Essential Things to Know About Acne in Adults
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Essential Things to Know About Acne in Adults

Acne is a chronic inflammatory skin disease that mainly occurs when the hair follicles become clogged with excess oil on the skin surface. Dead skin cells and bacteria add on to the condition making it worse. Anything applied on the face can end up clogging the pores. Sunscreens and cream foundations used for makeup that have oil as the base can also contribute to causing acne in adults. Acne is not dangerous but the treatment required will depend on its severity. 1. What causes acne in adults? Hormones in both females and males stimulate the adrenal glands. This brings about an onset of acne. As mentioned before, anything applied on the face has a chance of clogging the pores. It is best to use products that are oil-free, be it sunscreens or foundations and instead use powder-based cosmetics. Hormonal imbalances, pregnancy, and menstruation can also trigger excess oil production in women. People who smoke are prone to suffering from acne. For women, in particular, acne can remain for years, flaring up occasionally at least a week before menstruation and clearing up thereafter. However, a severe onset in older adults could have an underlying cause that requires investigation and attention. 2.
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Eyebrow Makeup: A Beginner’s Guide
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Eyebrow Makeup: A Beginner’s Guide

One of the crucial aspects of a great look is doing your eyebrows properly. However, if you are a beginner, it might get a little clumsy; but don’t worry, in the following, some essential steps to apply the perfect eyebrow makeup have been listed. Anatomically speaking, it is said that the head of the eyebrow should meet the outer edge of the nostril while the tail portion of the eyebrow should line diagonally with the (side) nostril. Hence, you can use a pencil or tweezer to identify the head and tail of your eyebrows. Identifying these lines can help set the boundary, like a canvas where you can proceed with your art. The next step would be to identify the perfect brow for your face shape. Read on to know more: 1. Square shape The goal is to soften the face. This face type should have a rounded brow with soft edges. It is best to avoid sharpness in the lines because the face shape is already geometrical and this would make it overly assertive. 2. Round shape Since the face shape is round, the goal is to define the bone structure, and the best solution for this would be to have a higher arch on the brow.
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Popular Face Oils for Every Type of Skin
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Popular Face Oils for Every Type of Skin

“Your wait for a gorgeous skin complexion ends right here. Try this face oil,” screams an advertisement. Certainly, most people would be interested to have one simple solution to have glowing skin. If you are one of them, continue reading. The truth is, there is no one particular product that is the be-all and end-all of all skin problems. Likewise, there is no one moisturizing face oil that is capable of creating radiant skin in a jiffy. It takes weeks of dedicated effort and patience to first try out the right products and then use them consistently as a routine to get that spotless, glowing, even-toned complexion. However, more important than this external beautification, you must make a sincere attempt to eat wholesome and nutritious food, follow a moderate physical exercise routine, and have a calm mind. Having said all that, here are some of the best face oils that are suitable for all skin types: 1. Face oils for every skin type The benefits of using coconut, jojoba, almond, sunflower, tea tree, olive, grape seed, rosehip, argan, moringa, or marula oils are numerous indeed. There is no doubt about the therapeutic effects of these natural oils. The essential fatty acids, vitamins, and antioxidants packed in these oils help seal in moisture and hydrate the skin, improves skin elasticity and prevents premature aging, repairs and rejuvenates dry and damaged skin, tackles free radicals and reduces damage caused by the sun, and has antibacterial and anti-inflammatory qualities that provide a protective barrier for the top surface of your skin.
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Professional Eye Makeup Hacks
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Professional Eye Makeup Hacks

Learning how to apply makeup should never be a difficult task when you are provided with the right tips. To make sure that your overall look is what you truly desire, you will need to follow simple instructions on how to apply different pencils, eyeshadow, and lengthening serums for your eyelashes. By following these tips, you will find that your look will be more subtle and less harsh in appearance: 1. Liquid vs. pencil eyeliners Liquid and pencil eyeliner offer a completely different look when applied. With the liquid brands, you are going to get a harsher line that is excellent when being used for wings on the corner of your eyelid. A pencil can be used for a softer line when you are going for a more subtle look without coming on too strong. 2. Finding the right mascara When choosing the right type of mascara for you, you are going to want to look into the type including nourishing, thickening, lengthening, or lifting. This plays a huge roll in the outcome of your final look as you want your eyelashes to look a specific way. For instance, if your eyelashes are not as long as you have always dreamed of, try using the lengthening serum to help bring your eyelashes out to where you want them.
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Shampoo for Different Hair Types
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Shampoo for Different Hair Types

Before shampoo was invented, people used bars of soap to wash both their hair and body. Liquid shampoo was invented in 1927, making the choice to use an appropriate shampoo for your hair type simple. Several companies have developed unique formulas for each hair type, ensuring that your hair is clean and healthy. There is a shampoo for everyone, whether you have oily, dry, damaged, fine, curly, or color-treated hair. Let’s take a look at the options of shampoo you can choose from: 1. Clarifying shampoo Hairsprays, heat protection sprays, hair gel, and other hair care products have been known to cause scalp build-up and these build-ups can cause you to develop a flaky scalp. Yuck! To clear up the build-up, you should use clarifying shampoo. This type of shampoo will help clear your scalp of that unsightly build-up caused by hair products like gels and hairsprays. The shampoo will also remove hard water deposits that is caused by swimming in chlorinated water or not having a water softener. It is good to clear your hair of unnecessary build-up, but it is possible to clarify your hair too much. Clarifying too much can remove the natural oils your hair needs to be healthy.
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Ayurvedic Treatments for Dry Eyes
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Ayurvedic Treatments for Dry Eyes

The eyes are held in high esteem by the science and mythology of Ayurveda. According to the Ayurvedic belief system, the eye has a connection to the sun and the eyes are thought to be fiery in nature and are hence more easily irritated during the hot summer months. Luckily for us, this science also offers many ways to douse the flames in our eyes. You can refresh your eyes by splashing them gently with cool water and blinking seven times—once for each chakra or energy center in the body. If they still burn or are light sensitive, you can then try placing cotton balls that have been soaked in milk or cucumber slices over your closed eyes for around 15 minutes. Another thing that can help treat dry eyes is rose water. You can try sprinkling your eyes with rose water, which will soothe your eyes and leave them feeling cool and refreshed. 1. Ayurveda treatment According to the science of Ayurveda, dry and itchy eyes may indicate that your energy center is out of balance. In order to rectify this, a home treatment called Netra Basti is suggested. For this you will first need to warm a quarter cup of clarified butter and let it cool down to room temperature.
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Essential Oils for Skin and Hair Care
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Essential Oils for Skin and Hair Care

Essential oils for skin and hair care are gaining popularity today as they are considered organic due to the very fact that they are extracted from parts of a plant like its leaves, barks, rinds, and herbs. There are also various extraction methods used by commercial producers in order to add these oils into products like creams and gels into a concentrated form. These products can also be used directly onto the skin or by diluting them in water. However, the real question is how much of an effect do these oils bear on our health. It is best to get your doctor’s opinion and stop using it in case you find any side effects. Here are a few things to be aware of before you use essential oils for skin and hair care: 1. Use essential oils if you are too anxious. There are certain simple smelling essential oils such as rosewater, chamomile, and lavender that can be rubbed on your skin or breathed in through diffusion in the air. This will help calm down the mind and prevent any stress or anxiety from setting in, especially if these are triggers for your hair loss or skin rashes. 2.
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Simple Eyeliner Styles for Beginners
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Simple Eyeliner Styles for Beginners

Most of us may have at one point wondered what’s the big fuss about an eyeliner; as all we need to do is draw two small lines until we realized it wasn’t. A minute shake of the hand, blinking of an eye, or opening your eye a microsecond earlier could completely ruin your makeup. Eyes are not only your window to the world, but the eye also expresses your emotions and personality. What eyeliner do is convey your emotion and attitude to those around you. They also help you to bring out the fullness of your eyes. They can make small eyes look big and big eyes look small as well. It all depends on how effectively you use the lines. How you style your eyes helps you to pull off any look. A simple style can give you a classic look, whereas the winged or the fishtail style can match with a trendy outfit. Some of the simple styles that are popular and easy to try for beginners are as follows: 1. Natural style This simple style highlights the natural shape of the eye. This is ideal for daily makeup and is easy to achieve. You can start by drawing small strokes along your upper eyelash.
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Easy Steps for Flawless Eyeshadow Application
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Easy Steps for Flawless Eyeshadow Application

With patience and practice, anyone can master the art of flawless eyeshadow application. With the right tools and complementing colors, you can do it easily at home. From choosing neutral shades of shadow for everyday makeup and darker and dramatic colors for parties or special occasions, you can mix and match colors to create dramatic looks to amp up your look. Here are a few steps you can follow to master the art of applying eyeshadow. 1. Primer base Always apply a primer over the eyelid so that the eyeshadow stays on throughout the day. If you are going in for a fuller eyeshadow application, apply the base right through the brow; however, if you are limiting the eyeshadow to the crease, then use the primer only up to the crease. You can apply a primer using your finger, but it is recommended that beginners use a Q-tip or a brush. 2. Eyelids Once you decide on the color, you can use the blending brush and dip it in the shadow and sweep the color on your eyelid. You can then close your eyes and blend it across the eye simultaneously smoothing the rough lines. You can make it darker if you want to go for a dramatic look.
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Tips for Applying Foundation Flawlessly
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Tips for Applying Foundation Flawlessly

Once you have zeroed in on the type of foundation suitable for your skin, it is necessary to understand how to apply it. Quite often, after applying the foundation while at home, we are not satisfied with the desired effect. However, when we do a trial session at the store, and the makeup artist/advisor helps us choose a foundation and applies it on our skin as a sample, we find the final result to be amazing. The main reason for this disappointment could be improper application. First of all, your face should be clean and without any grease or uncleaned makeup. You should wash your face well and wipe it dry before beginning with your makeup routine. You can also follow this with another face cleanse using cleansing milk. After this, you will have to apply moisturizer and a primer to prepare the face for applying a foundation. In the following, a brief description has been given on how to apply different types of foundation: 1. Powder foundation You can simply pat on a powder foundation with a puff. If the foundation is a full coverage one, then you can apply it all over the face and press it onto the skin with a powder puff.
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