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My Nighttime Skin Care Routine – Winter Edition
Welcome back to my second installment in my winter skin care series, my nighttime skin care routine! Cold, windy days are leaving my skin screaming for more moisture at night so I have changed up my skin care routine and listed below are the skin care products I use every night that gives my skin what it needs during the long nights of winter: *The Body Shop Chamomile Sumptuous Cleansing Butter This cleanser melts away all traces of makeup including eye makeup without drying. This is the best makeup remover I have used and will repurchase again when I run out! http://go.magik.ly/ml/39o9/ *CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser This is an excellent cleanser…
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My Morning Skin Care Routine – Winter Edition
Welcome to my first installment in my winter skin care series, my morning skin care routine! It’s so cold here in Southern Nevada and my skin is letting me know! I have changed up my skin care routine and listed below are the skin care products I use every morning that is giving my skin exactly what it needs during the cold days of winter: *CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser This non-foaming cleanser is for normal to dry skin, contains ceramides and hyaluronic acid. It cleanses away dirt, oil and makeup without drying your skin and I use this every morning in the shower. http://go.magik.ly/ml/3bb5/ *CeraVe Skin Renewing Cream Serum This serum…
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5 Ways To Fit Exercise Into Your Life
It’s a new year and you have made the resolution to start exercising, but are you finding it difficult to make time for exercise? If so, no more excuses. Exercise is an important component of a healthy lifestyle, and it’s a great way to maintain your weight over the long haul. Here are some simple ideas to help you squeeze in a workout. Remember, every little bit of activity can help you burn more calories, maintain fitness, and boost your health! Interval walking. Lace up those walking shoes and take a brisk 20-minute walk around your neighborhood (alternating periods of fast walking with slow). Or if you’re hitting the mall, park…
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When Is The Best Time To Exercise
If you’re following a healthy lifestyle, you know that regular exercise will help rev up your metabolism so you lose weight faster and avoid weight loss plateaus. But does the time of day you choose to exercise make a difference in how much fat you burn? The answer is not as black and white as you might think. Current research suggests that slightly more fat is burned when you exercise right after waking up in the morning. However, most people can work out at a higher intensity later in the afternoon when their body temperature and hormone levels peak and their muscles are more flexible. The kind of exercise you…
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The Benefits of Dry Brushing
It only takes one trip down any beauty aisle to see at least one body brush. And although it’s easy to bypass these scrubbing brushes as unnecessary additions, don’t let the unassuming bristles fool you. Dry brushes are so much more than fancy exfoliators. Keep reading to see what dry brushing is and how to master the brushing technique for yourself. What Is Dry Brushing? Dry brushing is done with a wooden brush with tightly positioned, firm natural or synthetic bristles (I use Eco Tools Dry Body Brush http://go.magik.ly/ml/3ba1/). It’s ideal for exfoliating away dead skin cells, unclogging pores, stimulating the lymphatic system, and according to some, reducing the appearance…
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How Often Should You Replace Your Makeup?
As much as we love our makeup, we do have to go through our collection periodically and toss out what is no longer good. Using makeup sponges, primers, foundations, concealers, blushes, bronzers or highlighters that have gone bad can cause a myriad of skin problems and using mascaras, eye shadows, liquid and pencil eyeliners, pencil, powder or mascara style eyebrow products or eyelid primers that have gone bad can cause eye infections. Below is a guideline of when to toss out old makeup. I hope this guideline has been helpful and gets you motivated to clean out your expired makeup and enjoy the fun of shopping for what else, new…
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DIY Nail Polish Remover
It can be time consuming and messy to remove nail polish from your nails. Instead of pulling out the bottle of nail polish remover and cotton pads, watch the video below to learn how make your own nail polish remover that will save you time and no mess to clean up!
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Beauty Throwback Thursday: “Gee Your Hair Smells Terrific”
“Gee Your Hair Smells Terrific” was the shampoo and conditioner that I (and all of the girls) used back in my junior high school days (which was quite some time ago). The iconic scent would last forever and helped make our feathered “Farrah Fawcett” hair styles look fabulous (along with using lots of Aqua Net Hairspray to keep our hair in place)! I hope you have enjoyed this beauty throwback Thursday and if you used this back in the day let me know in the comments below and until next time, stay happy, healthy and beautiful!!
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Tip Tuesday: Exfoliate Your Skin
Exfoliation is an important and easy way to buff away the dead skin cells that cover up your skin’s natural glow, but just once or twice a week should do the trick. Overdoing it can cause dryness and irritation. My favorite product I use is Freeman Charcoal & Black Sugar Face Polishing Mask once a week (http://go.magik.ly/ml/3ba7/). This product does double duty! It is a charcoal mask that you apply to clean dry skin and leave on for 5-7 minutes to draw out impurities then you exfoliate your skin with the black sugar and rinse off! My skin feels so smooth, not dry and I follow up with my anti-aging products,…
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Make Your Own Matte Liquid Lipstick
There are a lot of matte liquid lipsticks out there and it can be expensive buying colors that end up not being the right color for you! Watch the video below to learn how to create your own matte liquid lipstick that adds a pop of color this season and save money too! Until next time, stay happy, healthy and beautiful!!