Thursday 23 June 2011

Beauty And Sparkle: Fish Pedicure

Beauty And Sparkle: Fish Pedicure: "One of the most talked about Beauty Treatments right now, the Fish Pedicure! This is the 21st centry now and so we have discovered that by ..."

Beauty And Sparkle: Minx V Nail Art V Air Brush

Beauty And Sparkle: Minx V Nail Art V Air Brush: "Minx Nails - A flexible polymer that is heated then applied to nails, like a sticker. Five product lines are available to choose from Metal..."

Beauty And Sparkle: Au Naturel

Beauty And Sparkle: Au Naturel: "Bearing our face can for all to see can be quite challenging! Dark circles, blemishes, acne...reach for the Bare Minerals Foundation! But i..."

Au Naturel

Bearing our face can for all to see can be quite challenging! Dark circles, blemishes, acne...reach for the Bare Minerals Foundation! But is a mask really the answer?

Foundation clogs the skins pores causing blackheads and blemishes , increasing the risk even higher if it is not removed over night. Although mineral products contain less ingredients then others on the market, many of them however do contain an ingredient called Bismuth Oxychloride. Which can cause irritation and cosmetic outbreaks to the skin.

Tinted moisturizers can give a glowing complexion without looking cakey,whilst having SPF protection. The skin has an extra layer of moisture , keeping your skin young, natural and pores open. Without that feeling of nakedness as you have a nice sun kiss from the product, recommend Avon Skin So Soft Satin Glow. 

Dark circles, recommend No7 Instant Radiance Concealer
Blemishes and acne, recommend Collection 2000 Concealer 

By leaving your skin fresh it has time to breath and any acne on the surface can now be treated with Body Shop Tea Tree Blemish Gel and Aloe Vera plant leaves Over night recommend Sudocream. Its only a time scale until skin improvement.

The face complexion with a natural, healthy glow that will age well is one that is more photogenic compared to skin in a mask.

Whats your experience?

Wednesday 22 June 2011

Minx V Nail Art V Air Brush

Minx Nails- A flexible polymer that is heated then applied to nails, like a sticker. Five product lines are available to choose from Metallic, Standard Designs,  Custom,  Armour & Colour. Minx nails claims not to chip and a photogenic fashion trend. To remove the foils unlike polish, heat is required! Remove under a hair dryer gently from side to side using a nail moisturiser after use.

Nail Art- Creative hand painted polish designs with the optional use of rhinestones and glitter finish. This is a professional art one of which with practice, patience and enjoyment you can carry out on your own nails! By using stripers, brushes, bobby pins, marbling tools and a tooth pick you can create flawless designs! Always give them beautiful nails a base and top coat. Recommend  Avon Nail Experts UV Gloss Guard Top Coat

Airbrush- Nail polish is airbrushed onto the nail creating styles with the use of a stencil. Airbrushing designs can be simple but sleek to wild and extravagant. This is one of the quicker ways to applying art form onto the nails as the stencils base design is already in shape form. To speed up the drying process a nail/heat dryer and you have fab nails in a fab time scale!

But which art form to choose? Which is better for your nails? Which looks better on your nails?  
For me Minx its hit or miss...as i find it can look tacky if the right nail foil is not chosen. Minx also claims to be Eco-friendly as nail polish remover is not needed ...is plugging in a hair dryer Eco friendly then? hmmm
Nail Art simply wonderful...there are some very clever and pretty designs out there, I'm always keeping an eye on them rhinestones though! I also think its a good practice to do it your own nails and create designs.
Air brush again some very pretty designs, however if your looking for something different you could always have the same one design as the lady sitting next to you? A stencil is a stencil right?  On the plus side of airbrushing if you are are tight for time and need a flawless nail appointment in your lunch break this would be my option. Air brushing also looks great on acrylic nails.

My verdict Nail Art gets my vote each and every time, if i see a design i like .. i'll tweak it. :-)  It is nice to match your nails to fashion and bring out individuality.I love the pure Art and talent in Nail Art.!
A little beauty you can do your self, with a bit of practice when painting the non-writing hand.

http://youtu.be/_H6fNpNvXdc

What is your verdict?                        

Tuesday 21 June 2011

Fish Pedicure

One of the most talked about Beauty Treatments right now, the Fish Pedicure!
This is the 21st centry now and so we have discovered that by putting our feet into a warm shallow tank full of  Gurra Rufa (tiny toothless carps) which indeed will feed and live on  most things including dead skin , we eco friendly dont need a pumice stone and file no more!
The treatment on average takes around 15-30 minutes, within this time the fish only eat the dead and flaking skin leaving the healthy skin to grow.
This treatment looks a liitle worrying, however clients have been known to fall asleep with the pure sense of relaxtion. The skin is left soft and supple all thanks to a tingling feast from the very natural and tradional turkish technique. 

I would love to hear about your experiences , views and opinions on the Fish Pedicure Treatment!