Skin Toning

• Use astringent lotions with a piece of cotton wool but if your skin is looking worn off and tired, pat it on with a brisk slapping movement.


• Moisten cotton wool with skin toning lotion and pat on the cheeks, chin and neck.


• If you have normal, combination or dry skin, use very delicate and light preparation to refresh the skin. Never use a harsh astringent lotion for this purpose. Rose water based product is preferred.


• For dry skin use rose water diluted with mineral water. Apply it gently with cotton wool avoiding the eye and upper cheek area completely.


• For combination skin, light toning lotion should be used all over the face, except for the eye area. Then apply the astringent on the greasy areas with cotton wool. Never let the astringent spill over the dry cheek and eye areas.


• Oily skinned people should tone with an astringent lotion, applying particularly to the oiliest places, i.e. sides of the nose, chin and forehead.


• For a combination skin, refresh the skin by mixing 2 parts of rose water with one part of witch hazel. Apply to the skin with cotton wool.


• For a dry skin, combine 2 tablespoons of lemon juice with 1 tablespoon glycerine and 3 tablespoons of rose water. Rub onto the skin.


• For oily skin, dissolve 1 teaspoon borax in 150 ml rose water. Warm 2 tablespoons olive oil and slowly add to the mixture. Beat with an egg whisk until it is thick and creamy. Then add 2 tablespoons of lavender water to it and blend well.


• Place a tablespoon of chopped mint in a jar and add 2 tablespoons cider vinegar. Shake well and leave in the fridge for a few days. Strain the liquid and add 300 ml water. Dab onto the skin with cotton wool.


• To obtain a toner for sensitive skin or to calm sunburn, mash strawberries and apply for 5 minutes and then wash it off.


• Rose is an excellent skin toner. Make rose water by mixing 1 tablespoon rose oil with 2 ¼ litres of purified water. Bottle it and store in the refrigerator.


• Vitamin E oil and wheat oil are very effective for dry skin.


• Rub a piece of potato over the face and neck and wash off after 15 minutes. This is very effective for oily skin, and can be used for dry skin with a moisturizer.

Makeup Palettes

For one, someone does the work of choosing creative color combinations for me. Oh this eyeshadow looks good with this gloss? Great! These shadows look great with this base? Fantastic! This really makes for more quality time in applying makeup, rather than it being a race to finish before being interrupted.

I also love that I can take my palette with me when heading out for the day (or night if I am lucky). No need to pack separate powders, lipsticks, etc. It’s all in one easy to carry case. Makes life easy, no ?

One palette that caught my eye is by Pop Beauty. They make eye shadow palettes based on your eye color. I have hazel eyes, so Pop Beauty Eye Class for Green Eyes is perfect. I also love their Naturally Popette palette, which includes colors for eyes, lips and cheeks.

Hard Candy has an ultra cute makeup palette that opens to resemble a makeup train. It’s a tri-level makeup palette with eyeliners, blushes, shawdows, glosses, mini mascara and makeup applicators. They can fit ALL of that into a palette ?!

Human Hair Extensions

Hair extensions are an amazing way to achieve a new look. What’s more, applying new hairstyles as well as washing them is simple and easy. One can find a wide range of hair types when choosing a hair extension, right from curly to straight.

True harmony is human hair extensions that perfectly match your own hair. True beauty is how gorgeous you will be when you are done having those extensions added to your hair. Really, there is no doubt about it. Human hair extensions are considered to be "the" best method of extending what you've got. Why? They're the best method to extend what you have simply because they ARE human hair. It just handles and bonds better than other methods - weaving, clip-ins, synthetic etc.

Choose the method you want when you have your extensions added in. It could be cold fusion or hot fusion, link and lock fusion or fusion loops. Without getting way too technical, all these methods are fairly easy for you to even do at home. However, the first time you might want to think seriously about getting it done by a professional at a salon. It might look easy on the site you visit and the video you see, but trying it for the first time yourself is guaranteed to give you the colly wobbles.

All these fusion methods do have varying lengths of time that they last. The cold fusion seems to have the longest at six months, the hot fusion about four. But what you really want first and foremost is the "LOOK" that you want. Oh and of course you will want quality. That is why many hairdressers will recommend you go with human hair extensions.

Worried about color matching? No need to be. You can get your lovely new human hair extensions in just about any color you want. Just remember though, that no matter how well they bond into your hair and make you look chic, they are not permanent. You will have to have them taken out at some point and then make the decision to do them again, try something else, or go back to your own hair style. Tough decision to make that one especially once you have seen the results of having human hair extensions added into your hair.

By the way, having human hair extensions put into your hair can be a bit pricey - but - worth it. Shop around to salons and see what kind of services they provide for you. Then, once you have found a salon you think will give you the look you are after, give them a try. The hair extensions will give new life to your hair by adding volume, color, life, and texture, not to mention length. It seems to be the in thing to do, add lots of length to your hair for that really dramatic look.