Showing posts with label natural beauty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label natural beauty. Show all posts

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Products Beauty : Whitening Skin & Skin Food

A healthy skin is a reflection of inner health and natural beauty. Skin is the outer covering of the body that protects everything inside the body. It is made up of multiple layers of epithelial tissues and covered with pores, sebaceous glands and sweat glands. Skin regulates the temperature of the body and eliminates toxins from the body through perspiration. It is a vital organ that requires good care. Right vitamins and minerals are essential for keeping the skin clear and healthy. They act on the surface of the skin, providing a healthy and glowing skin.

Healthy skin is a first responder. It helps keep intruders - from UV rays to bacteria - from hacking into the system. And it's amazingly up to the task. The largest organ in the body, skin protects our insides, regulates heat and cold, manufactures hormones, is self-repairing, creates new cells and eliminates dead cells, hosts many of the body's other components (like hair and sweat glands) - and through it all, stays firm, supple, and strong.

Your skin, weighing in as largest organ on your body, is made up of three layers of epithelial tissue. These tissue layers are made of cells that protect the body against pathogens, secrete fluids and absorb environmental affects. It insulates the body and regulates against temperature. The skin measures 2.5-2.0 meters square, most of which is 2-3mm thick, weighing an approximate 15% of individual body weight. Your skin contains sweat glands, blood vessels, melanocytes and over 1,000 nerve endings.

One could argue that the original, and certainly now the most-studied, anti-aging topical skin care cream is Vitamin A, specifically the retinoid family of Vitamin A derivatives. The pharmaceutical compound of Retin-A has been around for two decades and its effectiveness at decreasing wrinkles is well established. Its mechanism of action has been shown to be the result of increasing collagen production in the deeper layers of the skin while increasing exfoliation of the outer epithelial layer. This combined effect results in smoother skin.

Vitamin C is an essential acid that is normally deposited in the skin and is a vital antioxidant that helps protect the skin from free radicals and harmful ultraviolet light. Vitamin C helps in the formation of normal collagen that is essential in tethering scars and filling them up until they become less visible or noticeable. Citrus fruits and juices, green peppers, strawberries, tomatoes, broccoli and other leafy greens are rich sources of Vitamin C.

The vitamin D , made speak about it each summer, it is this famous vitamin which the body can synthesize only under the effect of the rays of the sun. The vitamin D thus created on the level of the skin will play an important part on the level of the liver and muscles. In summer, the body stock this vitamin which it will use throughout the winter.The vitamin D is also present in certain food such as fatty fish, eggs, butter, mushrooms and the meat, but in relatively small quantity.

Vitamin E is believed to support the heart, skin, hair, muscles, nerves and joints. It is a natural anti-oxidant. This vitamin was discovered when laboratory rats were not given a balanced diet. They were only fed one kind of food at a time. It was found that they could stay alive but could not breed. The missing factor was Vitamin E. It was named after E” for Eros because a lack of this vitamin caused a lack of the ability to breed. This doesn’t mean Vitamin E is an aphrodisiac of any kind. It simply shows that a lack of this important vitamin can cause health problems.

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Friday, June 12, 2009

Makeup and Prom Dresses - Blending for Beauty! By Chris Robertson

You have purchased your prom dress, shoes, jewelry, and handbag. You have decided on whether you will style your hair yourself or go to a beautician. Now you need to decide if you will do your own makeup or have it done professionally. With 2007 prom dresses, it's all about fashion, and makeup is a part of that fashion statement that will make you shine!

If you are one that does not like to wear makeup, you will need to wear a small amount for your prom. Makeup will bring your features out and cover those unwanted blemishes.

If you have decided to do your own makeup, put on your makeup before putting on your prom dress. This is a precaution to protect your prom dress from any drops or spills that may take place while you are applying your makeup.

There are many tips for applying makeup that can bring out your natural beauty.

Foundation and Concealer

The first step in applying makeup is choosing the perfect foundation. This is done by matching the makeup with your skin tone and complexion. Always make sure the makeup is well blended and there are no foundation lines around the neck. For any visible blemishes or dark circles under the eyes, a concealer can be used. Just dab it on lightly and blend it in good with the foundation.

Eye Makeup

Once your foundation is applied, your eyes are the next important step. You do not want your eye shadow to match the color of your prom dress, but you do want it to compliment the dress. In order to highlight your eyes, you will use a lighter shade or the base color from the lash line to the brow. Use a darker shade as a contour along the upper lash line from the center toward the outer corner, then back along crease.

With an eyeliner pencil, draw a single line above upper lash line from inner to outer corner. Then, draw a line under your lower lashes from outer to inner corner.

Mascara adds the finishing touch to your eyes. Hold the brush vertically to stroke your lower lashes. Then, for your upper lashes, wiggle the brush back and forth at the base, and then sweep the brush upward.

Blush

You may want to add a little cheek color just to make people think you have a natural glow. For applying this, you can use a cheek color brush and this will make blending easier.

Lipstick

Your lips can be brought out by lining them with a pencil, then filling them in with a creamy lipstick. This will give definition and shape to your lips. Glossy lipstick can be used for that stunning look.

Powder

Finally, after all your prom makeup has been applied, dust your face with loose powder using light, downward strokes. This can be applied by using a powder brush

Body Makeup

You may want to experiment with the body makeup to highlight your prom dress. This is glitter powder or gel that can be applied to your arms and shoulders and you will look like you are under the stars

Just one tip: Do not use any of your friend's makeup (especially eye makeup). Bacteria may be in the makeup because it has been opened and used. This can cause eye infection or pink eye. If you are having your makeup done professionally, carry your own lipstick with you.

These makeup tips can also be used for other occasions in which formal dresses, homecoming gowns and Quinceanera gowns are worn. Makeup and prom dresses can blend to bring out your beauty on your special evening!

About Author

Chris Robertson is an author of Majon International, one of the world's MOST popular internet marketing companies on the web. Learn more about Makeup Tips for Prom Dresses or Majon's Clothing for Women directory

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Make-up - What's Stopping You? By Beth Price

When it comes to the pros and cons of being a woman there seem to be plenty of cons (periods, childbirth, smear tests, menopause, just to mention a few) and not so many pros. Sometimes it seems like everything in life is easier for men. I've often joked that I'd like to come back as a pampered cat or a man in the next life but would I really be willing to swap my gender? No! And the reason for that is make-up. I just couldn't imagine having to give it up. It makes me look and feel so much better. Cindy Crawford once said, "Even I don't wake-up looking like Cindy Crawford!" If the most beautiful women in the world need a little help to look their best then I'm sure the rest of us mere mortals do too.

So why do so many women choose not to wear make-up? Before becoming a style consultant this was a complete mystery to me but during my time in this job I've heard the same reasons time and time again. Here they are:
"Well, my mother never wore make-up and no-one ever showed me how and now I feel I'm too old to start."
"I tried it once but it felt really uncomfortable. A lady in a department store did it for me and I couldn't wait to get it off!"
"It's far too time-consuming. I'd rather have an extra half an hour in bed in the mornings."

And here are my answers:
Whatever your age, you are never too old to start wearing make-up. After all, when we're young and wrinkle-free we get away with a lot more but as we get older make-up helps us maintain a youthful look. If you haven't experimented in your youth it can be daunting to know which products to choose and how to apply them but a make-up lesson with a good style consultant will show you all you need to know. We understand that women aren't born with make-up skills and that step-by-step guidance is needed.

When I first started doing this job, I came across many ladies who were very reluctant to let me show them how to wear make-up. They imagined that they would enter my studio bare-faced and go away looking like Liza Minelli! Many of them had had the department store treatment and it had put them off. Sometimes their "make-over" had occurred many years previously and whoever had made them up had not taken into account the fact that they didn't usually wear much make-up. They had gone straight for the "Joan Collins every product I can think of" look which had been far too harsh for their more natural personalities. In the old days make-up was much more heavy and mask-like, but these days it's a lot more sheer and subtle. If you haven't tried it for a while, give it a go. Find a style consultant who will ease you in gently and not give you too many steps or products to cope with. They will be able to choose shades that look very natural with your own colouring and will give you a quick and easy routine. Your make-up should not only look very natural, enhancing your best features but should feel light and comfortable too.

It is a myth that wearing make-up will take you an extra half an hour in the mornings. The basic steps of tinted moisturiser or light foundation, eyeshadow, eyeliner, mascara, a quick flick of the blusher brush and a dash of lipgloss can easily be perfected in around four minutes. The secret is to have a make-up look that works with all your clothes so that you don't have to rummage through a huge make-up bag trying to match eyeshadows and lipsticks to outfits. A style consultant can show you how to achieve this.

Wearing make-up can make you look younger, more attractive and more professional. It disguises imperfections and enhances your natural beauty. Research has shown that women who wear make-up get paid more and promoted faster than their bare-faced colleagues with equal skills and qualifications.

So isn't it about time you treated yourself to a make-up lesson with a style consultant and started enjoying the benefits.

About Author

Beth Price is a senior style consultant with ColourMeBeautiful. Based in Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, Beth offers advice on all aspects of personal image including colour analysis, style consultations and make-up lessons.