December, 2011

Eat Less Sugar, Look Younger

This is going to be hard to hear, but the truth is, for those of us combating the aging process, sugar is an enemy.

I know it tastes good and we’re conditioned to love it, but unfortunately, it robs our skin of its elasticity, and what’s even worse- eating too much can lead to illnesses.

While most of us will never be able to omit sugar entirely, it’s a good idea to minimize our intake, especially if we want healthy, youthful skin. Here’s why: ALL sugars, even natural sweeteners like agave, honey, and maple syrup, raise our blood sugar level. Natural sugars are a little better for us, because they raise it less or more slowly and they contain some nutrients (white sugar has none), however all sugars raise the blood sugar level.

According to anti-aging specialist Dr. Nicolas Perricone, a spike in our blood sugar level causes inflammation on a cellular level, which causes our skin to wrinkle. Yikes! Put down that donut!

Dr. Perricone is hardly alone in this assertion. Many of the doctors whose books on anti-aging I’ve read: Dr. Mehmet Oz, Dr. Howard Murad, Dr. Jessica Wu and Dr. Adrienne Denese advise us to eschew sugar. Dr. Wu states that, “glucose actually eats away at your skin’s collagen and elastin.” Scary stuff!

When our blood sugar spikes quickly and repeatedly, the sugar attaches to the proteins (collagen and elastin) in our skin, rendering them stiff and inflexible. This process is called “glycation.” These harmful sugar molecules attach to the collagen and elastin fibers in our skin and form compounds called “advanced glycation end- products” or AGEs. As these AGEs accumulate they damage adjacent proteins, which leads to sagging skin, and wrinkles.

So, if you’re trying to stay young and dewy-looking, definitely consider cutting back your sugar intake considerably.

And if wrinkles aren’t enough to get you off the sweet stuff, there’s more, and it gets worse.

In April of this year, The New York Times published an article called “Is Sugar Toxic,” written by Gary Taubes. The article discussed the work of a hormone specialist, Dr. Robert Lustig, who presented a lecture in 2009 called “Sugar: The Bitter Truth,” which I highly recommend. You can find it on youtube.

Lustig’s research concludes that sugar is, indeed, toxic and that it is not only aging us, it’s making us sick and fat. His evidence, which includes statistics on diabetes and obesity levels since the “low fat” craze began, is quite compelling. Processed “fat free” foods generally contain more sugar, which helps make them taste better after all the flavor enhancing fat has been removed. Sugar and its evil twin High Fructose Corn Syrup, which is ubiquitous in processed foods and beverages is not just bad for us, according to Lustig, it’s a poison, akin to alcohol and cigarettes.

I was aware that too much sugar could contribute to problems with diabetes, but I had no idea that it may also contribute to heart disease, hypertension and many common cancers. This may sound a bit overblown, especially if you’re hearing it for the first time, but Lustig’s research and statistics are persuasive. Since watching his lecture, I am definitely eating a lot less sugar.

Another surprising thing I learned via Lustig is that fruit juice isn’t as good for us as we may have thought. Whole fruit is much better than juice, because when you eat whole fruit the fiber content helps keep it from spiking your blood sugar level. Fruit juice has a lot of sugar, with no fiber to mitigate it, and too much of it can be as harmful as regular sugar.

Even if you aren’t convinced of the correlation between sugar and these other health concerns, the fact that sugarspeeds up the aging process is inarguable and has been accepted in the anti-aging community well before Lustig’s 2009 lecture. Doctors overwhelmingly agree that eating sugar and HFCS causes inflammation and inflammation is the enemy of youthful skin.

Unfortunately, it would be nearly impossible to omit sugar from our diets entirely, because even fruits, vegetables and whole grains turn to glucose (the type of sugar that fuels glycation) when digested. But cutting way back can help.

An article in Prevention, written by Karen Repinski recommends the following guidelines: “Keep added sugar to no more than 10% of total calories. If you’re a 45-year-old woman of average height (5-foot-4), that’s 160 calories (or 10 teaspoons) from added sugar–about the number in one 12-ounce can of soda or six Hershey’s Kisses. By comparison, the average American consumes 31 teaspoons per day of added sugar, or the equivalent of 465 calories.”

If you’re among those who must have regular sugar, follow her guidelines.

I recommend that you omit white sugar altogether and stick to no more than 160 calories from either honey, maple syrup or agave syrup. I also recommend Stevia, which is a natural sweetner (made from a plant) than doesn’t contain harmful chemicals. It has very few calories and it’s recommend by anti-aging specialists Dr. Jessica Wu, author of Feed Your Face and also by by Dr. Howard Murad, author of The Water Secret.

Other than Stevia, most anti-aging doctors do not recommend artificial sweeteners, like Equal, because the chemicals in them cause our bodies to crave sweets.

Here are some recommendations:

1. Read labels and check for sugar in prepared foods. Don’t eat foods that contain high fructose corn syrup. This is easier said than done, because it’s in so many foods, but if you eat fewer processed foods and more whole foods, you can avoid it.

2. Consider omitting soda from your diet. Instead drink water, carbonated water with a splash of lemon or lime, tea, or coconut water.

3. Stop adding processed sugar to food and beverages. Opt for natural sweeteners like honey, agave and maple syrup, but use the smallest amount your taste buds will allow.

4. Drink less fruit juice (which is all sugar, no fiber) and eat the whole fruit instead. Or make smoothies from low sugar fruits, like strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries.

5. Eat fewer high glycemic carbohydrates like white flour, white rice and pasta, because these also raise the blood sugar level. Instead, eat whole grains, like brown rice, oatmeal and quinoa.

The fact that sugar is so detrimental to our health is difficult to accept. It has comforted us throughout our lives which makes it hard to revise our view of it and our habit of consuming it without worry. Still, knowledge is power and it’s definitely empowering to know what the things we eat are doing to our bodies.

It would make life less enjoyable if we could NEVER enjoy sweets, so I’m not suggesting that we make ourselves miserable and avoid eating anything fun. What I am suggesting is that we will benefit if we eat less sugar, and we’ll look much better, too.

Stay healthy and beautiful!

Toni Ann Johnson is the author of VIBRATING YOUTH and VIBRANT and CLEAR. Both are available on Amazon.com.

Top stylists have spoken and are predicting certain trends in 2012 hairstyles. They have their eyes on the catwalks, where models hair is styled by leading hair stylists who have their fingers on the pulse of the latest hairstyle trends. Many hairstyles this year are evolved from last years trends, styles such as the pixie cut remain ever popular, but in 2012 longer top sections are incorporated, to make the pixie cut more versatile. With a bit of length at the top, the pixie cut can be worn various ways, from slicking it back, using wet look gel, to spiking for added texture.

The catwalks have been trodden by many models wearing an androgynous look. Androgynous hairstyles are quite simple and plain, a little boyish, but worn with ultra feminine clothes. They can be short, slicked back or ruffled, they can also be long, tied back and again slicked back with wet look gel. The ruffled hairstyle is another look that is very on trend for 2012. Also known as the bedhead look, understated, with a look of little effort, that moves away from the ultra chic and perfectly styled glam looks of last year. Bedhead looks are still chic, but they give the impression of having taken less effort.

Another big look for 2012 hairstyles, is the Glamazon look. A fierce, strong look, characterised by bold hairstyles. Hair can be scraped back from the face quite severely and held in a high ponytail or top knot, several female celebrity singers wear their hair this way and it is a powerful look. Teamed with very fancy hair accessories such as feathers and jewelled bands, glamazon hairstyles look best worn with fancy, intricate and glamorous clothing styles.

Classic retro hairstyles continue to be popular, with finger waves and pin curls making a big comeback. This type of hair styling is much quicker and easier than it used to be, with the use of heated tongs and better holding products, a 40s wave can be created in minutes. For long hair, birds nest buns, as worn by Hollywood legends in bygone days, are fashionable. Backcombed hair is piled and fastened at the top of the head and the remaining strands waved and held firmly with hairspray.

From the 1970s, but brought up to date with the use of shine products and hair accessories, Charlies Angel hairstyles are big. These 2012 hairstyles are characterised by curls through the end lengths of the hair, leaving the top part straight and smooth. Many leading celebrities wear their hair this way, all it requires is an excellent blow dry and for the hair to be in excellent condition, as a shiny, sleek gloss to the curls is essential.

A few more styling tips for 2012 hairstyles, include the incorporation of shattered layers and kicks. Shattered layers, with uneven edges, soften and add volume to otherwise dull hair. Kicks can be added anywhere in any hairstyle by flicking up the ends using a hot tong, to add a fun edge to a look. Finally the peekaboo fringe is popular, eye skimming, blunt cut, bangs, that can be swept aside when needed, are the look of 2012.

2012 Hairstyles By Chandrika from Hairstylezone.com. View Pictures of 2012 Hairstyles here.

As the saying goes health is wealth but a lot of us do not consider this to be so as we take for granted the issue about our health. In as much we wake up in the morning and step out of bed and go about our daily activities without hindrance, we have the believe that we are well. If we take good care of our health as we take care of our cars and other personal belongings, a lot of health related problems would have been checked.

For an individual to be healthy, he or she must be in a state of complete physical, mental, social and spiritual wellbeing that is absent of disease or infirmity according to World Health Organisation (WHO). But due to the pollution all around the world – air and environmental pollution, stress and life style most individual find it difficult to live in complete state of health. Though, human body has the ability to heal itself but these external forces like the environmental toxins, poor nutrition, and alcohol consumption, cigarette smoking and eating of processed foods cause damage to the body and cells degeneration. The nutrients (vitamins and minerals) that the body cells feed on to sustains millions of chemical reactions the body performs each day are not gotten in our diet in proper proportion.

Eating the proper diet daily that comprises the vital nutrients the cells need from fruits and vegetables will prevent us from having health challenges. But majority of people are not getting the minimal daily dietary nutritional requirement from the food we eat not to talk of eating five (5) serving daily requirement of fruits and vegetables. Over a short of time when these nutrients are lacking in our diet, the deficiencies that manifest from this lack will be falling of eye sight, hearing loss, joint pains, lack of energy and thousands of other ailments that medical science tells us as human being to accept with advance in age. While on the long time, these deficiencies will result into illness like cancer and heart disease.

In other to maintain a healthy life, there is need for every individual to inculcate the intake of dietary supplements daily. According to Dr. Daniel T Quigley, author of The National Malnutrition; ‘everyone who has in the past eaten processed sugar, white flour, or canned food has some deficiency problem, the extent of the problem depends on the percentage of such deficient food in the diet’. It is very difficult these days for people to get daily nutritional requirement – minerals and vitamins – for proper life development from the food we eat. Therefore, for us to live healthy life the way we want it and age gracefully, we have to supplement our diet with organic food supplements.

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They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder. We all want to groom ourselves to look our best and more often than not we turn to cosmetics. Buying cosmetics can cost a small fortune, especially if you are looking for the best branded products. However, there is a saviour – the internet. More and more online retailers are now selling cosmetics online at discounted prices. So if you are looking for the very best in cosmetics then why not go online and grab some bargains.

However, when buying online there are some tips you should follow to ensure your buying experience is a pleasant one and you are buying the products that you want at the best price possible.

#Step 1
Before you even contemplate shopping for online cosmetics, the golden rule is to always try and find a legitimate online retailer that sells high quality cosmetics. It may be that you will be paying a slightly higher price than cheap lower branded cosmetics but you will also be getting more for your money as you will be using less of the product. High quality makeup means you look better.

#Step 2
The next step is to decide the type of cosmetics that you want to buy – organic or non organic. The main difference being organic cosmetics only contain natural ingredients which mean you get a better product. It used to be difficult to buy organic cosmetics but these days more and more online retailers are selling organic products at discounted prices. However, always remember to read the ingredients before committing to purchase as you want to ensure the ingredients are natural.

#Step3
When shopping online for your cheap cosmetics make sure you are buying the right colour shades. Check your skin tone and go from there. First, decide what skin tone you have – is it light, fair, medium or dark. The last thing you want to do is buy the wrong shade of lipstick or foundation for your skin tone. As long as you match the right shades to your skin tone you will be fine.

Before purchasing any form of cosmetic products online always thoroughly research the website. Make sure it is legitimate, it sells genuine products and is reputable. Make sure the online retailer provides contact information, a variety of payment methods and has some good and genuine feedback.

Online cosmetics shopping can be a great experience and it can also save you lots of money on your branded cosmetics. Most products are available online including eye makeup, lip liner products, lipstick, foundation and even discount fragrances. Just make sure you shop online for your cosmetics wisely.

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Planning a baby shower can be both fun and stressful. Choosing the right games, the right people to invite, the right decorations and food can all make or break a baby shower. One thing that many baby shower organizers forget, however, is to include fun prizes for the games. Luckily, shower prizes aren’t about being expensive, over-the-top, or high fashion. The key to giving great shower game prizes is simple, fun, relaxing gifts.

Since baby showers are traditionally all-female parties, it’s important to remember to cater to things that women of all generations enjoy. So, one great game prize would be a set of hand/body lotions that smell wonderful. Women of all ages enjoy having a lotion which both hydrates and perfumes, right?

Another great gift (or game prize) for baby shower participants is gourmet chocolate. Not many people would want to turn down a small box of their favorite kind of chocolate truffles. For the party planner who wants everything to match, giving gourmet chocolates that have an outer shell (or topping) that matches the party’s color scheme will make this baby shower gift hard to pass up.

In the same line of thought, scented candles which are specifically colored to match the party’s décor also make great gifts for the games’ participants. Soothing scents like lilac, lavender, and verbena are excellent options for party planners who want to add a luxurious and relaxing touch to the party favors. (It’s also worth mentioning that lavender has been known to help soothe expecting mothers who have morning sickness!)

For the party planner who really enjoys lavishing the shower game winners giving away gift certificates for manicures or pedicures is a great way to go. Many participants will want to win that prize and the best thing about giving a gift certificate for a manicure is that it’s an affordable yet luxurious game prize that shows the guests your appreciation for attending.

Planners who have a comic side to them might want to give gag prizes for the participants. Assuming that attendees have a sense of humor, this is a great way to go! Filling a baby bottle with Chardonnay and asking them to drink it can often be a funny booby prize. Giving the baby shower game winner a “baby style” hair makeover also will give the guests a good laugh for the rest of the baby shower. Remember, it’s smart to give gag gifts only if you are sure that your guests appreciate your sense of humor!

Lastly, remember that what makes a baby shower amazing really aren’t the gifts. The memories that are attached to those gifts are what matter the most.

Valentina Kaltchev is the founder of TheQuiltFairy.com, an online boutique for handmade baby quilts, baby crib bedding, nursery rugs and custom accessories in wide range of colors and themes to satisfy the most discriminating tastes.

These are the reasons why people spend so much time and money on tanning, both indoors and out. With the knowledge of how damaging the sun can be – causing skin cancer and aging signs like wrinkles and age spots – people are now turning to products that make the skin look tan without the damage. Bronzers, sunless tanners, and spray tans are a few of the ways that people bronze their skin without spending time in the sun. However, sunless tanners have a reputation for being smelly, streaky, and for giving the skin a un-natural orange tint. For this reason, the quest for the perfect sunless tanning product has been ongoing.

Fake Bake Tanning Lotion is the most talked about sunless tanning product. This company has perfected the sunless tanner by providing a tan that is a beautiful bronze color, with a pleasant odor and a user-friendly application. In addition to providing a perfectly even and natural looking tan, Fake Bake products are preservative-free and are made with botanical ingredients. So in addition to shielding your skin from damaging UVA and UVB rays, you can be sure that you are not damaging your skin or your health with any harmful ingredients. Fake Bake lotion products also have ingredients that help to treat and care for the skin as you build your beautiful glow. Moisturizers help to keep the skin soft and hydrated, and some products even have slimming and firming ingredients to reduce cellulite and sagging skin. The products are safe and gentle enough for sensitive skin.

Fake Bake Tanning Lotion contains a blend of unique naturally derived tanning ingredients called DHA and Erythulose. Working with the melanin cells in the top layers of skin, the lotion develops your tan to compliment your skin tone for very natural and gorgeous results. One of the best features of this self tanning lotion is the built in color of the product that instantly shows exactly where the product has been placed, ensuring that every area of the skin has been treated, to avoid streaky skin, pale patches, and dark spots. Fake Bake Tanning Lotion has an innovative technology that allows the tan to last up to 50% longer than other sunless tanning lotions. Fake Bake lotion is also available as a gradual tanner, to slowly build the ultimate natural looking tan over time.

With five to six applications per bottle, there is no need for those $30+ tanning salon visits for a spray tan anymore! People who enjoy a good sunless tan are raving about this self tanner. It addresses all the common complaints of sunless tanners and makes the process easier, faster, and flawless. Fake Bake is so great that it has been featured in countless publications and used by celebrities like Madonna and Britney Spears. Fake Bake Tanning Lotion makes that perfect summer glow possible in every season.

I’m the in-house pro at BeautyStopOnline.com, the editor of YourBeauty411.com and a professional cosmetologist. Click here for more information on online beauty products

There are mainly two kinds of makeup. The first is organic makeup while the second is called mineral makeup. There is an exclusive range of cheap cosmetics present in both categories. Most of these cosmetic items are handcrafted. Usually the kind of makeup included in this range is mineral makeup. There are various reasons for making and selling these mineral makeup items. Other than mineral cosmetics, organic makeup products are also sold. The main aim of making these mineral makeup items is to meet the current trends of specific social groups and lifestyles.

Usually cosmetics are designed for various age groups and ethnicity. Cheap cosmetics can also be bought from reliable wholesale stores where good quality branded cosmetics is available. Usually the mineral cosmetics include natural mineral compounds in their composition which are required by the skin and essential for its nourishment. Certain pigments are added in order to add color to products like lipsticks, lip glosses and blushers. All these materials are first tested to ensure high quality and to minimize any possible side-effects. Organic cosmetics are often considered long-lasting due to their water resistant nature.

Mineral cosmetics are comparatively better than their organic counterparts because they do not cover the skin completely. Instead they leave some room for the pores of skin to breathe. In this way the whole face is given a natural feeling because of light-weight coverage. Another advantage of cheap cosmetics of mineral composition is that these are made of constituents that are free of organic components, oils and other preservatives. Thus skin is not exposed to such irritants as talc and other pigments.

Nowadays there is a shift in trend to online shopping of cosmetic products. Various online shopping websites offer the sale of cheap cosmetics of various high quality brands. In addition, they often also ship to overseas customers. Buyers search for the cosmetics they want, and then the order is placed after selection of the desired items. There are many different reputed brands available for sale on various websites. Along with the sale of makeup items, some websites also offer guidelines to customers regarding the selection of cosmetics based on their skin type and tone.

Most websites change the offers they have from time to time. This is because the available cheap cosmetics on the websites get updated, while also guiding customers about which of the new offers would suit their skin or hair type. The basic aim of providing makeup items for sale on various websites and outlets is to enable customers to get a complete range of makeup items at an affordable price.

Currently, top brands in the cosmetics industry are involved in producing stocks of cheap cosmetics items. An advantage to buying these branded products is that these are not only of high quality but also come at a reasonable price. Although many ranges of cheap cosmetics are not on offer at regular intervals, they are still bought by many customers. These brands commonly specialize in producing cosmetics that are not easily available on the open market. Sometimes websites have special offers from these brands. These products often include special items which do not usually lie within the regular discount price range.

Quick Recap:
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The workout craze has been popping up in gyms across the United States. The classes are running in over 10,000 gyms. What is it?

Body Pump, also knows as Les Mills Body Pump, is a class that focuses on using barbells to get a total body workout. More specifically, the barbells are used in conjunction with an extremely high repetition workout. People can expect to perform as many as 800 repetitions during a Les mills Body Pump workout.

What is Body Pump Best Known For?

Many workout programs use a specific principle that they believe works best. With Les mills Body Pump, that principle is The Rep Effect. Not only are you performing a very high number of reps, but you are doing it with fairly light weights. This combination is great for losing weight, and creating sexy, lean muscles. The workouts are designed to hit all of the major muscle groups, and focus on using the most effective weight room exercises. Just a few of these exercises include;

- Squats – Great for everything from the waste down

- Presses – Great for triceps, shoulders and arms

- Curls – Great for the biceps, back and core

By hitting each muscle group with 70 – 100 reps, you are focusing on strengthening the muscle, while also melting the fat around it. The program combines up beat music motivating instructors, adds in effective, fat blasting, muscle building moves, and delivers results.

In terms of classes, What is Body Pump like? The typical bodypump class runs for 60 minutes, with an average individual burning 500 – 600 calories. These classes start off with a warm up, which is lead by the instructor. As the muscles begin to warm up, you work your way into the actual workout, which uses only light weights. The moves focus on the legs, chest, back, shoulders and core. The workout is accompanied by up beat music to help keep you moving along. As the workout draws to an end, the music switched over to more of a cool down tempo. The workout pace slows, and you end with a stretch.

When you ask, “What is Body Pump”, you should know that their are advantages and disadvantages to Les Mills Body Pump

Advantages

- The classes are run by certified trainers

- The classes are fun and up beat

- The workouts are extremely effective

Disadvantages

- You need to travel to the gym to attend the classes

- The classes are only offered at certain times, so they are not always convenient

- You need to pay a monthly membership at the gym to take the classes

Les has partnered up with Team Beachbody to eliminate the disadvantages. Introducing Les Mills Pump. This is the AT HOME version of Les Mills Body Pump. Burn up to 1000 calories in the comfort of your own home. Now, the question isn’t, “What Is Body Pump?”. The question becomes, What Is Les Mills Pump?

Yours in Success
Joe Malone

Another great idea to jazz up the baby shower, is to throw games to the guests. Playing baby shower games is actually a fun and enjoyable activity that will sure to give big laughs to everyone. There are lots of baby shower games to choose from. If you are the host of the party, you can either purchase games from your local party store or make your own games.

Since showers are often theme-based, you may think of baby shower games that are related to theme you want for the party. Anything from cartoon characters, sports, to jungle or even a spa or tea can make a nice theme for the baby shower.

Usually, when a shower has fun activities such as games, there are prizes for the winners. Well, any game would need prizes for the winners, but in some cases like during a baby shower game, though prizes aren’t mandatory, it would be best to give little tokens to the winners.

Baby game prizes ideas come in so many choices to choose from. Depending on your budget and theme of the party, they may range from cheap figurines to elegant festive gift baskets. One great idea you can follow is to purchase little inexpensive items from the baby registry and offer as prizes for the winners. Of course, it is up to them to donate what they’ve received to the mom-to-be at the end of the shower.

There are lots of theme-based gifts and prizes, and using cute decorations like stuffed animals and other baby-related items can make a cost-effective way to use the theme to your advantage. Other ideas for shower game prizes could be small baby figurines, chocolates and other fancy wrapped treats, gift baskets, gift certificates, spa certificates or even just manicure and pedicure treat for the winners of the games.

You can be as creative as you want when it comes to game prizes. If you prefer to make your own at home, well then feel free to do so. You can easily purchase novelty items from your local craft stores or wholesale dealer and wrap them up yourself. One easy and inexpensive prize idea you can make at home are bubbles with a personalized tag that has a cute picture on. The photo could be an angel, baby, or the ultrasound photo of the upcoming child. Other ideas you can personally make include bags of homemade cookies, little gift baskets filled with pampering goods, and etc.

You don’t have to spend a lot of money over those prizes. Make sure to set a budget beforehand so you will have a guide whether you will buy or make homemade prizes. Sometimes, baby shower favors are also used as prizes for the shower games. However, if you feel like giving something else, then much better. Baby shower supplies, including games, prizes and favors are widely available online. There are lots of websites these days that specialize on baby shower gifts and other party accessories that will sure to flair any themed shower.

Janet is an author for a variety of lifestyle issues and topics including weddings. If you’re looking for baby announcements, visit the website Prettybabygifts.com and browse their extensive collection. Find baby shower decorations more online!

Cosmetics are substances or preparation applied to external parts of the human body. They can range from beauty products such as make ups and lotions to home cleaning products such as soap detergents.

When you talk about cosmetics, the first thing that will surely pop to mind is a make up kit. Women today find carrying a makeup kit on their purse or bag a must whenever they go out. Most fashion and beauty icons even suggest that all ladies should at least learn how to apply basics such as lipsticks, foundation, and blush starting at age 15.

Why is there such a fuss about wearing makeups? After all, natural beauty is prettier, they say.

The thing about cosmetics, or make ups for that matter, is that it only acts as a beauty booster. Wearing makeup doesn’t mean you are ugly. When used correctly, it has the ability to highlight your facial assets and downplay the negatives. It can also be used for art purposes hence its heavy use in theaters, fashion shows, photography, etc.

Depending on how you want to present yourself, using makeup can let you achieve the effects you want. You can instantly tame a sharp-contoured face by creating illusions using varying shading techniques to soften these aspects. You can bring in a cheery or dark mood just by putting in strong black eye liner on and around the eye area and dark lipstick. There are actually thousands of ways to use makeup but in simple, ordinary days you only want to look better.

Applying cosmetics demand some degree of expertise. After all, you’re not applying to just any part of your body. It’s your face, your first and greatest asset you are doing. So here are some general tips you should follow when choosing and applying any kind of cosmetics on your face.

Tip number 1: Take good care of your skin. It is a fallacy that makeup can make skin beautiful. Yes, you can cover up your spots, uneven skin tone, or blemishes using a good concealer but the perfect look only lasts as good as the concealer stays untouched by sweat, dust, and oil. Once the concealer melts off, the reality will surely bite.

The truth about makeups is that they are best applied to skin that is clean and healthy. If you maintain a regular skin care regimen, eat right, and live a healthy lifestyle, it will be more effortless for you to achieve a skin that is totally makeup-friendly. If you have bad skin, make an effort to improve it. Makeups are not the only options you have. They can beautify you but when people look closer, they will be able to see it’s all masking you have there.

Tip number 2: Whether you have oily or normal skin type, carrying face powder is a must. The queasy feeling that oiliness gives you is not worth all the suffering. Whenever oiliness strikes, pat your face with powder and give your face a nice, fresh feeling. If your brand has an SPF the better because it acts as a protective layer to your skin against the harmful ultra-violet rays.

Tip number 3: Choose cosmetics that are water-based and skin-safe. Whether it’s blush, foundation, or eye makeup, choose ones that have been approved by dermatologists themselves. Some makeups contain more chemicals than others and most of them come with the cheapest price tags. So as a rule of thumb, don’t skimp on cosmetics. Don’t settle for less.

Cosmetics can do wonders when done right. Contrariwise, it can be a bane. Applying makeup for aesthetic purposes is a complex thing to tackle so make sure to seek advice from people who are know their way with brushes and powders. After all, your face is always one of a kind.

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