A lot of elements go into creating your perfect hair style. There's the skill level of your stylist, the shape of your face, and the texture of your hair, for starters. But there's another important element that's easy to overlook: your personality. After all, high-maintenance highlights won't work if you don't have the patience to sit through hours-long visits to the salon every few weeks, and a cut that needs a daily swipe of a flat iron isn't ideal for an au naturel, wash-and-go gal.
"When the right balance exists between your hair style and your personality, that's when your authentic beauty comes alive," says Marcy Cona, creative director of color and style for Clairol and the owner of M.C. Hair Consultants. Take this quiz to find out which hair styles are right for you.
This is a great quiz!
Finding the Hair Style for your personality!
Monday, March 29, 2010
Beauty Tips ~ Finding the Perfect Foundation
Finding the perfect Foundation Shade for You
There are so many types of foundation to choose from:
Mineral Powder Foundation combines the feel of a powder with the coverage of a foundation. Lines, wrinkles and finer imperfections seem to disappear. Weightless and skin-perfecting, the powder provides natural coverage in the sweep of a brush. For a flawless look, a specially designed mineral foundation brush should be used when applying this type of foundation.
Medium-Coverage Liquid Foundation is generally best for normal to oily skin. It provides even coverage and helps control excess oil.
Full-Coverage Liquid Foundation is generally best for normal to dry skin. It helps hydrate skin while providing coverage.
Creme-To-Powder Foundation is a lightweight, two-in-one product that glides on like a cream and then dries to a powder matte finish. It’s great for women who like more opaque coverage and/or need to hide minor imperfections and blemishes.
Tinted Moisturizer With Sunscreen SPF 20* can be a fabulous option for on-the-go sheer color coverage. It’s perfect for an active lifestyle and has the added bonus of sunscreen and moisturization.Day Radiance® Cream Foundation† is a rich, creamy foundation that helps seal in moisture, so it’s great for women with dry skin.
Once you’ve found the perfect formula to fit your needs, the next step in achieving complexion perfection is finding the right shade. In addition to evening out skin tone and helping protect the skin from environmental damage, foundation can make the skin look smooth and flawless. Here are a few tips for nailing down the perfect hue.
•Yellow-based foundations work well on almost everyone. Foundations with a little yellow will even out almost every complexion. Yellow minimizes red, which may be inherent in skin’s coloring as a result of tanning, aging or broken capillaries.
•Test a shade on your jawline or cheek. The correct shade should literally disappear into the skin and blend with the skin tone of the neck rather than the face.
•When trying a new shade, it's best to test in natural light. Also be sure to allow a few minutes for the foundation to adapt to your skin before making a decision on the color.
Subscribe to:
Comments (Atom)