Get your make-up right
Make-up is actually meant to give you a look that is natural yet, beautiful. Here are some tips to getting.
The act right:
Looking beautiful is the key to get noticed in a social set up. To be able to do that you need have the right amount of make-up. In fact, your make-up complements your look. A make-up should highlight the important features, especially on the face. There is no doubt that make-up, makes you look beautiful but only if it is applied properly. An inappropriate make-up will only do more harm than good.
Here are a few make-up tips that should help you.
• Use gel blush or a cream blush instead of powder in a shade of pink and it will look more natural. Gels or creams are more transparent and blend smoothly. Rub them onto your cheekbones and blend upwards towards your eye for a glowing rosy complexion.
• To fix unpolished nails, fake nails into square shape, buff them to give some shine and then apply a clear coat of polish. Then rub a little cuticle oil around edges of your nails and apply rich moisturizer on your hand. In about 15 minutes your hand will have a polished look.
• The trend now is to have natural looking eyebrows and not thin, arched brows. Use a tinted brow definer or eye shadow to fill your brows if they are scanty.
• Before you sharpen your eyeliner or lip liner keep it in the freezer for about 10 minutes. The pencil will harden a little and will not break when sharpened.
• Women whose eyes are deep-set should use liquid liner instead of pencil eyeliner. Liquid liner does not smudge easily and will not smudge in the crease of the lid in deep-set eyes.
• To prevent mascara flaking off and smudging on your face, apply a thin coat of mascara on your top lashes only. Then brush your lashes with an eyelash brush to prevent clumpy mascara build-up.
• Before curling your eyelashes, heat the eyelash curler with a hair dryer for a few seconds. Test to make sure that it is not very hot and then apply it on your eyelashes. The heat will ensure that the curl stays on place on extra long eyelashes.
• Before buying a concealer or foundation, test the color on the inside of your wrist. The skin here is unblemished and will give you an idea on how the color will look on your face.
• To extend the life of your foundation mix a drop of your moisturizer to create a glowing look for your skin.
• Apply foundation after you have done your eye make-up. This way you will be able to fix any mascara or eyeliner smudges.
• To prevent your lips from feeling dry when you apply matte lipstick, apply lip balm on your lips before start your make-up. By the time you do your eyes and the rest of the face your lips would have absorbed the balm and will be ready for the matte lipstick.
• To make lipstick last for longer shade your lips with lip liner before you apply lipstick.
• If you have applied nail polish in a sloppy fashion, then just sock your nails once they are dry in warm water for a few minutes and then rub off the extra nail polish with a finger.
• Dark eye shadow can be used as eyeliner as well. Use a very flat brush, wet it and dip it in dark eye shadow.
• Wriggle the brush into your lash line paying special attention to the space between the lashes and then use the color just above your lash line. And, here are some “to-do’s” on choosing your lipstick and putting in the apt way:
• To make your lips look beautiful anyone can wear any color, but for classicist who wants to be pointed in the right direction, some rules apply. The English rose with pink-toned skin is always suited to (look for blur reds, blur oranges and blue pinks), while darker Asian skins will enhance their features with orange-based shades.
• No lipstick color is out of bounds, but if want to play by the (traditional) rules, there will be a right red and wrong red, a right pink and a wrong pink for you. Black skins have the greatest choice of all- a whole spectrum of colors from the palest pastel to the boldest brights look great on dark complexion. Also, bear in mind that hair color is irrelevant to lipstick choice.
• Outline your lips with a lip pencil- the same shade or just a shade darker than your lipstick. Define the center curve on the upper lip with two precise strokes.
• Open your mouth wide and brush the color into the corners, so that there are no unfinished edges. Blot with a tissue paper.
• Touch up with some more color. For a more natural look for the daytime, blot again lightly with a tissue. But, if you like the shimmer on your lips for the evening, do not blot after the final application.
Cannabis might help alleviate allergic skin disease!
Allergic contact dermatitis is a skin disease, might be alleviated with the use of a substance found in the cannabis plant, a team of researchers from Germany, Israel, Italy, Switzerland and the US found. Allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) is caused by reaction to something that directly contacts with the skin. It can be caused by many different substances called allergens.
Usually these substances cause no trouble for most people, and may not even be noticed the first name the person is exposed. But once the skin becomes sensitive or allergic to the substance, any exposure will produce a rash. The rash usually does not start until a day or two later, but can start as soon as hours or as late as week.
In earlier work, Prof Raphael Mechoulam’s research group at the Herbew University isolated two naturally occurring cannabinoid (cannabis like) components – one from the brain, named anandamide, and another from intestines named 2-AG.These two cannabinoids, plus their receptors and various enzymes that are involved in the cannabinoids syntheses and degradations, compromise the endocannabinoids system. These materials have similar effects to those of the active components in hashish and marijuana, produced from the cannabis plant.
As part of this study, a team of researchers including Dr Andreas Zimmer and Prof Mechoulam tested the endocannabinoid system as a major regulator of cutaneous contact hypersensitivity in a mouse model. The researchers found that mice lacking cannabinoid receptors displayed intensified inflammatory skin responses to an allergen.
In order to better understand the molecular mechanism that might contribute to the increased CHS in cannabinoid receptor deficient mice, the researchers performed a series of experiments which showed that mouse skin cells produce a specific chemical which is involved in the annoying disease reaction. Activation of the endocannabinoid system in the skin upon exposure to a contact allergens lowers the allergic responses through modulating the production of this chemokine.
The results thus clearly showed a protective role for the endocannabinoid system in contact allergy in the skin and suggested that development of cannabinoid compounds based on elements produced from the cannabis plant could enhance therapeutic treatment for humans.
The effects of perming hair
Did you know that heroes in ancient Greece used harsh soaps and bleaches to lighten and redden their hair to the colour that was identified with honour and courage? In fact, even first-century Romans pre-ferred dark hair, this was done with a dye con-cocted from boiled walnuts and leeks.
Things have not changed much over the centuries. More and more youngsters are experimenting with styles, going blonde or simply curling or straightening their hair. The worst hit are probably models and actresses, who have to be at out-door shoots or work under bright lights, and are prone to dandruff and probably have to get their hair styled every second day. But, perming, dyeing and straightening hait seem to be becoming increasingly popular. But, before going in for these, it is best to understand the risks involved.
Heat styling products like curling and straightening irons can dry out even oily hair if they’re used too much. Follow the instructions carefully, and don’t use them on wet hair or high settings, and give your hair a vacation from styling once in a while. Ask your trichologist for advice on using heat styling products.
Chemical treatments can also harm hair if they’re not used properly. If you decide you want a chemical treatment to colour, straighten, or curl your hair, it’s best to get it done by pro-fessionals. Stylists who are trained in applying chemicals to hair will be able to evaluate your hair type and decide which chemicals will work best for you.
Here are some things to be aware of when getting chemical treatments:
• Relaxers: Relaxers (straighteners) work by breaking chemical bonds in curly hair. Relaxers containing lye can cause skin irritation and hair breakage. And, don’t use relaxers, or any other hair treatment, if your scalp is irritated. If you decide to keep straightening your hair, you’ll need to wait at least six weeks before your next treatment to protect your hair. Relaxers can cause hair breakage when used over a period of time, even when they’re used properly. Using blow-dryers, curling or straightening irons, or colour on chemically relaxed hair can also increase the risk of damage.
• Perms: Perms take straight hair and make it curly. The risks are similar to those associated with relaxers.
• Colour: These are types of colour: Permanent (which means the colour stays in your hair until it grows out) and semi-permanent (the colour washes out after a while). Some semi-permanent colouring treatments, like henna, are fairly safe and easy to use at home. Some people get a condition called contact dermatitis (an allergic reaction with a rash) from henna and other ‘natural’ products, so be sure to test a small area first. Other colour treatments –especially permanent treatments –can cause hair loss, burning, redness, irritation.
• Perming and straightening: Girls with curly hair want it straight and silky and those gifted with the latter want them curled. Salons are flooded with clients making requests for various hairdos.
However, many people have to settle for damaged and destroyed hair. When hair is straightened or curled, tremendous heat is applied in order to change its natural shape. This converts the protein cystine (of which the hair is composed) to cystine and then manipulated into a certain look, before changing back. However, in the process some amount of cystic acid is generated. This process results in 20 percent to perm your hair or get it straightened, make sure you don’t do so too frequently.
• Hair colour: Regular streaking and dyeing can cause cumulative damage, although it may take years before there are obvious signs of hair breakage. Permanent chemical dyes may damage the hair by breaking through the cuticle shield to invade the cortex. They may also cause an auto immune reaction leading to alopecia or a skin disease called dermatitis. Instead of using a permanent dye, try a rinse or a temporary dye.
The incidence of lawsuits seeking compensation for damage caused by chemical abuse is increasing alarmingly and the role of trichologist as an expert witness is increasingly coming into play. In today’s world of fashion, nobody likes to abstain from all the look enhancing treatments and hence it is important to remember to take care of your hair, just like your skin and your body. Just as you build up your body, you have to build up your hair ideally seven times stronger to withstand all the abuse on it.
It’s important to get a tricho check before you go for any treatment. So as t find out about the strength of your hair. Your trichologist shall then suggest methods to take care of your hair. You may be too fashionable fir your hair likes Consult your trichologist for advice.