Skin Care
Beauty Rest
Dim the lights and draw the blinds Many sleep experts believe exposure to bright light, either before bedtime or after retiring can hamper sleep. How? By tricking your body's internal time clock into thinking it is earlier in the day. The pre-bed co...
How Hair Ages
Think back to your childhood. Now focus on your pre-adolescent hair. It was probably more vibrant, shinier, fuller, and either lighter or brighter in color than your natural hair is now. There are a few reasons for this. During childhood, we have mo...
Finishing Touches - Brow Color
Maybe your brows are so pale they seem invisible. You could have a brow that is thicker than its mate, or perhaps you've over plucked. Fortunately there are ways to augment what you've got. Brow definition Eyebrow pencils are best for defining exist...
Pedicure Tips - The Do-it-Yourself Pedicure
When Most People Think of Nail Care, it's fingernails that come to mind. Yet, in cities like New York and Paris, pedicures outrank manicures as the current beauty "must-haves." I'm not sure why this is. Perhaps it's the hoseless legs, bare feet, and...
The Beauty of Self Esteem
The French Have a Saying, "confortable dans votre peau," which means looking and feeling comfortable in your skin. Science can unveil its latest beauty theory, Hollywood can showcase its dewiest starlets, fashion magazines can parade their stable of...
Sunscreens for the Face - How to Use Sunscreen
According to Dermatologists, the suns ultraviolet light is your skins biggest enemy - which means sunscreen may just be your skins biggest friend. All sunscreen products today block out burn-causing UVB rays; very few adequately block UVA rays. Yet,...
Shampoo Basics
Shampoo is like soap for your hair - in fact, until recently, soap was what most people used to clean their tresses. Its primary purpose is to clean dirt and excess oil from your strands. That's it. Shampoo can contain any number of the following in...
Eating for Beauty
It's often said that good health is the foundation of beauty. I'm willing to take that statement a step farther and claim that a balanced diet is the foundation of good health - and, therefore, beauty. For proof, just read the numerous medical studi...
Enemies of Good Skin
Picture Someone Who has a seemingly flawless complexion: their skin boasts a healthy glow, firmness, regular-sized pores, and an absence of splotches or broken veins. If you don't have one of these people in your life, perhaps you've seen one or two...