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Red Carpet Tips and Tricks

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Red Carpet Tips and Tricks

Namrata Soni has a reputation for transforming A-list actors into red carpet stunners. Her signature look of fresh dewy skin and pretty pink pouts has earned her many fans in the tinsel town including the likes of Sonam Kapoor, Sonakshi Sinha and Anushka Sharma and even an IIFA award. She shares her top five tips and tricks to rock a red carpet appearance like a Bollywood pro.

Red Pout: “Nothing is more red carpet appropriate than a red pout,” says Soni. “Choose a red lipstick that suits your skin tone and fill in only after defining your lips with a red liner. Thin lips need not worry. Create an illusion of fuller lips with some high shine gloss. Swipe two coats in the center of the bottom and the upper lip for a bee-stung effect.”

Camera-ready: “Strategic placement of highlighter is very important when you know that camera flash will be attacking you from every angle. Dust an iridescent gold or pearl coloured highlighter on your cheekbones, on the bridge of your nose and on the chin to capture light perfectly and use your facial contours to full advantage. For an all-over gorgeous sheen, add powder bronzer to baby oil and smooth over exposed skin.”

Flawless Face: “Flash can be very unforgiving and the biggest mistake you can commit is skipping the foundation altogether and applying only concealer on your problem spots. Foundation is important even if you have great skin and few minor flaws. It creates an even base for you to work on and camouflage flaws to perfection.”

Fake Drama: “False eyelashes create drama and are a must for any red carpet look. Whether you’re rocking a red lip or a bright pop pout, false lashes is all you need to add oomph and balance your look. Cut and customize false lashes to your lash line and don’t forget to apply liner to fill in any gaps and blend the real and false lashes seamlessly. Apply two coats of volumising mascara and you’re ready to flutter your eyes for the shutterbugs.”

So Slick: “If you don’t have enough time for a wash and blow-dry, use this secret tip that I swear by to transform a bad hair day into glamorously, swishy locks. Smooth over some MorocccanOil for shine and tame flyways and pull hair into a side ponytail or a low, tight knot. These sleek and sophisticated hairstyles make any outfit look put together and takes my celebrity clients from a shoot to stardom in no time.”

So were these tips helpful ? I love and religiously follow using highlighters and gloss at the centre..

Do you use these tips and tricks ??

Makeup Trends for 2013

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Makeup Trends for 2013

Kindly attribute responses to Ms. Aakriti Kochar, Beauty & Makeup Expert, Oriflame India


When it comes to makeup, natural is always beautiful – but so is a bit of color on the face. Fortunately spring summer 2013 will offer both the options. Brilliant shades of blue on eyes, Slicked vivid crimson hues, emphasized neutral lips and a glowing skin are the trends to look at in the coming season.


Strong and bold brows are yet another look back in fashion. Fill using a dark brown pencil or eye shadow to create a bold statement. After very long, sparkle catches the limelight. Apply just a hint of shimmer or glitter on the eyelids, but make sure you don’t over-do it. The “Smokey Eye” in dark black is officially over. The new trend is to use eye shadows in gray or dark brown tones to create a softer look.

The season is all about clean and glowing skin. Apply a light peachy base and avoid a blush. Try Oriflame Very Me Peach Me Perfect Skin Glow, a tinted gel moisturiser with a lightweight finish that gives a peachy, natural glow and brings out the best in your complexion. One can also go for a light bronzer on cheeks like Oriflame Giordani Gold Bronzing Pearls in Natural Peach and save the bright colors on eyes and lips. Lips accentuated with matte red or crimson are very in. For a more vintage look, one can also use deep Bordeaux lip colours. These bright lips scream drama and balance out more neutral looking skin. The look is sexy and easy to achieve.

Thick or thin, black eyeliner is a staple in every girl’s makeup bag. This season, thin eyeliner, drawn close to lashes and following the natural line of the eye, is used to achieve a demure eye. Heavier graphic lines make for a more extreme and dramatic look. One can create both these look by using Oriflame Beauty Wonder Liner. Its multi-dimensional precision applicator provides both thin and thick lines. Striking contrast with jet black liner can be achieved by swiping on a platinum shadow over the lids. This also gives us inspiration for how to use a few simple strokes and dress up a look to go from day to night.

High pony tails and big open curls with a glossy texture can be extensively seen on the runways. To master this look, blow-dry hair straight, create a clean center or side parting if wanted, and secure hair into a firm ponytail close to the top of the head. Spritz with Oriflame HairX Styling Gloss Booster Spray to add instant shine. For an unconventional look, you can even wrap the ponytail into any number of looks – a loop with the ends pointing up or tucked under, a round ballet bun, or the classic double knot.

With Mineral Eye Makeup, Give Your Eyes a Refreshing Uplift

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With Mineral Eye Makeup, Give Your Eyes a Refreshing Uplift

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Due to varying skin types, from acne to sensitive skin, most women often struggle with the negative results of using traditional makeup. With varying skin issues, women sometimes experience uneven pigmentation that can produce a significant challenge when using traditional, commercial makeup. While offering an aesthetically pleasing result, most makeup holds up well to cover imperfections, but often clogs a woman’s pores and can exacerbate mild, insignificant skin conditions into conditions that have become much worse. Mineral Makeup does not clog pores..its non comedogenic..

Should I Use Eye Shadow Base or Primer First?

Oftentimes, eye shadow primer and base are interchangeable words. However, a primer for eye shadow is much different than the base. Eye shadow primers are often lightweight lotions or creams that are designed to be the first layer of applied makeup. They set the stage for the preparation of eye shadow applications. Typically, the primer is either invisible or natural color on the skin, and is commonly designed as a barrier between your makeup and skin. It is effective at sealing off oils of the skin to create a barrier between the skin and eye shadow. This allows it to last longer while providing protection against fading and/or creasing your makeup.

How Do I Choose the Correct Eye Shadow for Me?

Selecting the best eye shadow for you depends on your skin type and eye color. For blue eyes, it is important to avoid using blue eye shadow. It will not bring out the blue in your eyes. Women that have brown eyes can wear nearly any type of color shade of eye shadow they would like. Additionally, women with nearly any type of skin tone including Middle Eastern, Caucasian, American, African, European, and Asian that also have brown eyes can wear any type of eye shadow. However, some shades of brown eye shadow can tend to look muddy against both their skin and eyes. Purple is often the color that makes green eyes pop. If you are lucky enough to have hazel eyes, then you have the most versatile eye color with nearly endless possibilities of available eye shadow colors.

How Do I Select the Best Light Color Highlighter for Me?

Selecting the best light color highlighter can be one of the biggest challenges any woman faces when choosing their makeup. Fair skin often looks good with pink and peach shades. Medium skin tends to go well with pink and peach also, only in a little darker shade. Dark skin does well with champagne colors that tend to add a touch of frost against the skin.


What Is the Best Color for My Eyelid?

With blonde hair, pink looks great, along with a mahogany color for the liner. Often pink or plum colors work well with brunette hair coloring, along with brown undertones. Apricot looks great for women with white or gray hair along with the navy blue or dark blue eyeliner.

How Do I add Shimmer Properly?

Cream base and powdered eye shadow that shimmers goes on best when your face has been cleansed and thoroughly dried with a towel. Be sure to add face moisturizer and distribute it evenly over the skin on your face so that no cream residue is left around the eyes.

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Youngblood Mineral Cosmetics – Award Winning cosmetics manufacturer and supplier from America, offering the very best in mineral cosmetics, mineral makeup foundations, primers and more. Shop products for skin, eyes, cheeks, lips, foundations, makeup tools and more from Youngblood.

Beauty Tips for Gorgeous Hair

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If you dream of having beautiful, silky hair, then read on for expert advice and tips.

In winter, it’s easy for hair to become dry and dull. With constant heat from indoor heating, hot showers, styling tools and blow dryers, these things can take a massive tool on your hair and leave it thirsting for a nice, long drink. Investing in a top-quality conditioner will help your hair to beat the winter blues. Look for a rich conditioner that contains natural oils such as sunflower or coconut oils. After washing your hair, instead of directly applying conditioner, towel dry your hair. Getting excess water out of your hair before applying conditioner is very important in order to allow your hair to fully drink in the benefits of the conditioner.

When applying conditioner to wet hair, the excess water can block the absorption of nutrients and moisturizers within the conditioner. Apply the conditioner in the shower (after towel-drying your hair) and leave on for two to three minutes before rinsing out. For a more intensive conditioning treatment, apply conditioner after you have stepped out of the shower and towel dried your hair. Leave the conditioner on for an hour or overnight. There are many excellent deep and overnight conditioners on the market.

Organic cold-pressed coconut oil always works as a wonderfully rich and emollient conditioner for the hair. It can be applied to dry ends overnight. You will wake up with moisturized, shiny hair. Other excellent oils for the hair include argan and jojoba oils.

To keep split ends at bay, it’s important to make an appointment with your hair stylist for regular trims. Going to the salon every six to eight weeks should keep split ends away. When split ends are left untouched, the hair shaft can actually keep splitting higher, which can result in very unhealthy and frizzy-looking hair.


Avoid using at home color, as they can strip your hair and contain metallic dyes. It’s best to leave coloring up to a professional who knows their way around color. Boxed color which can be bought at drugstores may seem tempting when you feel like you’re in a hair rut and need a quick change, but these products are best avoided because they can damage your hair and if you find yourself in a sticky situation where the color does not turn out the way you visualized, you probably won’t have a clue as to how to fix it. This can mean having to wait until your stylist can fit you into her schedules — so you may be left having to walk around with a disaster on your head for a few days.

Avoid the overuse of hair dryers, flat irons, and curling irons. Heat tools can take a toll on your hair and leave it damaged, dry and brittle. Heat tools should be used sparingly.

Try washing your hair every other day instead of every day. Washing your hair every day is not only a waste of product, but this will dry your hair out quicker than anything else.

About Author:
Susan Shultz is in an expert in hair restoration in Toronto as well as Toronto hair transplant. She is a hair and beauty expert with vast knowledge about hair health and maintenance.

Kaya’s Skincare Guide for the Party Season

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Kaya’s Skincare Guide for the Party Season

Come December and it’s time to begin preparations for the much awaited party season. You want to look your best but a few late nights, over-exertion, use of cosmetics and makeup, consumption of alcohol and unhealthy food can really take a toll on your health and skin.


Dr. Sangeeta Amladi – Head Medical Services at Kaya Skin Clinic shares some easy and quick tips to help you look your radiant best and be the envy of others all through the party season:

· Water is the best gift that nature has in store for you. For that soft, supple and glowing look keep your skin hydrated by drinking lots of water everyday

· Before applying makeup, make sure your skin is clean and exfoliated. Use a good, gentle exfoliator and rub it on the face in slow, circular motions. The circular motions will ensure good blood circulation and the exfoliating will remove dead skin cells, revealing a bright, new complexion. After you’ve exfoliated both face and body, moisturize from head to toe

· Vitamin C can do wonders to your skin, especially in the winters. Opt for facials that are rich in Vitamin C and include fruits like grapes, oranges, watermelons and berries in your daily diet. You could also try an instant hydrating mask, 2-3 days before the party.

· During the winter season, you might experience puffiness in your eyes. Splashing cold water in the eyes and the use of eye pads with cucumber, potato and green tea bags will help reduce the puffiness & make them look wonderful to flaunt your favorite eye make-up during the party season. You should apply these eye pads at least twice a day to get desired results. Use can also use Kaya’s Lighten & Smooth Under Eye Gel to make your eyes even more beautiful

· For the lips, use mild petroleum jelly every night so that your lips do not look flaky when you apply lipstick or gloss. During night time, the jelly will penetrate into your lips and work on the flaky skin throughout the night, giving you supple lips in the morning

· Remember to remove the makeup with a skin cleanser or wet wipes before going to sleep. You can use Kaya’s Hydra Cleanse Make Up Remover to gently remove dirt, excess oil and makeup, thus preventing breakouts the following day

· Soak a towel in ice cold water and press it to your face; this constricts blood vessels and there’s less fluid accumulation. Don’t forget to catch-up on some beauty sleep. Sleep boosts the immune system and your skin gets to regenerate

· For your hair, make sure to use a mild shampoo and a good conditioner. Avoid hot dryers and in case you use hairsprays, glitter and other hair products make sure to wash off all the chemicals from your hair completely

· For your skin, plan in advance and undergo services like skin polishing or hair reduction. If you plan to wear a dress that reveals your back, go for a back shine treatment a few days before the party. You can opt for Kaya’s Signature Back Therapy which is a complete service that includes back polishing, brightening using microdermabrasion and exfoliation

· At Kaya Skin Clinic, there are various services like fillers and BOTOX that can help enhance your features. You can also avail of the new Aqua Radiance service that will rejuvenate your skin with the goodness of water and air. The Jet Peel technology uses high energy supersonic flow and a micro-droplet spray to gently refresh and hydrate the skin. The glycolic peels used for “infusion” in the service are derived from the sugarcane extracts and penetrate the skin quickly and easily, allowing new skin to surface quicker.

Makeup Tips For Teenagers

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Makeup Tips For Teenagers
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Use the right makeup products

The most important tip to look good for teenagers in a long run is to select right kind of products for makeup application. Teenager’s skin is subtle and soft; hence using any wrong makeup product could permanently damage their skin. Consider makeup products, which are made up of natural ingredients rather the ones using toxic chemicals. A majority of makeup products contains harmful chemicals; hence you are supposed to check the ingredients before buying them to apply over your skin. Though the chemical based makeup products could make you beautiful instantly, but they have a number of long term repercussions over your skin. They can damage as you reach in your thirties.

Your skin

Before your makeup, the skin has to be cleansed using a cleanser as per your skin type. After applying the cleaner, make sure you thoroughly wash your face and neck. Also, avoid rubbing too hard, rather do it gently in a circular motion and rinse properly followed by cleaning with dry and clean towel. Your makeup starts with a foundation. Though many teenagers do not need foundation, they can use a tinted moisturiser to even out the skin tone or simply cover the blemishes. While applying TM, make sure you do it with easy hand using a flat top kabuki brush or just sanitized fingers instead of trying the powder puff.

The eyes

For this, you need to start with your eye brows. Since they simply frame your entire face, hence you need to keep them neat. In order to give eye brows a right shape, make sure they are threaded properly according to your face shape. This will help you in keeping a perfect look using a pair of tweezers and mirror. Now, curl your eyelashes before you actually apply anything for your eye makeup. The eye make has several options; however, for teenagers it is fun to try some shimmery kinds of eye shadows as they will give a good look. The right way to apply them is to use a minimal quantity of eye shadow and properly blend over your eye crease and gradually build it up.

It is better to use eyeliner over the top lid very close to the lash line. This should follow the use of a cotton swab or try using a good eye shadow brush and then apply the color over your lashes. For the lower lashes, simply apply the dots of eyeliner in between the lashes followed by blending it properly.

For cheeks and lips

For cheeks, you could try some gel blush or any suitable cream. The Pinks are the best option for teenagers, while you could even try rosy pink for darker choice. All you need to do is to put the blush over the cheeks’ apples followed by blending properly. For the lips, the best option for teenagers is to try is a gloss as it gives you the best shine. Avoid using heavy lipsticks and the lip liners since they are too heavy for teenagers to try and could even give an older look.

Final word

During the teens, the girls simply want to look hot and beautiful. Using the above top tips, you could certainly enhance your beauty. However, if you still want to try something more, you could consult beauty professionals to look cool and beautiful. Enjoy being beautiful with the above top tips for teenagers.

About the author: Kate is a blogger by profession. She loves writing, reading and travelling. Beside this she is fond of luxury cars and wishes to own one day Bentley Continental Supersport

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Everyday Tips for Growing Long, Healthy Hair

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Everyday Tips for Growing Long, Healthy Hair
Some everyday tips which we at times ignore, and that does affect our mane.


Do not over-wash your hair

Many think that they should be washing their hair every day, when, in fact, every other day is best for your hair. Otherwise, you risk stripping your precious strands of the vital natural oils that they need to keep their moisture and strength. If you want to get rid of greasiness between washings, consider purchasing a dry shampoo. On the days you do a complete wash, Use a high-quality shampoo and conditioner that is formulated to build strength and restore moisture. It is important not to compromise quality for price when it comes to conditioner, because it really does make a difference.

Use a leave-in conditioner

It can be very beneficial when you are trying to grow long hair. It adds a layer of protection you your locks, and makes combing wet hair effortless. This reduces hair breakage significantly, which leads to healthier and longer hair. One leave-in conditioner that works really well is “Let It Be” leave-in conditioner by TIGI.

Avoid heat styling

If you feel like you must heat style, use a heat tamer or heat shield product. It is also important to use blow driers, curling irons, and straighteners at the lowest heat setting possible for the effect you are trying to achieve, and never apply heat for an extended amount of time to one particular part of your hair. When purchasing your heat styling tools, it is better to purchase brand-name products. They may cost a little more, but many of them have unique designs intended to cause less damage to the hair than their cheaper counterparts.

Protect your hair from your surroundings

Your everyday environment can be one of your hair’s worst enemies. Things like extreme cold, wind, humidity, and pollution can all lead to broken, brittle, and damaged hair. Take precautions like wearing a hat if you plan on spending the day in the sun, and always make sure your hair is completely dry before going out in cold weather. There are a variety of different treatments that are made to protect hair from these stresses, and also many to repair damage that has already been done. Products containing keratin have been found to be very beneficial in protecting and treating damaged hair, and many believe Moroccan oil is even better. Another time that hair is subjected to stress is while you are sleeping. Tossing and turning on the pillow can cause friction that leads to hair breakage. It is a good idea to use a satin pillow case, and if your hair is very long, secure it into a loose braid or consider wearing a hair net to bed.

Do NOT brush your hair when wet

Brush your hair with your fingers or a wide-toothed comb. When hair is wet, it is very elastic and easily causes breakage.

Get rid of the split ends

You may want to visit your local salon if you have any split ends. Do this about every six to eight weeks. Doing so will make your hair appear much healthier.

Brush your hair and/or stimulate your scalp

Stimulating blood flow to your scalp is another proven way to speed up the growth process as well. Massage your scalp while conditioning for 2-5 minutes. However, take care to brush your hair with soft bristles and not to brush too often. Brushing your hair stimulates the scalp, but it also can cause breakage and will pull healthy hair from your head, making your hair look thinner.

About the Author:

Cynthia Williams is an expert freelance beauty writer who has gained a passion for hair care after she began frequenting www.thesalonlook.com for tigi hair products.

Do you protect your hair ? Do you follow any of these ?

11 Best Makeup Secrets Revealed

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11 Best Makeup Secrets Revealed

Want to look like you just stepped out of a beauty salon — every day? Uncover the industry’s ten best makeup secrets (plus one bonus tip)

Red Carpet Secrets

Makeup artists have a few tricks up their sleeves when it comes to creating beautiful looks for women. For Vincent Longo, makeup artist and creative director of Vincent Longo Cosmetics, his best-kept secret comes from the red carpet. “When doing makeup for celebrities before big events, I always make sure to stain the cheeks and lips before applying the foundation,” he says. “So if their makeup wears off during the night, the stained cheeks and lips will continue to glow from underneath.” It’s a foolproof beauty back-up plan! Ten more makeup artist secrets, revealed.

A Fresh Face

Resist the urge to powder your face every time you refresh your makeup — the result will look cakey. Instead, use blotting papers to keep makeup intact as you remove excess moisture.

Choosing a Concealer

Follow this rule of thumb when picking the right concealer for your skin’s undertones: If your skin tends to be ruddy (reddish), use a green color corrective stick; if you have a sallow (yellow) complexion, look for a concealer in shades of lilac or pink. Olive or darker skin tones need a peachy or apricot concealer.

A Natural Flush

Cream blushes and cheek stains will give your face a rosy glow that looks natural. Use your fingertips to blend the product into the apples of your cheeks in a circular motion. Note that peaches and golden hues look beautiful on fairer complexions; coral shades look best on medium skin tones; and mauves and burgundies are most flattering on darker complexions.

Defined Cheekbones

Use this simple contouring trick: After applying blush or bronzer to your face, lightly swipe a highlighting powder (a frosted off-white eye shadow will work!) on your cheekbones just above and below the color you’ve applied. This creates an instant face-flattering effect!

Being a Bronzed Beauty

Fake a bake by sweeping golden brown bronzing powder along your forehead, cheeks, nose, and chin. A powder with light-reflective pigment will give an “airbrushed” glow. Just be careful not to go too dark for your natural skin tone.

Subtle, Sexy Eyes

Smoky eyes aren’t for everyone. If you’re fair skinned, the look can be too much. Instead, opt for nude eye shadow (flattering on everyone!) or a pale gold on lids and gray, not black, eyeliner.

Perfectly Lined Lids

Unsteady hands can make it a challenge to apply liquid eyeliner. To ensure a smooth line, apply your eyeliner by painting little dots along your lash line, as close to the lashes as possible, then connect the dots. Easy!

Long, Lush Lashes

The key to lashes with tons of length and fullness is to use two types of mascara. Start with a lengthening mascara (bristles are close together to better grip lashes and spread the product from base to tip), then follow up with a thickening mascara, which has dense bristles to build volume.

Fabulously Full Lips

For pillowy lips that would rival Angelina’s, you can fake fullness with a nude lip liner. Select a shade that matches your lip tone and draw a line just outside the edges of your natural lip line — but not too far! Smudge the line into your lips and apply a lip gloss or lipstick in a pale pink shade — just a tad lighter than your natural skin. Top with a dab of gloss in the center of both top and bottom lips.

Lip Color With Staying Power

If you want your lip color to last all day, apply lipstick with a lip brush, and then add a coat of translucent powder to set the color. Repeat this once or twice and you can be sure your radiant red lips won’t budge.

I do follow the lip color to stay longer one..And surely going to try the two types of mascara for fuller lashes !

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Simple Tips to Enhance the Results of Makeup

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Beauty is important for the purposes of boosting self-confidence. There are several ways that people go about attaining the looks that work for them. The most important areas that need concentration are the skin and hair. When one takes good care of these two features, the result is seen in the elegance they display.

There are simple pieces of evolving beauty make up advice that people can use to boost their attractiveness. Application of makeup can turn out to be disastrous if not carefully done. However, there are products that help a lot in applying make up to the face and skin.

For those who use foundation, the importance of keeping the skin moisturised first cannot be emphasised enough. However, this may not be sufficient in giving you the look you would like to reap from the foundation. It is important to use a well-selected primer before using the foundation. If it used after moisturising, it makes the surface light enough so that the foundation can be spread evenly upon the skin. There will be no patches that ruin the look. Also, the application will last for longer.

There are those who wish to use as few chemical products as possible. With evolving beauty make up advice, you will learn that you could have fabulous nails with no chemical use. There are nail varnishes to choose from that do not contain chemicals. They give the best results in nail appearance and come in several shades. This group of people is also most likely to opt for organic beauty products. These are cosmetics made as natural as possible and are best for those with sensitive skin. They do not function any less effectively. They may be more expensive due to their qualities.

Seasons also affect the way people look. Because seasons come with different weather conditions, there is a need to choose make up that complements the conditions you stay in. When this does not happen, make up may not stay for long before beginning to look ugly. Consequently, there is also make up tailored for such climates as autumn or summer. To have the best look, regardless of the weather, you might have to consider the season factor.

The health of the skin on which you apply makeup cannot be ignored. It is important to use exfoliators and cleansers, as well as moisturisers on the face, instead of merely covering everything up with makeup. Ordinary salt can be put to the palm of the hand, mixed with a few drops of water and then rubbed over the face to remove dead skin. In the event of dry skin, it is important to use serum after exfoliating, but before moisturising. Serum is rich in anti-oxidants and is especially important for oily skin, yet it can be used in all skin types.

Beauty is important to a lot of people. However, the way they seek it will determine how they can achieve it. Following simple advice on the best products to go for and how well to care for your skin is the first step to achieving true elegance.

Author: Mike is passionate about beauty. In the course of exploring tips to this passion, he came across evolving beauty make up advice that she thought could be useful to many.

What do you follow to enhance the results of makeup ?

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How to Treat Dark Circles and Bags Under Your Eyes

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How to Treat Dark Circles and Bags Under Your Eyes

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No one likes getting dark circles under the eyes, but most of us have them at some point in time. Stress, sleep deprivation, poor dieting, and heredity can all lead to a less-than-perfect reflection in the mirror, and there’s only so much you can cover with makeup. Before matters get any worse, you should try some of the treatment options listed below. Here are a few ways to treat dark circles under the eyes.

Stop the Causes

In order to get rid of dark circles and bags, you need to know what is causing them in the first place. If you’re running on Redbull and power naps, you probably need more sleep. If your stack of unpaid bills is larger than your stack of paid bills, you probably need less stress. Think about what might be causing the issues under your eyes, and then do whatever you can to avoid it. If you can’t do that, you might as well get used to the way you look.

Moisturize the Skin

A boost of moisture can revitalize your skin and make it look soft and supple. Apply moisturizing makeup under your eyes throughout the day, and then use sesame or avocado oil before you go to bed at night. Look for natural ingredients in whatever products you use, especially if they include vitamin K and vitamin E. Both of those ingredients will do wonders for your skin.

Massage the Eyes

It sounds silly to give your eyes a massage, but that really can help get rid of the dark circles and bags. Test this out the next time you feel a bruise coming on. Rub the area of the skin where the bruise might form, and you may not even see a spot come to the surface. That’s because you’re encouraging circulation in the area, which will keep all of your cells right where they need to be. The same thing happens with you dark circles. Use almond oil to really get your skin active again, and your circles will just fade away.

Protect the Face

Wear sun block throughout the day, even if you’re just going outside for a few moments. UV rays can damage your skin, and that damage can lead to bags and circles. Look for moisturizing foundation with built-in SPF, or wear mineral makeup designed for sun protection. Then throw on some sunglasses, and you should be able to keep your skin looking healthy.

Release the Toxins

Believe it or not, you could be experiencing dark circles because of built-up toxins in your body. Go in for a colon cleanse when you have time, or try a cleansing diet instead. Yoga is a great workout routine for releasing toxins because it forces your body into unexpected positions. You could get your body in shape and make your face look better at the same time. Talk about a win-win!

Rejuvenate the Surface

You could use an in-home microdermabrasion treatment to get rid of your outer layer of skin. This will encourage new skin cells to grow, which will help you look younger. You may be red for a day or two, but then you will have a whole new face to look at in the mirror. Hopefully that face is dark circle free.

Being frustrated with your dark circles and bags under the eyes won’t make them go away. You have to put forth a positive effort to keep your skin looking its best. Use the tips above to correct your skin problems, and you’re sure to feel refreshed in no time.

About the Author: Hilary Swanson is a teacher, mother, and grad student who leads an incredibly stressful life. She treats her dark circles and keratosis pilaris with the microdermabrasion products on http://www.Riiviva.com