Jul 22 2010
You know, I often think we forget our #1 beauty product.
Ready for this?
WATER.
Particularly during the summer, we need to be reminded to hydrate our skin, clean out our pores and eliminate that extra bloating by drinking plenty of water.
Just 6 glasses a day girls. Get that water in!
Do:
-Drink one at every meal
-keep a bottle in your car
-pack one in your purse
-see it as a beauty product 
May 22 2010
Image provided by Sephora
It’s so very important to exfoliate your skin. Your body sheds skin cells at an amazing rate every minute of every day. If you don’t get rid of them, they’ll just sitting on your skin making you look dull and dry. No matter how much lotion you use, you’re never going to have glowing skin if you don’t exfoliate. Grab a body scrub and hit the shower. Gently rub your exfoliator in circular movements on your entire body from the shoulders down (you’ll want a facial exfoliator for your face and neck) and rinse clean. Continue to do this 2-3 times a week for year-round beautiful skin. Continue Reading »
May 03 2010
Is there any cures? Once we have them, how to get rid of them? The reasons behind are all the same– clogging of pores due to over activity of the sebaceous glands and dead skin cells. This could be because of hormonal imbalance, poor sanitary, dietary habits, use of excessive or harmful cosmetic products, lack of apt water content in the body and many more.
Be sure to cultivate a steady skin care routine, which is a tremendous preventative from the get go.
Can you pop/extract those blackheads on nose?
This is one method which almost every blackhead sufferer craves to go for. However it is not a medically suggested cure to your blackheads. The persistent and inaccurate squeezing could lead to formation of ugly scars and damage the skin. So this should be left for the expert hands only.
Remember blackheads are usually stable formation on your skin but when touched or misplayed, they could catch the infection really fast. They are prone to infections. So the best way is to use a three step approach to manually remove your blackheads: Loosen the pores with steam, bath or massage, use the scrub and then wipe off.
May 01 2010
pesky things. Always announcing their presence when I least want them too.
My complexion has never been that dewy skin I find so elusive. It’s about time to do some natural healing.
Want to get rid of those bally blackheads without spendy loads of your hard-earned cash on costly creams and extractors?
Try some of these natural home remedies. I’m going to try one a week and let you know my progress. Home remedies do take longer to produce results, but long term they are more rewarding.
1. Coriander Leaves
This is another easy to apply night pack for blackheads. Apply a mix of 1 teaspoon of coriander leaves juice and half teaspoon of turmeric powder before going to bed. And next morning, wash it with the cold water. Not only your blackheads will be reduced but your skin complexion will also be improved.
2. Honey -antibacterial moisturizer
Honey is really good for your skin. If you apply warm honey on the affected area and wash it after 10 minutes, you will benefit a lot. Honey will act as a natural peel to your blackhead affected skin. Besides, removing blackheads, it will also improve your skin.
3. Baking Soda & Water
a) This is a blackhead extraction method. By mixing equal amounts of baking soda and water, make a solution and rub it for few minutes. Now wash off with luke warm water and some of your blackheads would be removed.
4. Epsom salt and iodine
Take a cotton wad and soak it in a solution made from Epsom salt, iodine and warm water. Dab the cotton wad on your blackheads and it will loose the pores. Next, you can use any of the effective face scrubs like green tea scrub to remove the blackheads.
5. Lemon Juice – Pore minimizer
a) Lemon is another gift from nature to have an ever shiny skin. Squeeze a piece of lemon to get its juice, and put it directly on the affected areas. Repeat this twice-thrice a day. It will clear your skin of blackheads by tightening your pores.
b) Mix equal ratio of limejuice with evenly powdered cinnamon and apply it in the night. You can wash this pack in the morning and have a clear skin.
c) Another effective blackhead pack can be made from a mixture of a grounded and roasted skin of pomegranate and lemon juice.
d) Or, blend crushed drumstick pods and leaves with lemon juice to make the pack.
6. Rose & Oatmeal Mask -Oil fighting mask
Mix oatmeal powder with rose water and apply this natural mask on your blackhead prone area. This is a very effective remedy for blackheads and checks future out break as well. Wash it off with cold water after 15 minutes.
7. Potatoes- No more wrinkles
This one works against your pimples, wrinkles, whiteheads and blackheads! Just grate one potato and apply it directly on the problem area. It is that simple!
Jan 25 2010
…continued from part 1
C. Eyebrow tinting/lightening.
note: Eyebrows are generally 1-2 shades darker than ones natural hair color, so be observant when coloring your hair to stay within those parameters so as not to look too artificial.
1. Lightening your brows can lighten the look of your face. To get a rough idea of how bleaching will look, take a light brown or taupe eyeshadow and rub it on your brows.
2. Darkening your brows can definitely add more definition to your face and eyes. to get a rough idea of how tinting them will look, gently sweep your mascara wand across the brow out towards the ear. Apply more if you want them darker. (this can also be a quick daily fix to enhancing your brows without the risk of chemicals near your eyes.)
Because of the potential damage to your vision, always have your eyebrows tinted/lightened by a professional.
D. Filling in your brows.
If your brows are sparse or spotty and you want to fill them in, there are several ways to do it.
1. take an angled eyeshadow brush and press just a bit of eye shadow to the brow. (medium or dark brown for brunettes. Taupe for blondes or redheads. Charcoal for silver or gray hair). Follow the direction of the brow and extend the brushed-on shadow to the edge of the eye.
2. Pat a tissue on top to blot up any excess.
note: If your brows are really thin, you can pencil them in slightly thicker, but it’s difficult to make this look natural.
3. Take an eye pencil under the brow and follow the brow line out to the edge of the eye. Use a powder sponge to press some powder on top, very gently, to soften the line. then use a brush to lightly fill it in with shadow.
So there you go! Good luck with your brows…. they really can make all the difference to a fresh face 
~maresah~
Jan 18 2010
Even if you never touch another cosmetic again, buy a good pair of tweezers and develop the skill to use them. Because no makeup trick on the planet will make you look better than a pair of beautiful brows!!
So How exactly do we achieve these brows you say?
well follow these simple tricks and you’re on your way to much more naturally shaped brows, designed perfectly for YOU! Continue Reading »
Jan 07 2010
Sometimes it’s the little things that can really help our skin routines-
Chanel’s makeup up artist Peter Phillips shares one of his secrets: “Aquaphor takes the creases out of lips so you can get smooth, rich color.”
Aquaphor Healing ointment, $6 at drugstores.
That’s my kind of price.
Dec 10 2009
Ever wondered the secret to moist shine rich hair? Often the answer lies not in a specific product but how you apply and rinse your conditioner.
Condition:
Bleached/Highlighted:
If you hair is currently chemically treated, like me, you’ll want to condition end to root every time.
Natural Hair:
For natural hair, i only conditioned the mid-lengths and ends every time and the roots about once a week.
Step By Step
1) don’t worry so much about hitting the top of your head with the mass of conditioner your holding in your hand. Try starting from the ends of the hair, working towards the top. This will help eliminate excess moisture on the scalp which causes that premature oily feeling.
2) Try just conditioning the mid-lengths and ends every time you shampoo and only the top every other time or about once to twice a week. Your hair is healthier the closer it is to the scalp, so the target area should be the mid-lengths and ends as this is where most splitting and damaging occurs from brushing, hot tools, pony tails, clothing contact, and hair coloring.
Dec 08 2009
This How To is for those of us trying to treat our hair better, but keep getting frustrated because our tactics do not seem to be helping.
Hair Patterns
There are many things that cause us to change the pattern of how and when we care for our hair:
1. New job that requires more bathing.
2. Just heard that washing your hair everyday is not good for it
3. Can’t understand why you hair gets oily so fast
4. Can’t understand why its so frizzy, but feels like silk
5. New hairstyle that requires more or different product
6. Stuck on old habits
7. Etc, etc, etc.
I know my frustration came from a few things, but mostly I was avoiding washing my hair everyday (who has time to style their locks every 24 hours?) but then I felt my hair wasn’t really clean! This frustrated me, because i had many friends doing the same thing with great success! Well one day i had a hair teacher say “if you can’t seem to get it the first time around, do it again” so i decided to try washing twice before i conditioned. What a difference!!! The soap even lathers up differently the second time. Weird? It totally works.
So now i shampoo every two to three days and am very happy with the results.
Shampoo: Try This
Shampoo: better to shampoo twice in a row than every day.
(unless you have that oh! so awesome extreme oil prone hair)
Many times people who try not to wash everyday fail to wash more thoroughly when they actually do shampoo. This causes frustration because the hair seems to get oily or dirty faster.
Double shampooing: Try it.
#1: Focus on the Scalp. Once to focus (and i mean really focus) on that scalp! you need to remove the dead skin and oil buildup as to allow the scalp to breath and help new hair grow appropriately.
#2 focus on the rest of the hair and really make sure all of the grime is out!
Hair brittle after your shampoo? Come back for tips on conditioning your locks.
Dec 07 2009
A couple weeks ago our dear Maresah blogged on several companies that feature natural skin and face products.
This week we are highlighting a face mask from Arbonne as a giveaway to our readers.
Not to be left out in the dark, I decided to try a bottle of the product for myself. And i can tell you, this stuff is powerful! Not only does it rejuvenate the skin, it helps clean out all those pesky dead skin cells that cause black heads! The bottle recommends once a week, which means it’s going to last for a long time. ::happy sigh::
$45 dollar value. No, it’s not cheap (natural products never are) Which is why you should enter the giveaway!
Giveaway ends the 22nd. If you post a link from Facebook, twitter or your own blog we’ll enter your name twice.
*Leave a comment to enter, we will track your site links through our blog back-end. Let us know you posted a link and we’ll be able to match the link to the entry.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ENTRY #60, Emily at Glenn Fashions- YOU WON THE ARBONNE MASK. !
