More Health And Beauty Tips From A Beverly Hills Beauty Expert
Author: Sandy Steelebr
Source: isnare.combr
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Honey, trust me on this…
QUESTION: I just came off a spring wardrobe shopping binge, but all my new summer pastels look so bland against my leftover winter white skin. Its too early in the year to be really tan, so whats a girl to do until summer?
ANSWER: Youre so right! Lime green tank top on pasty arms? Khaki mini skirt over milky legs? Does this visual make you nauseous? You cant enjoy your new financial investment like this, and its soooo very poseur to show up at work Monday morning with a million dollar St. Tropez (spray) tan. Thanks to the chemical gods, there are several new lotion products that gradually, day by day, build your color to a healthy sun blessed tan. Now, dont even think about the old self-tanning orangey brown stuff we all had one bad experience with and then NEVER again. These are body lotions (you gotta moisturize anyway!) that contain just enough tint to last through tomorrows shower and deepen with another application until tomorrows shower, etc. But before I name names, kick off the daily lotion commitment with a mini spa treatment, right at home, to increase products effectiveness and really get into the tanning spirit. Before the first lotion application, fill your tub with water and add a whole gallon of whole milk! Whoa, Im not going Cleopatra on youÂ…milks lactic acid is the best, mildest exfoliant in the world, and the protein and fat does wonders for dry skin While youre soaking, go ahead and shave your legs (if youre still a Neanderthal like I and dont wax). Then use a Buf-Puf, or some such abrasive tool, and polish ever other inch of skin you can reach. After you towel dry, apply rich amounts of either Neutrogena Build-a-Tan lotion or Clarins Liquid Bronze Self Tanning Milk (between you and me, Neutrogenas cheaper and smells better, but you do whatever you want). The next day or night, just shower or bathe as usual and apply the lotion; dont do the milk bath. If youre dressing to go out, really gild the lily and deepen your tan-in- process with a bronze body powder HEAD TO TOE (some are blinged with a little shine). Make-up artists and runway models horde Scott Barnes Body Bling Lotion and Michael Kors Leg Shine bronzing powders because they know these products make cellulite fade from view. Not that OUR readers care.
QUESTION: Ive always taken good care of my complexion, so I cant believe that at 28 Im already getting crows feet! What is up with that?
ANSWER: In real estate, its all about location, location, location. With wrinkles, its moisture, moisture, moisture. When I was cruising the cosmetic counters at Barneys recently, I couldnt believe my eyes (no pun intended). All the cosmetic companies are STILL convincing women that if they will only apply this one super-duper, amazing (as in amazingly expensive) under eye cream only ONCE or TWICE a day, adios crows feet. Buy any moisturizer you want, but you better keep it near you in your purse, at the office, in the kitchen, at arms reach, because every few hours, reapply it under your eyes (NO, not into the eyeliner, please). Be religious with it, and within a couple of days, youll be giving thanks you did. That area is drier than the Santa Anas, and unless youre either in a coma or over-botoxd, you cant help squinting, laughing, or frowning. Come on, it takes less time to slap on a sip of moisture under your eyes than it does to line and gloss your lips – and look how often we do that!
QUESTION:All I hear is drink plenty of water, but how much, really, and when does anyone have the time for all that water?
ANSWER:First of all, youre talking to a woman who knows the location of every employee bathroom in every business establishment in west L.A. – and Im talking places where they speak languages from dead civilizations. Dont EVER, NEVER EVER, leave the house without a large bottle of water – fill up an empty one if you have to – drink it all day long. No, this isnt a new idea in a society where a bottle of Evian on a person is considered as essential as designer sunglasses. Heres the catch: its not the how much?, its the when?. You absolutely must consume your water between meals (30 minutes before and one hour after). Drinking more than a half glass of any liquid (wellll, maybe except martinis) with meals dilutes the stomachs digestive enzymes. That healthy spinach and sprout salad at lunch leaves from your stomach nothing but a liquid mess, and you wonder later where the gas and bloating came from along with hunger pains! Sip at mealtime and guzzle in between, and Ill see you in the loo.
QUESTION:Ive finally stopped smoking and everything else thats considered bad for you, but I cant kick my chocolate craving. Does it really cause acne and other curses?
ANSWER:I am so happy to report on something that most people (especially women) keep under wrappers, because you are now released from chocolate guilt bondage. Believe it or not, university scientists spend thousands of hours and even more dollars testing the effects of naturally yummy things like chocolate on humans. According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, the results are that DARK chocolate lowers high blood pressure and contains potent amounts of anti-oxidants. Remember, theyre the good guys that destroy free radicals that cause heart disease, age spots, wrinkles, and everything we hire doctors to get rid of. Theres one caveat to this chocolate deal: You must eat ONLY DARK chocolate, not milk or white chocolate. In fact, to get all the benefits from chocolate (I know, it sounds like an oxymoron), you cant even wash it down with milk. Dont you dare fret about getting fat over a few truffles, either, because dark chocolate has less sugar and calories than the lighter versions. And, no, it doesnt cause acne like your mom told you. If you still need convincing to run to Godiva, its always been a pure fact that chocolate stimulates brain neurotransmitters responsible for that warm, fuzzy, Im madly in love feeling. Think of it: did you ever know a girl with a broken heart who didnt go on a chocoholic binge? Its just natures way of replacing one warm glow with another.br
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