Health and Fitness

It’s that time of year. The shorts, skirts, and swimsuits are out and everyone desires that beautiful tanned glow. Moderate amounts of sun are healthy. Sunlight provides the skin with Vitamin D (which regulates calcium in the body) and serotonin, (which lifts and stabilizes our mood). But moderation is certainly key. Tanning is the body’s natural defense

against harsh conditions. Therefore, too much sun will wear the skin down and the result will be premature aging.

So what do you do if you want that summer glow? Makeup technique is all about cause and effect. With the right tools, you can create the effect of a glowing tan easily. First, be sure your skin is always moisturized. Moisturized skin encourages regeneration and allows makeup to go on smoothly. Dry, patchy skin absorbs makeup unevenly and blocks the pores from receiving moisture.

There are 3 types of sun effects you can produce with makeup. The…

Worried about baring your legs this summer?

Here’s some tips on getting ready for summer and look forward to the season of shorts and short skirts.

1. Moisturise your legs regularly with a moisturiser that you enjoy rubbing in. Body Shop has some wonderful Body Butters that smell fantastic and there’s a range of scents, something to please everyone.
2. Treat yourself to a pedicure before you go on holiday. You’ll be amazed at how different you feel – instead of trying to hide your feet, you’ll feel confident and happy.
3. Buy yourself some great sandals. Stores like Accessorize have some attractive and unusual flipflop style sandals and they’re really inexpensive. Why not treat yourself to two or three pairs so that you can match them to your favourite outfits?
4. Whether you wax, cream or epilate your legs – try and make sure that you keep up with your legs, so that there aren’t…

While most of us long for a day at the beach or by the pool in the hot summer, our hair prefers that we stay away and not expose it to the sand, salt, chlorine and sun. Summer is a fun time to be outdoors, but it can also be very hard time on your hair if you are not careful to shield it from the weather and other summer elements. By understanding the things that can damage your hair you can better protect it so you will not need to spend all winter trying to restore it.

One of the first things you should always do for your hair is to use a good salon quality shampoo and conditioner that is designed for your specific hair type. This means that if you have very fine hair you will want to use a light shampoo and conditioner; if you have very…

We all love to have a tan. After all for most of us if we have a bit of color we often feel a lot better and more confident about ourselves. The downside to a tan is that if we spend hours out in the sun then long term we are likely to age quickly. The worse case scenario, we could develop skin cancer. None of us want to end up with such a horrific illness so what are our options?

For some keeping to a high factor sun lotion and not having a tan is fine. For others we want to feel good about ourselves. So what do we do? The answer is buy yourself a bottle of good quality “fake tan”. Many of us I dare say have been put off by fake tans as we struggle to apply it correctly.

So here are a few pointers to help you…

Sun, sand and sea kind of girl? Before heading out here are the eight beauty tips you really must follow.

Summer is getting near and all of us are heading to the beach, so we must know what are the things that we need to prepare before going there. Lets not compromise our skin with the fun and enjoyments that we will be having.

1. Blessed are those who wear sunscreen… For they shall save their skin from the harmful effects of the sun. This is the cardinal rule this summer and all year long… the sun can do more damage to your skin then you think to cover up the slather on some sun block especially on the overlooked and sensitive areas like the sides of your nose, neck, back and back of the ears.

2. Blessed are those who eat fruits and drink loads of water…. For they shall keep their…