Sunday, 10 April 2011
Saturday, 9 April 2011
Fun Teen Beauty Secrets**
Teen Girls
Here are some beauty secrets that we wish we had known when we were teens! We want to share them with you so that you don't make the same mistakes that we did!
Dump the Bottle of Foundation
First, we wish we had the same youthful skin that teens do. Unfortunately, most teens hide their fresh, young and glowing skin beneath layers of foundation. Stop doing that right now! Skip the foundation and show off your wrinkle-less beauty. If you have zits and spots, use a concealer by all means. Use a powder or, at most, a tinted moisturiser. Remember, foundation is for women aged 30+ to help them look as young as you!
Golden Rule: One is Always Nude
Every time we see an overly made-up teen we groan inwardly. When will they understand that less is always more? When you avoid using foundation, don't go overboard with the lipstick or the eye make-up. Remember the golden rule: one is always nude. If you use a red lipstick, your eyes should be without eyeliner and vice versa. If you are going to use eye shadow with your eyeliner, then just pat a bit of gloss on your lips. Always allow one part of your face to become the centre of attention.
Use Concealers Cleverly
Pat it in, and avoid vigorously rubbing a concealer into your skin. If you want to hide a pimple, apply it directly on top of the zit. That way, you won't aggravate the zit further and you will come away with more natural looking skin. And of course, it goes without saying that you should only use a concealer if you need to.
Hair Wear
We think that natural is hot, but teens tend to think otherwise. So if you want to lighten your hair, just go one shade lighter, or two at most, but no more than that. We see teens emptying whole tubes of hair colour, thinking they will look cooler, but what they don't realise is that they actually end up looking like clowns.
Always get your hair cut in layers, which are so in and which make unruly hair look salon fresh and give life to limp hair.
Dump the Bottle of Foundation
First, we wish we had the same youthful skin that teens do. Unfortunately, most teens hide their fresh, young and glowing skin beneath layers of foundation. Stop doing that right now! Skip the foundation and show off your wrinkle-less beauty. If you have zits and spots, use a concealer by all means. Use a powder or, at most, a tinted moisturiser. Remember, foundation is for women aged 30+ to help them look as young as you!
Golden Rule: One is Always Nude
Every time we see an overly made-up teen we groan inwardly. When will they understand that less is always more? When you avoid using foundation, don't go overboard with the lipstick or the eye make-up. Remember the golden rule: one is always nude. If you use a red lipstick, your eyes should be without eyeliner and vice versa. If you are going to use eye shadow with your eyeliner, then just pat a bit of gloss on your lips. Always allow one part of your face to become the centre of attention.
Use Concealers Cleverly
Pat it in, and avoid vigorously rubbing a concealer into your skin. If you want to hide a pimple, apply it directly on top of the zit. That way, you won't aggravate the zit further and you will come away with more natural looking skin. And of course, it goes without saying that you should only use a concealer if you need to.
Hair Wear
We think that natural is hot, but teens tend to think otherwise. So if you want to lighten your hair, just go one shade lighter, or two at most, but no more than that. We see teens emptying whole tubes of hair colour, thinking they will look cooler, but what they don't realise is that they actually end up looking like clowns.
Always get your hair cut in layers, which are so in and which make unruly hair look salon fresh and give life to limp hair.
Safe and Natural Weight Loss Tips
I have read this tips from Ayurveda (the ancient Indian science of health and healing) and I found some effective tips that might also helpful for you. 
1. Ayurvedic Diet for Weight Loss
Obviously an anti-kapha diet is the place to start when looking to lose weight. This means eating lots of fruits, vegetables, spicy foods and whole grains.
2. Exercise for Weight Loss:
The following Ayurvedic guidelines should be followed for proper exercise with regard to weight loss
:
* More Exercise the Better: Kapha\’s qualities of fixed, dull, heavy, soft and cold are all negated via exercise. In other words, the more exercise you do the more you reduce Kapha and therefore fat in your body.
* Exercise Without Excessive Strain: According to Ayurveda, Kapha individuals need the most vigorous exercise, but at the same time, the exercise should never be extreme. Find a good balance between doing too little and over doing it. Breaking a nice sweat is good, but being totally breathless is probably too much.
* Be Consistent: A Kapha body type has a propensity towards weight gain so you need to make exercise a daily part of you life. The hardest part will be to get the exercise program underway. Once this is done Kapha people tend to be very determined and steady, so they will be able to adhere to it long term. Getting started though is another matter for Kapha types and usually requires shock treatment. In the spirit of shock treatment, understand that by NOT exercising and NOT losing the weight you are putting your longevity and quality of life at risk. Enough said, start today!
* Yoga for Weight Loss: Yoga offers an excellent way to include holistic exercises into your fitness program. These exercises will not just help you lose weight, but will also help your overall health and well-being.
* Post Exercise Diet: After exercises do not drink cold liquids. This period is key as you are trying to increase the metabolic fire in your cells so they burn more calories and drinking cold liquids at this time will negate this important benefit which exercise bestows.
3. Hard Physical Work to Burn Calories:
According to Ayurveda reduction of Kapha is promoted by living a physical, active lifestyle. In today\’s age of technology, computers, TVs, TiVO, internet, etc, manual labor is getting more rare for people to do. So you need to consciously incorporate physical work into your life. Whether that be mowing the lawn, tending to the garden or shoveling snow, it is important to not live a sedentary live of watching TV and eating twinkies.
4. Massage Therapy to Reduce Fat:
There are many treatment modalities in Ayurveda of which massage is highly recommended. In the context of weight loss and reducing Kapha, strong massage with light oils such as mustard or flaxseed is helpful.
5. Sleep Guidelines for Weight Loss:
No napping or going to bed early. If you want to reduce Kapha and weight remember you burn more calories when you are awake and being active, than when you are happily snuggled under the blanket.
The above recommendations will surely help you with your weight loss goals and in addition to helping you get slim, they will also make you more healthy and fit.
1. Ayurvedic Diet for Weight Loss
Obviously an anti-kapha diet is the place to start when looking to lose weight. This means eating lots of fruits, vegetables, spicy foods and whole grains.
2. Exercise for Weight Loss:
The following Ayurvedic guidelines should be followed for proper exercise with regard to weight loss
:
* More Exercise the Better: Kapha\’s qualities of fixed, dull, heavy, soft and cold are all negated via exercise. In other words, the more exercise you do the more you reduce Kapha and therefore fat in your body.
* Exercise Without Excessive Strain: According to Ayurveda, Kapha individuals need the most vigorous exercise, but at the same time, the exercise should never be extreme. Find a good balance between doing too little and over doing it. Breaking a nice sweat is good, but being totally breathless is probably too much.
* Be Consistent: A Kapha body type has a propensity towards weight gain so you need to make exercise a daily part of you life. The hardest part will be to get the exercise program underway. Once this is done Kapha people tend to be very determined and steady, so they will be able to adhere to it long term. Getting started though is another matter for Kapha types and usually requires shock treatment. In the spirit of shock treatment, understand that by NOT exercising and NOT losing the weight you are putting your longevity and quality of life at risk. Enough said, start today!
* Yoga for Weight Loss: Yoga offers an excellent way to include holistic exercises into your fitness program. These exercises will not just help you lose weight, but will also help your overall health and well-being.
* Post Exercise Diet: After exercises do not drink cold liquids. This period is key as you are trying to increase the metabolic fire in your cells so they burn more calories and drinking cold liquids at this time will negate this important benefit which exercise bestows.
3. Hard Physical Work to Burn Calories:
According to Ayurveda reduction of Kapha is promoted by living a physical, active lifestyle. In today\’s age of technology, computers, TVs, TiVO, internet, etc, manual labor is getting more rare for people to do. So you need to consciously incorporate physical work into your life. Whether that be mowing the lawn, tending to the garden or shoveling snow, it is important to not live a sedentary live of watching TV and eating twinkies.
4. Massage Therapy to Reduce Fat:
There are many treatment modalities in Ayurveda of which massage is highly recommended. In the context of weight loss and reducing Kapha, strong massage with light oils such as mustard or flaxseed is helpful.
5. Sleep Guidelines for Weight Loss:
No napping or going to bed early. If you want to reduce Kapha and weight remember you burn more calories when you are awake and being active, than when you are happily snuggled under the blanket.
The above recommendations will surely help you with your weight loss goals and in addition to helping you get slim, they will also make you more healthy and fit.
Thursday, 7 April 2011
Wedding and Bridal Makeup Advice
Your wedding day may be one of the happiest days of your life. It is important that you feel like you look your best. When you look at photographs of your wedding, you want to see your true beauty captured. You may decide to get bridal pictures taken in addition to the photos from your special day. With so many photos and memories, you will want o be sure to have your makeup enhance all of your best features. Makeup application for these special events will most likely be a little different than your average makeup day.
One universal truth is the need to apply more makeup than usual so that it shows up in photographs. Especially since you will probably be wearing white for your wedding and bridals, it is important to apply enough makeup that you don’t end up looking pale or washed out in the photos. For most girls, it might even feel like you are wearing too much makeup, but that probably means it’s just the right amount. When you see the photos that you will have forever, you will be really happy you did go heavier on the makeup.
Getting Ready for the Big Day
Since every girl is different, you will want may want to do a couple of practice makeovers to see what you like the best. Makeup counters in most department stores have makeup artist that can be very helpful. You can even make an appointment with one of them to have them do your makeup for free. They can offer advice on what will look good with your complexion and hair and how to really make your best features pop. If you really like how they do your makeup, consider hiring them to do your makeup for your wedding day and bridals. It is your special day and it will bring peace of mind to know that a professional is doing your makeup exactly how you want it.
If you are doing your own makeup, you will definitely want to invest in some good foundation. The right foundation is very important to help create and even glow to your skin. When it comes to photographs, using a powder foundation can cause you to appear washed out and paler than you may like. A liquid foundation tends to work best. Since you will be wearing white, you really don’t want makeup rubbing off on you all day long. And even though it might be necessary to touch up your makeup at least once during the long day, you don’t want to have to be worried about it all day long. The right foundation can help keep everything set without giving you that oily look.
Looking your best on your wedding day and for your bridals is your right as the bride. A good makeup job will help you feel as beautiful as you are.
One universal truth is the need to apply more makeup than usual so that it shows up in photographs. Especially since you will probably be wearing white for your wedding and bridals, it is important to apply enough makeup that you don’t end up looking pale or washed out in the photos. For most girls, it might even feel like you are wearing too much makeup, but that probably means it’s just the right amount. When you see the photos that you will have forever, you will be really happy you did go heavier on the makeup.
Getting Ready for the Big Day
Since every girl is different, you will want may want to do a couple of practice makeovers to see what you like the best. Makeup counters in most department stores have makeup artist that can be very helpful. You can even make an appointment with one of them to have them do your makeup for free. They can offer advice on what will look good with your complexion and hair and how to really make your best features pop. If you really like how they do your makeup, consider hiring them to do your makeup for your wedding day and bridals. It is your special day and it will bring peace of mind to know that a professional is doing your makeup exactly how you want it.
If you are doing your own makeup, you will definitely want to invest in some good foundation. The right foundation is very important to help create and even glow to your skin. When it comes to photographs, using a powder foundation can cause you to appear washed out and paler than you may like. A liquid foundation tends to work best. Since you will be wearing white, you really don’t want makeup rubbing off on you all day long. And even though it might be necessary to touch up your makeup at least once during the long day, you don’t want to have to be worried about it all day long. The right foundation can help keep everything set without giving you that oily look.
Looking your best on your wedding day and for your bridals is your right as the bride. A good makeup job will help you feel as beautiful as you are.
Long Curly Hair
Usually people who have long curly hair are envied by other people, especially those women who happen to have this beauty are a center of attention anywhere. But is it very difficult to maintain the curly hair properly. Some women tend to cut their long curly hair shorter, because they think it would be much easier to mange them if they are short. But when taken care of properly these long curly hair can be a unique beauty to be had. Some of the important tips regarding the matter are as under.
The most important thing is about moisture. It is better that one does not apply a lot of untried substances on long curly hair and should not be pulled tight around the hair brush. Even using hot air to make it straight is not advisable. It is necessary for the beauty of long curly hair that they be left like that naturally. Otherwise, it would only be a waste of time.
It is generally important for maintainable of good hair that quality shampoo and quality conditioners be applied on a regular basis. Curly hair require more moisture than other common hair types. It is advised by the experts that if one is going to use clarifying shampoos, then not to apply them on the hair more than one time during a whole month. Shampoos which are transparent should not be used because their transparency indicates that they contain detergents that will reduce your hair moisture, especially if you wish to manage your long curly hair.
Another important tip that will help you manage the long curly hair is through wetting it before you are going to comb them. This will take out any tangles that you might have. It is in fact better to comb your hair before you are going to wash them. Allow your hair to have a deep conditioning every couple of weeks, or on a monthly basis. It is important for you to avoid using any kind of hot oils on your long curly hair. These are some of the most effective ways to manage your long curly hair.
The most important thing is about moisture. It is better that one does not apply a lot of untried substances on long curly hair and should not be pulled tight around the hair brush. Even using hot air to make it straight is not advisable. It is necessary for the beauty of long curly hair that they be left like that naturally. Otherwise, it would only be a waste of time.
It is generally important for maintainable of good hair that quality shampoo and quality conditioners be applied on a regular basis. Curly hair require more moisture than other common hair types. It is advised by the experts that if one is going to use clarifying shampoos, then not to apply them on the hair more than one time during a whole month. Shampoos which are transparent should not be used because their transparency indicates that they contain detergents that will reduce your hair moisture, especially if you wish to manage your long curly hair.
Another important tip that will help you manage the long curly hair is through wetting it before you are going to comb them. This will take out any tangles that you might have. It is in fact better to comb your hair before you are going to wash them. Allow your hair to have a deep conditioning every couple of weeks, or on a monthly basis. It is important for you to avoid using any kind of hot oils on your long curly hair. These are some of the most effective ways to manage your long curly hair.
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