The power of a face mask

As the season to be jolly kicks in, I have found it hard to secure a facial with a therapist that isn’t going to land me in my overdraft.

There is no denying it, receiving a facial from a therapist is wonderful however in the current financial climate (hate talking about financial things, it’s always so gloomy) there are cheaper ways to keep your skin vitalised.

The two products I would recommend for anyone wanting to freshen up their skin and keep that ashen look at bay is Superdrug’s Enriching Mud Mask range. http://www.superdrug.com/face-masks/superdrug-enriching-mud-mask/invt/341061/

As far I can tell this company has only produced two products but I have to say - two is enough.

I have used and would highly recommend these products to anyone who wants to keep the costs down. The (pink one) Deep cleansing and Enriching mud mask with natural minerals which costs £2.49 - is brilliant at exfoliating your skin.

And the Superdrug Aloe Vera Mud Mask (green one) also priced at £2.49 and looks like this is good for hydrating your skin.

With the freezing weather conditions use both products at least once a week.

I can guarantee you, your skin will repay you through the many compliments you receive from admirers!!

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Dark nights need not mean dark circles under the eyes

With the dark mornings and dark nights I was amazed to find huge dark circles under eye each when looking in the mirror, one on the face of a diva, not a nice look.

Now although the rest of me looks presentable to face the world the dark circles are holding me back (only slightly) and costing me quite a bit as I am using so much concealer.

Everyone knows there are thousands of eye creams out there that claim to tackle the problem banishing these circles forever.

But did you know……….the only reason behind these dark circles is congealed blood, which means the blood isn’t flowing as it should be under the eye area. Many beauty therapists, I have spoken to say, it’s a visible sign from the body urging you to take a rest and look after the body better.

Over the years, I have tried loads of eye creams but none of them seemed to work and I was sick of being told on a regular basis, ‘it’s probably heredity’. It never seems heredity when I have returned from holiday or when I have had plenty of sleep.

After a chance meeting with a beauty therapist where I took the opportunity to moan about my dark circles she told me when applying eye cream the trick was not to simply dot the cream around the eye and then rub it in but to massage this cream to help the blood flow.

Two weeks later I noticed the dark circles had reduced in colour and they continue to do so when I remember to apply eye cream.   

Isn’t it great when you discover a little miracle? I haven’t bought any new eye creams this year, as the one I have works using this method. You should try it; it sure makes your eyes sparkle!

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Beauty lies within your hands

8 November 2010

End of year - end of the tired look

No matter how hard you try there never quite seems to be enough time to spend on yourself, to look good. If you're a mother, you have children dictating to you, wanting your time, if you are with a partner, the partner is always hurrying you along so you make it that function on time and if you are single well your always rushing from work as your boss thinks you have nothing better to do as you're single.

So here's the thing...........take your time to look good and spend more time on treating your skin and face and through the power of modern make up, let your beauty shine.

There are loads of ways you can look good everyday no matter what day and you don't always need to wear make up.

To start with, with the freezing cold weather, get steamy. Either sit in the steamroom at the gym for 20 mintues, drinking water or take a hot bath and let the steam do the work. The steam will not only open up your pores but it will remove all the dirt from within your body too - so that you are clean inside out.

Remember to take a quick cold shower afterwards to close the pores, nothing worse than seeing someone with open pores, trust me ladies not a good look.

After a couple of days you will notice, you have radiant skin with an even skin tone....as you will have a lovely glow about you. Not the sort of natural glow pregnant women have but a natural healthy glow, like you've spent the day in Spain. Only the day, to get the full look, you have to work much harder!

Another thing you should do on a regular basis is use body oil. It doesn't have to be an expensive brand, Johnson's baby oil will do. Or you could make your own, simply mix neroli oil, available from Holland & Barratt stores everywhere with a couple of drops of rose oil and mix with pure olive oil. You will NOT have dry skin during the cold months.

Remember ladies, there is nothing wrong with being ugly but why be ugly when you are naturally beautiful?

Stay tuned for more tips tomorrow.


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