Cosmetic Application,All beauty Tips,

Make-Up: The Dos and Don't s of Cosmetic Application

I remember being a small child and sitting on a footstool beside my mother's vanity table and watching her apply her make-up. She called it "putting on her pretty face". I was fascinated. There were these bottles and brushes and powders and pads and she used each one, step by step,
creating subtle changes in her face. She added colors, and glosses, and used what she called a wand which made her eyelashes long and thick. When she was finished, she looked different. She still looked like my mother, but somehow brighter.

Proper Make-Up Application

Learning good make-up application techniques takes practice and patience. And it helps to have someone who is willing to tell you if you've done something wrong. There are books available - and videos too - but while these are useful for learning new techniques or looks, they aren't required in order to learn the basics. That's what we're going to cover here today. Simple techniques for applying make-up for both daytime and evening wear. We're also going to cover the rules for selecting the right make-up for daytime and evening, because they are very different situations and call for different shades and techniques.
Rule Number One: You can always add a little more.
With applying make-up you should remember that you can always add a little more, but if you use too much, you usually have to wipe it all off and restart. So, be cautious when applying your make-up. Start out light and add more as needed.
That was my first introduction to Cosmetic Application and the alchemy that women all over the world perform every day to enhance their natural look. As I grew up and began to pay more attention to such things, I noticed the girls around me in school and the way they wore their make-up. Some girls seemed to wear none at all, while others seemed to wear lots and lots. A rare few always seemed to be applying make-up, but I could never tell for certain if they had done so without seeing them in action.
As I got into high school and began my apprenticeship in costuming and theatrical design, I learned from my mentor just how dramatically make-up could change a person's appearance. I learned about make-up for the stage productions, and for the real world. I worked with pageant contestants, actors and actresses in community theatre projects and student productions, and began to work with various friends who would ask my opinion from time to time.
In those years spent training and working with different women, I learned that women weren't born knowing how to apply make-up. Most women learn about using cosmetics from watching their mothers, aunts, grandmothers or older sisters and from friends who are also learning to use make-up. If the persons they emulated were skilled in using make-up, the women often did a good job. But some of these young women were perpetuating dramatic mistakes which they had learned.
The purpose of cosmetics is to enhance a woman's natural beauty. It's important to remember this. Make-up is designed to help minimize imperfections in the skin, and accentuate the shape of the facial features. Yet, it's important to be realistic in your expectations. Often it's unrealistic expectations that lead to overdoing your make-up.
When I was in high school, I attended a week-long practice retreat for our high school choir. Part of our "hazing" as underclassmen was that we were required to follow certain rules. One of these rules was that the girls in our class were not allowed to wear make-up. It was an eye-opening experience for many of us and for one young woman in particular. This young woman, whom I'll call 'Robin' (not her real name), always wore a lot of make-up. You could see her under normal circumstances and clearly tell that her make-up was very thickly applied.

Signs and Causes,All beauty Tips,

We all know that aging is inevitable. It’s just a fact of life. To quote Trudy, the salon owner and ‘glamor technician’ from Steel Magnolias, “Time marches on, honey. And sooner or later, you realize it’s marching across your face.”
But what really causes aging? And how much can we actually do about lowing the aging process? These questions have been asked for as long anybody can possibly remember and then some. Anti-aging and Cosmetic sciences have focused on this issue and made some remarkable strides, both in learning about the causes of aging and in devising ways to slow its progress.
Causes of Aging:
All aging in the body can be categorized into one of two distinct types of aging: Intrinsic Aging, caused by genetic programming, and Extrinsic Aging, caused by environmental factors. These two types of aging can often work in combination to result in premature aging.
Dermatologists call the aging caused by sun exposure “Photo aging”.
Intrinsic Aging – the “natural aging process” usually begins in a person’s mid-20s. The skin’s production of collagen slows and the elastin in the skin has less spring. Dead skin cells shed less quickly and new cell turnover slows. While these changes do start in the mid-20s, the signs of these changes don’t usually become visible for decades. The following are some signs of Intrinsic Aging:
• Fine lines and wrinkles
• Thin, transparent skin
• Loss of underlying fat layers, resulting in sunken cheeks, hollowed eyes, and
loss of firmness in the neck and hands
• Bones shrink, leading to sagging skin care
• Inability to sweat sufficiently to cool the skin
• Graying hair, hair loss and unwanted hair
• Thinning of the nail plate, developing ridges and loss of the lunula
(half-moon)
Because an individual’s genes control the natural aging process, some people may find their first gray hair or crow’s feet in their 20s, while others may be 40 with no visible grays or wrinkles at all.
For the same reason, some people may find that certain areas of the body show signs of aging earlier than others. A woman may not notice any signs of gray, or wrinkles on her face, yet discover that her hands are looking more and more like her mother’s as weeks pass.
Extrinsic Aging – the aging caused by external sources affecting the body, is made up of many factors which can work in combination to age the skin faster than what would be “normal” based on an individual’s genetic make-up. The most common cause of extrinsic aging is sun exposure, but there are other factors. Some of these are repetitive facial expressions, sleeping positions, gravity, and smoking.
Sun: Unless protected, even a few minutes of exposure to the sun each day of a period of years can create noticeable changes in the skin. Skin cancer, freckles and age spots aren’t the only risks. The amount of photo aging that occurs depends largely on a person’s skin color and their history of exposure to the sun.Sun exposure is also responsible for spider veins on the face, rough and leathery skin, fine wrinkles, loose skin, blotches in the complexion, and thick, wart-like, rough, reddish patches on the skin called actinium keratoses. Persons with fair skin are more susceptible to photo aging effects than those with darker skin. The fair-skinned individual with a certain amount of sun exposure could develop serious effects from photo aging, while the darkest skinned person might only develop fine wrinkles and a mottled skin tone from the same exposure.
Photo aging occurs over a span of years. As you expose your skin to the sun, the skin loses the ability to repair itself and the damage accumulates. The exposure to the UV rays in sunshine breaks down the collagen in the skin and impairs the skin’s ability to make new collagen.
Facial Expressions: For many years women were urged to perform facial exercises to maintain a youthful appearance. If you’re one of these women, stop doing it now. Studies have shown that repetitive facial movement actually leads to fine lines and wrinkles. Each time we use a face muscle, a groove forms beneath the skin’s surface which is why we see lines form with each facial expression. As our skin ages, and we lose elasticity, the skin stops being able to spring back and these grooves become permanent lines and wrinkles.

Lip Care,All beauty Tips,

A beautiful smile lights up a day. It makes your face more beautiful and lively. Your lips are the most important and exquisitely sensitive part of your body. And therefore you have to take special care of your lips.
The common lips problems are:
* Dark Lips
* Cracked lips

Dark Lips
You will be surprised to know that our lips unlike most part of our body do not have any melanin pigment to protect them. Lips are covered on the outside by a thin layer of skin and on the inside by virtually transparent mucous membranes. Therefore it is necessary to take care of our lips and to eat well-balanced food and lots of fruits.
If you have dark lips you have to do the following.

Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables.

* Stop smoking.
* Avoid lipstick.
* Apply a layer of oil and leave it on for several hours. Best apply before going to bed.
* Mix coconut oil and almond oil in equal quantity. Apply a coat of this on the lips and leave on overnight. This has to be done daily for at least two weeks for best results.
* Massage lips care: Every night with a mixture of 1/2 tsp. Glycerin and 1/2 tsp. Castor oil with 1/2 tsp. Lemon juice and leave overnight.
* Apply cream from curds with saffron on your lips.

Cracked Lips
Lips do not produce oil like our skin, because they have no oil producing glands. The skin on our lips is actually mucous membrane, so for them to remain smooth and chap free is a bit of a challenge. The most common cause of cracked lips are allergic reaction to cosmetics, skin infections, extreme weather conditions like excess sun and wind exposure, biting of the lips or a vitamin B deficiency.

If you have cracked lips you have to do the following………

* Protect the lips from weather by applying heavy plain cream.
* Avoid licking your lips care.
* To cure dry chapped lips apply peanut butter or coco butter to your lips before going to bed.
* Grind rose petals with cream on the top of milk and apply on lips to cure the cracked lips
* Take vitamin B, C foods in diet.
* Mix 2 drops of glycerin with 1 tsp of cream on the top of milk and apply to lips to cure the chapped lips and keep overnight to get smooth and shiny lips.
* Mix equal quantities of nutmeg, turmeric, and fresh butter and apply to lips.
* Hot water fomentation, followed by a mixture of Vaseline and honey applied on the lips at least thrice a week will prevent lips from chapping.
* Lips should be moisturized and exfoliated. Exfoliate lips with your gentle facial scrub using a toothbrush or just the tips of your fingers. You can make a paste using baking soda and water to exfoliate lips as well. Work it for a minute and then rinse with lukewarm water.

General Care for lips

* Apply cold cream or moisturizer or lip balm before applying lipstick.
* To get natural pink lips apply beetroot juice before bed.
* Grind rose petals and apply on lips to get smooth pink lips
* Apply menthol based lip balm and take an old brush and brush gently on lips (don't rub too hard, because lip are very sensitive) to get rid off chapped lips.

Beauty Tips ,All beauty Tips

If you want to look great at any party and standout from the crowd learn these quick beauty secrets and you will be the belle of the ball.If you go for a standout colour or you want to be more conservative, the Beauty tips below will help get you noticed.

Make-Over

1. A great quick beauty secret is some false lashes. You can use alternate short and medium lashes to get a soft innocent look, or look more feline and vampy by using shorter lashes in the centre and medium ones to the side.

YOUR EYES
1. For great looking eyes make sure to use powder shadows for a natural look and a eyeliner pencil for drama at night. Make sure the liner has a smudge tip at one end to get that smoky eye look. Only line the top of the eye is you're looking tired. You don't want to bring more attention to dark circles under the eyes. Neutral tones with a hint of color are flattering on everybody.
2. For sheen on the eyelids, dab a bit of Vaseline for a pretty reflective quality, as well as moisture.
3. Open up the eye with a gold/beige shimmer high lighter onto the brow bone.

Your Lips

1. Use blush as a lipstick, then use clear gloss or lip balm over it. Longer staying power.
2. Natural ingredients have been used for centuries as makeup: apply beet juice to lips and cheeks as a stain, or mix it with melted bees wax to make your own lip balm! Cayenne pepper can plump the lips, but use with caution! and it really suits your personality!
3. Use eye makeup remover to treat super dry, chapped lips. It's a great nighttime lip treatment!

Your Face

1. For a longer lasting foundation try a product with silicone. The silicone creates a sweat-proof and smudge resistant second skin. For me, I find it helps with my rosaceous because the live yeast extract has healing powers.
2. A powder under blush can really even out skin tone. I dab my brush in the bronze r, then into the blush and lightly cover my whole face.
3. Use a foundation that is two to three shades darker than your skin tone and apply where you would use your bronzer. In a pinch you could use a brown eye shadow.
4. Papaya mixed with plain yogurt into a paste makes a great exfoliating mask for all skin types!
5. Use an egg white mask for a quick fix for diminishing the appearance of pores. You should always concentrate on your face because its the main part of your body. The above details are helpful in your future experiences.