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Tips For Everyday Hair Care

  • Posted on July 7, 2010 at 12:06 pm

Gone are the days when hair care merely consisted of just washing and then drying your hair. With all the hair care products that are on the market today, choosing which products would work best for you hair type can be a bit confusing. If looking for sulfate-free shampoos and conditioners check out what Overall Beauty is offering. On to haircare tips!

Here are a few basic hair care tips we all can use. Beautiful hair is something we all want, if we have it we want to keep it. If you don’t have hair like you

want check out these basic tips and see if they are helpful.
Starting off with:
Use a wide toothed comb, instead of a brush, when combing wet hair. A brush can cause hair to break.
Brush hair daily. There are several different types of brushes that are on the market, choose one that works best for your hair.
Get regular hair cuts. By keeping your hair trimmed, not only do you look better, but your hair remains healthier. By trimming your hair, you are removing split ends that can cause the hair to dry out.

Hair Care Tips For Dry Hair

Wash hair 2 to 3 times a week. The oil that builds up on your hair serves to protect your hair. Washing your hair too much can strip your hair of the natural oils that are designed to protect it, resulting in breakage and frizzing.
Use a wide-toothed comb to brush your hair, whether it is wet or dry. Brushes can cause the hair to break.
Use products that are specifically designed for dry hair. Use products that are designed to moisturize the hair.

Hair Care Tips For Colored Hair

Color your hair no often then every 6 weeks. It is recommended that any color application done before that time, simply be a touch up.
Use products, such as JLife Xtreme Colour Protecting Shampoo and Conditioner, that are designed for color treated hair
Once a week, use a conditioner that is designed to seal in and bring out the color you paid so much money to have and keep.

Hair Care Tips For Curly/Permed Hair

Curly hair tends to dry out faster then straight hair. Wash your hair 2 to 3 times a week.
Use a wide-toothed comb as opposed to a brush to avoid breaking and frizzing
Use products that are designed for curly hair, such as JLife Catch A Wave Curl Defining Shampoo and Conditioner or JLife Perfect Wav Defrizzing Curl Definition Styling Product

Hair Care Tips For Straight Hair

Wash straight hair every 2 to 3 days. If your hair has any special needs, such as added moisture, use a product that is designed for your hair type, such as J-Life Dead Calm Straight Shampoo and Conditioner
Add volume to your straight hair with products such as J-Life Boost Volumizer, J-Life Swell Mousse or J-Life The Big One Thickening Shampoo.
Deep condition your hair once a month to add moisture.
If you use a straight iron to straighten your hair, use a product such as J-Life Heat Shield Straightening Iron Protection

Hair Care Tips For Children

Children have a tendency to be more “tender-headed” then adults, so take care when brushing or combing their hair
Wash a child’s hair just as you would an adults. Every 2 to 3 days should suffice.
Avoid using hair care products that have added chemicals.
For girls with longer hair that tends to tangle, use a de-tangling mist to help remove the tangles.

Hair Care Tips For Men

Most men have shorter hair. Keep it trimmed to keep a neat appearance. If you have longer hair, get it trimmed once a month to remove breakage and split ends
Use a styling gel or wax that is designed for men to help tame fly-aways.
Wash hair 2 to 3 times a week.
Use hair care products that are formulated for men.

Hopefully all these tips help you keep the glory of a mane of hair you have!! All JLife haircare line is offered at Overallbeauty.com :)

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Halloween Makeup Tips Ideas

  • Posted on October 19, 2009 at 3:59 pm

Halloween is just about around the corner. Have you line up which Halloween party you want to invited to? Possibly this year is the year you have the Halloween party for all the grownups in the area?  Have you decided what you want to be yet?

Most men really dig going looking as grossed out as possible and some years you are cool about it but what if this year that just isn’t your thing? What if you want to really be that sexy playboy bunny or Marilyn Monroe, evil genie, a fairy or something like that? And you are just not sure how to do your makeup?  You just don’t want to go one more year wearing ripped up clothes, and dirty things.

This could be you!

This could be you!

Have you ever wondered just what it would take to do Marilyn Monroe’s makeup? Easy steps would a great idea right? How about a video that shows you how? Well we got one!

Halloween Makeup DVD by Beauty Cast!

This year you are going to be wearing a costume that is going to turn you into a knockout! Making every man in the room wish they were your date! Now you know if you buy the wig, shoes and more its going to cost you almost $100.00 plus costume!

Do you want your Halloween makeup to reflect you normal everyday makeup or do you to really look like a playboy bunny, or farm maid, sexy cop?

Want to wow them tonight, dressing up to be something you are not can be so much fun!

One of the reasons we dress up for Halloween is to truly be someone we would never be in real life. Temptress’s of the night anyone? Don’t you want just for one night forget all the troubles in the world and just play?

The style of Halloween makeup you will need to do is going to be a bit harder a little to do because you need more not less but not looking like you went at it with a paint brush.

Why not have a DVD that shows you step by step how to turn a plain Jane into a hot siren of the night..

Now if you want the Traditional Halloween Makeup Tips?

  1. Where would we be without the traditional corpse look? If you are holding a Halloween party or going to one you can certainly scare a few people with this disguise. In order to really look like a dead man walking you need to know how to apply corpse paint.
  • Apply base paint: This white base paint should make your complexion lighter but not become a mask like a cheerful clown. That is not the effect you want. Spooky pallor is the idea here.
  • Eye shadow: This should be dark blue, purple, or even black. Apply around your eyes from brow to lash. Do not forget to add some under the eyes, to really look the part!
  • Eyeliner: put a generous amount around the eyes. This will help to accentuate your eye shadow.
  • Lipstick: some people use black but if you really want to be a zombie you might consider purple.

Additional strategies: to keep the white base intact you can put a dusting of white powder over before applying the rest of your makeup.

Remember do not blend this make up use translucent powder between layers of base paint.  Be careful what you are using you do not want to look like nothing on earth after the event due to allergies or eye reactions. Read directions carefully and test a small patch of skin if necessary.

  1. To really look scary you can dress up as a murder victim with fake wounds and blood! Here are a few tips for this.

Making non toxic blood:

  • Mix 3 parts of corn syrup to 1 part of water
  • Add red food coloring drop by drop until a realistic blood color is reached
  • Mix chocolate syrup as a thickener
  • Let stand in a warm atmosphere for around 10 minutes
  • Apply and see how scary you can be

To make this “blood” come out of your mouth:

Take a big mouthful of the non toxic blood and let it trickle out of our mouth. Let it flow down your neck and onto your costume, to really look authentic. Remember to wear old clothes as it can stain light cloth.

Make a fake wound: You can draw these with a marker or really go to town with more a more realistic look. Just make an oval with a blue pen, next circle it with a red pen, then blend it a little to look natural. Draw some lines adjacent to the wound and rub them in to look like the wound is still fresh and bleeding. You can use some of your fake blood to really get nasty.

You can make variations on these 2 disguises and shock your friends with some Halloween fun. Enjoy!

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Five Beauty Tips for Beautiful Hair

  • Posted on August 5, 2009 at 9:43 am

It is everyone’s dream to have beautiful hair. Women spend hours at the hairdresser and beauty shops doing just that. However you can have a beautiful head of hair without going to expensive salons and spending hours being preened by your hairdresser. The most important thing to care about is actually your scalp. This is where many of the problems with your hair begin. Here are 5 up to date beauty haircare tips to help you.

1. Brushing your hair: do not just tear at your hair when you brush it. Give it firm but gentle strokes. The old adage of giving your hair 100 strokes is not wrong; in fact it is very good for your hair. It increases the blood flow to your scalp, gets rid of old dead skin cells and supplies the hair with sebum. Always brush your hair before you wash it.
2. Massaging your scalp: This is done using the tips of your fingers and making circular movements. You should do this on a daily basis. Doing a daily massage will bring the blood to your scalp and help to lubricate your scalp.
3. Washing your hair: Try not to wash your hair daily. This will dry out your scalp and stimulate your sebum glands. This will make your hair too oily and irritate your scalp. Always be careful when choosing a shampoo. It should match your hair type. Remember what works for your best friend may not necessarily work for you. When washing your hair do not pile it up always let it hang down when shampooing. Prior to applying shampoo, wet your hair with warm water using a gentle force of water from the shower. Massage the shampoo into your scalp and gently rub it into your hair. Rinse with warm water, not hot, and handle hair gently to remove shampoo. When you use your conditioner just apply to ends and roots of your hair. Towel dry your hair gently and air dry. Do not sleep in wet hair. Never brush wet hair.
4. Conditioning: use a conditioner when you shampoo. To apply this type of conditioner wash your hair and apply it to your ends. This will stop your ends from drying out. It will also keep your hair in the best possible condition. Tangles and knots can also be controlled with a good conditioner. Every week try to apply a deep conditioner. Coconut oil is good for this purpose. Wash your hair and then apply your conditioner. Wrap your hair in a warm towel, to open the hair follicles, for 10 minutes. Then rinse with warm water to rinse off the conditioner after this rinse with cool water, to close the hair follicles.
5. Trimming your hair: This should be done every 6 weeks for short hair and 8 weeks for long hair. This will stop split ends from building up and stimulates your hair to grow.

When you take care of your hair you will be taking care of your greatest asset. It will ensure that you have beautiful lovely locks for every occasion.

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You can create your own spa in your own home

  • Posted on May 17, 2008 at 11:07 am

Most women like to feel pampered once in awhile.  A day at the spa, a manicure or pedicure,
or a massage can do wonders for a busy woman that is on the go. Pedicures give pregnant women
at time to rest their feet and be pampered.   Taking care of children and
working at a hectic job takes a lot out of us. All this combined you
really do need a little bit of pampering to keep you going in your busy lifestyle.  Unfortunately,
not all women can afford the luxuries of a spa day or a trip to the salon. If we could we would
probably spend more time there than at home. Sometimes we can only relax when we are always from
home. If that is the case, why not bring the spa home by taking advantage of bath and beauty
products that you can use at home?

Read the rest of this article here You Can to Create Your Own Spa-Like Environment

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Easy Makeup Tips for you to share

  • Posted on November 11, 2007 at 11:20 am

I came across a few beauty make up tips I thought you might like to know:

Never apply moisturizer to the eyelids before your eye shadow because it will cause it to crease and not last as long.  Use instead a Makeup Primer to help make your eye shadow stay put. Benefit has a awesome one called F Y Eye that really works if you want to spend $22.00 on it. Overall Beauty offers one that is basically the same without that price. Its called Eye Fixit and you can find here: Eye Fixit

You should exfoliate your lips regularly to keep the texture smooth and soft. You can do this right after your shower. Just apply lip balm and wait a minute or so and take a soft bristle toothbrush and brush your lips. You can use your towel too if you like. What every you do just remember to apply a lip balm again to help keep your lips kissable soft. Wear a lip balm at all times if you are not wearing lip gloss or lipstick.

Sunscreen all year around no matter were you live!! Did you know that the sun is brighter and harder on your skin in the winter time? Something about how it reflects off the ground and hits you right in the face double time! Wear your sunscreen! If you wear a foundation that says it has sunscreen in it, that isn’t enough in most cases. Check the SPF if its below 15 you need to add sunscreen.

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