Beauty Advices

Remember:

* remember to breath – in through the nose, out through the mouth
* maintain navel to spine connection (abs contracted)
* keep hips leveled and planted down
* stabilize pelvis, trunk and torso
* keep shoulders blades down and neck long
* always extend legs straight (think long)
* keep the lower back pressed down

Single Leg Lifts – 8 to 12 repetitions each leg.
This exercise strengthens and sculpts the abs, thighs, lower back and buttocks.

Lying on your back, with your arms at your side, and your legs straight down, point the right foot as you lift the right leg straight up so it’s pointing to the ceiling, then flex the foot and pull the leg straight down. The left leg stays resting on the mat. Inhale as you pull the right leg up again and exhale as you release it down. On the last repetition leave the leg straight up, walk the hands up the leg and hold for 4 seconds. Repeat on the left leg.
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A make-up or cosmetic bag is essential for every woman who wants to look presentable all the time. If you shop at department stores or even online, there’s a wide range of cosmetic bags available. The problem is you can’t seem to pick one! That’s what this guide is all about – to give you tips and tricks on how to pick that make-up kit that is suited to your lifestyle. There are factors you should consider before jumping to buy a cosmetic bag. Your personal style, durability and of course, functionality all come into play. Read on to know more.

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1. Keep with your own style
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When it comes to makeup, eyeshadow is perhaps the trickiest product to apply. This is because the eyes have no real limitations. According to the makeup experts, each shape you create using eyeshadows can take you to different realms. Indeed, it was black kohl that transformed Elizabeth Taylor into Cleopatra and Audrey Hepburn into Holly Golightly. Eyeshadows do not only make your eyes look bigger, they can also add drama and draw attention to your eyes. However, it is one of the trickiest makeup products to apply, which explains why women do not wear it as often as lipstick. Drawing a perfect shade may often take some practice, but with a few expert tips and techniques, you can do it in no time.

1. Select the correct eyeshadow form
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Giving a warm, natural color of blood rushing to your cheeks – this is what blush does. Blush gives depth and contour to your cheeks and accentuates your inner glow. Unfortunately, blush comes in a wide variety of hues, shades and tones that can get you confused on which shade is just right for your skin. A guide for beginners and experts alike, read on to get the full story on one of the cosmetic industry’s best effects.

1. Choosing the appropriate shade of blush for your skin tone

This is similar to picking the right shade for your foundation, concealer or eye shadow. It is hard to pick out the right one – doing this would require comprehension of color theory. But, you don’t need to worry. Blushers today are very flexible, which will blend onto your skin tone easily. Getting off at the wrong track, however, will make your face drained or looking like a clown.
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They flake. They peel. They crack. They hurt. In addition, they are about as kissable as sandpaper. Nobody wants chapped lips. But cold, dry, or windy conditions or just some bad luck in the genes department can definitely dry out and roughen up that tender and sensitive section of your face. Hence, using lip balm regularly is the best way to keep lips moist and prevent chapped lips. All lip balms, no matter what their ingredients, are, basically, a way to replace or add to the normal, moisture-retaining barrier of the skin. Lip balms functions the same way as lip-gloss, though, the former is more of a treatment and the latter is more on its cosmetic purpose.

1. What Are Lip Balms?
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Glamour often eludes the grasp of the common woman, leaving her disgruntled and angry. She is left to wonder how celebrities exude charm and grace with seemingly no effort, while she works her butt off for absolutely nothing. Is she left with no other option but to accept her fate? Will she never be noticed?

With the advent of technology and innovative cosmetics, women can now enhance their looks without having to undergo tedious and expensive cosmetic surgery or implants. Take for example fake eyelashes. These eye enhancers achieve a dramatic look just like what Oprah Winfrey, Angelina Jolie, and other Hollywood actresses project on the big screen.
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1. What types of foundations are available?

Creme foundations

Creme foundations are usually the top choice of most makeup artists. Available in sticks and compacts, these provide very good facial coverage. This consistency and texture deliver a rich and perfect finish that can be applied easily resulting to a fine complexion.

Liquid foundations

Offering sheer and complete facial coverage, it gives the face a very natural appearance. Available in oil based and water based formulations, this is preferred by most women since it can be easily applied and matches the skin well, almost resembling the skin itself. To get a foundation that will perfectly match your complexion, make sure to select one that is based with the color yellow.

Dual active powder foundation

These are so called quick fix foundations, that starts as cream that is applied and spread over the face easily ending in a powder form. Having this function, it is a powder and a foundation all in one.
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Aside from giving a sexy golden brown look, bronzing your skin also has many benefits. It can conceal blemishes, unequal skin pigmentation, spider veins, and produce the illusion of reduced cellulite leading to a more toned appearance. Knowing this, a bronzer is a fine substitute for having that sun-kissed face without going under the harsh sunlight. People have used a bronzer for ages without even knowing the numerous benefits it can offer.

You would think that getting a real tan is better than applying a bronzer – but you might change your mind after finding out the answers to your usual questions.
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One should remember that perfection is ten percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration. So searching for the lip gloss that best suits the lip color and lip tone one has is an endeavor that requires patience, perseverance and a little (just a little) bit of luck. Hopefully, the following tips will better the chances of discovering the lip gloss that best suits the lips you have on you.

1. Be open, do not forget to experiment!

There are numerous brands of lip gloss and the prices of each vary. A $7 lip gloss bought at a neighborhood drugstore is not necessarily inferior in quality compared to an $18 Poole lip gloss compact. Lips could only appreciate the texture, smoothness, silkiness of the gloss or feel its heaviness, stickiness, or icky-ness. Little do lips care about how much the lip gloss cost or where it was bought. Though high-end lip glosses at times do offer a super-glossy feel that it almost glides delightfully on the lips, there are also not too expensive lip glosses like Bonne Bell which could give the high-end brands a run for their money. A label is not everything. Sometimes, a great find could be found in dollar stores. Try your luck, win or lose, its all worth a dollar. But, if buying in a drugstore or at Wal-mart, make sure that extensive research has been done on the lip gloss product you are considering of buying since drugstores offer no testers.
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Creme foundations are usually the top choice of most makeup artists. Available in sticks and compacts, these provide very good facial coverage. This consistency and texture deliver a rich and perfect finish that can be applied easily resulting to a fine complexion.

Offering sheer and complete facial coverage, liquid foundations give the face a very natural appearance. Available in oil based and water based formulations, this is preferred by most women since it can be easily applied and matches the skin well, almost resembling the skin itself. To get a foundation that will perfectly match your complexion, make sure to select one that is based with the color yellow.

Dual active powder foundations are so called quick fix foundations, that starts as cream and is applied and spread over the face easily ending in a powder form. Having this function, it is a powder and a foundation all in one.
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