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Sep 14, 2012

Home Beauty Tips that Won’t Break Your Bank

September 14, 2012 By Guest Post Leave a Comment

Who says you can’t make yourself beautiful with the help of things you can find inside your home?

You see, at this age when the prices of almost everything are skyrocketing like crazy, it’s not a smart move to spend thousands of dollars on purchases and services that are meant to keep yourself looking fresh and stunning. This is especially so if you don’t have much money to burn on such expenses. And even if you do have cash to spare, why still spend a fortune when you can have the beauty you’ve always wanted by just raiding your refrigerator or kitchen?

So, take a quick read at these simple, yet highly effective beauty tips at home that are guaranteed not to burn a hole in your pockets:

• Puffy eyes? Get Olive!
Now, I don’t mean Popeye’s beloved Olive—but olive oil. It’s been tried and tested that in cases when your eyes get all too puffy due to crying or irritation, dabbing olive oil around the affected areas will help soothe your puffy eyes and reduce the swelling. You can easily get a bottle of olive oil in the supermarket for just a few dollars, instead of spending bigger amount on a salon trip.

• Prepare a home-made mask for dry face.
Does your face feel like sandpaper because of the cold weather? Then prepare a face mask composed of orange and yogurt. Just squeeze fresh orange and mix the juice with a cupful of vanilla yogurt. Stir the concoction until it becomes milky. Then, lather it to your face on a massaging motion. Let the mask stay for ten minutes before finally rinsing it well. You’ll be pleasantly amazed at the smooth and fragrant skin that you’ll get after.

• When life throws you dry hip bones? Go get some lemons.
Among the nasty woes women and men have to deal with are dry hip bones due to constant rubbing with jeans and other rather coarse fabric. The trick is to slice a lemon and then gently rub it over the dry part of the skin. The acid will act as an exfoliating agent that will peel the dry skin to reveal a smoother layer. This same process is applicable to other dry areas of your skin.

• Dry hair? Apply apple cider vinegar or coconut oil.
One of the nastiest beauty woes is dry, fuzzy hair. To improve your mane’s health, you can try putting on apple cider vinegar once a week after shower. This will give your hair volume and shine. Meanwhile, apply coconut oil at least two times a week to improve blood circulation on your scalp. This will help keep your hair shiny as it can ‘breathe’ better.

Just follow these simple tips and you’re on your way to beauty minus the financial headache.

Beverly Houston aside from her dream of becoming a Fashion Designer, also wanted to be a fashion magazine editor. She loves reading and blogging topics about fashion updates, latest beauty news and celebrity gossips.

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Jun 26, 2012

Makeup Looks for Summer Festivals and Parties

June 26, 2012 By Carleenp Leave a Comment

Summertime has come again and that means fun in the sun. It’s time for parties and summer festivals--whether at the beach, a pool party, or a backyard barbeque. Planning your look for these events is easy with the right tools, proper makeup, and advice.

Waterproof Makeup

Waterproof makeup is essential for summer events that take place outdoors. Without it, mascara and eyeliner can create a big mess on your face if they start to run. The spike in outdoor temperatures can cause you to sweat, taking its toll on your regular makeup.

It can be difficult to decide which makeup to choose for these summer events, especially if there is water or major outdoor heat involved. Outdoor cooking, games, sports, and water activities can put dampers on your regular makeup routine and ruin your look.

If you’re someplace where water might be included in the day’s activities, such as a pool party, day at the lake, or even an amusement park or zoo with water rides and fountains, waterproof makeup is essential. Mascara and eyeliner are available in waterproof formulas in your local makeup department, in a variety of colors.

Bronzing Powder

Bronzing powder is the product to use if you want to achieve that fresh, in-the-sun look without the exposure of damaging UV rays. Use it at the end of your makeup routine by dusting over your face powder or foundation. Apply with a face brush on the entire face, concentrating on the cheek bones, forehead and chin. The look created by bronzing powder is a slightly shimmery, warm look-- leaving you with a healthy glow.

Summer Colors

Replace your routine eye shadows, eyeliners, and lip colors with new, updated bright summer colors for hip parties. Pastels are popular in bright pinks, purples, blues and greens.

When the heat kicks in, sometimes it can be good to think natural. Tone down your eye shadow to a neutral color and don’t even use eyeliner. Dust the face with a bronzing powder, curl eyelashes and apply a couple of coats of black mascara. Choose a lip gloss in a lighter hue for shine and color, or for evening events, go bright and accent your lips. It all depends on your mood and the atmosphere of the event you’re going to.

Makeup Pencils

For fun and funky summer events, such as festivals and fairs, brightly-colored makeup pencils can be used to jazz up your regular look. Add some spunk to your funk with these pencils, which are usually sold as eye or lip liners in colors such as blue, green, purple, white, and pink.

Use these to line your eyes and lips if you wish, but check out some of the YouTube videos on face painting and go wild! Draw spirals and swirls in different colors from the outer edge of your eye up toward your eyebrows to look like a fairy. Create butterfly wings around your eyes and color them in with your new, brightly-colored makeup pencils. This is a homemade version of face painting that you might find makes people stop and ask you about.

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Apr 18, 2012

How To Get Essential Beauty Treatments On A Budget

April 18, 2012 By Guest Post 4 Comments

Do you love feeling beautiful and pampered, but hate spending a small fortune on luxurious spa treatments? No matter what your budget, you can find a way to indulge in pedicures, beauty masks, massages, facials and any other beauty treatment -- and still have money left to pay the rent.

1. Build Your Own Spa

Reward yourself after a tough week at work by spending a full morning or afternoon in your very own private spa. You can turn your bathroom into an oasis of relaxation and luxury for a very reasonable cost. Here are some tips for creating a perfect home spa day:

• Treat yourself to a store-bought facial mask, moisturizer, body scrub, nail polish, pumice stone and similar beauty products that appeal to you. Check the ingredients list before making your selection; in many cases, expensive brands contain virtually the same ingredients as less expensive brands.

• For a more comfortable atmosphere, clean your bathroom thoroughly the day before your home spa day.

• Hang a "Do Not Disturb" sign on the bathroom door.

• Light a scented candle, and then relax with a long, hot bath.

• Put on a plush robe.

• Take yourself through a whole beauty routine, including giving yourself a pedicure and a manicure and applying a facial mask. Be sure to take your time and have fun trying out the different beauty products you treated yourself to.

2. Visit a Local Beauty School

Beauty school students are in constant need of people on whom to practice. Many of these schools offer their own open-to-the-public salons that charge extremely low prices simply to give their students additional practice time. By the time the students are allowed to work on paying customers, they are well versed in their skills and knowledge of skincare, hair care and other beauty techniques. These students simply must log enough hours working on clients before they are allowed to be legally licensed. Such students are also constantly supervised by their instructors, so you can be sure you will be in good hands.

3. Hunt Down Discounts

Becoming an avid seeker of beauty discounts -- it is sure to pay off. The recent economic downturn means that many salon and spa owners need new customers; hence, they often go to great lengths to attract them. For example, many popular deal sites like Groupon and LivingSocial offer ongoing discounted rates to local salons and spas. Also, try following your favorite salons on Facebook and Twitter; many give out impressive discounts to their followers on a regular basis.

Sites like Amazon can be a great place to shop for your favorite beauty products. Nearly every major beauty and cosmetic manufacturer sells their products on Amazon at a much lower price than that found in most department stores.

You do not have to choose between your budget and feeling pampered and beautiful. With a little creativity and determination, you can have the best of both worlds.

Post contributed by Tyla Morgan, on behalf of Hair Free