Monday 10 December 2012

Never Pop a Pimple,Ever




7 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD NEVER POP A PIMPLE,EVER
You’ve been staring at that pimple for quite some time now. It catches your eye every time you walk past a mirror, and you feel like the whole world is staring at it. You’re so tempted to squeeze it… but you shouldn’t! Why not? Well, here are seven reasons why I think you shouldn’t pop a pimple!

1. Scarring
Popping pimples causes scars, and that’s far worse and much more permanent than a tiny little pimple.

2. Scabs
Even if you don’t develop a scar, you’ll certainly get a nasty, crusty scab, and that’s so much less attractive, and difficult to conceal, than a pimple!

3. Infection
Squeezing or popping a pimple can easily lead to an infection. Some infections may even require medical attention, along with a goopy funny-smelling topical anti-biotic.

 

4. It makes new pimples

Did you know that squeezing the goo out of pimples actually causes new pimple to form? Another great reason not to pop a pimple, right? ….Hhmmm interesting

 

5. Ouchie!

Hey, squeezing pimples hurts, especially those big ones that are located way under your top layer of skin. Some are sore even when you’re not squeezing them, so imagine how much worse it will feel if you do try to pop it!

 

6. It takes longer to heal

Even if your pimple doesn’t scab over, it makes new pimples, or scar when you pop it, it will still take longer to heal. I don’t know about you, but I want a pimple to heal faster, not slower!

 

7. Harder to cover up!

If you squeeze a pimple, it will become red and swollen and sore, aside from the possibility of infection and scabbing. It may not sound like a big deal… until you try, and fail, to use concealer to cover it.
If your pimple is feeling sore and swollen, try a small ice pack for a few minutes to make it feel better. But don’t pop it! There are lots of  remedies(facial treatments,cleansers.. etc) that can help you heal a pimple really quickly, sometimes just overnight, so try one of those instead..

So Never ever pop a pimple.. Have a great week ahead

Thursday 6 December 2012

Your Face Shape




Determine Your Face Shape

In order to understand or determine how  best  to use makeup for your face shape, you first need to determine what shape it is. Start by standing in front of a mirror with your hair pulled back completely from your face. Use a dry erase pen, lipstick or bar of soap to draw the outline of your face in the mirror. Basically, find a washable marker and trace around your face's image on the mirror itself and step away. If you have never tried this before, you may be surprised how your face does take on a distinct shape.

 

Defining the Shape

Makeup and hair style will affect how your face actually appears to the outside world. Although you cannot change genetics, you can use subtle techniques to enrich your face shape.
Contouring is a common practice for restructuring the appearance of your face through makeup. You will need a dark and light skin-color shade of makeup. The best type is a powder formula in two shades or a bronzer for the darker shade. The use of blush is also helpful. When contouring, the most important steps are to blend, blend, and blend. Otherwise, you will look like you are wearing face paint instead of your natural face.
Also, work with your hair dresser. A skilled stylist will know the best ways to cut your hair based on the shape of your face.

 

Five Main Face Shapes

 

Oval

The oval face shape is considered to be the ideal. A shape that is perfectly symmetric with broader cheeks that taper in at the forehead and chin describes the oval face. If you are lucky enough to possess this face, enjoy. Your face can support most makeup trends and needs no contouring.

 

Round

The round face shape is fuller and more youthful. The distance from the forehead to the chin tends to be short, while being wider from cheek to cheek. A round face has full cheeks and a rounded chin.
To enhance the appearance of a round face, you can use some basic contouring. Place your highlight color on the forehead, under the eyes, the top of the cheeks and the center of your chin.

 

Square

The main difference between a round face and square is usually seen at the jaw line. When looking at the shape on your mirror, see if the corners are sharper rather than round. Also, a square face has the same width from the edges of the forehead, across the cheeks, and from jaw to jaw.
To soften the square face you can highlight the center of the forehead, under the eyes, and the very tip of the chin. Then, darken the hairline by the temples and the chiseled corners of the jaw. Finish the look with blush on the apples of the cheeks.

 

Heart

The heart shaped face is wide at the forehead, but then curves down to a point at the chin. To soften the lower half of the face, you will highlight the chin, forehead and under the eyes, while also darkening the temples and cheeks.

 

Long

Most ladies with a long face know they have it. They learned early on that they could not wear their hair long and straight without looking stretched out. The long face is characterized by high cheek bones, a raised forehead and distinct jaw line.
In order to shorten this striking face shape, all it takes is a little of bronzer on the chin. You can also apply extra blush on the apples of the cheeks to bring out the distinctive cheek bones.

Lets know what kind of  face shape you have, be proud of what you have... Enjoy... wink**