Make-Up and Beauty

Lip Plumper. How dos Lip Plumper Work?

2011-02-21T03:25:00.000-08:00

As much as you want sugary, sexy and full lips, by using a lip plumper, you are prone to some side effects. Take a look at the lip plumper side effects that may affect you upon prolonged use of the cosmetics.

Lip plumpers are now available to help you get those sexy lips you've always dreamt about. Whether you opt for a temporary option, or a permanent fix, the choice is yours. But getting a permanent lip plumping job is slightly riskier than going for a temporary alternative, such as an over-the-counter lip plumper. But, what you don't know is that even such a product can have certain side effects and allergic reactions. What are these lip plumper side effects? Are lip plumpers safe? Before we try to find answers to these questions, let's first understand how lip plumpers work.

How does Lip Plumper Work?

Lip plumpers are cosmetics, that are meant to give you fuller lips, without a surgery. These are temporary and last for six hours or so. When applied, they immediately increase the blood flow to the lips, and make them look fuller. This is due to the presence of certain ingredients in lip plumpers, such as menthol, cinnamon or even cayenne pepper. Remember that if you have very thin lips, they will look only slightly thicker. Though many lip plumpers promise to give you the lips like Angelina Jolie has, their effectiveness is definitely limited.

The good thing about using cosmetic lip plumpers is that they are relatively less risky than the permanent lip plumping injections that definitely give you fuller lips, but with some side effects. Even constant use of cosmetic lip plumpers can affect the quality of your lips, and if you have very sensitive lips, then you may be prone to several side effects of using a lip plumper.

Side Effects of a Lip Plumper

You may find various cosmetic products, and even online, that promise to give you full, sexy lips almost instantly. While that is how lip plumpers usually work, not every product is that safe. When you look for one, make sure that among the lip plumper ingredients, a moisturizer is one of them, that not only prevents the lips from drying, but also enhances the appearance of your plump lips.

When applied, a lip plumper will always cause a slight tingling and burning sensation. It may also cause some more irritating sensations like redness, severe burning, itchiness and dryness upon applying the cosmetic lip plumper. Such allergic reactions are not natural, and if you experience any of these, immediately wipe off the plumper, and throw it away. It is obviously doing you more harm than good. As mentioned earlier, constant use of a lip plumper can also cause the lips to become very dry.

How to choose a lip plumper

If your skin is naturally sensitive skin, then test the lip plumper by applying a little on your forearm before purchasing it. If your skin reacts to it badly, then you should not purchase it. Definitely do not purchase just any lip plumper online, because you cannot test it. Always go to a store, perform a small test, and check for any lip plumper side effects before going ahead and purchasing it. You may also be able to find lip plumpers that are meant for very sensitive lips.
Finally, the best way of avoiding all these lip plumper problems is to use a natural lip plumper. Natural ingredients have a lesser chance of causing side effects as compared to the commercially produced cosmetics for this purpose. To prepare your own lip plumper, take a look at this lip plumper recipe.

So, is lip plumper bad for your lips? Not really. There are no 'grave' dangers of using lip plumpers, but you definitely don't want to have a few 'Angelina Jolie moments' at the cost of the irritating lip plumper side effects mentioned above. Just test the product before buying it, and if possible, resort to natural lip plumping measures rather than the various over-the-counter cosmetics.

New Year Make up

2010-12-21T10:20:00.000-08:00

You have thought over a holiday menu, people you want to invite or place to go on a visit … You’ve even chosen an attire, and maybe you’re already going to a hairdresser, but fooling with evening makeup… you just have no time for it. But your face is very important for a holiday image. Try to change your image, and all your associates will definitely appreciate it!

You can make a classical make-up which will correspond to a fine lady in a chic evening dress by yourself. Here are 17 tips that will help you to create evening makeup according to professional rules.

1. First of all, wipe your face with tonic. Usually it is a tonic without alcohol. Some women prefer just face washing: this is also not forbidden by strict rules of stylists.

2. Then apply a day cream: very thin layer. Blot its surpluses with a cosmetic napkin.

3. To make facial skin as smooth as possible, apply a thin layer of foundation cream. Shade it carefully. For makeup evening you can use slightly darker foundation. Select colour of tone carefully: too dark tone will look unnatural....

4. Now let's start face correction. Correct you natural defects with rather dark blush of brownish shades. In case your face seems too wide, black out (not excessively!) cheeks from regional line of hair growth downwards and to the cheek middle. If your cheekbones are too wide - put blush on the most convex places. For normal face - blush is put under cheekbones. In case your forehead is too high, and you do not have a bang, - put blush on regional line of forehead. If you have a sharp chin, you have to put blush on its bottom part. Blush is applied by a brush and shaded with sponge.

Remember! If this procedure is new for you, work over your face in advance: master this technology. Be guided by a rule: small amount of cosmetics will provide the best effect, instead of its surplus.

5. After face correction is made, blush is applied and shaded, apply loose powder on all face. If you got used to apply a cream powder, use it, but apply very cautiously: not to grease contours created by blush.

6. Now apply a thin layer of blush on cheeks. (This position is not necessary).

7. The following action - application of a thin layer of foundation cream on lips. Then lipstick would last longer. Blot surplus of cream.

8. Powder eyes slightly.

9. In case of necessity, correct eyebrows with a pencil for eyebrows. Black pencil is not applied: only different tones of brown.

10. Apply shadows on eyes. Color of shadows is chosen in conformity with your toilet. First of all, primary color is applied. Then external corner of eye is shaded: with darker shadows. An accent with black shadows in eye cavity at corner is supposed. Under eyelid you may draw a narrow line of darker shadows. If you have not too prominent eyes, you can shade eye centre under eyebrow with absolutely light or even white shades: it will make your eyes especially significant.

11. Now it is a turn of nacreous shades, spangles and other New Year effects.

12. Draw a thin line with liquid eye liner: only on an upper eyelid. You can apply liner on all eye edge, or only on eye corners.

13. If you plan to use rhinestones in make-up, stick them now by means of special glue.

14. Now let’s do eyelashes, or paste false eyelashes, which are quite pertinent in a celebratory evening makeup. Special shops offer a wide choice of false eyelashes: for density strengthening, increase in length and, including, eyelashes with Lurex. You can get them in theatrical shops or in shops where dancing accessories are on sale. In the New Year evening such eyelashes will be quite pertinent even in a classical make-up.

15. Now lips. The first stage is drawing of lip contour, which should be one tone darker than lipstick. Shade contour with sponge.

16. Apply lipstick. Blot lips with a napkin. Powder lips. Apply one more layer of lipstick.

Such multilayered evening makeup will make your skin smooth, and it will last longer. Just do not forget that all layers of cosmetics should be thin!

17. If you have a dress with low neckline, spangles and pastes, you can decorate dress and bared area of breast.

New Year Make Up Picture Gallery

Trendy Make-Up. Nude Lips.

2010-12-03T12:46:00.000-08:00

Make-up trends 2011.
Lips and skin of the same color is one of the beauty trends of this season winter 2010-2011. This is not the monochromatic make-up of the '90s. Today's nude isn't limited to boring beige color. It can mean deepening the natural color of your lips.

Nude lips will look great with total nude make up, with smokey eyes or with any bright eye shadow as well. Apply a pale pink (but certainly matt!) or beige lipstick and use bronzer instead of blush. This is the main rule of this season if you want to look tre dy and fashionable.

Photos: Catwalk Girls. Nude Lips. Nude Make-Up.

Phillip Lim 3.1

Alexander Wang

Bright Lips Fashion Make-up Trend of Fall-Winter 2010-2011.

2010-11-29T09:56:00.000-08:00

One of the main beauty rules of the season fall-winter 2010-2011 is bright lips. Hollywood fashion-conscious women comply with the rule with the greatest pleasure!

Actresses Leighton Meester and Anna Friel prefer rich berry-like lip gloss. Blondes with white skin will look great with coral red (certainly matt) lipstick. Trendsetters
Blake Lively and Carey Mulligan finish their trendy make-up with perfect face colour and black mascara.

Cosmetics Tips and Applying Make-up Advices. Makeup Tips.

2009-04-28T12:18:00.000-07:00

Make-up is like an art and applying make-up tips in a resourceful way is another thing. Professional make-up improves the appeal and gives you an added title in society which helps you regain self-confidence. Make-up has to be an extension of what makes you from you, not something that makes you into someone else. Even the most expensive makeup will not look particularly great if it is applied heedlessly and using your fingertips.

The makeup includes many things like you should know about makeup tools like concealers, foundation, eye shadows, eyeliners and their correct application for ideal look. Before the start of make up you should choose well lighted place. All makeup tools and products you need should be next to you.

There are many women who are not very beautiful, but since they know the art of carrying themselves, they come the center of attraction despite their not perfect looks. We will give you all information about cosmetic products in the market and latest makeup application tips to improve your natural beauty.

How to Apply Eye Makeup Correctly.

Everybody knows that eyes are the windows to the soul. If you want somebody to see your inner beauty, you have to get noticed. But the ideal way to get noticed is wearing the most inviting and delicate eye make-up, however the key is the application of the eye make-up. We have to admit that most of us business people do not have enough the time or cash to dash to our stylist every time we need to apply make-up, but that's ok, let's leave that to the rich to do. For us we can find out how to apply eye make-up and be just as good as a professional, even though it may take a little practice we will eventually get there.

What Beauty Trends Do Celebrities Prefer Today?

2009-03-31T07:54:00.000-07:00

What beauty and make-up trends do celebrities like this season?

BLUE EYE SHADOW
Katherine Heigl and Taylor Momsen added a pop of color to their fair complexions and blonde hair with bright blue shadow. It looks very sexy when U R a blonde.
COTTON CANDY LIPS
Talking about sweet talk! Rihanna and Camilla Belle painted their pouts with sugary pink lipstick.
ROSY CHEEKS
Keri Russell and Jessica Biel fake wind-kissed cheeks with an ample dusting of rosy blush. It's true that pink cheeks make you look like a little baby.
GREEN EYE SHADOW
Eve and Jada Pinkett Smith gave colored shadow the green light, highlighting their eyelids with the shimmering hue. Green eye shadow also looks good with red lipstick.
GOLDEN EYELIDS
January Jones and Claire Danes gave their eyes extra dazzle with a dusting of gold shadow on the SAG Awards red carpet.
LAVENDER EYELIDS
No neutrals for January Jones and Katie Holmes, they highlighted their eyes with soft and flattering purple hues.

PALE PINK LIPS
Katy Perry and Lindsay Lohan went the sweet route, painting their pouts with petal pink lipstick.

TOP LINER and RED LIPS
Christina Ricci and Kim Kardashian revisit a '50s classic, balancing bold red lips with thick sweeps of black liquid top liner.

WINGED SHADOW
Adding an '80s edge to their makeup, Mischa Barton and Kate Moss defineed their eyes with streaks of smoky gray eye shadow.

Applying Eye Shadow. Tips and Tricks When Using Eye Makeup

2009-01-12T02:32:00.000-08:00

We always hear the proverb that the eyes are the windows to a person's soul. And it is nothing else but truth, because we can almost always known what kind of person someone is, or what is the underlying meaning of the words she or he says, simply by looking at the eyes. The eyes are prominent features of the face and are used a lot in communicating through non-verbal language.

Given that a person's eyes are the features that arrest attention whenever other people look at the face, women would do well to play up their eyes to enhance her face. There is nothing more attractive than tantalizing, lovely eyes.

The trick to creating eyes that will merit more than one second glance lies in the proper application of eye makeup, particularly the eye shadow. Here are a few tips and tricks guaranteed to make the eyes look adorable.

Blend it well. One of the keys to perfectly madeup eyes is in how the colours of the eye shadow are blended on the lids. The colours of your eye shadow should be flowing smoothly and harmoniously from one shade to the other upon your lids. To do this, you will need to use 3 colours for your eye shadow: the base colour, the main colour, and the highlighter. Apply the base colour on your eyelids first, and then put on the main colour. Afterwards, highlight the crease of your eyes.

Bring out the color of your eyes. The colours of your eye shadow should bring out the colour of your eyes, whether to match it or to go in contrast. Experiment with colours and see how good they go with your eyes.

Feature carefully. The purpose for putting highlighting colour on the eyes is to set the eyes off and to complete the effect you are trying to achieve with your eye shadow. So it is important to apply your highlighter very carefully. Blend your highlighter at the outer edge of the crease to make your eyes look larger. If your highlighter is too close, you will end up with beady-looking eyes.

Leave your browbone alone. Putting eye shadow on your browbone is unnecessary; simplicity goes a long, long way. Put color up to your browbone, but leave the browbone itself alone.

Tone down the shimmer. Shimmer is great for bringing out the eyes, but be careful in laying it out, it can bring out not just the eyes, but also the lines and the wrinkles.

Use a primer. Use a primer before applying your eye shadow. Putting a primer on not only makes your eye shadow look smoother, but also makes it last longer on your eyes.

Work the lips. If you want to have dramatic red lips, keep your eye shadow light and use a concealer to hide unsightly lines on your lids. You would not want to look like a clown with red lips and heavy eye shadow.

Limit the smoky hue. If you are trying your hand at a smoky eye, try to keep your colour on the eyelid and don't let it come close to the crease.

Brighten with white. To make your eyes seem brighter add a few dots of white just on the inside of eyes.

Colour, colour, colour. Experiment with various shades of eye shadow. If you bought something that you think is too dark or bold for you, try to mix it with other colors.

WINTER MAKEUP. MATCHING EYES AND LIPS

2008-12-26T01:47:00.000-08:00

The Look: Make-up artists tweaked Revlon founder Charles Revson’s matching-lipsand-tips combo by designing eye-nail duos for multiple shows. “A rich jewel-tone hue on both the lids and nails exudes luxury,” says Cherie Pollard, a Creative Nail Design nail stylist, who emptied several bottles of copper polish at Bill Blass.

Werу Seen At: Charlotte Ronson, Bill Blass, Monique Lhuillier, Milly, and Vivienne Tam.

File nails into a square shape with rounded edges. The longer the length, the more feminine the effect, Pollard says, who recommends buffing nails before applying a base coat, to anchor the color on the nail.

Creative Nail Design nail polish in Baroque, NFS, and Deep Velvet, YSL Ombres 5 Lumieres in N.5, Vincent Longo Wet Diamond Eyeshadow in Metropolitan, Urban Decay Eyeshadows in Gash (left) and Twice Baked (right).

NEW YEAR PARTY MAKE-UP IDEAS. PICTURES

2008-12-10T03:00:00.000-08:00

You have to look gorgeous on your New Year party. You can have just carnival make-up without carnival costume, but even wearing carnival costume you can't do without festal make-up. Winter holiday parties are the time to be creative with your makeup and try new and crazy things.

• Shimmer powders are easy to apply and add a light, sparkly dusting to your skin. Try dusting a translucent shimmer powder, available in loose and pressed formulas, onto your bare skin with a powder puff. Try Shimmer Powder or in Gold.

• Shimmery Lotions - sheer and unscented - can also add a sparkle to cleavage, shoulders arms, or legs when applied directly to bare skin. Try Moisturizer, but remember a little bit of shimmer lotion will go a long way, so apply it sparingly with your fingertips.

• In the end if you decide against body shimmer you can play up your eyes with some pearly shadows, such as Clinique's High Impact Shadows in Sugar Sugar, Smashing and Serenity. Just sweep the colour you chose across your lid with the provided applicator for a fuss-free but glamorous look. Do not forget to use mascara to complete your look. Try Lancome's Magnificils, or if you want a waterproof formula, then try Lancome's Aquacils.

• If you decide to play up your eyes, then be sure to keep your lips natural and glossy.

CRAZY CARNIVAL MAKEUP PICS

Even BlackER than BLACK. MAKE-UP FASHION TENDENCY OF THIS SEASON.

2008-11-07T04:56:00.000-08:00

FASHION MAKE-UP 2008-2009. MAKE-UP TENDENCY.

All tints of black is a new make-up trend of this season autumn-winter 2008-2009. We buy black mascara, coal-black eye shadow and even black lip gloss. These things will ideally suite for mysterious evening make-up. It makes us glad that there is no black rouge so far.

1. Gel liner, Bobbi Brown 2. Mascara Exceptionnel by Chanel 3. Eye shadows Les 4 Ombres by Chanel 4. Black lip gloss Gloss Pur, Yves Saint Laurent

5. Liner La ligne de Chanel 6. Matt eye shadow Colour Surge Eye Shadow Stay Matte from Clinique 7. Eye shadow Clarins 8. Mascara DiorShow Iconic, Dior

Ways To Keep Your Skin Healthy & Beautiful

2008-10-06T07:50:00.000-07:00

Observe the following rules and your skin will always look fresh and young.

* For an easy weekly facial sauna that unclogs pores, add a few tablespoons of your favorite herbs to water and boil for about 4-5 minutes. Remove the pot from the heat, and use a bath towel as a tent while you let the steam rise to your face for three to five minutes. Then rinse your face with very cold water to close the pores.

* For a toning and cleansing mask for normal to oily skin, add three tablespoons finely ground oatmeal to three tablespoons witch hazel to form a paste. Apply to your face and allow to dry for 20 to 30 minutes, then rinse with warm water.

* This treatment works well for normal to dry skin: Mash 1/2 of a banana in a bowl. Add one tablespoon honey and two tablespoons sour cream; mix well. Apply to your face, leave on for ten minutes, then rinse with warm water.

* For a cleansing mask for dry skin, mix the yolk of an egg with two teaspoons mayonnaise and 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice. Apply to your face and allow to dry for 20 minutes. Wash off with warm water.

* To make a toning mask, combine 0,5 of a small papaya, one egg white, and 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice and mix in the blender until creamy. Leave the mask on your face for twenty minutes and then rinse with cold water.

* For another softener for rough areas, mix 1/4 cup table salt, 1/4 cup Epsom salts, and 1/4 cup vegetable oil. Stir constantly as you mix the ingredients. Massage the paste into rough skin for several minutes. Remove by bathing or showering.

HOW TO TURN BACK THE CLOCK & TIGHTEN THE SKIN

2008-09-30T05:49:00.000-07:00

There are many ways of skin tightening. Different dermatologists use different metods. There are also many products you can use at home now that result in minimal skin tightening if you can't seek the services of a doctor. The methods range from lotions containing a variety of vitamins and anti-oxidants and collagen producing boosters to invasive procedures like cosmetic surgery.

Skin Tightening
We should use skin tightening creams throughout your lifetime. But at some point, no matter you use them or not, years will catch up with your skin. Damage from sun exposure and natural aging results in a breakdown of collagen which is what gives our skin its soft and plump look. As the amount of collagen is reduced, the skin begins to sag. At that point, you may need to seek one of the other ways of skin tightening.

Of course, the most radical way is cosmetic surgery. But it is quite unnaturally and can have more disadvantages than advantages.

Many natural products from your kitchen can do amazing things for your skin. Check out these homemade skin-care ideas:

* For a skin-tightening mask for normal and oily skin, whip an egg white, apply to the face, and allow to dry. Rinse off after twenty minutes. Avoid this treatment on dry skin, where it may be too harsh.

* Peel a cucumber and whip it up with 2 egg whites. Add one teaspoon of lemon juice, two tablespoons of brandy and half a teaspoon of ground mint optionally. In case the mixture is watery, add some Kaolin (white clay) to the extent that the mixture turns thick. Make a generous application of the paste on the areas with large pores and leave it on for twenty minutes. Rinse off with warm water.

* 1 Ripe peach, 1 egg White
Mash 1 fully ripe peach. Whisk egg white and mix it with the mashed peach. Apply the paste on your face and keep it for 20 min. Rinse off with cold water to get firmer and tighter skin.

* Break an egg into a small mixing bowl, and whisk it until it's frothy. Stir in the sweet almond oil or sunflower oil, cornstarch, sea salt, pure honey and cream or milk, and mix until the ingredients are completely incorporated. Smooth the mixture on your face and neck. Apply it in a circular motion, beginning at the neck and working up. Allow the skin-tightening facial to remain on your face for ten to fifteen min. and rinse it with cool water.

* 1 egg white, 1-2 teaspoon powdered milk
Whip the egg white (using a fork). Mix both ingredients in a bowl properly. Apply onto skin. Leave on for ten min (your face will feel tight as the mask dries). Rinse off with cold water.

Use one of recipes at least twice a week.

HOW TO MAKE YOUR SKIN LOOK BEAUTIFUL.

2008-09-18T05:45:00.004-07:00

Natural Skin Care - Just Look Into Your Kitchen

Safer, less expensive, and easy-to-use natural skin care can be as easy as opening your kitchen cabinet, coupled with a few minutes of preparation.

Healthy, radiant, glowing skin is something woman person wants. Yet, few of us even think to use what is really the best for the skin: natural skin care products.

Each year, millions of dollars are spent chasing after perfectly healthy, ageless skin. The stress, environment, and less than healthy eating habits, all play a major role in the quality of your skin.

The answers to achieving radiant, glowing complexion are within arm's reach. Many of the items in your kitchen right now can provide natural skin care that's even better thank those expensive, chemical filled products that cost an arm and a leg.

Skin Care Throughout Life

From the day of our birth, our skin requires much care to remain smooth and healthy. It begins with soap to keep us clean. Then, there are powders, creams, and ointments to keep diaper rash from our bottoms. During the 1st few years of our lives, our skin will do well with soap for cleaning and the occasional lotion or cream for moisture. Then come the teen years. Our raging hormones bring out the oily skin, the pimples, and a host of other conditions.
It is important to understand that everything that comes in contact with our body affects our health and the condition of our skin. That is why choosing natural skin care products and ingredients is important. The liver filters the toxins and poisons from the food we eat, but whatever we place on our skin is directly absorbed. This includes lotions, deodorant, gels, cleansers, toners, perfumes, make-up, and more.
As we age, our skin becomes more sensitive, and we need to be even more careful with the beauty treatments we use.

Simple Solutions for Better Skin

Here are a just a few natural skin care solutions for you to try. You'll be very pleased with the results:
- Once a week, rub your skin with baking soda while in the shower, for a silky, smooth feeling. You can also do this on your face to remove black heads.
- For a great moisturizer try olive oil: this healthy fat is good for you, and is great for your skin. You can also use it to soothe sunburned skin.
- Fresh tomatoes are great for the oily areas of your face. (but your skin may be sensitive to it, so try it on your arms first). Rinse thoroughly immediately after using the tomato juice.
- Egg yolk mixed with honey makes for a really great mask: put on your skin, leave it on for 20 minutes, and rinse off. Excellent for sensitive skin. Honey gives a tingling/ticklish sensation, so if you are sensitive to that, use the egg yolk alone.
- Vinegar can work wonders for smelly feet and armpits. Mix water and vinegar 50/50, and use in place of deodorant: it will keep the unpleasant sweat smell away, without any irritation. As for your feet, if you suffer with athlete's foot, a week of vinegar foot bath will help a lot, sometimes completely getting rid of your condition.
- A great treatment for dry skin is avocado: mash it, smooth it onto your face, and rinse off after twenty minutes.
- Another use for egg yolk: for those with eczema, use it instead of soap. It does not smell very good, but it will heal your damaged skin.

Lastly, make sure you drink 8 glasses of water every day to keep your skin cared from the inside out.

MAKE SOAP BY YOURSELF. HOMEMADE SOAP.

2008-09-18T05:45:00.003-07:00

Funky face-masks, smashing soap and lovely lip-glosses are awesome products but they can be really expensive. If you are not afraid to get your hands dirty, we have an easy way for you to get the goods this season without the high costs. Besides you never know if the ingredients mentioned on the packing of your favourite cosmetics are really safe and useful for your health. So making cosmetics by yourself is a quality guarantee.

You can make all these products at home if you have the right ingredients. These recipes are easy and cheap to make... and make rad gifts for your friends.
Follow these directions to make some dope soap:

Ingredients:
- Bars of natural fragrance or color free soap
- Essential oils of your choice (rose, lavender and jasmine work well)
- Food coloring
- Vitamin E Oil (Optional)
- Almond Oil
- Oats

Instructions:
1) Grate soap in a blender or food processor.
2) Boil a pot of water and put a glass bowl over the pot, (like a double boiler.)
3) Add some almond oil into the bowl.
4) Add the soap into the bowl.
5) Take the water from the pot and add it into the bowl until soap changes into paste.
6) Add oils, color, and vitamin E as desired.
7) Let cool in molds of your choice. You can use anything for a mold - ice cube trays, cookie cutters or your own hand.
(To make hand soap, flatten soap paste to approximately 1/4 inch. Trace your hand on to the surface of the paste and mold accordingly. Finish by writing "hand soap.")
8) Air out on wax paper for a day or two.

Experiment! Make different shapes of soap or do not mix the color all the way in. Oats are great for exfoliating. Lavender pieces and rose petals can sometimes mold or rot if you do not air the soap out properly, so be careful. Your utensils should not be used for food afterwards but if you need to, wash very thoroughly.

MAKING FACE-MASK BY YOURSELF! HOMEMADE FACE-MASK

2008-09-18T05:45:00.002-07:00

Funky Face-Mask Formula (homemade cosmetics):

1) Mix a 1/4 cup of powdered clay with,
2) 3 teaspoons of corn starch.
3) Then mix in a blend of:
herbs like jasmine, peppermint or calendula. (About three teaspoons total per 1/4 cup.)
Essential oils like lavender, sandalwood or tea tree. (About 8 drops total per 1/4 cup)
For oily skin - add 4 teaspoons of Brewers Yeast.
For dry skin - add 4 teaspoons of sweet almond or jojoba oil.
4) Add enough water to form a paste.
5) And your done!

If you just want to make a little bit at a time, just reduce the quantities of each ingredient accordingly.

Mix These Materials To Make Your Own Lip-Gloss:

1) 1/4 cup and 2 tablespoons of sweet almond oil.
2) 4 tablespoons of grated beaswax.
3) 1 tablespoon honey.
4) 6 capsules pure vitamin E oil.
5) 1/4 teaspoon cocoa butter.
6) 2/3 drops essential oil (peppermint or sweet birch are nice.)

Just mix all the stuff together and scoop the goop into some 1/2 ounce tins which you can buy at a craft or dollar store. And c'est fini!