Natural Beauty Brought Out

November 8, 2006 by Lesley-Ann Graham  
Filed under Health & Beauty

If you are like most women, you cannot help but think you aren’t beautiful enough. You don’t believe your fiance when he tells you that you look beautiful. You think he says that because he loves you. You are partly right.

The truth is nature granted you great beauty. You may just need to choose the style that brings it out best. You may not need any artificial assistance such as botox or surgery of any sort.

For example, ladies who have curly hair often complain about how unruly it can get. You might be surprised but that may be what your fiance likes about you. You yourself may actually like your curly hair, if it would just please behave for the big day. Instead of having your hair straightened, why not simply have your hair cut to suit your curls. You will look less messy if your hair is cut in layers and thinned out, without taking out the curls. Finding a stylist who truly knows how to work with curly hair may be the greatest gift you can give yourself for your wedding.

Speaking of hair, you may want to get rid of the unsightly facial hair over your lip. No, you don’t need to shave. You may however want to check out the option to bleach the hair so it seems invisible against your skin. The other option is to wax it off - have a professional do this as it can be painful to the uninitiated. They’ll make it as quick and painless as possible for you. Hair removal of the face is best trusted to professionals.

If you think that your face lacks that glow that every bride should have, don’t panic. The answer may be as simple as drinking multi-vitamins. Let’s face it, everyone gets stressed during the day. You are probably trying to do more than your usual work load which can put strain. Guess the first place that stress normally shows? If you answered your skin, give yourself a pat. Specifically, it normally shows on your face’s skin. Once your body gets the right amount of vitamins and minerals it needs, your skin will have that natural glow you’ve been looking for.

Ladies, we often reshape our eyebrows as we grow older. We are told that it looks better if we make it thinner and the arch higher. You may be surprised to learn that nature actually gave you the perfect eyebrows for your face. You just needed to clean it up a little. Allow your brows to grow back and then make them a bit neater. You’ll be amazed at how beautiful your natural arch is and you won’t have that surprised, too arched look that some ladies get n their pictures.

If you don’t smile much because you think you have bad teeth, go see a dentist and find out what you can do about it. Sometimes a beautiful smile can just a few hours away. Whitening your teeth for example can even be done gradually, simply by getting rid of your caffeine habit, stop smoking and use whitening toothpaste regularly. No fuss, no muss, just whiter teeth.

Beauty Tips for the Bride

July 13, 2006 by Lesley-Ann Graham  
Filed under Health & Beauty

Preparing for your wedding looks begins the moment you decide to get married. What you can do to enhance your beauty even more is now dependent on how much time is left between now and your wedding date. There is no time to waste so let’s get started.

First off, drink lots of water. Our body needs at least 8 glasses of water a day to cleanse and refresh our system. Drinking juices, teas or any other beverage does not count though your body appreciates the liquid. These drinks are laced with sugar and caffeine which do not do you much good. In fact for every cup of coffee you drink, you need 2 glasses of water to clean up the mess it leaves behind. For soft drinks (diet or otherwise) have 4 additional glasses of water. The sugar in those things are high and can make you bloated.

By simply increasing your water intake, you will feel less hungry so you slim down a little. With your system getting hydrated better, you’re system will be cleaner and your skin will be clearer. You’ll look even more radiant!

Second, lay off the fatty food and chips. You’re sitting in front of the TV or in the theater happily munching away. In the meantime those things add oil, lard, too much salt and trans fat into your body. They are what clogs up your arteries and increases your weight. Ease up on the junk food and oily stuff and you’ll notice your skin will also be less acne prone and oily.

Third, get at least eight hours of sleep everyday. Your body needs to rest and recharge. It requires sufficient time to recover from the stress that you put it through. Our skin, particularly around the eyes will show if you lack rest. The face becomes haggard and sags. Only proper and sufficient rest rounds it out again and removes the shadows under our eyes effectively.

Sleeping in the daytime really isn’t the same. Your body responds to the natural rhythm of the sun and the moon. Notice that you still feel loggy-headed even after 8 hours rest if you take it during the day? Your body shut down because it needs to recharge but by no means did you get sufficient rest.

Getting your proper beauty rest will also help you to avoid midnight snacking which is one of the biggest reasons people gain weight. Your body doesn’t process food well before it shuts down in sleep. What you eat doesn’t get digested properly and just becomes fat.

Lastly, learn to care for your skin properly. It is what everybody sees. No matter what makeup you use, nothing substitutes for beautiful skin, inside and out. Find out what skin products really work with you. Learn to use the correct facial soap, toner and moisturizer to keep your skin clean. You may not realize how deeply dirt can get into your pores.

Make these things a habit and see the results for yourself. You’ll be happily amazed at how these simple steps can turn you from gorgeous to glowing and naturally beautiful.