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Why so many celebs are hooked on MINERAL MAKEUP… 5 GOOD REASONS TO TRY IT!

June 4, 2013 By TheLifestylista

It’s make up made of ground up rocks 🙂 and the fine powder reflects light and hides your skin’s imperfections.

Check out this video of me at Generation Beauty 2013 with the team from Bare Minerals – color matching and applying mineral make up.

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1) IT LETS YOUR SKIN BREATHE: Unlike many heavy oil-based foundations, true natural mineral make up is non-comedogenic i.e. it doesn’t clog your pores. our skin can breathe… Aaaaah 🙂

2) PURE: Some dermatologists recommend mineral make up to women with certain skin issues like eczema and sensitive skin because it’s so pure (the top mineral makeup brands e.g. Bare Minerals, don’t use fragrances, parabens, preservatives, dyes, oil and other additives that can irritate your skin.

3) ACTIVELY REDUCING INFLAMMATION: Mineral makeup contains a greater proportion of zinc oxide than regular makeup. Zinc oxide helps to soothe inflammation (so much so it’s actually used in diaper cream!) so it can be helpful for people with e.g. acne.

4) PH: Mineral makeup has a pH that is… neutral!

5) IT HAS A NATURAL SPF: The titanium dioxide and zinc oxide in mineral make up act as a natural broad spectrum sunscreen.

Make sure you moisturize well before applying mineral make up (and let your moisturizer sink in properly). And use the right kind of brush – mineral make up is so fine, you need a special brush to work it into all the grooves on your face! Use a little at a time, to add thin layers (if you want more coverage).

If you do decide to try mineral make up, do try a 100% mineral makeup (lots of companies have jumped on the mineral makeup band wagon but some of them have the same long ingredients lists and added chemicals as regular foundation…).

You go girl! Let’s be our most fabulous selves 🙂

love,

The Lifestylista

xox

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REDUCE CELLULITE USING COFFEE GROUNDS… A TYRA BANKS TRICK!

June 3, 2013 By TheLifestylista

WHAT IS CELLULITE?

Girl… are you tired of the orange-peely, lumpy, dimpled skin tends to be on our behinds and the thighs? Most women have some cellulite – even super stars – we just don’t see it because their cellulite is airbrushed out in most of the pictures we see. No point looking outside of ourselves for the perfect woman. WE ARE THE PERFECT WOMAN 🙂 cellulite and all!

That said, if you want to temporarily reduce your cellulite, check this out:

WHAT TO DO

1) Take 1/2 cup of ground coffee

2) Add 1/3 cup of boiling water

3) Stir and leave for 7 mins (to allow the coffee grinds to soak up all the water)

4) Stir in 5 tablespoons of baby oil or olive oil or lotion (we’re using it to bind together the coffee so it’s easier to rub on the body)

5) Take a warm shower to make the skin clean.

6) Turn of the water and massage the coffee mixture into your cellulite-y areas

HOW THIS WORKS…

The coffee contains caffeine and the caffeine causes the blood vessels to expand. This causes a reduction in the amount of water retention AND increases the blood flow to the area. The overall effect is a temporary tightening and smoothing of the cellulite affected area.

Lots of expensive cellulite creams use caffeine but this homemade method is practically free!

For a more permanent cellulite reduction try regular exercise (including resistance training to tone muscle), weight loss (if you are overweight), drinking 8 glasses of water a day and eating healthily (to avoid the build up of toxins). No one can promise total cellulite removal but you can reduce it (if you want to…) I find mine kinda beautiful 🙂

I’m here rooting for you!

love

The Lifestylista

xox

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Saved by ZERO… How hitting rock bottom can actually help!

June 2, 2013 By TheLifestylista

“I was SAVED BY ZERO. I had no money, no job, just debt and a dream… I had to make it work. And so can you!” Michelle Phan

love,

The Lifestylista

xox

LACK OF SLEEP MAKES YOU FAT… esp around the belly area!

June 1, 2013 By TheLifestylista

According to scientific researchers, we need to get enough sleep to lose weight and keep it off for good… That’s 7 – 9 hours per night ladies! Get that sleep and rewards you will reap 🙂

WHY?

1) Research shows that if you lack sleep, you make more ghrelin (a hormone that makes us hungry, stimulates our appetites). So people who lack sleep are HUNGRIER!

2) The body’s stress levels increase when you don’t get enough sleep and when you’re stressed you secrete more cortisol (stress hormone). Increased cortisol levels cause you to store more fat around the middle section… BELLY FAT.

3) Sleep deprivation not only makes us stressed, we’re also more likely to be depressed, grumpy, less optimistic… Perfect candidates for some emotional eating! And when you’re exhausted, it’s harder to control your impulses… “Huge bag of potato chips??? Yeah why not!”

4) The longer you stay up, the more time you have to squeeze in an extra snack or two or three… This is especially the case if you are watching TV. One study showed that people who stay up late at night to watch TV tended to eat 500 calories more per day (of high calorie foods) when compared to early sleepers / early risers.

The bottom line is… GET SOME SLEEP!

I’m staying up to write this article for you, so I’m going to take my own advice and I’m going to go to sleep too 🙂

I’m here rooting for you!

love,

The Lifestylista

xox

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4 QUICK, DELICIOUSLY DISGUSTING WAYS TO GET RID OF BLACKHEADS…

May 31, 2013 By TheLifestylista

BLACKHEADS ON YOUR NOSE..? ARE YOU LOSING THE BATTLE?
“WHY DO I HAVE BLACKHEADS???” You’ve got dirt and dead skin cells clogging your pores… that’s why! And when you have blackheads, acne is often not far behind…. 🙁

4 QUICK WAYS TO GET RID OF BLACKHEADS:

First clean your face then try one of these…

1) STEAM METHOD
BOWL:
– Fill a bowl with hot water (be careful!)
– Put your face over the bowl
– Put a big towel over your head and let the steam do the work… opening up the pores
HOT TOWEL:
– Rest a hot towel (not too hot it burns you!) on your face for 5 – 10 mins
– The pores open

Once the pores are open, take 2 clean cotton balls (preferably hypo allergenic) and use them to ‘ease out’ the naughty blackheads out of your skin. Aaaaaaah. How disgusting and rewarding 🙂

Remember… Don’t squeeze with your fingers… Or else you could scar your face!

2) THE LIME METHOD
– Cut a lime in half.
– Pour some honey onto the lime (preferably dark and it’d be amazing if it were raw and organic too)
– rub the honey’d half lime all over your clean face.. Let the honey & lime mixture stay on your face for 3 – 5 mins.
– Rinse off your face
This takes longer to work – over several weeks of repeating this process!

3) EGG WHITE METHOD
– Separate the egg white from the yolk.
– Use a fork or whisk to beat the the egg whites
– Use your hands to put the beaten egg whites all over your face
– Put clean tissue on your nose (or wherever else you have blackheads) and leave for 45 minutes (or until totally dry)
– Once the tissue is dry, gently remove (and take a look at the gross blackheads now on the tissues heheheh 🙂
– Rinse off your face
I think this method is BOSS!

4) ASPIRIN MASK
See my article on how to make an aspirin mask… (and please pay attention to all my cautions about this one too!!!)
http://www.TheLifestylista.com (Beauty & Style section)

This is a job well done! Blackheads are no joke and can sooooo lead to acne… You go girl, it’s worth taking a little time to take care of yourself. I am v. proud of you.
Keep your questions coming.
love
The Lifestylista
xox
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HOW TO PREVENT AND REMOVE STRETCH MARKS..! (Post back by popular demand! :-)

May 30, 2013 By TheLifestylista

WHAT ARE STRETCH MARKS? This is the tearing of the skins second layer (the dermis). Often occurs during periods of significant weight gain or growth.

HOW TO PREVENT THEM?
Some studies suggest Vitamin E oil… Stay hydrated, eat foods that promote skin elasticity (Vitamins A, E, Omega 3s) and exercise to promote circulation.

HOW TO REMOVE THEM? You can reduce them but you can’t remove them… and sadly, the creams dont work! Not even cocoa butter 🙁 The sooner you treat stretch marks the better. Use a laser while they’re still fresh and red. The heat from the laser stimulates collagen production.

THE BOTTOM LINE… Accept yourself girl! Most of us have stretch marks and we’re still beautifiul!

You guys requested this post again so I’ve reposted!
love
The Lifestylista
xox
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