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Ten Simple Ways to Get Beautiful Eyes

Thursday, November 3rd, 2011

Revitol eye creamMost people try and make the most of themselves and the eyes are always a key element as this is where most people look when talking to each other. Here you will find ten great suggestions to how to make your eyes look their best.

1. Use a quality eye cream. There are many of these about and by quality, I don’t mean the most expensive. Just do your research and look for the best you can afford.

2. Strive for perfect eyebrows. You will need to discover the best technique to do this yourself (try this page on eyebrow shaping), or simply go to the beauty parlor and have someone do it for you.

3. Highlight your lashes with a lash curler and mascara. Lash curlers come as a standard or in a heated form for maximum curl but avoid leaving them on for too long or you may burn your lashes! Experiment for the best effect. As for mascara, it is the brush that is key for maximizing volume and length. If you have very short or sparse lashes, you may want to invest in semi permanent lashes for those special occasions, lash extensions or perhaps an eyelash growth product.

4. Wearing sunglasses that suit your face rather than those that are the most fashionable can do wonders for your looks. They will also stop you squinting!

5. Eat foods rich in Vitamin K as this has been shown to help reduce bruising and there are suggestions it may help with dark circles around the eyes. Eye creams typically include vitamin K and retinol that work together to help repair and strengthen the sensitive skin around the eyes.

6. Rest cucumbers or tea bags on your eyes for at least 20 minutes to give your eyes a refreshing lift and help banish any puffiness around the eyes.

7. Rose water is a good cheap option to help soothe tired eyes. Add a couple of drops to some very cold water and dip a cotton pad in it. Squeeze out the excess and place on your eyes for a few minutes. Repeat this three or four times.

8. Never keep rubbing your eyes. Not only does this make your yes red and sore, you can rub off your eyelashes! This may be fine if you are young as they regenerate faster, but as we age, the regeneration slows down a bit and the regrowth may not be as good.

9. Sleep on silk pillowcase or a silk scarf. Not only does silk feel wonderful on the skin, it is particularly effective at helping to prevent those fine lines around the eyes in the morning!

10. Always get a full night’s rest. This is probably one of the most fundamental things you can do for your whole body, but it is particularly important to rest to have crystal clear and sparkling eyes.

For many, there’s no better feature than beautiful eyes. Look after them so they can continue to look great and keep healthy.

Eyebrow Shaping Diagram For Easy Eyebrow Shaping

Wednesday, September 21st, 2011

It doesn’t matter what method you employ to get rid of unsightly and excess hairs from your eyebrows; plucking or tweezing, you still need to get the shape correct. If you can find an eyebrow shaping diagram it will make the process more fool proof and easier.

If you can afford to have it professionally done, I would recommend it. They have the training and the tools to get the job done well. I’m not saying you can’t or shouldn’t do it yourself, I’m just a believer in making things as quick and easy as possible and having your eyebrows done by a professional seems like the best method. In my experience, it doesn’t cost much at all. I just have my hairdresser do it when I go in for a hair cut. She only charges me a few dollars to do it. Some salons are pricier than others, I know, so it may cost you more, but ask to find out for sure.

If you want to do it yourself and you can find an eyebrow shaping diagram, it should go quicker and easier.

Everyone has their own unique shape to their face and eyebrows. For the most part, all you need to do is mimic the natural shape of your eyebrow and remove any unwanted hair that isn’t part of the main brow.

You know, those unwanted hairs to the top, bottom or sides of your eyebrows. For most of us, just removing those on a regular basis is all that needs to be done. At that point it is less about reshaping and more about trimming. You will also want to make sure that your eyebrows are clean, dry and free of makeup before you start. Also, if you opt to pluck your eyebrows rather than wax them, make sure you get quality tweezers. There really can be a difference between the quality level of the tweezers.

A well lighted area of your home is going to provide the perfect location for the process. Also, having a magnifying mirror will make things easier too. These mirrors are often quite small and portable so you can take it to any place in your home. That makes finding the best light a much easier process.

If you have some hairs in your brow line that you don’t want to remove but that are overly long, you can simply take a pair of scissors and cut it off a little bit. Keeping the length of all your brow hairs the same will give you a neater look too. To determine if the length is OK simply comb your brows upward toward your hair line. Then you can easily snip off any overly long hairs before you begin waxing or tweezing.

Removing unwanted facial hairs and overly zealous eyebrows is one of those things that isn’t hard to do but can really make a big impact on your overall appearance.

Most people will simply need to “clean up” and remove any overly long eyebrow hairs or those that are growing outside of the main brow line. Others will want to reshape their eyebrows and for them, finding an eyebrow shaping diagram will help make the process a lot easier.

Not Only Women Should Know How To Shape Your Eyebrows

Friday, August 26th, 2011

Eyebrow shaping is not only for women, how to shape your eyebrows is something a lot of men should also know about. Things have changed and today, there are lots more men who have now seen that the woman in their partnership actually likes the thought of a guy who isn’t an entire slob. Many women prefer men that act like they care (a little bit) about the way they look. Gone are the days when women were the only ones expected to take some time to their appearance.

No matter whether you are a male or a female, there are several easy to understand tips for brow shaping that will help you to get a great appearance:

a. Firstly, when you can afford it, use a professional do it. In many salons you can get a good eyebrow wax concurrently you are getting a hair style or cut. The exact price will be different from one part of the nation to another but for the greater degree, adding an brow wax should be a small fraction of the cost of your typical haircut.

b. In the event you just can’t afford to have it done for you, or perhaps if you are just one of those individuals who like doing things themselves, you can do it in your own home too. You can either utilize tweezers to pick your eyebrows otherwise you can use hot wax. Both methods will work, with each having it’s own advantages and disadvantages so it is really merely a matter of choosing the method you’re feeling most comfortable with.

c. Another tip you have to bear in mind is that you go very slowly while shaping your eye brows. If you screw up and take away a big section of your eyebrows it will appear twice as dumb since you will also need to make your other brow a similar shape and thickness (unless you do, it will look much worse!).

d. Use a magnification mirror in a nicely lit room in your house.

e. Make sure your eyebrows are neat and dry before you begin.

f. Take some scissors and thoroughly clip any excessively long hairs.

g. Next identify the fundamental shape of your eye-brows. Most people should simply try to remove extra hairs that are not a part of the main brow as opposed to going crazy and trying to completely reshape their eye brows.

h. Slowly and thoroughly remove any extra hairs from above or below eyebrow.

i. You should also target those annoying hairs that are between your eyes so you aren’t bound to a uni brow! Additionally, tidy up any obvious stragglers to the look of your eyes so you can end up getting a fresh, neat brow.

I’ve done it for both; I have had my hairstylist do my brow shaping for me as well as I’ve done the job personally, and I can tell you… the stylist or beautician does a better job! If you’re able to afford it, allow a professional. If you can’t manage it, then try these tips on how to shape your eyebrows.