how to apply blush.

Pointing out the various ways to apply blush and addressing the technique that will work best for your face shape in order to achieve the perfect look for you.

First off, let’s briefly touch on the various kinds of blush:

• Powder is the most common and easiest to use – best for beginners;
• cream is easily blend-able -best for dry skin,  
• Gel provides a sheer tint but can be hard to blend – best for those with smooth skin.

As for color,

• rose hues are best for fair skin, 
• apricot works great for medium skin tones and
•  deep reds are perfect for dark skin. 
• Peach is a universally flattering color.  

Blush brush, 

Different ways to apply blush.
The general way is to start on the apple of the cheeks and blend upward towards the hairline, then downwards to ensure a well-blended and thorough application.
 There are, however, application variations to use based on the shape of your face.

• If you have a thin face and want your cheeks to appear more prominent, apply blush more so on the apples and lightly on the cheek bones.

• If you have a round face that you want to appear thinner, apply more so along the cheek bone and less on the apples.

How to conquer the summer heat.

• Running Foundation

With the heat naturally comes sweat and none of us wants to be the women with her face rubbing off on her handkerchief. Try a light foundation and look picture perfect from day to night.

•  Nails and toes

As soon as warm weather hits, your toes are the first things exposed. Do not cut back on manicures and pedicures as your hands and feet are on full display.

• Sweat stains

We all sweat! Go for light and airy fabrics to keep your body cool and light colors are always the best way to go when trying to survive warm weather.

Where Does Lipstick Go?

 Lipstick that doesn’t end up on your cup or your boyfriend’s  cheek (lol!), will end up in you (as crazy as that seems).

The average woman consumes about 6 pounds (eek) of lipstick over the course of her lifetime. Bizarre, but true.

However, there’s no need to worry, the ingredients in lipstick won’t harm you and are broken down by stomach acids.

kiss! kiss!

How Hair Care Products Cause Acne

Skin can be prone to acne breakouts from the use of pomades and oils used in the hair.Hair care requires moisture and most hair styling products contain mineral oils and petroleum.

Tips

To avoid blackheads and pimples along the hairline, temples and forehead are to use natural essential oils such as coconut oil in your hair.

You can also make sure to apply ointments that are oil-free moisturizers, this is the only way to not block your pores.

Another way to keep your skin clear is to avoid using cocoa butter or similar creams to get rid of dry skin. Many times this will clog your pores and make your acne worse.

Moisturizing

Why moisturize?
Moisturizing forms a barrier between the skin and environmental conditions. Moisturizer helps to form a fine, protective layer that enables the skin to retain the moisture it requires. Moisturizing is essential for all types of skin including oily skin. Dry skin and ageing skin derive the maximum benefits from a moisturizer. Lack of moisture on the skin causes skin to become dry and more prone to wrinkling. Moisturizers come in two forms liquid and cream. Rich, liquid and cream moisturizers take care of dry and wrinkled skin. Water – based, oil free moisturizer works best for oily skin. Herbal moisturizers are very light. They not only help to protect the skin but also assist in evaporating excess of moisture.
How to moisturize?
Always moisturize after cleansing thoroughly. Dry your skin with towel but let it be still moist because moisturizers work by holding in water that is already on the skin.The full benefits of moisturizing are obtained if you regularly exfoliate. Without exfoliation, your moisturizer will just sit on top of layers of dead skin cells.

My favorite tip of the week!

*Soap should only touch your skin from the neck down.*

   Washing your face with soap (except the soaps that were made specially for cleansing the face) will drain all the oil from your skin, even moisture, So for a person with oily skin, this may make you feel better for a few hours, but you will realize that the more you use it, the more your skin will turn from oily to dry. This tends to take away   the acidity that the skin needs to kill bacteria. With less and less oil produced on your skin the moisture balance of  your skin becomes thinner, dry, and dehydrated, producing many fine lines which eventually turn into wrinkles. 

MORE TIPS ON EXFOLIATION.

Don't scrub your face!

You need to be gentle when exfoliating. if you scrub your face too hard, you will force pores to excrete oils as a protective measure. those oils will clog your pores and cause acne.  

How to improve your skin's health.

If you want your skin to glow, you must get rid of some of the old and dead  skin that is trapped on your body.

The Do's and Don'ts for Exfoliation

Not worth wasting your money and time.

9 UNNECESSARY SKIN CARE PRODUCTS

Find out which fluffy skin care potions and lotions you don't have to spend hard earned cash on

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We live in the infomercial era. As vulnerable consumers, we are lead to believe that something is wrong with us if we don't resemble a celebrity or supermodel, but that there is something we can buy to fix whatever is "wrong" with us. And worldwide, there are probably over 10,000 skin care companies trying to convince us that we need a different cream for each body part -- from our pinky toes to our upper lip. But hey, we're not saying these skin care products are total hogwash and that you should stop using them stat, we're just saying that less really is more, and if you want to keep it simple, you can by ditching superfluous products and just using a few key items.


See the unnecessary skin care products now.


We gave dermatologist Dr. Harold Lancer a ring to help us figure out which skin care products (general product types, not necessarily specific products) for our face or body are totally unnecessary. With so many gimmicky things out there, we should at least be able to knock a few off our list, right?


Other than just buying and using his entire line (kidding), Lancer says that what most people really need is a good face and body wash and moisturizing sunblock -- that's it. In fact, he says that the method of how you use a skin care product is actually more important than the actual product.


OK, are you ready to simplify your beauty life? Then, check out these unnecessary skin care products.

SEE NEXT PAGE: Separate creams for the face, neck and chest

BY MOLLY ROEMER