If you wear makeup often, it is important to get into a good routine of cleansing, toning, and moisturizing your skin each evening. By getting into a good routine now, you can help slow the clock when it comes to aging, by maintain your skin in better condition.
Cleansing your skin will remove the old makeup that has been on your face that day. It will also clear away the accumulation of grease and grime that has collected on your face due to environmental conditions or from touching your face throughout the day.
Before you begin, pull your hair back from your face to ensure that you are able to clean all of the skin up to the hair line. Begin by removing the mascara. When doing this, be careful not to stretch the skin. When cleaning around your eyes, use cotton balls to remove the mascara and eye shadow using a quality cleansing lotion, preferably one that is designed for eye makeup.
When it comes to the rest of your face, you can use your hands. Massage the cleansing cream into the skin paying close attention to the areas where you are prone to blackheads and other blemishes. By massaging the cream into your skin, you help ensure the removal of any buildup of makeup, grease, and grime will be removed from the pores in your skin and help limit the occurrence of acne.
Once you have thoroughly cleansed your face, gently remove it with a cotton ball or a tissue so you can then move on to toning.
Even though you have cleansed your skin at night, it is always a wise choice to get into the habit of cleaning your face in the morning. This gives you a clean slate in which to apply your makeup.
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Caring for your skin, giving it a natural glow!
The most beautiful, head-turning heart stopping women in this world today all have one thing in common: gorgeous, radiant skin. When your skin is healthy and vibrant, its like a light switch has been turn on inside of you, and the world is drawn to that light. You don’t need to be a celebrity to make a statement with your skin. Even if you feel your complexion is beyond repair, all you need is a few simple strategies to follow that will help get your skin back to being picture ready.
Rule number 1: Healthy mind ~ Healthy body ~ meaning getting enough exercise, eating right and drinking lots of water. Getting enough sleep all adds up to beautiful skin. Simple huh?
Rule number 2: Never give up on your skin and your appearance!! It doesn’t matter how old you are, how heavy or thin you might be. There is always something you can do to help yourself improve the way your skin looks and feel. You just need to take the time to take care of number 1 ~ That means you!!!
Hormone changes through out our life’s can and will have a cause and affect on our skin. At adolescence, the effect is nearly always to produce excess oils.
This is why it’s a good idea to start caring for your skin while in your teens. Start building your own skincare routine and stick to it. Because it just seems so unfair that just as you are starting to be attracted to the opposite sex, you are very often suffering from oily skin, blackheads, blemishes or the biggest problem ever, Acne!
How do you care for your skin while it seems like all hell as broken free all over your face and you have a date? Start washing your face every morning and before going to bed to help keep that oil at bay. If you have really oily skin you may have to wash your face more than twice a day BUT don’t wash it more than three times a day because your face will react but you got it creating even more oil! If you do have acne or just want to know the best way to take care of your face, visit your Dermatologist, she will be able to help set up the best skincare routine.
Also don’t worry, as we get older most of us more on to having clear skin and no matter what you felt all those times when you felt you had the biggest blemish ever and everyone was staring at it, sorry but they were not, they were too busy thinking the same about their own blemish.
Remember once you have found products that work, don’t go jumping around and trying something new all the time. Stick with what works for your face and you too will glow!
While you are at it, check out Natural Empathy skincare line.. The best the UK has to offer and its now at Overall Beauty!
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Just What are Antioxidants?
Antioxidants are found in most skincare products and specially in ones for anti-aging.
The most popular antioxidants that are used for skin care products are the vitamins A, C and E.
Scientific tests have shown that they help to improve the condition of the skin and reduce additional damage occurring that causes the aging effect that we are seeking to eliminate.
The damage to the skin is caused by free radicals and antioxidants help to fight off these free radicals and thereby improve the condition of the skin. Free radicals cause damage to your skin over time so using any skincare product on your face that helps fight them off, is a good idea!
Antioxidants are in no way harmful to the skin and not only can they protect the skin from damage but they have been to shown to actually reverse some of the damage that has already occurred to the skin of many people.
This has an anti aging effect and the publicity that has surrounded the discovery of this information has resulted in antioxidants being included in almost all skin care products to meet the demands of the consumer.
Sun damaged skin in particular has been shown to improve in condition when antioxidants have been applied directly to the affected area.
There are various different sources of antioxidants and some of the more popular ones are grape seed extract and green tea extract. There is one out of the United Kingdom called Rapeseed Extract which is what they use instead of Olive Oil. It works amazing with your skin. One brand called Natural Empathy use it in their skin care product line. Worth really checking them out!
Grape seed extract has shown to reduce inflammation of the skin and in addition it helps to strengthen the capillary walls. It is a popular inclusion in many skin care products due to these properties.
Green tea on the other hand has shown to reduce the size of pre-cancerous skin lesions in various tests due to the active ingredient catechins.
With the use of these naturally occurring antioxidants the damage that is caused to the skin by the free radicals that degrade the collagen and elastin is reduced and the positive effect that they have in assisting the skin to renew damaged cells has the desired anti aging effect that people are looking for.
Just a little information you might be interested in reading about when trying to understand what antioxidants are and why they just might be good for you inside and out!
You can create your own spa in your own home
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?
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When on vacation, does that mean you give your face a break or not?
Are you making this makeup mistake yourself? Sitting by the pool on a ship out in the middle of the ocean on my way to Mexico i saw this : A beautiful young lady with boyfriend in hand wearing the most next to nothing bath suit BUT she was wearing full blown makeup! Foundation (too dark, I could see it from where I was sitting with sunglasses on) eye shadow, eyeliner, blush lipstick with lip liner and gloss over that. When she got closer I saw she had a line along her chin where she did not blend the foundation. I had to look away, my husband sitting next to me asked me whats up, when I nod my head so he could see what I was looking at: started to giggle. He knows how much it kills me not to just ask her if she minded if I helped her blend the foundation at least. I saw women with babies with full makeup on, who has that kind of time?
OK when you are on vacation does that mean you need to wear all your makeup??? I was on my vacation wearing mascara only and if I remembered to, I added blush. Now I sell makeup, mineral eye shadows, blushes, mascara and magic lash. You would think that because I sell it and create mineral eye shadow colors, that I would go out of my way to wear it all. Nope I gave my face and eyes a rest. The only time I went all out was when we had formal night at dinner. I never went anywhere without sunscreen on!!
I will be sharing pictures soon of my trip..
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What does your makeup say about you?
I been people watching again, and I noticed something ever odd in a way. Older women wear too much makeup and teenagers are wearing less. Most teenagers are wearing less, there are still those that pile it on but most are going for that more natural look these days. Why hide behind layers of foundation? I will never understand that thought.
Do you use a eyelash curler? I noticed that with those that do and you can tell if its not used correctly, that their lashes curl from the base but its more of a square look. Like they go straight up from the base. It looks so fake! There is no real curl like you see on the models in ads. What happens when you use a eyelash curler that if you do not walk it up your lashes you get this more square look not a true curl. There are mascaras out there that say they curl but that still depends on how you are using it I guess. I use Magic Lash which curls the lashes while you are applying the second coat of mascara over it. Opps sorry..
Magic Lash works like this:
You apply a layer of mascara
You then apply very little Magic Lash
You apply your mascara over it.
Its something you have to work with but I been using it for three years so to me its simple but for others maybe not so simple. Anyway back to eyelash curlers, I have one that is for those who have bad hands. It works great and I use mine when I don’t feel like going the extra steps of using Magic Lash + Black Magic Mascara.. Great set btw if you tell me that you read about it here, I will give you a free eyelash curler with your order. How awesome is that?
A good friend put out a DVD called Holiday Makeup Collection Volume One that shows you how to do glamorous makeup is and they used Magic Lash in 2 of their 7 hot looks! If you need a little help on this idea doing makeup correctly I been buying that DVD. I got to see it before it came out for sale and was blown away with the ideas for makeup tips in short 20 minute videos.
Just a few thoughts running through my mind today on what does your makeup say about you and a few tips given just for fun!
Sugar Body Scrubs or Salt Body Scrubs ~ Which is Better?
Today handcrafted body scrubs or any kind you pick up at your local drug store are all the rage. If you have never tried a sugar body scrub then hopefully this article will help you pick out if sugar is better for you or salt or a combination.
When so many of us do not have the time to take a bath but for rare occasions, taking a shower has become the norm. The only problem with taking a shower is you don’t get that I just spoiled myself feeling, or leave the shower feeling like you just been pampered.
Showers on the other hand have to be fast and sometimes hurried. That where a good body scrub would come in. You could wash your hair and while your hair has the conditioner on it instead of using a body wash you would use a body scrub. Do you know how to pick a body scrub or what are some of the main ingredients you should find in one? Simple question sure but do you?
First off body scrubs are never meant for your face so please do not use it that way.
There are three main types of body scrubs, you have one that is all sugar, ones that are all salt and ones that are a combinations of both.
The main ingredients in all scrubs is sugar or salt or both and some type of oil.
Let’s start off with what is a sugar body scrub?
Sugar body scrubs meant to exfoliate, moisturize, and improve circulation. What’s great about sugar body scrubs is that when they have been created with Shea Butter they go on extra smooth and leave your skin soft, and touchable. With just a extra few minutes in the shower is all it takes. What is also good about sugar body scrubs is they tend to melt as you are exfoliating your skin. Your body has lots of dead skin cells on it, most we don’t even see, a good sugar scrub with remove it and leave in its place a softer smoother skin. You would leave your shower feeling this way every time you use it. A sugar body scrub is better for those with more delicate skin but still want to exfoliated their body.
There is only one draw back to most scrubs is that they can leave a film on the bottom of the tub because of the main ingredients besides sugar is an oil. The oil used in a sugar body scrub like is the glue that holds it together.
You can make a super simple one with just a cup of sugar and adding enough olive oil to make smooth. There is no amazing scent but it works.
The handcrafted sugar scrubs are some of the best in the world because the creators all take the time to test out the scrubs before offering them to you. Its possible to get scrubs that are created for those of who enjoy unscented, vegan, heavier scented and with all types of oils in them.
To name a few ingredients:
They could have milk powders, almond oil, rice powder, emu oil, grape seed extract, olive oil and so many others. Two major ingredients that you will find are Shea and or Cocoa butter. Shea and cocoa butters is loved by your skin because they are absorbed by your dry and thirsty skin which then can deliver long-lasting moisturizing benefits. With sugar scrubs they could be white sugar, brown sugar or again a combination of both types of sugars. There are some that are made with raw brown sugar as well.
Those who create handcrafted ones are in for the joy that they know it will give you and sure a little money as well. The only draw back to the sugar body scrub is those that have diabetes should check with their doctor before using it as well as the one that is a combination of both.
It will come down to what feels best of your skin, and how you feel once you step out of the shower. If you feel rough and raw then you better stay way from salt body scrubs, if you feel smooth and pampered then that sugar body scrub is the best for you. If you are not sure you even like the one you are using, then stop using it and get one that has something different in it. You will find that if you buy handcrafted body scrubs the ingredients will be words you understand, usually the English name and then what they are called in Latin.
Start looking into what’s in your body scrub, because it maybe helping you or it could be harming your skin. Rough feeling is not what your body should feel like after using a body scrub! With so little time to pamper ourselves sometimes a simple sugar body scrub is all you to brighten your day.
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Got Combination Skin? Here are a Few Helpers For You
First starters what is combination skin? This skin type is normally a mix of oily skin in the center of the face, ( an area commonly called the T-Zone) plus dry or normal skin on the cheeks. Treating combination skin is a matter of balance.
Your aim is to treat the problem without drying out the other areas on your face. Your first step will be the cleansing, its best to avoid harsh oily skin or milky cleansers that are formulated for oily skin and instead use a moisturizing cleansing bar or facial wash. The idea is the foaming of the cleanser with help strip the oil for the oily parts of your face without dehydrating yours cheeks at the same time. After cleansing use a gentle exfoliater because many women find that they have dry flakes of skin and pimples around the nose and an exfoliator will help that not to happen.
There you go a few tips on caring for your combination skin, I will do dry and normal and oily at another time.
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