When your mother nagged you each time she caught you picking your skin, there was a reason. Here’s the short list of why mom was right:

Picking your skin.

This can lead to infections from staphylococcus, temporary discoloration of the area, delay of healing and worse, a scar. If it needs some TLC to heal, then check with your doctor.

Habitually scratching or rubbing the skin.

This can cause the skin to take on a leathery texture that actually may be more symptomatic than the original problem.

Ignoring an itching or bleeding mole.

This is a significant symptom associated with skin cancer. While not all symptomatic moles are melanoma, better to find out early than too late.

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Tired, swollen aching legs are all possible signs of pending varicose veins. This problem affects nearly 50% of middle-aged adults; women are affected about four times as frequently as men. Preventing varicose veins isn’t always possible, but you should do everything you can to avoid the hassle of treating them. Here’s a list of things to do to prevent onset of varicose veins:

Exercise Regularly

Take 30-minute or longer walks several times a week or participate in other exercises, such as bicycling or jogging, to strengthen leg muscles and improve blood circulation. Before beginning an exercise program, check with your doctor, especially if you have health conditions such as heart disease, high blood pressure, arthritis, or breathing difficulties.

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Breezy, easy tips to help you look like sunshine even on the gloomiest days.

1. Get Happy Feet. Rainy season means tucking your flip-flops away and sporting those good ol’ trusty sneakers. But the long hours in sweaty sneaks can easily cause blisters and calluses. The best remedy? Geta pedicure at a trusty salon, minus the polish. Afterwards, give your feet a little treat with a mini-foot spa: Before bedtime, smother some petroleum jelly on your tootsies, then slip into socks. The warmth of the socks will allow your skin to absorb the petroleum jelly. When you wake up the next day, you’re graced with smooth, soft, happy feet! (more…)

1. I will keep all my makeup sponges clean and crud-free. After all, sponges are for putting on makeup, not mud.

2. I will keep my eyebrows groomed. Stubble is sexy on Italian men, not my brow bone.

3. I will use conditioner on my hair.

4. I will use pore strips to keep my nose whitehead-free.

5. I will get a pedicure regularly. I don’t want to look like a troll.
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Nothing can enhance a woman’s beauty like beautiful brows. Well-defined, well-groomed brows flatter the face—they open up, enlarge and brighten the eyes so that you’ll need less makeup. Says Propaganda makeup artist Marlon Rivera, “Nice brows make you look polished and organize the features on your face instantly. People look at your eyes first, so looking at unkempt brows is like looking at a messy painting.”

Tweeze Easy
Tweezing gives you the best control over the shape compared to waxing and threading. Shaving causes faster hair re-growth and may irritate the skin on that area. Tweezing can hurt at first, but you’ll get immune to the pain in time (numb the are with ice, warm water or toothache drops).

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