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BR101: Messy Mascaras

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Beauty Rescue 101: Did you know that when your mascaras get on to your skin, i.e. your eyelids, it’s much easier to pick out the whole piece after it dries completely and hardens, then immediately wiping it off with your hand or any dampen swab. While wiping it away when the mascara is still wet will smudge and smear the mascara on to your makeup, and we don’t want that do we, once it drys, it’s just easy peasy brushing it off with a piece of tissue paper or gently with your fingernails. There you go! A handy little tip for you if you still didn’t know!

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Aug 5, 2011

BR101: Matching Your Makeup Foundation To Your Tan

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Beauty Rescue 101: Twice as dark as you were before the summer or many times darker? Remember to adjust your foundation to the right colour for your face and neck on a day-to-day or week-to-week basis if you’re sunbathing. Of course, you can just go to the makeup counters and buy a new shade every time after you go under the sun, but for the most economical way, buy a much darker shade and work it with your existing foundation so that you can get as many different tones as you can. I was recently at a Giorgio Armani’s counter getting a foundation in a darker shade and the makeup artist kindly offered me a small tub of tint to blend with the foundation I bought should I get even darker. How clever! Now I will have three tones of foundations to play with to get the perfect shade every time.

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Jul 27, 2011

BR101: Stained Nails

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Beauty Rescue 101: If unfortunately, your nails are stained by poor quality nail varnish and no amount of polish remover can get the stain out, try cutting up open a lemon in half and dipping your fingertips in to the fruit. You might have to do it over a period of time. If that doesn’t work, mix ½ peroxide with ½ water and soak for 10 minutes, repeat if necessary. This is considered a nail bleach in professional salons. If there’s no peroxide to be found, reach for a whitening toothpaste or mouthwash that has peroxide or baking soda in it and slap it on the stains. In this case, you won’t need to dilute it with water. If the results are still not satisfactory, try buffing away the top layer of discolouration with a nail buffer and wait for your nail to grow. In any event, contact a trusted manicurist for advice. Meanwhile, keep your nail cuticles clean and tidy and try to cut away any discolouration on or around the cuticles because that might get into the nail bed and become permanent. Nail polish is something you should never be cheap on, the consequences of using a poor quality product can be horrific and irreversible. Always buy a reputable brand from a trusted licensed retailer, wear a basecoat and wash off your varnish after no longer than three days.

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May 20, 2011

BR101: Thinning Hair and Bald Patches

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Beauty Rescue 101: While there are many reasons that contribute to hair loss and hair thinning, such as stress, diet, genetics, and so on, and I’m no doctor to prescribe any cure, I do believe I have a winning formula, or formulas more precisely, that seems to work whenever I recommend it to people who are experiencing thinning hair or are beginning to develop bald patches or receding hairlines. There are two brands you can try. Nioxin, they have a complete hair care system that targets this problem. Their star product to highlight here is the Nioxin Intensive Therapy Follicle Booster treatment that can be apply to any areas of thinning hair. The product has properties that increase blood circulation while feeding the scalp with all the necessary nutrients. Equally as good is the Milbon Nigelle LX Hair Nourishment that does the same thing but the Nigelle range is better for chemically treated and long hair. For best results, use the shampoo and conditioner from the same line too.

Nioxin Intensive Therapy Follicle Booster

Nioxin Professional Hair Loss Treatment System at Nioxin.com

Milbon Nigelle LX Hair Nourishment

Milbon Nigelle LX Cleansing Shampoo and refill

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Apr 29, 2011

BR101: Limp, Puny, Lifeless Eyelashes

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Beauty Rescue 101: For a quick fix, use primer and volumizing mascara on curled lashes and curl them again once they are completely dry. Curling mascara, which has fibers to pull up the lashes, is a good idea but sometimes they just make your eyelashes go in all different directions and not neat. Warm you curler under a blow dryer for a few minutes each time before use for a hot iron effect that will give your eyelashes more stay up power, but remember to test the temperature on the back of your hand first. It’s important to find a curler that fits to the contour of your eye and lash lines as they are slightly different in shapes and sizes between brands. The best way to deal with limp, puny eyelashes, first and foremost, is to take care of them. Remember to wash off all your makeup when you sleep and avoid any semi-permanent eyelash extensions. Protect and strengthen your eyelashes with treatment mascaras or products such as those by code.ai that will promote healthier and stronger eyelashes. They also have formulas for thinning eyebrows and a star mascara primer that’s not white! Then, the next best thing is getting a professional perm, and a tint if you have light hair. They are relatively safe and inexpensive. The process takes about an hour but you’ll have great looking perfect perky eyelashes 24/7 that will last about a month or two. Think of all the time you’ll save and not having to risk losing another eyelash on your curler ever again. You do the math.