Female Care

Asian skin tones range from a porcelain look to tones of yellow. Selecting makeup to compliment your coloring can be challenging. Use powder to set makeup and get a beautiful, flawless finish. Blush will add contour and dimension to your face when applied properly.

Take a trip to a local department store and test the foundation, even if you choose to buy it elsewhere. If your skin is the porcelain type, try a foundation with a slight pinkish tone. If not, be sure to go with yellow-toned foundations.

When you test foundation, apply it to the inside of your wrist. If you feel comfortable doing so, have a beauty advisor apply the test foundation to your jaw line. To do this, you cannot be wearing any makeup at the time. Remember, your goal is to choose a color that will blend into your complexion and even it, while camouflaging any imperfections. Yu don’t want the foundation to be visible to the naked eye. Continue reading »

There are few more stressful times in a woman’s life than the month surrounding her wedding. Everyone’s focus is on her, and she is making decisions that are both irrevocable and destined to live for eternity in photos and memory.

If ever there was a time when a solid beauty regimen is truly important, this is the time. Stress takes a toll on skin and hair. Late hours, tearful moments, and the odd diet that comes with a round of showers, food-tastings and fast-food fill-ups on long shopping trips can spell disaster at that all-important moment when the camera catches the “I do” close-up.

How is a girl to cope? These simple hints should get you through:
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Dry skin can be a troubling condition, and for many of us it is all too common. While dry skin is especially prevalent during the winter months, when the air is dry and we are spending lots of time indoors, this condition can occur at any time of the year. Some people are troubled by dry and flaking skin only occasionally, while others live with the problem on a daily basis.

While there are all manner of oils, lotions and creams on sale at the local pharmacy, in many cases dry skin can be treated naturally, without relying on harmful chemicals or artificial ingredients. In fact many dry skin conditions respond better to the natural approach, and it is a good idea for every dry skin sufferer to try these common natural treatments first.
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It’s a known fact that there are many ways our skin is affected from daily activities from stress, pollution and other environmental factors, as well as our own diets. Skin care is ultimate to keeping your youthful beauty that can be lost, one day at a time and remember, beauty is from the inside out.

Start with the inside first…
A healthy body radiates healthy skin. Drink lots of water, eat healthier and balance your intake. Eat “good fats” like flaxseed, walnut oil and fish oil or eat salmon and other coldwater fish. Eat more fiber in the form of nuts, dried fruits, figs and prunes. Add whole grains and eat plenty of veggies. Whatever you do, avoid excess sugar, sugar burns up energy and makes us feel sluggish preventing us from doing everyday things.
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