Beauty Answer: Just a few steps are all that’s needed to keep your eye makeup from smudging. First, take blotting sheets or tissue get rid of any excess oil or makeup from the eye area. Next, to ensure everything stays cemented in place apply a small amount of cream concealer.
Beauty Answer: With a good regimen changes and results should be noticeable within 2-3 months. Just like with regular hair (or hair which grows from the scalp) everyone is different and for some the process can be quicker or slower. The key is consistency and realizing that lashes need a little attention on a daily basis. Eyelash growth treatments, serums and lash conditioners help to stimulate your eyelash growth cycle so that lashes grow in thicker, longer and darker.
Cheap Can Be Chic: Here’s a little trick if lash conditioners are not quite in the budget at the moment. Buy a moisturizing lip balm and apply a little to your lashes every night.
Now just so we are all on the same page we are not talking about those fad or drastic diets that can be quite harmful to your health in the long run. Nevertheless, it has been shown that a diet incorporating nutrients and protein can improve the condition of the hair keeping follicles strong. Which is great news because remember less breakage means length will be retained. Most women believe that their hair is not growing when in fact it is always growing. The issue is that when hair is not healthy or it breaks any length achieved is not noticeable.
It is recommended to add omega-3 oils into your diet to help get you on the way to Repunzel tresses. Nuts, almonds, supplements and salmon can help strengthen strands. One last word on dieting, if you are trying to grow your hair avoid yo-yoing at ALL costs. Such extreme dieting can cause stress and effect hormone levels thus affecting your hair.
In the list of embarrassing moments I think most of us can add being told we have lip color smeared all over our teeth. Thus, begins the tongue battle of trying to remove said lip color with the occasional reassurance question to the person who revealed the issue, ” Uh, did I get it?” From now on wear lipstick with confidence that your teeth shall be spared with a simple old Hollywood trick.
After you have applied the lip color of your choice place your index finger inside of your mouth, close your mouth then slowly pull the finger back out. What this does is ensure that any lipstick that would of winded up on your teeth ends up on your index instead. See, simple, effective and a tip that has been passed on down from the starlets of old.
Beauty Quickie: We have been getting a lot of messages in regards to lipstick and we thought this was an excellent question to explore. Liner is a great prevention method to keep lip color in …
Beauty Answer: Lip balm plays a major role in hydrating your lips which can become dried out and it helps prevent lip shades from absorbing into your lips do to the balm’s waxy texture. To …
Beauty Quickie: This is probably a step we do almost instinctively, but why should we actually blot our lips after apply lip color? Blotting ensures that your lipstick lasts instead of fading away. However, must …
Beauty Answer: This is a very great question and the answer is simply yes. Applying mascara will ensure that you achieve a more natural look. This is because the mascara will help blend your own natural hairs with the falsies.
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Beauty Quickie: It is very wise to change up the beauty products you use as the seasons change. This is because your skin requires and has different needs during various parts of the year. Winter tends to be drier so your products should have a more moisturizing effect. Moreover, during summer which is approaching rapidly, use products containing lots of SPF to protect skin. Trust us, it is a complete myth that black skin does not need to worry about sun exposure.
Beauty Quickie: Sorry to burst any beauty bubbles but those labels on those products you love may not do as advertised. It is a sad reality, but there are some beauty labels that display false information. Protect yourself by relying on the old adage, “If it sounds to good to be true, it probably is.” Lookout for products that promise all-day protection or results instantaneously.
