Beauty Through Strength

Aging is a fact of life. While we can’t turn back the clock, we can do our best to slow the relentless tick, tick, tick of the passing years. Diet The diet you eat for the next few decades probably is the most important factor affecting your health for the rest of your life. Women—eat [...]

In the past four years, hair removal has arguably advanced as much as it had in all previous history. High-power lasers, most commonly found in dermatologists’ and plastic surgeons’ offices, can eliminate most unwanted hair after only three to seven treatments. But just as exciting are less powerful devices called flashlamps, which are making their [...]

Want the quick version of what’s going to be the hot makeup for fall? The looks may seem slightly similar to the last few years, and that’s because they pretty much are. Here are some ways to update your look, the easy and painless way. Looks for Fall 2012 pretty much centered around either the [...]

Cool ways to incorporate white and shimmer into your makeup……Getting a little bored with that same ole shimmer on the brow bone look? Here’s some new cool ways to wear shimmers and white shades. 1. Have a old shimmer silver lipstick? You know, from the 60′s and from about 6 years ago when they were [...]

The latest (but not necessarily the newest) look for cheeks is dewy,and cream blush is back. You’ll find a lot of new formulations so that colors go on softer, not so heavy or sticky as you may have remembered in the 70′s. For the easiest application, apply your foundation and concealer as normal, then skip [...]

Here are my top wishes when it comes to buying makeup. 1. Foundation The right foundation will even out your skin tone and give you the appearance of flawless skin. But you have to do it right, otherwise you risk looking like a … clown. Follow these steps for a flawless complexion. 2. Concealer It [...]

Scanning the wide array of new technologies available in spas today, it’s worthwhile to note that many of the modern treatment “innovations” that are becoming so popular actually have their foundations in ancient ayurvedic healing principles. As the saying goes, “What’s old is new again.” Ayurveda, the science of life, is one of the oldest [...]

Well, not exactly specific products, but things I REALLY didn’t need to bring: Perfume:  The Aveda Aroma-Mist spray can also be used as perfume, and a great way to scent your hair as well. Just one less thing to pack. Bottles of Shampoo/Conditioner:  Arrgh, are these the heaviest things to carry or what?  Forget it, [...]

With life getting more hectic with every passing day, I’m always tring to find ways to make makeup time in the morning go quick and easy. Hmmm, quick and easy can be crazy sometimes, especially when trying to wade through that mini mall I call my makeup dresser sometimes. So what I’ve done is create [...]

Mary Jones, a new client, enters your salon for the first time. She is professional, reasonably attractive and has the usual concerns about her skin. But you can’t help notice she has poor posture. Perhaps, like many American women, she has an exaggerated negative image of her body. Her poor posture makes her look heavier [...]