Protect Your Lips

We all know the importance of protecting our skin against overexposure to the sun. But did you know that your lips are at a much greater risk of developing skin cancer than the rest of your skin? The skin on your lips is paper thin and extremely delicate, which makes them extra vulnerable to the sun’s harmful rays.
Skin cancer of the lips accounts for 10 percent of all skin cancer cases. Over 3,500 new cases of skin cancer of the lips are diagnosed each year. Whether you’re skiing and snowboarding this winter, laying out next summer, or just cruising around town anytime of year, here are a few things you can do to help you keep your lips protected:
Choose your lipgloss carefully – Because of it’s shiny, reflective nature, some dermatologists claim that applying lipgloss and then going in the sun is the equivalent of taking a magnifying glass and focusing the concentrated sun rays directly on your lips. Wow. I’m a lipgloss junkie and I’ve never realized how harmful some lip products could be. If you’re going to wear lipgloss, choose one that has a high level of SPF included in its formula.
Use a high SPF Chapstick or lip balm – If your absolute favorite lipgloss doesn’t have SPF in it, you MUST find a chapstick or baselayer lip balm that has it so that you can wear the protective product underneath. Look for an SPF level on the label, or for ingredients like titanium dioxide or zinc oxide (sunscreens that will provide the protection your lips need). We would recommend wearing a lip balm with at least SPF 30 underneath all your lip colors at all times. The bonus: these products will keep your lips extra moisturized too!
Opt for a lipstick instead – Since lipsticks have more pigment than lipglosses, using one will provide you with better sun protection. Matte lipsticks especially have an advantage over glosses because they are less reflective and have the most coverage of lipstick formulas.

How to Apply Liquid Foundation

Foundation is the basis of many great makeup looks. Foundation can help your skin tone appear even and help minimize flaws. A good application can make the difference between a picture-perfect finish and a glamour don’t. We have all seen bad foundation applications on women who look like they are wearing an orange mask or whose faces don’t match their necks. But there is no reason to be intimidated. It is actually quite easy to apply foundation. Here’s how:
1. Color selection is the first step in avoiding obvious foundation lines. It is best to buy foundation at a store where you can try the colors because it can be very difficult to judge shades based on the package alone. Bring someone with you who you trust to give you an honest opinion about whether or not a shade is right for you. Also, be sure to step outside of the store to see how the color looks on your skin in the sunlight. Foundation that looks great in the store could look clown-like in natural light.
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2. Begin with well-hydrated skin for even coverage. Moisturize your face and let it sink in for about five minutes.
3. Pour a very small amount of foundation onto your fingertips and dot onto your cheeks, forehead, nose and chin.
4. Using a damp cosmetic sponge, blend each dot outward until all areas of the face are covered. You can apply a little more if needed. After you are satisfied with the results, take your sponge or brush and blend the line where the foundation ends one more time around the perimeter of your face to ensure that no visible lines remain.
5. Dust with loose powder to help set the foundation in place.
6. Check your face in natural light to make sure everything is blended nicely.
Foundation doesn’t have to be scary to apply or look bad. If you’re not confident in your technique, practice before applying the rest of your makeup so that you can wash it off and start over if you aren’t happy with the results.

Applying Eyeliner tips

Assuming you have a steady hand (if not, try this sitting down so you can steady your arm by placing your elbow on a table), position your brush, pencil, or applicator so it is as close to the lash-line along the eyelid as possible. Then draw a line from the inner to outer corner using one fluid stroke, following the curvature of the eyelid. Do not extend the line past the outer corner of the eye or hug the tear-drop area of the eye. To start, keep the line as thin as possible, and if a thicker line is desired, repeat the process either across the entire lash-line or simply on the outer third of the lid along the lashes. Making the line along the eyelid a solid, even one, starting thin at the front third of the lid and becoming slightly thicker at the back third of the lid can be an attractive classic look.

You can line all the way across the eyelid if you like, from the inside corner to the outer edge, or you can stop the line where the lashes stop and start. Along the lower lashes, line only the outer two-thirds of the eye. Be sure the lower liner is a less-intense color than the upper liner. Also make sure that the two lines meet at the back corner of the eye. As a general rule, avoid lining all the way across the lower eyelashes. Leaving some space on the inside corner of the eye where the lashes end near the tear ducts gives a softer, less severe look. Plus, wrapping a complete circle of eyeliner around the eye tends to create an eyeglasses look and can make the eyeliner a stronger statement than the eye itself.
How thickly can you line the eye? As a general rule, for a classic look, the thickness and intensity of the eyeliner is determined by the size of the lid—the larger the eyelid area, the thicker and softer the eyeliner should be. The smaller the eyelid area, the thinner and more intense the liner should be. If your lid doesn’t show at all, forget lining altogether.
What about applying eyeliner in the rim of the eye? There are many reasons why this is not a good idea. The first is that this kind of application smears in a very short period of time and creates goopy dark specks in the eye. Applying any makeup that is destined to smear in less than an hour or two is not a good idea. Pencil applied along the rim of the eye usually causes the area to become irritated; after all you are putting a foreign substance next to the mucous membrane of your eye. I am equally concerned about the health of the eye area when this technique is used. While there are no studies indicating there are any risks associated with pencil being applied to the rim of the eye, it seems problematic to put cosmetic ingredients (that include coloring agents and preservatives) that close to the eye.
Which eyeliner color should you use? For a classic eyeliner application, choose shades of dark brown, gray, or black eyeshadow for the upper lid and a softer shade of those—tan, taupe, chestnut, soft brown, soft gray, or soft black—along the lower lashes. Eyeliner is meant to give depth to the lashes and make them appear thicker. If the liner is a bright color or a true pastel, attention will be focused past the lashes to the colored line, as opposed to the more subtle flow of color from dark lashes to dark liner. Test it on yourself. Line one eye with a vibrant color, the other eye with brown or black, and see which one looks like it has thicker lashes. Then, if all my attempts to convince you have failed, and you still prefer to use bright or pastel liners, go for it.
Checking for Mistakes
After using powder eyeshadow as eyeliner, check for drippies under the eye and on the cheek. Drippies are those little powder flakes that fly off the brush and land on the cheek. Knocking off the excess from the brush every time helps prevent drippies, but there will always be flakes that end up where they don’t belong. The best way to go after drippies is to use your sponge and simply wipe them away. If you do this, your next step is to touch up your foundation if that has gotten smeared. Always double-check the intensity of your eyeliner application and blend away any thickness or color that is more dramatic than you intended. If you do choose to wear pencil eyeliner, check for smears under the eye as the day goes by. This is annoying, but letting it go without blending away the smears can make any well-applied, eye-makeup design look like a mess.
Eyeliner Mistakes to Avoid

1. Do not use greasy or slick pencils to line the lower lashes; they smear and smudge.
2. Do not use brightly colored pencils or eyeshadows to line the eye; they are distracting and automatically look like too much makeup. All you’ll see is the color and not your eye.
3. Do not extend the eyeliner beyond the corner of the eye (no wings).
4. Do not make the eyeliner the most obvious part of the eye-makeup design.
5. Do not line the inside rim of the lids, between the lash and the eye itself; it is messy and can be unhealthy for the cornea.
6. If you do use pencil to line the eye, apply a small amount of eyeshadow over your pencil eyeliner to help set it and keep it from smearing.
7. Do not apply thick eyeliner to small or close-set eyes.
8. Do not use eyeshadow as eyeliner unless you use the proper brush (one with a small, precise, fine-tipped point).
9. Do not line the eye with a circle of dark or bright color. Both are too obvious and create an eyeglass-style circle around the eye.
10. Do not overblend, spilling your eyeliner onto the skin under the lower lashes; that makes dark circles look worse.

Creams Makes You Look Gorgeous and Fit

Face cream is used to make your skin look glow and smooth. There are variety of creams available in market but don’t blindly trust anyone it could make your skin worsen than before. It is recommended to use only branded face creams available in malls. Different types of face cream are available. So depending on your skin type choose any one.
1) Cold cream: The ingredients of cold creams are oils, water, fragrance and waxes of bees. Generally it gives a cool feeling when applied on skin.
2) Cleansing face cream: It could be use for both dry and normal skin
3) Moisturizing face cream: This cream could be used regularly to make skin glow.
Today fitness becomes an essential need for everyone. Your body looks fatty due to lumps available under your skin called cellulites. Cellulite cream is used to remove excessive fat from your body. Apply this cream in your fat parts twice regularly. You would found your skin getting smooth and you consequently lose your weight. This cellulite cream increases blood circulation and also results your body to sweat which burns your fat.
Dark circles under eyes are caused when blood vessels under your eyes becomes visible. It happens due to anemia, incomplete sleep or it is hereditable. The dark circles under eyes could be removing by using dark circles creams.

A bright smile!

In addition to wrinkles or other skin problems that occur with age, women are concerned about how your teeth look like after a certain age. That’s because some white teeth can make you look much younger than you are.
And on the other hand, some brown teeth can make you look much older than you really are. To avoid this today I have a few good tips to follow:
1. Dental check
First you would have to do a dental check every six months, whether you have problems or not. Request a scaling next time you go to the doctor.
2. Whiten your teeth natural
Besides the professional products of bleaching teeth or toothpastes specially designed for this type of care, lemon juice and baking soda are cheap and effective allies in the struggle with yellow teeth.
Brush you teeth with lemon juice or baking soda just as a regular toothpaste.
3. No inflamed teeth
If this happens often to have swollen teeth, learn how to combat these mouth problems with water. Find a formula based on chlorhexidine.
4. Interdental area
Most times interdental areas are ignored, and you can store a lot of waste that can cause cavities and yellowing of teeth. To avoid this is indicated flossing with a specially designed toothbrush to reach the less accessible areas.
5. Aesthetic trick
Did you know that some lipsticks with strong colors (red, pink, burgundy, purple or orange) can help you create a whiter teeth effect? Use them with confidence and always choose glossy textures.
6. Professional Whitening
For teeth whitening you can either choose a kit which to use it at home, either go to a cabinet for a professional bleaching. If you choose the home kit (strips, trays, gel) then the process must be made several hours per day or at night and is easy to use, results are visible in 3-4 weeks.
If you choose to go to a dental surgery, ask your doctor about new technique for laser whitening.
7. Crooked or deformed teeth
Another common problem is the shape of the teeth. Many people faced with deformed teeth. This can be solved either by of a dental appliance, or by carving the teeth (if the problem is their form). Ask your dentist about the procedures used to straighten teeth.
And if you worry about the unaesthetic appearance of your dental appliance I have good news for you: Now there are some transparent dental appliance!

A weekend for yourself and your body

How much time you devote to your body during the week? Even if you have the best intentions regard this, it is hard to take care of “you” your physical condition, to deal with family and many other everyday trinkets. Often go to eat unhealthy foods, in a hurry or to wait for hours in front of the computer.

No time even to think about physical exercise. Sounds bleak, hopeless? It’s not so dramatic. You have the end of the week, which can devote to your body. If you feel that you lost touch with him, read on. Apply all in one weekend and you will see that you feel and will look much better.
You need:

healthy food (organic): fruit, vegetables, whole grains, potatoes, peanuts, fish, white meat, soy
6 liters of water
essential oils: lemon, geranium, lavender and chamomile
sweet almond oil
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Friday – chat with your body

Listen to your body. Sit, relax and try to find what you want at that time. What would you like to do? Why do you need? What changes would you make? Respect your body desires, make lifestyle change.

Saturday – come in contact with your body

Even after you wake up, get some loose clothes and lie down on the floor. Try to become aware of your body. Focus your attention on your feet How you feeling? It’s cold or hot? Light or heavy? Is there any difference between them? Proceed as with every part of corplui: ankles, calves, knees, thighs, hips, buttocks, tummy, abdomen, chest and then shoulders. Focus on the back. How do you feel your column? Is there any difference between bottom and top middle? How do you feel your neck? Continue with arms and hands. Finally, move your attention to the face and head.
An afternoon of delights for your body
Do you feel that your body is starving after stroke? Organize a massage. Try Thai massage, aromatherapy, massage “tui na” or “shiatsu”.

Sunday – deepening contact

As we become increasingly aware of our body. Do not neglect complaints, doubts. Think about these issues. Write them on paper.
Ask your body what it wants to do today. It might tell you that wants to go on a stroll or to sit under a tree. Maybe he wants to go cycling or swim or go to the gym. Maybe he wants to do mind and body exercises such as yoga, pilates, tai chi.

How to take care of dry and sensitive skin

Dry skin can make us feel irritated and also needs to be washed very often. Hence proper care should be taken of it. Dry skin is very irritating and also lets us feel as if we have paper coating on our face and also causes frequent itching. There are basically two factors responsible for such kind of dry skin. Then very first reason is the lacking of innate oil content and the second one is the deficiency of water content. Also it is worth to be noticed that skin lotions available in the market are prescribed for particular type of skin and a single skin product can never be applicable for all types of skin. Hence before going through this buying process of such products, type of skin must be ensured. Skin should be cleaned frequently to prevent it from getting dried, more and more water should be taken inside of body and more importantly, skin should be prevented from getting exposed directly to dusty environment as much as possible. Also the chemical colors should not be applied to skin as it may make it dry

Ten cures for dark circles

In recent years more and more people are “suffering” of dark circles. True, we move increasingly faster, we are increasingly stressed and pressed of time, so dark circles are much easier take “place” in our lives.

If you are a person who has problems with black bags under the eyes, here are ten easy and natural remedies for this problem:

1. Sleeping

The first and most important tip is to sleep, sleep and sleep. Lack of sleep is the most common cause of dark circles.
Make sure you sleep at least 7-8 hours sleep per night. It is a simple method that gives results for a large number of people who have dark circles.

2. Healthy food

Even if you do not know, how eating can influence the appearance or disappearance of dark circles. When you eat healthy, have a balanced diet and drink at least 2 liters of water per day, you have lower chances of developing the dark circles.
Take care to assimilate as many vitamins and minerals every day, either from foods consumed (as many fruits and vegetables), or from supplements.
Stay away from salty foods because they “encourage” water retention, which can cause bloating and swelling, especially in the eyes.

3. Compress

Here is a very easy method to get rid of dark circles: Apply before bed tine one compress on each eye. Compresses should be soaked in cold water. Sure you will see a difference early in the morning.

4. Cucumber

Here is another very popular method that surely you heard: cucumber slices. Cut a cucumber (from the refrigerator, must be cold!) In slices and apply them to your eyes while you enjoy a relaxing music.
Cucumber is famous for its ability to reduce swelling.

5. Avocados

We share a secret, how you can get a home-made avocado cream. To prepare such a natural cream you need 5 drops of almond oil and three slices of avocado. Mix well the two ingredients in a blender (or mixer).
Apply the cream obtained in the eye zone and let her act at least 5 minutes. Finally, clean the area with some warm water.

6. Potatoes

Another remedy against dark circles are raw potato slices on the eyes. Potatoes have bleaching properties and many people prefer potato instead of cucumber.

7. Almond Oil

I have an ace in the sleeve for you: almond oil. Apply every morning and evening little almond oil under the eyes. Do not expect to deliver results from the first application, you must have a little patience.

8. House cheese

Finally I left a less known method, but gives results: house cheese. Put one teaspoon of cheese on two cleansing disks and apply them to eyes. Let it act for 15 minutes and clean the area with some warm water.

The results? You will be amazed in the morning!