Simple Anti-Aging Techniques For StayingYoung!

Ask any woman in their mid forties and they will refrain from telling you their true ages. Also, ask them what their number-one wish is, and most of them will say that it is to look like those forever young immortals depicted in Desperate Housewives.

From a scientific based approach, anti aging is the turnaround or slowing down of the natural aging process that occurs in the body. While there has been no technology developed that has actually reversed the procedure of getting old like that shown in a recent Hollywood film, ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’, there definitely are some ways that allow us to slow down the route.  The two major things that we can adopt in our lives in order to stay and look young is a healthy lifestyle, and knowing how to apply great makeup.

Avoiding the sun is a good way to allow the skin to remain looking young as excessive amounts of sunshine can cause wrinkles on the skin and lead to freckles and dark spots. Moisturizing your skin on a daily basis is also very important, so a product such as Younique Brilliant Daily Moisturizing Gel, made with natural silver, ginseng, and pearl powder from freshwater pearls, goes a long way to keep the skin hydrated and fresh.

A good diet provides us with all the nutrients that a body needs. This means that you have to eat a lot of vegetables, and fruits that will provide you with vitamins and antioxidants. Vitamins are substances that are necessary for the good condition of the body while antioxidants are substances that slow down the damage caused to other substances by effects of oxygen. For example, oranges are a good source of vitamin C, which is really good for skin.Yogurt has calcium and vitamin D which will enable the calcium to be readily absorbed into the body, even if you are of a mature age, because calcium usually stops depositing in the bones after you cross the age of twenty. Dark chocolate contains a lot of antioxidants and very less amount of sugar so it is advised to replace it in your diet with normal or milk chocolate, which has a huge caloric value. Also, fruits like strawberries and cherries are rich in antioxidants.

Of course, using makeup can drastically change the appearance of an individual. Applying the right products in the right way can take years off your look. For example, applying concealer at the edge of the eyes and making sure it has blended in finely can reduce the crow’s feet around your eyes, mask fine wrinkles and make you look young. 

Self Tanning : How To Make it Perfect

 The perfect self tanning application doesn't start when you apply the self tanning product, but at least 5 days before:

• Exfoliate your skin in the previous 5 days before applying the self tanner. It is important to remove dead cells.
• After exfoliating, apply a good moisturizer, like the Brilliant Daily Moisturizer Gel, by Younique, so your skin keeps very well hydrated.
• Start from the bottom, from the feet, way up to the legs, torso and arms.
• Apply a little less of product on the knees, elbows and bikini line, since these areas are usually naturally darker.
• Don't forget the back of the hands, so they don't get to be in a different shade.
• After applying the self tanner, according to the product's specifications, keep applying moisturizer in your body and face, to make it last longer.

The 5 Rules Of Amazing Lashes

Our makeup tends to change with the weather. When it's too warm, we wear less makeup. In winter, we go for more full coverage, but there's one thing that, no matter what kind of weather we're facing, we will do, we will ALWAYS go for big, beautiful and full lashes!

So here are the 5 rules of amazing lashes to follow all year round:

• Use a lash curler;
• Let lashes set between layers of mascara;
• Avoid spidery clumps by combing lashes after applying mascara;
• Don't layer different mascaras, stick to the same one. Try the Younique 3D Fiber Lashes, as they help create the appearance of incredible thickness and volume to your existing lashes. 
• Condition them. We're not saying to apply hair conditioner to your lashes, but with a cotton pad and organic coconut oil you can apply the oil and let it set, so your lashes grow and get some much needed hydration.

Voila! Big, Beautiful and FULL lashes ALL year long! You're welcome. 

Common Mistakes on Cleaning Your Skin | Part.2

Following our last post about the most common mistakes women do with cleaning their skin:

• Using too much product: Don't exaggerate because it will only make you waste your product. Apply only the quantity of product mentioned on the packaging label.
• Cleaning your face with a dirty towel. Always use a clean towel or cotton pads.
• Rub your towel on your face: really, stop doing it, because it's too aggressive and will only make you gain premature wrinkles.
• Not moisturizing: cleaning your skin without moisturizing will only make your skin to break and, again, age them and make it gain premature wrinkles. Make sure to use a good moisturizer, like the Younique Brilliant Moisturizing Gel, a restorative facial moisturizer that is formulated to leave the skin hydrated, energized, and healthy as it nourishes the skin with powerful ingredients. Brilliant leaves your skin feeling revitalized, toned, and radiant. 
• Touching and bursting zits: really, stop doing this, or you will just be spreading the bacteria out, causing other zits to appear. Plus, it causes scarring on the face.
• Keeping the cosmetics in the Bathroom: it's convenient, we know that, but the bathroom is a place that gets too hot and too moist which may cause some products formulas to change, and bacteria to grow.
• Not cleaning the makeup brushes: a dirty brush is like Disneyland for bacteria. Make sure you clean them at least once a week.

Homemade Carrot Mask - for Mature Skin

This homemade mask can be used for any skin type and is very easy to prepare but because it is full of vitamin A, it can be used for sensitive skin and have an effective anti-aging action, therefore anti -wrinkle.
It can be used for mature skin, but also for young skin, wishing to prevent the appearance of lines and wrinkles.
To prepare it you just need a big carrot and a teaspoon of sweet almond oil. Clean and scrape the carrot and then crush it very well, until it forms a uniform pulp. Next, mix it with the oil. 
After cleaning your face well and remove all traces of makeup with a good facial cleanser, like the Younique Awake, apply the mixture to your face, avoiding the eye contour area and mouth.

Leave the mask to act for about 10 minutes and then remove fine with the help of warm water . Then apply your usual moisturizer face, like the Brilliant Daily Moisturizing Gel.

Tips For a Good Night of Sleep

Beauty doesn't come just from a good skin care routine or good makeup tips and products, it also comes from the inside. When your body feels good, your face will automatically look better. What we eat, what we drink and the way we sleep. And when we sleep well, our face reflects it.
So, if you have problems falling asleep at night, here's some tips on how to have a good night of sleep:

• Create a sleep schedule: try to go to bed (with no distractions) everyday at the same time;
• Pay attention to the food you are eating: don't go to bed feeling hungry, or too stuffed. Eat at least 3h before going to sleep;
• Create your own bedtime ritual, like cleaning your skin with a specific product such as the Younique Awake Facial Cleanser, apply a good moisturizer, like the Brilliant Daily Moisturizing Gel also from Younique, light up an aromatherapy candle and drink a cup of camomile tea. 
• Create a comfortable environment, dark, cool and quiet bedroom;
• Don't take naps during the day. Or if you do, limit them to 30 minutes maximum;
• Get some exercise. Really, get some physical activity in your weekly routine, even if you can't go to the gym, do some walking or jogging outside. Being in shape will help you to get a good night of sleep.

How to Reduce Dark Circles

There are many factors that contribute to the appearance of dark circles, such as fatigue, stress, poor diet, heredity, excess sun, smoking, alcohol intake, among others. The spots also appear during the premenstrual period and during pregnancy because the eyelid may become whitish due to iron deficiency.

To reverse the problem, it is best to take some basic precautions to avoid or reduce dark circles. Ideally, for example, is a good night's sleep (preferably sleeping eight hours a day to allow the restoration of tissues). If your sleep is restful, your skin the next day will be much prettier, even around the eyes. Take care of food, drink plenty of water, lower alcohol and salt, use concealer it will help give the eye around a healthier appearance.

Tips to reduce dark circles:

• Sleep well

Sleeping well is one of the main tips for those who want to reduce dark circles . Therefore, the recommendation is that you sleep eight hours a day as it is during sleep that the skin is restored and recovers.

• Wash your face with cold water

Many people find that washing your face with warm water helps relieve the appearance of dark circles, Which is wrong. While the warm water promotes vasodilatation, which favors the appearance of dark circles, the cold water promotes vasoconstriction of blood vessels, causing the opposite effect, softening dark circles . Compresses of ice water also decrease swelling and darkening of the eyelids .

• Massage the region

Making a massage around the eyes causes the swelling subsides. However, in order to obtain the results you should massage twice daily.
The fingers should glide smoothly, making slight pressure, going from the inner corner to the outer upper eyelid.Then start again from the inner corner of the eyes, but at the bottom, and go toward the outer corner. The massage should start at the tear duct (located in the inner corner ) and finish at the other end .Give light taps in the region with the tip of the index finger and the middle, alternately finger.When finished, close your eyes, and with the ring finger, press the tear duct for ten seconds, making a small circle .

• Moisturize your face

Moisturize the skin daily makes her be more beautiful. Use a good daily moisturizer like the Brilliant Daily Moisturizing Gel by Younique .The facial moisturizing is useful to disguise dark circles . This is because a good hydration in the region of the eye, the skin thickness increases and consequently the facial vessels in this area are not so apparent.

• Apply a compress teabag on your eyes

Place cold compress of chamomile tea on the eyes is one of the ways to reduce dark circles . This is because chamomile has calming and anti- inflammatory action , and have an effect of vasoconstriction. The tea should be made ​​more concentrated and, before applying the compress on the eyes it should go to the freezer for a few minutes.

Beauty Tip: How to Reduce Freckles

With Spring here, and the sunny afternoons getting warmer, we tend to be outside a little bit more, enjoying the warmth and getting sunkissed. But for girls out there with freckles, (and as much as we think they're cute and charming), we know for a fact that it's sort of a hassle, because they get intensified.
One quick and easy tip, besides wearing sunscreen, is lemon juice. That's right, lemon juice! Just squeeze a fresh lemon into a cup and dip a cotton pad in it, and apply on your freckles. As you sunbathe the citric acid will work on making the freckles clearer, less intense and less noticeable.
Don't forget to use a good moisturizer as well to prevent your skin to get dehydrated. Try Younique's Brilliant Moisturizing Gel which is a rich and restorative facial moisturizer that is formulated to leave the skin hydrated, energized, and healthy

Homemade scrub for oily skin

If you have oily skin, take advantage of the vitamin properties of almonds and the antiseptic properties of honey. It's pretty easy:
You will need 5 peeled almonds and 2 tablespoons of honey. To prepare the scrub, start by shredding the almonds (use a shredder) until the texture looks almost like sand.
Then, mix the honey with the shredded almonds, and gently exfoliate the face skin previously cleaned in round movements.
Wash it off with warm water until your skin is completely clean, and apply your daily moisturizer, like the Younique's Brilliant Daily Moisturizing Gel, as it will leave your skin feeling revitalized, toned, and radiant.

Revigorating Homemask

After having your skin scrubbed and clean, mix a packet of mint leaves with 1 cup f water and 2 tablespoons of Younique's Rose Water and apply this lotion with a cotton pad all over the face, neck and chest.

3. In the blender add 1 cup of water and 1/2 beetroot and strain. Reserve half of the mixture and heat the other half until warm. Dissolve 1 gelatin sheet and mix everything.

4. Apply the mask all over your face with upward movements (upwards). Remove after 15 minutes and apply Younique's Brilliant Daily moisturizer.

Thou Shall Moisturize Daily!

So many people do not realize the importance of moisturizing your skin daily. Your skin, especially your face, goes through a lot of abuse through out the day. Plus, as we start to age, our skin tends to become drier. Moisturizing your face should be an essential part of your daily routine. START YOUNG, before you start to see wrinkles and damage.

• Repair- they are so many factors that will take the moisture out of your skin. Pollution, poor diets, cold weather, dry furnaces and stressful lifestyles can all dehydrate the skin, that is why we need to give our skin some added help. While these elements are draining moisture away, the only method to hydrate and provide a bit of nourishment back in is by applying a moisturizer every day.
  
• Prevent - applying moisturizer stimulates the skin improving the circulation of blood to the body helping to boost collagen levels. The depletion of collagen increases the amount of wrinkles, fine lines, and sagging skin on the body.

I LOVE Brilliant Daily Moisturizing Gel. Made with pearl powder, natural silver and ginseng - this gluten-free moisturizer is seriousssssly heaven in a bottle.