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5Mar/100

Perfecting Your Face with Smile


You don't need to spend extra money to make your skin look gorgeous. Many of us are wanting our skin to be perfect with even tone, nice color, soft shimmer with a smile on our face. I have been very happy with the products that I use so I decided to share them with others who also received amazing results. You will be surprised but you would not need to spend more than $50 to have your skin perfected.

First of all, I cant live without Almay Pure Blends Liquid Foundation $9.99 available in many pharmacy stores. It fits any skin type since its 97.4% natural hypoallergenic & fragrance-free make up. It has blend of antioxidants with lotus, orchid & acai. This liquid foundation is very light weight which you can barely feel on your skin. Before applying Almay Pure Blends, you can spread Smashbox Bronzing Photo Finish $38.00 which will make your foundation stick & stay on all day long. In addition to the velvety feeling, you skin will look & feel flawless, healthy and fresh. Bronzing Photo Finish has amazing Sephora Reviews and also found its place on other beauty websites as a MUST HAVE product.

9Feb/100

Powder Yourself with Radiant Glow of Spring

I think every fashion magazine that I have opened in the past couple of months, I have found CHANEL Radiant Glow Highlighting Powder known to be the new MUST HAVE make up for Spring season. It makes your skin look luminous & flawless with the touch of sun. I think if you are looking for something to improve your pale complexion, this product is the one to buy. It is always good to mix it with the dark bronzer to add the color to your chicks or even red/pink/burgundy blush. I usually use light bronzer such as this Highlighting Powder on my forehead and little on the chin for add the shadowing for younger looking skin. CHANEL Radiant Glow Highlighting Powder $65 is sold in most department stores:


Saks Fifth Avenue
Bergdorf Goodman
Nordstrom
Neiman Marcus

21Nov/090

Cannot Survive Without Lipgloss

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Did any of you ever find yourself looking for a lipgloss and not able to find it in your bag? In my case, it happened to me multiple times and I was very unhappy. I never thought that I can totally depend on this item. I catch myself reaching for lipgloss at least 5 times daily whether it is at work, home or out at dinner. In addition to colorful lipstick, we use lipgloss to provide us the effect of shine, glossiness & fullness to our lips. I can tell you right away I counted at least 5 of them in my make up bag.


My favorite ones are Lancôme Juicy Tubes and Victoria Secret Beauty Rush. What are some of your favorite lipglosses? List them here to share with the rest of us, fashionistas. By the way, Happy Birthday to Lancôme Juicy Tubes, its their 10th Anniversary. Lancôme has created limited addition of four new shades as a part of their celebration campaign which will be available in April. You would be able to apply taste of honey to your lips and enjoy upcoming summer days. These four colors will make you glow in the sun and protect your lips from its ultraviolet rays.

If you are addicted to a lipgloss, please list your favorite lipgloss obsession below.

26Oct/091

Hair Care Recipes for Beautiful Hair

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Olive Oil Hair Mask or Pack
Mix 5 tablespoon of olive oil with 2 eggs. Apply thoroughly to hair. Wrap head with plastic wrap or a shower cap. After 15 minutes rinse well.

Honey & Olive Oil Hair Mask -1
Mix 2 tablespoon honey with 3 tablespoon olive oil. Apply thoroughly to hair. Cover hair with plastic wrap or a shower cap. After 15 minutes shampoo and rinse well.

Beautiful Gorgeous Hair Mask -2
After you shampoo your hair, pour 1 cup fresh lemon juice or vinegar through hair and massage and rinse with water. Apply your usual conditioner and wash with water. It will remove all the dirt and your hair will be shine sparkling. Do not repeat this method before 2 weeks.


Beautiful Gorgeous Hair Mask
Grind fenugreek (methi) seeds soaked in water overnight. Massage this paste on scalp and hair and leave it for15-20 minutes. Wash it off with a mild shampoo. This paste is good for all types of hair problems, viz. dandruffs, falling hair, thinning of hair, baldness, split hair, etc.

Hair Rinse for soft and shiny hair
Mix 1 Tbsp of following herbs with enough boiling water and let it stand for 1/2 an hour. Add 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar and mix well. Shampoo your hair. Pour mixture over hair repeatedly. Vinegar will seal the hair cuticle.

Use the herbs as following:
For hair general care: rosemary leaves, nettle, burdock root, elder flowers
For dry hair: chamomile flowers, comfrey root, nettle, elder flowers
For oily hair: lemon peel, peppermint, lemongrass

Shining Hair
Mix juice of one fresh orange, water, 1 tablespoon Honey and a few drops (5-7) of sandalwood oil. Use as an after-shampoo rinse.
Beat two eggs in a tablespoon of milk and apply on your hair. Rinse your hair after 5-7 minutes to get an instant shining.
Add a 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar in water and rinse your hair.

For Damaged Hair
Mash a ripe banana with a few drops of almond oil and massage into hair. Leave it for about 15 minutes. Rinse with soda water and then shampoo and condition.

Falling Hair, Hair Loss
Rub Indian gooseberry (Amla) into the scalp regularly. It can show wonderful results, it will stop hair falling.
Eat a protein rich diet including green leafy vegetables, carrots, mango, dried apricots, whole grain cereals, sprouts, lentils in the daily diet for the hair loss and falling hair.

Split End Hair
Split ends in hair are caused when they are damaged by strong shampoo or heat from hair dryer. Following are some cures for spit hair.

Make a pack by beating 1 egg yolk in a mixture of 2 Tbsp olive oil and 1 tsp honey. Massage on hair in thoroughly and then wrap head with shower cap for half an hour. Wash.
Massage hair and scalp with warm olive oil and wrap head with shower cap and leave for overnight or for 8-10 hours. Wash.
You can alternately do the following:
Take 1/2 cup olive oil in 1/2 cup boiling water in a bottle and put its cap. Shake the bottle vigorously. Massage thoroughly in hair and cover with a shower cap. Leave for 1/2 hour, then wash. Take care of your hands and head because the water is hot.
Oil your hair twice a week with coconut oil mixed with fresh lime juice.
It is always better to keep the split end trimmed, otherwise, they may split further up the hair.

Frizzy Hair
Make an after-shampoo rinse by mixing one tablespoon of honey to a liter of water. Use it after every hair wash with your usual shampoo.

Greasy Hair
Greasy hair are mainly due to becoming sebaceous glands overactive. You should avoid too much brushing of hair. Wash your hair frequently with a nourishing shampoo.

For more details, please visit Hair Care Recipes

13Oct/090

Dermalogica to the Rescue

As we all know, women of our day are very concerned with the appearance of their skin. They are constantly searching for skin care and skin treatments which will help to improve their skin damages especially sun damage, stretch marks, cellulite and skin aging. How do you know which ingredients are healthy and which ones might have some unhealthy side effects?


I think it is important to check for details of the brand you are using (background, founder, customer reviews, etc.) and make sure that most of the ingredients are organic. In my understanding, most brands like Chanel, Lancome, Christian Dior are concentrated mainly on make-up, fragrances and other products & are not considered to be only a "skin care line".

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I would prefer that products that I use on my skin are developed strictly by professionals who know every detail about skin cells, what is needed to maintain their healthy life and what will improve them significantly during their mature stage. One of my Top Picks is Dermalogica which was "founded in 1986 by The International Dermal Institute, Dermalogica shocked the beauty market by refusing to use artificial colors, synthetic fragrances, S.D. alcohol, lanolin or mineral oil, all of which were industry favorites due to their low cost, despite links to numerous skin problems that were well understood".

Dermalogica was picked by the readers of the most prestigious magazines like Harper’s Bazaar, Madison, Cosmopolitan and The Australian Women’s Weekly to be 2009's Best of the Best Buys & Favorite Skin Care Line. How can you beat that? Here is the list some of my favorites which I strongly recommend to my readers:

1. dermalogica AGE smart antioxidant hydramist

2. dermalogica sheer tint moisture spf 15 in medium

3. dermalogica intensive eye repair

4. clean start smart mouth lip shine

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26Sep/092

Use Juice Beauty to be Flawless & Recycle

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Have you used any of the products which help to save the world & make you face flawless? Literally... Well, Juice Beauty literally does. It is "eco-committed, from using 100 percent recycled paper and cardboard packaging, producing 80 percent of their products with solar power, to purchasing ingredients that is USDA certified organic". From wrinkle reducer to improvement of radical damage, Juice Beauty products will make your face improve the organic way and at the same time you can recycle and save solar power.


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I dont think any of the products that I have used in the past have made me feel that they helped my skin and others at the same time. I read in ELLE magazine that Juice Beauty Blemish Clearing Serum makes wonders, it made of "hydroxy-acid complex of certified organic apple, lemon and raw cane sugar blended with vitamin antioxidants and coenzyme Q10 to help clear blemishes and even out skin tone and texture". I am sure most of us have some kid of a sun damage especially after our summer vacations on the beach.

Please use Juicy Beauty Products promo code S75G25 on purchases over $75 to receive 25% OFF.

**Shop Now** Juice Beauty BLEMISH CLEARING SERUM

15Sep/090

Celebrate 10 years of SUGAR

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Please stop by all the FRESH Stores to celebrate 10 Years of their Brown Sugar Polish. It is an amazing exfoliant for your skin especially when you feel you need an extra care during the cold seasons or extra sun exposure days.


FRESH Brown Sugar Polish is 2009 In Style Best Beauty Buys. It delivers the result with only one use. Please hurry and receive this incredible product free with any purchase of $75.00 or more (enter PROMO SUGAR09). Also visit FRESH stores around you to join the celebration with different fun promotions.

**Shop Now** FRESH Brown Sugar Polish

13Sep/090

Hair Drops for Shine & Ferry Dust

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Looking at most of the celebrities hair, you wonder what makes it so shiny and thick. I was looking for a product that can restructure my hair, add shine and get rid of the cuticles. After reading the Glamour magazine, I found this Incredible Serum which makes your hair look celebrity-like and truly adds long lasting shine & volume.


Davines Defining Drops "protects your hair from environmental and physical stress, adding extraordinary, long-lasting splendour without weight".

** Shop Now** Davines Defining Drops

28Aug/090

Can you handle too much PINK?

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PINK is my favorite color. Any color can make a huge difference in your life and actually affect your moods, feelings and emotions. Pink tends to make you happier and attract a lover into your life. WOW, that I didn’t know! This color in particular associated with "love, affection, warmth and compassion".


I tend to use a lot of pink colors in my make-up & accessories. You should think & try to find your own pink color which matches your features. You can hold a color against your skin and try to see which shade will bring out the most in you, I think my favorite one if CoCo Pink in CHANEL.

Some of the great Pinks of the season can be found in the following items which you can find online:

pinks-tar Essie Nail Polish #691 Flirty Fuchsia, $5.99

pinks-tar CK Calvin Klein Beauty Delicious Fusion Moisturizing Lip Color in Orchid Madness, $18

pinks-tar YSL Lip Color Tresor d' Afrique 5 Colour Harmony, $62

pinks-tar Bobbi Brown Blush in Peony, $22

One warning, please do not wear them all at once, you would need to mix & match with different colors to create a great look.

3Aug/090

CLEAN FRAGRANCES & CELLEX-C Products – 20% off Entire Order!

Amirah G is introducing CLEAN Frangrances and CELLEX-C Products on 20% OFF Sale. If you desire to purchase only one product from these brands, your whole purchase (including other brands) will be eligible for discount. Please use Coupon Code: new20 at the checkout.

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