A Beautiful Belief.
As we acknowledge our inner beauty, we begin to walk tall and take pride in who we are as human beings. -Susan Jeffers pH.D
Don’t Forget To Comb Your…
Brush. Brush? Yep, your hair brush and do give it a regular wash as well.. If your anything like me, the brush is often the last thing to hit your head in the morning as you dash out the door to start your day and possibly waved around your hair a bit at night before bed…but only maybe. So really, while brushes are an integral part of our day, they are often used and occasionally abused without much thought. With such frequent yet brief encounters with our hair brushes, we must ensure that we comb them free of hair and give them a gentle but thorough shampooing from time to time. A dust, fluff, oil, product, skin cell and hair free brush works far more effectively and is better for our hair and scalp health than one that’s been neglected and is chockers with “stuff”. Luckily, brushes scrub up a treat when a dob of shampoo is massaged through its bristles and rinsed in warm water. After shampooing your brush, leave it to thoroughly dry with the bristled end over hanging the vanity, desk, or bench top, preferably with the overhanging end bristle-side down so any remaining wetness just falls away from the brush and the air can freely circulate around it. If there’s a great deal of product build-up in your brush, you might like to add a drop of ammonia to the warm shampooy water, as this just turbo charges the shampoo’s grime fighting powers. So how about it? Why not show a bit of love to your faithful bristled friend.
It’s A Beautiful Day!
*Cue U2* Don’t let it slip away…It’s a beautiful daaaaaaaaaaaaay! I am just a little excited (understatement of the year actually) to announce that Get Even More Gorgeous With Beauty Marked! Blog has been nominated for the Australian Star Beauty Blog Award for 2007! What’s even more wonderful is that Beauty Marked! is amongst some pretty stiff, pretty formidable, and ultra gorgeous competition. But wait, it gets even better… You can vote! So, if you feel so inspired, do consider a Vote for Beauty Marked! Boy would we love that! Voting closes on August 31st. *happy dance*
-BM! xx
It’s A Bit Warpo, Really…
Nail polish, that is. Ever polished your nails in the evening, just before bed, in anticipation for the following days adventures? Filed and shaped your nails like the gorgeous beauty that you are, gone the obligatory base coat, 2 coats of colour, a top coat, assumed the requisite nail drying position and before time fallen asleep! Drats! Me too! Sometimes you can be lucky and zonk out with your nails free from anything that will emboss your polish, other times… not so lucky. You awaken from your much needed beauty sleep only to find your polish has gone warpo and is now not so gorgeously shiny, but kind of matte and unintentionally texturized. Grrrr. Now what? Fingers crossed, you can just barely wet a cotton bud with nail polish remover and quickly and lightly swipe the unflatteringly embossed area in one direction from your nail bed towards your finger tips (the direction in which you applied the polish) to sort it out. This may just smooth the offending area enough that a top coat is all that’s needed to bring back a smooth glistening shine. Alternately, you may have to go with one uber light coat of coloured polish first then follow up with topcoat. Most times, this will get you out of shtook. An additional slick of top coat alone works a treat for restoring matte nails to their intended stellar finish a great majority of the time. If neither of these tips are working, you might just have to take off the polish and start again. Sighs. But do weigh up the time and frustration factor before you head down that road. Are your nails really that jacked up? Can’t you get away with a little tart up and just keep your hands moving so no one can get a clear fix on your random design? Are you positive you can’t just rock your mani like you meant it? After all, apparently the word on the street is that the deconstructed manicure is all the rage in the Paris shows. -And that’s my story and I’m sticking to it!
Add A Little Swish To Your Day!
A swish or two of a quality mouthwash can make a big difference to your dental health. Dentyl pH mouthwash is a dentist formulated, nifty alcohol free bi-phasal mouthwash that will stand up to bad breath and plaque with great efficacy. Dentyl pH mouthwash consists of two distinctly visible phases. The bottom phase of the formulation is comprised of a food coloured, anti-bacterial, water based layer and the top phase is an oil based layer which has a high binding capacity via an electro-static reaction to micro-organisms and food particles which ensures that the antibacterial water based phase adheres and deals with the bacteria causing “hangers on” which can lead to plaque, decay, and bad breath. In other words, once activated by shaking and swished in the mouth, Dentyl pH mouthwash creates an electrostatic reaction to attract, lift, and remove the bacteria and food debris which can cause bad breath and plaque if left to their own devices. You can actually see the results in the sink! It is also important to mention too that Dentyl pH is alcohol free, which is why it actually feels better to use. Dentyl pH’s alcohol-free formula does not cause stinging or dry one’s mouth out, like most conventional alcohol rich mouthwashes.
Dentyl pH mouthwash is a long lasting ally to have in your armoire and is available in Smooth Mint and Refreshing Clove from leading supermarkets and pharmacies nationwide.
Wouldn’t You Know It.
It’s always the way isn’t it? My face, a shoe in for first runner up in the 2007 Elephant Eyes of the Year Contest and I had a meeting to attend! Don’t you hate that? No, I most certainly did not go out warts (or crepes) and all, but did my best camouflage makeup and prayed that I wouldn’t be adding insult to injury. So What did I do? I washed my face with lukewarm water only and gently pat dry with a clean towel. Then while my face was still a tad damp, I carefully pressed on a small amount of certified organic jojoba oil all over my face, including my crepey eyes. After a minute or two, I gently patted my face again with the same towel that was still slightly damp from drying my face just prior to remove any excess jojoba oil. The jojoba oil not only acted as the perfect moisturizer, as it is very sebum-like, but it also ever so slightly re-hydrated the deeper crevices that were in fact, the most sore. I then applied several light kabuki brush loads of pressed mineral base all over my face. The more matte the mineral makeup the better, as there is no need to bring extra attention by highlighting and shimmerizing the flair-up is there? After ensuring the minerals were blended in properly and not sitting up on top of the more scaly looking bits that were courteously provided by the allergy, I applied one swipe only of mineral eyeshadow to my top lids and gently blended well. I curled my lashes and applied a coat of mascara only to the top lashes. Next, I groomed and slightly filled in my brows. To finish off my look I went a few sheer slicks of mineral gloss and left it at that. Thankfully, my elephant eyes scrubbed up nicely. Phew!
OOPS! I Did It Again!
Judging from my dodgy, unintentional eye lid reconstruction, I’m going to have to keep away from the hard stuff for a little while until the newest allergic reaction on my eyelids settles and disappears. Yes, yours truly is sporting the latest in elephant eyes today. Sigh. It’s an itchy, swollen, crepey nuisance, which means I will have to give the guinea pigging of eye products a rest for a few days. Ooh, but the upside to this malady is, I now have an excuse to shop for a new pair of gorgeous sunglasses. Yes! So that’s me for the weekend: ice cubes, chilled chamomile tea bags, certified organic jojoba oil, and the odd antihistamine, if I can’t keep the swelling at bay. I’m not too worried…as sadly, I’ve been here before. I’ll just keep reminding myself that it’s worth it for posterity’s sake, right? *wink* After all, it’s just as Pierre-August Renoir said, “The pain passes, but the beauty remains.”
