid shampoo. You can also find soap for your face in bar form. Companies like Clinique sell facial soap by the bar, which can last up to four times as long as a similarly formulated liquid soap.

Use What You Have
You don’t always have to buy new products for your beauty needs. Witch Hazel makes a great toner. Soak a cotton ball and wipe your face with Witch Hazel after you wash and before you moisturize. Epsom salt makes a great exfoliate; place a bit in the palm of your hand and rub your body with it.

Do you want to add extra shine to your hair? Rinse your hair with vodka! Do you need to wash hairspray and other styling products from your hair? Use baking soda. There are kinds of things you have around the house that can replace the products you would ordinarily spend money on.

Beauty doesn’t have to come with a steep price. You can easily save on your beauty regime if you simply know how to spend your money and where to look! Glance into your medicine cabinet and see where you could be saving money; you may be surprised!

Cindi Lewis writes for GLOSSY a skin care brands and beauty products online retailer.

How to Apply False Eyelashes Correctly Part Two

Welcome back to part of How to Apply False Eyelashes Correctly:
Apply the adhesive to the false eyelashes slowly making sure to apply a full coat of glue. It would be easy to glide the glue into the line that holds the fake lashes together. if you cannot do this, you can use a toothpick to apply the adhesive to the fake eyelashes. Since the false eyelashes in the corner comes loose easily, it is best to apply enough glue on both ends of the false eyelashes.
applying mascara over your false eyelashes
Give time for the adhesive to dry a little bit because it needs to be tacky before application. Applying the fake lashes with wet glue will cause the fake lashes to slide off making it fall in an odd position. However, you must make sure as well that the adhesive glue does not completely dry. Check if the adhesive is sticky to touch, then you can apply the false eyelashes.

Attach the false eyelashes to your eyelids and close your eyes gently. Make sure to place them as near to your lash line as possible, without making them stick directly to your lashes. Press lightly and let it dry for 30 seconds. Fill the empty spaces between the fake lashes and your eyelashes by painting liquid eyeliner to cover up the gaps. Blend the fake and your natural eyelashes together by using eyeliner to cover up the mild discrepancy in the color. The steps on how to apply false eyelashes ends here. Try it on and see the best results.

How to Apply False Eyelashes Correctly Part One

It is important to know how to apply false eyelashes appropriately so it can be effective in giving you stunning and batting eyelashes. If inappropriately applied, it can appear as uneven and will be noticeable as fake eyelashes. False eye lashes are available in various beauty shops with different varieties as to its color, shape and size.
Magic Lash Eyelash enhancer
There are dozens and dozens of brands to choose from, and several types of lashes (full set, clumps, or individual lashes). This array of choices will make it easy to apply false eye lashes, and achieve the look you want to create.
Depending on your natural skin tone, you can choose dark brown or black colored eye lashes so it cannot be noticeable as fake. False Lashes these days are not like those from the 80’s. If you apply them correctly no one will know you are even wearing them!

The number one rule of thumb in knowing how to apply false eyelashes is cleaning the eye area before application of the false eyelashes. The adhesive part of the eye lashes will not stick if there are any remnants of oil or make up on your skin

Asses if the false eye lashes have the same size as your eyes. You can test this by pressing the fake eyelashes against your natural line lash. If there are part of the fake eyelashes that goes beyond your natural lash line, use a cuticle scissors to cut that excess part. Make sure to cut only the extended part as not to give you too short false eyelashes. Only cut one or two lashes at a time to make sure you trim off the exact length of the excess part only.
We will do part two in a few days..

Natural Toothache Remedies

Not many people are aware of the fact that several herbs can be used in the relief of toothache pain. Natural herbs such as cloves, calendula, tarragon, and yarrow can be used to help relieve th pain until you can get to the dentist. For many years, different cultures have counted on herbs to help get the pain of a toothache control and get temporary relief.

Native Americans for example, used the inner bark found in the butternut tree to their gums to get relief from toothaches. The butternut tree is found in North America, and is also the cousin of the black walnut tree. Butternut trees are found along rivers in well drained soil, rich woods, and even in back yards. Once the tree matures, it can reach heights of up to 60 feet, with the bark being light grey in color, and the leaves and the fruit resembling the black walnut tree. The bark of the tree can be applied to the gums, helping to alleviate toothache pain.

Yarrow on the other hand, can be found in Asia, Europe, and North America. It normally grows wild in meadows, fields, and in open wood lands. The root of yarrow, is what contains the anaesthetic effect. If you apply the fresh root of yarrow to your tooth or gums, it will help to stop the pain – until you can get an appointment with the dentist and get it taken care of.

The herb known as clove is an evergreen tree, native to tropical areas. These days however, it can be found throughout the world. As many already know, the dried flower bud of clove is what contains the medicine. The oil from clove, when used on a toothache, will help to stop the pain almost immediately. If you compare cloves to other natural toothache remedies, you’ll find clove to be the best.

For many years, natural herbs have been used to stop toothache pain. Hundreds of years ago, herbs were the only way to stop the pain. Dentists were just starting to come around, although they didn’t have near the equipment and sophistication that they have these days. Even though teeth were pulled during these times, it normally happened with alcohol to numb the pain then pliers to remove the tooth.

Throughout the course of time, herbs have proven to be very effective with stopping toothache pain. If you are interested in herbs or have any questions about them, you shouldn’t hesitate to ask your dentist his opinion. Dentists know herbs, and should be able to recommend natural remedies to you if you request them. The next time you experience the pain of a toothache – you should always remember that herbs are a great way to relieve the pain.

How Do You Know its a Bad Date?

How do you know?Even in the most promising situations in daily life, you can often experience letdowns or big disappointments. The same is true with dating as it can turn out to be worse than was expected. Because you are dealing with humans and their flawed characters, anything, including the most unexpected, can or should be expected.
An indication that a date and the subsequent dating experience may not be at all what you expect, is if the person scares you, makes you feel uncomfortable or afraid when you are together. Your date may not outwardly show any behavior to make you feel this way, but your guts, or instinct, tells you that something isn’t right. Because you don’t have anything solid to prove what you think, you may actually also feel like ignoring it or thinking that it’s only due to paranoia. But many times when our guts tells us a situation isn’t right, you should pay attention to those feelings because there obviously is something going on that you just may not be able to put your finger on.
Another sign that your dating experience may be a bad one is if you have doubts and uncertainty about trusting your date. Trust is one of the important elements that even a basic or young relationship needs. If it is missing, or if it isn’t developing, then you likely won’t be able to have a positive dating experience. You need to trust your date to confide in him or her, you need to trust that your date can keep their word and you need to establish trust that whatever your date says, you will be able to believe it.
If your date is disrespectful to others, and particularly if there are times when your date disrespects you, then you have bad dating experiences in the making. If your date disrespects you then it means that he or she will be doing things on a frequent basis that will be insulting to you and which will hurt your feelings. Having hurt feelings and insults thrown at you is not healthy because it won’t make you feel good about yourself. And if you don’t feel good about yourself, you can’t have fun or enjoy your date. So there’s no point in continuing dates or continuing to date someone who doesn’t show you respect.
A person who is disrespectful is one who doesn’t care how his or her behavior affects others. That person may also engage in other improper behavior such as being rude, cursing, and having poor social etiquette. To be in that environment or to be around someone who behaves like that is certainly not close to being the best of situations. You should get yourself out and not make the mistake of thinking that the person may change. Even if there’s the real possibility of that happening, let the change happen first before you resume dating the individual.
A bad date and dating situation is also one in which the individual will lie, be caught telling lies and will also be selfish. Again, if your dating situation involves lies or half-truths, it will be bad because you will not be able to establish trust or to fully gain the confidence of the individual. If someone lies, you also can’t be sure that what you know of them is true. If you can’t be certain about what you think you know of an individual, then you need to end the dating arrangement.
If your date shows any selfish behavior, you also will need to stop arranging dates because it means that your desires won’t be met. It’s of utmost importance therefore that you recognize signs that indicate serious faults with your date and with the dating relationship. If the signs indicate a bad date and you experience a terrible time while dating, then quite simply, it’s a bad situation and you should seek to end it as soon as you can.

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