Beauty Tip Tuesday - Soft Cuticles

Time For Another Beauty Tip Tuesday!

Today is how to get and keep healthy cuticles!

For those of you that don't know what a cuticle is - it is the thin peice of skin found at the base of our nails. It is important to take care of this part of your body because, not only is it super visible and can cause your hands to look a mess!- but it is also a defense against bacteria and fungus entering the nail bed, preventing infection.

Ok - to get soft, smooth cuticles here is what you need:

-Nail polish remover (non-acetone)

-Hand lotion

-Olive oil or hair conditioner
-Small bowl of warm water
-Dry, soft cloth

Avoid products with acetone in them as this causes nails to become dry and brittle and extended use of acetone (enters your body through your skin) can cause issues with your kidneys, liver and nerves.

First you need to remove any old nail polish, then you apply either the olive oil or hair conditioner (whichever you have handy). Massage into your cuticles and let sit for about 5 minutes.

Get your bowl of warm water ready and soak your hands (about 2-5 minutes). Remove your hands from the water and take your soft towel - pat your hands dry and using the towel, gently push back your cuticles. Do not cut your cuticles unless you have been trained and know what you are doing(your cuticles should never bleed when you cut them! Cutting too far back can lead to infection) - pushing the cuticles should be sufficient.

Once you've pushed back your cuticles apply some hand cream.

* I always try to apply hand cream each and every time I wash my hands or get them wet - this prevents my cuticles from drying and cracking. If your cuticles are extremely dry try using some vitamin E oil - it can work miracles!

I hope you enjoyed todays Beauty Tip!

XO Sarah

Lets Try A Little Experiment Shall We?

We are always so focused on keeping our hair healthy -

we spend hundreds of dollars on products. Shampoos, conditioners, oil treatments, masks - the list goes on and on. But what about our other hair? By other hair, I of course mean our eyelashes and brows! We apply all kinds of products to our lashes without giving it a second thought, but we never think about their health. I don' t use any nourishing products on my lashes, do you? Come to think of it, I'm actually pretty rough on my lashes. I use water proof mascara (very dehydrating!) artificial lashes, lash extensions, and I'm sure, any number of other drying, terrible products! Imagine some of the damage!

Today , when I was in my bathroom giving my hair a nice treatment, I though? What about my lashes? We don't realize how fragile they can become - they get breakage, they can become dry and brittle, just as the hair on our head does - they need some tender loving care sometimes too!

 

Have you heard of morrocan oil? I'm sure you have!

Well, I've been using Argon Oil (same thing) on my hair, and let me tell you, it's never felt better! I absolutely love it. My hair is soft and shiny, and just feels good. Which, of course, got me to thinking what it would do for my lashes. So I'm doing an experiment! I'm going to use this argon oil on my lashes for the next two weeks and see what it does. Maybe it will do something, maybe it won't. We shall see.

Tonight was the first night of application - I took an old mascara applicator (sanitized!) and dipped it in my oil and applied it to my lashes. I must say - it feels fine so far! I wonder if they will feel any different when I wake up in the morning? It will be an interesting two weeks!

Wish me luck in my search for healthy lashes and I will keep you posted on my results with the argon oil!

XO Sarah

Lashes Coming Soon!

Hey There friends,

I've got some exciting news! The eyelash extensions will be coming in soon!

 

I will be offering this service out of Extreme Ends starting May 1st, make sure you call in to book an appointment, or just to chat and see what they are all about, 250-338-8552. You can also let me know a time and date that works for you and I can book you in.

So what's the cost?! Well price will be around $100-150 (depending on how many lashes), and fills will be approximately $50.

I'm so excited! See you soon!

XO Sarah

Beauty Tip Tuesday! Enhance Those Assets!

How to enhance your assets!

Going out on the town and wish you had a little more cleavage to show off? Or just going out for lunch with friends and wished you appeared a little "fuller"?

Well - we all know how makeup can change the way you look; enhance your best features, but did you know it can also give you the look of more cleavage?

This trick is simple and easy to use. Here is what you will need:

-first and foremost... a push up bra!
-a contouring brush (or a simple blush brush would work)
-facepowder one or two shades darker than your skin (if you don't have this you can use eyeshadow that is darker than you skin)
-facepowder a shade lighter than your natural skin tone (again you can use a highlighting eyeshadow)
-bronzer (this is optional)

Now lets get to the good stuff - how to apply!

First, make sure that your chest area is clean (just as you would before applying makeup to your face).

Push up bra time - this will help you with placement of the makeup colors.

Take your brush and apply the lighter facepowder/eyeshadow between your breasts using long sweeping strokes in an up and down motion.

Now take the brush and using the darker color apply to your upper cleavage area. Start from the middle of your breasts and extend up and around in an arching fashion. Make sure that you bring the color to the inside edge of where your clothing will be as you don't want anyone seeing the lines of your makeup. Use back and forth motions when applying this. Go back and bring the color down around your breast to the highlighted area in the centre (use a very light hand in this area)

Go back to the lighter shade and highlight just above and below the darker color - bring back down to the highlighted area between your breasts.

Now you can apply a bit of bronzer all over is you wish.

Remember the key to this look is blending! Blend, blend and blend! You don't want your enhancement to look obvious.

This look is difficult to master for some and may not work out on your first try, so practise and before you know it, it will be a quick and simple tool to use.

I hope you enjoyed today's beauty tip!

XO Sarah