posted by Viola on Goldilocks: Style and Tame Your Tresses
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I’m not a cancer-phobe. I don’t think everything causes cancer, although my kids were not happy when I made them stop eating microwave popcorn after I read the Environmental Protection Agency’s warning about PFOA—the by-product of heating the chemical used to coat the inside of the bag—being “a likely carcinogen.” However, because of the rise in the prevalence of cancer, I’ve adopted the “better safe than sorry” proverb and have begun scanning labels and bottles for ingredients
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posted by Viola on Sleeping Beauty: Skin Solutions for Effortless Beauty
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So, you think you know what type of skin you have? Dermatologists find that women (and men!) tend to misdiagnose their own skin types, usually thinking acne only occurs with oily skin or that mature skin is always dry. The first step in caring for your skin is to have a really good idea what type you have.
Your morning face can be an excellent predictor of your skin type. According to Fitness Magazine, if you wake up with a glossy coat of shine, you probably have oily skin. If your face looks
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posted by Viola on Goldilocks: Style and Tame Your Tresses
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From the petite, thin comets above Carrie Underwood’s peepers to the glossy arches that frame Megan Fox’s startling blue eyes, eyebrows come in all shapes and sizes. In the late 80s, Brooke Shields created quite a stir when her heavy brows stood out in stark contrast to her pouty lips and baby face. Pencil thin brows were the style for most of the 20th century, but the dramatic arch has made a comeback in the new millennium.
Babies are born with nearly no visible eyebrows. As they grow, children
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posted by Viola on Sleeping Beauty: Skin Solutions for Effortless Beauty
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I first encountered natural beauty products when I was a young teenager. A friend extolled the virtues of mayonnaise as a hair conditioner and I promptly emptied an entire jar onto my head and waited for the transformation. It took more than a week before my hair began to separate into strands again. I later found out that to condition hair, a mere tablespoon would do the trick.
Natural beauty products offer the benefits of healing and rejuvenating without the potential hazards of synthetic substances.
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posted by Rebecca on Sleeping Beauty: Skin Solutions for Effortless Beauty
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As the summer draws nearer, give your skin the much needed boost and confidence this spring and reveal a more natural, radiant glow with the fabulous range of Apricot Facial Scrubs which promote a healthier-looking, glowing complexion. Packed full natural ingredients like apricot, corn, and walnut kernels to get that perfect texture and brightness back they perfectly prep your skin for the sunshine.
St. Ives scrubs say that if you exfoliate 3-4 times a week you can get the desired brightness and
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posted by Viola on Sleeping Beauty: Skin Solutions for Effortless Beauty
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For my fortieth birthday, I got an age spot. It was not a welcome gift. It showed up almost overnight on my left cheekbone, about an inch below my eye. At first, I thought it was just a little freckle, but before long, it began to spread until it reached the size of a finger tip.
I went to every cosmetics counter I could find to get rid of it. Most sales clerks suggested I try a spot-fading treatment that contained hydroquinone, a chemical used in over 200 different skin-lightening products manufactured
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posted by Viola on Beauty and the Beast: Fierce, Beautiful Makeup
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Flip back through the pages of time and you’ll find women (and men) using cosmetics to enhance their looks. Whether they wanted to appear more beautiful, seductive or powerful, people instinctively knew that defined features and bold colors made a statement that was hard to argue with.
The ancient Egyptians used eye makeup, lipstick and rouge to display power and wealth. The higher their status, the more makeup an ancient Egyptian wore. Even their statues and coffins were adorned with heavy
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posted by Viola on Beauty and the Beast: Fierce, Beautiful Makeup
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Hair dye, mascara, foundation and blush can turn a plain Jane into a seductive Scarlett in a matter of minutes. Ever since the first woman discovered that the juice of crushed berries made her lips look even more luscious, cosmetics have helped transform the visage of a virtuous virgin into a voluptuous vixen.
In ancient civilizations, women used the products of plants and animals to enhance their natural beauty. Women, especially the wealthy and those who sold their beauty by the hour, used
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posted by Rebecca on Briar Rose: Wake up Smelling of Roses
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There are a range of various new perfumes launching this spring and Tommy Hilfiger is keen to get in on the action so it seems...
Inspired by preppy classics with a twist, Tommy Hilfiger launches two new scents exclusively at The Perfume Shop. Eau de Prep Tommy Girl and Eau de Prep Tommy, are classic yet cheeky new editions of the iconic Tommy Girl and Tommy scents that we all know and love. These preppy aromas launch exclusively online and in stores nationwide at The Perfume Shop from 14th May.
Eau
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posted by Viola on Beauty and the Beast: Fierce, Beautiful Makeup
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Your skin is your largest organ. You have approximately 14 to 18 square feet of epidermis on which to create your masterpiece. Every inch of your skin is covered with pores, tiny holes that make your skin somewhat permeable. While your skin can prevent you from becoming a waterlogged sponge, it does absorb a large amount of everything you put on it - make up included.
Since beautiful comes from both the inside and the outside, you naturally want to take care with what you put in your body.
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