June 27, 2009

Try Mustela Baby Shampoo for a Swedish Hair Look {Beauty Tip of the Day}

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Mustela Baby Shampoo is a very good quality shampoo recommended for adults with sensitive skin who can use it as an everyday shampoo. I started using it at one point in time because I was looking for a non-aggressive shampoo for a frequent to daily use.

It contains wheat, chamomile and coconut oil extracts and is hypoallergenic...

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June 9, 2009

Nivea Creme On Your Dry Ends {Beauty Tip of the Day - Hair}


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Everybody knows Nivea Creme, the legendary cream created in 1911 by Dr. Oskar Troplowitz in Hamburg, and almost everyone loves it since it sells at the rate of about 10,000 tons a year.

But what do people do with it? We all know the usual drill: face, neck, elbows, knees, feet...everywhere where the skin is dry and in need of a quick fix...

A vintage ad from the 1950s on the left: "against dry skin" (and the elements).



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May 28, 2009

DIY Shiny Salon Hair {Beauty Tip of the Day}


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La Tresse by Gerald Leslie Brockhurst, 1926


Someone was asking me what kind of tips one could use at home to get the kind of great glamorous hair that result from a hair-salon session. I promised that person to ask a hair expert to come share some insights on the blog. But then I remembered a really easy and effective tip that I actually tend to forget using for my own benefit. That's just for the shiny part of glamorous hair salon...

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May 27, 2009

Eat Your Kiwi {Beauty Tip of the Day} {Eat for Beauty}

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Did you know that the best way to integrate vitamin C into your beauty routine is by eating it and in kiwis in particular!

Topical application of C and fruit acids on skin pales in comparison with the advantages of just eating one kiwi a day, a fruit known for its anti-wrinkling properties thanks also to its content in vitamin E.

Eat it well ripened for maximum anti-oxydant benefits.


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