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Digitally aged photos encourage young smokers to quit

By Carley Tonoli, The Conversation Showing young people computer-generated images illustrating the effects of smoking on their appearance later in life may encourage them to quit, a new study has found. The findings are published in the latest edition of the Journal of Medical Internet Research. Young adults in Australia are known to be relatively […]

What Tretinoin Creams Can Do for You

Some things can be used in more than one way, making the original product even more fabulous. For example, you can use paper clips to fasten sheets of paper together, to fix your eyeglasses, use them to clean hard-to-reach office equipment or even make decorative chains out of them. Baking soda was originally meant for […]

Bronzers 101: How to Use Bronzing Powder

Bronzers are fun to use as you can achieve really cool effects. Unfortunately, just like everything else in makeup, bronzing powder application needs a know-how and lots of practice. Until you learn, you’ll look less than perfect, but that’s just part of the deal, I guess. You risk to be ridiculed so that one day […]

More on Brows: Choosing Your Eyebrow Color and Warning About Waxing

I wrote about brows quite a bit, but there always seems to be something to add. No wonder, the appearance of your eyebrows is crucial; badly shaped eyebrows can make even beautiful face unattractive, distract from your eyes or make you look sad or angry. One of the most common beauty mistakes women do is […]

A Little Tip for Combination Skin

If you have combination skin, different areas of your skin require different treatments. However, it’s easier said than done. How do you draw the line between oily and dry skin? Where exactly do your T-zone ends and normal or dry areas start? Sounds like a recipe for OCD. The quick and easy way to deal […]

Warning: Temporary Tattoos May Cause Permanent Damage to Your Skin

While many consider permanent tattoos somewhat extreme, most people don’t mind temporary tattoos. Unlike permanent tattoos where ink is injected into the skin, temporary tattoos use black henna which is applied on skin and the drawing fades in about two to three weeks. This is an example of what can be achieved with black henna […]

Beauty and Anti-aging Acupuncture – a New Twist to Ancient Practice

I don’t know about you, but to me the word acupuncture doesn’t sound as exotic as it once did. For those who don’t know, acupuncture is a traditional Chinese medical system that involves stimulation of points on the body using various techniques, most commonly needles. Here is how acupuncture needles look… Chinese treatments are almost […]

What Your Wrinkles Are Saying About Your Lifestyle

This morning I stumbled upon interesting research conducted in 2001 – that is obviously quite old, but I think you’ll find it interesting (research documentation). The researchers studied a group of elderly people by comparing the degree of wrinkling of their skin and the state of their general health, lifestyle and overall well-being. The researchers […]