Beauty Queen Secrets

They are not only the latest rage in reality TV shows, they are also necessary to maintain your look and youthful appearance. Go out on the store once every two years spending time in the cosmetics section to get the ho-down on the latest make-up, techniques and the proper ways to use them. Frequent the ones who have professional make-up artists as sales staff for they are the ones who can give you the best possible combination of products that will work (really, and not just because the product comes from the best and priciest manufacturer). Oily skin, use non-oil based make-up or water-based stuff that won’t add to your already oily face.

Many people feel obliged to put on heavy make-up due to age and other signs that manifest on their faces, wrong. The more, the thicker the make-up you have on you, the older you look. Nothing beats your natural skin tone and your face’s shapes and features. Use make-up instead to emphasize the ones that make your face desirable and always remember, the less the younger you look. Ever see those old celebrities who look like Barbie dolls (plastic looking faces), they use heavy make-up to hide stuff they do not want others to see such as stretch marks, scars from face lifts and other cosmetic procedures they have had to go through as the years go by. Remember, make-up only changes the look and not the person so whatever is underneath all that make-up will show (if it doesn’t melt under the hot spotlights first).

Even the best and most expensive make-up would be useless if you do not have the proper tools to use or apply them with. Even the supermodel Tyra admits that there is little or no difference at all from make-up you buy at the corner store as opposed to the one you get at the more pricy specialty ones if it were not for technique. Invest in good sets of foams, brushes and other specialty applicators to bring out the best of your make-up whatever the brand. Check out the many beauty sites for proper application and techniques that come with each product to maximize their strengths as they complement each other in order to attain your desired look.

Loosing the lipid barrier by washing off with harsh cleansers strips it off the natural protection of your skin making it look dry and looking old. One expert recommends using good old Vaseline, which you simply apply liberally and wipe out along with your make-up. It also makes for good lipstick remover which does not irritate the lips. Simply wipe it off and as an added bonus, it softens your lips especially during cold weather when they are at most risk from chapping and dryness. Using sun block may be your best bet to delay having to reach for that anti-ageing crème. Yes, prevention is better than a pound of care or better yet the high cost of anti-ageing crèmes. Before slathering on your anti-ageing crème, use sun block first for it protects your skin from further damage by the sun’s harmful UV rays.

Moisturizers can be the best solution to preventing aged skin. Many fail to realize that the face, like most parts of the body needs the best protection from pollution, irritants and of course the sun’s harmful rays. Try to get at a regimen that would not only work for you but can be used frequently enough without worrying about damaging your skin. When you get home, clean off all your make-up as much as possible. Cleansers will work as long as they are not too harsh that they strip away the natural lipid protection of your skin that makes it look young. Lipids are actually the natural oil barrier your skin should love rather than hate. Not all oil on your face is bad and stripping away too much can leave it drier as sand on the beach on a hot sunny day.

There are a lot of beauty trends and products out on shelves that you simply cannot find the right product till you grab one and stick to it however you may like it or not. Here’s some secrets that can be seen on your face using time proven Chinese beauty secrets and knowledge. If you have broken capillaries on your cheeks that look like varicose veins, you might have some form of lung problem so do get your health checked. For that ugly vertical line in between your brows, it could be a sign of liver problems, better get it checked out too to get proper treatment. For women with that broken out chin look, it may be a simple result of ovulation or perimenopousal effects.

The human body has a huge percentage of water which makes up a big percentage of it�s bulk. No wonder that doctors have long prescribed the daily intake of at least 8 glasses a day which makes sense for, we humans as a climate control measure produce sweat. This process takes out excess salt from the bloodstream (which is a natural dehydrating agent) and out to the skin’s surface where as the water evaporates, cools the skins surface. This evaporation cools the blood running through the capillary blood vessels which returns to the heart and lungs cooling the human body from the inside. With global warming causing more heat waves, it would be wise to have a daily intake of more than the said minimum amount. Less water makes the body shrives thus the age and stress marks so a healthy dose of water would be enough to maintain your body, cooler and younger.

Lines on your forehead that doesn’t seem to go away are indicative of some bladder problems that can explain your frequent trips to the bathroom. If you have high blood pressure, your nose may be a bit red looking like the neighborhood bum who patrols the streets. Red hot ears mean you may be drinking too much caffeine or have high salt intake. All the above signs are meant to provide hints to health problems that may or may not manifest in individuals so do get your health checked regularly if you see some of these signs on your face. The body of knowledge the Chinese use for such diagnosis comes from one of the oldest civilizations on earth and may hold the key to solving some of your mystery illnesses.

Beach season again and we’ve all said it again and again, take care of your skin so you don’t get sunburned and look older. Many still ignore the aging effects of the harmful UV rays the sun showers down on the earth which does us some good but too much is known to cause skin cancer plus a myriad of other skin problems. Arm yourself with sunscreen for your body, face and lip balm for your lips to avoid those ugly age lines that once you get them don’t go away so easily. Encourage kids to do the same so they lower their risk of getting skin cancer in later life. Chances of getting it increase if you have had any serious sunburn on your skin when you were a little younger. So take care under the sun.

All women and even some men use beauty products each and everyday, many are unaware that the average woman applies close to two hundred specific chemical compounds on their faces each and every day. Two hundred may be a bit too exaggerated but it’s true, check out th3e ingredients on your make up and you’d get the picture. Also check the labels of soaps, cleansers and other beauty products you use and you may even end up with more. The lowly hair styling gel may contain anything form 2 dozen or more chemical compounds (and you’ll be surprised to know it also contains formaldehyde, you know, the embalming stuff or some derivative of sorts) and that’s just for hair styling. Be sure to check out the labels and also try to go organic, thought they are not as safe as you always think they were as with the previous post. Imagine all those chemicals being absorbed by your skin into the blood and you’d get the picture. If not, you end up becoming a soup of chemicals on the inside and suffer from some unknown disease you don’t even know might have been precipitated by the make-up and beauty products you use on you.