Sunday, April 12, 2009

Dermalogica Review 1


In my routine of using Dermalogica facial scrub and facial clay mask makes my skin glow. Really I felt bad regarding my acne and aging, but after I came to know about dermalogica beauty products, I felt like a new world is inviting me to lead a new and young life. It really brightens up my complexion. Dermalogica beauty products are quite pricey but still they are good quality and last for ages. It contains natural ingredients without coloring and perfume. It’s an excellent stuff, try you find possible result…….

Thursday, April 9, 2009

How to Apply Mascara

  • Use lash comb properly
  • Try a spoolie
  • Don't shy away from colored mascara
  • Thin, short brushes are best
  • Give a few coats to the edges by blinking
  • Powder under the eye before applying mascara
  • Use an eyelash curler
  • Zig zag the wand
  • For dramatic look, apply mascara to upper lashes
  • Use mascara primer
  • Do NOT pump wand in and out of the tube
  • Another smudge-proof tip - bend the wand
  • Wait five seconds before blinking

Sunday, April 5, 2009

How to Control Dandruff flakes

If you suffer from the problem of dandruff flakes, you might wonder what the reason behind flaking is.

According to the experts, beauty professionals, dandruff is not likely caused due to dry scalp but also due to over use of hair products or poor hygiene. The biggest dandruff culprit is fungus called malassezia.

Most of the people have this fungus on their scalps, but it gets out of their control and tends to dandruff suffocation. The fungus tends to nourish oil secretions on hair and causes clumps of dead skin cells.

The best way to fight dandruff is having regular hair bath using quality and chemical preventive shampoos. A shampoo containing zinc pyrithione kills the fungus. Make use of shampoo with one that has salicylic acid, which "scrubs" off the flakes.

Monday, March 30, 2009

Assessing Your Weight


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If you've been thinking about your current weight, it may be because you've noticed a change in how your clothes fit. Or maybe you've been told by a health care professional that you have high blood pressure or high cholesterol and that your weight could be a contributing factor. The first step is to determine whether or not your current weight is healthy.

One way to determine whether your weight is a healthy one is to calculate your "body mass index" (BMI). For most people, BMI is a reliable indicator of body fatness. It is calculated based on your height and weight.

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Colors for Golden Skin & Dark Brown Hair

Here, some of the tips for people looking great with golden skin and dark brown hairs

Olive Green
Great color for both eye liner and shadow

Red Clay
Good for cheek and lip color.

Golden Brown
Interesting color for lips, especially when the eyes are dark

Buff
Pale yellow or brown shade works well as shadow or highlighter.

Peach
Peaches for shadows, blushes and lip colors.

Copper
The color gives an amazing eye liner

Hot Chocolate
Great lipstick color

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Interaction and cooperation

In recent years, the fragrance industry has been trying to cooperate more closely with the global dermatological community. This section describes some of the projects developed and initiatives taken in order to achieve this.

The goal of IFRA is to market safe products which comply with scientifically well-founded risk reduction measures. This minimizes the chance of fragrance allergy or sensitivity while offering consumers the best possible range of product choice.

Nevertheless, a very small percentage of the population, when using fragranced products, might experience a skin reaction. Should this occur, the consumer may seek treatment from a dermatologist who, in turn, may seek the product composition from the product manufacturer.

With this in mind, IFRA has created a procedure (see below) to best facilitate the flow of information between the dermatologist and the fragrance industry when a reaction is reported. The procedure includes a fragrance “on call” list made up of scientifically qualified contacts within IFRA member companies.

This helps insure that all necessary information is provided to the dermatologist in a timely manner from the relevant sources. Utilizing the on call list of independent scientific experts also allows for a freer exchange of information between dermatologists, the cosmetic industry and IFRA.

The fragrance industry has also set up a project with the suppliers of patch test tray materials. It is for the benefit of all involved parties, especially the patient, if the material he is patch-tested with represents the quality that is found in marketed products, is not over-aged and is of known composition. The fragrance industry therefore provides free of charge fragrance raw materials to the producers of patch test trays (the project so far includes Chemotechnique, Hermal and, more recently, MEKOS).

Monday, January 19, 2009

Applying Foundation


Choosing the right foundation for the skin is one of the first step to be considered to have successful makeup results. Only when skin type, natural color and skin tone are estimated properly, perfect foundation can be chosen. Most of the African, Asian, Latin women have yellow based skin they should prefer foundation with yellow base, so that it does not looks like mask. Generally, professionals, beauticians and experts have two or more shades of foundations as per their skin type or clients skin. Some of the tips to apply foundation are

  • Blend the foundation cream smoothly using cosmetic sponge in long sweeping motion.
  • The cosmetic sponge helps to apply foundation more easily and also offers better results with smoothness.
  • Apply creams at different parts of the face like forehead, nose tip, chin, cheek and almost every place to enhance finished look.
  • Don’t test the cream by applying in your hands or wrist, because the face skin color ultimately differs from your hand or wrist.
  • Even powder foundation can be used as normal compact powder.
  • Quality brands are also available in the market at affordable prices.