Showing posts with label skincare. Show all posts
Showing posts with label skincare. Show all posts

how to make through the maze of myriad products so you can layer right

 

What exactly does a skincare routine entail? This question must have crossed your mind and it deserves a thought. Building up an arsenal is quite an effort and it demands you to understand what is the need of the hour for your skin. Chances are such that, the more you slather, the more damage you may welcome. Going big isn’t always the best choice despite the pursuit for achieving healthy skin. The rule of thumb is to apply products ranging from thinnest to thickest formula and to take a 30-second break between each product application, this ensures the products are seeped in well.

There is no mandate for the products that fit into the morning schedule to necessarily make the cut at night. Mornings are for lighter and protective formulas. You have no freedom to skip sunscreen when indoors or outdoors. Sunscreen acts as the holy grail product all-year-round for its intense power to shield your skin from damage and premature aging. Nights are all about targeting and treating skin scaries. In other words, retinol is a big no for daytime. And hyaluronic and peptides are meant to work a dream at night. 

Do not forget to keep your skin squeaky clean from makeup. Remove all its traces with an oil-based makeup remover. Opt for gentle cleansers that are water-based and do not pick harsh face washes for acne-prone skin. It will only worsen the skin and lead to havoc. Use a toner infused with natural ingredients post cleansing your face for extra hydration. While picking your serums, go for antioxidants like Vitamin C during the day and anti-aging rich ingredients like hyaluronic acid and retinol at night. For under eye bags, you can skip this step during the day if you aren’t applying makeup. Look for antioxidant-rich caffeine eye cream or rollers at night. If your skin is prone to acne, you can feel free to ditch face oils and go for moisturisers. Face oils are advised to be used pre moisturisation at daytime and post moisturisation at night. This helps to lock in all the above products. For dry skin, facial oils can do good because it delivers hydration. Follow it up with a soothing and nourishing moisturiser. 

Written By Manjusha Naik
 

Demi Moore Spends $150,000 a Year on Skincare Treatments

Demi MooreA source says the actress “is always in search of the newest anti-aging treatment!”

Holy Wrinkle Creams, BFFs! Did you know that Hollywood beauty Demi Moore spends over $150,000 a year on costly skincare treatments? Can you imagine?!? Read on and I’ll give you the scoop!

According to Daily Mail UK, the gorgeous actress is fond of Thermage skin-tightening treatments, a non-invasive procedure that uses radio frequency to heat the deepest layers of the skin while keeping the surface cool, resulting in a plumping and firming of the skin’s appearance.

The treatments are worth over $3000 a pop and Demi is reported to love the effects so much she sometimes goes more than once a week! That’s an estimated $150,000 on just skin treatments, people!

Demi’s no stranger to the costly skin treatment controversy. It’s rumored that she had over $320,000 worth of surgery after she turned 40 and before filming Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle. She reportedly had an entire body overhaul, including almost $26,000 on liposuction, a generous $32,000 for a face lift, and $15,000 on breast implants. She reportedly even had a knee lift!

Can you IMAGINE what the annual cost of her beauty routine must be?!? We’re not even talking about facials with a celebrity esthetician, body treatments, maintenance products (moisturizers, eye creams, night creams, body creams, etc.) I’m willing to bet my own beloved night cream that the annual amount spent on Demi’s beauty could keep most of us in Louboutins for years!

Katy Perry to Endorse Secretive Skincare Range Proactiv

Katy PerryKaty Perry will endorse Proactiv, a secretive skincare range that includes an anti-acne product.

The Sun newspaper said Perry's decision was a result of her own teen battles with acne, a skin condition that adds to the awkwardness that goes with youth.

Aa an adult, Perry, who just became engaged to Russell Brand, has flawless skin. But she has said: 'I got acne at the start of my career. It was stressful. I have acne scars which I'm self-conscious about.'

Her secret will be shared with 58 countries around the world. In Australia, the product is endorsed by celebrity Delta Goodrem. It does not offer testers at the counter and has a secretive aura. American celebs Jessica Simpson and Jennifer Love Hewitt have endorsed it.

Proactiv spokesman Ben Van de Bunt said: 'We are paying people consistent with what we have done in the past - millions of dollars.'

The newspaper suggests Perry's fee for the deal is $4 million.

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