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Good morning ladies...Here are tips on how to get beautiful nails.

Maintaining your nails by using naturally available products is something that’s easy to do at home. Ingredients such as orange juice, lemon, sugar, honey and beeswax are easily available and are great for your nails.

- Use lemon juice to remove the yellow color from the nails. Lemon lightens up the nails giving them a whiter look. Apply lemon juice evenly on the nails, several times in a day when you notice the color has turned yellow.

-Use orange juice and sugar to help promote the growth of the nails, strengthen it and promote cuticle growth. Soak your nails in a mixture of orange juice and sugar for ten to fifteen minutes at least two times in a week.

-Apply honey and beeswax to the nails to moisturize and protect them naturally.

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How to Clean Your Makeup Brushes

If you haven't cleaned you makeup brushes within the past 2 weeks, or ever, then they are in desperate need of a bath. Typically, most experts suggest cleaning them weekly, but if you tend to forget or just think that's not accurate, then try to wash them at least every 2 weeks. It will only take a few minutes to wash them all, and if you do it at bedtime they will be nice and dry for use in the morning.

Begin by gathering your makeup brushes, two clean hand towels, and whatever shampoo you have on hand. Bring everything to your sink and lay it out. Keep in mind that you will be washing your brushes, but even if they have natural bristles you will not be using conditioner, only shampoo.

Take one brush and run it under the water. Make sure you clean the bigger brushes one at a time, but you can combine some of the smaller brushes together when washing. Wet the brush thoroughly before applying the shampoo.

Add 1-2 drops of the shampoo directly to the brush. Depending on the size of the brush, you will want to alter the amount of shampoo you need. For larger, face brushes use at least 2 drops, and for smaller, eye and lip brushes use one drop.


Once the shampoo is added, gently massage it into the brush. Once incorporated, flip the brush downward and rub the brush in the palm of your hand, using a circular motion. Wash each brush in this way for 1-2 minutes, rinsing slightly during the process until the suds and brush look clean.

It is very important that you rinse the brush well. If you don't rinse them well you can leave behind soap residue and traces of makeup, not to mention bacteria. Begin by rinsing the brush under cold water, while gently massaging the bristles with your fingertips. Do not pull on the hairs and make sure you rinse from base to tip. Continue rinsing with cold water until all traces of soap are gone and the water runs clean.

Once the brush is accurately rinsed, begin removing the excess water by squeezing the brush from base to tip. After you remove the excess water, take one of the hand towels, fold it in half, and gently tap the brush onto the towel.

After you have successfully removed the excess water from the brushes you will need to lay them out, overnight, to air dry. To do this, simply take the second hand towel, fold it in half, and line the brushes on top of it. 


Allow the brushes to sit overnight to dry. Once morning comes, your brushes should be dry and ready for use. Check each brush before you use it, and make sure they are completely dry. If the brushes are still damp, do not use them and whatever you do, do not use a hair dryer to dry them.
Julyne Derrick

Favorite quote of the day!

"The best color in the whole world, is the one that looks good on you!"
by Coco Chanel.

How to shape eyebrows.

Shaping brows consists of removing unwanted hair and filling in the brow. Each person is different. Some may need to remove hair, while others need to fill in the brow, and some may need to do both.You can pluck eyebrows or wax brows or shave the brows. 

Tips; 
The beginning of the brow should line up with the nose.

Eyebrow arching should start at the outer corner of the pupil.
The entire brow should follow the entire length of the eye, but not extend to the temple area.
Steps;
Get a white brow pencil to mark the hairs you'll be removing.
Get a magnifying mirror so you can see what you're doing.
Go slow and remove only 1 hair at a time.
Don’t over do the top of the brow. You can try eyebrow hair removal of just a few hairs on the top brow, but be careful. It's better to pluck mainly below the brow.

Beauty tip of the day!

    For an extra spa feeling to your home pedicure, nuke a damp towel in the microwave for a couple minutes, slather feet in moisturizer and wrap them in the warm towel.

Beauty tip of the day.

Avoid making a thin eyebrow, it will make you're eyes look larger and is an outdated trend.