Working with your hair and hairstyle
You probably have an idea of what styles your hair can and can’t pull off. For instance, if your hair is stringy-soft, there’s no way it will look kittenish worn halfway down your back. Likewise, if your hair is incredibly thick, it won’t be sleek and swingy in a short, one-length bob; instead, you’ll look like someone put a mushroom on your head.
Icy blonde, Scandinavian hair is usually fine in texture, most Central European hair is medium and Asian and Latin American hair is often strong and coarse.
You can attempt to overlook your hair type completely-if you can find a hairdresser who will let you. Most stylists, however, know that your hair type plays an integral role in determining which styles will and won’t work for you. When a stylist talks about hair type, he or she is referring to a few different elements: how fine or fat in diameter your individual strands are, how many of these hairs you have on your head, and whether the strands are straight, wavy, or curly.
It is most likely that you already have an idea of what your hair can and can’t do, as well as the hairstyles that suit you best.
What is a beautician?
Qualified beauticians are most often found at skin-care salons or day spas. They give a wide range of facial treatments for a wide range of problems, from mild to moderate acne, to light wrinkling, to melasma; what they cannot do is perform surgery, work with lasers, prescribe medication, or diagnose dangerous skin ailments, such as cancer.
A good beautician will tell you to visit your doctor if he or she spots something suspicious on your face, and your doctor may in turn refer you to a dermatologist if you need specialist treatment. Think of a beautician as a skin-care partner. Most likely you will be visiting your beautician weekly, twice-monthly, or monthly until your problem is controlled. After that, you will go less frequently for follow-up and maintenance visits.
Many beauticians and dermatologists use a wood’s lamp to view a patient’s sun damage. The lamp projects a long wavelength of blue up as dark, mottled areas.
Visiting a beautician
If you decide to work with a beautician, a plan of specific cleansers, creams, sunscreens, and other regimes designed to treat your skin may be recommended. Beauticians rely on professional treatment lines that are available for use only under a beautician’s supervision. These professional products generally contain moderate levels of active ingredients; you may experience better or faster results from them than from over-the-counter products. The downside to beauticians? The visits and products can get expensive.
Don’t be shy when visiting a beautician or dermatologist. To help him or her choose the safest, most effective treatment plan for you, you must speak up about your lifestyle and your health. Don’t forget to mention allergies, reproductive plans, current medication, and even how many glasses of alcohol you drink in a week.
Ordinary versus salon shampoos
I have tried every salon shampoo around, as well as all of the chemist and supermarket brands, and as much as I hate to admit this, the salon. Formulas are generally better than the mass-market versions. After doing some research, I think I know why this is: to keep prices down, mass-market shampoos use cheap ingredients, which are usually harsh and lack the finesse of high-quality, ones. For example, I have yet to find a mass-market shampoo that doesn’t use harsh surfactants-usually sodium lauryl sulphate, but sometimes sodium layreth sulphate or ammonium laurel sulphate. One of these detergents is usually the first or second ingredient listed, meaning there is a high concentration of the ingredient. Salon products, on the other hand, are more likely to use gentle, more expensive detergents, such as sodium cocoyl isetheoinate, methyl cocoyl taurate, cocamidopropyl betaine, or cocamidopropylamine oxide. Many salon products also bury detergent in the middle of the ingredient list, meaning the shampoo isn’t as harsh and is less likely to strip hair of natural oils and cuticle bits.
Yet not everyone wants to spend too much on something that will be on their hair only a few seconds. To “healthy up” a mass-market shampoo, dilute it (try one part water to two parts shampoo) or use the recipe below to make it a bit less harsh, and a bit more conditioning.
If you’re on a limited budget, go ahead and buy a cheaper shampoo and reserve the rest of your hairdo cash for a top-of-the-range conditioner-a product that can make a huge difference to how your tresses behave.
Semi-home- made shampoo
• 2 teaspoon almond, sesame, avocado, or macadamia nut oil
• 1 tablespoon coconut milk or cow’s milk
• ¼ cup shampoo of choice (you can also use an equal amount of liquid castile soap
Combine ingredients in a bowl and whisk for 2 or 3 minutes, or add the ingredients to a blender and mix on low for 25 seconds. To use, wet hair and massage appropriate amount of the mixture into your roots. Rinse well. If desired, follow with your favorite conditioner. This makes enough for two shampoos. The remaining portion can be covered and refrigerated for up to 2 days.
Get the looks you desire through makeup
Dab away those dark circles
• Use a color corrective concealer with a yellowish tinge.
• Apply the concealer with your fingertip , patting it outwards
• Use a desired foundation all over your face, including the concealed area to get the desired cover.
• Set it by brushing a translucent powder.
Note: Eye masks and eye creams are best to moisturize and desensitize your eyes and reduce puffiness.
• Drink lots of fluids.
Toning thin lips
• Use a lip plumper for your lips before applying the lipstick.
• Outline your lips with lip-lining pencil of a tone darker then your lip color and apply a lighter shade lipstick which is glossy to give the mouth a pout
Thin thin eyebrows
• Avoid using dark black or dark brown eye brow pencils. Instead, use a medium brown eye shadow with a thin brush.
• Apply it lightly and paint the stroke in.
Deter the double chin
• After doing your complete make-up, use a darker tone like a brown blusher and apply it under the chin area. This will give the depth effect to your double chin, thus giving it a more regular effect.
Cover those plump cheeks
• Find your cheekbone and apply the blusher on it.
• The blusher should be darkest.
• Under the hollow of your cheekbone and lighten it as you move upwards.
• This will give your plump cheeks a chiseled effect.