Simple Skincare & Beauty Tips ~ Just for You!
Green living is a great way that few people have discovered to help planet Earth from the high-speed approaching disaster. Eco-friendly living is an outstanding way to live that many people are choosing nowadays as it helps to slow down various destroying processes. Green living means buying and using “green products” that are eco-friendly, along with several endeavors helping to save environment.
Here are 5 green living strategies that one can implement to experience or enjoy instant results:-
1. Finding Right Livelihood- A mixture of resources like outdoor work or any other green career like social work helps to go green. Try to find the best job and lifestyle suiting one’s talents, location and interests and make it eco-friendly.
2. Play Outside- Have a free time, go out off the home to play and enjoy the greeneries of parks and gardens. Take a dog to walk, go to the nearby beach or get all friends for a picnic. One will definitely feel healthier, happier and more powerful and start sensing good things for planet Earth.
3. Eat Right and Marry Well- One should adopt a healthy lifestyle with proper diet as it helps one to stay away from deadly diseases. Try to have a perfect match or a good community; this will help one to become emotionally strong.
4. Eco-friendly Home- Home is the most important place where people spend most of their time. Check whether it is nurturing and nourishing or not. If not, this is the right time to make some changes, use some greenery inside and outside the home. This will spread a positive energy everywhere leading to positive way to think and see this world.
5. Think globally- There are lots of global problems which need a thought to improve the situation. If one thinks globally but acts locally, this will certainly help in finding some effective solution and increases one’s influence, sophistication and accuracy.
Green Living means taking a fresh start and feeling good by contributing something to save Earth.
What have you done today, that was helpful for mother earth?
I'm on a 90-day wonder diet. Thus far, I've lost 45 days
~ Author Unknown
Just the mention of the word “acne” fills some people with dread. They envision having to spend long hours caring for their skin by scrubbing it, applying expensive creams to it, and avoiding the foods they most love to eat in order to prevent pimples from breaking out all over their faces.
The great news is that advances are being made in the treatment of acne and experts are discovering new ways to prevent and treat this dreaded skin condition. Some of the old wives’ tales about acne have proven untrue and new information about how to get clear, beautiful skin is being uncovered daily.
Take a look at these 5 little-known facts regarding acne treatment and skin care:
1) To scrub or not?
Although experts once thought that scrubbing was necessary to get clean, pimple-free skin, they now know that scrubbing skin with harsh abrasives only serves to irritate and injure the skin. Because skin is delicate, it can easily become damaged, leaving it unable to act as a shield against harmful bacteria. So scrubbing your skin with or without abrasives must be avoided.
2) Can the sun make my skin beautiful?
Although the sun is capable of stopping bacteria in its tracks, it also harms your skin by drying it out and clogging your pores. Prolonged exposure (more than 15 minutes per day) to sunlight will not help you obtain beautiful skin and should be avoided.
3) Will cold air help clear my skin of acne?
Extremely cold weather damages the skin much the same way as sunlight does by drying it out and clogging the pores. Cold air should be avoided because it will interfere with any progress you are making towards clearing up your acne breakouts. The best temperature for maintaining beautiful, clear skin is between 70 and 80 degrees F.
4) Will swimming harm my skin?
Swimming is an excellent choice, both for your fitness level and your acne-prone skin. Swimming in an ozone-purified indoor swimming pool, with water that is approximately 75 to 85 degrees F, will cool down your irritated skin, reduce stress, and provide great exercise for your entire body.
5) How can I avoid coming into contact with the bacteria that causes acne?
The best way to prevent bacteria-causing acne and have pimple-free skin is to keep everything around you as clean as possible. Bacteria thrive in linens, towels, and washcloths so you must wash them each time you use them. Some natural products that have been proven to cut down on bacteria are vinegar, essential oils, and tea tree oil, all of which can be used to wash your linens and undergarments.
Following these 5 steps will help you effectively fight and control your stubborn acne because you will learn to change your bad habits.
Changing your unhealthy habits will lead to a healthier lifestyle which will, in turn, lead to beautiful, clear, acne-free skin.
Nothing tastes as good as being thin feels
~ Anonymous
Halloween comes around every year making millions of kids happy of course but what about you? Don’t you do want to fun things on Halloween as well? Most men really dig going looking as grossed out as possible and some of their partners are cool about it but what if that just isn’t your thing? What if you want to be that sexy playboy bunny or Marilyn Monroe, a fairy or anything like that? You are really not going to be wearing ripped up clothes, and dirty things, you are going to be wearing a costume that is going to cost you about 60 +dollars correct? Do you want your makeup to reflect you normal everyday makeup or do you to really look like a playboy bunny, or farm maid, sexy cop?
Its time to step out your shell and be someone else, and truly play the part! Why not half the world is going to be out there with you right?
The style of makeup you will need to do is going to be a bit harder to do because you need more but not looking like you went at it with a paint brush.
Halloween makeup use to be tons of it and the brighter & wilder the better! It was like you wanted to be able to be seen from across the room and give a great first impression. You never know who you might be meeting at all those Costume parties, Costume Contests, Masquerade balls, Themed Night Clubs that we as grownups love to be at on Halloween right?A lot of these parties happen all year around, but Halloween just seems to bring more grownups out to play. Why not go looking like Super girl this year?
Some Halloween makeup ideas are going to take a lot of different colors to make the whole look come together. What’s different about going glam instead of ghoul is the style of course of the makeup and what you do to create it.
After you have pick out the costume you want to wear this year its time to decide how to do your makeup. Don’t bother going out and buying more makeup, you wear makeup everyday anyway right? Why buy makeup that is geared and created just for Halloween? Unless you really dig black nail polish, most colors you will need you already have. This is you we are talking about, use what you know works with you, not some cheap stuff you are not even sure who makes it, just use yours.
Take a good look at your face and decide what is your best feature and as always work with it. For our example, we are going to use farm maid. All of these ideas and tips can be found on a DVD called Halloween Collection One with more information on the how’s to step by step.
For a farm maid, or cowgirl you are going to want simple, but it still needs to be seen. So more makeup than usual will be needed but tasteful done.
Start off with your best feature you are going to want to play up, and we are going to use eyes as our example.
A farm maid is going to have a simple innocent look such as doe eyes. That look is still something you will need to plan out because you want it to last you all night under all types of lighting.
Start off with your makeup primer, or foundation all over your eyelid. This is to keep your makeup in place. Next you will need a all over color and for this look pick something really light such as a cream or white.
Smudge your base color on the lid, blending up and out towards the brow till it pretty much just fades away. A nice gray would work well for this.
Next you need to intensify that color with a darker color by adding it to the crease of the following the natural curve of the socket. Lighten under the brow line and use a round makeup brush to smudge it the two colors together starting from the outside in.
Go easy on your eyeliner and do wear mascara. If you look younger than you are, your eyes will be just right for this look. Just make sure that your mascara doesn’t get all over under your eyes, it will take away from this look. No smoky eyes here! You need to look young and innocent so stay simple with what you are wearing as well.
Don’t forget your blush so use a pretty baby pink and place it on the apple of your cheeks for your farm maid or cowgirl look.
This is the Halloween you need to set away from looking like you are going to be playing with dead people all night and walk out into the spotlight looking totally hot! Anyone can be a ghoul but only those with the true know-how of how glamorous makeup is done can pull off the more beautiful looks. This year let it be you! Have fun this Halloween, and watch out for all those ghouls!
Copyright Kim Snyder Overallbeauty.com
A healthy body and soul come from an unencumbered mind and body
~ Ymber Delecto
To save money these days many are turning back the clock so to speak, to the times of their mother, grandmothers, great grandmothers. Back to the time when skincare began in the kitchen.
Here are 6 do it yourself recipes for natural kitchen you can whip together with ingredients found in most modern kitchens.
Almond Honey Face Masque
Beat the yolk of 4 eggs with 1 cup of honey. Then mix in 1 cup sweet almond oil with 4 ounces blanched and ground almond to make a thick paste. Massage into your skin leave on 30 minutes. Wash off with warm water and pat dry.
For the whole body Black Tea Body Masque
1 ¼ cups water
2 black tea bags
1 tablespoon chopped sage leaves
1 tablespoon thyme leaves
½ packet unflavored gelatin
½ teaspoon honey
¼ teaspoon almond extract
½ teaspoon peppermint extract
Bring the water to boil in a saucepan, add the tea bags, sage, thyme. Reduce the heat and simmer for 25 minutes. Remove from the heat and cool slightly. Stir in gelatin, honey and almond & peppermint extracts. Let sit in the refrigerator for 8 to 12 hours or until firm. It should have a gelatinous consistency. Apply to the body, smoothing mixture evenly over skin. Double the recipe to do the whole body. It makes about 1 cup. Leave on for 15 minutes then rinse with warm water. After you rinse your body will feel toned, refreshed with a smoother, tighter appearance.
The next recipe is remove dead skin cells from your skin. It’s a scrub with pineapple. Did you know that pineapple is a natural gentle exfoliant and a anti-inflammatory?
Tropical Fruit Masque
½ cup chopped fresh pineapple
1 whole apple(cored and chopped leaving skin on)
¼ cup finely ground almonds
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon lime juice
½ banana
1 teaspoon almond extract
½ packet unflavored gelatin
In a blender, mix all the ingredients except gelatin on medium speed for 20 seconds. Add gelatin and blend for another 20 seconds. Let the mixture sit for at least 10 minutes giving the gelatin to set slightly. Apply evenly to the entire face and neck area. Leave on for 15 to 20 minutes, then rinse with warm water. May be used twice a week as needed. Makes 1 cup
Cucumber Toner
Take 1/2 cucumber and cut it up into rounds after peeling it, place in a bowl with enough lemon or lime juice. Let it sit for about 10 minutes. Remove from bowl and gently rub cucumber all over your face. Be sure to not get it anywhere near your eyes. Leave on for 30 minutes. Wash off with warm water. This treatment will leave your skin tighter, and soft and smooth.
Apricot Milk Bath
2 tablespoons melted butter
2 tablespoons olive oil. Mix together and let it sit for about 1 hour.
Then mix in:
1 teaspoon cider apple vinegar
2 tablespoons witch hazel
and the juice of 3 apricots, put together in a blender with a small carton of unflavored yogurt.
Stir in 2 beaten eggs, and ½ pint of milk and put it all through the blender. Blend a minute or so and add the another ½ pint of milk. Pour into a plastic bottle and keep in the refrigerator till bath time. Add about one cup per bath, this should last you 6 baths.
Nail treatments
To strengthen your nails, soak them daily for 5 minutes in warm almond or olive oil. Discolored? Clean them in lemon juice and scrub them in white vinegar.
Before trying these recipes do a patch test to be sure you do react to any of the ingredients used.
To do a patch test, create the recipe and apply a small amount to the skin on the inside of your arm and wait 24 hours. Always remember you are the one responsible for making the product and you are responsible for one’s safely.
Copyright 2009 Kim Snyder Owner of Overallbeauty.com Your online beauty store!
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I prefer Hostess fruit pies to pop-up toaster tarts because they don't require so much cooking
~ Carrie Snow
Get gorgeous skin tips by following these pro tips. Best of all, they’re all natural.
It doesn’t take a lot of work to look like red carpet glowing skin material yourself. It just takes a little discipline. Apart from a nutritious diet, regular exercise, and lots of sleep and play, you can get glowing by using these effective natural skin care basics.
1. Use a gentle cleanser instead of soap. Soap causes dryness and will strip away your natural oils which help keep wrinkles away.
2. Use lavendar or aloe-based toners and moisturizers for oily or blemished skin. They’re so very soothing. For dry skin use chamomile or rose in witch hazel. For normal skin they are all beneficial and healing.
3. If you truly want to be a glowing beauty this is the step you must not skip. Give yourself a facial sauna 3 to 4 times each month. Facial saunas will open the pores while washing away impurities. Here’s a recipe for your skin so you can get the gorgeous glowing skin we promised you.
Sauna Glow
Pour 4 cups (1 liter) of boiling water over 1 tea bag each of peppermint and chamomile in a large heatproof bowl. Keep it uncovered and let it steep for 2 minutes to avoid burns. Place a towel over your head and the bowl to let the steam enter your pores. Get your 10 minute sauna.
For dry skin use 2 tablespoons of rose petals and 1 teaspoon almond oil. For oily skin use 2 tablespoons each of dried rosemary and lavender in your steam water. Or, you can use 1/2 cup fresh parsley, 1/4 cup fresh peppermint (both chopped), and 1/2 lemon (sliced) for a deep cleaning and invigorating sauna.
Following these natural tips will certainly help you save money because you don’t need expensive products that can contain unnecessary chemicals. Get Glowing and feel free to blog in with your favorite glowing skin care secrets!
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Those who think they have not time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness
~ Edward Stanley
