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Homemade Cucumber Beauty Recipes for Hot Summer Months

Cucumber Beauty Recipe #1Ingredients:1/2 kg. peeled cucumbers.1/2 kg. white lard.1/2 pint milk.1/2 kg. melon pulp.Preparation:Chop the cucumbers into tiny squares, Put all the ingredients into a non-metallic bowl and then into a bowl of water heated over a low flame.Heat for a period of ten to twelve hours without letting the mixture boil.Strain through a cheese cloth. As the mixture cools, let it congeal.Keep in a glass jar. Use for a cooling and refreshing feeling.Cucumber Beauty Recipe #2Ingredients:1/2...
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Homemade Multi-Purpose Moisturizing Cream Recipes

Ingredients:4 tablespoons apricot kernel oil.8 tablespoons lecithin.2 tablespoons water (distilled or purified).2-4 drops of your favorite perfume,Preparation:Blend the ingredients well in a glass bowl until it becomes a smooth paste.Use on face, neck, arms, hands, legs and feet.This moisturizing lotion is also an excellent make-up ba...
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Homemade Skin Nourishing Creams

Homemade Skin Nourishing Cream Recipe #1Ingredients:20 ml litres of distilled water.20 ml litres of rose water.1/2 teaspoon of borax powder.18 gms. bees wax.12 gms. lanolin.70 ml. Htres of almond oil.4 capsules of Vitamin A.4 Capsules of Vitamin E.A few drops of benzoin tincture.Preparation:Heat the distilled water and add the borax powder and rose water to it.In another container, heat the lanolin, white wax and bees wax together. For this, you will first have to heat the three ingredients in a...
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Homemade Night Cream Recipes

Homemade Night Cream Recipe #1Ingredients:2 tablespoons lanolin.2 tablespoons cocoa.3 tablespoons almond oil2 tablespoons rose water.Preparation:Put the first three ingredients in a glass bowl. Place the bowl in a pan of hot water and heat over a low flame, until the contents of the bowl melt into a smooth paste. For stirring use a wooden spoon. Do not use a metallic spoon as the ingredients will act on the metal and a chemical reaction will take place.Remove the bowl from the' hot water and add...
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How to Getting Back Your Figure After the Baby is Born?

Usually, a woman puts on about twenty-four pounds of weight during pregnancy.After the baby is born, about thirteen pounds are lost imme­diately. A few more pounds are lost during the following week. But it can take up to six months more for a mother to regain her normal figure and weight.Most pregnant women tend to develop poor posture during their pregnancy. This is because they lean back to counteract the weight in front.Exercises for New Mothers to Getting Back their FigureHere are some simple...
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Beauty Care Tips for Pregnant Women

Make sure you get enough sleep (you need a little more sleep now than usual). Never allow yourself to feel exhausted.Avoid any strenuous exercising, especially in the first three months. Do, however, get your daily quota of fresh air by going for a short walk.Feet: Avoid wearing high heels - they'll only. give you back trouble. Wear comfortable, well-fitting shoes with a medium heel.Legs: Get into the habit of propping your legs up on a stool or cushion when you sit. Sit rather than stand whenever...
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Pregnancy and Beauty Care

There me some lucky women who just sail through the nine months of pregnancy feeling marvelous and literally glowing with all the traditional radiance associated with it. Their skin clears up, eyes glow, hair shines and becomes thicker and glossier than usual.The not-so-fortunate ones have a hard time, especially in the first three months when hormonal changes in the body are at their greatest. They feel sick most of the time, their skin erupts into spots and their hair gets lank and difficult.A...
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Your Beauty Care and Importance of Water

Water constitutes about seventy per cent of the body's weight, and is essential for the well-being of each individual.Each cell of the body contains and is surrounded by water. It is also an important part of the blood.In normal circumstances, our water intake is regulated by the natural mechanism of thirst. You feel thirsty the moment your body has lost two per cent of the water that makes up your body weight.To keep the body working well, drink at least eight glasses of fluid each day. Make sure...
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Guide to Electrolysis Hair Removal

Electrolysis, one of the most popular methods of hair removal, is a procedure performed by licensed professionals called electrologists. Hair is removed permanently, as opposed to temporary methods of hair removal like shaving, waxing, and epilation. An electric current (with or without high heat) destroys each hair down to its roots. Most com­monly, a blend of heat and electric current is used.Although results are excellent, electrolysis is a painful and time-consuming process. The electrologist...
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How to Deal with Breast & Stomach Hair

Waxing: Not advisable.Shaving: Not advisable.Creaming: Not advisable.Bleaching: Certainly worth a try.Tweezing: Risky, but worth a try for a few stray hair.Electrolysis: Quite safe. Always choose a time after hair has grown for six to seven weeks. Try electrolysis in winter, so that you can give the tiny scabs time to heal before you have to put on your swim-suit....
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Self-Examination of the Breasts and the Testes for the Cancer Detection

Everyone can examine herself/himself for the early detection of two important common cancers, viz., cancer of the breast in females, and cancer of the testes in males. The steps in this regard are as follows: Self-examination of the breasts(i) See if there is any change in the shape of either of your breasts. You should stand in front of a long wall mirror for comparing the shape.(ii) Feel your breast one by one with the help of your fingers for any thickening/lump in any of them.(iii) Also squeeze...
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How to Deal with Hair on Arms

Shaving: Not advisable. Though shaving may not encour­age a heavier hair re-growth, the hair grows back stubby, which is most unpleasant.Creaming: Not advisable, though it is a safer bet than shaving.Bleaching: Worth a try.Waxing: By far the best way after electrolysis.Tweezing: Not advisable because it is highly impractic...
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How to Deal with Thigh Hair

Waxing: Effective but more painful than on legs. It can also cause temporary redness.Shaving: Not advisable because the soft skin can become blotchy.Creaming: Always use depilatories of facial quality. Ordi­nary creams can cause soreness.Bleaching: A good camouflage for fine thigh hair.Tweezing: Not advisable.Electrolysis: The only 100% cu...
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Your Beauty Care and Importance of Sleep

Sleep is imperative for mental and physical health. It is oneof nature's greatest restoratives. Deprived of sleep, we can become mentally disordered till its restorative virtues are once more enjoyed.What is sleep? It is a recurrent healthy state where our body and mind are in a state of inertia and unresponsiveness.Sleep helps us to restore our energy, refresh our brain and make the most of our physical resources.There is no exact formula for just how many hours of sleep you personally need in...
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How to Deal with Leg Hair

It is a good idea to keep legs smooth the year round (not only in summer) for the sake of your own self-confidence.Waxing: This is the most effective method for removing leg hair.Electrolysis, of course, is the only permanent method, but waxing is certainly more practical unless you have a lot of time and money to spare. Results last for about six weeks, depending on the rate of your hair growth.Bleaching: Not really advisable for leg hair unless it is of an extremely fine and soft nature.Shaving:...
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How to Deal with Facial Hair

Waxing: Not advisable.Shaving: Not advisable.Creaming: Not advisable.Bleaching: This is a good way of camouflaging facial hair on the upper lip and sides of the face. Remember, however, that bleaching is only effective for fine, downy hair.Tweezing: If you plan to go in for electrolysis later, remember that plucking hair from your upper lip will make the electrolysist's job more difficult later on.Plucking is about the best way for removing stray hair around the eyebrows. Remember, however that...
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How to Deal with Underarm Hair

Underarm hair is a breeding ground for bacteria, especially in the summer. It is important to keep underarms smooth and fresh for the sake of basic hygiene if not for cosmetic reasons.Shaving: Remember to use a sharp razor. After soaping, shaving and patting dry, sprinkle on some talc. Remember not to deodorize for a couple of hours after shaving, as this will cause severe stinging.Waxing: Painful, but paying. Avoid waxing underarms at home; you'll probably give up half-way.Creaming: Gives a slightly...
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Beaching Recipes for Unwanted Body Hair

A chemical lighting that can only be done in soft, downy hair.For bleaching, you need a mixture made of one tablespoon of hydrogen peroxide and six to eight drops of ammonia. If you find the smell too strong, add some of your pleasant smelling talc to camouflage it.With a swab of cotton wool, apply the bleaching lotion wherever you want to bleach hair. Leave on for at least fifteen minutes before washing off with cool wat...
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Creaming, Electrolysis and Tweezing for Unwanted Body Hair

Creaming:Using depilatory creams chemically dissolves the hair slightly below the skin. As a result of which hair grows back less briskly because its tips are rounded.Electrolysis:This is a highly complex, slow and expensive procedure. However, electrolysis is the only permanent cure for unwanted hair. Always remember, electrolysis must only be done by an expert. Electrolysis is a process where the hair root is cauterized with a tiny electric shock.Tweezing:This is a slow procedure, as you have...
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Shaving for Unwanted Body Hair

Shaving is the easiest and quickest way of dealing with body hair. Despite what may have been said about shaving, it does not encourage a heavier regrowth. Shaving, however, has to be repeated every other day.For best results, shave immediately after a shower or bath. Use a lot of moisturizer lotion all over legs and then follow by a good soap lather. Wait for a minute and then shave, using long, rather than short strokes.Rinse the razor after each stroke to make the job easier, neater and smoother.Repeat...
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Waxing for Unwanted Body Hair

Waxing is one of the best answers to the problems of underarm, arm and leg hair. Though the procedure is rather painful, it is worthwhile because hair takes about five weeks to grow again. The best thing to do if you decide on this method is to go to a waxing expert or a beautician.However, if you decide to wax yourself at home by yourself, keep a number of things in mind.1. Do not apply the wax when it is too hot.2. Rip it off in one long sudden tug. Ripping off slowly will only cause greater pain.3...
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Bathing and Your Beauty

There was a pries in Bavaria who once said "Water contains healing powers." Whether or not you believe this to be true, you've got to admit that water does have a marvelous capacity for stimulating lazy circulation. Better circulation means a better blood supply, a better blood stream rich in all the nourishment that your body needs.Water is, moreover, the only thing that can soften your skin. Dried calloused skin will remain so if it is soaked in oil; soaked in water, however, it will soften.Every...
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Weekly Home Pedicure Guide

First get everything you need togetherWhat you need:Basin for soaking feet.Pumice stone.Moisturizing lotion.Nail clippers.Emery board.Cuticle remover.Orange stick.Nail polish remover.Nail polish.Talcum powder.Soak your feet in warm soapy water for about five to ten minutes. Relax. Wriggle your toes - that feels good.Remove feet from the water and dry well with an old soft towel. Use the pumice stone gently on the heels and sides of the foot to remove any thick, dry and dead skin. Remove any dirt...
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Simple Home Cures for Foot Freshness

Home Remedies for Foot Freshness:For foot freshness in the summer, soak them for a few minutes in cold salted water.Cider vinegar can be added to the water instead of salt. Cider vinegar is said to cure itchiness of feet.Whenever you bathe, remember to use some of your baby oil or lotion on your feet as well. Freshen your feet by sprinkling them with talcum powder....
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Simple Treatments for Tired Aching Feet

To give immediate relief to tired aching feet, soak them in warm water to which one ounce of sodium sulphate, three ounces bicarbonate and four ounces regular salt has been added.A bonus relaxer for both tired feet and legs is to lie down for about ten minutes with your feet at a level of about one foot above the level of your he...
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Foot Care – Simple Treatments for Corns

Discard any shoe that is uncomfortable and may cause corns.Garlic cloves used as compresses on the corns relieve pain.Try soaking your feet in a pan of warm water to which some salts have been added. Then massage your feet with castor oil.A piece of lint soaked in turpentine oil and then bandaged over the corn will cure it....
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The One Week Hand & Cuticle Care Program

Here's a quick first-aid treatment that should get your hands back in shape.Every night before going to bed, soak your hands in warm olive oil into which one capsule of vitamin E has been pricked.After ten minutes take out your hands, massage well, not forgetting your nails. (Throughout this week your hands should stay free from nail color).Take three tablets of calcium lactate with a glass of warm water. Other than strengthening your nails; calcium is also a natural tranquilizer. It will help you...
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Simple Foot Exercises to Strengthen & Relax Feet

For strengthening and relaxing your feet try this super simple foot exercise. Stand barefoot on the floor and curl your toes under. Hold this position for a second. Repeat several times. This is an excellent exercise because it forces the arch of the foot upwards and strengthens it.Another exercise to strengthen arches is to stand barefoot and slowly rise as high as possible on tiptoes.Repeat several times daily and you will find that your feet do not tire so easi...
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Foot Care – Simple Treatments for Bunions

More often than not, the reason for bunions is badly fitted shoes.Bunions are joints in the foot, that, subject to external pressure become raw, swollen and tender. What really happens is that the bone which joins the big toe to the main foot-arch gets out of alignment.For relief from bunion soreness, be careful of your choice of footwear. Make sure that your shoes do not cramp you across the ball of your feet.Also paint with equal parts of iodine and castor oil for instant relief.Homoeopathic medicine...
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Your Beauty with Feet and Toes

Your feet are most definitely the most ignored and badly treated part of the body.Admit it - you probably do not think about your feet until they start complaining.If you've been neglecting your feet lately, decide immediately to rectify the mistake. Make it a point to give your feet all the extra care they deserve to make up for the long months of neglect.Unless you decide to deal with your feet problems now, they can become worse and even turn serious in course of time.Well-shaped and well-nourished...
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Home Manicure Tips

What you need;A bowl of warm soapy water (do not use detergents).Nail clipper.Emery board.Nail polish remover.Cotton wool.Nail buffer or a child's toothbrush.Cuticle cream or Vaseline.Orange stick with its tip wrapped in cotton woo!.Nail polish.Gather all the material you need together.First clip your nails, if required. Then, using the emery board, file your nails, into a smooth oval shape. Avoid using metal files, they are bad for the nails.Contrary to the usual practice of removing nail polish...
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General Hand Care Tips

Wear rubber or cloth gloves for jobs around the house.Once you get used to them, jobs like cutting and peeling vegetables are not as difficult as you might first believe them to be. If, however, the gloves (cotton ones) get wet, do take them off and let them dry before you put them on again.Also do try to avoid direct contact with chemical cleaners, detergents and metal polishes.Try to protect your hands from sudden changes or extremes of temperature. These are bad for circulation and give rise...
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Lemon Juice for Your Hand Care

Lemon juice acts as a whitening agent. Use pure lemon juice on your hands and leave on for fifteen to twenty minutes. Wash off with warm water. Pat dry and then use a rich nourishing cream. Lemon juice can be dryi...
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Homemade Egg White Hand Cream

1 egg white2 tablespoons glycerin2 tablespoons honeyground barleyMix the first three ingredients with enough ground barley to make a smooth soft paste that will not drip off your hands. Apply to hands and leave on for about half an hour. Wash off with warm water. Pat d...
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Homemade Almond Oil Hand Cream

2 tablespoons almond oil1 egg yolk1 tablespoon rose-water1/2 teaspoon benzoin tinctureBlend into a fine paste. Use on hands as often as you like. Keep in a bottle and refrigerate. This cream should keep well for about two da...
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Hand Care Tips for Dry and Rough Hands

Like all other parts of the body, the skin on your hands can get rough and dry when it is deprived of natural oils. Remember that with every treatment you pick for your hand care, it must be regularly repeated for good results.One old-time recipe for keeping hands soft and well nourished is to soak about 1/4th kg of oatmeal in a quart of warm water. Leave overnight. Next morning strain it. To the liquid that you get, add one teaspoon of olive-oil, one teaspoon rose-water, one teaspoon of glycerin,...
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How to Keep Your Hands Soft and Pretty?

Your hands are on show just as much as your face; you must look after them. If you've been neglecting them, they will show it.Men always notice your hands and, believe me, there is nothing that can bring down an attractive woman quite as fast as dry uncared-for hands with chipped nails or peeling nail colors.Hands usually show signs of age faster than any other part of the body. While you can caver up skin blemishes and feature flaws with make-up, remember that it is harder to hide imperfections...
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Useful Tips about Lips & Applying Lipstick

Soft moist lips are good news throughout the year.The texture of your lips must always be satiny smooth. To soften chapped, sore or peeling lips, use a good lip balm or chap-stick overnight.Lipstick not only makes your mouth soft and moist, it also helps define your lips and make your teeth look whiter than they actually are.Here are some useful tips on applying lipstickIf your lips are too thin and straight, apply your lipstick from slightly above the line of the upper lip and slightly below the...
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Simple Tips for a Lovely Beautiful Smile

An attractive and lovely smile can be a very great asset. Nothing can be more upsetting than discolored teeth and a bad breath.Always use a mouth wash after meals, and especially if you've just had a spicy meal. Listerine is a great refresher of foul breath. Bad breath can also be a sign of dental trouble or stomach disorder.Brush your teeth regularly at least twice a day. Once before sleeping at night and once again when you get up in the morning. Use a firm toothbrush of medium hardness. The best...
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Brown Sugar Body Scrub

2 tablespoons brown sugar 2 tablespoons ground oats 2 tablespoons aloe vera gel1 tablespoon honey1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice1 teaspoon almond oil or olive oilBefore you start preparing this scrub, grind the oatmeal using a coffee grunder or food processor. It has to be of sandy consistency, flaky and light otherwise it will scratch the skin. Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl. Mix until it resembles a paste It should be applied on moist skin, the best time is after you took a shower....
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A Guide for Spectacle Frames

Instead of being a handicap, spectacles can sometimes become one of your most attractive accessories.Here are some tips to help you choose your spectacle frames.Frames must suit the shape of your face. Ideally a short face takes shallow frames best; while a long face adapts best to deep ones. While deciding on the line of the frame, follow the shape of your eyebrows as closely as possible.If your nose is short, your frame should be light in color and set high on the top of your nose.If your nose...
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Homemade Anti-Wrinkle Cream Recipes for Crows-feet

1 pound pure raw lanolinI small bottle sweet almond oilMelt the lanolin over a slow fire and gradually add the sweet almond oil. The mixture must not get too thin.Castor oil, olive oil and petroleum jelly are all good for combatting crows-feet.The raw potato compress (Home Cure for Dark Eye Circles) is also good for fighting crows-feet....
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Home Made Eye-wash Recipes

To boiling water add a pinch of boric acid. Allow to cool. This eye-wash is good for tired inflamed eyes.People who suffer from weak eyesight or inflamed eyes should use this eye-wash:Mix one teaspoon of plain boiled water with two table­spoons of rose-water and five drops of tincture of eupho­rias. Blend well....
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Simple Eye Care Tips

Never make the mistake of using old bottles of eye drops. Drops that have been stored for too long can become infected with germs or moulds as they change chemically. These can be positively dangerous.If your eyesight is weak, you must wear glasses. However, wear your glasses only when you need to. Eye muscles cannot relax as long as you are wearing them.If you cannot do without glasses, take them off for a few minutes, from time to time, during the day. Take this time off to do some eye­ relaxing...
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Natural Eye Care Remedies & Tips

Cucumber slices on the eyes are tremendous revivers for tired, red eyes.Increase your water intake to at least eight glasses per day. Other than doing tremendous things for your complexion, this helps to keep eyes clear and healthy. In some cases it is also known to remove dark circles.Use salt to remove puffiness of the under-eye area (preferably sea salt). Dissolve one teaspoon salt in one cup of hot water. Soak two small cotton pads in this solution. Apply to eyelids until the pads cool. Then...
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Home Remedies for Dark Eye Circles – The Raw Potato Compress

Dark circles, usually, respond well to a potato compress. Scrub and grate a small potato and fill it in two gauze squares. Apply these to the under-eye areas. Relax with the potato compress on your under-eye area for about half an hour. Then wash off with cool water and use a moisturizer....
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Tips for the Care of Your Eyes

Other than giving your eyes the right kind of feeding, sleep is also very vital for clear healthy eyes. Sleep is also imperative for mental and physical health. You need at an average at least eight hours of sleep in a day; without it, your eyes become dull, puffy and red. Dark circles also appear. Eye problems can arise from stomach ailments. Lemon juice in warm water, first thing in the morning, keeps your stomach free from disorders. A great reviver for tired eyes, if you just don't have time...
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Removal of Eye Make-Up (Tips and Guide)

The under-eye area has a minimum of oil glands. It is probably the most delicate part of your face. Always remove eye make-up with the greatest possible care, being careful not to stretch or tug the skin around .the eyes. Use an eye make-up remover. Johnson’s Baby Oil is an excellent eye make-up remover. Soak a small swab of cotton wool into your remover. Remove make-up with gentle arid light strokes....
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The Best Way of Applying Mascara

Although eye shadow defines and dramatizes your eyes, only your eyelashes are in a position actually to reflect color into the eyes themselves. To really emphasize the color of your eyes, you must frame them with a related shade of mascara. The best way of applying mas­cara is to look down into a mirror while applying your mascara wand to the base of the top eyelashes. Float the mascara wand through the lashes. Repeat as often as you like. Next, looking up into the mirror, stroke the mascara wand...
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Eye Shading Guide – Tips for Eye Shading

Shading and highlighting used correctly add contour and intensity to the eyes. Pressed powders are easy to apply, while creams give you a silky long-lasting color and a lustrous look. The best way to apply an eye shadow is to raise your chin and then look down into a mirror. Apply the eye shadow either with the aid of a brush or a foam-tipped applicator. If you prefer not to use the eye shadow in summer, 'that's okay. But do give this a try. With a brush, draw a thin line of brown cake eye shadow...
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