Monday, June 7, 2010
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
For Curly Hair
Step 1: Hydrate
Start by using a moisturizing shampoo and conditioner, as curly hair tends to get a lot dryer than straight hair. For best shine results on curly hair, try washing every other day so you don’t strip the hair of its natural oils.
Step 2: Prep
Apply a frizz-ease serum or a shine curl-enhancing spray/cream to wet strands. Comb the cream throughout the entire hair using a wide-tooth comb because that will make the cuticle lie a little flatter.
Step 3 Finish and Style: Twist inch-size pieces around your finger, then scrunch the spirals up, shaping individual curls to make them more uniform. Finish off by blow-drying your hair with a diffuser or letting it air-dry to reduce heat damage.
3 Simple Steps to Shiny Hair
We all want full, beautiful, youthful looking hair, and that means we just want lots of shine. Why? Because shiny hair simply passes off as healthy hair! Did you know that the smoother the hair cuticle, the more shine it reflects? When a hair cuticle is damaged, light gets absorbed into cracks and crevices, making hair look dull. Therefore, you need to fill in those cracks and use the right techniques to smooth the cuticle. So here are 3 simple steps to help you get the most shine out of your hair!
For Straight Hair
Step 1: Cleansing
Before you get that shine, you need to cleanse your hair of all the built-up gunk from hair products that’s accumulated over time. For this, use a deep-cleansing shampoo once a week. Start by applying conditioner first from your ears all the way down to your ends to provide a protective barrier on the strands that helps prevent tears and split ends from forming. Continue by applying the deep-cleansing shampoo only to your roots, lather, and try rinsing with cold water to help seal and smooth the cuticle.
Step 2: Prep
Apply an anti-frizz serum or polishing milk to towel-dried hair. Make sure you run it through the hair using a fine tooth comb – this will ensure that those cracks and crevices get filled with moisture instead of being blow away when you start to blowdry. Finish off with a volumizing spray for a little pick-me-up.
Step 3: Finish and Style
Use a blow-dryer with a nozzle attached and point the airflow only downwards to help ensure smooth cuticles as you dry. Finish drying your hair with cold air from your blow-dryer and apply a shine spray or frizz serum to ends for ultimate shine.
New Nail Polish Hues
This winter, nail polish is making a bold statement: the darker, the better. Sure, we all know that darker shades can be tricky to wear as well as to apply, but everyone can splurge once in a while.
In this season, are hot metallics such as silver, purple and red. They look super sexy and give you a little bit of edge. Make sure your nails are short and clean. These colors look best on shorter nails.
Favorite New Moisturizer: Dove Day Lotion
I’ve had so much trouble in the past finding the right lotion for my face just because I have combination skin and sometimes my face is oily and other times it’s super dry, so a lot of the lotions I’ve tried didn’t do it for me.
Thankfully, Dove Day Lotion for Sensitive Skin came to the rescue, and I haven’t looked back since! So here’s the 411 on this lotion:
* it’s extremely light, so you don’t feel like you’re caking your face and plugging your pores
* it’s fragrance and dye free, so that means no irritation!
* hypo-allergenic and non-comedogenic of course, otherwise I wouldn’t have used it
* last but not least, it WORKS!
So basically this is my favorite day lotion so far, and it left my skin feeling silky smooth and it actually also corrected some redness due to scarring that I had! Best part?? It’s cheap!! I bought mine a few weeks ago and it came with a full-sized bonus Dove Sensitive Skin Face Wash. How much did I pay? $6.99!!
Overall, I love this moisturizer! Do you guys have any favorite lotions?? Let me know!
Monday, March 1, 2010
Home Décor: Creating an elegant room
Life has beautiful things to offer and living in a beautiful house is a dream of every Pakistani family. To, create an elegant Pakistani home interior here are some useful tips for home décor especially for bedroom.
Make Choice: Your Pakistani home is your own personal space. Take suggestions for home interior but make your home decisions.
Don’t paint in the beginning: For exclusive home design in Pakistan, mix paints and choose carpet and upholstery.
Do not choose from paint chip: It is better to purchase some of the colour and paint a small section just to see how the colour looks in room with natural light.
Ask for sample: For a decent home décor, do not decide on colours in a store. Ask for samples of paint, carpet and swatches of fabrics to see how they look in your Pakistani bedroom.
Go for bold: If you love colour find ways to play with your favourite colours in your Pakistani home interior.
Go for subtle shades: If you love red or blue colour, chose a more soft shade to provide a background to your Pakistani home design.
Follow cool and calm colours: Go for blue and green colours as it will create more calming and relaxing effect. Choose red and orange for home interior especially for playroom and family room.
Look beyond the main hues: For bedroom interior, choose coordinating colours with the same intensity.
Choose your colour family: For excellent home design, chose your family colour carefully, identify major pieces and reprint them for coordination.
Check focal point: If your bedroom has focal point, arrange the artwork and furniture around it.
Group the furniture: For Pakistani home décor, make groupings for furniture so that you can have comfortable space for conversation and sitting.
Avoid building barriers: Leave space for easy access and movement within the room.
Go for matched furniture and avoid trends: For home design, it is better if you match things in home interior and don’t waste money on trends.
Don’t put personal treasure: Don't overcrowd your home design with collectibles. Make each piece be important.
Add details: Add books, interesting lamps and decorative pillows, fragrant candles and flowers in your Pakistani bedroom.
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