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Lifestyle tips for taut skin

This information comes from InStyle magazine. (‘Lifestyle tips for taut skin’, by Alysia Poe and Naomi McGee)

Here are some ways to tighten up your skin – and improve your health.

Eat

• Blueberries, broccoli and pomegranates and drink green tea (organic).

Don’t smoke

• Cigarettes decreased the skin’s ability to fight off the free radicals, and the repetitive pursing of lips exacerbates wrinkles around the mouth

Stress less

• High level of the stress hormone cortisol can lead to thinning of the skin. Keep cortisol levels in check with meditation, yoga or moderate exercise. Also get plenty of sleep and take a fish-oil supplement every day.

Cut down on sweets

• When excess sugar binds to collagen and elastin fibres (a process called glycation), they become brittle and the skin sags. Cut out simple sugars such as white bread and fruit juice.

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Quick Tips and Hints  part 2

A homemade remedy for cystitis

If you’re prone to cystitis, drink homemade barley water. Mix half a cup of pearl barley with one litre of water and simmer for twenty minutes. Strain and add honey to taste

For smooth, sexy lips

Make your won lip balm by combining one tablespoon of melted beeswax with one tablespoon of olive or sweet almond oil. You may add a few drops of lavender or rose oil if you wish. Pour the mixture into a very small jar and apply to your lips two or three times a day

To strengthen weak hair

You can improve the texture of weak, thin hair by drinking two cups of rosemary and sage tea every day. Taken in this way, the brew will gradually strengthen your hair

A tea for nausea relief

A cup of peppermint tea with a pinch of fresh ort powdered ginger relaxes the gall bladder and calls the digestive enzymes. It brings relief from nausea

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Quick Tips and Hints  part 1

What you eat is how you feel

Be aware that what you eat today will affect how you feel tomorrow. Every time you choose to eat healthy or junk foods, you are affecting he levels of energy and vitality you will have in reserve for the next day

90% healthy, 10% naughty

Give yourself a break and allow yourself one naughty treat a day. A cup of delicious Italian coffee (not too strong) or a small sweet is a fitting reward for being good most of the time

The Gift of Water

Water nourishes our blood and our cells, and prevents the build-up of toxic wastes in our bodies. We can’t survive without it. Make a conscious effort to drink water- around six to eight glasses. Record your habits for a week, as sometimes we can forget to drink at all!

The benefits of Sage tea

One or two cups of sage tea a day will help to heighten your spirits and may improve depression. As it assists in the balancing of oestrogen levels, it’s particularly useful for menopausal women

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Only 2 Cosmetic Tips BUT good one!

Special Lashes

For beautiful professional lashes, the trick is to sit your mascara brush at the base of your lash line and look down. Using a building mascara in black, let your eyes do the work by naturally blinking and wiggling the brush gently left to right, as the brush travels from the root to the tip of your lashes. This not only gives you a dramatic eyeliner effect, but your lashes will look professional with no clumps

Sealed with a Kiss

If you tend to get lipstick on your teeth, steal a trick from beauty pageant contestants and rub the tip of a finger you have dipped into organic beeswax over the surface of your top teeth so your lips will slip over them.

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Exfoliating Brush

A key way to keeping skin healthy and glowing is the use of exfoliating products or skin brushes. An exfoliating or skin brush is perfect to use at bath time, particularly when the pores of the skin are dilated.

Skin brushing not only smoothes and softens dry or dehydrated skin, it also stimulates the blood supply and lymphatic circulation, adding to the detoxifying process.

Go to work on stubborn cellulite areas such as the tops of thighs with an exfoliating brush regularly, and changes will be noticed within a matter of months. If an exfoliation brush sounds a little too rough for your bath relaxation time, there are a number of exfoliating products such as salts and creams that can be used. Epsom salts are particularly effective for calming and soothing the skin and are a natural and cheap alternative. Epsom salts can be purchased from most pharmacists or chemists.

Look for products that contain micro beads or small exfoliating fragments as opposed to harsh ingredients that can scratch the skin. Products containing coffee, cocoa and seaweed extracts are particularly effective for speeding circulation and improving skin condition.

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Bath Time Products

Bath time built stores like David Jones and Myer: It’s a known fact that almost every woman in the modern world will have received some kind of bath set in her lifetime.

Be it a combination of bath salts, cubes, bubble bath or talcum powder, bath sets are definitely the easy option for that long lost Aunty at Christmas and will seemingly never go out of fashion.

But if you are looking for something a bit more spa for your bath time, read on for some indulgent treats

Essential Oils

Essential oils are perfect for creating and enhancing bath time moods, with specific blends for calming, relaxing, uplifting and reviving.

Look for ingredients such as Lavender, Vanilla and Rose to create feelings of warmth, relaxation and calmness. Blends of bergamot, lemon and lime are perfect when you want to feel rejuvenated and awakened.

Essential oils are becoming more widely available, but care must be taken if oils are to be blended with each other, with a pre blend being more suitable unless you are a qualified aromatherapist. When it comes to the quality of the oil, the general rule is you get what you pay for:

If you purchase cheap, low quality oil it will not have much more effect than scenting the air. High quality oils should be used in bath water in moderation, with 2-3 drops being all that is needed to deliver the required results. Essential oils can also be burnt during bath time utilising an oil burner and beeswax or tallow candles.

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How to have a Great Bath!

Few would disagree that taking a bath is a wonderful, relaxing experience, but what are the factors to making a good bath a great bath?

As far back as the days of Cleopatra when she demanded fresh milk for her daily bathing ritual, baths have been a firm favourite to cleanse, beautify and moisturize the skin.

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Add to this the warmth of the water to aid relaxation and the myriad of preparations and products created specifically for bath time, and you have an amazing spa treatment that you can create in the comfort of your own home.

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Creating a bathing experience

The essentials for creating a wonderful bathing experience begin long before the taps are turned on and the bath salts added:

Ensure that you find a small slice of time in your busy life that is free of children/husbands/Jehovah’s Witnesses knocking at the door. Switch off the phone, including the silent vibration on your mobile and lock the bathroom door, with strict instructions NOT to be disturbed any time soon.

Bath Time Essentials

• Candles to create atmosphere. Aromatic or scented candles are great but ensure that they are a natural, clean scent and the candles do not burn with a black smoke as many cheap candles do. Look for beeswax or soy candles for a truly organic experience

• Music is great if you don’t often get a chance to listen to your favourite tunes, though you may want to give the Metallica a miss at bath time. Selected stores carry spa mix CD’s which are used in spas and salons and contain a beautiful mix of relaxing and regenerating music

• Wine/Tea/Coffee – There is nothing nicer than sipping on your favourite beverage as you lie back and listen to the sounds of spa. Take care if consuming alcohol, as the heat of the bath water will raise your body temperature and increase the effects of alcohol

• Warm fluffy towels are a definite requirement when stepping out of a cooling bath, as is a comfortable, thick robe. If you live in a country that has a cold winter such as Europe or the US, it is more than likely you have central heating, so pop it on the radiator so it will be warm and inviting by the time you have finished your bath

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Summer Season Savers

Summer is here in the Southern world, whilst over in the Northern Hemisphere they are winding down for a cozy winter! – Take some time out to care for yourself and stock up on some great new goodies which will have you scrubbed, shined, soothed and set to shed those winter woolies this summer!

Brush up. If you’re feeling listless in the morning, try dry body brushing. It removes dead skin cells and gets the blood pumping, delivering oxygen around the body and leaving you feeling invigorated. If you’re strapped for time, use an exfoliating scrub or gloves in the shower.

Hand Overhaul. Our hands see more sun than the other parts of our bodies, so can therefore age quickly. Always apply a sunscreen on the back of your hands and moisturize regularly.

Feet First. The average person will walk about 16,000 kilometers in their lifetime, so it pays to look after your tootsies. To avoid developing corns and calluses, soak your feet in warm water, then rub away loose skin with a pumice, foot file or scrub. Foot cream helps renew, restore and soften dry skin on feet and body so try healing blends of Aloe Vera, Jojoba, and Shea Butter.

Spa Escape. Spas have never been more popular in Australia, with both men and women attending spas in impressive numbers. Create a spa experience at home with scented candles, soothing music and a willing partner to apply your face/body mask. We love slow burning soy candles which add the aroma of paradise to the room with everything from creamy coconut to soothing Hawaiian Vanilla to lift or set any mood.

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Audrey Hepburn’s Beauty Tips

 A lovely friend sent me these beauty tips. They are the simplest & truest beauty & happiness tips for all of us. If you already follow those tips then you know. If you don’t then start now it’s never too late

They are claimed to come from Audrey Hepburn.

Here are the tips from one of the most beautiful women ever

1. For attractive lips, speak words of kindness
2. For lovely eyes seek out the good in people
3. For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry
4. For a beautiful hair, let a child run his or her fingers through it once a day
5. For a poise, walk with the knowledge that you never walk alone
6. People even more than things, have to be restored, revived, reclaimed and redeemed; never trough out anyone
7. Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you’ll find them at the end of each of your arms. As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others
8. The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides.
9. The beauty of woman is not in a facial mode, but the true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It is the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she shows.
10. The beauty of a woman grows with the passing years.

Thank you Audrey

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Prepare your skin for injectible fillers

It’s a big decision to get your skin treated by a cosmetic surgeon or dermatologist – for example, botox injections, collagen, hyaluronic acid (Restylane, Perlane), Newfill and other injectible fillers and treatments. 

But once you’ve decided, you can get even greater benefits by getting a fruit-peel treatment beforehand. This treatment with AHA (alpha hydroxy acids) stimulates and stabilizes the skin, making the injections or implants last longer.

Only dermatologists, surgeons or professionally trained beauticians should apply the treatment, and good communication is essential.

• Plan for your AHA treatments at least four weeks before the fillers/implants
• Your treatment will be with high-level AHAs
• Continue each night with your own routine of lower level AHAs (5%)
• Sun makes the skin ‘thicker’, and AHAs remove the top layer of skin.  If you use AHAs, your skin becomes sun-sensitive. You have to use sun protection at all times, to protect your skin from hyper-pigmentation (dark areas).

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