Beauty Buzz

People strive to make themselves look good in all sorts of ways. They eat the right foods, get the right amount of sleep, put on the correct product in the morning and use the correct product removers at night. They will put themselves through all kinds of pain and discomfort for their appearance. Modern cosmetic surgery has begun to make much of this obsolete.

You can now pay a surgeon to perform an operation that takes all the hard work out of trying to look good. I’m not just talking about liposuction to avoid weight loss programs, or the famous breast enhancements. You can have things like calf implants in order to give your calves the definition you want without having to go running everyday!

So what’s team holiday then? Well it’s a website I found that is actually about travel and events in Lithuania, but you can of course now have cosmetic surgery abroad! More and more people are going to clinics abroad, paying less for the work to be done and combining it with a holiday. For some people this wouldn’t work, depending on the type of surgery there are those who would just want to relax at home after a procedure. However there are many people who go on to have a fun holiday somewhere warm after its all over.

I really wonder at the modern world. We have come to a point where it is cheaper to fly across the globe for something than get it next door. It seems weird and wrong – yet at the same time it’s so nice to be able to go somewhere nice for cheep! The long term affects of this are yet to be seen, but for now it’s the ideal time to go abroad!

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As you age your skin changes.  From adorable baby chubbiness to puberty’s unwanted acne, your skin, especially that which covers your face, is a map that gives information about your age, or life>  As you age however your skin type changes.  It can develop problems where there were none in your younger days, or miraculously overnight become void of blackheads that have plagued your entire adult life.  Strangely enough however, although many women see the changes happening when they look in the mirror, it’s not common that they would instantly think that the changes would require a change in their skincare routine – and in particular the kinds of products that they use.

With Christmas approaching take advantage of one of the free consultations that many of the cosmetic companies offer in larger department stores.  Most of these are without obligation because they work on the principle that you’ll be tempted to buy the products once they’ve showed you how wonderful they are!  Book a time when you’re not in a rush, and when you don’t need to wear a lot of make-up so that you can have bare (or almost bare if you’re not quite brave enough to go ‘all the way’) facial skin and the skincare specialist can see your skin in its natural state.

The specialist should clean your face with some kind of cleansing product and then assess the kind of skin you have, noting any issues that you may need to consider – such as enlarged pores or even darker skin under your eyes.  They will then advise you on what kind of products are best suited for your skin type.  Ask them any questions about your skincare routine that you may have, and ask for advice on such things as the amount of times you should use specific products such as masks etc.  You have this expert at your disposal for the short time they are trying to convert you into a shopper of their products, so use it to glean all the information about your skin type that you can!   Once you’re done, the specialist should give you a list of the products that they recommend for your particular type of skin – and there’s the ideal thing to hand a bewildered partner who’s looking for the perfect Christmas gift for you and will otherwise end up buying you yet another pair of house slippers in the wrong size!

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Hands and feet need extra attention during the cold winter months.  Feet often spend long periods of time inside fur-lined boots or frozen cold in shoes that look fabulous but would reveal blue toes if they were taken off.  Hands are often entombed in tight leather gloves, or smothered in wool or fleecy ones – or left bare completely so that they can grip shopping bag handles or the hands of small children.  None of this is particular healthy for the skin and so you need to take additional care of your hands and feet when you are doing your usual face skincare routine each evening.

Use a good hand cream on your hands.  This should be allowed to sink through the skin and then rub a little additional on so that it can work through the night as you sleep to replenish the skin.  Every couple of weeks use a face mask – leaving it on as you would on your face – to give a little additional nourishment to your hands and keep them soft.  If your finances allow for it, try to find time to have a manicure every 4-6 weeks so that your nails and cuticles are kept in tip-top condition, and if your finances don’t allow, then treat yourself to a self-manicure every few weeks to keep your nails healthy.

Feet either seem to be one of two extremes in the winter months – extremely hot or extremely cold.  You may not be able to do anything about the extremes whilst you’re out and about, but indoors you should try to ensure that you don’t wear outdoor shoes that will make your feet sweat when they aren’t in the lower temperatures outside, and when outdoors, ensure that you wear shoes that are weather appropriate where possible.  On a daily basis once you’re ready to climb into bed, massage your feet with a good thick cream that will soften the skin and help your feet to recover from the stresses of the day.  Once the cream is applied, put a pair of socks on top of it to stop it losing its effectiveness by being rubbed off onto your bed linen.  The socks will also keep your feet cozy through the night and stop them becoming cold if they escape from under the duvet!

The winter season is harsh on your skin, so make sure you find a few additional minutes each to keep your hands and feet in a healthy state and they’ll remain as soft as they are in the summer months.

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Are you bothered by the appearance of wrinkles on your face?  Do you find that your “laughter lines” are becoming a little too visible, and that even your hands are taking on a more creased look?  So before you start booking yourself in for botox, consider it could be simply a matter of hydration.

The body needs a good amount of water each day in order to keep its organs running healthily.  What many people don’t realize is that the skin is actually the body’s largest organ.  This means that it also needs water.  When you work in an area that’s air conditioned, where the air quality isn’t good, or where you subject your skin to a lot of sunshine, then you are dehydrating your skin and this encourages wrinkles to appear. 

One of the most simple things you can to in order to counteract the effect that your environment has on your skin is to use a hydrating cream.  There’s a huge range to choose from and they vary in price from budget drugstore own brands up to designer creations costing a fortune.  What you pay for your cream doesn’t matter as much as how regularly you use it.   Ensure that you use the cream in the morning before you start your day, and then at night before you go to bed.  Using it as a moisturizer beneath your make-up is ideal.  You should also stop using any toner that has is of an astringent nature – this will dry out your skin and stop the moisturizer working as well as it would otherwise.

Even if your cream states that it’s a face cream, if you have a problem of wrinkles on your hands, try rubbing the cream into your hands every night for a week and see if there’s  a difference.  You should also stop using any soap products that contain astringents as they will work against the effects of the cream! 

Remember that water is your body’s friend and that your skin gets just as thirsty for it as your throat.  Using a specially formulated hydration cream can stop that happening and keep the wrinkles at bay that little bit longer!

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The collision of two passenger planes at Heathrow yesterday (16 October 07) is yet another reason to add to my list of reasons why I refuse to fly out of the airport.  I admit it’s been quite some time since I voluntarily used Heathrow as a hub airport between my local airport and my final destination – there was once I had no choice as my initial flight plans were changed and I was rerouted through this air traveler’s version of hell! 

Why would anyone with any choice in the matter want to fly into an airport with so many terminals spread over so much ground that it requires a hair-raising journey on a bus to get between them and you need to allow so much additional time between arriving at Heathrow on one plane and departing on your next to cover the wasted time you spend hanging with one arm to a strap suspended from the ceiling, and your suitcases on the floor with the other.  This is not my idea of a relaxing start to a holiday! 

Heathrow may well get its much needed and coveted new terminal now that it’s been publically proven that things are not safe as they are, and the UK’s major airport must be brought into the 21^st century, but to me it’ll remain on that list of places to avoid!

Finally we have had progress with the website.Ellen made the suggestion that I change the DIN 125 part

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