Perfect the Art of Make Up

Everything has changed in today’s times when looks have assumed such an importance. Attractiveness has become the foremost concern for any person and therefore knowing the art of applying make up for females is a necessity. The first thing that any woman should know before applying make up is that it is very individualistic and it varies from one face to the other. It is not necessary that you should use all items of make up on your face.

Make it sure that you are choosing the make up products according to the attributes of your face. For example, choose the color of the concealer according to your skin tone. If it is a shade lighter or darker than you skin, then it will make you look frivolous. Another thing is that the concealer should be applied evenly on the face; you should not smear it thinking that it would completely hide away all your blemishes. It should be used highly on the dark circles under the eyes and then mix it them by rubbing with fingers or one can even use cotton or sponge. The concealer sometimes has a tendency to encrust, and then it is important that you use an eye cream before applying it.

You should use foundation by mixing it with a cream or a moisturizer to give a natural look to your face. The foundation should be first applied on the central portions like the cheeks, chin, forehead and then spread over all the face with fingertips. The eyes need a lot of time in make up so after using foundation, immediately start with the eye make up. You must use an eye shadow first, then eyeliner and finally mascara. There are many eyeshades, which can be used for the diverse parts of the eye. The darker colors like green, blue ought to be only applied on the upper eyelid, whereas the lighter ones like pink on the areas immediately beneath the eyebrow, You ought to play the eyeliner to the start of the eyelashes, The eyes should be in the upward position while doing the liner and take time for it to dry.

Then it is the turn of the blush on to be used. The blush-ons can be bright or subtle according to the theme or the occasion. The right way to apply them is to first find the apple of your cheeks. After smiling, you can easily locate them and then put it on them.

The mascara is a very killer addition to the whole make up. It can be applied on both the higher and the lower eyelashes. The color needs to be chosen according to the color of the wearer. Fair ones can go for brown mascara, whereas those with a slight darker hue can opt for brown or black colors. You can also go for lighter shades of mascara like navy blue, but should be worn with caution only at special occasions.

Wearing the right make up can indeed reveal an umpteen number of things about your personality. It is necessary to perfect this art, as it can be an important determinant of many good things in life for you.

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Quick Makeover Tips for New Mothers

To take a good care for yourself while taking a care for your newborn isn’t as difficult as it sounds. Your skin needs an adequate care after the pregnancy, so here are few beauty tips for new moms.

night creamThe first thing that you should consider as very important is your sleep.

The new moms don’t sleep as well as before, but they should sleep in the day, while their baby is asleep.

Drinking more water than before is a must, for you need to hydrate your skin. Any dermatologist will advise you to use post-pregnancy creams that will help your skin regenerate and turn to its previous glow.

Try to clean your face with neutral cosmetic milk every evening.

Use a mineral water to rinse off the milk. You can use toning lotion, but make sure it doesn’t contain alcohol. Carefully dry your skin and apply an organic night cream. Make sure it is a protective greasy cream, for it will help your skin to hydrate better in the night.

Splash your face with cold water every morning and use a moisturizing day cream.

Try to avoid heavy foundation in the days after the birth. Replace the skin foundation with a light powder.

honey and lemon juiceThe face moisturizing masks are extremely important in this period. Try organic masks that don’t contain any toxins.

In case you are fan of the home made mask, you can always use the old recipe with honey and lemon juice, which is a great one for refreshing your skin.

If you want your skin to remain soft and flexible, brush it regularly with a light cream based on natural ingredients.

Try to massage your entire body with almond oil to soften the skin. The coconut oil is said to be magical, when it comes to dry lips, so go for it.

Smoothen your lips and kiss your baby tender with the help of an adequate lip balm.

Your bust also requires special care. Select a convenient cotton bra and try to massage it each morning. Try the famous Scottish shower – apply hot and cold water, for it will make the skin more elastic.

A good lotion is also a must have. Vitamin D and E are the vitamins you will need more than ever, so try to take them in any shape. You can apply vitamin E on your skin, for it is a natural cure and it stimulates the growth of new cells.

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Controlling Skin Redness during Winter

Rosy cheeks are all very well, for one they obviate the need for blush. However, excessive redness of the skin can make one appear rather florid, even blotchy. Here are some tips to control redness during winter –

skin rednessBe gentle – It is best to use a mild and gentle cleanser for your face at this time, so as not to irritate or further inflame skin. To be sure, use a sensitive skin formulation and preferably one that is free of perfume, preservative and alcohol.

Avoid the scrub – This can of course make your skin look and feel smoother, however many are too harsh and to avoid abrading of the skin, a peel containing lactic acid could be used.

Use sun block – So what if it’s a dark gloomy day, a sun screen is a good idea all the year round. Look for those that have mineral ultraviolet A and B filters, these are better than chemicals such as titanium and zinc oxide.

Moisturize religiously – You could get some extra help controlling redness by using products that have caffeine and skin protecting antioxidants, recommends Dermatologist Leslie Baumann. These formulations help to restrict blood vessels and this in turn can help to reduce the redness more effectively than other ingredients such as hydrocortisone.

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Achieving Spring 2011 Make Up Trends with Cliché Cosmetics

This post was written to help you keep up with the times with our timeless collection. Spring 2011 is upon us and here at Cliche we embrace the seasons but embrace fabulous colors and trends even more. Below is how you can get the new season's looks with our range! Click on the images to order!

TREND No. 1: Bold Lips in Plum

Lipsticks are making a comeback! Our lippie selection of colors have different hues of plum depending on your complexion and how daring you are, the aptly named “vamp” is for the adventurous, the ‘princess” for a more demure look and the” valley girl” for a fun and flirty look.
Orange is also in for the lips this season, to achieve this look with some sheen; we suggest gloss ware in “uptown girl”.

Now for the eyes……….. Gold, anyone?

We have the perfect eyeshadow in gold with just a hint of shimmer that will complete your 2011 Spring look.

Can’t wait until Summer 2011 to share some new trends!

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Make-up Halal Certified, is important not

Recently, news about fake cosmetics could enliven the mass media. This was disturbing the public. These counterfeit products not only spread a bad name for the producer who forged, but also detrimental to the user. The fake product makers will not be responsible for any adverse effects that occur on the consumer. Counterfeit products are often made by a cottage industry that tries to make cosmetics with ingredients that do not clear and even dangerous. We have many cosmetic products that come from abroad. With the promise of heaven, says these products will provide instant results on the skin, but in fact, actually harmful to the health of internal organs.

It is now often preached about how the selection of safe cosmetics. Not a few consumers who are critical and knowing how to choose safe cosmetics. Among other things, that do not contain mercury, hydroquinone, and heavy metals. But not many cosmetics that carry kosher certification, but there are many cosmetic raw material that is not lawful for the Muslim community.

"Most consumers of cosmetics in Indonesia are Muslim women. Thus, halal certification is important for them, the user is convinced, that the product purchased cosmetics safe to use, not only can make a beautiful course," said Krishna Tranggono, Operations Director of PT Ristra Indolab, the Female Compass, some time ago in House of Ristra when announcing the issuance of halal certification by LPPOM MUI for Ristra.

"Currently, halal certification is required for food products, cosmetics products while still a volunteer, voluntary, not mandatory. However, this sort of thing if filed by the owner of the brand, then consumers increasingly confident of its product, that the producers are not only thinking of selling, but also think about the needs of the user assurance, "said Evi Aziz, Senior Scientist PT Ristra Indolab.

Explained by Evi, to produce halal products, required knowledge of materials that can be used. Because there are many cosmetic products that use products with ingredients that are not kosher. The definition of halal products are eligible according to Islamic law, among others;
* Does not contain wine (material created through the fermentation process and intoxicating) and its derivatives.
* Does not contain pork and materials derived from pigs.
* All materials of animal origin must be from halal animals slaughtered according to Islamic procedures.
* Does not contain other ingredients that are forbidden, or considered unclean, such as carrion, blood, the materials derived from human organs, feces, and so forth.

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Beware, Drug and Cosmetic Counterfeit Supply

Public using drugs and cosmetics should be aware of the circulation of drugs and counterfeit cosmetics. Because the chemical constituents present in these products is very harmful for health.

Chairman of the Indonesian Society Antipemalsuan (MIAP) Widyaretna Buenastuti said, people often do not know the differences in medicines and cosmetics, fake it. Even more alarming, they do not know the chemical content in counterfeit medicines and cosmetics that are hazardous materials.

Based on a survey carried MIAP, found that the cosmetics industry topped counterfeiting activities of 12 types of industries that are vulnerable forgery.

"The impact of losses due to fraud it should be borne by various parties, including intellectual property owners, communities, and countries," said Widyaretna at the University of Atma Jaya, Jakarta, Tuesday (09/28/2010).

According to him, efforts are undertaken to prevent fraud is to awaken the public to beware of the existence of counterfeit cosmetics. The implementation was done MIAP activity in cooperation with the Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI).

"We always perform routine activities, which invites consumers more aware of their rights and responsibilities as consumers," he said.

In an effort to combat counterfeiting, said members of the YLKI, Tulus Abadi, they collaborate with manufacturers of products circulating in the community.

"In order to prioritize everything and truly protect the interests of consumers," he said.

Head of Regulation and Legislation Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) Budi Djanu Purwanta states, law enforcement against counterfeiting should always be done.

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Your Choice Beauty Products Safe

Getting free beauty products on the market. Various considerations in determining many of the women selected cosmetic products used daily. Low price, reputable brand, or image that overseas production is better than anything else, are some considerations in general. You need to be careful to choose cosmetics, because your choice is not necessarily suited to the needs of the skin.

Expert tropical kosmetodermatologi, Dr Retno Iswari Tranggono, SpKK, said cosmetics are safe are mixed from raw materials to a safe level.

"The raw material must originate from cosmetic active substances that are useful for the skin, has been through clinical tests and use safe dyes that do not react with sunlight," said Retno, in between meeting the media at the Grand House of Ristra, Radio Dalam, South Jakarta Wednesday (1/26/2011) ago.

Unfortunately, cosmetic raw materials in domestic research results have not touched the needs of everyday life. Much research in the domestic cosmetics that are not applicable. As a result, beauty of raw materials are mixed in the country still comes from outside, explained Dr. Retno. Even so, the selection of safe cosmetic ingredients need to be a primary consideration, if you want to produce a healthy product.

Ask the raw material
The use of cosmetics is clean, healthy, and orderly from materials that are safe, clinically tested, and can be accounted for, is the main requirement if you want to have healthy skin. As a consumer, you are entitled to obtain detailed information about the cosmetics that you select and purchase.

Sitawati, National Marketing Manager Ristra Group, explains the high quality cosmetics raw materials derived from the type or level of the best. It also does not contain harmful substances such as mercury or dyes derived from industrial grade.

Cosmetics that come from food grade materials such as lipstick or eyeshadow is still safe to use, said Sita, as long as it does not contain toxins. As for the face cream, you should select beauty products with raw materials cosmeceutical grade level. "Cosmeceutical this grade blend of cosmetic grade and pharmaceutical grade," said Sita told Compass Female.

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5 Ways Choosing Healthy Cosmetics

Make-up equipment must be one of the items you have. Make-up can help you to accentuate the good parts of your face, and a poor disguise.

But you know, that there are some make-up products made from materials that are less good for the skin? The chemical in question is biomutagen, which can disrupt hormone balance in the body. One of these phthalates, a chemical used in perfumes, cosmetics, nail polish, and plastic.

Women who regularly use products that contain destructive of these hormones in many cases will suffer from fertility problems, and increase the risk of cancer in their children.

We often do not understand, what the basic materials used for certain products that we use. Therefore, you better be more careful in choosing your cosmetics safe to use. Dr. Robert Greene, author of Hormone Balance for Fertility, explains how:

1. Using organic materials. In general, these ingredients are safe and contain only a few chemicals. You still have to check again the label that lists the materials used, and make sure nothing dangerous.

2. Use make-up is simple. Less you wear will be better. Reduce the use of make-up is not necessary for everyday purposes.

3. Do not use make-up containing perfume. There are some make-up or cosmetics that is using the perfume in addition to its product. You need to know, chemicals that can damage the body is generally contained in the material that is easily absorbed into the pores of the body and into the bloodstream. Such as perfume, for example.

4. Reduce the use of nail polish. When the screw nail polish, make sure you are in an open room (the smell of nail polish which generally contain chemicals can seep in through breathing). It would be better if you avoid nail polish that contains phthalates. So is the hair dye.

5. Create your shopping list. Non-profit called the Environmental Working Group has complete data about products that are free biomutagen.

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Do Any Attempt Tester Cosmetics!

When you wish to purchase cosmetic products, we usually use the product tester provided in the cosmetic counter. This we do, for example, to ascertain whether the color of lipstick that looked at the catalog is "signed" with the color of our skin. But is it true cosmetic tester can be a source of germs? How do I get to try the tester with a safe?

According to Amy Tirtosupono-Wirabudi, Indonesia chief editor of InStyle magazine, cosmetic tester display will certainly be on-display as attractive as possible, so that visitors and then store that ply interested to try it. Within a month, testers had already touched tens or even hundreds of hand. Imagine, if a touch and try testers are those who just sneeze or cough. Viruses and bacteria will move from their hands into the tester.

A study in the United States proved, the contamination in cosmetic tester peaked at the weekend, and dropped dramatically on Thursday. Viruses and bacteria found on the tester varies, ranging from E. coli to herpes skin! Even so, it does not mean we have an antipathy to the tester. Check out the safety tips below:

* Wash hands with soap before and after visiting the cosmetics counter.
* The safest product to try is coming out of the tube or pump.
* We will try a lip pencil, eyebrow pencil or eyeliner, rautlah tip of a pencil until the new part that has not been touched.
* Avoid trying the product directly on the lips and eyes. Simply dab on the back of his hand.
* Use only disposable cotton buds. The safest step is to buy cosmetics without trying. "I myself usually buy cosmetics with seeing friends who wear them, then buy it directly at the counter where she bought it. Or I buy eye shadow that is used by a Beautician at the counter," said Amy, as quoted by Indonesian Prevention magazine.

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How Sih Choosing Environmentally Friendly Cosmetics

Choosing the right cosmetics can make us be agents of natural conservationists. How do I?

The main rule, note the contents and packaging. Additionally, also follow a tip from Lauren and Janice Cox, in his book, EcoBeauty: Scrub, Rubs, Masks, and Bath Bombs for You and Your Friends below.

* Avoid double berkemasan product. For example, liquid soap in bottles are then wrapped again with cardboard boxes. Packaging that is too much tantamount to creating trash. Also, be sure to also pack the products we buy are made from materials that can be recycled.

* Check the contents of the product. The fewer levels of the chemical, and environmental impact on the skin will get better. Best of all, choose a natural based products, can be from plants or minerals.

* Buy products in large sizes. The goal, so we do not quickly run out and not have to buy the product too often. That way, we can reduce the amount of packaging waste that is usually in the form of plastic or glass.

* Try before you buy. Ask for samples before buying the product. Or, when a newly launched cosmetics, usually available a small sample that can be tried. For example, moisturizer, toner, or foundation. With first tried the sample, we will be able to ensure that the product is really suitable and unused. That way, we also avoid the waste of spending cosmetic action.

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