Posted in Beauty on a Budget, Celebrities, Diane Keaton, L'Oreal, Models
Diane Keaton
L’Oreal has signed actress Diane Keaton as a new spokesmodel for the company. Keaton, at 60, still retains that fresh and youthful look despite vowing never to have plastic surgery. Millions will remember her most popular roles as the intelligent but ditzy love interest in the Woody Allen film, Annie Hall, and the casual tomboyish fashions she sported. Spirited, talented and an icon of American beauty, Keaton will be a role model for women of all ages, seeking to find their own beauty style.
Posted in Beauty on a Budget, Skin care, Summer, Tanning
Help! You applied a self-tanner and now your legs are streaked and your face is orange! What can you do?
Orange face?
To lessen the appearance of streaks in your self-tan, use a cotton ball soaked in a 2% alpha-hydroxy solution. Your “tan” is only in the top dead layer of skin cells, so exfoliating will remove some of the color. Use a loofah or a body scrub, but don’t be too harsh. For your face, a bronzing powder can help reduce the orange and even out the color, but don’t use too much.
Most importantly, relax. Your “tan” will naturally fade in three to four days.
Posted in Beauty on a Budget, Conditioners, Frizzy hair, Hair care, Straight hair
Moisturizing your hair sometimes requires more than just a quick rinse-out conditioner, especially in the summer. A leave-in conditioner can supply that extra moisture and conditioning as well as smooth dry ends and frizz.
Most leave-in conditioners come in the forms of sprays or creams. Spray-ons may also act as a detangler and are especially useful for combing hair that snarls easily. Wet hair, as we know, stretches more and is more vulnerable to breakage due to rough combing and of course, never ever use a brush on wet hair. Creams can deliver more intensive conditioning and can be concentrated where needed most, such as dry or split ends.
A leave-in conditioner will give your hair that added bit of protection and moisture, maximizing shine. Shop for one with a sunscreen added. Although sunscreens may not last long on the hair, it’s a bit of sun protection your hair might not have otherwise.
Posted in Beauty on a Budget, Eyebrows, Paula Dorf, Revlon
Eyebrows frame the eye and their shape, length and thickness can dramatically change the appearance of the eye and the face. It is possible to have your eyebrows shaped and waxed professionally but if you want beauty on a budget, it may be an expense that is unnecessary.
Tweezers
Shaping and tweezing the brow is the first most important step and a stencil makes it a mistake-proof process. Remember after tweezing to brush the eyebrow upwards and to trim the longer hairs with a small pair of scissors. Plucking those long strays will only leave gaps in the brow and thin it out too much. You can then go over the brow with a filling powder for more definition. Following this up with a clear gel mascara will keep the color from wearing off and keep the brow shape clean and defined. A tinted gel for brows will do both jobs well.
Sudden Change Stencil-In Perfect Brows comes with brow pencils and is under $5.00 available from Drugstore dot com but Walgreens has Hair Off Brow Stencils for just $3.79. They also carry a combination brow pencil/gel wand from Revlon for just $7.49.
Revlon combination brow pencil/gel wand
If you prefer, eyebrow kits are available in a wide price range and generally include stencils, filling powder or pencils and often a gel wand or some other type of sealer for the brow color. A great kit from Paula Dorf can be found for $29.95 from HSN.
Paula Dorf eyebrow kit.