Tips for Fresh Skin in the Winter Months

In comes the cool weather of fall. Out goes the moisture in your skin. Unfortunately, for most of us this process is unavoidable due to the ever changing extreme temperatures in the winter months. Combine that with low humidity, wind or snow and you are doomed to see some changes in your skin. Instead of seeking a doctor consultation for a full body skin replacement procedure, there are a few things that we can do to keep our skin looking its healthiest.

Often times, when your skin changes, your skin care regime has to change as well. Let’s say you’re experiencing dry skin. With that can come sensitivity to some of your favorite, foamiest cleansers.
Dry skin happens from a lack of oil in the skin and now you’re using a cleanser whose purpose is to rid your skin of oil as well. It only makes sense that some of your cleansers will leave your skin feeling parched after washing your face. A couple of cleansers that you may want to give a try would be Cetaphil, Cerave, or Mac’s Cleanse-Off Oil. Personally, I have sensitive skin which becomes dry and easily irritated. I am happy to report these products gave me zero irritation. Sometimes they worked so well I’d forget to moisturize as I wasn’t experiencing that normal, dry, pulling feeling after cleansing.

Now that you’ve made an adjustment in your cleanser, you may have to make an adjustment in your moisturizer as well. It could be that your skin is requiring more moisture or more oil than before. Save yourself some hard earned cash for holiday shopping and sample some options before buying. Moisturizers can be expensive to invest in and there’s nothing worse than being left with a bottle full of moisturizer that stings your face. Sure, you could return it I suppose. But why even go through all that? As always, once you get home with your baker’s dozen of samples, don’t go crazy. Sampling works best when you try one product at a time, for a few days in a row. You could also consider going natural with moisturizers such as shea butter, olive, apricot, or jojoba oil which are my personal favorites. Remember moisturizing in the winter months is key in helping to create a barrier between the harsh world and your delicate dermis.

Stay hydrated. Your skin will look healthier and it will thank you by showing you. Mayo Clinic recommends your daily water intake should be around 13 cups if you’re male and about 9 cups if you’re female. However, this is just an estimate and intake requirements vary from person to person.

Hello, exfoliator. Meet your new best friend- me! During the winter our skin gets dry creating an abundance of dry, dead skin cells that love to hang out and make you look even more wrinkly. There are two ways to exfoliate your skin- either by chemicals or physical exfoliation. During the winter months, I’d invest in a skin scrub or microdermabrasion scrub as their chemical-exfoliating opponents can be rather irritating. There are a ton of chemical exfoliators, but common ones include retinols, alpha and beta hydroxy acids, lactic acid and glycolic acid. Just remember to scrub cautiously and softly as we don’t want to irritate our skin more. Most advice out there will say to scrub 1 – 3 times per week, again varying from person to person and their sensitivity to it.


Finally, invest in a face water spray or face setting spray. With dry skin comes the look of dry skin when makeup is applied. Even the best makeup blenders can’t blend in that mineral powder foundation without looking dry. Using a spray will not only help set your makeup but will also moisturize your dry skin. There’s nothing worse than looking too powdery. A few sprays I recommend are Evian Facial Water Spray and Mac’s Fix+ Spray. Fix+ has a really nice scent as well. It’s kind of like aromatherapy in a can. You could also make your own rose water and get your own sprayer if you’re a D-I-Y diva. Sprays are great for airplane traveling or for whenever you need a little instant refreshment.

Vaseline Lip Therapy can not only be used as a lip balm by both you and your little ones. It can also be used as a makeup remover when traveling, therefore reducing your luggage size. That’s a huge plus. In a pinch, you can also use it as a hand moisturizer or to tame your hair’s crazy fly-aways. Another product to try is Lanolin. New nursing moms know about lanolin all too well. I use lanolin as an intense hand cream and lip gloss all the time. It’s also great for boo-boo’s and it’s natural to boot.

Stay warm and moisturized this season as we take in the nostalgic smells of the holidays. May visions of gumdrops dance in your heads.

Winter fashion part I

Just because it’s cold out doesn’t mean your clothes need to be boring and unflattering. In fact, we firmly believe you have more wardrobe options during the cooler months. These outfit ideas will have you looking cute and cozy all season long.

CoLLage FAShion

Some cool photos  for college students .

Nickie Nina close the show at the Pakistan Fashion Extravaganza

Some of the designers kept it casual for their collections, but Nickie Nina had glamour and elegance right from the very start! They started with this long purple and pink dress, which I think looks beautiful on the very tall thin model, but perhaps may not look as fabulous on us real women!








A similar style of outfit was this cream/white/gold and blue outfit which again I think looks really beautiful in these pictures, but I’m not sure how this long dress/jacket style of outfit would look on other body shapes.



There were more jackets on show and some interesting colour combinations. I like how they fuse the different colours together in the outfit to create something that has a lot of colours but doesn’t look completely ridiculous and like a mis-matched rainbow outfit!















Colours aside, I’m not really loving the long-dress outfits like the one below. Maybe it’s just the angle of the photos but I think they look a bit weird being that length with the style of trousers they’ve been paired with.

How to be fair in Summer

  

During the winters we tend to like the sun due to the cold, we enjoy the bright sun rays but we forget that they are as harmful for the skin as they are during the summers. Sun blocks are suggested highly even during the winters. Every lady desires to have fair skin and that too flawless. Skin fairness tips are always wanted by every lady, what the ladies desire is a fair skin with even skin tone, to fulfil this desire some of the skin fairness tips and home remedies that are highly suggested are listed below;

    * One of the magic ingredient a lot of advertisements talk about sandalwood oil which can help remove pimples, red blotches and the effects of sun exposure and sun burn, it even removes rashes and lightens freckles. The idea is to get a fair skin as well as a good skin complexion.
 
  * No matter what quantity of almonds you have every day, the idea is to grind some almonds into rosewater and apply the paste on your skin, this will make the skin smooth and fair. This combination of almonds and rosewater make the skin look absolutely fresh and stunning.
    * Yet another home remedy that every one of you can try easily would be the combination of egg white with honey and lemon juice. Many of you might not like the idea of eggs being applied on the face but it’s amazing how it leaves the skin fairer and prettier. Smear the combination on the face for 15 minutes and enjoy the lovely fair skin.
    * When we talk about skin fairness tips we can’t let go of radish and tomato juice; both have antioxidants to give the skin a fair and fresh look, simply apply the juice on the face and enjoy the after effects.
    * Oatmeal can be a best scrub for removing dead skin and attaining the best looking fair skin. This skin fairness tip definitely works so it’s best to go for this natural scrub.

It is always a good idea to apply natural products rather than the chemicals that have been mixed in the fairness creams, so the skin fairness tip for all you is to go for natural products.