VALENTINO
Valentino designers Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli created a special collection, which walks down the runway.
Friday, December 20, 2013
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Worlds Best Mascaras
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| Lancome Hypnose Doll Lashes Mascara, It has a cone-shaped brush that provides an extremely smooth application, defining even your hard to reach corners and lower lashes. It's also formulated without parabens, this product was ophthalmologically tested for sensitive eyes. |
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| Givenchy Phenomenon Mascara, it has a high-tech patented round sphere at the tip of the precision wand that reaches, starting at the roots. |
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| Channel Sublime Mascara, its patented stretch bi-injection brush offers dual action in a single stroke. It stretches, sculpts and coats the lashes thanks to waxes with thickening properties and cellulose micro-fibers. |
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| Dior Show 360, featuring a patented double helix brush with extra smooth fibers and sculpt-able wax formula, this mascara features a spinning brush that rotates in both directions, volume boosting, lengthening and curling mascara. |
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| Yves Saint Laurent Mascara Volume Effet Faux Cils, Its secret its the Triple-film complex: a film-coating for intensity, a conditioning film for curve, and a fixing-film for long lasting effectiveness. |
Friday, August 5, 2011
Smudging, Creasing and Melting ? How to keep your eye makeup on.
An eyelid is a thin fold of skin that covers and protects the eye.
The skin is similar to areas elsewhere, but has more pigment cells and It also contains sweat glands and hairs.
Oily eyelids and skin is caused by over-active sebaceous glands, that produce a substance called sebum, a naturally healthy skin lubricant.
The oily-skin type is not necessarily bad, since such skin is less prone to wrinkling, or other signs of aging, because the oil helps to keep needed moisture locked into the epidermis, (outermost layer of skin).
How to keep makeup on around the eyes its a very difficult task for some women.
Eye shadows won't stay on, eye liners and mascaras will smudge, and in less than an hour it's all mess.
Here I will go step by step to help you prevent this common problem from happening again.
First step, find an eye primer. Most women don't wear it or don't want to take an extra step in the morning, but eye primers are the most important step to keep eye makeup on.
There is a few types of eye primers in the market, find a sheer or a color eye primer for darker skin tones.
Second step, apply thin layers, blend and build. Using brushes is the easiest and fastest.
Use a concealer brush, and apply a thin layer of eye primer all over the eyelid and all around the eye area.
Third step, apply an all over base eye shadow, line the eye with a pencil or liquid eye liner, apply a very thin layer of concealer and last style your lashes with your favorite mascara.
Fourth step , there's nothing wrong with using waterproof products, like waterproof liners or mascaras, as long as, at the end of the day we cleanse, remove and hydrate our skin and eye area.
Find a gentle makeup remover and daily facial wash that suits your skin type to cleanse the face.
Remove, cleanse, tone and moisturize every day.
Top 5 eye primers:
The skin is similar to areas elsewhere, but has more pigment cells and It also contains sweat glands and hairs.
Oily eyelids and skin is caused by over-active sebaceous glands, that produce a substance called sebum, a naturally healthy skin lubricant.
The oily-skin type is not necessarily bad, since such skin is less prone to wrinkling, or other signs of aging, because the oil helps to keep needed moisture locked into the epidermis, (outermost layer of skin).
How to keep makeup on around the eyes its a very difficult task for some women.
Eye shadows won't stay on, eye liners and mascaras will smudge, and in less than an hour it's all mess.
Here I will go step by step to help you prevent this common problem from happening again.
First step, find an eye primer. Most women don't wear it or don't want to take an extra step in the morning, but eye primers are the most important step to keep eye makeup on.
There is a few types of eye primers in the market, find a sheer or a color eye primer for darker skin tones.
Second step, apply thin layers, blend and build. Using brushes is the easiest and fastest.
Use a concealer brush, and apply a thin layer of eye primer all over the eyelid and all around the eye area.
Third step, apply an all over base eye shadow, line the eye with a pencil or liquid eye liner, apply a very thin layer of concealer and last style your lashes with your favorite mascara.
Fourth step , there's nothing wrong with using waterproof products, like waterproof liners or mascaras, as long as, at the end of the day we cleanse, remove and hydrate our skin and eye area.
Find a gentle makeup remover and daily facial wash that suits your skin type to cleanse the face.
Remove, cleanse, tone and moisturize every day.
Top 5 eye primers:
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| Benefit Cosmetics Stay Dont Stray 360 degrees primer. |
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| Urban Decay Primer Potion Sheer Nude Eyeshadow primer. |
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| Mac Cosmetics Prep+Prime perfectly primes for eye makeup and reduces puffy eyes and under eye shadows. |
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| Mac Cosmetics Primer. Smooths textures, neutralizes lid color. Use under eye shadow, pigments, paints and concealers. Light, Medium and medium to dark. |
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Hormones are a Powerful Anti Aging Skin Care Ingredient
Hormones are naturally found in the body and certain foods.
Melatonin is produced by the pineal gland, located in the center of the brain but outside the blood-brain barrier. Human melatonin production decreases as a person ages. Besides its function as synchronizer of the biological clock, melatonin also exerts a powerful antioxidant activity.
Products containing melatonin have been available over-the-counter as a dietary supplement in the United States since the mid-1990s. One study conducted by researchers of the University of Granada’s Institute of Biotechnology found that consuming melatonin may neutralize oxidative damage and delay the neurodegenerative process of aging.
When applied to the skin, the hormonal components are absorbed and accrue; when enough melatonin has gathered, it works to strengthen the skin by renewing the cells. Small concentrations can have a noticeable effect on enhancing the skin and diminishing the effects of aging.
DHEA is another hormone naturally found in large amounts within the skin. Now also use as a skin protectant and anti-inflammatory agent, traditionally used to reduce stress is one of the most abundant hormones in the body.
DHEA production peaks in the mid 20’s; by age 70, the hormone has significantly diminished. Made from cholesterol, DHEA is known as a prohormone, meaning it can convert into whatever the body needs, like estrogen, testosterone or progesterone.
For a healthy body when taken in pill form, DHEA offers multiple benefits, like reducing oxidation from cholesterol, increasing the activity of the enzymes that protect against circulatory problems and calming the nervous system to reduce stress and depression.
When DHEA is converted into estrogen, increasing collagen for a thicker and healthier skin.
Some research even suggest that using it directly on the skin can reinforced the blood vessels and make them stronger, preventing the skin from taking on a burnt, dry look that eventually peels because of the anti-inflammatory properties.
Melatonin is produced by the pineal gland, located in the center of the brain but outside the blood-brain barrier. Human melatonin production decreases as a person ages. Besides its function as synchronizer of the biological clock, melatonin also exerts a powerful antioxidant activity.
Products containing melatonin have been available over-the-counter as a dietary supplement in the United States since the mid-1990s. One study conducted by researchers of the University of Granada’s Institute of Biotechnology found that consuming melatonin may neutralize oxidative damage and delay the neurodegenerative process of aging.
When applied to the skin, the hormonal components are absorbed and accrue; when enough melatonin has gathered, it works to strengthen the skin by renewing the cells. Small concentrations can have a noticeable effect on enhancing the skin and diminishing the effects of aging.
DHEA is another hormone naturally found in large amounts within the skin. Now also use as a skin protectant and anti-inflammatory agent, traditionally used to reduce stress is one of the most abundant hormones in the body.
DHEA production peaks in the mid 20’s; by age 70, the hormone has significantly diminished. Made from cholesterol, DHEA is known as a prohormone, meaning it can convert into whatever the body needs, like estrogen, testosterone or progesterone.
For a healthy body when taken in pill form, DHEA offers multiple benefits, like reducing oxidation from cholesterol, increasing the activity of the enzymes that protect against circulatory problems and calming the nervous system to reduce stress and depression.
When DHEA is converted into estrogen, increasing collagen for a thicker and healthier skin.
Some research even suggest that using it directly on the skin can reinforced the blood vessels and make them stronger, preventing the skin from taking on a burnt, dry look that eventually peels because of the anti-inflammatory properties.
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| Ingredients: Pro-niacin.Works with Leptin, which activates the skin's wound healing response. |
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| Ingredients: rose root extract. Works with beta-endorphins, a nerve hormone. |
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| Ingredients: Soy isoflavones, works with estrogen. Addresses hormonal imbalances that come along with mature skin. |
Monday, July 11, 2011
Pore Minimizer Product Review.
We all seem to have issues with our pores, man women and teens.
As a makeup artist it is very challenging to create the perfect complexion; always searching for the miracle quick fix to solve this common skin condition.
The first step to achieve it its treatment. Skin care and a visit to a dermatologist never hurts, but also vitamins, antioxidants and minerals found in food and fluids are very important.
Here you have two of my favorites quick fix products:
The POREfessional by Benefit Cosmetics:
Is an oil free translucent silicon base balm that minimize the appearance of pores and fine lines while controling the shine and oily skin.
Apply as a primer, with a foundation brush with or without makeup.
Pores No More Pore Refiner by DR Brandt:
Is an instant mattifying pore refiner that smoothes and evens the skin texture, its infusions of microspheres and flax seed effectively shrinks pores without clogging them.
You can also use as a primer with or without make up.
As a makeup artist it is very challenging to create the perfect complexion; always searching for the miracle quick fix to solve this common skin condition.
The first step to achieve it its treatment. Skin care and a visit to a dermatologist never hurts, but also vitamins, antioxidants and minerals found in food and fluids are very important.
Here you have two of my favorites quick fix products:
The POREfessional by Benefit Cosmetics:
Is an oil free translucent silicon base balm that minimize the appearance of pores and fine lines while controling the shine and oily skin.
Apply as a primer, with a foundation brush with or without makeup.
Pores No More Pore Refiner by DR Brandt:
Is an instant mattifying pore refiner that smoothes and evens the skin texture, its infusions of microspheres and flax seed effectively shrinks pores without clogging them.
You can also use as a primer with or without make up.
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