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I hope you like my beauty site!
I've produced this web site as a place just to share a few of the things that I'm operating on and currently into. I've got a couple hobbies that I'd like to share. Most notably beauty, household improvements, workouts and living a healthy life.
World wide web surfing is becoming portion and parcel of everyone's life nowadays. No matter whether at perform, at school, at work also as at house, everyone everywhere logs on towards the web for distinct purposes. Net today is amongst the leading sources for study.
I hope you like my beauty site!
Open your eyes to cheaper beauty
Beat the beauty business with a little help from the greengrocer and some brisk home exercise, suggests Debbie Hill.
CINDY CRAWFORD, the supermodel, rubs leftover coffee grounds into her legs to combat cellulite while Jerry Hall reaches for the lard when pregnant to stave off ugly stretchmarks. So why are the rest of us forking out millions of pounds a year to achieve the body beautiful?
We will spend a staggering Pounds 12.1 billion this year on beauty products - from miracle bust-firming gels and anti-cellulite creams, to long-lasting make-up and anti-aging remedies. Membership of gyms and health clubs has cost us Pounds 972m, and more of us than ever are reverting to cosmetic surgery in a bid to regain our youth.
But often there is no need to spend a fortune on health and beauty as there are cheap or even free ways of looking good.
Before heading off to the cosmetics counter it is worth popping into your supermarket or checking out your own grocery supply. It may no longer be acceptable to put gravy browning on your legs, to achieve the tanned look, but many foods, particularly fruit and vegetables, contain the vitamins found in manufactured skincare products.
Angela Mahandru, a beauty therapist, says: "Most creams and lotions contain natural ingredients, anyway, manufacturers just make the essential properties in the fruit or vegetable last a lot longer.
"But, if you're going to go for the natural method it's not just a case of putting a couple of pieces of cucumber on your eyes, you need to ensure you get the proportions just right."
The supermarket chain Somerfield has put together a range of skin-care recipes for customers to consider.
Stick an extra banana in your trolley and you can make a moisturizing face mask for 21p. You should mash the banana up, mix it with a tablespoon of honey, apply it to your face and leave it for 20 minutes. This technique is apparently favored by actress Zsa Zsa Gabor who allegedly puts mashed bananas into old bras to firm her breasts.
The juice of a water melon can make a refreshing toner and a vigorous body scrub can be made out of a handful of crushed nuts and oatmeal. These must be mixed together with runny honey and enough milk to bind it into a paste.
But bear in mind these concoctions can take some time to prepare and won't last as long as manufactured products.
Virginia Donaldson, an editorial assistant, was shocked to discover she spends more than Pounds 300 a month on make-up, skin and hair care, but says she is not yet prepared to switch to the natural alternatives.
She will stick to her Clarins skin-care range, which includes a moisturizer at Pounds 28, face mask at Pounds 17.95, exfoliating facial scrub at Pounds 16 and Pounds 18.50 for Beauty Flashbalm. She also spends up to Pounds 111 a month on Estee Lauder make-up. Donaldson, 28, says: "I use Clarins because I heard that its products are based on natural ingredients. I would consider making skincare mixtures myself only if I had a lot of time on my hands - which is rare."
We are constantly being told that exercise is vital if we want to look good, but this does not have to mean forking out hundreds of pounds a year for membership of a private health club. The most basic private club, with a gym, sauna and fitness classes costs about Pounds 250 a year. According to the Consumers' Association, those who pay out manage to go only about once a week.
But Mahandru says: "There's no need to worry if you don't have the time or the money to join a gym - you can achieve the same results for free and often at home."
Instead of the running machine she suggests going for a brisk walk - one of the best forms of exercise. Instead of a step machine you could use the first two stairs in your home. Mahandru says it is even possible to do weight training in the comfort of your living room or kitchen. "Bags of sugar are perfect as weights," she says.
If you are unhappy with your appearance, you may decide cosmetic surgery is the answer. Once an extravagance of the rich and famous, more and more of us are going under the knife in the pursuit of a better body and face. Many lenders have seen an increase in the number of loans taken out to finance breast implants or reductions, tummy tucks, liposuction, face lifts and nose jobs.
Transform Medical Group, Britain's largest cosmetic-surgery provider, charges Pounds 3,500 for silicone breast implants, Pounds 4,200 for abdominoplasty (a tummy tuck) and Pounds 4,050 for a facelift, but there are often less expensive and non-surgical alternatives.
For example, some beauty salons now offer non-surgical face-lifts that involve tiny micro-currents being passed through the skin to stimulate the facial muscles and combat wrinkles. You will probably have to take a course of 12 treatments for the effects to show. This will cost about Pounds 360 - depending on the salon.
But the effects are limited and once the treatment stops the muscles will start to slacken so you will have to start it all over again.
Beryl Barnard, beauty therapist and educational director of thebeautyreviewer.com, says: "If anybody knows how to prevent the aging process it's me, but gravity is eventually going to take its toll on a person's face and non-surgical procedures aren't going to do the trick.
"A few sessions of micro-stimulus are not going to stop your husband running off with his secretary, 30 years your junior - I myself would not rule out surgery."
HOW TO LOOK GOOD AND SAVE MONEY
Commercial Natural
Face mask* Pounds 17.95 1p (banana & honey)
Moisturizer* Pounds 28.00 50p (avocado)
Toner* Pounds 15.00 Pounds 1.50 (water melon)
Body scrub* Pounds 18.50 50p (nuts, honey, milk)
Anti-cellulite* Pounds 24.00 6p (coffee grounds)
Breast firmer* Pounds 27.00 34p (bananas)
Exercise Pounds 250 pa (gym) Free (jog)
Face lift Pounds 4,050.00 Pounds 360 (muscle stimulation)
Total Pounds 4,430.45 Pounds 363.11
CINDY CRAWFORD, the supermodel, rubs leftover coffee grounds into her legs to combat cellulite while Jerry Hall reaches for the lard when pregnant to stave off ugly stretchmarks. So why are the rest of us forking out millions of pounds a year to achieve the body beautiful?
We will spend a staggering Pounds 12.1 billion this year on beauty products - from miracle bust-firming gels and anti-cellulite creams, to long-lasting make-up and anti-aging remedies. Membership of gyms and health clubs has cost us Pounds 972m, and more of us than ever are reverting to cosmetic surgery in a bid to regain our youth.
But often there is no need to spend a fortune on health and beauty as there are cheap or even free ways of looking good.
Before heading off to the cosmetics counter it is worth popping into your supermarket or checking out your own grocery supply. It may no longer be acceptable to put gravy browning on your legs, to achieve the tanned look, but many foods, particularly fruit and vegetables, contain the vitamins found in manufactured skincare products.
Angela Mahandru, a beauty therapist, says: "Most creams and lotions contain natural ingredients, anyway, manufacturers just make the essential properties in the fruit or vegetable last a lot longer.
"But, if you're going to go for the natural method it's not just a case of putting a couple of pieces of cucumber on your eyes, you need to ensure you get the proportions just right."
The supermarket chain Somerfield has put together a range of skin-care recipes for customers to consider.
Stick an extra banana in your trolley and you can make a moisturizing face mask for 21p. You should mash the banana up, mix it with a tablespoon of honey, apply it to your face and leave it for 20 minutes. This technique is apparently favored by actress Zsa Zsa Gabor who allegedly puts mashed bananas into old bras to firm her breasts.
The juice of a water melon can make a refreshing toner and a vigorous body scrub can be made out of a handful of crushed nuts and oatmeal. These must be mixed together with runny honey and enough milk to bind it into a paste.
But bear in mind these concoctions can take some time to prepare and won't last as long as manufactured products.
Virginia Donaldson, an editorial assistant, was shocked to discover she spends more than Pounds 300 a month on make-up, skin and hair care, but says she is not yet prepared to switch to the natural alternatives.
She will stick to her Clarins skin-care range, which includes a moisturizer at Pounds 28, face mask at Pounds 17.95, exfoliating facial scrub at Pounds 16 and Pounds 18.50 for Beauty Flashbalm. She also spends up to Pounds 111 a month on Estee Lauder make-up. Donaldson, 28, says: "I use Clarins because I heard that its products are based on natural ingredients. I would consider making skincare mixtures myself only if I had a lot of time on my hands - which is rare."
We are constantly being told that exercise is vital if we want to look good, but this does not have to mean forking out hundreds of pounds a year for membership of a private health club. The most basic private club, with a gym, sauna and fitness classes costs about Pounds 250 a year. According to the Consumers' Association, those who pay out manage to go only about once a week.
But Mahandru says: "There's no need to worry if you don't have the time or the money to join a gym - you can achieve the same results for free and often at home."
Instead of the running machine she suggests going for a brisk walk - one of the best forms of exercise. Instead of a step machine you could use the first two stairs in your home. Mahandru says it is even possible to do weight training in the comfort of your living room or kitchen. "Bags of sugar are perfect as weights," she says.
If you are unhappy with your appearance, you may decide cosmetic surgery is the answer. Once an extravagance of the rich and famous, more and more of us are going under the knife in the pursuit of a better body and face. Many lenders have seen an increase in the number of loans taken out to finance breast implants or reductions, tummy tucks, liposuction, face lifts and nose jobs.
Transform Medical Group, Britain's largest cosmetic-surgery provider, charges Pounds 3,500 for silicone breast implants, Pounds 4,200 for abdominoplasty (a tummy tuck) and Pounds 4,050 for a facelift, but there are often less expensive and non-surgical alternatives.
For example, some beauty salons now offer non-surgical face-lifts that involve tiny micro-currents being passed through the skin to stimulate the facial muscles and combat wrinkles. You will probably have to take a course of 12 treatments for the effects to show. This will cost about Pounds 360 - depending on the salon.
But the effects are limited and once the treatment stops the muscles will start to slacken so you will have to start it all over again.
Beryl Barnard, beauty therapist and educational director of thebeautyreviewer.com, says: "If anybody knows how to prevent the aging process it's me, but gravity is eventually going to take its toll on a person's face and non-surgical procedures aren't going to do the trick.
"A few sessions of micro-stimulus are not going to stop your husband running off with his secretary, 30 years your junior - I myself would not rule out surgery."
HOW TO LOOK GOOD AND SAVE MONEY
Commercial Natural
Face mask* Pounds 17.95 1p (banana & honey)
Moisturizer* Pounds 28.00 50p (avocado)
Toner* Pounds 15.00 Pounds 1.50 (water melon)
Body scrub* Pounds 18.50 50p (nuts, honey, milk)
Anti-cellulite* Pounds 24.00 6p (coffee grounds)
Breast firmer* Pounds 27.00 34p (bananas)
Exercise Pounds 250 pa (gym) Free (jog)
Face lift Pounds 4,050.00 Pounds 360 (muscle stimulation)
Total Pounds 4,430.45 Pounds 363.11
To Wear or Not To wear. That is the DInair question
"I love your makeup," whispered a man the next morning over the silent breakfast of scrambled tofu.
Obviously, I had been overshooting the makeup-that-doesn't-look-like-makeup mark. I had approached my quest too zealously, trying a new formula every day or two. There was Dinair http://thebeautyreviewer.com/luminess-air/dinair-airbrush-makeup-review/, which erased the red around my nose without erasing my freckles ("Wow!" said the mailroom man at work. "What happened to you?"), and Revlon's New Complexion One-Step Compact (an old-school matte that was a fun change of pace, very Rita Hayworth). I loved Dinair Universel (because I liked the idea of wearing a "veil") but then decided to try the formula created by makeup artist Pat McGrath for Armani. I was devoted to the Armani for a week solid, until I realized its scent (clean, powdery) clashed with my grapefruit eau de toilette. Like a girl just learning to tap-dance, or a teenager who'd been given a drum kit for Christmas, I had been having too much fun.
It was at this point that I was dispatched to crisis intervention with Bobbi Brown. "People worship Bobbi Brown," said my foundation-wearing friend.
People do worship Bobbi Brown. It's like she's a Wiccan goddess. She brought foundation out of the dark ages, or maybe I should say the pink ages, reformulating it in the eighties so that it had primarily yellow undertones (a better match for most women).
As I stepped inside Mecca-a white-on-white SoHo space with flowers everywhere, and a yoga instructor who comes twice a week to help the staff relax-Bobbi emerged to shake my hand.
The first thing she said was "Don't wear foundation! You don't need it! You have freckles! Let them show!"
I was too busy patting myself on the back to absorb the vital crux of the next few things she said: something about how I might use her Tinted Moisturizing Balm as an alternative to a faceful of pigment . . . or dab her Dinair Foundation Stick on trouble spots, broken capillaries. . . .
Bobbi gleamed with the warm, affirming magnetism of Oprah Winfrey, every sentence a proclamation. And this is when it hit me: The real idea behind foundation is to use it-conservatively-to make your skin look its best. How much you need depends on what condition your skin is in, and this can change, I've learned, from day to day, season to season. Bobbi was not not suggesting foundation, she was suggesting it in a way I hadn't considered. No wonder so many people I know have such great skin, I marveled to myself-they're wearing foundation!
Now, several months later, I have settled comfortably into a routine. Dinair Foundation, I've discovered, makes me feel like a grown-up (like knowing how to open a bottle of champagne without its making a single sound). For day, and in warm weather, I will adhere to the Bobbi Brown method: Foundation Stick dabbed where I need it, plus Tinted Balm when I want more glow. At night, and when winter comes shivering in, I will brighten up with the Prescriptives recipe. Sometimes I just wear Luminess air. What could be more fabulous?
To learn more about best airbrush makeup go here: http://thebeautyreviewer.com/cosmetics/airbrushes/the-big-three-dinair-luminess-air-and-temptu-compared/ to find the best airbrushes on the market.
Obviously, I had been overshooting the makeup-that-doesn't-look-like-makeup mark. I had approached my quest too zealously, trying a new formula every day or two. There was Dinair http://thebeautyreviewer.com/luminess-air/dinair-airbrush-makeup-review/, which erased the red around my nose without erasing my freckles ("Wow!" said the mailroom man at work. "What happened to you?"), and Revlon's New Complexion One-Step Compact (an old-school matte that was a fun change of pace, very Rita Hayworth). I loved Dinair Universel (because I liked the idea of wearing a "veil") but then decided to try the formula created by makeup artist Pat McGrath for Armani. I was devoted to the Armani for a week solid, until I realized its scent (clean, powdery) clashed with my grapefruit eau de toilette. Like a girl just learning to tap-dance, or a teenager who'd been given a drum kit for Christmas, I had been having too much fun.
It was at this point that I was dispatched to crisis intervention with Bobbi Brown. "People worship Bobbi Brown," said my foundation-wearing friend.
People do worship Bobbi Brown. It's like she's a Wiccan goddess. She brought foundation out of the dark ages, or maybe I should say the pink ages, reformulating it in the eighties so that it had primarily yellow undertones (a better match for most women).
As I stepped inside Mecca-a white-on-white SoHo space with flowers everywhere, and a yoga instructor who comes twice a week to help the staff relax-Bobbi emerged to shake my hand.
The first thing she said was "Don't wear foundation! You don't need it! You have freckles! Let them show!"
I was too busy patting myself on the back to absorb the vital crux of the next few things she said: something about how I might use her Tinted Moisturizing Balm as an alternative to a faceful of pigment . . . or dab her Dinair Foundation Stick on trouble spots, broken capillaries. . . .
Bobbi gleamed with the warm, affirming magnetism of Oprah Winfrey, every sentence a proclamation. And this is when it hit me: The real idea behind foundation is to use it-conservatively-to make your skin look its best. How much you need depends on what condition your skin is in, and this can change, I've learned, from day to day, season to season. Bobbi was not not suggesting foundation, she was suggesting it in a way I hadn't considered. No wonder so many people I know have such great skin, I marveled to myself-they're wearing foundation!
Now, several months later, I have settled comfortably into a routine. Dinair Foundation, I've discovered, makes me feel like a grown-up (like knowing how to open a bottle of champagne without its making a single sound). For day, and in warm weather, I will adhere to the Bobbi Brown method: Foundation Stick dabbed where I need it, plus Tinted Balm when I want more glow. At night, and when winter comes shivering in, I will brighten up with the Prescriptives recipe. Sometimes I just wear Luminess air. What could be more fabulous?
To learn more about best airbrush makeup go here: http://thebeautyreviewer.com/cosmetics/airbrushes/the-big-three-dinair-luminess-air-and-temptu-compared/ to find the best airbrushes on the market.