Perfect Bridal Hairstyle For A Perfect Wedding

Bridal occasions require some effort to achieve success, with proper planning a key ingredient. Bridal hairstyles are the same; they require thought, consideration and a solid plan. There are many important factors to consider when choosing a bridal hairstyle.

The length and texture of your hair will determine what can actually be achieved. Next, your bridal hairstyle needs to complement the gown you will be wearing. For example, if your gown is low cut off the shoulder, you should consider choosing a bridal hairstyle where some hair falls down onto your shoulders so not to leave that area bare. You can still consider an upstyle, but you should make sure that some hair is down, even if it’s only a little, to soften the style.

Let Go Of Worry

How often do you catch yourself worrying?

When I was a kid my mom used to say to me, "95% of what you worry about never happens." I think she recognized that I was the "worrying type" and was trying to help ease my mind. Although this rarely worked, I appreciated her sentiment and know now that she was right.

For as long as I can remember, I've been prone to worrying. I continue to work on this, let it go, forgive myself for it, and choose different ways of being in the face of my fear. And, I still catch myself worrying more than I'd like - about the future, about my body, about how things will turn out, about what people think about me, about money, about the well-being of my loved ones, about the state of the world, and much more.

8 Harmful Skincare Ingredients To Avoid

Good skin epitomizes good health. It is the first layer of ourselves which we expose to everyone we meet. The external ‘us’ symbolizes our true state of being, one that denotes how we care for ourselves.

However, with all the attention on optimum skin health, do you really know what is in your skincare? Most of the products we purchase have names and words that are beyond our comprehension. To add salt to injury, they plaster pictures of beautiful women with great skin, to denote that our skin has potentials of looking the same with their skincare. Then there is the tough choice of choosing ‘natural’ and ‘organic’ skincare treatments. And by taking away all the attention from the high-sounding ingredients, we apply these potions believing that we are on our way to fairer skin.

Stress Busting Home Spa Plan

When the weekend approaches, instead of collapsing in front of the television on Friday evening, shake off the week’s stress by making your own spa plan to leave you refreshed, revitalized and ready to make the most of the weekend.

You will need:

* sea salt

* sweet almond oil

* pure essential oils of sandalwood, rose, lavender, neroli and ylang ylang

* small bathside candles or floating candles and a glass bowl

* bottled water or freshly squeezed fruit juice

* organic whole milk

* dried or fresh rose petals and lavender flowers

* natural sponge

* 2 large bath towels and 1 hand towel

Healthy Ways To Prevent Hair Loss

It is interesting to note that many are unaware of the hair growth process and was taken for granted. At some point we took months to decide for our next haircut due to the microscopic and imperceptible occurrence of the hair growth process. Did you know that humans have more hair per follicles compared to chimps and gorillas?

Hair follicle is a small pouch-like structure below the skin. Each hair grows from its own individual hair follicle. The keratinized, hardened tissue that grows from the follicle is the hair shaft. It is what we see and brush daily.

Hair grows differently in each person depending on several factors such as age, weight, metabolism, hormones, ethnicity, medication and others. Hair can grow on the scalp, eyebrows, legs, backs, underarms, and genital areas. These are the thicker, fully pigmented hair which most people consider as ‘real hair’.

Fighting Skin Aging The Healthy Way

Birthdays happen. You feel older. You start worrying about the effects of aging on every part of your body, especially your skin. Just mentioning the word ‘aging’ is enough to send many women cringing. Don’t you wish you could just erase them away? Revitol can help.

Among the factors that cause aging skin are lifestyle, diet, environmental pollution, harsh products, gravity and stress. They plainly advertise our age, or worse still, add years to it.

Basically there are two causes of aging skin: extrinsic aging and intrinsic aging.

Extrinsic aging can be tackled. It all depends on our lifestyle. In other words, we can choose to delay this aging process. Harmful sun exposure, facial expression, gravity, sleeping position and smoking are the main culprits of extrinsic aging. Within just a few minutes of exposure to the sun, we can start to see visible changes in our skin. It becomes dehydrated, red, burned and sometimes painful to the touch. Ouch! Dermatologists term the detrimental effects of the sun on skin as photo-aging. Signs of photo-aging include wrinkles, pigmentation, sagging and rough skin, loss of lustre and brown spots. Revitol with its combination of plant based ingredients can help ensure optimal protection against harmful free radical induced in these environmental factors.

Screen Yourself From The Sun

When you stay outdoors, you are actually risking yourself to sunburn. Even though you think you have given yourself a layer of protection with sunscreen, however beware that these chemicals can also increase your skin’s sensitivity to the ultraviolet light. This can happen since certain drugs and other substances can cause the skin to burn at a lower intensity of sunlight or to burn in less time than it normally should.

A known risk factor in skin cancer is exposure to the sun’s ultraviolet. Since 1973, the death rate caused by skin cancer has increased to 50%. Melanoma is the most serious form of skin cancer and 59,940 new cases was reported in 2007.

Hair Dyeing Precautions

Have you dyed your hair to another color? It may be a difficult decision for some to change their hair color. How safe are the hair dyes? Even though some studies have found the connection between certain cancers to hair dyes, there are also some studies that have found the opposites. Compared to other cosmetic color additives, most hair dyes don’t have to go through safety testing before it goes to the shelves. The main ingredient in hair dyes is coal-tar when it first came out. Now, most hair dyes are made from petroleum sources. However, due to the same compounds found, they are still considered to be coal-tar dyes by the FDA.

Big Bags – A Pain In The Neck

One of the biggest fashion trends this season is to be seen toting a huge handbag. Jumbo sized bags are the rage and all leading designers have come up with exquisite pieces that may just be a strain on the pocket, and elsewhere.

Hefty bags can cause back pain, shoulder and neck pain, headaches and even arthritis, warns Dr Jane Sadler of Baylor Medical Centre in Garland, Texas.

“I see so many women with neck pain and headaches, and what I usually do is look for their bags and pick them up,” says Sadler. “Their bags generally weigh anywhere from 7 to 10 pounds!”

Such extra large bags mean that women are carrying more items and this can cause an imbalance when walking or standing, another case of poor posture and ergonomics.

Blepharoplasty – The Double Eyelid Surgery

Statistics shows that approximately 50% of East Asians possess double eyelids, while the other half shows little or no sign of crease formation (single eyelid). Even when present, the Asian crease differ significantly from a typical Westerner crease. In general, the Asian upper eyelid crease forms closer to the eyelashes, is shaped differently, and is sometimes incomplete or broken into multiple folds.

Irrespective of ethnicity, double eyelids are typically considered more attractive by most people. The absence of a superior palpebral fold (the crease) makes the upper eyelid drapes like a single, unruffled curtain. With double eyelids, eyes appear bigger and thus give the impression of youth. The lack of excessive skin and fat also make eyes look more energetic. The platform of exposed skin between the crease and the eyelashes allow ladies to apply makeup more effectively too.