Bonza Burn Balm.
Here’s another Too Easy folksy fab recipe from Beauty Marked!, that will help to soothe and heal superficial burns to the skin. Okay, okay, I’ll be honest it’s also pretty a-w-e-s-o-m-e on flatiron burns too of which I am no stranger. *hangs head* When next at your local health food shop or supplier of premium base beauty products, do be sure to grab some aloe vera gel. All you’ll need for BM!’s Bonza Burn Balm is about 100 mL aloe vera gel and thoroughly stir in about 12 drops or so of top quality (preferably certified organic) true lavender essential oil (lavandula augustifolia). Apply the gel directly onto the burn and reapply as often as needed, particularly when the burn heats up or starts to smart. Store BM!’s Bonza Burn Gel in a glass jar in the fridge, at the ready, for applying to superficial and sun burns for speedy, effective, and uberhealing relief. Aaahhh…..
Simply Perfect.
“Beauty is as beauty does.” -Forrest Beauty Marked!
Shedding A Bit Of Light Under The Matter.
Beauty Marked! very often gets emails inquiring about the dusky shadows seen on a great many underarms of our gorgeous readers. Most emails are asking about what causes this darkening and how can one get rid of it? Since BM! can’t ever pass up an opportunity to assist where we can, we thought we’d just shed a bit of light under the old arm if we could.
A lot of the darkening seen in the underarm area is due to friction. This friction is more than likely being caused by excess rubbing due to skin-on-skin contact and or shaving. It’s worth mentioning too, that good old-fashioned genetics can also play a part in darkening the skin there as well. The good news is that you may be able to lighten the area by regular under arm exfoliation. Both mechanical (scrubs and loofahs) and chemical exfoliation (AHAs and LAs) should not only lighten the area overtime, but will assist with any ingrowns should you traditionally fall prey to them. Waxing is generally the hair removal method of choice if you are bothered by dusky underarms. I suspect it has more to do with the hair lying just under the skin left by razoring, as shaving only removes the surface parts of the hair, while leaving the deeper, more pigmented follicles behind. Think of the darkening as a 5 o’clock shadow of the underarm area. Waxing, when done well, removes the follicles and any hair hanging out just below the surface eliminating the appearance of shading and fast re-growth…for a much longer period of time that is.
So, for those of you who are bothered by the darkening often seen in the underarm area, have a go at regular exfoliating and perhaps waxing, as your hair removal of choice, to brighten up your underarms. You should see a vast improvement within a few weeks with bit of luck and a calculated plan of approach. Not bad, ay?
Thanks for your wonderful enquiries, ladies, and do know that it is always our Beauty Marked! pleasure to assist.
-BM! xx
Lovely Liege.
“Yesterday we obeyed kings and bent our necks before emperors. But today we kneel only to truth, follow only beauty, and obey only love.” -Kahlil Gibran
A Delightful Blend Of Contradictions.
Yves Saint Laurent delivered a beautiful fragrance bundle to our counters just only days ago. February 25th, 2008 marked the moment Elle first graced us with her perfected perfumed presence. Elle was wonderfully created by Olivier Crep and Jacques Cavallier and is a fragrance that truly celebrates a woman and all her many facets. It’s quirky, dramatic, stylish, charismatic, somewhat subdued, amorous and wildly feminine, while demonstrating a flair of contemporary chic with a touch of bohemian.
“Elle is a composition of pure lines built on a captivating accord of patchouli and Bourbon vetiver essences. This bonding of powerful, authentic woody notes makes the skin incandescent. It is tamed with a fresh, colorful, infinitely feminine opening. Citron lends the fragrance its incomparable luminosity. A hint of lychee adds a touch of sass and peony gives it delicacy and sweetness. Blended with a freesia heart note, pink berries create a sublime fusion of contrasts. Taken to the extreme, they create an exciting, surprising effect, spicing the harmony and giving it rhythm of perpetual motion.”
Elle, by Yves Saint Laurent, is on counter now in 50 ml, 90 ml sizes as well as available in a body lotion for your perfumed pleasure. Enjoy!
Feed Your Spirit.
“The human soul needs actual beauty more than bread.” -DH Lawrence
M.A.C. Alchemical Magic.
No matter how hard I try, I just can’t seem to pass up a bit of M.A.C. Alchemical magic. The makeup trend seen in many of the Milan S/S 08 shows were, once again, the stuff that dreams are made of. As pictured, the makeup designed for the Salvatore Ferragamo show by M.A.C. was all about the Flesh Metal, juxtaposed by a sheer cheek and seashell shades on the skin and lip. Although M.A.C Gorgeous Gold was the heroine of the Show, this delightful beauty is alluringly devastating with an incandescent eye courtesy of Goldmine eyeshadow and a faint trace of white eyeliner to the waterlines. It’s as simple and universally divine as that!
*Image courtesy of M.A.C. and may not be reproduced without permission.
