Imagine getting a facelift without paying for surgery or having to go under a knife! Imagine getting rid of sagging muscles and puffy skin without spending a dime! Yeah, so, what's the catch, you ask. Nothing!
Face lift exercises do a much better job of rejuvenating your facial muscles than face lift surgery. Besides being prohibitively expensive, surgery is painful and its results are very transitory. Which is why people who go under the knife have to do it time and again to keep their young and supple look. But with the help of the following 5 facelift exercises, you can beat old age, wrinkles and sagging skin for a long time.
Pucker your lips as tight as you can, just as if you were going to whistle. Shut your eyes and force your lip to the front as though you were trying to reach some object in front of you. Hold this posture for 20 seconds. Relax. Then, do the reverse. Open your eyes and mouth as wide as you can. Work at pulling all your muscles as far away from your mouth as possible. Hold this posture for 20 seconds. Relax. Repeat the cycle five times.
Gently place a finger each under your eyes while looking down. Then, with the muscles of your lower lids, try to lift your fingers. Release and relax. Repeat.
Clench your teeth and purse your lips tightly. Force the corners of your mouth down towards the chin, so that all the muscles of the neck are under stress. Next, do the reverse. Raise the chin muscles and contract the corners of the mouth. Repeat.
Lie down on your back and rest your head on the ground. Slowly raise the head and bring your chin towards your chest. Hold for a count of ten. Lower your head and relax. Repeat.
Puff your cheeks and purse your lips tightly, just as if you were holding a mouthful of water. Slap your cheeks with your hands for a minute. This may sound like a punishment, but it does wonders for your skin because of the added blood supply.
For maximum benefit, round off your face lift exercises with a gentle face massage.
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Sunday, January 11, 2009
Under Eye Bags - 5 Tips to Eliminate Them Forever By Julia Denham
Do you have unsightly under eye bags? They make you look much older than your years, but you can get rid of them permanently, without surgery. Discover five tips in this article which will help.
In addition to making you look as if you're totally exhausted, dark marks and bags under your eyes are an indication that your health isn't up to par. Yes, you can get rid of your bags temporarily with surgery, but taking care of your health will remove the bags for good.
Here's how to take care of yourself so that your under eye bags gradually disappear.
1. Eat for Your Skin -- B Vitamins Help You Glow
Few people get sufficient B vitamins in their daily diet. One of the most important B vitamins when it comes to your skin is biotin, which is essential for the health of your skin, hair and nails. Eat more bananas and oatmeal to increase the quantity of biotin, so your body can repair skin damage.
Many creams are available which contain B vitamins: they add a glow to your skin, and they're good for you too -- but do remember that the best source of B vitamins is a good diet.
2. Less Alcohol, More Water
Alcohol dries out your skin. A night on the town and not enough water: result, instant under eye bags.
Water is vital to help your body to function efficiently, and it's easy to forget to drink plenty of water when you're out and about. Drink plenty of water so that toxins are flushed from your system: a bruised look under your eyes is a sign that your kidneys and liver need help.
3. Get More Sleep -- There's a Reason They Call It Beauty Sleep
Lack of sleep can also cause discoloring and bags under your eyes. Aim for at least seven hours of sleep a night. Your body conducts needed repairs as you sleep. If you don't get enough rest, more than your appearance will suffer.
4. Miracle Cure -- Green Tea Bags
Good food and plenty of rest will erase your under eye bags. But what if you want an instant fix? Here's one which works: green tea bags.
Save your green tea bags in the fridge. Before a night out, lie down for ten minutes with the cooled tea bags as a compress.
5. Is It Your Cosmetics? Go Fragrance-Free
The labels on many cosmetics read like a chemical factory's inventory. Who knows what those chemicals do to your skin, not to mention your health?
When you have under eye bags, your motto for cosmetics and skin care products should be: chemical and fragrance-free. Use natural skin care products until your bags have vanished!
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In addition to making you look as if you're totally exhausted, dark marks and bags under your eyes are an indication that your health isn't up to par. Yes, you can get rid of your bags temporarily with surgery, but taking care of your health will remove the bags for good.
Here's how to take care of yourself so that your under eye bags gradually disappear.
1. Eat for Your Skin -- B Vitamins Help You Glow
Few people get sufficient B vitamins in their daily diet. One of the most important B vitamins when it comes to your skin is biotin, which is essential for the health of your skin, hair and nails. Eat more bananas and oatmeal to increase the quantity of biotin, so your body can repair skin damage.
Many creams are available which contain B vitamins: they add a glow to your skin, and they're good for you too -- but do remember that the best source of B vitamins is a good diet.
2. Less Alcohol, More Water
Alcohol dries out your skin. A night on the town and not enough water: result, instant under eye bags.
Water is vital to help your body to function efficiently, and it's easy to forget to drink plenty of water when you're out and about. Drink plenty of water so that toxins are flushed from your system: a bruised look under your eyes is a sign that your kidneys and liver need help.
3. Get More Sleep -- There's a Reason They Call It Beauty Sleep
Lack of sleep can also cause discoloring and bags under your eyes. Aim for at least seven hours of sleep a night. Your body conducts needed repairs as you sleep. If you don't get enough rest, more than your appearance will suffer.
4. Miracle Cure -- Green Tea Bags
Good food and plenty of rest will erase your under eye bags. But what if you want an instant fix? Here's one which works: green tea bags.
Save your green tea bags in the fridge. Before a night out, lie down for ten minutes with the cooled tea bags as a compress.
5. Is It Your Cosmetics? Go Fragrance-Free
The labels on many cosmetics read like a chemical factory's inventory. Who knows what those chemicals do to your skin, not to mention your health?
When you have under eye bags, your motto for cosmetics and skin care products should be: chemical and fragrance-free. Use natural skin care products until your bags have vanished!
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Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Beauty Tips
Very few women look great with little effort. Even Supermodels have to drink plenty of water and get their sleep. The following are the top beauty tips every woman wanting to look her best should heed. Drink at least two liters (eight glasses) of water a day. Water helps keep your skin hydrated. It also helps keep your body in good working order including your metabolism and digestive system, and helps to flush toxins from your body. Drinking water is good for internal as well as external beauty.
Get enough sleep. Even models will tell you that while they might be able to get away with not eating their vegetables and drinking too much coffee, if they don't get enough sleep, then they pay for it with their looks. Inadequate sleep has been shown to be a risk factor in weight gain, hypertension, and type-2 diabetes. And if that's not enough, your skin will suffer, too. Our bodies use sleeping time to restore dead skin; if you don't get enough of it, your skin will look pale and gray, and you'll probably get black circles under your eyes. It's not called beauty sleep for nothing!
Don't spend too long in the sun. This is a lot easier said than done. With all the sun's positive connotations, it's difficult to acknowledge that it can be harmful. When spending any significant length of time in the sun, always wear a sunscreen with a minimum SPF (sun protection factor) of 30. And always moisturize your skin after you've been in the sun. Remember that a suntan is a sign that your skin has been damaged. And premature aging has never been a good look!
Don't smoke! Where do we start...? Dull, tired skin; premature wrinkles; yellow teeth; nicotine-stained fingers; and foul smelling breath are just a few of the effects of smoking. Quitting smoking is the number one beauty boost any woman can give herself.
Eat a healthy and varied diet. Eating a healthy diet isn't just important where your weight's concerned; your skin, eyes, teeth, nails, and hair can all benefit from foods rich in nutrients. You don't need to spend a fortune on products that claim they will make your hair shine; foods rich in omega-3 fats can do it! Dark green vegetables, flax seed oil, and fish such as tuna and mackerel can all help to give you a head of shiny hair (as well as being good for anyone on a weight-loss diet given the relatively low calories these foods contain).
Get regular exercise. Not only will regular exercise help your body look good, but it will improve blood circulation which in turn will deliver more oxygen and nutrition to your skin cells. Exercise doesn't have to take place in a gym, either -- a brisk 20-minute walk every day is enough to get the blood pumping and deliver results.
Watch your alcohol intake. While alcohol doesn't have to be avoided completely, it's wise to remember that too much of it can leave skin dehydrated, looking dull and puffy. It can also leave toxic by-products in the body resulting in premature aging (not to mention the calories it carries -- one glass of red wine has around 100 calories). The odd glass now and again is probably the best beauty tip where alcohol's concerned.
It's a wise woman who remembers that beauty begins from within. Start from the right place and you can look gorgeous with the minimum of effort and fuss.
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Get enough sleep. Even models will tell you that while they might be able to get away with not eating their vegetables and drinking too much coffee, if they don't get enough sleep, then they pay for it with their looks. Inadequate sleep has been shown to be a risk factor in weight gain, hypertension, and type-2 diabetes. And if that's not enough, your skin will suffer, too. Our bodies use sleeping time to restore dead skin; if you don't get enough of it, your skin will look pale and gray, and you'll probably get black circles under your eyes. It's not called beauty sleep for nothing!
Don't spend too long in the sun. This is a lot easier said than done. With all the sun's positive connotations, it's difficult to acknowledge that it can be harmful. When spending any significant length of time in the sun, always wear a sunscreen with a minimum SPF (sun protection factor) of 30. And always moisturize your skin after you've been in the sun. Remember that a suntan is a sign that your skin has been damaged. And premature aging has never been a good look!
Don't smoke! Where do we start...? Dull, tired skin; premature wrinkles; yellow teeth; nicotine-stained fingers; and foul smelling breath are just a few of the effects of smoking. Quitting smoking is the number one beauty boost any woman can give herself.
Eat a healthy and varied diet. Eating a healthy diet isn't just important where your weight's concerned; your skin, eyes, teeth, nails, and hair can all benefit from foods rich in nutrients. You don't need to spend a fortune on products that claim they will make your hair shine; foods rich in omega-3 fats can do it! Dark green vegetables, flax seed oil, and fish such as tuna and mackerel can all help to give you a head of shiny hair (as well as being good for anyone on a weight-loss diet given the relatively low calories these foods contain).
Get regular exercise. Not only will regular exercise help your body look good, but it will improve blood circulation which in turn will deliver more oxygen and nutrition to your skin cells. Exercise doesn't have to take place in a gym, either -- a brisk 20-minute walk every day is enough to get the blood pumping and deliver results.
Watch your alcohol intake. While alcohol doesn't have to be avoided completely, it's wise to remember that too much of it can leave skin dehydrated, looking dull and puffy. It can also leave toxic by-products in the body resulting in premature aging (not to mention the calories it carries -- one glass of red wine has around 100 calories). The odd glass now and again is probably the best beauty tip where alcohol's concerned.
It's a wise woman who remembers that beauty begins from within. Start from the right place and you can look gorgeous with the minimum of effort and fuss.
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Flawless Makeup Tips
No professional make up team on standby? No problem. Just a few simple techniques yield a fresh and flawless face to put forward. A good make up look radiates class, sophistication, and enhances the wearer's natural pleasing features. In addition to bringing out the best of the face, make up works double duty in disguising any blemishes or break outs. With so many brands, shades, and types of cosmetics flooding the market, it can be a Herculean task to correctly apply make up. Use the following tips to create a polished, practiced, and new make up look for any occasion.
Foundation
Foundation should only be applied to healthy, clean skin. Never test a color on the back of your hand to determine the right tone, a hand is typically a few shades darker than a jaw line. The perfect foundation shade will disappear when applied, and shouldn't be used to conceal blemishes. Instead, find a concealer one shade lighter than your skin tone and apply it in a blotting motion with a small make up brush. This technique ensures the concealer covers all three dimensions of a blemish, and doesn't just skim the surface like a sponge would.
Beauty Tools
Utilize make up brushes for application when possible. These can easily be washed, spritzed with disinfectant, and safely used over and over again. Sponge applicators quickly harbor a breeding ground for bacteria. Keep separate brushes for products to prevent dark color residue from destroying an intended lightening effect. Greater blending can be accomplished with a 100% cotton ball, swab, or pad. Poly blend cotton products will only smear. True blending requires the cotton to absorb the excess cosmetics which a synthetic fiber will not do.
Eyes
Branch out from black and brown eyeliner. Buying an eyeliner brush, a firm and narrowly angled bristle brush, will allow you to use your darker eye shadow as eyeliner. Simply dampen the tip of the brush and run it through the eye shadow. Try lining with a lighter shade for the inner corners of your eyes to open them up. Be sure to use at least three tones of shadow gradually blended from eye lid to brow. Using only one color is very unflattering and fake. To prevent bold colors like purples from appearing harsh or theatrical, try blending with a coppery brown to diminish the contrast.
Lips
Exfoliating lips of dead skin cells can bring a natural lush red only needing clear lip gloss coverage. Also, by removing the bumps and creases, lipstick applies more evenly and is less likely to seem blotchy. Full-bodied lips come from using a slightly darker lip liner around than the lipstick selected. Improve the richness of a shade and longevity of the color by filling in the entire lip area with liner before applying lipstick. Prevent lipstick from moving to areas it does not belong with a coat of lip moisturizer or lip gloss. A plumper pout can be simulated by only applying a high sheen gloss on the middle of your lips, directly where your finger crosses if you were to motion someone to be silent.
Finishing Touches
Blush should never be applied only to the cheeks. Brush it liberally along the cheek bones, upper forehead, the narrow of the nose, and lightly on chin to create a natural bloom. Follow with a loose powder to "set" the look. Loose powder is an imperative fighter against oil shine and keeps make up from wandering from your face to your clothing. Save mascara for your final step to prevent any powder or blush from becoming trapped on your lashes before it dries. Unless you are going out for the night, stick with brown or brown/black mascara for a more natural look. Try using mascara more heavily on the outer third of lashes for a flirty look, or on the bottom lash line to open eyes up.
Make Up Expiration
Before using and applying make up, check its condition for quality. Mascara that is constantly clumping the brush is trash, as it is only going to clump even worse on your eyelashes. Eye shadows with oil spots in the center from frequent use are likely ripe with bacteria growth. All make up should be kept out of direct light or heat higher than room temperature. These products are chemicals, and heat or light exposure can cause unwanted reactions or experiments with color you never intended! Any sign of ingredient separation such as watery layer on top, or stratifying pigmentation also indicates the product should be tossed out. Best rule of thumb is if you can't remember when you purchased a cosmetic product, then its shelf life is probably up.
Use these tips in addition to normal make up application techniques to make a drab look sparkle. Increase the ease of make up selection by remaining within one brand- you won't have to worry about interactions among products and complimenting color palettes are more likely to be offered in the same season. Experimenting with color, products, and designs can open up new make up looks. Just remember to concentrate on exclusively one or two features at a time. Even starlets follow this rule- as you glance at any red carpet photo immediately one feature will pop out screaming "Look at me!" Finally, keep your face looking simple and natural. Very few people think "My god, that person should wear more make up." But so often we are all guilty of privately urging a woman to go wash the make up off her face.
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Foundation
Foundation should only be applied to healthy, clean skin. Never test a color on the back of your hand to determine the right tone, a hand is typically a few shades darker than a jaw line. The perfect foundation shade will disappear when applied, and shouldn't be used to conceal blemishes. Instead, find a concealer one shade lighter than your skin tone and apply it in a blotting motion with a small make up brush. This technique ensures the concealer covers all three dimensions of a blemish, and doesn't just skim the surface like a sponge would.
Beauty Tools
Utilize make up brushes for application when possible. These can easily be washed, spritzed with disinfectant, and safely used over and over again. Sponge applicators quickly harbor a breeding ground for bacteria. Keep separate brushes for products to prevent dark color residue from destroying an intended lightening effect. Greater blending can be accomplished with a 100% cotton ball, swab, or pad. Poly blend cotton products will only smear. True blending requires the cotton to absorb the excess cosmetics which a synthetic fiber will not do.
Eyes
Branch out from black and brown eyeliner. Buying an eyeliner brush, a firm and narrowly angled bristle brush, will allow you to use your darker eye shadow as eyeliner. Simply dampen the tip of the brush and run it through the eye shadow. Try lining with a lighter shade for the inner corners of your eyes to open them up. Be sure to use at least three tones of shadow gradually blended from eye lid to brow. Using only one color is very unflattering and fake. To prevent bold colors like purples from appearing harsh or theatrical, try blending with a coppery brown to diminish the contrast.
Lips
Exfoliating lips of dead skin cells can bring a natural lush red only needing clear lip gloss coverage. Also, by removing the bumps and creases, lipstick applies more evenly and is less likely to seem blotchy. Full-bodied lips come from using a slightly darker lip liner around than the lipstick selected. Improve the richness of a shade and longevity of the color by filling in the entire lip area with liner before applying lipstick. Prevent lipstick from moving to areas it does not belong with a coat of lip moisturizer or lip gloss. A plumper pout can be simulated by only applying a high sheen gloss on the middle of your lips, directly where your finger crosses if you were to motion someone to be silent.
Finishing Touches
Blush should never be applied only to the cheeks. Brush it liberally along the cheek bones, upper forehead, the narrow of the nose, and lightly on chin to create a natural bloom. Follow with a loose powder to "set" the look. Loose powder is an imperative fighter against oil shine and keeps make up from wandering from your face to your clothing. Save mascara for your final step to prevent any powder or blush from becoming trapped on your lashes before it dries. Unless you are going out for the night, stick with brown or brown/black mascara for a more natural look. Try using mascara more heavily on the outer third of lashes for a flirty look, or on the bottom lash line to open eyes up.
Make Up Expiration
Before using and applying make up, check its condition for quality. Mascara that is constantly clumping the brush is trash, as it is only going to clump even worse on your eyelashes. Eye shadows with oil spots in the center from frequent use are likely ripe with bacteria growth. All make up should be kept out of direct light or heat higher than room temperature. These products are chemicals, and heat or light exposure can cause unwanted reactions or experiments with color you never intended! Any sign of ingredient separation such as watery layer on top, or stratifying pigmentation also indicates the product should be tossed out. Best rule of thumb is if you can't remember when you purchased a cosmetic product, then its shelf life is probably up.
Use these tips in addition to normal make up application techniques to make a drab look sparkle. Increase the ease of make up selection by remaining within one brand- you won't have to worry about interactions among products and complimenting color palettes are more likely to be offered in the same season. Experimenting with color, products, and designs can open up new make up looks. Just remember to concentrate on exclusively one or two features at a time. Even starlets follow this rule- as you glance at any red carpet photo immediately one feature will pop out screaming "Look at me!" Finally, keep your face looking simple and natural. Very few people think "My god, that person should wear more make up." But so often we are all guilty of privately urging a woman to go wash the make up off her face.
Read More ..
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