Fitness Quickie: The results are in, getting just 25 minutes of exercise a day can help make your heart stronger, increase your energy and help you sleep more soundly. Besides being able to get great beauty sleep exercise increases your blood circulation so that your skin is fed oxygen giving you a healthy glow and complexion. Take the challenge, workout out for 25 minutes daily and see the benefits!
Beauty Quickie: Do not over clean or wash your face. If you completely strip your skin of all nutrients you run the risk of developing dryness and irritation. Maintaining your skin’s natural oils are actually beneficial for having great skin. It is your skin’s natural oils that can help combat acne as well as premature aging. When purchasing a facial cleanser always shop for one that is PH based.
How are you ladies maintaining those hot summer bods? If you have been reading our monthly magazine, back in January we challenged readers with a 6 Month Countdown to summer fitness. Getting the body you want is only half the battle, the real work begins when it is time to maintain your dream physique.
Working out and eating right are two major components to staying on track. Let’s face it, you are going to need some of life’s pleasures such as a snack to stay motivated. So many people get extremely militant with diet that eventually they go back to old patterns. Make food a joy, not an enemy to your goals.
A great snack that is under 100 calories is Sargento Cheddar Sticks. They are a great source of daily calcium and just 90 calories per stick. For more great tips be sure to check out 1966 magazine available now for FREE on Itune Newsstand! Get your digital copy and happy reading.
Beauty Quickie: When is the best time to apply firming creams to your skin? Beauty experts from around the world agree that the best time to firm up with your firming moisturizer is at night before bedtime. During the sleep your skin works overtime to repair itself from the day’s stresses so this time period provides the perfect background for rejuvenation.
Nevertheless, what ingredients should you look for in a good firming moisturizer? Aim for creams that contain ginseng, seaweed and caffeine extract to help keep your skin toned and youthful looking.
Quick Tip: Forgot to moisturize with your firming cream last night? You can derive the same benefits with application in the morning after you have showered. Problem solved!
Beauty Quickie: You may need a cup of joe in the mornings to feel somewhat human, but did you know those little brown beans are great for your skin too? By mixing coffee, vanilla extract and sugar (really sounds like you making a cup of coffee huh? LOL) you will have created an excellent exfoliant for your skin. Due to the coffee’s antioxidants and the sugar you will be able to smooth any rough areas to reveal softer skin. Plus, the vanilla extract will provide a tantalizing fragrance that is sure to relax you during the process. So then, go ahead and indulge in a little coffee, it is good for you!
Beauty Quickie-Want smooth, silky, soft to the touch skin? Consuming foods rich in Lycopene can help improve the texture of your skin making it radiantly soft. Be sure to indulge in Lycopene concentrated foods such as tomatoes, carrots and watermelon.
It happens to the best of us, you go to change out a nail color or rid yourself of the chipped polish look then BAM! Where is the nail polish remover?! Am I really out of this stuff? Yes, you are, but there is no need to fret.
To remove nail color without a bottle of trusty nail polish remover formula, all you will need is a bottle of top coat and cotton ball(s). Apply a layer of top coat then immediately remove it with the cotton ball. Voila, beauty drama is solved!
Beauty Quickie: When it comes to testing to see if a foundation is the correct shade for you you need to remember two things:
Okay so what does your jawline and natural light have to do with choosing your foundation? You should always test out your tint of choice on your jawline in natural to ensure your makeup matches your neck. We all have seen horror story photos of women that seemed to be two different shades. Don’t be apart of the epidemic, test correctly and your makeup will blend naturally.
Beauty Quickie: It is natural to assume that the best way to soak up oil is by applying powder to your face. A good plan indeed…well, at first anyway. It is a little process known as “touch-ups” where you can start to have issues with this technique. By applying powder on top of powder all day, by sunset you will have developed the dreaded cake-face. To avoid this beauty blunder opt for blotting papers instead. These little god sends will keep the oil at bay as you blot it all away.
Sometimes it seems like makeup up products go faster than we realize. They can really feel like they are here today and gone tomorrow. If you have ever been in your bathroom tearing through your drawers to only discover you are out of what you need, just breathe we are here to help.
One common beauty issue you may run into is being out of makeup remover. You may instantly start to worry because you beat your face a little too well and now you are staring in the mirror wondering how you are going to take this masterpiece off. No reason to fear because lotion is here! That’s right plain old body lotion will do the trick and remove even your toughest makeup, including mascara. So then, the next time you are in a makeup bind, just remember lotion works every time.
