Everything About Beautiful Skin

Ever wondered how to get silky hair? That silky hair that is so beautiful to touch and of course look at.

Well, I have a few secrets for you.

First of all, always rinse your hair with cool water. This stimulates blood flow and will give a gloss to your hair.

Never wash your hair with very hot water. Try to dry your hair naturally. The less you use hairdryer the better is for your hair.

You can also try these masks:

Mix one egg yolk with honey and a bit of dark rum - apply on washed wet hair. Wrap a towel around (you can put a clear wrap to make it even better and protect your towel) and leave for 15-20 mins. Wash thoroughly.

Daria Werbowy says that she used a mixture of egg yolk, warm oil and honey. Apply for 20 minutes and rinse off.

Once I read in some magazine that Catherine Zeta Jones rinses her hair with beer and that is why she has such beautiful silky hair. I have never tried doing that and I am not sure if you will get any beer sense after this… But I guess it is good to try.

If you have your own recipe for silky hair please live a comment.

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I hope your year is going well and you are working on achieving the beautiful skin you always wanted. You should also take care of your hands and nails. Hand and nail care is very imporant.

Many say that the neck is what shows how old is a woman but I would add that hands have the same impact.

We often forget to care for our hands: cleaning without gloves, going out in cold weather without warm gloves or not putting sunscreen on our hands. If you don’t put sunscreen on your hands you will most likely get age spots that do not look attractive.

Beautiful hands do attract attention so put some effort into achieving gorgeous looking hands and nails.

You can exfoliate your hands once a week (use your body scrub to do that). Small baths (just use a big enough bowl to fit both hands) are great to pamper your hands. Warm water with a little bit of lemon and olive oil will leave the skin soft and smooth (if your skin is chapped do not add lemon – it will be too painful for you, just add some oil).

Buttermilk (or milk) baths are very beneficial for your nails.  Soak your nails in a small bowl with buttermilk (or milk) and a few drops of lavender oil. Then massage the following lotion into the nail area: 2 tablespoons of olive oil whisked with ½ teaspoon of lime juice.

Always apply moisturising cream in the morning and in the evening. You may use protective hand cream if you live in a cold weather and a cream with sunscreen if you live in a hot and sunny place.

Vitamin E oil will make your nails strong, creams with vitamin E will keep your hands moist and soft and, if you have chapped hands, will heal your hands faster.

Take off a few years by caring for your hands!

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I am sure you heard about that millions of times but unless you do that - you never get a result you want - beautiful skin. Face cleansing is the first step in getting your skin looking gorgeous.

You have to cleanse your skin in the morning and in the evening. Many people would ask - why in the morning. Well during the night our skin produces sebum and it is important to remove that as well as dust to prepare skin for moisturising.

Even if you do not wear make up you must cleanse your face (and neck) every morning and evening. It is not only make up but the dust, pollution and also as mentioned earlier - sebum (sebum is produced by sebaceous glands that are small glands in the skin). Sebum in other words is an oily matter.

There are various face cleaners to choose from. Face cleansers are divided into two main categories: those that you use by itself and wipe off it with the cotton pad or face cleansers that you wash off with water.

Most of the time it is depends on what you prefer: washing your face with water or you prefer not doing that.

NB! Remove your eye make up before cleansing your face!

Face cleansers that should be just wiped off with the cotton wool pad (do now stretch your skin when you do that) are often called: cleansing milks, cleansing lotions or cleansing creams. You take a small amount of the lotion and distribute over the face in circular motions, then take a dampened cotton wool pad and remove the excess (or you can use dampened face towel). Then you should take another cotton pad, apply a bit of toner and finish up your cleansing. You will be amazed how much dirt is there. If you prefer cleansing milk or lotion but would like to wash your face with the water - there is nothing wrong to do so. Cleansing milk, lotion or creams are often recommended for dry and sensitive skin.

If you prefer to wash your face with water (as I do) you can choose from foams, mousses, creams (some would be specifically designed to be washed off with water - always read instructions before you buy and use any new product) or gels. I love doing that in the shower - it is much easier to wash off the mousse or gel. Your face should be damp. Place a small amount on your palm and then apply on your face in circular motions (some face cleansers should not be applied on the eye area), then wash off with water. After that you have to wipe off excess of water and tone the skin (I will tell more about toning and moisturising in my future posts).

And it is that easy! You are on your way to getting that beautiful skin you always wanted. Make sure that face cleansing becomes your every morning and evening beauty routine.

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Happy New Year to everyone!

Today is first Monday of the year. Very often we need “Monday” to commit to something. I will start on Monday we say… In fact there is no need to wait for Monday you can start any day you would like!

No matter what day you are reading this post I strongly recommend to add one more goal to your list - get a beautiful skin. It all starts with something small like making sure  you cleanse your skin every night before you go to bed and in the morning before you put your make up. Even if you don’t wear make up (but trust a little bit of make up will make wonders!). There are 3 basic steps: cleansing, toning and moisturising. I will write more about every step in my future posts. Make sure you do that every morning and every evening.

Then add one or two times of exfoliation per week. You can use ready to use scrubs (exfoliating creams) or prepare your own (2 table spoons of soft brown sugar mixed with 2 teaspoons of olive oil) - apply on the damp face in circle motions. Massage for 30-40 seconds and wash off with warm water, then with cool water.

You will also need a moisturising mask once or twice a week. Again, you can do prepare the mask yourself or you can buy a ready made mask that are widely available in the shops (choose the right one for you).

If you want a soft beautiful skin exfoliate your body as well. Once a week is enough. You can use again the same sugar scrub (this time you will need 4 tablespoons of soft brown sugar and 4 teaspoons of the olive oil for your body scrub). Apply on the damp skin, massage and then rinse it off. You won’t need even a moisturiser after this as the oil will keep your skin moisturised. But if you prefer you always can apply your favourite moisturiser.

You will want to use moisturiser every time after you have a shower or bath.

As you know to get a beautiful skin is not only taking care externally. You also have to drink plenty of water to keep your body (and your skin) hydrated. Eat lots of vegetables and fruit, exercise regularly and you will see the result you desire - beautiful skin.

So start doing something today to get a beautiful skin!

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