Beauty Tips - for todays modern woman

Use your blow-dryer on a cold setting to dry your lotion and sunscreen, says dermatologist Fredric Brandt, MD, author of 10 Minutes/10 Years. Allowing skin care products to set makes your makeup go on more smoothly and last longer.

The newest age erasers? Fungi-filled face products. "Antioxidant-rich mushrooms decrease inflammation that leads to wrinkling and a loss of firmness, and they don't cause irritation," says Marta Rendon, MD, of the University of Miami School of Medicine. Some 'shrooms also contain enzymes that speed cell turnover, slow collagen breakdown, and improve tone and texture.


Dermatologists are rolling out the red carpet for CoffeeBerry, a new skin care star that promises a younger complexion. The extract, which comes from the berries that house coffee beans, packs polyphenols, antioxidants with the most free-radical fighters. "You're protecting against cellular damage, a main cause of aging," says David McDaniel, MD, assistant professor of dermatology at Eastern Virginia Medical School.


By the time you hit 40, you'd learned to juggle more than three things at once (um, try 30 things). Now some moisturizers are catching up to your speed. Besides containing a hint of self-tanner that allows skin to slowly darken, the newest daily glow lotions are packed with potent hydrators (like ginkgo biloba) and tightening ingredients (including caffeine and ginseng) that make jiggly skin look and feel firmer, reports Mary Lupo, MD, a Prevention advisor and a clinical professor of dermatology at Tulane University.

If the number of night creams coming onto the market is any indication, the right time to pamper your skin is when you hit the sack: Last year consumers spent about $56 million on nighttime moisturizers alone. Although no scientific studies have been published comparing nighttime with daytime products, there may be some advantages to treating your skin while you slumber.

Cosmetic chemists know, for example, that many anti-aging ingredients stay active longer when they're not exposed to sunlight. Retinoids, which speed cell turnover, "can break down chemically with light exposure and become ineffective," says Julian Omidi, MD, a dermatologist in private practice in Los Angeles.

Other "anti-agers"--such as topical vitamins, including C and E--don't hold up well in sunlight or air. They're in both day and night products, but you probably get more antioxidant bang for your buck when you apply them before you go to sleep.


Smashing your face into a pillow creates fold lines that eventually become permanent if they're repeated every night. Spending time on your back also helps counter the effects of gravity that accumulate during the day. In a recent study of 38 women and men, Japanese researchers found there was greater wrinkling in the afternoon than in the morning; they concluded that the face literally falls with gravity as the day progresses. At night, you get a chance to reverse that.

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Hello, Pretty Ladies!

THIS IS A TOAST.... TO US ..

FOR THE MEN WHO HAVE US,
THE LOSERS WHO HAD US,
AND THE LUCKY PEOPLE WHO WILL MEET US!!

New Lady Look from the ISLANDS

Todays' women are becomeing and very curious in the different fashion fads that are up and coming, one that is very interesting as it is just a baby fashion fad is the Island Trend........this trend can be very beautiful and serene in a highly sophisticated way..

From the garment to the accessories themselves there is absolutley myriads to choose from.

It is only today that Islanders have began to appreciate the uniqueness of thier culture and how they can have quiete an influence in the beauty/fashion industry, yet how this can be made more available is an obstacle that needs to be tackled.
Not many people in the islands know how to use the internet and the power of internet marketing........therefore this new type of communication is very.

I hope to bring the many unfortunat into this mediu, as I have see the outstanding pieces of traditional island jewellery that can be hand made.

Coconut ornaments

Unique and Pretty

Island Jewellery

For some time now the Island Fashion had been dorment, however it was nice to see some of the superstars wearing some simple but kinky island jewellery made of coconut shells and sea shells...it made a totally outstanding look on Elle McPhearson and Kylie Minogue, so I would say that these ladies were setting a trend that would promote jewellery from the pacific...Good On You!! Ladies thats the spirit keep it going!!! The beautiful colored prints on sarongs and the cowrie belts were splendid on Elle, if more models tried out these unique island trends I can garauntee it would kick up a storm alright