Beauty Through Strength

BLEACHING

For some women excess hair can be cunningly concealed by bleaching. Mix six percent hydrogen peroxide (20-volume peroxide) with 20 drops of ammonia per 28 grams (one ounce) of peroxide. Either household ammonia or ammonia water can be used.

 If the freshly mixed bleach does not perform properly, the cause may be inactive, old peroxide or insufficient ammonia.

 Apply immediately after mixing and leave on for about half an hour. If the hair is not bleached enough with one application, repeat in a day or so.

WAXING

Waxing is one of the oldest methods of temporary hair removal but one of the least popular. It is most often used for the removal of hair from the upper lip or chin. Because hairs are plucked beneath the surface and just above the root, the results of waxing are reasonably long lasting. Usually it takes several weeks for new growth to become evident.

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UNWANTED hair on the body or face does not necessarily indicate an hormonal imbalance. It is prevalent in a large number of perfectly normal women, especially as they get older. It is frequently an inherited characteristic common to either specific families or races.

But unwanted hair is unwanted for one simple reason; because it looks ugly.

All through the ages women have been trying to get rid of hair from their bodies. They wax it, they scorch it, they burn it, they rub themselves sore with pumice stone.

Asians have been known to tweak it off with cotton, or burn a mixture of sugar and lemon juice and use the resulting goo to remove it. It is a sensitive subject, almost the last of the taboos.

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Do not make the innocent, you have already tried many products for styling hair brightest possible. But it is likely that these products do not bring the miracle of your dreams. It may simply be a product that is not appropriate for your hair type or lack of preparation for your mane. Yes the hair is like an athlete to be successful, you must prepare it before! And how does this tone then? By following our tips for shiny hair and all sweet!

The hair is really abused these days! Pollution, coloring, shampoos too frequently, chlorine … All these factors dulling. The fiber is then attacked and no longer reflects light.

To restore your hair healthy, we launch a plan of attack!
First by removing dust and other impurities that are embedded in the hair. For this, we remember the advice of a grandmother who recommends brushing at least a hundred times their hair before going to bed. Certainly not worth going up to a hundred but brushing rule is never wrong. So every night, we brush lengths upside down and mostly avoids the scalp so as not to irritate.

Hardware side, prefer a natural bristle brush boar hair type rather than plastic, they tend to break the hair in the case of brushing too aggressively.

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Healthy nails are very sensitive to your diet, health and age. They will always break, chip and split. Whatever amount of care you take some accidents simply can’t be avoided. But New Zealander Sonia Barrett has brought a stunning new nail saver, Eve-N-Tips, from America, which is. currently being distributed throughout beauty salons in Australia. This will repair almost any damage to a nail and it offers great hope to nail biters. The secret lies in the bonder.

This mighty strong clear varnish seals on a new tip to the broken nail; however, it is so strong that, re-applied across the nail area, it puts an almost impenetrable coat over the natural nail, strong enough to withstand almost any abuse. The marvelous thing about the new nails is that they are not false nails. The tips adhere to your natural nail, which means all those people who once abhorred the concept of wearing fake nails can happily have these applied. They are just an extension of what you already have.

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The model way to make up

Valeska is one of Australia’s top models. Born in Holland, she now runs a small boutique in Cronulla. There is a lot we can all learn from a master of make-up. Of course the idea is not to copy Valeska’s make-up exactly. But we can learn how crucial it is that a good make-up begins with foundation and is built up, piece by piece, right up to the final touch, lip color. Valeska’s full make-up takes about an hour. To simplify it for a normal day make-up she skips foundation and puts on concealing cream (over dark spots) then contours her face with blusher. She concentrates most on eye make-up, using an eye pencil and shadow to outline, then color, eyes. Lips are always colored.

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Weekend Hair Care
HAIR

Take a look at your hair. Using a wide-toothed comb, comb it free of tangles and assess what you’ve got. Is it splitting at the ends, does it look dry and blow away, lack shine, feel coarse? Then you need a good cut to get rid of those split ends, and a period of feeding and fattening up till your hair is soft and gloriously glossy again. If, on the other hand, your hair is lank, oily, dull and flat-looking, a greasy scalp’s your problem and you’re going to have to watch your diet and wash your hair with the right things.

A dandruff  problem can be   treated   with   an   anti dandruff  shampoo like Revlon’s ZP 11 or Selsun shampoo. Remember to keep your combs and brushes as clean as your scalp by washing them each time you shampoo your hair.

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FACIAL

You should know your skin type well, so your beauty products will be geared to coping with your individual skin condition. Start with a really clean face — first use a cleanser followed by a tonic or freshener. Your skin is now ready for a treatment mask, and your hair should be kept off your face with the aid of a scarf or headband.

If you haven’t the beauty know-how to whip up a special skin treatment in your kitchen, you will find a preparation to suit whatever skin type you happen to have. Here are some suggestions: for oily skins, clay masks are terrific for absorbing the extra oils and city grime. Lancome’s Rejuvenating Mask is a light clay preparation that would suit most people. Orlane’s Reeve Bleu mask is specially for women with an oily-skin problem.

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Day makeup

When you make up your eyes, you add colour and emphasis to the most fascinating  part of  your face. It’s a  thrilling  discovery — try it!

All eye make-up begins with a light covering of base over the eye area and finishes with a cotton bud to blend strong colours to subtle shades before mascara goes on.

LEFT: First a grey pencil is used to draw a soft line along the lower lids and on the inner corner of the upper lids. A beige-pink shadow goes along the inner half of the lid, around under the inner eye corners and along the brow bone. A soft line of grey shadow is drawn from the inner socket line to the brow beginning. It also colours the outer corners up to the end of the brow.

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